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Heatwave: Forest fires continue in France

Firefighters in France are trying to control fires in the Gironde region, in the south-west of the country.

More than 16,000 people have been evacuated as the fires spread.

Read more: More evacuations as Mediterranean wildfires spread

18 July 2022

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Bethany Bell wearing coat and scarf stands in the Christmas market which is cordoned off by police tape

Watch: Germany grapples with another Christmas market attack

Emergency vehicles in Magdeburg

Reporter describes 'chaotic situation' after Christmas market attack

A police office pointing a gun on a street in the dark

Video shows arrest of German Christmas market attack suspect

Macron in the crowds

Watch: Crowds boo President Macron in Mayotte

BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg

Watch BBC's Steve Rosenberg challenge Putin on his 25 years in power in Russia

Mayeni Jones in a yellow shirt talking into a microphone against a backdrop of scattered furniture and trees stripped of their leaves

Watch: BBC sees 'complete devastation' in Mayotte

Dr Laurent Layet speaking in an office

Pelicot 'split personality' cause of 'deviant acts' says psychiatrist

Gisèle Pelicot speaking outside court surrounded by onlookers

'I never regretted decision to make trial public'

Gisèle Pelicot in a crowd of journalists

Gisèle Pelicot arrives to supporters' cheers at Avignon court

Crowds gather next to an area that has been surrounded by tape with a man in armour standing by.

Ros Atkins On... Igor Kirillov's death

Rescuer amongst debris and fallen trees in the street

Watch: Cyclone Chido batters Mayotte leaving heavy damage

BBC correspondent surrounded by protesters holding photographs

Watch: BBC sees 'anger and frustration' on streets of Tbilisi

A woman with a mask and safety goggles is in split screen with a helicopter battling a wildfire.

Malibu residents under 'blowtorch' of growing Franklin Fire

Aerial images of yellow wild fires flames near emergency vehicles on a road.

Watch: Wildfire rages in California's Malibu Canyon

Journalist being approached by a masked man with his hand up

Moment Georgian press attacked by masked men

A woman in a window seat on a plane

Stowaway caught on New York flight to Paris faces court hearing

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This video has been removed for rights reasons

Salome Zourabichvili smiles while sitting in front of Georgia flag and an EU flag

Georgia's pro-EU president vows to stay 'until someone is legitimately elected'

The vaulted ceiling of the Notre Dame cathedral

Watch: First look inside Notre-Dame ahead of reopening

Man holding a small child in flood water

Man seen rescuing trapped children in Valencia floods

Pope Francis marked the start of the Jubilee year by opening the normally bricked-up Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica

Pope opens Holy Door to kick off special jubilee year

More than 30 million Catholic pilgrims are expected to head to Rome for the jubilee, which takes place once every 25 years.

Suspect in the German market attack appears at court on Saturday

Market attack suspect appears in court as anger grows over security

Suspect appears in court after attack on German Christmas market that killed five and injured more than 200.

Taleb al-Abdulmohsen

Watch Magdeburg attack suspect's 2019 interview with the BBC

Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen spoke about his work helping ex-Muslims flee the Gulf.

The BBC's Steven Rosenberg outside the building where Lt Gen Igor Kirillov died in an explosion

BBC reporter at scene of explosion that killed a Russian general

Steven Rosenberg reports from where a Russian general died in a blast at a residential block.

Men guard a building with a blackened window in Moscow

Russian general killed by bomb in residential Moscow building

Lt Gen Igor Kirillov was leaving a residential block on Tuesday when a device hidden in a scooter went off.

Tanker sinking, oil spill

Watch: Video appears to show Russian tanker sinking

At least one crew member was reportedly killed and footage showed an oil spill amid a heavy storm

President Macron speaks to Donald Trump at the reopening of the cathedral

Notre-Dame: World leaders join Macron for cathedral reopening

Notre Dame has officially reopened more than five years after it was badly damaged in a fire.

Asteroid in night sky

Asteroid lights up sky over Russia's far east

The European Space Agency said the asteroid measured 70cm and was spotted about 12 hours in advance.

Protests in Georgia

Fireworks fired at police during Georgia protests

Demonstrations have been taking place for a fourth night in Tbilisi after Georgia's EU bid was suspended.

Tamuna Museridze and her father smiling for a photo

Woman searching for birth parents found dad was a friend on Facebook

Woman searching for birth parents found dad was a friend on Facebook

A man waves an European Union flag during a protest in front of the Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia

BBC reports from mass protest at 'crucial moment for Georgia'

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg reports from the centre of Tbilisi, as pro-Eu protesters clash with police.

Eilín Casey

'Cross-border funding is vital for our communities'

Groups hope the next administration will see the value of keeping Shared Island funding flowing.

Demonstrators in Dublin holding signs thanking Nikita Hand

'It's important that we come together and stand for Nikita'

Hundreds of people have marched in support of the woman who won a civil rape case against Conor McGregor.

A view from an EasyJet plane window as it flies above and to the side of an erupting volcano

Plane passengers film Iceland volcano lava from above

Down below, a car park was swallowed up by lava and buildings were evacuated, but there was said to be no threat to air travel in the region.

Man in suit with black paint splashed over his face

Watch: Georgia election chief doused with paint

Official Giorgi Kalandarishvili was doused during the confirmation of a controversial poll.

Three people help each other walk through water flooding down a street.

Watch: Málaga flood turns street into river

Video shows people in Calle Alcazabilla struggling to cross a road as flood water surges through it.

Government buildings in Dublin

Irish general election 2024 explained

A general election in the Republic of Ireland has officially been called for Friday 29 November.

Huge protest in Valencia

Protesters call on Valencia governor to resign after deadly floods

People are angry at the authorities' handling of floods which killed more than 200 people.

Simon Harris standing in front of microphones

Taoiseach Simon Harris calls Irish general election

A general election in the Republic of Ireland has officially been called for Friday 29 November.

Several cars piled up against a bridge in Spain

Watch: Cars washed away as new flash floods hit Spain

There were no immediate reports of casualties after heavy rain on Thursday.