hello, i'm ben thompson, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of live news, interviews and reaction. in hollywood there won't be lights, noraction. the show, it seems, must not go on. america's film and tv industry is expected to grind to a halt today as actors join a strike by screenwriters in the industry's biggest shutdown for more than 60 years. it means around 160,000 performers have stopped work in los angeles. so what's going on? well, the screen actors guild wants streaming giants, like netflix, disney and amazon, to agree to a fairer split of profits and better working conditions. it also wants assurances about the use of artificial intelligence. while the strike is going on, actors can't appear in films or even promote the movies

they've already made. as a result, stars cillian murphy, matt damon and emily blunt left the premiere of christopher nolan's 0ppenheimer in london last night as the strike was declared. the studios say they have made meaningful offers but that's been rejected by those on strike. the guild's president, fran drescher, said the decision by actors to walk out was a �*moment of truth�*. we was a �*moment of truth�*. are being victimised by a greedy we are being victimised by a very greedy entity. i am shocked by the way the people that we have been in business with are treating us. i cannot believe it, quite frankly. how far apart we are on so many things. how they plead poverty, that they are losing money left and right

while giving hundreds of millions of dollars to their ceos. it is disgusting. shame on them. they stand on the wrong side of history at this very moment. let�*s talk to our entertainment reporter, annabel rackham. talk to us first of all about the issues at play, why are they going on strike? , w ., , ., , on strike? these actors are trying to reach an _ on strike? these actors are trying to reach an agreement _ on strike? these actors are trying to reach an agreement with - on strike? these actors are trying to reach an agreement with somei to reach an agreement with some massive organisations that are represented with the trade company, looking at disney, paramount, netflix and warner brothers. a lot of the issues of pay —related and the union say performers are getting paid less than ever before because of the way streaming services work. previously, actors would get royalties from shows all films if they were repeated or sold on to various networks. but now where

shows and movies, they are going straight onto streaming and this means there is no opportunity to earn extra money. so they would like to negotiate a deal which sees bonuses based on streaming numbers. that is one of their key demands, but not the only one, just explain what they are asking for here? fine what they are asking for here? one ofthe what they are asking for here? one of the big issues _ what they are asking for here? (he: of the big issues is what they are asking for here? (me: of the big issues is actually what they are asking for here? iez of the big issues is actually with artificial intelligence and it is about actors, images and voices and faces not being used without their permission. a lot of actors are really worried about what artificial intelligence will have in terms of an effect on their careers. they don�*t want tools to be allowed that will create digital versions of themselves and used in ways they don�*t approve of. this has a knock—on effect with what we would call extras, background actors. because they could actually be replaced with computer—generated faces and voices and they use these daily rates where they make £100 just to work for the day, they use that to get by and that line of work

might be replaced entirely. it is fascinating _ might be replaced entirely. it is fascinating the _ might be replaced entirely. it is fascinating the role of ai and the role of production and certain rights of images and faces and that sort of thing. talk about the impact on production, most film studios will grind to a halt as a result and even those who are midway through production will find they cannot finish the film, is that right? yes. finish the film, is that right? yes, when we talk _ finish the film, is that right? yes, when we talk about _ finish the film, is that right? yes, when we talk about what - finish the film, is that right? ia: when we talk about what the impact is going to be, essentially we don�*t really know yet because this sort of strike hasn�*t happened for a long time. the last time there was a strike of this calibre was back in the 1980s. strike of this calibre was back in the 19805. it strike of this calibre was back in the 1980s. it is estimated that if that sort of strike were to happen today, it will cost about £30 million a week to the industry. we know it would have a huge financial impact. there is also, as you address before, we saw that 0ppenheimer stars walk off the red carpet before and part of the strike

would be you cannot do any promotional work forfilms, tv would be you cannot do any promotional work for films, tv shows coming up and that is a huge way of promoting what is going to be on screens or in cinemas. we have shows like, films like sighted macro —— haunted mansion coming out and they will not have films or premiers are red carpet. we have also got the big production problems that is going to cause. a lot of films in production at the moment, such as wonder woman three and gladiator, we think they will stop producing entirely. and with projects being filmed in the uk especially, there is a lot of now to save money due to the cost of production, uk and us co—productions, so they will not be able to run any more. also, it is a bit more complicated with british actors because they are part of a different screen guild. it means they might be able to continue working but we don�*t know whether

