lucy was finding out. but it s also worth reminding ourselves that there are also victims, victims of trafficking, victims of exploitation, and victims of modern day slavery. if i tell you in july, august, september this year, the modern day slavery referral system saw 934, just in those three months, albanian adults identified as potential victims, and 204 albanian children, under 18 year olds, also identified in those 90 odd days, so you can see some of them of course willjust be trying it on, using that as a way of staying in the country, but it s worth knowing that on the most recent figure somewhere between 80 and 90% of those who are referred to that referral mechanism, their cases are upheld. that referral mechanism, their cases are uheld. ~ ., ., ., are upheld. mark easton, our home editor, are upheld. mark easton, our home editor. thank are upheld. mark easton, our home editor, thank you. discounts on energy bills will be offered to households that use less power during pe
has eased again, will the pressure on politicians keep growing? lucy williamson, bbc news, teste de buch. elsewhere in the world, heavy rain has caused severe flooding in senegal s capital, dakar. the main roads through the city were inundated, forcing people to wade through knee deep waters. residents say rainy season downpours cause problems every year and that the government needs to install adequate drainage systems. to the uk now, where london s fire service says that tuesday was its busiest day since world war ii, dealing with multiple blazes in record breaking temperatures. the city was one of 15 areas around the uk to declare a major incident. one of the most serious fires was in wennington, in east london, where houses were destroyed. it came as temperatures hit a record forty point three degrees celcius. 40.3
politicians keep growing? lucy williamson, bbc news, teste de buch. well as we mentioned earlier presidentjoe biden has unveiled new executive steps he will make to address climate change which he has described as an existential threat to the united states and indeed the world. two point three billion dollars will be spent on a range of new measures. among them, expanding flood control, shoring up utilities, and helping low income families pay for heating and cooling costs. there s also support for the domestic offshore wind industry seven hundred thousand acres have been identified in the gulf of mexico for that purpose. president biden had been under pressure to declare a climate emergency which would release funds to ramp up production of a wide
problem for everybody and in the future, yes, it could be the case for other regions or other countries, like in the uk. what we are living now, they can live it tomorrow or in the future years. what fires like this can do is becoming hard to ignore. in greece last night, firefighters watched as gale force winds swept flames through districts around athens. residents said the fire was moving faster than a car. is this, many ask, the future of summer in europe? when pressure on firefighters has eased again, will the pressure on politicians keep growing? lucy williamson, bbc news, teste de buch. well, as we mentioned, president biden has unveiled new executive steps he will make to address climate change which he has described as an existential threat
in countries like spain, italy and greece. in france s south west president macron has been to see the devastation caused by a blaze that forced almost 40,000 people from their homes. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson was there and starts our coverage with this report. fire chiefs are too cautious to talk about a turning point, but the fire here has stabilised enough for president macron to visit teste de buch today to congratulate the crews. translation: we know the weaknesses - in the management of this forest. we have to make it grow again, but with different rules and precautions. you can see how unstable the situation is even from the forest road. the soil still smouldering, the clearance crews still at work. this is what it takes to stop the fires a corridor 300 metres wide, cleared of all trees, all fuel for the flames. but firefighters say the fires could still leap across this corridor