nicolas cruz pleaded guilty 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. we begin in western france which is facing what experts are calling a heat apocalypse , 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 sudd
life here on bray lake, near maidenhead, in berkshire. he is the fourth person to die in recent days, after getting into difficulty in open water. this evening, another teenager is missing in the river thames, at richmond, in surrey. there s a particular message, particularly for teenagers, children, some of those who may be tempted to go for a swim. there s significant dangers of that quite often, when people go swimming in rivers when we have very hot weather. for many, today has been about shifting the usual routine. this building site in dagenham, in essex, limited the amount of time teams worked outside. over in the middle east, whether that be dubai or anywhere else, buildings are built. no one stops because of the sun. if anything, we d rather work in these conditions than when it s raining. and did you ever think of not working today? and we gave the option for people not to work and not to come in this week and next week. and everybody says no, of course not, the weather is no