this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock. the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the crisis continues in sri lanka despite leaving the country the ousted president breaks his promised to resign. seconds out, round to resign. seconds out, round to the next stage of voting begins in a race to be the uk's prime minister. the heat goes on, wild files spread to more countries it's europe continues to bake with high temperatures. and what is claimed to be a van gough self—portrait hidden on the back of another painting for more than a century.

a very warm welcome to the programme, we begin in sri lanka where the president got a buy read your has not honoured his promise to resign, he flew to the mall deves 2a hours earlier but in the public letter he said he was appointing the prime minister to be the acting head of state while he was absent. and she drank a curfew is in force with suzuki forces clashing with protesters. prompting the un security secretary general in the last few minutes to tweet saying it's important the root causes of the conflict and the grievances of protesters are addressed, i urge all party leaders to embrace the spirit of compromise for a peaceful and democratic transition.

their target heavily guarded. their mood determined. as news spread that prime minister ranil wickremesinghe had just been made acting president, crowds gathered in front of his office, one of the few government buildings not yet occupied by protesters. protesters are lined up along this avenue. on the other side you can see security forces,. protesters are chanting that ranil wickremesinghe, prime minister, is a thief. they don't just want president gotabaya rajapaksa to step down, they want the whole political class to leave, and they want a change. and this is how they are pushing for that change. a mass movement born out of economic hardship, sending a message

to those in power. we don't want violence and we don't want that prime minister trying to be a president right now, we only want, please, resign. but it didn't take long for security forces to use tear gas and water cannons. shrieking. explosions. well, theyjust fired tear gas and protesters tried to make their way to the prime minister's office, but as you can see, they didn't manage, there is a large security presence there, some protesters still trying to climb in. just over the gate, you can see inside there nowjust how many members of the security forces are in there, and we can feel the tear gas on our skin now. a lot of people here have been tear gassed,

but they are not giving up, they still want to get inside. then a breakthrough. outnumbering and overpowering the police... ..yet another protected building overrun by protesters. cheering. the protesters moving forward. then a breakthrough. outnumbering and overpowering the police... ..yet another protected building overrun by protesters. cheering. well, this is quite an extraordinary moment. after hours of trying to make their way in, they've finally done it. protesters have pushed their way through the gates of the prime minister's office

and they are everywhere. the security forces, the police, all the armed guards, they are nowhere to be seen. another public building here in sri lanka which is now being occupied by the people. and it is quite a moment. but where does that moment go next? why did you come here today? to help my country. i love my country, so i want to help my country. protesters chant. but who can save it? as they celebrate, sri lankans are still suffering. after taking government buildings, who do they trust to take power? rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, colombo. let's talk to a political economist at the university in sri lanka. a warm welcome to

the programme. there is an incredible political turmoil at the moment, the prime minister is telling to do what i think the first thing is that the prime minister has to resign. last saturday there were major protests both the president and the prime minister agreed to resign. but they have yet to hand in the resignation letters. and that has created a lot of anger among the protesters because they feel betrayed. the prime minister was appointed by the president two months ago and it was seen as a deal to protect the regime. yesterday he has appointed him his acting president. so as long as he is

there, they are going to see further protests and a lot of instability in the country. so the first thing is they want him to resign, there is very little support for him, the thing he can handle this move by trying to put use the constitution to put himself in power for the next three years, and thatjust isn't going to work. in the meantime every day he prolongs stay the situation will become more chaotic. the second issue is that this office of the executed presidents bought about four decades ago has been the source of many problems. it concentrates so much power in one individual and it leads to corruption and patronage, so then there are calls for the abolishment of this office and there could be no opportunity there could be no opportunity there now for parliament to do that, so the parliament is

being pressured to abolish the office of the institute of presidency and it is to be seen whether moves will be taken in that way. but the underlying cause of this crisis is of course the economic concerns, the economy has ground to a halt, they are probably looking at losing a 10th of our gdp, this year so the urgent need now is to provide economic relief to the people. whether it's... relief to the people. whether it's. .. ~ ., it's. .. where will that economic _ it's. .. where will that economic relief - it's. .. where will that economic relief come j it's. .. where will that - economic relief come from, given the turmoil going on currently in the country, the imf is in the wings, china may help, talk us through the practicalities of that? 50. practicalities of that? so, once political— practicalities of that? so, once political stability - practicalities of that? srr, once political stability is practicalities of that? s57, once political stability is as established, which sri lanka does get about 1.3215 million us dollars every month in foreign from our export �*s.

