millions of workers in the uk are offered a pay rise — as the government accepts the recommendations of a public sector pay review. president biden promises to defend every inch of nato territory, as he meets with nordic leaders in helsinki. the un says it's still possible to end the hiv aids pandemic by 2030, but it's warned that underfunding and stigmatisation is hampering efforts. hello i'm betty glover at the bbc sport center it's all about the women's semi—finals at wimbledon today. our second of the day is currently happening on centre court — last years beaten finalist ons jabeur of tunisia is taking on belarussia's aryna sabalenka for a place in saturdays fina —

lets head over to sw19 then and to chetan patak. we had a pretty thrilling first set i was the rest of it going. does not seem to be — i was the rest of it going. does not seem to be going _ i was the rest of it going. does not seem to be going well— i was the rest of it going. does not seem to be going well for- i was the rest of it going. does not seem to be going well for ons - i was the rest of it going. does not i seem to be going well for ons jabeur seem to be going well for ons jabeur at the moment. lena sabalenka is the better player. you can really ski that so good with that slice. bringing a variety to her game. it was close that first game. sabalenka sing it out only on a tie—break. it feels as though sabalenka has the edge at the moment. it is 2—2 in the second set but on the ons jabeur set it is 0-30. second set but on the ons jabeur set it is 0—30. sabalenka is sniffing a potential break point. remember elina sabalenka is a semifinalist here before. this is really her stand out here. she won the australian open and reach the

semifinals in the french open. sabalenka knows that if she wins this match she will be the world number one. it could be sabalenka thatis number one. it could be sabalenka that is number one if she gets herself over the line. lots of people are willing ons jabeur after her heartbreak last year. who waits in the final stop it is... the 24—year—old czech player who has stopped elina svitolina is fairy tale run here. all the talk could be about svitolina going into the match. we know what it means for the people back in ukraine. she came back from maternity leave in april. deserves full credit from this. she has only ever reach the second round before she was a french open finalist. she is not the best on grass but she won that match in straight sets. we just heard from svitolina 15 minutes straight sets. we just heard from svitolina15 minutes ago she said

thatis svitolina15 minutes ago she said that is frustrating this defeat is she knows that the people are watching back home on big screens in kyiv and other cities and the impact on playing in the wimbledon semifinals will have in her homeland will that people in the homeland will that people in the homeland will be picking up a racket and thinking of trying to emulate her. either ons jabeur or chubb wait for the final. either ons jabeur or chubb wait for the final. ., ., either ons jabeur or chubb wait for the final. . . ., ~ , ., h, the final. chat and thank you so much. the final. chat and thank you so much- you _ the final. chat and thank you so much. you can _ the final. chat and thank you so much. you can fully _ the final. chat and thank you so much. you can fully tennis - the final. chat and thank you so much. you can fully tennis on i the final. chat and thank you so i much. you can fully tennis on bbc one or bbc two. our next story contains details which some viewers may find distressing. the everton midfielder dele alli says he was sexually abused as a child. in an emotional interview with former england footballer gary neville, he said he was "molested" at the age of six. he has also talked about how he started smoking at the age of seven and was dealing drugs at eight years old. in the interview, dele alli also said he recently spent six

weeks in rehabilitation because of a sleeping pill addiction and mental health issues. his club everton have offered their support and say "everyone respects and applauds" his bravery. england captain harry kane has said he is proud of him for "speaking out and sharing his experiences to try and help others" the former spurs midfield said he contempleted hanging up his boots atjust 2a years old. i rememberjust looking i remember just looking in i rememberjust looking in the mirror and just staring in the mirror. i was asking if i could retire now. at 2a, doing the thing i love. for me that was heartbreaking. for me that was heartbreaking. and that's all the sport for now. the united nations has insisted its goal of ending the hiv aids pandemic is still achievable by 2030, but warned that underfunding and stigmatisation is hampering efforts. its latest figures reveal that

