:00:11. > :00:19.Hello. This is BBC World News. Our First, the hostage crisis in a
:00:19. > :00:29.remote part of Algeria. This is two days after Islamist seized workers
:00:29. > :00:30.
:00:30. > :00:35.at a remote gas Park -- plant. Lance Armstrong admits about his
:00:35. > :00:39.big ally during all seven of his Tour de France titles. The Jew ever
:00:40. > :00:45.take banned substances to enhance your performance -- did you ever
:00:45. > :00:55.take? The S. The Chinese economy picked up, but it BSO the weakest
:00:55. > :01:06.
:01:06. > :01:10.growth for a decade. -- but saw the For the latest on the hostage
:01:10. > :01:12.crisis in the remote Algerian desert. A large number of foreign
:01:12. > :01:15.hostages are still unaccounted for after Algerian troops attacked
:01:15. > :01:19.Islamist militants who seized the desert gas facility on the Libyan
:01:19. > :01:25.border. But state TV says 600 Algerian nationals have been freed.
:01:25. > :01:27.Details of what took place at In Amenas remain uncertain. But
:01:27. > :01:35.reports suggest Algerian forces used helicopter gunships to attack
:01:36. > :01:45.the militants. They were apparently about to move hostages from the
:01:45. > :01:48.accommodation cabins out of the country. The Algerian government
:01:48. > :01:50.said it rejected negotiations or blackmail until what it calls the
:01:50. > :01:59."terrorist operation" is "crushed once and for all". Some hostages
:01:59. > :02:02.have been released unharmed. But, latest unconfirmed reports from
:02:03. > :02:08.Algeria suggest that as many as 30 hostages may have been killed, with
:02:08. > :02:13.another 22 unaccounted for. The Prime Minister has just made this
:02:13. > :02:18.statement to parliament. He said extra protection had been added to
:02:18. > :02:22.diplomatic post, and in energy facilities in Algeria. He is co-
:02:22. > :02:25.ordinating closely with the Algerian prime minister.
:02:25. > :02:29.Algerian Prime Minister has told me this morning they are looking at
:02:29. > :02:33.all possible routes to resolve the crisis. Mr Speaker, last night the
:02:33. > :02:38.number of British citizens at risk was less than 30. Thankfully, we
:02:38. > :02:41.now know the number has been significantly reduced, and I'm sure
:02:41. > :02:46.the House will understand why, during an ongoing operation, I
:02:46. > :02:51.cannot say more on this at this stage. This speaker, our priority
:02:51. > :02:54.remains the safety of the British nationals involved -- Mr Speaker.
:02:54. > :03:01.The repatriation of those killed, and the evacuation of wounded and
:03:01. > :03:04.freed her hostages. A rapid deployment team is on ruche -- on
:03:04. > :03:09.route to Algiers, and we have been granted access to the consular
:03:09. > :03:13.staff to fly south to support those involved. I have spoken with Bob
:03:13. > :03:17.Dudley at BP, last night and this morning, and we are liaising
:03:17. > :03:20.closely on the BP evacuation plans and have put additional civilian
:03:21. > :03:25.aircraft on standby to assist them with their well thought-through
:03:25. > :03:29.evacuation plans if needed. Mr Speaker, we need to be clear whose
:03:29. > :03:34.fault this is. It is the terrorists who are responsible for this attack,
:03:34. > :03:37.for the loss of life. At the actions of these extremists can
:03:37. > :03:41.never be justified. We will be resolute and the determination to
:03:41. > :03:45.fight terrorism and stand with the Algerian government to have paid a
:03:45. > :03:48.mere -- heavy price over many years fighting against a savage terrorist
:03:48. > :03:52.campaign. This is a continuing situation and we will do to keep
:03:52. > :03:56.Parliament and the public updated. We hope this will reach a
:03:56. > :04:06.conclusion shortly. Then there will be a moment to learn the necessary
:04:06. > :04:13.
:04:13. > :04:15.lessons. David Cameron in Parliament a few moments ago. A
:04:15. > :04:18.public admission after years of denials. Cyclist Lance Armstrong
:04:18. > :04:27.has admitted he lied about taking banned substances to help win the
:04:27. > :04:31.Tour de France. He said the interview with Oprah Winfrey was an
:04:31. > :04:35.important step in repairing the damage done to the sport. He was
:04:35. > :04:44.stripped of his titles last year after being labelled a serial cheat
:04:44. > :04:49.For years, he deceived, now, finally, he confessed. The moment a
:04:49. > :04:54.man wants a global hero admitted his success was down to drugs.
