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
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 attraction, the acropolis in athens, to close
a speedy recovery . the cancer was idenitified during the king s recent hospital treatment for a benign enlarged prostate. the palace has not said what type of cancer the king has, only that it is not prostate cancer. our royal correspondent daniela relph is at buckingham palace with more. it came as a shock and many of the well family will have to step up as the king stepped back from royal duty. there was little sign yesterday of the announcement about to be made. the king was pictured on the sandringham estate in norfolk walking to church with queen camilla. he was thought to be recovering after a hospital stay. exactly a week ago today, the king left a private hospital in central london, where he had spent three nights being treated for an enlarged prostate, and we now know during his stay here, cancer was discovered. in a statement, released at six o clock this evening, buckingham palace said. although open about his diagnosis, buckingham palace says the form of cancer
what might ukraine s future be after putin s war? the mood in ukraine is that if ukrainian officials agree to something less than the borders of 1991, the question would be, why did all those people die? and populism is its day over? the way i like to look at this issue is not, are we going to see a resurgence of populism, but are we going to see a resurgence of democracy? it s been one of the most confusing episodes of recent times, and we still don t know exactly what happened or what the outcome might be. yevgeny prigozhin, head of the wagner group of mercenaries, ordered a detachment of his men first to take over the city of rostov on don, where the russian troops and the inhabitants welcomed them, and then, secondly, to head on for moscow. and then president lukashenko of belarus rang prigozhin and offered him a deal, and that was it prigozhin ordered his men to turn back, and he and they have gone to quarters in belarus, not farfrom the ukrainian border. so what on
unveiled next weekend s coronation concert at windsor castle will take place on a stage shaped like a union flag. a record breaker at the crucible, as mark selby becomes the first player to make a maximum 147 break at the final of the world snooker championship. good morning. there will be a bit of sunshine breaking through for your bank holiday monday, but also a scattering of showers. things turning colderfrom scattering of showers. things turning colder from the scattering of showers. things turning colderfrom the north. details on bbc breakfast. good morning. it s monday, the 1st of may. our main story. members of the royal college of nursing have begun their latest strike in england, as part of a long running dispute about pay and conditions. the walkout will last until midnight. it is the first time some nurses who work in a&e, intensive care and cancer services have joined the picket lines. our health reporter, katherine da costa reports. from london to bristol, live