hello, i'm tanya beckett. in south korea, at least 37 people are known to have died after flash flooding triggered landslides and power cuts. rescuers have continued their search for people thought to have been trapped in their vehicles in a flooded tunnel. nine bodies have been recovered so far. from the south korean capital seoul, here's yuna ku. another devastating summer in south korea. days of torrential rain have caused landslides, flash flooding and a considerable loss of life and livelihoods. in the city of cheongju rescuers are trying to reach people trapped in their vehicles in a flooded tunnel after water poured into the underpass so quickly they could not escape.

15 vehicles and dozens of people are known to be trapped inside. translation: we are trying our best right now but it's difficult _ because the site is covered in mud. relatives of those who are still missing anxiously await news. in a video link with officials, the president called for the mobilisation of the military and police to prevent further casualties. experts point out that the weather has become increasingly unpredictable and extreme. in the last few days, most of the concerns were focused on rescue efforts but there have been growing concerns and calls on government to be better prepared of ill weather in this country. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes and downpours are predicted to continue for the coming days. yuna ku, bbc news, seoul.

the extreme heat is continuing in parts of the northern hemisphere. in southern europe, a second heatwave is forecast to hit this week while in the united states, temperature records could be broken. on the spanish island of la palma, fires are continuing to burn out of control and in italy there are warnings to stay indoors. sofia bettiza has the very latest. this wildfire in one of the spanish canary islands has forced at least 4000 people from their homes. the blaze in la palma so big it can be seen from space. translation: i have seen many wildfires but none like this one. | this is terrible, horrible. in italy, an anticyclone could push temperatures above 45 degrees. it's been named charon — the one who carries the dead in mythology. there have been red alert heat

warnings in 16 italian cities today. the italian weather agency say they've never seen anything like this in terms of intensity, duration and number of areas affected. locals and tourists here are being urged to take this seriously, to stay indoors in the afternoon, stay hydrated and take care of the elderly. and it's notjust europe. in the us, millions of americans have been experiencing extreme temperatures too. this is the death valley in california. it's one of the hottest places on earth and it could be about to set a new record. the official record is 134 degrees fahrenheit. that was all the way back in 1913. there is some controversy around that but it is still recognised as the hottest reliably recorded temperature on earth. but we haven't hit 130 here in death valley — for over 100 years we didn't hit it. and then in 2020 we got 130.

in 2021 we got 130. and then we might hit it again this weekend. last year more than 60,000 people died across europe because of soaring temperatures. and with this heatwave expected to continue well into next week, there is no respite in sight. sofia bettiza, bbc news, rome. the united states is seeing record temperatures, with nearly a third of the country under heat advisories. an all time high of 48 degrees was recorded yesterday in arizona. dangerous levels of heat are expected to run into next week. earlier i spoke to meteorologist matthew cappucci who told me more. matthew, how would you describe what's causing it? most definitely, so we're talking something called a heat dome, a sprawling ridge of high pressure that brings hot, dry, sinking air. essentially, it's like a magic forcefield in the atmosphere. and that does a couple of things. number one, it pushes the jet

stream and all the storm systems farther north. so we miss out on any inclement weather. but at the same time, that hot, dry sinking air comes down with sunshine, it bakes the ground. we're seeing temperatures 5 to 10 degrees celsius above average, setting all time records in many areas. and the longevity of it is impressive. phoenix, for example, a city about four or 5 million people has seen temperatures at or above 43 degrees celsius for 15 days in a row. so far, that's not looking to end any time soon. well, indeed. and it is in a way self reinforcing this weather system, isn't it? it is. it's kind of sitting in place. it's not really budging. it'll meander east over the coming days, then swell, intensify and really coast to coast the united states. it's going to dominate the weather pattern. now, in the southwest, we're seeing very dry conditions allowing the temperatures to skyrocket. death valley, california, with all time records at 5a degrees celsius. but over the south, central and southeastern united states, it comes with record moisture as well. for example, the florida keys are seeing crazy water temperatures approaching like 38, 39 degrees celsius, flexing moisture

