also into portugal's profitable state owned energy company and take us to portugal e.d.p. . china three gold has bought up twenty percent of it seven years ago now it wants to buy it completely it's offering nine billion euros for. the chinese government is behind what are ostensibly business deals does that make portugal vulnerable to political blackmail you know how. in a certain way we're already dependent but we've also got brazilians angolans other european countries here and not just china china found a welcoming climate in portugal. portugal was in my car for a long time so there was always a traditional connection and the biggest investments came during the crisis they were really important for us. you've seen the potential problem and is working on transparency regulations for certain foreign investments applied to the e.d.p. they would function like this portugal first screams to chinese companies parallel to that list been informs the e.u. commission in brussels along with the other member states they then screen the chinese bid themselves and give their feedback

a small kingdom was the first to rush to assault the african coast portugal. in its wake a new slavery route was wrong. advair began this was a portuguese project they were coming out of the crusades fight and does more to what maldives to this out so part of the adventure to africa. was to. bez look only as secure themselves and also maybe a secure advantage or again a small glimpse. the largest city in portugal and the only european capital stablished on the atlantic coast. at the mouth of the tigris discovery monument evokes nostalgia for a time when the portuguese felt at home everywhere. carved in stone some fifty seven yards above the river the heroes of portugal pioneers of the conquest dominate the ocean that gave them such prestige and well. they were headed by prince henry the navigator the architect of a perilous project to open up a new trade route through the atlantic ocean to bypass the muslims in the mediterranean and search for african gold. in the fourteenth century the portuguese succeeded in ousting the arabs from their territory the kingdom

also into portugal's profitable state owned energy company and take us to portugal or e.d.p. . china's three gorges bought up twenty percent of it seven years ago now it wants to buy it up completely it's offering nine billion euros for the d.p. . the chinese government is behind what are ostensibly business deals does that make portugal vulnerable to political blackmail you know how. well. you know sort of the way we're already dependent but we've also got brazilians angolans other european countries here and not just china china found a welcoming climate in portugal. portugal was in my car for a long time so there was always a traditional connection and the biggest investments came during the crisis they were really important for us. and. the e.u. has seen the potential problem and is working on transparency regulations for certain foreign investments applied to the e.d.p. they would function like this portugal first screens the chinese companies offer parallel to that lisbon informs the e.u. commission in brussels along with the other member states they then screen the chine

on the african coast the riches that portugal devoured seem inexhaustible. in the belem district the building of the here or nimitz monastery was financed by the slave sugar and spice trade. the splendor of its architecture reminds us of the era when lisbon dominated the world and flooded other european capitals with its goods. let threads of. made life bali to technically upset was and couldn't walk and desist africa not that they could any. possible source of the whole of news. to get . old. does it need to bow to you as well not any touch so closely so a little bit a little bit busk little fuzzy. with the arrival of europeans in africa the history of slavery entered a whole new dimension. for the first time the trade focused exclusively on equitorial africa. and with considerable means the number of deportations reached unparalleled levels. in lisbon the history of african slaves who arrived in europe sank into oblivion. traces of their presence were destroyed during the seven hundred fifty five earthquake. pieces of its memory were scattered when the cit

on the african coast the riches that portugal devoured seem inexhaustible. in the bedlam district the building of the here or nimitz monastery was financed by the slave sugar and spice trade. the splendor of its architecture reminds us of the era when lisbon dominated the world and flooded other european capitals with its goods. let threads of navy yard made life bali to anything else that was and couldn't walk if you could discover africa not that they could any it possible source for the whole of new. to get. this it had to be to you as well not only touch so closely with the little man. no busk little fuzzy. but the arrival of europeans in africa the history of slavery entered a whole new dimension. for the first time the trade focused exclusively on equitorial africa. and with considerable means the number of deportations reached unparalleled levels. in lisbon the history of african slaves who arrived in europe sank into oblivion. traces of their presence were destroyed during the seven hundred fifty five earthquake. pieces of its memory were scattered w

