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as parts of the uk brace for record high temperatures, the nhs is on high alert. a red extreme heat warning for monday prompts more resources for the health service. we are putting in additional capacity, whether it s with call handlers, whether it s the number of paramedics on duty, whether it s extra capacity on 111. europe s heatwave intensifies, with wildfires forcing thousands to flee parts of south west france. the fire too was big, big, big, big and my friends woke me up and i was like, ok, this is very serious. what do i take? president biden wraps up his tour of the middle east, hoping to boost oil production, to cut global petrol prices. and ireland make history, becoming the first side in almost 30 years, to win a series against the all blacks, in new zealand. good evening. the government has held an emergency cobra meeting, to discuss how to respond to the record temperatures, expected to hit parts of the uk next week. a national emergency has already been decla
was absent from today s cobra meeting discussing the heatwave. so let s begin. the heatwave, it is on the front of the sunday times, warning of chaos looming as we approach the big a0. and a warning from network rail not to travel on monday and tuesday. don t forget, this is the southern half of the uk, so i m sure anybody watching this programme further north is probably sitting thinking is lovely and hoping the sun will come out tomorrow. it is a crisis, we have never had an emergency to declare the because of the sea in the country, yes, we have had hot summers in the past, notably 1976, but this is serious, this is a0 degrees, we are not used to it, our infrastructure, our homes, ourjobs, our methods of getting around are not geared to it. we have to take it seriously. it is notjust for human beings and the fact our bodies can t cope with this, particularly if you doing any physical exertion, it is all the other things, like we haven t got schools and hospitals and houses
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. iam i am samantha simmonds. the heatwave in southern europe is intensifying with wildfires forcing thousands of people to flee towns and villages. a number of people have already died, and temperatures are predicted to go well above a0 celsius, in parts of spain and portugal. more than 11,000 people have been forced to leave france s south western gironde region from where our europe correspondent, jessica parker, sent us this report. the fight to tackle flames ripping through forests in south western france. they have been battling these fires for days. 1a,000 people have now been evacuated across the area of ge rong. have now been evacuated across the area of ge rang- area of ge rong. everything went so fast, the area of ge rong. everything went so fast. the fire area of ge rong. everything went so fast, the fire was area of ge rong. everything went so fast, the fire was big, area of ge rong. eve
an unprecedented a0 degrees. the i newspaper also reports on the heatwaves and the highest warning areas covering london, manchester and york. the ft has borisjohnson reportedly offering pay rises averaging about 5 % to millions of public sector workers next week. the telegraph leads on news that conservative leadership candidate penny mordaunt is hitting back at her rivals after days of alleged targeting by critics. the mail puts a positive spin on liz truss s campaign with her policy liz tax boost for families but in tonight s debate other candidates did question where the money would be coming from and the express has a message from the outgoing prime minister to his successor, that they must finish theirjob on brexit. so let s begin. do you want to kick off this time with this rather startling front page? with this rather startling front -a . e? with this rather startling front .a . e? , ., with this rather startling front nae? , ., ., , page? the burning red that h