hello i'm vishala sri—pathma. south korea's president yoon suk yeoul has said he will expand his country's military and humanitarian aid support to ukraine. he was speaking during a surprise visit in kyiv. he confirmed seoul would continue to supply much needed military equipment, including bullet—proof vests and helmets. south korea has one of the largest stockpiles of ammunition in the world — and a thriving defence industry. but government policy prohibits arms deliveries to countries at war. ukraine and its allies have been urging seoul to make an exception. let's hearfrom him and president zelensky now. translation: south korea - will continue to provide military supplies that ukraine needs. following last year's military supplies such as bulletproof vests and helmets,

we will support military supplies on a large scale this year. translation: i can happily state that the agreement to transfer i the transport and special equipment including demining cars is already being executed. it helps us save lives. earlier i spoke to our reporters in seoul and kyiv — yuna ku and abdujalil abdurasulo. i first asked yuna about how the visit is being viewed in south korea. it's very significant strip for south korea because he is now the first president to make an official visit to ukraine and the first one to visit a wartime country whereas

south korea hasn't dispatched its army. south korea hasn't dispatched its arm . �* ., ., ., , army. and we heard from both leaders earlier on. what _ army. and we heard from both leaders earlier on. what was _ army. and we heard from both leaders earlier on. what was announced - army. and we heard from both leaders earlier on. what was announced at - earlier on. what was announced at that press conference do you think that press conference do you think that was significant in what they had been discussing over the last few hours?— had been discussing over the last few hours? ~ . . ., ., , ,, few hours? according to the press conference. _ few hours? according to the press conference, the _ few hours? according to the press conference, the two _ few hours? according to the press conference, the two leaders - few hours? according to the press l conference, the two leaders decided to work on three areas, security, humanitarian and reconstruction assistance. as the security assistance, they've pushed for a successful peace formula summit and more importantly, president ewan mentioned that south korea will continue to support ukraine's military. he exemplified this by measuring body armour and helmets that career sent to kyiv last year. this is possibly to dispel the ongoing suspicion that south korea might be sending artillery to keep.

thank you very much. let's head over now to abdujalil. it is interesting, you don't see many asian leaders in ukraine of this nature. those pledges been made in that conference, do you think that will have a significant effect on the ground? have a significant effect on the round? ,., u, , have a significant effect on the round? , �*, ground? symbolically it's quite im ortant ground? symbolically it's quite important to — ground? symbolically it's quite important to have _ ground? symbolically it's quite important to have leaders - ground? symbolically it's quite important to have leaders like | ground? symbolically it's quite i important to have leaders like the president— important to have leaders like the president of south korea in ukraine. it shows_ president of south korea in ukraine. it shows that not just western countries _ it shows that not just western countries or the united states are behind _ countries or the united states are behind ukraine and supporting their war against russian invasion. in this sense, _ war against russian invasion. in this sense, the visit is symbolic but what's _ this sense, the visit is symbolic but what's interesting going back to the press _ but what's interesting going back to the press conference, president zelensky— the press conference, president zelensky didn't say anything about military— zelensky didn't say anything about military support and that's interesting because usually ukraine is quite _ interesting because usually ukraine is quite vocal and when they try to -et is quite vocal and when they try to get military equipment from their

partners — get military equipment from their partners whether its air defence or m46— partners whether its air defence or m—16 fighter partners whether its air defence or m—16fighterjets, in this case he didht— m—16fighterjets, in this case he didn't speak much about military aid so there _ didn't speak much about military aid so there was no discussion about ammunition or weapons that ukraine wants— ammunition or weapons that ukraine wants to _ ammunition or weapons that ukraine wants to have from south korea. that on its _ wants to have from south korea. that on its own _ wants to have from south korea. that on its own is — wants to have from south korea. that on its own is quite interesting. there — on its own is quite interesting. there is— on its own is quite interesting. there is speculation that ukraine might— there is speculation that ukraine might be — there is speculation that ukraine might be getting some weapons from south _ might be getting some weapons from south korea via a third country and therefore _ south korea via a third country and therefore they are not mentioning this during the bilateral meetings that happen today. and this during the bilateral meetings that happen today.— this during the bilateral meetings that happen today. and we 'ust had the nato conference h that happen today. and we 'ust had the nato conference in _ that happen today. and we just had the nato conference in vilnius - that happen today. and we just had the nato conference in vilnius in i the nato conference in vilnius in lithuania. mr zelensky was rather vocal about the kind of help and aid he required. do you think that mission to get more help is going

