hello and welcome, i'm lucy grey. we start with the dangerous heatwaves which have set in, in southern europe and around much of the northern hemisphere. 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 almost a third of americans are under extreme advisories, with warnings that scorching temperatures in the west could be deadly to anyone without effective cooling and hydration. 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 celsius on tuesday. translation: you physically

suffer from this heat, - which also lasts 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 are going to push through it and, you know, i don't know if we'll ever be back so we have to take advantage of the day. meanwhile, greek medics have been busy working alongside the red cross. we are 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 completely burned. there are a few bits of grass here and there towards the edges that have been able to survive. the vast majority of it is just black and ashes. luckily, both ourselves and the neighbour that we were helping were able to sort of save our gardens, just by working as a collective. but it is notjust europe feeling the heat. across the united states, temperatures are breaking record highs that have stood for decades. in el paso, texas, temperatures have 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 coming days. leigh milner, bbc news. chloe brimicombe is a climate scientist at the university of gratz in austria. she's been telling me that heatwaves historically have been relatively uncommon.

the heatwaves were quite rare especially in europe until recent years and in the last couple of recent years, we have had consecutive heatwaves year—on—year in the summer and records being broken. this is also the case 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. just explain what those health impacts are because these warnings that have been sent out today in southern europe are saying that even healthy people are at risk. yes, people are more at risk of heat—related illnesses and dehydration during heatwave periods and they will have put this out because of real concern related to record—breaking temperatures. 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 the case in the us where we are seeing the heat at the moment. that group is really important to stay cool as well as the elderly, children, those with pre—existing medical conditions and outdoor workers. actually, in the us and texas, they were going to pass a bill which meant that outdoor workers wouldn't be allowed water breaks which is really quite worrying given the temperatures they are experiencing there at the moment. rescue workers in south korea are trying to reach people trapped by flooding inside their cars in an underground tunnel. floods and landslides have killed more than 20 people over the past three days. in the latest rescue operation one person is reported to have died and at least nine have been rescued so far. it's not clear how many people are inside the vehicles. south korea's annual rainy season has become more intense in recent years as a result of rising temperatures. our reporterje seung lee

gave us this update. so a few hours ago, officials gave a press conference updating the progress of this rescue operation. in south korea right now, it is well into the night, but rescue officials said they will continue this operation throughout the night, and thatjust tells how dire the situation is. now, it is important to say, it is not entirely clear how many vehicles are trapped under there, in this underground tunnel which has been completely 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, they said they believe one is a bus and two are trucks and the rest, 13 of them, are cars. so far, one person is reported to have died from this and at least nine people have been rescued, and ii more reported to be missing,

but that figure is expected to rise 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 four hours before the tunnel was completely submerged underwater. and i've seen footage when this accident occurred. it was just a matter of seconds, it was just a few seconds until the whole underground tunnel, the roadway, was completely submerged underwater, so there is going to be a lot of criticism over the next few days as this unfolds. disposable vapes should be banned from sale according to councils in england and wales, who want them off the shelves by next year. the local government association says more than a million disposable vapes are thrown away every week, and claims they appeal too strongly to children. but the uk vaping industry association argues they help smokers give up the habit, and can be recycled.

angus crawford has more. cheap to buy, simple to use and littering our public spaces. more than 1.3 million disposable vapes are thrown away every week. now the lga wants the government to ban all single—use vapes as soon as next year. so, what is 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 is difficult to recycle. if it gets crushed in a bin lorry or waste disposal centre, it can catch fire. they are technically recyclable but there is a real difference between what is technically recyclable and what happens in practice. and we know that what happens in practice in the uk is less than i% of these things are actually being recycled. it's not very economical to recycle them, they are always going to be really difficult and as a result, most of them are being thrown away or even worse, they're being littered. but that's only half the story.

