jessica parker, bbc news, gironde. let's get some of the day's other news.ys gang violence in a single district of the haitian capital, port au prince, left more than 200 people dead within a matter of days earlier this month. the caribbean nation has seen a catastrophic rise in gang—fuelled violence following the assassination of presidentjovenel moise a year ago. the instability has been exacerbated by fuel shortages and rising food prices. a cargo plane with eight people on board has crashed in northern greece near the city of kavala. state television reported that the aircraft was flying from serbia to jordan. video footage showed the plane descending in flames before hitting the ground in a large explosion. firefighters said they were treating the cargo as ammunition or other dangerous material. president biden has ended his first visit to the middle east as president with a promise that the united states is committed to remaining fully engaged in the region. at the summit in saudi arabia, he spoke of the need to strengthen cooperation and rebuild trust

.— the gironde.onde. several european countries that have _ the gironde. several european countries that have not - countries that have not experienced great fires before a living and acceleration of the direct consequences of climate change. so all of this will require us to make structural decisions in coming months and coming years. while temperatures — months and coming years. while temperatures are _ months and coming years. while temperatures are cooling - months and coming years. while temperatures are cooling in - temperatures are cooling in france, other countries aren't so lucky. italy's firefighters are still under immense pressure as the fires continue to threaten trees and the wildlife around them. in portugal, helicopters have continued refilling their buckets with water, hoping to save forest and save homes. but in some parts, its already barren land. an elderly couple burnt to death in this car as they tried to escape the fire. these daily battles being fought into night, these apocal

jessica parker, bbc news, gironde. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, is here.rgency government cobra meeting to discuss the latest high—temperature situation, what came out of it? high-temperature situation, what came out of it?— high-temperature situation, what came out of it? cobra meets to deal with national— came out of it? cobra meets to deal with national emergencies _ came out of it? cobra meets to deal with national emergencies and - came out of it? cobra meets to deal with national emergencies and pullsi with national emergencies and pulls together official seas and agencies from across government, and the devolved nations took part in the talks today. so the potential impact of the heatwave is being taken very seriously and after the meeting the cabinet minister kit malthouse wonders of significant disruption to transport services, particularly trains, and urged people not to travel on monday or tuesday unless they had to and said it may be a moment for people to work from home. we know there is pressure on hospitals in the ambulance service and the m

jessica parker, bbc news, gironde. uk, the government has held an emergency meeting to discuss how to respond to the record temperatures expected to hit parts of the uk next week. a national emergency has already been declared. our correspondent, jon donnison has the latest. it is without doubt weather for mr whippy, and at roundhay park in leeds, he's been doing a roaring trade. so, yeah, it's been extremely busy. we're just working 12 hours every single day, in the heat and obviously monday and tuesday next week, itjust looks like it's going to be unbearable. here we go. keeping cool is going to be key... ..with temperatures expected to reach the high 30s and even a0 celsius. concerned about my dogs, so i'm going to get her a paddling pool, try to keep her inside as much as possible, but then also i've got a mother in a nursing home so that's concerning me. so i've got a meeting today to find out what they're going to do to make sure that the residents are kept cool. doctors have warned it's not just the vulnerable w

to keep blazes at bay that have already burned through over 100 square kilometres of forest across girondepite don't last for long. jessica parker, bbc news, in south—western france. that's the situation in france. turning to the uk now, where the five remaining candidates for the conservative party leadership to be britain's next prime minister have clashed over the cost of living and brexit, in their second live televised debate. the stakes were high, with tory mps voting again on monday to eliminate one of the contenders. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, was watching. there's plenty ofjeopardy with these debates. front runners hoping to hold their advantage and not to trip up. their closest rivals jockeying to break from the pack. a chance to dazzle for the outside bets. the race to be tory leader and the next prime minister remains wide open, and that's why the fight is getting fierce. rishi, you have raised taxes to the highest level in 70 years. that is not going to drive economic growth. you raised national insurance, even though people like me opposed it in cabinet at the t

