Original version

BBC World Service News Internet

BBC OS

News

A vibrant account of the day’s events, with explanation and reaction from those involved

BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC World Service East Asia

BBC OS: 2022/07/26 16:06 GMT: Wildfires in Portugal and California

Discussion & Talk

Wildfires in Portugal and California

2022/07/26 16:06 GMT

2022/07/26 16:06 GMT: Wildfires in Portugal and California

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Wildfires in Portugal and California

We speak to two people who had to leave their homes because of wildfires

We speak to two people who had to leave their homes because of wildfires.

Thousands of firefighters have been tackling fires in southern Europe and in the west of the US. We hear from two people who were forced to leave their homes. 

European Union members have agreed to cut gas use in case Russia halts supplies but some countries will have exemptions to avoid rationing. We hear more from our correspondent in Brussels. 

The American basketball player Brittney Griner has made a court appearance in Moscow in a case on drug charges. We speak to two basketball players about her plight. 

Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, is in Uganda on the latest stop of his tour of Africa. Our reporter in Kampala tells us what he had to say in today's press conference.

(Photo: Wildfire rages on Quinta do Lago in Portugal. July 13, 2022, in this still image taken from video. Credit: Luis Ferreira via REUTERS/File Photo)

Accessibility links

Programme Index

BBC OS

2022/07/26 16:06 GMT: Wildfires in Portugal and California

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service News Internet

About BBC World Service