and the restored mural in an english bar painted as payment by a local artist and drinker. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. heatwaves, wildfires and drought are continuing to affect large parts of europe. in the south west of france, a thousand firefighters have been mobilized. rescue workers have described the blaze as a monster. a number of european countries are sending equipment and help. it s prompted increasing concern about the effects of climate change, as our correspondent mark lowen reports. a cloak of fire shrouding south west france. a landscape of beauty, turned to horror. as flames tear through the gironde, destroying almost 7,000 hectares, fanned by winds, searing heat and france s worst drought on record. a tranquil village last week, a ghost town this one, with 10,000 people evacuated. firefighters and planes have come from across europe to help f
and scientists in china are tracking a new animal based virus that s infected at least several dozen people. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore and 7pm in the evening in washington, where the us attorney general, merrick garland, has defended thejustice department s decision to seek a search warrant for donald trump s residence at mar a lago earlier this week. mr garland said he had personally approved the move, noting that upholding the rule of law meant applying the law evenly without fear or favour. he said the department ofjustice would make the warrant public, because of the substantial public interest. let me address recent unfounded attacks on the professionalism of the fbi and justice department agents and prosecutors. i will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked. the men and women of the fbi and thejustice department are and the justice department are dedicated, patriotic public servants.
involved, notjust for tragic. notjust for the individuals involved, not just for the tragic. notjust for the individuals involved, notjust for the local community but especially the family and friends of the individuals who have been affected by this. barristers will walk out of courts across england and wales in a dispute over legal aid funding despite warnings of misconduct disciplinary proceedings if they don t turn up to work. nhs patients in england who have been waiting more than two years for surgery are being offered hospital treatment in other parts of the country. have you been waiting up to two years for treatment? would you prepared to travel to another part of the country if it meant you could have your treatment sooner? we want to hear from you. you can find me on twitter, i m @annitabbc or you can use the hashtag bbc your questions. and coming up in sport. we ll be live at wimbledon as the first day of the tournament gets under way. big names on courts today in
in a dispute over legal aid funding despite warnings of misconduct disciplinary proceedings if they don t turn up to work. major us companies including disney and jp morgan tell staff they ll cover employee travel expenses for abortions after a landmark ruling by the supreme court banned them. one woman has died and a man is in hospital with life threatening injuries following a gas explosion that destroyed a house in central england and damaged at least three others. obviously that is really sad and tragic. notjust for the individuals involved, notjust for the local community but especially the family and friends of the individuals who have been affected by this. and we ll be live at wimbledon as the first day of the tournament gets under way. big names on courts today include novak djokovic, andy murray and emma raducanu. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky is addressing g7 leaders in bavaria by video li
year s glastonbury festival. is year s glastonbury festival. one british spectacle e another is one british spectacle ends, another begins. good morning from wimbledon on day one of the championships with andy murray and emma raducanu both in action. and the weatherfor emma raducanu both in action. and the weather for wimbledon is mixed, we could see some showers late morning early afternoon, they will clear, then dry and sunny conditions, that is the forecast for most of us. showers moving east, some will be heavy and thundery, followed by sunshine but northern ireland will see some rain in the afternoon. all of the details through the programme. it s monday 27th june. our main story. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, will today urge leaders from the world s richest countries to do more to help his country fight back against the russian invaders. in a video address to the g7 summit in germany, he s expected to renew his call for more heavy artillery and air defenc