if you vejustjoined us, a very warm welcome to the programme, and it is very warm. as you ve been hearing, much of europe is grappling with an extreme heatwave with devastating wildfires impacting many parts of the region. the european commission is warning nearly half of european union territory is now at risk of drought. so, what impact is this having on farming? well, some farmers have radically changed their work practices, for example, working at night to minimise the risk of a spark from harvesting equipment starting a fire that could destroy crops. but despite their efforts, thousands of hectares of land has gone up in smoke. so what will this mean for what we buy in the supermarkets is this another reason why prices could go up when we shop for essentials? philippe binard is general delegate, freshfel europe, european fresh produce association. good morning to you. to tell us how the wildfires across europe are impacting the farmers. goad are impacting the farmers.
Biggest city, istanbul. And for the first time in 25 years, they won more municipalities than the ruling ak party. Overnight, president erdogan told supporters the result was not an end, but a Turning Point. Translation we will not disrespect the nations decision in any way, we will avoid being stubborn, acting against the national will and questioning the judgement of our nation. As we have done so far. We will take the necessary steps by analysing the messengers given by the nation at the ballot box, most accurately and objectively within the reason and inner conscience. Opposition supporters say although these are local elections, victories in big cities are a significant show of force against erdogan s ruling ak party. This was the scene in istanbul, turkeys largest city, where thousands took to the streets to celebrate the opposition partys win. The citys incumbent mayor, ekrem imamoglu, declared victory after securing over 50 of the vote well ahead of his nearest rival. Mr imam
Our news correspondent helena humphrey. Helena, after a long wait, an aid bill for ukraine has now passed its biggest a vote in the house. Thats right, carl. Very much long awaited. Just to paint a picture, it was back in september that ukrainian president zelensky went to the white house to speak to President Biden about the need for this day will do particularly with regards to things such as air defence, missiles and so on. It took this long to actually come to the floor. That was because there was a growing chorus of opposition from republican congressional lawmakers, particularly in the house with regards to aid to ukraine at a time but there hadnt been stricter legislation when it comes to immigration, bordersecurity and legislation when it comes to immigration, Border Security and so on. Nevertheless it appears that speakerjohnson appears to have A Change Of Heart. Potentially after a rounds attack that we saw on israel last week. It came to the floor. Were seeing over 60 billio
The metropolitan police has confirmed its received a report of an alleged Sexual Assault in 2003, and is in contact with the woman, following Media Investigations into claims made against the comedian Russell Brand. Four women have accused him of Sexual Assault and emotional abuse, allegations he denies. One of them, who was 16 at the time, has told the bbc that brand said people close to him discussed how to keep the fact she was so young, out of the public eye. His Current Uk Live Tour has now been postponed, and hes been dropped by his publisher. Well assess the significance of the met s involvement, but first, heres our media correspondent, david sillito. I can pretend to be nice for a little bit. Russell brand. On this weekends Dispatches Programme he was accused of rape and multiple counts of Sexual Assault. Ill sleep on the sofa. The comedian now faces further allegations. More women have come forward. The metropolitan police say a complaint has been made to them of a Sexual Ass
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