hello. we begin in south korea, where floods and landslides caused by torrential rain have killed more than 20 people over the last three days. rescue workers are currently scrambling to reach people trapped inside their cars submerged in an underground tunnel in the central chungcheong region. with more on this, let's talk to our reporterje seung lee. je, what do we know about the people trapped in that tunnel and also the infrastructure and the logistics there? ~ ., ., , . ., there? we learned of this incident a few hours ago. _ there? we learned of this incident a few hours ago, so _ there? we learned of this incident a few hours ago, so it _ there? we learned of this incident a few hours ago, so it is _ there? we learned of this incident a few hours ago, so it is been... - there? we learned of this incident a few hours ago, so it is been... we l few hours ago, so it is been... we can thoroughly say that these people who are trapped underneath this underground tunnel have been there for a few hours at least. three hours ago, officials held a press conference outlining the rescue operation. in south korea right now, it is well into the night, but they

said the rescue operation and the efforts will continue throughout the night, because this is a very dire situation. it is not clear yet how many vehicles are actually trapped under there, many vehicles are actually trapped underthere, because, and many vehicles are actually trapped under there, because, and also how many people actually in these vehicles. earlier, they said after analysing cctv footage, they believe that there appears to be about 19 vehicles down there, but then they later retracted that amount to 15 people don't vehicles. but when pressed by reporters at this press conference, they said they cannot really say for sure and they're not really say for sure and they're not really certain if 15 is the correct amount, so we willjust have to wait and see how many actually vehicles and see how many actually vehicles and people are trapped down there. so far, one is reported, one person is reported to have died, and about nine people have been rescued so far. there is growing criticism actually in south korea asked to why the officials did not act soon or to

restrict access to this tunnel, an underground roadway, when the country has been experiencing three days of torrential rain, causing flooding and landslides, and the response was that these roads and tunnels, excuse me, are not immediately blocked just because of heavy rainfall, and a monitor and they are monitoring the situation very closely. je they are monitoring the situation very closely-— very closely. je seung, as you mentioned — very closely. je seung, as you mentioned there, _ very closely. je seung, as you mentioned there, landslides l very closely. je seung, as you i mentioned there, landslides and floods have been devastating various areas of south korea, tell us a little bit about that.— areas of south korea, tell us a little bit about that. yes, over the last three days, _ little bit about that. yes, over the last three days, south _ little bit about that. yes, over the last three days, south korea's - little bit about that. yes, over the last three days, south korea's in i last three days, south korea's in the central regions have been battered by these torrential rain, causing flooding and landslides. at least 20 people are known, confirmed to have died from it, and many of them were actually in their homes when these mudslides buried their houses, leaving, making those people trapped in their homes and their

lives being taken away so tragically. thousands actually have now been evacuated from these dangerous areas which are prone to flooding, and have sought shelter in emergency shelters. the army has also been deployed to help with the rescue efforts. as we know south korea has a very large military. and they're korea has a very large military. and they�* re often korea has a very large military. and they're often deployed in terms of emergency situations, so this is not an exception in this case, this just shows how dire the situation is. train services have also been cancelled throughout the country, and president yoon suk yeoul, who was acting not in korea right now and he is in kyiv visiting president zelensky, has told his prime minister, who is heading this rescue operation, to do the best he can to mitigate this don't make the impact from this deadly flooding —— mitigate the impact. there are fears

the debacle could rise because at least ten people are reported missing and this figure does not include those who are believed to be trapped in the tunnel, and that, don't know yet, but that could deftly add up more numbers in the death toll. ., deftly add up more numbers in the death toll. . ., , death toll. 0k, and as we get updates. _ death toll. 0k, and as we get updates, we'll _ death toll. 0k, and as we get updates, we'll bring - death toll. 0k, and as we get updates, we'll bring that - death toll. 0k, and as we get updates, we'll bring that to i death toll. 0k, and as we get l updates, we'll bring that to you death toll. 0k, and as we get - updates, we'll bring that to you on bbc news. je seung lee, thank you very much for that analysis. je seung lee, our reporterfrom our newsroom in london. 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. for more, i asked

