programme. just tell us how it's going with this effort to the city. so the evacuation actually started probably before the order was issued. so people were starting to leave, there was a bottleneck as people were leaving at the beginning, but we are seeing it more consistent as people go out, so we are not having any, as bad of a bottleneck. if the conditions on the road are good but there is spots where it's smoky. the first a0 km we do have a pilot car that is taking people back and forth, or back through that.— people back and forth, or back through that. people back and forth, or back throu~h that. , ., ., ., through that. sorry, go ahead? iwas auoin to through that. sorry, go ahead? iwas going to ask. — through that. sorry, go ahead? iwas going to ask, what _ through that. sorry, go ahead? iwas going to ask, what about _ through that. sorry, go ahead? iwas going to ask, what about the fires i going to ask, what about the fires and how they are moving? could you tell us what the latest is there? yeah so the latest is the fire has moved to 15 km away from the line we were looking at yesterday. it was a good day for our firefighters and our water bonners, the weather was good. —— water bombers. it had moved about two km since that day yesterday, we are at 15 km right now. ~ ., ., now. we are looking at those ictures now. we are looking at those pictures from _ now. we are looking at those pictures from the _ now. we are looking at those pictures from the wildfires, l now. we are looking at those i pictures from the wildfires, it's just extraordinary, the sky is completely covered, blanket of smoke. how are your teams coping with these extreme conditions? i have to say that the teams have been amazing, we've been fighting fires since the beginning, probably the second week in may so it's the longest fire season, our hottest and most... we have over 2 million hectares have been burned already so we've early d evacuated eight communities, we are going to be evacuating another community as we speak right now. so the fire season is, is very hard but we have support from otherjurisdictions in the northwest territories, and we've had support from alaska and south america, or south africa i should say. the military has helped with the team as well and we've got a second crew of military officers, or military people in, to help us. so you've got lots of experience you mentioned fighting fires, but the season seems to be different, already the fires have burnt in area nine times as large as last year �*s fire season. are there things you have to do very differently or for the future you have to think about new ways to combat wildfires? so new ways to combat wildfires? 5r what we did was last year our fire season went to the middle of october so we realised it was going to be a dry season so we brought people on and train them, had equipment stationed in appropriate spots but probably within two days with all the training done in the equipment being stationed where it was supposed to be, the fire season started. so we were seeing, you know, the longest fire season, we have huge demands on our fire crews and we've been working since the middle of may. and we've extended our fire crews to the end of september and we see that this fire seasonis september and we see that this fire season is probably going to go into the middle of october to the first snowfall, and we have to get crews up snowfall, and we have to get crews up and ready to go early or next year to fight the fires that are happening presently that will be going to ground when the snow happens. 50 going to ground when the snow ha ens. y” going to ground when the snow ha ens. y., , going to ground when the snow ha ens. ,, , ., happens. so your minister for environment _ happens. so your minister for environment and _ happens. so your minister for environment and climate - happens. so your minister for. environment and climate change happens. so your minister for- environment and climate change in yourjurisdiction, do you feel as candid as a whole needs to do more when it comes to the impact that we have on the planet, that is coming round to the sorts of things we are seeing in terms of wildfires and extreme weather events? 1trefoil seeing in terms of wildfires and extreme weather events? well i think we are saying — extreme weather events? well i think we are saying extreme _ extreme weather events? well i think we are saying extreme weather- extreme weather events? well i think| we are saying extreme weather events and that there is pretty much due to climate change. that we are seeing anyway, and you know, climate change across canada is 1.5% of the worlds's greenhouse gas. in the northwest territories we are not even at 0.00a5. we are suffering the impact from across the world. we are at 1.5, the firefighting i can see across canada, the jurisdictions are worked together, being very supportive. i know alberta's has been very helpful with us, the government of canada has been very supportive and i've seen that across this jurisdiction, supportive and i've seen that across thisjurisdiction, people working together to try and help each other out. mil together to try and help each other out. �* ,, ., ., ~ , ., out. all right, shane, thank you very much. _ out. all right, shane, thank you very much, shane _ out. all right, shane, thank you very much, shane thompson i out. all right, shane, thank you very much, shane thompson is| out. all right, shane, thank you | very much, shane thompson is a member of the northwest territory. thanks very much. thank you, you have a good day. us presidentjoe biden says he'll travel to hawaii next week, following the deadly wildfires on the island of maui. he's been criticised by his political opponents, who've said he's