this is bbc news. the headlines at six: a global emergency is declared by the world heath organisation as the international monkeypox outbreak worsens. we have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly through new modes of transmission about which we understand too little. officials in kent declare a major incident as long queues form for a second day in dover. delays are also being reported by travellers heading for the eurotunnel in folkestone, with traffic crawling on approaching routes. and russian missiles hit the port of odesa a day after ukraine and russia agreed to restart grain exports. rishi sunak and liz truss take to the campaign trail as the race to become the uk's next prime minister heats up.

i will deliver tax cuts, but tax cuts you can believe in. i will make that happen. what i am about is about cutting people's taxes, reversing the national insurance increase to put more money in people's pockets, and making sure those that work hard, go out to work, are rewarded. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news. in the past hour, the head of the world health organisation has declared the outbreak of monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. the who director general says 16,000 cases of the disease have been reported in more than 75 countries,

and five people have died. dr tedros says monkeypox represents a high risk in europe, with a clear risk of further international spread. we have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new modes of transmission about which we understand too little, and which meets the criteria in the international health regulations. for all of these reasons, i have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern. here with me now isjimmy whitworth, who is a professor of international public health at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. thank you very much for being with us. to some extent, this was not unexpected, but as was said, there was not a complete agreement among the advisers he talks to about

whether we would reach this stage. why do you think you made the decision he dead? i why do you think you made the decision he dead?— decision he dead? i think it has been a tricky — decision he dead? i think it has been a tricky decision - decision he dead? i think it has been a tricky decision for- decision he dead? i think it has been a tricky decision for the i been a tricky decision for the expert committee to decide whether to declare a public health emergency of international concern. i mean, it meets the definition in that it is an unprecedented wide break, widespread in many countries, and would benefit from increased international coordination. but on the other hand, it does seem to be an infection for which we have the necessary tools for control. most cases are mild and the mortality rate is extremely low. i think there's also a perhaps difficult message if who was to declare this to be an emergency, now that it is spreading in relatively rich countries, europe and the americas, went it has been increases in numbers in africa for a number of

decades. one of the benefits that may come from this is if there is increased attention to this disease, that may lead to more focus on control within africa. that would be a very good thing. control within africa. that would be a very good thing-— control within africa. that would be a very good thing. what do we know about how this _ a very good thing. what do we know about how this disease _ a very good thing. what do we know about how this disease is _ a very good thing. what do we know| about how this disease is spreading? one of the things he said is that had been some surprise at the speed at which it has been spreading. indeed. we have not seen an outbreak like this before. when it has occurred outside africa, usually it is one person who has travelled, who was incubating the infection, usually do not spread it to anybody else. occasionally they spread it to one or two other people. so this has been a very unusual outbreak in this case. and it is not entirely clear whether that is entirely due to close contact or whether there has actually been some sexual

transmission here. it would be useful to tease that out. there is a certain degree _ useful to tease that out. there is a certain degree of _ useful to tease that out. there is a certain degree of sensitivity - useful to tease that out. there is a certain degree of sensitivity about | certain degree of sensitivity about this because the majority of the cases, considerably the majority of cases, considerably the majority of cases, have been three men who have six with other men, and also the majority appear to be those who have multiple sexual partners within maybe a or two months. that is going to a certain amount of intelligent targeting of information without spreading hysteria or encouraging the kind of negative stereotyping that we saw during the hiv crisis. do you think that governments are able to deal with this? i do you think that governments are able to deal with this?— able to deal with this? i think it varies. if we _ able to deal with this? i think it varies. if we look _ able to deal with this? i think it varies. if we look globally, - able to deal with this? i think it varies. if we look globally, the | varies. if we look globally, the amount of stigma and the amount of disapproval there is for men who have sex with other men varies considerably around the world. there are some countries in which it is

