{"id":364961,"date":"2026-07-27T22:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-the-spain-and-france-wildfires-so-bad-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T22:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:00:22","slug":"why-are-the-spain-and-france-wildfires-so-bad-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-the-spain-and-france-wildfires-so-bad-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are the Spain and France wildfires so bad? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ubmLWbF-iow\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are the Spain and France wildfires so bad? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ubmLWbF-iow\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today, intense and historic wildfires continue to burn in parts of Europe with more than 300,000 people having now been evacuated across France and Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Adam is joined by Climate and Wildfire Scientist Theodore Keeping and Aitor Hernandez-Morales &#8211; Senior Reporter for Politico to discuss why these wildfires are so hard to control and what the political reaction to them has been.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, in a recent interview with Laura, Andy Burnham claimed the &quot;NHS will collapse&quot; if social care is not reformed. Henry joins Adam to unpack these comments and discuss why social care reform is so important to the new PM.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #Fire #ClimateChange <\/p>\n<p>00:00 The wildfires sweeping France and Spain<br \/>\n03:52 &#8211; Are the fires worse than usual?<br \/>\n08:10 &#8211; How urban development has changed land management<br \/>\n18:37 &#8211; Is climate change shaping the political conversation?<br \/>\n22:36 &#8211; Andy Burnham&#8217;s plans for adult social care<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, intense and historic wildfires continue to burn in parts of Europe with more than 300,000 people having now been evacuated across France and Spain. 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