hello, i'm lukwesa burak. the uk hasjoined a new trading bloc — making it the 12th member of the group known as the cpt pp. this is the moment the uk's trade secretary, kemi badenoch, signed on the dotted line in auckland, in new zealand. other members include australia, canada, chile, japan, mexico and malaysia. some critics of the deal have questioned its benefits to britain. the government's own estimates show it will add less than 1% to the uk economy over ten years. speaking a short time ago on sunday with laura kuennsburg, the trade secretary said the deal would benefit britain. it is, it's quite a momentous

occasion, and we are all here so proud, so excited. it has been five years since the idea to join cptpp, as we call it, first started, and now we have signed the agreement. this is, it's the fastest growing region, the asia pacific, it is going to be responsible for at least 50% of global growth we are expecting between now and 2035, and countries have been queueing up to join the trading bloc. we have got a seat at the table, and for the uk, it is actually quite a big... live now to marco forgione, who is the director general of the institute of export and international trade. good morning and welcome to the programme. is this a great deal? good morning, and it is a very good day for uk businesses, joining the

first night. it provides a tremendous opportunity, notjust for the uk's excellent goods manufacturers but also for the uk's world leading services sector. what world leading services sector. what aood is? world leading services sector. what good is? which _ world leading services sector. what good is? which goods _ world leading services sector. what good is? which goods will people want to buy from the uk? the good is? which goods will people want to buy from the uk? the uk has a ureat want to buy from the uk? the uk has a great brand — want to buy from the uk? the uk has a great brand and _ want to buy from the uk? the uk has a great brand and a _ want to buy from the uk? the uk has a great brand and a great _ want to buy from the uk? the uk has a great brand and a great reputation i a great brand and a great reputation for a whole range of goods and products. a couple of weeks ago i was with the people who run a company making gelato. they are looking to grow their marketa in australia. there is no limit to the potential. is australia. there is no limit to the otential. , , , , ., potential. is this block as strong as it could _ potential. is this block as strong as it could be _ potential. is this block as strong as it could be without _ potential. is this block as strong as it could be without the - potential. is this block as strong as it could be without the us - potential. is this block as strong | as it could be without the us and china? why aren't they in it? it is china? why aren't they in it? it is a vast and _ china? why aren't they in it? it is a vast and growing _ china? why aren't they in it? it 3 a vast and growing community, about 500 million people. it will represent something like 50% of global economic growth between now

and 2035, so it is a huge growing, expanding economic bloc. of course, there was a lot of interest in new countries joining, there was a lot of interest in new countriesjoining, and there has already been quite a rush of new countries since the uk looking to join. you're right, even with the us, which is under the biden administration not very open to trade deals, there are initial were early signs that there might be interest in the us rejoining. explain something to me, because there so many figures that are around this morning, not particularly impressive figures. 0.08% is what is expected to be added to the uk's gdp. even then, it is only after ten years. it doesn't sound like much.— is only after ten years. it doesn't sound like much. that's an initial assessment _ sound like much. that's an initial assessment of _ sound like much. that's an initial assessment of the _ sound like much. that's an initial assessment of the potential - sound like much. that's an initial- assessment of the potential benefit, but we need to look at how uk

businesses really seize the opportunity. there is the economic opportunity, both of entering into a growing middle class marketa, there is access to new government contracts, there is the impact on sustainable and resilient supply chains, and also the geopolitics of this. this is an area which is hugely important and the uk will be at the heart of developing and emerging marketa over the coming ten years. mr emerging marketa over the coming ten ears, �* ~ ., ., . emerging marketa over the coming ten ears. ~ _, , emerging marketa over the coming ten ears. ~ , ., years. mr wallace has 'ust -- a curowin years. mr wallace has 'ust -- a growing market. _ years. mr wallace has 'ust -- a growing market. mr_ years. mr wallace hasjust -- a growing market. mr wallace i years. mr wallace hasjust -- a| growing market. mr wallace has years. mr wallace hasjust -- a - growing market. mr wallace has given his assessment on things like areas of conflict. when we think about how far away this trait block is, it is the indo—pacific, including members like japan, the indo—pacific, including members likejapan, for example, the indo—pacific, including members like japan, for example, singapore, china, looking to enter this block. china, looking to enter this block. china was one of those warnings that

