ukraine says 174,000 square kilometres that s roughly the same area as syria has been contaminated by landmines since russia s full scale invasion. most have been found in the north eastern kharkiv region, and it s feared it will take decades to clear them completely. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse brought us this report. it reflects the size of the battlefield. now, typically, mines are used by armies to protect their positions or force their enemy into areas where they will suffer casualties. but the reality is, in areas where the russians initially advanced, where they ve then occupied territory for a number of months and then were subsequently forced out in ukrainian counter offensives, these areas are where the issue of land mines is the most acute. and these are also areas where people are looking to continue their lives and live in incredibly challenging conditions. we ve been to the eastern town of balakliya. this is what you call a scratching of the s
largest cities. meanwhile, amber warnings for england and wales, reaching southern scotland as well. we are likely to see impacts. we seem very hot weather developing in spain and portugal, portugaljust a few tenths away from their national record. the heat has been coming north and come monday and tuesday we could see the uk temperature record get obliterated. it currently stands at 38.7, we could see a0. this is a dangerous heatwave just around the corner. today, many will have a dry day with a few showers drifting across south east scotland into northern areas of england, perhaps reaching lincolnshire and norfolk but otherwise fine. high 20s in the south but otherwise comfortable. overnight not particularly humid, the showers clearing away and fresh night on the cards. temperatures between 9 1a. taking a look at the weekend, a few showers across northern areas of scotland, further south we ve got lots of dry weather and sunshine and we are going to start to see those tempe
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