welcome to the programme. we begin in south korea, where a major rescue operation is under way to reach drivers trapped inside their cars, submerged in an underground tunnel. the rescue comes after floods and landslides in the past three days killed at least 20 people. thousands have been evacuated from their homes and moved to temporary shelters. with more on this, let's talk to our reporterje seung lee. just telles a little bit more, if you can come about this tunnel where people are trapped. == iii you can come about this tunnel where peeple are trapped-— people are trapped. -- if you can,. a few hours _ people are trapped. -- if you can,. a few hours go. — people are trapped. -- if you can,. a few hours go, there _ people are trapped. -- if you can,. a few hours go, there was - people are trapped. -- if you can,. a few hours go, there was a - people are trapped. -- if you can,. a few hours go, there was a press| a few hours go, there was a press conference updating on this tunnel. in south korea, it is well into the night, but rescue officials said they will continue this operation throughout the night and that just tells how dire the situation is. it is important to say, it is not entirely clear how many vehicles are trapped under their in this underground tunnel which has been

complete the submerged underwater, as well as exactly how many people are in these vehicles, but officials said after analysing footage from surveillance cameras there appears to be about 15 vehicles and out of those 15 and they said they believe one is a bus, and two are trucks, and the rest, 13 of them, our cars. so far, one person is reported to have died from this and at least nine people have been rescued, and 11 more reported to be missing, but that figure is expected to rise as things come as it continues throughout the night. there is growing criticism as to why officials did not restrict access to the tunnel sooner, because a heavy rain alert was issued in this area for hours before the tunnel was completely some urged underwater, and i've seen footage when this accident occurred. it was a matter of seconds, it was just a few seconds until the whole underground

tunnel, the roadway, was completely submerged under water, so there is going to be a lot of criticism over the next few days as this unfolds. 0k, the next few days as this unfolds. ok, thanks very much. that isje seung lee reporting for us from the newsroom. now to extreme weather in southern europe, which is sweltering in 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 favourites like 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. joining me is chloe brimicombe, climate scientist at the university of gratz in austria. chloe, it is not unusual to have heat waves, is it? we seem to be

hearing the words record—breaking temperatures all the time at the moment, and these heat waves seem to be going on a long time and to be more frequent?— more frequent? yeah, so actually heat waves _ more frequent? yeah, so actually heat waves were _ more frequent? yeah, so actually heat waves were great _ more frequent? yeah, so actually heat waves were great rare, - heat waves were great rare, especially in europe, until recent years, and then in the last couple of recent years we have had consecutive heat waves year on year in the summer and records being broken, and this is also the case for this year in southern europe and also up into central europe, and in the next couple of days again we have the risk of those temperatures being broken, which is of course causing massive infrastructure and health impacts to people in the region. health impacts to people in the reuion. �* , ., region. and 'ust expand what those health region. and just expand what those health impacts _ region. and just expand what those health impacts are, _ region. and just expand what those health impacts are, because - region. and just expand what those health impacts are, because these | health impacts are, because these warnings that have been sent out today in southern europe are saying that even healthy people are at risk? , ,., that even healthy people are at risk? , , .,, that even healthy people are at risk? , , ., ., ., risk? yes, so people are more at risk? yes, so people are more at risk of heat _ risk? yes, so people are more at risk of heat related _ risk? yes, so people are more at risk of heat related illnesses - risk? yes, so people are more at risk of heat related illnesses and | risk of heat related illnesses and dehydration during heatwave periods, and they will have put this out because of the real concern related to the record breaking temperatures, and we know in this region as well

that pregnant women, if they are exposed to levels of extreme heat, they can go on to have preterm birth, but in some cases they can also have stillbirth, and this is also have stillbirth, and this is also the case in the us, we we're seeing the heat at the moment. so that group is really important to stay cool, as well as the elderly, children, those with pre—existing medical conditions and outdoor workers. and actually in the us, in texas, they were going to pass a bill that meant that outdoor workers would not be allowed water breaks, which is really quite worrying, given the temperatures that they are experiencing there at the moment. this is the problem, isn't it? it is fine telling tourists to not go out in the heat between 11 am.— fine telling tourists to not go out in the heat between 11 a:m.— six p:m., asi in the heat between 11 a:m.— six p:m., as i thing some cards have been doing, but people are to carry on with theirjobs —— as i think some countries are doing. is it more for authorities to do on that front? it is hard to know what they could do to stop manual labourers having to work outside, but what would you

