when houses in london, usually busy hobbs are equally quiet. as most people remain at home or find quieter spots that provide respite from the overwhelming heat or another lily. and i spoke with our correspondent jack perez in london, where the situation had taken a turn for the worst. well we know from the mayor of london said he can't. he says that the situation is critical. we know that there are at least 10 major fire instance incidences across london and the region. in fact, 15 fire engines were sent to a village far east of london, where the blazes appeared to be extremely destructive. and the fire brigade has out here in the capitol, has said that they will not be responding towards mantic violence, but only when they are called i, they are telling people to be extremely cautious around the fires. extremely cautious about the potential for new fires to prevent any overloading of the fire service at the moment, the temperatures somewhere in the region of $3738.00 degrees. still, even though we're heading into the early evening now, it is

as you say, the people here i on office oxford street, london's names shopping street. they've still been milling around. it is extremely hot. a lot of people are trying to walk in, in the shade where possible. and every time a cloud comes over, sort of a moment of relief from the, from the very, very strong. some people have been trying to find nice things to do during this heat wave, but that the advice has been especially for the most vulnerable to stay at home to keep everything closed and to stay hydrated. and as cool as possible. it does appear that this heat wave, this light loss for the best part of 48 hours that it is going to start easing off . but as we've seen, as i was saying before, it looks like that will be some destruction as a result of it. i thank you for that, jack. jack park in london. vladimir putin has arrived in iran on only his 2nd trip outside russia since launching the war against ukraine in february. russian presidents holding talks for the leaders of turkey and iran discussions are likely to include syria, ukraine under un bagged proposal to

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i worked in london. just gone 12:00, i smelled a bit of smoke and thought someone was having a barbecue. vicious. a couple doors up, i could see smoke coming out the back of the garden. it ignited it was unbelievable how it exploded. i ran to the front of the house to see what was going on. my next-door neighbor steve used to be a fireman. then we were ran up to douse the house. the car was on fire. the fire was spreading down the fence. amazing how quickly it spread. >> how quickly did it get from that point to reaching some of the houses? >> it was all very fast. about five minutes. steve used to be a fireman. we were moving cables and hoses. we went from the first house, it jumped to the second. it started burning through the back gardens. after we helped, then we started moving the gas tanks and all that. then within 15 minutes, both houses were up. then it spread to the next house. the third house by this point, i was helping the lady down the back lawn because it ignited and was 20 feet away frothe

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when you look at the strengths of london, london strengths have not diminished over the last few years. our position in terms of time zone, language, rule of law, the strength of our -- our offering has not been diminished. i think we have to tell the story a little more loudly. we are not very good at telling the world quite what we have to offer. that is why i am here, promoting that positive message about london's offering. let's pick up the agenda. let's get more competition into the sector. one other point i would make is around some of the restrictions that exist in relation to the u.k. pension funds and other long-term investors. the restrictions that are being looked at the moment by the treasury and pra, let's come back to those. so much can be done by utilizing those assets, longer-term assets . guy: thank you very much, indeed for your time today. we really appreciate it. vincent keaveny, joining us from the new york stock exchange. let's take a quick look at where we sit with european markets, coming into the end of the day and figuring out what the close will look like. a

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this biggest string of fires across london is the u. k recorded its highest temperature breaking 40 degrees for the 1st time. london, my city hall and i said the fiber gauge on the immense pressure and wall fi is also better in cross europe. as a consequence struggles, we've reco temperatures in spain, dozens of villages, a bit of vacuum. at least 2 people have died in some more problems. i'm president vladimir putin says he's willing to facilitate ukrainian grain exploit if the remaining restrictions on russian brain lifted, preach, and held talks earlier with the leaders of iran and turkey. they were meant to focus on syria, but they were overshadowed by the fallout from the war you quite and the head of chin is his largest opposition party has appeared in court, accused of money laundering russian venue. she was the speaker of parliament until it was dissolved last year by president i said, who's been accused of mounting a power grab the court, hearing comes days before controversial referendum on a new constitution, which would grea