39 million people worldwide are living with the hiv virus. almost 30 million of them are receiving essential anti—retroviral treatment, a huge increase over ten years. let's talk to professor dr linda—gail bekker of the desmond tutu hiv foundation. professor here welcome here. that is quite a headline that there is still a clear path to ending aids by 2030. is that what you are seeing with your work on the ground? thank you, the reort your work on the ground? thank you, the report highlights _ your work on the ground? thank you, the report highlights i _ your work on the ground? thank you, the report highlights i think _ your work on the ground? thank you, the report highlights i think some - the report highlights i think some real achievements and i think that gives us hope. those achievements are in countries that are most burdened with hiv particularly east and southern africa and they have shown real headwind in terms of getting people tested, on treatment,

and virally suppressed. those keels are what they are referring to. as i say shed some open light on the goal of ending aids by 2030.— of ending aids by 2030. where is the most progress _ of ending aids by 2030. where is the most progress being _ of ending aids by 2030. where is the most progress being made _ of ending aids by 2030. where is the most progress being made in - of ending aids by 2030. where is the most progress being made in africa i most progress being made in africa because i know have these 95 targets, explain what that actually means? , ., , targets, explain what that actually means? , . , ., ,, ., ., ., means? these have been aspirational taruets means? these have been aspirational tar: ets that means? these have been aspirational targets that 9596 _ means? these have been aspirational targets that 9596 of _ means? these have been aspirational targets that 9596 of a _ means? these have been aspirational targets that 9596 of a country - means? these have been aspirational targets that 9596 of a country or - means? these have been aspirational targets that 9596 of a country or a - targets that 95% of a country or a region will have received an hiv test. of those who test positive 95% will be on treatment and of those 95% will be virally suppressed. this gives us a goal to reach in terms of trying to get as many people onto treatment and virally suppressed. we know that has benefits for the individual but also leads to...

those individuals become an infectious because their virus is completely suppressed. where we have seen the best progress in that regard has been in eastern and southern and central africa. there is still quite a lot of work to be donein is still quite a lot of work to be done in other regions of the world particularly where the epidemic is sitting more in key populations in segments of the population is opposed to more generalised populations. i opposed to more generalised populations-— opposed to more generalised --oulations. . ~ ., ., populations. i talked about that warnin: populations. i talked about that warning about _ populations. i talked about that warning about stigmatisation, l populations. i talked about that - warning about stigmatisation, about underfunding, just give me your assessment of those which are clearly huge drugs to getting where you need to go. clearly huge drugs to getting where you need to go-_ you need to go. absolutely, in 40 ears we you need to go. absolutely, in 40 years we really — you need to go. absolutely, in 40 years we really have _ you need to go. absolutely, in 40 years we really have made - you need to go. absolutely, in 40 years we really have made the - you need to go. absolutely, in 40 i years we really have made the least progress around this stigmatisation aspect of this. hiv, because it is a sexually transmitted infection has been steeped in stigma and discriminatory practice from the get go. if we are going to make headwind we need the world to move forward in

this regard. to accept people who live with the virus and to treat them as individuals who have a right to health and to services like anybody else. i5 to health and to services like anybody else-— anybody else. is that padova olitical anybody else. is that padova political resistance _ anybody else. is that padova political resistance was - anybody else. is that padoval political resistance was there, anybody else. is that padova - political resistance was there, is that easing? white rare political resistance was there, is that easing? white— political resistance was there, is that easing? white we have actually seen some regression _ that easing? white we have actually seen some regression in _ that easing? white we have actually seen some regression in this - that easing? white we have actually| seen some regression in this regard. particularly in east africa we have seen some homosexual bill that some people may have heard about where some laws about same—sex relationships have tightened. we know there continue to be a lot of laws around drug use and these are the individuals who are driven underground and we cannot reach them with the services they need for hiv care. on the cost and finance side we have seen a plateau. in international funding for hiv services. this is really concerning. we know that the last mile for

reaching those 10 million people living with hiv is going to be the hardest. it is going to take resources so this is a time where you really need the world to step forward. we need to ensure that we can reach the end of hiv and aids by ensuring that everybody has access to treatment and new prevention services they need. yes to treatment and new prevention services they need.— services they need. yes it still remains a _ services they need. yes it still remains a complicated - services they need. yes it still remains a complicated picturej services they need. yes it still- remains a complicated picture but thank you forjoining us live on the programme. the foremost winner of thailand's elections in may has failed to win enough support in parliament. he needed the endorsement of the unelected members of state where they either abstained or voted against him.— or voted against him. these are all supporters — or voted against him. these are all supporters of— or voted against him. these are all supporters of the _ or voted against him. these are all supporters of the reform _ or voted against him. these are all supporters of the reform party - or voted against him. these are all. supporters of the reform party move forward as we gather in this park in

