and — a movie mystery injapan — studio ghibli releases its latest film — but won't tell anyone what it's about. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in hollywood — where for the first time in 60 years, both actors and writers are going on strike at the same time. actors want increased fees for repeats on streaming services, and assurances about the use of artificial intelligence. talks with major studios failed to agree a new contract. here's our us west coast correspondent,

sophie long with the latest on the strike action. the last time that both the actors and writers were on strike at the same time was in the 19605 when ronald reagan was president, not of america, but of the screen actors guild. they will go on strike tomorrow when the writers walked out nearly two months ago, they brought a halt too much of the production in hollywood. now the actors arejoining production in hollywood. now the actors are joining them, that would bring in almost complete halt to the whole industry. that will cost the california economy ten5 industry. that will cost the california economy tens of millions of dollars every day. it will mean financial hardship for many people working in industry 5till for many people working in industry still recovering from the pandemic and a major delay to shooting schedule5 the pandemic and a major delay to shooting schedules and the releases of films and television series. figs releases of films and television series. �* , television series. as he said, the impact — television series. as he said, the impact will _ television series. as he said, the impact will be _ television series. as he said, the impact will be very - the impact will be very significant. can you just tell us some of the programmes that may be some of our viewers might have heard of that could get affected?— might have heard of that could get affected? yeah, things like that third season _

get affected? yeah, things like that third season of _ get affected? yeah, things like that third season of white - that third season of white lotus, which was due 5lated that third season of white lotus, which was due slated to be filmed in thailand, that will be delayed from a gladiator i5 will be delayed from a gladiator is another one that was due to be shot in morocco all sorts of film premieres a5 all sorts of film premieres as it's notjust production it's not just production commits it's notjust production commits press, everything will come to a halt. the organisation that represents the studios, they said the chief negotiators are walking away from what they called a historic offer on pay and a hi5toric offer on pay and a ground—breaking proposal that would protect actors from the emergence from al. at a news conference in the last couple of hours, the president, fran drescher, 5aid of hours, the president, fran drescher, said the only thing that was hi5toric about the offer from the studios wa5 that was hi5toric about the offer from the studios was that it was disrespectful and di5gu5ting. the two sides remain really far apart after weeks of negotiations and the federal mediator that was brought in at the 11th hour la5t knight. they are still far apart. so the strike could be sent to go on for some time. in terms of the timing, we have no

idea yet. people here are saying at the actors union is that they are open to further talk5. it's not them who have brought this about, it's the fact that the studios wouldn't negotiate meaningfully on the core issues, and those are pay and conditions, compensation, residual payments like royalty i5 residual payments like royalty is used to get much more of before the streaming 5ervice5 revolution. we don't know how long this is set to last, but it could be sometime when you think aboutjust how it could be sometime when you think about just how far apart the two sides are at the moment. a heatwave is sweeping much of the world — and temperatures in italy are expected to hit nearly 49 degrees celsius. it's raising concerns about the welfare of some elderly and sick people, and some scientists suggest that recent global temperature rises have put an end to a period of relative climate stability. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. sight5eeing was a dangerous business in athens today. tourists were given emergency water supplies

to help cool down. a heatwave named after the 3—headed dog that guards the gates of hade5 in greek mythology is driving temperatures across southern europe to truly hellish levels. "we'll deliver 30,000 bottles of water today," says the head of the greek red cross. it was suffocating. i mean, we're from washington, dc and we get a lot of heat there, but it's not like this. the air temperature in italy could even top the all—time 48.8 celsius record next week and this satellite map of spain shows surface temperatures have reached 60 celsius in places. and temperature records have also been smashed in parts of canada, the us and china, at the same time arctic sea ice is at the lowest extent ever recorded. and there have been terrible floods also.

just look at the mayhem caused by torrential rain in india. last week was the hottest week ever recorded. climate scientists say the heat and the rain is driven in part by global warming. this shows estimated average global temperatures over the last 800,000 years. look how the world went in and out of ice ages. now, let's add in carbon dioxide levels and look how closely they track the temperature, and just look how carbon dioxide spikes here at the end of the graph. now, let's zoom in to the last 12,000 years. look how the world gradually warms, then temperatures level out, becoming much more stable than during the ice age. we human beings, we have been around for about 300,000 years, but it's only in this period of warm and stable temperatures that we learnt to grow crops

and civilisation developed. now let's look at the last 2,000 years. temperatures remain stable until just over there at the end of the graph. the steam engine was invented, the industrial revolution took off, man—made carbon dioxide emissions started to increase and just look what happened to global temperatures. we are moving the earth into a new era where ecology, plants, animals and ourselves just can't cope. and be warned, it is going to get hotter. a weather pattern called el nino is developing in the tropical pacific. scientists say it is likely to make next year even hotter than this one. justin rowlatt, bbc news. earlier i spoke to satyendra prasad. he is fiji's former ambassador to the united nations and chair of the pacific small island developing states at the un and is currently the climate lead at abt associates

