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she had booked with tui.re continuing to closely monitor the wildfires in rhodes which have led to the evacuation of a number of hotels in the south of the island.we appreciate how distressing and difficult it is for customers who have been evacuated and ask they follow the advice of the local authorities who are managing tourist movements in impacted areas. our resort teams are doing everything they can to support customers, working closely with the relevant authorities. we have cancelled all outbound flights to rhodes up to and including tuesday, and passengers due to travel on these flights will receive full refunds. passengers due to travel on wednesday will be offered a fee free amend to another holiday or the option to cancel for a full refund. those customers currently in rhodes will return on their intended flight home. the safety and well—being of our customers and teams remains our top priority." that was a statement from the airline tui. at least one person has been killed and 19 more injured in ru

i mean, tui came _ hellenic red cross took us. i mean, tui came eventually.hey were flying people home too. this is a natural disaster and we were _ this is a natural disaster and we were safe — this is a natural disaster and we were safe here. in the end, last night, _ were safe here. in the end, last night, we — were safe here. in the end, last night, we got a ba flight and flew home _ night, we got a ba flight and flew home tui — night, we got a ba flight and flew home. tui have no idea where anyone is. home. tui have no idea where anyone is they— home. tui have no idea where anyone is they have — home. tui have no idea where anyone is. they have made no attempt... should _ is. they have made no attempt... should i_ is. they have made no attempt... should i say. _ is. they have made no attempt... should i say, before that, my husband _ should i say, before that, my husband yesterday and two other people _ husband yesterday and two other people we met at the red cross centre _ people we met at the red cross centre hired a car, went back to our hotel. _ cent

travel company tui newsroom.i have cancelled all outbound flights to rhodes up until including friday, the 28th of july. as wildfires continue to spread across the island . as spread across the island. as many as 10,000 britons are estimated to be there. jet2 have announced four repatriation flights today , while easyjet flights today, while easyjet have two planned later and another one tomorrow. evacuation orders have also been issued on the islands of corfu and evia . the islands of corfu and evia. michael gove has announced plans to create more homes in the uk's inner cities by relaxing planning rules. the housing secretary says he wants to make it easier to convert empty shops into new flats and to extend homes . it comes into new flats and to extend homes. it comes amid into new flats and to extend homes . it comes amid criticism homes. it comes amid criticism the government's previously failed to hit its target to build 300,000 new homes annually . train drivers are threatening fresh disruption at the heig

the same is true of the holiday company tui. until next week, tui only until tuesday. easyjet has also cancelled holidays but they are running all their flights as usual. though, of course, people should check with their operator before they travel because this is a very fluid situation, as you can see. british airways, ryanair are you can see. british airways, ryanairare all you can see. british airways, ryanair are all flying as normal. there were two or ryanair flights this afternoon that are due to come into rhodes from stansted and east midlands airport. in fact, if you have a look at the flights that are coming into rhodes airport, they've got dozens of flights from all over europe bringing people, holiday—makers, into the island of rhodes which may seem a bit contradictory given that we see these terrifying pictures of an inferno and people telling us these frightening stories of being evacuated, fearing for their lives, their safety. and that is because, as we saw on the map, it is quite a substantial island and so far i

the british embassy and tui and jet2 have been appalling.munication really in terms of what you should do or what dangers might have been? nothing. not one text. no one is answering phones, we have sent messages, you can't get through to anybody and there are coaches driving around and people trying to scramble on them, banging on the coaches, honestly, it was like the end of the world. it was horrific. we met one family who had to abandon...that abandoned all their luggage and nappies, no food for the babies, everything was abandoned when they got on the boat. so we got back to our hotel last night and were very lucky they had sent staff in their own cars to pick us up, myself and my friend, and we were in bed and at 1am they came banging on our doors and i opened the curtains and we could see the fire coming over the hill basically. and they put us on a minibus, this was the hotel by the way, not tui, they sentjust a generic message saying follow government guidelines but there are no government guidelines. so they put us on a minibus, we

