Good evening, welcome to bbc news. The fires which are currently ravaging the amazon rain forest in brazil are prompting the leaders of france and ireland that they wont support a major trade deal with south america unless the president of brazil does more to bring the situation under control. Campaigners have blamed Jair Bolsonaro for the spread of the fires, which are threatening a major source of the worlds oxygen. While the places which are scattered widely across the amazon, most notably in the north of brazil, are the most intense in the region for almost a decade. The issue is due to be discussed at the g7 summit this weekend in france. But bolsonaro has criticised foreign governments or interference. James robbins reports. The fires in the amazon forest continue to rage. And as more and more trees are lost, the threat to this great carbon capturing region of the world grows. Reports suggest there may be 2500 separate fires in the brazilian amazon. Farmers and loggers are being
In a televised address the brazilian president pushed back, saying the fires shouldnt be an excuse for international sanctions. The fires are scattered widely across the amazon, most notably in the north of brazil. Theyre the most intense in the region for almost a decade, as camilla motah reports from the amazon. The flames in the amazon continue to rage, thousands of fires, almost impossible to control. This is the worlds biggest rainforest and carbon store, home to 20 million people. We travelled to one area on the fringe of the rainforest, where the flames have devoured huge areas. Firefighters in the state of rondonia, one of the most affected by the amazon fires, have been working here for the past two weeks, trying to put out the flames, but resources are an issue here, as its a vast area with few people on the ground, and low humidity and strong winds add to the challenge, as sometimes the fire can spread as fast as 30 or a0 km h. The fires here threaten many homes. One man tol
There is not a single leading forecaster out there that is expecting a recession. A man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a Police Constable in east london yesterday. Heavy rain and strong winds cause disruption across the uk many Outdoor Events and festivals are cancelled. Bruce springsteen is the inspiration for blinded by the light a coming of age story set in luton. Well see whatjames king makes of that and the weeks other big releases in the film review. Hello, good evening. A 28 Year Old Church warden has been found guilty of murdering a novelist who he tricked into changing his will. Ben field killed 69 year old peter fa rquhar in the buckinghamshire village of Maids Moreton and tried to make his death look like an accident or suicide. Police say field was cruel, calculating, manipulative and deceitful. They say he fitted the profile of a psychopath, who had taken pleasure in mentally and physically torturing his victim. Our correspondentjo black has bee
The family of a policeman who survived a frenzied machete attack, say theyre proud of his bravery. And coming up well be taking a look inside kashmir as tension continues to rise between india and pakistan over the disputed region. Major power failures have been reported across large areas of the uk, affecting homes and transport networks. Large parts of england have been affected, including london, the south east, the north west, and other parts of the country. The Uk Power Networks says the outage was due to a failure on the outage was due to a failure on the National Grid. In the past half an hour, the National Grid has released a statement, saying, we experienced issues with two Power Generators causing loss of. The power cut has caused a knock on effect on the friday night rush hour, with disruption across the nail work rail network. Lner trains are telling passengers not to travel and network rail are warning of delays. Then ando has the latest. National grid say the problem has
Test. Englands cricketers are sliding towards defeat in birmingham, five wickets down now on the final day. We will have the latest for you. Thanks olly and matt has all the weather one word wet. We are in the height of the Holiday Season we are in the height of the Holiday Season and the weather is in a cantankerous mood, lots of showers around and wetter weather to come, believe it or not. I will have more details in half an hour. Thanks matt. Also coming up on afternoon live, well have the latest from hong kong where police have fired tear gas to disperse democracy activists trying to enforce a general strike. Hello everyone this is afternoon live im martine croxall. The Prime Minister has pledged to spend 850 Million Pounds on nhs building projects, at 20 hospitals in england. The money over the next five years, will be used to upgrade outdated facilities and equipment. A further billion pounds is to be used to tackle a backlog in hospital improvements. Speaking on a visit to a hos