hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. this is outside source. the first ship has left ukraine under a deal with russia on grain. the cargo ship left odesa carrying thousands of tonnes of grain, to ease supply around the world. nancy pelosi, the us house speaker, is in asia — she might go to taiwan to show us support. beijing says if she does, it will react. translation: china will take firm and stron: translation: china will take firm and strong countermeasures - translation: china will take firm and strong countermeasures to - and strong countermeasures to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity. here in the uk the first ballot papers are sent to conservative party members, who'll choose the next prime minister. and the us singer beyonce will re—record

one of her new songs, replacing a word after disability campaigners raised concerns about the lyrics. we start with the war in ukraine. a ship has left the port city of odesa for the first time in months as part of a landmark deal with russia. it's carrying over 20,000 tonnes of grain. this is the moment it finally got going. remember, ukraine is known as "the bread basket of europe". many countries depend on it for grain. lebanon is one of them — that's where the ship is headed. the green dot shows where it is right now. you can see that progress is slow — that could be because it needs to navigate around mines scattered in the water. let's hear from the un secretary general.

today's secretary general. departure is an enormous collective today's departure is an enormous collective achievement by the joint coordination centre set up last week in istanbul under united nations auspices. what we have witnessed today in odesa is an important starting point. it must be the first of many commercial ships bringing relief and stability to global food markets. let's take a closer look at the route. the ship is called the razoni — it set sail from the port of odesa this morning local time and is making its way south through the black sea. it's expected to arrive in turkish waters tomorrow or wednesday. it'll then go through inspection in istanbul by a un joint coordination centre. then it will make its way out of the bosphorous strait into the aegean sea, finally arriving in the port of tripoli in lebanon. the eu has been reacting to the ship's departure. this is very important and we look forward to the implementation of the whole deal and resumption of ukraine exports to the customers around the

world because the negative consequences of russia's aggression against ukraine and blockage of ukrainian ports at affecting the most vulnerable people in africa, in asia and the middle east. ukraine's infrastructure minister has been at the heart of the negotiations that have led to this point. earlier today, he posted this tweet: and we've also heard from the kremlin. translation: the release of the first vessel _ translation: the release of the first vessel is _ translation: the release of the first vessel is very _ translation: the release of the first vessel is very positive, - translation: the release of the first vessel is very positive, a - first vessel is very positive, a good opportunity to test the effectiveness of the mechanisms agreed upon in istanbul. let's hope the agreements will be implemented from all sides and that the mechanism will work effectively. but an adviser to president zelensky told the bbc that moscow's co—operation will not last.

we are obviously suspicious giving everything we know that we have observed over the years and months. we can't really trust anything russia is doing or saying and there is a serious risk that they are just using this again is an opportunity to then blame ukraine for whatever happens so let's be clear what happened first of all. we are restarting these exports which is very good news for us, the economy and for the world and the reason thatis and for the world and the reason that is happening after so much pressure is that the russians didn't want to antagonise the rest of the world. the ship's final destination is the lebanon port of tripoli. lebanon is one of ukraine's biggest customers, up one of ukraine's biggest customers, up to 60% of its grain comes from ukraine while 90% of its wheat and cooking oil imports come from ukraine and russia. lebanon was already facing a food security crisis. lebanese inflation hit a

record high as food prices soared 400%. the impact of the war has hit a country already struggling. it's been a financial, economic and food crisis for the past three years since the banking crisis started here in lebanon. . here in lebanon. food, since the banking crisis started here in lebanon. food, especially bread has been one of the top prizes here, people queueing for hours to get their portion of bread or even bakeries had to close four days because they are running out of wheat. as you rightly said, lebanon imports more than 60% of its grain from ukraine and maine later wheat, they have been in a big crisis —— mainly the wheat. this ship will lift a big problem on lebanon's food production, especially with grain. this ship that is arriving is mainly

providing core grains that are arriving into the port of tripoli after weeks of negotiations between russia and ukraine, moderated by turkey and turkey confirms that this is going to be the first of many ships to follow to provide grain to lebanon. there are several logistical issues at play here — we'll be taking a closer look at those. the first one we've already mentioned, the water around odesa is filled with naval mines like this. so ships need to navigate their exits from the ports carefully. then there's the issue of vessels. transporting the 20 million tonnes of grain that needs to get out would require 400 bulk cargo ships. for context, the ship that's set off today is carrying 26,000 tonnes. another issue could be insurance. we know that today's ship has it. but for more ships to set off, as bloomberg reports today: "shipowners will have to secure

insurance for cargoes and vessels, and also find enough crew to sail them." let's talk now to ryan ramsey, a former nuclear submarine captain for britain's royal navy. thanks for coming on the programme. thanks for coming on the programme. thanks for coming on the programme. thanks for having me. let’s thanks for coming on the programme. thanks for having me.— thanks for having me. let's start with the issue _ thanks for having me. let's start with the issue of _ thanks for having me. let's start with the issue of mines - thanks for having me. let's start with the issue of mines and - thanks for having me. let's start| with the issue of mines and these ships having to navigate around them. how do you do that? there are naviuation them. how do you do that? there are navigation warnings _ them. how do you do that? there are navigation warnings out _ them. how do you do that? there are navigation warnings out to _ them. how do you do that? there are navigation warnings out to all - navigation warnings out to all mariners to say that there is a minefield or a mine risk around the black sea and the port of odesa. in essence, the ukrainians have deployed main�*s in order to prevent the russians from closing odesa and probably rightly so as a defensive measure but what you need to get through there is a safe route so you need to know that the mines are in a particular position but are in a safe passage that you can navigate

your own vessels and vessels not involved in the conflict through that. ., , ., ., that. provided they have that knowledge. _ that. provided they have that knowledge, it _ that. provided they have that knowledge, it should - that. provided they have that knowledge, it should be - that. provided they have that - knowledge, it should be relatively safe to pick a path and you're not going to hit one. do you need to physically get these mines with your ship for it to go off?— ship for it to go off? there are a few different _ ship for it to go off? there are a few different versions _ ship for it to go off? there are a few different versions of - ship for it to go off? there are a few different versions of mines. j ship for it to go off? there are a - few different versions of mines. the first one is tethered mines and you would have to hit those just below the water line. you also have mines on the sea bed which are very intelligent mines so those would launch like a torpedo towards the ship. and there are drifting mines which you saw in the gulf war and are still prevalent today. what appears to be in the black sea from the navigation warnings are either tethered mines or drifting mines. with tethered mines, you know where