illegal, some countries where there is actually the death penalty for homosexuality. so we have a very variable situation now. i think if we do have this international cooperation and collaboration, that should allow us to find ways to overcome the stigma that is going to be variable in different countries. i think our experience over many decades of dealing with this with the hiv epidemic will be really useful to harness. fine the hiv epidemic will be really useful to harness.— usefulto harness. one thing i should ask — usefulto harness. one thing i should ask you _ usefulto harness. one thing i should ask you before - usefulto harness. one thing i should ask you before we - usefulto harness. one thing i. should ask you before we leave usefulto harness. one thing i- should ask you before we leave this is, if you canjust should ask you before we leave this is, if you can just help us by telling people what signs they should look out for. a lot of us will ultimately be down to individuals reporting symptoms and indeed the medical authorities spotting cases. presumably they are now under some kind of obligation to pass that information on. in now under some kind of obligation to pass that information on.— pass that information on. in some countries like _ pass that information on. in some countries like the _ pass that information on. in some countries like the uk _ pass that information on. in some countries like the uk this - pass that information on. in some countries like the uk this is - countries like the uk this is actually a notifiable disease now.

it usually starts with a fairly nonspecific symptoms in terms of things like fever and headache, people feel lethargic and miserable. you often get swollen lymph nodes, but then the main feature that you see as this rash that is very typical of monkeypox. it is a pox —like rash, there are pustules and so on. normally it can be all over the body and sort of spreads all in one crop, but one of the unusual features here is that sometimes there have just been one or two regions, often around the genital region. so i think anybody who has those kind of features, with the rash, with a history of contact with people who have or you suspect might have the disease, then i think it is

important to contact the health authorities.— important to contact the health authorities. ., ,, , ., , . ., authorities. thank you very much for that. and authorities. thank you very much for that- and very _ authorities. thank you very much for that. and very useful— authorities. thank you very much for that. and very useful to _ authorities. thank you very much for that. and very useful to have - authorities. thank you very much for that. and very useful to have that i that. and very useful to have that conversation. a major incident has been declared by the authorities in kent after a second day of gridlock around the port of dover. officials are expecting to process 10,000 cars today, and travellers have been advised to allow at least three to four hours to reach the port and clear all security checks. our correspondent in dover, ramzan karmali, sent this report. the queues on the motorway leading into dover. it's becoming a familiar sight. yesterday's chaos seems to be repeating itself today, and for many holiday—makers trying to get away, this has become the worse possible start to their summer break. but for those who set off early there was an air of optimism. i'm assuming at some point we're going to stop and sit in traffic for hours and hours and hours, but so far we've got... we keep creeping forwards and it's been fine. the police seem to be doing a good job and getting the tourists

actually moving and stopping the lorries coming in on the a2, because they were all told to come in on the m20. and how long would this journey normally take you? about two hours, so we're now into four hours, but it's fine. cars and lorries continue to try to get through the border control here at dover. in fact, 8,500 tourist vehicles tried to make the crossing yesterday, and today that number's expected to be higher at 10,000, so officials are warning there will be delays, and it's feared that these types of delays could become commonplace throughout the summer. 3,000 lorries are also expected to make the crossing today. yesterday, the port of dover boss blamed the delays on french authorities for not providing enough staff to carry out passport checks, which are now compulsory since brexit. today, he's confident that situation won't be repeated. after the terrible disruption from yesterday and all the impact that it had on travellers and truck drivers and our local communities, i'm very pleased that police aux frontieres have

turned up with a strong complement of officers to man the booths. we've had 12 in from the early hours of this morning, we've got another four on the way, and so the processing time through the port has improved. that time through the border may have been reduced, but the local mp still believes there is room for improvement further down the line. it's really important we invest now in order to make the most of those opportunities that we have. that means more border control facilities here, it means lorry parking facilities to take the lorries off the road, it means making sure we expand the a2 in particular, and having some additional border control facilities, which we don't have now, so we do need to invest in order to grow. today's likely to be the port of dover's busiest day since the pandemic, with thousands of families trying to travel abroad for the first time in three years. ramzan karmali, bbc news. our correspondent dan johnson is in dover — i spoke to him a short while ago.

