lucy williamson, bbc news, teste—de—buch., where london's fire service says that tuesday was its busiest day since world war two — dealing with multiple blazes in record—breaking temperatures. the city was one of 15 areas around the uk to declare a major incident. one of the most serious fires was in wennington in east london, where houses were destroyed. it came as temperatures hit 40.3 celsius. elsewhere in the world, heavy rain has caused severe flooding in senegal�*s capital, dakar. the main roads through the city were inundated, forcing people to wade through knee—deep waters. residents say rainy season downpours cause problems every year and that the government needs to install adequate drainage systems. well, as we mentioned earlier, presidentjoe biden has unveiled new executive steps he will make to address climate change which he has described as an �*existential threat�* to the united states and the world. $2.3 billion dollars will be spent on a range of new measures. there's also support for the domestic offshore w

lucy williamson, bbc news, teste—de—buch.tioned, president biden has unveiled new executive steps he will make to address climate change which he has described as an "existential threat" to the united states and the world. $2.3 billion will be spent on a range of new measures. among them — expanding flood control, shoring up utilities, and helping low—income families pay for heating and cooling costs. there's also support for the domestic offshore wind industry. 700,000 acres have been identified in the gulf of mexico for that purpose. president biden had been under pressure to declare a "climate emergency", which would release funds to ramp up production of a wide range of renewable energy products and systems. as president, i have a responsibility to act with urgency and resolve when our nation faces clear and present danger. and that is what climate change is about. it is literally, not figuratively, a clear and present danger. the health of our citizens and our communities is literally at stake. the un's leading internati

lucy williamson, bbc news, teste—de—buch.rope feeling the heat, more than a0 million people in the united states are under heat alerts. there have been small wildfires in texas and the use of power there and in other central states is expected to break all—time highs in coming days as people turn up air conditioners. president biden is expected to outline his next steps to tackle climate change on wednesday. and here in asia, china has also been facing an extreme heatwave, with more hot weather forecast for the coming weeks. temperatures could soon reach nearly 42 degrees in parts of southern china according to the state weather forecaster. earlier i spoke to professor faith chan, an environmental reaercher from the uk's university of nottingham, currently based in ningbo. he told me dozens of cities have been hit with red weather alerts. it is definitely quite hot, and also it has been hot for two weeks now and many cities have been over a0 degrees like shanghai, the east coast and also central try like wuhan as well. so, th

our correspondent in paris, lucy williamson, has more details.lusion of senators after weeks of voluntary hearings with government ministers, police, match organisers. and in the report they zoom in on the comments by the interior minister, gerald darmanin, in the days following the match where he blamed liverpool fans for the chaos. that, they said, was unfair and unacceptable and yes, an attempt to divert attention away from the failures of the state. they said the authorities, the approach of the authorities here, was outdated, they still had the image in their minds, they said, of some vision of hooliganism from the 1980s. the liverpool fans association has asked for a full apology from the government, and the senators themselves in the report say the real reasons, the core reasons behind this chaos, still need to be addressed in preparation, the communication, the management of the situation on the night. they say that there are real changes needed in the way france handles its sporting events before it hosts the rugby world cup next year an

lucy williamson, bbc news, teste—de—buch.ring heat has also caused fires in greece, where a fire has broken out in a mountainous area near the capital athens. an official said it was not yet threatening any homes, but would be difficult to control. it's notjust europe feeling the heat. more than a0 million people in the united states are under heat alerts. there have been small wildfires in texas, and the use of power there and in other central states is expected to break all—time highs in coming days as people turn up air conditioners. president biden is expected to outline his next steps to tackle climate change on wednesday. lots more on our website for you on this — and i want to just point you to this story, where you can take a look at what life is like at a0 degrees celsius for folks in other cities, including abuja, delhi, madrid and sydney. there's information there on how to stay cool and safe when dealing with these soaring temperatures — and also how countries that have dealt with super high temperatures and extre

lucy williamson, bbc news, teste—de—buch.eeling the heat — more than 40 million people in the united states are under heat alerts. there have been small wildfires in texas, and the use of power there and in other central states is expected to break all—time highs in coming days as people turn up air conditioners. president biden is expected to outline his next steps to tackle climate change on wednesday. and here in asia, china has been facing an extreme heatwave, with more hot weather forecast for the coming weeks. temperatures could soon reach nearly 42 degrees in parts of southern china, according to the state weather forecaster. parts of the country have been struggling with scorching temperatures in recent weeks, with dozens of cities hit with red weather alerts. let's cross live now to ningbo, in the northeast zhejiang province of china, where i'm joined by professor faith chan, from the uk's university of nottingham. he currently conducts research on urban flood risk management in east asian mega—deltas and coastal cit