the mayor of london talking _ happens next year. the mayor of london talking to _ happens next year. the mayor of london talking to our _ happens next year. the mayor of - london talking to our correspondent. the tech giant google says it will delete location data that shows when one of its users in the united states visits an abortion clinic — amid concerns information could be used in future prosecutions. it comes as protests have been taking place in across australia today — over last month's supreme court ruling overturning the constitutional right to abortion in the us. the suspected driver of a truck found abandoned in the us state of texas with dozens of bodies inside has been charged with migrant smuggling resulting in death. fifty— three people from mexico and central america lost their lives in the deadliest case of human smuggling in us history. officials say zamorano had been unaware of an air conditioning failure. he was found hiding in the bushes near the truck on monday. mexican officials say he initially tried

yesterday, jordan mcsweeney, 29—year—old from dagenham in east london appeared in court. he is charged with zara's murder, burglary, and attempted rape. the family have said they do not want zara's life not to be defined by her death. and you can see that here that with the solidarity of so many other women's groups, million women rise, end violence against women, for example, they have said they want zara to be remembered as the brave and independent woman that she was. the headlines on bbc news... there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer, with more flights set to be cancelled in the coming weeks at heathrow — the uk's busiest airport. the conservative mp, chris pincher, who is under investigation for allegedly groping two men says he's seeking "professional medical support" and hopes to return to his duties as an mp "as soon as possible". hundreds of people have gathered in east london at a vigil dedicated to zara aleena, who was killed as she walked home from a night out. sport, let's get a full roundup, from the bbc sport centre. plent

the fires burning in and around london tonight. and then word today of the explosion here in this country at hoover dam. no immediate concern over power. but the images were concerning, especially for the tourists who witnessed it all. tonight, 124 million americans are under heat alerts across this country. the intense heat moving into the northeast as well. even hotter tomorrow in philadelphia, new york, and boston, all issuing heat advisories tonight. and the wildfires breaking out in the u.s. the images from across north texas tonight. the chalk mountain fire i summervale county, that's near fort wrth. homes burned in palo pinto county. crews battling the flames from the sky and the ground. dallas emt crews responding to three times the number of heat-related emergencies today. in houston today temperatures in the triple digits now expected in the forecast for the next ten days. and the texas power grid is already at near maximum capacity. and that explosion at hoover dam, a key part of america's infrastructure, raising immedia

after the latest round of voting, john hall has more from london. while we're almost there really, by wednesday afternoon, we'll know who the final 2 candidates to go through to that vote by the membership of the conservative party. but for the moment the m. p. still having their say, i'll just take you through the results, the re sooner because you mentioned that the former chancellor, he resigned just before barne forest johnson himself did. he's been the favorite of the piece throughout. he is still in the lead will be it only increasing is tallied by 3218, just one vote short of the threshold required to guarantee his place in the final runoff. although he's all but assured of getting that he will get there in the rather uncomfortable knowledge though, that this afternoon, a brand new opinion polish was released among conservative party members taken in the last 24 hours showing that richie sooner would lose in the run off to any one of the other candidates, kennedy but not a big figure on the right of the party, as you say, has been knocked out

london 2012 will inspire a generation. a more active nation was the ambition of those behind the £9 billion games. so does the man who was in charge believe they delivered? we actually staunched the haemorrhaging of participation, and it was profound in the years leading up to it. you know, inspiring a generation was to make sure we had better and stronger olympic teams. and there's no question that we have gone from strength to strength. while the cost of adapting and running the london stadium, now home to west ham, has proved highly controversial, it's one of five venues that are still in use. the aquatic centre is another. the abandoned facilities of some other former olympic parks avoided. but when it comes to participation, the legacy is more questionable. here in london, for instance, around a third of adults and half of children are deemed inactive. do we have a healthy and happy and active generation of young people as a result of london 2012? no, we don't. discussion about legacy needs to go a little bit deeper.

london 2012 will inspire a generation. a more active nation was the ambition of those behind the £9 billion games. so does the man who was in charge believe they delivered? we actually staunched the haemorrhaging of participation, and it was profound in the years leading up to it. you know, inspiring a generation was to make sure we had better and stronger olympic teams. and there's no question that we have gone from strength to strength. while the cost of adapting and running the london stadium, now home to west ham, has proved highly controversial, it's one of five venues that are still in use. the aquatic centre is another. the abandoned facilities of some other former olympic parks avoided. but when it comes to participation, the legacy is more questionable. here in london, for instance, around a third of adults and half of children are deemed inactive. do we have a healthy and happy and active generation of young people as a result of london 2012? no, we don't. discussion about legacy needs to go a little bit deeper.

