hello, i'm kasia madera, this is outside source. as his landmark climate change bill clears the us senate — president biden arrives in the us state of kentucky, where at least 37 people died in flash flooding at the end of last month. we'll take a closer look at that bill — which aims to cut emissions by forty per cent over the next decade — and what it means for climate action. also in the programme... the head of ukraine's nuclear power company accuses russia of turning a power plant it's seized there into a military base, and using it to launch attacks. both sides blame each other for shelling at the plant over the weekend — we'll look at what we know. and as the final day of the commonwealth game draw to a close — birmingham prepares

for a musical extravaganza. welcome to the programme. we start in the us, where a landmark bill which includes billions of dollars to fight climate change, has been approved by the us senate. we'll look more at that bill in a moment. first, let's go to kentucky, because presidentjoe biden is there. he's set to meet families hit by the flooding a week ago that killed at least 37 people. we're expecting to hear from him shortly. we will bring you more on that as and when we get it. now let's look at that landmark climate bill — and what it means. it's the largest investment in climate action in america's history — $369 billion. the aim is to cut carbon emissions by forty percent by the end of the decade. senate democrats

celebrated the bill. the boldest climate package in us history. the senate has now passed the most significant bill to fight the climate crisis ever. and it's going to make a difference to my grandkids. republicans, though, have criticised it. mitch mcconnell is senate republican leader. we've already robbed american families ones through inflation, and now their solution is to rob american families yet a second time. democrats want to run through hundreds of billions of dollars in tax hikes and hundreds of billions of dollars in reckless spending. and for what? so lets break down what's actually in the bill. the inflation reduction act includes 60 billion dollars to expand wind and solar power production. $1.5 billion will be made available to oil companies

to cut their emissions. they will be penalised for failing to do so. a 27 billion dollar "clean energy technology accelerator" will be created to develop renewable technologies such as carbon capture. and $60 billion will be given to communities that have suffered the most from fossil fuel pollution. here's a renewable energy industry leader. it puts us on the track. clearly, we have more we need to do. we need to get the most out of the programmes in the spell, and it's going to make a huge difference. this is the first time in this country that renewables have had long—term tax incentives that we know are going to be there. so the investment can be made now. that's going to be a huge difference. we know we need to do more and the biden administration does have other authorities, so we think we can build on this and reach those targets. climate activists say it's been watered down to appease these two democrats from conservative states: senatorjoe manchin of west virginia and senator kyrsten sy—nema of arizona. of west virginia and senator

kyrsten synema of arizona. and the bill is less than the previous climate bill the white house tried to pass — the 1.9 trillion dollar build back better spending plan. and some climate analysts say the current bill is still substantial. there are some provisions in there on oil and gas leasing and other fossil fuel incentives that we would've preferred not to see in there, but it's important to note that the clean energy incentives and that they'll outweigh the emissions from those fossil fuel incentives by a factor of ten or 20 to one. so it's not a perfect bill, but it's a very good bill. and of course this bill matters because of extreme weather events in the us recently. there's been a lot of them — scientists say that's because of climate change. this was what kentucky looked like at the end of last month. so there's flooding, and there's heatwaves. this nasa map is from july — when 150 million americans were living in places

with heat warnings. and there's wildfires. this was the mckinney fire in california last weekend — the state's largest this year. it burned more than 50,000 acres. rachel kyte, dean of the fletcher school at tufts university in boston, and former un special representative on sustainabilityjoins us now. we have been hearing, this is the united states most ambitious action, nearly $400 billion worth of incentives, but it's not that mega bail thatjoe biden had promised. in your opinion, will it go far enough to reach us goals? it your opinion, will it go far enough to reach us goals?— to reach us goals? it goes a long wa . the to reach us goals? it goes a long way- the ten _ to reach us goals? it goes a long way. the ten year— to reach us goals? it goes a long way. the ten year tax _ to reach us goals? it goes a long way. the ten year tax incentives, i way. the ten year tax incentives, the tax credits that are in their set a direction of travel which will allow for further investment, for their innovation from the private sector, and the hope is that that will lead to a sort of exponential growth in the renewable energy sector which will get us to close to

what the biden administration has promised as the cuts in emissions by 2030. so it doesn't get us all the way there, but it's a very important part in trying to speed up and scale up part in trying to speed up and scale up implementation of emissions reductions. fire up implementation of emissions reductions-_ up implementation of emissions reductions. �* ., , reductions. are there any parts of it that stick _ reductions. are there any parts of it that stick out _ reductions. are there any parts of it that stick out for _ reductions. are there any parts of it that stick out for you? - it that stick out for you? specifically this one and a half billion dollars made available to oil companies to cut their emissions. i day being subsidised? yes, they are being subsidised. it's a political act. it's an act of congress where one whole party voted against it. so it only got through with the casting vote of the vice president. it is a political bill, but i think what it doesn't do is change the economics of energy and the returns and investments are going to be in renewable energy. it's cheaper, it's going to be more effective. and as we see climate impact gets bigger and bigger, we see more economic loss as a result. while there are incentives there to the oil and gas industry both offshore and in terms of the gas

