climate correspondent jonah fisher has more. h: it is important to understand that this is not a one-off, a freak weather event. it is something we will have to get use to. as long as our emissions continue to warm the planet, temperures are rising by a quarter of a degree every 10 years. heat waves like this one are going to become more frequent and intense. this particular hot weather system has made its way north from southern europe where it has led to temperatures in the mid 40's and devastating forest fires. climate change scientists say it will be no surprise to them if temperature records are broken across the u.k. >> heat waves are one of the clearest signs in extreme weather of human influence on climate. it is one of the extreme weather eventse can be confident about are being affected by rising global temperatures. jonah: is it too late to turn it around? >> it is not too late because future warming is determined by future emissions. if we stop dumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the world will stop warning. j

jonah fisher, bbc news.es in the headlines: at least 20 people, most of them women and children, who did not know how to swim, died when their boat capsized in the indus river, in central pakistan. the overloaded vessel was ferrying more than 100 members of an extended family to a wedding. the bridegroom was among those who were rescued. it's not clear if the bride survived. in the uk, four candidates remain in the conservative leadership race to replace borisjohnson as prime minister. tom tugenhart was eliminated in the latest round of voting. of the four that remain, the former chancellor, rishi sunak, tops the polls, followed by penny mordant. the final two will be whittled down by wednesday, before conservative party members decide the winner. in the us, thejury selection has begun in the trial of steve bannon, the former close aide to donald trump. he faces charges of criminal contempt of congress, for refusing to cooperate with the investigation into the storming of the capitol by trump supporters last

jonah fisher, bbc news.story now — one that our colleagues at the bbc africa eye service have been investigating with dramatic consequences. a chinese film—maker has appeared in court in malawi charged with child exploitation. this is the moment he was confronted by the bbc team, which documented how he had used local children to film personalised greetings, some of which included racist content. earlier, i spoke to our reporter azadeh moshiri, who has been looking into the amazing journalism that the bbc africa eye team did in order to get to this point. it was thanks to the journalism of our colleagues at bbc africa eye. these colleagues noticed that, online, on chinese social media, there were some videos that were popping up of children in africa that were becoming very popular. it was children singing content in chinese. often times, it could be quite innocent — things like personal greetings, birthdays, holiday chants — but sometimes that content involved racist language and sometimes racist language a

here�*s our climate correspondent, jonah fisher.ded in england, scotland and wales. but why was it so extreme? for the last ten days, some of the world�*s leading climate scientists have been working around the clock to establish what role humans played in last week�*s heatwave. so what did the scientists find out? firstly, they said the extremely high temperatures — 40.3 celsius seen in lincolnshire — are still a rare event, there isjust a one in 100 chance of that happening in any particular year. but here�*s the really interesting bit. they ran their weather models without the greenhouse gases that warm atmosphere and they found last week�*s heatwave was made more than ten times more likely by climate change. the scientists concluded the record temperatures were due directly to man—made global warming. we would not have had last week�*s temperatures without climate change. that�*s for sure. if we want to keep a heatwave like this a rare event, we really have to get to net zero greenhouse gas emissions very soon. net zero is the p

jonah fisher, bbc news. level of online abuse during this month's extreme heat in the uk. the bbc�*s team received hundreds of abusive tweets and emails questioning their reports and telling them to "get a grip", as temperatures hit a record 40c. most of the abuse seems to have been prompted when links were made between the heatwave and climate change. met office and royal meteorological society forecasters were also targeted. the government has admitted that it needs to improve its response to international crises, after criticism of the withdrawal from afghanistan last summer. a foreign affairs select committee inquiry described the uk's handling of the pull—out as a "disaster." officials said they were determined to raise standards, and regretted that some afghans had been put at risk. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports. chaotic scenes last summer as desperate afghans scrambled to escape the taliban takeover. in a mass evacuation the uk brought 15,000 people out. but the report of the mp

here's our climate correspondent jonah fisher.igh temperatures recorded across much of the uk. a0 celsius was foggy for the very first time. our transport network creaked 0ur transport network crea ked into 0ur transport network creaked into the heat combined with dry weather to lower water levels and create conditions for buyers to spread. for a long time, it has been clear that global warming makes heatwaves more frequent and more intense. but in recent years there have been big advances in climate modelling which means scientists are able to look at what is behind specific weather events like last week's extremely hot few days. having these temperatures _ extremely hot few days. having these temperatures is - extremely hot few days. having these temperatures is still... i these temperatures is still... climatologists including experts from imperial college london and the met office have been working around the clock, looking at whether humid actions it made a last week's heatwave worse. irate actions it made a last week's heatw

