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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm sally bundock. europe burns in a ferocious heatwave as britain's first extreme heat warning comes into effect, with a0 degrees celsius expected. yesterday, last year where we lived was completely flooded with rain, we were thinking how different it is today from last year. that scares me a lot. "systemic failures" revealed in the way police responded to the mass killing at a texas school in may when 19 children were among the dead. the five tory mps hoping to replace the prime minister borisjohnson have gone head to head in their second tv debate.
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if you wish to serve, who here would be happy to have borisjohnson in the cabinet? please, raise your hands. not a single hand raised. we'll take a look at what this says about the leadership race so far. and jenny from the block becomes mrs affleck. nearly 20 years after they first dated, jennifer lopez and ben affleck tie the knot. hello and welcome. britain's first extreme heat warning has come into effect with parts of southern england expected to reach a0 celsius later today for the first time.
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the government says it's treating the unprecedented red alert as a national emergency. western europe is experiencing its second fierce heatwave in recent weeks, causing wildfires and mass evacuations in several countries. mark lobel reports. almost a week on, the wildfires in the south—west of france continue to spread. more than 14,000 continue to spread. more than 1a,000 people have been evacuated as two forest fires and golf over 11,000 hectares of land. the development are not favourable. the next few hours until monday at least will be tough, even critical. why? because the winds are going to turn. why? because the winds are going to turn-— why? because the winds are going to turn. the portuguese government — going to turn. the portuguese government says _ going to turn. the portuguese government says over - going to turn. the portuguese government says over 650 - going to turn. the portuguese l government says over 650 most of people have died from the heat over the past week. currently there are a dozen
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fires demanding the attention of over 1,000 firefighters. it will be a very hot job as of over 1,000 firefighters. it will be a very hotjob as it's a fire that will last for many hours. we will continue on the ground but it will take time. this is why people have been told to leave their homes and parts of spain, hosing down flames in catalonia. this, one of dozens of fires that have appeared over the past week. the heat waves next stop is england. this was the scene during a heat wave three years ago. train passengers are being warned not to travel on monday, unless absolutely necessary. with major cancellations and speed restrictions across the network. is the capital are set to become one of the hottest places in the world, rising above the western sahara and the caribbean. as the temperature drew people to the coast over the weekend, uk
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weather offer issued its first ever red warning for extreme heat, cautioning there is a risk to life. scientists say human induced climate change means heatwave like these have become more frequent, more intense and last longer. yesterday, last year, where we lived was like completely flooded with rain, we were thinking how different it is today from last year. like, that scares me a lot.- that scares me a lot. the series. — that scares me a lot. the series, worried _ that scares me a lot. the series, worried about. that scares me a lot. the series, worried about it. | series, worried about it. plenty— series, worried about it. plenty of generations are to come — plenty of generations are to come. ,, ., plenty of generations are to come. �* , plenty of generations are to come, f , plenty of generations are to come. �*, , . come. so it's been a gruelling week across _ come. so it's been a gruelling week across southern - come. so it's been a gruelling week across southern europe | week across southern europe with hundreds of deaths blamed on soaring temperatures, and with the heatwave moving to the uk and temperatures in places like spain forecast to remain abnormally high, there is little relief on the horizon. mark lobel, bbc news.
