this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. fires continue to burn out of control — as parts of france, portugal and spain endure record breaking temperatures. thousands of people are evacuated from their homes. the uk government will host an emergency cobra meeting later today after the first national heatwave emergency was declared in the uk. the race for conservative party leader — and next prime minister continues as the five remaining candidates battle it out in the first tv debate. president biden tells mohammed bin salman — saudi arabia's crown prince, that he holds him personally responsible for the murder of the dissidentjournalistjamal khashoggi. politicians in sri lanka begin the process of choosing a new president, after mass protests drove ex—president rajapaksa

to resign and flee the country. and an unprecedented win — ireland make history with their first—ever series win in new zealand. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. temperatures are soaring across continental europe with wildfires burning in parts of france, spain and portugal. strong winds and tinder—dry conditions are fuelling the flames. more than 300 people are known now to have died in spain and portugal due to the high temperatures. more than 12,000 people have been evacuated so far in france's gironde region as fires

continue to burn out of control. in southern spain, near the costa del sol, about 2,300 people had to flee a wildfire spreading in the mijas hills. and it comes as a national emergency has been declared in the uk after a red extreme heat warning was issued for the first time , as temperatures could hit a0 degrees celsius. mark lobel has our first report. it's still sweltering in south—western europe where wildfires have come sooner, more intense, frequent and longer lasting. 900 firefighters are still cycling around ten fires across portugal, one firefighter killed as his plane crashed as he was putting out flames in this region. it hit a july record reaching 47 celsius on thursday before dropping slightly on friday.

translation: this got a bit worse i this morning because the wind change and started coming in this direction and thankfully the wind is now pushing it that way. if it has continued this way, it would have burnt everything. in western spain, thousands of hectares of forest have burnt as firefighters and the emergency services try to bring the blaze under control. in the southern province of malaga, 15 airborne units battled a wildfire on friday as the six—day heatwave continues. it's a worrying time for hundreds of evacuees here. police drove up and down the road with their sirens on and everyone was told to leave, just leave. no instructions, where to go, leave. you have worked all your life to buy a nice house in the south of spain and then the fire can take all of it _ in south—west france, thousands of people have been evacuated from campsite near the tallest sand dune in europe close to a military base.

a restaurant and houses reduced to ashes. on monday, hot air will sweep from europe to southern england, and wales. temperatures could reach a0 celsius. that should be a 100—300 year i went and we presume it could be by 2100. we predict it could be one in 50 in years. it's about the emissions path we choose as a species. is climate change fears mount, experts predict temperatures will keep rising unless the cuts are made to emissions. meanwhile, the uk government is working closely with the health service as the country prepares for disruption to its transport system, schools and workplaces. as mark reported — preparations are taking place in the uk to deal with the potential

health effects caused by the extreme heat. the british government will meet this afternoon in an emergency cobra session — which is a high—level ministerial meeting — to discuss the heatwave. here's graham satchell. temperatures in the coming days will be brutal. monday could be the hottest day in british history. seven�*s gone home, do you want to go into cubicle seven? harrogate hospital in north yorkshire — a national emergency has been declared. the red extreme heat warning means there is a risk to life. health chiefs fear the nhs could be overwhelmed. i am worried that we're going to have a surge in attendances over this weekend and into next week, and it's going to put enormous pressure on notjust the emergency department but the system as a whole, both gps, communities, and well into the hospital as well. the whole system is going to become under pressure. at this care home in warwickshire, they are doing all they can to keep residents safe. bill is 81, the former mayor of stratford. each drink he takes is recorded on a hand—held device, meaning hydration levels

are constantly monitored. the weather out there is terrible, absolutely terrible. as far as i am concerned, it is something that we have got to be careful of. a fire in a barn in essex, the tinder—dry conditions and extreme temperatures means there's been an increase in fire service call—outs. the conditions for firefighters — a real challenge. unfortunately, i have my shirt and my trousers on underneath as well so it's incredibly hot, but we do is we make sure we can do everything we can to make sure our crews are supported, that we have plenty of bottled water on the incident ground, and it's just about sort hydrating and standing in the shade were possible. there will be considerable disruption in the coming days. some schools may close early on monday and tuesday, sports events like horse race meetings have been cancelled and road and rail travel affected. in some parts of the country, train tracks have been painted white

to deflect the heat. potentially we're looking at track temperatures in excess of 50 degrees and that will cause potential rail buckling. beach—goers in dorset yesterday, some sheltering under umbrellas, others applying plenty of sunscreen. everyone concerned about what's to come. how are we going to sleep? laughs. with an element of dread really, it'll be so warm. obviously, it is nice to have nice weather, but that's a bit too warm for us. i am a little bit concerned but i'm determined i will be sitting outside but in a very, very sheltered spot. she said can't wait to put her bikini on, she said, yeah, keen to get down in there. in aberavon in south wales, margarita and ira are taking the sea breeze. they have some good advice for keeping cool. the ladies make sure that we have plenty of water and know why we are drinking it — not to get dehydrated. and they keep everything as cool as they can.