they are and you would hope the ukrainians would position there was to know where you have a route through, but the drifting mines are more difficult for ships to manage. that's really interesting, thanks for clearing that up. how confident would you be, knowing what you know, about the idea of getting a lot more ships through, carrying a lot more grain? is this going to be realistic? i grain? is this going to be realistic?— grain? is this going to be realistic? ~ , , realistic? i think it is, the first shi - realistic? i think it is, the first shi has realistic? i think it is, the first ship has gone. _ realistic? i think it is, the first ship has gone, turkey - realistic? i think it is, the first ship has gone, turkey has - realistic? i think it is, the first - ship has gone, turkey has brokered some form of peace to allow grain to be transported and as long as this first ship goes out successfully, all the other ships will follow that route, knowing that there are no tethered mines along their and it's a case of managing drifting mines and that is basically keeping a good lookout, making sure the ship is manoeuvring at a slow enough speed that it can avoid those drifting mines and pass through. made as of the importance _ mines and pass through. made as of the importance of _ mines and pass through. made as of the importance of this _ mines and pass through. made as of the importance of this bit _ mines and pass through. made as of the importance of this bit of - mines and pass through. made as of the importance of this bit of water i the importance of this bit of water more widely, mines or gnome mines

for playing such a vital supply route. —— or no mines. for playing such a vital supply route. -- or no mines.- for playing such a vital supply route. -- or no mines. when you think about _ route. -- or no mines. when you think about how _ route. -- or no mines. when you think about how much _ route. -- or no mines. when you think about how much grain - route. -- or no mines. when you i think about how much grain comes from ukraine to the rest of the nations, it's really important. the street controlled by turkey is vital as a link —— straight. this war has highlighted the significance of these areas. we take food for granted everywhere and some people cannot take that for granted, but as soon as that supply chain is knocked, you can see the impact. ryan ramsey, fascinating to get your expertise and insight, thank you for talking to us. we're going to go to taiwan now. orare we? we'll get to that in a moment. top us politician nancy pelosi has just started a tour of asia where it's reported she'll visit taiwan but it hasn't been officially announced. we'll have a look at why there's secrecy and why it's controversial. the self—ruled island,

as you can see here, lies off the coast of china and is claimed by beijing. taiwan rejects this and says only its people can decide the island's future. in fact, president tsai ying wuhn said last year taiwan will do "whatever it takes to defend freedom" in the face of an increasingly assertive china. tsai ying wuhn isn't the only one who's critical of china. nancy pelosi is too. record and political system earlier this month she said it was "important for us to show support for taiwan" but hadn't mentioned whether she'd visit or not. that was until sunday night, when her office issued a statement saying she would lead... it's important to understand that the us doesn't have formal diplomatic ties with taiwan, only with china. that's why the stakes

are pretty high. on monday, beijing warned the us nancy pelosi shouldn't visit. translation: we would like to remind the us once again _ translation: we would like to remind the us once again that _ translation: we would like to remind the us once again that we _ translation: we would like to remind the us once again that we stand - translation: we would like to remind the us once again that we stand in - the us once again that we stand in combat readiness. the people's liberation army will definitely not sit idly by. china will take firm and strong countermeasures to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity. what those strong countermeasures might be, china says it will "wait and see". taiwan's foreign ministry said it had no comment on reports of pelosi's travel plans. but speculation is still swirling. this isn't the only warning beijing has given, as our news correspondent, monica miller, explains. there was a similar message that was given after a long discussion between presidentjoe biden and president xijinping last between presidentjoe biden and president xi jinping last week where china's president warned the us that

if she makes this trip, if you play with fire, he will get burned. there are widespread media reports in the us that officials within the biden administration are unhappy with the prospect of a taiwan visit and the potential consequences. just under two weeks ago, president biden said the us military believes a visit is "not a good idea right now". but there are others who say it isn't uncommon for congressional leaders to travel to taiwan and that the us shouldn't be intimidated. as i mentioned earlier, nancy pelosi has begun her asia trip. she's in singapore, where she has met the prime minister. singapore's foreign ministry says the pair discussed issues including cross—strait relations, the ukraine war and climate change. but there was also a note of caution. so how do people in taiwan view the potential visit? to help us, here's the director of international affairs for taiwan's main opposition party.

most of the people on the street are not talking about this issue. taiwan has a local election this year and people are worried about the economy so i do not sense any urgent her panic in taipei. aus a us spokesperson said... there is no reason — a us spokesperson said... there is no reason for _ a us spokesperson said... there is no reason for beijing _ a us spokesperson said... there is no reason for beijing to _ a us spokesperson said... there is no reason for beijing to turn - a us spokesperson said... there is no reason for beijing to turn a - no reason for beijing to turn a visit _ no reason for beijing to turn a visit consistent with long—standing us policy— visit consistent with long—standing us policy into some sort of crisis or confliot— us policy into some sort of crisis or conflict or use it as a pretext to increase _ or conflict or use it as a pretext to increase aggressive military activity — to increase aggressive military activity in _ to increase aggressive military activity in or around taiwan strait. let's get more from our state department correspondent, barbara plett usher in washington. even though i visit, yes, no, don't know whether it is going to happen —— a visit, the stakes are incredibly high. -- a visit, the stakes are incredibly high.— -- a visit, the stakes are incredibly high. well, there is certainly an —

incredibly high. well, there is certainly an expectation - incredibly high. well, there is certainly an expectation they | incredibly high. well, there is. certainly an expectation they are going to increase tensions substantially. you had was warnings from the chinese, they do seem to view this visit as the us increasing its support or showing support for taiwan's claims of independence. us policy is not to support taiwan and independence, it is to recognise that beijing is the only government in china but not to take a position on the status of the two sides, just to resolve this peacefully. john kirby, the national security council spokesman there, said the policy hasn't changed. therefore even if there might be a visit by nancy pelosi, which he did not confirm, that would not mean we have shifted our position and we've made that very clear, he said, to the chinese, but he did also outline several possible responses because the chinese have suggested there might have been a military response, he said maybe they would fire missiles into the taiwan strait, maybe they