, i travelled with a company called tui, a british company.hadn't messaged... all that they have sent is a generic message that says, follow government guidelines. but there are no government guidelines. so, they put us on a minibus, we were driving round on the minibus, trying to go... there were schools, gymnasiums, they were all full of people, hundreds and hundreds of people with just water. there were bathrooms but no toilet paper, no facilities, nothing at all. people were laying, i don't know if you've had any photographs of people just laying on the floor. voters are casting their ballots in spain, where a snap election could see the far right winning a place in government, for the first time since democracy was restored, after the death of general franco almost 50 years ago. voters face a choice between a centre—left government supported by the far—left and a conservative led government, backed by the far—right vox party. this was the prime minister, pedro sanchez, casting his vote — as his party seeks to fend off the challenge from t

there was no information from tui. there were a few— no information from tui. police were monitoring the situation with the drones, so we could _ the situation with the drones, so we could go— the situation with the drones, so we could go back. the hotel sent a car and we _ could go back. the hotel sent a car and we came back. you could go back. the hotel sent a car and we came back.— could go back. the hotel sent a car and we came back. you are back they are now at your— and we came back. you are back they are now at your original _ and we came back. you are back they are now at your original hotel? i and we came back. you are back they are now at your original hotel? we i are now at your original hotel? we are now at your original hotel? we are but are now at your original hotel? 9 are but we have had to pack up again, a phone call last night said we had to be ready to evacuate again. it's very stressful but our flight home isn't until friday, we'd only been here 24 hours, and they say we are on our original flight home. �* . . :. : say we are on our original

tui has also cancelled flights until wednesday, need.day, but need. tui has also cancelled flights until wednesday, but is on standby to help get customers out. next, we will hear about what easyjet is doing. they are still burning flights coming in and out, but package holidays including the hotels have been cancelled. —— they are still running flights. we know that british airways, ryanair, air france and the german carrier condor are flying as normal. many carry on as normal at this stage. we also know that the foreign office has been talking about working with the greek authorities, and they are now sending in a team of at least five members of staff from the foreign office, as well as staff members from the british red cross, to try to help people who are in rhodes. that is something that has just been confirmed in the last hour or so, and we will bring you more updates as we get them. this is obviously changing hour by hour.— as we get them. this is obviously changing hour by hour. people are caettin out changing hour by hour. peop

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but other holiday companies, well, tui has cancelled departures — companies, well, tui has cancelledfrom thursday onwards, normal rules apply. other companies for instance _ normal rules apply. other companies for instance ryanair is saying, we can fly— for instance ryanair is saying, we can fly you — for instance ryanair is saying, we can fly you out to rhodes airport guite _ can fly you out to rhodes airport quite safely, the fact that you perhaps — quite safely, the fact that you perhaps don't want to be there isn't our problem. easyjet holidays are offering _ our problem. easyjet holidays are offering a — our problem. easyjet holidays are offering a degree of flexibility, but mostly this isjust up offering a degree of flexibility, but mostly this is just up to about midweek. — but mostly this is just up to about midweek, and everybody travelling after that _ midweek, and everybody travelling after that is, well, assumed to be travelling — after that is, well, assumed to be travelling normally. now, there are a couple _ travelling normally. now, there are a couple of — travelling

well, the tour operators , jet2 and tui, have operators, jet2 and tui, have both announced four repatriationghts happening today. easyjet and tui have planned another for tomorrow. and the foreign office says between 7 and 10,000 britons are currently still on the island . meanwhile, the greek the island. meanwhile, the greek government says there are currently no fires in residential areas of corfu, despite evacuation orders being issued there last night. some of those who managed to get on a flight to east midlands airport today told gb news what they saw as they left . as they left. >> you could see smoke in the distance, probably a couple of miles away from where we was in the hotel . and that gradually the hotel. and that gradually got worse throughout the night. and as the darker it got, we could see the glow of the fire. >> suddenly it was like the ash was falling all over , all onto was falling all over, all onto the beach and the taverna all over the tables and wondering, you know, sort of quiet what was happening. and then we looked over the back of us, over the hills and all the s

and jet2 tui, as if required. and jet2 tui, as well as thomas cook. they are doing this, but inevitably they will be dealing with a backlog because you've had thousands of people heading out of tourist resorts and heading towards the airport. other sort of evacuation centres . eventually evacuation centres. eventually they'll end up in the airport, so they will need to get rid of the backlog of people who are queuing up at the airport in addition to those who would be leaving on a daily basis anyway, because in any resort , every day because in any resort, every day hundreds , thousands of people hundreds, thousands of people who are at the end of their houday who are at the end of their holiday would be waiting for their flights back. >> and there seems to be quite a few people who are stuck saying that there's not been enough information given them . um, information given to them. um, and yet the locals are the ones that are really properly looking after them and have been amazing i >> -- >> yes, i m w >> yes, i think that's true in rhodes. we know