into the atmosphere, causing heat indices. it feels like temperatures at dangerous values. and paul's valley, 0klahoma, saw a heat index of 52.2 degrees celsius, the worst we've ever seen in the state of oklahoma. and a lot of folks are really being taxed to the max by this heat. well, that's the problem, isn't it? it is very dangerous at times. indeed. and one of the bigger things we're seeing with this, too. a lot of folks are asking, is this climate change related? believe it or not, the united states has been below average temperature wise for the past four months. this is kind ofjust an anomaly. but globally, june has been the hottestjune ever recorded. water temperatures worldwide are reaching records. so this kind of goes to show you, even if it's cold, sometimes even if it's cold sometimes the heat extremes are getting hotter and disproportionately we're seeing temperatures skewed hot. jane birkin, the anglo—french actress and singer, whose style symbolised the swinging �*60s, has died. she was 76. famous for her on and off relationship with the late

singer—songwriter, serge gainsbourg, president macron tweeted that she "embodied freedom." she also lent her name to the hermes birkin designer handbag. here's david sillito. #je t�*aime # moi non plus. je t'aime had originally been written for bridget bardot, but the version that was released in 1969 was recorded by a singer who was, in her own words, a shy english girl, who had grown up in chelsea, and met the songwriter and actor serge gainsbourg on the set of the film slogan. the heavy breathing near the song's "climax" was too much for the bbc and the catholic church, but it helped turn jane birkin into a star, who epitomised a certain racy french bohemian cool. i think the vatican and the bbc banned itjust because of the heavy breathing, without realising the beauty of serge's text, which was, "i love you, nor do i".

couldn't you give us just a couple of minutes? her first film role that had made an impact was blow—up in the �*60s. can we come back this afternoon? after that, a long award—winning career, largely in france. she and her on—off partner serge gainsbourg were the couple of french society. i like being in france because i'm a stranger, i needn't have to understand everything. leading the tributes today, france's president macron. jane birkin, actor, singer, campaigner, a very english french star. #je t�*aime # 0h, oui, je t�*aime.# i spoke earlier to journalist agnes poirier. she reflected on the strong ties betweenjane birkin, and france.

she was always in the public eye in france. she arrives in her early 20s and she had never left us. france was quite shocked. she was going to give a few concerts that she had to cancel due to ill health but she always came back. she had an ill health scare a couple of years ago and her daughter actually did a wonderful documentary on her mother a year ago and of course, she rose to fame with at 969 —— with that 1969 song. between the hermes bag and the song, there was a whole career. she was also onstage. let's

not forgot that her mother was a famous theatre actor in the uk during and after the war. she said that unlike her mother, she had it —— like her mother she had it very easy. she was known for her bohemian lifestyle as much for their work because she is mostly associated with him because he wrote for her for about 25 years even though they split up after 12 years. he wrote how the most beautiful songs and after his death, she continued to say and to record different versions of his songs.

say and to record different versions of his sense— say and to record different versions of his songs-— of his songs. reflecting on the life of his songs. reflecting on the life of jane birkin. _ now it's time for a look at today's sport. carlos alcaraz is the new men's wimbledon singles champion. it's the first wimbledon title for the young spaniard and it ends novak djokovic's recent dominance with a stunning victory. lets go live to wimbledon and our reporter chetan pathak who's been following the action. there are so much we can say. for me, the most extraordinary thing was how alcaraz lost that first set so much, what was the mood when he lost that first set? it much, what was the mood when he lost that first set?— that first set? it was extraordinary because man _ that first set? it was extraordinary because man that _ that first set? it was extraordinary because man that has _ that first set? it was extraordinary because man that has never- that first set? it was extraordinary because man that has never lost l that first set? it was extraordinary because man that has never lost aj because man that has never lost a match at wimbledon where he has won the first set and when he was so dominant wedding that, we thought here we go, the mood to the hill was

