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as the uk s next prime minister and leader of the conservative party. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in france they re calling it a heat apocalypse . across much of europe excessively high temperatures, wildfires, and now water shortages, are having a devastating impact. northern spain has reached 43 degrees, and it s predicted the uk could see record temperatures on tuesday. we ll have more on that and the role of climate change in a moment. but nowhere has been more affected than southwest france where 30,000 people have been moved out of their homes for their own safety, as large areas of forest have been burned out. jessica parker has our first report. into the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, and one that, today, we were given special access to. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there s a huge amount of activity down here, and it is hot, it is smoky just look at the haze in the trees. the smok ....
nicolas cruz pleaded guilty to gunning down 17 people, at his former high school. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in western france which is facing what experts are calling a heat apocalypse , as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of europe. they say temperatures could reach record levels in 15 regions of the southwest, with firefighters battling wildfires and thousands forced to evacuate. wildfires in spain, portugal and greece have forced thousands more to flee. our europe correspondent jessica parker has the latest. into the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, and one that, today, we were given special access to. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there s a huge amount of activity down here, and it is hot, it is smoky just look at the haze in the trees. the smoke thickens the further in we go the flame ....
portugal and greece. up in the woods you can see guys tackling the fires. there is a huge amount of activity down here and it is hot, it is smoky. just look at the haze in the trees. we ll have details from france, and the uk, including flintshire which recorded the highest ever temperature in wales. one other main story tonight. the race to be conservative leader and next prime minister is down to four, with rishi sunak still in the lead. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: simply the rest ben stokes will retire from one day international cricket after tuesday s series opener with south africa. welcome to bbc news at ten. the intense heatwave affecting many parts of britain has triggered an extreme red weather warning for most of england, meaning an actual threat to life. it s putting the health service under pressure and it s caused disruption for many travellers. the heatwave is due to reach its point of greatest danger tomorrow afternoon. wales h ....
to gunning down 17 people at his former high school. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s 7am in the morning in singapore and 1am in western france, which is facing a heat apocalypse , experts have warned, as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of europe. they say temperatures could reach record levels in 15 regions of the southwest, with firefighters battling wildfires and thousands forced to evacuate. wildfires in spain, portugal and greece have forced thousands more to flee. our europe correspondent jessica parker has the latest. into the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, and one that, today, we were given special access to. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there s a huge amount of activity down here, and it is hot, it is smoky. just look at the haze in the trees. the smoke thickens the further in we go the fl ....
Into the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, and one that, today, we were given special access to. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there s a huge amount of activity down here, and it is hot, it is smoky just look at the haze in the trees. the smoke thickens the further in we go the flames suddenly all too apparent. translation: the fire | rekindles in many places. we have to be very careful with these conditions. we re in a pine forest. the vegetation is so dry here, and with the temperatures, the fire reaches the top of the trees very quickly. flames reach up to 80 metres high. along here, we were due to reach an evacuated campsite by the coast, but we never got there. things were getting worse. you could see it on ....