this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. an extreme heatwave, which has caused wildfires across large parts of europe, is predicted to get worse. record—breaking temperatures are set to hit the uk next week. transport services could face significant disruption. president biden wraps up his first middle east tour with a promise the us will remain fully engaged in the region. moscow orders all its forces to step up operations in ukraine, as russian missiles strike cities right across the country. and in sport, ireland make rugby union history with their first—ever series win in new zealand.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the heatwave in southern europe is intensifying, with wildfires forcing thousands of people to flee towns and villages. a number of people have already died and temperatures are predicted to go well above a0 celsius in parts of spain and portugal. more than 11,000 people have been forced to leave france's southwestern gironde region, from where our europe correspondent jessica parker sent us this report. planes swoop in as they try to contain the fires raging in southwestern france. more people had to be evacuated from the landiras area today as flames ripped through the forest. a second blaze closer to the coast has seen 10,000 people evacuated.

everything went so fast, and the fire, too, was big, big, big. and my friends woke me up and i was like, 0k, this is very serious, what do i take in my room? manon was working and living at a local campsite. for now, this conference centre is her home. 0thers waited for news for the chance to dash back to fetch what they left behind. we are trying to get our cat, so we are going to go to the village, escorted by police, and try to get the cat and get out. you can see the smoke billowing in the distance, and it was not like that a couple of hours ago. it means that people who are waiting here to be quickly escorted back into the village of casseuil to fetch pets that were left behind, perhaps personal belongings as well — that's been put on hold. authorities say around 10,000 hectares of land have been ravaged by the flames in the gironde region.

translation: last night, in order to maintain - there is an enormous amount of work and an enormous mobilisation of the fire brigade. with temperatures set to edge closer to a0 degrees in the coming days, people watch on and hope soon the battle against these fires can be won. here in the uk, the government has held an emergency meeting to discuss how to respond to the record temperatures expected to hit parts of the uk next week. a national emergency has already been declared, after the met office issued a red extreme heat warning for the very first time, meaning there's a risk to life. an amber warning has been announced for sunday, affecting parts of england and wales, and that extends to scotland on monday. then, the red warning will come into effect across a large part of england. 0ur correspondentjon donnison has the latest. it is without doubt weather for mr whippy, and at roundhay park in leeds,

he's been doing a roaring trade. so, yeah, it's been extremely busy. we're just working 12 hours every single day, in the heat and obviously monday and tuesday next week, itjust looks like it's going to be unbearable. here we go. keeping cool is going to be key... ..with temperatures expected to reach the high 30s and even a0 celsius. concerned about my dogs, so i'm going to get a paddling pool, try to keep her inside as much as possible, but then also i've got a mother in a nursing home so that's concerning me. so i've got a meeting today to find out what they're going to do to make sure that the residents are kept cool. doctors have warned it's notjust the vulnerable who are at risk from such extreme heat. the uk health security agency says a far more moderate heatwave last summer led to over 1,600 excess deaths. and all this comes with hospitals already under mounting pressure because of the recent surge in covid

cases and there's a particular warning from health officials today that patients shouldn't be left stuck in ambulances in sweltering temperatures while doctors wait for beds to clear inside. but speaking on a visit to the east of england ambulance trust today, the new health secretary said the government was prepared. we're putting in additional capacity, whether it's with call handlers, whether it's the number of paramedics on duty, whether it's extra capacity in 111 as well. so we're putting in that additional capacity and we're working with hospital trust leaders in terms of where we're able to increase bed capacity on the wards. at 0gmore beach, in wales, this weekend, people were topping up their tans. but by monday, in some parts of the uk, it could be 10 degrees hotter than today, and the advice is to stay out of the sun. and forecasters say all this is something we're going to have to get used to.