those have to be prioritised now towards providing relief, the state has to take control of the inflow of foreign exchange, the market is not working so they had to prioritise that. in a time like the sneer needs to be deficit spending or you can't provide relief or there has to be redistribution with a wealth tax. going for economic reforms in such a chaotic situation will be impossible, we need a new government after this interim government, six months to a year before we have to go for elections, and with the elections has to be a mandate for economic reforms, for the moment focus has to be on economic relief because otherwise they looking at the situation which might in a few months into in a famine. just briefl , months into in a famine. just briefly, what _ months into in a famine. just briefly, what confidence have you got on the politicians who are in parliament, the

opposition leader says he is ready to step up and form some coalition government. what confidence have you got in the politicians that are there ready to fill the void? it’s ready to fill the void? it's probably _ ready to fill the void? it's probably going _ ready to fill the void? it�*s probably going to have to be a minority government because the majority of the parliament belong to the president roger parkes a party, it has to be until the conditions are ok in the country to hold the election. it has to be a coalition of the various parties and they have to work with a very limited mandate such as providing economic relief, there is talk of creating a people's council of the people's council of trade unions to keep a check on parliament because parliament has lost legitimacy in this country now.— has lost legitimacy in this country now. has lost legitimacy in this count now. , ., country now. his thoughts on the situation _ country now. his thoughts on the situation in _ country now. his thoughts on the situation in sri _ country now. his thoughts on the situation in sri lanka. - the situation in sri lanka. here in the uk a second round

of voting in the contest to become the next conservative party leader and prime minister will be held today. it will see the six remaining candidates whittled down to five is our political correspondence reports. now there are six candidates to be the next prime minister, by the next end of the day there will be five. this is how the first round of voting ended yesterday. tiara voting ended yesterday. two candidates — voting ended yesterday. two candidates will _ voting ended yesterday. two candidates will be _ voting ended yesterday. twr candidates will be eliminated, jeremy hunt and nadhim zahawi. 0f jeremy hunt and nadhim zahawi. of the a2 made it onto the ballot to knocked outjust six contenders for the race to number ten. jeremy hunt you came second to borisjohnson in 2019 told the bbc he will now back rishi sunak. the 2019 told the bbc he will now back rishi sunak.— back rishi sunak. the big challenge _ back rishi sunak. the big challenge we _ back rishi sunak. the big challenge we face - back rishi sunak. the big challenge we face now i back rishi sunak. the big challenge we face now is | challenge we face now is economic, and this is someone of formidable ability, who has been thinking about the right thing to do for our economy for families up and down the country, very hard over the

last two years. but in the end it's not about policy, i've been around for long enough to know politic is really about character, and he is one of the most decent, straight people with the high standards of integrity i have ever met in british politics.— integrity i have ever met in british politics. the formula chancellor _ british politics. the formula chancellor got _ british politics. the formula chancellor got the - british politics. the formula chancellor got the most - british politics. the formula l chancellor got the most votes with 88, the trade minister penny mordaunt came second after her campaign gathered momentum, and a poll by yougov suggested she would be the most popular choice among conservative members. candidates will have members some people like but you have to calm on values and she is someone who believes in community, getting stung, caring for each other but being strong. liz caring for each other but being stronu. , , ., strong. liz truss the foreign secretary — strong. liz truss the foreign secretary hoping _ strong. liz truss the foreign secretary hoping for - strong. liz truss the foreign secretary hoping for a - strong. liz truss the foreign secretary hoping for a boost| secretary hoping for a boost when she launches her campaign later. she came third yesterday with 50 votes, this morning she will say she wants to you —— uk to be an aspiration nation where everybody has the best opportunity to succeed.