jet2 and tui both announcing four repatriation flights today.asyjet and tui have another planned for tomorrow . well, the foreign tomorrow. well, the foreign office says between seven and 10,000 britons are currently on the island . michael gove has the island. michael gove has announced plans to create more homes in the uk's main cities by he says , relaxing planning rules he says, relaxing planning rules and cutting red tape . the and cutting red tape. the housing secretary says he wants to make it easier to convert empty shops into new flats. for example , and extend existing example, and extend existing homes . the plans will include homes. the plans will include creating an urban quarter in cambridge . the plans, which were cambridge. the plans, which were immediately dismissed by the local conservative mp anthony browne as nonsense . and lastly, browne as nonsense. and lastly, britain's first million pound footballer , trevor francis, has footballer, trevor francis, has died at the age of 69 after a heart attack. he joined nottingham fores

jet2 and tui both announcing four repatriation flights today.asyjet and tui have another planned for tomorrow . well, the foreign tomorrow. well, the foreign office says between seven and 10,000 britons are currently on the island . michael gove has the island. michael gove has announced plans to create more homes in the uk's main cities by he says , relaxing planning rules he says, relaxing planning rules and cutting red tape . the and cutting red tape. the housing secretary says he wants to make it easier to convert empty shops into new flats. for example , and extend existing example, and extend existing homes . the plans will include homes. the plans will include creating an urban quarter in cambridge . the plans, which were cambridge. the plans, which were immediately dismissed by the local conservative mp anthony browne as nonsense . and lastly, browne as nonsense. and lastly, britain's first million pound footballer , trevor francis, has footballer, trevor francis, has died at the age of 69 after a heart attack. he joined nottingham fores

we just haven't heard, we have not even had a call from tui. we i not even had a call from tui.ail. just nothing, like wejust don't haven't had an e—mail. just nothing, like we just don't exist. some of the locals, the women who were there, they provided transport for us, they found a hotel for us because we didn't even know where we were located in rhodes. find because we didn't even know where we were located in rhodes.— were located in rhodes. and what's ha - eninu were located in rhodes. and what's happening here _ were located in rhodes. and what's happening here in _ were located in rhodes. and what's happening here in rhodes- were located in rhodes. and what's happening here in rhodes and - were located in rhodes. and what's| happening here in rhodes and other parts of greece is also happening in other countries around the mediterranean. in sicily, this fire forced the airport at the capital palermo to close today. and this at the peak of the island's tourist season. in north africa, wild fires are raging. 3a people, including soldiers, have lost their lives. in turkey, wa

a tui rep nights or whatever.rived the sunday morning, arrived on the sunday morning, but she didn't really have any information on. so we made a decision because we actually had a car as well. we didn't to a car as well. we didn't have to rely on coaches to come back rely on the coaches to come back to the hotel, though the hotel weren't keen because was weren't too keen because it was sort against government sort of against government advice. um, but we decided it was the best option because we would actually have a bed and a pole rather than be in the school with nothing. um, so we came back and the fires, we haven't really had any electricity or water. it's on and off all the time. mainly the water's been off, so that's been quite difficult . but just quite difficult. but we just feel here we've feel safer here that we've actually bed and the hotel actually got a bed and the hotel staff absolutely staff have been absolutely amazing. yeah >> and to be fair to tui, they would say that, you know, their safety was

airlines affected include british airways, easyjet , ryanair, tui, airways, easyjet, ryanair, tui, westjet and wizz air . and you westjet and wizz air. and you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com. now it's back over to tom and . to tom and. emily well , a very to tom and. emily well, a very good morning to you. >> this is britain's newsroom here on gb news. with me tom harwood and today, emily carver. welcome to the show. >> emily i'm very happy to be here with you. >> tom it's going to be it's going to be a great show. >> i don't believe we've ever hosted together. >> we have never this is the first time on news we've first time on gb news and we've got much to talk about today. got so much to talk about today. some really big stories, but also question. some really big stories, but als> we've got a question for you at should we ban mobile at home. should we ban mobile phones i'm asking phones in pubs? i'm asking because one pub where because there's one pub where harry grew