it has been another frustrating day for drivers right across kent, really, not even just people trying to cross the channel, it has been a difficult day for people who live here, even further out from dover. like you say, folkestone, other parts of the south—east because so many of the roads here have been snarled up. there have been accidents, as well, which have added pressure and made it difficult for people to get wherever they need to go. but the pinch points are the ferry terminal here and the eurotunnel terminal at folkestone. and although things are starting to move a little bit more freely now, and they say they are starting to eat into the backlog that built up yesterday, no doubt it has still been a difficult afternoon for so many drivers, who were warned to bring food and water, expecting delays of four, five, maybe six hours or more. it has been in other hot, blazing, sunny day, so it has been uncomfortable for people who were in their cars. and lots of the motorists are asking, "how has it come to this?" the demand cannot be unexpected, they know how many cars are going to turn up to get onto those ferries, they know that passport checks have increased since brexit, that happened 18 months ago.

now, what has changed this weekend is the sheer volume of traffic because of the start of the summer holidays, it is the busiest weekend, and it is the first time, really, that those new passport checks have been in place with the pressure on. when the french border staff did not turn up in the right numbers yesterday, that started the problems. we are told that there are enough staff here today, but the sheer volumes of traffic, cars and lorries, as well, means that they are still struggling to clear that entire backlog, but starting to make some improvement and hopeful that things will be back to something like normal tomorrow. but there is still a warning that there could be further disruption because the smallest thing going wrong seems to have a bigger impact down the motorway network on so many other drivers. that is why the message has been that resolving this longer term may mean a bigger look at the infrastructure not just here at the port, but on the roads and motorways leading here through kent. you made a very interesting point about that, something that roger gough, the leader of kent county council, raised with me a couple of hours ago, it is something the mp for calais mentioned when i talk to him last night, this sense that maybe dover port and the physical space is no

longer enough for the demands that are placed on it, notjust by holiday traffic or people going across on the ferry but by the commercial needs, as well. yeah, we should bear in mind the lorry drivers who have been put back down the queue in terms of priority. some of those have been waiting for 18 hours or more. the tourists have been prioritised this weekend to get people on the ferries and away for their holidays. in terms of actually improving capacity here, there is a french mp who said that an offer had been made to place more french border control staff here at dover portjust a few months ago and that that had been turned down by the port authorities in the british government because it would have meant putting more border posts actually in possession, which they were not able to do —— posts actually in position, which they were not able to do because there is such limited space here at dover and so much pressure on. so perhaps longer term it is going to need a bigger look if they are going to carry

on with the passport checks as they are at the moment, if we are going to see this level of demand continuing through the summer at least, then they may need to look again at either how they manage the traffic or what they can do in terms of changing the infrastructure here to try to keep things moving, notjust people trying to get over the channel but also for the local population, who say they have never seen things this bad here. less than 2a hours after a grain supply deal was signed with russia to guarantee the safe passage of cargo ships, the ukrainian port city of odesa has been hit by a missile attack. reports suggest several long range missiles were fired by russia — some were shot down but explosions were heard and smoke was seen rising. this is the region where it was hoped millions of tonnes of grain would be exported in the coming days. paul adams is in kyiv with the latest on the airstrikes. judging by what we saw this morning, this does appear to have been an attack using sophisticated calibre cruise missiles. so, there is every sign that this was a russian attack. but this does raise

an interesting question — given the sophistication of those weapons, highly accurate weapons, they don't seem to have really hit very much or cause very much damage. yes, one or two did land in that vast port area of odesa, but we do not now think that any grain—related facilities were damaged, as was previously reported. and there were also no casualties. ukrainian officials are saying they are still planning to go ahead with implementing the deal reached yesterday in istanbul. so, given that, it does raise all sorts of questions about what exactly the purpose of this attack was. perhaps it was just to send a signal that, you know, ukraine shouldn't be too complacent, that it has somehow won this round and it is going to be plain sailing from now on. it is interesting that, having used those weapons, they didn't use them to greater effect. and president zelensky was suggesting earlier after the attack that this kind

of illustrated why ukraine was so reluctant to trust russia. is there any suggestion that this is going to stop the deal being implemented? no suggestion so far, at least from the ukrainian side. they seem to be saying, you know, we have the infrastructure, we are ready to start implementing this, we can go ahead and start loading grain onto ships really quite quickly. i think the more important question is what do the shipping companies, the ships, the captains, the crews who are going to be involved in getting this grain out, shipping it out from odesa out to the wider international market, what do they think about that? because these are not going to be ukrainian vessels, these are going to be international commercial ships it will take a look at what they saw this morning and think, "you know what? this deal seems even more risky than it seemed yesterday when it was struck." so i think it could have a kind of chilling effect on the willingness