scientists believe now that we are going to see more extreme heat and potentially for a longer period of time. we're10% more likely now to see extreme heat as a result of climate change and man—made influence. so, the next few days could see records broken and britain's weather move into uncharted waters. but climate scientists say extreme temperatures in the summer are already becoming the new normal. the us presidentjoe biden has wrapped up his first presidential visit to the middle east. just before leaving saudi arabia, he met gulf leaders at a summit injeddah, where he spoke of the value of cooperation on severalfronts, including security and energy supplies. the united states is going to remain an active, engaged partner in the middle east. as the world grows more competitive and the challenges we face more complex, it is only becoming clear to me how

closely interwoven america's interests are with the successes in the middle east. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster has been speaking to the saudi minister of state for foreign affairs. she began by asking him about critical comments president biden had made about the saudi regime in the past. what happens in the 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. but disagreement with the regime, dissent is still frowned upon and ultimately punished.

so when will that change? i think we can have a discussion about this and an argument about this, because i think that what you may call a dissident we call a terrorist, what you may call somebody expressing their opinion, which is incitement. when somebody gives money to a group that murders people, is that expressing their opinion or is this funding murder? but they're presented outside saudi arabia as if they're activists or as if they are moderates wanting to express their opinion, when, from our perspective, they're either inciting people to commit murder, or they're funding murder, or they're actively working to destabilise the kingdom of saudi arabia. for many people, when they think of saudi arabia, they think ofjamal khashoggi and they think of the way that he was lured into the saudi consulate in istanbul, suffocated, his body was dismembered with a bone saw,

his body has never been found. which of those crimes that you listed there did he commit to be murdered in such a way which the cia concluded had been approved by the crown prince? the argument that his royal highness the crown prince authorised this is ridiculous or that he knew about this is ridiculous. did george bush authorise 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 that this doesn't happen again. and so the argument that we did this, that saudi arabia is guilty as a country or as a 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? thanks to anna. so, there was the issue of human rights. also, of course, there was also the issue of oil with prices rising in the us. mark finley is an energy expert with rice university's baker institute. he joins us from washington. very good to have you with us. perhaps you can talk our viewers through a little bit about why it's so important for the us to have access to saudi oil or indeed that of the gulf states?— of the gulf states? thanks for havin: of the gulf states? thanks for having me- — of the gulf states? thanks for having me. of— of the gulf states? thanks for having me. of the _ of the gulf states? thanks for having me. of the honest - of the gulf states? thanks for . having me. of the honest answer of the gulf states? thanks for - having me. of the honest answer is that the united states as part of a global marketplace and whatever happens anywhere drives up prices at the pump here. and so, even though the pump here. and so, even though the united states is roughly self—sufficient in terms of the amount of oil it produces and consumes, it's also by far the biggest trader of oil, both crude

oil and products that it gets made into, like petrol and diesel fuel. that's partly because the complexity of the modern oil industry and also because of the continental scale of the marketplace here. i because of the continental scale of the marketplace here.— because of the continental scale of the marketplace here. i was speaking to a congressman _ the marketplace here. i was speaking to a congressman yesterday - the marketplace here. i was speaking to a congressman yesterday he - the marketplace here. i was speaking to a congressman yesterday he was l to a congressman yesterday he was saying that the us often has to speak to people, deal with people, work with people that they may have reservations with on other issues, for example human rights. if mr biden goes forward with these talks, candy really make a difference to the prices of oil, for example, for everyday americans, or do we see any willingness for them to do that? we willingness for them to do that? we will see willingness for them to do that? - will see about the willingness part. the saudi state oil company claims to have the capacity to produce 12 million barrels a day and is currently producing about 11. sun, it has the capacity to produce an