was brought up by mr wallace. should trade be part of potential conflict and foreign policy? that is the accusation some people are saying, this is just a accusation some people are saying, this isjust a bit accusation some people are saying, this is just a bit of diplomacy applied for the us in the uk against china. how do you feel about that? the issue of export and international trade, our focus the issue of export and international trade, ourfocus is on healthy, compliant international trade. with regard to china's potential accession to cptpp, it is about china meeting those standards. all the evidence shows that nations that are trading effectively, compliantly, healthily, underthe compliantly, healthily, under the terms compliantly, healthily, underthe terms of a legal free trade arrangement, are better integrated, so hopefully that will help avert any potential kinetic involvement. the geopolitics are beyond the remit of the institute. we look purely at compliant, healthy international

trade. 50 compliant, healthy international trade. . compliant, healthy international trade, . ., compliant, healthy international trade. . ., ., ~ ., trade. so much to talk about. unfortunately, _ trade. so much to talk about. unfortunately, though, - trade. so much to talk about. unfortunately, though, and i | trade. so much to talk about. i unfortunately, though, and i do trade. so much to talk about. - unfortunately, though, and i do know those gelatos, thank you very much. ben wallace has said he'll continue to press for higher spending on the military when he stands down as defence secretary. he confirmed last night that he'll leave government at the next cabinet reshuffle and won't stand again as an mp. mr wallace said rishi sunak had committed to spending 2.5 % of national income on defence , but hadn't yet set a deadline for that target. the ministry of defence has hit back at a report which called its process of buying and maintaining military equipment "broken". a cross—party committee of mps said delays had left britain with a limited

reserve of equipment. the ministry says there is no evidence of poor oversight. a heatwave continues to affect many countries across the northern hemisphere, with warnings that the extreme conditions could be dangerous to health. in the us, nearly a third of the population — that's 113 million people — have been placed under heat advisories. the highest temperatures have been recorded in western states. this is arizona, where they reached more than 45 degrees celsius — 114 fahrenheit. it was even hotter in death valley, on the border between the states of california and nevada. the intense heat is forecast to increase in the coming days — possibly breaking its record high of 54.1; celsius — 130 fahrenheit. and there's little relief overnight as some areas have remained uncomfortably hot 38 degrees celsius — 100 fahrenheit. extremely high temperatures are being experienced in europe and north africa, particularly in countries which border the mediterranean sea. heat alerts are in place in several countries — the mercury touched 44 degrees celsius —111fahrenheit—

in parts of cyprus. and with this heat comes the increased threat of wildfires. spanish officials evacuated more than 2,500 people on saturday from la palma, in the canary islands after a fire broke out. with the latest, here's our correspondent in madrid, guy hedgecoe. spain, where i am, is one of several countries in southern europe which has been seeing unusually high temperatures over recent days. although that heatwave is starting to taper off here in spain, other countries are still seeing very high temperatures. for example, in italy and in greece, where the acropolis monument has been closed down temporarily at the hottest times of the day because of concerns about the health of people visiting it. there have also been wildfires in greece caused by the hot, dry conditions. wildfires as well on the dalmatian coast in croatia. this particular heatwave is expected

to end by the end of the weekend. however, there is another heatwave due to hit parts of europe at the beginning of next week. the european space agency has warned that spain, france, germany, poland and italy are among the countries that could see extremely high temperatures. areas of italy, for example, we're told that they could see temperatures as high as 48 degrees celsius on tuesday. earlier i spoke to francois gourand — a meteorologist for the french national weather service. he began by explaining a phenomenon known as a �*heat dome' which is believed to be the cause of the extreme weather conditions across the northern hemisphere. what's happening is that you have multiple heat domes that are building up and they are obviously strengthened by global warming. a heat dome is quite a natural phenomenon. it's like an area of high pressure

which you have commonly in the summer in the desert regions of the world. sometimes they are going a little in the northern part of the hemisphere, so you have them, obviously in arizona, in nevada in the us, the mediterranean sea in france, but with global warming these heat domes they tend to have a warmer and warmer temperature, so it leads to multiple and strong heat waves. stronger and stronger heatwaves. are we saying definitively that this is connected to climate change, then? the phenomenon itself is not really connected, but the intensity is connected to global warming, yes. it means that when it happens, it tends to be much stronger and warmer, so, yeah, that's the link. ok, so i'm sitting, obviously, on an island and in terms of the northern hemisphere, why has this pattern broken when it hits the uk?