jonah fisher, bbc news. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin is here.run normally between an air temperature range of —10 celsius and about 30 to 35 degrees. the whales are made of steel. they get a lot hotter than the air and when they get really hot, they expand —— the rails expand. that means the track could buckle and overhead cables could buckle and overhead cables could also psych and be damaged as trains come through. 0ne could also psych and be damaged as trains come through. one way of reducing those risks is to run trains slower. so we currently have speed restrictions in place around the country, with some trains running at 90 mph, some at mass per hour, some as low as 20 mph in a really vulnerable spots. all this means delays and cancellations in some places, journey taking longer. a lot of people have clearly heeded the advice to avoid rail travel, things were a bit quieter than normal this morning. looking ahead, network rail says yes, there will be a need in future to change engineering standards to cope with the higher temperatures we ar

here's our climate correspondent come a jonah fisher.orter: this is not a one-off, frk weather event. it is something they are going to have to get used to. for as long as our missions continue to warm the planet, temperatures are rising by a quarter of a degree every 10 years. he waves like this when are going to become more frequent and more intense. ros: some leaders are making explicit connections between the heatwave and climate change. here is spain's prime minister. >> more than 70,000 hectares have been destroyed as a result of fire so far this year inur country. that's almost double the rate of the last decade. all these fires are caud by heat waves do to the climate emergency the planet is experiencing right now. ros: that u.k. is also expeencing intense heat. prince charles has been talking about this, saying these temperatures show those abutments around next year have never been more vitally important. not all politicians agree with that. we are hearing from french politicians saying these temperatures mean more needs to be

jonah fisher, bbc news.ica parker is in south—west france and sent us this update. so, i'm in the area of the tested bush. this is one of their main fires here in the gironde region. it has been raging for nearly a week now. the road where i am is pretty much close to most traffic but a lot of activity still going on in terms of activity still going on in terms of fire trucks going back—and—forth. we have seen hep helicopters overhead today as well. in the latest update we have had from authorities last night is that the situation is deteriorating both here and at another fire situation is deteriorating both here and at anotherfire in lined. why? the heat has been a huge problem. rising temperatures today are going to post new challenges for fire fighters again today. and we had changing winds. the fire near the atlantic coast had pushed to the shore. there were videos on social media of people almost on the sea taking videos of raging fires that tore through the fires here, and then further inland, and what

jonah fisher, bbc news.warning comes into effect, western europe is experiencing its second fierce heatwave in recent weeks, causing wildfires and mass evacuations in several countries. mark lobel reports. almost a week on, the wildfires in the south—west of france continue to spread. more than 14,000 people have been evacuated as two forest fires engulf over 11,000 hectares of land. translation: the developments are not favourable. _ and the next few hours, until monday evening at least, will be tough, even critical. why? mainly because the winds are going to turn. the portuguese government says over 650 mostly elderly people have died from the heat over the past week. currently, there's more than a dozen fires demanding the attention of over 1,000 firefighters. translation: it will be a very hard job as it's a fire that _ will last for many hours. we will continue on the ground but it will take time. this is why people have been told to leave their homes in parts of spain, hosing down flames in catalonia.

jonah fisher, bbc news.nformation that you need because it will change a lot and will keep across the data. in terms of water, because that will be a problem for some people, norfolk in east anglia there are some people, about 5005 people, currently without water. this was a problem that has affected the supply, burst water main near king's lynn. there is a bottled water hub in place to set up for anyone who needs it. when it comes back on line i am told it might look cloudy but should be ok, just let it settle and it will be all right. there will be lots of warning in lots of places over the next couple of days. on the railways, again, we will talk a lot about travel over the next couple of days because we will try to get around the country. he will try to —— your face charges. the east coast main line will be completely closed tomorrow afternoon, when tomorrow could get even hotter than today. that will be from midday until 8pm tomorrow, just a skeleton service operating in the morning. conditions on other

jonah fisher, bbc news.le not least because there are a lot of pre—existing respiratory and other health conditions people experience on the streets. and also because it is just impossible for a lot of people to get away from the extreme heat and get that they need and to be safe. this is no different. what is the advice... be safe. this is no different. what is the advice. . .- be safe. this is no different. what is the advice... need the same solutions. i think the line just broke up briefly. what is the advice to people passing by, walking past, if they see somebody sleeping rough in they see somebody sleeping rough in the very bright sunlight and the extreme heat, what should they do to help? there are a number of things people can do. the first is please do not walk by and think somebody else will deal with the situation. today and tomorrow particular it is really important we speak to people. and ask people whether they are going to find somewhere safe to be. provide people with water and sun cream and

jonah fisher, bbc news.mming pools. it comes as england recorded its driestjuly in over 100 years. weather forecasters faced an unprecedented level of online abuse during this month's extreme heat in the uk. the bbc�*s team received hundreds of abusive tweets and emails questioning their reports and telling them to "get a grip", as temperatures hit a record 40c. most of the abuse seems to have been prompted when links were made between the heatwave and climate change. met office and royal meteorological society forecasters were also targeted. a counter—offensive by ukrainian troops in the south of the country is gathering momentum around the occupied city of kherson, according to the uk ministry of defence. earlier this week, a key bridge in moscow—controlled territory was destroyed, effectively cutting off the russian troops. when the russian troops first rolled into kherson, there were weeks of street protests. now the resistence has moved underground. sarah rainsford has been to meet some of ukraine's sha

