first, about the heatwave that's left much of southern europe baking in extreme heat. soaring temperatures are affecting countries like greece, italy, and croatia. some of the world's famous attractions have been closed during the hottest part of the day to protect visitors from heatstroke and illness. temperatures are expected to break records next week, reaching 48 degrees celsius — that's more than 118 degrees fahrenheit. our correspondent louisa pilbeam has the latest. as temperatures rise across europe, so do concerns about people public health. in athens, greece's most popular attraction the acropolis is being closed during the hottest hours of the day to protect visitors. , , , visitors. the sun is very strong- _ visitors. the sun is very strong- a _ visitors. the sun is very strong. a bit _ visitors. the sun is very| strong. a bit dangerous. visitors. the sun is very - strong. a bit dangerous. but for many _

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animals are doing at berlin zoo, the official advice for people is to stay hydrated and keep out of the sun at the hottest part of the day as the heat continues to rise. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. the international criminal court has begun an investigation into evidence of war crimes in sudan. three months of fighting between the army and a rival paramilitary group called the rapid support forces has plunged the country into chaos. thousands of people have been killed and about 3 million driven from their homes. the focus of the war crimes investigation is the western region of darfur, where there is evidence of atrocities including the massacre of civilians and the use of rape as a weapon of war. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usher has this report. killed in their own home, 11 members of one family, including a child. this video was posted by sudan's health ministry two weeks ago.

it described an air strike on a neighbourhood near khartoum. the war has brought endless misery and death to its people. as fighting continues, reports of abuses amount. many of the victims are women and girls. more and more are being sexually assaulted. most have said their rapists belonged to the paramilitary rsf, which is fighting the army. this woman heads the government unit that monitors violence against women. it is happening is massive and very much underreported. sometimes they are using this for people to evacuate their own houses. the rsf denies that it sanctions rape. it promotes itself as

a protector of women in slickly produced videos that show it aiding civilians. the prosecutor of the international criminal court told the bbc he's taking on the case. and i will not hesitate to make applications to the judges of the icc if i am satisfied that we have a strong, case, a reliable case, and that there is a realistic prospect of conviction because i'm not going to move in line with the chorus of noise or the condemnations. we have to have evidence. he's focusing on the western region of darfur, but many of the witnesses have crossed the border into chad, fleeing a wave of lootings, burnings and killings, blaming arab militias linked to the rsf. in this town, black african residents said arab fighters attacked in may. the rsf claims it's not involved in tribal conflicts. human rights investigators say otherwise.

witnesses describe rsf in full uniform securing access to neighbourhoods, working in tandem with arab militias to — in that attack in groups of five or ten or 15 soldiers. darfur�*s victims are people of a new conflict that is embedded in old ethnic tension. unless there is accountability, it will continue. barbara plett usher, bbc news, nairobi. actors have walked off sets and movie premieres around the world as theyjoin screenwriters for hollywood's biggest strike in more than 60 years. they are concerned about pay, working conditions and the industry's use of artificial intelligence. actors will not take part in any filming or even promote movies during the strike action. majorfilms in production, including the avatar and gladiator sequels, may be affected by the shutdown. here's a report from our correspondent peter bowes who's in los angeles. thousands of actors on strike. the major stars speaking out

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friends, you know, we'rejust trying to pay our rent so mortgages and put food on the table. so, this will help all must be able do that. the ai and corporate _ must be able do that. the ai and corporate greed, - must be able do that. the ai and corporate greed, to - must be able do that. the ai and corporate greed, to be l and corporate greed, to be quite — and corporate greed, to be quite honest, has put us all in a situation _ quite honest, has put us all in a situation where it'sjust not viable — a situation where it'sjust not viable for— a situation where it'sjust not viable for anyone to have a living, _ viable for anyone to have a living, a _ viable for anyone to have a living, a living at all, especially in the city like los angetee _ especially in the city like los anaeles. , ., especially in the city like los anaeles. , ~ .,, especially in the city like los anaeles. , ~ angeles. the strike was called when union — angeles. the strike was called when union negotiators - angeles. the strike was called when union negotiators and i angeles. the strike was called l when union negotiators and the employers failed to reach a deal. studios said they'd made a historic offer but union insisted it did not come close to what they wanted. fran drescher, best known for her role in the 90 sitcom bonanni is now the union's leader. >> bonanni. is now the union's leader. >> idonanni-_ is now the union's leader. >> bonanni. ' ' ' , ., , >> bonanni. 99.9% of the people i am >> bonanni. 99.9% of the people i am fighting _ » bonanni. 99.9% of the people i am fighting for— >> bonanni. 99.9% of the people i am fighting for right _ » bonanni. 99.9% of the people i am fighting for right now- >> bonanni. 99.9% of the people i am fighting for right now i - i am fighting for right now i working—class people —— the nanny" working-class people -- the nann .. ., ., , , nanny.. the other one is being squeezed _ nanny.. the other one is being squeezed out. _ nanny.. the other one is being squeezed out. for— nanny.. the other one is being squeezed out. for tv - nanny.. the other one is being squeezed out. for tv viewers i squeezed out. for tv viewers and movie—goers, it will mean thin pickings over the coming months and possibly years. major films months and possibly years. majorfilms in production including the avatar and

