{"id":365967,"date":"2026-07-30T22:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-does-the-uk-fight-wildfires-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T22:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:00:24","slug":"how-does-the-uk-fight-wildfires-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-does-the-uk-fight-wildfires-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does The UK Fight Wildfires? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/uaqMutv7NHU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How Does The UK Fight Wildfires? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uaqMutv7NHU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A wildfire the size of 140 football pitches is burning in Suffolk, with a major incident  declared.<\/p>\n<p>Adam is joined by Anna Murgatroyd, lecturer in hydrology and Theodore Keeping, climate and wildfire scientist, to discuss how the fire service are tackling the blaze plus how daily life could be affected by a drought in England and Wales.<\/p>\n<p>And, the conflict between the US and Iran has expanded following escalations over the last few weeks. The US has retaliated with strikes across the country after Iran launched attacks on US bases in Jordan earlier this week. Caitr\u00edona Perry, chief news presenter, and Parham Ghobadi, senior reporter for BBC Persian, join Adam to explain the latest developments in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say &quot;Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast\u201d. It works on most smart speakers.<\/p>\n<p>You can join our Newscast online community here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/newscastdiscord<\/p>\n<p>Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes released every day. If you&#8217;re in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https:\/\/bbc.in\/4guXgXd<\/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 #SuffolkWildfire #IranWar <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:01 France and Spain fires update<br \/>\n02:05 Suffolk\u2019s fire begins<br \/>\n05:40 What is a drought?<br \/>\n09:30 Could we run out of drinking water?<br \/>\n13:18 How do we stop wildfires in the UK?<br \/>\n16:05 How often will we see fires this bad?<br \/>\n18:24 What\u2019s the latest in Iran?<br \/>\n23:10 The Saudi-US relationship<br \/>\n26:18 Is it a \u2018forever war\u2019?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wildfire the size of 140 football pitches is burning in Suffolk, with a major incident declared. 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