bbc weather�*s sarah keith—lucas what's behind this extreme weather. it's a couple of different things happening at the moment and they're coming together. first off, the jet stream is what delivers our weather — so areas of low pressure come from the jet stream and high pressure as well. and at the moment, the jet stream is really far north, so it's amplified both in north america and across in europe as well. so that's something we're seeing more commonly as our climate warms up, is that the jet stream just pushes further north and it sits there in quite a blocked pattern. so we see notjust a feed of warm air pushing up from the south, but also it sticks around because of the blocked jet stream. so it's not delivering the same areas of low pressure and high pressure in succession, but it's just really sitting there day upon day and allowing things to warm up. so, yes, thejet stream is further north, but there's also a marine heatwave. so we've got really warm conditions in the atlantic ocean, about four or five degrees above average, and the pacific as well. we've been talking about the development of el nino, so more warmth coming out of the oceans at the moment as well. i was talking to some friends

in italy the other day, and they were saying, "how long is this going to last for?" i think that's the question that lots of people are asking. well, we're seeing a little bit of a respite across europe at the moment. today, we still have had temperatures in the low 40s across parts of spain, across greece, germany as well, a little bit of respite, cooling down by a few degrees through the rest of saturday into sunday as well, but across southern europe, we're going to see another burst of heat coming in this week. so particularly as we get towards tuesday and wednesday, some really, really hot air coming up from africa, and that's going to be affecting parts of spain, again, italy, sardinia as well, and across to the balkans as well. so temperatures across the region are going to be in the mid, possibly the high 40s, potentially record—breaking — at least for the next week or so — for southern europe. and so any tips? what are people advising people do during this time of quite hot weather? yeah, similar advice that we're seeing coming out in southern europe and, of course, the south—western

united states as well. and the advice really is to seek shelter during the hottest part of the day. so if you can, stay inside, in air—conditioned rooms as well, to get body temperature down. drink plenty of fluids as well as we've got this really, really hot weather. and people are being asked to reschedule particularly outdoor activities to very early in the morning or later in the evening as well, but really trying to stay out of that heat during the middle part of the day. and, sarah, middle part of the day, it would be generally the hottest part of the day, would you say? that's right. and generally the highest temperatures this time of year probably not until about 3pm or apm. so, actually, gradually warming up through the morning, peaking from about lunchtime to the middle of the afternoon, and then not dropping off in a hurry, actually, overnight as well. that's something we've seen with this warm air mass in place, that temperatures are staying close to 30 degrees or even higher than that across the south—western united states overnight as well. not much respite from the daytime heat, really. sarah keith—lucas, speaking to me a

bit earlier on about the stream weather seen in europe at the moment. here in the uk, councils in england and wales have called for a ban on the sale of disposable vapes. the local government associationsay 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. 0r 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 have done 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. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has been taken to hospital after feeling unwell. his office says initial tests have found nothing out of the ordinary, with the preliminary assessment being that he is dehydrated. last october, the 73—year—old was also hospitalised after he began to feel ill during prayers at a synagogue. 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. that was the leader of ukraine and south korea in kyiv, at a press conference. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale has been telling me about the significance of a visit to kyiv from an asian leader. we don't often see them there. the president of indonesia went last year. the japanese prime minister was earlier this year. china has sent an envoy earlier this year, but that's few and far between. kyiv is a sort of conveyor belt of european and american politicians visiting almost on a daily basis. so it is unusual and, therefore, i think diplomats will take some comfort for this because one of the great failures of the west — europe and the united states — in this war has been to try and convince the rest of the world that it matters to them as well.