been too slow to see the devastation for himself. it's been confirmed that at least 111 people have died — though that number is likely to rise. from maui, our correspondent john sudworth sent this report. maui's fight continues. this pilot, hovering above a swimming pool... now being used to douse the flames further down the hill. these homes, some distance from the destroyed coastal town of lahaina, are in the centre of the island where, last week, just before the fires, the cameras at this bird sanctuary captured a bright flash. staff believe it is a tree falling on a power line. shortly afterwards, flames can be seen in the forest. ross hart saw something similar before his home burned down. we could hear some trees falling here and there in the distance. one big one fell here on the bridge and it knocked over the power lines. and then you saw the house... you could see it burn? i saw it begin to burn and they wouldn't let me stay to watch it. they were dragging me out, because the embers were starting to come over on my truck and stuff. questions are now being asked about whether lives might have been saved. should maui's power grid been turned off? could more have been done to sound the alarm? for many of those who escaped from lahaina, alongside the trauma there is now a deep sense of anger. i hate it, i want these people to explain to me why we didn't get an alarm when they have the most sophisticated alarm system in the world? they practice it every month and what in the world are they waiting for, you know? the authorities have launched an investigation, although the priority for now is responding to the disaster. but the wildfire risk, despite the devastation in lahaina, is farfrom over. this helicopter taking multiple trips, carrying water off to fight the wildfires still smouldering right across this area. but some of those who have lost homes here, point to something they say should already have been focusing the minds of the authorities. like, as if it isn't obvious, notjust from what's happening here, but all over the world. what could be more obvious that we are having disaster after disaster that's all as a result of climate change? with more bodies yet to be recovered, this is already america's most lethal wildfire in more than a century. few doubt that lessons need to be learned. john sudworth, bbc news, maui. one of the biggest names in british television, sir michael parkinson, has died at the age of 88. in a long and hugely successful broadcast career, the legendary chat show host interviewed some 2000 stars of entertainment and sport from around the world. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. don't you get fed up of each other? oh, yes, yes. i call him golden balls, you know, now. - did you ever say, "you dirty rat?" never. jimmy cagney. orson welles. jimmy stewart. these were distant, mysterious screen gods until parkinson brought them into your living room. the fact is that you're a crowd puller and frazier�*s not, is he? why is that? well, number one, he's ugly. his interviews with muhammad ali were unmissable. he has no rhythm, no footwork, no class. he cannot talk. and who told him he could sing? but of all those 2,000 or so guests, one always haunted him. i interviewed everybody from henry kissinger to and i'm only remembered for one thing, i was attacked by a sodding emu. he's not aggresive! rod hull and emu rather punctured the suave tv persona. i knew we should never have booked it. it was a programme that could transform a career. it's a substitute for tattoos, i'm frightened to get a tattoo. billy connolly appeared 15 times. how about the oyster that went to a discotheque and pulled a mussel! they became good friends. he says, "i need somewhere to park my bike." the programme put in a swing from highbrow debate to... and occasionally some of the questions may have discomforted the interviewee. helen mirren was less then impressed by this line of inquiry. let's talk about nudity. ..especially some women, were rather less comfortable in his company. do you find, in fact, that this what could be best described as your equipment, in fact, hinders you, perhaps, in that pursuit? 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"it's not like playing for yorkshire, is it?" it wasn't. but once or twice, it got pretty damn close. goodnight. the broadcaster sir michael parkinson, who's died at the age of 88. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. school staff in ten scottish local authority areas will go on strike on 13 and 1a september. gmb scotland's members — which includes nonteaching school staff — rejected a pay offer of 5.5% in april, calling it "unacceptable". the union said the offer "does not come close" to matching the surging cost of living. the family of a pregnant woman killed by a speeding driver have welcomed a decision to have his 12—year prison sentence reviewed by the court of appeal. frankiejules—hough died, along with her unborn daughter, when adil iqbal crashed into her car shortly after he'd filmed himself driving at 123 miles per hour. an mp has told a public meeting he will pursue a law granting better protection for heritage venues after the demolition of the 18th—century crooked house pub following a fire. about 100 people attended the meeting about what had happened to the pub in dudley. it was destroyed less than two days after the fire. the fire is being treated as arson. you're live with bbc news. the proportion of students getting top a—level grades in england, wales and northern ireland has fallen sharply from 12 months ago, but remains higher than pre—pandemic levels. today's results show 27.2% of exams were given an a or an a—star. that's down more than 9 percentage points on last year. the biggest fall was in england, where ministers had said they wanted to return to pre—pandemic marking standards more quickly. 