lucy williamson, bbc news, teste—de—buch.on, where 17 democratic members of congress have been arrested at an abortion rights protest outside the supreme court. the group includes alexandria 0casio—cortez, a prominent member of the progressive wing of the democratic party. the congresswoman and her colleagues have been led away by police after blocking a nearby street as part of a civil disobedience rally. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes told us what the significance of the protest is. this was quite a small protest, in all about 35 people were arrested. about 50% of those were members of congress, 17 in all. i think what the purpose of this was was to simply keep this issue in the headlines and it succeeded in doing that. there have been many other protests since the supreme court's ruling a few weeks ago that were much bigger than this one. there is a concern among some democratics, and especially those in the progressive wing of the party that the administration could perhaps have done more, and could have resp

lucy williamson, bbc news, teste—de—buch., but it�*s been spreading since then, and four villages have been evacuated. more than 200 firefighters are trying to tackle the flames. so far, high winds are hampering the process. let�*s move away from the heatwave now and take you to sri lanka, where lawmakers have voted for prime minister ranil wickremesinghe to become the country�*s new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. he faces the task of leading the country out of its economic collapse and restoring order after months of mass protests. secunder kermani reports from colombo. sri lanka�*s new president is not a popular man. there was heavy security outside parliament as politicians assembled to select a new leader. ranil wickremesinghe is a veteran political figure. now he�*ll be leading a country struggling with its worst ever economic crisis. earlier this month, his offices were temporarily taken over by angry protesters who forced the previous president to flee. demonstrations have continued, but now, they

lucy williamson, bbc news, teste—de—buch.have been using the phrase — a heat apocalypse. absolutely extraordinary scenes. it's notjust europe feeling the heat, more than a0 million people in the united states are under heat alerts. there have been small wildfires in texas and the use of power there and in other central states is expected to break all—time highs in coming days as people turn up air conditioners. president biden is expected to outline his next steps to tackle climate change on wednesday. max boykoff is professor of environmental studies at the university of colorado. the pictures we seeing, you need to manage the belief that things are changing in terms of climate change with the behaviour, and, do you think thatis behaviour, and, do you think that is happening? thank you for having me on again, i wish it wasn't under these circumstances. this is absolutely raising awareness of people around northern hemisphere around the world. the question becomes, what happens from here? ultimately, a heat wave will subside

lucy williamson, bbc news, teste—de—buch. extraordinary images.rees today in the uk, what does it tell us about the future? ~ ., ~ ., ., ., future? we have known for a date that these dangerous _ future? we have known for a date i that these dangerous temperatures were on the way we have had time to prepare for them but look at the impact they have had. wildfires, we have seen railways and other services down, schools closed early, many workers had to leave early to avoid the heat and many towns and cities were empty. some people will say we have overreacted but for a lot of older people and people with underlying illnesses, they will really have suffered in the sweltering heat. some of them will have died. and climate scientists are absolutely clear, saying that unless we do more to cap tackle climate change, heat waves like this will become more frequent and they will become more frequent and they will also get hotter.— will also get hotter. justin, thank ou. the rest of the news now. millions of public sector workers in england have been told h

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.alaxies that has taken many billions of years to reach ours. this is the first image released by nasa from the world's most advanced telescope — the james webb space telescope — which was launched into space last year. the pictures show some galaxies that date back more than 13 billion years, close to the dawn of time. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. a deeper view of our universe than we've ever seen before. this is the first full colour image from the james webb space telescope, and it is teeming with galaxies. some are from just a few hundred million years after the big bang. we are seeing light that has journeyed for over 13 billion years to reach us. it is almost like a time machine. you're looking back into the far distant past, and so we can begin to answer those questions such as how did the first galaxies and stars form? the hope with this telescope is we see sort of almost in real time, as it were, a history of the universe, playing it out. and lift off! the telesc