would have a major incursion into taiwanese airspace, maybe they will step up military exercises, and he mentioned all of these possibilities to say that, as you head on his clip there, that there was no reason for this since this would be a visit by a lawmaker, albeit a very senior one, which has happened before but it did not indicate an official policy change in the us. this it did not indicate an official policy change in the us. as you were alludin: policy change in the us. as you were alluding to. — policy change in the us. as you were alluding to, there _ policy change in the us. as you were alluding to, there is _ policy change in the us. as you were alluding to, there is an _ policy change in the us. as you were alluding to, there is an important - alluding to, there is an important distinction between the legislative and executive branch of the us government.— government. yes, congress is independent— government. yes, congress is independent of _ government. yes, congress is independent of the _ government. yes, congress is independent of the executive l government. yes, congress is - independent of the executive branch and so it's really up to the speaker to do what she wants and that is something that the white house and the administration have been saying from the start, they haven't given their own official view of whether she should go or not although privately they have advised her, we understand about the risks and we know that president biden himself had said the military didn't think it was a good idea so there is a good deal of uneasiness but they've

also said if she goes, they will support her and it's her decision to make and it's not like she's been sent on an official visit from the white house. they've also said that they have conveyed that to the chinese. however, nancy pelosi does come from the same party as the president and she is second in line for succession to the presidency if something should happen tojoe biden something should happen tojoe biden so that's not the message the chinese are taking away and it should be said that congress is quite unspoken about its position about taiwan which it sees as a plucky democracy and to visit there would definitely be to show solidarity to the island, even if the official policy isn't changing. nancy pelosi herself has been a long—time critic of china. she long-time critic of china. she robabl long-time critic of china. she probably pushes _ long—time critic of china. sue: probably pushes a couple of buttons in beijing as well because she has a long record of standing up to china, especially on human rights, and she

had indicated earlier in the year that she wanted to go. congress, both sides of the aisle, back this sort of visit and the sort of demonstration and it could well be that she may be retiring in november, there are midterm elections, it's possible the democrats could lose the house and so it's possible she wants to make this trip now to make that sort of statement and show solidarity while she has the chance. having said that, nobody has confirmed anything but i think everybody is going to be watching very closely on tuesday when she is reported to be touching down. singer beyonce is going to re—record one of her new songs because it contains a derogatory word often used to demean people with a form of cerebral palsy. her first new album in six years is called renaissance. it was released on sunday. and one song, heated, which was written by the rapper drake, uses the word that we're

choosing not to repeat. beyonce's publicist told the bbc that the word has different connotations in the us and was "not used intentionally in a harmful way". it "will be replaced in the lyrics", they added, without giving a timescale. this comes just a couple of weeks after fellow us pop star lizzo apologised for using the same word in her song grrrls. within days, lizzo apologised and re—recorded the song, removing the offensive lyric. referring to beyonce's use of the derogatory term, one disabled activist tweeted: i'm joined now by the bbc�*s music corrspondent, mark savage. a new album from beyonce, always lots of publicity around it, this is the kind of publicity not what she

wanted. ., u, ., ., wanted. no, when it came out on frida , wanted. no, when it came out on friday. the _ wanted. no, when it came out on friday, the reviews _ wanted. no, when it came out on friday, the reviews were - wanted. no, when it came out on| friday, the reviews were glowing. this is beyonce's returned to the dance floor, this is an album designed to produce hit singles and it's worth remembering at this point she hasn't had a number one single in america, her home country, since single ladies in 2008 so it was launched in a blaze of glory and then people listened to the words and this song, heated, co—written by beyonce and drake and nine other people, has one slur used to refer to people with past—it cerebral palsy. disability advocates were appalled this could have slipped through the cracks because to release an album on the scale of the beyonce album, hundreds of people will have heard this track and approved it before it got sent to radio stations, to streaming services and not one of them appear

to have said, wait a minute, five weeks ago lizzo got into trouble for using this word, do you think we should think again? and it doesn't seem to have happened.— should think again? and it doesn't seem to have happened. given the music industry _ seem to have happened. given the music industry and _ seem to have happened. given the music industry and the _ seem to have happened. given the music industry and the money - music industry and the money involved, one might expect nowadays that they have specific people to listen to tracks from all walks of life to give their opinion to check that mistakes like this can't happen. that mistakes like this can't ha en. , ., that mistakes like this can't ha en. , . ., , that mistakes like this can't ha en. , ., . , ., that mistakes like this can't hauen. , ., ., ., , , happen. they have teams of lawyers who listens to _ happen. they have teams of lawyers who listens to songs _ happen. they have teams of lawyers who listens to songs to _ happen. they have teams of lawyers who listens to songs to see - happen. they have teams of lawyers who listens to songs to see if - happen. they have teams of lawyers who listens to songs to see if there l who listens to songs to see if there are similarities to other songs, there is another song on beyonce is album that sounds similar to the right said fred song i'm too six. there are a lot of secrecy around beyonce album is to make sure they don't leak and may be that meant that fewer people headed than should have to prevent a situation like this. we don't know but she has

recognised what people have said to her, very quickly, in fact. people only started making a noise about this at this morning in europe and by the time america woke up, there was a statement saying beyonce is going to re—record the song and replaced with lyrics. figs going to re-record the song and replaced with lyrics. as frustrating as it will be _ replaced with lyrics. as frustrating as it will be for _ replaced with lyrics. as frustrating as it will be for many _ replaced with lyrics. as frustrating as it will be for many people - replaced with lyrics. as frustrating as it will be for many people who l as it will be for many people who have witnessed this incident, the good news in a way is that there is publicity in highlighting the offence and harm that language can cause and hopefully stops another incident. onto the record itself, is it any good?— it any good? that's the million-dollar - it any good? that's the | million-dollar question! it any good? that's the - million-dollar question! actually it any good? that's the _ million-dollar question! actually it million—dollar question! actually it is. beyonce hasn't really put out a bad album, that's an impartial bbc view, of course! but this one in particular, her last few albums have been about the experience of black women in america, she's done a lot of social protest songs and this

appears to be an album written during the pandemic about shrugging off all of those concerns and going back to the dance floor. it was very largely inspired by the chicago and detroit house movements which themselves came from marginalised communities, from the lgbt community and the black community in those cities, and so you would think that would mean beyonce might have thought about the disabled community as well but it appears not. now to an incredible medical achievement. conjoined twins whose brains were fused together have been successfully separated. this is the first picture of the boys — bernardo and alturo — lying next to each other after the marathon surgery. they had seven operations in total, the final two surgeries alone lasting 33 hours. the surgery was done in brazil but overseen by dr owassjeelani, a uk—based paediatric surgeon who pioneered this type of surgery. here he is speaking to bbc world news.

