with a report released today that has sharply criticised the fbi s investigation into donald trump s 2016 campaign ties to russia. special counseljohn durham found that the bureau should not have launched a probe into the campaign s alleged ties with russia. in the report, he said the agency s inquiry had lacked analytical rigour and concluded that the fbi had not possessed actual evidence of collusion between trump s campaign and russia before launching an also accused the fbi of repeated instances of quote confirmation bias . the fbi responded to durham s report, saying fbi leadership already implemented dozens of corrective actions, which have now been in place for some time. had those reforms been in place in 2016, the missteps identified in the report could have been prevented. former president trump responded to the report with a series of posts on his social media platform truth social. in one, he said, quote, special counsel john durham concludes the fbi never s
extreme weather conditions in greece have fuelled more wildfires on the islands of rhodes, corfu, and evia, as well as dozens of fires impacting the mainland. this footage was filmed on the island of corfu on monday. more than 2,000 people have been evacuated from there. the island of rhodes is affected and the country s capital, athens, is under threat, as fires rage to the east and south west. it s peak tourist season in greece and there s been a major impact on travel. tui has become the latest travel company to cancel flights to rhodes. as tourists try to leave, residents are left behind. their livelihoods rely on business from foreign visitors. 0ur correspondentjenny hill has been speaking with them. it seems like a miracle no one was hurt. fire swept through this resort. not much left behind. those were once water skis. so much of this island still looks. ..well, idyllic.
it seems like a miracle no one was hurt. fire swept through this resort. not much left behind. those were once water skis. so much of this island still looks. well, idyllic. and then you take a few steps and you come across a scene. well, like this. it s still smouldering. that, of course, was someone s livelihood, completely destroyed. this is where there were sunbeds just a few days ago. it wasn t just tourists who scrambled to safety. i was crying. it was making me feel terrible. this woman and her family, who all work in the hotels here, had to get out too. when we met them, they d only just learned their house had survived the fire. for the tourists, it was a really terrifying and bad experience, but for us, i think it s worse, because we live here.
a controversial bill to limit the power of the courts. we ll have the tributes to bbc news reader george alagiah, who s died at the age of 67. and we ll look at what s going on at twitter why is it being rebranded as x? start in greece. strong words from prime minister. he says the climate crisis is already here, and greece is at war. more than 80 wildfires are burning right now. he says the mediterranean region would face even greater disasters as a result of climate change. the islands of rhodes, corfu and evia have been worst hit. parts of the mainland are on high alert. tens of thousands of locals and tourists have been evacuated. the european union has sent firefighter reinforcements to help. from lindos, our correspondent jenny hill sent this report. it seems like a miracle no one was hurt. fire swept through this resort.
have the fires under control. the fires in rhodes are thought to have affected 10% to 20% of the island. from there, here s our correspondentjenny hill. it seems like a miracle no one was hurt. fire swept through this resort. not much left behind. those were once water skis. so much of this island still looks. well, idyllic. and then you take a few steps and you come across a scene. well, like this. it s still smouldering. that, of course, was someone s livelihood, completely destroyed. this is where there were sunbeds just a few days ago. it wasn t just tourists who scrambled to safety. i was crying. it was making me feel terrible. this woman and her family, who all work in the hotels here, had to get out too. when we met them, they d only just learned their house