this is bbc news with the latest headlines as more train strikes are announced, the head of one of the biggest unions calls for workers to be given fair pay that reflects soaring inflation. the companies that we're talking about that are taking us to the wire are making profits. and those companies now need to make sure that workers get a piece of the pie. i don't think that's a... i don't think that's militant. suella braverman becomes the latest conservative leadership candidate to be eliminated — leaving five remaining in the race. mps urge the government to apologise to thousands of women who were forced to give up babies for adoption between the 1950s and �*70s, because they weren't married. many of the women said they were treated inhumanely. it was painful. and she looked at me and she said, "oh, i don't know how you could get "pregnant if you can't let me do this to you."

and it was just such an awful thing to say. she would never have said it to anybody else who was married. so why did she say that to me? just because i was unmarried. russian missiles have struck civilian buildings in central ukraine, killing at least 23 people including four—year—old liza dmitrieva pressure on nhs emergency services or at an all—time high. and europe continues to struggle with rising temperatures — hundreds evacuate from their homes in spain as wildfires spread. good morning. our top story this morning — thousands of rail workers will go on strike again in the coming weeks. in addition to a day of strike action on the 27thjuly, the rmt

union has announced its members will strike on thursday the 18th and saturday the 20th august in their ongoing row over pay, jobs and conditions. yesterday, the aslef union also said train drivers at eight rail companies would stage a walk—out on saturday 30th july. sharon graham, the general secretary of unite union is warning of a "summer of discontent" as workers are being made to "pay the price of inflation". our economics editor faisal islam reports. there have been strikes on the railways and more have been announced later this month and in august, too. they have been threatened in the skies and across public services as employers, including the government, decide on pay rises that fall short of the current very high rate of inflation. the unions are hitting back, so says the chief of the biggest private sector union, unite. before, people turned around to workers and said to workers not only have you gone out and defended the pandemic — because it was key

workers and ordinary people that did that — now, it's over, we want you to pay for it. now that is actually abhorrent to me. the idea that we'd said out you go, you defend what's going on out there and, by the way, now you're back, and everyone knows it's ok to go out again, we're going to slash your pay. in the main, the companies that we are talking about that are taking us to the wire are making profits, and those companies now need to make sure that workers get a piece of the pie. i don't think that's militant. i think that's basically saying workers deserve to get more money in their pay packets. it's as simple as that. but hundreds of disputes is definitely on the cards? so are you and your fellow union bosses kind of holding the economy to ransom in terms of a summer of discontent? well, i love the cliches, because they do come out quite a lot. we could be playing bingo at the moment to find all the ones that are coming out. but summer of discontent in the sense that... look, what i'd say to that is that, for workers, they have had a spring, summer, autumn, winter of discontent for years. and, quite honestly, if what that

means is an employer who can pay, an employer who has made a profit — an employer who has made a profit out of workers has to pay a proper fair wage to those workers, and notjump on the bandwagon of, we can't pay. we saw this in a previous crisis. but employers are able to pay, then they should pay workers. what are people expected to do? the bank of england and government say high wage rises risk prolonging the inflation crisis. but for some jobs, where there are worker shortages, for example bus drivers and bin collectors, the unions are threatening strikes and getting healthy pay rises. the government will decide how much to give millions of its workers in the coming days. the remaining candidates in the conservative leadership race will face the public for the first time today — as they take part in a tv debate. let's remind you of what's happened and where we are now. there are five candidates remaining.

it's after the attorney general suella braverman was knocked out in the second round of voting yesterday afternoon. the next round of voting, when the candidate with the least votes is eliminated, takes place on monday. these votes will keep happening until two candidates are left and then conservative party members will vote for the leader. so far, rishi sunak and penny mordaunt have come top of both rounds of voting. today though, the five remaining candidates will take part in a televised debate on channel 4. there will also be a debate on sunday on itv, and on tuesday on sky. let's talk to our political correspondent, iain watson. good morning and welcome. a big shift today, they are facing off against one another in front of the voters. ., �* , against one another in front of the voters. . �* , �* , voters. that's right, it's quite important. — voters. that's right, it's quite important. so _ voters. that's right, it's quite important, so far— voters. that's right, it's quite important, so far the - voters. that's right, it's quite important, so far the select l voters. that's right, it's quite - important, so far the select people choosing them are conservative mps and they've been setting out their policy platforms and summing them up, largely most of the candidates

calling for tax cuts. rishi sunak saying tax cuts later but what people will be able to judge this evening as how well they come across to the wider public, the presentation and leadership skills, who connects best with voters because as far as i understand it, in the audience will be so called swing voters, people whose votes are up swing voters, people whose votes are up for grabs. if the conservatives want to try and stay in office at the next election, these are the people they must appeal to so it's a slightly different test for the candidates. there is also online debates hosted by the conservative home website at lunch time and again i imagine the people tuning into that will be conservative activists, the kind of people who will have a decisive say in this at some stage once the field is whittled down to the final two. but the astonishing thing i think today is how blatant some of the politics around this has become because we have another ballot on monday. initially,

supporters of liz truss were very much aiming at the former chancellor rishi sunak, some of them called him a high tax transfer but now the fire is definitely directed at penny mordaunt who is in second place amongst mps so far, liz truss in third and some of liz truss supporters, including load force, the former brexit negotiator has suggested penny mordaunt is rather too lazy and much to walk to become the leader of the party and therefore prime minister but also, a lot of negotiations take place behind—the—scenes and it's incredibly rare to see them being played out publicly but lord frost has gone there suggesting that fourth placed candidate kemi badenoch should abandon her bed in return for a serious position in the administration of liz truss so effectively saying, come on, you can get a cabinet post if you are willing to put you and your supporters backing behind liz truss