gladiator sickles may be put on hold indefinitely. this is the most serious hollywood strike in decades and with no new talks scheduled, la is bracing for a long, hot summer of disruption. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. well, as we've heard, actors are worried about the impact that artificial intelligence in particular will have on their work and livelihoods, and there are similar concerns in other industries. our technology reporter james clayton explains what's at stake. # i'll dance, dance, dance. this isn't tom cruise, it's a deepfake — a very good one at that — made possible with al. artificial intelligence is changing the way hollywood works, from de—ageing actors like harrison ford in the latest indiana jones film... i'm retired. ..to entirely replacing them like this — a deepfake of bruce willis in a russian advert speaking russian. speaks russian.

mississippi. mississippi. mississippi. _ but how much money should an actor be paid when an ai version of themselves is used, and who has the artistic rights over how it is used? that technology is so new, it's not entirely clear. we all remember the winter... this short film, the frost, released recently, is entirely generative ai. no actors were used. but the firm behind the movie say that without ai, the film wouldn't have been made at all. there is no way, right, that our team is going to have the budget to go out to antarctica and shoot this, so i think that it does open up a lot of possibilities, you know? in that sense, it's kind of reminiscent of cg! and things that wouldn't have been possible or would have taken an enormous budget to do in a previous era. not as an expert, but as a concerned citizen... and then there are voice clones, generative a! has made it incredibly easy to copy or mimic a celebrity's voice.

i believe that mankind has looked at climate change in that same way, as if it were a fiction. finally, writers worry that programmes like chatgpt could be used to write scripts. productions may need fewer writers in the future. it's not better than what we have been doing, it's not magical. there is nothing magical about it. it is to save people money. that's it. the driving force behind generative ai is greed. chanting: shut it down! acting isn't the only industry that al is threatening. get used to more protests like this in the future. james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. the wife and the carer of a vulnerable disabled man have been sentenced to 11 years in prison. they had kept tom somerset—how, who has cerebral palsy, in squalid conditions for four years, including leaving him in bed for over a month,

giving him little to no food and controlling his contact with the outside world. in what's thought to be the first prosecution of its kind, sarah somerset—how and george webb were convicted of holding a man in slavery. duncan kennedy has this report. tom somerset how was determined to be in court to watch his tormentors being sentenced. they were his own wife, sarah, and his carer, george webb. the pair of them became lovers and, in effect, tom'sjailers. speaking to the bbc, tom, who has cerebral palsy, and is nearly blind, said he can neverforgive them. there is no retribution that will ever equalise what they have done to me. as far as george goes, because he was a carer, he should never, ever have the opportunity to do this to anybody again. tom's ordeal took place in this bungalow in chichester, his wife sarah and george webb

gradually taking complete control of his life. they took away his electronic devices to limit his contact with the outside world. they left them stranded in his bed, on one occasion for more than a month. he wasn't able to shower for weeks on end and couldn't brush his teeth for more than a year. tom couldn't escape the squalor. his food on this day, a box of sliced bread. there was one point, for example, where i didn't get showered in five weeks. i looked as bad as i felt. in terms of the toll it's taken, it's completely and utterly destroyed me. sussex police discovered the filthy conditions tom was held in after he finally managed to alert a friend. today, sarah somerset and george webb were both jailed for 11 years, convicted under the highly unusual charge of holding a

person in slavery or servitude. detectives believe it is the first time the law has been used in this way. when it was looked at the amount of time that tom had been there, how he was contained in the room and how everything was just taken away from him, so that's why it came to this more serious case rather than a neglect case. it was unique? yes, yes, very unique. what is your reaction to the verdict? i couldn't ask for a better- verdict, all things considered, justice has finally been served. - -- alli —— all i can say isjust as has finally— —— all i can say isjust as has finally been _ —— all i can say isjust as has finally been served. - —— justice has- finally been served. times as he is now rebuilding his life away from those who exploited his vulnerability behind the walls of his own home. duncan kennedy, bbc news. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has been in indonesia meeting with foreign ministers