authorities in south—western france say the situation is deteriorating in some parts of la gironde. 0uressica parker, has more. a constant battle being fought in spain, portugal, greece and here in south—western france. where, in gironde, today... oh, la, la! ..the blaze reached the shore. it's driven people from their homes to shelter in the shade of an evacuation centre. translation: they told me | to leave, but i wanted to stay, so they came a second time and gave me five minutes to pack. i've been staying here since wednesday afternoon. voila. she worries for her house, and then spots something. canadairs — water bombers flying towards her village of cazaux. this road leads straight there. we go in with the fire service. it's a restricted zone. smoke hangs like mist in the woods, an ever—shifting and growing adversary. translation: we see a big i difference with climate change. we can see that the soil has become drier and drier. for us, the wildfires are the most dangerous. this road, which leads up to the evacuated village of cazaux, is closed off, and what they're really trying t

jessica parker, bbc news, gironde.ency meeting, to discuss how to respond to the record temperatures, expected to hit parts of the uk next week. a national emergency has already been declared, after the met office issued a red extreme heat warning for the very first time, meaning there's a risk to life. an amber warning has been announced for sunday, affecting parts of england and wales, and that extends to scotland on monday. then, the red warning will come into effect, across a large part of england. 0ur correspondent, jon donnison has the latest. it is without doubt weather for mr whippy, and at roundhay park in leeds, he's been doing a roaring trade. so, yeah, it's been extremely busy. we're just working 12 hours every single day, in the heat and obviously monday and tuesday next week, itjust looks like it's going to be unbearable. here we go. keeping cool is going to be key... ..with temperatures expected to reach the high 30s and even 40 celsius. concerned about my dogs, so i'm going to get her a paddling pool, t

that's the picture in la gironde near bordeaux there are.arts of southern england expected to reach a record 40 degrees celsius later on monday. the government says it's treating the unprecedented red alert as a national emergency, urging people across the country to take precautions, and warning of severe travel disruption. it's a big story. lots more on our website for you about this story. you can watch is explainer from our weather forecaster, ben rich, about what is driving the extraordinary heat that continues to affect many parts of europe. do head to bbc.com slash news or simply download the bbc news app. president zelenzky has sacked his security chief and top prosecutor over accusations that some members of their departments were collaborating with russia. of the sacked officials, one is a childhood friend of the president, while the other has played a key role in the prosecution of russian war crimes. in a televised address, mr zelenzky said over 600 cases of collaboration and treason have been opened against law enforcement offic

more than 11,000 people have been forced to leave france's southwestern gironde region, from where ourcorrespondent, jessica parker, sent us this report. they've been battling these fires for days. 1a,000 people have now been evacuated across the area. everything went so fast, and the fire, too, was big, big, big. and my friends woke me up and i was like, 0k, this is very serious, what do i take in my room? manon was working and living at a local campsite. for now, this conference centre is her home. 0thers wait here for news or the chance to dash back now, plans of change. last niaht, now, plans of change. last night, everyone _ now, plans of change. last night, everyone said - now, plans of change. last night, everyone said no - now, plans of change. last night, everyone said no need to move — night, everyone said no need to move we — night, everyone said no need to move. we did the same for tuesday— move. we did the same for tuesday and so on.- move. we did the same for tuesday and so on. others here wait for news _ tuesday and so on. others here wait for news or— tuesday and so on.