pipeline, this bill does not make those investments any more attractive in the long run, and that is part of the calculus from the many climate activists and democratic senators who held their nose and voted those elements of the bail through. fire nose and voted those elements of the bail through-— bail through. are there any aspects to it, ou bail through. are there any aspects to it, you talk— bail through. are there any aspects to it, you talk about _ bail through. are there any aspects to it, you talk about it _ bail through. are there any aspects to it, you talk about it being - to it, you talk about it being compromised, the incentive baseness of the spell. are there any aspects that you would've liked to of seen strength and? 0r that you would've liked to of seen strength and? or have they been kept in this particular bail? i strength and? or have they been kept in this particular bail?— in this particular bail? i think it's a very — in this particular bail? i think it's a very important - in this particular bail? i think it's a very important to - in this particular bail? i think it's a very important to fail. in this particular bail? i thinki it's a very important to fail in that it it's a very important to fail in thatitis it's a very important to fail in that it is about carrots, not about sticks. the united states, like many otherjurisdictions has failed to put in place effective carbon pricing through legislation and carbon taxes, etc. it has flipped the argument and starting to talk about incentivising. incentivised manufacturing of renewable energy components in the united states rather than being reliant on china we are, of course, relationships are quite tense at the moment. it

subsidises electricity, clean electricity and we run everything off of that. it incentivises you to get an electric stove and incentivising heat pumps. it incentivises the electric field industry which is taking up to make sure that their vehicles and available to middle and lower income americans. a light in there for the individual american but also for the renewable energy industry and it is a ten year deal. that is what is neededin a ten year deal. that is what is needed in terms of really driving the investment message. rachel, thank you very much for giving us your perspective on it. a former un special representative on sustainability now at tufts university. thank you. let's turn to ukraine. in the past hour, the united states has announced a—billion dollars in fresh security assistance for ukraine. the package includes more high mobility rocket systems that have helped ukrainian forces attack russian troops behind front lines. here's that announcement being made.

today, president biden directed the 18th jarred down have an additional $1 billion in weapons and equipment from the department of defence inventories. this is the largest single drawdown of us arms and equipment utilising this authority to date. the package provides a significant amount of additional ammunition, weapons and equipment. the types of which the ukrainian people are using so effectively to defend their country. let's ta ke let's take a look at what they ukrainian country is saying about the nuclear agency says russian forces are blackmailing the world with threats to blow up a power plant there. ukraine called for russian troops to withdraw from around the plant, and for a demilitarised zone patrolled by peacekeepers. this is the plant, it's in zaporizhzhia. and it's been under russian control since march. ukrainians are still working there. the bbc�*s hugo bachega interviewed the head of ukraine's nuclear power company.

translation: the head of _ ukraine's nuclear power company says has turned the complex into a military base so they can fire on ukrainian positions knowing that the enemy won't fire back. this is ukrainian plant. these are ukrainian people. so we are not going to kill our people, our staff and damage our infrastructure. so they are using it as a shield? using it like a shield, yes. so the head of ukraine's nuclear power company is accusing russian soldiers of turning the zaporizhzhia plant into a military base, and using it to launch attacks against ukrainian positions. and all this comes after shelling of the plant over the weekend. an attack damaged three radiation sensors that meant a reactor needed to be disconnected. ukraines says two workers were injured. a reactor also had to be disconnected from the system. these russian pictures are reported to show the latest damage from shelling. let's hearfirst from ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky.

translation: there is no such nation in the world that can feel safe - when a terrorist state fires at a nuclear plant. god forbid something irreparable happens and no one will stop the wind that will carry the radioactive contamination. so ukraine blames russia. and russia blames ukraine. translation: on the 7th of august, the zelensky regime committed - a new active nuclear terrorism at the energy infrastructure ——a new act of nuclear terrorism at the energy infrastructure facility at the zaporizhzhia atomic power plant to create a humanitarian disaster in the kherson and zaporizhzhia regions. the bbc has not been able to verify the claims from either side. but the un has called for international inspectors to be given access to the plant. any attack to a nuclear plant is a suicidal thing, and i hope that those attacks will end. at the same time, i hope that they will be able to exercise its competencies.

