and your mission should you choose to accept it is to find out if the hollywood superstar, tom cruise is filming in the british lake district. hello, and welcome to bbc news. a summer heatwave which has triggered devastating forest fires across southwest europe shows no signs of easing. firefighters in france, portugal, spain and greece are battling forest blazes. and new temperature records look to be on the way. the heat is thought to have claimed many lives, possibly hundreds. our correspondent, bethany bell reports from malaga. fire crackles. wildfires are raging in spain after days of intense heat. firefighters battled the flames in extremadura in the west of the country. in the south near malaga, a popular tourist area, at least 3000 people have been evacuated from their homes. when we arrived, a new fire had just broken out in the woods. helicopter whirrs. 0verhead, helicopters carrying water returned again and again to try to put out the flames. fires keep breakin
developing resilience terrifying. yes, it was all about developing resilience for - terrifying. yes, it was all about developing resilience for that l terrifying. yes, it was all about - developing resilience for that more extreme weather we are going to see, and is notjust the wetter weather, is the drier weather as well, so we are lucky to have funding from the enrolment agency, somerset rivers authority, european funding, and it s about developing resilience in river catchment, for extreme weather, not just river catchment, for extreme weather, notjust wet but prolonged dryer, hot spells as well, so it s about how we hold water in the landscape. at the moment we drain water, but how do hold it and reconnect that water with the surrounding landscape? beavers do that for us. they are a remarkable animal and rashford is doing really well. high. it s been a warm sunny day for most of us but things are changing overnight from the southwest. were getting more cloud developing
i worry at its commitment to health disparities, to the ten year cancer programme, to the fight to lead a healthy life, to our whole commitment to making britain healthier. the fa cup final is into extra time, as both liverpool and chelsea continue to search for a goal at wembley. and there s just an hour to go until the eurovision final gets under way in turin. there are high hopes for the uk s sam ryder, but ukraine are favourites to win. and a baby giraffe born with her front leg bending the wrong way gets a helping hand, with special leg braces to put her on the road to recovery. russia s president, vladimir putin, has warned his finnish counterpart thatjoining nato and abandoning finland s neutral status would be a mistake . finland is expected to formally announce its intention to join the western military alliance tomorrow. russia and finland share an 800 mile border and russia says it has no hostile intentions towards finland and sweden, but has warned that their mem
I can feel the music. Its such a good vibe. For generations, its where italians have been holidaying, but is the secret out . This is in a place thats steeped in tradition and at the same time, its rapidly modernising. Known as the land of two seas, you are never far from the coast. Oh, its so refreshing for the longest time, many of its ancient stone towns have been rapidly declining but now, the call s going out around the world for people to live, buy and invest here. This is unbelievable. Look at these views. This is totally unique and a rooftop pool, forfree, from the government. Come on. But how will it keep that balance between staying authentic and affordable. Buongiorno. Buongiorno, buongiorno . Whilst opening up to the world . This week, im in puglia. Now, ive travelled a lot through italy. I love this place. Theres great food, theres great wine. But this is my first trip into the heel of the country. In recent years, the area has become more popular with tourists, but also w
This week, paul heads to florence to see how tech is revealing a 17th century artwork. This is the first frontal nude ever painted by a woman artist, so she was a groundbreaker. Zoe talks ai, apple, and podcasts with the founder of spotify. Your session has begun. Lara is trying to fix herself. My back s being scanned, to start with. And spencer has a bit too much fun testing out a new ai visual effects tool. Who is this devilishly handsome machine . I hear you ask. Well, its me how do you like your street art . If the answer is big, beautiful and glowing, then youre in luck, because more than half of the Colors Festival In London is bathed in a sea of ultraviolet. This huge Exhibition Space Showcases works from more than 30 well known and emerging artists. And i have to say, the uv light and paints really make these pieces pop. Its as if they have an inner light all of their own. These artists are hoping to make a name for themselves today. But next we have a very modern story about a