to keep blazes at bay that have already burned through over 100 square kilometres of forest across girondeon't last for long. jessica parker, bbc news, in south—western france. britain's first extreme heat warning has come into effect, with parts of southern england expected to reach a record a0 degrees celsius, 105 fahrenheit on monday. the government says it's treating the unprecedented red alert as a national emergency, urging people across the country to take precautions, and warning of severe travel disruption. lots more on our website for you about this story, you can watch is explainer from our weather forecaster ben rich about what is driving the ferocious heat that continues to affect many parts of europe. that's bbc.com/news or simply download the bbc news app. president zelensky has sacked his security chief and top prosecutor over accusations of that some members of their departments were collaborating with russia. of the sacked officials, one is a childhood friend of the president, while the other has played a key role in the prosecution of russian war crimes. in a televised a

we are fighting in spain portugal greece and here in the southwest of france in the department of girondefire has already reached the coast because of the fires people were forced to leave their houses and hide in the shadow of the evacuation center they told me to leave but i wanted to stay but they came a second time and gave me 5 minutes to pack i'm already here from the inside she worries about her house and then she notices something in the sky she saw like a canadian plane- an amphibian flies in a bikini, a fairy tale village this road leads directly to the village, we drive in together with the fire department, this is a closed area, smoke from fires is everywhere, we notice how climate change affects the environment, the soil is becoming drier and the most dangerous for us these are just forest fires. this road that leads to the evacuated village of fairy tales is closed here. they are trying to stop the fire from spreading from that side of the road to this side, but the wind has already increased a little and we were told to leave this place. the wind and heat also worsened the

more than 11,000 people have been forced to leave france's southwestern gironde region, from where ourope correspondent jessica parker sent us this report. planes swoop in as they try to contain the fires raging in southwestern france. more people had to be evacuated from the landiras area today as flames ripped through the forest. a second blaze closer to the coast has seen 10,000 people evacuated. everything went so fast, and the fire, too, was big, big, big. and my friends woke me up and i was like, 0k, this is very serious, what do i take in my room? manon was working and living at a local campsite. for now, this conference centre is her home. 0thers waited for news for the chance to dash back to fetch what they left behind. we are trying to get our cat, so we are going to go to the village, escorted by police, and try to get the cat and get out. you can see the smoke billowing in the distance, and it was not like that a couple of hours ago. it means that people who are waiting here to be quickly escorted back into the village of casseuil to fetch pets that were left behind, perhap

to keep blazes at bay that have already burned through over 100 square kilometres of forest across girondes of respite don't last for long. jessica parker, bbc news, in south—western france. and for the latest travel advice and news on the heatwave, just go to the bbc news website, at bbc.co.uk/news, or use the bbc news app. the five remaining candidates for the conservative party leadership have clashed over the cost of living and brexit in their second live televised debate. they all ruled out an early general election if they become prime minister, in seven weeks' time. the stakes were high, with tory mps voting again tomorrow to eliminate one of the contenders. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, was watching. there's plenty ofjeopardy with these debates. front runners hoping to hold their advantage and not to trip up. their closest rivals jockeying to break from the pack. a chance to dazzle for the outside bets. the race to beat tory leader and the next prime minister remains wide open, and that's why the fight is getting fierce. rishi, you have raised taxes to the highest level

to keep blazes at bay that have already burned through over 100 square kilometres of forest across gironde don't last for long. jessica parker, bbc news, in south—western france. that's the situation in france. i want to tell you what's happening in the uk. the uk's first ever red extreme heat warning came into effect at midnight as people in parts of britain brace themselves for temperatures which could reach a record—breaking 4i celsius — that's 105 fahrenheit. speed restrictions are being imposed on the rail network across england and wales, and on tuesday the east coast main line between london and york and leeds is due to close. health officials have also warned of pressure on already stretched hospital services. lots more on our website for you about this story. you can watch this explainer from bbc weather forecaster, ben rich, about what is driving the ferocious heat that continues to affect many parts of europe. do head to bbc.com/news or simply download the bbc news app. let's take a look at some other stories elsewhere in the world. the japanese authorities say they're worried t

