were injured, including police officers. the attacker also died at the scene. new zealand s prime minister says there is no wider national security threat. he described how the shooting unfolded. the the shooting unfolded. offender was armed with a pump the offender was armed with a pump action shotgun. he moved through the building site, discharging the firearm he went to. upon reaching the upper levels of the building, the man contained himself in an elevator, shots were fired and he was located a short time later. i want to thank the brave men and women of the new zealand police. who ran into the gunfire, straight into harm s way, in order to save the lives of others. the shooting happened on a construction site in the central business district of auckland. these workers described what they witnessed. i saw 20 people rushing out of the building. telling pedestrians to move, i was like what has happened they say we saw, a guy with a shotgun in his hand and he was aiming fo
exceptional heat is continuing to be felt across large parts of the northern hemisphere. let s get you the latest pictures, wildfires spread across greece. southern europe is hugely affected by the heat but the situation is global. all this red shows temperatures above 30 degrees. is global. all this red shows temperatures above 30 degrees. where the temperature exceeded 35 degrees celsius. and in phoenix, arizona, even fiercer with highs of at least 43 degrees. that s about 110 degrees farheneight, for 19 consecutive days. the mediterranean basin is on high alert, with temperatures well above a0 degrees for several days, meaning there s a risk to everyone s health, not just the most vulnerable. temperatures like this can have a huge impact in phoenix, arizona, highs of 42 degrees. the mediterranean basin is on high alert with temperatures well above a0 degrees for several days which means there is a risk to everyone s help, notjust those at more risk like the young and the o
this is panakto close to athens where the fires rage on. and this wildfire is in the swiss alps it s been burning in the haute valais area near the italian border since monday evening. our climate editorjustin rowlatt is in the spanish coastal city of alicante, where temperatures are forecast to hit the high 30s. one of the difficulties of this job is obviously we want to show how hot it is and we are and the balcony of our hotel, standing in the blazing sun and we are doing exactly what we are telling everybody else in the world not to do, but exposing ourselves to this incredible heat. to be fair here in alicante on the coast we have got a sea breeze and it is about 30 celsius, that is a high temperature but inland we are expecting it to reach the mid 40s. there were reports yesterday that one area of spain hit 47 celsius. these are extraordinary temperatures. to put that into perspective, let s have a think about how it affects our metabolism as human beings. our body te
pledge to stop small boats crossing the english channel, and comes as a barge, set to house hundreds of asylum seekers, approaches portland harbour in dorset. our west of england correspondent danjohnson is there. how dan johnson is there. how danjohnson is there. much longer until the barge expected how much longer until the barge is expected to arrive there. flat how much longer until the barge is expected to arrive there. not much loner. it expected to arrive there. not much longer- it is expected to arrive there. not much longer. it isjust expected to arrive there. not much longer. it isjust off expected to arrive there. not much longer. it is just off the expected to arrive there. not much longer. it isjust off the coast - longer. it is just off the coast here. we can see it from our other camera. it is being towed from falmouth where it has been having a refit to get the capacity of the accommodation from 220 up to 500. there is nobody aboard the ship at the mome