the bbc monitoring's russian editor, vitaly shevchenko joins us now to discuss this. do we know exactly who is doing what when it comes to this zaporizhzhia power plant? we when it comes to this zaporizhzhia power plant?— when it comes to this zaporizhzhia power plant? we don't. that is the trouble with _ power plant? we don't. that is the trouble with what _ power plant? we don't. that is the trouble with what is _ power plant? we don't. that is the trouble with what is known - power plant? we don't. that is the trouble with what is known as - power plant? we don't. that is the trouble with what is known as the l trouble with what is known as the fog of war. accusations flying about and it's not clear what is happening on the ground, all we know is that the nuclear power station in zaporizhzhia, your�*s largest, in fact, is under russian control, and russia has deployed troops and military hardware to the sites. 0ver military hardware to the sites. over the past few days, we have seen a video clip in marriage, apparently found from a drone showing russian armed personnel carriers, russian tract armoured vehicles and carrying

the building houses in reactor number one. so there are signs that russia is using the facility as a shield, as for attacks on the nuclear power station, it's not clear who carried the note, it has been a problematic area for months now, ukraine says that russia use as the nuclear power station to launch missiles at neighbouring towns controlled by ukraine while russia says that to quote russian state tv, "ukraine has been attacking the power plant with persistence of a maniac." but it is really unbelievable to imagine that ukraine would indiscriminately target the facility risking nuclear holocaust. risking nuclear holocaust and also the lives of those ukrainians who are actually still working there.

yes, the plant is controlled by the russian military, but the paradoxical situation is that it is run by ukrainian personnel. both officials and ukraine and officials from the international agency un body have expressed concern about the viability of such arrangements because it's impossible to maintain proper procedures or procure or spare parts for the nuclear power station. so there are doubts that it can go on functioning like this. this can go on functioning like this. as always, thank you very much for talking us through it. i know it's a confused and complicated situation but we appreciate you breaking it down for us point by point. so the fighting in ukraine continues, meanwhile there's a new report on russia's military. it says that russia could be unable to operate the high—tech weapons and communications systems it's been

using in ukraine, if the west were to tighten export controls. the report says almost all moscow's modern military systems depend on western—made microelectronics. russia has found ways to bypass sanctions and export controls, since its invasion. but the loopholes are closed, russia's war effort would be undermined. the research has been carried out by the royal united services institute, who spent months in the field in ukraine. they examined 27 of russia's most modern military systems, either captured, brought down or abandoned by russian troops. of these, at least 80 different kinds of components were subject to export controls by the united states. they discovered at least 450 different kinds of unique, foreign—made components, most of them built in the us and other western nations. 0ur security correspondent

frank gardner explains more. the 27 russian modern military systems that their researchers have examined in the field in ukraine contain critical western made components, microchips, basically, produced mainly in the us but also coming from the uk, france, germany, the netherlands, switzerland, taiwan and japan. they are saying if you can choke off what they call that silicone lifeline, then you can basically degrade permanently russia's ability to wage modern war in a country like ukraine. so it wouldn't just affect the war in ukraine, it would stop and being able to fire cruise missiles with accuracy, for example. but it would also be an enormous relief to countries like estonia, georgia, moldova that feared they are next in line for putting's aggressive strategies. —— georgia, moldova that fear

they are next in line for putin's aggressive strategies. now, the problem comes in getting international agreement and how to choke off these loopholes. because it got there country transshipment hubs like hong kong. how do you, for example, persuade a country like india that imports nearly half its defence needs from russia to comply with this if it's going to undermine its own security? so it's a challenge, but they are saying this is an opportunity for the west to do this, and you stop russia from being able to wage modern warfare. let's turn to gaza now. after a shaky start, a ceasefire agreement to end three days of fighting between israel and palestinian militants appears to be largely holding. we know that aid deliveries have also resumed. these pictures show fuel lorries crossing the border. hospitals had warned that supplies were dwindling. this is what some gaza residents affected by strikes had to say. translation: we were sitting - on the house doorway when suddenly rocks flew towards us and a missile landed on the building next to us. my young kid was sitting behind me. i didn't know where to take her at that time. the rocks were flying

all over our heads. translation: our medical centre has received most of the casualties - and it's difficult to assess more than 40% of the medical consumables and medicines. 30% of emergency medicines are in short supply and x—ray equipment and 90 medical consumables are an extreme shortage. ——equipment and many medical consumables are an extreme shortage. let's remind ourselves of how the violence escalated. it started when israel assassinated a leader from the palestinian militant group, the islamichhad — these pictures are of the funeral procession. thousands of palestinians attended. the armed group fired back hundreds of rockets targeting jerusalem and tel aviv. and israel bombarded what it said were islamichhad sites in gaza. we know that at least 44 civilians died, including 15 children. israel says this was caused by errant rocket fire. its ambassador has been speaking to the bbc.

it's important to remember, in the last three days, most israelis were in bomb shelters. over 1000 rockets were fired on israeli citizens. some of my friends in tel aviv and all around tel aviv had to stay in bomb shelters, including the deputy ambassador that isjust spending his time in israel. and this is the atmosphere that created the urge to act. israel is never targeting civilians. israel is always targeting military targets. the gaza strip is at the centre of this. let's take a look at its significance. it's one of the most densely populated areas in the world, home to around two million people. it's run by the militant islamist group hamas. the rival palestinian authority governs part of the west bank. palestinian islamichhad is one of several militant groups operating in gaza. it co—operates with hamas but it also maintains independence. the group has called for the release of two of its militants