very much, it's happening again, he is going to win a fifth wimbledon title in a row. he is going to equal the record. that's when we thought we were going is that how generally wimbledon has ended, novak djokovic lifting the trophy. but carlos alcaraz is a different type of player and he has an ounce of self very much to the british crowd here at wimbledon. we know he has incredible talent, he is the world number one but this is the biggest win of his life because to beat novak djokovic on centre court, which djokovic hadn't lost for a decade, it is a whole other level. at the very first time of asking, alcaraz with his first match point, got himself over the line and understandably emotional scenes on

centre court afterwards, for hymn, the his coach, the small family unit. this was always in his destiny, but at 20 years old, it has perhaps come sooner than anyone ever fought. he becomes the first champion since boris becker. he has said, i am champion since boris becker. he has said, iam now champion since boris becker. he has said, i am now the man to beat. now on grass to defeat novak djokovic. 0n centre court, where novak djokovic hadn't lost for ten years, it is remarkable. djokovic is still going to chase those numbers, he might be 36, he is getting better and better. it was interesting, at times in this match, it looked like djokovic was fading and alcaraz re—pounced on that after that

nervous start, boy did he turn it around. , ., ., , around. en'oy some rest after a very bus week around. enjoy some rest after a very busy week at — around. enjoy some rest after a very busy week at wimbledon. _ away from wimbledon, australia have retained cricket's women's ashes after narrowly beating england in the penultimate one—day match in nail biting fashion in southampton. the aussies won byjust three runs after setting england what would have been a record breaking run chase of 283. they gave it a good go though — nat sciver—brunt scoring 111 off 99 balls, but england felljust short. the points—based mulit format series, which is now 8—6 in favour of australia, concludes at taunton on tuesday. there was also a thrilling climax to golf�*s scottish 0pen at the renaissance club, where rory mcilroy birdied the final two holes to overtake local favourite robert mcintyre to win by a shot on 15 under par. and as our golf correspodent iain carter reports, its all perfect preparation for mcilroy with the open championship beginning on thursday at hoylake.

64 in the final round in those conditions really was one there was already in his history reason for confidence given that his one open victory came in 2014 but now this victory behind him, and the knowledge that when he won his last major which was also in 2014, at the pga championship, he won the week before so he knows it's possible to go back back for titles. having said that, this state —— stokes expectation. as we know, he hasn't won one third nine years so how does he deal with that expectation? how does he deal with the attention he has now generated with his victory? that is one of the biggest

questions. with just one week to go in the tour de france, defending championjonas vingegaard still has a ten second lead over rival tadej pogarcer. this is how the top eight looks, britain's adam yates has moved up to fourth as he looks to claim his first grand tour podium place. stage 15 was won by wout poels by more than two minutes. it was the dutchman's first tour de france stage victory. vingegaard and pogarcer crossed the line together after a brief battle on the final climb. the race resumes on tuesday after a rest day. manchester united defender harry maguire says he's been stripped of the club captaincy. in a statement on social media, maguire says he's disappointed with the decision by united's manager erik ten hag, but says he'll continue to give his all every time he wears the shirt. maguire was made captain underformer manager 0le gunnar solskjaer — a role he's held for the last three and a half years. and that's all the sport for now. just time to tell you that

in the men's u19 european championship its still goalless between portugal and italy, but more from me a little later. more now on the world tennis number one carlos alcaraz beating novak djokovic in the men's final at wimbledon. he took the fifth and deciding set by 6—4 to deny djokovic a record—equalling eighth wimbledon title. the spaniard becomes the youngest man to lift the trophy since boris becker won the second of his three wimbledon titles in 1986. live now to former professional tennis player and wimbledon championships referee, andrew jarrett. what did you make of the final? what a fantastic match. what a wonderful advert for the sport, for wimbledon and this may be the announcement of a new world champion