for the asia pacific. we're looking at record—breaking temperatures in europe. in other parts of the world. we are looking at it supercharged monsoon in asia, in india right now. and we are looking at an el nino across the whole of the blue pacific islands. from the pacific islands perspective, it brings home two things. one, that much higher temperatures than we anticipated, perhaps even five years ago means that ice melt will be much faster than predicted earlier. it's consequences for sea level rise is potentially significant and quite immediate. so if countries were contemplating adapting over three or four decades' time, now they have to compress it and take it far more serious efforts to adapt any much shorter time frames. the urgency is so immediate,

but thank you again very much for sharing what is quite glaring data and analytics behind human induced environment change and global warming. japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the fukushima nuclear plant into the pacific ocean could begin any day now. it was backed by the un's nuclear watchdog last week — but it's sparked concern and anger in both the country and region. 0ur tokyo correspondent shaimaa khalil has been been given access to the daichii nuclear power plant and sent in this report. a triple disaster that crippled the country and shocked the world. japan's most powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami that swept through the east coast, killing more than 18,000 people. and causing this — a nuclear meltdown. this is the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant now, surrounded by tanks filled with radioactive waste water.

this is what more than a million tonnes of water looks like. think 500 0lympic sized pools and that's what you get in over 1,000 tanks. this is water that's been used to cool the destroyed reactors from the fukushima nuclear meltdown in 2011. the water is treated and then stored here, but now these tanks are running out of space. japan has just been given the go ahead to release the treated contaminated water into the sea. but it's causing a huge amount of anger and anxiety, notjust here, but around the region. tepco, the company running the plant, says the water will be treated, diluted and tested for safety before it's discharged. here at the advanced liquid processing system, all radioactive compounds will be removed except one tritium, so the water won't be completely radiation free. tritium, tepco says, will be well below international safety standards of concentration. as part of the testing process, this fish is swimming in water

at the same radiation level as that which will be released. translation: i am a radiation expert, so i know that tritium l has very little effect on the human body and living organisms. we are all concerned about the same thing, radiation. and that is why we are so anxious. i hope that these data and images will help to reassure people a little. but fukushima fishermen are not reassured. they're furious. for years, they've struggled to fight the stigma and convince people to buy their fish. now they say the reputational damage from the water release plan will be another huge blow. fishing has been in toru takahashi's family for generations. his son and his grandson now run his boat. he worries about the uncertainty discharging the waste water would bring long. translation: before we were able to fish i across four other prefectures. now we're not allowed to do that.

theyjust don't want to be associated with us. the prices were recovering little by little, but now they could drop drastically. i've had so many conversations with the japanese government and tepco. nobody wants to release this dangerous water. if it's so safe, i told them, just take it to tokyo. the government may have all the technical approvals it needs, but it doesn't have the support of those who'll be most affected by this plan. the people of fukushima will once again have to navigate their way through its troubled waters. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, fukushima. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bringing you different stories — from across the uk. accidents like this happen on a regular basis, according to residents here. the speed limit is 30, but that doesn't seem to stop some drivers. residents filmed this and say

speeding is a constant problem. luckily, nobody is killed, but the quality of life is horrendous because people speed through here and people use it for racing. campaigners here want permanent average speed cameras to enforce the 30 mile an hour limit, but north yorkshire doesn't have any. there are only mobile speed cameras. residents want an end to speeding on local roads. north yorkshire council have today agreed to develop a new speed management strategy. it'll take six months, but they say it'll create a safer, more coherent network of speed limits. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. this week saw the start of a landmark trial in new zealand focusing on allegations of health

and safety failures in the build—up to the deadly white island volcano eruption. 22 people were killed in the disaster in 2019 with some of the survivors suffering from horrific burns. the trial is taking place in auckland and is expected to last for up to four months. joining me now with the latest on this is the bbc�*s phil mercer. tell us exactly what those tour operators are accused of. they are accused — operators are accused of. they are accused of— operators are accused of. they are accused of serious - operators are accused of. they are accused of serious health | are accused of serious health and safety breaches. by new zealand's brick —— workplace safety. six residents have been on trial in new zealand to's biggest city, they have denied the charges. this relates to awful events in december 2019, an eruption of new zealand's most active volcano also known