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it halted all rail service through some of the parts of the country including london in and out of london. let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. not many people even my family in london, no one has air conditioning over there. this is a real concern for so many people over there. millions of people. >> it really is. i think the stat says only 5% of people in london have ac, so they are used to that cool, foggy breeze that we are used to here in parts of the bay area while why a lot of us don't have air conditioning. >> we know why it happens in california y over there? >> they get areas of hot, high pressure like we do on the global map. that area of high pressure moved right on top of the uk. that produces very dry, sinking, hot air. that brought the dangerous heat. that brought london to that all- time record of 104. >> when does it start to cool down or relatively cool down? >> you see on the weather map right here we have cooler air just off to the west of them, so as you'll see in the seven- day forecast in london, temperatures begin to drop as soon as tomorrow. we're

my meal wicker, missing fives, have been breaking out across london as the u. k. recorded its highest temperature getting more than 40 degrees celsius for the 1st time. london mayor said he can and has said the fire brigade is under immense pressure. wildfires are also burning across europe as the continent struggles, records, temperatures in spain, dozens of villages, a bit evacuated and at least 2 people have died in some more province. heat alerts have been issued in more than 20 states in the us. more than a 100000000 people have been urged to keep cool. that's daily. a 3rd of the population wildfire and texas a force hundreds of people out of their homes. officials expect the fives to continue growing because of the high temperatures and the dry conditions. or president joe binds, expected to speak about climate change later. shebra tans. he's got the latest from washington dc. it was such an interesting microcosm of everything we've come to expect from the bite and ministration. we'd been hearing conflicting reports throughout the day that he would declar

tom mackenzie is in london. tom: hike but by how much? the ecb is set to raise rates for the first time in a decade. the question, 25 or 50 basis points? italy's government teeters on the brink as mario draghi's attempt to resurrect his coalition collapses. turning on the taps, nord stream says gas shipments from russia have restarted. prices tumble. there was optimism in the early parts of this morning on the news of gas supply coming through from nord stream 1. it is the year of italian politics that is central, and you are seeing losses of 0.4%. it was a modestly positive day on wall street, more of an earnings story. the ftse 100 is currently flat. the ftse 100 currently down 0.1% . we will keep an eye on italian assets. after a passionate speech from mario, there was a bid for italian assets, then a selloff. the cac quarante is down 0.4%. let's switch over and see how things are playing out. there has been a sharp selloff on the back of the trading that started today, yields up. the price is lower on the italian 10 year. it is still

john hall has more from london. while we're almost there really, by wednesday afternoon, we'll know who the final 2 candidates to go through to that vote by the membership of the conservative party. but for the moment the m p. still having their say, i'll just take you through the results, the re sooner because you mentioned that the former chancellor, he resigned just before barn boris johnson himself. did. he's been the favorite of the piece throughout. he is still in the lead will be it only increasing his tallied by $3218.00. just one vote short of the threshold required to guarantee his place in the final run off. although he's all but assured of getting that he will get there in the rather uncomfortable knowledge though, that this afternoon, a brand new opinion polish was released among conservative party members taken in the last 24 hours showing that richie sooner would lose in the run off to any one of the other candidates, kennedy, but not a big figure on the right of the party, as you say, has been knocke

there's been a string of fires across london as the u. k. recorded its highest temperature breaking 40 degrees for the 1st time. lamar said econ said the fire brigade is under immense pressure. full, reese revolts. flames and gulf homes near london. shortly after the u. k, that reco temperature was smashed, the london fibre gate declared a major incident with blazes breaking out across the capitol and across the u. k. or the london harbor guide in particular is dealing with a number of large sky which stood spread, right? cross the capital and assisting partners in the home counties as well. so all of the emergency services back in london and our home counties are under significant pressure at them. i will buy a ravaged trees along this road in kent. the danger though, it was not just from the flames. health warnings were issued protect vulnerable groups such as the elderly and young children at risk from dehydration, heat, exhaustion, and heat stroke. but with temperature is likely to peak more frequently. emergency dr. caveat cooler sub

tom: alice atkins and london, thank you. the news of the moment -- the ecb is looking closely at a half-point rate hike this week. money markets betting on over 100 basis points by september up from 75. the ecb looking to frontload for the first time and a decade. it is it for the european market open. stay with us for surveillance, the early edition. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> people are convinced that this is a challenge that we must