as part of the truce — this is its leader. translation: israel has | committed to releasing our prisoners, the two brothers. this is the essence of the deal. moreover, in general, we have reaffirmed in this deal the unity of the palestinian people and the unity of the palestinian factions. this is our position in a nutshell. we know that the strikes also affected gaza's only power plant. it was shut down due to lack of fuel. today, it was able to start generating electricity again. here's the international committee of the red cross in gaza on that. today, in the morning, we also welcome the news that fuel will come into gaza which will allow these plants that had to shut down around 24 hours ago, and the population starts to feel decreased amount of supply,

and this impacted some areas because of the water supply. it is an amazing news to hear that the power plant will start working again, especially this is important for hospitals who are still... who have huge work to do. and although the violence has stopped now — the humanitarian crisis in the gaza strip is very much ongoing. 0ur teams on the ground report on a daily basis for years, people dying because of absence of cancertreatments, equipment, medical equipment malfunctioning without spare parts. lack of access to water, clean water. the effect of climate change, which is severe as well in that region. so if you put all of these together, it is the perfect storm. what we need is a solution that allows notjust humanitarian aid, developmental aid, rebuilding.

we have no opinion about the politics of such conflicts, we are neutral, we don't take sides, but what we see on the ground is tragic. it is unbearable. 0ur middle east correspondent, yollande knell is injeruselum and sent this update. this ceasefire, brokered by egypt, appears to be sticking. in gaza, palestinians are returning to the homes and clearing up the debris left by three days of intense israeli bombardment. in israel, which has seen hundreds of rockets fired at it, people in the south in particular, restrictions are being eased there, they are able to return to their ordinary lives. israel says that it launched this operation against islamichhad to counter a direct threat from the group, and it considers that it has dealt a serious blow to the organisation after killing two of its senior commanders. islamichhad disputes that. its leader, who is currently in iran, says that this was a victory for his organisation, which managed to target

israeli cities as far from gaza as tel aviv and jerusalem. of course, israel's iron dome defence system helped prevent israeli casualties. and another important point is that israel has now reopened its crossings with the gaza strip. this after warnings of a potential humanitarian crisis in the past couple of days. food, aid and fuel have now been able to enter gaza and its sole power plant has been turned back on. let's turn to taiwan, taipei says the army will hold live fire artillery exercises this week to simulate defending the self—governing island against an invasion by china. meanwhile, china has insisted that its own large—scale military exercises around taiwan are reasonable and

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in terms of that for the president, but today he is focusing his mind and the families of those who have had their homes destroyed, and of course, those who have lost loved ones. 37 people killed in the flooding that took place in kentucky. the president they are visiting this flood ravaged eastern us states, and he is notjust a feeling the effects of this. he's also looking at the whole climate crisis, because, of course, there have been a number of big events taking place when it comes to extreme weather events in the united states. we saw the flooding in kentucky, but, of course, we saw heat waves that were taking place, 150 million americans living in heat waves and then we also saw the fire is as well in california, but that is as well in california, but that is the live shot there. we are expecting the president to speak shortly, so when he does, of course,

we will bring that to you. let's marketing coming up right here on 0utside source. don't go away. thanks for watching. hello. well, for the sun worshippers, this may well be good news, but, of course, for many of us, it is not, and the heat is going to be quite prolonged across england and wales. but the temperatures are expected to also rise in scotland and northern ireland. now, high pressure has been dominating the weather across the uk for a very long time now. this is not going to change in the next few days, and in fact, this time, the heat will be spreading in not only from the south, from spain and france, but also the near continent. quite a hot, dry breeze spreading that hot air across england and into wales as well as south western parts of england. so some quite high temperatures realised here over the next few days. here's the forecast for the night, and you can see clear skies

across the majority of the uk. weak weather fronts brushing the north west. a warm start to the day, 15 celsius in aberdeen, 16 celsius there in london. one or two other spots will be a little fresher. but the sunshine right from the word go will heat up that air. again, a little bit of cloud and some spots of rain in the very far north and the north west of the uk, but otherwise it's unbroken sunshine, easily 30 degrees on tuesday in the south and the southeast in the north east of england, the mid maybe even the high 20s. this is tuesday, let's have a look at wednesday. now, the weather will be the same. a lot of sunshine, just a bit more cloud in the northwest there, low 30s likely across central england as well as parts of wales. and then by thursday, friday i think we will be approaching the the mid 30s in some parts of the country, and the high 20s to 30 degrees, certainly possible across yorkshire, but look how sustained that heat is. so cardiff there the low, possibly the mid thirties into sunday.

of course, the same goes for london. how hot might it get? well, we think up to around 35 or 36 degrees is possible this time. not the dizzy heights of 40 we had last time. is there any fresher weather on the way and more importantly, rainfall? yes, we think next week, cooler weather will arrive. looks as though the computer model's picking up some rain showers across the uk, but difficult to pinpoint exactly where that rain will go. we desperately need it in the south. this is just an example of the extremes. scotland, the wettest place there, whereas down in the south, no rainfall at all since july.

