this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. sri lankans take to the street to celebrate the resignation of the president, following days of mass protests about the economy. italy lurches into a political crisis as the prime minister offers his resignation, but the president refuses to accept it. translation: it really seems to me to be madness _ translation: it really seems to me to be madness at _ translation: it really seems to me to be madness at this - translation: it really seems to me to be madness at this time i me to be madness at this time with the country recovering. translation:— with the country recovering. translation: , , ., translation: this is not good, we should come _ translation: this is not good, we should come to _ translation: this is not good, we should come to an _ translation: this is not good, | we should come to an agreement. spain is struck by a record breaking heatwave as searing temperatures force hundreds to evacuate their homes and sparks numerous wildfires. and donald trump pays tribute to his first wife, ivana trump, who's died at the age of 73.

hello and welcome. celebrations have been taking place in sri lanka after gotabaya rajapaksa became the country's first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of living, and shortages of food and fuel. the delay in handing over his letter of resignation was, it seems, to do with his flight from the maldives to singapore. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. a moment to savour, after months of struggle. now there's joy. these demonstrators had one key

demand, that the man they blame for their economic woes resign. tonight, president gotabaya rajapaksa did. protesters say they are celebrating what represents a victory for people power. it's the end of the rule of the rajapaksas, after a week of turmoil on the island. just yesterday, at the prime minister's office, security forces were overrun by protesters. it was one of a number of government buildings taken over by the masses. today, protesters handed it back to the authorities, soldiers now on guard, authorised to use force to maintain order. sirens. a country under curfew, streets once packed with protesters, now patrolled by the military.

elsewhere, tensions are running high, with the basics still in short supply, only a few weeks of fuel now left in the country. in an exclusive interview, the governor of sri lanka's central bank told me that, without a stable government, the suffering will continue. we don't see a way forward and how to get enough foreign exchange to finance essential petroleum for this country. if that doesn't happen, then it will be like the whole country will be closed down. no—one will be able to do any activity. the pace of the protests has slowed. a president gone, and a country still in limbo. i met nusli, as he stormed the prime minister's house yesterday. he wants an interim government to be installed. we will give the interim government six months

to a maximum of one year to settle all this and ease the problems as much as possible. after that, elections should happen and people can select who they want to rule the country next. but nobody knows who that should be. as they celebrate the end of one chapter in this protest movement, another difficult one is about to begin. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, colombo. let's get some of the day's other news. police in el salvador have raided the offices of the country's football federation as part of a money laundering investigation. agents have also seized computers and documents from the home of the federation�*s president, hugo carrillo, who said he was cooperating with the investigation and denied any wrongdoing. one of the sons of a former honduran president and three other young men have been killed by unknown gunmen as they left a nightclub in the capital, tegucigalpa.

police said that the attack appeared to be well planned, and had probably targeted said lobo bonilla, who worked with his father, porfirio lobo. authorities in colombia say three children have been killed after a mudslide buried a school in the andes in the country's northwest. military officers and members of the public helped emergency workers in the rescue effort. the mayor said 17 children and a teacher escaped the landslide. spaniards are used to hot summers, but the searing temperatures of the heatwave currently sweeping through south—western europe has sparked numerous wildfires that are forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes. guy hedgecoe reports from cordoba. the people of cordoba know all about heat. situated in southern spain, summers in the

historic city understory asleep hot and dry. but this summer already looks hotter than usual. the country is in the grip of a second wreck done that heatwave of recent weeks. for many of the tourists who come here, temperatures in the mid— 40s celsius, the shock. we mid- 40s celsius, the shock. we are from mid— 405 celsius, the shock. - are from denmark, mid— 40s celsius, the shock. - are from denmark, mother me too ——to heart. are from denmark, mother me too "to heart-— --to heart. the locals experience _ --to heart. the locals experience has - --to heart. the locals experience has shown --to heart. the locals - experience has shown how to deal with the conditions. translation: iii deal with the conditions. translation:— deal with the conditions. translation: if you have certain underlying - translation: if you have | certain underlying conditions and you expose yourself to the sun, you might suffer heatstroke and it will get worse. but if you go out earlier in the day and hydrate properly, then you will be ok. older people and young children are among those most at risk of being affected by the heat according to doctors. you must