but of course across across portugal there are much higher temperatures. as you say as the report mentioned earlier it reached forty five and above yesterday that's expected in some places possibly to reach above forty seven and those even the possibility that it would top forty eight which would be a record temperature for the whole year of. course be to me iberia region is no stranger to hot summers of course this is for markable give us a sense of what it's been like where you are. well of course one of the main consequences is the whole country is on that ridge of the forest fire last year during another he suffered a tragedy similar to that in greece recently. more than one hundred people lost their lives in forest fires in portugal last year and the authorities have been working for the past year to make sure there's no repeat of that this year of course this heat wave even worse than last year is not helping with that at all there's already one very large laney's just north of the out of the fields close to the algarve coast to space it a lot of a l

it's already been one of the hottest weeks on record in southern portugal the civil protection agency has issued its highest alert and warns that this weekend could be even worse. but it is the risk is expected to increase and spread to other regions of the country and specifically to the center and to the north central to go into the world. across europe the scorching temperatures are causing more than just over crowded coasts the heat has brought drought stoking wildfires from spain to sweden. the hot dry air has also reached havoc on europe's harvests in france the vineyards are withering. and in the u.k. grazing pastures for cows have very little green grass. the national farmers union has called a drought summit to address farmers worries i think we need to be concerned that when is are. always wide open about what's going on and where offered comes from spain is feeling heat nearly as fierce as that in portugal temperatures are expected to reach well past forty degrees celsius this weekend authorities are warning people to take precautions heatstroke has already claimed its firs

the intense heat for coffins will be on in the next forty eight hours temperatures there and in portugal can reach the highest ever recorded on the continent region from a reporter in lisbon also coming up. this still no end in sight is involved with the election of standoff president the muslim money god what is urging the opposition to accept the results of the opposition be done that's in japanese or is still adamant that he won and that he would challenge the outcome. and it's been called moscow's version of woodstock but now several bands are refusing to who might want to russia's largest music festivals because the country's military has also decided to be there. hello and welcome i'm under cheema europe has been sizzling under a record breaking heat wave that's been leaving its mark in various ways up north in sweden aghasi a top copa cabana kids in mountain has meant. it's so much that it's no longer the country's tallest peak experts say the mountain has jumped by more than four meters in july alone meanwhile the bathers in the board take fear of being warned after thousands of

and spain and portugal on alert.ocals and holiday—makers are urged to take care as temperatures climb well into the 405. and coming up on bbc news. england lose early wickets at edgbaston as they attempt to build on their lead over inida in the first test. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has warned that the possibility of a no—deal brexit is uncomfortably high. mr carney told the bbc that such an outcome would be highly undesirable, and the uk and eu should do all things to avoid it. however, he said planning for difficult circumstances had been undertaken. brexit supporting mps say the governor's comments are part of project fear. our business correspondent rob young reports. it's less than eight months until brexit. but we still don't know what economic life outside the european union will actually look like. ministers have been warning about the risk that a deal going to be donein the risk that a deal going to be done in time, potentially leading

wave turns deadly at least three people have died in spain a heat stroke forecasts for spain and portugal are due to reach the highest temperatures ever cordage on the continent. and members of the bar boys main opposition party appear in court in harare charged with inciting violence after monday's election the defendant saying they're being framed by the police. you could join us tens of thousands of people are protesting in israel against new legislation they say marginalizes non jewish people in the country thousands have gathered in a central square in tel aviv for a protest organized by the country's druze minority they're calling for all israelis to be treated equally and they say the new law undercuts israel's democratic values by marginalizing not only the druze but also the country's arab minority arab israelis make up about twenty percent of the population. let's bring in middle east correspondent tanya kramer on the line she's. at the rally in tel aviv tanya start by telling us more about who's at this protest what does it look like on the ground there. well you can say a lot