hello, i'm kasia madera, this is 0utside source. president biden arrives in the us state, which has been devastated by floods, as his landmark climate change bill clears the senate. raising the risk of nuclear disaster. ukraine and russia accused each other of shelling europe's largest nuclear power plant. here in the uk, the full extent of national heath service's dentistry shortage is revealed, by far—reaching bbc research. and as the final day of the commonwealth game draw to a close, birmingham prepares for a musical extravaganza.

welcome back to the programme. us presidentjoe biden is in the state of kentucky, meeting families hit by the flooding a week ago that killed at least 25 people. it comes as a landmark bill which includes billions of dollars to fight climate change, was approved by the us senate. and with the us mid—term elections just three months away, the bill's passage is seen as a crucial win for the democrats. joe biden�*s approval ratings are low. just 39.6 percent of americans currently approve of him. that figure has been stuck below 40% since mid—june. let's go to nomia iqbal in washington. biggest ever climate change legislation ever passed by congress. federal disaster declaration for the state of kentucky.

midterms in november. this climate bill, the biggest ever legislation passed by congress and get some are saying it doesn't go far enough. it doesn't go far enough or present by said to make a lot of compromises in the bill and this is something he campaigned during his run for the white house and he said a couple of holdouts in his own democratic party by two senators and so, it doesn't go as far as it wants it to but still a big dealfor them. it's a huge victory for him because as you mentioned from the biggest climate change legislation passed and it puts the us on course to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 2005 levels by the end of the decade so it's very ambitious. it's notjust as legislative men for him, he said if you so far, including the

infrastructure bill which will reinvest in america's transport and roads and bridges but also, the major bipartisan and safety legislation which she passed in the wake of the shootings in ufology and buffalo new york. —— uvalde. in saying this is what we have achieved. historically, presidents do not do well in midterm elections, they usually get hammered especially if their approval ratings are below 50%. joe biden�*s is below 14. -- 40. these are seen as successes for him, -- 40. these are seen as successes for him. what — -- 40. these are seen as successes for him, what can _ -- 40. these are seen as successes for him, what can we _ -- 40. these are seen as successes for him, what can we see _ -- 40. these are seen as successes for him, what can we see going - for him, what can we see going forward in november? i5 for him, what can we see going forward in november?- forward in november? is will certainly be _ forward in november? is will certainly be things _ forward in november? is will certainly be things he - forward in november? is will certainly be things he will. forward in november? is will. certainly be things he will boast about. the climate change bill is worth mentioning for quite a lot of people. foryoung

worth mentioning for quite a lot of people. for young voters, this is president biden able to say look, you're doing something to tackle climate change, the widening of the planet is also plans and the bills to lower prescription drug prices which is good for older voters as well. so, yes. these are the things that they're campaigning on but also remember, you have roe v wade which is very much on peoples minds. the overturning of abortion rights and is there to see the very deeply conservative state vote to keep abortion rates in place which are seen as very unexpected victory. and also gasoline prices are going down, inflation is expected to stay at 9% by the end of the year, you can expect to hear all of this come out in the campaigning. the administration, the midterms are seen as a referendum on the administration in the polls to suggest that a lot of americans don't think the country is heading in the right direction under president biden, but they do have a few months to go to try and turn a

lots of things going on in america to theirfavour. brute lots of things going on in america to their favour.— to their favour. we are watching the live shorts in _ to their favour. we are watching the live shorts in kentucky _ to their favour. we are watching the live shorts in kentucky because - to their favour. we are watching the live shorts in kentucky because we | live shorts in kentucky because we are seeing that the president speak later but we'll talk when the president speaks and live from washington, thank you. now to a big story here in the uk — a bbc investigation has revealed the full extent of nhs dentistry shortage. nhs dental treatment is not free for most adults, but it's subsidised. and the bbc contacted nearly seven thousand dental practices — believed to be almost all those offering general treatment to the public. nine in 10 nhs dental practices across the uk are not accepting new adult patients. and eight in 10 nhs practices are not taking on children. the bbc has heard from people across the uk who cannot afford private fees and said the subsidised rates were crucial to getting care.

some people are taking things into their own hands. like mark. this is the second one i've pulled out and went quite deep into the gum, there's the gap. as a matter of getting a grip on that as hard as you can and pulling my crazy until the nerve gives way. it you can and pulling my crazy until the nerve gives way.— you can and pulling my crazy until the nerve gives way.- it - the nerve gives way. it did. it did bleed when _ the nerve gives way. it did. it did bleed when i _ the nerve gives way. it did. it did bleed when i got _ the nerve gives way. it did. it did bleed when i got it _ the nerve gives way. it did. it did bleed when i got it out, - the nerve gives way. it did. it did bleed when i got it out, fortunately is ready for it. i try the local surgeries around here and none of them are taking any nhs patients on. i cannot afford to go down the private route because the amount of treatment i've got now is probably going to be unaffordable for me. the problem is worse in certain coastal and rural areas. denise lives in bury st edmonds, in suffolk.

