borisjohnson urges energy companies to act in the national interest and do more to cut rising bills as he meets energy bosses at downing street. the police watchdog says forces in england and wales are failing victims of burglaries, robberies and theft with too few suspects being charged. the crisis of local swimming pools the bbc finds more than 60 have closed across the uk in the past 3 years. hello and welcome to bbc news at 5:00pm. an amber heat warning for large parts of england and wales has come into force, as temperatures look likely to peak at 37 degrees celsius over the next four days. the met office has also warned there s an exceptional risk of fires spreading in many places and water companies believe a drought could be declared soon. celestina 0lulode has this report. this is what emergency services want to prevent. tinderbox dry conditions helped cause these fires last month. london fire brigade said it needs the public s help to prevent grass fires.
you re watching the context on bbc news. five months since the war began, the first ship carrying grain has left ukraine under the watchful eye of the russians patrolling the black sea. the ship is bound for lebanon. we will get the thoughts tonight from odesa, where further ships are being loaded. germany turns back to coal as the gas shortages threaten a winter of blackouts and economic misery. but why are they not returning to nuclear? another weekend of extreme weather in the us as california s biggest wildfire this year continues to burn out of control. tonight with the context, nathalie tocci, former eu foreign policy advisor. and hagar chemali, former us government advisor, host of the political satire series oh my world. a warm welcome to the programme. rarely has a ship set sail from ukraine with so much hope, and so much anticipation, riding on it. the sierre leone registered razoni left the port of odesa at 09:30 this morning and into the black sea, bound for t
Before we moved to sport, the latest developments. We have had a statement from the un Secretary General, a new statement from Antonio Guterres. He said the humanitarian system in gaza is facing total collapse come up with unimaginable consequences for more than 2 million civilians. These are some of the live pictures from gaza. The skyline, and we have seen in the last a0 minutes or so intense bombardment and strikes continuing in gaza. I will keep these pictures on the screen as i take you through some of the statements from Antonio Guterres because he says, as the bombing intensifies, needs are growing evermore critical and colossal. About 500 trucks a day were crossing into gaza before hostilities began. In recent days, an average of only 12 trucks a day have entered despite the needs being far greater than at any time before. Given the desperate and dramatic situation, he says the un will not be able to continue to deliver inside gaza that without an immediate and fundamental shif
For leaving, but last week, a man appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates Court charged with planning her kidnap and murder. And earlier this year, Phillip Schofield left the programme after lying about a relationship with a work colleague. On tomorrows this morning. She and the audience didnt know at the time, but this last week was her final appearance. Itv says theyre looking forward to working with her on other programmes in the future. See you tomorrow. Lizo mzimba, bbc news. This programme continues on bbc one. Fresh horrors keep appearing in this disputed land, and the violence is unending, so does anyone know how to get the crisis back under control . Weve been in the south of israel, where fresh evidence of what happened during the hamas incursion still has the power to shock, and weve a report about the onslaught on gaza. Well speak live to the former Prime Ministers spokesman about whether they have a viable plan for this war. Also tonight, ill be speaking to a man who believes f
surrounded by flood water. you can see, a lot of the floodplains are doing theirjob this morning. the road that connects with the main motorway, the m5, is blocked. a few homes down below were evacuated overnight, people were brought to a pub i can seejust overnight, people were brought to a pub i can see just down overnight, people were brought to a pub i can seejust down below, two rooms and keep them warm and safe for the night. not as bad as it could have been, i suppose. 2007 was that incredible year. this is the biggest, the highest water levels, the worst flooding since 2007 but thankfully, fingers crossed, not as bad off as that. the vicar of the abbey, the canon rick davis, has invited us to the top of the tower. the town is used to this, how are people getting on? we the town is used to this, how are peeple getting on? people getting on? we are a resilient community - people getting on? we are a resilient community and - people getting on? we are a i resilient community and