and coming up on bbc news. bayern munich s latest bid for harry kane is enough to get a yes from spurs but will they get the same answer from the england captain himself? hello. the nhs achieved an unwelcome milestone today that nobody wanted. the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment in england is at a record high nearly 7.5 million people. the figures are from the end ofjune, and mean 1 in 7 of the population is waiting for hospital care. nhs providers, which represents health trusts in england, says the numbers aren t surprising, given the diffculties the nhs has been facing. this includes backlogs made worse by the pandemic, and strikes by health care workers. yet rishi sunak has made cutting nhs waiting lists one of his key priorities this year. the government today says there are positive signs in the figures, including a drop in those waiting for more than 18 months, and improved ambulance response times. to dig into the figures and look at whe
of the wildfires. officials said it is still difficult to determine the true extent of the damage on maui, and have warned the death toll may rise. some of the people caught up players we just had the worst disaster i have ever seen. it s burnt to a crisp. it s like an apocalypse. woke up this morning and got on our phones temperatures of our house down to the slab, nothing but smoke. the winds picked up, i everything flew away, our apartment complex is right above the aquatic centre. - we thought we were 0k| but then the wind came, gas station blue up, everything caught fire by the brush and we had to evacuate. 0ur weather presenter ben rich has been looking into the weather conditions that have contributed to the fires in hawaii. rarely causes board size but it can bring provisions that make them lightly and the weather on its own rarely causes wildfires, but it can bring conditions that make them more likely and help to fan the flames, which is exactly what s happened
beijing has reacted angrily saying it s gravely concerned about the order. a spokesman for the chinese embassy in washington said the curbs seriously undermine the interests of chinese and american companies and investors . but republicans have said the restrictions don t go far enough. from new york, michelle fleury has more. this is a new front in the tech war between two global superpowers. the restrictions prevent american private equity and venture capital firms from investing in high tech sectors in china such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence and advanced semiconductors. the goal is to stop us capital and know how from speeding up the development of technologies that could help china develop weapons for use against america in a military conflict. it would also require firms making investments in a broader range of sensitive chinese industries to report that activity. potentially laying the ground for more restrictions on investments down the road. the
36 dead. take a look. this is the island of maui. the resort of lahaina. some reported jump in ocean to escape the fires. thousands are now staying in emergency shelters. this is the aftermath. hurricane dora is close meaning those strong winds spread fire. let s listen to what president biden has had to say. i let s listen to what president biden has had to say- let s listen to what president biden has had to say. i want to say a word about the devastating has had to say. i want to say a word about the devastating wildfires - has had to say. i want to say a word about the devastating wildfires that | about the devastating wildfires that has claimed at least 36 lies in how i. we havejust approved it major disaster declaration for hawaii which will get aid into the hands of people needing help now. anyone who was lost a loved one, whose home has been damaged or destroyed, will get help immediately. i directed that we serve support to these great firefighters and first respo
we start in hawaii, and apocalyptic scenes as wildfires sweep across the islands. at least 36 people are known to have died and others are still unaccounted for. large parts of the tourist town of lahaina on the island of maui have been burned to the ground. this is what it looked like overnight when flames spread rapidly, forcing some people tojump into the sea to escape. multiple areas have been burnt to the ground and the western side of the island is almost cut off. officials say, the hospital system is overwhelmed, with many people suffering burns and smoke inhalation. 0ur correspondent richard galpin has this report. if anybody is still out here, it is time to go! is anybody still out here? it s time to go! these are the desperate calls for people still in the historic city of lahaina on the island of maui, as the flames on the marina gets closer and closer. many neighbourhoods were burned to the ground as the western side of the island was nearly cut off with only