a very warm welcome to bbc news. i'm mark lobel with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. with a third of the country under water and farmland and homes destroyed, pakistan braces itself for more flooding. the european union is to set out emergency measures addressing the energy crisis next week in the face of crippling price rises. calls for calm in iraq as clashes continue between security forces and supporters of the shia cleric muqtada al—sadr. and 23—time grand slam winner serena williams is through to the second round of the us open in possibly her last tournament before retirement.

welcome to the programme. we start in pakistan. a third of the country is underwater — that's according to the country's climate change minister, who called the devastation caused by extensive flooding a "crisis of unimaginable proportions." at least a thousand people have been killed and 33 million are affected. that's one in every seven pakistanis. let us have a look. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected, but mountainous regions have also been badly hit. our correspondent pumza filhani sent this report. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern pakistan have found temporary refuge.

for many, it was a narrow escape. translation: our houses have collapsed _ because of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now, all our belongings are buried under 12 to 13 feet of water. when i left with my children, i saw my house collapse. the rivers are swelling and all many can do is stand and watch. the raging floods and mudslides have forced people to flee to higher ground. on the other side of the country, in sindh, there's been some reprieve from the rains, but swathes of land are still under water and unlivable. many families have settled near major roads or wherever there is still dry land. families have been displaced across pakistan, but the people that have been worst affected are the poor, people who had very little to begin with.

the community that we found here used to live on the banks of the indus river, which has been overflooding for weeks. they came here because this was higher ground, many of them travelled for hours and kilometres to try and get here. just behind me is the little means that they have been able to put together. there aren't any tents here, there is no clean drinking water, there isn't even any food, and they don't know, they tell me, why they have been neglected. this farmer has been sleeping in an open field for a week. today, he has finally gathered enough branches and sticks to build shelter for his family. translation: even - when the water recedes, all we will have are these branches. our homes are gone. we have nothing. i was able to grow my own vegetables back home, and everything is gone now. i can't even feed my children. we need help.

the floods have not only taken lives, they've taken livelihoods too. iqbal ali has travelled across two provinces, searching for suitable land for his herd. he is hoping that if he can keep them alive, then he has a chance to rebuild his life. local aid agencies say they are doing all they can to help, but they admit they are overwhelmed and do not have enough resources. government officials who have dealt with floods many times before have said this time is different. this year's rains were unprecedented and have brought untold tragedy to the people of pakistan. pumza filhani, bbc news, sindh. i'll be speaking to an expert on the governance of water resources in pakistan later in the bulletin for her take on this unfolding story, so do stay with us for that. the european commission has announced it will set out

emergency measures to address the energy crisis next week. the exact makeup of that intervention is still to be decided. but a growing number of eu member states are calling for electricity prices to be decoupled from the price of gas, which has soared as a result of russia's war in ukraine. with me is our news reporter azadeh moshiri. we do not know exactly what the european commission is going to set out yet, but what you think is likely? set out yet, but what you think is likel ? ~ ., ., ., is likely? we do have a sense of it. is likely? we do have a sense of it- this _ is likely? we do have a sense of it. this is _ is likely? we do have a sense of it. this is one _ is likely? we do have a sense of it. this is one of _ is likely? we do have a sense of it. this is one of the - is likely? we do have a sense of it. this is one of the worst| of it. this is one of the worst energy emergencies that the region has faced in decades, and so naturally leaders are looking for really big solutions, and one of the areas they are looking at is the electricity market. let us take a listen to the president of the european commission who was talking about how the system works right now. the skyrocketing - works right now. the l skyrocketing electricity works right now. the skyrocketing electricity prices are now — skyrocketing electricity prices are now exposing for different reasons — are now exposing for different reasons the limitations of our