by its maori name, 22 people were killed. 47 people where on the island at the time and on most all of the survivors suffered a very, very serious burn, and this week we have been hearing some very graphic evidence as to exactly what happened as the court tries to establish exactly why these charges have been brought and whether or not the defendants are guilty or not. can whether or not the defendants are guilty or not.— are guilty or not. can you tell us about _ are guilty or not. can you tell us about the _ are guilty or not. can you tell us about the family _ are guilty or not. can you tell us about the family who - are guilty or not. can you tell us about the family who have owned the island since 1933. i understand some of the family members have also been sued. what roles do they play? the family are — what roles do they play? the family are among _ what roles do they play? tue: family are among the what roles do they play? tta: family are among the half what roles do they play? tt2 family are among the half a dozen defendants who have denied these charges. if convicted they face some very heavy fines. no other criminal

cases relating to the white island irruption in 2019 have already been settled. last week, three helicopter tour operators pled guilty to some offences. they have yet to be sentenced. a5 offences. they have yet to be sentenced. as he say, this trial could last up to four months. we have been hearing this week from the first of the australian witnesses, a woman called annie luo. she was on the island at the time and has described how her skin bubbled as the result of this superheated steam being blasted adept of this undersea volcano in the bay of plenty off new zealand's north island. she went on to say that she and her mother were covered in ash. so some very graphic evidence that the court is told. these defendants pleading not guilty, this is a court case that could last very many weeks as these

charges are explored by the court in new zealand. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. two teenagers have have been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for murdering a 16—year—old boy, in a case of mistaken identity. ronan kanda, who had just finished his gcses, was walking to a friend's house in wolverhampton when he was attacked from behind by the two teenagers wielding a sword and a large machete. his attackers, both 16 at the time, had bought their weapons online. a parliamentary committee has published a damning report on what it says is the government 5 failure to develop an effective strategy for dealing with national security threats from china. a report by the intelligence and security committee says a china is seeking to penetrate and influence every part of the uk economy — and the government's response has been "completely inadequate". the england footballer deli alli has revealed that he was sexually abused

as a child. the everton midfielder, once seen as one of football's brightest young talents, says he was "molested" at the age of six, started smoking at seven and was dealing drugs by the time he was eight years old. he's received support from the football community in the uk and around the world. over a million public sector workers in the uk are being offered pay rises of between 5 and 7% — as the government attempts to end strikes over pay and conditions. the prime minister rishi sunak said the pay rises were the final offer and that they would be funded by departmental savings, not extra borrowing or new taxes. teaching unions have urged their members to accept and to end strike action. here's our political editor chris mason. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! teachers protesting, education disrupted, classrooms empty. for months, pupils and parents in england have been caught up in an angry row between teaching unions

and the government. but could a 6.5% pay rise, alongside this promise from the prime minister, bring an end to it? there will be more money going into the schools budget to help schools pay for these new pay awards. so they will not have to make cuts, and that was something that was rightly important to the unions and we have worked with them to ensure that the funding is there for schools. given the scale of disruption caused by industrial action this year, and notjust in schools, there is one question for trades unions tonight. will this mean the end of the strikes? well, i think in education, we will see a 6.5% pay award, properly funded pay of art, certainly our teaching unions will be recommended to their members that they accept the government's proposals, and if that is the case, then i think that we will see the end of the strikes

in education. another part of the public sector, members will be weighing up the government's offer, crucially, they will be looking for those pay awards to be properly funded. what we can see is peter being robbed to pay paul. junior doctors in england started their longest walk out yet today over pay. here are a few dozen of them protesting in liverpool. they are on strike until tuesday. the union says the offer for them isn't good enough. so what do labour make of all of this? notably, kier starmer did not overtly criticise the government's announcement. i know that news about the pay review body recommendations will be on the minds of many public sector workers today. those recommendations will, of course, be subject to negotiation. i don't think it's helpful for me to weigh in on that. at the heart of the government's decisions today are difficult choices, trade—offs... budgets are not infinite, when some ask for higher pay, that what always create pressures elsewhere. will you acknowledge explicitly that a consequence

of your decision will mean cuts in the budgets of some key public services? this is a significant pay award. it's one of the most significant we've had in decades, and it is costing billions of pounds more than the government had budgeted for. and that has consequences. if we are going to prioritise paying public sector workers more, that money has to come from somewhere else. inflation, public sector pay, budgets. what will happen next? batch report by chris mason. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines... the us secretary of state antony blinken has held �*candid and constructive talks with the chinese top diplomat wang yi. the meeting held in indonesia's capitaljakarta comes as part of a continued effort to reduce tensions between the two global powers. days earlier, tech giant microsoft said chinese hackers had breached us government email accounts. blinken raised this with wang — but he pushed back on what he called us "interference" in china's affairs.