garish colours and sugared flavours appeal to children, giving a gateway to nicotine. a growing epidemic, says the british medical association, which wants a ban on flavoured vapes and the rest to be sold in plain packaging. the industry disagrees. it claims sales are already regulated and vaping actively reduces smoking. the key thing is it's illegal to sell vaping products to under 18s like any age restricted category, so from our perspective these are doing a really good job at helping smokers move across to vaping because they are so simple to use. but what do the vapers and non—vapers think of a ban? they shouldn't ban the vapes at all. why? _ think about the people smoking cigarettes. would you rather have cigarettes or vapes? think about that. they're not great for- the environment, are they? and especially with - the lithium batteries too. also, because so many children are smoking them now- as well, it's not great. i don't know about total ban though,

maybe more regulation? _ in england, the government is reviewing vaping regulations, scotland is weighing up a ban and france may bring one in later this year. could the days of the disposable vapes be numbered? angus crawford, bbc news. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he is feeling "very well" after experiencing dizziness and being rushed to hospital. as he was taken to sheba medical centre near tel aviv, his office said he was in "good condition and undergoing medical evaluation". the preliminary assessment is that he was dehydrated. but he's being kept in overnight and an israeli cabinet meeting is being postponed from sunday to monday. well, this is what mr netanyahu had to say in a video released by his office a short while ago: translation: yesterday i spent time at the sea of galilee _ with my wife in the sun, without a hat, without water. not a good idea. i'd like to thank all of you for the concern and to thank

the excellent team here in sheba who examined me. but i have one request of you — we are undergoing a heatwave in the country so i ask of you to spend less time in the sun and drink more water. the news comes as israeli protesters have been back on the streets of tel aviv, demonstrating against the government's plans to overhaul the judiciary. the latest demonstration in tel aviv 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 seventy protesters opposed to the judicial changes on tuesday. now it's time for a look at today's sport. an emotional day at centre court at wimbledon. we have a new women's champion —

but it's not ons jabeur. she was beaten in the final again — this time by the unseeded marketa vondrousova. the world number 42 from the czech republic is the first unseeded player to win the wimbledon women's singles title. she's barely played on grass and her career as been plagued with injury. but while jabeur�*s game fell apart, the left handed vondrousova excelled and she won in straight sets 6—4, 6—4. i think ithinki i think i wasjust i think i was just open—minded. i think i wasjust open—minded. i didn't have much chance until today! i think you just have to believe in yourself. i wasjust i think you just have to believe in yourself. i was just trying to think much about the title and everything. i think you just have to stay focused and in your head and just have the small circle around you and just do the same things as you always do. yeah, ifeel like anything can happen, you know, and this is amazing. .

i already lost two finals. this is the third — i already lost two finals. this is the third one. i don't know, i felt like i_ the third one. i don't know, i felt like i was — the third one. i don't know, i felt like i was doing everything right. again, _ like i was doing everything right. again, the — like i was doing everything right. again, the same thing happened last year but _ again, the same thing happened last year but it— again, the same thing happened last year but it is painful because you feel year but it is painful because you feet so_ year but it is painful because you feel so close to achieving something that you _ feel so close to achieving something that you want and you are actually back to _ that you want and you are actually back to square one. butjust that you want and you are actually back to square one. but just try to -et back to square one. but just try to get rid _ back to square one. but just try to get rid of— back to square one. but just try to get rid of these negative thoughts and continue being positive. there was british success today as neal skupski won his first wimbledon mens double title. top seeds skupski and his dutch partner wesley koolhof beat marcel granollers and horacio zeballos in straight sets for their first grand slam together. skupski, who's won the mixed title for the last two years, is the first briton to have won both the mens and mixed doubles at wimbledon for nearly a century. there was also british success in the men's wheelchair doubles when alfie hewett and gordon reid won theirfifth wimbledon title together.

in front of a packed court i, the top seeds came back from a set down to beat japan's takuya miki and tokito oda. alfie hewett will go for the men's singles wheelchair title tomorrow. in cycling, denmark'sjonas vingegaard still leads the tour de france, gaining just a second on stage ia in the alps, to extend his lead over tadej pogacar to ten seconds. the stage was won by carlos rodriguez who moves up to third overall. but defending champion vingegaard still wears the yellow jersey, benefitting from pogacar�*s bad luck after the slovenian was blocked by a photographer's motorbike when he was on course to take an eight—second time bonus for being first up the last climb. instead vingegaard overtook him to take the bonus himself. arsenal have confirmed the signing of england midfielder declan rice for £100 million, plus £5 million in add—ons. rice captained west ham to the europa conference league title last season.