current— reasons the limitations of our current electricity market design _ current electricity market design. it was developed for completely different, under correctly different circumstances and completely different purposes. it is no more — different purposes. it is no more fit _ different purposes. it is no more fit for purpose. so different purposes. it is no more fit for purpose. so she is talkin: more fit for purpose. so she is talking about _ more fit for purpose. so she is talking about an _ more fit for purpose. so she is talking about an overhaul - more fit for purpose. so she is talking about an overhaul of i talking about an overhaul of how the system works right now, and you mentioned one measure earlier and that is decoupling the price of gas, which is skyrocketing right now from the price of electricity since some of those sources come from renewables. this is something countries like austria and belgium are pushing for. france are talking about energy price caps, something they have a ready put in place. either way, these measures are coming from sustained pressure from member states because they are seeing winter fast approaching, they are thinking of the public burning on the heating when there are a massive shortages and higher prices. it is there are a massive shortages and higher prices.— and higher prices. it is a ma'or and higher prices. it is a major problem - and higher prices. it is a major problem across i and higher prices. it is a - major problem across europe. people are looking at the war in ukraine is one of the reasons behind this, but why are we in this situation? it

actually started when covid restrictions were lifted and thatis restrictions were lifted and that is because when everyone went back to their normal daily lives we needed a lot more energy for the workplaces, leisure facilities suddenly needed a lot more and that with all the surge in demand at the same time, prices went up. then the war in ukraine in february made things a lot worse, and thatis made things a lot worse, and that is because before the war, the eu was getting about 40% of its gas from russia. germany in particular had a really hard time with that. everyone started to look for alternative sources for gas at the same time. a huge surge in demand, prices went up. that is why countries are looking at really last resort scenarios as well. germany has been thinking about rationing, and to add more pressure to this, the head of shell, one of the largest energy companies in europe, was saying we're thinking about rationing orjust one winter but this could be something we need for several winters to come. . ., , come. there could be significant _ come. there could be significant measuresl come. there could be i significant measures to come. there could be - significant measures to come. thank you forjoining us. let's get some of the day's other news.

ukraine says it has broken through russian defences in several sectors of the front line near the city of kherson, which has been occupied by moscow since the early days of the invasion. it comes as ukrainian forces launch a long—awaited counter—offensive in the south of the country. but russia's defence ministry has claimed the ukrainian operation is a failure with the loss of more than 500 troops. russia is due to begin a series ofjoint military exercises with china on tuesday as relations between the two countries continue to build. the military drills will run for a week and include a number of other nations including india, belarus and mongolia. it's the second time this year that russia and china have engaged injoint military drills. lithuania says it has finished building a barrier along its border with belarus to stop the entry of illegal migrants. western countries have accused belarus of encouraging people, mainly from the middle east and africa, to cross into eu territory in retaliation for sanctions imposed on minsk following its brutal

crackdown on dissent. the prime minister of iraq, mustafa al—kahdimi, has called for calm after clashes in baghdad's highly protected green zone, in which at least 20 people have been killed. that's after supporters of the powerful shia cleric muqtada al—sadr stormed the presidential palace. more than 300 were reported to have been injured by gunfire or by inhaling tear gas. the green zone is home to several government buildings and foreign embassies. al—sadr�*s supporters were reacting to an announcement from their leader that he was withdrawing from politics. gail maclellan has this report. the sounds of battle. as protesters storm this government building in iraq, leading to clashes that left several people dead and many injured. it's the worst violence the capital has seen

in years with fighting breaking out between rival shia militias, as well as the police, and it all started after the shia cleric muqtada al—sadr said he is resigning from politics. translation: before, we were committed - to the orders of our leader. now, our master took his hand away from us, he withdrew from politics, he is letting the people take the lead. the powerful cleric said he was leaving in response to other shia leaders' failure to reform what he called a corrupt government. for his supporters, this was a call to arms. they include a heavily armed militia pushing back against rival shia groups aligned with iran. they charged through baghdad's streets, eventually breaking into this government building known as the republican palace. even making use of the government pool.

even outside of baghdad, supporters burned tires and rode through smoke in southern provinces. before these clashes, iraq was already at a standstill. despite muqtada al—sadr�*s political alliance winning the most seats in last year's election, politicians were unable to form a government, leading to a total deadlock, so his supporters camped outside parliament for weeks. translation: the people are sick of political parties| and this situation. they're sick of not having any services or right living conditions, and no water or electricity. everything is deteriorating. according to state news agencies, muqtada al—sadr has announced a hunger strike until all sides put down their weapons. and for the country as a whole, this latest violence is yet another setback after struggling to recover from decades of war and corruption. gail maclellan, bbc news.

