towards the city boundaries. siren wails. this is an epic struggle for firefighters. reinforcements have been brought in from as far away as south africa, with local resources stretched to the limit. in a nation used to forest fires, this countrywide crisis has reached a level never seen before. peter bowes, bbc news. some shocking images there. in glasgow, thousands of musicians have been taking part in the 75th world pipe band championships. after two days of competition, it was peoples ford boghall and bathgate caledonia who took home the title. it s the band s first world championship win in their 52 year history and they faced tough competition from austria, australia, canada and the usa. i m sure it sounded louder if you were there. we get a sense of what