additional million barrels per day locked in a global marketplace, that is close to 100 million barrels per day. extra supply could matter for prices at the pump. there is actually already an agreement between saudi arabia and other members of the so—called 0pec+ group to implement a small production increase next month but the real question will be when the group meets on august the 3rd to discuss the next steps for september and beyond. the next steps for september and be ond. ~ ., , the next steps for september and be ond.~ . , ,, beyond. what else could present in briahton beyond. what else could present in brighton due _ beyond. what else could present in brighton due to _ beyond. what else could present in brighton due to print _ beyond. what else could present in brighton due to print out _ beyond. what else could present in brighton due to print out the - beyond. what else could present in brighton due to print out the price | brighton due to print out the price of oil? at the willingness is there remains to be seen? —— what else could president biden do? remains to be seen? -- what else could president biden do? working with friends in _ could president biden do? working with friends in the _ could president biden do? working with friends in the international- with friends in the international energy agency, other big consumers in the europe, including the uk and japan, already in the process of the biggest coordinated release of strategic stocks of oil that the world has ever seen. the us by itself is releasing 1 million

barrels per day, we're and a six month period of release. us is also encouraging both us producers and refiners to invest more to try to mmp refiners to invest more to try to ramp up domestic capacity and in addition to reaching to saudi arabia, they have been pursuing a diplomatic relations with countries that are currently under sanctions like iran and venezuela. and finally, trying — so far without success endorsement to get china, which hosts the biggest fleet of refineries in the world, to open up export quotas that they have put in place for refined products like petrol and diesel fuel. �* , products like petrol and diesel fuel. 3 , , products like petrol and diesel fuel. �*, , , fuel. let's see if there is any res - ite fuel. let's see if there is any resnite for — fuel. let's see if there is any respite for americans - fuel. let's see if there is any respite for americans and i fuel. let's see if there is any - respite for americans and around the world for oil prices. thank you for joining us. russia's defence minister has ordered all forces to step up operations across ukraine. sergei shoigu said during a visit to a command centre that the aim was to prevent strikes by ukrainian forces on eastern

ukraine and other areas under russian control. his order comes as russian long—range cruise missiles killed three people in ukraine's central city of dnipro, when they hit a space rocket plant and a nearby street. local officials say about 15 people were injured and nearby residential buildings damaged. let's get more on this now. brendan kearney is a retired us marine colonel. his last assignment was as chief of staff for us marine corps forces in europe and hejoins me from california. thank you so much. how do you see this? can the russians really step up this? can the russians really step up as their defence minister is asking them to?— up as their defence minister is asking them to? first of all, great to be with yom — asking them to? first of all, great to be with you. to _ asking them to? first of all, great to be with you. to answer- asking them to? first of all, great to be with you. to answer your . to be with you. to answer your question, i don't believe they will. i think there was a smug and excellent chance we won't see an increase in the number of cruise mussels and other high—technology

missile attacks on soft targets in the ukraine. that seemingly something they are very enamoured with and sadly, i think they will continue to view that on a daily basis. but when you get it to the real aspects of increasing your offensive capability, say taking over air control and the skies of ukraine, they have failed so far. taking over the northern part of the black sea around 0desa, they failed miserably at that. their logistics issues seem to continue, the command control issues continue, and they continue to have significant morale problems. so i think it's more rhetoric than anything else. so wet that that is, _ rhetoric than anything else. so wet that that is, i — rhetoric than anything else. so wet that that is, i mentioned _ rhetoric than anything else. so wet that that is, i mentioned it - rhetoric than anything else. so wet that that is, i mentioned it dniprol that that is, i mentioned it dnipro here, you mention soft targets, we also saw another place that was also hit, what can ukraine do, or nato, to assist to stop this type of

attacks? ., ., , , , ., attacks? part of the shipments that are auoin attacks? part of the shipments that are going in — attacks? part of the shipments that are going in to _ attacks? part of the shipments that are going in to the _ attacks? part of the shipments that are going in to the ukraine, - attacks? part of the shipments that are going in to the ukraine, there l are going in to the ukraine, there has been increasing technological sophistication with some of the anti—air weapons that are coming from the west, so that may help. again, the proof will be in the pudding of how successful they can intercept those cruise muscles. most are being fired from inside russia, so unless the ukrainians want to go after those launch sites, and a lot of them are mobile launchers, so very difficult to identify and then targets, there probably won't be much they can do. but what they will be able to do is to continue to target with these new multiple launch rocket system is that the uk has provided, taking out the russian artillery systems. ukrainians in the