it's also the 50th anniversary of london's first pride event, which was back in 1972. our lgbt and identity correspondent, lauren moss, reports. it's loud, it's proud and it's back... ..where it all began. the pride march has taken to the streets once again, with thousands of people walking under the rainbow flag. generations came together, including 17—year—old erin and her mum, vicky, who have travelled from leicestershire. i came out this year to my mum as bi. i've always wanted to come to one of these festivals. when i discovered we'd be down here anyway for the guns n roses concert yesterday, i asked if we could go, and my mum was so for it. i'm so proud of erin, i really am. to see everybody today, it's the most amazing experience. and for others, it'a a homecoming. jamieson came to his first pride 46 years ago. it's wonderful now to see - the progression of what it was, and what we have become. it's thought around 30,000 people took part in the parade today, passing some of the route the original march took in 1972. it's one of the most colourful celebration

i'm dani burger in london. gazprom declared force majeure on european natural gas fires, reinforcing russia's grip on energy. this while a heat is tormenting europe, pushing power systems to the edge. joining me is bloomberg's energy reporter. how share of a sign is this that come nord stream ending maintenance thursday, that flows will be severely capped if not gone from russia to europe? >> there is no set view on whether or not things will return on july 21 when they are supposed to, but this is one more piece of an -- evidence that may be utilities shouldn't get their hopes up, that gazprom will be reviving flows fully when the maintenance is scheduled to end. you also have a turbine, which they use as an excuse, which was missing last month, which is why they reduced flow by 60%. the turbine is still missing. it has left canada and is on its way to russia according to local press. it won't arrive until july 24 and will take days to install. it may not be commissioned to pump gas into the pipeline until ear

yesterday, jordan mcsweeney, 29—year—old from dagenham in east london, appeared in court. he is charged with zara's murder, burglary and attempted rape. the family have said they do not want zara's life to be defined by her death. and you can see that here, with the solidarity of so many other women's groups, million women rise, end violence against women, for example, they have said they want zara to be remembered as the brave and independent woman that she was. the headlines on bbc news... there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights set to be cancelled in the coming weeks at heathrow, the uk's busiest airport. the conservative mp chris pincher, who is under investigation for allegedly groping two men, says he's seeking professional medical support and hopes to return to his duties as an mp as soon as possible. hundreds of people have gathered in east london at a vigil dedicated to zara aleena, who was killed as she walked home from a night out. religious leaders and tribal elders, who've been holding a three—day meeting in

that guns are a london. they are shooting indiscriminately local activists and goma feel, let down by the international community. let them know that the international community doesn't say anything because they don't care about our insecurity. they don't care about our well being. for them, it's only important who's the guardian of their geopolitical interests, engineers, and that is your pointed a sentiment shared by residence and gama. not only thought our country is rich, but we don't benefit at all. we can't really say we are rich as we don't see anything of it. i feel like i'm walking a bit that we can't pass a year without hearing that somewhere around go mountain. it would be massacres or a ward take place. was it was it done? at amazon, he has had enough of war. he now only has one wish, and that is a safe home to return to, sir, on the 1000000 muslim or pilgrims of visiting mecca in the 1st open harsh pilgrimage for 2 years. pandemic restrictions, mental authorities had previously limited access to

that london black taxi was traced to south—east london. boom, we have got something. we identified a taxi driver had dropped the gang of. the only thing he could remember was a red bricked bridge. this is the only bridge that we could find that matches the description of what he told us. thankfully, a cctv camera just the identified three figures walking around the corner. and that's how we identified them. we are in the gang used as their base. it is a vocation. they took diamonds and jewels in cashing dividend out. we are standing in the room were £26 million worth of stolen jewellery and cash were sitting. one of the suspects had used his id card to check into the hotel. but that not the only piece of evidence here that behind. mr; the only piece of evidence here that behind.— that behind. my name is alexandra _ that behind. my name is alexandra jones - that behind. my name is alexandra jones and - that behind. my name is alexandra jones and i i that behind. my name is i alexandra jones and i spent a alexandra jones and i spent a long time investigating the stor