tui has also cancelled flights until at least wednesday.ut they are sending extra flights to tomorrow and won the next day to try to help get people home. they have cancelled package holidays so those ones including the hotels and flights all in one and british airways and ryanair have said now flying as normal, as have other like air france and condor so many airlines, again, are operating as normal as the tourism minister said there, expecting to continue their operations, and we know that the uk foreign office is sending a support team to help british nationals at the airport. some of the things they will be focusing on is getting people emergency documents, many of these people may have headed to the airport without the documents, not able to go back to the resorts and hotels where they were staying to pick up luggage and passports and things like that, that's also under way. this is an important thing to look at, these are where the fires are and these are the areas that, where people have been evacuated from and 19,000 people we know

first _ tui. we ended up in a high school. first we _ tui. we ended up in a high school. been _ crash mats, towels. the locals have been absolutely amazing. without them, _ been absolutely amazing. without them, i _ been absolutely amazing. without them, i do not know what we would have done — them, i do not know what we would have done. it them, i do not know what we would have done-— have done. it sounds like a nightmare- _ have done. it sounds like a nightmare. we _ have done. it sounds like a nightmare. we are - have done. it sounds like a nightmare. we are sorry i have done. it sounds like a nightmare. we are sorry to have done. it sounds like a i nightmare. we are sorry to hear have done. it sounds like a _ nightmare. we are sorry to hear what you have been going through. what now? how long are you due to be there? ~ ., now? how long are you due to be there? . . ., ., ., there? we are due to leave tonight. the early hours _ there? we are due to leave tonight. the early hours of _ there? we are due to leave tonight. the early hours of the _ there? we are due to leave

jet2 and tui both announced for four repatriation flights today . easyjet and tui flights today.nd tui have another plan for tomorrow. here the foreign office is saying between seven and 10,000 britons are currently on the island and the prime minister today says britons are being supported . meanwhile, the greek supported. meanwhile, the greek government says there are currently no fires reported in residential areas of corfu , residential areas of corfu, despite evacuation orders being issued there last night. some of those who managed to get on a flight to east midlands airport today told gb news what they saw as they left. >> you could see smoke in the distance, probably a couple of miles away from where we was in the hotel. and that gradually got worse throughout the night. and as the darker got, we and as the darker it got, we could see the glow of the fire. suddenly it was like the ash was falling all over, all onto the beach and the taverna all over the tables and, you know, sort of quiet what was happening . of quiet what was happening. >> and then we looked over the bac

tui is adopting a similar policy although it has said no flights until tuesday next week.me, you have easyjet running flights as normal and ryanairare running easyjet running flights as normal and ryanair are running flights as normal allsop british airways is also planning to fly into the island it will send a larger plane so that if there are people who want to curtail their holidays to come back early, they will be able to get tickets for that plane. you have this double picture, one hand you have what is being reported by my colleaguejenny hill and others, colleague jenny hill and others, people colleaguejenny hill and others, people who have had to fully who are terrified. 0n the other hand, you have flights still going in and if you have a look at the arrival board, at rhodes international airport, you can see that there are still flights coming in or due to come in from all over europe. as jenny was saying, there is a desk set up now in the airport to help british nationals, people may not have their documents with them for example. there are civil servants, british

tui has cancelled trips to the island until tuesday. it is also operating extra homeward flights.cancel or change to another holiday. likewise easyjet has cancelled package holidays until tuesday. but it is still operating scheduled flights to the island. and ryanair is also operating a normal service to rhodes. but what happens if you can travel but given the situation you don't want to? the best thing is to get in touch with your tour operator and appreciate that maybe difficult, they are likely to be very busy at they are likely to be very busy at the moment and see what your options are, in most cases there will be options to rebook or claim a refund. if not, if you can't do that, you are not booked with a package, look to travel insurance, contact your provider if you have taken it out and see what they might be able to do for you. with the fires in rhodes apparently still out of control and concerns growing about what's happening in corfu as well, this situation could develop further very quickly. the time is 13.16. our top story this lunchtime. one of the most familar faces

