were sent to a second person. the sun newspaper also publishes new allegations claiming the presenter broke covid lockdown rules to meet someone from a dating site. the writers�* strike in the us enters its third month with no breakthrough in negotiations between actors unions and the studios. hello. western powers will propose long—term security commitments for ukraine later on the second day of the nato summit, in lithuania. a declaration from the g7 should sound a more positive note after a somewhat more tense opening day, when nato countries refused to commit to a timetable for ukraine to become a member. our diplomatic correspondent,

james landale, reports. president zelensky arrived in vilnius to the sound of cheers and applause. the crowd is healing a leader that has taken the fight to russia. on his mind, using nato to support the fight but letting ukraine joined the club.- fight but letting ukraine “oined the club. ~ ., ., joined the club. ukraine would make nato _ joined the club. ukraine would make nato stronger _ joined the club. ukraine would make nato stronger and - joined the club. ukraine would make nato stronger and nato| make nato stronger and nato will make ukraine safer. but while the — will make ukraine safer. but while the welcome to the summit dinner was warm and friendly, the cold print of the summit communique was anything but. nato wants ukraine to join, yes, but it will not say when and it will not say how. we will issue _ and it will not say how. we will issue an _ and it will not say how. - will issue an invitation to ukraine tojoin nato will issue an invitation to ukraine to join nato when conditions are met. this is a strong package for ukraine and the clear path towards its membership in nato. initially president _ membership in nato. initially president zelensky _ membership in nato. initially| president zelensky responded

angrily, saying the absence of any timetable was absurd. but later he tweeted he gets gratitude to allies for the extra support they are giving. nato leaders are expected to set out new security guarantees for ukraine, with the promise of organised military support to deter future russian aggression. to deterfuture russian aggression. rishi sunak said some allies will even make a joint declaration, promising long—term security commitments to ensure ukraine is never left vulnerable to russian brutality. to date, president zelensky will get to sit around this table as an equal partner, in the first meeting in the new nato —— ukraine council, giving he have the power to trigger crisis talks with the alliance. they have offered hospitality to the summit and more support and security in the years to come, just not quite as much as president zelensky might have hoped for.

james landale, bbc news. live now to san francisco where we can speak to colonel brendan kearney, former us marines chief of staff in europe. i warm welcome to the programme. as our correspondent outlined there, it was a difficult first day of the nato summit and president zelensky, saying uncertainty about the timing of ukraine's membership of nato is a sign of weakness. your thoughts?— of nato is a sign of weakness. your thoughts? good morning to ou both, your thoughts? good morning to you both. sally. _ your thoughts? good morning to you both, sally. i— your thoughts? good morning to you both, sally. i disagree - you both, sally. i disagree with president zelensky�*s assessment. he is smart to ask. it would be full if not to. but he is also smart enough to realise nato has to deal with the reality that is far beyond the reality that is far beyond the concerns of ukraine. nato has to maintain the standards that it has used into nato for

all the candidate nations over the last 30 years i was involved with it, and ukraine has some problems. they had it before the war broke out in terms of democratic reforms and corruption and they have to take care of that, and we have got to get this fury of hostilities behind us. that is the best way forward for both nato and ukraine. i’m the best way forward for both nato and ukraine.— nato and ukraine. i'm sure president _ nato and ukraine. i'm sure president putin _ nato and ukraine. i'm sure president putin and - nato and ukraine. i'm sure president putin and those. president putin and those around him in moscow watching this very closely, how do you think they are interpreting this nato summit? i think they are interpreting this nato summit?- think they are interpreting this nato summit? i think they robabl this nato summit? i think they probably have _ this nato summit? i think they probably have a _ this nato summit? i think they probably have a fairly - this nato summit? i think they probably have a fairly solid - probably have a fairly solid assessment of how nato is going to act. and i think they were probably going into this based on that assessment with the hope that nato would be deliberate and would slow things down and for lack of a better term, things down and for lack of a betterterm, not things down and for lack of a better term, not kick sand in russia's face and that is exactly what i have done. it is