control, authorities in south—western france say the situation is deteriorating in some parts of la gironde000 people being evacuated from the area. our europe correspondent jessica parker has more. a constant battle being fought in spain, portugal, greece and france. sometimes the flames are contained, sometimes they are not. in france, it has driven people from their homes to shelter in the shade of an evacuation centre. translation: they told me to leave, but i wanted to stay, _ so they came a second time and gave me five minutes to pack. i've been staying here since wednesday afternoon. she worries for her house, and then spots something. water bombers flying towards her village of cazaux. this road leads straight there. we go in with the fire service. it's a restricted zone. smoke hangs like mist in the woods, an ever—shifting and growing adversary. translation: we see a big difference with climate change. _ we can see that the soil has become drier and drier. for us, the wildfires are the most dangerous. this road, which leads up to the evacuated village of cazaux, is closed off, and

jessica parker, bbc news, in gironde. let's talk to our climate editorjustin rowlatt. of her piece there, more and more of these events, what is the link with climate change? we these events, what is the link with climate change?— these events, what is the link with climate change? we are being told the kind of extreme _ climate change? we are being told the kind of extreme temperatures | climate change? we are being told i the kind of extreme temperatures we are seeing in europe at the moment are seeing in europe at the moment are likely to become a reality here in the uk. by the end of the century. as climate change progresses. we all know why that is but it's worth repeating, when we burn fossil fuels, they create greenhouse gases which trap heat in the atmosphere and is causing global temperatures to rise. the increase in temperatures may be extreme heat we have seen in the last couple of days here in the uk. ten times more likely. that's according to the met office. climate scientists are 0ffice. climate scientists are saying that we should expect more frequent an

jessica parker, bbc news, in gironde.nservative mps hoping to become the next party leader and prime minister are gearing up for a decisive week in the contest. in their first televised debate they clashed on a number of issues, including tax, inflation and trust in politicians. the five will be whittled down next week to just two final candidates. president biden says america is committed to remaining fully engaged in the middle east during a regional summit in saudi arabia. on the last day of his tour of the region, he spoke of the value of cooperation, including on security and energy supplies. now, with all the sport, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening. it's a huge day of international rugby union. scotland face argentina shortly. in the last hour, wales have lost their series against the world champions, south africa. but earlier, england won their decider against australia and ireland made history, becoming the first side in almost 30 years to win a series in new zealand against the all blacks.

caustic smoke, a 40-degree heat triggered a wave of powerful fires in the french department of the gironde 14,000 hectares of pine trees were engulfed in fire. houses burn to the ground, thousands of residents are evacuated, the situation has escalated in the capital. it is already paris that the movement of electric trains has been paralyzed for two centuries of the metro.

to evacuate 6,000 people throughout the south of france near the commune la test, debuche in the girondehe situation is so critical that planes are sent there to extinguish fires that were supposed to fly over the champs elysees in honor of bastille day , 600 hectares have already burned out. forests. the police woke us up at night and told us not to panic. we had 30 minutes to leave the house and collect, a minimum of things in portugal, 3,000 firefighters are fighting the fire, one for each hectare destroyed in 80% of the country's territory in the zone of extreme danger. the fire began to spread up there, i saw it, but after a few minutes everything was clouded. smoke from the fire already surrounds the house. i'm afraid, but where should i go? so now, almost everywhere along the fortieth parallel at the other end of europe in the turkish mughla, fires cannot be extinguished for a day already. the worst fire situation in croatia in 10 years greece lost a helicopter, it crashed into the sea. at the fence specialists from all over europe have come to the country to help the country, it

firefighters in france say the wildfires in the jeron region -- gironde region, the largest in 30 yearsare being brought under control. cooler weather conditions have helped today, but more than 200,000 hectares of land have gone up in flames since last week. 37,000 people have to be evacuated. president macron cited climate change as the cause of those fires and praise to the emergency services for their efforts, not least because no one lost their lives during those blazes. >> we have here in front of us one of the greatest fires in history, the sixth biggest fire we have known. 36,000 people, and this is an exception considering the challenge that you faced. anchor: the french president speaking there. sophie lamotte is in southwest france and give us this update. sophie: we followed emmanuel macron's appearance here in the main firefighters' headquarters. he spoke to firefighters himself. he congratulated them, thanked them a lot, said they were heroes. he also spoke to volunteers. some of them expressed how devastated they were at the state of destruction they saw in the region, in