europe's heatwave edubuntu wants a new high for this weekend's temperatures in portugal spain could reach the highest ever recorded on the continent. on a welcome i'm a touchy ma zimbabwean president well has called on the opposition and the country to accept the results of the disputed election he said the opposition would have a crucial role to play in shaping the country's future but in the last two hours opposition leader nelson chamisa has repeated his claim that the elections were rigged we cross in live to harare in just a moment but first this report. the main opposition party leader in zimbabwe tried to hold a press conference on friday in the capital out of it but it was disrupted by riot police who then cleared the area they were then in turn confronted by journalists. that are. eventually the police did allow. the presser to take place. there nelson chamisa of the movement for democratic change party or m.d.c. claimed the election on monday was rigged his party had taken just over forty four percent of the vote but emerson on god one of the rulings on a p.f. was declared the w

first heat stroke victims at least three people have died in spain forecasts for both spain and portugal are due to reach the highest temperatures ever recorded on the continent. also coming up. thousands gather in israel to protest a new law that's in marginalizes non jews our correspondent in tel aviv has the latest. and members of zimbabwe's made opposition party appear in court and harare charged with inciting violence after monday's election the defendants say they're being framed by the police. i'm irish waiter thanks for joining us temperatures in europe are forecast to reach the highest ever recorded on this continent this weekend in spain at least three people have reportedly died from heat stroke eight races in portugal have already broken local heat records with some areas hitting nearly forty six degrees celsius that's close to the record forty eight degrees set in greece more than forty years ago. mercilessly the sun beats down day after day driving the temperatures in portugal to record breaking highs. people do whatever they can for relief. authorities have issued a nation

its first heat stroke victims at least three people have died in spain forecast for both spain and portugal are due to reach the highest temperatures ever recorded on the continent also coming up. thousands gather in israel to protest a new law they say to marginalize and non jews our correspondent in tel aviv has the latest. and protestors and counter protesters face off outside the headquarters of the u.s. gun lobby our u.s. correspondent was right in the middle of x. . i'm irish waiter thank you for joining us europe has been sizzling under a record breaking heat wave that's been leaving its mark in various ways up north in sweden a glacier atop the cabinet chis a mountain has melted so much that it's no longer the country's tallest peak experts say the mountain has shrunk by more than four meters in july alone meanwhile bathers in the baltic sea have been more and after thousands of jellyfish invaded shorelines in recent days in one day more than ninety people required treatment at the resort of haile after receiving painful stings researchers say the warm weather has increased jellyfis

and spare a thought for those racing in portugal's volta.l finish at the end. it is hottest inland, in the mid—40s, in picturesque cities like montoro. when it gets that hot, some of the advice might surprise you. you need to keep yourfluid intake up and coffee and tea are fine, up to about eight cups of tea, four cups of coffee a day, unless it is really humid, in which case you won't sweat, so cold drinks are better. a fan is great, unless the temperature is above 37, in which case it can make matters worse rather than better, and when you are inside, keep the windows closed until night—time. you will actually be cooler inside that way. forest fires like this one in south—westerly spain are not unusual at this time of year, but the boiling weather makes the job of putting them out that bit harder. for holidaymakers, well, the coast will be a bit cooler. tom burridge, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willets with the forecast. we have had 33 here this afternoon, in wisley. it is hot fuzz, but tha nkfully in wisley. it

but it's notjust portugal suffering.n recent weeks has seen deaths in spain, droughts and wildfires from greece to sweden. chi chi izundu, bbc news. the venezuelan president says he has survived an assassination attempt involving drones carrying explosives. nicol s maduro was speaking in the capital, caracas. live footage shows the president suddenly looking upwards — startled — and dozens of soldiers running away. he was unharmed, but seven soldiers were injured. the us first lady, melania trump, has expressed her support for the basketball player lebronjames, hours after her husband made insulting remarks about him on twitter. the los angeles lakers player had said in an interview that mr trump was "divisive" and had "emboldened racists". chris buckler has more. lebronjames is without any doubt one of the biggest stars in american sports. when he recently signed for the la lakers, it made the headlines, but he's found himself in the news again because of his criticism of donald trump. on cnn, he accused the president o

