join nate. president allowed tojoin nato. president erdogan has given his blessing to the succession. it seems, according to afp, and the last few minutes, president erdogan indicated to the american side he will approve that accession when they meet in the next two days. let's speak to lewis vaughanjones, who is there. breaking news in the last few minutes, lewis. why do you think this is happening, what has got it over the line? it’s this is happening, what has got it over the line?— over the line? it's interesting, christian- _ over the line? it's interesting, christian. as _ over the line? it's interesting, christian. as i _ over the line? it's interesting, christian. as i was _ over the line? it's interesting, christian. as i was just - over the line? it's interesting, | christian. as i wasjust finishing up christian. as i wasjust finishing up talking to you a few minutes ago, jens stoltenberg started speaking. we had something to do with sweden and we got that formal confirmation. interesting point of detail which we

do need to reflect, president erdogan can't make a decision on his own. he now refers it on to parliament, who has to then pass it. but he has agreed to work with parliament to make sure that does happen. it's interesting when you look at some of these issues that erdogan previously raised — things like pkk, a group that he and many of you as a terrorist organisation, saying sweden wasn't doing enough —— many view. there's issues around things like fighterjets to resume herfinished —— resume purchase from the us. with the issue ofjoining the us. with the issue ofjoining the eu, it took a separate organisation, was thrown into the mix as well. all those issues feeding into the potential delay in

accession, but we don't know the details of how exactly, but it seems sweden will go the way of finland. during those, both countries spoke at the same time. life spoke to the finnish foreign minister, and she told me she always viewed this very much as a joint process. it was sweden and finland who had tojoin before the whole process was finished, and it seems now it looks like we're nearly there. it’s finished, and it seems now it looks like we're nearly there.— like we're nearly there. it's worth makin: like we're nearly there. it's worth making the _ like we're nearly there. it's worth making the point, _ like we're nearly there. it's worth making the point, it's _ like we're nearly there. it's worth making the point, it's pretty - making the point, it's pretty obvious, but the motive of president putin for going the war was to advance nato towards —— stop the advance nato towards —— stop the advance of nato towards russian borders. finland are nowjoined and sweden, so it has backfired in many ways. sweden, so it has backfired in many wa s. . h sweden, so it has backfired in many was. .,, ways. that's certainly the view

amon . st ways. that's certainly the view amongst so — ways. that's certainly the view amongst so many _ ways. that's certainly the view amongst so many here. - ways. that's certainly the view - amongst so many here. interestingly, i asked the finnish foreign minister, who has only been in her job for three weeks — quite a welcome to thejob! job for three weeks — quite a welcome to the job! i asked her about having that border. 800 miles orso about having that border. 800 miles or so with russia and what a difference it makes being part of nato now. interestingly, heranswer was reflecting on really we're quite use to us, we are a country that is well equipped to monitoring and dealing with the threat potentially of russia. suggesting that they are well—placed to play a really key part and role in nato. always, she emphasised, that comes jointly with sweden. emphasised, that comes “ointly with sweden. , ., ., ., ~ sweden. lewis, for the moment, thank ou ve sweden. lewis, for the moment, thank you very much — sweden. lewis, for the moment, thank you very much indeed. _ sweden. lewis, for the moment, thank you very much indeed. very _ sweden. lewis, for the moment, thank you very much indeed. very busy - you very much indeed. very busy night here in the newsroom. let's go

to the bbc sportscenter and get a full round—up from olly foster. christian, i've been waiting for hours. many thanks indeed. the court of honour line—up is almost complete and the men and women's draws. let's cross life to the all england club. just the one outstanding match in the fourth round, but hasn't been outstanding from the role number one? �*, outstanding from the role number one? �* , , outstanding from the role number one? ,, ., outstanding from the role number one? ,, . , one? it's been oppressive at times from carlos _ one? it's been oppressive at times from carlos alvarez. _ one? it's been oppressive at times from carlos alvarez. alcaraz - one? it's been oppressive at times from carlos alvarez. alcaraz lost . from carlos alvarez. alcaraz lost the first set to matteo berrettini. but credit to alcaraz, winning the second and third set. it is 2—2 at the moment i can tell you. going would serve, but alcaraz has never been to the quarterfinals of wimbledon before. it's only his

