complete the submerged underwater, as well as exactly how many people are in these vehicles, but officials said after analysing footage from surveillance cameras there appears to be about 15 vehicles and out of those 15 and they said they believe one is a bus, and two are trucks, and the rest, 13 of them, our cars. so far, one person is reported to have died from this and at least nine people have been rescued, and 11 more reported to be missing, but that figure is expected to rise as things come as it continues throughout the night. there is growing criticism as to why officials did not restrict access to the tunnel sooner, because a heavy rain alert was issued in this area for hours before the tunnel was completely some urged underwater, and i ve seen footage when this accident occurred. it was a matter of seconds, it was just a few seconds until the whole underground tunnel, the roadway, was completely submerged under water, so there is going to be a lot of criticism over
and its expected to get even hotter around the mediterranean next week. our simonjones has more on how nations across europe are coping. how big is that? you can see it over the fence! battling to save homes in the sweltering heat. in this town near alicante in spain, wildfires have been breaking out. one man from bristol, on holiday at his grandparents , was forced to tackle the flames himself. i was inside trying to get away from the heat and my brother came to me, rather nonchalantly going, hey, do you want to see a fire? he didn t really realise how bad the situation was, so we both go outside. the fire just started spreading. as a collective family we were attempting to try and hose it down. on the spanish island of la palma, at least 500 people have had to leave their homes, and the warning is there s more extreme hot weather on the way. in greece, the temperature could reach as high as 47 degrees in the coming days. it s forcing the country s most popular tourist att
yes, do you need to.? take your jacket off. hello, i m john wilson, welcome to this cultural life, the radio four podcast, in which i ask leading creative figures to reveal the key moments in their life, and the most important cultural works that fired their own artistic imagination. my guest is director, screenwriter and playwright mike leigh. he s known for gritty social dramas, including vera drake and secrets and lies. domestic comedies, like life is sweet and happy go lucky, and historical stories, including mr turner and peterloo. i spoke to him in one of the many radio studios in bbc broadcasting house. mike, welcome to this cultural life. let s take you to the beginning. what is your earliest cultural memory? as a kid, we had, and i was exposed to. ..pantomime, live theatre of various sorts. circus. the circus was a big deal. variety. live variety, the old, you know, descendants of the music hall, including, at the age of nine, a trip to the ardwick hippodrome in manc
we will support military supplies on a large scale this year. translation: i can happily state that the agreement to transfer i the transport and special equipment including demining cars is already being executed. it helps us save lives. earlier i spoke to our reporters in seoul and kyiv yuna ku and abdujalil abdurasulo. i first asked yuna about how the visit is being viewed in south korea. it s very significant strip for south korea because he is now the first president to make an official visit to ukraine and the first one to visit a wartime country whereas south korea hasn t dispatched its army. south korea hasn t dispatched its arm . ., ., ., , army. and we heard from both leaders earlier on. what army. and we heard from both leaders earlier on. what was army. and we heard from both leaders earlier on. what was announced - army. and we heard from both leaders earlier on. what was announced at - earlier on. what was announced at that press conference do you think
for more than a month. we really feel the effects. in athens, greece s most popular attraction, the acropolis, is being closed during the hottest hours of the day to protect visitors. but for some, the heat won t stop them. the heat? it s hard, but we re going to push through it. and, you know, i don t know if i will ever be back, so i have to take advantage of the day. meanwhile, greek medics have been busy working alongside the red cross. we re here again to give people water, and also to give leaflets concerning the high temperature period here in greece. in croatia, this man lost his home to wildfires which have swept along the west coast. how big is that? you can see it over the fence. over in spain, this family were lucky. the field next to us is just completely burnt. there s a few bits of grass just here and there towards the edges that have been able to survive. but the vast majority of it isjust black and ashes. luckily, both ourselves and the neighbour that we were