she gave of sending government documents to people unauthorised to see them. and we ll get latest results from the premier league and women s rugby world cup in sportsday at 6:30. good evening. a period of national mourning has been declared in south korea after more than 150 people were crushed to death while out for halloween festivities in the capital seoul. most of the victims were teenagers and young adults who had gone to the itaewon district, known for its nightlife and restaurants, and were caught up in the disaster while in a narrow alleyway that runs down the side of a hotel. 0ur correspondent, jean mackenzie, sent this report from seoul. you may find parts of it distressing. as the bodies are counted and the victims identified, devastating accounts of seoul s halloween night of horror are emerging. thousands packed onto the streets to party. until this narrow alleyway became so crowded, people were crushed to death. this is where most people died. most people died
out over pay and conditions. temperatures in japan are temperatures injapan are at their highest in nearly 150 years. now, fears that the electricity grid could be overwhelmed. hello and welcome. the chinese president xijinping has sworn in hong kong s new leader, john lee. the territory is marking 25 years since the handover from british colonial rule. in a speech, mr lee praised the security law that s been used to crush pro democracy protests. he said it had brought stability. britain has accused beijing of failing to meet the commitments it made to respect hong kong s freedoms. mark lobel reports. president xi s steps out of china since the start of the pandemic, choosing hong kong, two years on controller parr state security law here stifling protests, reducing the city public autonomy. it is also 25 years since the british handover to chinese rule. translation: the practice of one country, two systems has achieved success in hong kong, recognised by all. but after scen
ukrainian officials say at least 19 people have been killed by russian missile strikes in and around the city of odesa. and more than a million people are expected to take to the streets of london this weekend for pride, as the lgbt+ community marks 50 years since the first march. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the chinese president, xijinping, has led a ceremony marking 25 years since the end of british colonial rule in hong kong. in a speech, he said true democracy began after the territory was handed back to china. mr xi also swore in hong kong s new leader, john lee, who praised the new security law that s been used to crush pro democracy protests. britain and the us have accused beijing of failing to live up to the promises it made in 1997 to respect hong kong s freedoms. mark lobel reports. and half a years since the start of the pandemic, choosing hong kong, two years on since a national security law. it is also 25 years since the b
superstar, tom cruise is filming in the british lake district. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a summer heatwave which has triggered devastating forest fires across southwest europe shows no signs of easing. firefighters in france, portugal, spain and greece are battling forest blazes. and new temperature records look to be on the way. the heat is thought to have claimed many lives possibly hundreds. our correspondent, bethany bell has this report from malaga. fire crackles. wildfires are raging in spain after days of intense heat. firefighters battled the flames in extremadura in the west of the country. in the south near malaga, a popular tourist area, at least 3000 people have been evacuated from their homes. when we arrived, a new fire had just broken out in the woods. helicopter whirrs. 0verhead, helicopters carrying water returned again and again to try to put out the flames. fires keep breaking out in these hills, and it is a real
speaks out about vladimir putin. some of the comments that he is not well or that actually, surely, somebody is going to assassinate him or take him out, i think they are wishful thinking. and in golf rory mcilroy and viktor hovland share the lead at st andrews after the third round. hello, good afternoon. an amber warning for extreme heat has come into force for most of england and parts of wales, ahead of record temperatures forecast for the coming days. the alert will extend to southern scotland from tomorrow, when the warning in parts of england will rise to red. it comes with predictions of record temperatures of up to 41 celsius. our correspondent jon donnison reports. an amber heat warning for much of the country, so what better to do than limber up for a half marathon? runners in london s richmond park undeterred, with hydration the order of the day. stayed cool yesterday by drinking lots of water all day. we are wearing as little clothing today as possible. we ve g