conservative mps will vote for a second time later, whichever gets the fewest votes will be the next to be knocked out of the next to be knocked out of the contest. more on the current runners and riders, their economic policies in the making coming in the business coverage. some other news. italy five start movement says it will not take part in a confidence vote today, a move that could spell the end of the coalition government. mario druggie said he will not stay in office without the support of 5—star other coalition parties say they will quit the government if goes ahead with the boycott. thousands of people are gathered outside the hunger in parliament on board appears to protest against new legislation that raises taxes for the self—employed, organisers say the changes were pushed through without consultation and will hurt half a million hungarians and their families. the government says it is necessary to tackle

abuse. the us has approved a request by american airlines to resume lights to airports after previously only being allowed to have arne. marks a of relations under president biden who relaxed some of the restrictions imposed by the trump administration. stay with us. the old man of the mountain the legendary climate dies at the legendary climate dies at the age of 99. —— legendary climate. radio: i see you coming down the ladder now. that's one small step for man... ..one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner.

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence - and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia, l but now, a decade later, - it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity, and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. seven, six, five... thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime, as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news. the top stories. the crisis deepens in sri lanka. despite leaving the country, the president breaks

as promised to resign. in the second stage in voting to become the next uk prime minister takes place later today. thousands of hectares of chance burning across europe of the residents and tourists. scientists warn heatwaves to become more frequent and intense and longer lasting because of climate change. europe was onlyjust recovering from its last heatwave but once again, temperatures are soaring. and while these images may seem familiar, the fires are now spreading. france was warned that bastille day was going to look different this year, with traditional fireworks displays cancelled in some areas. instead, water bombers filled up as they went to battle the wildfires. more than 1000 hectares of land have already been destroyed, forcing

residents and tourists to evacuate. translation: we see it on tv and we tell ourselves it on tv and we tell ourselves it will never happen to us and then inevitably when it happens to us, it's a bit strange, especially the people shouting. it isn't reassuring. the smell of smoke and all that, it's scary. of smoke and all that, it's sca . ~ . ~ of smoke and all that, it's sca . . . , �* scary. while france isn't breaking _ scary. while france isn't breaking the _ scary. while france isn't breaking the same - scary. while france isn't - breaking the same temperatures as other countries, these heatwaves are still putting the country on alert. translation: com ared country on alert. translation: compared to _ country on alert. translation: compared to the _ country on alert. translation: compared to the 1970s - country on alert. translation: compared to the 1970s and - country on alert. translation: compared to the 1970s and the l compared to the 1970s and the 19805, compared to the 1970s and the 1980s, heatwaves were rare, once in every ten years. now since the 2010s, we have an accelerated frequency of heatwaves that is undeniable. we have 1— three heatwaves per year. we have 1- three heatwaves per ear. .., , we have 1- three heatwaves per ear. , ., year. other countries are seeinr year. other countries are seeing fires _ year. other countries are seeing fires grow. - year. other countries are j seeing fires grow. across portugal and western spain, dozens of firefighters have been battling more than 20 blazes stop the memory of one of turkey's worst fires on

record last year is now front and centre as, once again, its land is burning in south—western parts of the countries. —— country. and with cracks forming in parliament square, the uk is also facing unprecedented heat. a rare amber warning for parts of england and wales has been activated. until governments take strong action in cutting emissions, experts warn we will continue to see these scenes, with heatwaves happening sooner, more frequently and with more severity. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. let's bring you more news about ukraine. a rare glimmer of hope out the country began direct negotiations with russia over getting millions of tons of blockaded ukrainian grain on the move again. have been concerns over the impact on the global food supply with russia blocking the black sea route is used to export the grains but officials from the un, who were involved in talks in turkey who