jet2 and thomas cook have withdrawn all services for at least a week while tui has cancelled all flights there until wednesday. spaniards are taking to the polls in a snap general election. the opposition centre—right people's party is expected to win the most votes but would most likely need support from the far—right vox party. a record number of postal ballots are reported, despite it being holidays. the ruling party in cambodia says it's on course for a landslide now on bbc news, the day that shook brazil. we're going to begin with some breaking news... we're hearing that thousands of supporters of the former president of brazil, jair bolsonaro, smashed their way... ..have stormed... ..the country's national congress, stormed by shutting down the government compound... ..the government buildings. sunday, january 8th, 2023. around the world, people are waking up to the extraordinary events taking place in brasilia. demonstrators are refusing to accept that he lost last year's election... ..and want the military to intervene. leaders from around the world condemn the storming - of braz

several holiday firms, including jet2 , tui and thomas including jet2, tui and thomas cook, have cancelled all flights to the island until the end of the month . labour says its party the month. labour says its party gathering this weekend has laid the groundwork for an election winning manifesto . a winning manifesto. a spokesperson says the final document produced by the national policy forum contains no unfunded spending commitments and will lead to the building of and will lead to the building of a better britain. but the unite union says it can't support the document due to what it described as the weakening of language around zero hour contracts report reports suggest that london's mayor sadiq khan, is now in control. that london's mayor sadiq khan, is now in control . active is now in control. active listening mode over plans to expand london's ultra low emission zone. it comes after opposition from within his own party over the policy, which was widely blamed for labour failing to win the seat of uxbridge and south ruislip at the recent by elections. it comes as conservative mp mic

a ryanair, tui, westjet and wizz air.eakthrough may have been made in a bid to unlock bofis been made in a bid to unlock boris johnson's old mobile phone after an ally suggested the government had recovered a pin code. government had recovered a pin code . the deadline to hand over code. the deadline to hand over on redacted messages to the covid inquiry was missed this week due to complications accessing the former prime minister's phone. the device likely contains content relating to the ordering of lockdowns , as to the ordering of lockdowns, as well as details on the early response to the coronavirus pandemic. the government has already handed over the rest of mr johnson's documents following a high court order, having initially argued it was irrelevant . tourist sites are irrelevant. tourist sites are being warned to take care in the extreme heat as temperatures across southern europe and northwest africa topped 40 degrees. the cerberus heatwave has taken hold of popular british holiday hotspots in the mediterranean.

and the fires are burning for a sixth day running jet2 and tui both arranged for repatriation flightsoday while easyjet and to have planned another for tomorrow here. the foreign office says between seven and 10,000 britons, though, are still currently on the island . still currently on the island. and the greek government says there are currently no fires in residential areas of corfu, despite evacuation orders being issued there last night. some of those who did manage to get on a flight to the east midlands airport told gb news today what they saw before they left. >> i see smoke in the distance, probably a couple of miles away from where we was in hotel , from where we was in the hotel, and gradually got worse and that gradually got worse throughout the night. and as the darker we could see the darker it got, we could see the glow of the fire. suddenly it was like the ash was falling all oven was like the ash was falling all over, all onto the beach and the taverna all over the tables and, you know, sort of quiet what was happening. >> and then we looked over the back of us, over

and the fires are burning for a sixth day running jet2 and tui both arranged for repatriation flightsoday while easyjet and to have planned another for tomorrow here. the foreign office says between seven and 10,000 britons, though, are still currently on the island . still currently on the island. and the greek government says there are currently no fires in residential areas of corfu, despite evacuation orders being issued there last night. some of those who did manage to get on a flight to the east midlands airport told gb news today what they saw before they left. >> i see smoke in the distance, probably a couple of miles away from where we was in hotel , from where we was in the hotel, and gradually got worse and that gradually got worse throughout the night. and as the darker we could see the darker it got, we could see the glow of the fire. suddenly it was like the ash was falling all oven was like the ash was falling all over, all onto the beach and the taverna all over the tables and, you know, sort of quiet what was happening. >> and then we looked over the back of us, over

and tui have planned another for tomorrow . the foreign office is tomorrow. the foreign office is saying up to 10,000 britons are currently on the island and the greek government says there are currently no fires in residential areas of corfu , residential areas of corfu, despite evacuation orders being issued there last night. well some of those who managed to get on a flight back from rhodes to east midlands airport today told gb news what they saw as they left . left. >> you could see smoke in the distance, probably a couple of miles away from where we was in the hotel . and that gradually the hotel. and that gradually got worse throughout the night. and as the darker it got, we could see the glow of the fire. >> suddenly it was like the ash was falling all over. all onto the beach and the taverna all over the tables. and, you know , over the tables. and, you know, sort of quite what was happening. and then we looked over the back of us, over the and all the sky was alight . and all the sky was alight. >> michael gove has an