my my teeth are relatively fine, it's all this mess is what's going on below the gum line. i'm 42 years old and i cannot eat and i cannot drink. and i'm on painkillers every day. i'm not a 90—year—old woman, this shouldn't be happening to me now. i would love to be able to wring a dentist up and say, my teeth are falling out, i need help, but every time i do, it's late, sorry, were not taking on any excess patients any more. not taking on any excess patients an more. ~ ., . not taking on any excess patients an more. a, ., 3:1 1: z: z: any more. more than hundred 80,000 --eole have any more. more than hundred 80,000 people have signed — any more. more than hundred 80,000 people have signed it _ any more. more than hundred 80,000 people have signed it and _ any more. more than hundred 80,000 people have signed it and let's - any more. more than hundred 80,000 people have signed it and let's hear i people have signed it and let's hear from the person who created the report. mr; from the person who created the re ort. ~ , , from the person who created the reort. g ,., from the person who created the reort. g . report. my partners and ab'ect anon . report. my partners and ab'ect agony. she �* report. my partners and ab'ect agony. she would i report. my partners and ab'ect agony. she would say, i report. my partners and abject agony. she would say, came l report. my partners and abject| agony. she would say, came to report. my partners and abject - agony. she would say, came to stick the players — agony. she would say, came to stick the players and my teeth out. i thought. —

the players and my teeth out. i thought, the situation is awful. bbc research thought, the situation is awful. eec research suggests that they are giving up doing this and this the this dentist says it's because the contracts are unworkable. yellow there holding onto a broken system and the problem is the service they want to offer their patients is not readily available if they continue and stay in the nhs. it is a crying shame. let's hear more about that contract from the bbc�*s health correspondent. dentist say this contract does not pay them enough for the work they're being asked to carry out and until very recently, dentists got paid the same for doing one feeling that they did for ten. nhs england has been asked to look at the contrasts and try and address of these issues are on access to dentistry and similar plans are under way in wales and northern ireland. but the dentists is that unless there is a

fundamental rethink in the relationship between dentists who are private contractors and running businesses, and health services, there isn't going to be any big change in the big question is does the political will exist to rethink that whole relationship and the question revolves really around is the treasury willing to put a lot more money into nhs dentistry and i think at the moment, that is far from clear but we do know there are thousands of people now right across the uk were struggling to access the care they need. the uk were struggling to access the care they need-— care they need. what are the implications _ care they need. what are the implications of _ care they need. what are the implications of what - care they need. what are the implications of what can - care they need. what are the implications of what can be l care they need. what are the - implications of what can be done? this is one view from the british dental association. these are shocking statistics and a think they give the most complete picture of the nhs dental access crisis that we are experiencing and i would like to think the bbc for their work on that. the nhs dental system is hanging by a thread and we see an exodus of nhs dentists. if we

are not careful, the future of this is by no means assured in this country and what we need is a fundamental new contract with fair funding through dentistry. stay with us on 0utside source — still to come. one year on since the taliban takeover of afghanistan, the number of newborn deaths and miscarriages almost double in parts of the country. new data shows 650 children were strip searched by the metropolitan police between 2018 and 2020 — some as young as ten years old. in many cases no appropriate adult was present. most were boys, over half of the boys were black.

the strip search of a 15—year—old black schoolgirl sparked nationwide rallies. wrongly accused of carrying cannabis, the schoolgirl was on her period when she was strip—searched by police. safeguarding reviews since —— since racism was likely a factor. this is not the only child to be strip—searched without an appropriate adult present. it’s to be strip-searched without an appropriate adult present. it's an intimate search, _ appropriate adult present. it's an intimate search, it _ appropriate adult present. it's an intimate search, it is _ appropriate adult present. it's an intimate search, it is really - intimate search, it is really serious and traumatic thing and children of whatever age, ten, 13—year—olds should have an appropriate care with them. 650 children aged — appropriate care with them. 650 children aged between ten and 17 were strip—searched between 2018 in 2020. over 95% were boys. in almost

a quarter of these cases, no appropriate adult was present. 0ver appropriate adult was present. over half of all the children strip—searched were black. me half of all the children strip-searched were black. me know that it is harmful— strip-searched were black. me know that it is harmful to _ strip-searched were black. me know that it is harmful to treat _ strip-searched were black. me know that it is harmful to treat children i that it is harmful to treat children this way— that it is harmful to treat children this way and it's a very ineffective practice _ this way and it's a very ineffective practice is— this way and it's a very ineffective practice is the data shows, it is overwhelmingly happening the black children_ overwhelmingly happening the black children so, this is actually a reese's_ children so, this is actually a reese's practice. children so, this is actually a reese's ractice. ~ ., ., reese's practice. the metropolitan police say they _ reese's practice. the metropolitan police say they understood - reese's practice. the metropolitan police say they understood the - police say they understood the lasting impact strip searches can have. but it added that there are occasions when such searches are very necessary to prevent harm to children who may be exploited by gangs, county lines and drug dealers. they say that they have made changes and introduced new methods to existing guidelines, reinforcing the need. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is?

