would take weeks worth of rain to replenish water sources, while experts warn england s drought could last into the next year. now on bbc news, return of the tigers. in 2010, the himalayan nation of nepal was one of 13 countries to commit to doubling its wild tiger populations by 2022. nepal is now the only country to have achieved that goal. tigers are making a remarkable comeback here in nepal. their numbers more than doubling in the last ten years. tigers are the majestic creatures. being assigned in the protection duties, it s an honour, you know, it s a privilege. it s a small victory in a battle to bring them back from the brink of extinction. it is definitely something to be celebrated. it does not come without the cost. the common area that the tiger and prey species and humanity shares is so tight, the community lives in terror. there has been an increase in tiger attacks on humans. more number of tigers and more number of people, definitely there is going to be c
from the facility. so far russia has not agreed to do so. those are your latest world headlines. a drought has been declared across many parts of england, after the driest summerfor 50 years. the announcement covers much of the south west, parts of southern, central and eastern england. helena wilkinson reports. near the village of creswell, a fire earlier this afternoon. it started in fields and spread to a neighbouring farm. people had to leave their homes. this is west bridgford in nottinghamshire. they were still trying to put out fires. this is studland, dorset. dried out from the heat, desperate for water and reservoir is low, like this one in derbyshire. vast parts of the country now look like this. dried out from the heat, desperate for water. and reservoirs are low, like this one in derbyshire. after nearly six weeks of dry conditions, a drought has been declared for parts of england. southern, central and eastern areas are affected, including devon and cornwall, ken
hello. this is bbc news. i m lukwesa burak and these are the headlines. writers and politicians condemn an attack on acclaimed author, sir salman rushdie, who is now on a ventilator, after being stabbed while on stage in the us state of new york. his agent says the 75 year old cannot speak, is likely to lose one eye, has a damaged liver and the nerves in one arm have been severed in the attack. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england s drought could last into the next year. and it s notjust parts of the uk struggling with heat as most of europe continues to grapple with high temperatues too. a huge fire is devastating forests in the gironde region in france. also, train drivers from nine rail companies are on strike across the uk today. it s the latest walkout in a row over pay and conditions. documents in the us show fbi agents seized papers marked top secret when they searched the florida home
to about 55,000 now. remember, in the scottish mountains, the weather can be very, very fickle, and at this point i would like to quote billy connolly. if you don t like the weather, wait 20 minutes. congratulations. now it s time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. it is hot and it is dry. cooler weather is forecast to spread to all parts of the uk through the early part of next week. rain, however, will be slightly harder to pin down. the extreme heat warning remains in place until the end of sunday for much of england and stretches across into mid wales. faultless blue skies and sunshine beating down, keeping the temperature rising day on day. some thicker cloud overnight returning to eastern scotland, the north east of england, some mist and murk along the coasts, some drizzly rain for northern scotland, and then by the end of the night, some showers starting to push into northern ireland and the south west of england. it s through sunday that we re anti
her unit heads off on patrol. we ve been given rare access to go with them. one of the key factors of nepal s success has been strong enforcement against poaching and that s involved the military. armed units like this one patrol across the park daily. her unit s captain is ayushjung bahadur rana. tigers are the majestic creatures. there are two types of feeling when you come in head to head with them.