of companies to cooperate in this deal. i think that could take some time to dispel. so i would assume that this is going to put things back at the very least. the conservative leadership candidate rishi sunak has pledged to get inflation under control at a campaign speech in margaret thatcher's hometown of grantham. he insisted he was the only candidate able to beat labour at the next election, but also claimed he was the "underdog" in the race to become the next prime minister. our political correspondent, matt cole, was listening. one can but wonder what she would have thought of the two candidates vying to occupy her old flat in downing street. to press his claim, rishi sunak turned up in margaret thatcher's home town, grantham, to begin campaigning in earnest. i do believe that what i'm proposing economically is what i would describe as common—sense thatcherism. the number one economic challenge our country faces right now is inflation and we must get a grip of inflation now,

and not risk making the problem worse. repeatedly saying his party had to tell the truth, the former chancellor said what his rival liz truss is proposing — cutting tax by borrowing more — was not moral. after pledging earlier to put a sunak government onto a crisis footing from day one, he also outlined plans to tackle nhs backlogs. we will take the best of our covid response and apply those lessons to clearing the massive backlogs in the nhs. but team truss has a different truth. the truth is that we're in a situation now where we're getting no growth, if not negative growth in the economy, and liz's plans, which include a cut to corporation tax, which at the moment is higher than france's — just let that sink in, two years after brexit — is basically about the rounded idea of growing the economy so that tax revenues will increase over time, and then you can get the public services we all want.

she voted remain, but in this morning's papers liz truss was pushing her brexiteer credentials, promising a bonfire of red tape to remove all eu law from the statute books by the end of next year. with the first head—to—head tv debate on bbc one on monday, the next few days of campaigning could prove crucial, not least for winning support from conservative party members who can start voting this week when their ballot papers begin to arrive. matt cole, bbc news. i am somebody who was not born into the conservative party... speaking in marden in kent in the last hour conservative leadership candidate liz truss responded to some of her rival rishi sunak�*s attacks on her that her tax plan is "immoral" and that the foreign secretary is not being "honest" with the public. well, i think it is wrong to be taking money from people that we don't need to take, when people across the country are struggling with the cost of living crisis. we know fuel bills are higher. we know that food bills are higher. and what my changes would do is help people with the cost of living,

but also drive growth in the economy that's going to lead to higher tax revenues so we can pay back that debt. and what about mr sunak�*s suggestion that you're not being honest about the situation the economy is in, how do you respond to that? i'm being very honest about the situation we face the biggest economic crisis we have for a generation, and now is not the time for business as usual. now is the time for bold action to get the british economy going, to unleash all the talent we have in this country, to unleash the businesses, to produce more. and that is why i favour keeping our taxes low, not raising corporation tax, which will put off those people who want to invest in britain. a man's body has been found after a 21—year—old man went missing in water in essex on the uk's hottest ever day. the discovery was made in jaywick this morning, by emergency services who were searching for a man last

seen in the water close to clacton pier on tuesday. police said they are "liaising with international partners to contact the family of the 21—year—old", before formal identification can take place. a crop fire in fields on lenham heath — between maidstone and ashford in kent — has now been put out. here are the pictures. they show rather dramatic scenes. eight fire engines, all terrain vehicles and a bulk water carrier were sent to the scene. firefighters took people in the area to safety. it looks like the fireman is trying to create a kind of firewall to prevent the fire spreading across the entire field, but you can see the entire field, but you can see the enormous damage that has been done, and more importantly to protect life and property beyond the field. wildfires are continuing to spread across europe, and severe weather warnings are being issued in america this weekend. parts of china are also set to experience searing temperatures.