it's near impossible task that requires a lot of preparation, a lot of thinking and planning and when the final execution happens and you end up with two live kids who are making a good recovery, it's a great experience. it's early stages, we did the final separation seven weeks ago but they are making an excellent recovery and they are showing progress every single day but what we like to do is wait for a six month period after surgery before we can make a more accurate prognosis about the future. if you look at the history of this type of surgery, 20 years ago it was felt that most of the surgeries were not possible. what we have shown no without experience is that it is possible to undertake this surgery for a lot of the children, not all, there are certainly sets of twins that we declined to operate on but we felt these kids were at an acceptable level of risk. the next step, perhaps the most important step, is communication with the family. they need to understand in explicit

detail what the risks are, what it entails so they can then make an informed decision about whether to proceed or not and all of that was done by the team in rio, it was an excellent team, doctor gabriel, my counterpart, had been looking after those boys for two years with his team and they did a greatjob but fundamentally, if you haven't had the experience of dealing with something like this, it is extremely difficult to suddenly do something that you have no experience of. that's where we come in. the picture speaks 1,000 words. these were otherwise healthy, nearly four—year—old boys that could not sit or walk, could do very little of what other four—year—olds do, so you can imagine how difficult life would have been for them and their families. what a remarkable story. fingers crossed for their recovery. that's it from us, but there is more online. i'm on twitter. bye—bye.

good evening. we knew it was going to be a very dryjuly. it has actually been record—breakingly dry across southern and eastern parts of england. and those records go back to 1836, but the brown denotes where we've seen less than average rainfall, and you can see it's been a dry month across most of the uk. but we are now ushering in some rain, some welcome rain, already quite heavy through northern ireland and western fringes of england and wales. that will push across many northern areas with that area of low pressure. you may have noticed the tightly packed isobars as well, some windier weather through the night and into tomorrow as well. some quite heavy rain, some significant rain, but unlikely to see much more than a few spots of drizzle in the south. we will introduce a lot more cloud, though, and therefore

after the grass frost across parts of scotland last night, a much milder night. really quite a humid night again. another close one in the south. so, uncomfortable for sleeping and a very different complexion to our weather tomorrow morning. we wake up to grey low cloud, mist and hill fog around, and still some quite heavy rain as our weather front�*s still with us, just slowly easing its way southwards. to the south of that, i think staying largely dry, still plenty of sunshine. and to the north as well, we will see some sunshine punching through the clouds into the afternoon because we've got that strong wind to break that cloud up, and so it looks a warmer day for parts of northern ireland and scotland compared with today and also across england and wales — 29 or 30 potentially. uncomfortably warm for some by day too. and it might be that we see a little bit of rain for the commonwealth games as well tomorrow. but it's welcome rain, as i say. with that weather front close by, that will continue into the evening and overnight tomorrow.

that low pressure still bringing us a fairly brisk wind on wednesday. despite that, it will be another warm and muggy night tuesday into wednesday, more heavy showers to come in the north and the west, but our weather front just fizzling out. no more than a band of cloud, potentially, by then, so it's still warm and it's still muggy across much of central, southern and eastern england. but it's freshened up by that stage across scotland and northern ireland. that's because we switched our wind direction behind our weatherfront. a northwesterly will follow to all parts by thursday. so a fresher day, a more comfortable day, following a more comfortable night as well, even in the south. but it is, as you can still see, largely dry.

hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. this is outside source. the first ship has left ukraine under a deal with russia on grain. and here it is leaving odesa carrying thousands of tonnes of grain to ease supply around the world. nancy pelosi, the us house speaker, is in asia. she might go to taiwan to show us support — beijing says if she does, it will react. translation: china will take firm and stron: translation: china will take firm and strong countermeasures - translation: china will take firm and strong countermeasures to - and strong countermeasures to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity. bud safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity.— safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity. and of these otential territorial integrity. and of these potential steps _ territorial integrity. and of these potential steps from _ territorial integrity. and of these potential steps from china - territorial integrity. and of these potential steps from china could| potential steps from china could includes — potential steps from china could includes military provocations, such as firing _ includes military provocations, such as firing missiles in the taiwan

strait — as firing missiles in the taiwan strait or— as firing missiles in the taiwan strait or around taiwan. here in the uk, the first ballot papers are sent to conservative party members, who'll choose the next prime minister. and the us singer beyonce will re—record one of her new songs — replacing a word after disability campaigners raised concerns about the lyrics. now, the contest to be the uk's prime minister opens for voting today, with postal ballots arriving on the doorsteps of conservative party members. yes, it's only the 160,000 or so party members that get to choose. both candidates are appearing at a hustings in exeter around now. this was rishi sunak arriving. he's seen as the underdog in a race that's been dominated by arguments over cutting taxes. rishi sunak today made a big tax cutting promise — pledging a 4% cut in the rate of income tax by the end of the next parliament. let's hearfrom him. i want to cut income tax by 20%.

that is one of the far—reaching cuts for in text —— income tax we have seen. we reduce our borrowing and we will do it by growing our economy, taking vantage of our post—brexit freedoms, putting in place some of the tax reforms i would put in place. rishi sunak says he would cut the basic rate of income tax from 20% to 16%. he would do it by the end of the next parliament, which could be as late as december 2029. he says the wait is because — as he told the bbc — "i want to make sure that we can pay for it" without having to increase borrowing. liz truss' campaign say he�*s flip—flopping by coming out with the policy late in the race. she says the immediate tax cuts she's promising will grow the economy. we're currently projected to have a recession next year and what's very important, instead of that we get the economy growing, we attract investment. and that will help us pay down the debt and be able to cut taxes further in the future.