well? what's the feeling in kyiv right now. well? what's the feeling in kyiv riaht now. , ., right now. even before zelensky went to the nato summit, _ right now. even before zelensky went to the nato summit, many _ right now. even before zelensky went to the nato summit, many observers| to the nato summit, many observers and politicians were clear that it was very— and politicians were clear that it was very unlikely that ukraine would -et was very unlikely that ukraine would get an— was very unlikely that ukraine would get an offer tojoin nato, that there — get an offer tojoin nato, that there would be a certain timeframe even though this was something ukraine — even though this was something ukraine is— even though this was something ukraine is pushing to have and be announced — ukraine is pushing to have and be announced during the summit. therefore, in terms of expectations, nothing _ therefore, in terms of expectations, nothing major happened, it wasn't a failure _ nothing major happened, it wasn't a failure and _ nothing major happened, it wasn't a failure and what they are saying is all the _ failure and what they are saying is all the rhetoric coming from nato members — all the rhetoric coming from nato members is corroborating and supporting their willingness to become — supporting their willingness to become a nato member in the future. no country— become a nato member in the future. no country are saying that ukraine wouldn't _ no country are saying that ukraine wouldn't become a member, there was general— wouldn't become a member, there was general agreement that at some point in the _ general agreement that at some point in the future after the war is over, ukraine _ in the future after the war is over, ukraine would become a nato state

memben _ ukraine would become a nato state member. this is a big step. fine ukraine would become a nato state member. this is a big step.- member. this is a big step. one is ruestion, member. this is a big step. one is question, what's _ member. this is a big step. one is question, what's the _ member. this is a big step. one is question, what's the feeling - member. this is a big step. one is question, what's the feeling aboutj question, what's the feeling about this war in south korea? doesn't get much attention in the press, on tv? do people know what's going on? flat do people know what's going on? of course, people know what's going on in ukraine and they tend to agree on supplying humanitarian aid to ukraine because they have this empathy as they have experienced the war with north korea in the 1950s. that is the part where president ewan also mentioned in their press conference but politicians are many people seem a step behind when it comes to providing military to

ukraine. some breaking news in the last few minutes. this is about the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, he's been taken to hospital on saturday but he is in a good condition according to his office. he is 73 and has been undergoing medical assessments intel has shown no near tel aviv. the israeli media said he was taken there fully conscious from his private residence, given he is in good health, there is no need to for a handover of power according to his office. that is prime minister benjamin netanyahu undergoing medical assessments in an israeli hospital this saturday afternoon. we

believe the area he's going to is close to his private residence near tel aviv, nearthe close to his private residence near tel aviv, near the coast. close to his private residence near tel aviv, nearthe coast. he close to his private residence near tel aviv, near the coast. he took ill during thejewish tel aviv, near the coast. he took ill during the jewish fast of yom ill during thejewish fast of yom kippur a few months ago and was briefly hospitalised then too. benjamin netanyahu undergoing medical assessments in a local hospital in tel aviv but is in a good condition according to his office. much of southern europe is dealing with a blistering heatwave. red alerts — which indicate risks even for healthy people — have been issued for 16 cities across italy for the coming days. they include tourist attractions rome and florence. meanwhile extreme heat is also affecting the south—west of the us — and is set to intensify there over the weekend. leigh milner has the story. it's hot, very hot. and it's only going to get hotter. as temperatures rise across the world,

