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also on the program, monsoon flooding brings water to the base of india's iconic taj mahal, the 1st time in almost half a century. but officials say the marble monument is not yet at risk. and berlin police are on the pro laughter. a line is reported on the loose and caught on film in an vp summer. the unlike look, it's nice to have you with us. all ships heading for ukrainian waters could be potential military targets. that's according to refresh threat from moscow. earlier this week, the kremlin allowed a deal on the export of green via the black sea to expire. and now it says ships could be carrying weapons in warren, that countries sending ships would be considered parties to the war on ukraine's side. already russia has stepped up a tax on ukraine's port cities. missiles have rained down on odessa and middle line . for the 3rd consecutive night. the strikes reportedly hit residential areas and injured dozens, with dest reported as well, or in his nightly address. present info, lot him is the landscape said the attacks on the port cities showed how rushing regression was having an im

and swept away houses and bridges at jason to the taj mahal. the do all these in the sample. see that the rising water reminds them off. floods in the past. will serve as a newsletter back in 1978. the flood completely submerged this temple. yeah. the water level went above the boundary walls to the middle of the taj mahal, growth garden measure from wherever there were right. kind of good monitored for a new look of residential area. the rewards doing truly in the read called the homes. people that struggling to walk around on the cloth streets, malia the hip, anya, this heavy rain water has come to i get from delhi fine. i know it will go further beyond hill with a lot of that. how does that, how did i, as the thoughts, my looms were the muddy waters. there are new concerns for the risk was by x. the rather this was the site, the, the, the women's world cup is underway, but just hours before it kick off the host city of oakland was under a temporary lock down. at least 2 people were killed after a government open fire at a high rise building site. several others were injure

now in india, a monsoon rains of left flood water and lapping up the compound walls of the taj mahal mausoleum for the 1st time in 45 years. india is major logical departments as the north of the country has seen over 40 percent more rain. the normal, the yamuna river has risen and inundated gardens around detachment. how, as well as nearby houses. this is that we have sight to the rising flood waters from the commonality were reached at the compound walls of the iconic dodge my health. for the 1st time in 45 years, the water submerged waterford gardens, causing concern or potential damage to the 17th century. historical site, the surrounding areas of the monument are flooded with you as it gets to the will take the weight compared to today the water level was high yesterday and the day before. but i will also be that at the, in the areas behind the taj mahal, the water has seeped into houses on the ceiling. so crack the bunny, i'll get, well, you'll go to get to that when we start to be looking at what the last few days will flowing gentlemen that has reached its highest level alrea

better than looking at the taj mahal or something. i at the taj mahal or something.ventually die. the whole plant will eventually die. the whole plant will die and, by the end of the year. — will die and, by the end of the year. it— will die and, by the end of the year, it will have been removed. visitors — year, it will have been removed. visitors are _ year, it will have been removed. visitors are being encouraged to see the once in a generation flowering plant as soon as possible. amazing. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. as summer goes even more into reverse this weekend, there will be some strong winds around, a cool feel and plenty of rain. this chart shows just how rainfall will tot up across the uk as you go through the weekend. some of the brighter colours, snowdonia, around cumbria, and also towards the south—east of scotland, where we will see some of the highest rainfall totals and potentially the greatest impacts. it's the cloud here which has been gathering just off the coast of canada which will bring that area of low pr

now we're monsoon ryans have left flood water, laughing at the compound walls of the taj mahal, mazel william for the 1st time in 45 years. india is media illogical. department says the north of the country has seen over 40 percent more rain than normal. by this time of year, the yamuna river has arisen and inundated gardens around the taj mahal, as well as nearby houses. this is the way of sight. the rising flood waters from the commonality were reached at the compound walls of the iconic dodge may help. but the 1st time in 45 years, the water submerged one of its gardens, causing concern or potential damage for the 17th century, historical site to the surrounding areas of the monument up flooded. how would you advocates to people that they were compared to today? the water level was high yesterday and the day before, but i will also be that other in the areas behind the taj mahal, the water has seeped into high uses on the ceiling. so crack the bunny, i'll get, well, you'll go to get to that when we started looking at what the last few days, the oil flowing german not has reached it