other certain aspects of production will be able to continue. it is auoin to will be able to continue. it is going to be _ will be able to continue. it is going to be fascinating to see how this plays out. annabel, thank you for being with us. the film industry �*s bigger shut down in years. a deadly heatwave is continuing in parts europe, with temperatures over a0 degrees — and climbing. countries including greece, italy, spain and croatia and turkey have seen some of the highest temperatures, with the heat expected to break records next week. these are live pictures we�*re getting from athens, just below the acropolis. in the greek capital, red cross ambulances have been helping people struggling in the extreme heat. this is what some tourists and a red cross worker told us from athens. they were nauseous. they are dizzy. they don�*t feel well. they want somewhere to sit and they have to immediately take them out of the sun.

it's really hard. i've got asthma, so this heat is terrible for it. we were in florence, rome, and i had to actually have the paramedics called it because the heat was so bad. we put on 60 spf, so we're good. we have our water. no complaints. it�*s a similar picture in other parts of the mediterannean. this is croatia, where wildfires have broken out and are being spread by high winds. there are also heat warnings across neighboring serbia. in italy red alerts — meaning a threat to life have been issued for rome and nine other cities. let�*s hearfrom people there. well, today it�*s still ok because we are a little bit out of the sun, but yesterday we were at the coliseum and there it was, like, 38 degrees, so we were suffering for an hour in the heat. we had to change from time

to time in the queue to have a chance against the heat. let�*s get a bit of background and the context of these record temperatures. 0ur reporter sofia bettiza sent this update from rome. it is going to be extremely hot in italy today. the alert will go to 1a cities tomorrow. people will not be allowed to work from 12.32 for pm. if theirjobs require prolonged exposure to the sun. people here are being advised to stay indoors in the afternoon, to drink plenty of water, to avoid coffee and alcohol and to check on the elderly neighbours if they live alone. at the issue is that it they live alone. at the issue is thatitis they live alone. at the issue is that it is the middle ofjuly, there

are lots of tourists here in italy and many of them have told us they are not really following this advice. they have come here on holiday from japan, australia, the us and they don�*t want to spend hours inside their hotel rooms or not eating or drinking italian food or italian wine. so what we are seeing is several tourists who have collapsed in the last few days because of heat stroke. because of climate change, heat waves like this one are becoming more frequent and more severe. they can be dangerous. last year, about more than 60,000 people died in europe because of the heat. and so there are fears that this heatwave could cause more deaths this summer. and because of that, authorities here in italy, but also other european countries, greece, spain, germany, france are

urging people to take this very seriously. because these extreme temperatures are expected to continue in the next few days. let�*s cross live now to carolin kroeger, a researcher at the university of oxford. a lot of people telling us this hot weather is uncomfortable, but quite clearly it can also be deadly when it reaches the sorts of temperatures?- it reaches the sorts of temperatures? it reaches the sorts of temeratures? , ., , , temperatures? yes, that is exactly ri u ht. just temperatures? yes, that is exactly right- just over— temperatures? yes, that is exactly right. just over the _ temperatures? yes, that is exactly right. just over the last _ temperatures? yes, that is exactly right. just over the last summers, | right. just over the last summers, there were over 60,000 heat —related deaths and it is particularly dangerous for people whose regulatory system is not up to the task of cooling their bodies down at all hours of the day. find task of cooling their bodies down at all hours of the day.— all hours of the day. and there are hue all hours of the day. and there are huge implications _ all hours of the day. and there are huge implications for _ all hours of the day. and there are huge implications for so _ all hours of the day. and there are huge implications for so many - huge implications for so many aspects of life right now and we have touched on the human impact and the danger to life, but also things like crops. if this goes on for a prolonged period we could start to see huge problems with agriculture?