we don't go anywhere without our hat or our sun barrier on. extreme temperatures on the way. we are all being advised to take care. graham satchell, bbc news. the five contenders vying to be the next leader of the conservative party — and british prime minister — took questions on trust and the economy in the first of several televised debates. the candidates were asked a range of questions from a studio audience, covering the nhs, whether borisjohnson was honest, and how they would deal with the cost of living. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth assesses the debate. applause. the stage was set, the candidates poised to pitch. in a matter of weeks, one of these five will be prime minister. first up, the question of trust.

each said they could be trusted in government, but they were asked is boris honest? sometimes. there have been some really severe issues, and i think that he has paid a price for that. i tried to give him the benefit of the doubt for as long - as possible, and ultimately, i reached the conclusion- that i could not, andl that's why i resigned. he himself has said that some of the statements issued were not 100% accurate, so i take that at face value. tom tugendhat, is boris johnson an honest man? applause. that was the first applause of the evening. then, there was disagreement over who had taken what position on transgender rights when they were in government. i have never been in favour of self id. i would have made the system much better, but i would not have divorced it from healthcare. i did not work with penny, but my understanding was that the previous minister who had done the role had wanted self id. and that was something that i reversed with liz. so, who is right? i'm not going to go| around criticising... tell the truth, liz.

other candidates in this race. tell the truth, liz. what i will be clear. about is that i started in the women and equalities job. there was a plan to move forward on self id. - exactly. which she said she had changed. then real divisions exposed over the economy, in particular where tax rises introduced by the government should be reversed. we need to help people now, and that is why. if i was elected as prime minister, i would immediately reverse - the national insurance increases, which i called out in cabinet. - i was opposed to them in cabinet. i would also remove . the green energy levy. so, i don't think the responsible thing to do right now its launching to some unfunded spree of burrowing and more debt. that willjust make inflation worse. it will make the problem longer. the former chancellor seemed happy to take on his colleagues. liz, we have to be honest. lam being honest. we have to be honest.

borrowing your way out of inflation is not a plan. it's a fairy tale. i think it is wrong to put| taxes up because that is what we are talking about. he found himself defending his own policy. i was the only one who did not vote for the national insurance and now it seems everyone agrees with me. applause. i did a difficult thing to make sure that the nhs got the money needed, and you voted against it, and that's the reality. to be fair to you, rishi. what we did is we had a long conversation about it, and you set out your position, and i asked why on earth this was going to be necessary, and you told me because the boss wanted it. now, the reality is... applause. this was a tussle for economic credibility. i have done two things. one is raising income thresholds in line with inflation. but also, yes, i have said that i will halve vat on fuel at the pump. the best way to help everyone, the best way to make sure

that they have money in their pocket is to get a grip on inflation, and that should be everybody's priority. because that is the thing that's going to a road eve ryone's living standards. two things, rishi, that you haven't realised, is i know you know people are going to need more help this autumn, but actually people need help now. tax cuts are there to let people keep more of their own moneyl so that they can deal with inflation and cost of living issues. - that is why we do it. it's not so we can. cut public services. and there are other ways to do both. this was a pitch notjust to party but to country. as an engineer, i know how to strip things down and get them to work, | and with me as your prime minister, we will have the change _ for the better. we are seeing division and disunity, and we can pull people together. i'm not the traditional offer. i'm not the legacy candidate. but the choice at this election is who can be trusted to grip this moment and get things done. now is not the time for a continuity of our current economic policy. - applause. time is up. the question, of course, who is going to win? alex forsyth, bbc news.

