this was a surprise visit and he said that the much needed military equipment would be sent to ukraine, however in the form of bullet proof vests and helmets and i understand also mine clearing equipment has been sent to kyiv in the past. south korea does have one of the largest stockpiles of ammunition in the world, a bit other historical legacy in terms of past conflicts with north korea. it does have a thriving defence industry as well. however, government policy prohibits arms delivery to countries who are at war. so that is ukraine, of course, following russia s invasion of the country. ukraine and its allies have been urging seoul to make an exception in this case. we are going to speak. with more on this let s talk to our reporterje seung lee. you have beans following the press conference. just take us through what has been said so far? hal conference. just take us through what has been said so far? not many details have what has been said so far? not many details ha
banned from sale in england and wales by next year. and the tunisian tennis star hoping to make it a double in the history books by winning a grand slam title in today s wimbledon final. hello i m lukwesa burak. welcome to bbc news. huge swathes of the northern hemisphere spanning europe, north america and asia are baking in unprecedented heatwaves. in europe, several areas of italy have issued red alert warnings and in greece authorities have warned about a greater risk of fires. our correspondent, louisa pilbeam, has the latest. as temperatures rise across europe, so do concerns for people s health. in athens, greece s most popular attraction, the acropolis, is being closed during the hottest hours of the day to protect visitors. yeah, the sun is very strong right now. it s a bit dangerous, it feels like. but for many tourists, once in a lifetime sites are worth the risk. don t know if i ll ever be back. so we have to take advantage of the day. greek medics have dealt w
strong. a bit dangerous. but for many tourists, once the lifetime sites are worth the risk. ~ ., risk. don t know if i will ever be back so risk. don t know if i will ever be back so i risk. don t know if i will ever be back so i have risk. don t know if i will ever be back so i have to - risk. don t know if i will ever be back so i have to take - be back so i have to take advantage of the day. greek medics have advantage of the day. greek medics have dealt advantage of the day. greek medics have dealt with - advantage of the day. greek. medics have dealt with people falling ill in the heat. and the greek red cross has maintained a presence. we are here again maintained a presence. we are here again to maintained a presence. we are here again to give maintained a presence. we are here again to give people - maintained a presence. we are | here again to give people water and also to give leaflets concerning the high temperature period here in greece. the heat
translation: you physically suffer from this heat, - which also lasts a long time. it doesn t stop after a few days, like it did a few years ago. now this heat lasts for more than a month, we really feel the effects. in athens, greece s most popular attraction, the acropolis, is being closed during the hottest hours of the day to protect visitors. but for some, the heat won t stop them. the heat, it s hard but we are going to push through it and, you know, i don t know if we ll ever be back so we have to take advantage of the day. meanwhile, greek medics have been busy working alongside the red cross. we are here again to give people water and also to give leaflets concerning the high temperature period here in greece. in croatia, this man lost his home to wildfires, which have swept along the west coast. how big is that? you can see it over the fence. over in spain, this family were lucky. the field next to us is completely burned. there are a few bits of grass here and ther
said the rescue operation and the efforts will continue throughout the night, because this is a very dire situation. it is not clear yet how many vehicles are actually trapped under there, many vehicles are actually trapped underthere, because, and many vehicles are actually trapped under there, because, and also how many people actually in these vehicles. earlier, they said after analysing cctv footage, they believe that there appears to be about 19 vehicles down there, but then they later retracted that amount to 15 people don t vehicles. but when pressed by reporters at this press conference, they said they cannot really say for sure and they re not really say for sure and they re not really certain if 15 is the correct amount, so we willjust have to wait and see how many actually vehicles and see how many actually vehicles and people are trapped down there. so far, one is reported, one person is reported to have died, and about nine people have been rescued so far. there