another setback for a belated country there. —— beleaguered. the metropolitan police in london say they've begun a murder inquiry after a stabbing at the notting hill carnival. a 21—year—old man was found with serious injuries at around 8:00 last night in ladbroke grove. he died in hospital. police say there were a number of other violent incidents after what had been a largely positive and good—natu red event. they made more than 200 arrests. it's the first time the event has returned to the streets of west london in three years. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the first shipment of wheat from ukraine arrives in africa soon, but how far will this 20,000 tonnes go in feeding countries desvastated by the worst drought in a0 years? she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in the indian slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how

to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting, so... hostages appeared, - some carried, some running, trying to escape _ the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today. described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable, an early morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc news. the latest headlines:

pakistan says a third of the country has been left under water by monsoon flooding with 33 million people affected. the european union is to set out emergency measures addressing the energy crisis next week, in the face of crippling price rises. the scale of the flood disaster in pakistan has brought calls for an urgent, internationally coordinated response in aid of the country, a third of which, according to the government, is still under water. but what exactly is happening in pakistan? to explain, with us here is maira hayat, the assistant professor of environment and peace studies, at the notre dame university. she joins us from palo alto in california. thank you forjoining us. i was in pakistan in 2010 for the last set of in pakistan in 2010 for the last set of devastating in pakistan in 2010 for the last set of devastating floods and there was a downpour in the

north, like a slow motion tsunami that snaked its way through devastated, this is quite different, rainfall in those areas all coming at once, is this worse than what happens then? , . ~ this worse than what happens then? , ., ~ ., ., then? yes, and i think one of then? yes, and i think one of the things— then? yes, and i think one of the things to _ then? yes, and i think one of the things to pay _ then? yes, and i think one of the things to pay attention i then? yes, and i think one of the things to pay attention to is how little the discourse has changed, how little the discourse among the political elites seems to have changed. it is called unprecedented, ten years ago they were once again been called unprecedented, it also needs to be kept in mind, people in pakistan, are holding the state to account, so, for example there is very robust public discourse which is refusing to call this a natural disaster, there are calls been made to see this as a man—made disaster and the springs towards questions of state

accountability and responsibility. accountability and resonsibili . , ., , responsibility. huge questions asked in 2010 _ responsibility. huge questions asked in 2010 and _ responsibility. huge questions asked in 2010 and a _ responsibility. huge questions asked in 2010 and a lot - responsibility. huge questions asked in 2010 and a lot of- asked in 2010 and a lot of changes asked for then, the government has been busy, it has changed hands and had security concerns, how well hasn't done in preparing for a climate like this? i hasn't done in preparing for a climate like this?— climate like this? i would say that one of — climate like this? i would say that one of the _ climate like this? i would say that one of the biggest - climate like this? i would say l that one of the biggest sources of obstruction in a holistic state approach to world climate adaptation has been an overwhelming focus on big infrastructure development. and it's not to understand this particular way of securitisation of water in pakistan without understanding geopolitics in reference to india. what this has meant is that there has been so much attention given to building dams to collecting funding for dams to collecting funding for dams and very little attention given to the interaction between stormwater drainage and

sewerage systems, how that infrastructure needs to be updated, has it been updated since the 2010 floods? there were calls made after the 2010 floods by aid organisations and government bodies, by commissions that were instituted by the higher courts instituted by the higher courts in pakistan, so there was a 600 page enquiry report, for example. and what were the findings of those reports and recommendations made? one of the things it was said the state would invest in was early flood warning systems, where those systems in place, where they instituted has more work being done, who is studying changing patterns of the monsoons, who is funding the studies, have the studies been done, have the results been acted on or not.— done, have the results been - acted on or not._ no, acted on or not. have they? no, they have _ acted on or not. have they? no, they have not. _ acted on or not. have they? no, they have not, part _ acted on or not. have they? no, they have not, part of— acted on or not. have they? no, they have not, part of the - they have not, part of the reason the overwhelming