so do concerns for people's health. in italy, red alerts have been issued for 16 cities, with temperatures expected to reach 47 degrees celsius on tuesday. translation: you physically suffer from this heat, - which also lasts for a long time. it doesn't stop after a few days like it did a few years ago. now, this heat lasts for more than a month. we really feel the effects. in athens, greece's most popular attraction, the acropolis, is being closed during the hottest hours of the day to protect visitors. but for some, the heat won't stop them. the heat? it's hard, but we're going to push through it. and, you know, i don't know if i will ever be back, so i have to take advantage of the day. meanwhile, greek medics have been busy working alongside the red cross. we're here again to give people water, and also to give leaflets concerning the high temperature period here in greece. in croatia, this man lost his home

to wildfires which have swept along the west coast. how big is that? you can see it over the fence. over in spain, this family were lucky. the field next to us is just completely burnt. there's a few bits of grass just here and there towards the edges that have been able to survive. but the vast majority of it isjust black and ashes. luckily, both ourselves and the neighbour that we were helping were able to, sort of, save our gardens, just working as a collective. but it's notjust europe feeling the heat. across the united states, temperatures are breaking record highs that have stood for decades. in el paso, texas, temperatures soared to above 37 degrees for 27 consecutive days, overtaking a record set in 1994. experts sayjune was the hottest month on record globally. we can only expect more hot weather to come over the next coming days. leigh milner, bbc news.

with me to explain this further is bbc weather�*s sarah keith—lucas. where is this all coming from? why are we seeing this freakish weather? i few things are happening at the moment and coming together. thejet stream is what delivers our weather so areas of low pressure and high pressure come from the jet scream. at the moment, it's really far north. so that's saying we're seeing more commonly as our climate warms up, thejet stream pushing more commonly as our climate warms up, the jet stream pushing further north and sitting there in a block pattern. so we see notjust a feed of warm air pushing up from the south but it sticks around because of the blocks jet stream. it is not delivering the same areas of low pressure and high pressure in succession butjust sitting there day upon day and allowing things to

warm up. so thejet day upon day and allowing things to warm up. so the jet stream day upon day and allowing things to warm up. so thejet stream is further north but there is also a marine heatwave so there is really warm conditions in the atlantic ocean, round four or 5 degrees above average and the pacific, the development of el nino. i average and the pacific, the development of el nino. i would talk to friends in — development of el nino. i would talk to friends in italy _ development of el nino. i would talk to friends in italy and _ development of el nino. i would talk to friends in italy and they _ development of el nino. i would talk to friends in italy and they said - to friends in italy and they said how long this is going to last for? that is one of the questions lots of people asking. tote that is one of the questions lots of peeple asking-— that is one of the questions lots of people asking. we seeing a bit of a resirator people asking. we seeing a bit of a respirator across _ people asking. we seeing a bit of a respirator across europe _ people asking. we seeing a bit of a respirator across europe at - people asking. we seeing a bit of a respirator across europe at the - respirator across europe at the moment but still temperatures in spain, germany and greece a bit of respite to condemn by a few degrees in the rest of saturday and sunday but across southern europe, we will seen of the coming in this week especially tuesday and wednesday, some really hot air coming up from africa and that will affect parts of spain, italy and across to the balkans. temperatures across the region are going to be in the mid—2

possibly 40s, potentially record—breaking for the next week or so for southern europe. than? record-breaking for the next week or so for southern europe.— so for southern europe. any tips and advice will be _ so for southern europe. any tips and advice will be bored _ so for southern europe. any tips and advice will be bored during _ so for southern europe. any tips and advice will be bored during this - advice will be bored during this time of hot weather?— advice will be bored during this time of hot weather? advice we're seeinr in time of hot weather? advice we're seeing in southern _ time of hot weather? advice we're seeing in southern europe - time of hot weather? advice we're seeing in southern europe and - seeing in southern europe and south—west of the united states is to seek shelter during the hottest part of the day. if you can, stay inside an air—conditioned rooms to get your body temperature down, plenty of fluids as we have got this really hot weather and people are being asked to reschedule at outdoor activities very early on the morning or late in the evening to try to stay out of the heat during the middle part of the day. the middle art of the middle part of the day. the middle part of the day _ middle part of the day. the middle part of the day would _ middle part of the day. the middle part of the day would be _ middle part of the day. the middle part of the day would be the - middle part of the day. the middle. part of the day would be the hottest part of the day would be the hottest part of the day would you say? that's right. the higher temperatures are probably not until three or four o'clock in the afternoon. so warms up through the morning and peaks around lunchtime to middle of the afternoon and then not dropping off in a hurry. that's

