more than 2000 people have been evacuated from evia by ferry.e of the island, miles of smoke show the scale of the fight, and it is the smoke that authorities say hampers efforts to downsize from above. those on the ground to say more needs to be done. most people see that we don't have any help until yesterday, and they could save everybody, and they could save everybody, and it wasn't true. the people don't know where to go. the problem is that we feel that they letters burn. france, germany and the uk have all offered help to greece, currently experienced its hottest weather for 30 years. scientists warned that the failure to tackle our impact on climate change means that temperatures and the consequences will continue to rise. we speak to a reporter from bbc world service who is on evia. what is the situation as things stand? hello, i am at the main port in at the north of the island. we are west of the fire front. this area of people come to be evacuated from the whole of the island, and ferried to the mainland. they put them here. we open

our correspondent bethany bell reports from evia. fires rage on in evia. a week and they're still not under control here. greece is experiencing its worst heatwave in decades. the searing temperatures and scorching winds mean these forests are like a tinderbox. the flames leave behind a ghostly landscape, white with ash. the fire swept through these hills, killing the trees, and this is what has been left behind — wreckage and destruction. the ashes are still smouldering. the ground beneath my feet is hot from the blaze. vangelis has come to check up on his family's farm. it belongs to his son—in—law who's off fighting the fires. theirflock of 2,000 sheep and goats used to graze on this hillside, now all lost in this disaster. he says he's never experienced a fire like this before. translation: climate change in my opinion l is hurting the entire planet, and especially these forests, which are flammable. the authorities certainly haven't handled this very well, but the fire was our destiny. no one could have put it out. dozens of wildfires have broken out

bethany bell, bbc news, evia. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... capturing the pain and beauty of the olympics one frame at a time — we hearfrom three photographers who were there. the question was whether we wanted to save our people and japanese as well and win the war, or whether we wanted to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate i and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigour, vitality100 years old and still full of vigour, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in th

bethany bell, bbc news, evia.nia is now the second largest in the state's history with thousands of people forced out of their their homes. the dixie fire has been burning for more than 26 days, and more than 5,000 firefighters are trying to contain it. it has consumed hundreds of buildings and threatens thousands more. 11 other major wildfires are also burning in california. there's lots of information and articles on our website about the un climate change report, including what each of us can do to reduce our own carbon footprint. chris morris of the bbc�*s reality check has made a short film about three things we could do to make a difference. take a look on bbc.com/news or on the news app. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the department of defence in the united states plans to make vaccination against covid—19 mandatory for all military personnel. the pentagon is seeking presidential authorisation to implement the proposal no later than mid—september. for more than a year and a half,

it is still difficult in evia, the sixth day battling the wild side. , . ., , ., evia, the sixth dayce has had to call in other countries _ wild side. greece has had to call in other countries as _ wild side. greece has had to call in other countries as well _ wild side. greece has had to call in other countries as well is - wild side. greece has had to call in other countries as well is that - other countries as well is that making a big impact and other countries as well is that making a big impactand how other countries as well is that making a big impact and how are people feeling about the national effort in dealing with this crisis? people are angry because scientists had warned that due to climate change south east europe will have longer and drier heatwaves. critics say fire protection zones were not maintained or new ones created. international help is making a difference. we still have right now the fire department have just announced that three countries are already helping with battling the fires. we are still waiting to see who else will arrive. nikolia apostolou. offici

bethany bell, bbc news, evia.o avert catastrophic climate change. that's the warning from alok sharma, the minister in charge of november's climate change conference in glasgow. let's get more on this from our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. is this a kind of rhetoric that is designed to focus people's minds as we lead into glasgow?— we lead into glasgow? absolutely, those fires in _ we lead into glasgow? absolutely, those fires in the _ we lead into glasgow? absolutely, those fires in the recent _ we lead into glasgow? absolutely, those fires in the recent floods - we lead into glasgow? absolutely, those fires in the recent floods in i those fires in the recent floods in germany, alok sharma says he thinks you are seeing the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events and we cannot afford to wait to deal with this. he says this because tomorrow we will see the you went release a new report with the latest global science, how serious it is, and in a few weeks alok sharma will host all of the

