the argument that his royal highness the crown prince authorised this is ridiculous, or that he knew about this is ridiculous. did george bush organise or know about what happened in abu ghraib? of course not. it was a mistake committed by people who either did it intentionally or exceeded their authority. what did the us government do? exactly what we did. they investigated, they punished and they put in place mechanisms to ensure this does not happen again. and so the argument that we did this, that saudi arabia is guilty as a country or government or as a leadership, to me is ridiculous. can you hold other governments responsible, or presidents, or heads of state, for actions that were committed by people outside the scope of their authority? of course not.

it is hot out there. here is susan powell with a look at the weather picture. hello. the uk faces the prospect of extreme heat in the days ahead. the met office has issued a red level warning for monday and tuesday, where it is anticipated rising temperatures will have impact on infrastructure and just the way we can go about our day—to—day lives. portugal and spain have experienced crippling heat through the last week, and the heat is going to be migrating northwards into france on sunday and then for the uk, monday and tuesday offers the prospect of temperatures widely at least 10 celsius above average for the time of year. overnight, we will see some rain pushing out of northern ireland into scotland and northern england, but already it is warmer than it was at the same time on saturday. 3—4 degrees at the end of the night, saturday morning, if you like, across northern england, we are looking at the mid—teens first thing sunday, the warmer air is beginning to push in. the early rain clears off into the north sea.

the sun is then beating down and those temperatures will start to soar. 32—33 celsius across england and wales, likely to be the hottest day of the year for many areas. temperatures in the mid—20s across scotland and northern ireland. but then it is monday and tuesday that we are talking about temperatures never seen before in the uk. 38.7 celsius is the highest temperature ever recorded. at the moment, it looks like somewhere in central or eastern england we will see 41 celsius on monday. where we are getting close to 40, though, into parts of northern england and wales as well, record levels of heat. scotland and northern ireland are not covered by the warning currently, but here we could see temperature records for monday and tuesday, some spots getting into the high 20s or low 30s. it stays hot overnight as well, temperatures in some areas will sit in the mid—20s for much of the night. and that is how heatstroke starts to impact the body, and i think we will see some record overnight temperatures leading us into another

record—breaking day on tuesday, potentially some records falling in scotland. you can see cooler air trying to come in from the west, but humidity will be rising. so 37 celisus, perhaps a little cooler — relative to monday — across wales, but feeling particularly unpleasant as the humidity rises before we see a band of rain sweeping in from the west, potentially some heavy rain before finally cooler conditions wednesday.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines... record—breaking temperatures are set to hit the uk next week. transport services could face "significant disruption". ministers are taking steps to ensure hospitals and ambulances are prepared, while schools are given guidance to help them remain open. on standby for the long—term forecast which of the possibility of quite a warm summer. and that is always the possibility of this kind of short episode may repeat itself.

heathrow is pushing ahead with plans to force airlines to reduce passenger numbers to help the airport cope with staff shortages. russia orders all its forces to step up operations in ukraine, as moscow's missiles strike cities right across the country. ireland make rugby union history with their first—ever series win in new zealand — more on that and the rest of the day's sport in sportsday in a few mins one of the main issues facing the nhs right now is a shortage of gps. a backlog of patients from the covid epidemic, and a struggle to recruit staff, means many surgeries are coming under increasing pressure. our reporterjamie coulson has more. i absolutely love being a gp. it is a fantasticjob but it is the most difficult i have ever known it, and the pressures on the job have just been increasing exponentially. come in, have a seat. kate mansfield is a gp in doncaster and a clinical lead for a group of practices in the town.