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lots more on our website for you about the heatwave. you can watch this explainer from bbc weather forecaster ben rich about what is driving the ferocious heat that continues to affect many parts of europe. we will be looking at what this means for work, what employers have to put in place to keep people safe in these temperatures. and people who do not want to experience extreme heatin not want to experience extreme heat in the workplace. do head to bbc news or simply download the bbc news app. a preliminary report into a mass shooting at a school in texas in may has found "systemic failures" in the response of law enforcement. 19 children and two teachers were killed when an 18—year—old gunman opened fire at the school in uvalde. the report says that while almost 400 officers responded, there was a lack of urgency and no one took overall command. sylvia lennan—spence
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has the details. 19 children and two teachers killed amidst systemic failures and poor decision—making. that's the damning conclusion from the most exhaustive probe i took nearly 400 police and other officers more than an hour to confront and kill an 18—year—old gunman in may. and what texan legislators described as a chaotic scene marked by a lack of clear leadership and sufficient urgency. the report found enforcement respondents failed to adhere to the active tutor training and failed to prioritise saving the lives of innocent dictums over their own safety. blaming the officer's lackadaisical approach. the eo - le lackadaisical approach. the peeple felt _ lackadaisical approach. the people felt it _ lackadaisical approach. tue: people felt it couldn't lackadaisical approach. tte: people felt it couldn't happen here. that felt that. some of the same systems we found here
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that found that day are across the entire state.— the entire state. that false sense of— the entire state. that false sense of security _ the entire state. that false sense of security started . the entire state. that false| sense of security started at the robb elementary school gate. the five foot tall gates could impede the gunman, exterior and interior doors were unlocked or propped open due to non—compliance by school personnel. allowing the gunman to easily enter through an unlocked door. t to easily enter through an unlocked door.— to easily enter through an unlocked door. , ., , , ., unlocked door. i promise you, i romise unlocked door. i promise you, i promise you. — unlocked door. i promise you, i promise you. you _ unlocked door. i promise you, i promise you, you do _ unlocked door. i promise you, i promise you, you do not - unlocked door. i promise you, i promise you, you do not want l promise you, you do not want this to happen to you. i promise you.— this to happen to you. i promise you. last week relatives _ promise you. last week relatives called - promise you. last week relatives called for - promise you. last week relatives called for an i promise you. last week - relatives called for an assault weapons ban, horrified by new footage showing it took officers more than 70 minutes to confront the perpetrator. the findings suggest the attacker fired around 100 of approximately 142 rounds before any officer entered the school.
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that victims could have survived if they had not had to wait so long to be rescued. the uvalde district chief pete redondo who many thought was in charge that day was suspended pending an investigation and has since resigned from but the report points out there were better trained and equipped responders present. as its release poses another urgent question whether security systems in american schools can be trusted. president zelenzky has sacked his security chief and top prosecutor over accusations of that some members of their departments were collaborating with russia. of the sacked officials, one is a childhood friend of the president, while the other has played a key role in the prosecution of russian war crimes. in a televised address, mr zelensky said over 600 cases of collaboration and treason have been opened against law enforcement officials.
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translation: more than 60| employees of the prosecutor's office and security service of ukraine have remained in their occupied territory and are working against our state. the former head of the main department of the security service in the autonomous republic of crimea was detained. i dismissed them in the beginning of the full—scale invasion. as we can see, the decision was justified. sufficient evidence has been collected to give notice of the vision of state treason to this person. let's get some of the day's other news. police in russia have arrested the prominentjournalist, marina ovsyannikova. she shot to international attention in march when she interrupted a live tv programme by holding up a poster to protest against the war in ukraine. her detention comes days after she posted images on social media with a placard denouncing president vladimir putin as a murderer. the japanese authorities say
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they're worried there could be a sudden spike in serious coronavirus cases after daily infections reached a record high. 110,000 new cases were registered on saturday, many linked to a highly transmissible omicron sub variant. in a few hours time, conservative mps will cast their ballots in the third round of the contest for party leader — and british prime minister. the five remaining candidates took part in two televised debates over the weekend, clashing on issues including the cost of living, tax, and brexit. our political correspondent, ben wright, takes a look at how they got on. there's plenty ofjeopardy with these debates. frontrunners hoping to hold their advantage and not to trip up, their closest rivals jockeying to break from the pack — a chance to dazzle for the outside bets. the race to be tory leader and the next prime minister remains wide open, and that's why the fight
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is getting fierce. rishi, you have raised taxes to the highest level in 70 years. that is not going to drive economic growth. you raised national insurance, even though people like me opposed it in cabinet at the time. i'd love to stand here and say, "look, i'll cut this tax, "that tax and another tax and it will all be ok." but you know what? it won't. there's a cost to these things. that's the current foreign secretary attacking the man who was chancellor, until a few days ago — a glimpse of what was to come. tax plans again dominated the argument about the cost of living crisis. where we really need to concentrate is on growth and under your tax trajectory, that is going to be much harder. you're genuinely proposing that we borrow to fund our day—to—day spending, putting those bills on a credit card?! literallyjeremy corbyn didn't think that that was the right approach! there are lots of tax and spending promises flying around this contest and there was an appealfor candour from some of the candidates.