instead of penny mordaunt or continuing your own campaign. rishi sunak has come _ continuing your own campaign. rishi sunak has come top _ continuing your own campaign. rishi sunak has come top of all of the poles so far so is your assessment that he is a pretty sure—fire way to go through to the final two? he is best placed _ go through to the final two? he is best placed to _ go through to the final two? he is best placed to do _ go through to the final two? he is best placed to do so, _ go through to the final two? he is best placed to do so, still- go through to the final two? he: 3 best placed to do so, still falling short, he needs about 20 more on top of his 100 beds so far to be in the final ballot and he is best placed to do so but it's technically possible if some mps are as yet undeclared, to change allegiance, you could still end up with a penny mordaunt versus liz truss final battle but i think rishi sunak and liz truss both want to avoid penny mordaunt because some polling suggests she is popular with the membership and i think that's why she is now facing unprecedented scrutiny. she is now facing unprecedented scrutin . ., , she is now facing unprecedented scrutin . . , , ., scrutiny. there have been calls for the riaht scrutiny. there have been calls for the right to _ scrutiny. there have been calls for the right to unite _ scrutiny. there have been calls for the right to unite behind _ scrutiny. there have been calls for the right to unite behind one - the right to unite behind one candidate. how much does this

strengthen the position of liz truss? ,, �* , , ., truss? she's in third but look at the numbers. — truss? she's in third but look at the numbers, kimi _ truss? she's in third but look at the numbers, kimi badenoch i truss? she's in third but look at| the numbers, kimi badenoch has truss? she's in third but look at - the numbers, kimi badenoch has the support of 49 conservative mps and at most of them transferred their support to liz truss she could probably leap over penny mordaunt into second place in the ballot on monday but there is tom tugendhat as well, trailing with the support of 32 mp5. if well, trailing with the support of 32 mps. if he pulls out and he will not do that before these television debates take place but were he to drop out on monday, where would his votes go? could it be enough to get penny mordaunt over the line? for now, penny mordaunt over the line? for new. thank— penny mordaunt over the line? for now, thank you. plenty more on that to come ahead of the debate and plenty of reaction afterwards. the uk is set for potential record temperatures next week, with temperatures of up to 38 degrees expected on monday and tuesday. that extreme heat is coming to us from the continent, where soaring temperatures have already sparked wildfires,

and caused damage across southern europe. dozens of fires have broken out in portugal, including near the city of coimbra — killing at least one person. meanwhile, the city of badajoz in spain endured temperatures of 44 degrees with the country's meteorological agency saying some regions were "suffocating". further north in france, a wildfire ripped through vast areas of pine trees south of bordeaux and many bastille day celebrations had to be cancelled. the spanish region of andalusia has endured some of the hottest temperatures, including the city of cordoba from where our correspondent guy hedgecoe reports. bell tolls. the people of cordoba know all about heat. situated in the guadalquivir valley in southern spain, summers in this historic city are notoriously hot and dry. but this summer already looks hotter than usual. the country is in the grip of the second heatwave of recent weeks.

for many of the tourists who come here, temperatures in the mid—40s celsius come as a shock. we're from denmark, for me, too hot. this is too hot. i don't mind actually. this is crazy. for locals, experience has shown how to deal with the conditions. 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, you 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 and babies to be hydrated, to drink water. you must watch them closely. i suggest that people stay at home from 1—6pm now,

with the 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 of galicia 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 centre of the country. in neighbouring portugal, similar conditions have left firefighters battling multiple blazes. swimming pools like this one provide relief forfamilies, but despite the relaxed mood, there is a sense that this kind of heat is becoming increasingly normal. translation: it's changed. we have longer summers now. the spring and autumn don't exist any more,

we go directly from the cold to intense heat in a few 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 it's still 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. 0ur weather presenter matt taylor is here. let's pick up on some of those points. when will the heat wave and in spain and portugal?— in spain and portugal? what's going on? it's been _ in spain and portugal? what's going on? it's been an _ in spain and portugal? what's going on? it's been an exceptional- in spain and portugal? what's going on? it's been an exceptional hit - on? it's been an exceptional hit way. it's been widespread, unusual, the shoot location and extent of the heatwave. they will slowly start to cool down next week but they are not done yet. let's show you the chart, temperature significantly above normal in spain and portugal and if

i run it over the next few days, you notice the heat area expanding, this is going to be a massive, long lasting and extensive heatwave touching almost all parts of the uk as we go into the start of next week. , ., ., ,., ., week. tell us more about what will ha en in week. tell us more about what will happen in the _ week. tell us more about what will happen in the uk. _ week. tell us more about what will happen in the uk, what _ week. tell us more about what will happen in the uk, what will- happen in the uk, what will temperatures reach? it probably feels a while _ temperatures reach? it probably feels a while away _ temperatures reach? it probably feels a while away at _ temperatures reach? it probably feels a while away at the - temperatures reach? it probably. feels a while away at the moment temperatures reach? it probably - feels a while away at the moment but monday and tuesday of next week, we are looking increasingly at the likelihood we will break temperature records in the uk. i've never had to put a0 on a weather chart in the uk before, it's a chance it may not quite happen but we will get close to that. that is exceptionally hot, the sort of temperatures, 0k, to that. that is exceptionally hot, the sort of temperatures, ok, if you are on holiday, you may be able to deal with but day—to—day, it can have severe impact on health and we are likely to see an impact on travel next week as well. hosp are likely to see an impact on travel next week as well. how long is it auoin travel next week as well. how long is it going to _ travel next week as well. how long is it going to last? _ travel next week as well. how long is it going to last? this _ travel next week as well. how long is it going to last? this is - travel next week as well. how long is it going to last? this is going - is it going to last? this is going to last 33 monday _

