and, an icon of the swinging �*60s, the singer and actress, jane birkin has died. she was 76. welcome to the programme. we begin in south korea, where at least 37 people are known to have died, after flash flooding triggered landslides and power cuts. rescuers are continuing their search for people thought to be trapped in their vehicles, in a flooded tunnel. nine bodies have been recovered so far. it comes as millions of people across parts of the northern hemisphere contend with extreme heat, exacerbated by climate change. more on that later in the programme, but first,

from 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 cheongiu 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. in the united states, 38 southern and western cities, including las vegas, expect to record their highest—ever temperatures. authorities have issued heat alerts for almost a third of the country. an all—time high of 48 degrees was recorded on saturday in arizona. i'm joined now by our correspondent sophie long who's in las vegas. how are you dealing with the heat?

extremely hot. just like everybody else here in las vegas. it is on course to be the hottest day ever recorded here, with it poised to hit 48 celsius. it is pretty hard to imagine it being any hotter. it's not much cooler in places like phoenix, arizona, they have had temperatures above 43 for the last two weeks. that is when the problem is, it is notjust that we are expecting these dangerous levels of heat, there is no respite. el paso in texas have had temperatures of 38 celsius for more than a month and there is no end in sight. 38 cities across the southern and western united states are expected to have record—breaking temperatures today. at the moment, some 100 million americans are in what they call an extreme heat warning. there is no end in sight. in las vegas, the temperatures are set to stay like

this for much of the next week. it's very difficult for people to cope. most people are heeding advice to stay at home. the strip in las vegas is normally much more busy than this. people are advised to stay at home, that is difficult if you do not have a home. it's difficult for people who are not under shelter at the moment. we spoke to a doctor in one of the las vegas hospital saying what they are experiencing in the emergency rooms is another world, with people coming in with heat —related illnesses like dehydration. people who haven't heeded the warnings and gone hiking as well. the advice is very clear. these heat levels are dangerous and people should stay out and to reduce their exposure to it. do should stay out and to reduce their exnosure to it— exposure to it. do you see any relief insight? _ exposure to it. do you see any relief insight? i— exposure to it. do you see any relief insight? i don't - exposure to it. do you see any relief insight? i don't think - exposure to it. do you see anyi relief insight? i don't think so, not at the _ relief insight? i don't think so, not at the moment. _ relief insight? i don't think so, not at the moment. as - relief insight? i don't think so, not at the moment. as i - relief insight? i don't think so, not at the moment. as i was l relief insight? i don't think so, - not at the moment. as i was saying, people have been exchanging really

high temperature levels for months in the case of texas, several weeks in the case of texas, several weeks in the case of texas, several weeks in the case of arizona and they are just starting to take here in nevada at the moment. it is very dangerous level at the moment. this year so far, seven people in southern nevada have died due to heat —related illnesses. none of them have been this weekend but it is getting hotter without any respite in sight. take care of yourself and thank you for sticking around to give us an update. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. the uk has signed a trade deal with 11 countries in asia and the pacific, including japan and australia. the business secretary, kemi badenoch, defended the decision to join the trading bloc, known as the cp—tpp, despite government estimates that it will add just 0.08% to the uk economy over ten years. she's described it as a "momentous occasion."

the labour party 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." he was speaking to sunday with laura kuenssberg. the last labour government through the economy and had tens of billions of pounds more to spend on our public services. that's what i want to replicate, to grow our economy so that we got that yield to put into our public services but that has to start with responsible economics and it has to be coupled with reform. emergency services remain at the scene of a fire at a 200—year—old hotel in brighton on the south coast of england. high winds have hampered efforts to put out the blaze at the royal albion hotel, after crews were called to the scene on saturday. no one has been injured, but buildings nearby were evacuated.

more than 50 whales have died after becoming stranded on a scottish island. experts think the pod may have run into trouble, when a female among them became unwell while giving birth. here's jamie mcivor. this is thought to be one of the biggest strandings ever in britain. the pilot whales were found on the beach north at about seven o'clock this morning. most were already dead but 15 were still alive. police, the coastguard and charities try to help them. vets and special equipment were brought over from the mainland. but it proved too late and they were euthanised on welfare grounds. these are animals that have spent their entire life in the water. they have evolved to not need the ability to

support their own weight when they are out on the land so they do crush themselves and having been out such a long time now, the effect of that crushing can be fatal. pilot whales are one of the smaller species and part of the dolphin family. they are known for their strong social bonds. when one gets into difficulty, others often follow. one of the female whales was giving birth and this may have led to the stranding. jamie mcivor, bbc news. now to tennis. carlos alcaraz has won the wimbledon men's singles title for the first time, ending novak djokovic's recent dominance with a stunning victory. the 20—year—old spaniard beat the seven—times champion in five sets, to become the youngest man to lift the trophy since 1986. novak djokovic was going for his fifth straight win. i'm joined now by marius barnard in york — a former tennis player who played at wimbledon for 10 years — beating the likes of federer. thank you forjoining us. nice to be