of the association of south east asian nations, or asean, to discuss security and economic cooperation. one of the highest items on blinken's agenda is china's influence in the region. blinken said the us is concerned about china's "assertiveness in the south and east china seas "and in the taiwan strait," and added that the us wants to maintain peace and stability in the area. germany has unveiled a revised strategy towards china that seeks to factor in what berlin calls beijing's increasing assertiveness. china is germany's biggest trading partner and the chancellor — 0laf scholz — said the goal was not to disconnect, but to avoid critical dependencies in the future. the de—risking strategy echoes that of the european union. staying in the states, the republican governor of iowa kim reynolds signed a bill into law that bans most abortions in the state as early as six weeks into pregnancy. the law is effective immediately and it comes after reynolds ordered a rare

special legislative session that lasted only one day, with the sole purpose of restricting the procedure in the state. the ban is expected to be challenged by local abortion providers. the uk's health security agency has warned there could be tens of thousands of measles cases in london because of low levels of vaccination. calculations suggest an outbreak could affect between a0,000 and 160,000 people. higher levels of immunisation in the rest of the uk means there is a "low risk" of a large epidemic elsewhere. the agency said there was an "urgent" need to vaccinate children, teenagers and young adults. local councils in england and wales have called for disposable vapes to be banned by 202a. the local government association says they cause litter problems, are a fire hazard and appeal too strongly to children. however, the uk vaping industry association says disposable vapes help smokers quit, and can be recycled. laura tra nt reports. mick and liz are part of luton

boorowa council cosmic trading standards to him and visiting shops which they suspect may be stopping illegal vape pens. there are also concerned these are being sold to children. this visit takes about a5 minutes and it seems they've got what they were looking for. we did find a few above the 600 plus, they have two much liquid in the canister so i'm not compliant with our legislation and potentially could be counterfeit as well. the other thing we found was elicited back as well.— thing we found was elicited back as well. ~ , ., . , ., back as well. when products are seized this _ back as well. when products are seized this is _ back as well. when products are seized this is where _ back as well. when products are seized this is where they - back as well. when products are seized this is where they end . seized this is where they end up. a lock—up holding more than 13,000 vaping products. the legal limit for a disposable device is 2% nicotine, 600 puffs. device is 296 nicotine, 600 uffs. , ., , device is 296 nicotine, 600 -uffs. ,., hi: i: i: i: puffs. this one here is 10,000 uffs. puffs. this one here is 10,000 puffs- that's — puffs. this one here is 10,000 puffs. that's the _ puffs. this one here is 10,000 puffs. that's the equivalent of| puffs. that's the equivalent of around 500 cigarettes' worth of nicotine, quite severely over the prescribed limits. children can buy these? children quite

often are buying these and the ones that exceed the limits, the people that sell them quite often sell to anyone. in 2 the people that sell them quite often sell to anyone.— often sell to anyone. in 2 may employees — often sell to anyone. in 2 may employees at _ often sell to anyone. in 2 may employees at this _ often sell to anyone. in 2 may employees at this beep - often sell to anyone. in 2 may employees at this beep shop | often sell to anyone. in 2 may. employees at this beep shop in luton were prosecuted for possessing and selling illegal products. the company and the individuals were fined. taste products. the company and the individuals were fined.- individuals were fined. we got far less control _ individuals were fined. we got far less control over _ individuals were fined. we got far less control over the - individuals were fined. we got far less control over the legal| far less control over the legal products, we don't know what's in them, we don't know how they come onto the market and the pricing could be much flexible to people so they really have negative implications for all the work we're trying to do. more than 13,000 in little bay was already off the street here and many more operations planned, authorities say the net is closing in on those who repeatedly break the law. at least seven people have died in south korea after landslides and floods. 13 cities have reported electricity blackouts,

the army is helping with rescue efforts. india launched its third mission to the moon, aiming to land a craft on the lunar surface, and to establish itself as a leading player in space exploration. the lander is due to reach the moon around 23 august. 0ur correspondent in india, arunoday mukharji, watched blast off, from the island of sriharikota in the bay of bengal. india, aiming for the moon a third time. chandrayaan—3, an unmanned mission, is to land on the lunar surface and create history. this mission is also india's attempt to launch itself into an elite orbit of nations. if indian scientists do manage to achieve that soft landing on the lunar surface, india will become only the fourth nation in the world to have achieved that feat, up there with the likes of the us, china and russia. success or failure, we won't know till late august,

when the landing is scheduled. but for now, scientists are optimistic. congratulations, india. applause our team have already put chandrayaan—3 craft into the precise orbit around earth... four years ago, a setback in the moon mission had dented india's space ambitions. prime minister narendra modi consoled indian scientists after a vehicle crashlanded on the lunar surface. and those risks remain even today. anything can happen for the failures, from software to communication to the temperatures there. because the landing itself is being tried where the sun is not there, where all the batteries, where all the equipment have to operate in very, very adverse conditions. but the challenges up in space haven't dampened spirits on the ground.