:04:54. > :05:00.or no, did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling
:05:00. > :05:09.performance? Yes. In all seven of your tour de France victories, did
:05:09. > :05:15.you ever take banned substances? Yes. Armstrong said the battle
:05:15. > :05:18.against cancer gave him a win-at- all-costs mentality and doping
:05:18. > :05:27.everyone fell like cheating. keep on winning it, meant you had
:05:27. > :05:31.to keep on using banned substances to do it. Yes, and I'm not sure
:05:31. > :05:40.that this is an acceptable answer, but that is like saying we have to
:05:40. > :05:45.have air in our tyres or we have to have water in our bottles. In my
:05:45. > :05:48.view, that was part of the job. Armstrong admitted he was a bully
:05:48. > :05:56.and his behaviour was inexcusable. He said he would be apologising for
:05:56. > :06:06.the rest of his life. This is too late. It's too late for probably
:06:06. > :06:09.
:06:09. > :06:14.most people. And that's my fault. You know, I view the situation as
:06:15. > :06:19.one big lie. But one journalist to Armstrong once sued for suggesting
:06:19. > :06:24.he had taken drugs was unimpressed. I was a journalist being paid to do
:06:24. > :06:29.what I did, and it was my job, and are not looking for any thanks from
:06:29. > :06:33.anyone or anything like that, I was doing my job. The only concern I
:06:33. > :06:37.had it was for the sources to told the truth and were vilified for it.
:06:37. > :06:42.Our Armstrong said he would now co- operate with the cycling
:06:42. > :06:52.authorities, but the downfall of an icon is complete. It was this myth,
:06:52. > :06:54.
:06:54. > :06:59.this perfect story, and it was not true. Some good news from the
:06:59. > :07:03.world's second biggest economy, China. We knew that the growth
:07:03. > :07:07.would start to accelerate, but it is the level at which it to
:07:07. > :07:14.accelerate. Good news on the Chinese economy. Better-than-
:07:14. > :07:17.expected growth. Wealth grew at a healthy rate of 7.8%, last year and
:07:17. > :07:20.grew even faster in the last few months of 2012. But, China's
:07:20. > :07:22.economy is undergoing a period of transition from heavy industry to
:07:22. > :07:30.high-tech products and retail. Damian Grammaticus reports from
:07:30. > :07:36.Central China's industrial hub, Through the grime, the sun barely
:07:36. > :07:42.shines. The tower blocks on grey shadows. Polluted industrial well
:07:42. > :07:47.and, on the banks of the Yangtze river. Chairman Mao built its giant
:07:47. > :07:52.iron and steel works, the biggest in the world. They employ 80,000
:07:52. > :07:56.people. As China boomed, so did this business. But now China is
:07:56. > :08:00.slowing down, the City is struggling to make a profit. The
:08:00. > :08:05.slowdown in China's economy means there is now just too much iron and
:08:05. > :08:10.steel being produced. As a giant state-owned enterprise, it has been
:08:10. > :08:15.told to cut production, but it cannot cut jobs to save money. It
:08:15. > :08:22.is China's dilemma. The giant state firms still dominate parts of the
:08:22. > :08:28.economy. Many are inefficient, and where will new jobs come from?
:08:28. > :08:32.is like deep winter for the whole steel industry. It will last
:08:32. > :08:37.another five years. To get through we need to reform and diversify.
:08:37. > :08:42.Despite the problems at its biggest employer, the City is one of the
:08:42. > :08:46.fastest-growing parts of China. China's relentless drive to
:08:46. > :08:49.urbanised has reached the inland cities. It seems all of the city is
:08:49. > :08:56.a construction site. China's new leaders know this building spree
:08:56. > :09:02.cannot go on forever. The whole economy needs reform. So to replace
:09:02. > :09:07.the grimy always, they are encouraging spotless new industries.