why has it stayed mainly across the mainland areas? it is a phenomenon that tends to be warmer inland because when the heat comes inland it tends to build up easily and you don't have the freshening effect of the sea breeze that can affect coastal areas, so yeah, it is a much more difficult phenomenon to experience to live inland, obviously. how much longer is this expected to continue for? if you speak about the mediterranean heatwave, it should last probably the whole of next week, particularly around italy. italy is maybe where it will be the longer and the harder. it will be a difficult week. but the summer is obviously not over so it can last a little longer, maybe during august. i'm not sure, but it is

a possibility, obviously. i know you're not a climatologist, however, i'm sure you're well aware of the links. in terms of these areas worst hit recovering, there is growing concern now that desert areas have jumped from, for example, northern africa, they are now entering the mediterranean area and that is specifically tied to this weather. do these temperatures allow the land to recover at all or is it becoming harder and harder now? it is probably becoming harder because strong heatwaves like this put, obviously, a lot of stress on vegetation and the population in general, the human and non—human population. it is difficult to recover, obviously, and when it tends to happen year after year it's obviously becoming stronger and stronger and the vegetation and everyone has to recover, that's for sure.

to south korea now, where rescue efforts continue to reach people trapped in their cars in an underground tunnel following flash flooding. the workers, including divers, have spent the last 2a hours searching the underpass, in the town of cheongju, in the central chungcheong region. eight bodies have so far been recoverd, including five from a submerged bus. flooding and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed at least 35 people across the country. south korea's annual rainy season has become more intense in recent years, as a result of rising temperatures. our correspondent yuna ku is in the capital, seoul, with the latest. the flood is not still rising, but there was still heavy rainfall going on in this region, the central and south—eastern region of south korea. the korea meteorological administration said that this heavy

rain is likely to continue until tuesday. they told me rescue efforts will be even harder. the landslide alert is applied to every region in south korea except one island. right now it isn't raining that hard but it has been raining a few days in a row, and this makes the mountain very prone to breaking down, affecting houses, and that is why the government made this alert on every part of the country. as i said before, the heavy rainfall is concentrated in the central and south—eastern part of the country. further casualties are likely to happen in this region. firefighters say high winds have been hampering attempts to tackle a fire at a hotel in brighton. crews have been at

the royal albion hotel since saturday evening. no one has been injured but buildings nearby were evacuated. it was on fire overnight into sunday morning. no one was reportedly injured, but nearby buildings were evacuated. east sussex fire and rescue has said that it has scaled back its operations on sunday morning. time for the sport. the top two seeds... at either end of their careers. the men's final is the number one carlos alcaraz against the number two novak djokovic. but that's the only number alcaraz has in his favour. djokovic is the favourite partly because of the sheer statistical weight he brings. it would be a fifth wimbledon title in a row, would equal roger federer�*s record of eight titles there,

and provide a 24th overall. only one player has done that in grand slam singles. judging by the performances we have seen from all the players, i think this is probably the best finals we could have. he is one of the quickest guys on the tour, and he can do pretty much anything on the court. we are both in good form, both playing well, we both want to take this title. i look forward to it. it's going to be a great challenge, i think. it. it's going to be a great challenge, ithink.- it. it's going to be a great challenge, ithink. it. it's going to be a great challenae, ithink. ., ., . ~ �*, challenge, ithink. for novak, it's one more — challenge, ithink. for novak, it's one more day. — challenge, ithink. for novak, it's one more day, one _ challenge, ithink. for novak, it's one more day, one more - challenge, ithink. for novak, it'sl one more day, one more moment. challenge, ithink. for novak, it's- one more day, one more moment. he has no _ one more day, one more moment. he has no weakness, he is a really complete — has no weakness, he is a really complete player. he does nothing wrong _ complete player. he does nothing wrong on — complete player. he does nothing wrong on the court. playing a final hearing _ wrong on the court. playing a final hearing wimbledon is something that i dream _ hearing wimbledon is something that i dream about when i started playing tennis _ i dream about when i started playing tennis for— i dream about when i started playing tennis. for me, it's going to be the best moment of my life, i think. meanwhile there'll definitely be a repeat winner in the ladies doubles final at wimbledon. hseih su wei and barbora strycova won the title two years ago.