acrid smoke, a 40-degree heat has provoked a wave of powerful fires in the french department of the girondean 14,000 hectares of pine trees have been engulfed in fire. houses burn to the ground, thousands of residents are evacuated, the situation has escalated in the capital. this is already paris, the movement of electric trains is paralyzed. on two subway lines, because of the heat, people became ill in the passenger cars. i had to walk to the nearest station through the tunnel, a frightening picture opened up among the passengers of the train between madrid and galicia. because of the fire stopped the movement of a total of plans. in spain, more than 20,000 hectares of forest have been eaten by the gardens of a romanian farmer's farm. so far, they are not even close to making positive forecasts. all hope is sunflower and usually get 40 cents. hectares now we would be happy if we got 15, as for corn, we usually had 10-12. t now you can get two or three t if it rains, fertilizer prices doubled or tripled the crop is three times lower, i have no idea what the european commission is going on

and croatia in france, it took 11 days to stop the progress of one of the two major fires in the girondeent of hundreds of evacuees. the boroughs la test de bouches have returned their homes, or what is left of them? i don't know why he burned that house to the ground, and my building was not damaged at all, probably, now the neighbor mourns the fate. his restaurant all perished destroyed. those, too, died. these also died the second major fire, who is not a londer, fails to take under control, so far the entire department of the same, ronda burned more than 20,000 hectares of forest. at the beginning of the year, the area of ​​forests destroyed by fire in western europe more than tripled compared to the same period last year half a century ago, there was not as much dry combustible material in the forests as it is today, therefore there were no such destructive fires, the main reason is the departure of the population from rural areas in the villages only the old people remain, who do not have the strength to clean from dead wood even the nearest forests, the forests are burning and on

jessica parker, bbc news, in gironde. it is pretty grim staff in france.in is also enduring an intense heatwave with forecasters expecting a new temperature record on tuesday. monday was the hottest day ever in wales and a red alert for extreme heat is in force for most of england, warning of a danger to life. the soaring temperatures have disrupted travel, and increased the pressure on the health service. the overwhelming consensus among scientists is that climate change is increasing the likelihood of exceptional heatwaves that are more intense, and more frequent. but exactly how are the weather patterns being affected? 0ur climate editor justin rowlatt explains. the obvious question is, why is it so hard? southerly winds are bringing hot air from africa helping drive the brutal heatwaves in spain, portugal and france. the same southerly winds have brought the blistering heat to the uk and what makes it worse is a weather system called a heat dome. it is like a heat over a pot, held in place by a high—pressure system. the sun hits and the air remains stu

to keep blazes at bay that have already burned through over 100 square kilometres of forest across girondeial media of a british man appealing for help while held captive by pro—russian forces in eastern ukraine. john harding is thought to have been seized in may, when ukrainian troops surrendered in the southern city of mariupol. in the video, he urges borisjohnson to use any influence he has with president putin, otherwise, he says, he faces the death penalty. people living near the site of a plane crash in northern greece have been told to stay indoors because of fears that toxic material may have been on board. the plane was carrying military munitions from serbia to bangladesh, but crashed near the town of kavala. all eight people on board died. tributes have been paid to the former rugby league player ricky bibey, who's died at the age of 40 while on holiday in italy. he was reportedly found dead in his hotel room in florence yesterday morning, after staff alerted police. a 43—year—old woman, thought to be his partner, is being treated in hospital for serious injuries. the conservati