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while i was working at the treasury, it was always a choice between difficult option a, terrible option b, mad option c and we need to be honest with the public about how difficult things are. because i'm finding it very difficult to understand who is disowning and who is defending the record of the last few years that they've been in government. it's pretty confusing to me, anyway. they were then asked about the reputation of the man they are seeking to replace in number 10. would you have borisjohnson in your cabinet if you were pm? if borisjohnson was watching this, he would have seen serving cabinet colleagues and tory mps vow to make a break with his premiership. keir starmer, in two years' time, is going to hold that record against us and we need to make sure we are winning conservative seats across the country. and even really good people lent credibility to the chaos. serving in government is not easy. it requires taking difficult decisions. tom has never done that. it's very easy for him to criticise what we have been doing. but we have been out there on the front line, making the case... sorry, i have been on the front line, kemi. the five candidates were asked to put a question to each other and the mudslinging
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got even messier. when we both worked in the treasury, myself and other ministers raised the issues of covid loan fraud and you dismissed us, and it has cost taxpayers £17 billion. why didn't you take us seriously? in your past, you have been| both a liberal democrat and remainer. i'm just wondering which one you regretted most? - the reason i am a conservative is i saw kids in my school being let down in leeds. i saw them not get the opportunities, not get the proper educational standards that you might have got at your school, rishi. penny mordaunt tried to rise above the ball.— penny mordaunt tried to rise above the ball. people want to break from _ above the ball. people want to break from the _ above the ball. people want to break from the toxic _ above the ball. people want to break from the toxic politics i break from the toxic politics of the past they want us to put together positive ideas. i hope the poor viewers have a lot of this to come and i hope we can have a better context. but
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based on _ have a better context. but based on this _ have a better context. but based on this debate, that hope seems unlikely. rishi sunak drew the most defiant tonight's brutal blue on blue debate, as frontrunners do, while liz truss and penny mordaunt probably cemented their status as his main challengers. this week, conservative mps will eliminate another contender and by wednesday, they will have chosen the final two before tory party members get to pick our next prime minister. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: victory for australian cameron smith as he claims the open championship in st andrews for the first time. radio: i see you coming down the ladder now. i that's one small step for man... ..one giant leap for mankind.
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a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight. for the first crash - in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. _ it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. seven, six, five... thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news. climate change and the conflict in ukraine has left many
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nations vulnerable to food insecurity. in zimbabwe, maize production, a key staple, plummeted by 43% this year following long dry spells. the country is now seeking to import the crop, as well as seeking alternative sources for wheat and fertiliser usually sourced from russia and ukraine. the bbc�*s shingai nyoka travelled to the district of mudzi in north—eastern zimbabwe to find out how farmers are coping. ancient grains saved the subsistence farmers from the perfect storm of erratic grains, failed maize harvest and rising food prices due to the war in ukraine. translation: the war in ukraine. tuna/mom- the war in ukraine. translation: ~ , ., ., translation: we planted a sizeable maize _ translation: we planted a sizeable maize crop - translation: we planted a sizeable maize crop and - translation: we planted a - sizeable maize crop and sorghum and millet but we got nothing from the maze. it was scorched after there was no rain for three months. we harvested just the traditional grains. his
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wife was _ the traditional grains. his wife was mcintyre maize harvest, compared to sorghum and millet when she is the fraction of the seed and fertiliser. i don't want to plant maize anymore, she says. that proposition would have been unthinkable before. maize is the staple food here as well as a cash crop. it's also easier to market and process. it's why machines are key to increasing traditional grant output. they reduce the waiting time from weeks to hours. the managers arguments, say experts. the greens have better yield in arid regions and greater nutritional value. failure rate of maize harvest is staggering. four out of every five seasons. with a quarter of zimbabweans needing further assistance, experts say if more families grew traditional grains, they be able to feed themselves. tt