our europe correspondent, bethany bell, has sent us this report from evia... exodus from evia.ople are waiting to get on ferries to the mainland. holiday—makers and some locals are leaving, after villages and parts of the north of the island were evacuated. chris, who works on evia as a singer, says the wildfires are spreading and the authorities aren't doing enough. the most people see that we don't have any help until yesterday and they could save everybody and it wasn't true. the people don't know where to go. the big problem is that we feel that they let us burn. this is what they're fleeing from. wildfires have been blazing out of control for almost a week now. siren wails. houses and forests have been destroyed. this village is being evacuated. as thick orange smoke fills the air, people wait nervously for the ferry to depart. it's like the scene of an apocalyptic movie definitely because there's no sky, the sun is red. it's quite scary. it's time to leave. the fires are getting closer and closer to this village. just a few miles from here there are bright blue skies but

bethany bell, bbc news, evia.and burnin here tonight, the fires burn and burn in this parched landscape. the area is full of thick smoke. we have seen fire crews going along this road, trying to get there. the greek prime minister says there are more than 600 wildfires that have affected greece in recent weeks. for the people here in evia tonight, there is hope, a hope that these fires will finally be brought under control because the wind has died down tonight but for the firefighters here, it is going to be a long, difficult and gruelling night. bethany bell, thank you. in november, britain will host a key climate conference — cop26 — in glasgow, where it hopes to persuade the international community to sign up to meaningful measures to reduce greenhouse gases. the uk has already committed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by almost three quarters by 2035, compared with 1990 levels. here's our political correspondent chris mason. is this the sight and sound of the future under construction? at this factory in lyth

bethany bell, bbc news, evia.rthern california is now the second largest in the state's history with thousands of people forced out of their homes. the dixie fire has been burning for more than 26 days and almost 10,000 firefighters are trying to contain it. the bbc�*s azaday moshiri reports. it's now the second largest fire in california's history. flames so relentless they threaten entire towns. the now infamous dixie fire started almost a month ago in the north of the state, and is now around 2.5 times the size of new york. and there's still no sign of it abating. 11 major wildfires are burning across the state. 489,000 acres of land have been destroyed and only 21% of the blaze is contained. but it's notjust land, but also lives that are at risk. thousands have been evacuated under orders from the state, leaving their homes and their businesses at the mercy of the blaze. we could see the red coming over the hill, the glow of the fire. it was intense, like the monster it truly is. california's governor gavin ne

we are now in a village in evia and we have seen fire trucks moving towards villages.he fires have now moved back in and we also have been following the slovenian firefighting crew. they arrived this morning in evia to assist local authorities and they are also en route to try and put out the new fire that has just restarted. i want you to take a look at this landscape, rosemary. i cannot even describe how thick the air is. my eyes are watering. you have ash in the air and of course the smoke that is so difficult to breathe in evia, and in all parts of evia, we heard from the prime minister saying that there have been issues and weaknesses in their response. the locals here have told us that for so many days, they did not receive the needed assistance and that ask why fires in evia carried on for seven days. almost half of evia, virgin forest has been burned to the ground. homes have been lost. hundreds of people have been evacuated. of course now emergency assistance from international countries and other countries have arrived in evia. we've also been seeing many pic

bethany bell, bbc news, evia.angerously close" to running out of time to avert catastrophic climate change. that's the warning from alok sharma, the minister in charge of november's climate change conference in glasgow. it comes as the un is set to publish a landmark report on the science of climate change tomorrow. our science editor david shukman is here. this announcement tomorrow a pretty big moment in the science of climate change itself. big moment in the science of climate change itself-— change itself. that is right. i think of all _ change itself. that is right. i think of all the _ change itself. that is right. i think of all the reports - change itself. that is right. i think of all the reports this | change itself. that is right. i l think of all the reports this un climate panel has produced over the last 30 years, the one tomorrow will pack the biggest punch. i suspect that its warnings about the dangers of rising temperatures will be the starkest we had seen and its language and the fact that its hu

it is still difficult in evia and it is still difficult in evia and this is the sixth day of wildfires of foreign help, because greece has had to call in other countries as well, is that making a big impact and how do people feel about the national effort in dealing with this crisis? people are angry because scientists had warned that due to climate change, south—east europe would have longer and drier heat waves and they say, critics say, that fire zones maintained and new ones weren't created and international help is making a difference. we still have, right now theyjust announced that three countries are already helping with battling the fire. we're still waiting to see who else will arrive. officials in california say three firefighters have been injured tackling a huge wildfire in the north of the state. five people are missing after the dixie fire, the largest active blaze in the us swept through two towns, destroying more than 180,000 hectares in four counties. california's fire services said only around a fifth of the blaze has been contained. to the olympics now — and it's th