is it going to last? this is going to last 33 monday and - is it going to last? this is going to last 33 monday and tuesday | is it going to last? this is going - to last 33 monday and tuesday and it's worth emphasising night—time temperatures for some one to drop below 25. there will be spots to avoid, at the moment it looks like wednesday onwards we will see things cooling down dramatically but with that could come the storms. you cannot look _ that could come the storms. you cannot look to _ that could come the storms. you cannot look to the _ that could come the storms. you cannot look to the future but given that you say you have never had to put a0 on a uk map before, do you think we will see more of this? climate science points to that. look at temperature records in the uk since we started doing them, the top ten hottest days, seven of them had been since 2003 so it's becoming more and more regular, temperature is getting more extreme. we broke the temperature record three years ago, they are not there to be broken so regularly so there is a concern with a warming planet we will see this happen more often. we with a warming planet we will see this happen more often.— with a warming planet we will see this happen more often. we need to be more prepared. _ this happen more often. we need to be more prepared. thank— this happen more often. we need to be more prepared. thank you. - the headlines on bbc news... the head of one of the uk is biggest

unions once workers need to be given pay rises to reflect inflation. five remaining candidates in the conservative leadership race. the government is urged to apologise to thousands of women who were forced to give the babies for adoption during the 1950s and 70s because they were not married. pressure on nhs emergency services in england is getting worse, with ambulance call—outs last month hitting an all—time high forjune. an investigation into six of the worst performing hospitals has found that in some cases ambulances were waiting up to 11 hours to hand over their patients. david grossman reports. the people who were giving jamie cpr were screaming down the phone, "where is the ambulance, why is it taking so long?" jamie rees was 18 and out with friends in rugby on new year's eve when he collapsed with a cardiac arrest. an ambulance should have been

with jamie within seven minutes. it actually took 17 and a half. we were told there were 32 ambulances available after midnight on new year's day. sadly, 17 of those were outside hospitals. the first minutes are the most crucial time and getting oxygen and a defibrillator on to jamie were so crucial. this is not a new issue but it has got significantly worse. this graph shows the number of hours lost in waits over two hours long. the figures were slightly better in may, but between april last year and april this year, there was a a,000% increase in the number of hours lost. guided by unpublished handover delay data, newsnight went to some of the hospitals with the longest delays. they all happened to be in the south west or west midlands. this is a snapshot on a random monday injuly. it's not official data, merely what our researchers recorded over a 12—hour period. at royal cornwall, an ambulance

waiting ten and a half hours to handover a patient, and two ambulances that arrived at 9:30am and were still waiting to leave at 8pm. at worcestershire royal, they recorded 15 ambulances waiting, one forfour hours. at derriford hospital in plymouth, we saw an 11—hour wait. at points, there were as many as 20 ambulances waiting outside the hospital and in an overflow car park. newsnight spoke to all of the hospitals about what we saw. spokespeople for each told us that the health service was experiencing unprecedented demand, that they were sorry for delays and were working hard on new initiatives to try to improve things. we heard from many ambulance staff and they all painted a similar picture. i've had senior sisters say to me, if we let you go, you willjust bring us more. why do you bring us patients? and those are people who may be in dire need of an ambulance? absolutely, yeah.

i would be wrong to say that there are times when i haven't shed a tear. ..for people we haven't been able to help. because it's been too late. but those who represent emergency doctors say there are no easy solutions. they can't admit more ill people, they say, because they can't discharge thousands of recovering patients into social care. the corridors in an emergency department are frequently full, anyway. so just off—loading an ambulance into an area inside an emergency department, all you are doing is transferring one problem into another. what is better is if we can discharge patients from hospital, create that space so we unblock our emergency departments and allow ambulances to hand over their patients seamlessly. everyone we have spoken to thinks things are getting worse with, we were warned, some services possibly weeks away from total collapse. the uk government says the nhs in england has been given £150 million in extra funding to address pressures on ambulance services.

but restoring trust in emergency care is, it seems, beyond anyone's capabilities right now. david grossman, bbc news. a group of mps has urged the government to apologise to thousands of women who were forced to give up babies for adoption between the 1950s and �*70s, because they weren't married. a parliamentary inquiry found that nearly 200,000 women were "shamed" and "coerced" into giving their babies away. duncan kennedy reports. many are now in their 70s and 80s, many can neverforget the shame they felt. these are some of the women who lived through forced adoption, losing the baby they wanted to keep. when i found myself pregnant, that was in 1963, i was still at school. pat tugwell was unmarried, and pregnancy out of wedlock broke one of the major taboos of post—war years.

she neverforgot one incident as she was about to give birth to her baby son, when a nurse internally examined her. it was painful, it was painful, and she looked at me and she said, "i don't know how you could get pregnant if you can't let me do this to you." it was just such an awful thing to say. she would never have said it to anybody else who was married, so why did she say that to me just because i was unmarried and she obviously thought i was one of the lowest of the low? forced adoptions took place in the three decades after 19a9. the first pressures on the unmarried mothers to give up their babies came from parents and church groups. but today's report makes clear that coercion and cruelty also came from state employees, such as social workers and nurses. the parliamentary inquiry received harrowing accounts from hundreds of women. one said she had her baby pulled out of her arms. another said she screamed and hung on to her baby like a woman possessed.