something we have seen with this warm air. not much respite overnight. warm air. not much respite overnight-— warm air. not much respite overnight. warm air. not much respite overniaht. ., , ., ., ., , overnight. lots of water and staying awa from overnight. lots of water and staying away from outdoor _ overnight. lots of water and staying away from outdoor activities. - overnight. lots of water and staying away from outdoor activities. thank| away from outdoor activities. thank you very much. rescue workers have been battling to reach more than a dozen people trapped in a 430—metre long section of underground tunnel in the city of cheongju, in south korea. it's the third day of torrential rains in south korea, which have caused landslides and a dam to overflow. similar weather conditions have been reported in china and india. nine have been rescued so far. it's not clear how many people are in the vehicles. more than 20 people have died over the last three days. thousands have been evacuated from their homes are moved to temporary shelters. the annual rainy season in

korea has become more intense as a result of rising temperatures so we have seen this kind of event happening. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. let's start at wimbledon. there is a new name on the winners list. czech player marketa vondrousova has beaten ons jabeur in straight sets for her maidan grand slam title. chetan pathak was watching. chethan it's a second consecutive final defeat forjabeur — but this is all about marketa voundrousova. it does. heartbreak for ons jabeur but what a story for marketa vondrousova, the world number 42, the first unseeded champion in the history of women's singles here in wimbledon. she's come out of nowhere to win this title. you consider her injury issues and the fact she was close to going out. she had to beat

five seeded players to win this championship. she only won four championships on grass before this. she hadn't even planned to be here for the second week and now she is the wimbledon champion, having beat ons jabeur in the wimbledon champion, having beat onsjabeur in straight the wimbledon champion, having beat ons jabeur in straight sets. 6—4, a match where momentum shifted from one to the other. lots of breaks of serve stop but she managed to keep hold of her nervous better than ons jabeur. let's hearfrom both players starting with the newly crowned wimbledon champion. i’m starting with the newly crowned wimbledon champion. i'm 'ust... it is amazing. — wimbledon champion. i'm 'ust... it is amazing. i — wimbledon champion. i'm 'ust... it is amazing. i can t wimbledon champion. i'm 'ust... it is amazing. i can stand _ wimbledon champion. i'mjust... it is amazing. i can stand here - wimbledon champion. i'mjust... it is amazing. i can stand here and i is amazing. i can stand here and hold _ is amazing. i can stand here and hold this, — is amazing. i can stand here and hold this, tennis is crazy. this is amazing. i can stand here and hold this, tennis is crazy.- hold this, tennis is crazy. this is the most painful— hold this, tennis is crazy. this is the most painful loss _ hold this, tennis is crazy. this is the most painful loss of - hold this, tennis is crazy. this is the most painful loss of my - hold this, tennis is crazy. this is i the most painful loss of my career. it's the most painful loss of my career. it's going _ the most painful loss of my career. it's going to — the most painful loss of my career. it's going to be _ the most painful loss of my career. it's going to be a _ the most painful loss of my career. it's going to be a tough _ the most painful loss of my career. it's going to be a tough day- the most painful loss of my career. it's going to be a tough day today. it's going to be a tough day today for me _ it's going to be a tough day today for me irut— it's going to be a tough day today