bethany bell, bbc news, evia. club hejoined at the age of 13. messi has been at barcelona for more than 20 years, helping them win 34 trophies, including ten spanish and four uefa champions league titles. barcelona said it was letting him go because it could not afford to pay his wages. he expressed his deep affection for the club where he'd spent so much of his life. translation: many beautiful thin . s translation: many beautiful things happened _ translation: many beautiful things happened to _ translation: many beautiful things happened to me - translation: many beautiful things happened to me how. l translation: many beautiful - things happened to me how. bad, too, but all of this helped me too, but all of this helped me to grow, improve, and made me the person i am today. we've had very good moments, bad ones too, but the affection of the people has been constant. i always felt at. the recognition, the love. ifelt it towards them too, and the club, and will do all my life, i hope. fix. club, and will do all m

bethany bell, bbc news, evia.ng out of time to avert catastrophic climate change. that's the warning from alok sharma, the minister in charge of november's climate change conference in glasgow. a little earlier our political correspondent, damian grammaticas explained why mr sharma was making this warning now. he's saying this because tomorrow we will see the un release a new report with the latest global science, how serious it is, and in a few weeks alok sharma will host all of the worlds countries in glasgow with how to do with this and some really serious questions. will he be able to get the big emitters like china to make enough changes, will he get enough money from the rich countries? questions for the uk government's own policy, it is looking at oil and coal projects. what sort of leadership does that show? how will it get help pay for the transition for hard up households to change their heating, the cars that they drive? while we have been in lockdown, alok sharma has beenjetting to 30 plus countries, d

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this is grace's second august ireland, evia. are devastating. are continuing to break out on this island. dozens of residents have had to leave their homes. i residents have had to leave their homes. . .,, residents have had to leave their homes. . ., ., , , homes. i closed all the windows but the ut homes. i closed all the windows but they put their _ homes. i closed all the windows but they put their water _ homes. i closed all the windows but they put their water around - homes. i closed all the windows but they put their water around it. - they put their water around it. firefighters are doing all they can under extreme conditions. but strong scorching windhave made the situation worse. flames have ripped through vast areas destroying homes and burning forest. more than 2000 people from the island had to be carried to safety after they fled the beaches. i—man films the inferno once he was safe on the ferry. ships remained on standby ready to evacuate more people if needed. the greek prime minister has called this a nightmarish summer. he sai

bethany bell, bbc news, evia.le in california three firefighters have been injured tackling a huge wildfire in the north of the state. five people are missing after the dixie fire, swept through two towns, destroying more than one— hundred and eighty— thousand hectares in four counties. california's fire services said only around a fifth of the fire has been contained. the world is getting "dangerously close" to running out of time to avert catastrophic climate change. that's the warning from alok sharma, the uk minister in charge of november's climate change conference in glasgow. a little earlier our political correspondent, damian grammaticas explained why mr sharma was making this warning now. he is saying this because tomorrow the un release a new report with the latest global science, how serious it is, and in just a few weeks he will be hosting for the uk all the countries in glasgow and how to deal with this and there will be really serious questions, will he be able to get the big emitters like china to m

this was the scene on the island of evia last night.undreds of people to safety as they fled to the beaches. safe on board from a one—man film to the inferno on his phone. the fire burn through a vast area of pine forests, only the sea could stop it. tonight, evia is still burning and the flames are spreading towards one of the island's large towns. bethanyjoined us a little earlier from the island of evia. welcome we are in the hills of the island of evia, and as you can see the fire behind me is still raging out of control. the sky is full of smoke, and as you can see there's ash floating through the air almost like snowflakes. the authorities are doing their best, they say, to try and, the flames but this is an extremely difficult thing. they are helped for the moment by the fact that the wind has died down, but as you can see the blazes behind me are threatening the houses in this area and they are getting closer to this island's second—largest municipality. bethany, it's interesting that you are on an island, they have same resourc