during delivery, one woman was told she deserved all the pain she got. another, who had her newborn baby put out of reach, said the treatment in hospital was frankly inhumane. these women have suffered from shame and vilification and the burden of secrecy for decades. i think the least the government can do is recognise that this shouldn't have happened then and it would never happen now, and it is right for the government to apologise. the government said it would consider the report's findings and offered its deepest sympathy to all those affected by historic forced adoptions. today's report says women were railroaded into unwanted adoptions by public institutions and state employees. and says they were treated in an appalling way by those whose job it was to help them. duncan kennedy, bbc news.

joining me now is diana defries. she was 16—years—old when she became pregnant. moments after she gave birth, she was told that her baby was flagged for adoption. welcome to you and thank you for being with us. did you know before you gave birth that your baby would be taken away? i you gave birth that your baby would be taken away?— be taken away? i was told that it was likely but — be taken away? i was told that it was likely but it _ be taken away? i was told that it was likely but it was _ be taken away? i was told that it was likely but it was never - was likely but it was never completely clear to me what would happen. in fact, none of it was completely clear to me, very few people explained anything from the birth process through to how any proposed adoption process would work. so i never really believed it would happen. and when it did happen, when my baby was taken from my arms, it was horrifying. can happen, when my baby was taken from my arms, it was horrifying.— my arms, it was horrifying. can you talk us through, _ my arms, it was horrifying. can you talk us through, if— my arms, it was horrifying. can you talk us through, if you _ my arms, it was horrifying. can you talk us through, if you can, - my arms, it was horrifying. can you talk us through, if you can, if- my arms, it was horrifying. can you talk us through, if you can, if it's i talk us through, if you can, if it's not too painful, those moments when it happened? i not too painful, those moments when it happened?— it happened? i had been actively discouraged _ it happened? i had been actively discouraged from _ it happened? i had been actively discouraged from holding - it happened? i had been actively discouraged from holding my - it happened? i had been actively i discouraged from holding my baby since she was born so every time i

picked her up, somebody would appear and say you mustn't cuddle her or get too close, you must not bond. i'd been given a drug to prevent lactation, i didn't actually know what it was until afterwards and thenit what it was until afterwards and then it was obviously too late so that prevented me making any attempt at breast—feeding. the longest i held her was a two hour train journey from where i was sent to the mother and baby home in southampton back to london and i held herfor two hours and suddenly the penny dropped and it was a wonderful feeling, holding my child. iwas taken to the adoption agency office in london. and a woman appeared and said it's time. and because i was so young, probably, iwanted said it's time. and because i was so young, probably, i wanted to believe that my parents, that everybody would see this was the right thing

and this was my child and it was all going to work out well. it never dawned on me until those final moments that they were going to go through with this process. i couldn't let her go, this woman stood there with her arms open and i couldn't let her go so my mother reached over and pulled herfrom my arms and handed her to the stranger. my arms and handed her to the stranger. my baby started crying in a way i had never heard her cry. and i can remember my knees giving way. and that's pretty much all i remember until i was at home. it was very, very stressful, very traumatising. have you since managed to make contact with your child? yes. have you since managed to make contact with your child?— contact with your child? yes, we were very _ contact with your child? yes, we were very fortunate _ contact with your child? yes, we were very fortunate in _ contact with your child? yes, we were very fortunate in that - contact with your child? yes, we were very fortunate in that we . were very fortunate in that we managed to reunite when she was in her late teens, sort of, 18. and we have built a relationship over time.

and we're very fortunate because not all reunions work because there's such a gulf between the child being born and then meeting the adult. it's an extremely difficult thing to bridge. it's an extremely difficult thing to brid . e. ., it's an extremely difficult thing to bride. ., ,, it's an extremely difficult thing to bride. ., ,. , bridge. can you describe the impact it's had on you _ bridge. can you describe the impact it's had on you and _ bridge. can you describe the impact it's had on you and her? _ bridge. can you describe the impact it's had on you and her? well, - bridge. can you describe the impact it's had on you and her? well, it - it's had on you and her? well, it has had an _ it's had on you and her? well, it has had an impact _ it's had on you and her? well, it has had an impact on _ it's had on you and her? well, it has had an impact on both - it's had on you and her? well, it has had an impact on both of. it's had on you and her? well, it| has had an impact on both of us. it's had on you and her? well, it - has had an impact on both of us. the impact on me was to feel traumatised and that i had a terrible shame. it for most of my adult life. the impact on her has been different and i don't want to speak for her but many adult adoptees have spoken about the confusion and not being sure what to believe about their origins and their first family. i think separating an infant from the only person that they have known from the mother that they grew within is probably one of the cruellest things anyone could do.

