was a dearly loved and respected colleague. we gather here one week from the tragic death of pc andrew harper, our dearly loved and respected friend and colleague, a dearly respected police officer. tv chef pru leith is brought in to help aid a new review of food in nhs hospitals. it s another one. disaster for england in the ashes as the top order collapses at headingley. and coming up on bbc news the clock ticks at bury. the club will be expelled from the efl at midnight, unless a last minute deal can be struck to save it. hello, good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one o clock. the record number of wildfires in the amazon rainforest has been described as an international crisis by the french president emmanuel macron he s called for them to be top of the agenda at this weekend s g7 summit. there have been 75,000 fires this year in the world s largest rainforest, which is home to about 3 million species of plants and animals, and a million indigenous people. bra
on bbc news at 5pm. police forces across the country observe a minute s silence to remember pc andrew harper, killed in the line of duty last week. the mp for sheffield hallam, jared o mara, is arrested on suspicion of fraud. great british bake offjudge, prue leith, is brought in as an adviser on a major government review into the quality of hospitalfood in england. drones, they re drones! come with me, sir! keep him down, i m on my way! morgan freeman and gerard butlerjoin forces again in angel has fallen . hear what mark kermode thinks of that in the film review. good afternoon. the french president, emmanuel macron, has threatened to veto a proposed trade deal between the eu and a number of south american countries, accusing his brazilian counterpart, jair bolsonaro of lying over his country s stance on climate change. it comes as a record number of wildfires in the amazon rainforest continue to burn. boris johnson has joined world leaders in expressing his deep concern
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good evening, welcome to bbc news. the fires which are currently ravaging the amazon rain forest in brazil are prompting the leaders of france and ireland that they won t support a major trade deal with south america unless the president of brazil does more to bring the situation under control. campaigners have blamed jair bolsonaro for the spread of the fires, which are threatening a major source of the world s oxygen. while the places which are scattered widely across the amazon, most notably in the north of brazil, are the most intense in the region for almost a decade. the issue is due to be discussed at the g7 summit this weekend in france. but bolsonaro has criticised foreign governments or interference. james robbins reports. the fires in the amazon forest continue to rage. and as more and more trees are lost, the threat to this great carbon capturing region of the world grows. reports suggest there may be 2500 separate fires in the brazilian amazon. farmers and logger
in a televised address the brazilian president pushed back, saying the fires shouldn t be an excuse for international sanctions. the fires are scattered widely across the amazon, most notably in the north of brazil. they re the most intense in the region for almost a decade, as camilla motah reports from the amazon. the flames in the amazon continue to rage, thousands of fires, almost impossible to control. this is the world s biggest rainforest and carbon store, home to 20 million people. we travelled to one area on the fringe of the rainforest, where the flames have devoured huge areas. firefighters in the state of rondonia, one of the most affected by the amazon fires, have been working here for the past two weeks, trying to put out the flames, but resources are an issue here, as it s a vast area with few people on the ground, and low humidity and strong winds add to the challenge, as sometimes the fire can spread as fast as 30 or a0 km/h. the fires here threaten many home