in the name of allah, this beautiful 400-year-old taj mahal is one of the seven wonders of the world with the help of iranian architecture in qom. the death of the iranian wife of the shah of india was built, but few people know that architecture this building is modeled after jame porideh mosque , whose architecture was iranian, by allah, this mosque inspired the building of taj mahal a.h. we said, "karam, the great leader of the sunnis of india, the imam of hamid mosque, salam alaikum and may god have mercy on him, what is your name, muhammad ahmed, the name of the father of muhammad ahmed, the name of the grandfather of mufti muhammad mehrullah, where were you born, masha allah, he was taken by ali, i was not saeed abul khair, to the show of golestan and bostan, diwan hafiz, the age of the family, in the same persian language, in the persian language, can you write a persian poem. doda is teaching farsi tonight to the fountain of your enemies, mark the body of this farsi. they brought writings. you brought them. you brought them. we have them. no, of course, it wasn't just the wri

the yamuna river has risen in inundated gardens around the taj mahal as well as nearby houses. this is that a ray of sight. the rising flood waters from the commonality were reached at the compound walls of the iconic dodge my health. for the 1st time in 45 years, the water submerged one of its gardens, causing concern or potential damage for the 17th century, historical site of the surrounding areas of the monument up flooded. how would you advocates to deal with it the way compared to today the water level was high yesterday and the day before, but i will also be out at the, in the areas behind the taj mahal, the water has seeped into high uses on the ceiling. so chronically that'll move bunny, i'll get, well, you'll get to that when we start to be looking at what the last few days, the oil flowing gemini has reached its highest level, not record. this was due to unusually heavy rainfall in northern india back give us more than 100 people and swept away houses and bridges adjacent to the thoughts of how the do all these and distemper. see that the rising water reminds them of

announced that he has arranged a meeting with the grand mufti of hindustan, in the name of allah taj mahal this 400-year-old beauty, which is one of the seven wonders of the world , was built with the help of iranian architecture in qom after the death of the iranian wife of the shah of india, but few people know that the architecture of this building was modeled after the jame mosque of purhidari, which was iranian architecture, the mosque that inspired the construction of the taj mahal a.h. we said, "karam, the great leader of the sunnis of india, the imam of this mosque, salam alaikum, peace and mercy, what is your name, muhammad ahmad, the name of muhammad's father, the name of muhammad's grandfather, the messenger of allah, where were we born, we are born, we are the same , how did we learn farsi, masha'allah, khan had taken it, and it was ali, only i was only you, saeed." abul khair to show golestan and bostan diwan hafiz khanad, seven years old, in the same persian language, in persian language, can you write a persian poem, now god bless you, let me wake you up, let me always teach

better than the taj mahal? because it is, of course, in nature.g, it will gradually die and the whole plant will die. by the end of the year it will have been removed. visitors are being encouraged to come and see the once in a generation flowering plant as soon as possible. interesting to see a new report from 1998, 25 years ago. if you want to watch or see anything more of the stories you have seen on bbc news you're welcome as always to go to the bbc news website and you can get the bbc news website and you can get the latest from the bbc�*s news app. don't go anywhere, stay with us on bbc news. hello. 0ur fairly unsettled spell of mid—july weather is set to continue. we've got relatively cool conditions out there at the moment. next few days, we'll see sunny spells and scattered showers. temperatures on the cool side for this stage of the month, but then wet and windy weather moves in during the course of the weekend. so this is the rainfall that we're expecting to accumulate over the next few days. some areas receiving 50, perhaps as much as

they were the mosque that inspired the construction of the taj mahal. we said, "kram, the great leader of the sunnis of india, the imam of this mosque. salam alaikum and may god's mercy be upon you. what is your name? muhammad ahmad's father's name is muhammad ahmad's grandfather's name , mufti muhammad mazhari, may god have mercy on him. where were you born, masha'allah? i had taken khan. it was ali." it was only good, it's time for me to show the authority of golestan and bostan diwan hafiz masnavi of maulana rum, at the age of 67 , in the same persian language, in persian, you can write a persian poem . 22 tonight, i said to the eyes of the enemy, this persian does not have a mark on the body, it does not teach persian, they brought writings, you brought, you brought, i brought, we have, no, of course , it was not only the writings on the blackboard of the mosque, which were in persian and 2 and gave familiarity . how long have we gone during saddam's time? the two of us went together in karbala and najaf and the pilgrimage is very crowded and it was