yes, a lot of crops are very sensitive to heat and these heat waves, particularly during the growing period it will mean the harvest will be lower and there will be less supply in the long term. is there anything we should be thinking about to try and mitigate some of these risks? the science suggests these risks? the science suggests the world will continue to get warmer, should we be thinking right now about how we can mitigate some of the risks to agriculture and crops and quite clearly, food supplies? crops and quite clearly, food sunplies?— crops and quite clearly, food su--lies? ., , , supplies? that is absolutely right, we need to _ supplies? that is absolutely right, we need to be _ supplies? that is absolutely right, we need to be thinking _ supplies? that is absolutely right, we need to be thinking about - we need to be thinking about mitigation, so lowering emissions, because these rising heat events all linked to climate change. the second thing we need to think about is adaptation, so how can we make sure our crops are protected. that could take a variety of measures, heat resistant crops, but also recognising that some regions in the world will benefit from climate change and see a growth in crops and food supply and other regions. the

drop. so getting these regions to change crops and practices and also trade market, could be another avenue. ,, ., , ~ , , avenue. should we be thinking pretty uickl avenue. should we be thinking pretty quickly about — avenue. should we be thinking pretty quickly about changing _ quickly about changing infrastructure around the world? to make sure we are better able to cope with these higher temperatures? that is absolutel with these higher temperatures? t�*iat is absolutely right. a lot of places like europe, the infrastructure isn�*t equipped to handle the hot heat and the infrastructure includes how buildings are insulated but also the amount of green spaces in public parks and cooling technologies that are sustainable.— parks and cooling technologies that are sustainable. really good to have ou with are sustainable. really good to have you with us- — are sustainable. really good to have you with us- a _ are sustainable. really good to have you with us. a researcher— are sustainable. really good to have you with us. a researcher at - are sustainable. really good to have you with us. a researcher at the - you with us. a researcher at the university of oxford, looking at some of those extreme temperatures we are seeing across europe. it is worth saying, we will have a full weather forecast for whatever you are in the world right now, coming up are in the world right now, coming up later the programme. the 0scar—winning actor, kevin spacey, has told a jury he could have had sex —

in his words — "all the time", but — he said — he found it hard to trust people because of his fame. continuing to give evidence at southwark crown court he said he objected to the term "crotch grab" — used by alleged victims in accusations against him. the actor denies 12 sexual offences relating to four men. 0ur correspondent frankie mccamley?is outside court for us now and a warning, frankie may refer to some bad language that was mentioned in court. just a warning, she might refer to some of the bad language that was used in court. just bring us up today with the latest, if you will? yes, yesterday we were in court and we had that kevin spacey had returned to the uk to establish his innocence and proceed with his life. today he had definitely come to do that, he was relaxed, he was confident and very assertive at times and there were some very tense exchanges between the actor and the prosecution, christine argued. the

judge even had to interject at times, telling mr spacey to answer some of the questions. they�*re beginning her cross—examination today, the prosecution barrister focused on what you just mentioned and what she called the so—called crotch grab. three of alleges have a mr spacey of doing just that in both public and private. she asked, is this your trademark? the actor actually objected to the term and admitted he may have touched one of the accusers, but said it wasn�*t a growth or a the accusers, but said it wasn�*t a growth ora grab, the accusers, but said it wasn�*t a growth or a grab, it was a gentle touch, he said. the prosecution went on to the detailed allegations made by two of the men. he dismissed one of the cases as weak and when asked about the second man and why he would lie about some of the allegations, mr spacey replied,

money, money and then money. there were some further exchanges and tense exchanges when mr spacey called some of the allegations that he grabbed a man�*s crotch, absolute bullocks. the prosecution replied to say, that is exactly where you did grab him, isn�*t it? he answered, really? thejudge again grab him, isn�*t it? he answered, really? the judge again told him to answer the question. mr spacey said, i did not. the actorfaces 12 sexual offence allegations from four men and denies all of the charges. for now, and denies all of the charges. for now. thank _ and denies all of the charges. for now, thank you, frankie mackay millie at southwark crown court. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. you�*ve got to remember, it�*s a lot of money to take them to the vets and that like. these are free, they wouldn�*t be able to get treated if it wasn�*t for these.