in the past few minutes, the foreign secretary gained the support of another of one of her former rivals for the leadership — penny mordaunt. she introduced her onstage. who is going _ she introduced her onstage. who is going to _ she introduced her onstage. who is going to win— she introduced her onstage. who is going to win back— she introduced her onstage. who is going to win back counsellors - going to win back counsellors and who most— going to win back counsellors and who most embodies _ going to win back counsellors and who most embodies the - going to win back counsellors and who most embodies the vision i going to win back counsellors andl who most embodies the vision and values _ who most embodies the vision and values of— who most embodies the vision and values of the — who most embodies the vision and values of the british _ who most embodies the vision and values of the british public- who most embodies the vision and values of the british public have i who most embodies the vision and values of the british public have in| values of the british public have in their heads— values of the british public have in their heads in— values of the british public have in their heads in their— values of the british public have in their heads in their hearts- values of the british public have in their heads in their hearts when i their heads in their hearts when they— their heads in their hearts when they voted _ their heads in their hearts when they voted in— their heads in their hearts when they voted in 2016 _ their heads in their hearts when they voted in 2016 and - their heads in their hearts when they voted in 2016 and 2019? i their heads in their hearts whenl they voted in 2016 and 2019? —— their heads in their hearts when - they voted in 2016 and 2019? —— wing back they voted in 2016 and 2019? —— wing hack councils — they voted in 2016 and 2019? —— wing back councils. at _ they voted in 2016 and 2019? —— wing back councils. at the _ they voted in 2016 and 2019? —— wing back councils. at the start _ they voted in 2016 and 2019? —— wing back councils. at the start of- they voted in 2016 and 2019? —— wing back councils. at the start of this - back councils. at the start of this final— back councils. at the start of this final phase — back councils. at the start of this final phase of— back councils. at the start of this final phase of the _ back councils. at the start of this final phase of the contest, - back councils. at the start of this final phase of the contest, i- back councils. at the start of this final phase of the contest, i did i final phase of the contest, i did not know— final phase of the contest, i did not know the _ final phase of the contest, i did not know the answer— final phase of the contest, i did not know the answer to - final phase of the contest, i did not know the answer to those l not know the answer to those questions, but _ not know the answer to those questions, but i _ not know the answer to those questions, but i have - not know the answer to those questions, but i have seen. not know the answer to those - questions, but i have seen enough to know— questions, but i have seen enough to know who _ questions, but i have seen enough to know who the — questions, but i have seen enough to know who the person _ questions, but i have seen enough to know who the person i— questions, but i have seen enough to know who the person i am _ questions, but i have seen enough to know who the person i am gonna - questions, but i have seen enough to know who the person i am gonna put| know who the person i am gonna put my faith _ know who the person i am gonna put my faith in _ know who the person i am gonna put my faith in is, — know who the person i am gonna put my faith in is, and _ know who the person i am gonna put my faith in is, and that is— know who the person i am gonna put my faith in is, and that is liz- my faith in is, and that is liz truss — my faith in is, and that is liz truss. �* ~ ,, a good moment they for liz truss. martyn oates is political editor at bbc south west. he's at that hustings event in exeter. hello, so what else have we missed? hello. i mean, it hasjust got under

way, really. as you say, we have had the warm—up act of penny mordaunt endorsing liz truss, then as i left liz truss was still up giving her opening speech. they're interesting that she gave a significant chunk of her speech at the top to the liberal democrats. the lib dems in the south here, were the political week was of the conservatives. the successful political endeavour of taking out the lib dems, and since then, they seem to be kicking in the dust. a sign there that she was trying to say, look, there is a real possibility now of the lib dems seeing a revival, i am the person to take the fight to the lib dems, because the election nightmare for the conservatives is that they struggle to hold onto those labour seats in the north and at the same time they have a revival of the lib dems down here in the southwest.

martyn, fascinating battle in the south between the conservatives and the lib dems. what about the battle between liz truss and rishi sunak? is there any sort of geography and support base of the candidates? among the mps, receipt has got more support, really, and it is interesting... there is not an exact breakdown brexit lines, one of liz truss's biggest supporters... you don't get a much more brexiteer than anne—marie morris. both candidates today, judy specht in this agricultural region, burnishing achievements on farming. major planks of post—brexit farming policy, so rishi sunak saying that future trade deals would be done more carefully, would take more time, be done in consultation with

farmers, a dig, clearly, at liz truss, who presided over that very controversial australian trade deal, farmers fearing double flood britain with cheap australian beef, and the uk's own impact assessment saying similar, and liz truss saying she would let more farm workers, to the country — no details as to how many more pieces she would issue. i am more pieces she would issue. i am leased more pieces she would issue. i am pleased you _ more pieces she would issue. i am pleased you picked _ more pieces she would issue. i am pleased you picked up _ more pieces she would issue. i am pleased you picked up on the issue of agriculture, because interesting thing about this hustings, they go right around the country and the need to tailor their arguments, their persuasive tactics, to each audience, depending on what the most important issues are there. given that voting is getting under way this week, as i mentioned, it is not everyone across the uk that gets to choose the next prime minister, it is just these conservative party members, you've been speaking to people there over the last couple of hours as they have been coming in.

what is the kind of mood? what kind of thought that they had about this whole process? i of thought that they had about this whole process?— whole process? i think one issue certainl , whole process? i think one issue certainly. that — whole process? i think one issue certainly, that chimes _ whole process? i think one issue certainly, that chimes with - certainly, that chimes with everybody in the southwest, would be a really hot potato for a lot of the conservative members, certainly councillors, is the issue of housing here in the southwest. the gap between average earnings and average house prices posted again, we have seen liz truss saying she would drop national targets and hand over responsibility to assess the right number of houses to local councils, rishi sunak suggesting there may be more powers to limit the number of houses being converted into holiday lets, a powerful sense in this community but that is something that is making housing a lot less attainable for locals, so i would say certainly alongside agriculture, thatis say certainly alongside agriculture, that is on the really big, particular issues to this net of the