this joint committee report on human rights have published a report into what has gone on and the hundreds of thousands of people effected and recommended an apology. is that what you want? pm recommended an apology. is that what ou want? �* ., ., , ., ., ., ., you want? an apology would go a long way towards — you want? an apology would go a long way towards validating _ you want? an apology would go a long way towards validating the _ you want? an apology would go a long way towards validating the things - way towards validating the things we've been campaigning about for years. and vindicating our position in that we were victims of an injustice that should never have taken place. but any apology must be more than words, it must include provision for help for people who are still traumatised. it must provide some measure of recognition for the issues. and help with access to records and many other things that have been mentioned in the report. it needs to be much more

than just words but an apology, a spoken, heartfelt apology, would mean a great deal to so many of us. diana, thank you so much for sharing your story with us. we do appreciate it. russian missiles have struck civilian buildings in central ukraine, killing at least 23 people including three children, according to ukrainian officials. a series of video and still images posted on social media have appeared showing the "last minutes" of the life of a four—year—old liza dmitrieva, who had down's syndrome. 100 more were reported injured in the attack in vinnytsia to the south west of kyiv. president volodymyr zelensky condemned the attack. the general staff of the ukrainian armed forces has also said it repelled russian attacks nearfour villages in donetsk region, in its morning update on facebook on 15july. we're joined from kyiv by our correspondent, joe inwood. welcome by our correspondent, joe inwood. to you. preside has

welcome to you. president zelensky has called this an act of terrorism, do you think this marks a shift in the war? i do you think this marks a shift in the war? ., ., ~' do you think this marks a shift in the war? ., ., ~ , ., the war? i do not think it is a shift but _ the war? i do not think it is a shift but this _ the war? i do not think it is a shift but this is _ the war? i do not think it is a shift but this is a _ the war? i do not think it is a shift but this is a pattern - the war? i do not think it is a shift but this is a pattern we | the war? i do not think it is a - shift but this is a pattern we have seen quite a lot recently, these missile attacks fired by the russians on two civilian targets away from the front lines. previously, the attacks seemed to target infrastructure, targets or military bases but we've had quite a few, it was a shopping centre, a resort near 0desa or this attack yesterday in vinnytsia. you cannot see what the target is, it is the centre of towns and that is why we are getting such high death tolls, 23 people, three of them including that little girl, the photo of her debt is really difficult to see. she is lying lifeless on the floor, face down and when you see itjuxtaposed with the images of her posted by her mother who is still critically ill in hospital, hours before her death, it is hard to see and that is why

the ukrainians say this is terrorism, russia is a terrorist state doing this deliberately to intimidate and try and break the will of the ukrainian people. the russians deny that, they say they do not target civilians and they had military targets and they suggested there is one nearby but the bbc team on the ground could find no evidence of that and clearly they have been a huge number of civilian deaths as we have seen, including children. eli have seen, including children. eu foreign and justice ministers are discussing russian war crimes? yes. there's been — discussing russian war crimes? yes. there's been many _ discussing russian war crimes? yes there's been many investigations ongoing, this is the latest, looking at the various actions of russian soldiers throughout this conflict so far, whether it's the forcible detention and deportation of ukrainian civilians, of rape, murder, really serious accusations. we've already seen in ukraine some of the wheels ofjustice start we've already seen in ukraine some of the wheels of justice start to turn, a number of russian soldiers have been put on trial for various war crimes, some of them found

guilty already but of course here, the people they ultimately want to see put on trial, charged with these crimes are the people who instigated this. and i think that is a very long way away. for this. and i think that is a very long way away-— this. and i think that is a very long way away. this. and i think that is a very lona wa awa . ., ., ., ~ hello, good quebec contrasts today. some in the south, outbreaks of drizzle in the north, which continues were part of scotland in the afternoon. heavier showers as things brighten up. a better afternoon, western scotland and northern ireland, sunniest to the south. temperatures, low to mid 20s. foremost, a comfortable day. high teens, low 20s for the vast majority. cloud and patchy rain we have across eastern gradually fading away. more rain in south—west scotland. a fairly comfortable night for sleeping. temperatures in rural areas down into single figures. lots of sunshine to the weekend and

temperature starting to soar. next week, an exceptional spell of hot weather. we could get close to a0 degrees. more likely 30 celsius across parts of scotland and northern ireland. england and wales, in extreme heat warning out at present. it could impact health and certainly impact travel early next week. we will keep you updated. the companies we are talking about that are taking us to the wire are making profits, and those companies now need to make sure that workers get a piece of the pie. i don't think that is militant.

mps urge the government to apologise to thousands of women who were forced to give up babies. russian missiles have struck civilian buildings in central ukraine, killing at least 23 people. including a four—year—old. pressure on emergency services is getting worse. and europe continues to struggle with rising temperatures. hundreds evacuated from their homes in spain as wildfires spread. time for the sport. they have put on the water proofs, as the challenges they're putting on the waterproofs at st andrews as the second

round early starters attempt to challenge the clubhouse lead of america's cameron young. one of those who probably won't manage that is tiger woods... who gets under way in the next few minutes... letsjoin ben croucher lets join ben croucher now. good morning to the home of golf. its calm weather and winds. not blowing the rain away. the golfers might be enjoying it more because it's making the course a touch easier but maybe not, for the world number one, scotty scheffler has made a slow start to his round this morning. slipping back, now three under. dustinjohnson, the former slipping back, now three under. dustin johnson, the former world number one, an erratic start to his round so far. four under, starting the day through the first five holes. he has had one bogey and a birdie and even hit a fan with an errant tee shot, but everyone is ok. taylor gooch enjoying the conditions, most, excuse me, he is

