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00:00The British Prime Minister condemned rioting sweeping the United Kingdom, saying rioters
00:05would be brought to justice as unrest grips the country.
00:10Firefighters have been battling wildfires in Albania and Croatia as drought and heat
00:15waves result in parts of the countries going up in flames.
00:24Israel is already in a multi-front war with Iran and its proxies, according to Israeli
00:29Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
00:33He made the comments as the United States and allies prepared to defend Israel from
00:37an expected counter-strike following the assassination of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders.
00:43Iran and its proxies are asking us to surround them with a part of the terror in seven fronts.
00:51Their exposed aggression knows no end, but not Israel alone.
00:57We are determined to stand in front of them on every front, in every area, as far as possible.
01:05Anyone who murders our citizens, anyone who harms our country will not be cleared of responsibility.
01:12As fears of an all-out regional war mount, the French government urged its nationals
01:19to leave Lebanon as soon as possible.
01:21They could be seen arriving back in Paris airport as the situation becomes more tense.
01:26We don't know what's going to happen, so we prefer to go in advance.
01:29It's a very toxic atmosphere, very threatening.
01:32The media is always talking about a war or a strike in Lebanon.
01:37I'm very worried, of course.
01:39We don't know at all what's going to happen, how things are going to evolve.
01:43We cross our fingers and pray.
01:53The UK's Prime Minister has condemned rioting gripping the nation following a stabbing that
01:59left three children dead.
02:01In a statement, Keir Starmer vowed his government would do whatever it takes to bring the rioters
02:07to justice following ongoing unrest across parts of the country.
02:14There is no justification, none, for taking this action.
02:19And all right-minded people should be condemning this sort of violence.
02:26People in this country have a right to be safe.
02:31I won't shy away from calling it what it is, far-right thuggery.
02:37Police in the town of Ratherham struggled to hold back rioters attempting to break into
02:42a hotel housing asylum seekers.
02:44Rioting has seized the UK after a stabbing at a dance class last week that left three
02:49girls dead.
02:50Wildfires are scorching Albania and Croatia as blistering heat grips the continent.
02:56Albanian firefighters could be seen battling flames in villages near the capital city of
03:02Tirana.
03:03Over 300 firefighters and military personnel were supported by a helicopter to control
03:09fires in the country's central eastern region.
03:12Hundreds of hectares of forests have already gone up in flames.
03:16Police have arrested at least five people for setting fires and called on hunters to
03:21be careful as the country battles a heatwave.
03:24High temperatures, winds and weeks of drought have accelerated the spread of wildfires in
03:29Albania and other Balkan countries like Croatia, forcing local residents to evacuate.
03:34Firefighters have been battling massive blazes in Croatia which have already consumed hundreds
03:39of hectares of pine forest and vegetation.
03:42More than 1,200 hectares have already gone up in flames as fire sites ignite across the
03:47country.
03:50Almost 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured as renewed anti-government protests
03:56swept across Bangladesh.
03:58Protesters are demanding the Prime Minister resigns following protests last month that
04:03began with students calling for an end to a quota system for government jobs.
04:08Those demonstrations escalated into violence that left more than 200 dead.
04:13As the violence raged, the Prime Minister said the protesters were engaging in sabotage
04:18and no longer students but criminals, adding that they would be dealt with with iron hands.
04:27Yemen's Houthi rebels released footage that they claim shows the wreckage of an American
04:32drone they downed.
04:34Since Yemen's civil war started in 2014 when the Houthis seized most of the country's
04:39north and its capital, the US has lost multiple drones to the rebels.
04:47MQ-9 drones, known as Reapers, are unmanned aerial vehicles which can be remotely controlled
04:54and cost around $30 million a piece.
04:57Restoring old houses to attract tourism.
05:00This is what local people of the central Romanian village of Simona are doing.
05:05As more and more people wish to experience life in a traditional home, century-old houses
05:11are being refurbished or even moved into more quiet scenic areas.
05:16One of the owners explains what's happening.
05:19As more and more people wish to experience life in a traditional home, century-old houses
05:24are being refurbished or even moved into more quiet scenic areas.
05:27One of the owners explains what's happening.
05:49Tourists say, why do you love this place?