jessica parker, bbc news, in gironde.tain is also enduring an intense heatwave, with forecasters expecting a new temperature record on tuesday. monday was the hottest day ever in wales, and a red alert for extreme heat is in force for most of england, warning of a danger to life. the soaring temperatures have disrupted travel, and increased the pressure on the health service. i asked leah stokes, an expert in clean energy and climate policy at the university of california, santa barbara, if people now accept these heatwaves are caused by climate change. the first scientific study to link a specific event to climate change was actually based on the 2003 heatwave, which killed upwards of 30,000 people in europe. so we have actually known for decades, almost two decades now, that climate change is causing these heatwaves, it's making them more frequent, and more severe, and causing them to kill more people, year after year. you know well, then, you're talking about, i think the french called it "la canicule", at the time, th

jessica parker, bbc news, in gironde.seen the situation in france and other parts of europe. let's take you to the uk now, which has had one of its warmest days on record, with a high of 38.1 degrees celsius. it's thought it might be 41 degrees celsius on tuesday — hotter even than parts of asia right now. our correspondent daniela relph has more. keeping cool any way possible. normal everyday life has had its challenges today. in central london, some still braved an open top bus tour, while others coped with the intense city heat in a more traditional way. we've had ice pops, we've had ice creams, we've had slushies, we've had smoothies. so...a fairfew drinks. we've just taken on plenty of water, staying in the shade as much as we can, and just making sure to... and having a wee dip. and having a wee dip, keeping the fluids up, so... we've got a lot of water inside and i've been giving it to them, pouring it on your head, you know, trying to make sure that they're active to be able to go around the city. engineers have b

according to the french press, the macron urgently advanced to the gironde, they expect it belatedly,nounce measures fighting forest fires, meanwhile, statistics are already breaking records, france has set a sad record. the area of ​​forests destroyed by fires 25 times more than it was on the same date, last year from the air put out fires in greece fire recorded on the island of crete a strong wind interferes with rescuers and on the outskirts. athens is one of the worst fires in my memory in the great square with a mountainous area with buildings right in the middle of the forest and a lot of combustible material unfortunately. there is also a phenomenon that is constantly changing impetuous wind due to high temperatures. in spain, more than 500 people died, 50,000 hectares of forest burned . as a result of the last week, losses in agriculture. just have to count the cucumbers of everything. little by little there were still a few fruit ones. but it will never return. everything is completely destroyed. they said, we need to evacuate, some residents stayed and defended the village,

and london airport introduced flights due to the heat in france, two large forest fires in the girondeot be extinguished in a week. the fire destroyed 14,000 hectares of forest in the south-west of the country and 16,000 inhabitants were evacuated. they almost fight fire. a thousand firefighters and an emergency aviation in france, one person died and four were injured in a shooting in paris, the incident occurred late the night before. in one of the local bars, two people got out of the car and opened fire, while one of the attackers who sat on the terrace was detained by the visitors themselves to the second, according to the police managed to escape. now his search for the motive of the suspects has not been established, it is assumed that it was revenge. one person died and two were injured as a result of a mass accident , seven cars collided with us on the moscow ring road, one of them caught fire , the accident occurred near the intersection with the kashirskoye highway, two cars were standing in the middle lane, a taxi crashed into one of them, and then another car was damaged a

the girond region, thousands of people have been evacuated from campsites and homes in the area. part of france is very popular indeed with holiday makers, particularly, of course at this time of year in the summer break. well, meteorologists say though , there is some respite on the horizon for firefighters and emergency services there with temperatures predicted to drop by at least 10 degrees celsius in the coming days. natasha butler for "inside story." bernard: and that heat wave punishing europe is coming from north africa. in morocco, firefighters have been sent to remote mountain forests in the north. fires there have forced more than 1000 people to be evacuated. almost hectares of forest have 5000 been burned. our correspondent has more from near the fires in morocco's larash province. reporter: this forest here is called nazarene, it is located in the province of flares in the north west of morocco it is part of a national forest that stretches from the atlantic ocean, which is five kilometers away to the west. up to the mountains located to that direction, about 100 50