like to see done?— like to see done? yes, i think there is more the — like to see done? yes, i think there is more the authorities _ like to see done? yes, i think there is more the authorities can - like to see done? yes, i think there is more the authorities can do. - is more the authorities can do. whether this is to do with climate mitigation, reducing the emissions and hitting that zero targets and beyond, or climate adaptation, like nature —based solutions, or what you're saying, which will be legislation. i know that parts of the middle east for example, outdoor workers would be expected to work more in the evening, so they shift the patterns just because of how hot it is there of and this might be things we have to see in the rest of the world in the coming years, but i think it is about us all working together and consulting the workers on what would be best for their health and their livelihoods. climate scientists have been warning about this for years now. what is the most frustrating part of all of this for you as you sit here and watch this all unfold? i this for you as you sit here and watch this all unfold?- watch this all unfold? i think there's a _ watch this all unfold? i think there's a lot _ watch this all unfold? i think there's a lot of _ watch this all unfold? i think there's a lot of frustration i watch this all unfold? i think there's a lot of frustration to watch this all unfold? i think. there's a lot of frustration to do with action. i think that... i work

in a consortium of other research organisations, so i know how important it is to have consensus and bring everybody to the table and have action, but i also that that can be a slow process, and at the moment it feels incredibly slow, especially as we are having these impacts hitting us more and more often, and it is affecting more and more people globally. i think it is also quite frustrating because i feel like we are reporting our demise in some respects, it would be really lovely to stop doing that and instead lots of things we can do and, so, it would be really nice if we saw the local community actions that people are putting in place i liked it more and then put on, put in place on a global scale, and then listened to as well a lot more, because they are doing so many wonderful things. there's lots of nature —based solution, there is urban farming, for example, in parts of rome which is really great, and so these sort of things can improve

our state of affairs in terms of the climate, but we need more and more of them and more investment and more focus on them, because there are positive stories to have, be had, and there are positive outcomes we can have from this, but at the moment it is kind of quite catastrophic, so i would like there to be more action and more of a positive outcome of this. qm. to be more action and more of a positive outcome of this. 0k, thank ou ve positive outcome of this. 0k, thank you very much- _ positive outcome of this. 0k, thank you very much- i— positive outcome of this. 0k, thank you very much. i hear— positive outcome of this. 0k, thank you very much. i hear your - you very much. i hear your frustration, but thank you very much. talking to chloe brimicombe. councils in england and wales have called for a ban on the sale of disposable vapes. the local government association says the devices cause litter, 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 185. the key thing is it's illegal to sell vaping products to under 185 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. he's said to have spent friday at the sea of galilee during the heat. last october, the 73—year—old was also hospitalised afterfalling ill during prayers at a synagogue. meanwhile, israeli protesters are back on the streets of tel aviv to express their opposition to the government's plans to overhaul the judiciary. we're showing live pictures now from tel aviv. this is the latest demonstration that comes despite the bill, which would limit the powers of the supreme court, securing initial approval in parliament last week. the us called on israel to respect the right of peaceful assembly, after israeli police arrested more than 70 protesters opposed to the judicial changes on tuesday. israeli police used water cannon on huge crowds in tel aviv. so those the live pictures we are showing thereof tel aviv.

now to iran, where the issue of the headscarf is still front and centre and it's a problem for authorities. in the latest act of defiance, women ignored the mandatory hijab rule during an indoorfestival and were met with this reaction by authorities. the lights were dimmed, and then eventually turned off altogether. this comes off the back of iran's "hijab and chastity week", where officials staged gatherings and rallies across the country. let's cross now to our news reporter azadeh moshiri. just tell us about this they just incident if you can, azadeh. lousi, it is worth — incident if you can, azadeh. lousi, it is worth running _ incident if you can, azadeh. lousi, it is worth running those _ incident if you can, azadeh. lousi, it is worth running those pictures | it is worth running those pictures again because they are so symbolic of the back of a hijab week. this was during a cultural festival in tehran, the capital. it is in a famous landmark tower, and as women were celebrating the performance, they were getting up, they were taking off their hijabs, they were dancing, they were singing, and