a fine balancing act here. you do not want to antagonise russia. you certainly want to confront russia but if we can go ahead and be much more deliberate and used time to our advantage, then let's do so and i think that is the approach that nato is taking and probably in some areas of russia, they are probably thankful they are taking that approach. thankful they are taking that a- roach. ~ , thankful they are taking that auroach.~ , , . , thankful they are taking that a--roach.~ , , . , ., approach. western security have failed to deter _ approach. western security have failed to deter two _ approach. western security have failed to deter two russian - failed to deter two russian invasions in ukraine. what are your thoughts on what might happen next as far as this conflict is concerned. of course, further commitments to ukraine in terms of supply of weapons and financing etc? shore. the 2014 situation where the west sat on its hands and really count out to russian threats and actions — — count out, has been overthrown by the

ukrainian response resistance. their brilliant military operations they have conducted about against the russians and the cohesive european response along with support from a lot of countries around the world, it is really send a different message to russia. i think russia has recognised that. in the long run, if we, hopefully, cps eventually break out between ukraine and russia, i think the future of russia will have to respect the fact that if they try anything like this again down the road, there will be a if not more vigorous response and of course if ukraine becomes a member of nato, which i think they will eventually, then if russia try something like this again, which they tried last year in february with innovation, article five will be invoked and russia will itself at war with europe.—

and russia will itself at war with europe. which is quite a massive thought _ with europe. which is quite a massive thought to - with europe. which is quite a massive thought to end - with europe. which is quite a massive thought to end on . with europe. which is quite a i massive thought to end on that, but colonel, thank you and we will have to leave the conversation there. thank you for your time. north korea has fired a long—range ballistic missile. it's the 12th this year, landing in the sea offjapan. japan has condemned the launch as completely unacceptable. mickey bristow is in seoul. michael, what more can you tell us? ., ., ., ., . ., us? north korea launched an intercontinental _ us? north korea launched an intercontinental ballistic - intercontinental ballistic missile, flying 6000 kilometres, not that long, 1000 kilometres. these missile launchers are dangerous because they offer the possibility that north korea could reach intercontinental america and thatis intercontinental america and that is why they are treated with caution, both japan and

the south korean governments have responded to the launch and say they have reacted against them. they are very angry at them. the leaders of south korea and japan, who are actually lithuania at the moment for the nato summit which we have been talking about there, they plan to meet about there, they plan to meet a little later on in the day. it is difficult to say exactly why north korea has launched it, it does not always tell us immediately why it has launched these missiles but it could have something to do with the fact that in a couple of days, they were angry that it says they were angry that it says the united states sent spy planes near its eastern coast, so it could be linked to that. it could also be linked to an incident last week in which the south korean said a north korean spy satellite which crashed into the sea, they said it was essentially useless as a spy it was essentially useless as a spy satellite. those could be the reasons that could be behind this particular launch. this time, i am told it is the

longest ever in terms of distance for this long—range ballistic missile? i’m distance for this long-range ballistic missile?— ballistic missile? i'm not entirely _ ballistic missile? i'm not entirely clear. _ ballistic missile? i'm not entirely clear. not - ballistic missile? i'm not entirely clear. not sure i ballistic missile? i'm not| entirely clear. not sure it ballistic missile? i'm not i entirely clear. not sure it is the longest ever, there was one even a month ago which went 1000 kilometres and there have been slightly longer ones that have actually travelled not into the sea between the korean peninsula and japan but actually travelled overjapan actually travelled over japan so actually travelled overjapan so it is difficult to assess the actual game because the particular missile was directed at a steep angle into the air, as i said, earlier in travelled 6000 kilometres into the air. if you fatten that out, its range could be a lot more than the distance travelled but certainly, the main point to hammer home is that it is an intercontinental ballistic missile and it has a long—range and it could perhaps reach continental america, and that is what will be worrying people looking at the launch today.

thank you very much. further allegations have been made against the unnamed bbc presenter who's been accused of paying a teenager for explicit photographs. another young person has told bbc news they were sent abusive messages by the male star, while the sun newspaper claims the presenter broke covid restrictions to meet another individual he met on a dating site. charlotte gallagher has the latest. another day of damaging headlines for the bbc and a male presenter who is still unnamed. this morning's front page of the sun newspaper, bbc star broke lockdown to meet another stranger. this individual has told the newspaper the presenter travelled to another county to meet them in february 2021, this was during the third national lockdown. the sun newspaper says it has seen messages which suggest that as