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airlines affected include british airways , easyjet, ryanair, tui , westjet , easyjet, ryanair, tui, westjet and wizz air . , easyjet, ryanair, tui, westjet and wizz air. the department for transport has approved plans to build a two mile road tunnel near stonehenge. it's part of plans to turn the a303 into a dual carriageway. the transport secretary has granted a so—called development consent order, but a previous one was overturned by a high court in 2021, after campaigners raised concerns for the unesco world heritage site to two british men have been sentenced for smuggling. seven indian migrants , including women and children, into the uk in the boots of cars . one man who was stopped in doverin . one man who was stopped in dover in 2018 has been given three and a half years for assisting unlawful immigration . assisting unlawful immigration. three indian nationals claiming to be afghan sikhs were found in the boot of his hire car. his co—accused, who had four indian nationals in his , has been nationals in his, has been jailed for three years and two months, also for assisting

several holiday firms, including jet2 , tui and thomas including jet2, tui and thomas cook, have cancelled the month . labour says its party the month. labour says its party gathering this weekend has laid the groundwork for an election winning manifesto . a winning manifesto. a spokesperson says the final document produced by the national policy forum contains no unfunded spending commitments and will lead to the building of and will lead to the building of a better britain. but the unite union says it can't support the document due to what it described as the weakening of language . around zero hour language. around zero hour contracts as sadiq khan is pressing ahead with plans to expand london's ultra low emission zones. that's despite opposition from within his own party. the ulez policy was widely blamed for labour failing to win the seat in uxbridge and south ruislip. at last week's by elections. it comes as conservative mp michael gove warns against treating the environment as a religious crusade and says that some net zero measures should be relaxed . ukraines president says he had

several holiday firms, including jet2 , tui and firms, including jet2, tui and thomas cook, have cancellede to a british tourist this morning who was evacuated last night . was evacuated last night. >> we noticed sort of the middle of the last week. lots of smoke coming over the mountains towards the sea where we were staying . the smoke sort of got staying. the smoke sort of got thicker and thicker through the week . week. >> the liberal democrats are calling on the government to launch a gp rescue plan , as new launch a gp rescue plan, as new data shows, 1 in 6 appointments over the past year involved waiting times of two weeks or more. the figures show the south—west is the worst affected region, with 1 in 5 suffering lengthy wait times . the party is lengthy wait times. the party is calling on the health secretary steve barclay, to find a way to fix the issue, including a campaign to urge retired gps back to the workforce. liberal democrat mp christine jardine says the government needs to do more . more. >> need to be able for people to get gp's when they need them to get gp's when the

certainly. and tianji tui excuse the frog legs. what an exquisite choice.ch cuisine we prefer french or chinese italian to italian. a friend told me that the best frog is in repair. i must not have known. want to expand your horizons even more? yes, of course, the most delicious dish frog legs. these are cutlets, and with the addition of crab meat, the crab meat is a little dry, and the frog legs are a delicate combination, a very refined taste is obtained. amazing. where do they cook such wonderful cutlets? here is what she told me that recently she and her friend were in some italian club restaurant, where they tried frog cutlets with crab. like, only there they are preparing. listen, give it back, and i paid the money, but they are more for me. but you have something else. come on, happiness is already so close.

and tui have planned another for tomorrow . the foreign office is tomorrow. the foreign office is saying up to 10,000 britons are currently on the island and the greek government says there are currently no fires in residential areas of corfu , residential areas of corfu, despite evacuation orders being issued there last night. well some of those who managed to get on a flight back from rhodes to east midlands airport today told gb news what they saw as they left . left. >> you could see smoke in the distance, probably a couple of miles away from where we was in the hotel . and that gradually the hotel. and that gradually got worse throughout the night. and as the darker it got, we could see the glow of the fire. >> suddenly it was like the ash was falling all over. all onto the beach and the taverna all over the tables. and, you know , over the tables. and, you know, sort of quite what was happening. and then we looked over the back of us, over the and all the sky was alight . and all the sky was alight. >> michael gove has an