:09:07. > :09:12.-- grimy old ways. Innovation and high technology are what the City
:09:12. > :09:18.now graze. Here they make screens for mobile phones. High-skill,
:09:18. > :09:24.higher-paid jobs. What China wants the future to look like. In the
:09:24. > :09:27.past, china succeeded by producing on a massive scale. Low-quality,
:09:27. > :09:35.but low cost. We are losing that advantage. In the coming 10 years
:09:35. > :09:41.we have got to change. And China's new leaders want to see more of
:09:41. > :09:43.this as well, a new upmarket shopping district. Western brands
:09:43. > :09:49.like Marks and Spencers are opening, hoping the city changes will be
:09:49. > :09:54.good for them. In future, China wants to rely less on exporting
:09:54. > :09:59.overseas and more on its own domestic consumers. Rising incomes
:09:59. > :10:08.should mean a rise in spending. China's new middle classes are
:10:08. > :10:11.forging a new path for this city US safety officials have arrived in
:10:11. > :10:21.Japan to inspect the Dreamliner forced to make an emergency landing
:10:21. > :10:23.
:10:24. > :10:27.on Wednesday. The pilot of the All Nippon Airways plane was alerted to
:10:27. > :10:29.problems by a flashing warning light and a smell of burning in the
:10:29. > :10:34.cockpit. Our Rupert Wingfield Hayes in Tokyo, says the investigations
:10:34. > :10:38.are focusing on a set of batteries on the plane. The American
:10:39. > :10:43.investigation team has arrived and they are joined with the Japanese
:10:43. > :10:47.investigation team, and the focus of the investigation is now the
:10:47. > :10:52.battery from inside the 787 aircraft that was forced to divert
:10:52. > :10:56.on Wednesday. That battery has been removed from the aircraft. We have
:10:57. > :11:00.seen pictures. There is black charring around the box, black
:11:00. > :11:05.liquid that has stuck to the side of the box, and according to the
:11:05. > :11:09.Japanese investigation team, they made a statement saying that they
:11:09. > :11:14.believe the battery overheated and gave off smoke due to excessive
:11:14. > :11:19.electricity flow and electrical pressure. That is the initial
:11:19. > :11:25.assessment, or what they need to do now is meticulously pull everything
:11:25. > :11:31.apart and try to find out why. Why did this battery meltdown? The
:11:31. > :11:37.Japanese manufacturer the battery - - of the battery, in a statement,
:11:37. > :11:40.they said the company's factory had been vilified but it is only a part
:11:40. > :11:45.of a whole system, so we are trying to find out where the problem is
:11:45. > :11:49.with the system. That is essentially the problem that the
:11:49. > :11:53.investigators face, is it just of the battery at fault, or is there
:11:53. > :11:57.something wrong with a whole electrical system of the 787
:11:57. > :12:01.aircraft? In the meantime, the planes remain on the ground and for
:12:01. > :12:07.the Japanese airlines involved that means they are losing money. It is
:12:07. > :12:10.estimated that All Nippon Airlines, with 17 of these aircraft is losing
:12:10. > :12:14.more than a million dollars a day and cancelling a lot of flights.
:12:14. > :12:17.They are saying they are fully behind the airplane and they think
:12:17. > :12:25.it is a good aircraft and they will work harder with the investigation
:12:25. > :12:28.team to get this plane back in the air as soon as possible. As if
:12:28. > :12:32.Boeing doesn't have a big enough headache with the Dreamliner, it
:12:32. > :12:34.could also be running into trouble with its workforce. The union
:12:34. > :12:38.representing 23,000 engineers and technical workers is urging members
:12:38. > :12:40.to reject the company's latest pay deal. Boeing says the deal is its
:12:40. > :12:44.best and final offer. But workers want better pension provision. The
:12:44. > :12:49.firm says it wants to wrap up negotiations as soon as possible in
:12:49. > :12:54.order to focus on solving its Sales and profits slumped at the
:12:54. > :13:01.world's largest maker of computer chips. Intel's net income for the
:13:01. > :13:05.last three months of 2012 fell 27% to just under �2.5 billion. The
:13:05. > :13:15.firm has been hit by the slowdown in demand for PCs as more and more
:13:15. > :13:16.