hosted them, say progress was made. ~ ., ., hosted them, say progress was made. ~' . . , , hosted them, say progress was made. ~ . . , , ., made. ukrainian president had this to say- _ made. ukrainian president had this to say. translation: - made. ukrainian president had this to say. translation: in | this to say. translation: in the media there are many references to the meeting in turkey regarding the unblocking of agricultural exports through the black sea. we are making significant efforts to restore the supply of food to the world market and i'm grateful to the un and turkey for their respective efforts. the success of this story is needed not only by our state and also, no exaggeration, by the whole world. if we manage to move the russian threat to navigation and the black sea, it will remove the severity of the world food crisis. the un delegation informed me there is progress and we will agree on the details with the un secretary—general in the coming days. secretary-general in the coming da s. ~ secretary-general in the coming da s. ., days. we will unpack that further in _ days. we will unpack that further in our _ days. we will unpack that further in our business i days. we will unpack that - further in our business news. hello, i'm rebecca wood at the bbc sports centre. the 150th open golf championship finally tees off with record crowds expected

to attend over the four days at st andrews. the build—up to the tournament has been overshadowed by the controversial liv series. players who are taking part in the saudi backed series are allowed to play in the open — but organisers are considering a change to their qualification rules. world number one scottie scheffler — who hasn't signed up to the new tour — says he's looking forward to the possibility of adding the claretjug to the green jacket that he got for winning the masters earlier this year. it was always a dream of mine to be able to come here and play this golf course are to come and play discourse an open chappie at —— open championship is really special, just with the history and all the stuff i've seen in this golf course and to be able to have a chance to win on sunday would be really special as well so we go out there tomorrow and do my best and put my head down and do what i've done all year and just play good golf. morocco and zambia are the first teams to make it to the semi—finals of the women's africa cup of nations. they've also qualified for next year's world cup finals

in australia and new zealand. holders nigeria will hiope to join them later when they face cameroon — as they continue their bid for a record—extending 12th african title. when you come to a competition like this and everyone is there to beat you, to win and to bring you down, like, you are not going to sleep, you know? you continue to work, you continue to work on your game, continue to work on your game, continue to work on your game, continue to trust in the coaches, the staff and your team—mates and then, you know, there is some kind of talk to bring you down, but that motivates you to go all out. at the women's european championships, there were wins for sweden and the holders netherlands. sweden beat switzerland 2—1. meanwhile it was a 5—goal thriller between the dutch side and portugal with danielle van de donk scoring the goal that secured a 3—2 win for the reigning champions. they need a point fom their final group match against switzerland on sunday

to secure their place in the last eight — as they look to retain the title they won on home soilfive years ago. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. let's tell you about the legendary mountain climber marcel remy who has died aged 99. tim allman looks back at his life and career. this is the argo, the 13,000 foot alpine peak on which the world's eyes have been focused. this mountain has always meant danger. to climb it takes wisdom, experience and courage. one man who had 20 of that was

marcel remy. here he was last year at the tender age of 98. getting to grips with a climbing wall at a local gymnasium. always determined to reach the top, no matter what. tributes have been paid to this king of the mountains. on social media, the sports company that sponsored him said: marcel remy was born in the gruyere district of switzerland in 1923. he spent his childhood in the alps. his mother and sister died in an avalanche in the alps when he was young but that did not deter him from a life of mountaineering. we carried on climbing well into his 90s, saying the secret of his success was to pace himself. his son, almost —— also mountain you said this thanks __'5 mountain you said this thanks ——'s father was a tough dad, do

or die whatever the conditions. the sort of determination that helped him conquer every summit helped him conquer every summit he ever met. that is the legendary mountain climber marcel remy who has died at the age of 99. in speaking of a good age, a van gogh artwork that blade hidden from view for more than a century has been discovered by the national galleries of scotland. it said to be a self—portrait of the dutch artist and was found on the back of another canvas. for more than 100 years, this picture has been holding a secret. on the back of the head of a peasant woman, is a picture of the artist. the ghostly picture was revealed as experts carried out an x—ray on the painting. it experts carried out an x-ray on the painting-— the painting. it was a complete shock and _ the painting. it was a complete shock and i _ the painting. it was a complete shock and i have _ the painting. it was a complete shock and i have to _ the painting. it was a complete shock and i have to say, - the painting. it was a complete shock and i have to say, pretty| shock and i have to say, pretty much instant recognition. we thought, "my goodness, that he is. i. thought, "my goodness, that he is. " we have his hat and his

