Hello. Our temperatures so far this week have topped out in the comfortable low 20s. In greece, a severe extreme heatwave is continuing. There are wildfires. Temperatures by day have topped out at 47 degrees, and overnight this is an overnight temperature on the island of crete into the mid 30s. Now, there is a bit of relief on the way towards the South East of europe in the coming days as temperatures will come down a bit. Ours are about to go down a bit, too. Low pressure is coming into the uk. The heavy downpours, there have been a few so far this week, are about to become more widespread again. This is how we start off on thursday morning, already some showers affecting Northern Ireland and western scotland. It will turn much wetter through Northern Ireland in the morning, but across the western side of the uk, even though you may start dry, rain will move in through the day. Thats going to extend eastwards to those areas still having some sunny spells even into the first part of t
Team gbs most successful canoeist, Liam Heath, has added to his olympic Medal Haul with a bronze in the K1 200 Metres sprint. And coming up this hour 15 Million of us live with a long Term Condition but are some Social Media influencers faking illnesses for fame, Money And Attention. Fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to quarantine on Arrivalfrom France , as part of a Shake Up of Coronavirus Travel rules in england, scotland and Northern Ireland. Seven more European Countries have been added to the green list, while spain will remain amber despite concerns about covid variants there. Other changes include india, bahrain, qatar and the United Arab Emirates , switching from red to amber , meaning arrivals from those countries will no longer have to quarantine in government approved accommodation. While austria, germany, slovenia, slovakia, latvia, Romania And Norway will be moved onto the green list. But Georgia And Mexico have been now be added to the Red List , the highest
Now on bbc news, its time for click. This week, we are in iceland to fly over a red hot volcano. And then chill out with some beautiful scenery. Also at a gas powered Bitcoin Mine in the us. And how safe is your electric Car Charger from hackers . It is the land of fire and ice. Where the earth is literally splitting apart. This is iceland, home to so much amazing scenery created by The Superheated Rock that lurks just below the surface. As recently as march this year, a new volcano has been erupting and attracting tourists and scientists alike to watch and learn as it rewrites the geography once again. And later in the programme, we will be there to see how as long as youre careful volcanoes and drones can mix. Now, iceland is putting all of this heat to good use. It drives the geothermal Power Stations, which provide clean, cheap electricity, and that means that now almost half of all of the cars here are electric. The country is second only to norway in its adoption. But while thing
Was ignored by the the legal system. Millions more at risk of flooding, as the percentage of the global population under threat, rises by almost a quarter since the start of the century. And im Sarah Mulkerrins in tokyo, on day 13 of the olympics, where more medals will be up for grabs, and ive been talking to a five time gold medallist, welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The un says its deeply concerned about the safety of Tens Of Thousands of civilians in the afghan city of lashkar gah, the capital of Helmand Province. Taliban militants and government forces are waging an intense battle for control of the city. A Un Spokesman said there were reports of increased civilian casualties, and of homes and hospitals being destroyed. Afghan and us airstrikes on taliban positions continued throughout wednesday. Mark lobel reports. Several provincial capitals under taliban attack at least two reportedly breached, and security is forcing many afghan residents from th
We start with the Travel Industry. Its been welcoming changes to the uks covid travel rules which come into force on sunday. As you have been hearing france a major destination for british tourists is to be brought into line with other Amber List countries. Those coming from france to england, scotland and Northern Ireland will no longer need to quarantine, if they are fully vaccinated. Seven europen countries including Austria And Germany willjoin The Green List. And india and the United Arab Emirates are among those moving from red to amber. Dfds which operates ferries between the uk and france is among the companies welcoming the changes. In terms of the Amber Plus rules, We Saw a dipping in bookings. People were booking for the next few days and people who really had to travel. We saw a surge in booking when travel looked to be reopening. We know how many people visit our website and looking for prices. We expect that will pick up sharply and people will have more confidence to boo