problems for barges on the rhine. hosepipe bans are here to stay for now, the warning without weeks of rain, the drought could last into winter. angus crawford, bbc news. and on the continent. an eu agency has warned that europe is on course for its worst drought in at least 500 years. the global drought observatory says two thirds of the continent is under some form of alert. gareth barlow has more details. from increasingly empty reservoirs, to rivers, the drought in europe is gripping almost the entire continent and for 15 countries, including france, spain and ireland, the uk and moldova, the situation continues to get worse. 47% of the territory remains in drought warning and this
this is bbc news. the headlines. the shooting of nine year old of olivia pratt korbel: the intended victim of the gunman who killed olivia is named. 35 year old, joseph nee, who was on probation was also shot, but is in a stable condition. he s been detained in hospital and will be questioned about the killing. we need everybody to come forward, stand united, side by side with the police to identify those responsible, getting the evidence and bringing them to justice. prime minister borisjohnson pays a suprise visit to kyiv as ukraine marks its independence day exactly six months after the russian invasion of the country began. we have an opportunity to join eu
we have an opportunity tojoin eu in say no to tierney, saying no to those who would stifle ukrainian liberty and independence and we will. and also ahead how more than three million households across england and wales were still waiting for their £150 energy rebate at the beginning of last month. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news channel. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news channel. in liverpool, the man who is in hospital after being shot by the killer of olivia pratt korbel has been named asjoseph nee. the 35 year old has been arrested for breaching the terms of his release from prison and will be questioned in connection with the nine year old s murder but he will not be interviewed as a suspect. olivia was fatally shot in her own home in the dovecot area
cars or fill paddling pools until further notice. a breach could get you a £1,000 fine. but leaks, say critics of the industry, are as big a problem as heat. the company loses almost a quarter of the water it supplies and admits it must do better. in the meantime, everyone has to use less. absolutely, leakage needs to be fixed but all of us at home and at work and government and regulators have a bit of a tendency sometimes to say it s all about the water companies. we ve all got our part to play. bans are now in force in much of devon and cornwall, west wales, hampshire, kent and sussex. yorkshire water will bring one in on friday. but the uk isn t suffering alone. these parched fields are in france, almost half of the eu is suffering from drought, damaging the crops, causing record numbers of forest fires, and here, navigation