like elsewhere, she says they are seeing an increasing mismatch between the mounting workload and the available workforce. practices all over are trying to recruit more staff, more gps. they are employing locums whenever they can get them. but the demand has increased so significantly that even when we can manage to get extra staff or locums, it is still nowhere near enough. analysis by the nuffield trust reveals the disparities in the number of patients per gp in different areas of england. i'lljust check your blood pressure first. mark is a partner at the haxby group in scarborough. the former paramedic has trained as an advanced practitioner, which means he can deal with many of the less complicated cases that don't necessarily need a gp. in a town where doctors can be hard to recruit, he plays a vital role. in any working day, a paramedic can take away between 25 and 30 appointments from a gp's workload, and that releases the gp to have

more time to spend with more complex patients who have more complex needs. in an ideal world we i would have more gps. i think we're all increasingly aware that this is not an ideal— world so broadening that multi—professional team| is really important. but we also have to look at the type of work that is being asked - of general practice provide, - and that definitely needs a review. and i also think we need to review the resources i going into general practice. the government says it is working hard to support and grow the gp workforce, like boosting recruitment, and addressing some of the reasons why doctors leave and encouraging them to return to practice. one scheme sees doctors being offered financial incentives in places like scarborough, where it is hard to recruit. nice to meet you. as the pressures on general practice increase, so do the calls for change. now on bbc news it's

time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night — i'm chetan pathak, coming up on the programme... a monumental day for irish rugby — as they beat the all blacks to seal a famous series win in new zealand marcus smith gets england over the line in australia — forjust their second series win down under but the welsh dream of a first series win in south africa is over — as the springboks take the deciding test in cape town. also coming up in the programme... we'll be live at st andrews where rory mcilroy has a share of the lead after an eagle on the 10th in oregon, and the next day to wares are now hughes will help to reach

the 100 metre finals. welcome along, thank you forjoining us on a historic day for irish rugby. their 33—22 win in the deciding test in wellington. sealed their first ever series victory in new zealand. it's an achivement which ireland coach andy farrell reckons may never be repeated again. joe lynskey reports: on the other side of the world, ireland faced down a sport's near impossiblejob. just four away teams ever had won a series in new zealand, and the last was 1994. but in 28 years, few have come at the all blacks quite like this. ireland were notjust in front, they were dominant. 22—3 up at half—time, but the all blacks

backlash was coming. three second—half tries closed the gap to three points. but still, ireland pushed back and sensed their moment. ulster�*s rob herring just had to reach for it. he got there! eight days ago, they had never won on all black soil. now they had wrapped up a series before the whistle. for ireland, it was great to win just once. but to do this here was extraordinary. joe lynskey, bbc news. we came here with the lions, we thought it was great to get a draw. the guys that felt we should've won were criticised. so come here and do it, it is just very, very special. it is a special group, yeah, it is great to be a part of. i think this is the hardest thing you could do by a country mile in rugby, especially when you take it down to the last

game and we know that the all blacks, the history has got to come out firing, notjust to be up so much at half—time, but the most pleasing thing for me by a long stretch was the composure when they came back at us, because they always do a great win for ireland, a short while ago i got the thoughts of our rugby union correspondent chrisjones after the first test him he wouldn't have given ireland to hope going to a place they've never won a test match, they were 1—0 down. and end of a tough season, a lot of length players had experienced heartbreak at european finals. united rugby championship semifinals and you thought there is no chance i had and can turn this to her around, but they managed to do it. there was a caveat, may be, because there were plenty of red and yellow cards, but today they were just magnificent. the first high—performance going and 22-3. the first high—performance going and 22—3. one of the best a0 minutes of international rugby union you will see. some of the tribes that ireland

crafted, rugby from the gods. as for the springboard, that will be a question a lot of ireland fans will be asking. they have been here before, reached the heights of the world game, a year out from the world cup and they will be desperately hoping they are still in this position in a year and 1a months�* time. for now, i have and can enjoy a historic achievements, perhaps the greatest in the rugby history to date. i greatest in the rugby history to date. ., , ., , date. i am pleased with the leadership of _ date. i am pleased with the leadership of the _ date. i am pleased with the leadership of the team. - date. i am pleased with the i leadership of the team. really date. i am pleased with the - leadership of the team. really set the platform for a young team. again, — the platform for a young team. again, the _ the platform for a young team. again, the last 20 minutes of 15, six guys — again, the last 20 minutes of 15, six guys under ten caps. their contribution to the team has been outstanding the whole tour. we just, you know. _ outstanding the whole tour. we just, you know, we just had to fight like everything — you know, we just had to fight like everything today and we kept in there. _ everything today and we kept in there. we — everything today and we kept in there, we weren't at our best, which sometimes — there, we weren't at our best, which sometimes happens. that's rugby. and when you _ sometimes happens. that's rugby. and when you fight like that and win a game _ when you fight like that and win a game like — when you fight like that and win a game like that, it is a big achievement from the team, but, yeah. _ achievement from the team, but, yeah. att— achievement from the team, but, yeah, all the credit goes to the leadership group. not quite as historic for england,