translation: we were notj deterred by our past failure. we moved on and have proved to the world that we don't need to depend on any other country. the mission to the moon is not just carrying india's space ambitions, but also the hopes of millions of its people. arunoday mukharji, bbc news, the sriharikota launching facility. imagine waking up and having a completely different accent. well that's what happened to zoe coles. she first noticed she was struggling with her speech and mobility early last year, and was diagnosed with a neurological disorder. however, six weeks ago, things took a very unusual turn. 0ur reporter, simon spark, has been to meet her. i have something caught functional neurological disorder. basic limit is my brain isn't receiving and sending signals.- brain isn't receiving and sending signals. they are modelled. _ sending signals. they are modelled. this _ sending signals. they are modelled. this was - sending signals. they are modelled. this was away| modelled. this was away speaking normally when we interviewed last year. so

speaking normally when we interviewed last year. 50 i interviewed last year. so i have been _ interviewed last year. so i have been diagnosed - interviewed last year. sr i have been diagnosed with have been diagnosed with functional neurological disorder.— functional neurological disorder. �* , , ., disorder. but this is her now, speaking _ disorder. but this is her now, speaking in — disorder. but this is her now, speaking in a _ disorder. but this is her now, speaking in a welsh - disorder. but this is her now, speaking in a welsh accent. l disorder. but this is her now, | speaking in a welsh accent. it started six weeks ago. i have just developed this welsh accent. it's been all day, i have never been able to speak welsh in my life. i am on day six is speaking welsh. six days ago i woke up with his accent. excuse me, i have a stinking cold but i'm speaking welsh. it's been three weeks now and i'm beginning to think this is going to stay. i'm beginning to think this is going to stay-— going to stay. zoe has the document _ going to stay. zoe has the document in _ going to stay. zoe has the document in her - going to stay. zoe has the document in her rare - document in her rare neurological disorder since the beginning of last year. i neurological disorder since the beginning of last year.- beginning of last year. i have had slurred _ beginning of last year. i have had slurred speech... - beginning of last year. i have had slurred speech... i - beginning of last year. i have had slurred speech... i won'tj had slurred speech... i won't meet for four days, couldn't speak at all. my leg gives aware me sometimes. i speak at all. my leg gives aware me sometimes. i have had checks. aware me sometimes. i have had checks- itut _ aware me sometimes. i have had checks. but having _ aware me sometimes. i have had checks. but having a _ aware me sometimes. i have had checks. but having a different - checks. but having a different accent completely taking over and even changing her personality is another first for her. pa. personality is another first for her. �* ., ., personality is another first forher. �* ., ., , personality is another first forher. ., ., , for her. a lot of people ask me, for her. a lot of people ask me. where _

for her. a lot of people ask me, where you _ for her. a lot of people ask me, where you from, - for her. a lot of people ask me, where you from, are l for her. a lot of people ask. me, where you from, are you from cardiff, bristol? i have had northern ireland, i have had northern ireland, i have had all sorts of questions that were from and that i have to explain what's happened and i get an anxiety over it because some people, it's not know about, it's really rare so people don't believe that it's a thing and they think she is faking it or making it up. there is no way, no, not a chance on earth i'd be able to keep this going for six weeks, ridiculous.— keep this going for six weeks, ridiculous. her voice did come back once- — ridiculous. her voice did come back once- i— ridiculous. her voice did come back once. i am _ ridiculous. her voice did come back once. i am speaking - back once. i am speaking normal- _ back once. i am speaking normal. i've _ back once. i am speaking normal. i've a _ back once. i am speaking normal. i've a turn - back once. i am speaking normal. i've a turn for i back once. i am speaking | normal. i've a turn for the worst. �* , , worst. but when she felt better welsh accent — worst. but when she felt better welsh accent ken _ worst. but when she felt better welsh accent ken buck. - worst. but when she felt better welsh accent ken buck. her - welsh accent ken buck. her doctor made a specialist appointment but it was refused because she wasn't in the right catchment area, so she feels stuck in has met her own appeal for help. stuck in has met her own appeal for hel. , for help. something is obviously _ for help. something is obviously going - for help. something is obviously going wrong j for help. something is i obviously going wrong in for help. something is - obviously going wrong in my brain. something is obviously not right because he wakes up