but on the other side of the court elise mertens is also a previous champion in this event, when she won alongside hseih su wei. it's mertens and her partner storm hunter who are the seeded pair. they�* re ranked number three. 0vernight leader rory mcilroy bogeyed the second hole of his final round of the scottish 0pen, which is being played earlier in the day than scheduled because of the bad weather that's predicted for the renaissance club. mcilroy dropped back to 12 under par after two. he has since gone back to his overnight score of 13 under par. tyrrell hatton is in a good place, second for the day alongside local favourite robert mcintyre, and one of the koreans in the top five. lionel messi has started a three day event that marks his move to major league soccer team inter miami, the club co—owned by david beckham. part one was the official announcement and accompanying video, that he'd joined after leaving psg, agreeing to play in the us until 2025.

the world cup winner is being introduced in stage, in something inter miami are calling the unveil. over the next couple of days he'll speak to the media and then have his first training session. it isa it is a decision, i think, to go to the united states, which is probably based as much on non—football reasons as football reasons. because there are a number of options, one of which was back to argentina. another was saudi arabia, which is spending a lot of money, or perhaps finding another club in europe. i think this is a fascinating deal, but the ramifications are far greater for major league soccer than they are for lionel messi. the women's ashes could be decided today but only if australia win the second of the three one—day internationals against england who have fought back to level the multi—format series with those two games to go. they're at six points each with the home side needing to win both remaining matches to guarantee winning the series. the weather could well

intervene as well. but they're under way in southampton with england winning the toss and bowling first. it is za-i. it is 211—1. phoebe lichfield is the only battle to go so far, lbw. 24—1 in the fifth over in southampton. and that's all the sport for now. in the tourde in the tour de france, it is another climbing stage in the alps. a fascinating race and you can follow it at bbc.com, or in the uk, bbc dot code sounds fascinating! to politics now — and the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has given an extensive interview to the bbc, this morning. sir keir starmer said a future government led by him would prioritise "economic stability" and not retreat into promising "vast sums of money". with a labour government spend more

money on public services? do you believe, after years of saying austerity has damaged the public sector, do you believe that part of the answer has to be more money? a, the answer has to be more money? a labour government will always want to invest _ labour government will always want to invest in — labour government will always want to invest in its public services. that _ to invest in its public services. that is— to invest in its public services. that is not— to invest in its public services. that is not an answer to my question. that is not an answer to my question-— that is not an answer to my cuestion. ., ., , . , question. the way to grow services is to crow question. the way to grow services is to grow our _ question. the way to grow services is to grow our economy. _ question. the way to grow services is to grow our economy. we - question. the way to grow services is to grow our economy. we have l question. the way to grow services i is to grow our economy. we have had 13 years _ is to grow our economy. we have had 13 years of— is to grow our economy. we have had 13 years of this government, more or less, _ 13 years of this government, more or less. 13 _ 13 years of this government, more or less. 13 years — 13 years of this government, more or less, 13 years of the last labour government. the last labour government. the last labour government grow the economy and had tens of— government grow the economy and had tens of billions of pounds more to spend _ tens of billions of pounds more to spend on— tens of billions of pounds more to spend on our public services. that's what _ spend on our public services. that's what i _ spend on our public services. that's what i want — spend on our public services. that's what i want to replicate, to grow the economy so we have that yield to put into _ the economy so we have that yield to put into our— the economy so we have that yield to put into our public services. a barge which will house up to 500 migrants off the dorset coast could arrive at portland port within days. some businesses in the area say they've already suffered as a result of the plan. protests against the barge prompted a cruise ship to cancel

a planned stop in weymouth, costing the local economy an estimated £400,000. james ingham has been talking to some of those affected. weymouth's summer season is in full swing. the town is busy, but it gets even busier when cruise ships pay a visit, docking in nearby portland port. the port are mooting that cruise ship passengers bring about £a00,000 into the economy on a trip and i would advocate that's probably about right because of the amount of fish and chips that they buy and the gifts they buy and the things they want to take back to wherever they've come from, in order to take a little bit of england, britain, bring back with them, really. chanting: refugees are welcome here! but instead of cruise passengers, it was protesters who came to town, here to show their opposition to controversial plans to house asylum—seekers on a giant barge in the port. that prompted a cruise company to cancel a planned stop because of safety concerns — a decision which had a big impact