06:12Many of the owners of the traditional houses are also collectors, keeping pieces of art
06:19like ancient irons, cast iron stoves and old kitchen items used by their grandparents.
06:26In a place that seems to be cut off from the world, time can almost feel like it has stopped.
06:36In Algeciras, in the south of Spain, Fran's life changed completely on a summer day seven
06:41years ago, a day that is impossible to forget.
06:45On August 5, 2017, a light transformer exploded in the hotel where we worked while we were having dinner
06:52and I burned 75% of my body, especially my arms and legs,
06:58but also my head, ears, back and glutes.
07:04When he arrived at the hospital, Fran was given less than 48 hours to live.
07:09But today, he has recovered thanks to more than a dozen operations and several grafts
07:14of his own, as well as artificial skin.
07:16Look, as I said before, the two hands and the right arm were directly taken from my body.
07:22It was healthy skin that I had, so they could take that skin from one part of my body and put it on another.
07:26In that case, the two hands and the right arm were like this.
07:30This skin is more elastic, that is, you take a pinch and you can take it well.
07:35However, this one, which is cultivated, is harder, it is more rigid.
07:40In this hospital in Seville, artificial human skin grafts were authorized to be used
07:45for the first time as medicine.
07:47David is one of the surgeons who will be in charge of applying it.
07:51The creatinocytosis was cultivated 30 years ago.
07:54The novelty now is that we have the permission from the Spanish Medicament Agency
07:58to use it as one more therapy.
08:00And now we know that we have a therapy that works,
08:03so they have not given us the authorization.
08:05It is no longer experimental, it is one more therapy.
08:08In the hallways of the major burn unit, they have been working with artificial skin for years
08:13and are well aware of the advantages.
08:15The main thing, and what we always have to take into account
08:18from the care of the infirmary, is the risk of infection that we have,
08:23because they are patients who, by losing almost all the integrity of the skin,
08:28are very susceptible to any infection.
08:31So far, 12 square meters of artificial skin have been manufactured
08:35and they have all been applied to patients in the major burn unit of the Virgen del Rocío Hospital.
08:40In total, 18 people have already benefited from this treatment.
08:47But it has taken years of research to develop the artificial human skin.
08:52At the head of that research has been a professor at the University of Granada.
08:58We have always dedicated ourselves to looking at the microscope,
09:01what the natural tissues of our body are like.
09:04Now we not only see them to better understand the human body,
09:09but now we manufacture them in the laboratory to cure.
09:12It is a complete change in which we are very involved.
09:16All of this work will help people like Fran feel comfortable in their skin again.
09:28From the hot landscapes of North Africa to the cooler climates of Northern Europe,
09:33migratory birds rely on ancient heathlands like these
09:36for crucial rest and resources during their journey to breeding grounds.
09:41But rising temperatures are challenging these delicate ecosystems.
09:47As one vital link in this chain weakens, the next becomes increasingly crucial.
09:52When you have got migratory species, birds in particular,
09:56they are travelling huge distances.
09:59When you overlay climate to that,
10:01at what point do those habitats actually become too hot
10:04for both the migratory and the resident species?
10:08Recent data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service
10:11has recorded even higher surface temperatures this year compared to last,
10:15accompanied by a significant surge in ozone levels this week.
10:20With heatwaves currently sweeping across Europe,
10:23heathlands in Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany and Britain
10:26serve as essential pit stops for these birds.
10:29This year's heatwave has led to a concerning 15% decline in some bird populations.
10:36Tree pippet is just about hanging on.
10:39If that bird, you know, having made the journey from sub-Saharan Africa
10:45encounters conditions that are not optimal when it arrives,
10:49you know, will we see those again?
10:52So I think absolute key is for people to work together.
10:56The exchange of knowledge as well, but...
10:59Before Brexit, Neil Lister co-led a European partnership
11:03funded by the EU, focusing on cross-border conservation.
11:07He's found that maintaining these channels of communication
11:11is essential, even in the face of a changing political landscape.
11:16It's always nice to know that that contact is there,
11:20the channels of communication are there,
11:23and just that way of working is not completely lost.
11:29As climate change continues to impact these regions,
11:33preserving these critical resting areas and the biodiversity they support
11:37remains a key focus for conservationists across Europe.
11:42Luke Hanrahan, Euronews, Suffolk.