for me but i'm _ it's going to be a tough day today for me but i'm not _ it's going to be a tough day today for me but i'm not going - it's going to be a tough day today for me but i'm not going to - it's going to be a tough day today for me but i'm not going to give i it's going to be a tough day today. for me but i'm not going to give up and will— for me but i'm not going to give up and will come _ for me but i'm not going to give up and will come back— for me but i'm not going to give up and will come back stronger - for me but i'm not going to give up and will come back stronger and ii and will come back stronger and i will win_ and will come back stronger and i will win wimbledon. _ and will come back stronger and i will win wimbledon. iii _ and will come back stronger and i will win wimbledon.— and will come back stronger and i will win wimbledon. a very honest ons will win wimbledon. a very honest onsjabeur — will win wimbledon. a very honest onsjabeur at _ will win wimbledon. a very honest ons jabeur at the _ will win wimbledon. a very honest ons jabeur at the end _ will win wimbledon. a very honest ons jabeur at the end but - will win wimbledon. a very honest ons jabeur at the end but three i ons jabeur at the end but three grand slam finals she has now lost. there was a feat in the us open finals two, hoping to make history. she would have been the first arab woman to win the grand slam. i think it's safe to say she will be one of the popular cherries in history were she to win. ., ., the popular cherries in history were she to win-— arsenal have confirmed the signing of england midfielder declan rice from west ham for £100 million, plus £5 million in add—ons. rice scored 15 goals in 2a5 games for west ham, having joined the club as a 1a—year—old. he captained west ham to the europa conference league title last season. in a letter to fans the 2a year—old thanked west ham supporters — and the club — for so 'many great memories and highlights'.

but says his decision is ultimately about his "ambition to play at the very highest level of the game." rory mcilroy still leads the way after the third round at the scottish open — the start of which was brought forward because of impending bad weather. the northern irishman — hoping to win a 5th major next week, at the open, led at the half way point. he's now 13 under for the tournament. south korea's tom kim is hot on his heels though. tommy fleetwood's flown up the leaderboard — he finished 7 under for the round. for more on these and other sports stories, you can go to our app or website. that's bbc.com.sport. including live text commentary on stage 1a of the tour de france, where yonas vingergaur�*s lead in the yellow jersey is just nine seconds. that's all the sport for now. here in the uk — councils in england and wales have

called for a ban on the sale of disposable vapes. the local government association — say the devices cause litter problems, are a fire hazard and appeal too strongly to children — and they want them off the shelves by 202a. the uk vaping industry association says they help smokers quit and can be recycled. angus crawford has more. cheap to buy, simple to use and impossible to ignore. littering our public spaces. more than 1.3 million disposable vapes are thrown away every week. but now the lga wants the government to ban all single use vapes from as soon as next year. so what's the problem? it's not just that they litter our high streets. each one of these contains a tiny lithium ion battery wrapped in plastic, and that's difficult to recycle. and if it gets crushed in a bin, lorry or waste disposal centre can catch fire. those 1.3 million vapes, disposable vapes, single use vapes

are either going on the floor, unfortunately, in which case the cause is a significant problems for communities. or they're going into recycling and refuse, in which case they're causing a big problem for councils because the lithium batteries within them. so, bad for the environment then. but what about the health impacts? with their garish colours and sugared flavours they're hugely appealing to children. the british medical association describes that as a growing epidemic, is calling for a ban on flavoured vapes and the rest to be sold in plain packaging. not helpful according to the industry, which believes vaping is the best way to wean people off cigarettes. we think single use vaping products, whilst they have attracted an audience, there's some numbers of 4 to 7% growth, but actually if you took latest estimates, it could be up to 20% of under 18s. the key thing is it's illegal to sell vaping products to under 18s like any age restricted category. so from our perspective,

these has doing a really good job at helping smokers move across to vaping because they're so simple to use. in england, the government says it will review the health and environmental impact of vapes, while scotland is weighing up a ban and the french may outlaw them by the end of the year. could the days of the disposable vape now be numbered? angus crawford, bbc news. since the start of the war in ukraine — energy prices have soared in many parts of the world here in the uk — the government launched a scheme last winter to give households a £400 energy bill subsidy —— that's about 520 us dollars. but another scheme was launched to ensure the scheme has now been labelled a "staggering failure". the mp who chairs the parliamentary energy select committee has urged the uk government to relaunch the scheme, after bbc analysis revealed that 80% of households that were eligible —

didn't get the money. our business correspondent marc ashdown has been giving us more details. if you cast your mind back to october, this is when the enemy crisis started. the government came in with financial help and one of those was a payment of £400 they pledged to every uk domestic household and anyone who pays their bills via direct debits got £66 a off. but not everyone has traditional living arrangements live in different ways. in february they set up another scheme for people who had different arrangements such as people who live on boats or park home all travellers who move around a lot and some tenants, some people live in shared energy arrangements and people living in care homes.