:13:16. > :13:20.of us turn to smartphones and 5th day looking at the market,
:13:20. > :13:26.after the Chinese numbers, we had a reaction from the markets which was
:13:26. > :13:30.pretty subdued in Europe. In Asia, a different story. The FT-SE 100 is
:13:30. > :13:35.only a par for %. We have had the miners responding pretty well, and
:13:35. > :13:39.that accounts for a lot of the movement up. They were heavily
:13:39. > :13:44.weighted in the FT-SE 100 index, but the rest of the European
:13:44. > :13:48.markets are unexciting. In the Asian markets, almost up 3% in
:13:48. > :13:53.Japan, and we have this accelerating growth. I think the
:13:53. > :13:56.market might fall back sharply, but they will consolidate at least,
:13:56. > :14:00.because people will look ahead to the corporate results in China to
:14:00. > :14:06.see if there is any staying power for this growth which we are seeing,
:14:06. > :14:12.the headline figures coming from the macro-economic statistics. That
:14:12. > :14:17.is the businesses, the more later. Stay with us, we have a special
:14:17. > :14:22.report from Syria coming up because after nearly two years of civil war
:14:22. > :14:32.the BBC is there to reveal why the opposition, once regarded as
:14:32. > :14:32.
:14:32. > :14:35.saviours, are losing support to We can take you to the Sundance
:14:35. > :14:40.Film Festival, one of the top international showcases for
:14:40. > :14:44.independent cinema. It has just got under way in Utah. Founded by the
:14:44. > :14:48.actor and director Robert Redford, this year's festival will screen
:14:48. > :14:55.119 films from more than 30 countries around the world. In
:14:55. > :14:59.those snowy, beautiful wastes of Utah, the BBC's Tom Brock reports.
:14:59. > :15:03.It takes place high in the mountains, a short drive from Salt
:15:03. > :15:06.Lake City. Unexpected 50,000 festival-goers from around the
:15:06. > :15:11.world are arriving in the ski resort for 10 days of screenings of
:15:11. > :15:15.films made by independent directors. Robert Redford helped found the
:15:15. > :15:20.festival more than 30 years ago. To him the festival has a mission.
:15:20. > :15:24.think it is about diversity and the value of diversity. Mainstream
:15:24. > :15:29.cinema is obligated to finding a commercial product. That is because
:15:29. > :15:34.of the money. That's fine. But we're not obligated that way.
:15:34. > :15:37.Because we are not for profit. We don't benefit financially from the
:15:37. > :15:47.films, so therefore we just show what is out there and let the
:15:47. > :15:47.
:15:47. > :15:53.At Sundance this year there are music films, documentaries and
:15:53. > :15:57.experimental pictures. Human sexuality is a theme in many films.
:15:57. > :16:02.Week Festival will close with a biography of Apple founder Steve
:16:02. > :16:07.Jobs. There are more women directors than ever before. I think
:16:07. > :16:11.it is exciting and I hope it is moving towards more visibility for
:16:11. > :16:16.women and women's stories. That is part of the issue, the value we put
:16:16. > :16:21.the women's stories. There is a shift towards people wanting to see
:16:21. > :16:25.more stories that revolve around women. But there are big challenges
:16:25. > :16:29.facing film-makers who come to Sundance at each year. What will
:16:29. > :16:33.happen to their pictures when they leave the festival? Many will
:16:33. > :16:42.struggle to get a viable distribution deal. Despite the
:16:43. > :16:47.challenges, there are always Sundance successes. Beasts of the
:16:47. > :16:51.southern wild was launched at Sundance last year but has now
:16:51. > :17:01.picked up four Oscar nominations. It is a film which would have made
:17:01. > :17:05.