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better than the taj mahal? yeah, because it is, of course, in nature.come and see the once in a generation flowering plant as soon as possible. lovely stuff. now some great pictures, footage of whale sharks being freed from fishing nets off the coast of indonesia. as you can see, they will come across these five whale sharks that any fishing net, clearly in distress and the divers immediately set to work on a rescue plan tugging at various sides of the net to try to wrestle in three and one by one, as you can see, they could disentangle the netting and guide the giant fish out through the openings and they were then able to swim back into the deep waters. now, whale sharks are thought to be the largest species of fish but their numbers are decreasing according to the international union for conservation of nature with commercial fishing being one of the biggest threats. we will catch up on all the latest weather details in a moment but i just want to tell you what we have coming up in the next hour, it is busy, we are back to see live pictures in greece

the main problems are that the water is very dirty, it gets into the taj mahal and our homes, moreoverdestroyed most of the harvest, the rainy season , which farmers annually look forward to, as the main source of moisture. this time, he brought ruin to the economy, destroyed the crop and provoked a never-before-seen tomato crisis. onions and tomatoes are the basis of the indian vegetarian diet. but in a couple of weeks, tomato prices jumped 4 1/2 times. now for a kilo of tomatoes they are asking up to 200 rupees instead of 30 just a month ago and listened to the conversations in the vegetable markets in fact. you understand that the main question all on the lips. how much will a tomato be today? tomatoes are the base of all indian cuisine and the basis of almost any local dish from butter, chicken to paneer mahani indian cuisine is unthinkable without tomatoes and shvarga ikar from maharashra, together with his wife taluka , have earned almost 30 million rupees on their tomatoes over the past two months. years, hard work did not bring me that kind of money, i always suffered losses. i

now, or some other news from around the world, no flood waters have reached the wall of the taj mahal for the 1st time. and more than 40 years, the monument sits on the banks of the swollen yamuna river. unusually heavy rainfall this month, certain season has triggered flooding. i'm blind slides across northern india. former us president donald trump has had he expects to be arrested and indicted over the january 6 attack on the us capital and his social media post. trump says he received a letter from special time, so jack smith saying he was the targets of a criminal pro into efforts to overturn the 2020 us presidential election european union, latin american on caribbean leaders have wrapped up the 2 day summit in brussels, still divided over the war and ukraine, they failed to agree unanimously on the wording of a statement of russia's invasion. with an incorrect you are reportedly refusing to join 59 other nations in a joint criticism of the war. an american soldier has crossed the heavily guarded border and north korea. after being released from a size korean prison. private tra

is one of the world's most highly militarized areas flooded waters have reached the goal of the taj mahal for the 1st time in more than 40 years. the monument sits on the banks of the swollen yamuna river on usually heavy rain folders alonzo has a trinket flooding and land slides across northern india. a box that will house up to 500 asylum seekers has arrived at the ports of england. parliament has passed the build card of migration. the government wants to stop people from crossing the english channel in small books. sounds as if people in israel are taking part in protests against the government, supplant additional reforms instead of beef demonstrates us all staging riley's of impulses size across the city, including the stock exchange, the defense industry, train stations, and rows junction. so part of what's being described as a day of resistance by organize the action comes ahead of the parliamentary vote on a key part of the proposed reforms, which critics have said with this mental democracy that's now bringing our corresponding rebecca with us who's at one of those protests in u

or some other international use now. flood waters have reached the goal of the taj mahal for the 1st time and more than 4 decades. the monument sits on the banks to postpone the river. unusually heavy rain full. this balancing season is frequent flooding of land spikes across the open india. the united nations says the us national is being held in north korea after crossing the border without authorization across the, the militarize, the between, you know, then self during a board or 2 on his own is one of the world's most highly militarized theories. a bunch that will house up to 500 asylum secrets as of right that avoid it in good problem. it is us the bill to cut migration. the government wants to stop migrate across and being was channeled in small boats. ukrainian president loaded me so landscape says he's in baffled nation is said to keep shipping grain to the world. that's the spank ross is exit from the deal. that's guaranteed the safety of ships passing through a was on, in the black say, i was off the most goes announcement, the southern ukrainian city of odessa came under

allow them to put doctors and in crazy not complete and enslave them build them taj mahal's not paying taxes. they pay billions to executives with subsidies or countries going bankrupt on they did not want to deal with that. and then you have a challenge now because a lot of the entities does not even have guidance you do not have enough jurisdiction to deal with these entities. no one has. i would like you to deal with that but now my colleagues here have a concern we have a bipartisan bill that a lot of people here feel concerned you are not going to be enforcing it properly. you will use it as a power to pick losers and winners again. i want you to see how you couldn't respond with what you are doing in this area. i think there is a pbm common ground we have that area. but look at 50 -- 60% of hospitals five -- 10 is spent on drugs to see huge amount of money. how would you respond with what you are doing on that and how you would address some of the republicans concerns? i think your agency has some function but i think everything that is so politicized that a lot of people here on