a short time ago, i spoke to our political correspondent tony bonsignore, who gave us more information on last night's debate and also what's to come. i don't think there are any howlers from any of the candidates, but i know many were hoping this would be the break—out moment, you think particularly of penny morgan, tom tugendhat, i don't think we achieved that. in terms of assessing, i think rishi sunak had a pretty solid performance, given he had a couple of difficult days and a couple of interviews he had done where he had difficult questions answered about his relationship with borisjohnson. he came across pretty solidly last night and got across his message which was, this is a time now for experience, penny morden, i don't

think she particularly built on that. it is all to play for. how much you _ that. it is all to play for. how much you think _ that. it is all to play for. how much you think there - that. it is all to play for. how much you think there will. that. it is all to play for. how much you think there will be | much you think there will be reworking and recalibrating the message and brushing up on presentation skills? i message and brushing up on presentation skills?- message and brushing up on presentation skills? i think the latter. presentation skills? i think the latter- we _ presentation skills? i think the latter. we are _ presentation skills? i think the latter. we are right _ presentation skills? i think the latter. we are right at - presentation skills? i think the latter. we are right at the - presentation skills? i think the - latter. we are right at the business end of this now. tomorrow we will have the morning political programmes between candidates and another debate tomorrow evening. that gives them time to come up with new policy is a new ideological twists, but it is now about presentation and that is something that they want to think about. it properly wasn't liz truss's strongest performance. it will be about reaching out to mps and party members. 48 hours in a bit more, mps will be voting again. monday night, another one at least will have gone. a short time ago, one of the

candidates... a short time ago — one of the leadership candidates kemi badenoch has said she is hopeful about her chances and thought the debate last night went well... i'v e i've never done a televised debate before and i think it went well. find before and i think it went well. and ou think before and i think it went well. and you think it — before and i think it went well. and you think it would have helped you win? , good you think it would have helped you win? yes. good morning. you think it would have helped you win?- good morning.- win? yes. good morning. good morning- _ win? yes. good morning. good morning- how _ win? yes. good morning. good morning. how do _ win? yes. good morning. good morning. how do you _ win? yes. good morning. good morning. how do you think... | president biden is meeting gulf leaders today from six nations as he continues his historic trip to the middle east. he's already held talks with saudi prince salman. the white house says the murder of the saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi, was raised during the discussions. the cia concluded that the crown prince had approved the killing — something the saudi state has vehmently denied. 0ur middle east correspondent, anna foster, is injeddah. she says mr biden�*s meeting with the crown prince, did involve a change in policy. he said he wouldn't meet crown prince mohammed bin salman.

even four weeks ago, he said that he was only coming here for the summit of the gulf cooperation council. and yet we saw that meeting yesterday between the two leaders. rememberjoe biden, from his time on the election campaign trail, had talked about saudi arabia as a pariah because of the killing of jamal khashoggi, the journalist who was brutally murdered in the consulate in istanbul back in 2018. he, in the first weeks of his presidency, refused to communicate with saudi arabia, in that time where they normally do a round of talks and introductions with different world leaders. and this was something that i raised in the early hours of the morning when i sat down and interviewed saudi arabia's foreign minister, adel bin ahmed al—jubeir. and i asked him about notjust that pariah comment — what he thought of it — but why he thoughtjoe biden had changed his mind and decided to come here and have that meeting. what happens in a political campaign generally doesn't survive the reality of being in office, because in office you have access to information, you have access to advisers, you have access to intelligence,

and you are governing and conducting the affairs of government. president trump said things about saudi arabia during the campaign, but then when he was in office, we had a great relationship with him. so what happens in campaigns is what i call happens during the silly season. many of his critics would have preferred that he didn't come here and have this meeting in the first place. he's been forced to justify it repeatedly. he said that he wanted to raise human rights issues, that stability in the middle east and america's part in that is important. because, don't forget, countries like russia and china are eyeing this part of the world and trying to build their own influence here. so he spent time saying why he needed to do this. but i think the optics of this trip, the photo that we saw last night ofjoe biden and crown prince mohammed bin salman fist—bumping in the royal palace, that will do very little to try and quell some of the criticism that he's received. i think for him what would be seen

as a win now from this trip, particularly to saudi arabia, is if he can try and get some concessions on oil, and he'll be pursuing that today at the gulf cooperation council summit. listen now to a bit of president biden�*s speech in the middle east. between the united states, between the us partners wherever possible. we respect the countries independent choices. immigration and —— innovation and connection. how many years of team trying to connect electricity to the gcse grades? i have been briefed on it in 2016 when i was vice president of the united states. i said,