jonah fisher, bbc news.oined now by maeve galvin, the policy director at fashion revolution — which campaigns for, in their words, "a clean, safe, fair, transparent and accountable fashion industry." thank you very much for talking to us. are you surprised by the decision of the competition and markets authority to intervene? that markets authority to intervene? not at all. markets authority to intervene? tint at all. obviously we have to see what these investigations, what the outcomes are, but we have been seeing a rise in greenwashing for a really long time. there is data that says as many as a0% of environmental claims could be misleading. this is really pervasive. in fashion, what we have noticed is there is a rise in conjunction with the rise of social media as campaigners were frustrated by this, it has gotten more sophisticated, and we also feel that the frustration is that really misleading green claims distract from the areas in which the industry is just not making progress. for example, fashion w

earlier i spoke to our environmental correspondent, jonah fisher for more on what sizewell c is and itst ten years. that's the general time frame for these sort of nuclear power stations. and then there's the cost. nuclear is extremely expensive when you compare it to other sources of energy, particularly renewables. at the moment, wind, solar are considerably cheaper than nuclear, but it performs an important role in what the government is hoping will be a decarbonised power grid by 2035. that's part of the commitment to reach net zero by 2050. they are hoping that nuclear will effectively back up our power grid. when it's not windy, when it's not sunny, we will still need a source of electricity if it's not going to be gas doing that role well. nuclear, despite being expensive, despite being slow, it is being seen as the low carbon option for trying to completely decarbonise get rid of the pollution from our electricity grid. back when the hinkley renewal was being commissioned, the government got it. back when the hinkley renewal was being commissioned, the government got a lot of cr

so the wind keeps i blowing, the son keep shining. jonah fisher, the bbc�*s environment correspondedn brown. a good afternoon. they're voting for another 40 minutes, then we will hopefully get the results at 4pm. the final two who will be put to the party membership. let's remind you who we were... 118 votes for rishi sunak, 92 for mordaunt, 80 64 liz truss. what is crucial is where does kenny badenoch's votes go. she was eliminated —— kemi badenoch. how many go to penny mordaunt, how many go to liz truss? that will be decisive. kemi badenoch and her team are saying they are not asking their supporters to vote for anyone in particular. and when it goes to the final to it goes to the wider tory party membership. 0ver final to it goes to the wider tory party membership. over the summer, they get to choose who they want to be the next leader. the success, of course, to borisjohnson, who gave his last prime minister's questions today in the commons. ian watson reports. any regrets, prime minister? well, if he had _ any regrets, prime minister? well, if he had a — any regrets, prime minis

here's our climate correspondent, jonah fisher.sius was felt here for the very first time. our transport network creaked and the heat combined with dry weather to lower water levels and create conditions forfires to spread. for a long time it has been clear that global warming makes heatwaves more frequent and more intense. but, in recent years, there have been big advances in climate modelling, which means scientists are able to look at what is behind specific weather events, like last week's extremely hot few days. climate scientists including experts from imperial college london and the met office, have been working around the clock looking at whether human actions made last week's heatwave worse. we would not have had last week's temperatures without climate change, that's for sure. so these temperatures are at least two degrees higher than they would have been without climate change, but much likely that the real number is closer to what we see in the observations, which is about four degrees. so climate change absolutely play

here's our climate correspondent jonah fisher.e to look at what is behind specific weather events, like last week's extremely hot few days, including experts from imperial college london and the met office, have been working around the clock looking at whether human actions made last week's heatwave worse. we would not have had last week's temperatures without climate change, that's for sure. so these temperatures are at least two degrees higher than they would have been without climate change, but much likely that the real number is closer to what we see in the observations, which is about four degrees. so climate change absolutely played a really big role. that is with just 1.2 degrees of warming. with global greenhouse gas emissions yet to start falling, even hotter weather and more heatwaves look inevitable. the implications are that if we want to keep a heatwave like this a rare event, we really have to get to net zero greenhouse gas emissions very soon. the current goal is net zero emissions by 2050. to reach it, we are goin

i'm going to turn to two people with very valuable insight, cnn commentator jonah goldberg, who knows steve bannon, and mark fisher, who has interviewed him several times and written extensively about bannon's relationship with donald trump. he's senior editor at the "washington post." i'm glad that you're both here. i want to begin with you because you don't know him very well, of course, but you have known him before he was part of the administration for trump. and i'm just wondering what you think steve bannon is doing, what this game is. is it a game? he wants to testify now, likely to be in public, right? surprise, surprise, you want to have a platform, maybe a show. is it a show? or is it a change of heart do you think? >> oh, i think it's a show. i don't think -- the people are going to try to turn this into some sort of complex mystery, more layers than a steve bannon ensemble because he likes to wear a lot of layers. he said his own philosophy about how to deal with political warfare, deal with democrats, deal with the media, is to flood the show with -- this is a family show -- fecal matter. >> thank you