and hundreds of people on the greek island of evia escaping the wildfires by ferry would you look at that you can see them packed on to this boat in the middle of the night while the fire tears through the island just behind them a nightmare scene from inside the ferry as people can only stand and watch their homes burn in evia here's sky news correspondent michelle clifford. >> reporter: they are still battling to save homes on evia on this island it is not the professionals but the residents. all doing the work we watch from the village as men use their only tools buckets of water, to try to hold back the flames. >> the people are right there alongside fighting the fire alone with nobody. >> reporter: people here are angry. they say little help came when fire first surrounded the village and the threat still persists. >> the forest is all burned out. the houses luckily were saved because people fought for them only people. nobody no fire department, nobody nobody else. >> reporter: resources here have been stretched to the limit. in the neighboring village of alinika, volunteers he

and we also have greek firefighters, solovenia firefighters that arrived in evia this morning. so many hands on deck to try to get the fire under control. this one has been put out. everyone is at this moment on very high alert for rekindling. it is very highly probable that could occur in many parts of evia because it is extremely hot. there is another heatwave coming and that has been compounding the impact of the fires that are raging in evia. the prime minister is talking about the lapses in efforts on the ground, the international assistance has been vital. 22 countries sending firefighters, fire engines as well as aircraft to help douse the fires. here in evia, the official number is that almost half of pristine forest has been burned down. we're talking about hundreds of thousands of hectares of land that has been impacted. thousands of people evacuated, homes decimated. the impact is extraordinary. this is the eighth day that we're seeing efforts to try to get fires under control. we've had incredible efforts. i want you to take a look at what is on the ground at the mo

>> maggie rulli on the island of evia there in greece tonight. maggie, thank you. >>> back home tonight, to the developing headline from washington at this hour. president biden, a major step closer now to passage of his $1.1 trillion infrastructure plan. the senate expected to pass the bipartisan bill as early as tomorrow morning. let's get to rachel scott. rachel, what are you learning tonight? >> reporter: well, david, this will be a rare moment of bipartisanship here in washington. the senate is on track to pass that $1.1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package tomorrow morning. but this does face a long road ahead. over in the house, democrats hold a razor thin majority and already progressives have made it clear that this proposal is not big enough, david. >> in the meantime, rachel, the democrats immediately plan to move on a much larger bill? >> reporter: yes, and david, democrats say the two proposals go hand in hand. so we're talking about a $3.5 trillion price tag, this is a measure that democrats unveiled today. it includes several

a little earlier, bethany gave my colleague lukwesa burak an update from the island of evia. see the fire behind me is still raging out of control. the sky is full of smoke, and as you can see there's ash floating through the air almost like snowflakes. the authorities are doing their best, they say, to try and, the flames but this is an extremely difficult thing. they are helped for the moment by the fact that the wind has died down, but as you can see the blazes behind me are threatening the houses in this area and they are getting closer to this island's second—largest municipality. bethany, it's interesting that you are on an island, they have same resources as the mainland greece to fight those fires? well, many of the inhabitants here have been complaining that they really have not been given the same kind of support that people have around the capital in athens, for example. they say that they have been left to bear the brunt of this very much by themselves. the government has said that it is doing everything it can to prevent the loss of life, and greece's prime minis

those are the questions you hear from people when you talk to them on evia. the government is under increasing pressure to change their policies to come up with some real and serious plan to avoid catastrophes like these in the future. that means protection of forests and more firefighters, more planes, and a master plan. what you can do in the face of climate change so that this disaster like on evia will not be repeated again. anthony: barbara wesel in greece. polish lawmakers voted narrowly to approve a bill that strengthens the ban on non-polish media companies. it is aimed at silencing a u.s. owned news channel that has been critical of the country's right-wing government. washington says the legislation would harm bilateral ties and jeopardize u.s. investment in poland. russian authorities have charged and jailed alexei navalny with a new crime that could prolong his time in prison. he has been charged with "creating a nonprofit organization that infringes on the rights of citizens." the charges concerning his anticorruption foundation, which the kremli

many locals on evia say they have been abandoned.thorities have not done enough to protect the forests and their homes. and with temperatures rising, there are fears of more wildfires like this in the years to come. meanwhile they are facing another difficult night and people are hoping the smoke will disappear. in the united states — a huge wildfire in northern california is now the second largest in the state's history three people are missing after what is known as the dixie fire swept through two towns and forced the evacuation of thousands. it covers an area bigger than the city of los angeles. california's governor, gavin newsom, visited the burned remains of the gold rush town of greenville — after the fire left the area in ruins barbara plett usher is in california. it is taking up many square miles and it's only 21% contained which is what we heard last night and it's what we heard last night and it's what you're hearing now. this is burning in areas that is fairly remote so it is a number of small towns affected and these a

