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the airport cope with staff shortages. heathrow is pushing ahead with plans to forced airlines to reduce passenger numbers to help the airport cope with staff shortages. politicians in sri lanka begin the process of choosing a new president, after mass protests drove ex—president rajapaksa to resign and flee the country. and an unprecedented win. ireland make history with their first—ever series win in new zealand. a meeting of the governments emergency cobra committee is taking pl...

next two _ people wanting to fly, and over the next two weeks we are about to enter at the _ next two weeks we are about to enter at the peak— next two weeks we are about to enter at the peak of the peak summer season — politicians in sri lanka begin the process of choosing a new president, after mass protests drove ex—president rajapaksa to resign and flee the country. and an unprecedented win — ireland make history with their first—ever series win in new zealand. good after...

in new zealand. good afternoon. a meeting of the governments emergency cobra committee has taken place this afternoon — to discuss how to respond to the record temperatures that are expected to hit parts of the uk next week. a national emergency has been declared after a red extreme heat warning was issued for the first time, meaning theres a risk to life. jon donnison reports at the bristol harbour festival this weekend, a cold shower more than welcome. and with potentially record t...

the government has held an emergency cobra meeting to discuss how to respond to the record temperatures expected to hit parts of the uk next week. a national emergency has already been declared after the met office issued a red extreme heat warning for the very first time, meaning theres a risk to life. an amber warning has been announced for tomorrow, affecting parts of england and wales, and that extends to scotland on monday. then the red warning will come into effect across a large...

this is bbc news. the headlines at 7.00 — record—breaking temperatures are set to hit the uk next week. transport services could face "significant disruption" ministers are taking steps to ensure hospitals and ambulances are prepared, while schools are given guidance to help them remain open. the long—term forecast is showing the possibility of quite a warm summer, and there is also the possibility that this kind of short episode can occur. and well be speaking to a public health...

as parts of the uk brace for record high temperatures, the nhs is on high alert. a red extreme heat warning for monday prompts more resources for the health service. we are putting in additional capacity, whether its with call handlers, whether its the number of paramedics on duty, whether its extra capacity on 111. europes heatwave intensifies, with wildfires forcing thousands to flee parts of south west france. the fire too was big, big, big, big and my friends woke me up and i was l...

hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. iam i am samantha simmonds. the heatwave in southern europe is intensifying — with wildfires forcing thousands of people to flee towns and villages. a number of people have already died, and temperatures are predicted to go well above a0 celsius, in parts of spain and portugal. more than 11,000 people have been forced to leave frances south—western gironde region — from where our europe correspondent, jessica park...

still face travel disruption during a week of strikes. lots more services are running today but there have been plenty of cancellations this morning as the rail and tube networks gear back up after yesterdays strike. a new life in wales — we visit the centres trying to help ukrainian families adjust to life away from the war. theyjust play. they was at school. every day we travel, like, every week. so theyre extremely happy. they feel safe here. and also... right, welcome. were open....

a u—turn for tory leadership contender liz truss, dropping regional pay plans for millions of public sector workers. one of americas most wanted man, ayman al—zawahiri, an architect of the 9/11 attacks is killed in a us drone strike. needs a good solid dismount, double front somersault with a half turn. what a performance from joe fraser. and the 23—year—old hometown favourite takes his third gold medal at the commonwealth in birmingham. and coming up on sportsday on the bbc ne...

in afghanistan. and englands katarina johnson—thompson leads the heptathalon as track and field events get under way at the commonwealth games. we begin with us house speaker nancy pelosis visit to taiwan. its a historic moment, marking the highest—ranking visit by an american official to the self—ruled island in 25 years. this is the moment she arrived — theres nancy pelosi leaving the plane at the airport, being met by a small delegation. in a statement, ms pelosi said americ...