this is the scene today in marmaris.ing through trees and undergrowth but with limited success as one local volunteer explains. translation: we have received reinforcements _ translation: we have received reinforcements from _ translation: we have received reinforcements from firefighters | reinforcements from firefighters from many regions, but because of the height of the mountains, which are steep and with very thick forests, the firefighters cannot intervene. the air reinforcements are too weak. there fires into many places in turkey at the moment, and we cannot respond to them. officials say that while more than 120 fires have been brought under control, nine continue to burn. seven of the eight people who have been killed so far in the fires have been in the city magnavat — and here you can see the sort of situation both locals and firefighters are facing. strong winds continue to hamper efforts to get the situation under control. translation: the fire came all of a sudden and turned _ translation: the fire came al

these are the latest pictures from marmaris.e started deliberately — amid reports that one suspected arsonist has been detained. the bbc�*s esra is in antalya. you are at a crisis centre, can you describe what is happening and how bad things are where you are? yes. riuht bad things are where you are? yes. rirht now bad things are where you are? yes. right now we _ bad things are where you are? yes. right now we are _ bad things are where you are? yes. right now we are in _ bad things are where you are? ye; right now we are in downtown at one of the relief coordination centres set up by the municipality. there's lots of volunteers here who are coordinating the relief they came from all around turkey come from different destinations around the world. and carrying them to the destinations in the mountain where there are villages who to that have been burned down. six days so far, and there's tonnes of villages that have been burned down. there still waiting for housing and using the help that comes from here. there's been criticism

firefighters are struggling to deal with several blazes in coastal resorts like marmaris, where helicoptersdergrowth. the huge container ship that disrupted global trade, when it got stuck across the suez canal in march, has now arrived at the port of felixstowe in suffolk. the ever given, owned by the evergreen corporation, finally set sail last month, after egypt signed a compensation deal with its owners and insurers. our correspondent theo leggett is in felixstowe. we know all about the headlines, but what lessons do you think have been learned? i what lessons do you think have been learned? ~ . �* what lessons do you think have been learned? ~ ., �* ., learned? i think what we've learnt from this is _ learned? i think what we've learnt from this is just _ learned? i think what we've learnt from this isjust how— learned? i think what we've learnt from this is just how vulnerable i learned? i think what we've learnt l from this isjust how vulnerable the from this is just how vulnerable the complex global supply chains that businesses and consumers rely upon for the products we use every

this is the resort town of marmaris along the turkish riviera.o the hotels. according to reuters, residents and tourists later evacuated to safer area. esra yal kinalp from bbc turkish visited a burned down village in antalya. we are here in manavgat, antalya in one of the coordination and relief centres operated solely by volunteers. you can see lots of clothing that is going to be sent to the villages that have been burnt down. there's dry goods that are going to be used by people who have lost their homes, who have lost their housing. there's refreshments, there's medicine. the firefighters are working on the ground, and one of the most important things that they need is of course water. it's very high heat, and it's very dry at the moment. so, they are using lots of ice to transfer the water so it is still cool when they get there. here you can see people breaking the ice and supplying the water. and here you can see the trucks which are the cooling trucks donated by various firms. they are used to cool down the supplies that are going to be

fires blazing on the hillside resorts near bodrum and marmaris.s are closing in on the kemerkoy power station. strong winds and low humidity and scorching temperatures, the weather conditions that help the fire spread. they are likely to continue into next week. so far over 130 fires have been extinguished. many new ones have risen up. these spanish planes are part of the latest efforts to get the flames under control. criticism of the government's handling of the situation is growing, but it insists it is doing everything it can. translation: | answered i the allegation that we do not help coming from abroad. once again, i would like to reiterate that notjust today, notjust during such a disaster, but it is out of the question to reject offers coming to us because of pride and arrogance as our forests are burning. but turkey is not the only country in the region fighting these wildfires. in this suburb of northern athens, more than 500 firefighters have been deployed. homes are burnt down, with many being forced to evacuate, as greece experiences

blazes which have destroyed huge swathes of forest and are threatening tourist resorts including marmaris yousaf, the scottish health secretary, says that after his two year old was refused a place, a white friend put in an application and it was accepted within 24 hours. the nursery strongly denies all claims of discrimination. our correspondent alexandra mackenzie, is in glasgow, tell us more. well, humza yousaf and his wife say that they tried twice to get their daughter into the little scholars nursery near dundee and were told there just were no places available. but mr yousaf said that when a white friend applied, they were offered a place. they said their two—year—old daughter had been discriminated against and they wanted to test this out. so they applied again with another two names, one of them a muslim name and humza yousaf said that this application was rejected. and the other was offered a place. he said a newspaper reporter then put in two fake applications, one for an applicant that was rejected and somebody called susan blake was given a place. we have had a statement from

it is being evacuated, the safest way out is by boat —— marmaris.e. we've had little fires before but i've never seen it like this, the devastation, and it's notjust here, it's everywhere. the police are trying to establish whether some of the fires were started deliberately. the turkish government, facing criticism for the shortage of firefighting aircraft in the country, insist it will do everything it can to help those affected by the flames, rebuild their lives. as is the majority of the fires have been contained. but many people are wondering what the left of their homes and their belongings when they are finally allowed to return? parts of italy, spain and greece have also been suffering and as temperatures rise, so do their concerns. simon jones, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: in fighting spirit — how russians feel about their athletes being made to compete under the banner of the russian olympic committee. the question was whether we wanted to save our people — and the japanese as well — and win the war or whether we want