the battle to contain them continues on the island of evia.ents trying to make the area safe. climate change is real and the heat, the heat wave affected this. we didn't see any rain to stop this fire. i used to run in this forest. i used to cycle. we used to go and collect fruits. now everything is gone. where the fires have been contained, it's now a case of counting the cost to the environment and to property. homes ruined, residents and holidaymakers forced to flee. in athens, protests. these demonstrators say the government hadn't done enough to prepare for such a disaster. the prime minister has promised more money to tackle the fires and their aftermath. translation: it's obvious | that the climate crisis is now knocking on the door of the entire planet, with fires that last weeks. this is a reason, but it's not an excuse nor an alibi. and i will say it clearly. we may have done whatever is humanly possible, but in many cases that did not appear to be enough in the unequal battle with nature. the eu is mobilising what it calls one of th

this was the scene on the island of evia last night.arried hundreds of people to safety after they fled to the beaches. safe on board, one man filmed the inferno on his phone. the fire burned through a vast area of pine forest, only the sea could stop it. tonight, evia is still burning and the flames are spreading towards one of the island's largest towns. the afghan government says american b52 bombers have killed more than 200 taliban fighters in a series of air strikes in the city of sheberghan — where the insurgents claim to have taken control. shebhergan is the stronghold of former afghan vice—president abdul rashid dostum, whose supporters fight against the taliban. it comes after the militants said they'd captured zaranj in nimroz, close to the border with iran, in a major escalation of their offensive. they've made sweeping gains since foreign forces started withdrawing from the country. the us and the uk have asked their citizens in afghanistan to leave the country immediately because of the worsening security situation. richar

this is greece's second biggest island, evia. the scenes are devastating.ns of residents have had to leave their homes. i closed all the windows. put the water around it. firefighters are doing all they can under extreme conditions. but strong scorching winds have made the situation worse. flames have ripped through vast areas, destroying homes and burning forest. more than 2000 people from the island had to be carried to safety after they fled to the beaches. one man filmed the inferno once he was safe on a ferry. ten ships remained on standby ready to evacuate more people if needed. the greek prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis has called this a nightmarish summer. he speaks greek. he said the government's priority was to protect human life. people scream. "help, help," they scream in athens as the flames grow closer. people are trying to put out the fires in any way they can. thousands of people have been evacuated. a big national tragedy. i don't live here, my sister lives here but it is horrible for the whole of greece. greece is experiencing its worst

insist the emergency operation is saving lives. >> it is all hands on deck on the greek island of evia. more tn 1000 firighters om grce and abroaare workg tyleleep to contain the flames that have devoured much of the northern part of the island. helicopters from serbia, switzerland, and egypt, ours providing support from above. -- are providing support from above. these helpers arrived from seleka to assist on the ground. >> it is strange, huge fire. it is not easy to get it under control. we are doing our best. >> strong wind, extreme heat, and drought, have been feeling the blazes for a week now. satellite images show the extent of the fires which have left a huge burn markn almost the entire northf the island. over 2000 residents had to leave their homes. several villages have burned to the ground. >> [speaking foreign language] >> everything burned, our dreams are devastated, and there's no end in sight. >> [speaking foreign language] >> anger among residents is growing, with many accusing the state of doing nothing. the deputy civil protection minister has defended the government'

matt graveling, bbc news. 0ur europe correspondent bethany bell is on the greek island of evia.ges have been evacuated and people are poised possibly to evacuate more places. the air is full of acrid smoke and the smell of burning. i don�*t know if you can see, the sky is a strange grey colour. it is not cloud, it is smoke and it stings your eyes and some people say they are having trouble breathing. it is are having trouble breathing. it is a very, very serious situation here. the government says it is doing all it can to try to improve the situation, to bring people to safety. local people that we have spoken to here, say they feel abandoned. they said the government should have known that wildfires happen here regularly and that they have failed to put the proper protections in when it comes to saving the forests and combating wildfires. meanwhile, a huge wildfire in the north of california is now the second largest in the state�*s history. five people are missing after the dixie fire swept through two towns and forced the evacuation of thousands. it covers an area bigger tha

