those contracts to be delivered on. tanzania s president, john magufuli, has died at the age of 61. the vice president said he d succumbed to complications related to a heart condition. how to stop the state backed bloodshed in myanmar we ll be asking if the region can help end the violence. birdsong and the bird song that s almost become extinct. how the regent honey eater has almost forgotten how to sing its own song. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. uncertainty over stocks of covid vaccines is causing growing tension between the uk and the european union. with around 25 million british citizens vaccinated, the nhs has warned that there ll be a significant reduction in vaccines available next month, urging providers not to take new appointments for april. meanwhile, the eu has warned that it might need to impose export limits on vaccines from european factories
it is an increasingly cheery looking picture today, with plenty of sunshine already across scotland and northern ireland, skies like these on the way for many others but we have the last dregs of a weather front bringing patchy cloud across southern wales, south west england, east anglia and the south east are slow to brighten up too. take a cloud on the way into scotland a0 so make the best of the sunshine today. the winds are coming from a north westerly direction for the most part, onshore wind keeping northern scotland a little cool, 17 in cardiff, the warmest day of the year so far in wales. overnight, clear skies initially, temperatures dropping quite quickly, colder than last night, there could be some main stand pulpits staying mostly clear and patches of frost in the coldest areas. high scale to the west on thursday but we have a weather front coming the north east which could threaten a passing shower, just about anywhere, to be honest. as potatoes by a warm front w
Are hoping for lower temperatures and winds after at least 61 people were killed in a huge forest fire at the weekend. Many of the victims died in their cars while trying to flee the densely forested district of pedrogao grande. Portugals Prime Minister has declared three days of mourning. Paul adams reports. A desperate, sometimes hopeless, battle against nature. Searing heat, strong winds and low humidity the worst possible conditions. Large areas of Central Portugal now ablaze. This mountainous area is no stranger to forest fires, but these are some of the deadliest ever. The speed and ferocity of the flames catching people in their cars and homes. A woman screams for her house. As the fire rages on several fronts, entire villages have been evacuated. Officials still not sure what remains. Translation we were inside the house, the fire was all around us. The firefighters came to get us out because we could hardly breathe any more. As to whether the house burned or not, it must have
How to vacation like vladimir. Welljoin russias action man president as he goes on his summer holidays. And jay has the weather. Quite a fresh start was quite a lot of bright weather and south and eastern areas hold on to the sunshine but more Northern Areas will see rain. The man said to be the worlds greatest ever sprinter, usain bolt, has failed to win his last individual 100 metre race at the World Athletics Championships in london. Bolt is retiring, after a career which saw him win 11 world titles and 8 olympic gold medals. He finished third, behind americans Justin Gatlin and christian coleman. Gatlin has twice served doping bans. Our Sports Editor dan roan watched the action unfold. With the Night Sky Crackling with excitement, the fireworks gave a sense of what was to come. Commentator usain bolt lapping up the adulation for one last time in an individual final, bolt knew this buildup hadnt been perfect, beaten in the semi final by an american, christian coleman. His starts als
How to vacation like vladimir. Welljoin russias action man president as he goes on his summer holidays. And jay has the weather. Quite a fresh start was quite a lot of bright weather and south and eastern areas hold on to the sunshine but more Northern Areas will see rain. The man said to be the worlds greatest ever sprinter, usain bolt, has failed to win his last individual 100 metre race at the World Athletics Championships in london. Bolt is retiring, after a career which saw him win 11 world titles and 8 olympic gold medals. He finished third, behind americans Justin Gatlin and christian coleman. Gatlin has twice served doping bans. Our Sports Editor dan roan watched the action unfold. With the Night Sky Crackling with excitement, the fireworks gave a sense of what was to come. Commentator usain bolt lapping up the adulation for one last time in an individual final, bolt knew this buildup hadnt been perfect, beaten in the semi final by an american, christian coleman. His starts als