i was vice president of the united states. isaid, let's i was vice president of the united states. i said, let's get it done. today, finally, after years of false starts and failed efforts, thanks to the efforts of so many around the tables, it is done. so many projects linking the region and this new trade deal with the neighbours, investments in egypt and jordan. building connections, we will all see the benefits for our people's and we will grow. first, the united states will always hold high the human rights and values in the charter. foundationalfreedoms are charter. foundational freedoms are foundational to charter. foundationalfreedoms are foundational to who we are as americans. it is our dna. it is also because we know that the future will because we know that the future will be won by the countries that unleash the full potential of their populations. equal rights and continuing to build economies and societies are more modern and

capable militaries. where citizens can question and criticise their leaders without fear of reprisal. i have plenty of criticism over the years. it is not fun, but the ability to speak openly and exchange ideas freely is what unlocks innovation. accountable institutions that are free from corruption and act transparently, respect the way they are are the best way to deliver growth and respond to people's needs and i believe servejustice. no country gets it right all the time, even most of the time, including the united states. but our people are our strength. countries with the confidence to learn from their mistakes grow stronger. so let me conclude by summing all of this up in one sentence. the united states is invested in building a positive future in the region, a partnership of all of you and the united states

is not going anywhere. this is a table full of problem solvers. there is a lot of good we can do if we do it together. thank you again for inviting me to the summit today and thank you for the many years of partnership between your countries in the united states. god protect our troops. thank you. applause president biden talk about partnership as well as human rights as he addresses that meeting of leaders from six gulf nations as part of his trip to the middle east. now let's get more on our top story. let's more on our top story — the extreme weather affecting tens of millions across england and europe. the heat will mean many will be near open bodies of water — to cool off — and authorities are warning people to make sure they're taking to the water safely.

let's speak to abigail tweed — who's a lifeguard in arundel — that's a town in southern england. thank you forjoining us. how are you and your colleagues going to manage that?— manage that? there are a lot of --eole manage that? there are a lot of peeple who _ manage that? there are a lot of peeple who are _ manage that? there are a lot of people who are ready _ manage that? there are a lot of people who are ready and - manage that? there are a lot of people who are ready and it - manage that? there are a lot of people who are ready and it hasj manage that? there are a lot of- people who are ready and it has been busy for the last week. we have things ready for all the customers and us. we start by having lots of rotations around the pool to make sure that we are keeping a watchful eye on everyone, make sure we are not getting bored or too hot. we have lots of sun cream, water, sun hats, sunglasses with uv protection and lots of breaks. we are saying to the customers, lots of shade, parasols, cool drinks and ice creams for everyone. the ice cream sales have been going up this week. whether you are in a controlled environment like a lie day or you are trying to swim in a lake or

river, the combination of water and intense heat and sunshine, it is not a good combination, is it? i intense heat and sunshine, it is not a good combination, is it?- a good combination, is it? i think a lot of peeple _ a good combination, is it? i think a lot of people have _ a good combination, is it? i think a lot of people have sunstroke - a good combination, is it? i think a lot of people have sunstroke this i lot of people have sunstroke this week. it's important to have lots of shade. keep drinking water. stay in if you can. it is definitely going to be a hot one.— if you can. it is definitely going to be a hot one. tragically, we have seen alongside _ to be a hot one. tragically, we have seen alongside periods _ to be a hot one. tragically, we have seen alongside periods of— to be a hot one. tragically, we have seen alongside periods of very - to be a hot one. tragically, we have seen alongside periods of very hot i seen alongside periods of very hot weather, although not as hot as we are expecting over the next few days, news of people dying when they've been swimming in lakes or rivers and so on. it's one is going to swim in that environment to cool off, what is your advice? i to swim in that environment to cool off, what is your advice?— off, what is your advice? i think it is definitely _ off, what is your advice? i think it is definitely a _ off, what is your advice? i think it is definitely a lot _ off, what is your advice? i think it is definitely a lot more _ off, what is your advice? i think it is definitely a lot more dangerous to swim in open bodies of water such as the sea, rivers and lakes. 0ur as the sea, rivers and lakes. our advice is don't go out of your depth unless you are a strong swimmer, make sure you are aware of tide times. rivers are very tidal, that goes for paddle boarders as well as

