has died in paris. 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. 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. 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. the wife filed here has forced

more than 4000 people from their homes. hundreds of firefighters are still struggling to bring the blaze under control. there have been the red alert heat warnings in 16 italian cities today.— cities today. the italian weather _ cities today. the italian weather agencies - cities today. the italian weather agencies say i cities today. the italian i weather agencies say they cities today. the italian - weather agencies say they have not 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.

in the us millions of americans have been experiencing extreme temperatures as well. this is death valley in california. 0ne death valley in california. one of the hottest places on earth and it could be about to set a new record. and it could be about to set a new record-— and it could be about to set a new record. the official record is 134 fahrenheit _ new record. the official record is 134 fahrenheit all— new record. the official record is 134 fahrenheit all the - new record. the official record is 134 fahrenheit all the way i is 134 fahrenheit all the way back— is 134 fahrenheit all the way back in_ is 134 fahrenheit all the way back in 1913. there is some controversy around that but it is still — controversy around that but it is still recognised as the hottest reliably recorded temperature on earth. but we have _ temperature on earth. but we have not— temperature on earth. but we have not hit 130 in death valley— have not hit 130 in death valley here for over 100 years and then_ valley here for over 100 years and then in 2020 we got 130, 2021— and then in 2020 we got 130, 2021 we — and then in 2020 we got 130, 2021 we got 131 and we may hit it again this weekend. last ear it again this weekend. last year more _ it again this weekend. last year more than _ it again this weekend. last year more than 60,000 i it again this weekend. last year more than 60,000 people died across europe because of soaring temperatures. with this heat weight expected to continue well into next week there is no rest bite in sight.

let's get more on the us, where 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 spoke earlier to our correspondent sophie long, who's in las vegas. it is on course to be the hottest day ever recorded here with the mercury poised to hit 47 celsius. now, i'm told it hasn't yet got there, but it's pretty hard to imagine it being any hotter. and it's not much cooler in places like phoenix, arizona, as well. they've had temperatures above 43 for the past two weeks now. and i think that's one of the problems. it's notjust that we're experiencing these dangerous levels of heat, but there's no respite in el paso. in texas, they've had temperatures above 38 celsius for more than a month, and there's still no end in sight. as you rightly pointed out, 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 under what they call an extreme heat warning. and yeah, there's no end in sight. we're told that in las vegas, the temperatures are set to stay like this for much of the next week. as you can imagine, it's very difficult for people to cope. most people are heeding the advice to stay at home. as you can see, i'm on the strip in las vegas normally much, much more busy than this. people have been advised to stay at home, not come out between the hours of nine in the morning and 6 pm at night. that's very difficult, of course, if you don't have a home, it's a very difficult situation for people who are not under shelter at the moment. we spoke to a doctor in one of the las vegas hospitals, said what they're experiencing in the emergency rooms is another world with the number of people coming in with heat related illnesses like dehydration. a number of construction workers have been dehydrated, people who haven't heeded the warnings and gone hiking as well. so the advice is very clear. these heat levels are dangerous and people should stay out and to reduce their

exposure to it. do you see any relief in sight? i don't think so. not at the moment. as i was saying, people have been experiencing really high temperature levels for months in the case of texas, several weeks in the case of arizona. and they're just starting to peak here in nevada at the moment. now, it is a very dangerous level of temperature. we've heard that this year so far, some seven people in southern nevada where i am, have died of heat related illnesses. none of those have been recorded this weekend. but as i say, at the moment, it's still getting hotter without any respite in sight. it was also scorching in beijng for the arrival of us climate envoyjohn 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. this is a 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. to cop8 coming up in dubai later this year.

we shouldn't forget the paris agreement was such a success because the us and china were able to agree on key elements relating to that framework. before heightened geopolitical factors sidelined the conversation, they were on track to make progress, what issues did they agree on? 0n glasgow, they signed the us china glasgow agreement. there was a lot of cooperation particularly on renewable energy, things like methane emissions, where methane, it is a very high global warming potential gas, potentially 26, 27 times more potent than carbon dioxide so an agreement on methane is really important. methane has also been a gas that has been one of the six kyoto gases, it has been a little bit forgotten. there was also things

about deforestation, energy grades, electric vehicles and the like. just explain to us how important it is for washington and beijing to work in unison on this issue? it's extremely important. as i mentioned, we have got the cop eight and ended by this year, when all the countries get together but it's really important the two biggest emitters agree on various matters and so by having the us and china meet at such an early stage sits a really good precedent. if the us and china agree on things, then the rest of the developed world follows the us and the developing world forest china services a really key lead up to the cop 28. there is some scepticism about what the cop ended

by will be like, it is an oil producing country, the cop 28 present is a ceo of an oil company so there is some discussion about whether this is the right kind of 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 it is really important. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk... the uk has signed a trade deal with eleven countries in asia and the pacific, including japan and australia. the business secretary, kemi badenoch, defended the decision tojoin the trading bloc, known as the cptpp