some other news from around the world not flood walter as have reached the wall of the taj mahal for the 1st time and more than 40 years. the monument fits on the banks of the swollen yamuna river, unusually heavy rainfall. this monsoon season has triggered flooding avalon slides across northern india an american soldier has crossed the border from south korea into the north. he was facing disciplinary action in the us, but it is unclear if he has to fax it to us. so just trying to resolve the instant washington has no form of diplomatic relations with north korea. former us president donald trump has said he expects to be arrested and indicted over the january 6 attack on the us capital. in our social media posts, trump says he received a letter from special counsel jack smith saying he was the target to of a criminal probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 us presidential election european union and latin american and car being leaders have wrapped off a 2 day summit in brussels still divided over the war and ukraine. they failed to agree unanimously on the wording of a statement c

the main problems are that the water is very dirty, it gets into the taj mahal and into our homes, inops are free, the cows grazing all over india are dying by the thousands. life and wildlife of the gujarati, fleeing from the flood, came out to the people. and because of the flood of rivers in the village, reptiles make their way, the rainy season which farmers are waiting for, as the main source of moisture of the year, this time brought ruin , destroyed the crop and provoked an unprecedented tomato crisis. onions and tomatoes are the basis of the indian vegetarian diet. but in a couple of weeks, tomato prices jumped 4 1/2 times. now for a kilo of tomatoes they ask for up to 200 corpses instead of 30 just a month ago and they listened to the conversations in the vegetable markets in fact. you understand that the main question is on everyone's lips. how much today will tomato tomatoes be the base of all indian cuisine and the basis of almost any local dish from butter, chicken to paneer, mahani, indian cuisine, it is unthinkable without tomatoes buzz. i bought at 180 rupees per kg, b

now flooding around the taj mahal, niagara city and nearby neighborhoods is worrying locals and visitors. [speaking non-english language] >> we are afraid our houses might get damage, we can not sleep at night because we are worried. >> environmental activists agree the need to address extreme weather conditions is urgent. but more pressing is for governments to implement measures that can prevent them from happening. ♪ >> let's bring in our guests, we have the leader of work on climate change adaptation at the economic organization of development. and we have for the world meteorological organization. and the head of policy and advocacy of global justice now. a very warm welcome to you. let me start with you john, we knew this was coming. did it happen quicker than we expected? >> the peak we are seeing and weather patterns supporting it are consistent with the advice we have seen from the ipcc. we are seeing damage of the north pole, a lack of ice is resulting in warming which is weakening the jet stream and resulting in locking in weather patterns in the summer. consistent patterns th

the roman colosseum became the new wonders of the modern world the great wall of china mausoleum taj mahalque in india a giant statue of christ in rio de janeiro city of the ancient incas machu picchu in peru the pyramids of the mayan civilization chichen itza in mexico and the ancient city of petra verni famous for its rock temples what was this day in history like? there are only two on planet earth organizations inspired awe and fear. this is of course the kgb and the cia in the management of a sector that began to deal with the change of power in other countries. the us and nato countries are using ukraine to try to destroy russia. we must fix you. you have to work on crude for us, because you have to make a profit for us. that is why the united states continues to pump weapons to ukraine, the anglo-saxon policy of colonialism has not changed. i have witnessed a blatant politicization of the activities of our management. not russia in the last 30 years has fomented wars. we are now witnessing the birth of a new international order with russia in the unique position of fighting to prese

roman colosseum became the new wonders of the modern world the great wall of china mausoleum of the taj mahal india a giant statue of christ in rio de janeiro the city of the ancient incas machu picchu in peru the pyramids of the mayan civilization chechen in mexico and the ancient city of petra, famous for its rock temples , this was such a day in history. the british the french wanted to do everything they could to prevent a war my going was always viewed as a youth with russia the main condition more than 20,000 people a day biblo during the great patriotic war, we are in a very dangerous moment in human history, what is happening now in ukraine, then the lessons of the gebbit textbook 2018, the edition of june 22, is designated as the beginning of the german-soviet war. well, ukraine has nothing to do with the lessons of the past. otherwise, we will repeat it politicians using speculators from history make a decision on the basis. in the irkutsk region in yakutia, they are fighting forest fires, where else to expect strikes elements?