jessica parker, bbc news, in gironde.ritain is also enduring an intense heatwave, with forecasters expecting a new temperature record on tuesday. monday was the hottest day ever in wales, and a red alert for extreme heat is in force for most of england, warning of a danger to life. the soaring temperatures have disrupted travel, and increased the pressure on the health service. we're joined from santa barbara by leea stokes, who is an expert in clean energy and climate policy. she's at the university of california, santa barbara. thank you very much indeed for joining us. another heatwave and it is difficult to get away for the time with climate change. hope you establish that in people's mind? first scientific _ in people's mind? first scientific study - in people's mind? first scientific study to - in people's mind? first scientific study to link | in people's mind? first| scientific study to link a specific event to climate change was actually based on the 2003 heatwave which killed upwards of 30,000 people in europe.

in france, the gironde department is blazing, fire has already destroyed about 20 thousand hectares of hectares in the last 24 hours right from the window of his office on the fourth floor. i saw how the fire started, how the white pillars of smoke rose above the trees of 6.5 thousand hectares burned down. i'm insanely furious, someone must answer for this, but now all the forces must be thrown into the fight against the fire. clouded with smoke. bordeaux city prosecutor's office announced the arrest of the alleged culprit. one of the fires witnesses claim that the suspect's car at high speed fled from the edge of the forest, where a fire immediately started, the fire destroyed or damaged dozens of buildings , several cars of 1,700 people and nine aircraft burned down. they're trying to stop the spread of three major fires. so far unsuccessfully, all the more negative element. there is a strong wind in the battle with fire. this is our enemy over the past two days, the authorities have evacuated about 16,000 residents from the disaster zone. well, not all policemen agree to leave their

more than 11,000 people have been forced to leave france's south—western gironde region, from where our

more than 12,000 people have been evacuated so far in france's gironde region as fires continue to burn in southern spain, near the costa del sol, about 2,300 people had to flee a wildfire spreading in the mijas hills. and it comes as a national emergency has been declared in the uk after a red extreme heat warning was issued for the first time , as temperatures could hit a0 degrees celsius. mark lobel has our first report. it's still sweltering in south—western europe where wildfires have come sooner, more intense, frequent and longer lasting. 900 firefighters are still cycling around ten fires across portugal, one firefighter killed as his plane crashed as he was putting out flames in this region. it hit a july record reaching 47 celsius on thursday before dropping slightly on friday. translation: this got a bit worse i this morning because the wind change and started coming in this direction and thankfully the wind is now pushing it that way. if it has continued this way, it would have burnt everything. in western spain, thousands of hectares of forest have burnt as firefighters and

france, temperatures have reached a soaring 41 degrees. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson reports from girondeowards the fire following fire crews as they disappeared into the smoke. all around us, the forest still smouldered. waiting for a chance to reignite. you can really taste and smell the smoke in the air here. fire crews have been battling these fires for a week now and while they are contained in parts, they are still not under control despite the drop in temperatures. you can see some of them still working over here. the key concern now is preventing any fresh fires from taking hold. they talk about an apocalypse here. last week it was paradise. these campsites carry evidence of both. holiday memories spat out by the flames. the guests evacuated last week. translation: it's heartbreaking for the locals, for the tourists who come here, it's upsetting. and of course us firemen feel the same way but itjust makes us feel more determined to finish thejob. a short drive away, rachel has been packed for days. her husband's old camper van stashed with water. and then we've got a couple of bas