force the elderly _ according to doctors. you must force the elderly and _ according to doctors. you must force the elderly and babies . according to doctors. you must force the elderly and babies to | force the elderly and babies to be hydrated and drink water. you must watch them closely. i suggest people stay at home from one — 6pm now with the risk so high. from one - 6pm now with the risk so high-— risk so high. this heatwave is unusual because _ risk so high. this heatwave is unusual because of _ risk so high. this heatwave is unusual because of its - risk so high. this heatwave is| unusual because of its impact across the whole country. even northern areas which would normally escape the worst of the summer heat are seeing extreme temperatures. the north—western region has been on red alert due to temperatures of up to 42 degrees. the extreme heat and high winds have fuelled wildfires which have devastated swathes of land in the central part of the country. neighbouring portugal has similar conditions and firefighters are battling blazes. sweepers like this one provide relief forfamilies but provide relief for families but despite provide relief forfamilies but despite the relaxed mood, there

is a sense that this kind of heat is becoming increasingly normal. translation: it’s normal. translation: it's changed- — normal. translation: it's changed- we _ normal. translation: it�*s changed. we have longer summers now. the spring and autumn don't exist anymore, we go directly from the cold to intense heat in a view weeks, just a short period of time. it is evening time in cordoba and the temperature has dropped just enough for people to start coming out into squares like this one for a drink. but this did not clear exactly when this heatwave will end or indeed, whether they will be others like it later this summer. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, cordoba. i just want to bring you an update on the situation enteral anchor. the speaker of parliament in sri lanka has now accepted the resignation letter from the president. confirming its authenticity. parliament is

now going to be meeting on saturday, they hope to appoint someone new in the next seven days. the president has now officially resigned of sri lanka. compilation now that the pm will be acting president in the interim time. the former president fleeing the country amid the unrest as the nation grapples with its worst economic crisis board decades. that little update for you now. the un has told the bbc it's tackling sexual harassment and a male dominated culture within its ranks "head on". this follows fresh claims of there being a "boys club" at the top of the organisation and staff being penalised for complaining. last month, a bbc investigation revealed a series of damning allegations from former staff about the culture of the workplace. sima kotecha reports: last month a bbc investigation revealed the sackings of a number of un staff who tried to

expose alleged wrongdoing. it detailed allegations of corruption, misogyny, management turning our blind eye to wrongdoing and sexual abuse. �*, ., ,., eye to wrongdoing and sexual abuse. �*, ., ., . eye to wrongdoing and sexual abuse. �*, . . . ., abuse. it's about a culture of fear. sexual— abuse. it's about a culture of fear. sexual abuse, - fear. sexual abuse, exploitation - fear. sexual abuse, exploitation and - fear. sexual abuse, - exploitation and harassment fear. sexual abuse, _ exploitation and harassment in the un — exploitation and harassment in the un happens in headquarters. it happens monday to friday. whistleblowers _ it happens monday to friday. whistleblowers are _ it happens monday to friday. whistleblowers are often - whistleblowe rs are often presented _ whistleblowers are often presented as _ whistleblowers are often presented as somehow l whistleblowers are often - presented as somehow hating the un altogether _ presented as somehow hating the un altogether and _ presented as somehow hating the un altogether and want _ presented as somehow hating the un altogether and want to - presented as somehow hating the un altogether and want to get - un altogether and want to get disbandeo _ un altogether and want to get disbanded. nothing _ un altogether and want to get disbanded. nothing will- un altogether and want to get disbanded. nothing will be - disbanded. nothing will be furiher— disbanded. nothing will be further from _ disbanded. nothing will be further from the _ disbanded. nothing will be further from the truth. - disbanded. nothing will be further from the truth. since the documentary _ further from the truth. since the documentary more - further from the truth. since i the documentary more people have come forward making allegations including dabbing a boys club at the top of the organisation and staffing penalise for complaining. the un says it is now making changes and has achieved parity between men and women in leadership roles. can between men and women in leadership roles.— between men and women in leadership roles. can you say that at the — leadership roles. can you say that at the moment - leadership roles. can you say that at the moment your - that at the moment your organisation is dealing with a cultural problem?— cultural problem? what i can tell ou cultural problem? what i can tell you is — cultural problem? what i can tell you is that _ cultural problem? what i can tell you is that we _ cultural problem? what i can tell you is that we are - cultural problem? what i can| tell you is that we are looking

