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The broadcast opens with extensive coverage of severe wildfires across Europe. In France, firefighters are struggling to contain blazes in the southwest, with tens of thousands ordered to leave their homes and the military mobilized; the interior minister reported a historic record of more than 98,000 hectares burnt. Spain declared a national emergency due to wildfires, with over 70,000 people displaced and fires threatening the outskirts of Madrid; a local official said the conflagration was beyond the capacity of firefighters. Italy has been hit hard, especially Sicily, with over 100 localized blazes and 10 major wildfires, and at least one firefighter killed. In Scotland, police declared a major incident in the Cairngorms National Park, with homes evacuated after wind changes accelerated the fire's spread; the First Minister described it as a very serious situation and requested UK military aerial support. The broadcast also reports that leaders of the youth-led cockroach movement in India called off their protests after the Education Minister resigned, following a student uprising over exam leaks and demands for accountability.

In UK politics, the broadcast features an exclusive interview with new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, his first since taking office, conducted by Laura Kuenssberg. The BBC also reports that police are investigating donations to Reform UK, including two £250,000 donations from a company controlled by the party's Deputy Leader Richard Tice, widening a previously reported probe. In Essex, firefighters brought under control a blaze at an industrial complex that triggered a huge explosion when fertilizer ignited; 20 firefighters were taken to hospital but all have been discharged, and three fire engines and two officer cars were destroyed. On international affairs, the UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre reported an incident involving a tanker and military forces outside the Strait of Hormuz. No strikes were reported overnight between Iran and the US for the first time in two weeks, while Saudi air defences intercepted two ballistic missiles fired from Yemen targeting oil refineries, as the Middle East conflict widens.