and counterclaim from both sides. both sides are reporting heavy losses. and as we have been hearing, this counteroffensive is going to take many months, really the focus has been on the spring and now very much the summer offensive, which will last until about october or november before the rainy season begins. and as we have also reported, it is quite difficult to fight when the weather becomes colder. it becomes difficult for the tanks that go off road to be operating on wetland. so, they had this window where they need to try and make as many gains as possible. joining me live from fife in scotland, kezia dugdale, former leader of the scottish labour party, and from washington, bryan lanza, republican strategist and former director of communications in donald trump s transition team. looking at these developments in ukraine, this counteroffensive is something that has been anticipated for a while now. keep has been quick to talk about successes, but brian, these are small
and coming up at 8:30pm on bbc news. disappearing dentists some people are going to extraordinary measure to do diy dentistry as they struggle to find affordable dental care. are we witnessing the death of nhs dentistry? let s start with some breaking news. around 7,000 households in surrey have been hit by a loss of water on one of the hottest days of the year. thames water has been handing out bottled water to people in cranleigh and dorking after what is described as technical issues at a water treatment works. supplies went off yesterday. thames says fixing the problem is not straightforward but some customers are starting to see water return. we have been talking about hosepipe bans and how many of them are already in place. but bans and how many of them are already in place. already in place. but it s likely that thames already in place. but it s likely that thames will already in place. but it s likely that thames will start - already in place. but it s likely t
appliances that go off road as well. in terms of the cause of the fire, sadly, but not surprisingly, we have found a small camp at the base of the fire, including a remnant of a disposable barbecue. and, of course, this doesn t just cause a huge fire for you to have to put out. there s an impact on wildlife, too. you believe? yeah, it s huge. as ijust mentioned, the national trust owned most of the land around the area. it is a site of special scientific interest and a national nature reserve. and, very sadly, as is expected with wildfires, it does destroy the habitats of the wildlife. we have got some rare reptiles down in that area. we ve got some smooth snakes and some sand lizards which are very endangered and quite niche to that area, sadly. and you ve also seen some ordnance go off that s come from the second world war. you knew it was there, but even that s posing a danger, too. yeah, absolutely.
of unexploded world war two ammunition. a bomb disposal unit has been sent to the studland nature reserve to make the area safe. the fire began on friday and led to the evacuation of a nearby beach. fire services across the country have called on people not to use disposable barbecues during the drought due the risk of wildfires. i m joined now by brad stevens, the group manager at dorset and wiltshire fire service. the group manager at dorset thank the group manager at dorset you very much forjoi tell thank you very much forjoining us. tell us about this fire and how certain you are of its cause. good evenina. certain you are of its cause. good evening. thank certain you are of its cause. good evening. thank you certain you are of its cause. good evening. thank you for certain you are of its cause. good evening. thank you for having - certain you are of its cause. (emf. evening. thank you for having me on. the fire as you alluded to earlier in your programme, started yesterday l