president biden is meeting people effected by the flooding in kentucky, as his landmark climate bill clears congress. russia is accused of using europe's largest nuclear power plant as a military base, launching attacks against ukraine now to afghanistan. a bbc investigation has found that the number of newborn deaths and miscarriages in parts of the country has nearly doubled, one year since the taliban takeover. doctors say stress and hunger are the main reasons. foreign funds paid for afghanistan's public healthcare system, but these have been frozen since the taliban seized power. yogita limaye reports from badakh—shan province in the north—east of afghanistan. some viewers may find her report distressing.

in afghanistan's maternity wards, women forced to endure unbearable suffering. groans. no drugs to ease the pain. barely any resources for an emergency. 0nly female staff are allowed here. they scramble around a woman in a serious condition. bibi sara's waters have broken too early. the only female doctor helps sara pull through. her baby is rushed to critical care. there is a faint heartbeat but she isn't breathing. to treat the child, a male doctor is called in. these are crucial moments. after half an hour of intense efforts the baby girl is stable.

doctors have told us she has a good chance of survival now. but they see scenes like this every single day here. it's also the middle of the day on a weekday when all of the staff were here. but there's just one female doctor and five nurses in an area that's home to more than 200,000 people. life is precarious here. a day later, before she could be named, the baby's condition worsened and they couldn't save her. one of too many such cases. the number of newborns dying in badakhshan province has almost doubled since foreign funding to afghanistan was frozen last year. in this striking but harsh land, two decades of progress saving the lives of babies and mothers is in rapid decline. imagine taking a woman

in labour on these roads. that's what this family had to do three weeks ago. abdul hafeez�*s wife and the mother of these two children died in a car, turned away from the local clinic, which wasn't equipped. zeinab was 38. translation: | feel like i've - lost my whole life, i'm so lonely. i've lost my main support. without her, my life is meaningless. in the neighbouring village, this man's sister was turned away from two medicalfacilities and died on the road to the third a few months ago. he's taken in her daughter, a five—year—old, whose father works in iran.

translation: if we had proper. clinics and good roads, i would not have lost my sister. now what will happen to her daughter? he was hoping to get his sister to this facility, badakhshan's main hospital. better equipped than any other in the province, but overwhelmed. since foreign funds stopped they've had to reduce their beds by a third. in every cot there are at least two women. staggering evidence here of how quickly the situation is unravelling. this room and another one next door is full of women who have miscarried. doctors tell us there are twice as many miscarriages this year than in 2021. stress and hunger are the main triggers.

this woman tells me what she eats every day. translation: | drink tea - in the morning, tea for lunch, and for dinner we find something to cook and eat. we had no food the day this happened. i was going to our relatives' home to borrow some rice or flour. i started to feel weak and began to bleed. 0n the floor above, the number of premature babies also surging sharply. this boy was born at seven months, still to be named. nurses and doctors are exhausted. and the taliban's bar on girls�* secondary schools means no reinforcements are coming. a series of blows have been inflicted on afghan women in the past year. its collective impact nowhere more visible than in the country's maternity wards.

yogita limaye, bbc news, badakhshan. let's turn our attention to the commonwealth games — the closing ceremony takes place in birmingham this evening, bringing to an end eleven days of competition. for many teams, this year's games were history making. sri lanka fielded its largest contingent ever, with 110 athletes — and for the first time, women outnumbered men. 67 gold medals. 76 metals including 57 gore. canada came in third place with 92 metals and 26 golds. india was fourth with 61 metals and new zealand was fifth with 49 metals.

the paris sport took place we can speak to the paralympic sports correspondent whojoins correspondent who joins us now. also a member. let's talk about the medals table, went to the closing ceremony, who has really picked, who was done extremely well from your perspective? was done extremely well from your pempective?_ was done extremely well from your pempective?— was done extremely well from your --ersective? , . ., , ~ perspective? outstanding games. and fantastic performances _ perspective? outstanding games. and fantastic performances in _ perspective? outstanding games. and fantastic performances in all— perspective? outstanding games. and fantastic performances in all sports i fantastic performances in all sports it's been a real celebration of sport me of the commonwealth games and as you mention, england winning under 76 metals, and that matt record number in the commonwealth games featured in glasgow. it's been an amazing result for them and also northern ireland for the best ever

metal with 18 metals in seven of them, it is really outstanding performance across the board from individual nations and in general, picking up some highlights from the past few days has been in the likes of australia and australian record numbers of 20 metals across three games in the commonwealth games. so, it's become the most successful athlete ever. and on a more local level, a brilliant combination across the likes, four goals in the gymnastics, the athletic stage and emulating the performance of her mum from the 19905 and 1986 games and in scotland, that was eventually backed out and just last night. a fabulous game for her and highlight in paris sport. and from northern ireland,