on six under after two birdies in his first three holes. we think like yesterday, the early starters will enjoy the conditions more than the afternoon because the wind is calm and we expected to pick up making it harderfor the and we expected to pick up making it harder for the late starters and the likes of rory michael roy. that may benefit tiger _ likes of rory michael roy. that may benefit tiger woods, _ likes of rory michael roy. that may benefit tiger woods, a _ likes of rory michael roy. that may benefit tiger woods, a lot - likes of rory michael roy. that may benefit tiger woods, a lot of - likes of rory michael roy. that may benefit tiger woods, a lot of work l benefit tiger woods, a lot of work to do if he is to challenge the top of the leaderboard and make the cut? exactly. couldn't really go much worse than it did yesterday. six over yesterday, worse than it did yesterday. six overyesterday, round worse than it did yesterday. six over yesterday, round of 70, six underfor his over yesterday, round of 70, six under for his first seven holes and he never recovered afterwards. he said he struggled in finding the pace, leaving a larger short and looking out of sorts and one thing as well as contending with the wind and the difficulty of this famous st andrew's course was the pace of play. he started in the afternoon

and it took more than six hours to complete his round, and it wasn't until nine o'clock that he managed to get back into the clubhouse, he was playing alongside matt fitzpatrick struggled yesterday but tiger woods, twice a winner at st andrew's, winning two of his three claretjugs, if he wants to make the weekend he will have to shoot a low score but the weather, and with his injuries that he suffered, the back problems he had, doesn't like playing in cold conditions. the heat wave that we were meant to get hasn't arrived in scotland. but wave that we were meant to get hasn't arrived in scotland.- hasn't arrived in scotland. but it will soon. _ hasn't arrived in scotland. but it will soon. i _ hasn't arrived in scotland. but it will soon, i imagine. _ hasn't arrived in scotland. but it will soon, i imagine. thank- hasn't arrived in scotland. but it will soon, i imagine. thank you | hasn't arrived in scotland. but it l will soon, i imagine. thank you so much. record crowds at the golf. the same already for the numbers who've been to the women's euros. another sell out is expected at st mary's tonight for england and northern ireland's final group game. mike bushell is there. mike the tournament typified by fans turning out.

it's been amazing. st mary's and st andrews will have thousands of fans for this home nations clash. already they have set a new record for total attendance at a women's european championships. and we are still in the group phase. that record, the new bar that will be set, is going to be smashing the existing record, way above that. it has been great. last night, so many fans over from northern ireland already to soak up the atmosphere in the city. and in the atmosphere in the city. and in the sunshine today, all of the hotels were busy. the bars were busy and people were talking about it and what it meant to have these matches on. people who said they had been interested before were glued to it because of the action, because of the goals they have seen. so many matches, so much entertainment and viewing figures on tv have been good. this is on bbc one. top billing, england against northern ireland. in billing, england against northern ireland. , ., ., ., ireland. in terms of the fatal both of these teams, _

ireland. in terms of the fatal both of these teams, already - ireland. in terms of the fatal both of these teams, already decided i of these teams, already decided because of the first games in the group. stilla because of the first games in the group. still a spectacle for you to look forward to. northern ireland team have been based in southampton, it is a home game for england, but also for northern ireland? technically, they get the home dressing room and they are considered the home team in southampton, northern ireland. you may look at that on paper and say it is a dead rubber because england have already made the quarterfinals as group winners. northern ireland are sadly going home because they lost their opening two matches. not a bit of that at all, it is the first time they have met at a women's major tournament. it's the first time northern ireland have qualified for the major tournament and they will want to relish this final chance to make their point, prove their point. they have done well so far. narrow defeats, they did score a goal in their first match as well. they have done the nation proud. they want to go home and end on a high. england wanted to keep the momentum going. the dangerous thing in a tournament as if you peek at, say with that 8—0 win over norway, how can you go on from there? if you slumped, it is

hard to get the pace and momentum back up. england will be very conscious to get more goals and try to keep them going. they are favourites now, there to be shot down. they have to keep proving they can do it, time and time again, may be bringing in new faces in making changes to keep everybody fresh. so much to play for, despite, on paper, nothing riding on it in terms of the destiny of these teams at this tournament. for northern ireland, speaking to people last night, they have already made the country on the nation so proud. it has been a game changer in terms of women's football, back in northern ireland, talking to two women in the lift saying that their daughters were now inspired to not only play football, but aim to be an international at the euros in eight years time. by then, because of the spotlight on then, because of the spotlight on the stage the northern ireland players have been on, maybe more might be picked up by professional clubs, they can make a career out of it as well. eight o'clock kick—off, on bbc one.

let's take you to bethlehem in israel, wherejoe biden is meeting with palestinian authority president mahmoud bass. this is the motorcade on the way to the presidential palace. we know that president biden wants to improve relations with the palestinians, which were frozen by the palestinians in protest at the policies of his predecessor, donald trump. resident biden is expected to announce economic support. but there are no plans to resume peace talks between the palestinians and israel. we do know that yesterday president biden said it is imperative that a two state solution is found. after his meeting in bethlehem, president biden will become the first us president israel to saudi arabia. he is scheduled to meet the de ruler, crown prince mohammed bill —— mohammed bin salman. let's keep an eye on these pictures as president

biden makes his way over to the presidential compound. you can see dignitaries waiting to greet him. under president trump, the palestinian authorities broke off ties with the us, saying its middle east peace plan was biased towards israel. the biden administration had been trying to build relations and reverse the aid cuts. he has restated his backing for the creation of a palestinian state to end the long—running conflict with israel. but he has said that this is not feasible, certainly, in the near future. so, we can expect that his meeting with the palestinian president, mahmoud avast, in bethlehem, any minute now, it is likely to be strained. we will give you more on that as it happens. sri lanka has sworn in its new acting president, ranil wickremesinghe. it comes after gotabaya rajapaksa fled sri lanka earlier this week and is now in singapore. demonstrators poured onto the streets of the capital colombo in defiance of a curfew to celebrate the

