hello, i'm lukwesa burak. 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 plaecd under heat advisories. the highest temperatures are 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 heat is forecast to increase in the coming days, possibly setting a new record. in fact in some areas it could remain over 38 degrees celsius — 100 fahrenheit — overnight. in asia, japan has issued heat stroke alerts in 20 of the country's 47 prefectures, affecting tens of millions of people.

temperatures have been close to a0 degrees celsius in tokyo — just over one degree lower than the highest ever recorded figure. 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 because of this blaze. 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. a little earlier i spoke to francois gourand — a meteorologist at the french national weather servicel.

he began by explaining a phenomenon known as �*heat dome�* which is believed to be the cause of the extreme weather conditions in 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. 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 it's 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 kuensburg, the trade secretary said the deal would benefit britain.

it's quite a momentous occasion and we're all here so proud, so excited. it's been five years since the idea to join cptpp, as we call it, first started and now we have signed the agreement. this is the fastest growing region, the asia pacific. it's going to be responsible for at least 50% of global growth that we're expecting between now and 2035. countries have been queuing up to join this trading bloc. we've got there first, we've got our seat at the table and for the uk it's actually quite a momentous thing. it's the biggest trade deal we signed since we left the eu and there's everything to play for. i've been speaking to marco forgione, who is the director general of the institute of export and international trade. he explained how this will benefit british consumers and businesses, day to day.

it is a very good day for uk businesses, joining the cptpp. it provides a tremendous opportunity, notjust for the uk's excellent goods manufacturers but also for the uk's world leading services sector. what goods? which goods will people want to buy from the uk? the uk has 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 market in australia. there is no limit to the potential. is this bloc as strong as it could be without the us and china? why aren't they in it? it is 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 is a lot of interest in new countriesjoining, and there has already been quite a rush of new countries since the uk looking tojoin. you're right, even with the us, which is under the biden administration not very open to trade deals, there are initial 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. 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 market, 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 an emerging market over the coming ten years. let's take a look now atjust what the uk is signing up to — and what difference it might make to the economy. nicky schiller has been crunching the numbers. cptpp crunching the numbers. is a bit of a mouthful to sa it cptpp is a bit of a mouthful to say. it is the comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans pacific partnership. it is a club of the 11 nations with 500 million people. the countries are australia, brunei, canada, chile, japan, malaysia, mexico, new zealand, peru, singapore and vietnam. together they

generate around 13% of the world's income. the pacific trade pact was signed in march 2018. the uk is the first non—founding country to join and is the second biggest economy afterjapan. it takes the value of the new grouping to over $14 trillion, or £11 trillion. the key park for all nations is greater access to each other�*s markets. there was also a pledge to eliminate or reduce 95% of import charges or tariffs. some are kept to protect sensitive domestic areas, things like japan's rice farming industry. they must cooperate on regulations such as food standards, but unlike the european union, the cptpp is neither a single market nor a customs union. countries are not required to have identical regulations and standards. looking ahead, china is valuing to sign up, as is taiwan, but the real price for

all in the group would be if the us reversed a decision made by president trump not to join. membership doesn't appear to be on president biden�*s to do list. 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. (vt tx) 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 £400,000 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. the last ship covered by the soon—to—expire un—brokered deal which allows ukraine to export grain has left the black sea port of 0desa. russia has not agreed to register any new ships sincejune the 27th — the agreement will run out on monday unless moscow agrees to extend it. grain prices rose sharply last year after the russian invasion hindered ukraine's exports. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is expected to be discharged from hospital today, following his admission for suspected dehydration. 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 for holding public office for 15 years, in what she says is a politically motivated attempt by the government to stifle opposition. to south korea now, where at least 35 people are known to have died as a result of floods. rescue efforts continue to reach people trapped in their cars in an underground tunnel which was inundated after a nearby river burst its banks. the workers, including divers, have spent the last 24 hours searching the underpass, which is half a kilometre long, in the town of cheongju, in the central chungcheong region.