the fires burning in and around london tonight. and then word today of the explosion here in this country at hoover dam. no immediate concern over power. but the images were concerning, especially for the tourists who witnessed it all. tonight, 124 million americans are under heat alerts across this country. the intense heat moving into the northeast as well. even hotter tomorrow in philadelphia, new york, and boston, all issuing heat advisories tonight. and the wildfires breaking out in the u.s. the images from across north texas tonight. the chalk mountain fire in somervell county, that's near fort worth. homes and hundreds of acres burned in palo pinto county. crews battling the flames from the sky and from the ground. dallas emt crews responding to three times the number of heat-related calls and emergencies today. in houston tonight temperatures in the triple digits now expected in the forecast for the next ten days. and the texas power grid is already at near maximum capacity. and that explosion at hoover dam, a key part of a

a string of fires broke out across london as the u. k. recorded its highest ever temperature breaking at 40 degrees celsius for the 1st time. london mass had it come that said the cities fire brigade was under immense pressure dealing with the outbreaks firefighters in western spain. continue to battle more than 30 forest fires that are threatening lives and homes. at least 2 people have died. a while fires also prompted evacuation of hundreds of people near the greek capital. athens and russia's president has been on a rack trip abroad for a summit with allies, iran, and turkey in terror on the leaders of the 3 countries focused on the conflict in syria, and also discussed a un backed proposal to resume exports of ukrainian grade. a scientific review of australia's environment has found it's in a poor state and deteriorating the state of environment report says climate change related weather events or having a devastating impact on an ecosystem that is already in trouble. australia has lost more mental species to extinction than any o

it's also the 50th anniversary of london's first pride in 1972. our lgbt & identity correspondent lauren moss has been following the parade which set off from hyde park corner. everyone started crowding around down here around 10, 11 o'clock. hundreds, thousands of people now gathered to watch the parade that set offjust an hour ago. and 50 years ago, this is it actually all finished. 50 years later, 2022, it's where it all started. and under that archway there the gay liberation front, the group you just mentioned, led the march of 30,000, setting off down towards piccadilly, to haymarket and the theatre district, and they will end up in trafalgar square where they will make a series of speeches and there will be live music and concerts in trafalgar square and other stages across london throughout the day. and indeed, there have been pride events taking place last month, in pride month, injune, and will continue to do so over the next several weeks. and you can hearjust the cheering behind me, the rainbow flags, everywhere you look there is colou

the london fire brigade says there are ten incidents across london from west london, east, north and south, that they are dealing with at the moment. wembley, dagenham, hendon, southgate, upminster and in pinner and we are now going to daniel sanford. fit, and we are now going to daniel sanford. �* and we are now going to daniel sanford. . ., ., .. and we are now going to daniel sanford. . ., ., ., , sanford. a huge amount of activity on the ground _ sanford. a huge amount of activity on the ground and _ sanford. a huge amount of activity on the ground and as _ sanford. a huge amount of activity on the ground and as we _ sanford. a huge amount of activity on the ground and as we drove - sanford. a huge amount of activity on the ground and as we drove out from the city of london along the a 13, one of the main dual carriageway is east out of london, you could see three large fires from the dual carriageway and this one, one in upminster and another one in dartford. this appears to be the most serious of the fires in london at the moment. it is basically grassland between the a 13 a

it's 39 degrees right now in london. of course, a full 3 degrees hotter than the $36.00 degrees of the deserts of doha. in kat are where the present a car like joined us now for some comparison of a place it's more use to the extreme heat. as the sun goes down caraway you are it still really hot, isn't it? yes, it certainly is. now my speedometer is currently reading 35 degrees celsius. here we are in the height of some of the sun is going down. it is starting to cool. earlier, we saw 40 degrees but compared to london today, hitting that record temperature, it is pretty remarkable. i haven't seen it and i'm from there, but here where more used to these kind of conditions out here in the desert. nobody really benches here at this time of year, a pop from my self, my camera man, some camels and they keep lea you can see very accustomed to these kinds of conditions and the cities certainly built for that. we've got buildings that, that can handle that heat. we've also got air conditioning everywhere. that's not the case in