in carlos alcaraz. he has been threatening it for a couple of years but today he did it.— threatening it for a couple of years but today he did it. what you think was so remarkable _ but today he did it. what you think was so remarkable about - but today he did it. what you think was so remarkable about his - but today he did it. what you think. was so remarkable about his game? but today he did it. what you think - was so remarkable about his game? he: has such variety and i think that's what makes him so attractive to so many people, he has the character, he looks like he's enjoying it. to play the tenors that he does in the exciting manner that he just attracts fans, he attracts fans to their sport, attracts fans, he attracts fans to theirsport, it's attracts fans, he attracts fans to their sport, it's wonderful to watch. ., �* ., watch. you didn't get the feeling at all that losses _ watch. you didn't get the feeling at all that losses and _ watch. you didn't get the feeling at all that losses and nerve _ watch. you didn't get the feeling at all that losses and nerve eve - watch. you didn't get the feeling at all that losses and nerve eve of- watch. you didn't get the feeling at| all that losses and nerve eve of one minute during that match? he could easil have minute during that match? he could easily have lost _ minute during that match? he could easily have lost his _ minute during that match? he could easily have lost his nerve, _ minute during that match? he could easily have lost his nerve, having i easily have lost his nerve, having lost that first set. to hang in there, particularly against the undisputed champion of recent years, novak djokovic, and to then come back and play, he won a tie—break.

you mention some of the shots, the most interesting is when you think is going to do one thing and he does another? ., is going to do one thing and he does another? . ., ., another? time and time again, he would line up _ another? time and time again, he would line up for _ another? time and time again, he would line up for a _ another? time and time again, he would line up for a short - another? time and time again, he| would line up for a short forehand, looked as if he was going to get full works and then play the most elegant of drop shots. as a defender, you are expecting to move very fast one corner of the other and suddenly, you are unfitted. he won a lot of points that way. the d'okovic, won a lot of points that way. the djokovic, despite the fact he is 36, which isn't very old at all, the tennis times to hold out the lat long, there was no sign of fatigue, either mental or physical? aha, long, there was no sign of fatigue, either mental or physical?- either mental or physical? a mere five sets is — either mental or physical? a mere five sets is well _ either mental or physical? a mere

five sets is well into _ either mental or physical? a mere five sets is well into his _ five sets is well into his capabilities. you just expect him to go from first to last and that puts his own pressure on the opponent. carlos face that honour regular basis and today he came through. when you look at carlos alcaraz�*s entourage, how many people are involved now, they come from so many angles? mil involved now, they come from so many anales? �* ., involved now, they come from so many anales?�* ., , , ., angles? all of the players from the to level angles? all of the players from the tap level are _ angles? all of the players from the top level are looking _ angles? all of the players from the top level are looking to _ angles? all of the players from the top level are looking to make - angles? all of the players from the top level are looking to make my l top level are looking to make my neat improvements in so many ways. that involves different experts coming in, that's why we see so many and the underwriters have continued to grow. and the underwriters have continued to irow. ., ,. ., the labour leader sir keir starmer

has refused to say whether a labour government would spend more money on public services. he said while the party would always invest in public services, it needed to be "laser—focused" on growing the economy first, and prioritise "big reforms, not big spending." here's our political correspondent ione wells. labour will not be a party of big spending. that was the message of its leader keir starmer today. the goal: make voters see labour as a party of economic responsibility. the challenge: convincing voters you're different enough from government on the big issues of the day. union chanting. he refused to say if labour would offerjunior doctors a higher pay offer to end strikes. we would be around the table negotiating and settle this dispute. many people would say, why has it taken this long even to have one step towards progress? many people have had their operations cancelled, people have been deeply affected by these strikes. he refused to say whether labour would spend more money

on public services. i would also be laser—focused on reforming our public services to make sure that we take the weight off our public services. unions and some in the party have said labour must do more to differentiate itself from its opponents. keir starmer and his team have got to show some clear water, some clear red water between themselves and the daily mail and the telegraph and themselves and the conservatives. and at the minute, many people can't spot the difference. and that's a shame for somebody who's probably as talented as keir starmer is. he's got to show that he's on the side of working people. conservative ministers also argue that rising prices mean now is not the time for tax cuts or big spending. what we are focusing - on is bringing down inflation. that is the thing that isj having the most impact on people's disposable income.