swimmers and kayakers. another key thing is making sure you're entering safely, not diving unless you know you are deep enough and always telling someone if you're going in the water as well. another good thing to do is bring a dry bags even keep your phones, valuables and with you. so you have someone to contact if you are in danger. i get you. so you have someone to contact if you are in danger.— if you are in danger. i get people are really. _ if you are in danger. i get people are really, really— if you are in danger. i get people are really, really hot _ if you are in danger. i get people are really, really hot if— if you are in danger. i get people are really, really hot if they - if you are in danger. i get people are really, really hot if they will. are really, really hot if they will be in these these temperatures, the temptation is to get the normal rules and get in the water and cool off. ., , ., ., ., off. no, definitely. you have to think about _ off. no, definitely. you have to think about safety _ off. no, definitely. you have to think about safety first, - off. no, definitely. you have to think about safety first, always | think about safety first, always make sure you can touch the ground if you're not a strong swimmer, make sure you are with people. advise if you are in a river, sea or lake, make sure you are around people are not going deeper. yes.— not going deeper. yes. thank you very much — not going deeper. yes. thank you very much for— not going deeper. yes. thank you very much for that _ not going deeper. yes. thank you very much for that advice - not going deeper. yes. thank you very much for that advice a - not going deeper. yes. thank you very much for that advice a good l very much for that advice a good look over the next few days because you will be very busy. abigail tweed, a lifeguard joining us at bbc

news. a series of russian missile strikes in ukraine has hit the country's leading space rocket and satellite factory. that's according to the mayor of dnipro. air raid sirens have sounded across kyiv too as russia intensified its long—range bombardment of ukrainian cities. 0ur correspondentjoe inwood, in kyiv, has been giving us the very latest. we have had sirens going off across the country, including the capital in the last 24 hours, but it was dnipro where they have landed. this yuzhmash factory was one of the most advanced rocket and satellite manufacturers in the soviet union. it's a very famous facility here and produced recently ukraine's first satellite to go to space for years. the satellite that they launched was launched on one of elon musk�*s rockets so it does have a connection with elon musk, the world richest man, who's been involved with this,

giving some of his satellite technology to the ukrainians or allowing them to use it. there were four missiles shot down over dnipro through and they hit this facility. joe inwood, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. very important to pay attention. hello there. the threat of some unprecedented heat has been dominating the weather story in recent days. we do have our first—ever extreme heat warning, that was published by the met office to cover parts of england during monday and tuesday. it's a fairly extensive area as well that is at risk of seeing, potentially, temperatures up to 40 degrees, stretching from london all the way up towards manchester and leeds. on top of that, we have an amber extreme heat warning for the whole of england, wales and also parts of southern scotland as well. now, it does look likely that that heat is going to continue to push up from europe.

now, in western europe, we've seen temperatures way above the average for the time of year. in spain and portugal, we've seen temperatures peaking in the mid—forties, and that is going to push its way a little bit further north across the uk monday into tuesday. for the here and now, however, we've got some cloud around across scotland and northern ireland, and this cloud will be thick enough for some light patchy rain to the northwest of the great glen and parts of northern ireland as we go through the day today. elsewhere it's dry, settled and sunny, and so those temperatures are going to start to climb through the afternoon. not quite as warm further north and west with the cloud, perhaps temperatures generally around the high teens. but elsewhere, we could see temperatures peaking into the high twenties. now, as we move through saturday night into the early hours of sunday morning, we keep those clear skies across england and wales. those weather fronts continue to drift their way steadily eastwards. and so that does mean that first thing in the morning, we'll have some rain to clear away through eastern scotland

and also to the north east of the pennines as well. so a rather grey, gloomy start here, but eventually brightening up into the afternoon. and elsewhere, it's all about the dry, settled and increasing heat that we are likely to experience. some places could see temperatures into the low 30s, that's into the 90s in terms of fahrenheit. it's monday when the extreme heat really threatens, though. the potential to have a significant impact on our infrastructure and our lifestyles, with temperatures at around 40 degrees. tuesday will be another very hot day. increasingly humid as well, but that could trigger some thundery breakdown on wednesday. and once that happens, it will be a little fresher.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines: fires continue to burn out of control as parts of france, portugal and spain endure record breaking temperatures. thousands of people are evacuated from their homes. the uk government will host an emergency cobra meeting later today after the first national heatwave emergency was declared in the uk. the race for conservative party leader — and next prime minister — continues as the five remaining candidates battle it out in the first tv debate. president biden tells mohammed bin salman — saudi arabia's crown prince — that he holds him personally responsible for the murder of the dissidentjournalistjamal khashoggi.

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