nine bodies have so far been recovered — several of them from a submerged bus. 0ur correspondent, yuna ku, is in the capital, seoul, with the latest. the flood isn't still rising, but there is still heavy rainfall going on in this region, the central and south—eastern region of south korea. the korean meteorological administration told us that this heavy rain is likely to continue until tuesday next week, which will make the rescue efforts even harder. actually, the landslide alert is applied to every region in south korea excetheju island. right now i'm in seoul. it isn't raining that hard, but it has been raining like few days in a row and this makes mountains very prone to break down and affect houses.

that is why the government made this alert on every part of the country. however, as i said before, the heavy rainfall is concentrated in the central and south—eastern part of the country and further casualties are likely to happen in this region. 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. mr wallace has been defence secretary for four years, helping to lead britain's response to russia's invasion of ukraine. 0ur political correspondent georgia roberts has more. an interview on the sunday times confirmed speculation for days that ben wallace was thinking about a departure from government, and he confirms that and he talks about his reasons for doing so. he talks about the toll that being in government for such a long time has taken on

his family, and talks as well about the fact that he went into politics in 1999 and spent well over seven years with three phones by his bed. he played a very high profile role in the ukraine raw, and other things he mentioned in the interview as well, throwing a head to the threat to head facing the uk, and also talking about his intention therefore to keep beating the drum, if you like for the uk to keep up its commitment to keep spending its percentage of gdp on defence. it's set to be another memorable day at wimbledon today as novak djokovic faces carlos alcaraz in the men's singles final. on saturday centre court was witness to another historic victory — with marketa vondrousaova becoming the first unseeded player to win the women's singles. she beat the world number six, 0ns jabeur, in straight sets. it marks a big come back in her career, which has been interrupted by injury — last year, she was at

wimbledon as a spectator. the victory came with a bonus — a chat with the princess of wales, who was presenting the trophy. here's what marketa had to say about her victory. yeah, i had a cast last year at that time, so it was impossible. i was watching my best friend here playing and i was a tourist. when i was coming back i didn't know what is going to happen and if i can play at that level again. going to happen and if i can play at that levelagain. i mean, this going to happen and if i can play at that level again. i mean, this seems impossible. miss voundrousova's victory meant heartbreak for 0ns jabeur, who lost her second successive final at wimbledon. hopes had been high in her native tunisia — where she is known affectionately as the minister of happiness. here's what she had to say after the match. because i already lost two finals and this is the third one, i don't know, ifelt as

and this is the third one, i don't know, i felt as though i was doing everything right. again, with the same thing that happened last year, but... it's painful because you feel so close to achieving something that you want and then you are back to square one. again, just trying to get rid of these negative thoughts and continue being positive. on sunday, it's the men's final on centre court. it will pit the defending champion, novak djokovic, who has won seven of his record 23 grand slams at wimbledon, against carlos alcaraz of spain. he's just twenty years old — sixteen years younger than novak — but already has the us open in his trophy cabinet, and is the current world number one. i've been speaking to a sports journalist based in nigeria about the finals.

it was great to see market close make a winning. —— marketa. we are looking forward to seeing 0ns jabeur, especially as she has come through twice before now. it was heartbreaking for africans, but it was also historic for the tournament. an unseeded woman who isn't great on grass, winning the tournament was something mind blowing. tournament was something mind blowinu. ., , ,., tournament was something mind blowinu. .,, . tournament was something mind blowinu. . ., tournament was something mind blowin. . ., , .,~ blowing. there was so much at stake in terms of — blowing. there was so much at stake in terms of history _ blowing. there was so much at stake in terms of history books _ blowing. there was so much at stake in terms of history books - _ blowing. there was so much at stake in terms of history books - first - in terms of history books — first arab, first muslim, first african. there was a lot at stake. was it a case of the nerves for her? definitely that. it was really just 0ns jabeur�*s nurse getting the better of her. if you have watched her in the last three or four years, you would note that was very far

