and beer for sunflower oil the munich pub finding an unusual way to beat a frying oil crunch. hello and welcome to the programme. the heatwave in southern europe is intensifying with wildfires forcing thousands of people to flee towns and villages. a number of people have already died, and temperatures are predicted to go well above a0 celsius in parts of spain and portugal. scientists say climate change is a factor in the severity of the heatwave. more than 11,000 people have been forced to leave france s southwestern gironde region, from where our europe correspondent, jessica parker, sent us this report. they ve been battling these fires for days. 1a,000 people have now been evacuated across the area. everything went so fast, and the fire, too, was big, big, big. and my friends woke me up and i was like, 0k, this is very serious, what do i take in my room? manon was working and living at a local campsite. for now, this conference centre is her home. 0thers wait here fo
cricket board brings charges against yorkshire and several individuals over allegations of racism. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 7am in the morning in singapore and 1am in brussels, where the us defense secretary has said he will move heaven and earth to ensure ukraine receives the weapons it needs to combat russia s invasion. lloyd austin was speaking at a nato meeting and called on allied countries to urgently increase deliveries of arms during a pivotal moment in the war. here s a glimpse of what secretary austin had to say. we can t afford to let up, and we can t lose steam. the stakes are too high. ukraine is facing a pivotal moment on the battlefield. and we re seeing what president zelensky warned us about. after failing to take kyiv and reassessing its combat aims, russia has shifted its focus to the donbas. and we can t underestimate the challenge that ukraine faces. a little earlier, president biden
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Targets from distance. but it s creating a massive logistical challenge. ukraine s now having to maintain dozens of weapons from dozens of countries, like these british supplied armoured vehicles. each one requires separate training and spare parts. and weapons supplied by the west also use a different calibre of ammunition, like these german self propelled guns. the west still claims it s not directly involved in this conflict, but in truth, it s now an essential part of ukraine s war machine. jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine. brendan kearney is a retired us marine colonel. his last assignment was as chief of staff for us marine corps forces in europe. he says he doesn t believe russia can step up
Military falling apart with its leadership. or its leadership. that would bring about a certain peace and a quick one, but i think the bloodbath s going to continue. thanks very much to colonel kearney, giving us his analysis. some of the background if you go to bbc .com/ news and find it or download our app. let s get some of the day s other news. the un says gang violence in a single district of the haitian capital, port au prince, left more than 200 people dead within a matter of days earlier this month. the caribbean nation has seen a catastrophic rise in gang fuelled violence following the assassination of presidentjovenel moise a year ago. the instability has been exacerbated by fuel shortages and rising food prices. parliament in north macedonia has voted in favour of a deal which paves the way for long delayed talks onjoining the eu.