last month have proved to be very, very successful in that. 50. last month have proved to be very, very successful in that.— very successful in that. so, as you talk about — very successful in that. so, as you talk about the _ very successful in that. so, as you talk about the state _ very successful in that. so, as you talk about the state of _ very successful in that. so, as you talk about the state of play, - very successful in that. so, as you talk about the state of play, how i very successful in that. so, as you i talk about the state of play, how do you see this going forward? many talk about it could be a conflict that continues for many more years, particularly in the east. how do you seeit? particularly in the east. how do you see it? ,,. , particularly in the east. how do you see it? , ~' particularly in the east. how do you see it? , ~ �*, ., particularly in the east. how do you see it? , ~' �*, ., ., see it? sadly, i think it's going to continue that _ see it? sadly, i think it's going to continue that way. _ see it? sadly, i think it's going to continue that way. what - see it? sadly, i think it's going to continue that way. what we - see it? sadly, i think it's going to . continue that way. what we basically see right now is what was going on during world war i on the western front. it's trench warfare, it's artillery bombardment is, it's awful. casualties on both sides, certainly the ukrainian side, tremendous civilian casualties in the regions that are being contested. so i think this is going to go on for months if not years, and we can only hope that there is a breakthrough on the part of ukrainians or the russian military falling apart, or its readership. that would bring about a certain

peace but without that, i think the bloodbath will continue.— peace but without that, i think the bloodbath will continue. thank you for bein: bloodbath will continue. thank you for being with _ bloodbath will continue. thank you for being with us. _ bloodbath will continue. thank you for being with us. thank— bloodbath will continue. thank you for being with us. thank you. - the headlines on bbc news: an extreme heatwave which has caused wildfires across large parts of europe is predicted to get worse. president biden has finished his first middle east tour. he's promised the us will remain an active and engaged partner in the middle east. now a full round—up from the bbc sports centre. hello and thanks forjoining us. ireland have become the first side in almost 30 years to win a series against the all blacks in new zealand. they won the deciding third test 32—22 in wellington. france were the last team to get the better of the all blacks on their tour there in 1994 before

the professional era. we came here with the lions and thought it was great to get a draw. we felt we should have won, were criticised. so to come here and do it isjust a very special and that's special group led by our captain and it is great to bea group led by our captain and it is great to be a part of. i group led by our captain and it is great to be a part of.— great to be a part of. i think this is the hardest _ great to be a part of. i think this is the hardest thing _ great to be a part of. i think this is the hardest thing you - great to be a part of. i think this is the hardest thing you can - great to be a part of. i think this is the hardest thing you can do i great to be a part of. i think this. is the hardest thing you can do by great to be a part of. i think this i is the hardest thing you can do by a country— is the hardest thing you can do by a country mile — is the hardest thing you can do by a country mile in rugby, especially when _ country mile in rugby, especially when you — country mile in rugby, especially when you take it down to the last game _ when you take it down to the last game and — when you take it down to the last game and we know the all blacks, their_ game and we know the all blacks, their history, they are going to come — their history, they are going to come out — their history, they are going to come out firing. just to be up so much _ come out firing. just to be up so much at — come out firing. just to be up so much at half—time and the most pleasing — much at half—time and the most pleasing thing for me by a long stretch— pleasing thing for me by a long stretch was the composure when they came back_ stretch was the composure when they came back at us, because it always do. england also came from one down in their series to beat australia in their deciding test. freddie steward and marcus smith's tries either side of half—time proved decisive as the tourists won 21—17 in sydney. it is just the second time england

have won a series in australia. pleased with the leadership of the team, they really set the platform for a young team, the senior players. we had six guys with under ten caps and their contribution has been outstanding all tour. we had to fight like anything today and we kept at it, we want at our best, that sometimes happens, that's rugby. but when you fight like that and win a game like that, it's a big achievement for the team. world champions south africa won their series against wales 2—1. the springboks winning 30—14 in cape town. scotland and argentina are playing their decider right now. the scots leading that 20 out—20. ——