emphasis on big infrastructure development. to emphasis on big infrastructure development.— development. to bring you to the here and _ development. to bring you to the here and now _ development. to bring you to the here and now pakistan i development. to bring you to i the here and now pakistan says this is a man—made problem that is the un expected to appeal for a lot of money in coming hours is that money going to be best handled by giving it to the government, or ngos in the country or other organisations? of country or other organisations? of course, the government, pakistan is a sovereign nation, there are important questions to be asked, about accountability, about management of funds, but it's also important to keep in mind who is asking which questions. some questions the pakistani people are better suited to ask, there is a robust discourse of accountability for the country. people know to hold the state accountable. but there are some other question citizens of the global north need to be asking of their states, for example what is the responsibility of the global

north, and the kind of devastation we are seeing in, for example pakistan today. climate cop policy parlance it is called loss and damage, historically, what is the reason loss and damage has not been formally made a part of climate negotiations, of climate negotiations, of climate policy and politics, it is the resistance of the most wealthy and the most affluent nations, we are talking about the us, the european union, so,... �* , . the us, the european union, so,... 3 . . , so,... it's a really complicated - so,... it's a really i complicated picture, so,... it's a really - complicated picture, so so,... it's a really _ complicated picture, so much explaining it to us based on your expertise of the area, over the past many years. the first shipment of wheat from ukraine to africa since the war began will arrive in the coming hours. ukraine and russia are the world's biggest exporters of grain but shipments stopped following russia's invasion in february. a recent agreement between the two countries, mediated by the un and turkey, means around 50 ships have been allowed to take stocks from ukraine.

the mv brave commander has now docked in djibouti with an aid shipment bound for ethiopia where drought and conflict affect over 20 million people. our africa correspondent catherine byaruhanga reports. bone—dry earth. these women in eastern ethiopia are digging holes to trap rainwater to grow crops and feed animals, but it rarely rains these days. drought is making it harder to survive, even for camels. ao—year—old ishmael is trying to save his last one. translation: i'm a pastoralist. in fact, i was one of the successful pastoralists. i had 15 camels, 1a of them died one by one, and i am only the left with this one. this one is also very sick, as you can see, i don't know whether he will die or survive. war in ethiopia is also making people go hungry. this nursery school was hit

in an air strike last week, during a resurgence in fighting in the north of the country. the united nations' world food programme has paid for this ship to carry over 20,000 tons of grain to africa from ukraine, bound for ethiopia. before the war, three quarters of the wfp's food assistance came from ukraine and russia. ethiopia is particularly really badly hit. the fuel prices have shot up, the food prices and market prices, which were already very unaffordable for the vast majority of the population, are now pushed far beyond the means of most ethiopian families. the arrival of the brave commander ship, here in djibouti, is a significant moment, but it is only carrying 20,000 tons of grain — a drop in the ocean in terms of what is needed. especially now that the worst drought for a0 years and conflict are making it hard

for communities in the horn of africa to find food. djibouti itself, kenya, south sudan and uganda are some of the other countries affected by drought. in somalia, a famine could soon be declared in parts of the country. the un hopes the mv brave commander will be the first of many ships to bring much—needed grain from ukraine to the region. catherine byaruhanga, bbc new, djibouti. time for all the latest sports news. hello. i'm marc edwards with your sport. there's only one place to start and that's at flushing meadows in new york where 23—time grand slam winner serena williams is through to the second round of the us open in what is seen as her final tournament before retirement. williams beat danka kovinic of montenegro in straight sets on a wild night at arthur ashe stadium. having walked out in

a diamond—encrusted dress as over 23,000 fans screamed their approval, the first set was a long one, williams taking it 6—3 injust under an hour. she settled in the second, winning that again, 6—3, much to the approval of herfans. it's a little girl who grew up to be the phenomenal woman that she is. she is somebody my daughter can block up to and say if she did it, i can do it too. and we thank you for everything!— too. and we thank you for everything! too. and we thank you for eve hina! ,, everything! she has paved the wa for everything! she has paved the way for the — everything! she has paved the way for the future _ everything! she has paved the way for the future tennis - everything! she has paved the way for the future tennis for l way for the future tennis for black— way for the future tennis for black and brown girls and every little _ black and brown girls and every little girl — black and brown girls and every little girl to say i can do what _ little girl to say i can do what she cheap.- little girl to say i can do what she cheap. we saw her bein: what she cheap. we saw her being able — what she cheap. we saw her being able to _ what she cheap. we saw her being able to navigate - what she cheap. we saw her being able to navigate these predominantly white spaces, she did not downplay herself and she wore her hair like i have today and she could be as loud and fun and crazy, that's her personality every performance and she never let any obvious