at the — tell you is that we are looking at the problem of male dominant culture _ at the problem of male dominant culture head—on antonio guterres has done everything in his power— guterres has done everything in his power to try to change the culture — his power to try to change the culture in— his power to try to change the culture in the un. it is not a finished _ culture in the un. it is not a finished project, it is a project _ finished project, it is a project that is continually being _ project that is continually being improved. but project that is continually being improved.- project that is continually bein: imroved. �* , ., , being improved. but he strongly refuted claims _ being improved. but he strongly refuted claims that _ being improved. but he strongly refuted claims that staff - being improved. but he strongly refuted claims that staff were i refuted claims that staff were punished for making complaints. people are not punished for speaking out and complaining. but like any organisation, whether in the private sector, in the government, in the media. we are all trying to improve our culture. and that is something the secretary general antonio guterres has done from day one in office. to ensure that people can come forward and will feel rejected whether it is by strengthening the whistleblower policy, improving our ability to investigate accusations of sexual harassment. but some staff told us — sexual harassment. but some staff told us they _ sexual harassment. but some staff told us they don't - sexual harassment. but some staff told us they don't trust l staff told us they don't trust

the action will be sufficient enough to sort what they call deep cultural problems while the un says it has nothing to hide, and is working tirelessly to improve its systems for the benefit of its employees. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a full sport round—up including the latest form the 150th golf open at st andrews. radio: i see you coming down the ladder now. i 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 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 latest headlines: sri lankans take to the street to celebrate the resignation of the president. there's political uncertainty in italy after the prime

minister, mario draghi, offered his resignation, only to have it rejected by president sergio mattarella. mr draghi has been asked to return to parliament next week to clarify the situation following the loss of one of his coalition partners in a confidence motion. sylvia lennan—spence explains. temperatures are rising in italy amid a political heatwave dripping with uncertainty. it's notjust the damaging drought that needs dealing with as the country rebuilds after the pandemic — there are fragile negotiations to secure billions of euros in eu funds and pressure to reduce italy's reliance on russian gas. but its political coalition is melting. italian residents are not relishing the prospect of another government facing collapse. translation: it really seems to me to be madness at this . time with the country recovering. translation: this is not good. we should come to an agreement.

the decision by the five star party to boycott this confidence vote on thursday prompted mario draghi, the former head of the european central bank and italy's prime minister since february last year, to conclude the pact of trust that had sustained the unity government had gone. but there was a plot twist at the presidential palace when the italian president, sergio mattarella, refused to accept his resignation. he has now called on mr draghi to address parliament and provide a clear picture of the political situation. the five star movement was originally the biggest party in the coalition, but has seen a string of defections and falling support. now, it stands accused of a cynical plan to bring down the government to revive its own standing. but five star's leader, giuseppe conte, said he couldn't support the cost—of—living package as it included measures

that were bad for the environment, for which he is accused of dragging italy closer to economic and social collapse and has shown total irresponsibility, according to one industry body, leaving one senior eu executive watching with worried astonishment. milan's stock market dropped as nervousness spread to investors in the eurozone's third biggest economy. italy's next national elections are due next year, but could come as early as this autumn if this instability persists. sylvia lennan—spence, bbc news. and we will be discussing more about what's next for italy in the business news later in the hour. now regular viewers at this time of the day will know that we are broadcast on both bbc world news and in the uk on the bbc news channel.

well, under plans announced on thursday, from next april, there will only be one single rolling news outlet throughout the day, a move that will see job cuts here in this building. mark lobel is here. why is this happening? the bbc is pursuing _ why is this happening? the bbc is pursuing a — why is this happening? the bbc is pursuing a digital— is pursuing a digitalfirst strategy which means it wants to increase its digital offering but it's against a backdrop of cuts because the license fee is funding bbc news and that has been frozen by the government over the next two years. so the latest proposal is to take these two news channels and merge them into one bbc news channel, meaning there will be 70 uk—based staff who will be 70 uk—based staff who will lose theirjobs and that includes ia chief presenters. the challenge also is that the agenda isn't always going to be the same for that world