well as visiting the 23—year—old's time, the presenter in question sent the money and asked for a photograph. the individual said he sent a seminaked picture and it quotes the sources saying he was always asking to meet and i found it quite pressuring. there is a second story about another young person, an allegation the presenter approached a 17—year—old online, out of the blue. it is published what it says is a chat between the pair, whether presenter sends a love heart motegi. the now 22—year—old healthy paper: the bbc has not been able to independently check these latest allegations. it was in may when the initial complaint about the presenter was made to the bbc. from the parents of a young person rose their child

received thousands for sexually explicit images. questions remain about the length of time it took to take action. the bbc boss that will be looked at. will make sure we will look at a couple of things, the first thing is immediately do we rate the rez — red flags quick enough on complaints of this nature? secondly, the processes and protocols. they may well be some learnings from this case. there are further allegations as well about the presenter sending abusive messages to another person he met on a dating app. this person has told the bbb it happened when they identified the presenter online. they said the messages which have been seen in verisign by bbc news had frightened them and they are still in it scared —— seen and verified. it still in it scared -- seen and verified-— verified. it much easier to dismiss — verified. it much easier to dismiss one _ verified. it much easier to dismiss one complaint - verified. it much easier to. dismiss one complaint than verified. it much easier to - dismiss one complaint than it isjust as ms dismiss one complaint than it is just as ms two complained that it is just as ms two complained thatitis is just as ms two complained that it is to dismiss three complaints so it certainly does put pressure on the bbc

presenter to respond. the radio to presenter— presenter to respond. the radio to presenterjeremy _ presenter to respond. the radio to presenterjeremy vine - presenter to respond. the radio to presenterjeremy vine says l to presenterjeremy vine says he thinks the presenter involved shall come forward, saying you allegations are resulted in more vitriol being thrown at perfectly innocent colleagues. adding, the bbc is on its knees over the complaints. we still not have heard from the complaints. we still not have heard from the presenter. complaints. we still not have heard from the presenter. we complaints. we still not have heard from the presenter. we do not know when or even if we will but the pressure is piling with no resolution in sight. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news: bringing you different stories from across the uk. you have to remember it is a lot of money to take him to the vet. these are free and he will not be able to get treated if it was not for these. this mobile veterinary clinic treats pets belonging to homeless and vulnerably housed people. it is run by veterinary

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the authorities have since forcibly deported more than 1,000 migrants from the city, taking them to the tunisian borders. from the southern coastal city of sfax, bassam bounenni reports. suffering from heat stroke, dehydration and exhaustion, many are still carrying injuries from the wave of violence, which only days before drove them from their homes. i spent four days here, because i spent four days here, because i don't have a place to stay. i don't feel like i'm a human for now. i used to sleep here with my family, so i am so tired. i just feel like giving up. find just feel like giving up. and this was the _ just feel like giving up. and this was the scene - just feel like giving up. and this was the scene last - just feel like giving up. and this was the scene last week. violence in the streets of

sfax. we don't want them living here, screams one man. long live tunisia, long live sfax, sfax is not a refugee camp, says another. after days of tension that reflected the surge of an anti—migrant sentiment, the tunisian coastal city of sfax will never be the same again. these migrants are gathering here in the city centre to look for a way out. but their ordeal could be exacerbated, as long as the tunisian government hasn't managed to come up with a solution that preserves their dignity. days before the attacks in sfax, locals say toxic hate against black african migrants was searching online. translation: african migrants was searching online. tuna/mom- african migrants was searching online. translation: there was a wave of racist _ online. translation: there was a wave of racist videos _

online. translation: there was a wave of racist videos on - a wave of racist videos on social media. i was seeing such disgusting posts, so i was sure an upsurge of anger was about to happen. in an upsurge of anger was about to happen-— to happen. in the past week, the authorities _ to happen. in the past week, the authorities say _ to happen. in the past week, the authorities say they - to happen. in the past week, the authorities say they havej the authorities say they have removed 1200 migrants from sfax, driven to the borders. the president says they are being cared for. but videos from the libyan border, filmed by the migrants, show some with open wounds. the migrants are no closer to finding somewhere to call home, and the authority is far from to call home, and the authority is farfrom a to call home, and the authority is far from a solution. bassam bounennl is far from a solution. bassam bounenni, bbc news, sfax, tunisia. europe is braced for a record—breaking heatwave this week, with temperatures in italy set to rocket above 40 degrees, and warnings in place for holiday hotspots across the mediterranean. vincent mcaviney reports.