28-20. northern ireland's rory mcilroy and the norwegian victor hovland share the lead at the open championship going into the final day at st andrews. playing together, they finished the day on 16 under par. it puts them four shots clear of the next placed pair cameron young and cameron smith. mcilroy is a four time major winner but his last was in 2014. i love that i've got so much support, that's wonderful. but at the same time, i need to just keep on my own little world tomorrow and try to play a good round of golf and hopefully that's enough. i appreciate the support and i feel it and hopefully, i can get cheered on town that back nine tomorrow. it's day two of the world athletics championships in oregon. the women's ten thousand meters has just taken place. it was world record holder letesenbet gidey who won it. the ethiopian outsprinted kenyans hellenn 0biri and margaret kipkemboi to take gold.

0lympic champion sifan hussan, who won this title in doha two years ago, was fourth. there are two more matches in the women's european championship in england. denmark have to beat spain to reach the quarterfinals. goalless so far, whoever makes it through will face the hosts england in the quarters. germany are already sure of progressing as group winners, they are beating bottom side finland 3—0. that's all the sport for now. to sri lanka now, where the country's parliament has gathered to begin the process of choosing a new president. that new leader will replace gotabaya rajapaksa, who fled the country and resigned in the face of massive anti—government protests. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani reports from the capital, colombo.

tight security outside parliament this morning as politicians began the process of selecting a new president. this is the man it's most likely to be — ranil wickremesinghe, currently acting leader. he's an old political face and has been the focus of protester anger. the president's office is still under the control of demonstrators, though they've handed back other official buildings. a few metres away, the main protest camp, named the gota go home village, a reference to the ousted president, gotabaya rajapaksa, who they forced to resign and flee the country. but those here have always also demanded ranil wickremesinghe, who looks likely to succeed him, should resign too. we're halfway there with gota

going home, it is a win. but ranil still being there, still being acting president is a problem for us. we need him to step down as well. he is going the path that he's taking as we see it, is that he's going to be a failed leader, just like gotabaya. and as people gathered here to send a failed leader home, they'll gather again. but the longer this instability continues, the more difficult it's going to be to sort out the terrible problems with the economy here. yeah, that's true, but the thing is, without sending home the people that initiated, that started this crisis, we don't see a possibility of us getting into any sort of stability. meanwhile, much of the country has ground to a halt. cars line up waiting for fuel as the government can't afford to import enough. wherever you go in this city, you see these huge queues of cars that stretch on and on and on. people waiting for days

just to get fuel. and for whoever takes charge of this country, resolving this economic crisis is going to be a massive challenge. hilmi and fahim have pushed their car for the last five kilometres of this queue. how long have you been waiting for fuel? five days. and you were in this queue for those five days? yes. do you think your new leader is going to be able to sort out this problem? is he going to be able to bring fuel? honestly, we don't know. honestly, it seems like this problem we have to face another two or three years. can you live like this for another two or three years? no, we can't. sri lankans are suffering with food prices rocketing up too. continuing political instability will make an imf bailout deal all the more difficult. but protesters here say

they want to see real change. let me show you some incredible pictures of drought in syria. these dry expanses are what's left of the khabur 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. 0vernight, 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. public health experts issue guidance to take simple steps to stay safe in the extreme heat on monday and tuesday. 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. let's get more now on the uk heatwave emergency. the cabinet office minister kit malthouse has been chairing a meeting of the government's cobra civil contingencies committee

to discuss the situation and has been speaking about the plans