labors under intense heat for constant one in the next forty eight hours temperatures then and in portugal could reach the highest ever recorded on the continent we'll hear from a report in lisbon also coming up. members of zimbabwe's main opposition party appearing in court in harare charged with inciting violence off of monday's election they say they're being framed by the police. and it's been called moscow's version or woodstock but now several bands are refusing to go for one of russia's largest music festivals because the country's military has also taken to the stage. to. comment on free glad you could join me europe has been sizzling and a record breaking heat waves it's been leaving its mark in various ways now up north in sweden i see a top cabinet case a mountain has melted so much that it's no longer the country's tourist peak you can see it there. in the middle that but experts say that the mountain has shrunk by more than four meters in july alone meanwhile betas in the boat sixty have been wound thousands of jellyfish invaded shorelines in recent days more than ninety peopl

in southern portugal, the intensity of the heat led to wildfires.an 1000 firefighters tackled the blaze in a popular tourist destination. here in cordoba in southern spain, by mid—morning, temperatures had already reached 30 celsius and then it got hotter. we arrived here yesterday afternoon when it was about 43 degrees. peter stayed in the hotel. i said, "i'm going out for a walk", and i came back pretty quickly. as this torrid weather continues, the government is frequently reminding people here how to stay cool and doctors have told us they are particularly concerned about those who are visiting from colder climates. it is so much warmer here, so much warmer but we have come to see cordoba and that is what we will do. i didn't listen to the health warnings. ijust wasn't going to cook my head. there's no sign of this extreme heat subsiding soon. forecasters say it is expected to be like this for at least a few days yet but determination often prevails and for some, no heatwave is going to get in the way of having a good time. sima kotecha, bbc new

the records actually across parts of spain and portugal are around 47 celsius. 47.1; in portugal, weh we did last year, actually, in cordoba. so, we will probably get close to that today. whether we actually break a record is a different matter, but the highest temperature ever recorded in europe was 48 celsius in greece, and actually that was all the way back in 1977. it's been a number of years, to put that into context, since we've seen temperatures as high as that. so, why this sharp rise in temperatures? why has it happened this year? we can link it to what's been happening with us, as well. we've been seeing very high temperatures, well above average. i think we need to look at natural weather patterns. the jet stream, for example, is very weak at the moment. the jet stream is that ribbon of wind high up in the atmosphere that drives our weather system. it's not very strong at the moment. when you get a particular weather pattern, an area of high pressure, it just hangs around. there's no change from day today, no change in the wind direction. it's summer in the northern hemisp

last year wildfires killed more than one hundred people in portugal. but it respect the risk of fires to rise in the old guard and in parts of iowa into as well as in the north. lot the first alarms were reported on friday some seven hundred firefighters are working one major fire in the hill country of the or garvie. forecasters expect temperatures to hit forty seven degrees before things start to cool off slightly earlier in the week. and the heat wave has hit germany hard as well and while people are suffering here the tree is are also dying high temperatures and weeks with very little rain have parched forests environmentalist worry that thousands of trees are not evolved to withstand this heat they say a whole generation of trees is at risk. berlin's green lungs the forest outside of the city at cern and brown it hasn't rained here in weeks that's hard on pine trees and spruce trees which are less resistant to heat and drought than on the trees the heat is also deadly for seedlings. the forester for this woods is worried about a whole generation o