what's happened is bbc�*s moneybox programme crunched the numbers to see how many people that apply to and they found that across the uk, 900,000 people live off grid and were eligible to apply but it closed in march and they found that when it shouts, 750,000 people, around 80%, hadn't managed to get the money. we hadn't managed to get the money. we had stories about people we had to apply multiple times and got knocked back for various reasons and lots of food and get the money was £300 million which was set aside to help people and has now gone back into the treasury's coffers. do we know why these people didn't get the help they were eligible for?— they were eligible for? festival they were eligible for? festival the had they were eligible for? festival they had to _ they were eligible for? festival they had to jump _ they were eligible for? festival they had to jump through - they were eligible for? festival i they had to jump through hoops. speaking for myself, i'm a dual full pierre and had to come off my bill automatically but if you have to actively apply, that's more

laborious and is the potential of things breaking down. there is an mp who came out today, angus macneil, the chair of the committee that scrutinises government energy policy and says the government should look again at this because these people tend to be vulnerable at times and he thinks the government to reopen the scheme and should move heaven on earth to get to manage these people because it's been a staggering failure. it set up to help them and has failed to do so. the energy department say they spent billions of pounds to help families when they had a spike in whole say it energy prices, hundred 30,000 households they say they can help who don't have a domestic energy supplier. so it doesn't seem they are willing to reopen it but we will see because ron shapps is due to appear before angus macneil and his influential committee for a grilling in september. i wonder if this won't be

finished just yet. that september. i wonder if this won't be finished just yet.— finished just yet. that was our business correspondence - finished just yet. that was our business correspondence and | finished just yet. that was our i business correspondence and you finished just yet. that was our - business correspondence and you can read more about that story on the bbc news website and app where we have more information about energy bills and subsidies. stay with us here on bbc news. good afternoon. the weather storyjust past has certainly left us questioning where on earth has our summer gone? it has been pretty wet at times, hasn't it? and unseasonably windy. we are midway throuthuly and you are quite right, it has been a wet month. all of us have seen above—average rainfall for the month and there is very little change i'm afraid on the horizon. in fact, this next chart shows rainfall accumulation for the next few days. the darker the blue, the wettest of the weather, so always wettest out of the north and west but all of us are going to continue to see this unsettled spell of weather.

low pressure with us this weekend centred to the north—west at the moment. circulating around the low is a rash of frequent heavy showers. some of them merging together for longer spells of rain. and there is going to be little change as we go into the afternoon. some of those showers heavy possibly thundery as well. not all of us will see some showers. there will still be some sunny spells and perhaps through east anglia and south—east england by the end of the afternoon, the further risk of those showers starting to ease a little. but it is blustery, especially across the south—east. 45 to 50 mph winds. unseasonably windy for this time of year. top temperatures perhaps peaking between 16 and 22 degrees. still, a little bit disappointing. as we go through the evening, we still run the risk of further showers and overnight tonight, we could still have the odd rumble of thunder mixed in as well. of thunder mixed in as well. showers merging together for longer spells of rain across the far north—west. overnight lows between 12 and 14 degrees.

as we move into sunday, that low pressure finally pulls away over into scandinavia. the winds will gradually start to ease down, coming from a north—westerly direction, never a warm source, that will drive more outbreaks of rain into the far north and west. still the risk of some showers for sunday but not as many as the last couple of days and hopefully, there will be a little more in the way of sunshine around but because of the direction of that wind source, those temperatures a little bit disappointing still, around 14 to 21 celsius, a maximum of 70 fahrenheit. and that unsettled theme is continuing for the foreseeable future, showers or longer spells of rain. there will be some sunny spells. temperatures about where they should be for this time of year.

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this is bbc news. the headlines: on a surprise visit to kyiv, south korea's president, yoon suk yeol, says he will expand his country's military aid for ukraine. dozens of cities in southern europe remain on red alert — as temperatures continue to soar across the continent. in the uk, a scheme designed to help people who missed out on last winter's energy bill subsidy has been described as a "staggering