turner hall has more from central london. in the midst of a heat wave, the contest in there for leadership of the conservative party and the country is hot. hot hot on wednesday afternoon, we will know who the final 2 candidates are to go through to run off boat among members of the conservative party. but 1st, m p. 's have one more say 3 candidates still standing. former chancellor ratio sooner remains the favorite. he is in the lead one vote shy of being guaranteed a place in the ronald he will almost certainly get there and he'll do so in the unhappy knowledge of a brand new opinion poll that suggests he would lose against any one of the other candidates. that's according to conservative party members, kimmy bade knock, a big figure on the right of the party is out of the race eliminated. after scoring the fewest votes in tuesday's ballot that leaves these truss stealing the race in 3rd place. the other big figure on the right of the party, the foreign secretary, she's up 15 votes showing there is momentum behind loose tru

zara aleena, the latest young woman to be killed on the streets of london. all week people have been paying tribute to the 35—year—old law graduate, described by herfriends as soft, gentle and a lifeline to her family. this morning they spoke publicly for the first time since she died. zara was incredibly giving, supportive, insightful as to what people needed around her, empathic and fearless. she had...the one word that would describe zara, if i had to use one word, i would say independent. that was what she valued more than anything, her independence. zara, heraunt said, was as happy as she�*d ever been, having just started a newjob at royal courts ofjustice in central london. she made herself at home wherever she was. so wherever zara walked, it was home, that was home for her, because she knew everybody. hundreds of people that have come to our house, that have called us, that have sent a letter saying, you don�*t know me but we knew zara. police are continuing to appeal for any potential witnesses to come forward. this morning a 29—year—old

i am down to london run a london marathon in 0ctoberfull i am down to london run a london marathon in october full so that was preplanned before the changes, but i need to not take too much time off, use the shape i'm actually in, and move forward so i need a couple more days to assess and what you want to do. because it was only thursday, only a8 hours ago was 72 hours ago that i realise i'm not running. some bags are still packed. and it back, i need to drop my wife of the upper the next day, i was straight into being a dad, it hasjust been one thing after another. so need to come down, think logically and make certain this doesn't become a bigger issue of getting her or injude or —— getting hurt or injured. there were 2 final group c games in the women's euros with each team having a chance of making the quarterfinals. defending champions netherlands are through after beating switzerland a—i at bramall lane. the netherlands were missing striker vivianne miedema who tested positive for covid, but went ahead after half time when ana maria sirnogorcevic got in the way of stefani

here in london. ringback saturday morning and was only 17 if any man he deputize is for his father, who is away on the grid to make. i grew up here in this area, and we had this phenomenon called nation. we had right wing groups coming along, looking for asians to beach up just for the sake of it. my father would be to know and it wasn't, wasn't a good time in nice end of london. ringback my mom was welsh, she converted to islam during the 2nd world war with my father. she was a coal mine as daughter. can you imagine the stigma of the white lady marrying a person, but she didn't k, but i'm also proud to be a bangladesh she is. well yeah . oh yeah, that's my dad does my dad roughly 4 weeks before he died and smile when he graduated. and luna, when she graduated she sees the world in a different way because being younger than me, she can maybe project forward where i don't. that's why i think politicians shouldn't be allowed to be politicians after 65. that some young blood far us away because they got

. ♪ i'm lauren taylor and this is al jazeera from london. coming up. ♪ >> sri lanka's acting president declares an emergency well protesters call for him to go, just days before parliament is set to elect the country's new leader. and protesters in panama trip up a deal with the government and go back to blocking a major highway. thousands of people have been evacuated and nearly 800 heat related deaths have been recorded as authorities across at their new europe battle to control massive wildfires. it is the second record-breaking heat wave in a month that sweeps across the continent. a french meteorologist says southwestern parts of the country are experiencing a heat apocalypse with some cases reporting double the usual july average temperature. 30 fires in spain have torched 220 kilometers of forest, fueled by eight days of extreme heat. temperatures easing in portugal, but authorities warn tinder dry conditions remain a threat, and the u.k. is braced to hit comforters of 40 degrees celsius in some places for the first time ever. whale