the 24—year—old thanked wrote a letter to west ham supporters, but said his decision was ultimately about his "ambition to play at the very highest level." meanwhile, someone who's already played at the highest level, lionel messi, has now officially signed for the us side inter miami from the french champions psg. the 36—year—old argentine world cup winner has won the ballon d'or seven times. inter miami's co—owner david beckham said signing messi was a "dream come true". it's less than a week until the open golf championship and former winner rory mcilroy is looking in fine form, he's still leading the scottish open going into the final round. the northern irishman is on 13—under—par, one shot clear of south korea's tom kim and two ahead of england's tommy fleetwood. tee times have been brought forward a couple of hours for the fourth day with strong winds forecast at the renaissance club.

and that's all the sport for now. 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. our north america correspondent david willis told us more about the case. 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 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 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?" the uk defence secretary ben wallace has told the sunday times newspaper he will leave cabinet at the next reshuffle and will not stand again at the next election. let's go live now to our political correspondent ione wells in the newsroom. white mike white a loss for the

conservatives. what has he said? that's right. i think this will come as a bit of a blow to some in the conservative party. he has said to the sunday times that he will stand down as defence secretary at the next reshuffle. we don't know when that will be but there is a lot of speculation that rishi sunak will look to reshape his top team in september in the autumn, looking ahead to a possible election next year. ben wallace has also said he will be standing down as an mp at the next general election. he has ruled out doing that prematurely, so he will not trigger a by—election in his seat, but he will certainly not be running to be an mp in a different seat at the next general election. that's what we know from him so far. allies of his this evening have tried to insist that this is not a reflection on rishi sunak. he has said himself in the interview that he has been in politics in some form now for 2h

years, suggesting that he feels he no longer wants to be in front line politics. he has already spoken publicly about the fact he is out of the race to be the next head of nato, so his future is quite unclear but there is also a big vacancy at the top of government now. i but there is also a big vacancy at the top of government now. i wonder how the news — the top of government now. i wonder how the news will _ the top of government now. i wonder how the news will be _ the top of government now. i wonder how the news will be received - the top of government now. i wonder how the news will be received in - how the news will be received in kyiv because he has played a big role in the uk's response to the war in ukraine, although we saw him a few days ago talking about wanting to see a bit more gratitude from president zelensky perhaps and saying we are not an amazon service. but you wonder what the reaction will be in ukraine to this.- will be in ukraine to this. that's riuht. i will be in ukraine to this. that's right- ithink— will be in ukraine to this. that's right. i think one _ will be in ukraine to this. that's right. i think one significant - right. i think one significant challenge for rishi sunak is appointing a replacement for ben wallace when he does his reshuffle because ben wallace is someone with a lot of experience, he has been defence secretary under three different prime ministers and has been leading the uk response to the

war in ukraine. he did attract some criticism at their most recent nato summit when he said that people wanted to see more gratitude for western aid and that the uk wasn't an amazon, when he was talking about more requests for weapons and supplies. rishi sunak later tried to i think wash over that particular incident saying ukraine had shown gratitude on multiple occasions, but i think you are right, this is a significant moment really because there will be questions about who will now lead to the uk's response to ukraine, who has that level of experience in government, but also military experience too because ben wallace was a soldier before going into politics. wallace was a soldier before going into militia-— into politics. ione wells, thank ou. we into politics. ione wells, thank yom we can — into politics. ione wells, thank you. we can talk— into politics. ione wells, thank you. we can talk more - into politics. ione wells, thank you. we can talk more about l into politics. ione wells, thank- you. we can talk more about ukraine now. south korea's president, yoon suk—yeol, 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 bulletproof 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 president yoon 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 equipment on a larger 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 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 early 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, the 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. the large parts of the world see this sees 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 threats 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. let's get more on that historic wimbledon victory by unseeded czech player marketa vondrousova. sara menai is a french—tunisian sports journalist who watched the final at wimbledon. she says there was a �*complete contrast�* between the two finalists, vondrousova and ons jabeur. vondrousova looked way more relaxed, way more confident than ons jabeur. we know ons jabeur�*s biggest mistake, i would say, during this tournament has been the stress that she has, and we found out she is really struggling mentally. and i think that's one of the big 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 with all the pressure. we have to say the pressure is also because it's her second consecutive wimbledon final for ons jabeur, so obviously everybody was a bit expecting her to win this one, so the pressure was really on her rather than marketa vondrousova, who made it to the final but it was quite a surprise for young vondrousova. so yes, she's a wonderful and very talented tennis player, the czech republic player, and she made it, which is absolutely unbelievable. she made history today. do you think there's too much expectation put on ons jabeur�*s shoulders in terms of everyone talking so much about whether it would be the first time that an african and an arab woman had won a grand slam? do you think that's what it was, itjust got too much? you saw her shaking her head out herself, didn't you, throughout, and she seemed not to have resilience, perhaps. yes, exactly, not the resilience.