especially after that crucial week where they were marking the importance of the hijab, authorities and officials would not want you to quite see that, so lights were not only dimmed, they were turned off. of course, this is not the harshest of consequences we have seen for acts of defiance in that way, but it is worth reminding everyone that these acts carry great consequences. all of this started ten months ago in september, when 22—year—old mahsa amini was detained for violating supposedly the minute tory hijab rule and being detained by the morality police and dying in custody. and so while looking at this may seem simple to us, women are showing that they have lost anything fear they have of any repercussions and are showing their still defying the ideology and the enforcement of the hijab in iran. just extraordinary that these protest have been going on for

nearly a year now, isn't it? where do things stand? have there been any changes in terms of the government's view on things?— view on things? instead of perhaps havin: view on things? instead of perhaps having more _ view on things? instead of perhaps having more moderate _ view on things? instead of perhaps having more moderate rules, - view on things? instead of perhaps - having more moderate rules, becoming a bit more lax with the enforcement of the hijab, which was some of the narrative at the begin of these protests, instead, they are now moving towards harsher enforcement. in fact, in the iranian parliament, there has been discussions of a new bill coming forward that would further criminalise any defiance of that mandatory hijab rule, and that is because the hijab is so important to the islamic republic. that hijab week that took place this week was meant to come in the words of state media, enforce the idea of the hijab , respecting the religious values of iran and keeping society safe, and in the interest of transparency, we would show you those pictures of these large rallies of the government organised with women out

on the streets in hijab, but recently don't have the rights to the islamic republic's state broadcast —— recently don't have the rights. instead, the government has seen women are still continuing to defy those strict rules, and so even if they are trying to enforce this harsher, punishment and legal system, in iran, women are refusing to accept it. system, in iran, women are refusing to accept it— to accept it. ok, thank you very much, to accept it. ok, thank you very much. azadeh _ to accept it. ok, thank you very much, azadeh moshiri - to accept it. ok, thank you very much, azadeh moshiri for - to accept it. ok, thank you very much, azadeh moshiri for us. . 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 to save lives. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has been telling us about the significance of the visit. 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. james landale reporting. 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 sex workers. this is my 12th year as county executive. i've lived with the gilgo beach 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. it became known as the gilgo beach murders, and it galvanised the 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 found buried in a similar location, 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, now more than some ten years later, arrested 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? " david willis reporting. let's turn to sport now — and some history made at wimbledon. czech tennis player marketa vondrousova has become the first—ever unseeded player to win the women's singles titles in the professional era. she claimed the trophy with a straight—sets victory over tunisia's ons jabeur. it was a tough loss forjabeur, the sixth seed — it's the second year in a row that she's finished runner up at the wimbledon tournament. let's speak now to sara menai, a french—tunisian sports journalist who has been watching the final at wimbledon. ranked 42nd in the world, but vondrousova looked so calm and confident, didn't she? quite a contrast to ands jabber.-

contrast to ands “abber. yes, complete h contrast to ands jabber. yes, complete contrast _ contrast to ands jabber. yes, complete contrast between l contrast to ands jabber. 1a: complete contrast between marketa vondrousova and jabeur. vondrousova looked way more confident than ands —— than jabeur. jabeur is —— thanjabeur. jabeur is really struggling mentally and that is one of the things she has to work on in the future, because vondrousova, the difference was really, really you could tell that she was so much more relaxed than ons jabeur. it is the second straight wimbledon final for ons jabeur, so everybody was expecting her to win this one, so the pressure was on her, rather than marketa vondrousova. she is a wonderful and very talented tennis player, the czech republic player, and she made it, absolute

unbelievable, made history today. do you think there is too much expectation put on pour ons jabeur�*s shoulders, in terms of everybody talking about it being the first time an african and arab woman had won a grand slam? do you think that is what it was, it got too much to her? you saw her shaking her head throughout and she did not have the resilience perhaps? yes. throughout and she did not have the resilience perhaps?— resilience perhaps? yes, exactly, not the resilience. _ resilience perhaps? yes, exactly, not the resilience. that _ resilience perhaps? yes, exactly, not the resilience. that is - resilience perhaps? yes, exactly, not the resilience. that is what i resilience perhaps? yes, exactly, i not the resilience. that is what she was missing today, but that is what she has been missing in, let's be honest, the last couple of years in her career. and she says she is working on it, the mental aspect, to know how to cope with pressure, with stress. she is an anxious player. she said, look, i've been through a lot in my head during this game against vondrousova, it is difficult for her, and i think the pressure is a bit too much on her. she is 28 now and we are really expecting her to win her first grand and we are really expecting her to win herfirst grand slam, we really expecting her to finally win at wimbledon. it is the second