second championship here. he has looked impressive. and awaiting him, berrettini will be in the final. to �*s 12th, dimitrov 32 now. roland garros only last month, and now he is done the same here, a year after he went out. novak djokovic, no surprise at all to see his name. it resumed when he was two sets up from last night. djokovic dropped the third set and put out federer a couple years ago. finally, the catch serve. novak djokovic threw in from four to play andrey rublev. three russian men are in the

quarterfinals. medvedev is another, who is going to play christopher eubanks. having of the week of his life. on the side he could been, dated for the tennis channel. now he's taken out stefan of tsitsipas, who won against murray. daniil medvedev will play to win two sets. the defending champion, very short work she made of it. because her opponent retired. shall be fresh. shall be happy, even though she said it wasn't the way she wanted to win. she had lower back problems and had to call time on that for the

rebellion —— brazilian. that will be a repeat of last year's final. she put out nectarine a alexandra, in straight sets, and next for siebel link i will be madison keys, who lost to russian 16—year—old on treva. credit to madison keys. her opponent was doctor point for throwing a racket. she's learning a lot from these and she has a lot from the future. just lot from these and she has a lot from the future.— from the future. just resuming between alcaraz _ from the future. just resuming between alcaraz and _ from the future. just resuming | between alcaraz and berrettini. the new tottenham hotspur manager ange postocoglu says he will try and convince harry kane to stay at the club. the england captain, who came through the spurs youth academy, turns 30 later this month and is the club's all time leading goalscorer. he's now in the final year

of his contract and has attracted interest from bayern munich. ijust think, you know, i don't think— ijust think, you know, i don't think it's _ ijust think, you know, i don't think it's my role to sit there and sort of— think it's my role to sit there and sort of treat _ think it's my role to sit there and sort of treat people in a manner because — sort of treat people in a manner because of— sort of treat people in a manner because of their circumstances. i'm really— because of their circumstances. i'm really big _ because of their circumstances. i'm really big on — because of their circumstances. i'm really big onjust because of their circumstances. i'm really big on just treating because of their circumstances. i'm really big onjust treating everyone the same. — really big onjust treating everyone the same, and harry in these foothall— the same, and harry in these football clubs are very important. that is _ football clubs are very important. that is the — football clubs are very important. that is the premier striker. i want him involved here. my conversation will he _ him involved here. my conversation will be about how we can make this successful — will be about how we can make this successful. i have no doubt that's what _ successful. i have no doubt that's what he wants as well.— successful. i have no doubt that's what he wants as well. watch this sace. what he wants as well. watch this space- that's _ what he wants as well. watch this space. that's all _ what he wants as well. watch this space. that's all for _ what he wants as well. watch this space. that's all for me _ what he wants as well. watch this space. that's all for me for - what he wants as well. watch this space. that's all for me for now. | the un says it is extremely worried about the record high temperatures that are being recorded around the planet. the latest data from the world meteorological organisation shows the world has just

experienced its hottestjune ever, accompanied by rising sea temperatures in the north atlantic. the scientists say the changes are the result of human—induced climate change and are exacerbated by an el nino weather event. here's the head of the wmo's climate monitoring programme. translation: —— we recorded el nino, which was officially set. and also, the north atlantic temperature has reached its record. we recorded the model five celsius and the long—term average of temperatures in ocean. and what does all that mean? well, there's extreme weather being experienced all around the world right now. millions of people in the north—eastern us are under flood warnings, with intense thunderstorms expected to bring more dangerous conditions. at least one person has already died in new york state as the flood waters swept

through streets, leaving drivers stranded. there are others believed missing. the national weather service says large areas are expected to see heavy and persistent rainfall as well as thunderstorms, with vermont and north—eastern new york most at risk. on the flip side of that is the situation in montevideo. last week, it was reported that uruguay�*s capital was just days away from running out of drinking water, amid the nation's worst drought in 7a years. the government has told the population of 1.3 million that reserves in the city's reservoirs are at 1.8% of their capacity. there has been some rainfall in the last week, but nowhere near enough. joining us now is mariana meerhoff, professor of the department of ecology and environmental management at university of the republic in uruguay. thank you very much for coming on the programme. how acute is the