large parts of the world see this war as a european issue, and they're frustrated that the war continues because it's disrupting their own economies. and europe and ukraine and the united states has gone out to the world saying, "actually, no, we think this matters to you as well, because it matters about sovereignty, territorial integrity. " those are universal concerns. and i think having a country like south korea visit ukraine — i think it's the first time ever that south korean leader has ever been to ukraine — is significant because essentially the message is, "look, south korea of all countries is concerned about the threat to its territorial integrity to a neighbour." they have something in common with ukraine and the russian situation. so i think diplomatically, it is symbolically significant. and, james, the south korean president said he would expand his country's military and humanitarian aid for ukraine. that sounds like a win for president zelensky. well, i think what we have to do here is read between the lines. in terms of the absolute amount,

i mean, shifting from, you know, $100 million to $150 billion this year in humanitarian aid, you know, it sounds a lot of money, but in the grand scheme of things, it's not. i mean, if you think that the united states so far has given north of £40 billion to ukraine since the invasion last year, what south korea is doing is pretty modest. also, remember, he's talking about support, increasing the support, without saying precisely how much of non—lethal military aid. so we're talking logistical support. we're talking helmets, body armour, communications, de—mining equipment, things like that, all of which are useful. but i think what's significant is this, the fact that president zelensky did not make some grand demand, saying, "we want your weapons," because south korea has lots of weapons. it has lots of stockpiles of exactly the kind of shells that president zelensky wants. now, the fact the president essentially didn't ask for those publicly and bang the drum suggests this, which is that at the moment,

he is content for south korea to sell lots of weapons to european countries who need to replenish their own stocks. and the suggestion is, the speculation, the understanding is that some of those weapons enter ukraine via a third party. so technically, at that point, they are not south korean, but they are helping the ukrainian war effort. and i think that is something at the moment ukraine seems to be content with. that was our diplomatic correspondent james landale, that was our diplomatic correspondentjames landale, talking correspondent james landale, talking to correspondentjames landale, talking to us about the south korean leader's visit to ukraine. in new york... apologies, we are actually going to be talking about nigeria now. there has been a food crisis. nigerian president bola tinubu declared a state of emergency on friday as the country battles with a severe food crisis. the president announced

a series of measures he said would tackle rising food costs, enhance agriculture and create more jobs. the initiatives include using money saved by removing a fuel subsidy to provide grain and fertilisers for farmers. last year, the international monetary fund warned that floods and rising fertiliser prices would increase the cost of food supplies. live now to bbc africa's chris ewokor, who's in the capital abuja. chris, give us a sense of the scale of this food crisis. 0ur chris, give us a sense of the scale of this food crisis. our people coping with it?— of this food crisis. our people coping with it? there has been this food crisis before _ coping with it? there has been this food crisis before president - coping with it? there has been this food crisis before president bola i food crisis before president bola tinubu came to power, but... the food subsidy had an impact, because merely medically after the announcement,

there was a increase in pump price of petro products —— immediately after. especially for transportation and moving of food and services, this also contributing to the increase in the price of foodstuff increase in the price of foodstuff in the market, but added to that is also the problem of insecurity. a lot of farmers are not able to go to their farms because they fear they could be kidnapped or killed, in northwestern nigeria, bandits... some have to pay to bandits before they are allowed to farm. all this contributed to this scarcity of food, and now the president is saying that he is going to attack the problem headlong. he has said he has mapped out about 500,000 hectares of land for farming. that is at the federal level. we don't

know much yet. the announcement came yesterday, and people are still reacting, and the top of the concern of people here in nigeria is the issue of insecurity, as well as how prices can actually come down. chris, thank you very much for that update. bbc africa's chris ewokor in the capital abuja. just one more question to you, chris, before we move on to our next item. you spoke then about scarcity being an issue, and the money pledged by the government to tackle this crisis. what would people like to be seen to be done, in terms of tackling the price crisis head on?— price crisis head on? what many --eole price crisis head on? what many peeple are _ price crisis head on? what many people are expecting, _ price crisis head on? what many people are expecting, after - price crisis head on? what many people are expecting, after the l people are expecting, after the subsidy, the government were going to provide a means...