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job. i know he is working with a sports psychologist to really prepare him for this. even in the first match, carlos said he was playing for himself. just to make sure that you just control the controllable is and not try to do it for other people's expectations but i know he will be really happy to win for his team, his family and also for spain.— win for his team, his family and also for sain. ., ~ , . also for spain. thank you very much for “oininu also for spain. thank you very much forjoining us— also for spain. thank you very much forjoining us on _ also for spain. thank you very much forjoining us on the _ also for spain. thank you very much forjoining us on the programme. i around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. what will the future look like? here in south yorkshire, they are designing it. the technology before behind tomorrow's trains, planes and automobiles have a home here, along with one of the world's biggest companies. we're learning how to produce safely, more sustainable aircraft at lower cost. the government believes investment zones will boost the wider regional economy. companies based here may benefit

from grants to pay staff wages or build new buildings. some firms will get tax cuts and in total, eight investment zones will be created across england. we think it will attract {1.2 billion of investment and 8,000 jobs. the institute for government says investment zones have a history of not always delivering the benefits they claim but as the threat of a recession looms, or investment in our regions economy will be welcomed. you're live with bbc news. let's get more now on the extreme heat affecting the northern hemisphere. meteorologists are warning of record high temperatures across southern europe in the coming days, caused by a new anticyclone that's arrived from africa. 0n 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. it was also scorching in beijng for the arrival of us climate envoy john kerry. he's in china for talks to try to revive cooperation on reducing greenhouse gases. china and the us are the world's two biggest carbon emitters. beijing has been praised for becoming a world leader in renewables but is also still hugely reliant on coal for its energy needs. mr kerry is the third high level us official to visit china in recent weeks. let's cross live to canberra and stephen bygrave — he's an honorary professor at the australian national university's institute for climate, energy and disaster solutions. welcome to the programme. just how much to china and the us contribute towards climate change? this

much to china and the us contribute towards climate change?— towards climate change? this is a reall bi towards climate change? this is a really big news. _ towards climate change? this is a really big news. it's _ towards climate change? this is a really big news. it's a _ towards climate change? this is a really big news. it's a very - really big news. it's a very important step for the two climate envoys from china and the us meeting. china alone accounts for more than a third of global emissions. the us and china are the two biggest emitters in the world so to have these two countries meet to talk to come up with bilateral arrangements, particularly in the lead up to cut eight coming up in dubai later this year. we shouldn't forget the past agreement was such a success because the us and china were able to agree on key elements relating to that framework.- relating to that framework. before hei . htened relating to that framework. before heightened geopolitical _ relating to that framework. before heightened geopolitical factors - heightened geopolitical factors sidelined the conversation, they were on track to make progress, what issues did they agree on? fin

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person to lead the negotiations at such an important stage of the negotiations. so having the us and china, if they can broker a deal and then lead discussions at the cop, then lead discussions at the cop, thenit then lead discussions at the cop, then it is really important.- then it is really important. thank ou so then it is really important. thank you so much _ then it is really important. thank you so much for— then it is really important. thank you so much forjoining - then it is really important. thank you so much forjoining us - then it is really important. thank you so much forjoining us on - then it is really important. thank| you so much forjoining us on the show. let's take a look at some otherstories in the headlines. a mexican journalist has been killed in a car park in the coastal city of acapulco. nelson matus was the founder and editor of a news website focused on covering violence in the western state of guerrero. he was shot several times outside a shop on saturday night. mr matus is the second journalist killed in mexico injust over a week. a united nations supertanker has arrived off the coast of yemen to begin a delicate operation to pump more than a million barrels of oilfrom a rusting ship, in danger of breaking up. the fso safer has been left

abandoned off the yemeni port of hudaydah for the past eight years and threatens a major environmental disaster if it disintegrates or explodes. nick quinn, who's advising on the operation, says the extreme heat is not helping. it is extremely hot out there so a 40 degrees ambient temperature for us at shore or going out on the boat will be on a steel deck, 50 to 55 celsius. it becomes really hot really quickly. that affects the human aspect of operating on board. 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 odessa. russia has not agreed to register any new ships since the 27th ofjune — the agreement will run out on monday, unless moscow agrees to extend it. grain prices rose sharply last year after ukraine's exports were disrupted by russia's invasion.

