As children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is newsday on the bbc. i m karishma vaswani. 0ur headlines. a clear and present danger president biden pledges to make the biggest ever investment to combat climate change but stop short of declaring an emergency. this warning comes as wildfires continue to raise across europe. firefighters struggle to tackle flames in greece, spain and italy. let s move away from the heatwave now and take you to sri lanka, where lawmakers have voted for prime minister ranil wickremesinghe to become the country s new president, despite his unpopularity
A catastrophic engine fire has been blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world s only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the l violence and hatred that tore apart the state - of yugoslavia, but now, a decade later, it s been painstakingly- rebuilt and opens again today. there s been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is newsday on the bbc. i m karishma vaswani in singapore.
Uk politics, mr speaker. we ve transformed our democracy and we have restored our national independence as my right, honourable friend says. mission largely accomplished for now, and i want to thank everybody here and hasta la vista baby. here and hasta la vista, baby. thank you. a standing ovation from his own side, although you ll notice his predecessor, theresa may, was less than a coiled spring getting too heavy. as borisjohnson leaves the commons, so does the contest to replace him, as it shifts to conservative members in the country tasked with choosing who comes next. that was chris mason reporting on that story. you re watching newsday, still to come sri lankan lawmakers through their
It will be a fantastic programme to watch indeed. thanks so much for watching newsday. hello. after that exceptional heat to start the week, for many of you, it was significantly cooler on wednesday compared with tuesday. tuesday, of course, we saw temperatures approach around a0 celsius in a number of spots. for some, it was actually 10 17 degrees cooler, but to put it into a bit of perspective, those temperatures still well above where we should be for a july afternoon. the exceptional heat had pushed a bit further eastwards, record breaking heat in denmark. all that heat over the next couple of days pushes its way southwards and eastwards, and then into the weekend, we start to see it build once more in across parts of the uk. not, though, at the levels we ve seen this week. as for thursday, as we start the day, it is going to be largely dry day for many. there will be some rain around, and it s a bit cooler
I ve helped to get this country through pandemic and helped save another country from barbarism, and frankly, that s enough to be going on with. mission largely accomplished. for now, i want to thank you, mr speaker, and all the wonderful staff of the house of commons. i thank all my friends and colleagues and i thank my right honourable friend opposite, mr speaker. i want to thank everybody here, and hasta la vista, baby. thank you. hear, hear! you ve been watching newsday. stay with us. just time to tell you about a special programme on bbc news tomorrow, starting at 23.55 gmt on thursday the 21st ofjuly, we ll have live coverage of the us congressional inquiry into the january the 6th invasion of the capitol building. do try to join us for that, live from washington.