country, forced the evacuation of hundreds of people, and the flood threatens to submerge the famous taj mahalrge-scale forest fires forced the canadian province of british columbia to ask for help from the military and foreign countries this year, the fire destroyed more than a million hectares of forest , which is significantly higher than the average for the last decades in the region, due to the lack of rain, a large part of the territory simply dried up, according to local officials - this is an unprecedented level of service in general across the country about ten million hectares have already burned for canada - this is the worst forest fire season we now have about 180 specialists from mexico the united states and australia more people are on the way we have requested a thousand additional employees i can say we have about 100 firefighters from the usa now, there are several people who land from planes in remote areas , we also have people from australia who have considerable experience in fighting such incidents. has detonated already 6 hours ago in temporarily occupied crimea, there

of the other stories making is around the world today. flood waters have reached the wall of the taj mahal for the 1st time and more than 40 years. the monument sits on the banks of the swollen javelin, now river, unusually heavy rainfall. this monsoon season has triggered flooding and landslides across northern india a ty, food has made landfall in china, forcing the evacuation of nearly a quarter 1000000 people. tell him is the 4th type soon in the region. this year it hit the southern coastline with winds of more than a 130 kilometers. now. in japan has issued heat alerts in more than 30 pre fractures in central and south western regions. temperatures in tokyo and elsewhere have risen to nearly 40 degrees celsius. at least 60 people have been treated for huge stroke. and it was climate on why john kerry says climate cooperation between the united states and china could re define their strain, ties carries, visited. china is aimed at reviving climate negotiations between the world's 2 largest polluters relations between the us and china have been marred into a political disputes the unit

of the other news making headlines around the world flood roles as have reached the goal of the taj mahal for the 1st time in more than 40 years. the monument sits on the bank. so if the swollen yamuna river, unusually heavy rainfall, this monsoon season has triggered flooding. unplanned slides across a little in india, a bogs that will house up to 500. the asylum seekers has arrived at a port in england in this column and has passed a bill to cub migration. government wants to deter refugees from crossing the english channel in small boats. 0 if in union is registered investment of fortune, 5000000000 heroes full latin american countries to help their economies. more than 50 leaders from the u. latin america and the caribbean, met in brussels to review, was sold trade deal on the war and ukraine. it's thousands of people in the israel, i taking part in protests against the government's planned. judicial reforms in tennessee demonstrates as all staging rallies that important sites across the city, including the stock exchange defense industry, train stations, and road junction. it's all p

colosseum became the new wonders of the modern world the great wall of china the mausoleum of the taj mahaltatue of christ in rio de janeiro the city of the ancient incas machu picchu in peru, the pyramids of the maya civilization of the chechen in mexico and the ancient city of petra verni, famous for its rock temples , this was such a day in history. this here is the hulk with which, as i told. i had to see for the first time, which led me to a stupor. now this working machine of the gun is called stas. the first impression is the same as it was the first chechen one. also now, as if it were not 30 years again, if my brothers leave. how can i leave them one covers the other third helps the fourth companions. drones fly, that is, when i served as a cell phone , there was not one, and at the moment we are restoring, uh, lost positions after the terrorist attack on kakhovskaya. hps enemy. meet me at there were no questions. why me again? in the sense of why and if not us, then rejecting the soviet past, it was necessary to fill this gap with something . mostly. here in the camp they are give

now, flooding around the taj mahal, inaccurate city, and nearby neighborhoods is boring, locals and visitors a like a 1000 level. the model, mechanical guy, we're afraid at houses, might get damaged to come. we can't sleep at night because we're worried the water level will keep releasing and load up one of the environmental active disagree. the need to address extreme weather conditions is urgent, but more pressing. they say is for governments to implement measures that can prevent them from happening. katia, little pennsylvanian for insights story. the well that's not bringing a guess in paris. we have catherine gamba. she needs the walk on climate change at a patient at the organization for economic cooperation and development in geneva, we have joined in, he's a senior extreme, he's advisor at the wells mutual, jekyll organization. as in kent and the united kingdom, dorothy guerrero, had a policy and advocacy at global justice. now a non governmental organization which campaigns on issues of developments in the global south. a very, very well and welcome to you. well, thanks for joining

of the waters of the unesco raki yamuna, and the akayaz is a tributary of the ganges came to the taj mahalser for all the past 45 years, the one who flooded the naziral curse is jumping the effects of the white sea façade with muzalia on the back will not be large-scale on the lapel. flooding can be applied from both will become the best effect for trawling on carrots. this bottle, broken by the bitterness of the foundation , is formed from the cedar tree, the diodar fit of the niveligotian becomes more herbs. in iceland, the parsing of the volcano yakiba vähause in the silence of lava collapsed midnight and oral walls fried self-assertion. two or three were pressed against the wrong one and was accompanied by thousands of earth, according to the seismologist's forecasts. overgrowth does not the landscape will change hastily, give us both the god of the volcano and the european atmosphere. in cyprus, experiments with nature are being carried out to the fullest. a pilot program was launched there to reduce the population of mosquitoes in the scales of kiyati, a walking batch of mushin's spe

