7,000 extra hospital beds this winter including in pop up sites the nhs in england unveils its plans to cope with expected pressures. and the shortlist is announced for hosting next year s eurovision song contest seven uk cities are in the running. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. a drought has been declared across more than half of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can impose stricter measures over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal, prolonged dry weather, drought and severe drought. eight areas have been moved to the third stage, including devon and cornwall, solent and south downs, kent and south london, herts and north london. as well as east anglia, thames, lincolnshire and northamptonshire, east midlands. in the wake of low rainfall and high temperatures, water c
we are hearing from the communications workers union, the strike dates are august to 30th and august the 31st. as we are seeing with a lot of unions and a lot of workplaces at the moment, this is a dispute over pay. bt workers who belong to the communication workers union, striking over pay on august the 30th and the 31st. the uk is not alone in experiencing extreme heat a number of european countries have seen record temperatures, with deadly wildfires and droughts across the continent. let s hearfrom our europe correspondent bethany bell, who s in france. we re very, very close to the zone where some of those fires are blazing right now. we re here in an area where we ve seen firefighters from germany and as far away as romania arriving to help the thousand or more french firefighters who have been
ideally we want to limit the period they need for their drawdown to maximise the period for civilian lift. that is something they will need to be able to provide the details on. aha, need to be able to provide the details on- need to be able to provide the details on. ., , , ., details on. a logistical question. i don t know details on. a logistical question. i don t know if details on. a logistical question. i don t know if you details on. a logistical question. i don t know if you sought - details on. a logistical question. i don t know if you sought the i details on. a logistical question. i | don t know if you sought the press conference which followed president biden discussion yesterday, but the white house press secretary was asked whether the deadline meant that it would be midnight on august the 30th, going into the 31st, or at midnight in the 31st going into the first, tuesday to wednesday. do you know the answer? they said they would have to check. it is know the answ
uncover the truth about the capitol insurrection. the white house announced today the ukrainian president will meet with president biden at the white house on august the 30th, the announcement comes almost exactly two years after donald trump threatened the president during a phone call in an effort to sabotage then candidate joe biden. as more details emerge it became clear that trump needed to be held accountable for his abuse of power and it seems obvious now but at the time, a common refrain from political putt mince was at holding trump accountable would be electoral death. the democrats would give fuel to trump s base and hand him his reelection on a silver platter. democrats did the right thing, opening an impeachment and exposing the breath of trump s ukrainian skin, he was soon impeached for the first time, and congressman adam shift made his case soon after for the senate to convict the former president. you can t trust this
agreement. i m going to go into some terms having to do with some claims, but before i do that, i m going to explain a few things on the law you re watching the city attorney in san diego right now, jan goldsmith who is outlining now what the terms are going to be for the resignation on august the 30th of the mayor. and let me just say this, no admission he did anything wrong. no criminal issues resolved here, so this could still be an active investigation with the u.s. attorney and also the district attorney. but i think as kyung lah has been reporting, this has been a circus from the beginning. you ve been watching as this has been playing out in san diego. i asked you earlier, could you describe this as an off-the-rails moment? you know, bob filner is known in san diego as someone who is unpredictable. he s been unpredictable through this whole thing, ashleigh. yes. it was quite extraordinary watching him speak to the city