0ur education editor branwenjeffreys reports from hull. the relief. time to breed, often after months of tension. —— time to breathe. it's hard to take it all in. for some, a time to celebrate, take it into adult life. i got a distinction! a lot better than what i expected. laylor excels in her business btec. she is just started an apprenticeship in travel. that's good! i've checked ucas and i am in, so that's the next steps, really. for maxim, it's off to university with his btec and a levels, just a grade lower than he hoped. for many, these were their first exams. she is on her way to study law. and today, dylan got his second chance. it was quite, like scary, knowing there would i be no leeway given. waiting for your results, it was quite terrifying. . i got distinction, i'm quite pleased with myself, these were resits, i did better than i did the first time, so quite proud of myself for that. it has shifted massively, it is a national thing. there are fewer top grades this year in england but that was expected, no easier of course for those disappointed today. but for this college it was more like a normal year. obviously you get the wobbles, you're always going to get winners and losers but overall, really happy, the students have smashed it. this principle says universities were prepared but employers needs to understand, too. they need to meet more of them face—to—face and use that as their shortlisting process, rather than a paper exercise, meet the people, discover what their personalities are like, look at their skills and resilience they have learned from this. in belfast there was less of a bump down in grades, northern ireland, just like wales, uses aes grades towards a—levels, and in ebbw vale, the celebration party was starting early. this is the university of hull, how can i help you today? how may i help you? clearing opened today for those who have missed out, connecting students with courses where places are available. many campuses are open this saturday so they can look around before deciding. clearing here is busier than last year, so the advice is to be decisive. but it's also important not to panic because there are thousands of courses available across the uk. with housing shortages in some other cities, at hull, accommodation is part of the pitch to attract students. they are acutely aware of wanting the right campus, the right accommodation, bearing in mind the cost of living as well, and having a look at the right course in the right place at the right time for them. university isn't for everyone. many are heading to apprenticeships or to work. either way, after the celebrations, they will sleep more soundly tonight. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, hull. we turn to pakistan now, where at least 100 people have been arrested in the city of jaranwala after crowds of muslims burned churches and vandalised homes. the violence was sparked by claims that two christian men had torn pages from the quran. public gatherings have also been restricted for seven days in the area. the bbc urdu s correspondent umer daraz nangiana is on the ground injaranwala. this church is called the salvation army church in the city of jaranwala. it is said to be one of the historic buildings, the oldest buildings in the city. some people say it is more than 100 years old. and this was a historic church here, and this is what remains of it after the violent protests of yesterday, when a charged mob attacked this place. they scaled the walls of the building. they removed the cross which was up here on the building, and any you can see, as you get to the conditions right now, none of the rooms in this building is safe. the building is almost, the infrastructure is very weak right now. there are seven rooms where fire is still burning. and this is just one of the churches which was torched by the angry mob. it is very hot in here. the walls are very hot. the entire structure of the building is burned, it is in the documents are still burning. there is still fire inside. those who had returned to their homes were surprised, were shocked, they were in tears, they were crying. and they said that nothing had remained of their belongings and their homes after the violent protests of yesterday. and they've asked the government to provide them security, make them feel secure it so that they can come back to their homes. rabiya javeri agha is the chairperson of pakistan's national commission for human rights. she's went to look at the damage and speak with some the people involved. she told us what she witnessed there. it was a very heart—wrenching journey today. jaranwala is a small little village on the outskirts. when we went, it was sad to see 17 churches had been completely gutted. this included about 12 of the registered larger churches, and the _ small little rooms of people had made within their houses as centres for worship. 