consecutive final. she lost in the us open final as well in september, so that is the third final she lost. i think the pressure is a bit too much. of course she will make history if she would win a grand slam of the first arab woman, the first african player, but that is a lot to take, for her, and this one is going to be a difficult defeat to take and digest. she cited on the court after the game, she said it in the press conference a few minutes ago... the press conference a few minutes auo. .. ,, the press conference a few minutes auo... , ., the press conference a few minutes auo... ,, ., �* ., ago... she did also say, i'm going to come back _ ago... she did also say, i'm going to come back stronger, _ ago... she did also say, i'm going to come back stronger, didn't - ago... she did also say, i'm going. to come back stronger, didn't she? she managed through the tears to sound positive, one thing that also struck me as quite amusing was the way marketa vondrousova said her coach would have to get a tattoo now, because he promised her if she won the grand slam... now, because he promised her if she won the grand slam. . ._ now, because he promised her if she won the grand slam..._ it| won the grand slam... tomorrow! it was treat won the grand slam... tomorrow! it was great fun- _ won the grand slam... tomorrow! it was great fun. he _ won the grand slam... tomorrow! it was great fun. he did _ won the grand slam... tomorrow! it was great fun. he did not _ won the grand slam... tomorrow! it was great fun. he did not look - was great fun. he did not look too pleased about it, did he? hat pleased about it, did he? not reall ! pleased about it, did he? not really! thank _ pleased about it, did he? not really! thank you _ pleased about it, did he? not really! thank you so - pleased about it, did he? not really! thank you so much - pleased about it, did he? not really! thank you so much for talkin: really! thank you so much for talking to _ really! thank you so much for talking to us. _ really! thank you so much for talking to us. i— really! thank you so much for talking to us. i do _ really! thank you so much for talking to us. i do appreciate | really! thank you so much for l talking to us. i do appreciate it. that is sara menai, a french

tunisian sports journalist who has been at will in today. that is all for us today —— who has been at wimbledon. plenty more on our stories on the bbc. goodbye for now. hello there. summer holiday in full swing. the weather not playing ball. some showers quite torrential and they have been quite widespread as well across the country. we are now midway through well across the country. we are now midway throuthuly well across the country. we are now midway through july and you well across the country. we are now midway throuthuly and you are right in thinking it has been a wet month. all of us have seen above average rainfall and there is little to indicate that we are going to see any significant change. certainly through this week. take a look at this. this is rainfall acute elation

for the next few days. the darker blues denoting where we are going to see the heaviest of the rain of at least another 50 miller metres to come for many of us over the next few days, adding to the totals we have already seen this month. low pressure is with us to the northwest and circling around that low liking wheel, are these weather fronts driving in plenty of showers. some of these have organised in organised bands, showers through the day. some of those showers will fade through the evening and overnight but still the evening and overnight but still the risk of the odd rumble of thunder in those showers and more widespread rainfall perhaps across the northwest of scotland. overnight lows between 12—14 c. into sunday, the low pressure finally pulls away off to scandinavia, the winds will start to ease a touch, and a northwesterly direction will be more of the feature in scotland. that is going to continue feed in rain across north and west facing coasts.

elsewhere, still the risk of some showers but hopefully lighter and not quite as widespread as the last couple of days. the winds will be a future but not as strong either stuff gusts of wind generally at around 35, may be just a0 miles an hour, but certainly easing down as the day continues. top temperatures for sunday afternoon still a little bit subdued for this time of year, flavours appealed too strongly to 17 to 21 celsius the haifa stop children. declan rice is bid| year, bit subdued for this time of year, 17 to 21 celsius the haifa stop looking further ahead. as we go to looking further ahead. as we go monday, the quiet things down for a time, before more wet weather set to arrive on tuesday, pushing in from the west. if you start off dry it is not going to last and the outlook continues, with sunny spells and scattered showers, and those temperatures a little bit below par for this time of year.

this is bbc news, the headlines. rescue workers in south korea are battling to reach drivers trapped inside their cars, submerged in an underground tunnel 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 appealed too strongly to

children. declan rice is bidding