Tens of thousands of migrants arrived in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta in 24 hours. But how did they get there? And why did they come now?

Here’s what we know about the migrant crossings, as well as the reaction from Spain and beyond.

00:59 Where is Ceuta
01:56 What’s happening in Ceuta
03:23 Report from beach in Ceuta
03:55 Why this route
04:25 Why now
05:07 Spanish reaction
05:40 European reaction
07:03 Reaction from Morocco
07:43 It’s happened before
08:43 European migration numbers

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In France, the wildfires have been described as the worst disaster since World War Two.

In Spain, a national emergency was declared as fires burned out of control near Madrid.

We follow the wildfires as they spread in Europe and watch as fire crews crews race against time.

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Tucked in south-western Ukraine, Odesa is the country’s third largest city.

It was an economic powerhouse before the war. Now that Russia occupies the majority of Ukraine’s coastline, the region has become even more vital.

But residents continue to go about their daily lives.

BBC Correspondent Paul Adams travelled to Odesa as Russia escalates its war at sea.

In this video…

0:00 – War at sea
0:41 – Sound of drones
01:14 – Why are we in Odesa?
02:54 – Trip with the Navy
04:09 – Air raid sirens
05:11 – Patrol at sea
06:57 – Living near ports
08:22 – Sirens at the beach
10:00 – Port boss
10:50 – Impact on local workers
13:28 – Man’s house destroyed by strike
15:42 – Machine gun fire

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Reform UK have announced plans to use the Navy to stop small boat crossings. They suggest, that if they are elected, military …

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For 40 years, the identity of a tiny seaweed living in a secret underwater world has been a mystery. But a team of scientific divers exploring the waters off south Cornwall have made a breakthrough.

They discovered a seaweed that is now known to be an entirely new species to science. The discovery is so new, it doesn’t have a common name yet, so you are being invited to make suggestions.

Now scientifically documented for the first time globally, and shared exclusively with the BBC, and has joined the Natural History Museum’s official collection. We’ve been to under-explored and well-known marine habitats in Cornwall to find out more.

Additional footage and stills courtesy of Francis Bunker, Natural England and Prof. Curt Pueschel.

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