lorna gordon.m russia, ukraine and azerbaijan are now battling the wildfires on the country's southern coast. four people have died and dozens have been taken to hospital. the flames have forced the evacuation of entire villages. with more, here's david campanale. soaring flames have turned summer skies blood orange over turkey's luxury hotels and villages. dozens of neighbourhoods and tourist resorts had to evacuate before the onslaught of the wildfires which have stretched along the mediterranean and aegean coast. we don't know anything. the personnel at our hotel doesn't say anything to us, so wejust decided to come outside. translation: everything | was normal when we came, but then we saw smoke in the background. we thought it was raining. all of a sudden, we saw the flames. helicopters and planes have made repeatjourneys to scoop up and drop water. on the ground, thousands of firefighters have been mobilised into action as temperatures have soared. they're working alongside more than 1,000 fi

lorna gordon, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.player — novak djokovic is knocked out in the olympic semifinals. cheering the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh — once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger — now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own, in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why all these people should wander in and say, "you're doing something wrong." six rare white lion . cubs are on the prowl at leicestershire park, and already they've . been met with a roar- of approval from visitors. they're lovely, yeah, and sweet. yeah, they�* re cute. this is bbc news. our top story: amazon is fined almost $900 million — for breaking the eu's data protection laws. day 7 of the olympic games produced high drama. the track and field programme got under way with an ethiopian winner in the men's 10,000 metres. and there was success for t

lorna gordon, bbc news, orkney.orld heritage sites. if successful, the area would join sites including stonehenge, the great wall of china and the taj mahal. it comes just days after liverpool was stripped of its world heritage status due to developments on the city's waterfront. our wales correspondent tomos morgan is in llanberis on snowdonia now. they are still debating in china whether or not this area will get the recognition it has so deserved, according to the people that live here, and what makes it so unique here? as you can see behind me, the rugged landscape, that silvery rock as you drive through snowdonia, it is striking, really, striking beauty as you drive through here. the prime minister borisjohnson has backed this bed, the only bid from the uk this bed, the only bid from the uk this time around, and said its uniqueness and breathtaking beauty should be able to carry it through. at one stage, it is said that the slate mines of north wales roof to the world in the 19th century, almost 20,000 people w

lorna gordon reports on scotland's drugs crisis.k. angela had one of the most contagious laughs, smiles, big blue eyes, and everybody loved her. but, like too many others in scotland, her life lost to drugs. do you miss her? every day. because you feel robbed. angela's sister, who is a local counsellor, works helping others deal with addiction in the town of irvine. she says over recent years, there has been no let up in the numbers dying. we have had wave after wave. it's like a tsunami coming to us. how much of it can we take? waves of deaths? waves of deaths. when you hear it every single day, you are consoling families every single day. that's not where i want to be. the scale of scotland's problem with drugs has been recognised for some time, but these latest figures are another grim milestone, showing the number of drug—related deaths here rising for the seventh year in a row. the first minister made a very honest acknowledgement that we have not done enough in the past that is either big enough or quick enough to tackle the s

lorna gordon, thank you. for team gb at the tokyo 0lympics, with six more medals added to the tally overnight. but it was two bmx bikers who stole the show today. 21—year—old bethany shriever, a teaching assistant who had to crowdfund her way to tokyo, made history as she won gold in the women's race just moments after her team—mate kye whyte won silver in the men's event. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks was watching. we're no stranger to british cyclists flying the flag at an 0lympics, but this time, for the first time, bmx provided the pedal power. beautiful technique! it's a sport of thrills...and spills. the peckham projectile, ready to launch himself onto this course. for britain's kye white in his first 0lympics, this race was a study in composure. nailed the start... it is a great start from kye white! ..hammer the finish. yes, it is a silver! at the bmx club where his dad was coach, mum was secretary and older brother a world bronze medallist, the party was in full flow. it means the world. cha

lorna gordon, bbc news, orkney. includes james may and, of course, jeremy clarkson. coming to fame here on the bbc�*s top gear, they can now be found on amazon prime, where their series the grand tour constantly ranks as the one the streaming service's now the team are back with a brand—new special, and a little earlier, richard hammond told me all about swapping the tropical locations of previous programmes, and instead exploring their own backyard, scotland. it made for a more — i dare say, a slightly more relaxed feel. it's almost as though some of the burden of the huge, big adventures has been lifted, and it's kind of matey and charming, and relaxed. andy willman, the editor, the inspiration behind the show, really — he certainly said when he came out of the edit blinking in the sunlight, it has a gentle charm to it. which i think people will enjoy, it's a good time for it. so was the decision to film in scotland it taken before the pandemic, or afterwards? oh, it was taken post, it was taken... we had a plan,