south—western france, more than 14,000 people have been evacuated from the popular tourist region of la gironde reports the road there heads up to the village of cazaux which has been evacuated and residents are hanging around this area and at an evacuation centre nearby as well, hoping to get the chance to dash back into the village under escort in order to feed their animals that they left behind, for example. we've talked to people who want to get back and see that their cat is ok. but the situation, firefighters tell us, is pretty changeable at the moment. i mean, you can't see any smoke here right now. but yesterday, for example, when we were near the evacuation centre, one moment, the skies were clear, the next, there were large plumes of smoke coming out in the distance. this morning, we've seen two canadair water bombers going across the sky, heading in towards the direction of the village. and this area is very popular with holiday—makers. and something that's happened is lots of campsites have had to be evacuated. so some people have been camping out in other areas after having to aba

meanwhile, more than 100 square kilometres are ablaze in france's south—western gironde region, froma parker has sent us this report. clea n swee p clean sweep in as they try to contain the fire is raging in south—western france. people have to be evacuated from the area today as flames ripped through the forest. a second blaze closer to the coast has seen 10,000 people evacuated. everything went fast, and the fire was big, big, big. my friends got me out, and i was like, 0k, what do i take? ,, . , out, and i was like, 0k, what do i take? ,, .,, ., ~ out, and i was like, 0k, what do i take? ,, ., ~ ., out, and i was like, 0k, what do i take? ,, ., , ., ~ ., ., take? she was working and living at a local campsite. _ take? she was working and living at a local campsite. for— take? she was working and living at a local campsite. for now, - take? she was working and living at a local campsite. for now, this - a local campsite. for now, this conference centre is her home. 0thers wait here for news or the chance to dash back to fetch what they left behind. we are going to try to go back to

there are now temperatures under 40 in the gironde fire department for several days. these days in britaine temperature reached 401 degrees, the railway companies are urging people to stop traveling local public utilities, and they are scattering stone chips on the roads to prevent the canvas from melting, and london's hammer smith bridge was wrapped in foil so that its structures do not overheat . and in the united states, after the heat came anomalous downpours, powerful thunderstorms with heavy rain and a strong storm swept through the northeast of the country, new jersey was flooded, the streets of large cities. over 60,000 people were left without electricity. bad weather hit new york. in some places, the water reached the roofs of cars, storm drains, clogged with debris, the water decreases very slowly, rainfalls paralyzed the operation of several metro lines, and no casualties were reported. i am now sports news in the studio of daniil makhalin, good morning, the dates of the 2028 olympics have become known, what days will it take place? july 14 to july 30 it will be held in los ang

burning in france the department of the gironde, the fire has already destroyed about 20 thousand hectaresours right from the window of his office on the fourth floor. i saw how the fire started, how white pillars of smoke rose above the trees 6.5 thousand hectares burned down. i'm insanely furious, someone must answer for this, but now all the forces must be thrown into the fight against the fire. smoke shrouded bordeaux city prosecutor's office announced the detention of the alleged culprit of one of the fires , witnesses claim that the car the suspect at high speed, fled from the edge of the forest, where a fire immediately started, the fire destroyed or damaged dozens of buildings , several cars of 1,700 people and nine aircraft burned down. they're trying to stop the spread of three major fires. so far without success. uh, sick of the negative elements in the battle with fire is a strong wind. this is our enemy over the past two days, the authorities have evacuated about 16,000 residents from the disaster area. well, not all policemen agree to leave their homes, they have to persuade

to keep blazes at bay that have already burned through over 100 square kilometres of forest across girondehannel, claire coutinho. these increased taxes that rishi sunak introduced when he was chancellor, to the highest level for 70 years, how is he going to answer that away? it is clearly of concern to his rivals in this contest, and also to many voters. i to his rivals in this contest, and also to many voters.— also to many voters. i think the ublic also to many voters. i think the public understand _ also to many voters. i think the public understand that - also to many voters. i think the public understand that we - also to many voters. i think the public understand that we had l also to many voters. i think the | public understand that we had a pandemic, and actually after that pandemic, and actually after that pandemic our public services needed extra funding. anyone who has been on an nhs waiting list can tell you that. what we put in place was yes, some increased taxes, things like corporation taxes are not for the biggest businesses, but actually we have been doing some tax cuts n