let's see what happens tomorrow. fun other jack park in london. thank you. and date of new correspondence. barbara vessel is in another european hotspot for dough in the south of france out. welcome, barbara. and they're dealing with raging wild fires. abilene yes, trust the french police, of course, still not to let us get any closer. we're waiting here for police escort who is supposed to bring the press a bit closer, but the fires are somewhere here behind us. and they even reach to the atlantic c coast. on the other side here, where there's a vacation paradise that's used by people from bordeaux in the summer, huge dunes. and the far as of right up to the war to have completely been raised down last night. so the fires are still not under control, they're still raging, it's very difficult. the temperatures have let up a bit. we've gone from above 42 bit above 30 years, so it's a relatively easy day. but we have a really lively wind. sometimes really strong winds and they are pushing the fire and they're changing directions and they're pushing the fire fo

i think london pride _ since the first pride. i think london pride is _ since the first pride. i think london pride is such - since the first pride. i think london pride is such an - since the first pride. i think i london pride is such an iconic since the first pride. i think - london pride is such an iconic event and it has been founded by the gay liberation front 50 years ago marching across the streets of london, and we definitely want to continue advocating for the lgbt plus community, we don't want it to go anywhere, and stay with us for many years to come. i think it is important to be reminded and celebrate how far we have come since then. but it is also important to be reminded of how much more work we have got to do. there is still a lot of resistance towards the lgbt+ inclusion. the lgbt+ population is still target of hate crime and being lgbt+ is still considered illegal in many countries across the world. tell us more about your organisation and the work that you do. well. tell us more about your organisation and the work that you do.— and the work that you do. w

more on that later but first to the east of the capital where the london fire brigade has declared a major incident. daniel sandford reports. as weather thermometers breached the 40 degrees mark for the first time in britain, london was burning. this was wellington in the far east of the capital, just inside the m25. a fire in a parched area of grass was fanned by stiff southerly breeze and engulfed houses on the edge of the village. as units rushed to the scene and firemen tried to douse the flames, panicked horses could be heard whinnying in their fields. just across the thames in dartford, one of the other fires in and around london was burning fiercely on heathland beside the a2. the fires were burning north of the capital as well. in milton keynes, where a fire spread to the day nursery who said all the children and staff were safely evacuated. but the nursery itself and several homes were destroyed. in norfolk, a fierce blaze was burning at the coastal park and there were concerns about a nearby campsite. the heat has peaked today and it should be cooler tomorrow but the tinder

but now things are starting to look up for london tailors. as correspondent, bigot mouse found out several row in london made to measure seats and office where since lockdown ended, james slater's business has been booming. very few people remain the same shape. ashley looked down, they were neither one on the health care co is no. they sat back and became lazy. a new body shapes mean new outfits, but dark color and formal seats are off. trend of the years of working from home. many customers crave something new and more relaxed, but if i pick a jacket out, i have to think about what trousers to put with it, what shoes and search you cause a lot more thought and a lot more work. your tailor therefore and the seats are just the beginning. how about dazzling dressing gowns involved with? and so this is 1st offer. entrepreneur marcus davis says it even where it to a business meeting with the pandemic of being things have gotten more casual and you might even say more fun. so at least for me, this is a way to express my style in a way that doesn'

it's also the 50th anniversary of london's first pride back in 1972. we can speak now to luke dowding, executive director of one body 0ne faith, a charity which focuses on empowering christians in the lgbt community. thank in the lgbt community. you for being with us. i thi you thank you for being with us. i think you stepped away from the parade, how is it? , ., , you stepped away from the parade, howisit? , . , , ,, how is it? yes, i have 'ust stepped to one how is it? yes, i have 'ust stepped to side — how is it? yes, i have 'ust stepped to one side for h how is it? yes, i have 'ust stepped to one side for it _ how is it? yes, i have 'ust stepped to one side for it is _ how is it? yes, i havejust stepped to one side for it is easier- how is it? yes, i havejust stepped to one side for it is easier for- how is it? yes, i havejust stepped to one side for it is easier for me l to one side for it is easier for me to one side for it is easier for me to hear. i to one side for it is easier for me to hear. ., , to one side for it is easier for me to hear.