high temperatures in spain and portugal are not unusual at this time of year in the summer, but whating. portugal is set to have its hottest temperatures for yea rs, to have its hottest temperatures for years, possibly exceeding its record of 47.3 celsius, and spain can also set a new national record. the summer set a new national record. the summer has already seen a number of temperature record smashed across the northern hemisphere, and now it looks like it might be europe's turn. over the next few days, an area of low pressure satjust to the west of morocco is going to stop the cooler atlantic airs from reaching spain and portugal and instead, air that was already heated from southern france has drifted across spain and portugal and it stagnates here, the winds fall light, and that allows temperatures to build up day by day. we are likely to see temperatures peak at around 47 degrees, that will challenge the national records for spain and portugal. if we get to 48 degrees, it would make it europe's hottest day ever on record. to add to a list of records we've already seen this ye

it was the same story in portugal.ry is on high alert as the mercury rises. translation: it's very difficult being outside in this heatwave. it‘s impossible to be here, it‘s too hot. translation: it seems we won't have many customers, the tourists want to go to the beach. europe‘s record temperature, 48 degrees celsius, was measured in athens in 1977. forecasters predict there is around a 30% chance the record will be broken. even if that doesn‘t happen, it‘s still plenty hot enough. tim allman, bbc news. with me is our weather presenter, chris fawkes. 30% chance of the record being broken. where do you put it?|j 30% chance of the record being broken. where do you put it? i don't think we will see any records go today, i think tomorrow will be the hot of the two days actually. and for spain temperatures will peak at around 46 celsius, so i don‘t think we will quite get the spanish record. the hottest area is further westwards and we can see what is going on actually. on the satellite sequence, going on actually. on the

in portugal, temperatures we re hours.rees away from the national record. 46.6, the top temperature in spain. looking at weather picture today, the heat has gone nowhere so we will see highs of 47 possibly a game. very hot with the risk of further wildfires. in the uk, glorious for us wildfires. in the uk, glorious for us this morning. a bit of cloud around as well. that strip of cloud is affecting wales, the midlands, east anglia, tending to melt away but further north for scotland and northern ireland, thick cloud. it's bringing a few spots of rain. some rain so farthis bringing a few spots of rain. some rain so far this morning affecting the western isles, and the highlands too. that'll push into orkney and arrive in shetland, as well. to the south of this, a lot of dry weather. the rest of the sunshine in england and wales with temperatures widely reaching the low 30s across southern parts of the country were asked temperatures near normal for scotla nd temperatures near normal for scotland and northern ireland, as wel

we are looking at 47 today and portugal. the national record for portugal is 47.4.et pretty close to the spanish and european records as well. we will keep you posted. the weather picture for us this weekend, some hot sunshine but quite a bit of cloud working into the north west. in the middle, in between, across the midlands, that is what the skies looked like earlier today. that was sent into was just over an hour ago, the sunshine poking through thick high cloud. that's what that cloud looks like on the satellite icher. further north, for scotland and northern ireland and the far north of england we have thicker cloud still. for many it has a cloudy start. the cloud will be thick enough to give us a few showers across the western isles islands this morning. an isolated light showerfor northern this morning. an isolated light shower for northern ireland, this morning. an isolated light showerfor northern ireland, but this morning. an isolated light shower for northern ireland, but the vast majority will dodge them and stay dry. some brighter spells too. the best o

not far behind in portugal, these figures could be revised upwards.in the uk, and other dry day. the best of the hot and sunny weather will be across southern parts of the country, a lwa ys southern parts of the country, always more in them way of clouds further north and west you travel. the scotland and northern ireland some cloud, but quite a bit of cloud stretching into lincolnshire and east anglia. the cloud will stay here throughout the morning, actually pinning to allow some sunshine as we head into the afternoon. this stand stock patches clearing away and a lot of dry weather to take us through the rest of the day. —— a lot of fog and dry patches. generally, temperatures are higher across the midlands and wales, parts of northern england than yesterday, getting some afternoon sunshine. and northern ireland and scotland, a lot of cloud. it will be thick enough to give us some spots of rain at times across the highlands and some rain in aberdeenshire as well, but that should clear away with time. this evening and overnight, rain will move into w