naturally the fiscal of the game and for scored in the swimming pool team and it's been a fabulous celebration and it's been a fabulous celebration and all nations are doing well. thank you very much in this the first time that a paris sports took place in this years games which is hugely important indicator5 place in this years games which is hugely important indicators of podcasts access all in to listen to that, will and go straight to kentucky life now because president biden is speaking and he been meeting some of those who have been affected by the flash flooding there. when i started talking about what we could do, they said you know, we don't want to ask for too much. catch this. we don't want to ask for too much. we are used to having neighbours help us out. we don't know, everybody else, everyone

should be doing this. you kidding me? what are you talking about? and he pointed out that here's the deal, it is true that the people here in this community and the folks they met in the tornado they are americans. they are americans. and this happened in america. american problem. everyone has an obligation to help. we have the capacity to do this. it's not like it's beyond our control. the weather may be beyond our control for net but it's not beyond our control. and i promise you, we are staying in the federal government along with the state and county in the city, we are staying until everyone is back to where they were. it is not a joke. in one of the things, we've never done this before but because of a number of things we got on a bipartisan basis

like $200 million infrastructure project, like what we're doing yesterday, taking care of everything from health care to god knows what else. we are going to do is come over going to see for example, if the put a new water line in and the community. there's no why we can't be taking the line that puts in a whole new modern line for internet connections. why? why can we do that? so it's going to be different. we're going to back better than before and i really mean it. that is the objective i have. not compact but we were before, come back to better than we were before. and you know i mean it. i'm confident with your leadership that we can do it. along with, we call them county executives, but the judge along with, we call them county executives, but thejudge here. this is something we can all do. we can get this done because are the only country in the world that is come

out of every major disaster stronger than we were moving went into it. clapboard going in but we came out stronger. that is the objective here. notjust to get back to where we were comets to get back to better than we were before and we have the wherewithal to do it now with legislation that has been bipartisan that we have passed. i don't want anyone from kentucky telling me that you don't have to do this for me. yes, we do. you are an american citizen and we never give up, we never stop we never bow we never bend, wejust never stop we never bow we never bend, we just go forward and that's were going to do here. you're going to see and i promise you, the bad news is i'm coming back because i want to see it. thank you very much. president biden there in kentucky and he is meeting those families have been affected by the massive flash flooding that took place number weeks ago, 37 people were killed and this comes as his landmark climate change bill clears the us senate and so, the president

therejust speaking and the us senate and so, the president there just speaking and addressing those people as you can see, there is usually affected by the flash flooding there. but mac hello. well, for the sun worshippers, this may well be good news, but, of course, for many of us, it is not, and the heat is going to be quite prolonged across england and wales. but the temperatures are expected to also rise in scotland and northern ireland. now, high pressure has been dominating the weather across the uk for a very long time now. this is not going to change in the next few days, and in fact, this time, the heat will be spreading in not only from the south, from spain and france, but also the near continent. quite a hot, dry breeze spreading that hot air across england and into wales as well as south western parts of england.

so some quite high temperatures realised here over the next few days. here's the forecast for the night, and you can see clear skies across the majority of the uk. weak weather fronts brushing the north west. a warm start to the day, 15 celsius in aberdeen, 16 celsius there in london. one or two other spots will be a little fresher. but the sunshine right from the word go will heat up that air. again, a little bit of cloud and some spots of rain in the very far north and the north west of the uk, but otherwise it's unbroken sunshine, easily 30 degrees on tuesday in the south and the southeast in the north east of england, the mid maybe even the high 205. this is tuesday, let's have a look at wednesday. now, the weather will be the same. a lot of sunshine, just a bit more cloud in the northwest there, low 305 likely across central england as well as parts of wales. and then by thursday, friday i think we will be approaching the the mid 305 in some parts of the country,

and the high 205 to 30 degrees, certainly possible across yorkshire, but look how sustained that heat is. so cardiff there the low, possibly the mid thirties into sunday. of course, the same goes for london. how hot might it get? well, we think up to around 35 or 36 degrees is possible this time. not the dizzy heights of 40 we had last time. is there any fresher weather on the way and more importantly, rainfall? yes, we think next week, cooler weather will arrive. looks as though the computer model's picking up some rain showers across the uk, but difficult to pinpoint exactly where that rain will go. we desperately need it in the south. this is just an example of the extremes. scotland, the wettest place there, whereas down in the south, no rainfall at all since july.

this is bbc news. the headlines... 90% of nhs dentists in the uk are turning away new adult patents. some patients say they have been pulling out their own teeth and even making their own dentures. it is reviewed hundreds of children have been strip—searched by the metropolitan police. almost a quarter of searchers in a two—year period were done without an appropriate other present and more than half of those searched for black boys. a child believed to have been a four—year old girl has died after a suspected gas explosion destroyed a house in south london. three other people are in hospital. the court hears former manchester united and wales but lorraine giggs head—butted his former girlfriend and assaulted her sister. he denies charges of

aggressive behaviour and assault. the final medals have been one