audience in the uk audience, both of which are watching us now. and they got a solution, the bbc says there will be a breaking news team that will opt out of one of the channels to possibly cover uk news so at the moment we have to channels that sometimes come together and in this sense, one channel that has a uk stream for example when there is an opt out from the main news channel at the time. it will be a balancing act. on the uk side, they are talking about visualising popular radio programmes in the mornings. what does that mean, is it a webcam? b, what does that mean, is it a webcam?— what does that mean, is it a webcam? . , webcam? a very good-looking webcam? a very good-looking webcam of— webcam? a very good-looking webcam of someone _ webcam? a very good-looking webcam of someone like - webcam? a very good-looking| webcam of someone like nicky campbell on radio 5 live and there will be worked on the studio, but it's something that rivals like lbc and talktv do, they provide that content and we will see more programming coming out of washington uk overnight times, there will be 20 jobs created there and if i can put up this quote from the

bbc�*s digital direct: ok, so that is the statement from the people who are going to push this through. the from the people who are going to push this through.— to push this through. the plan is for this _ to push this through. the plan is for this to _ to push this through. the plan is for this to be _ to push this through. the plan is for this to be in _ to push this through. the plan is for this to be in place - to push this through. the plan is for this to be in place from | is for this to be in place from april. what has the reaction been, dare i ask, in this building?— been, dare i ask, in this buildinr? , . building? there is concern amongst _ building? there is concern amongst all _ building? there is concern amongst all of _ building? there is concern amongst all of those - building? there is concern i amongst all of those affected and that is everybody in the channel's team, around 200 people. they are told they will have to reapply for theirjobs have to reapply for their jobs and have to reapply for theirjobs and they will be fewer jobs available to them. i can pull off this quote

again, scepticism about how they will balance both of those audiences. the bbc�*s in consultation with the staff and trade unions but according to their plan, if this proposal goes through, this new channel will launch in april 2023. thanks very much, mark. time now for all the sport. this is your update from the bbc sport centre. cameron young is the man to catch at the open championship at st andrews and scott, the american eight under after the first round and is two shots ahead of the field. he hit a bogey free 6a to lead the way ahead of northern ireland's rory mcilroy. jung, who tied third in may, notched four birdies in his first six holes. a host of players are on four under.

including world number one scottie scheffler, and dustinjohnson. but tiger woods had a day to forget — he's back on 6 over. the sc high school yet. i didn't get off to a great start. in the middle of the first divot. hitting a good shot. the wind gusts it and then started off with a dove. so i think i had maybe four, five, three putts today. just wasn't very good on the greens site struggled with hitting the putts hard enough that they looked faster than what they were parting and i struggled with it. france are the latest side to make it through to the quarter finals of the women's euros. they beat belgium on thursday, to secure top spot in group d. the hosts england were the first team through. england hammered norway 8—0 in their last match ? a record in the women's euros. and they're hoping to make it three wins from three. they're up against the tournament's lowest ranked side northern ireland on friday. they've won all 8 previous

meetings — but they're still not taking their opponents lightly. we made it to the next stage so just a little time to celebrate, that's what we did the day after, we will already focused on the next game, we had to refuel and i think this team does really well. we know where we want to go to, we know what we want and we know what we need so i think the focus is there and we are really ready to start another game tomorrow. england's cricketers have tied their one—day series against india after thursday's victory in the 2nd match at lord's. reece topley took 6 for 2a — the best ever bowling figures by an english player in a men's one—day international as they bounced back from their 10 wicket thrasing on tuesday to win by 100 runs. that sets up a series decider at old trafford on sunday. this game is going to hurt us a little bit, no doubt about that, but we've come back really well in the past and we

know as individuals what we need to do as a team, to come back and make sure things get done. so yes, it's going to be an exciting game on sunday, we look forward to that. and stage 13 at the tour de france moves away from the mountains and finishes in saint etienne on friday. britain's tom pidcock will be going into it, on a high. the olympic mountain bike gold medallist and cyclo—cross world champion won stage 12 and was first to the summit finish at alpe d'huez to win by a8 seconds to claim his first stage victory in one of cycling's grand tours. denmark's jonas vinegaard retained the yellowjersey — and leads by more than 2 minutes from the defending champion tadej pogacar. 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, we'll see you next time. ivana trump, the first wife of the former us president donald trump, has died at the age of 73. local media say she went into cardiac arrest at her home in new york. the pair had three children