beard, signature, neckerchief around his neck and itjust struck us immediately that it was a self—portrait. i5 struck us immediately that it was a self—portrait. is a struck us immediately that it was a self-portrait.— was a self-portrait. is a poor artist, was a self-portrait. is a poor artist. van — was a self-portrait. is a poor artist, van gogh _ was a self-portrait. is a poor artist, van gogh used - was a self-portrait. is a poor artist, van gogh used both l artist, van gogh used both sides of the canvas to save money but the self—portrait side is covered in cardboard and glue. exports hope they can safely remove the material from this valuable piece. this safely remove the material from this valuable piece.— this valuable piece. this is reall a this valuable piece. this is really a major _ this valuable piece. this is really a major and - this valuable piece. this is really a major and very - really a major and very exciting find for the national galleries of scotland. it's so unusual to find a new painting on the back of a canvas like this and it shows also it's a good example of a period when van gogh was developing his mature, very radical style, the style that we really associate with him. it style that we really associate with him. , ~ , style that we really associate with him. , ,, , ., style that we really associate with him-— with him. it is likely to be sometime _ with him. it is likely to be sometime before - with him. it is likely to be sometime before all - with him. it is likely to be sometime before all the i sometime before all the cardboard and glue on the back of the painting is removed and the self—portrait is fully revealed but, in the meantime, members of the public can see the x—ray of it here in edinburgh when it goes on display at the end of the month. joanne mccauley, bbc news.

the biggest and brightest moon of the year so far has been in emulating the night sky. july's full moon, known as the buck moon, because it's the time of year antlers appear on the buck deer, is almost classed as a super—moon. for quite a few of us, it is just a little cooler and fresher than it was 2a hours ago. and we do have some slightly lower temperatures in prospect over the next couple of days, but that is not the end of the heat, farfrom it. look at this on wednesday afternoon in southern spain. we saw temperatures up to 45 degrees, and some of that heat is on the move, thanks to this area of low pressure, to the west of iberia. as this drifts northwards, it will act as a pump. the winds around that low will pump that hot air in our direction. the heat likely to peak around monday or tuesday, with temperatures in the mid to possibly high 30s celsius. hence this amber extreme heat warning from the met office covering large parts of england and wales. the risk to health, the risk of disruption to transport and infrastructure. but in the shorter—term, yes,

we do have some slightly cooler conditions out there, through the day, we will see some spells of sunshine, the best of that down towards the south, where it should stay dry. parts of north wales, the north midlands, maybe east anglia could catch the odd shower, and certainly there will be some showers for northern england, for northern ireland and for scotland. the odd one of those could be on the heavy side. temperatures, well, 17 degrees for aberdeen and glasgow, 19 in belfast. still some heat in the south east corner, 27—28 degrees, but probably not exceeding 30. now, as we go through thursday night into friday, again, relatively cool and fresh. we will see more cloud, though, rolling into northern ireland, parts of scotland with some splashes of rain. and friday morning, temperatures generally between 10—14 degrees. through friday, then, we have this frontal system pushing its way south—eastwards, quite a weak affair. it's running into an area of high pressure, but it will still bring some cloud

and some outbreaks of rain. these cloudier skies pushing south—eastwards as the day wears on. the odd splash of rain here and there, but north—westerly winds keeping the most intense heat away to the south for the time being. still 27 degrees there for london, but a little cooler and fresher further north and west. however, watch those temperatures climb through the weekend and into the start of next week. scotland and northern ireland around the middle 20s, northern england into the middle 30s. and further south, well, this is the forecast for heathrow. it'sjust an example, highs of 37, but we could get a little higher than that. we could get quite close to the all—time uk record.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm sally bundock. and then there were six. the race to replace borisjohnson steps up a gear but what do business leaders want from the uk's next prime minister. recession fears and your apps brussel slashes growth forecast amid soaring inflation. terminal chaos, our uk air travellers facing a summer of discontent. first grain of hope. the un makes subcritical step to restoring exports by the black sea and tackling the global food crisis.