transportation. basically what people want to see is how some of these food products could be taken from one part of the country to the other. the other thing, again, is that more people have to be encouraged to go to farm. people who are poor, about 8000... a few dollars, actually, every month. that is about 12 million nigerians. these many people are saying it is not enough to cushion the impact of poverty that a lot of families are facing right now.— poverty that a lot of families are facing right now. ok, chris, thank ou ve facing right now. ok, chris, thank you very much — facing right now. ok, chris, thank you very much for _ facing right now. ok, chris, thank you very much for that _ facing right now. ok, chris, thank you very much for that update - facing right now. ok, chris, thank. you very much for that update from abuja, chris ewokor in abuja for us. in new york, a man has been charged with a series of murders dating back over a decade — and he's also being treated

as the prime suspect in at least one other unsolved killing. rex heuermann, who's 59, was arrested in manhattan late on thursday evening. he's a prominent architect, who lived in the area where the bodies of the victims were found. all of the women were in their 20s and were six workers. —— all of the women were in their 20s and were sex workers. this is my 12th year as county executive. i've lived with this investigation for my entire tenure as county executive. i can tell you that during that time, the focus for me, and members of our team, has been on bringing justice for these victims and closure to these families who have suffered. live now to our correspondent in washington, david willis. david, this is an old case. tell us a little bit about it.—

a little bit about it. absolutely ri . ht. a little bit about it. absolutely riht. it a little bit about it. absolutely right. it became _ a little bit about it. absolutely right. it became known - a little bit about it. absolutely right. it became known as - a little bit about it. absolutely right. it became known as the | a little bit about it. absolutely - right. it became known as the gilgo beach murders, and it galvanised attention of people on long island to the east of new york city back around 2010 and 2011. four of the victims, all women, all in their 20s and all sex workers, were all found in a similarway and all sex workers, were all found in a similar way in that area, and based on the data received from cell phones and also evidence, dna evidence, that was captured from, would you believe it, a pizza crust following a surveillance operation, detectives have, more than ten years later, rest of this local man, 59—year—old rex heuermann, an architect who lived in the gilgo beach area, and he is said to have conducted hundreds of internet searches into the investigation into

those murders, searching such things, detectives say, as "why hasn't the long island serial killer been caught?" bud hasn't the long island serial killer been caught?"— hasn't the long island serial killer been cau~ht?" �* ., ., , , , ., been caught?" and what happens now? what is the process _ been caught?" and what happens now? what is the process involved _ been caught?" and what happens now? what is the process involved after - what is the process involved after they have charge this man? rex. they have charge this man? rex heuermann has _ they have charge this man? if heuermann has been charged with three murders. he is described as the prime suspect in a fourth, and detectives say that rather than ending their inquiries, this is reallyjust the beginning. 11 bodies were found in that area over the course of a couple of years, back in 2010, that sort of area, and detectives believe that evidence that they have recovered from rex heuermann may lead them to solving all of those murders, but it is, they say, early days.— all of those murders, but it is, they say, early days. ok, david, thank you _ they say, early days. ok, david, thank you very _ they say, early days. ok, david, thank you very much _ they say, early days. ok, david, thank you very much for - they say, early days. ok, david, thank you very much for that - they say, early days. ok, david, - thank you very much for that update from washington. 0ur correspondent, david willis, in washington there, and you can read more about that

story and that case on our website. you can also go on the bbc news app. stay with us here on bbc news. we will have much more later on on that story and also our top story and south korea, on those floods and those tunnel floods which has one death. thank you forjoining us 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 to 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 risk of those showers starts to ease a little. but it is blustery, particularly 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. showers merging together for longer spells of rain across the far north—west. 0vernight lows between

12 and 1a degrees. but 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 particularly 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 1a 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.

this is bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: to west ham united as he joins the headlines: rescue workers in south korea rescue workers in south korea scramble to reach drivers trapped scramble to reach drivers trapped inside their cars submerged inside their cars submerged in an underground tunnel, in an underground tunnel, as deadly floods sweep the country. as deadly floods sweep the country. dozens of cities in southern europe remain on red alert as temperatures continue to soar across the continent. councils in england and wales have called for a ban on the sale of disposable vapes by next year. the local government association says the colourful packaging and fruity flavours appeal too strongly to children. declan rice bids farewell