a small kingdom was the first to rush to assault the african coast portugal. in its wake a new slavery route was wrong. advair began this was a portuguese project they were coming out of the crusades fight and does more to all what maldives to this out so part of the adventure to africa was to. bez achilles secure themselves and also maybe a secure advantage or against small groups. has been the largest city in portugal and the only european capital stablished on the atlantic coast. at the mouth of the tigris the discovery monument evokes nostalgia for a time when the portuguese called their home everywhere. carved in stone some fifty seven yards above the river the heroes of portugal pioneers of the conquest dominate the ocean that gave them such prestige and wealth. they were headed by prince henry the navigator the architect of a perilous project to open up a new trade route through the atlantic ocean to bypass the muslims in the mediterranean and search for african gold. in the fourteenth century the portuguese succeeded in ousting the arabs from their ter

in southern portugal, the intensity of the heat led to wildfires. tackled the blaze in a popular tourist destination. here in cordoba in southern spain, by mid—morning, temperatures had already reached 30 celsius and then it got hotter. we arrived here yesterday afternoon when it was about 43 degrees. peter stayed in the hotel. i said, "i'm going out for a walk", and i came back pretty quickly. as this torrid weather continues, the government is frequently reminding people here how to stay cool and doctors have told us they are particularly concerned about those who are visiting from colder climates. it is so much warmer here, so much warmer but we have come to see cordoba and that is what we will do. i didn't listen to the health warnings. ijust wasn't going to cook my head. there's no sign of this extreme heat subsiding soon. forecasters say it is expected to be like this for at least a few days yet but determination often prevails and for some, no heatwave is going to get in the way of having a good time. sima kotecha, bbc news, cordoba. 18 peopl

most of mainland portugal is on red alert.nk plenty of water. what have been the effects of the heatwave so far? have people been staying indoors in air—conditioned homes and offices? it is noticeable if you go out on the streets in lisbon there are fewer people around than they normally would would be, not just at than they normally would would be, notjust at midday, but even towards the end of the afternoon. you mentioned air—conditioning and not many homes in portugal have air conditioning, it might sound surprising. traditional methods of building in portugal, particularly in the south were temperatures get a really high, the houses are designed to keep out the heat. unfortunately most houses and apartments built during the 20th century were not built along the same lines and they do not have air conditioning so that isa do not have air conditioning so that is a problem. the tactic is to open your windows at night and close them com pletely your windows at night and close them completely during the day and that is what man

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wildfires have kicked up in southern portugal over one of the hottest weekends on record for the iberian peninsula hot and dry air coming in from africa helped create the conditions for the fire in portugal's algarve a region hundreds of firefighters were sent to battle the blaze with the assistance of water bombing aircraft in europe why it heatwave has been especially severe in portugal and spain with temperatures passing for forty five degrees celsius on saturday. and the united states protesters have demonstrated at the headquarters of the national rifle association against the group's role in blocking stricter gun control laws protesters called for tougher background checks for buyers of guns and a ban on assault weapons but supporters of the powerful gun lobby also came to protest against such restrictions w.'s claire richardson reports from fairfax virginia. in a polarized national debate a rare display of the two sides talking to each other but both are holding their ground. you're put property over life which is occurring no it's not your news i don't see you i can find you here

one blaze in southern portugal has been burning since friday, with the effort to combat it includingircraft dropping water. spain's emergency services are also engaged in fighting fires along its border with portugal. engaged in fighting fires the president of venezuela, nicolas maduro, says an attempt has been made on his life using drones packed with explosives. he was attending a military parade in caracas when the alleged attack occurred. parade in caracas when he escaped without injury, but officials say seven soldiers were hurt. but officials say seven katy watson reports. but officials say seven mr maduro‘s speech started off like all the others, a rallying call on state television to support his revolution. and then this happened. to support his revolution. the sound cuts off. the television pictures continue to roll. at this point, you can hear what sounds like panicked officials trying to protect mr maduro, while in the distance, a small group of soldiers start to move. while in the distance, a small group and then chaos. while in the distance, a small group the broadcast g