maybe that's what she was missing today. but that's what she has been missing in the last, let's be honest, in the last couple of years in her career. and she says it, she says she's working on it from a mental aspect, to know how to cope with pressure, with stress. she's an anxious player. she said it in the press conference a few minutes ago. she said, look, i've been through a lot in my head during this game against vondrousova and i'm really trying to cope with it but it's difficult for her. and i definitely think the pressure is maybe a bit too much on her. she is 28 now and we are really expecting her to win her first grand slam. we are really expecting her to finally win here at wimbledon, it was her second consecutive final. she lost in the us open final as well in september, so that's a third final she has lost. i think that the pressure is a bit too much. of course she would have made history if she had won a grand slam as a first arab woman, a first african player, but that's a lot to take, i think, for her, and this one, this defeat, she said it, is going to be a difficult one to take and to digest.

congratulations to marketa vondrousova who said afterwards she was looking forward to a beer so i hope she is enjoying that right now. thank you for watching. hello there. summer holiday season in full swing. but the weather is certainly not playing ball at the moment. take a look at denbighshire a few hours ago, some of the showers really quite torrential. and they have been quite widespread as well across the country. we are now mid—way throuthuly. and you are right in thinking it's been a wet month. in fact, 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 accumulation for the next few days, the darker blues denoting where we are going to see the heaviest of the rain.

at least another 50 millimetres to come for many of us over the next few days, adding to the totals we've already seen this month. low pressure is with us, then, to the north—west and circling like a catherine wheel are these weather fronts that have been driving in plenty of showers, driven along by some blustery south—west winds. so some of the showers, you can see, have merged together in bands, organised lanes, so showers or longer spells of rain throughout the day. some of those showers will fade through the evening and overnight, but there's still the risk of the odd rumble of thunder in those showers and more widespread rainfall, perhaps, across the north—west of scotland. overnight lows between 12 and 1a degrees. into sunday, the low pressure finally pulls away off to scandinavia. the winds will start to ease a touch and a north—westerly direction will be more of a feature in scotland. that's going to continue to 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 feature, but not as strong either. so gusts of winds generally at around 35, maybe 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 — 17 to 21 celsius the high. looking further ahead, as we go into monday, a little ridge of high pressure quietens things down for a time before more wet weather set to arrive on tuesday, pushing in from the west. so 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. this is bbc news. the headlines: the headlines: dozens of cities in southern europe dozens of cities in southern europe remain on red alert — remain on red alert — as temperatures continue to soar as temperatures continue to soar across the continent. rescue workers in south korea across the continent. rescue workers in south korea are battling to reach drivers are battling to reach drivers trapped inside their cars submerged trapped inside their cars submerged in an underground tunnel, in an underground tunnel, revealed last month he had decided as deadly floods sweep the country. as deadly floods sweep the country. councils in england and wales have councils in england and wales have called for a ban on the sale called for a ban on the sale of disposable vapes by next year. of disposable vapes by next year. the local government association the local government association says the colourful packaging says the colourful packaging and fruity flavours appeal too and fruity flavours appeal too strongly to children. strongly to children. lionel messi has completed lionel messi has completed his move to inter miami his move to inter miami on a deal running to 2025. on a deal running to 2025.

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