across the continent, countries are sweltering. these are the temperatures are expected this week, but forecasters believe next week, just as many brits land on holiday, it could reach as high as 45 degrees in parts of italy and greece. on the streets of athens, people are already feeling the effects of temperatures in the high 30s, prompting the greek government to unveil emergency measures to shield the public from the effects. italy, which recorded the highest temperatures of 38.8 degrees in august 2021 in sicily, is expecting that record to be breached in the coming weeks. in france, 21 regions are under an orange heatwave alert. in the city of lyon, temperatures have already hit 39 celsius and there are now both storm warnings and drought warnings in place for large parts of the country. meanwhile, in spain, temperatures are expected to hit 43 celsius in the week.

public buildings across the country with air—conditioning, like libraries and schools, are opening their to help shelter people. and austria experienced its hottest day of the year with the mercury rising to 36 degrees. one of their news anchors, there was only one solution at the end of his broadcast. whilst the uk is set to escape this heatwave, the world meteorological organization has warned that the earth experienced its hottest week on record at the start ofjuly as a result of climate change. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. now, later we will get to find out the nominations for tv�*s big awards, the emmys. many pundits think it could be another good year for the hbo series, succession. our reporter nicky schiller has been looking at what shows might make the shortlists. the emmys are television's equivalent of the oscars and later we will even have a live stream the ceremony from los angeles just for the

nominations. angelesjust for the nominations. in the end, the television academy members will vote for the winners. the big question this year is can any show top for the success of succession? the hbo drama about the warring family behind a sinister media empire concluded this year. it was a big hit with the critics and has had 13 emmy awards in the past, including best drama prize twice. indeed, the best actor in a drama category could feature these three succession actors, brian cox, jeremy strong and kieran culkin. now, when it comes to competition for succession, that is likely to come from other hbo shows, including the game of thrones prequel, house of the dragon. now when it comes to amazon prime, they will be asking can lavish rings woo voters? with a massive budget of over $1 billion, its lord of the rings prequel, the rings of power, has been dubbed the most expensive tv show ever made. now, the comedy categories look

a little more open and it could be a case of soccer, school or savages. let me explain. feel good football show ted lasso has thrashed its rivals in recent years, but the third season wasn't as well received. that could leave a gap for shows like abbott elementary about a struggling philadelphia school. it won three emmys last year, or indeed viral hit, the bear, about a rundown chicago sandwich shop. while we will get the nominations later there is a question about the main event itself. you may have had that currently writers are on strike in hollywood, and there is a chance that actors could join that. that would mean a boycott by the stars and the ceremony itself may have to be delayed. currently, it is scheduled for september. nicky shiller there, saying the emmys may be overshadowed if actors in hollywood decide to go on strike. so far, there's no breakthrough in negotiations between actors unions and the studios, with a deadline looming at the end of the day — midnight wednesday.

joe bel bruno writes the intersect — a newsletter on the entertainment business. a warm welcome to the programme. joe, first of all, what are they striking about? is it about money as usual, what's the situation? i is it about money as usual, what's the situation? i think what's the situation? i think what you're _ what's the situation? i think what you're finding - what's the situation? i think what you're finding right - what's the situation? i think| what you're finding right now in hollywood is a once—in—a—lifetime shift, right? i know you are a business reporter at heart, you understand these dynamics. this is an industry that is being yanked between what used to be television and theatres, and is now moving into streaming. it's becoming more costly for the hollywood studios to wage war against each other with content and beating the box office and make money in streaming, so it is really about a shifting dynamics that we are seeing

play out in hollywood right now. ., ., play out in hollywood right now, ., ., , ., “ play out in hollywood right now, ., ., , ., 4' , now. so how do you think this will end up. — now. so how do you think this will end up, because - now. so how do you think this will end up, because of- now. so how do you think this | will end up, because of course if they do decide to go ahead with strike action, as we have mentioned, it could disrupt the emmys, the writers guild have been on strike for weeks now and no sign of a breakthrough. you know what, this is like, i'm a history nerd, so this is what i find fascinating. in 1960, it was the last time we saw in the united states a strike simultaneously between actors and writers. strangely enough, the head of the screen actors guild at the time was a guy actors guild at the time was a any by actors guild at the time was a guy by the name of ronald reagan, a former actor, he went on to do other things. this is the first time in 62 years that we've seen this. it could cripple hollywood, it really, and i'm not over exaggerating, it could cripple hollywood, and that's what has gotten the attention of studio chiefs like david is laugh at warner

