hello. our temperatures so far this week have topped out in the comfortable low 20s. in greece, a severe extreme heatwave is continuing. there are wildfires. temperatures by day have topped out at 47 degrees, and overnight this is an overnight temperature on the island of crete into the mid 30s. now, there is a bit of relief on the way towards the south east of europe in the coming days as temperatures will come down a bit. ours are about to go down a bit, too. low pressure is coming into the uk. the heavy downpours, there have been a few so far this week, are about to become more widespread again. this is how we start off on thursday morning, already some showers affecting northern ireland and western scotland. it will turn much wetter through northern ireland in the morning, but across the western side of the uk, even though you may start dry, rain will move in through the day. that s going to extend eastwards to those areas still having some sunny
now on bbc news, it s time for click. this week, we are in iceland to fly over a red hot volcano. and then chill out with some beautiful scenery. also at a gas powered bitcoin mine in the us. and how safe is your electric car charger from hackers? it is the land of fire and ice. where the earth is literally splitting apart. this is iceland, home to so much amazing scenery created by the superheated rock that lurks just below the surface. as recently as march this year, a new volcano has been erupting and attracting tourists and scientists alike to watch and learn as it rewrites the geography once again. and later in the programme, we will be there to see how as long as you re careful volcanoes and drones can mix. now, iceland is putting all of this heat to good use. it drives the geothermal power stations, which provide clean, cheap electricity, and that means that now almost half of all of the cars here are electric. the country is second only to norway in its adoption.
was ignored by the the legal system. millions more at risk of flooding, as the percentage of the global population under threat, rises by almost a quarter since the start of the century. and i m sarah mulkerrins in tokyo, on day 13 of the olympics, where more medals will be up for grabs, and i ve been talking to a five time gold medallist, welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the un says it s deeply concerned about the safety of tens of thousands of civilians in the afghan city of lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province. taliban militants and government forces are waging an intense battle for control of the city. a un spokesman said there were reports of increased civilian casualties, and of homes and hospitals being destroyed. afghan and us airstrikes on taliban positions continued throughout wednesday. mark lobel reports. several provincial capitals under taliban attack at least two reportedly breached, and security is forcing many afghan re
protests across delhi, over the alleged gang rape, murder, and subsequent cremation of a nine year old girl from a dalit family, amid claims her case was ignored by the the legal system. and, millions more at risk of flooding, the new resarch which says the percentage of the population at risk from globalflooding has risen by almost a quarter since the start of the century. and day 13 at the olympics with medals up for grabs in men s hockey and women s football. the un says it s deeply concerned about the safety of tens of thousands of civilians in the afghan city of lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province. taliban militants and government forces are waging an intense battle for control of the city. a un spokesman said there were reports of increased civilian casualties, and of homes and hospitals being destroyed. afghan and us airstrikes on taliban positions continued throughout wednesday. mark lobel reports. several provincial capitals under taliban attack at least t
now on bbc news it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. for those of us lucky enough to live in countries where 70% of the us population have been double vaccinated, we may think we can relax our guard but the pandemic isn t over and the global vaccine rollout still faces enormous challenges. my guest is professor sir andrew pollard, a key figure in the development of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. science has offered us tools to beat the virus. are we making the most of them? professor sir andrew pollard, welcome to hardtalk. hi andrew pollard, welcome to hardtalk- andrew pollard, welcome to hardtalk.- it - andrew pollard, welcome to hardtalk.- it is - hardtalk. hi there. it is - re hardtalk. hi there. it is pretty much hardtalk. hi there. it is pretty much seven - hardtalk. hi there. it is l pretty much seven months hardtalk. hi there. it is - pretty much seven months since that historic day when the uk began to roll out of the vacci