the thai parliament. as we watch today to see the votes come in. they were cheese that any time someone stood up to support... lots of cheers and boos and some very colourful language. in particular the unelected senator stood up to oppose him. few people here are surprised by this result. everybody expected that this would happen. that is what it was said to put them full by the military, and in the past. at the same time many are bitterly disappointed. some were saying what was the point with voting in such passion in may for a platform of sweeping change if what they voted for has not been reflected by the choice of government in parliament. move forward can come back next week with their coalition partners and try again to get re—elected but that is unlikely that will happen. what kind of government time it ends up with is not clear on this stage. what is clear is that a great deal of faith in thailand's democratic system has

been lost. the more that the monarchy has been central to the debate over what kind of government has reformed. that has not happened in the past. we have seen so many mps in the past support the monarchy. they want to remove the real defamation law. that law must be a bended. mps are saying that cannot happen. this is quite a dangerous moment for thailand's monarchy as it is sucked in to the debate about ireland's future. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. this carriage was built in 1884 in derby. it is one of the most luxurious carriages that they had made. it is one step down from a

royal carriage and it was designed for the rich and the famous. this represents something many people over a couple of generation of volunteers have wanted to see restored. it has been out of service now since the 1930s. it then became somebody�*s home and they got the fireplace in it and lived in it for over 40 years. then it came here in 1976 and it has taken up to this point to get it back on some wheels, restored, and back to passenger service. ., , ., service. the carriages due to run its verbs public _ service. the carriages due to run its verbs public service _ service. the carriages due to run its verbs public service in - service. the carriages due to run its verbs public service in over i service. the carriages due to run | its verbs public service in over 70 years on the 14th ofjuly. that is something the volunteers here take great pride in. you're live with bbc news. time for a look at the business news now with marc asdown. let's start here in the uk, with the economy — which has shrunk by 0.1% in may. in fact, the uk economy has barely grown at all over the past four years — since 2019 — before the covid pandemic.

in may there were three bank holidays — including one for the king's coronation. and a series of strikes on the railways too. so what do these figures mean for where the economy is heading? and will inflation be stoked by the government's decison to agree to a recommendation for pay rises of between five and 7% for millions of public sector workers? i've been speaking to victoria scholar from interactive investor — and began by asking how bad things like bank holidays, and strikes, are for growth. they can have a push and pull impact on these figures. you know, on the one hand, when there's a bank holiday, we tend to see a boost to pubs and restaurants, although that wasn't really the case in may. on the other hand, we tend to see that it has a negative impact on manufacturing and construction activity because of those extra days off, which is exactly what we did see in may. so there's no doubt that the bank holiday days had an impact.

and we saw that services, for example, was pretty much flat in may. we saw human health actually was a bit stronger because there weren't any strike days byjunior doctors, but there was an increase in the output for arts and entertainment. perhaps that's partly because of the bank holidays. so it was a bit of a mixed report. but like you say, in may we saw a contraction, but a bit better than expected. let's pick up on those pay deals, this strife that's going on in the public sector. of course, the governmentjust now, if you're watching at home, you haven't seen this. they've agreed to offerjunior doctors 6%, teachers 6.5% and a 7% pay rise for police and prison officers. now, victoria, what impact do you think that will have? i mean, if agreed, i should i should add? well, i think that the unions will be pleased that the government has decided to bring this offer to the table to raise public sector wages, which unfortunately still lag behind the private sector. and the government is going to be hoping that this is going to put

an end to this widespread industrial action that we've seen that can hamper economic activity. but there will be questions about how the government will be able to pay for this at a time when it's trying to limit spending and focus on fiscal prudence and balancing the books of the public purse. and secondly, to try and not spend too much or expand fiscally, because that can have the opposite effect of what the bank of england is doing in terms of its monetary tightening to try to curtail the inflationary problem that the government and the bank of england clearlyjudges the most important economic headwind that we're facing at the moment. yeah, let's look at those forecasts. i mean, we pore over this data when it comes out, don't we? so are we still on this path to recession? and do you think possibly the bank of england might think again about its rate rises? well, i think for the bank of england this week it said that the uk is actually proving to be pretty resilient against the rising rate environment,

but it did point to the risks to consumers and buy to let landlords and indebted businesses. but perhaps these stronger gdp figures could embolden the central bank to go even further to try to bring inflation back down under control and alleviate those cost of living pressures. but for prime minister rishi sunak and his pledges that he laid out at the beginning of the year to halve inflation and to grow the economy, those are looking increasingly challenging. you know, inflation is still stuck above 8%, which makes it a lot more difficult for the economy to expand. tens of thousands of hollywood actors are preparing to strike after negotiations broke down just hours after a major deadline. let's go over to york. it sounds like a script from a hollywood blockbuster how serious could it be. really