next we spoke to tui holidays who said a small number of hotels have been impacted and just as a precautionaffected customers have been relocated. that statement went on to say that flights continue to operate as normal and that the company will be in contact with any customers that may be impacted by this. next let's hearfrom jet2 customers that may be impacted by this. next let's hear from jet2 who said we asked any customers affected in affected areas to follow the advice of local authorities or their hoteliers. in the last body that we need to hear from hoteliers. in the last body that we need to hearfrom is hoteliers. in the last body that we need to hear from is of course the foreign office who said we are in touch with the local authorities and our staff are on hand to assist 24/7. so, our staff are on hand to assist 21w. so, still a living situation, we have heard many people upset with a lack of information they are getting but this is the response that we have had from those tour operators who organise flights in and out and of course hotels there and out and of course hotels ther

thank you tui good. you are the best girl in the world. i am happy that my daughter. thank you.of course. did dasha hear that she has a house on the tula lake? i'm going there now, i need to go alone or crazy. she's dangerous, especially since we don't have time. my phone is dying, tell sasha where i am, otherwise they will think that i ran away. i promised that everything would be right. except death, what's going on? here, of course, officially get married. we can't be here, but it will be enough if we just make each other an oath. that we will always be together? look, we won't be together. i need to go home. and you to the doctor. you are not healthy. no, obsession . you ruined our holiday for this you will stay here. turn left after 500 meters. sorry. i sympathize about rita now sympathize thank you well, i said sasha they left. lika vika's phone is turned off. hello lenya hello, we are now. sorry for coming. i'm just glad thank you. i realized that i can’t live without you, but i am my whole family, a now we have no, no, no, it's not necessary, she's sick. quietly, all att

tui doing get a travel voucher. tui doing a bit of a different policy.on their intended flights . so no rescue intended flights. so no rescue mission from tui at this stage. okay ray, thanks very much indeed. >> well, we can speak now to sarah shepherd. she's one of the british people who have fled from the island of rhodes. and i'm pleased to say she's safely home in southampton and tell home in southampton and can tell us her ordeal. good us all about her ordeal. good morning to you. just tell us a little bit about your story, what happened ? what happened? >> yeah, well, we it all sort of started. we there was ash coming over and the sky went really black. we knew that fires were burning, but we didn't really realise how they were coming so close . and then the hotel. then close. and then the hotel. then sent out an, an alert and we all had to evacuate from there. and we sort of grabbed what we could and went to down the beach and then we just followed everybody else. there was just hundreds and hundreds of people just walking and just we were walking

jet2 and thomas cook have withdrawn all services for at least a week, while tui has cancelled all flights there until wednesday. polls have closed in spain's general election. the first results suggest a tight race. voter surveys indicated the centre—right people's party had in australia retain the ashes after the fourth test ends in a draw. now on bbc news — covid: were we prepared? i'm profoundly sorry for each death that has occurred. raymond maby. marlene maby. trevor cook. i'm profoundly sorry for each death that has occurred. for some, it will be hard to take that apology from me. i understand that. i get it. scum! the covid pandemic shook the world. it wasn't just the deaths. it was the way they died. it was horrible. the inquiry looks back at the uk's response. there was a shared assumption that herd immunity was inevitably going to be the only way that you contained a virus because it spread like wildfire. we're living in an age _ which is going to have more frequent and more complex pandemics. politicians, civil servants, scientists and other experts are being questioned under o

tui has become the latest travel company to cancel flights to rhodes. residents are left behind. their livelihoods rely on business from foreign visitors. 0ur correspondentjenny hill has been speaking with them. it seems like a miracle no—one was hurt. fire swept through this resort. not much left behind. those were once water skis. so much of this island still looks... ..well, idyllic. and then you take a few steps and you come across a scene... ..well, like this. it's still smouldering. that, of course, was someone's livelihood, completely destroyed. this is where there were sunbeds just a few days ago. it wasn't just tourists who scrambled to safety. i was crying. it was making me feel terrible. edisa and herfamily, who all work in the hotels here, had to get out, too. when we met them, they'd only just learned their house had survived the fire. for the tourists, it was a really terrifying and bad experience, but for us, i think it's worse, because we live here. everything is burned. not everything. this hotel, one of the most luxurious in lindos, es