brothers, bob iger at disney. all are trying to sit down and figure out a way out of this mess. �* ., figure out a way out of this mess. �* ._ ., ., , figure out a way out of this mess. �* ._ ., .,, ., , mess. better way out has to be fiuured mess. better way out has to be figured out _ mess. better way out has to be figured out doesn't _ mess. better way out has to be figured out doesn't it, - mess. better way out has to be figured out doesn't it, because | figured out doesn't it, because as you say, there is a huge shift within the industry and therefore a new normal has to be found, one that is acceptable to both actors, writers and also in the studios can afford. there has to be an ounce of air eventually found, doesn't there?— ounce of air eventually found, doesn't there? indeed, but the real thing is — doesn't there? indeed, but the real thing is that _ doesn't there? indeed, but the real thing is that if _ doesn't there? indeed, but the real thing is that if europe - real thing is that if europe collect, we are talking about people that make a lot of money, right? not every hollywood writer makes a million or $2 million on a script, most of them do not. but they are going up against an industry in which davids as laugh was paid 50 million a year, right, the same with bob iger at disney and all the way

down the line. when you have ceo carroll, chiefs, moguls, making this amount of money and trying to negotiate with writers who feel they are unfairly paid, it has become a real issue. unfairly paid, it has become a real issue-— real issue. sounds like david ankalaev. — real issue. sounds like david ankalaev, doesn't _ real issue. sounds like david ankalaev, doesn't it? - real issue. sounds like david ankalaev, doesn't it? we'll. ankalaev, doesn't it? we'll see how this pans out. good to talk to you. don't go anywhere —— david and goliath. one of the big events financial markets are obsessing over right now is us inflation data out later. we will be getting an expert view. i will see you injust a moment. hello. well, southern parts of europe in the grip of a heat wave at the moment. we continue to be in the grip of some big shower clouds, more of them around through the rest of this week, even some longer spells of rain and stronger winds by the time we hit friday. why? well, low pressure is dominant, we've just got various areas revolving around the same part of north west europe,

which continues to bring showers to the north and west into the start of wednesday morning. a slightly fresher start for many of you compared with tuesday morning, but a sunnier one for the south and eastern england as well as the midlands. won't take long, though, for the clouds are build up, showers are in the west, will start to work their way eastwards. a stronger wind across the uk on wednesday, and that means those showers will rattle through quite quickly for some of you. for one or two it be one after another, after another, with a bit of sunshine in between. it does mean that some of you avoid them altogether. nice enough in the sunshine, but overall, temperatures a little bit down on where you want this stage in the year. so there could be the odd passing shower in that breeze at wimbledon. the breeze will probably be pretty noticeable and a bit troublesome, i think, on the outside courts. but a lot of the time, it will be dry. showers continue into the evening, most will fade away then through wednesday night into thursday morning. and with the winds falling a little bit lighter, it's going to be a little bit cooler still. away from the towns and city centres, there will be temperatures widely into single figures. but the chart for thursday

shows we're almost in between this area of low pressure clearing away, this one pushing in, brief ridge of high pressure, that does mean whilst we will still have some showers around, perhaps not as many as we started the week, and the ones we do see will be a little bit lighter. still prone to them, though, scotland and parts of north northeast england, but elsewhere, some longer spells of sunshine. and with winds lighter than wednesday, it mayjust start to feel a touch warmer. first signs of something, though, a bit more potent coming in to ireland as we see the day out. and through thursday night into friday, an area of low pressure looks set to wind its way up. details may change a little bit, but as well as heavy rain pushing its way northwards and eastwards, we're going to see strong—to—gale force winds, particularly to the south in the west. bear that in mind, if you're travelling around on friday, or if you've got plans to spend a few nights under canvas. some in the southeast may stay reasonably dry, driest of all, brightest in the far north of scotland, but it'll feel cool in the strong winds that are around. it stays windy into saturday, sunshine and showers, some of those heavy and thundery, maybe fewer showers across the south on sunday.

live from london, live from london, this is bbc news. will us inflation keep falling? investors take a deep breath this is bbc news. as they await crucial numbers today and a clue as to today and a clue as to whether the fed's decision whether the fed's decision to hold rates has paid off. to hold rates has paid off. a boost for microsoft — a boost for microsoft — one of the biggest deals one of the biggest deals