to resign and flee the country. and an unprecedented win ireland make history with their first ever series win in new zealand. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. temperatures are soaring across continental europe with wildfires burning in parts of france, spain and portugal. strong winds and tinder dry conditions are fuelling the flames. more than 300 people are known now to have died in spain and portugal due to the high temperatures. more than 12,000 people have been evacuated so far in france s gironde region as fires continue to burn out of control. in southern spain, near the costa del sol, about 2,300 people had to flee a wildfire spreading in the mijas hills. and it comes as a national emergency has been declared in the uk after a red extreme heat warning was issued for the first time , as temperatures could hit a0 degrees celsius. mark lobel has our first report. it s still sweltering in south western europe where wildfires have come
and how this. local health bodies to tender out contracts for certain services. the report here from the lancet, saying that billions of pounds of tax payers cash was handed to private companies, and saying this has been associated with a drop of care quality and higher rates of treatable mortality. it certainly the case that outsourcing can be more expensive and potentially lead to lower quality. but we need to remember, it s not the consumer in charge, it s the government entity thatis charge, it s the government entity that is awarding the contract. so we really need to explore whether the state is the right entity, the right bodies and individuals, that should be outsourcing. bodies and individuals, that should be outsourcing. . . bodies and individuals, that should be outsourcing. some supporters of the government be outsourcing. some supporters of the government would be outsourcing. some supporters of the government would argue - be outsourcing. some supporters of
debates. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. president biden has told the de facto ruler of saudi arabia, mohammed bin salman, that he holds him personally responsible for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. his comments came during a vist tojeddah, the latest stop on his tour of the region. the american leader fist bumped with mohammed bin salman ahead of the talks. it come years after he promised to make saudi arabia a pariah over the murder in the saudi consulate in istanbul. at a news conference injeddah, the president told reporters he made it very clear how he felt about the killing. we discussed human rights and the need for political reform. as i always do, i made clear the topic is vitally important to me and to the united states. in respect of the murder of khashoggi, i raised it at the top of the meeting, making it clear what i thought of it at the time and what i think of it now. i was straightforward and direct in discussing