from 0ns jabeur playing her best. even though she lost last year, we saw how well she played. even at the us open, when she faced the world number one last year, it was a very competitive match even though it endedin competitive match even though it ended in straight sets. from the beginning, the much... she was frustrated, showed a lot of signs of frustration from the start, and it showed how the nerves really got the better of her, because she knew this was probably her best chance so far, and she was overwhelming favourite. i think the crowd was on her side as well. i think the crowd was on her side as well, ., , ., i think the crowd was on her side as well. ., , ., .. , i think the crowd was on her side as well. .,, ., ..,, ., i think the crowd was on her side as well. .,, ., , ., , well. so, it was a case of being atient well. so, it was a case of being patient and _ well. so, it was a case of being patient and having _ well. so, it was a case of being patient and having nerves - well. so, it was a case of being patient and having nerves of i well. so, it was a case of being - patient and having nerves of steel. who do you think out of novak or carlos is going to win on that one later today on centre court at wimbledon? i later today on centre court at wimbledon?— later today on centre court at wimbledon? ., ., ., .,' , ., wimbledon? i mean, novakjoffrey of each is -- novak— wimbledon? i mean, novakjoffrey of each is -- novak djokovic— wimbledon? i mean, novakjoffrey of each is -- novak djokovic is - wimbledon? i mean, novakjoffrey of each is -- novak djokovic is the - each is —— novak djokovic is the definition of nerves of steel. and

we know he has played on wimbledon centre court in the last decade. this is going to be a very keenly contested one. it was disappointing when they met at the french open semifinal and carlos alcaraz could not play his best because he had cramps due to know. the 20—year—old has beaten djokovic sometime last year, so he needs to look back to that. he needs tojust year, so he needs to look back to that. he needs to just give year, so he needs to look back to that. he needs tojust give it year, so he needs to look back to that. he needs to just give it his all. i know it is very difficult facing a 23 time grand slam champion when you have one thatjust one yourself, but in the last couple of years, carlos alcaraz is already a grand slam champion, world number one, and he is finally getting used to grass, his least favourite surface. it will be deeply contested and feisty. firefighters say high winds have hampered 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. east sussex fire and rescue has said its scaling back its operations this morning. stay with us here on bbc news. there is plenty more coming up shortly. good afternoon. the unsettled theme is set to continue as we head through the rest of this week across the uk, with a strong jet stream propelling low pressure systems are away. this is the low pressure we saw yesterday, moving north and east, bringing very strong, blustery winds across much of england and wales. here are the gusts, over 55 mph in a few spots. the winds have eased a little. there will be some scattered showers but also sunny

spells. in more detailfor the rest of the afternoon, i wouldn't rule out the chance of a showerjust about anywhere, possibly some thunder as well. longer spells of rain moving into north—west scotland, thunderstorms from north—eastern scotland. gusts over 40 mph across the pennines and the lakes. temperatures in the high teens and low 20s. in the south—east and east anglia, in the sunshine, it won't feel too bad. 0vernight, we keep cloud across much of scotland, spells of rain for northern areas of scotland. further south, spells of rain for northern areas of scotland. furthersouth, largely scotland. further south, largely dry, scotland. furthersouth, largely dry, showers fading away, cooler than last night, temperatures dropping back into high single figures. looking at next week, not a lot is set to change. we still have low pressure largely dominating. there will be some more showers throughout the day on monday, a little feature pushing east, bringing possibly heavy thundery showers across parts of east anglia, lincolnshire and through the

midlands as we head through the afternoon. it stays cloudy across much of scotland, perhaps some sunny spells at times. temperatures are starting to ease up across the south—east of england. 22 or 23 celsius. the winds will generally be a little lighter. here is our next area of low pressure, approaching western spots on tuesday morning. turning wet across northern ireland, the south—west of england and wales, but a sunny start across scotland, the rain pushing further north and east. the winds are light on tuesday and temperatures in the south—east of england, central and southern england could peak at 24 celsius. the outlook as we head through the rest of the week, temperatures will stop the dip with a north—westerly wind, feeling cooler. —— temperatures will start to dip.

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 say membership will add less 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 cpt pp, becoming it's only member outside of the region. but the government's own estimates