together — eric, ivanka and donald trump junior. born in czechoslovakia, ivana trump became a fashion model, designer and businesswoman. our correspondent rianna croxford sent this report from washington. ivana trump, iva na trump, described ivana trump, described by her family as a radiant beauty and caring mother. a model and businesswoman, she was found unconscious and unresponsive at home in new york city, later confirmed dead by herfamily. very sad day, guys, very sad day. police are still investigating the 73—year—old �*s cause of death but local media believe it may have been cardiac arrest. on social media, the former president described his wife is a wonderful, beautifuland wonderful, beautiful and amazing woman wonderful, beautifuland amazing woman who led a great and inspirational life. there were seen as one of new york's most prominent power couples in the 1980s and were married for 15 years before going on to have a highly publicised divorce after mr trump had an

affair. making her somewhat of affair. making her somewhat of a heroine for scorned wives, famously telling divorcees in this movie... famously telling divorcees in this movie. . .— famously telling divorcees in this movie... ladies, you have to be strong — this movie... ladies, you have to be strong and _ this movie... ladies, you have to be strong and independent. and remember... what? don't get mad, get everything. my buy. by now. �* , mad, get everything. my buy. by now. �* . , ., , , now. but in recent years she set a relationship _ now. but in recent years she set a relationship with - now. but in recent years she set a relationship with mr i set a relationship with mr trump had improved. she went on to forge a successful career of her own in fashion and beauty and will be remembered by her three children is a force in business who was wickedly funny, passionate and determined. rianna croxford, bbc news, washington. a reminder of our top story. the speaker of sri lanka's parliament has called for parliament to return on saturday to start the process of electing a new president. ranil wickremesinghe is now interim president, and is expected to be sworn in later today but its hoped that a new permanent presidnet will be appointed in the next seven days.

hello. we've seen a bit of a lull in the heatwave conditions over the past 2a hours or so. it was a little bit fresher on thursday and into friday too but intense heat is on the way, particularly by sunday into tuesday. the met office have issued an amber warning for extreme heat across much of england and wales. we're likely to see widespread impacts from this spell of severe heat. health impacts notjust for the vulnerable — we could see transport disruption, potentially disruption to energy supplies as well. so, certainly some severe weather on the way with those exceptionally high temperatures sunday to tuesday. back to the here and now, for friday morning, we're going to be seeing a few splashes of rain across scotland, northern england, too. any showers quickly clearing from northern ireland. stays dry all day for

southern england and wales. plenty of spells of sunshine coming through and again, it is going to feel warm, so, highs in the south 25—26 degrees. we're looking at the high teens or low 20s across scotland and northern ireland. moving through into friday evening, any of those showers in the north fading away fairly quickly, so it is dry, it's clear. we'll see a little bit of a warmer night as we head into the early hours of saturday. still reasonably fresh across parts of scotland and northern ireland. we could see single figures here but down towards the south, we're are looking at mid—teens, i think, to start off your weekend. now, through saturday, a bit more cloud and a few spots of rain for the far north—west of scotland. dry elsewhere with strong sunshine — very high levels of uv this time of year — so those temperatures starting to pick up. the mid to high 20s across england and wales, the low 20s for scotland and for northern ireland. those temperatures continue to build then day on day.

this is how sunday's looking. perhaps the odd rogue shower for scotland. dry, hot and sunny elsewhere. the hottest spots in the low 30s, i think, across much of central southern england. even further north and west, we're looking at the mid to the high 20s. by the time we get to monday, that heat becomes more extensive across the map, so more of us will see temperatures in the mid, possibly high 30s, potentially record—breaking temperatures by the time we get to tuesday. one or two spots potentially 38—39 degrees as well, so temperatures like that, we don't see them very often here in the uk. they are going to cause some significant disruption. do make plans for monday into tuesday. we could see those temperatures near a0 degrees in a few spots. thundery breakdown at last on the way by wednesday. bye— bye.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. summer of discontent. the uk faces a wave of strikes if staff don't get the pay rises they need, warns the boss of the biggest private sector union. 2.5 trillion euros in the red — could italy tip europe into a new sovereign debt crisis? long covid for the world's number two economy. china's growth rate slumps after weeks of lockdowns in its major cities. plus— oiling the wheels. president biden heads to saudi to push for more oil — but is there anything left in the pipeline?