iran has announced that its morality police are returning to the streets, to enforce the country's mandatory hijab law. it comes ten months after of the death of a young woman, mahsa amini, in their custody. that event prompted widespread protests across the country, and led authorities to suspend the police force. 0ur reporter azadeh moshri has more. when masa amini died in the morality police custody a year ago, the whole world saw the sheer anger in the country, and part of the islamic republic's response was to remove those morality police patrols from the streets of iran. now, officials had mixed messages about whether they would be disbanded forever, but they certainly did say that things would change and that they were in listening mode. and yet now, ten months later, it's clear that not only those promises have fallen short, but they've been broken altogether

because ten months later, the morality police returns to the streets of iran. and this is a culmination of gradual steps the government has taken to further enforce the mandatory hijab law as it sees that the streets of iran simply don't look like they did before. women are still continuing to defy that law and are walking around with their hair uncovered. and it's highly symbolic that this announcement and this move has come just days after the country marked hijab and chastity week. and so as far as the islamic republic is concerned, not only is the mandatory hijab here to stay, but so is their crackdown on any dissent. jane birkin, the anglo—french actress and singer, whose style symbolised the swinging 60s, has died at the age of 76. famous for her on—off relationship with the late singer—songwriter, serge gainsbourg, jane birkin also lent her name to the herm s birkin designer handbag.

president macron tweeted that she "embodied freedom." 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. france was the last place i imagine myself in. 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.# the actress and singer jane birkin who's died aged 76. that is all we have for now. you can

keep up with the latest news by visiting our website. hello. 0ur spell of fairly unsettled sort of mid—july weather continues. temperatures not doing great for the time of year, but we will have some sunshine around over the next couple of days, showers as we head through the week. at times, temperatures a little below average for some of us. but the driest weather will be found towards the southeast because we're closer to high pressure sitting across europe at the moment. but low pressure across scandinavia drifts its way northeast with fewer icebergs on the map on monday, certainly compared to what we've seen through the weekend. so not as breezy first thing monday morning. few showers from the word go for western parts of england and wales as they drift eastwards. could be the odd thunderstorm, the odd sharp one in the east.

during the afternoon, scotland will see the cloud breaking up to leave sunny spells and a few scattered showers. and just the odd shower for northern ireland, too. temperatures somewhere between about 14 to 22 degrees north to south. and most of those showers do tend to ease away later in the afternoon from the west. so some late sunshine for many of us. 0vernight, though, the cloud increases from the west as this area of rain moves in to northern ireland, to wales, perhaps by the early hours of tuesday morning. ahead of that, quite a cool fresh night, particularly across parts of scotland. temperatures down into mid single figures in places. but through the day on tuesday i think the weather will be dominated by this feature, slowly moving in from the atlantic, bringing that cloud and rain earlier on to parts of northern ireland and wales. but it'll drift into northern western england, southern scotland where it could be quite heavy through the day. to the north of that sunny spells and a few scattered showers. but across southeast england and east anglia, it could well stay dry with some sunshine lasting through the day. so temperatures here up to about 24 degrees, whereas if you're stuck under the rain, typically about 16 or 17, now looking towards the middle part of the week in that area of low

pressure clears to the east. could be a bit of rain in the southeast overnight into wednesday. wednesday, we're left with the airflow once again coming from west or north westerly direction. not a particularly warm direction, but it should bring some sunshine and just a few showers. the showers for parts of eastern england and eastern scotland could be quite sharp. so perhaps the odd rumble of thunder probably more likely to stay dry for the likes of wales, northern ireland, south west england to temperatures 16 to 23. so up a little bit by this stage in the middle of the week and then towards the end of the week it's staying unsettled. really further spells of rain. there will be some sunshine thursday into friday, but looking fairly unsettled as we head towards the weekend. not particularly warm for the middle ofjuly. bye for now.

venezuela's population. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. nicolas maduro, venezuela's authoritarian socialist president, has one key asset — durability. over the past decade, he has overseen a crumbling economy,

hyperinflation, widespread hunger and the exodus of a quarter of next year, there's supposed to be a presidential election.