our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports on scotland's drugs crisis.angela maclachlan�*s birthday this week. angela had one of the most contagious laughs, smiles, big blue eyes, and everybody loved her. but, like too many others in scotland, her life lost to drugs. do you miss her? every day. because you feel robbed. angela's sister, who is a local counsellor, works helping others deal with addiction in the town of irvine. she says over recent years, there has been no let up in the numbers dying. we have had wave after wave. it's like a tsunami coming to us. how much of it can we take? waves of deaths? waves of deaths. when you hear it every single day, you are consoling families every single day. that's not where i want to be. the scale of scotland's problem with drugs has been recognised for some time, but these latest figures are another grim milestone, showing the number of drug—related deaths here rising for the second year in a row. —— the seventh year in a row. the first minister made a very honest acknowledgement that we have not done enough in

lorna gordon has been to take a look. two turbines on each of these legs, each one megawatt rated. it is the most powerful turbine in the world. we can recover that to surface to get access to maintenance. we can raise them, repair them and lower them all within a tide. the tides here are among some of the most powerful in the world. water flowing so fast around the 02, it gives the illusion the devices moving, cutting through the water, even though it is tethered to anchors on the sea bed. the attraction of tidal power is that it is a completely predictable form of renewable energy, and this powerful current is turning the blades on two turbines on this device, generating enough electricity to power up to 2000 homes. in the year of cop 26, endorsing and supporting a pioneering, innovative technology space like tidal stream, is kind of standing for what needs to happen. tidal stream is able to complement the uk's transition to net—zero. tidal is still expensive compared to other renewables like wind. experts say governmen

lorna gordon, bbc news, orkney.eeks is hosting the roundabout theatre. our reporterjoan cummins has more. curtis and anton run a youth outreach group aimed at encouraging youngsters to make the right choices and avoid gangs and criminality. now they have made a film called postcode, inspired by the deaths of teenagers in knife attacks on the estate in recent years. # i remember when them man tried to rob me and you made them bring the tings right back...#. we didn't make the film because we want to be cold, we made the film because we want people to learn that being in a gang is not good and it is only going to end wrongly. we want to eradicate gangs, eradicate violence. the streets are giving opportunities. but it is opportunities that don't last long. that destroy families and opportunity that will create division in communities. the community centre was this are preparing for the holiday food scheme. the moat house one people on the estate to see it as a doorstep opportunity. if we are going to change this commun

lorna gordon, bbc news, orkney.what we need to see, especially to really _ years? i think what we need to see, especially to really spark _ years? i think what we need to see, especially to really spark the - especially to really spark the electric revolution, is better incentives to encourage the uptake. at the moment of the top barrier to ownership is the initial purchase price of the car. while there is a £2500 grant at the moment and it is making some difference, we feel it could do more. so what we believe is the most influential thing that could be done, is to scrap vat off an electric vehicle. not only will people be able to buy now, but in three to four years time when they enter the used car market, there will be more opportunities for people to buy. we need to get the charging infrastructure right as well. especially on the public network. people who've got a garage or a driveway at home, they will be able to have that luxury of charging their vehicle on their property. but if you don't have a dedicated of

lorna gordon, bbc news, orkney.oday in devon. we have low pressure in charge of our weather, not moving very far very fast. it is around that we are seeing heavier bursts of rain, went lighter in scotland, the rain stuck across northern parts of scotland and here we have an amber rain warning from the met office. this area could see as much as 90 millimetres of rain. disruption. rain could be heavy, perhaps thundery for a while. showers we seen coming from the west work their way eastwards, heavy and thundery. away from the showers we will find sunshine now and again. across more southern parts of the uk we have strong wind. costing around 40 mph around at some southern coasts of england. with a stronger breeze, feeling cooler today. temperatures lower than yesterday. around 18— 20 this afternoon. heavy downpours into the evening. the showers we see across england and wales find overnight, sky is clear. moore cold for scotland and northern ireland. patchy rain moving southward. drier across northern parts of scotlan