the liberal democrats say they would invest in the nhs, schools and local services to give people a fair deal. we're confident but not complacent... with by elections next week a general election expected next year, the pressure to make expensive promises will grow. keir starmer thinks it's right to wait until the economy improves. but it's a hard message for those who want answers to the problems they face now. ione wells, bbc news. next, some sad wildlife news from scotland. more than 40 pilot whales have died after a mass stranding on a beach on the isle of lewis. a warning, you might find some the pictures we are about to show upsetting. about 55 mammals washed up on the shoreline early on sunday morning, but only 10 are reported to be still alive. police are urging people to stay away from the area to give the remaining whales the best chance of survival. marine mammal medics are administering first aid. the reason for the stranding is not yet known.

it is too early to say at the moment, our colleagues from the scottish marine animal team are on the scene as well and commence collecting samples and postmortem examinations on the animals that can tell us more about this in the stranding can be due to ill health in one or more members of the group of, as they have very close—knit social bonds and if one or two animals become stranded, this when you can find large mass strandings as the whole group then would not leave the animals that are in trouble and end up getting into trouble themselves. that's the only working theories at the moment but hopefully they'll be able to tell us more as to exactly why they were stranded. the night sky above louisiana, in the united states, has been lit up — but it wasn't a belated fourth ofjuly fireworks

display. this light — caught on a doorbell camera in lake charles — shows a meteor blazing across the sky. the american meteor society says it received reports of several sightings across the state. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it's been another day with some blustery showers, but also some sunny spells around at times, too. it is set to stay very unsettled as we head through the rest of the week. and it's been a very wetjuly so far. some spots, particularly towards the north and the west and also across central southern england, have seen around one and a half times the average july rainfall so far. we're only halfway through the month. of course, a lot of month to come and a lot more rainfall, too, particularly over the next few days or so. this is the rainfall accumulation chart. as you can see, around 30 to 50 millimetres more expected as we head

through the next few days, especially out towards the west. now, this is our low pressure system from this weekend. it's pulling out towards scandinavia. so the winds will tend to lighten further as we head through the overnight period and into tomorrow. still a brisk northwesterly, though, for much of scotland. some longer spells of rain, plenty of cloud here throughout the night. further south, across much of england, wales, northern ireland will see some long, clear spells and temperatures will drop lower than they did last night. it's a cooler start to monday morning than we saw earlier on this morning, maybe high single figures where we keep those long, clear spells and then into monday, still plenty of cloud across much of scotland. we could see some more showers here develop as we head throughout the day. sunny spells and scattered showers elsewhere. we've still got a key north westerly across northwest scotland, but elsewhere the winds will fall lighter. watch out for a rumble or two of thunder, particularly later on through the day across the midlands and into parts of lincolnshire, towards the south east of england. we could stay dry for much of the day. temperatures will be highest here 22, maybe 23 degrees celsius. now, looking at the wider picture

on monday into tuesday, there is another occlusion approaching from the west that is likely to bring us some outbreaks of rain, some of which will turn out to be rather heavy at times. across northern ireland, moving into north west england throughout the day, south west england will see this heavy rain turn into showers behind the main weather front. but towards the south east of england, i think it could stay dry again for much of the day. temperatures here 24 degrees celsius elsewhere underneath the rain in the high teens and the winds are a lot lighter. now, here's the outlook as we head through the rest of the week. wednesday, looking largely dry for many, a few showers around. it won't feel too bad in the best of the sunshine. it will be turning cooler, though, on thursday with the north westerly winds.

almost 40 people have died as a almost 40 people have died as a result of devastating floods in result of devastating floods in south korea following the of south korea following the of torrential rain. torrential rain. the british—born actress and singer the british—born actress and singer jane birkin has died at the age of jane birkin has died at the age of 76 in paris. and in an interview 76 in paris.

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