mark lobel has this story. and still the heat blazes its path across europe, with nowhere to hide from spain to italy. translation: honestly, i feel reheat more than in previous years. - -- translation: honestly, i feel the heat more - than in previous years. i am trying to cope as best i can. across france, the heartbreak that comes with discovering your corner of paradise is no more. translation: everything is destroyed. _ the equipment, the walls, there is nothing left. in slovenia... romania... portugal. translation: these are painful days. firefighters and the people are helpless. fatigue is taking over, but the adrenaline of saving what is ours is even greater and keeps us going. the effects of heat waves shown from the sky, pictured across parts of france and spain here,

becoming more frequent, more intense, and longer lasting. igniting further fury at human induced climate change. translation: | believe . that the climate emergency is lethal, but even more lethal is ignorance and denial. away from europe, right across america, the heat is on. in arizona... i had multiple people compare arizona to being like hell. it is no better in texas. this heat is crazy. i have seen a lot of people pass out with this heat. with water a sanctuary in new york, too. well, we are finding fountains around the city and jumping in the fountains to stay cool. with multiple heat warnings springing up across state lines

as record highs are forecast to continue throughoutjuly. they are preparing for it in china, too. warnings of forest fires at a time of your big —— warnings of forest fires at a time of year big temperatures are expected here, but not like this. record highs predicted, too. demand on air conditioners expected to spell trouble for the national grid. mark lobel, bbc news.

good evening. it's been a day of more lengthy delays and frustration for thousands of people trying to cross the channel. on what's been the busiest travel day of the year so far, some drivers have had to wait five to six hours before reaching the port of dover or the eurotunnel terminal at folkestone. from dover, here's ramzan karmali. the queues on the motorway leading into dover. it's becoming a familiar sight. yesterday's chaos seems to be repeating itself today, and for many holidaymakers trying to get away, this has become the worst possible start to their summer break.

but most travellers knew they were going to face a long wait. i'm assuming at some point we're going to stop and sit in traffic for hours and hours and hours. but so far we keep creeping forwards, and it's been fine. the police seem to be doing a good job and getting the tourists actually moving and stopping the lorries coming in on the a2, because they were all told to come in on the m20. and how long would this journey normally take you? about two hours. so we're now into four hours, but it's fine. cars and lorries continue to try to get through the border control here at dover. in fact, 8,500 tourist vehicles tried to make the crossing yesterday. and today that number is expected to be higher at 10,000. so officials are warning there will be delays. and it's feared that these types of delays could become commonplace throughout the summer. 3,000 lorries are also expected to make the crossing today. yesterday, the port of dover boss blamed the delays on french authorities for not providing enough staff to carry out passport

checks, which are now compulsory since brexit. today, he's confident that situation won't be repeated. after the terrible disruption from yesterday and all the impact that it had on travellers and truck drivers and our local communities, i'm very pleased that police aux frontieres have turned up with a strong complement of officers to man the booths. we've had 12 in from the early hours of this morning. we've got another four on the way. and so the processing time through the port has improved. congestion has been building around neighbouring folkestone on the a20. that's having a knock—on effect on eurotunnel services too. from leaving the junction 12 of the motorway, it took us seven hours to get to the terminal, which is about two miles, i think. the company is adamant that some of the delays are beyond its control. when the channel tunnel was built, there were no requirements for passport controls, no requirements for customs controls on goods moving backwards and forwards between the uk and france. and that's different now.

so the introduction of controls has some effect on the speed with which people will travel through the terminals. today's likely to be the port of dover's busiest day since the pandemic, with thousands of families trying to travel abroad for the first time in three years. ramzan karmali, bbc news. let's speak to our correspondent, danjohnson. dan, are things getting any better for those hard—pressed motorists out there? it does feel like things are starting to move a little bit more freely here around dover report itself. there are plenty of people here queueing at the ferry terminal, but they are in effect the lucky ones. at least they get to queue in sight of the ferry. there are still thousands of cars and trucks stuck on the arteries, the major roads coming into dover. they are still being warned to expect delays, and evenif being warned to expect delays, and even if the backlog is cleared tonight, there is a chance we see even more disruption tomorrow