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certainly is a reset in of really looking at how do we really looking at how do we really think, how the continent feeds itself.— feeds itself. you are in zimbabwe _ feeds itself. you are in zimbabwe resilience i feeds itself. you are in - zimbabwe resilience building fund has helped 200,000 farmers were aged grade, 90% now self—sustaining. tt were aged grade, 90% now self-sustaining.— were aged grade, 9096 now self-sustaining. if you look at what we know _ self-sustaining. if you look at what we know today - self-sustaining. if you look at what we know today in - self-sustaining. if you look at what we know today in terms | self-sustaining. if you look at l what we know today in terms of climate impact, the war in ukraine and disrupt and supply chain, for the committee level resilience, that is the way to go. resilience, that is the way to i 0, ~ ., ., , resilience, that is the way to no. ., . , go. maize flour is already scarce at _ go. maize flour is already scarce at this _ go. maize flour is already scarce at this market. - go. maize flour is already - scarce at this market. zimbabwe is that it tapped its strategic reserve and import grain to be fast supply. global uncertainties have prompted maize, wheat and fuel fertiliser price hikes. it's why some continue to cough alternatives to lessen the import burden making indigenous screen fashionable again. shingai nyoka, bbc news, mudzi, zimbabwe. the british government's policy of sending channel migrants to rwanda won't deter people crossing the channel —
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that's the conclusion of a report from the parliamentary, home affairs committee on migrants. by the end of the year, our home affairs correspondent, june kelly has been assessing the policy. last year 28,500 people came to uk on small boats and so far this year 40,000 have arrived. -- 14,000. this year 40,000 have arrived. "14,000. by this year 40,000 have arrived. --14,000. by the this year 40,000 have arrived. ——14,000. by the end of the year the number could rocket to 60,000. mps believe migrants aren't deterred by the fact the uk may not be the end of the journey and they could be sent on to rwanda. irate journey and they could be sent on to rwanda.— on to rwanda. we are questioning _ on to rwanda. we are questioning the - on to rwanda. we are - questioning the deterrent effect. we certainly ask them to provide evidence modelling of how they've reached the conclusion that this policy is the right way to go. it hasn't been forthcoming. we are also concerned about the cost of it. the northern france migrant plan how they will get across the channel, seeing its final leg of the shortjourney. uk should seek a deal with the french, say mps, which will
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allow processing facilities to be set up so people can be assessed here as to whether they are eligible to be admitted to the uk. they believe that those given permission would then not have to pay the criminal gangs. in response to the mp's report, the home office as its new plant immigration will support those in genuine need while preventing illegal and dangerous journeys. it says those who are put on a plane to rwanda can rebuild their lives there. the first plan flight was stopped last month by the european court of human rights. june kelly, bbc news. it such a busy time for spot with so much going on. if you watching the golf, there was a surprise when i for the golf, there was a surprise when ifor the open. let's go to the bbc sport centre. hello. i'm gavin ramjaun and this is your update from the bbc sport centre. cameron smith won the open championship at st andrews on a dramatic
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final day of action. the australian claimed his first major with a stunning final round at the old course. smith carded a bogey—free eight under par, which included five birdies in a row from the 10th to win on 20—under. it was that run that effectively won him the claret jug- he finished a shot ahead of american cameron young, and overnight leader rory mcilroy on 18 under. smith is the first australian to win the championship since greg norman in 1993. i think, to win an open championship in itself is properly going to be a golfer�*s highlight in the career. do it around st andrews isjust unbelievable. this place is so cool unbelievable. this place is so cool. i love the golf course, i love the town and yeah, hopefully we can keep that trend going with every 50 years, that would be nice, wouldn't it? sweden and the netherlands secured their spots in the quarterfinals of the women's euros. both won in style. the european champions, the netherlands, beat switzerland 4—1. and sweden go through as group
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winners after hammering portugal 5—0 in leigh, in the north of england. many are tipping sweden to go all the way this summer. the team ranked second in the world, won silver in the tokyo olympics last year, but aren't taking anything for granted. let's focus on the quarterfinal. we aren't in the final yet. so if we can keep doing what we're doing so far, just being here and now and in every situation, we have a good chance of performing well in the quarterfinal as well. obviously we dream of being in the finals and bring home the gold. the last quarterfinalist of the tournament will be decided on monday, as group d concludes. belgium or italy go head to head, hoping to make it through to face sweden in the last eight. or it could be iceland, up against the group winners france in rotherham. france have won both games so far in the tounament and are very much one of the favourites. and they've won nine of their last ten matches against iceland, conceding just three goals in the process. there was an ethiopian 1—2 in the men's marathon
