tuesday. and borisjohnson has defended himself ahead of a no confidence vote that he called himself. five candidates will become four. europe is in the grip of wildfires. and a heat wave. they are burning in italy, france, spain, croatia and greece and also in morocco. and north africa. in france the authorities are warning of a heat apocalypse, we know many towns and cities have recorded their highest ever temperatures. 42 degrees in the city of nantes. beating the previous high set more than 70 years ago. that previous record dates back to 1949. this is the scene overnight. on the french atlantic coast. you can see the scale of the fires that are burning through some of the forest. this is drone footage from earlier. again showing us the scale of what is happening. and this is a satellite image that shows the region. you can see smoke is clearly visible from space. we know thousands of firefighters are now battling these fires and more than 14,000 hectares of forest has alr
relatives of the young men murdered by the serial killer, stephen port, welcome a decision by the police watchdog to begin a fresh investigation into the way detectives handled the inquiry. borisjohnson is in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth s heads of government. downing street says it is unlikely the uk s rwanda asylum policy will come up when he meets the prince of wales. good evening. taliban officials say the main search for survivors from wednesday s devastating earthquake in the south east of afghanistan has ended. more than 1,000 people are thought to have been killed in the remote part of the country. doctors say many children may be among the victims. relief efforts have been hampered by heavy rain and the destruction of road and communication networks in paktika province the worst hit area. entire villages have been destroyed, with survivors saying they re finding it difficult to bury their dead. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani is there a
the strictest of water restrictions. a presidential visit: k pop supergroup bts speak out against hate crimes in america. it s a great honour to be invited to the white house tonight to discuss important issues of anti asian hate crimes, asian inclusion, and diversity. cheering and jubilant scenes in bradford as europe s youngest metropolis wins the contest to become the uk s next city of culture. hello and welcome. president biden has confirmed that the united states will provide ukraine with more advanced rocket systems, something the ukrainians have long been requesting. mr biden said it would enable ukraine to strike russian targets more precisely. in the last 2a hours, a russian air strike hit a chemical plant in the eastern city of severodonetsk, releasing a cloud of dangerous gas. residents have been told to stay in bomb shelters to avoid the fumes. both sides are suffering heavy casualties here and the ukrainian command may decide on a tactical retreat. russia now occ
bank statements in recent weeks, and not only should the donbas region -et not only should the donbas region get out not only should the donbas region get out of not only should the donbas region get out of ukraine but also crimea, which get out of ukraine but also crimea, which is get out of ukraine but also crimea, which is hot get out of ukraine but also crimea, which is not even on the agenda. if you go which is not even on the agenda. if you go hack which is not even on the agenda. if you go back to february 24 when putirr you go back to february 24 when putin invaded ukraine. the rhetoric has been putin invaded ukraine. the rhetoric has been ramped up in nashua is to ensure has been ramped up in nashua is to ensure that has been ramped up in nashua is to ensure that moldova is protected and adequately armed to prevent any further adequately armed to prevent any further incursions that might occur. ctearly further incursions that might occur. clearly
i worry at its commitment to health disparities, to the ten year cancer programme, to the fight to lead a healthy life, to our whole commitment to making britain healthier. the fa cup final is into extra time, as both liverpool and chelsea continue to search for a goal at wembley. and there s just an hour to go until the eurovision final gets under way in turin. there are high hopes for the uk s sam ryder, but ukraine are favourites to win. and a baby giraffe born with her front leg bending the wrong way gets a helping hand, with special leg braces to put her on the road to recovery. russia s president, vladimir putin, has warned his finnish counterpart thatjoining nato and abandoning finland s neutral status would be a mistake . finland is expected to formally announce its intention to join the western military alliance tomorrow. russia and finland share an 800 mile border and russia says it has no hostile intentions towards finland and sweden, but has warned that their mem