the tour operator tui has tonight cancelled more holidays to affected hotels until the middle of augustnge is having, but first, our correspondentjenny hill reports from rhodes. unrelenting, unforgiving — the fires are raging on. firefighters battling to contain them. notjust here on rhodes, but on the islands of evia and corfu, too. it's desperate, dangerous work. this afternoon on evia, a terrible reminder of the risks taken. a firefighting aircraft dumps its water, appears to clip a tree and loses control. the two pilots on board were killed. so many are putting themselves in harm's way, like volunteer firefighter panagiotis, who takes us to see what this fire can do. his team's camping nearby, still on high alert. their village is just down the road. translation: you can | understand our anguish. we were running to put out the fire. we were desperate to save the forest, but we were also desperate to save our houses and our families. when we came to the top of a nearby hill, the scale of the challenge became obvious. up here, you really get a sense of how difficult the task is for fi

tui has become the latest travel company to cancel flights to rhodes. 0ur reporter azadeh moshiri wasarlier and filed this update. our team and i have been here at rhodes airport throughout the day and one thing is clear. people are upset, they're disappointed with their airlines, they feel like they've been let down. we have heard of traumatic stories — stories of families who were rushed out to beaches, where people were fighting over boats, only to end up at another hotel where they had to sleep on sunbeds throughout the night. to come to an airport where they feel like their airline is simply nowhere to be found, as they are trying to figure out how they can go home to safety. the wildfires are not over here in greece. two more villages have had to be evacuated — the fire service called soon after the villagers were evacuated and they received that emergency call, and of course the fires themselves have been happening on other islands — corfu, evia — and even with those situations under control, its clear that this temperature, this heat, this humidity, these winds are causing wil

continue to send extra planes to the island to bring stranded tourists home, with travel agency company tuiiday. those who live on the island are trying to recover from the devastation, as our correspondent jenny hill reports. it seems like a miracle no—one was hurt. fire swept through this resort. not much left behind. those were once water skis. so much of this island still looks... ..well, idyllic. and then you take a few steps and you come across a scene... ..well, like this. it's still smouldering. that, of course, was someone's livelihood, completely destroyed. this is where there were sunbeds just a few days ago. it wasn't just tourists who scrambled to safety. i was crying. it was making me feel terrible. edisa and herfamily, who all work in the hotels here, had to get out, too. when we met them, they'd only just learned their house had survived the fire. for the tourists, it was a really terrifying and bad experience, but for us, i think it's worse, because we live here. everything is burned. not everything. this hotel, one of the most luxurious in lindos, escaped damage. but the g

jet2 and thomas cook have withdrawn all services for at least a week, while tui has cancelled all flights there until wednesday. with most votes counted in spain's snap general election the race is very tight, with the path to government for both major parties unclear. the centre—right people's party has the most seats, but not the concrete lead polls had been showing ahead of sunday's vote. and australia retains the ashes, after rain ensures the fourth test ends in a draw. now on bbc news — this cultural life: margaret atwood. margaret atwood. one of the world's best—selling critically acclaimed authors, she's published more than 60 books, and has won the booker prize twice. the winner of the first booker prize of the 21st century, margaret atwood. cheering and applause her stories often centre on oppression and brutality. most famously, her 1985 novel, the handmaid's tale, a dystopian vision of america, in which women are enslaved. now an emmy award—winning television series. there's an eye in your house. in this episode of this cultural life, the radio a programme, she reveals her form

them are the british carriers of the izijet british airways and the jettu tour operator and the german tuithe largest tourist concert in the region, the day before they announced suspension of flights to the island of rhodes as a result , due to interruptions in air traffic and the massive evacuation of people, securities. on the london stock exchange. they fell by an average of 5%, the fire in rhodes has been extinguishing for a week, i note. now there are more than 200,000 tourists on the island. and briefly the dollar exchange rate is 90 rubles. 48 kop. and euro 100 rubles. and 36 kop. artyom thanks to him, we continue. we now here are the promised footage from nigeria there are large-scale fires in the southwest of the country , a fuel truck exploded known, at least 15 dead, including pregnant women three children, local media specify that, before the explosion, all the victims came on purpose, they tried to scoop up what they were supposedly holding with buckets. it's a hiding cistern. the police are now investigating. immediately after the advertisement, as large-scale forest fires i

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