woods. ., , . ., , ' particular issues to this net of the woods. ., , , , woods. fascinating stuff. martyn, thank ou woods. fascinating stuff. martyn, thank you very — woods. fascinating stuff. martyn, thank you very much. _ extreme weather is hitting the united states. a new wildfire burning on the country's west coast, while the recovery operation from deadly flooding continues further east. we'll start with the flooding in kentucky. 28 people were killed, and the governor is predicting they'll continue to find more bodies "for weeks". rescuers are still trying to find missing people. cbs correspondent astrid martinez has the latest. we are expecting more rain in the coming days, but we know for now the clean—up is continuing in those parts that been ravaged by the floods. the governor recently toured the deb stated every and said the number of victims, like you were mentioning earlier, those are likely to rise in the coming days. he said first responders are struggling to access some of those hardest hit areas. beshearsaid access some of those hardest hit areas. beshear said there is damage to critical infrastructure and the heavy rain has falling in this state

is hampering those recovery and relief efforts —— that has fallen in this state. meanwhile in california, a second major wildfire of the season. the mckinney fire started in the north of the state, near the oregon border, on friday, and has spread rapidly to become the largest this year. two people have been killed, and 2,000 others have been forced to leave their homes. our correspondent peter bowes is in la. hi, peter. what is the latest there? this fire really has exploded over the last 2a, 36 hours. more than 55,000 acres burning now, and it is 0% contained, so still a lot of work to do for the firefighters in that area, and as you mentioned it tragically, the bodies of two people have been found in a driveway. we don't know the precise circumstances of those people dying yet, but we know from the fires, they can move

extremely quickly. that is one of the hallmarks of these, really, no fires we are experiencing these days, the speed at which they can spread. you almost have to experience it to appreciated. they can outright human being, they can outrun a vehicle, you can get trapped into a corner and it —— they can outrun a human being. trapped into a corner and it -- they can outrun a human being. absolutely terri in: , can outrun a human being. absolutely terrifying. peter. _ can outrun a human being. absolutely terrifying, peter, and _ can outrun a human being. absolutely terrifying, peter, and this _ can outrun a human being. absolutely terrifying, peter, and this is _ terrifying, peter, and this is something that part of the us is having to get use to?— having to get use to? yes, we reporting _ having to get use to? yes, we reporting all _ having to get use to? yes, we reporting all last _ having to get use to? yes, we reporting all last week - having to get use to? yes, we reporting all last week about i reporting all last week about another fire which was close to you 70 national park —— yosemite. the good news there is it is almost three quarters contained and no longer spreading. that fire burned some 19,000 acres. these two fires together, the one we have just been talking about is the largest last yearfor talking about is the largest last year for some looking talking about is the largest last yearfor some looking back talking about is the largest last year for some looking back to last year for some looking back to last year and the year before, we had much biggerfires, running into hundreds of thousands of acres, so

actually this year has not been quite as bad as recent years, although it is still very early in the fire season, which generally runs from about now to late november. runs from about now to late november-— runs from about now to late november. ., , ., ., ., , november. yeah, you and i have been chattin: november. yeah, you and i have been chatting about — november. yeah, you and i have been chatting about those _ november. yeah, you and i have been chatting about those fires _ november. yeah, you and i have been chatting about those fires and - chatting about those fires and witnessing scenes, pictures like we are running right next to you. is there any kind of planned federal response in place given what is happening? the response in place given what is happening?— response in place given what is haueninu? , response in place given what is hauuenin? , ., happening? the response is always of lovin: , i happening? the response is always of loving. i think — happening? the response is always of loving. i think it _ happening? the response is always of loving, i think it is _ happening? the response is always of loving, i think it is mission _ happening? the response is always of loving, i think it is mission to - loving, i think it is mission to analyse why these fires are happening —— evolving. clearly, climate change is playing its role. historically fire suppression, the policy in the early 1900s of putting out fires at all costs, that policy ended when it was realised that what was happening was it was leaving a lot of the dead wood and dry brush simply to burn in the future, so that policy has evolved over the years, and right now, iwas that policy has evolved over the years, and right now, i was in yosemite in little while ago, it was

in the wintertime, and able to liberally set fires in the wintertime to get rid of some of the undergrowth. i think some of the firefighters and decision—makers are having a greater understanding these days of how to control these fires. the big question of course is climate change and the degree to which that is fuelling these fires, these freak weather conditions. we have a lot of lightning around california at the moment, which may have been the cause of the latest fire. ., ~ , ., have been the cause of the latest fire. ., ~ i. ., ., more extreme weather now in pakistan — specifically, flooding in baloochistan. the prime minister has arrived there to see relief operations. heavy monsoon rains have killed almost 140 people sincejune, and there has also been damage to local roads and infrastructure. saher baloch from bbc urdu service has been to the area. i'm on a street in the outskirts of quetta, where heavy rain's destroyed many homes. recent rains have caused havoc across balochistan, where weak infrastructure continues to be a challenge and remains inaccessible to authorities and media outlets.

the met office has forecasted more rains in the coming days, for which the province does not seem prepared. balochistan is one of the least developed parts of pakistan, where connectivity through roads and through mobile networks has long been an issue. government recently came into action and sent rescue teams to those stranded, but there are complaints that it was still unable to reach many of the women and children stranded in other far—flung parts of the province. air operation was started as well, but their access has been limited due to heavy winds. just a few weeks ago, weather in most of the flood—affected areas was around 45 degrees, but it drops to 27 degrees and goes even lower during the nights. as a result, hundreds of people are spending their nights out in the open, near their flooded and caved in homes. the government has sped up the rescue and relief process, but the weather and situation on the ground is likely to worsen in the coming days. saher baloch, bbc news, balochistan. stay with us on outside source.