covid—19 throughout the year, it is now struggling with the fires that are happening in anatolia, in marmaris, cattle, beekeepers — people who live in the forest there are all very badly affected. since the start of the fires, people have been mentioning that it could be an act of terrorism, a deliberate arson for starting the fire. this was mentioned a lot on social media, but for the first time yesterday president tayyip erdogan mentioned that they may have some evidence regarding that this is am act of terrorism and there have been some arrests — we don't know how many people have been arrested yet. the foreign minister cavusoglu mentioned that there were people arrested, but we don't know how many. companies still running with reduced staff because of the pandemic, will have to pay 20% of workers' wages from today — as the government's furlough scheme continues to wind down. it'll stop completely at the end of september. our business correspondent, katy austin, reports. it's been credited with preventing unemployment rising sharply. now, we're in the final two months of thejob retention s

fires blazing on the hillsides and in the forests near the coastal resorts of bodrum and marmaris. andly to continue into next week. so far, over 130 fires have been extinguished, but many new ones have broken out. these spanish planes are part of the latest effort to get the flames under control. criticism of the government�*s handling of the situation is growing. it insists it is doing everything it can. translation: i answer the allegation that we do not accept _ help coming from abroad. once again, i would like to reiterate that notjust today, notjust during such a disaster, but it is out of the question to reject offers coming to us because of pride and arrogance as our forests are burning. turkey is not the only country in the region fighting wildfires. in this suburb of northern athens, more than 500 firefighters have been deployed. houses have burnt down, many have been forced to evacuate, as greece experiences its worst heatwave in 30 years. translation: in the area where the fire broke out, | temperatures reached 45 celsius with less than 10% air humidity. these extreme condi

blazes which have destroyed huge swathes of forest and are threatening tourist resorts including marmaris. more than 100 blazes have broken out. volunteers have been working night and day to try to do what they can, providing food and drink for exhausted firefighters and helping them with local knowledge. translation: while there are these fires and this disaster, _ many residents, including myself, cannot put our heads on the pillow and fall asleep peacefully. we must be responsible for our land to prevent our future from burning. but the situation is really bad now. that is evident from these pictures showing the scorched earth. if the blazes come down the ridge the coastal suffered great damage which is why we started evacuating. we are helping those who do not have any vehicles. the police are trying to establish whether some of the fires were started deliberately. the turkish government is facing criticism for the shortage of firefighting aircraft in the country, it insists it will do everything to help those affected by the flames rebuild their lives. it says the majority of the fir

the holiday resort of marmaris now resembles a ghost town. it is being evacuated.sh whether some of the fires were started deliberately. the turkish government is facing criticism for the shortage of firefighting aircraft in the country, it insists it will do everything to help those affected by the flames rebuild their lives. it says the majority of the fires have been contained. many people are wondering what will be left of their homes and belongings when they are finally allowed to return. parts of italy, spain and greece have also been suffering, and as temperatures rise, so do the concerns. in 2012 a british surgeon travelled out to syria to provide medical care to civilians in aleppo. but dr abbas khan was captured by the regime there and was killed in custody a year later. now, eight years after dr khan's death, his legacy is inspiring a new generation of doctors — as charlie haynes reports. born in aleppo, syria, karim aljian moved to the uk as a child. he watched the syrian war from afar, tracking it on social media. one man in particular stood out to him

the holiday resort of marmaris now resembles a ghost town. it is being evacuated.umanitarian visa to the olympic athlete from belarus. you will remember that she entered the polish embassy in tokyo to ask for asylum and we are understanding that poland has granted her a humanitarian visa and more on that in the news at 12am. —— 12pm. the australian army has joined the police in sydney to enforce lockdown restrictions and to help distribute aid and manage vaccine clinics. it comes as new south waless announces 207 new cases and its 15th death of the current outbreak. hundreds of unarmed soldiers have started operations this week — with critics saying it will leave vulnerable people feeling targeted and angry. shaimaa khalil reports from sydney. getting ready to join the police on sydney�*s streets. as the city grapples with the ongoing delta variant outbreak, 300 unarmed troops will be deployed starting this week, helping with everything from care packages to street patrols and house—to—house checks. critics have called this heavy—handed and a worrying use of the ar

fires blazing on the hillside resorts near bodrum and marmaris.to us because of pride and arrogance as our forests are burning. but turkey is not the only country in the region fighting these wildfires. in this suburb of northern athens, more than 500 firefighters have been deployed. homes are burnt down, with many being forced to evacuate, as greece experiences its worst heatwave in 30 years. translation: in the area where the fire broke out, temperatures reached a5 celsius with less than 10% humidity. these extreme conditions are due to the intense heatwave which has been affecting our country for the last week. and in israel, firefighters also used planes and helicopters to battle the wildfires raging in forests west ofjerusalem, with the police evacuating the area. the fear for many, as extreme scenes like these have become more normal, is the impact if climate change takes hold. ramzan karmali, bbc news. a sharp rise in violence by insurgents has left the western backed government of afghanistan fighting to survive. lashkar gah is the capital

fires blazing on the hillsides and in the forests near the coastal resorts of bodrum and marmaris.it really helps to engage a city that might not have the same opportunities that glasgow and edinburgh does. we asked people in aberdeen what they thought of the new pieces. it looks nice. obviously, aberdeen's just declined since covid and all that, a lot of places are shutting down, but it's nice that people are making improvements and making it more of a nice destination to come to. it is stunning, really, really nice, yeah. i think it brings a lot of visitors to the city, yeah. it's smart. it's nice to come across them when you aren't expecting it. j yeah, like little hidden secrets. some pieces of art are hard to find — well hidden until you stumble across them. meanwhile, others loom a bit larger. i like that it's so... 0ut there? yeah, i love how random it is but also that there's so much to it. i think it's just so cool. i think it is really nice, - it's definitely really good to see artwork out in public places rather than hidden and kept away - in galleries that people might