The final countdown for ppi. The deadline is tomorrow. There are still believed to be thousands of people who havent claimed. Ill have the details. Yesterday we hit 33. 1; degrees at heathrow. And that is it for a wee while. It will be cooler, wetter and windier over the next few days. More inis windier over the next few days. More in 15 minutes. Its wednesday the 28th of august. Our top story. A woman who says she was a victim of the convicted us paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and was forced into a sexual encounter with the duke of york, has urged the prince to come clean about what he knows. Virginia Roberts Giuffre spok to reporters outsid a court in new york. It was after a hearing for alleged victims of epstein, who took his own life in prison earlier this month. Prince andrew has strenuously denied the claims made against him. Our north america correspondent Chris Buckler was in court. Jeffrey epsteins victims never had the chance to face him in court, but at a hearing in new york,
Meanwhile at headingley, jofra archer dazzles for england, taking six australian wickets to give his side the edge, heading into day two of the third ashes test. After of the third ashes test. A mixed august, sunshine with after a mixed august, sunshine along with the heat going up. Join me with the full weekend forecast. Its friday 23rd august. Our top story Global Leaders have expressed alarm at the Record Number of wildfires in brazils amazon rainforest. French president Emmanuel Macron tweeted our house is burning and described the situation as an International Crisis that will be discussed at the g7 summit. The brazilian president , Jair Bolsonaro, says he is investigating the fires, but claims he does not have the resources to fight them. Ramzan kamarli has more. The fires in brazils rainforest rage on. This year there have been a Record Number. Satellites have identified over 75,000, most of them located in the amazon basin. The situation has become increasingly worse over the p
The club has until midnight to show it can pay its debts or it could be thrown out of the football league. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. World leaders have expressed concern at the Record Number of wildfires continuing to blaze in brazils amazon rainforest. The french president , Emmanuel Macron tweeted our house is burning, and has called for the issue to be discussed as a matter of International Concern at this weekends g7 summit in biarritz. Brazils president Jair Bolsonaro responded by accusing mr macron of a misplaced colonialist mindset, and using the issue for political gain. This map shows the extent of the problem, with more than 2,500 active fires currently in the brazilian amazon which a vital carbon store that slows down the pace of global warming. Data from brazils Space Agency Says there have been more than 75,000 wildfires so far this year double the total number in 2013. Thats an 85 increase on the same period last year. Conservationists have blamed mr
At this moment, as we come face to face with death, let us draw close in love, travel together in these difficult hours and days and open our hearts to comfort one another. May love and peace rest with you and those whom you love and with those who love you, today and always. Thank you, helen. That now is the conclusion to this short remembrance ceremony. Please take the time, if you can, to look at the wonderful tributes and flowers to andrew. This is just tributes and flowers to andrew. This isjust a small tributes and flowers to andrew. This is just a small part of the many tributes that have been laid at the scene of andrews death and also received by the force from both police colleagues, fire, ambulance, military and members of the public as well, and a true reflection of how andrews passing has been felt by us locally, but also by the rest of the country. Thank you for coming andi of the country. Thank you for coming and i wish you well for the rest of the day. Thank you. The sc
Not only for america but for all state as we learn from each other. Ive had the privilege of coming here and gaining some longlasting friendships in a bipartisan way. I hope the you governors will take advantage of the opportunity to associate one with another. All of us tout the successs they have had, but i have done the same thing about utah but theres always room for improvement and the opportunity to come and learn from unc best practices and what is taking place in this country has helped me become a better governor. I heard the song God Bless America and i hope god does bless america and i think he does but the best hopes for our success, you governors are providing solutions for the nations problems, laboratories of democracy as these little pilot programs we all learn from and as opposed to the dysfunction we see in washington dc i see tremendous success and function taking place and appreciate the organization. Let me conclude by saying i hope you have enjoyed utah, the rodeo