lucy williamson, bbc news, teste—de—buch.easing normal, what does it all mean for the uk? you can watch �*the uk's hottest day, a new normal?�* with bbc weather�*s nick miller on bbc iplayer now, at bbc.co.uk/iplayer or on the bbc iplayer app. our top story this evening. london fire brigade declares a major incident after record temperatures spark fires across the south of england. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel. a farewell on home soil. ben stokes bows out of 0d! cricket with a one dayer in durham. and a warning for the game to not overuse their players. millions of public sector workers in england have found out how much their wages will rise by after the government announced this year's pay deal. unions had been calling for wages to reflect the rising cost of living — but ministers warned that that could push inflation even higher. according to today's announcement, teachers in england will receive a 5% pay boost, with the starting salary rising to £28,000 a year outside london. health workers get a pay ris

lucy williamson, bbc news, teste—de—buch.vice had its busiest day since the second world war yesterday as it dealt with blazes in record—breaking temperatures. the british capital was one of 15 areas around the uk to declare a major incident. one of the most serious fires was in wennington, east london, where several houses were destroyed. daniel sandford reports. daybreak this morning revealed the devastation wreaked by the fire in wennington on the far east edge of london. homes, cars, businesses all consumed by flames that had appeared almost out of nowhere in the blistering heat of yesterday afternoon. london's fire brigade had been stretched to the limit. it was incredibly busy, incredibly challenging. people were physically exhausted after an incredibly hard. after an incredibly hard day. that continued throughout the night and we had resources throughout the night planning for the next few days as well to make sure we'd got days as well to make sure we've got all the cover and resources we need. but it was not just wen

lucy williamson, bbc news, test the bush. jane: well, it's not just your appealing the heat.an 40 million people in the united states are under heat alerts. there have been small wildfires in texas and the use of power there and in other central states is expected to break all-time highs in the coming days as people crank up air conditioners. president biden is expected to outline his next steps to tackle climate change on wednesday. turning now from extreme weather to a different crisis facing the u.s., the rate of mental illness among young people in particular is rising at an alarming rate and it is being made worse by the pandemic. the government has now launched a new hotline, 988, hoping to make it easier for anyone facing mental health challenges to see cal -- see help him speak to a qualified professional. for now i'm joined by the u.s. surgeon general. thank you for joining us. the pandemic has affected pretty much everybody. what extra stressors are young people facing that might be causing this surge in mental health problems? >> i'm so glad that we are talkg about

i asked lucy williamson, the bbc�*s paris correspondent, for her views. he is in a tough spot.r what he calls a "government of action", to try and sound out whether there are any other groups in parliament who might be prepared to come in with the government and to present him with a series of proposals. but he's also spoken to the nation last week in a brief speech, and in true macron form, tried to present it as an opportunity. he was trying to say, look, you know, we need to learn to govern in a different way and pass laws in a different way and use a sort of ad hoc system of alliances — bill by bill, law by law. and he very cleverly, i think, tried to also spread responsibility around the parliament. he's saying to the other parties, look, you may not want to come into a coalition. it may not be the right time for a national unity government, but each group in parliament, each party has to work out how far they're prepared to go. and, i mean, it's a real recipe for weakness, isn't it? yes, it's going to be very difficult in his second term. his first term wasn't a walk in t

our correspondent in paris, lucy williamson, has more details.clusion is senators after weeks of voluntary hearings with government ministers, police, match organisers and in a report they zoom in on the comments by the interior minister in the days following the match where he blamed liverpool fans for the chaos. that, they said, was unfair and unacceptable and yes, an attempt to divert attention away from the failures of the state. they said the authorities, the approach of the authorities here, was outdated, they still had the image in their minds, they said, of some vision of hooliganism from the 1980s. liverpool fans association has asked for a full apology from the government and the senators themselves in the report say themselves in the report say the real reasons, the core reasons behind this chaos, still need to be addressed in preparation, the communication, the management of the situation on the night. they say that there are real changes needed in the way france handles it sporting events before it hosts the rugby world cup next year

many thanks, lucy williamson- _ now the gulf. —— now the golf.urse known as the home of golf — at the start of the 150th british open. but some of the world's top players who will be teeing off are caught up in controversy — among them past winner phil mickleson, who has reportedly been paid $200 million to sign up with a rival competition backed by saudi arabia. now there are calls for those players to banned from next year's 0pen, as our sports editor, dan roan, reports. the world's oldest golf championship is preparing for an historic milestone. but here at the spiritual home of the sport, the winds of change are being felt. the threat of the saudi bankrolled liv series, and the billions with which it is luring the top talent, has dominated the build—up. here at st andrews, while the rebels will not be banned, the breakaway was today condemned, the man in charge telling me their future participation may still be in doubt. there is no such thing as a free lunch and if you choose one path, stay on that path. and if the game is fracturing, which