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at world atheltics championships in oregon. tamirat tola is the new champion. he finished over a minute ahead of his compatriot mosinet geremew. his time of 2 hours, 5 minutes and 37 seconds is a championship record. belgium's bashir abdi took bronze, just as he did at last year's olympics. and it's a rest day at the tour de france on monday, before moving to stage 16. jasper philipson won on sunday as stage 15 was full of drama. denmark's jonas vingegaard crashed in the middle of the peleton in the final 60 kilometres. he did make it back up to catch the rest of the pack and maintain lead over tadej pogacar. philipson claimed the win in the tightest of finishes, ahead of wout van aert and mads pedersen. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport team, we'll see you next time. we have time to squeeze in the news that hollywood stars jennifer lopez and ben affleck got married in las vegas at the
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weekend. nearly 20 years after they first dated. wendy urquhart has the story. mike byrne and jennifer met on the set of their film and 2002 but their relationship was stormy and a couple of years they went their separate ways. both went on to marry other people and have their own families but those relationships eventually floundered. last year the couple rekindled their romance and fans were delighted when benefit was spotted out and about together at premiers and other industry events. since then they've been inseparable and at the beginning of this year, jennifer showed off a stunning green engagement ring. so marriage was clearly on the cards but who would have thought they'd run away to vegas? thought they'd run away to ve . as? , thought they'd run away to veras? , , ., ., vegas? they stood in line between _ vegas? they stood in line between four _ vegas? they stood in line between four other - vegas? they stood in line | between four other couples vegas? they stood in line - between four other couples at the marriage bureau to get their license, went to little whitechapel, which is famous in las vegas and the little whitechapel kept the doors open
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after midnight and jennifer put out the most wonderful message about how happy she is and how happy banners. about how happy she is and how happy banners-— happy banners. they now have ten da s happy banners. they now have ten days to — happy banners. they now have ten days to file _ happy banners. they now have ten days to file the _ happy banners. they now have ten days to file the marriage i ten days to file the marriage license they took out an clark county, nevada, which lists the negal names as ben affleck and jennifer lynn lopez but by all accounts, the grammy winner is changing her name tojennifer affleck. this is the fourth marriage tojennifer and the marriage to jennifer and the second marriage tojennifer and the second for ben. they have five children between them and are reportedly setting up home in a $60 million estate in los angeles which was once owned by danny devito and rhea perlman. sadly, the chances of a quiet start to their married life are pretty slim. the paparazzi will be outed force together first photos of the newlyweds. every talkshow in america will be vying for the first interview with them. and absolutely everyone will no doubt want to know whether they are planning
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on having a second, more glamorous wedding in tinseltown. wendy urqhuart, bbc news. all the business stories here next. temperatures reached 33 celsius across north east wales — the hottest day of the year so far in the uk — but barely worth a mention because we have dangerous heat for monday and tuesday. the welsh national record is going to be smashed monday afternoon, and for england monday and tuesday, seeing temperatures into the 40s — that's going to set a new mark for england and also for the uk. but we're talking about dangerous heat. the met office have got this red extreme heat warning — unprecedented heat warning — across these areas of england. there's also a broader amber weather warning in force across all of england and wales and a good chunk of scotland as well. these areas will have impacts to people's health, due to those high temperatures, and impacts to infrastructure as well. it's very dangerous. now, over the next few hours,
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temperatures come down to reasonable levels, actually, as we start off monday morning - 14 to 18. if you're up early, open your doors and windows, let that cool air into your house for 15 minutes or so and then, shut everything because, as we go through the day, shut those windows, shut the doors, shut the curtains. it's really effective at locking the heat out of the house, and it's going to be an extraordinary day. temperatures widely for england and wales reaching the mid to high 30s, low 40s in places. this is dangerous heat. it will have an effect on quite a few people for their health. and it is notjust those extreme temperatures by day — ten o'clock monday night it's going to be hideous with temperatures widely still into the 30s. tuesday, a bit of rain coming into northern ireland. we've got some fresher air eventually dropping the temperatures here. but for scotland, england and wales, it's another day of dangerous heat. temperatures could hit around 41 celsius, smashing the all—time uk temperature record and bringing further health impacts for some people. it's really important to keep your property as cool as can be. keep curtains closed all day.
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shut windows and doors all day, except first thing in the morning, when it might be a bit cooler. drink plenty of water. and remember, a cooling shower could help you if you are feeling like you are struggling to cope with the extreme heat that we'll have on both monday and tuesday. the heatwave will come to an end. on wednesday, we've got a weather front pushing eastwards, bringing some thundery rain. still quite hot across the east but not dangerous levels. and in the west, temperatures much more comfortable.
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