and a brit becomes the oldest commonwealth games bulbs medallist in history at the tender age of 75. some of the uk s best known commentators dread me to discuss the lady returned and the lady who did not. dateline london in half an hour s time on bbc news. hello and if you have justjoined us, welcome to bbc news. we begin this hour with the first of a series of hosepipe bans which come into force today. ..following the driestjuly in england since 1935. in the areas affected, people won t be allowed to use hosepipes to water plants and lawns, to clean cars or to fill paddling pools. it follows the driestjuly in england since 1935. today s ban affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight. people who break the rules could receive a warning or in extreme cases a fine of up to £1,000. about1 million south east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday. companies in other parts of the country are planning similar moves in t
a new president, after mass protests drove ex president rajapaksa to resign and flee the country. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. temperatures are soaring across continental europe with wildfires burning in parts of france, spain and portugal. strong winds and tinder dry conditions are fuelling the flames. more than 300 people are known now to have died in spain and portugal due to the high temperatures. more than 12,000 people have been evacuated so far in france s gironde region as fires continue to burn out of control. in southern spain, near the costa del sol, about 2,300 people had to flee a wildfire spreading in the mijas hills. and it comes as a national emergency has been declared in the uk after a red extreme heat warning was issued for the first time as temperatures could hit a0 degrees celsius. mark lobel has our first report. it s still sweltering in south western europe where wildfires have come sooner, more intense, frequent
the palestinian group, islamic jihad, say it fired over a hundred rockets at israel. these images show the rockets being intercepted by israel s iron dome air defence system. it comes in the hours after an israeli gay air strike in the gaza strip. the palestinian health ministry said at least ten people were killed in that strike including a five year old child. this footage was released by the israeli army, it says it shows the moment the strike is gaza. israel s pro minister spoke about the air strike in at television address earlier in which a promise to do whatever it takes to defend is ready people. we a promise to do whatever it takes to defend is ready people. defend is ready people. we carried out a precise defend is ready people. we carried out a precise counterterrorism - out a precise counterterrorism operation against an immediate threat. our threat is not with the people of gaza, islamichhad is an iranians proxy which wants to destroy the state of israel and k
do, this is your dream,settle down, and you will get this done. a clip leaked to the new statesman shows conservative leadership candidate, rishi sunak, telling an audience he diverted public money from deprived urban areas as chancellor. in birmingham, george miller becomes the oldest commonwealth games gold medallist in history at the age of 75. the first in a series of hosepipe bans came into force today, following the driest july in england since 1935. in the areas affected, people won t be allowed to use hosepipes to water plants and lawns, to clean cars or to fill paddling pools. today s ban affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight. people who break the rules could receive a warning or in extreme cases a fine of up to £1,000. abouti million south east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday. companies in other parts of the country but are planning similar moves in the coming weeks. our correspondent zoe c