problem? hi. the programme. how acute is the roblem? ., the programme. how acute is the roblem? . ., problem? hi, thanks for the invitation. _ problem? hi, thanks for the invitation. this _ problem? hi, thanks for the invitation. this is _ problem? hi, thanks for the invitation. this is a - problem? hi, thanks for the invitation. this is a very, - problem? hi, thanks for the l invitation. this is a very, very serious, dramatic situation that's happening in the last two months. people in montevideo, about 2 million people, is receiving not fresh water any more because the state is mixing the remains of freshwater with bottled from the... salty water, is that?— freshwater with bottled from the... salty water, is that?- 0k. l salty water, is that? exactly. 0k. it tastes salty _ salty water, is that? exactly. 0k. it tastes salty and _ salty water, is that? exactly. 0k. it tastes salty and it's _ salty water, is that? exactly. 0k. it tastes salty and it's not - salty water, is that? exactly. 0k. it tastes salty and it's not nice - salty water, is that? exactly. 0k. it tastes salty and it's not nice to | it tastes salty and it's not nice to drink and it's a risky element for a vulnerable population, such as pregnant women, people with... is pregnant women, people with... is there bottled water? there - pregnant women, people with... is there bottled water? there are. i pregnant women, people with... is i there bottled water? there are. that is rovided there bottled water? there are. that is provided by _ there bottled water? there are. that is provided by the _ there bottled water? there are. that is provided by the government - there bottled water? there are. that is provided by the government to - is provided by the government to certain parts of the population and also by the municipality. they are

providing hospitals and schools and people in vulnerable economic situation, but it's not the most part of the population. stand situation, but it's not the most part of the population. and you've not this part of the population. and you've got this bizarre _ part of the population. and you've got this bizarre situation - part of the population. and you've got this bizarre situation of - part of the population. and you've got this bizarre situation of the . got this bizarre situation of the public water company literally drooling in the middle of the city trying to find more holes that would bring water to the surface —— more drilling. bring water to the surface -- more drillina. , ., , ., ., drilling. either these holes are not ”rovidin drilling. either these holes are not providing water — drilling. either these holes are not providing water or _ drilling. either these holes are not providing water or the _ drilling. either these holes are not providing water or the water - drilling. either these holes are not providing water or the water is - providing water or the water is polluted. or not able to be used. some are providing freshwater that is now sent to some hospitals, but the situation is very dramatic. as you said before about climate change, this is the result of climate vulnerabilities. less heat waves produced by climate change have led us to the situation. it’s a

have led us to the situation. it's a very stark — have led us to the situation. it's a very stark vision _ have led us to the situation. it's a very stark vision of _ have led us to the situation. it's a very stark vision of what - have led us to the situation. it's a very stark vision of what some - very stark vision of what some countries could be facing, particularly when you juxtapose it with flash flooding in northeastern united states. every country including ours has to do a much betterjob of preserving water. is the uruguay government culpable? well, i don't see the political sector being fully aware of the risks in the crisis. not everyone, of course, but many policymakers are just hoping it will rain. therefore, we do need a long—term strategy to cope with climate change and protect our freshwater sources, and that's lacking. our freshwater sources, and that's lackina. , , , , lacking. element it seems this is not enough _ lacking. element it seems this is not enough to — lacking. element it seems this is not enough to be _ lacking. element it seems this is not enough to be aware. - lacking. element it seems this is not enough to be aware. there l lacking. element it seems this is l not enough to be aware. there are people leaving the city. if you're faced with days of water and the

city running out of water, is there a mass exodus? what's happening? well, partly, yes. somehow, most people are hoping or suffering. there are ways, but some people are leaving. and now we have the winter holidays that have been advanced to everyone that can essentially move away from town. but most people have to remain. the problem is the quality of water. it's not that it's going to be empty, but it's going to be saline water soon. saline water plus all sorts of chemicals that need to be used in the systems to cope with the compounds. taste need to be used in the systems to cope with the compounds. we hope it rains it soon — cope with the compounds. we hope it rains it soon because _ cope with the compounds. we hope it rains it soon because it's _ cope with the compounds. we hope it rains it soon because it's an _ rains it soon because it's an extremely serious situation.

mariana, thank you very much indeed for your time. the spanish coastguard says it's rescued more than 80 people after a migrant boat went missing off the canary islands more than a week ago. the boat, said to be similar to this one we're showing you, was reported to have been about 70 miles south of gran canaria. the coastguard was assisted by a container ship. both vessels are now heading towards gran canaria island. the missing boat set off from senegal, we're told. two similar boats carrying dozens more people are said to be still missing. there are few details about them. last month, hundreds of migrants drowned after a boat capsized off the greece coast. it's estimated up to 750 people, mostly from pakistan, syria and egypt, were on board when the boat capsized on ilijune. it was described as one of the worse humanitarian disasters in the mediterranean in recent years. the greek coastguard faced criticism after the crowded fishing vessel sank.