still to come: england celebrates an historic win by the lionesses — winners of the european football championship. in afghanistan, it's been almost a year since the taliban took the capital kabul. the lives of millions of women, including tv presenter shabhnam dawran, changed overnight. the bbc�*s sodaba haidare reports. translation: | never thought | i would leave my country of birth and go to another country where i am not familiar with the language, culture, traditions, the people and environment and the law. but when you are helpless, you accept anything. this is tv presenter shabnam dawram speaking to me back in march. the 24—year—old and her siblings were evacuated from afghanistan last august and have been living in the uk for the past seven months. before the taliban takeover, shabnam presented flagship news programmes on channels like

tolo news and rta. but after the fall of kabul, when she returned to work, she was threatened by taliban militants who stood guard outside her office, only allowing male workers to enter the building. translation: | said it's my right. to work and you cannot take it away. he pointed his gun at me, put his finger on the trigger and said, "one bullet will be enough for you. "will you leave or should i shoot you here?" shabnam made a video about this encounter which went viral on social media and put her life in danger. she had to flee the country. back in afghanistan, the taliban have imposed a series of harsh edicts on women. ordering tv presenters to cover their faces is one of them. translation: the women they have imposed these i restrictions on are already well—known to afghans.

people have seen their faces, so what is the point of forcing them to cover their faces now? until the taliban don't change their way of thinking and think like humans, they will not bring a positive change into society with their actions. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story: the first ship has departed the ukrainian port of odesa under a deal with russia, carrying thousands of tonnes of grain. football — and there's been quite the reaction to england's women winning the european championships. in case you missed it, the lionesses beat germany 2—1 with an extra time goal from chloe kelly at london's wembley stadium. plenty of celebrations last night, and here today, thousands of fans packed into trafalgar square in london.

0h... cheering speak —— the celebrations there. here's captain leah williamson speaking at those celebrations. i think we have parted more than we have played football in the past 2a hours! have played football in the past 24 hours! �* , hours! laughter cheering - cheering but incredible to share with everybody. we are grateful for the support. coach sarina wiegman has been called the "secret ingredient" to the team's success, but she talked about the players. first of all, they are very, very good _ first of all, they are very, very good football players, they are very. _ good football players, they are very. very _ good football players, they are very, very good people... cheering yes. the willingness, _ very, very good people... cheering yes. the willingness, the _ yes. the willingness, the commitment, the resilience, the

behaviour— commitment, the resilience, the behaviour towards each other, the support— behaviour towards each other, the support has been so incredible, and most _ support has been so incredible, and most of— support has been so incredible, and most of all. — support has been so incredible, and most of all, the willingness to want to win _ most of all, the willingness to want to win so _ most of all, the willingness to want to win so badly. and most of all, the willingness to want to win so badly.— to win so badly. and they won! cheering _ here's our sports correspondent natalie pirks, who was at trafalgar square. everybodyjust wanted to be here. a lot of people, including the players, quite bleary—eyed, lots of sunglasses on that stage, they haven't stopped partying. i mean, who can forgive them? 56 years since england's last major tournament win and they really were determined to make the most of it. we saw sweet caroline, which has become the unofficial anthem of both the men and the women's european teams — that was played out on this stage. fans alljoined in. sarina wiegman, the dutch coach who's become the first coach in men's or women's euros to win with two different nations — back to back, by the way, just how special is she? she got a big hug from

captain lee williamson, —— she got a big hug from captain leah williamson, who described her as the final ingredient. and that is so true because up until this point, england had been in semi—finals, hadn't quite been able to make the jump. they hadn't been in a major final since 2009, and things were very, very different then. they were thrashed 6—2, of course, by germany, who are the eight—time european champions and england had only beaten — before last night — germany twice in 27 attempts. so really, under sarina wiegman, something has clicked, something has changed. they believe themselves to be worthy, and they certainly are worthy winners. and the best celebration may have come just after the match, when the team stormed their manager's press conference, belting out another football anthem — three lions. its coming home, it's coming home # it's coming, football plasma coming... —— football's coming home...

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multiple messages from women and girls wanted to play for our team, so when the lionesses do well, it goes to the grassroots level, so thatis goes to the grassroots level, so that is amazing to see. this was the most watched women's football game in uk television history, with a peak audience of 17.4 million, also making it the biggest british tv event of the year. more than 87,000 people packed into wembley stadium, beating the highest total recorded in either the men's or women's tournament. and the english football association says what those millions of people witnessed is only the beginning for the women's game. i think it'll really turbo—charge everything we have been doing in the women's _ everything we have been doing in the women's and girls game, it will really_ women's and girls game, it will really encourage women and girls across— really encourage women and girls across the — really encourage women and girls across the country play, and we've always _ across the country play, and we've always said — across the country play, and we've always said that there's no reason why we _ always said that there's no reason why we should not have the same number— why we should not have the same number of— why we should not have the same number of girls playing as boys, and we think— number of girls playing as boys, and we think it _ number of girls playing as boys, and we think it will create a whole new generation— we think it will create a whole new generation of heroes girls will aspire — generation of heroes girls will aspire to— generation of heroes girls will aspire to be like. it's a vastly different approach compared to a little over 50 years ago, when women were banned

from playing on uk football association pitches. here's patricia gregory who played an instrumental role in ending that ban. the football association first banned — the football association first banned women _ the football association first banned women from - the football association first l banned women from playing... the football association first - banned women from playing... they did not— banned women from playing... they did not ban— banned women from playing... they did not ban women— banned women from playing... they did not ban women from _ banned women from playing... they did not ban women from playing - did not ban women from playing football, they— did not ban women from playing football, they banned _ did not ban women from playing football, they banned women i did not ban women from playing. football, they banned women from playing _ football, they banned women from playing on— football, they banned women from playing on their _ football, they banned women from playing on their grounds, - football, they banned women from playing on their grounds, and - football, they banned women from playing on their grounds, and i- football, they banned women from | playing on their grounds, and i was in 1921. _ playing on their grounds, and i was ini921. and— playing on their grounds, and i was in 1921, and that— playing on their grounds, and i was in 1921, and that was _ playing on their grounds, and i was in 1921, and that was not— playing on their grounds, and i was in 1921, and that was not to - playing on their grounds, and i was in 1921, and that was not to denzill in 1921, and that was not to denzil late 1959, — in 1921, and that was not to denzil late 1959, early— in 1921, and that was not to denzil late 1959, early 1970 _ in 1921, and that was not to denzil late 1959, early 1970 —— _ in 1921, and that was not to denzil late 1959, early 1970 —— that - late 1959, early 1970 —— that was not lifted — late 1959, early 1970 —— that was not lifted until. _ late 1959, early 1970 —— that was not lifted until. now— late 1959, early 1970 —— that was not lifted until. now you - late 1959, early 1970 —— that was not lifted until. now you have . late 1959, early 1970 —— that was i not lifted until. now you have those opportunities — not lifted until. now you have those opportunities for— not lifted until. now you have those opportunities for all— not lifted until. now you have those opportunities for all the _ not lifted until. now you have those opportunities for all the girls - not lifted until. now you have those opportunities for all the girls who i opportunities for all the girls who have not— opportunities for all the girls who have not had _ opportunities for all the girls who have not had the _ opportunities for all the girls who have not had the restrictions - opportunities for all the girls who have not had the restrictions we. opportunities for all the girls who i have not had the restrictions we had to forge _ have not had the restrictions we had to forge a _ have not had the restrictions we had to forge a career, _ have not had the restrictions we had to forge a career, if— have not had the restrictions we had to forge a career, if that's _ have not had the restrictions we had to forge a career, if that's what - to forge a career, if that's what they— to forge a career, if that's what they want— to forge a career, if that's what they want and they _ to forge a career, if that's what they want and they have - to forge a career, if that's what they want and they have the i to forge a career, if that's what - they want and they have the talent. while the win dominated british newspaper front pages, in the german tabloids, it was a different story. bild newspaper called the lionesses�* victory "the new wembley scam" — blaming a supposed referee error for germany's defeat. and the b2 tabloid read, "the english steal the title from us again!", referencing england's controversial win in the 1966 world cup final. but in britain, the focus