but still impressive, only their second series win in australia, getting the job done. second series win in australia, getting thejob done. how second series win in australia, getting the job done. how important is that for england in particular in terms of morale going into the autumn? i terms of morale going into the autumn? ~ ., , ., terms of morale going into the autumn? ~ ., ~ , autumn? i think that is a key point. encland, autumn? i think that is a key point. england. speaking _ autumn? i think that is a key point. england, speaking a _ autumn? i think that is a key point. england, speaking a lot _ autumn? i think that is a key point. england, speaking a lot about - england, speaking a lot about performance, the performance is all that matters, but we chatted to freddie — that matters, but we chatted to freddie stewart from their magnificent fullback, and he said you just — magnificent fullback, and he said you just can't buy a win to me can't buy you just can't buy a win to me can't ttuy the _ you just can't buy a win to me can't buy the feeling that binds a team. in buy the feeling that binds a team. in the _ buy the feeling that binds a team. in the world cup winner said when you win _ in the world cup winner said when you win a — in the world cup winner said when you win a tight game like that can be looked — you win a tight game like that can be looked back on little moments. you took— be looked back on little moments. you look back on defensive drills, you look— you look back on defensive drills, you look back on periods of play where _ you look back on periods of play where you — you look back on periods of play where you have the opposition out, and that— where you have the opposition out, and that is— where you have the opposition out, and that is what we are all about. it's much — and that is what we are all about. it's much harder to do that after a toss _ it's much harder to do that after a loss. england weren't fantastic. they— loss. england weren't fantastic. they are — loss. england weren't fantastic. they are into one of the best teams in the _ they are into one of the best teams in the rep _ they are into one of the best teams in the rep at — they are into one of the best teams in the rep at the moment, they are 'ust in the rep at the moment, they are just struggling still to find their identity, their fluency, their strategy, but really makes them tick~ _ strategy, but really makes them tick~ but — strategy, but really makes them tick. but to win in australia is no nrean _ tick. but to win in australia is no nrean feat — tick. but to win in australia is no mean feat. it deserves a lot of credit, 6 — mean feat. it deserves a lot of credit, a breakaway driver marcus meant _ credit, a breakaway driver marcus meant making all the difference and

it's something that england really can use _ it's something that england really can use to— it's something that england really can use to springboard when they go into the _ can use to springboard when they go into the autumn series. unfortunately, not able to make it a clean sweep so far for the northern hemisphere. has beaten 30 —— 13—1a south africa, the rent champions in the end showing their strength. strength the operative word. too much _ strength the operative word. too much power from the springboks. i think— much power from the springboks. i think to _ much power from the springboks. i think to be — much power from the springboks. i think to be expected. no one really .ave think to be expected. no one really gave wales a home. most people expected — gave wales a home. most people expected this to be 3—0. wales's asking _ expected this to be 3—0. wales's asking before this store was a humbling defeat at home to italy. for a _ humbling defeat at home to italy. for a six— humbling defeat at home to italy. for a six nation wins in seven years — for a six nation wins in seven years for— for a six nation wins in seven years. forwales for a six nation wins in seven years. for wales to go to south africa _ years. for wales to go to south africa go— years. for wales to go to south africa go toe to toe with the box on the test _ africa go toe to toe with the box on the test one, and to hang in there incredibly— the test one, and to hang in there incredibly bravely, score some good tries as _ incredibly bravely, score some good tries as well in this third test in cape _ tries as well in this third test in cape town— tries as well in this third test in cape town and make the springboks reatiy _ cape town and make the springboks really sweat i think speaks wonders for the _ really sweat i think speaks wonders for the pride in the shirt, the scale — for the pride in the shirt, the scale in _ for the pride in the shirt, the scale in this welsh side. yes, they have not— scale in this welsh side. yes, they have not been at their best for the last six— have not been at their best for the last six months or so, butjust like

