guy hedgecoe, bbc news, cordoba.e on the situation enteral anchor. the speaker of parliament in sri lanka has now accepted the resignation letter from the president. confirming its authenticity. parliament is now going to be meeting on saturday, they hope to appoint someone new in the next seven days. the president has now officially resigned of sri lanka. compilation now that the pm will be acting president in the interim time. the former president fleeing the country amid the unrest as the nation grapples with its worst economic crisis board decades. that little update for you now. the un has told the bbc it's tackling sexual harassment and a male dominated culture within its ranks "head on". this follows fresh claims of there being a "boys club" at the top of the organisation and staff being penalised for complaining. last month, a bbc investigation revealed a series of damning allegations from former staff about the culture of the workplace. sima kotecha reports: last month a bbc investigation revealed the sackin

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. france has been especially badly hit.has been to south—west of bordeaux. this is what the fires have left behind. this stretch of coast is a huge attraction for holiday—makers. but five campsites were destroyed in the blaze. we have climbed to the top of the famous landmark here, and if you look out towards the sea it is beautiful. but look towards the land and you see smoke rising from the forests and just below, the burnt out wreckage of what was a campsite. it feels apocalyptic. just over a week ago, people were enjoying their holidays here. then the flames came and everyone was evacuated. belongings abandoned. you can see what a rush they were in. this area may be clear enough forjournalists to be let in briefly but not far off the fight goes on. we to be let in briefly but not far off the fight goes on.— to be let in briefly but not far off the fight goes on. we are waiting for the fire. _ the fight goes on. we are waiting for the fire, to _ the fight goes on. we are waiting for the fire, to stop _ the fight goes on.

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, cordoba. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. this is exceptional, _ this is so unusual, isn't it? this is exceptional, the _ this is so unusual, isn't it? this is exceptional, the first - this is so unusual, isn't it? t�*u 3 is exceptional, the first time we've had a national emergency declared over heat, the first time the met office has declared one of these rare red warnings for extreme heat, they are saying that an 80% chance there will be an all—time record for heat set next week. that exceeds the 38.7 celsius that was recorded in cambridge injuly 2019. they're saying there is a 50—50 chance we'll exceed a0 celsius, absolutely exceptional temperatures. exceed 40 celsius, absolutely exceptional temperatures. exceed a0 celsius, absolutely exceptional temperatures. why? we've seen this pattern _ exceptional temperatures. why? we've seen this pattern of _ exceptional temperatures. why? we've seen this pattern of hot air over europe that you been reporting really effectively there. there is a low pressure out of the west which i

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, cordoba. 0ur weather presenter matt taylor is here.heat wave and in spain and portugal?— in spain and portugal? what's going on? it's been _ in spain and portugal? what's going on? it's been an _ in spain and portugal? what's going on? it's been an exceptional- in spain and portugal? what's going on? it's been an exceptional hit - on? it's been an exceptional hit way. it's been widespread, unusual, the shoot location and extent of the heatwave. they will slowly start to cool down next week but they are not done yet. let's show you the chart, temperature significantly above normal in spain and portugal and if i run it over the next few days, you notice the heat area expanding, this is going to be a massive, long lasting and extensive heatwave touching almost all parts of the uk as we go into the start of next week. , ., ., ,., ., week. tell us more about what will ha en in week. tell us more about what will happen in the _ week. tell us more about what will happen in the uk. _ week. tell us more about what will happen in the uk, what _

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, cordoba. our weather presenter matt taylor to find out more it's an unusual thing, the sheer location and extent of the heatwave. they will slowly start to cool down next week but they are not done yet. let's show you the chart, you see the red colours, temperatures significantly above normal in spain and portugal, parts of southern france, and if i run it over the next few days, you notice the heat area expanding, this is going to be a massive, long lasting and extensive heatwave touching almost all parts of the uk as we go into the start of next week. tell us more about what will happen in the uk, what will temperatures reach? it probably feels a while away at the moment but monday and tuesday of next week, we are looking increasingly at the likelihood we will break temperature records in the uk. i've never had to put a0 on a weather chart in the uk before, it's a chance it may not quite happen but we will get close to that. that is exceptionally hot, the sort of temperatures, ok, if you are