quite serious. if how serious could it be. really quite serious.— how serious could it be. really quite serious. if we are talking all the actors in _ quite serious. if we are talking all the actors in hollywood _ quite serious. if we are talking all the actors in hollywood could - quite serious. if we are talking all the actors in hollywood could go. quite serious. if we are talking all i the actors in hollywood could go on strike immediately we are talking about tens of thousands of actors. what that means in terms of what will happen for consumers. it is basically anything that is currently in production. if they are making a movie that is supposed to release next year. if they are making shows that are supposed to release in autumn but not that will happen. we're also talking about other things that might happen like promoting movies and walking red carpets. we are talking about the emmys and the award programmes. none of that will happen if the actors go on strike. ., ., ~' , of that will happen if the actors go on strike. ., ., ~ , ., ,., on strike. took us about the stumbling — on strike. took us about the stumbling blocks. _ on strike. took us about the stumbling blocks. what - on strike. took us about the stumbling blocks. what is i on strike. took us about the i stumbling blocks. what is the likelihood of us calling it all off? remember that the writers have been on strike since may. the actors are acting asking for a lot of the same issues are in play. they are talking

about wage increases, they are talking about better productions when it comes to artificial intelligence. they are also asking for better protection when it comes to casting. they had made some code in macro changes to casting. they wanted to see some of that rolled back. on the other hand we are seeing that streaming services and hollywood have been negotiating with these unions. they said the union has not agreed to these historic pay rises that were offered and all these other kinds of concessions we are giving them. there seems to be at an absolute impasse. what is the atmosphere like? last month they already voted in taking favour of strike action which is 97%, even

higher than the strike action vote by the writers guild. they are going to be meeting on today to take that vote, the union will be voting whether they should go on strike or not, and if that 95% is anything to go on the strike seems to be on the table. �* ,, , . table. and q very much indeed. firstly twitter _ table. and q very much indeed. firstly twitter is _ table. and q very much indeed. firstly twitter is facing - table. and q very much indeed. firstly twitter is facing a - table. and q very much indeed. | firstly twitter is facing a lawsuit claiming it failed to pay $500 million in severance to employees. more than half of twitters workforce were laid off by elon musk after he got the company last summer. twitter has said it paid the employees in. china have got the e—mail accounts of 25 organisations. that is according to microsoft it has not given details of where they are based but the us department of commerce has confirmed to the bbc

that the software giant did notify it about the attack. the international monetary fund board has given its approval for a $3 billion bailout for pakistan. the crisis—hit nation will get about $1.2 billion upfront, with the rest over the next nine months. pakistan was on the brink of defaulting on its debts — and has also received funds from its allies — saudi arabia and the united arab emirates. that's the latest from business. you're watching bbc news. the coronation robes worn by king charles and queen camilla, are to go on display from tomorrow at buckingham palace. the state rooms will be open to the public until september. jewellery and the thrones will also be on show as well, as our royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. choral singing. millions watched the coronation

on the television but the majesty of the two hour ceremony made the detail hard to pick out, and that's what this year's summer exhibition will allow visitors to see close—up. take the queen's coronation dress. painstakingly embroidered, look closely, and you'll see the names of her children and grandchildren, and pictures of her two jack russell terriers, bluebell and beth. queens throughout the 20th and now in the 21st century have had a degree of choice about the embroidery which goes on all of their clothing for the coronation, and it's wonderful to see her majesty's interest in the natural world, and that acknowledgement of herfamily upon her dress and her robe. also on display, the coronation necklace worn by queen camilla. originally made for queen victoria, it's been worn at every coronation since 1902. and the glove and girdle, both worn by king charles's grandfather george vi at his coronation in 1937.