:17:05. > :17:08.it difficult to find headway You are with BBC World News. These
:17:08. > :17:13.are the latest headlines: The British Prime Minister David
:17:13. > :17:17.Cameron has just told parliament the hostage crisis at a remote gas
:17:17. > :17:22.facility in Algeria is continuing, with Algerian forces tracking down
:17:22. > :17:25.his lack militants and possible hostages. The number of British
:17:25. > :17:29.citizens at risk had been significantly reduced from the
:17:29. > :17:34.previous estimate of 30. Seven other nations are involved in the
:17:34. > :17:39.operations there. At least 11 people on a reported
:17:39. > :17:44.dead due to heavy flooding in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. Some
:17:44. > :17:48.20,000 people have abandoned their homes. The Governor of Jakarta has
:17:48. > :17:52.declared a state of emergency. The BBC's Karishma Vaswani said
:17:52. > :17:56.authorities are working to get emergency supplies to the people
:17:56. > :18:01.who need it the most. We did not get a heavy rain we
:18:01. > :18:05.expected overnight. There was a short, heavy downpour but it was
:18:05. > :18:09.intermittent so as you can see behind me, this street which is in
:18:09. > :18:13.the heart of the central business district, yesterday was inundated
:18:13. > :18:18.with floodwater. Today, the water has completely receded. What we're
:18:18. > :18:22.hearing in other parts of the city, in more low-lying areas, there are
:18:22. > :18:27.still floodwaters there. The focus is on rescuing people who may still
:18:27. > :18:32.be in these areas, trapped by the flood waters, recovering their
:18:32. > :18:35.belongings and getting help to the people who need it the most. Many
:18:35. > :18:41.last night spend their evening in government shelters, in mosques
:18:41. > :18:45.taking refuge and in front's closes. The focus is on the rescue and
:18:45. > :18:50.recovery operation and of course, if there is any further bad weather,
:18:50. > :18:56.what to do in that situation. The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off
:18:56. > :19:00.in South Africa this weekend. 16 countries taking part. Very
:19:00. > :19:05.different from when the competition started back in 1957 with just
:19:05. > :19:10.three. Zambia took the trophy last year. Who are the favourites this
:19:10. > :19:14.time and white South Africa, this year? We can go live to our
:19:14. > :19:21.reporter in Johannesburg. Milton, it was not planned for South Africa
:19:21. > :19:26.all this year? Yes, South Africa won this
:19:26. > :19:29.tournament in 1996, just two years after the advent of democracy here.
:19:29. > :19:34.South Africans in their millions are hoping in the stadium behind me,
:19:34. > :19:40.I don't know if you can see it, it is a bit grey and wet here, they
:19:40. > :19:44.are hoping that the 90 capacity stadium will be filled to capacity
:19:44. > :19:48.tomorrow. They are hoping that the local South African team will
:19:48. > :19:53.change its fortunes. It is lagging a bit at the moment. They have had
:19:53. > :19:58.a tough time in the game's leading up to this tournament. They are
:19:58. > :20:04.hoping they will be able to win the tournament with 13th play in the
:20:05. > :20:10.field. They think the crowds and the whole mood here will raise
:20:10. > :20:18.momentum and give them a bit of zest. What are ticket sales like?
:20:18. > :20:23.Is there a great legacy from the World Cup? Yes, that is a good
:20:23. > :20:29.question. That have been problems with the ticket sales leading up to
:20:29. > :20:36.the tournament here which starts tomorrow at 1,600. That is when the
:20:36. > :20:43.kick-off happens, 1,600 GMT. The organisers, the local organising
:20:44. > :20:47.committee say they have sold 4010 tickets and for the opening game
:20:47. > :20:53.they are sold out completely. The Hape sabbath begins continue to buy
:20:53. > :20:58.the tickets. In the beginning there was a very sluggish flocking to the
:20:58. > :21:02.queues of the ticket sales and they are hoping this will change when
:21:02. > :21:07.the South Africans play here. That will change the mood and encourage
:21:07. > :21:11.the nation to see the 16 nations which have arrived in South Africa
:21:11. > :21:16.from all over the Continent. We have the big players like Didier
:21:16. > :21:21.Drogba who used to play for Chelsea, now based in Shanghai. He has
:21:21. > :21:24.already arrived in South Africa and many other big stars who have come
:21:24. > :21:32.from the European Football League and English football league in
:21:32. > :21:36.particular. They are here and people are hopeful that Africa will,
:21:36. > :21:42.for the first time, showcase its own football talent here at home,
:21:42. > :21:46.than abroad. Milton, thank you for joining us on the eve of that big
:21:46. > :21:52.events. And now, some remarkable pictures
:21:52. > :21:55.which have emerged from Germany of a meticulously planned bank robbery.
