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hello and thank you forjoining us. of more than a0 degrees celsius have been recorded for the very first time. the heatwave has caused widespread disruption and a major incident has been declared in london, where the mayor sadiq khan said fire crews were struggling to cope. the un s climate chief has warned heatwaves like the one gripping western europe are becoming more frequent. our first report is from our climate editorjustin rowlatt. with today s searing heat came fires, and lots of them. huge plumes of smoke rose above london as grassfires engulfed homes on the outskirts of the capital. the london fire brigade declared a major incident. a number of the calls that we ve been dealing with today have been wildfires or grassfires, where the ground has been tinder box dry result of the weather over the last week, but in particular, the last two days. temperature records were tumbling before midday today. the 39.1 degrees recorded at charlwood near gatwick airport was a ....
loses a million subscribers? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. we begin here in the uk where temperatures of more than a0 degrees celsius have been recorded for the very first time. the heatwave has caused widespread disruption and a major incident has been declared in london, where the mayor sadiq khan said fire crews were struggling to cope. the un s climate chief has warned heatwaves like the one gripping western europe are becoming more frequent. our first report is from our climate editorjustin rowlatt. with today s searing heat came fires, and lots of them. huge plumes of smoke rose above london as grassfires engulfed homes on the outskirts of the capital. the london fire brigade declared a major incident. a number of the calls that we ve been dealing with today have been wildfires or grassfires, where the ground has been tinder box dry result of the weather over the last week, but in particular, the last two days. temperature records ....
just a real life fantasy. the hunt is on for the euromillions ticket holder who s won the uk s largest ever lottery jackpot. hello and welcome. temperatures across western europe are showing signs of easing on wednesday but the threat caused by wildfires is not. more than 30 fires are still raging in spain, portugal, france and greece. in the uk, the number of blazes has surged after temperatures topped a0 degrees for the first time ever. azadeh moshiri has the latest. this is what the hottest day on record looks like in the uk. as a country hit a0 celsius for the very first time. you can see here, farmers in south yorkshire try to plant vibrates to protect land. the grassfire spread to homes as well, like these ones in east london, in wellington, were about 100 firefighters tried to battle flames after they spread quickly from house to house. we went from quickly from house to house. - went from the first house and within a few minutes itjumped the second house and then it ....
at night. this is today cost germany with the temperatures dropping at night and towards the end of the week those high temperatures across more central and eastern parts of europe. so this is literally a wave progressing against europe and the peak that lasted a couple of days across our neck of the woods for the many major towns and cities across europe having a sustained period into the 30s. so not the a0 degrees they are getting, we had something out of this world for our climate but still lead to high 30s in other parts of europe and that across the mediterranean even hotter. today temperatures may peak 30 degrees across east anglia. we would normally call that hot but our perspective has been changed. these temperatures could spark off some welcome rain and many of us would appreciate some rain. some welcome rain across eastern and south eastern areas through the course of the afternoon and this evening. try elsewhere today and tonight. a pretty warm night and tom ....
three will become two conservative mps in the uk get set to vote on the final candidates who will go on to fight it out to become the party s leader and the country s next prime minister. italy s prime minister, mario draghi, faces a confidence vote in a political crisis that could bring down his government and trigger early elections. and the moment when the parents of britain s newest world athletics champion saw him win gold at the world championships in oregon. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk is coping with the aftermath of dozens of wildfires and blazes in homes which broke out in yesterday s record breaking heat, with fire crews working through the night to get them under control. dozens of buildings were damaged or destroyed and hundreds had to be evacuated. london was among a number of fire brigades that declared major incidents as fires broke out across the country. one blaze in east london, on the edge of kent, gutted s ....