president's departure. it follows months of unrest over sri lanka's crippling economic problems. the bbc�*s anbarasan ethirajan joins has this update from the capital colombo. the government lifted the curfew at 5am in the western province that also includes the capital, colombo. and that means people are coming out and buying stuff. we can see more vehicles on the road, although because of the fuel shortage not many people are travelling. but sri lankans woke up to the reality that mr gotabaya rajapaksa officially will not be in charge of the country any more because the speaker of parliament, he accepted the resignation after verifying the document which came from singapore, where mr rajapaksa is at the moment. he had a brief stopover in the maldives. he fled the country after huge crowds stormed his official residence just over there, and that triggered a chain of events. now, prime minister ranil wickremesinghe has become the acting president, and parliament will be convening on saturday to discuss the procedure

of choosing a new president. and within the next seven days, the mps will choose the next president of sri lanka. 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. let's go back to bethlehem in the occupied west bank. the motorcade is arriving of presidentjoe biden, on the third day of his visit to the country. he is due to meet any moment now with the palestinian leader, mahmoud avast. he isjust

pulling up there, the presidential compound. the first meeting between the two since he became president. it is said that the meeting is probably likely to be strained. president biden's predecessor, president biden's predecessor, president trump, the palestinian authority broke off ties with the us, saying that its middle east peace plan was biased towards israel. the biden administration has been trying to rebuild relations and is reversing aid cuts. the president only yesterday restated his backing for the creation of a palestinian state to end the long—running conflict with israel. but he did say it is not feasible in the near future. we also know that there will probably be tensions after new arab countries recognised israel in recent years, and the us is pressing for other countries to follow. at the palestinians very much see that as a betrayal of their cause, and there have been protests in the west

bank and gaza against president biden's visit. you can see president biden's visit. you can see president biden in the beast, the vehicle he travelled in, with a lot of security, understandably, around. we will wait to see if he leaves the vehicle and says anything. let's see if we can listen in. this morning, the president has already visited the president has already visited the eastjerusalem hospital network, and he is now here at the presidential compound, due to meet president mahmoud avast. the president mahmoud avast. the president and president of —— mahmoud abbas will visit the church of the nativity. he will travel to jeddah, saudi arabia, he will be the first president of america to travel directly from israel to saudi arabia. that will no doubt be a

difficult visit, given president biden's outspoken criticism of the murder ofjamal khashoggi, several murder of jamal khashoggi, several years murder ofjamal khashoggi, several years ago. first of all, he needs to get through this meeting with president mahmoud abbas. yesterday, president mahmoud abbas. yesterday, president biden held a news conference with the prime minister to discuss their new security cooperation. here he is, president abbas, meeting with president biden. let's listen in and see if there is any sound, any comments. he isjust leaving the vehicle right now. let's just wait for that official meeting to see if we can hear any sound. as i was saying, that meeting

yesterday, that statement with the prime minister, and president biden, reiterating america's long—standing support for israel. let's look at the handshake. let's see if there are any comments. unlucky for us, we can't hear anything. but certainly a warm greeting. no doubt they will go for those official talks. they are going to hold a news conference later, so we will bring that to you as well, to hear more about what they have to say. russia's invasion of ukraine has sent the price of wheat soaring and sparked a global food crisis. as harvest time approaches, exclusive analysis shared

with the bbc suggests that a bumper global crop is unlikely, dashing hopes of a significant fall in prices. 0ur population correspondent stephanie hegarty reports. more than a third of the planet rely on this golden crop to survive. but here in france the wheat is struggling. it's black. working with two companies that analyse data on crop health, the bbc has found that some of the world's main wheat producers have been affected by bad weather. in france, one of the world's top exporters, yields could be down 5%. on his farm, three hours south—east of paris, sebastien neveux is feeling the pinch.

in the us, another major exporter, analysis by earthdaily analytics found the drought in spring means yields could be 7% to 8% lower than the five year average. heatwaves in india mean the crop there could be a% lower than the average. in canada, though, another major exporter, which had a very bad crop last year, things are looking better. yields will be over the five year average. all of this means, while we won't see major wheat shortages, prices will continue to be high. here in france, the weather has been really unpredictable for wheat for the past few years. last year, there was too much rain.

and then this year it was dry, especially in april and may, when wheat really needs moisture to pull minerals from the ground. and then injune there was heavy rain and hailstones. and these unpredictable patterns are playing out across the world. but there is one place where the weather for wheat is looking especially good. russia is the world's largest wheat exporter and could see a bumper crop this year. but that might not help the rest of the world if the war disrupts exports. when it comes to the global wheat crop what is it that fao are most concerned about? for the 62 most vulnerable countries, we are talking of $2a.5 billion in increasing theirfood import bill. very few countries control the majority of the exports. if something happens to any of these countries, because of an extreme weather condition, it will immediately have an impact in the world exports and immediately have an impact in the prices.