engtand _ last six months or so, butjust like england and especially ireland, what this tour— england and especially ireland, what this tour has done to bring the team together— this tour has done to bring the team together uncovers some new players, it could _ together uncovers some new players, it could he _ together uncovers some new players, it could be priceless going forward. scotland _ it could be priceless going forward. scotland get going in argentina at eight o�*clock. next then to open golf, where it�*s moving day and living up to that name. rory mcilroy started the day three shots off the lead, but he�*s now got a share of it. watching the third round unfold at st andrews is ben croucher (— what a few hours it�*s been there ben — all change at the top? i will tell you what, the opening here at saint andrews has seen some famous moments and some famous winners in years gone by. tiger woods, could rory mcelroy at now add his name to that is illustrious list? leading the open by one shot with three to go of his third round, what a saturday it has been for the northern irishman. the ten days where the magic happened. an eagle

from the bunker, he was pumped all right, that has given him a one—shot lead over victor haviland. his playing partner today who started alongside mcelroy on ten under par. he made four straight birdies on his front nine, i really impressive in amongst all of that as well. but the wind hasjust amongst all of that as well. but the wind has just started to pick up amongst all of that as well. but the wind hasjust started to pick up in the last 10—15 minutes or so, so there is still potential for it to blow some of these leaders off course. 50 blow some of these leaders off course. . ., . , course. so much to catch the eye toda , course. so much to catch the eye today. tommy — course. so much to catch the eye today, tommy fleetwood - course. so much to catch the eye today, tommy fleetwood had - course. so much to catch the eye today, tommy fleetwood had his course. so much to catch the eye - today, tommy fleetwood had his best round so far, but still off the pace. then shane lowry made an incredible start and had plenty of people there excited.— incredible start and had plenty of people there excited. yeah, it seems like lowry was _ people there excited. yeah, it seems like lowry was the _ people there excited. yeah, it seems like lowry was the warm _ people there excited. yeah, it seems like lowry was the warm for - people there excited. yeah, it seems like lowry was the warm for mcelroyl like lowry was the warm for mcelroy on the tenth because around the turn, the 2019 open champion made it back and the eagles. and then followed it up with a wonderful chip from the fairway on the tenth. i did

the fans here in that one. they have been treated in the far corner of that chorus. sadly slipped back to seven under, nine shots out in front. if we bring you up to speed with the latest leaderboard from saint andrews here at the home of golf, it is mcelroy out in front on 16 under par that is a shot clear of victor haviland who is chasing his first major title. the first—round leader or a shot further back. the overnight leader, cameron smith. he has struggled today. one over par still to play. trying to get their campaigns going. but it hasn�*t quite clicked for them either. it has been a fascinating day, but rory mcelroy is right in the hunt for a second to go with the one he won back in 201a. should be fascinating tomorrow. we believe it there for the time. ben crafter, thank you. now to cycling.

jonas vingegaard retained the leader�*s yellow jersey after stage 1a of the tour de france. no let up in the searing heat meant staying hydrated was critical. britain�*s luke rowe had his own method , much to the amusement of ineos team—mate tom pidcock. the finish boiled down to a gruelling climb between australia�*s michael matthews and alberto bettiol of italy, with the former eventually prevailing. and there�*s little change in the gap between top three positions, vinegaard 2 minutes and 22 seconds ahead of tadey poge—acar who�*s second, and britain�*s geraint thomas 21 seconds further back. time now for a quick look at some of the other stories making the sports news today and... there was a thrilling finish in the irish oaks at the curragh, as favourite magical lagoon held off toy at the line to get the win, adding the oaks to victory in the ribblesdale stakes at royal ascot last month. barcelona have reached an agreement with bayern munich to sign striker robert lewandowski, according to the president of the german champions. lewandowski had one year left on his contract but told bayern