in thailand, the progressive alliance that won the general election has been blocked from forming a government. the military—appointed senate rejected its candidate for prime minister, despite the alliance having a clear majority in the lower house. parliament is expected to hold another vote next week. the iconicjapanese animation house studio ghibli — which was behind 05car—winning "spirited away" — is launching its latest and much anticipated film today. �*how do you live?�* opens injapan this morning — and it's a premiere in more ways than one. there is no trailerfor it and no tv commercials or printed ads. a5 for social media, apart from this poster — there's nothing to give away the plot, the voice cast or the characters. the film is named after a classic novel by genzaburo yoshino — but ghibli's president says the book and the movie have nothing else in common. the man behind the film

is veteran director hayao miyazaki — seen here in 2013 at a news conference announcing his retirement. it has to be said, the 82—year—old has retired several times in his career — but 10 years ago he sounded pretty sure about it. these images are from a documentary — showing life ——so we just heard from hayao miyazaki saying that this time for real, he's retiring. were you surprised that he actually came out with another movie? translation: for the last few decades, he'd been saying - with many movie releases, "that's it, i'm going to retire." and then years later, he'd come out with another film because he's done that repeatedly ten years ago. many people wondered if he was really retiring. there were a lot ofjournalists in the room when he said that he was serious about it. but at the same time, they distributed a statement from mr miyazaki. and in there there was a line which said, "i'm

going to continue working for another ten years." i thought that line represented him very well, but i didn't expect him to come out with another feature film. i'd say animation is his life. so part of me is very happy to see the new film being released. can you tell me how long you spend with studio ghibli and what it was like, if you have any anecdotes that you can share? translation: i spent nearly a year at studio ghibli. - i was curious to know how they worked, but at the same time i worried, what if the reality was different for my idea of the studio? so many people injapan watch ghibli films, but the studio doesn't really open itself up to outsiders. it's a mysterious place, and i was very excited to go in and find out what it was like. mr miyazaki is just one of the many creators in the office, and because everything is drawn by hand, all you can hear is the sound of pencils on paper.

at the beginning, he was almost always silent, but gradually he started talking to me. he used to go to the rooftop every single day, and sometimes we'd have long conversations there, just talking about how the clouds move or the neighbourhood. studio ghibli has this white cat, and mr miyazaki would say to it, "you're so lucky you don't have a deadline." so it turned out exactly as i thought it would be. did he tell you why he goes outside every single day? translation: mr miyazaki is obviously a great artist, | but in my view, the word "craftsman" describes him better. he's also a very hard worker. he comes in at the same time every day and starts to work, and then at the same time, every day, he puts down his pencil and goes home. there's nothing glamourous, nothing super exciting. but he does this day in, day out. all the other

creators do the same. and i saw a connection between him looking at how the clouds move and this daily pattern of what they do at the studio. the movie is about to open. subdued to eat at me if you managed to find out what it is about. that is that for the programme. i will be back with the business news shortly. but for now, thank you so much for watching newsday. hello there. there's still no end in sight to the unsettled run of weather that we're in the middle of at the moment. we had a day of sunshine and showers on thursday, but we've got something wetter and windier moving in for friday. it's this area of cloud, an area of low pressure that will continue to develop, continue to strengthen, through friday and saturday, and will ultimately bring some strong winds across many areas with gales for some. those winds strong enough to bring some localised disruption. now, the rain from that system has already started to arrive

across the southwest of the uk. it's been a bit of damp weather as well for northern ireland and western scotland, so you might see a little bit of light rain here for the next few hours. mild start to the day friday, 111—15 degrees celsius, but it will be blustery as well with some of the strongest winds through the day across wales and south west england, where gusts into the 505 of miles an hour could be strong enough to bring down some tree branches, maybe one or two weak trees. and certainly there'll be large battering, dangerous, waves hitting the coastline. through the rest of the day, that area of rain extends across the whole of wales, the whole of england, reaching southern scotland and right across northern ireland where the rain looks particularly heavy through the course of the afternoon. northern scotland, a lot of cloud, a cool wind here, but at least the weather for a time will be a little bit drier, at least. temperatures across the board below average forjuly. now, on into the weekend, the same area of low pressure, smack bang over the top of the uk. this time, though, the strongest winds will be working a little bit further eastwards. so we'll see those potentially disruptive gusts of wind

reaching parts of eastern england as well. again, the winds strong enough to bring down a few tree branches. rather than the persistent outbreaks of rain that we have on friday, saturday, it's a slightly less grim day. not greatest of weather, really. it's a day of sunshine and showers. the showers really widespread, some of them heavy and thundery. i suppose one of the benefits of those strong winds is any individual shower won't stay overhead very long before it gets blown across the sky. but i think it is day where many areas will see several showers during the day. 0n sunday's forecast. again, it's another showery one, perhaps some longer spells of rain across northern scotland. still blustery, but those winds are starting to calm down a little bit. temperatures still below average for the time of year. any better next week weather—wise? well, not really. it stays unsettled. and that means we are going to see further showers. of course, it won't be raining all the time. there will be some warm spells of sunshine between the showers, but it'll still be quite wet for the time of year.

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