so it's become a dead spot in london. there was news agents, there were pubs, there were a couple of restaurants, but the community itself has evaporated. so we, we puzzle flight 94. if i saw my fly i could not live in kenton shall say. i'll be forced out the area and i'll have to actually 40 move out of london. i can stand in the middle of the street with m to car parking spaces all around me and no traffic coming. the space is now a bit of a dead, so we have very little indication of who the owners are and a lot of them are completely empty. so you can't go up and ask them who they are. they're actually just empty all the time. ah one way of putting it is, this is not at all healthy. ah, yeah. and building they function as asked. you want those houses to be empty and unused because you can play with them. you reach these dark empty buildings and they are making money. so when people think of poor investors, something went wrong. hell, know why? my 1st reaction to learning about this phenomenon of vacant dwellings. i was

i daniela relph for the latest. am in central london it i am in central london where we know it isjust after ten i am in central london where we know it is just after ten o'clock in the evening where the sun set around an hour ago. yet the temperatures here are still at around 31 celsius. it has been a day of searingly hot weather that has tested the resilience of so many others. keeping cool any way possible. normal everyday life has had its challenges today. in central london, some still braved an open top bus tour, while others coped with the intense city heat in a more traditional way. we've had ice pops, we've had ice creams, we've had slushies, we've had smoothies. so the first few drinks. we've just taken on plenty of water, staying in the shade as much as we can, and just making sure to... and having a wee dip. and having a wee dip, keeping the fluids up, so. we've got a lot of water inside and i've been giving it to them pouring it over your head, you know, trying to make sure that they're active to be able to go around the city. engineers have been fixing the runway at luton

ten years to the date since london 2012 began the| date since london 2012 began the issue legacy was already being hotly debated. for girls like tess it is notjust debated. for girls like tess it is not just about seeing it to believe it but having access to play the sport they have fallen in love with. tonight england will discover who they will play on sunday in the final is the second semifinal is played in milton keynes between france and the eight times champion germany. england women may never have lifted a picture trophy but their manager sarina wiegman knows exactly what it takes to take a team to victory in a home tournament. she did it with the netherlands in euro 2017 and what is clear is the lionesses prowl on to wembley for the first major tournament final since 2009, they are the pride of the nation. rail passengers are facing huge disruption after thousands of workers walked out in a continuing dispute about pay and working conditions. only about a fifth of britain's train services are running — many areas having no services at all today. the red lines here show the

the london fire brigade declared a major incident. a number of the calls that we've been dealing with today have been wildfires or grassfires, where the ground has been tinder box dry result of the weather over the last week, but in particular, the last two days. temperature records were tumbling before midday today. the 39.1 degrees recorded at charlwood near gatwick airport was a warning of what was to come. within an hour, another record had been set at another airport — 40.2 celsius at heathrow. by mid—afternoon, we got a new provisional heat record for the uk when coningsby in lincolnshire reached 40.3 celsius. and here was a new provisional record for scotland, too, incinerating the previous record. we've been beating records by 1.5, two degrees, and really quite an extensive region of over 35 degrees, and this is really unusual. these are high temperatures over a broad area in england, so quite surprising. just look how today's temperatures compared to previous records. in 1976, it peaked just shy of 36 degrees. it was 27 y

here in london. ringback the money was only 17 if any man he deputize is for his father, who has been criminal to make. i grew up here in this area and we had this phenomenon called bashing we had right wing groups coming along, looking for asians to be charged just for the sake of it. my father would be to now and it wasn't a good time in east end of london. ringback ringback my mom was welsh, she converted to islam during the 2nd world war with my father. she was a coal miners. daughter. can you imagine the stigma of the white lady marrying a person, but she didn't care. but i'm also proud to be a bangladesh. she is ro so yeah. oh yeah, that's my dad does my dad roughly 4 weeks before he died and is mile when he graduated in. and luna. when she graduated, she sees the world in a different way because being younger than me, she can maybe project forward where i don't. that's why i think politicians shouldn't be allowed to be politicians after 65. that some young blood far us away because they got be

this is in in and around london. they're paid the wage set by the trade union, which is designed to have a good living for one adult and one child. these factories also provided what we today would call daycare. and they served. both a main meal of the day and t which t in london is more than just, you know a sympathy got it has food that comes with it. these were well-paying jobs. they were in clean well-lit well-ventilated factories. the photograph that i have here is identified from what is a reputable source as being a photograph of the sewing factories but i got to studying this picture yesterday, and i'm not a hundred percent sure to sewing factory, which is okay because it also shows something else lewis involved in. it's kind of hard to see probably from where you are, but this is lace. and belgian lacemakers were world-renowned for the high quality of their lace. this is not the tatting that you know you can do with a looks like a crochet hook. this is multiple bobbins of threads coming in to weave incredibl