80 homes have been destroyed, of which 40 have been completely gutted. it's extremely sad to see the places where people have left their food on the table. you can see food on plates. people have obviously left in great haste to be able to flee from this entire very rabid mob of about 1200 people. with a large contingent of young people shouting slogans and sort of weaponising the religion to attack this community. i understand and this is not verified that the dispute really began between a group of people, of christians and muslims, over a financial dispute and that took on a religious connotation. but of course that's not been verified. the police, the police and the church played a strong role in actually informing the people about the mob, so luckily there was no loss of life. a great deal of sadness, dismay, homes devastated, people... if i can ask, how do you explain how quickly and widely this violence has spread? you know, there are some who say that actually pakistan bringing in the law that makes blasphemy punishable by death has made this sort of thing worse. well, the blasphemy applies to muslims as well as christians, and the blasphemy means safeguards. the blasphemy law is there to stay now. how does the government ensure that there are safeguards for false accusation of blasphemy. what is the procedure of the registration of the fir investigation? these are places where the government needs to look at. when you talk about the speed in which it happened, this area is a tinderbox. he has many different communities and apparently according to the administration and interviews we had, this of course is a huge event but it apparently happens regularly. which shows the level of intolerance within that community. in what we do and what the government does is there all these kneejerk reactions, now you come and talk about rebuilding the homes in the churches, but was a judgment in 2014, a brilliant gentleman, which _ talked about preventive methods. how can you stop this? how do you de—radicalise the youth? 90% of the people in that mob were children, where young kids. how do you de—radicalised them? why is attention not being focused to an area which is known to breed a level of intolerance? stay with us here on bbc news. when we get back we'll tell you about an offer from the uk to saudi arabia. we'll see you in a bit. hello there. the next 2a hours looks fairly unsettled with the risk of some really heavy, thundery rain in places and also strong winds. so quite a mixture of weather to come for friday. windy in places. it will feel quite warm and humid, and we'll have thundery showers spreading northwards. now, we've got two weather fronts associated with the low pressure system. this is the main weather front. ahead of it, we'll see a line of showers and storms spreading northwards. that's during friday. but through tonight, it should stay largely dry across much of the country, clear spells, more cloud through central and eastern areas. but we'll start to see those showers pushing to northern ireland, wales and south—west england, and some of them may turn out to be heavy and thundery in places. quite a warm and muggy night to come, particularly towards the south. then for friday, that line of showers, thunderstorms spreads northwards across northern ireland, wales, central, southern england, but starts to fizzle out as it moves northwards. it'll become very windy around irish sea coasts, especially northern and western wales, with gusts in excess perhaps of 60 mph. not a bad day to come across scotland. best of the sunshine in the west, high teens here. further south, because there's a bit more cloud around and some showers, top temperature around 22—23 degrees, but it will feel humid. and then through friday night, the action really gets going. this band of heavy and thundery rain spreads northwards across pretty much all areas. you can see the livid colours indicating embedded thunderstorms there, so localised flooding could be an issue in one or two locations. and a warm and humid night to come for many, particularly across england and wales. so into the weekend, that area of thundery rain will continue to journey northwards with fairly strong, gusty winds on it. moving northwards across scotland through saturday morning, becoming confined to the northern isles, and then the rest of the country has a fine day. sunny spells with scattered showers across northern and western areas, and it'll be more blustery here with temperatures in the low 20s. so feeling fresher, but still warm in the south—east, 25—26 degrees. similar story for part two of the weekend. most of the blustery showers will be in the north and the west of the country, where it'll feel a bit fresher. but again, across central, southern and eastern areas, closer to high pressure in the near continent, it'll stay sunnier, less windy. and we should see temperatures again around the mid—20s. now it could turn very warm or even locally hot across the south—east for a time monday and tuesday. plenty of sunshine here, but cooler and fresher with showers further north and west. this is bbc news. the headlines — saudi arabia's crown prince, mohammed bin salman, is invited to the uk, prompting criticism over the gulf leader's human rights record. we have a special report from france out with police in the battle to stop small boats crossing the english channel. and the family of leonard bernstein defend bradley cooper's portrayal of the american composer in a row over the actor's use of a prosthetic nose. some breaking news first. we are hearing from the fulton county sheriff's office and they say we are aware that personal information of members of the fulton county grand jury members of the fulton county grand jury who are prone to being donald trump is being shared on various platforms was a mess according to a statement from them. they also say that investing is working closely with law enforcement agencies to track down the origin of those threats in fulton county over the donald trump pro. the background to this is the grand jury the entitled donald trump and 18 others on state racketeering charges in georgia this week, it's reported that the purported names and addresses of members of that grand jury have now been posted on a french webbs that often features violent rhetoric and we are now hearing from the fulton county sheriff's office saying they are aware of this and are looking into it. so a bit of breaking news there for you. saudi arabia's crown prince, mohammed bin salman,