but as bethany bell on the greek island of evia.lmost 10,000 firefighters are trying to contain it. azaday moshiri reports. it has become the second largest fire in california's history. flames so relentless, they threaten entire towns. the now infamous dixie fire started almost one month ago in the north of the state and is now around 2.5 times the size of new york. and there is still no sign of it abating. 11 major wildfires are burning across the state. 489,000 acres of land have been ravaged by the dixie fire alone. and only 21% of the blaze is contained. but it is notjust land but also lives that are at risk. thousands have been evacuated under orders from the state. leaving their homes and their businesses at the mercy of the blaze. you can see the red coming over here. the glow of the fire. it was intense. it is a monster, it truly is. california's governor gavin newsom walked through the historic gold town of greenville, which has been ravaged by the fire and left in ruins. the dries are getting much drier, and the heat and

many locals on evia say they have been abandoned.o protect the forests and their homes. and with temperatures rising, there are fears of more wildfires like this in the years to come. a top aide to the governor of new york, andrew cuomo, has resigned amid a sexual harassment scandal involving her boss. melissa derosa — who was mr cuomo's secretary — has released a statement describing the last two years as �*mentally and emotionally trying.�* governor cuomo faces possible impeachment and removal from office by state lawmakers, having been accused by eleven women of sexual harassment.the state attorney general�*s report linked melissa derosa to an alleged cover—up within his office. mr cuomo has denied the allegations and resisted mounting calls for his resignation. brittany commisso is a former aide to andrew cuomo and is one of several women to have accused the governor of sexual harassment. she discussed her claims on cbs this morning. why did you file that criminal complaint with the sheriff office? it was the right thing to do, t

so many parts of evia were still alight.ight now we're seeing a big monitoring system going on with a lot of foreign boots on the ground and a lot of rekindling and monitoring that situation. when we spoke to the impacted communities and they are still shocked, they are devastated and they are now counting the losses. the forest accounts for such a big part of their income stream, the raisin or honey producers, so many of them have lost everything. and these trees take about 20 to 30 years to mature. so we're talking about decades and decades of economic pain for so many of the people. we also heard from eyewitnesses specifically in the towns that were first impacted by the fires that they didn't have enough help. we know that the prime minister has apologized but he also said that there will be responsibility taken for the weaknesses that occurred within the reaction system. importantly, and i want you to understand the scale of this, 465 kilometers of land was burned in evif evia alone, so i is absolutely traumatic to see

westerly winds and they are concerned about that. 100 kilometres east of athens, to the island of eviaand next to crete, a monastery was surrounded by fire and because of low visibility it has been difficult to put out fires. an at ancient olympia, that has really considered firefighters. firefighters fighting for two nights to save that site where the olympic flame is lit every two years before the olympics and there is great concern. in and there is great concern. in terms of the effort to evacuate people, how is that going? the prime minister _ people, how is that going? tue: prime minister went people, how is that going? tte: prime minister went on national tv on thursday to urge people, if they are asked to evacuate, to avoid all travel, he reminded them when there was a cyclone that hit greece into thousand 20, there was compensation if your home or crops were destroyed, 5000 euros per business and house, but people are reluctant to leave evia, in the west they are reluctant to live, because there is a lack of resources stop they want to save their homes. �* , , ., homes. and the

this was the scene on the island of evia last night. hundreds of people to safety after they fled to the beaches. safe on board, one man filmed the inferno on his phone. the fire burned through a vast area of pine forests. only the sea could stop it. tonight, evia is still burning and the flames are spreading towards one of the island's largest towns. bethany bell, bbc news, athens. riot police in thailand have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at anti—government protesters who tried to gather in the capital, bangkok. the demonstrators are calling for political reforms and changes to the monarchy. they're also angry at the thai government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. as jonathan head reports. these protests are not yet on the scale of last year's mass rallies. but they are no less determined. pushing once again for the government to resign and for the lavish funds spent on the military monarchy to be diverted instead to fighting the covid pandemic. the police walled off the prime minister's home and much of bangkok's royal qu

in evia, ferries have been evacuating hundreds of residents and holiday—makers.dents are taking what they can with them — including pets. some have expressed their anger over what they see as failures of the greek authorities. our reporter bethany bell is on the island. here at the port, people are queueing up to get on ferries to take them back to the mainland. people have been receiving emergency alerts on their phones here in parts of the north of the island warning them to leave. we spoke to one woman who said that she had packed up herfamily into their car, they'd managed to get away, but she was worried about whether she'd be able to see her holiday home again. one other woman told me she's staying here for the moment, but she's worried about the air here — it's full of smoke and there are bits of ash flying around, and she said her mother is 80 years old and she's worried about her being able to breathe. the ferries at the moment are only taking cars back to the mainland. they're not allowing new cars to come back here to the north of the island. meanwhile