the major problem for us is next year. because if the war continues, then we will have a reduction in the exports of ukraine and the russian federation. and that is when we were really talking of a huge food crisis. the war in ukraine exposed just how vulnerable our global food system is to shocks. and the greatest of these will be climate change. farmers like sebastien neveux have no choice but to adapt. stephanie hegarty, bbc news, in rural france. let's ta ke let's take you back now to the west bank, bethlehem, the occupied west bank, bethlehem, the occupied west bank, where president biden arrived just a few moments ago to meet with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas. president biden has committed another £100 billion to support palestinian hospitals. —— 100 million. he arrived before going

to the presidential compound. it is expected to these talks could be difficult, because under president trump the palestinian authority broke ties with the us, saying its middle east peace plan was biased towards israel. the biden administration has been trying to rebuild relations, reversing aid cuts and committing $100 million to support palestinian hospitals. the president has also restated his backing for the creation of a palestinian state, the long—running conflict with israel. but he said it is not feasible in the near future. after this official greeting, they are to hold private talks, then a news conference afterwards. we will bring you more when that happens. 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 a blind eye to wrongdoing, and sexual abuse. it's about a culture of fear. sexual abuse, exploitation and harassment in the un happens in headquarters. it happens monday to friday. lwhistle—blowers are often presented| as somehow hating the un altogether and wanting it to be disbanded. nothing could be further from the truth, we just i want it to be better. since the documentary aired, more people have come forward making allegations,

including there being a boys club at the top of the organisation and staff being penalised for complaining. now, the un says it is making changes and has achieved parity between men and women in leadership roles. can you say that at the moment your organisation is dealing with a cultural problem? what i can tell you is that we are looking at the problem of male dominated culture head—on. antonio guterres has done everything he can, in his power, to try to change the culture in the un. it is not a finished project, it is a project that is continually being improved. but he strongly refuted claims that staff were punished for making complaints. people are not punished for speaking out and complaining. 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 protected, whether it is by strengthening the whistle—blower policy, improving our ability to investigate accusations of sexual harassment. but some 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. sima kotecha, bbc news. it was a lucky escape for one baby elephant after it was rescued from the manhole in central thailand. the calf fell into the drainage trough on the outskirts of a golf course in nakhon nayok province.

the worried mother, who refused to leave the infant, had to be sedated to allow the operation to proceed. the calf was eventually reunited with its mother and the pair have safely returned to the jungle. a happy story there. is it happy on the weather front? it depends on your point of view. todayit it depends on your point of view. today it is mixed, but we are looking at increasing likelihood that we will break the uk temperature record early next week, a spell of exceptional heat coming our way. where is the heat at the moment? it is across spain, portugal and southern france. you can see by the red colours here, the indication where the temperatures are significantly above normal. the searing heat pushes across parts of france and then towards our shores. just how hot will it get? it is looking like not only could we break the national record, local records could also tumble and there is a smaller chance, but still a chance, we could see a0 celsius as we go

through monday and tuesday. that means that there could be some issues around the met office issuing an extreme heat warning for parts of england and wales especially. health impacts are likely, especially in the vulnerable, but not exclusively. likely to be travel disruption, especially with rail services facing restrictions and potential force and power issues as well. more details on the warnings available on the bbc weather website. with that in mind, today but we feel is 1 million miles away for some of you. part of scotland, northern england, outbreaks of rain and drizzle continuing. 0n the cool site for one or two. continuing. 0n the cool site for one ortwo. it continuing. 0n the cool site for one or two. it will brighten up. still some cloud. western areas of scotland and northern ireland, much more sunshine around. sunniest of all parts of south—west eglin and wales. temperatures, even though it is fresher out there, in the mid to high 20s across parts of southern england. most are around the high teens and low 20s. finishing the day with some showers in the east, they will fade away. cloud and outbreaks of rain in the north—west of

scotland as we go through the night. most places will be clear. temperatures in the cities, nine or 1a, in ruralareas, single temperatures in the cities, nine or 1a, in rural areas, single figures, a comfortable starter saturday. the biggest exception for the sunshine is the far north of scotland with cloud and outbreaks of rain. we will see some cloud bringing a chance of isolated showers towards the south west later on. under sunny conditions in light wind, here is where we start to see temperatures climbing up into the mid or high 20s in england and wales, a few degrees higherfor in england and wales, a few degrees higher for scotland in england and wales, a few degrees higherfor scotland and in england and wales, a few degrees higher for scotland and northern ireland compared with today. through the night and into sunday, we will see a future i was drifting away northwards. 0ne aa around on sunday in scotland. breaking through the cloud will be the sunshine. lots of sunshine elsewhere. by this stage, temperatures more widely back into the 30s across england and wales. high 20s in england and northern ireland, low 20s in parts of scotland. monday and tuesday the temperatures will soar. they could get to 30 degrees in scotland and northern ireland. a0 degrees across the south—east. either way, northern ireland. a0 degrees across

the south—east. eitherway, big impacts before we see the south—east. either way, big impacts before we see things the south—east. eitherway, big impacts before we see things change later on tuesday into wednesday. cloud, for some it will be heavy and thundery, notice the drop in temperature for the rest of the week.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. europe continues to struggle with rising temperatures — hundreds evacuate from their homes in spain as wildfires spread. as more train strikes are announced, the head of one of the uk's biggest unions calls for workers to be given fair pay that reflects soaring inflation. the companies that we're talking about that are taking us to the wire are making profits. and those companies now need to make sure that workers get a piece of the pie. i don't think that's a... i don't think that's militant. suella braverman becomes the latest conservative leadership candidate to be eliminated — leaving five remaining in the race. russian missiles have struck civilian buildings in central ukraine, killing at least 23 people including four—year—old liza dmitrieva uk mps urge the government to apologise to thousands of women

who were forced to give up babies for adoption between the 1950s and