he wanted to leave last month. and britain�*s elfyn evans is in second on day two of the rally estonia. the toyota driver trails team—mate and championship leader kalle rovanpera by 29 seconds after saturday�*s running. it could be a huge night for british sprinter zharnel hughes — as he aims to reach the final of the men�*s 100 metres at the world athletics championships in oregon. hughes finished second in his heat yesterday — but his olympic teammate richard kilty — who isn�*t at the championships himself because of injury — has been telling me he reckons hughes can win a medal — as long as he believes in his own ability. i think what he has learned from the past couple of championships, including delhi and the olympics exactly is that his top speed once he gets going, he is one of the best in the world. we have seen that from his second leg relay runs. he is the

best second leg relay runners in the world, and on the relay he is terrifically relaxed. his talent is incredible, and if you just stays relaxed and doesn�*t focus on his start too much, he needs to trust his top speed like he said in his interview yesterday and run people down. so i think he took a lot from the olympics and tokyo to kind of get the expectation off his shoulders and just stay in his own bubble, run his own race, trust his top speed and he can come in his own bubble, run his own race, trust his top speed and he can come and win a medal, i�*m pretty sure. i is and how hard he works. out. he is going to take that into these championships. what do you make of that field we have seen america�*s fred, that 9.79 seconds that he cocked, the fastest we�*d seen at the world championships. what is your sense of the field across the board in the 100 metres?— the field across the board in the 100 metres? , ' ' , 100 metres? fred curley 979, 'ust phenomenal. fl 100 metres? fred curley 979, 'ust phenomenal. it is i 100 metres? fred curley 979, 'ust phenomenal. it is to i 100 metres? fred curley 979, 'ust phenomenal. it is to be i 100 metres? fred curley 979, 'ust phenomenal. it is to be the h 100 metres? fred curley 979, just phenomenal. it is to be the world | phenomenal. it is to be the world record not so long ago and he looked

very strong. he keeps apprising us every single time, then on the other hand, super hungry to defend his title. incredibly consistent, i love his technique. he is so dialled in to running well. absolutely incredible. they are all going to be incredible. they are all going to be in the mix, then you got the jamaicans, you�*ve got looking absolutely incredible yesterday, he beats marceljacobs in the heat, he looked like he was hindering a little bit, looked like he was carrying a bit of an injury, but is the fastest man on the planet, he is the fastest man on the planet, he is the olympic champion, so there is a lot going on right now, and it�*s going to be very, very interesting. speaking to me a short while ago, we can nowjoin our correspondent in oregon where the action is under way. andy — aside from the 100 metres what else do we have to look forward to?

that is right. on the track at the moment, we have the heat of the men�*s hurdles, i can say that britain�*s andrew posey is safely through to the semifinals can he qualified in third place and his heat. we saw an impressive performance who set a new british record as she qualified for the final which takes place on wednesday. coming up in the next hour, the first final of the day, the women�*s 10,000 metres, a leash going in for great britain and the third fastest on paper. the final of the men�*s hammer, nick miller, going in for great britain and later on, it�*s the semifinals of the women�*s 1500 metres, laura meurer look so impressive in the heat yesterday and she will be hoping to book her place in the final which takes place on monday. taste in the final which takes place on monda . ~ ., ., in the final which takes place on monda .~ ., ., ., , .,

monday. we have also had news today that two athletes _ monday. we have also had news today that two athletes have _ monday. we have also had news today that two athletes have been _ that two athletes have been provisionally suspended, what is that in relation to?— that in relation to? that's right. this is news _ that in relation to? that's right. this is news coming _ that in relation to? that's right. this is news coming through - that in relation to? that's right. this is news coming through in | that in relation to? that's right. i this is news coming through in the last couple of hours that two athletes have been provisionally suspended. the most high—profile is the marathon runner, lawrence sharon l of kenya. he�*s being suspended after he tested positive for a prohibited substance in active competition test, that is big news because he finished fourth in the olympus last year, he was a real medal contender, as is the american a00 metre runner randolph ross who won a gold medal at the olympics. he has been accused of tampering with the dubbing process. so his hopes and a a00 metres are also over. we and a 400 metres are also over. we will leave it there. and he says, thank you. it�*s t20 blast finals day at edgbaston, where the final itself between hampshire and

