have sunny spells and a few scattered showers and feeling just a bit warmer. others will see heavy persistent range which will linger all day and runs the risk of earning some localised flash flooding. all the details coming up shortly. good morning. it s sunday july 23. our main story: hundreds of british tourists have spent the night in temporary accommodation after fires forced them to flee their hotels on the greek island of rhodes. private boats were used to rescue thousands of people from beaches on the east of the island while others fled on foot as azadeh moshiri reports. they came for blue skies, but met orange haze. tourists have fled their resorts as fires engulfed parts of rhodes. we are told by police that we are to evacuate the building because the air was unbreathable it had turned bright orange and black above our heads from the hotel so we left immediately. we are one of the very lucky ones. we managed to get on the authority boat and this is what we are livi
and i said it was chessington world of adventures. i had misremembered my theme parks. it s actually drayton manor. i am happy to correct the record and i am happy to apologise to all theme park fans who pointed this out. hopefully that ends the matter. on happier news, lots of newscasters got in touch when chris and i spectacularly failed to come up with a name for this week when we re getting loads of party manifestos published one after the other, but plenty of newscasters jumped into the breach to save us. nick, who describes himself as an addicted listener, said, how about the newscast manifestival? and he then goes the extra mile and says, you could decorate the studio with relevant party coloured bunting. thenjohn, who says, great show. thank you, john said, with festival season approaching, sensing a little theme here, how about you call it the manifestonbury? love it, or festonbury. and then he goes the extra mile too and says, you could have a different p
echoes through the house of andalusia. it was here flamenco first onto the stage 2000 years ago. the land of distinctive rhythm and cues, of a landscapejust made the land of distinctive rhythm and cues, of a landscape just made for postcards. and these long injected british visitors they decided to stay. the stated retired in 1998, but once she had been here 15 years, she lost her right to vote in uk general elections. the recent law change means she can vote once again next month. i change means she can vote once again next month- next month. i am very pleased to have some next month. i am very pleased to have some sort next month. i am very pleased to have some sort of next month. i am very pleased to have some sort of stake - next month. i am very pleased to have some sort of stake in - next month. i am very pleased to have some sort of stake in what i have some sort of stake in what happen in the uk again, albeitjust one vote and having been very frustrated and dis
settled, does that mean if you are prime minister, hell or high water, whatever the deal on the table we will be leaving the european union? there was a clear vote one year ago, there is now the negotiations which have already begun. a british man suspected of being part of an islamic state group beheading hostages has been convicted of terrorism offences in turkey. the former royal marine, alexander blackman, gives his first broadcast interview to the bbc after being released from prison. he was convicted of killing taliban fighter in afghanistan, and says he regrets his actions. the international ballroom dancer he has become the new head judge on strictly come dancing, replacing len goodman. an 11 year old girl has fallen from a water ride at a theme park in staffordshire. she was on a school trip to drayton manor. she has died. phil mackie is at the park now. trip to drayton manor. she has died. phil mackie is at the park nowm should have been a day to remember for this 1
about that and we have stories from france, the netherlands and the uk. all coming up an outside source. all coming up on outside source. hello and welcome to outside source. donald trump needs a new fbi director after his sudden sacking of james comey as head of america s domestic intelligence agency. let s show you the letter he sent to mr comey. you can see his signature. its brief and brutal. this is what mrtrump its brief and brutal. this is what mr trump says. you re not able to effectively lead the beer row. he goes on to say it s essential we find new leadership in the fbi that restores public trust and confidence. let s show you how the white house has been defending this decision that sent shock waves around washington and beyond. first donald trump himself and in the last couple of hours his official spokeswoman. why did you fire director comey? because he wasn t doing a good job, very simple, he wasn t doing a good job. did it affect your meeting with the russians