this mobile veterinary clinic treats pets belonging to homeless and vulnerable housed people. it�*s run by veterinary students at the university of nottingham. it�*s vital for the community. if it wasn�*t for this, i don�*t know when we�*d be able to get him to the vets. some days it is one client after another. it's heartbreaking. the team say they have seen an increase in the number of people coming to the clinic. there is a lot of sad situations but i think it�*s good that we can do whatever we can to help them, really. i think it's amazing. vets are really expensive. and obviously we are on benefits and things like that, so it stops us worrying about our animals. for more stories across the uk, had to the bbc news website. you�*re live with bbc news. more now on our top story this hour — film and tv productions across the us have come to a halt as tens of thousands of hollywood

actors go on strike, joining screen writers who�*ve already stopped work. the issues in the strike go much deeper thanjust the film industry itself. the screen actors guild wants streaming giants to agree a fairer split of profits and better working conditions. but other demands — like protecting actors from being usurped by digital replicas — reflect wider challenges for the creative industries. the union wants guarantees that artificial intelligence — and computer generated faces — will not be used to replaced actors. not since 1960 has a there been a strike on this scale. that dispute was led by the future president ronald reagan — seen here with his wife nancy and fellow actorjames cagney. let�*s get the latest from cbs news correspondent jarred hill in new york. we have run through some of the main headlines, but what of the sticking point in the negotiations between the studios on one side, the unions,

the studios on one side, the unions, the writers and the actors on the other? ., ., ., ., other? there are a lot of similarities, _ other? there are a lot of similarities, some - other? there are a lot of - similarities, some differences because of the jobs of the writers and the actors and how they differ, but one of the big ones when it comes to artificial intelligence, the question overjust how much should be allowed to be utilised within the industry, we have heard some actor saying they liked the idea that their work and their likeness can go on, even after they do, but the guild is making an argument they want to make sure that as you mention, ai is not being used to replace actors and notjust these mainstream actors, notjust the a—list celebrities are big names we know of. but they are talking about some of the background actors who want to make sure that they save the studios want to be able to scan the background actors�* images, pay them for one day and use the image and likeness introductions in perpetuity. they say that is not something they can get behind. so the questions are, how do they

navigate this new space, this new technology and try and find ways that actors are being compensated long term in the future and also how the technology will be used in the future. we the technology will be used in the future. ~ ., ., , ., , ~ the technology will be used in the future. ., ., , ~ ., future. we have not seen a strike on the scale since _ future. we have not seen a strike on the scale since the _ future. we have not seen a strike on the scale since the 1960s, _ future. we have not seen a strike on the scale since the 1960s, so - future. we have not seen a strike on the scale since the 1960s, so what l the scale since the 1960s, so what will this mean for film and tv the scale since the 1960s, so what will this mean forfilm and tv in the us? we know so much is produced there and it will have implications around the world? ihs, there and it will have implications around the world?— there and it will have implications around the world? a lot is produced in the united _ around the world? a lot is produced in the united states _ around the world? a lot is produced in the united states and _ around the world? a lot is produced in the united states and while - in the united states and while technically speaking, these productions can continue outside of the united states, it is believed that a lot of the projections, that have an american tie of some kind, may be halted as well. we have seen programmes like the game of thrones spin off and things of that nature. but essentially, all production has stopped in the united states with these us films and movies. when it comes to promotion of movies already

finished, 0ppenheimer, the barbie movie, they will not see the actors on the red carpets and doing promotional tours, as long as this strike continues. 0n promotional tours, as long as this strike continues. on a bigger scale, outside ofjust the implications for the industry, the support industries around this that have been essentially halted. whether that is the companies that rent out camera equipment for these tv shows and movies, they don�*t have anyone to rent them out to at this point. the catering business, restaurants that might be providing lunch or dinner to these productions are no longer going to have that business. so the trickle—down impact goes far beyond hollywood and the productions themselves.— hollywood and the productions themselves. ., ., ., themselves. ok, for now, good to have ou themselves. ok, for now, good to have you with _ themselves. ok, for now, good to have you with us _ themselves. ok, for now, good to have you with us and _ themselves. ok, for now, good to have you with us and thank- themselves. ok, for now, good to have you with us and thank you i themselves. ok, for now, good to i have you with us and thank you very much. we will keep an eye on events there and bring you any more if there and bring you any more if there is any as the two sides seem to be quite far apart on those

demands. the state rooms of buckingham palace have opened again to the public today, with the coronation robes worn by the king and queen forming part of this year�*s display. 0ur royal correspondant sarah campbell has more. the first coronation for 70 years. most of us either watched it on television or from a distance, and much of the detail was difficult to pick out among the pomp and ceremony. two months on, a chance for visitors to see in close—up what was worn and the history behind the outfits. 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 a coronation. and it�*s wonderful to see her majesty�*s interest in the natural world and that acknowledgement of her family