lapping against the walls of the famous taj mahal. who live in its shadows, these are worrying times. , , , times. this is the first time we have — times. this is the first time we have seen _ times. this is the first time we have seen this - times. this is the first time we have seen this much - times. this is the first time i we have seen this much water times. this is the first time - we have seen this much water in the river. 0ur we have seen this much water in the river. our children have never seen anything like it, it is frightening. for never seen anything like it, it is frightening.— is frightening. for days, wild files raged — is frightening. for days, wild files raged on _ is frightening. for days, wild files raged on the _ is frightening. for days, wild files raged on the spanish i files raged on the spanish island of la palma destroying forests, homes and livelihoods. constantia who ran a wine business has lost everything. the damage caused by the wildfire, it is going to take years to recover what was in here are. the pe

and in india, floodwaters have reached the outer walls of the taj mahal. local media report the monument itself is not at risk. and china's southern provinces are being battered by a typhoon, the storm is expected to weaken after making a second landfall tuesday. tens of thousands have evacuated to higher ground amid rescue operations. anna coren is live in hong kong, but first let's bring in barbie nadeau who is in rome. and we know that this is happening all during peak tourist season, we're hearing of an increase in hospitalizations. how are the authorities handling this and of course these wildfires that we're hearing spreading not just in italy but across europe as well. >> reporter: that's right. those wildfires are really something that authorities are very concerned about right now. those fires burning outside of athens and conditions in which the firefighters have to work, now, the european union has dispatched a number of assets including canada, planes to fight the fires. but every country in this heatwave is worried about their own situations w

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on tuesday, the swollen river was lapping the walls of the famed taj mahal, prompting fears that the 17th-century monument could become damaged. in iran, a combination of heat and humidity this week pushed the heat index at the persian gulf international airport to 152 degrees fahrenheit, with a dew point over 90%. that's close to the limit of what the human body can survive. meanwhile, europe is still sweltering. on tuesday, rome reached 107 degrees fahrenheit, or nearly 42 degrees celsius, while other italian cities also shattered all-time temperature records. some hospitals reported their highest number of daily admissions since the worst days of the covid-19 pandemic. in greece, the european union is sending water bombers and hundreds of firefighters and soldiers to battle wildfires that erupted around athens. more wildfires are burning in spain, turkey, and switzerland. here in the united states, more than 58 million people are enduring triple-digit temperatures this week with forecasters warning a massive heat dome will remain fixed in southwestern and southern states. in louis

the yamuna river is at its highest level in 45 years, lapping against the walls of the famous taj mahaladow, these are worrying times. translation: this is the first time we've seen this - much water in the river. our children have never seen anything like it. it's frightening. for days, wildfires raged on the spanish island of la palma, destroying forests, homes and livelihoods. constancio, who ran a wine business, has lost everything. translation: the damage caused by the wildfire, - it's going to take years to recover what was in here. the people of these islands are tough, very tough. we are made exactly as the earth here — made of volcano and fire. the extraordinary heat wave that did this damage has come after a global temperature rise ofjust 1.2 degrees. the current prediction is that the world will get far hotter still and that unless something changes fast, we should prepare for more of this. joe inwood, bbc news. our reporter sofia bettiza joins us now from palermo. good morning. you have been travelling across italy during the heatwave. what is the situation where you are in

better than the taj mahal? because it is, of course, in nature.ou are this morning. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. rail passengers are being advised to check before they travel today as some rmt union members continue with industrial action. there'll be limited services across the network with trains starting later and finishing earlier. the action is part of a national dispute over pay with further strike action planned for the next two saturdays. polling stations are due to open in the next few minutes in the uxbridge and south ruislip by—election where voters are choosing a new mp following the resignation of borisjohnson last month. there are 17 candidates standing with the conservatives defending a majority of 7,000 votes. polling stations close at ten o'clock tonight. the 75th anniversary of the arrival of hmt empire windrush at tilbury will be celebrated at this year's notting hill carnival. it'll take place as always over the august bank hoilday with the aim to bring people together to celebrate caribbean cu