on the local economy. we did notice a difference in footfall. for us, it's really important and it's notjust about them coming in, obviously they spend their money, but it's just the vibrancy they bring to the town. they absolutely love it, everywhere's booming and the businesses are all doing well. some of the 3,600 passengers on board the cruise ship would have gone on excursions to nearby attractions. bluebird coaches had four vehicles booked for trips. with protesters adamant they'll be back, this family—run firm is worried that more cruise ships may give portland a miss. we've got cruise ships booked right through to october and we are worried going forward if more cruise liners do cancel and we may have already turned work down because, in our eyes, we were fully booked in those dates because the cruise liners were due to come in. hey, lorna! hi, there! looking really busy. yes, just tidying up the shelves, refilling lots of local dorset produce.

lorna is another who relies on the cruise trade. she's against the barge, but is also worried about the protesters. they're affecting now people that they probably don't mean to affect. so the locals that require the money that we get from these cruise ships to survive and to make it from one season to the next. you guys are right, it shouldn't be here, but you need to take it to government. they are the people who are responsible for this, not the port, not to the locals. the barge may arrive in portland within days and 500 men moved in soon after. that's likely to lead to more protests and more concern from businesses nearby. james ingham, bbc news, weymouth. let's get some of the day's other news now. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is expected to be discharged from hospital today following his admission for suspected deydration.

mr netanyahu, who is 73, was taken to sheba hospital and kept overnight under observation but officials say that medical tests revealed no irregularities. the venezuelan opposition leader, maria corina machado, has accused the government of sending a violent group to threaten and attack her supporters, at a rally in the capital caracas. her vehicle was attacked — ms machado was not injured. last month she was banned from holding public office for 15 years, in what she says is a politically motivated attempt by the government to stifle opposition. a mexican journalist has been shot to death in a parking lot in the southern tourist town of acapulco. the death of nelson matus is the country's second journalist killing in a week. mexico was the deadliest in the world last year forjournalists, according to media watchdog reporters without borders. before we go, i'm just going to show

you a scene from the night sky in the us state of louisiana. this footage was caught from a door camera. that is a meteor, seen streaking across the south louisiana skies. this is bbc news. the showers today will have sunshine between. there is an unusually deep area of low pressure from mid—july, taking the windiest weather across scotland and northern ireland today, lots of showers here as well, but yesterday quite significant wind gusts were england and wales, 56 mph were recorded in southampton, really unusualfor were recorded in southampton, really unusual for england and wales, 56 mph recorded in southampton, really unusualfrom mid—july. in the day ahead, blustery winds, not as strong in the south, and hopefully less

frequent showers, but it is still a blustery day, with showers, so feeling cool. heavier downpours in northern ireland, northern england, across wales. fewer showers further south and east but a gusty day, so it will feel cool. temperatures not far from average for the time of year. we will note the chill across parts of scotland, where we continue with the showers, still some thundery downpours into the evening and overnight. lengthier clear spells and the pressure stopped as we head towards monday morning. a drier, brighterstart, less windy we head towards monday morning. a drier, brighter start, less windy on monday because of this ridge of high pressure starting to nudge into southern areas. still quite a cluster of showers across scotland, not as many as today. lengthier dry spells, lighter winds and more

sunshine, meaning it will feel more pleasant and warmer, temperatures into the mid to high teens, low 20s into the mid to high teens, low 20s in southern england. 0n into the mid to high teens, low 20s in southern england. on tuesday, we have our next area of low pressure approaching off the atlantic. already, we have had more than the july average rainfall across the uk. it is much needed rainfall. a little difficulty pinning down the detail on the system but it looks as though it will bring significant outbreaks of rain. not as windy, probably showery to the north and largely dry and find to the south and east. more unsettled weather on the way, and following that, plenty more showers as we head through the week and into the weekend. more on the website.

say membership will add less this is bbc news, the headlines. an extreme heat wave has gripped parts of the us and southern europe —— with more scorching temperatures expected. nearly a third of americans — about 113 million people — are currently under heat advisories with authorities warning that temperatures could be deadly to anyone without effective cooling and hydration. the uk's trade secretary — kemi badenoch — has formally confirmed a place in a major indo—pacific trading bloc known as the cptpp, joining other members like australia, new zealand and malaysia.

but the government's own estimates