our europe correspondent lucy williamson is in the town of landiras in south—west france. of _ been a day of extraordinary temperatures here and a dozen records broken all along this western coast of france and that hasn�*t made the job of firefighters easier. they are tackling blazes in two broad areas. you saw one of them in jest�*s two broad areas. you saw one of them injest�*s report, this is the other one. we have beenjust down the road and the fire trucks are out there tonight still trying to tackle those blazes and get them under control. a total of over 30,000 people have been evacuated from these two areas, more than 16,000 hectares of land have been destroyed and this afternoon we got news of a third blaze beginning in an area south of here. that meant resources had to be diverted to try and stamp that fire out before it also got out of control. temperatures are due to drop here tomorrow but because conditions are so dry and the winds are so changeable, fire chiefs are saying that may not bring immediate relief and they could where you�*ll be here this time tomorr

main reason, and it concluded that mistakes were made at every level. 0ur paris correspondent, lucy williamsoning the conclusion that liverpool fans weren't to blame? that is right. this report zooming in on comments made by the interior minister in the days after the match where he blamed liverpool fans for the chaos. the report says it was unfair and unacceptable and an attempt to divert attention from the state's failures to prevent problems on the night. they said the authority's approach to liverpool fans were outdated and based on hooliganism from the 19805. the problems were actually caused by, as you said, a failure to plan, a failure to communicate and a failure to manage the situation on the night. they also highlighted problems 5ome night. they also highlighted problems some fans had activating digital tickets and they recommend stewards be better trained. tho5e stewards be better trained. those two issues are things fans and staff have raised with us in the weeks since the match. the report concludes by urging changes to the way that france manages sporting events before it hosts t

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.the bbc�*s main wimbledon commentators and pundits. john mcenroe has been reflecting on his life on and off the court, for a new film coming out this month. he was widely known as the bad boy of the tennis in his day — for his outbursts which landed him in hot water. our correspondent laura scott has been to meet him. you have to develop an edge to be great at something. i have got that. and then, boom! there is something clearly wrong. are you doing your job, old man. how much bigger point could you screw up with, can you not see anything?— could you screw up with, can you not seean hint? ., , , see anything? how do you sum up your tennis career? — see anything? how do you sum up your tennis career? boy, _ see anything? how do you sum up your tennis career? boy, that _ see anything? how do you sum up your tennis career? boy, that is a _ see anything? how do you sum up your tennis career? boy, that is a tough - tennis career? boy, that is a tough one. i tennis career? boy, that is a to

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.james webb space telescope, was unveiled by us presidentjoe biden at a white house presentation. it shows what is believed to be the deepest and most detailed view of the universe yet. rebecca morelle reports. a deeper view of our universe than we've ever seen before. this is the first full—colour image from the james webb space telescope, and it shows a cluster of thousands of galaxies — including some which are among the oldest ever captured. the image was shown to the president of the united states. we're looking back more than 13 billion years. light travels at 186,000 miles per second. and that light that you are seeing on one of those little specks has been travelling for over 13 billion years. and, by the way, we're going back further — because this is just the first image. the telescope blasted off last year on christmas day — a collaboration between the american, european and canadian space agencies — and over the last six months it's been getting ready for its mission, unfold

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. favour as expected tonight. supporters say safer roads will encourage more to walk and cycle. as we see changes in noise pollution, in air pollution, an increase in walking and cycling, people feeling more able to walk and cycle, and therefore, feeling less vulnerable, less lonely, less isolated. all of these things have health effects. potentially, this could be the biggest public health intervention since the smoking ban. when the speed limit came down here in buckley, flintshire, some opponents organised a petition against it. they would like us to stop using our cars and they would like us to use our legs and cycle and walk but we haven't got the infrastructure to do that here. we have got no cycle lanes, we have got very narrow roads and our public transport systems are really quite poor for the size of the town that we are in. conservatives say it is ludicrous to spend money blanketing all villages, towns and cities with 20mph zones. but supporters say it is worth it if safer ro