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid.public sectors workers. more than1 million nhs staff will be given a pay rise of at least £1,400 after the government accepted the recommendations of an independent review. the lowest—paid of those will see their salaries rise by up to 9.3%. dentists and doctors who are eligible will receive 4.5%, and police officers and teachers 5%. let's get more from our health editor hugh pym, who's with me, as well as our business correspondent carrie davies. just bring us up—to—date on some of the figures and what this means broadly in terms of public sector workers. ~ �* , ., workers. we're getting this in at the same time. _ workers. we're getting this in at the same time. we've _ workers. we're getting this in at the same time. we've had - workers. we're getting this in atj the same time. we've had press releases from the department for education about teachers but also from the department of health and social care for doctors, the nhs workers and we're also hearing from the home office and th

emissions and cut them fast, these red skies will become all too familiar. 0ur correspondent, guy hedgecoeat at the moment. there are around a dozen fairly substantial fires which are active at the moment. most of those are across the north of the country, particularly in the north—western region of galicia. there are two very large fires there, which have consumed around 30,000 hectares so far and caused several hundred people to be evacuated from their homes. there's another very large fire in the north—east of the country, in the province of zaragoza. that's a fire which started relatively recently. the local government there is very worried about that and has asked for special help from central government and from surrounding regions as well. there are a number of otherfires still going. however, there are some other blazes that have been put out, particularly a very big one which was causing tremendous problems in the central province of zamora just north—west of where i am in madrid, and which consumed around 30,000 hectares of land and caused hundreds of people to be evacuated. that

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid.urrent heat.— organization said this about the current heat. ., , ., current heat. you see the fatigue, ou see current heat. you see the fatigue, you see people — current heat. you see the fatigue, you see people struggling - current heat. you see the fatigue, you see people struggling with - current heat. you see the fatigue, | you see people struggling with this condition and they have not prepared and adapted for it. essentially what we are concerned in terms of how this will be affecting human health is because of this heat. we compromise the ability of our body do regulate our internal temperature. and this can can result in a cascade of illnesses, starting with heat cramps, or heat exhaustion or heat stroke and dangering in behaviour. you will have a very strong impact, we are seeing more and more on mental health and certain behavioural aspects that people would be feel very much affected by this heat and not having the capacity to sleep properly. in addition to that, obviously,

across spain is unusual in that it is affecting almost the whole of the country. 0ur correspondent guy hedgecoeures here are expected to rise into the low a05 later on. but the unusual thing about the heat wave that spain is seeing at the moment is that we are seeing those kinds of temperatures almost across the whole country. and there are many areas in the north of spain, for instance, and yet they are seeing very high temperatures. for example, the north western region of galicia is currently on red alert and is expected to see temperatures of up to a2 degrees in the next couple of days. all the other regions across the country are on some kind of alert, either orange or yellow as well. and spain in general is bracing itself now, because temperatures are many areas are expected to rise further over the next couple of days and meteorologists are saying they still don't know when exactly this heatwave will end. we have just received a statement from shropshire council following the report published by the independent inquiry into child sexual exploitation in telford. the inquiry was commission

the bbc�*s guy hedgecoe has more for madrid. let�*s bring him in now.moment? it is one of the main focuses, because we _ at the moment? it is one of the main focuses, because we have _ at the moment? it is one of the main focuses, because we have a - at the moment? it is one of the main focuses, because we have a numberl at the moment? it is one of the main | focuses, because we have a number of large fires, as you mentioned there. there are several fires that are active at the moment. that one in zamora that was seen by the passenger in the train was the biggest, it accounts for around half of the total area of land that has been burned over the last week or so but this is already looking like a very unusual year in terms of the amount of land that has been consumed, and that is because these fires have been so widespread. a lot of them have been around the north of them have been around the north of spain. there is also the region galicia which is a big concern, and the prime minister today said he was particularly concerned about galicia, because he

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tackling these flames since last tuesday so lots of these people are exhausted. 0ur correspondent, guy hedgecoe madrid. it has been sweltering, for the last week we have seen temperatures in the low to mid 40s ever since last weekend, the weekend before last, rather. today i should point out temperatures have dropped, certainly here in madrid. we expect highs of around 35 degrees today in the capital, that sounds like a lot but it is quite a bit cooler than the last few days. it is expected to be a temporary respite. many areas of the country are seeing slightly lower temperatures to david weir expect them to start rising again from mid week or slightly later in the week onwards. —— many areas of the week onwards. —— many areas of the contracting slightly lower temperatures today but we expect them to start rising again. let's get the latest on the heatwave here in the uk which is expecting to see temperatures reach 41 or even 42 degrees celsius later today. temperatures are already pushing towards yesterday's high of 38.1 degrees celsius, which was recorded in suffolk — just shy of the all—tim