this was the scene on the island of evia last night.ety after they fled to the beaches. safe on board, one man filmed the inferno on his phone. the fire burned through a vast area of pine forests. only the sea could stop it. tonight, evia is still burning and the flames are spreading towards one of the island's largest towns. bethany bell, bbc news, athens. tomorrow marks the final day and the closing ceremony for the tokyo 0lympics. so let's get a full round up of the sport, from the bbc sport centre. hello and thanks forjoining us. just one more day to go of the tokyo olympics and india have claimed their first ever olympic gold in athletics as neeraj chopra won the men's javelin. the 2018 commonwealth games champion recorded a best throw of 87.58 metres to win an historic medalfor india. he is only the second indian to win an individual gold after abhinav bindra in the 10 metre air rifle event at beijing 2008. a special moment for chopra, highlighted by this tweet from prime minister narendra modi, who said, "what neeraj chopra has a

elsewhere on evia, the fires are still raging out of control.ies of water on these hillsides to try and extinguish the flames, but it's really been an uphill struggle because the hot temperatures, the extremely hot temperatures, that greece has been facing haven't helped because all of the ground is so tinder dry it makes things extremely difficult. and people here, the locals are saying they feel abandoned by the government. they say that there is climate change clearly which is a factor in these wildfires, but they say also not enough has been done to help in terms of trying to protect these forests. the government says it's doing all it can. its priority, it says, is to save lives, and they say that this has been a really nightmarish summer. that this has been a really niahtmarish summer. �* . , �* nightmarish summer. bethany bell, thank ou. us and afghan military planes have carried out renewed air strikes on the taliban, after the militants overran three provincial capitals in the north of afghanistan — including the strategically important

thick smoke is still pouring off the island of evia, north—east of athens, which has been ablaze foreek. simonjones reports. a natural fury without precedent. that's how the greek prime minister has described the wildfires that have caused so much devastation. the battle to contain _ so much devastation. the battle to contain them _ so much devastation. the battle to contain them continues - so much devastation. the battle to contain them continues on i to contain them continues on the island of evia, more than 500 glazes have broken out across the country in recent days. firefighters have been joined by local residents trying to make the area safe. climate change is real, and the heat, the heatwave affected this. we did not see any rain to stop this fire. i used to run in forest, cycle, we used to go and collect fruits. now everything is gone.- to go and collect fruits. now everything is gone. where the fires have _ everything is gone. where the fires have been _ everything is gone. where the fires have been contained, - everything is gone. where thej fires have been contained, it's

if you go to the island of evia, homes have been destroyed and also about a street was surrounded bylity has been really difficult to put the out there. if you go to the west of the peloponnese, you will see ancient 0lympia. firefighters have been working overnight to save that historic site where the olympic flame is lit every two years before the olympics, of course. of course 0lympics, of course. of course there is great concern. in there is great concern. in terms of _ there is great concern. in terms of the effort of evacuating people, how is that going? evacuating people, how is that auoin ? ~ , going? the prime minister went on national— going? the prime minister went on national tv _ going? the prime minister went on national tv on _ going? the prime minister went on national tv on thursday - going? the prime minister went on national tv on thursday to i on national tv on thursday to urged people, if they are asked to evacuate and avoid all non— essential travel, to evacuate and avoid all non— essentialtravel, he to evacuate and avoid all non— essential travel, he reminded th

if you go to the east, 100 kilometres east of athens, to evia, to the island there, the second biggestes have been destroyed, and also a monastery was surrounded by fire there and because of the rolling hills and low visibility it has been really difficult to put the fires out there. and if you go to the west and peloponnese, you'll see ancient 0lympia, which you mentioned and that has really considered people. firefighters have been working overnight, for two nights now, to save that historic site where the olympic flame is lit every two years before the olympics, of course, and so there is great concern. in terms of the efforts to evacuate people, get them out of the danger areas, how is that going? the prime minister went on national tv on thursday to urge people, if they are asked to evacuate and to avoid all non—essential travel, he reminded them that when there was a cyclone that hit greece in 2020, there was compensation if your home was destroyed or your crops were destroyed, of 5000—8000 euros per household or business, but people are reluctant to go, monks in evia are relucta