:21:55. > :22:00.Thieves used special tunnel boring equipment, probably over a period
:22:00. > :22:05.of months, to get into a safe deposit box in Berlin. Lucas de
:22:05. > :22:09.Jong has more details. It is an illegal withdraw from
:22:09. > :22:14.actual hole in the war. An elaborate tunnel, almost 45 metres
:22:15. > :22:19.and long, ducked by -- dug by thieves to gain access. The tunnel
:22:19. > :22:23.is a feat of construction. They first used machinery to drill
:22:23. > :22:28.through the thick concrete wall before painstakingly digging
:22:28. > :22:32.through sand and debt. Side beams were installed to hold it
:22:32. > :22:37.altogether. All of this was done with that anyone noticing from
:22:37. > :22:41.above. TRANSLATION: The tunnel was constructed very professionally. It
:22:41. > :22:46.was stabilised with beams and supports. Obviously, the suspects
:22:46. > :22:51.spent months digging this roughly 45 metre-long tunnel from the
:22:51. > :22:56.garage to the bank for stocked the tunnel starts in this parking lot
:22:56. > :23:00.where the thieves rented a small garage. On Monday they used the
:23:00. > :23:05.tunnel to break into an underground vault where safety deposit boxes
:23:05. > :23:11.were being kept. What they took and how much it is worth is still being
:23:11. > :23:14.calculated by police. My colleagues still have to secure evidence here
:23:14. > :23:20.in the tunnel and continue the search for DNA and fingerprint
:23:20. > :23:25.traces. Now the focus is on this man, a person police say has been
:23:25. > :23:32.seen around the parking area. An unknown face, a mysterious loot and
:23:32. > :23:36.a whole lot of questions. Quite an engineering feat. Let's
:23:36. > :23:41.pick up on the latest from Algeria. Still difficult to piece together
:23:41. > :23:46.what is happening to stop we have heard David Cameron explaining to
:23:46. > :23:50.Parliament. There are details emerging from the remote desert
:23:50. > :23:54.location. We can go live to the BBC's Christian Fraser in Paris.
:23:54. > :23:59.Those who escaped are beginning to reveal what happened. Yes, they are
:23:59. > :24:04.doing. Those French hostages who were there and the Algerians,
:24:04. > :24:08.French-speaking Algerians, are speaking to the French media. In
:24:09. > :24:13.the last few minutes, the French Prime Minister says he has spoken
:24:13. > :24:21.to his counterpart at he confirms that this operation is ongoing.
:24:22. > :24:26.Still a fluid situation there. The most detail as coming from a French
:24:26. > :24:30.chef who trained in London. He works for a French catering company.
:24:30. > :24:36.When the gunfire started, he ran to his room and hid under his bed. He
:24:36. > :24:40.spent almost 48 hours there. He probably owes his life to his
:24:40. > :24:44.Algerian colleagues because they refused to give him up. They
:24:44. > :24:54.brought food to his locked door using a secret password. They were
:24:54. > :24:55.
:24:55. > :24:59.the ones who freed him after the... There were British hostages hiding
:24:59. > :25:04.in the roof of the same building where he was hiding. We do not know
:25:04. > :25:08.about the fate of those Britons but there were hostages who were not in
:25:08. > :25:12.the possession of the hostage takers. Some of the other details.
:25:12. > :25:20.We understand from the Nigerian side that there was a negotiation
:25:20. > :25:23.on going. This is speculation on my part, but picking through the
:25:23. > :25:27.different reports, it seems there were two or three attempts to leave
:25:27. > :25:31.on the part of the gunmen and when they tried to go in these five
:25:31. > :25:35.vehicle convoy with the hostages, that is when the attack began. It
:25:35. > :25:40.seems to have been gunfire from a helicopter. In the panic which
:25:40. > :25:45.ensued, those Algerians who were in a different -- different part of
:25:45. > :25:50.the plant, in a complex and campaign -- and canteen, burst out
:25:50. > :25:53.of an emergency door. The gunmen lost control. That is why we were
:25:53. > :25:57.getting conflicting reports yesterday but perhaps hundreds of
:25:57. > :26:01.Algerians were getting out of the plant. It seems a number of them
:26:01. > :26:05.escaped at the point where the attack began. Thank you for helping
:26:05. > :26:08.to piece together the details from the remote desert location in
:26:08. > :26:13.eastern Algeria. Far Ivory, fire crews in the
:26:13. > :26:18.Australian state of Victoria are battling a large bush fire which is
:26:18. > :26:23.burning out of control. The blaze, more than 45,000 hectares in size,
:26:23. > :26:27.these flames are being fanned by a heat wave, temperatures heading
:26:27. > :26:33.beyond 40 degrees Celsius. Hundreds of residents have been evacuated
:26:33. > :26:38.from their homes and one small township was completely cut-off.
:26:38. > :26:44.Let me build on the French perspective of what is happening in
:26:44. > :26:48.the British -- in the desert. We heard from David Cameron. He said
:26:48. > :26:54.seven other nations have nationals who were detained or missing, this