upon her dress and her robe. historical threads run through much of what was worn. the coronation glove and girdle were last used by the king�*s grandfather, george vi, in 1937. and take a look at the paintings of monarchs past in their coronation outfits. this is queen mary, crowned in 1911. her necklace may well look familiar. we see the coronation necklace, which was worn by queen camilla. it was actually made for queen victoria in 1858 and has been worn by queen consorts since then at all coronations. and we can see in the painting as well, alongside the crown that was made for queen mary for her coronation in 1911, this is the same crown that queen camilla used, but four of the detachable arches were removed to give it a little bit of a lighter feel. teams of experts were employed to craft the outfits and upholstery in time for may 6th, 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. it was designed by nick gutfreund, a furniture maker and project managed by him, but it involved a huge number of other skills. gilding, bronze foundry, embroidery, both hand embroidery and digital embroidery. and also 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. and then there�*s the carriage which protected the king and queen from the inclement weather on their way to the abbey. now on display in the palace quadrangle. not surprisingly, visitors won�*t be able to actually sit in the diamond jubilee state coach. but i can tell you, the windows are electric, it has air conditioning, and i�*m reliably informed it is a very comfortable carriage.

a gilded mix of history and modernity for a 21st century coronation. sarah campbell, bbc news, buckingham palace. medical officials in los angeles say lisa marie presley — the only child of elvis presley — died of a bowel obstruction. the sa —year—old died after being taken to hospital injanuary. the obstruction was caused by bariatric surgery she underwent several years ago. just time to show you some giant art in switzerland. 0n the mountain slopes in the western swiss alps, artist saype has used chalk and charcoal to paint two massive frescos of children. they depict how they see the vast world around them. the frescoes are painted directly on the grass and can last days depending on weather conditions. this shows a young boy

and girl tracing lines on sketchpads to draw mountains, stars, trees and the moon. the artist said his frescos, which at around 3,000 square metres can be seen from the mountaintop and nearby fields, symbolize the need to reject uniformity and embrace different perspectives. stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. we�*ve got some wet and windy weather coming our way over the course of the next few days. it�*s all down to this area of low pressure. it�*s coming in today from the south—west and it�*s going to continue to push northwards as we go through the ensuing few days. the isobars tell their own stories. it�*s going to be windy and it�*s also going to be wet. today, the strongest winds are going to be across the south—west. we�*re looking widely at gusts 35mph to 45mph. locally along the coasts and hills we could have gusts up to 50mph. in addition to that, we�*ve got all this rain sweeping

in from the south—west. again, if you�*re traveling, that combination could be rather tricky and it�*s going to be moving northwards. the earlier rain across scotland tending to fizzle, but there will still be one or two showers. temperatures today 15 to 21 degrees. as the rain moves northwards, the winds will pick up with it. as we head on through the evening and overnight period, here comes the rain, continuing to move steadily northwards. some heavy bursts in that. clearer skies with a few showers behind. windy through the irish sea and the north sea, as well as inland. 0ur overnight lows ranging from 13 to 16 degrees. into tomorrow, our low pressure continues to push steadily northwards. it�*s going to be anchored across the north—west of the country. in the center of the low it�*s not going to be as windy as it will be around it, across the north of scotland and also particularly the south—east of england where, once again, we have a met office warning. widely we�*re looking at gusts of 40mph to 50 locally, 50 to 55 especially, but not exclusively, along the south coast.

during the course of saturday our rain moves into the north of scotland, but around our area of low pressure we�*ve got lots of showers and some of those will be heavy and thundery, with some brighter skies in between. it�*s going to be windy wherever you are and temperatures 16 to about 22 degrees. as we head on into sunday we still will have some showers merging to give some longer spells of rain. it�*s still going to be a windy day, but not as windy as it�*s going to be today and tomorrow. temperatures 16 to about 21 degrees. how long is this going to last? well, it certainly is going to last into the first part of the week. remaining unsettled on monday with a new area of low pressure bringing us rain on tuesday.

this is bbc news. the headlines: hollywood actors join a strike by screenwriters in the largest shutdown in the us film and tv industry for 60 years. india launches a mission to the moon, aiming to be the first to land near the lunar south pole. summer strikes are announced at london�*s gatwick airport as the big holiday getaway begins.