because it is such a busy weekend. this is the culmination of the busiest weekend, really, probably since the summer of 2019. since then, we have had a change in the passport rules, british passport must be examined and stamped here at the port, and there are so many people trying to get away this weekend. that's why the discussion is now moving on to whether this will be repeated through the summer, whether we will see this level of pressure, and if dealing with it will mean more border posts being put in here so they can check more passports more quickly even if enough french border guards turn up, and maybe they need to redesign and reorganise the road network in this part of the south—east to handle the volumes of traffic. so some big issues being discussed, but still frustration for drivers trying to get across the cat microchannel.— microchannel. many thanks. dan johnson microchannel. many thanks. dan johnson at— microchannel. many thanks. dan johnson at the _ microchannel. many thanks. dan johnson at the port _ microchannel. many thanks. dan johnson at the port of _ microchannel. many thanks. dan johnson at the port of dover. - the ukrainian port city of odesa has been hit in a cruise missile attack just a day after kyiv and moscow agreed a deal to allow the resumption of grain exports from the harbour.

russia had said it wouldn't target any of the three ports designated for shipments. moscow hasn't commented on the attack, which the us ambassador to ukraine has described as "outrageous". the ukrainian port city of odesa has been hit in a cruise missile attack the global monkeypox outbreak has been declared a public health emergency by the world health organization. it's the highest alert that the who can issue, and follows an upsurge in cases. as celestina olulode reports, there have been more than 16,000 infections in 75 countries. the scar on my nose was starting to pound. it was so painful and without any opioids they were giving to me, i wasn't able to sleep. i wasn't able to do anything. i even told my consultants that, you know, whatever you want to do, you have my full consent, because i am feeling like i am going to die. harun has fully recovered, but the global surge in cases has encouraged the world health organization to act. in short, we have an outbreak

that has spread around the world rapidly through new modes of transmission about which we understand too little and which meets the criteria in the international health regulations. i have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern. first discovered in central africa, a key symptom of the virus is a rash which develops into blisters and finally scabs. but it doesn't spread easily. it requires close contact, mainly skin to skin, and exposure to blisters which contain the virus. it can spread through coughs and sneezes, but it's much harder to catch than covid. at this infectious diseases ward, they've treated dozens of patients, mainly gay and bisexual men. the virus, if you like,

has seized an opportunity to get into a social network where people have shared characteristics. in this case, it's men who have sex with men. there is concern that if we see continued waves of infection through multiple populations, and then including people perhaps who've got weaker immune systems, that that could help the virus evolve further. most cases are mild and clear up within a few weeks, but the who hopes today's announcement will help speed up the development of vaccines and limit the spread of the virus. celestine olulode, bbc news. the two candidates battling it out to become prime minister have taken their campaigns to the tory party faithful, hoping to impress the voters who'll ultimately decide who wins. speaking in margaret thatcher's birthplace of grantham, rishi sunak suggested his opponent's tax plans were "immoral", as they'd increase borrowing. in kent, the former chancellor's rival liz truss said it was "wrong"

to take money from people when living costs were high. the british athlete matt hudson—smith has revealed he tried to take his own life last year after his career was plagued by injuries. however, the 27—year—old had his best ever result overnight, claiming bronze in the 400 metres at the world athletics championships in oregon. our sports correspondent andy swiss has that story. the moment of realisation. a medal for matt hudson—smith, and few have fought so hard for it. in lane five, hudson—smith is the european champion at 400 metres, but he has been blighted by injuries. he had to miss last year's olympics, but finally he showed what he could do. america's michael norman and grenada's kiranijames were beyond him, but he gritted his way to the gutsiest of bronzes. commentator: but it's - michael norman for the gold. kirani james, hudson—smith. after all the setbacks, all the struggles, you could see just what it meant.

well, just look at matt hudson—smith. what a moment for him. he has had so many injury problems over the years, but now finally, he is a world medallist. it has been a whirlwind, like, these past three years — achilles tendon tears, hamstring tears, a lot of mental health issues, and this is just the start, like i said, so i'm going to enjoy it. but the performance of the day, indeed one of the performances of the decade, came from a america's sydney mclaughlin, as she beat her own world record in the 400 metres hurdles by nearly three—quarters of a second. commentator: sydney mclaughlin smashes the world record! - in a sport of the finest margins, a quite extraordinary feat and the defining display of these championships. andy swiss, bbc news, eugene. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at 10.15. now on bbc one, time

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