portugal and greece. up in the woods you can see guys tackling the fires. there is a huge amount of activity down here and it is hot, it is smoky. just look at the haze in the trees. we ll have details from france, and the uk, including flintshire which recorded the highest ever temperature in wales. one other main story tonight. the race to be conservative leader and next prime minister is down to four, with rishi sunak still in the lead. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: simply the rest ben stokes will retire from one day international cricket after tuesday s series opener with south africa. welcome to bbc news at ten. the intense heatwave affecting many parts of britain has triggered an extreme red weather warning for most of england, meaning an actual threat to life. it s putting the health service under pressure and it s caused disruption for many travellers. the heatwave is due to reach its point of greatest danger tomorrow afternoon. wales has exp
to gunning down 17 people at his former high school. 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. it s 7am in the morning in singapore and 1am in western france, which is facing a heat apocalypse , experts have warned, as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of europe. they say temperatures could reach record levels in 15 regions of the southwest, with firefighters battling wildfires and thousands forced to evacuate. wildfires in spain, portugal and greece have forced thousands more to flee. our europe correspondent jessica parker has the latest. into the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, and one that, today, we were given special access to. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there s a huge amount of activity down here, and it is hot, it is smoky. just look at the haze in the trees. the smoke thickens the further in we go the flames s
but at what cost? with soaring energy bills it is getting more expensive to heat pools like this one, so they may have to close for good. good morning from wimbledon where there is some disappointment after andy murray and emma raducanu both went out on centre court. but british number one cameron norrie went through to round three. good morning. early rain in eastern parts of northern ireland and scotland which will become confined to the north east of scotland. for the rest of us, sunshine and showers, some thundery. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, 30thjune. our main story. the uk will provide an additional £1 billion in military aid for ukraine, after president zelensky urged nato leaders to do more to help the country s war effort. at the nato summit in madrid, the military alliance branded russia the biggest direct threat to western security. our security correspondent frank gardner has more. ukrainian troops on salisbury plain, part of an e
temperatures across the uk rose with a level three alert, and some rider means the uk could be hosting next year s eurovision contest. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk s second busiest airport says it will limit the number of flights across the peak summer period because it hasn t got enough staff. gatwick airport said it was aimed at creating a more reliable service for passengers. usually 900 flights run a day, but it ll be 825 injuly, and 850 in august. it comes after the government and regulators wrote to airlines telling them to make sure their summer timetables were deliverable . the decision means thousands of people will have their holiday plans disrupted, as theo leggett reports. this is what airlines and airports want to avoid. over easter and around the jubilee holiday, hundreds of flights were cancelled. some while passengers were preparing to board. people want to travel, but staff shortages at airlines and ground handling companies have become a s