stuff done to excel in these places. it's so touching, a good story to see for all of us. away from serena's swansong, we've had a huge upset on day one. number four seed tsefanos tsisipas has been knocked out in the opening round by colombian qualifier and world number 94 daniel galan. a real shock exit for last year's french open runner—up. but no such problems for former us open champion andy murray. the brit beat francisco cerundolo of argentina in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3. it's the 10th anniversary of murray's us open victory, the first of his three grand slam titles. also through is the defending champion daniil medvedev who eased through with a straight—sets win over america's stefan kozlov. the russian world number one is returning to new york after beating novak djokovic last year. djokovic, of course, not allowed to travel to the us due to his unvaccinated status, so he's not competing. medvedev, though, securing victory in emphatic fashion as he closed out the match by winning eight successive games. and there was a big shock on the women's side

of the draw. former world number one simona halep has been knocked out by ukrainian qualifier daria snigur. the 124th—ranked snigur making her grand slam debut beat the two—time major champion in three sets. snigur will face magdalena frech or rebecca marino in the second round. in transfer news, west ham have announced the club record signing of brazil midfielder lucas paqueta from lyon on a five—year contract. the initial m2 million deal could rise to over $60 million with potential add—ons, eclipsing the $60 million signing of striker sebastien haller from eintracht frankfurt in 2019. paqueta scored nine goals and contributed six assists in 35 ligue1 appearances last season. la liga side valencia have confirmed the signing of uruguay striker edinson cavani on a free transfer. the 35—year—old left manchester united at the end of last season, having scored 19 times in all competitions in his two years at the club.

do you stay tuned for all the business news, next. don't go away. hello there. well, it was a fine bank holiday monday. in wales, we had plenty of sunshine and in porthmadog, in the northwest, we had temperatures up to 25 degrees. looking at the weather picture for the rest of the uk this week, there will be a lot of drier weather. it is quite breezy, though, at times in the south, perhaps a bit warmer over the next couple of days, but there's a big change in our weather patterns on the way as we head into the next weekend. high pressure stays to the north of the uk at the moment, and it's that that's driving in these north—to—northeasterly winds, bringing in quite a bit of cloud across scotland and down these eastern coastal areas of england. the cloud thick enough for an occasional light shower, a few mist patches as well over the next two hours, and temperatures similar to what they've been over recent nights.

so, this is how we start off tuesday morning. a bright start across much of england, wales, northern ireland with some sunshine. as we go through the morning, cloud will bubble up and develop and spread across the skies, so certainly towards the early part of the afternoon for quite a few of you, it will turn rather cloudy. and that cloud thick enough to squeeze out an odd light shower — east anglia, south—east england, maybe one or two across wales and northern ireland as well — but the emphasis is on a lot of dry weather. quite breezy around our coasts, and it's those onshore winds that will keep the temperatures a little bit fresher and lower across eastern scotland, eastern areas of england. again, the warmest spots are likely to be across wales and southwest england, where we'll see temperatures, again, pushing on towards the mid—20s. now, for wednesday, again, there could be an odd isolated shower around. for the both of you, though, it's another dry day with some sunshine and temperatures just starting to lift up a little bit across parts of the south, 2a, maybe 25, but still into the high teens across scotland and the far northeast of england. the weather stays quite quiet, really, through thursday and friday. no great changes in the weather forecast. temperatures

in the warmest spots climbing into the mid—20s. however, it's as we head into the weekend that we see a big change in our weather as this area of low pressure moves in. now, it is forecast to become quite slow—moving, and so will probably be around about to the west or southwest of the uk for the first week of september or so, throwing up bands of rain. the heaviest rain is likely to be across probably southern and western areas, but they are some of the places that we've got those water and hosepipe restrictions and problems at the moment. so, of course, we do need this rain to fall, and it's on the way for the weekend.

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