is now on how the sport can reach new heights. here's former england captain faye white. i think it is the visibility, isn't it? that can snowball everything. it just shows the number that are tuning in. then companies, sponsors want to get involved. that gives these of money going. we need bums on seats, we need people to come to wsl games week out. it starts in september. and also, england plate around that time in the next qualifying games. get the stadium full. there is the argument, likening up knotty wembley now? we have a negative that level where wembley is regularly 60,000, 70,000 for the women's team, and the girls can do more. the fa have been so driven in trying to promote the wsl, but it is down to the clubs not to give that licence for their women's teams, and if you really support the

game, support it all levels. don't play second fiddle to it. we have got world—class athletes playing for you now who are getting this viewership, and it is about bringing that over to the wsl and club football in this country as well, so more young girls get inspired by these amazing role models. our sports editor dan roan has more from wembley. one of the reasons this is quite an emotional victory, as well as a historic one, is because of the fact and the sense the lionesses were playing nice for themselves but for the generations of women that came before them, who because of the fact that women were banned by the fa from playing competitive football for 50 years, up until the early 19705, for 50 years, up until the early 1970s, were denied the opportunity to experience anything like the scenes that we saw here at wembley yesterday or just to scenes that we saw here at wembley yesterday orjust to simply enjoy the game at a grassroots level, furthermore, those players were playing for future generations, who stood to be inspired by what they achieved. so there was an a lot of

emotions swirling around the place yesterday yesterday and i think of as you've been saying, the hope from the fa bosses behind me is it acts as a catalyst. it has been some progress and growth in the women's sport in the last decade or so, the domestic league here has turned fully professional, some of the best players in the road now ply their trade here in england. there's been landmark sponsorship, broadcast deals, television audiences have broken all records, attendance records reset here at this tournament. it has been played in a fantastic atmosphere. and yet there are still challenges. there is not equal access to boys and girls here. around 60% of schools offer it to girls as part of their pe lessons, only 40% of secondary schools offer it, and when it comes to the messick league attendances, they have proven stubbornly low, less than 2000 on average last season. so there been. and in the past when england have made the latter stages of tournaments. the fa know this is a golden opportunity to build a

generation of coaches, volunteers, fans and players and it is one they must sees. that was dan roan. i am lewis vaughanjones. this was outside source. goodbye. good evening. we knew it was going to be a very dryjuly. it has actually been record—breakingly dry across southern and eastern parts of england. and those records go back to 1836, but the brown denotes where we've seen less than average rainfall, and you can see it's been a dry month across most of the uk. but we are now ushering in some rain, some welcome rain, already quite heavy through northern ireland and western fringes of england and wales. that will push across many northern areas with that area of low pressure. you may have noticed the tightly packed isobars as well, some windier weather through the night and into tomorrow as well. some quite heavy rain, some significant rain, but unlikely to see much more

than a few spots of drizzle in the south. we will introduce a lot more cloud, though, and therefore after the grass frost across parts of scotland last night, a much milder night. really quite a humid night again. another close one in the south. so, uncomfortable for sleeping and a very different complexion to our weather tomorrow morning. we wake up to grey low cloud, mist and hill fog around, and still some quite heavy rain as our weather front�*s still with us, just slowly easing its way southwards. to the south of that, i think staying largely dry, still plenty of sunshine. and to the north as well, we will see some sunshine punching through the clouds into the afternoon because we've got that strong wind to break that cloud up, and so it looks a warmer day for parts of northern ireland and scotland compared with today and also across england and wales — 29 or 30 potentially. uncomfortably warm for some by day too. and it might be that we see a little bit of rain for the commonwealth games as well tomorrow. but it's welcome rain, as i say. with that weather front close by, that will continue into the evening and overnight tomorrow. that low pressure still bringing us a fairly brisk wind on wednesday. despite that, it will be another warm and muggy night tuesday into wednesday,

more heavy showers to come in the north and the west, but our weather front just fizzling out. no more than a band of cloud, potentially, by then, so it's still warm and it's still muggy across much of central, southern and eastern england. but it's freshened up by that stage across scotland and northern ireland. that's because we switched our wind direction behind our weatherfront. a northwesterly will follow to all parts by thursday. so a fresher day, a more comfortable day, following a more comfortable night as well, even in the south. but it is, as you can still see, largely dry.

this is bbc news.. the headlines at eight... # sweet caroline...# the celebrations continue — thousands join england's lionesses in trafalgar square, following their euros win and a historic tournament for women's sport. i think we've partied more than we've actually played football in the past 24 hours. crowd cheer. but, yeah, obviously incredible, and to be able to share with everybody that came to the game and around the country, we are very grateful for everyone's support. for the fans, so many of them women and girls, a sense of pride, and hope for the future. it's amazing to be able to bring her. it'sjust inspiring.

the change has to happen, finally! and women's sport. is getting the proper