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nicolas cruz pleaded guilty to gunning down 17 people, at his former high school. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in western france which is facing what experts are calling a "heat apocalypse", as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of europe. they say temperatures could reach record levels in 15 regions of the southwest, with firefighters battling wildfires and thousands forced to evacuate. wildfires in spain, portugal and greece have forced thousands mor...

prime minister, and leader of the conservative party. welcome to our viewers, on pbs in america, and around the globe. in france, they're calling it a "heat apocalypse". across much of europe, excessively high temperatures, wildfires, and, now, water shortages, are having a devastating impact. northern spain has reached 43 degrees, and it's predicted the uk could see record temperatures on tuesday. we'll have more on that, and the role of climate change in a moment. but nowhere has been more affected than southwest france, where 30,000 people have been moved out of their homes, for t...

prison. and bbc reporter is investigating a man who used local children to film personalised greetings, some containing racist comments. he now faces caught in malawi. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, sarah montague. my guest today is a hugely successful afrobeat star. the nigerian omah lay is just 25, but he's broken into western markets, partly because of a collaboration with the canadian singerjustin bieber. he's here in london on a world tour now. afrobeats emerged from afrobeat, political music, a way to address social change that was pioneered by the lege...

should get the death penalty. and after being closed by the kremlin in the early days of war, russia's last remaining independent tv channel makes a defiant return to the airwaves. hello and welcome. yes, it is warm, isn't it? especially if you are tuning in across europe. europe is waking up to another day of brutal temperatures and the reality of a fast—changing climate. in france, several towns and cities recorded their highest—ever temperatures on monday. the uk is expected to follow suit today. and it's notjust the heat. wildfires and now drought are having a devastating imp...

if you'vejustjoined us, a very warm welcome to the programme, and it is very warm. as you've been hearing, much of europe is grappling with an extreme heatwave with devastating wildfires impacting many parts of the region. the european commission is warning nearly half of european union territory is now at risk of drought. so, what impact is this having on farming? well, some farmers have radically changed their work practices, for example, working at night to minimise the risk of a spark from harvesting equipment starting a fire that could destroy crops. but despite their efforts, t...