is there anything we can do to stop people taking to these boats? let's talk to somebody who has run and investigated this for the new york times. she looked at sam's like —— satellite interviews and more than 20 interviews with survivors and officials. a flurry of radius signals that present of the time. lots of evidence that is now being looked at by the greek authorities. she she... issue with us? i do beg your pardon. i couldn't see? there you are! apologies for technical difficulties. do you think anything that you saw in the greek case might

be applicable in this terrible situation in the atlantic? thanks so much for having _ situation in the atlantic? thanks so much for having me. _ situation in the atlantic? thanks so much for having me. christian, - situation in the atlantic? thanks so much for having me. christian, i i much for having me. christian, i think what we saw in the case of the adriana last month off the coast of greece is an extreme situation. but books like this, fishing boats that are not in good shape, overloaded by people smugglers putting them on those ships often from thousands and thousands of dollars, are common both now in the atlantic and the canary islands case, and of course in the mediterranean, coming from north africa to europe, he had greece, italy or malta. we're seeing loads of those boats at the moment —— be it greece. the greek situation was an extreme situation and we got into a lot of depth and detail in our reporting. but it's a problem thatis our reporting. but it's a problem that is not going to go away. what we're seeing really is a standoff

between european coastguard and smugglers who use unseaworthiness vessels to put people on very peerless journeys and postcards who usually want to save lives but they don't want to intervene too soon —— coastguards. they will be providing a so—called taxi service, prompting or encouraging the smugglers to using even less seaworthy vessels. part of the problem, and we've seen it across the channel, you can get to grips with the smugglers, you can dismantle the operation. but there are such enormous profits, matina. it becomes a bit like whack a mole. eventually, the focus of the authority shifts somewhere else. i authority shifts somewhere else. i think you raise a lot of really good

point to unpick. what we have seen covering migration generally is european authorities are really failing in dealing with criminal networks. there are material differences. these are relatively short sea crossings. but also, there a real problem in policymakers and their understanding of why people take these journeys. they know how deadly they can be. i think there's a poor understanding, really, empathetic understanding of the motivation of people trying to get to europe, how determined they are and how much they're prepared to gamble even knowing that they might end up dying. the gamble even knowing that they might end up dying-— end up dying. the obvious distinction _ end up dying. the obvious distinction between - end up dying. the obvious distinction between these | end up dying. the obvious - distinction between these cases we're reporting on — the tragic incident in greece and what i guess

is still a search and rescue operation in the atlantic — is the currents and the distances involved in the atlantic. there are three ships that were missing this morning. thousands of miles from the coastguard, it's an impossible challenge to keep an eye on all the boats that start the journey. absolutely, and i think the public understands that, but what i would pause that is the difference between those two cases. in the case of the shipwreck off the coast of greece, authorities were very well aware that the vessel was in distress, the eu border agency had flagged that more than 12 hours before the ship sank. and the greeks did not mount a rescue effort, did not go out to do search and rescue, did not bring in other assets other than a single coastguard boat to help those people who were kind of stuff on a drip ——

stuck on a drift. we're looking to two different responses, but the main difference is all evidence that we've uncovered and bbc investigations have uncovered is that was preventable.— investigations have uncovered is that was preventable. indeed. the hue that was preventable. indeed. the huge unaddressed _ that was preventable. indeed. the huge unaddressed consequences, | that was preventable. indeed. the i huge unaddressed consequences, the trauma for the families who never get answers, who never know where their loved ones have gone and what their loved ones have gone and what their fate has been. their loved ones have gone and what theirfate has been. matina, thank you very much indeed. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. high up on exmoor, 1450 feet above sea level to be exact. the fish of the river are being hunted, not to be eaten, but to be counted. this stream has _ be eaten, but to be counted. ti 3 stream has everything a young fish could want from when it hatches. water quality is excellent. we don't