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". they were euthanized on welfare grounds as it was unsafe to re—flute them. experts eat the wales are known for their strong social bonds and suspect they became strained after a female became unwell giving birth. 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.

he said while the party would always invest in public services it needed to be laser focused on the economy. an prior to its big reforms, not big spending. here's our political correspondent. 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 are different enough from government on the big issues of the day. he refused to say if labour would offerjunior doctors a higher pay offer to end strikes. we would be round the table, negotiating, and we would settle this dispute. i think many people would say

why has it taken this long even to have one step towards progress? because many people have had their operations cancelled, many people have been deeply affected by these strikes. he refused to say whether labour would spend more money on public services. i would be absolutely laser focused on growing the economy, with a plan for growing the economy. i would also be laser focused on reforming our public services, to make sure 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 starmerand his team have to show some clear water, 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 is a shame. for somebody who is probably as talented as keir starmer is, he has got to show that he is 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 is 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 are 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 is 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. 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. iran has announced that its morality police are returning to the streets,

to enforce the country's mandatory hijab law. it comes 10 months after of the death of a young woman 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. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. a mexicanjournalist 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 gerroro. 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 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 40 degrees ambient temperature for going on the boat will be on a steel bed d— 55 celsius. it's really hot really quickly. that affects the human aspect 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. jane birkin, the anglo—french actress and singer, whose style symbolised the swinging sixties, 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? herfirst 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. 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.# the actress and singerjane birkin who's died aged 76. 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 spoke earlier to our correspondent sophie long, who's in las vegas. it was everything we expected. it was a classic five setter, and before the match i had djokovic as the favourite just because of his experience.

but alcaraz showed his variety and his amazing variety and his amazing shot making. but alcaraz showed his variety and his amazing shot making. he hits forehands at someone with so much power that he has the ability to unseat novak. i mean, you have played about alcaraz, coach. is that where he learned his drop shot? yeah. i mean, the touch that he displayed, a lot of close quarters have that shot, but it's the amazing ability to disguise it on the grass that's really helped him today. and i think one of the big things is the fact that he's not scared to come forward and to finish the point at the net. spaniards are normally known to be such great net players, but he moves amazingly well and he's got great touch around the net. so where did djokovic go wrong? well, i don't think djokovic went wrong in any way. i mean, there were a few moments. these matches always are on a knife edge, can go one way or the other. and i think at the end when it got close, we just got to give alcaraz credit for the fact

that he served out the match with such ease. and it really impressed me the way that he was so relaxed and he kept going for his shots. he never wavered. even after he made an unforced error with a drop shot on the first shot, he still had the audacity to play two more drop shots in that game to win. and just before we go, you are now a sports psychologist. what do you do to prepare for a match like this? i mean, even djokovic, who has won more than 20 titles, even he lost his nerve. yeah. i thinkjuan carlos ferrero, his coach, did a really good job. and i know he's working with a sports psychologist to really prepare him for this. and even in the post match, he was saying that he. carlos said he was playing for himselfjust to make sure that you just control the controllables and not try and do it for other people's expectations. but i know he'll be really happy to win for his team, for his family, and also for spain.

an extraordinary match. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. keep up with the latest by visiting our website. bye for now. hello. a spell of fairly unsettled sort of mid—july. 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 south—east because we're closer to high pressure sitting across europe at the moment. but low pressure across scandinavia drifts its way north—east 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 and 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 south—east 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 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 south—east 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 too — 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. 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.

its indo—pacific trade route, we'll have more on with the british government is describing as the uk's biggest trade deal since brexit. plus all eyes on china as the second—largest economy is set to announce its latest growth figures. hello and welcome to asia business report. we begin with the uk which isjoined into the pacific trade routes to become