speaking it only different accent? so i would like to work with somebody that can help me and then we can help others, like i want to help everyone that's got this, i'm not the only person, but start with me. i'll be a guinea pig!— i'll be a guinea pig! simon sark, i'll be a guinea pig! simon spark. bbc _ i'll be a guinea pig! simon spark, bbc news. - we wish zoe well. now, every artist needs a canvas for their work. some use paper or cloth. others use the human body. but one swiss artist likes to think big — really big, as tim allman explains. the thing about art as it is also do with your perspective. here and the swiss alps the painter known as saype uses the side of a mountain as his canvas. a small girl and a small boy, well, neither of them actually that small, lost in the simple wonder of creation. translation: these

are two children, _ creation. translation: these are two children, each - creation. translation: these are two children, each drawing| are two children, each drawing what they see from their point of view. what's funny is that the children are different altitudes so they are drawing different things. and i call these frescoes, the sun meets with the moon.— with the moon. known professionally - with the moon. known professionally as - with the moon. known i professionally as saype, with the moon. known - professionally as saype, he specialises in these gargantuan open—air illustrations, using biodegradable materials, he painted a chance of hands locked together in the shadow of the eiffel tower. he has taken has work all around the world to places like berlin, istanbul and cape town. the latest frescoes, each one around 3000 square metres in size, can be seen for miles and miles. depending on the weather they will last no more than a few days before disappearing. art on a gigantic scale, too big for any museum or gallery.

tim allman, bbc news. wonderful to see that. that's it for this half—an—hour. a reminder of our top story which is a heatwave which is sweeping across southern europe, soaring temperatures affecting countries including greece, italy and croatia. we have plenty more on that story and the rest of the day's news on the rest of the day's news on the bbc website and on the app. stay with us. hello there. i think it's fair to say that the weather doesn't look and feel much like summer at the moment. these were some pictures taken on friday. it was particularly windy in the southwest of england and we actually had more rain in cornwall on friday than fell during the whole of last month, and we had rain far and wide across the uk as well. that rain has been working its way northwards on that weather front there, which is wrapped around an area of low pressure, and that will dominate the weather

through the rest of the weekend. now, the rain, by saturday morning, is in the far north of scotland. temperatures, 12—1a degrees. some showers already arriving and we'll see more of those as the winds pick up, particularly across england and wales, with the strongest of the winds in the south. a0mph gusts quite widely, maybe a bit stronger, especially around some coastal areas. and it could bring some damage and some disruption, especially as those downpours arrive. and we'll see these showers breaking out more widely through the day. some wetter weather, particularly for wales and western parts of england. thunderstorms almost anywhere. some heavy showers arriving in scotland and northern ireland where it's not going to be quite so windy here, but temperatures are still a bit disappointing, really, for the time of year. we're likely to find 18 or 19 widely. a touch warmer in the southeast where there shouldn't be as many showers in the afternoon. the low pressure itself is continuing to push northward. it may take away the worst of the weather for sunday. although, having said that, it could be a bit windier

than saturday for scotland and northern ireland and we've got some showers here, some of them heavy, maybe some longer spells of rain. but not quite so windy on sunday for england and wales. there may be a bit more sunshine around, but there's still the chance of some showers too. even though there aren't as many showers around, we've still got those temperatures peaking at only 20 or 21 celsius in the afternoon. now, looking ahead to next week and some changes on the way. it's not going to be quite as windy next week. there may be a bit more sunshine around and fewer showers, but we're not going to get any of the heat that's affecting southern parts of europe — you may be pleased about that. 22 or 23 degrees the top temperature, probably, over next week. it's going to be much hotter across southern parts of europe. temperatures not quite so high around coastal areas, but it will be especially hot as you head inland.

this is bbc news. the headlines — soaring temperatures are impacting european countries like greece, italy, and croatia with temperatures of up to a8 degrees of up to a8 degrees celsius expected to break celsius expected to break records next week. records next week. some of the world's famous attractions are closed during the hottest part of the day to protect visitors from the heat. the international criminal court begins an investigation into possible war crimes in sudan after three months of fighting between the army and the rapid support forces. the icc prosecutor karim khan has told the bbc that "there is no hope of peace

in sudan without some "type of justice".