lancashire is under way. hampshire won the toss and elected to bat, it didn�*t start well — captainjames vince bowled forjust five by richard gleeson. lancashire have continued to take wickets at regular intervals to stifle the hawks. hampshire at 125—7 in the 18th over. in rugby league�*s super league, castleford tigers have moved up to fifth after beating warrington wolves 35—22. the home side ran in six tries in total — four of which came before half time as the tigers led 23—0 at the break. warrington did improve after the restart with four tries of their own — but it wasn�*t enough — and warrington stay 9th in the table. there are two more matches on saturday at the women�*s european championship there�*s a crunch game in at brentfords community stadium spain will set up a quarter—final against the hosts england if they avoid defeat against denmark. the danes, currently third in group b, must beat the pre—tournament

favourites to qualify. the teams go into the game level on three points, but spain sit above denmark because of their superior goal difference. spain�*s head coach is wary of the threat that denmark pose. translation: they have many quality -la ers and translation: they have many quality players and they _ translation: they have many quality players and they are — translation: they have many quality players and they are a _ translation: they have many quality players and they are a team that - players and they are a team that controls direct play very well. they cannot stomach transitions and make combinations well. they have many facets that they can control and very potent players that can finish. they also have plays and a sensor and it is a a team with a great level. germany know that they will face austria in the quarters but will look to finish their group b campaign with a 100 percent record the eight—time tournament winners face bottom side finland in milton keynes you can follow that over on the bbc sport website. but from me and the sportsday team, that is all for now. thanks for watching. good night.

hello. the uk faces the prospect of extreme heat in the days ahead. the met office has issued a red level warning for monday and tuesday, where it is anticipated rising temperatures will have impact on infrastructure and just the way we can go about our day—to—day lives. portugal and spain have experienced crippling heat through the last week, and the heat is going to be migrating northwards into france on sunday and then for the uk, monday and tuesday offers the prospect of temperatures widely at least 10 celsius above average for the time of year. overnight, we will see some rain pushing out of northern ireland into scotland and northern england, but already it is warmer than it was at the same time on saturday. 3—a degrees at the end of the night, saturday morning, if you like, across northern england,

we are looking at the mid—teens first thing sunday, the warmer air is beginning to push in. the early rain clears off into the north sea. the sun is then beating down and those temperatures will start to soar. 32—33 celsius across england and wales, likely to be the hottest day of the year for many areas. temperatures in the mid—20s across scotland and northern ireland. but then it is monday and tuesday that we are talking about temperatures never seen before in the uk. 38.7 celsius is the highest temperature ever recorded. at the moment, it looks like somewhere in central or eastern england we will see a1 celsius on monday. where we are getting close to a0, though, into parts of northern england and wales as well, record levels of heat. scotland and northern ireland are not covered by the warning currently, but here we could see temperature records for monday and tuesday, some spots getting into the high 20s or low 30s. it stays hot overnight as well, temperatures in some areas will sit

in the mid—20s for much of the night. and that is how heatstroke starts to impact the body, and i think we will see some record overnight temperatures leading us into another record—breaking day on tuesday, potentially some records falling in scotland. you can see cooler air trying to come in from the west, but humidity will be rising. so 37 celisus, perhaps a little cooler — relative to monday — across wales, but feeling particularly unpleasant as the humidity rises before we see a band of rain sweeping in from the west, potentially some heavy rain before finally cooler conditions wednesday.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm: record—breaking temperatures are set to hit the uk next week. transport services could face significant disruption. public health experts issue guidance to take simple steps to stay safe in the extreme heat on monday and tuesday. heathrow is pushing ahead with plans to force airlines to reduce passenger numbers to help the airport cope with staff shortages. russia orders all its forces to step up operations in ukraine, as moscow�*s missiles strike cities right across the country. ireland make rugby union history with their first—ever series win in new zealand.