there are very few rooms in london which are big enough to act as a stand—in for westminster abbey, but this is one of them. the ballroom at buckingham palace. so in the run—up to the coronation, this is where the king and queen rehearsed for their big day. teams of experts were employed to craft the outfits and upholstery in time for may the sixth, spending hundreds of hours either restoring or creating brand—new items, including the screen used to shield the king from view during the most sacred part of the ceremony, the anointing. chorus: # long live the king #. it was the key moment in the coronation where we were able to acknowledge the commonwealth. so it's in the design of a tree, and every leaf on the tree has hand embroidered upon it the name of a commonwealth country. last seen protecting the king and queen from the inclement weather on their way to the abbey, the diamond jubilee state coach, now

on display in the palace quadrant. with its electric windows and air conditioning, it again illustrates how history was brought up—to—date on coronation day. sarah campbell, bbc news, buckingham palace. let us turn to that in the fierce heat wave. temperatures are likely to arrive reach over 40 degrees. temperatures could reach nearly 49 celsius today. red alert warnings meaning there is a threat to life had been issued in ten cities including florence and rome. residents have been advised to drink at least two litres of water a day and to avoid coffee and alcohol which can cause dehydration. our reporters in this update. the italian health ministry has issued a red alert warning for ten cities

today including rome, bologna, and florence. it is the middle ofjuly. there are a lot of tourists here in italy and some of them had collapsed in the last few days. due to heat stroke. this heatwave could cause temperatures to reach 48.8 celsius. that would break the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in europe. this is notjust in italy which is a heatwave affecting many european countries such as greece, spain and germany. because of climate change heatwave like this are becoming more frequent and more severe. they could be quite dangerous, last summer was the hottest summer on record and more than 60,000 people across europe died because of the heat. there are fears that this heatwave could cause

many more deaths this summer. that is why italian authorities are advising people here to avoid doing exercise during the day, to drink plenty of water, at least two point litres a day, to avoid coffee and alcohol and to avoid going out during the day. and they're also asking people to check on their elderly neighbours if they live alone. so they're urging people to take this extremely seriously because these extreme temperatures are expected to continue for the next ten days. just time to bring you some dramatic pictures from iceland, where molten lava continues to erupt from a volcano around 60 kilometres or 37 miles from the capital reykjavik. experts say the eruption is easing but residents should still keep clear of the volcano — which has been spewing out toxic gas.

let me tell you what we have coming up let me tell you what we have coming up in the next hour because we will have the latest on the uk public sector pay that has been announced by the prime minister stopped we had the latest comments from joe biden who is in helsinki today. we have the latest from the trial of kevin spacey, let me show pictures from hollywood because that actors strike thatis hollywood because that actors strike that is under way, joining the writers dispute. all of that coming up writers dispute. all of that coming up in the next while after the weather. hello there. the next few days could be turning wet and windy. this area of cloud is a developing area of low pressure that will bring the wind and the brain from the south—west. we have got thicker cloud bringing in some patchy rain across wales and north—west ireland. let us focus on

the south—west where we have the worst weather. as well as the rain we have strong gusts of wind, 50 miles an hour stop that train is going to be with us for much of the day before it clears away. it could turn heavy infantry. that will push further north. up into northern ireland and maybe into the south of scotland. something a bit strive for the north of the country. it could be muggy but i do anything those temperatures are likely to be lower than they were today. it is all due to that area of low pressure, deepening as it heads across the uk. it is going to be sitting around into saturday. an indication that it is going to be unusually windy for this time of year. the rain when it comes could be heavy and thundery. it is going to stay on a cool side foot swell. focus on the wind for

saturday, the strongest will be across england and wales. it is in this area that we are more likely to have some impact because of the strength of the winds. the strongest ones could be along the southern coast and over the hills but particularly gusty. it does not take long for the showers to set off. we have lots of downpours widely across england and wales. not quite so windy for england and scotland but heavy some thundery rain is possible. that area of low pressure still with us on saturday. it will continue to drift northwards. could take the worst of the weather away after their calls for a 35% pay increase worst 'ejected. after their calls for a 35% pay from it as well. it may be a windy increase worst of acted. after their calls for a 35% pay increase worst itrcted. after their calls for a 35% pay increase worst it may. after their calls for a 35% pay increase worst it may be a windy day for scotland and northern ireland. not quite so windy on from it as well. it may be a windy sunday. they might be some sunshine windy on ireland. not quite so windy on sunday. they might be some sunshine around but still every thundery around but still every thundery showers. top temperatures are around showers. top temperatures are around 20 or 21 celsius. 20 or 21 celsius.

increase were rejected. live from london, this is bbc news. millions of uk workers millions of uk workers are offered a pay rise — are offered a pay rise — as the government accepts the recommendations of a public sector pay review. that's our decision. and having honour the independent pay review process, i urge all union leaders to accept these pay offers and call off their strikes. it comes as junior doctors in england start a five—day strike described by their union

as the longest in nhs history — after their calls for a 35% pay