have the urban areas, agriculture that would impact on it. it really is the lungs of the river in terms of salmon. it's a pristine environment.— of salmon. it's a pristine environment. . ~ , ., environment. mark walker started fishin: for environment. mark walker started fishing for salmon _ environment. mark walker started fishing for salmon here _ environment. mark walker started fishing for salmon here at - environment. mark walker started fishing for salmon here at the - environment. mark walker started fishing for salmon here at the age| fishing for salmon here at the age of six. ., .. �* fishing for salmon here at the age of six. ., �* ., ., i. of six. you can't guarantee you will see a salmon _ of six. you can't guarantee you will see a salmon any _ of six. you can't guarantee you will see a salmon any more. _ of six. you can't guarantee you will see a salmon any more. it's - see a salmon any more. it's happening everywhere. salmon numbers are in catastrophic decline. he claims global warning but at local level, deterioration weirs and fish passes and bad planning. for more stories from across the uk, had to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. i'm going to take you to mansion house and the city of london. you can see the chancellorjeremy hunt, talking to business leaders in the city of london about the need to stir investment. a lot of companies

not listening on the uk stock exchange at the moment. he wants to get more money into highly profitable sectors and he wants the pension funds to do some the heavy lifting. but to listen. this a pension funds to do some the heavy lifting. but to listen.— lifting. but to listen. as a leading financial centre _ lifting. but to listen. as a leading financial centre able _ lifting. but to listen. as a leading financial centre able to _ lifting. but to listen. as a leading financial centre able to fund - financial centre able to fund through the wealth it creates our precious public services. i start with defining contribution schemes, which in the uk now invest under i% in unlisted equity compared to between five and 6% and australia. i'm pleased to announce that the lord mayor and ijoined the ceo's —— ceos lord mayor and ijoined the ceo's —— ceos of many schemes, namely smart, phoenix, a mercerfor the mansion house compact. the compact, which is of great personal triumph from the

lord mayor, commits these funds to the uk's workplace market to the objected of allocating at least 5% of default funds to unlisted equities by 2030. if the rest of the uk's market follows suit, this could unlock up to £50 billion of investment into high—growth companies. secondly, we know funds can only optimise return from a balanced portfolio if they have the skill to do so. we will therefore facilitate a programme of dc consolidation to ensure that funds are able to maintain a diverse portfolio of bonds, including and unlisted assets. tomorrow, the department for work and pensions will publish its responses with the pensions regulator and the fca on the value for money framework,

clarifying that investment decisions should be made on the basis of long—term returns and not simply costs. long-term returns and not simply costs. ,, , costs. studio: there - costs. studio: there you - costs. studio: there you go, l costs. studio: - there you go, important costs- studio: — there you go, important announcement forjeremy hunt, who's been under pressure into growth areas. he wants 5% of the default funds to go into unlisted equities here by 2030. that would generate £50 billion of investment. they look across the atlantic at the subsidies thatjoe biden is putting into the us economy, and there is a clamourfor the uk to try and match that. tonight, the chancellor announcing those funds. we'll be right back. hello there.

we had sunshine today, but equally wet weather and thunderstorms. it looks decidedly unsettled for the rest of the week with very few places escaping the showers. it's actually becoming quite windy at the moment, so it will be windy at times and i think eventually, it'll feel fresher. and i think eventually, not at the moment because we got a southwesterly breeze pushing all this moisture in so it's still some muggy air and as a result, there will be some further lively downpours from the rain on the north, another area of heavy rain, potentially thundery rain pushing on across southern areas during the night. but o the south, that's where we have the most humid air, so an uncomfortable night for sleeping here. but even further north, temperatures will hold between 12—14 celsius, the rain settling across the far northeast of scotland and the northern isles come morning. around that area of low pressure. but is moving north—eastwards, so that weather front dragging across southern and eastern areas. a lot of spray and standing water, some murk over the hills before it clears out of the way, coastal fog potentially.

then, it's a day of sunny spells and showers with low pressure overhead and the strength of thejuly sunshine meaning some lively showers, a large amount of rain in a short space of time. gusty winds and hail and thunder to go with it but temperatures are a degree or two down, so we're starting to lose the humidity a little. it's still with us on wednesday. shifting a little bit further into the north sea, said drawing in more of a north nor northwesterly for most of the country, but a fair breeze, so the showers will blow through. i don't think anywhere will really escape them. feeling fresher, but some strength and some warmth in that sunshine when you see it. we should see a little bit more on thursday, brief ridge of high pressure moving in. we've got the next area of high pressure to move

in on friday and through the weekend. there are warnings in force, and you can find out more on those on our website.

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