an all—time high of 48 degrees celsius, or 118 degrees fahrenheit was recorded yesterday in arizona. dangerous levels of heat are expected to run into next week. our west coast correspondent sophie long has more. in las vegas, it is extremely hot. we are told is on course to become the hottest day ever recorded with the mercury poised to hit 47 celsius. i am told it has not yet got there but pretty hard to imagine it being any hotter. not much cooler in places like phoenix, arizona. they had temperatures above 43 for the past two weeks now. i think that is one of the problems, notjust that we are experiencing these dangerous high temperatures but there is no respite. in el paso in texas, temperatures above 38 celsius for more than a month and still no end in sight.

38 cities across the us expected to have record breaking temperatures today. some 100 million americans are under what they call an extreme heat warning. i am on the strip of las vegas which is much busier at this time of day. the advice here is simple and very clear, stay at home. don't come out between the hours of nine and 6pm. most people seem to be taking that advice. not everybody can. there are people who don't have homes and authorities say they are doing their best and cooling centres have been set up around las vegas where people can go and have some air—conditioning and collect free water. the authorities and policemen are also going around less affluent neighbourhoods and handing out water bottles. the advice very clear, reduce your exposure to the heat if you can and stay indoors. dangerous storms are continuing to slam parts of the us that aren't already under threat by scorching heat. so far, the national weather

service has issued flood warnings or watches for at least six states, including parts of new york, massachusetts and maine. by sunday afternoon more than 1,300 flights had been cancelled and the severe weather prompted ground stops at airports in new york and newjersey. the destruction left by the heavy rains has stunned many including connecticut governor ned lamont. it is extraordinary. this was overflowing with water at 10:00 this morning. public works got here almost immediately. i'd like to think, in the next two to three hours, this, one of the most busiest roads in bristol, will be working again. these storms are biblical in terms of the torrential rainfall you get and it's happening more and more frequently. meanwhile, in southern europe, a second heatwave is forecast to hit this week. 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 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 i 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. 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. to south korea now, where are at least 37 people are confirmed dead 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. 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 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. it was also scorching in beijng for the arrival of us climate envoyjohn kerry. he's just arrived at beijing hotel for talks to try to revive co—operation 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. a short while ago i spoke to our correspondent, jonathan head in bangkok. when we saw these previous cabinet visits, expectations were low. what are expectations for this trip? modest again but you have to remember, this is, they are trying to fix the rather sour mood that has existed between the us and china for the last year. as with these previous visits, there are two agendas forjohn kerry. this one is of course to look for ways in which the us and china can push the climate agenda higher, to actually come

up with action. these two giants in the carbon emissions world, see if they can find ways to be more ambitious with their targets. the other is every visit like this, they hope will kind of open up the possibility for a smoother relation going forward. john kerry said from the start, all he is looking for is some stability after about a year in which there have been no direct meetings. there are specific areas he is looking at when he meets his counterpart xie zhenhua, the veteran climate envoy in china. looking to see whether china can be more ambitious on coal. china has ambitious carbon targets, aiming to peak carbon emission somewhere between 2026 and 2030 and get to net zero carbon emissions by 2060. for such a massive manufacturing country, that is ambitious.

in the meantime, hugely increasing the number of coal—fired power stations because like every developing country, china has massive energy needs and all of that heat they are getting means people need more power for air—conditioning. john kerry will be looking to see whether the chinese can reassure him and also looking for more action methane, in many ways a more dangerous climate gas. china is by far the world �*s largest emitter of methane. before this trip, us republicans criticised john kerry for being a bit too soft on china when it comes to climate change. why was that? it is an inevitable accusation whenever you're dealing with china, how tough you get. tthe biden administration has been pretty tough in a lot of areas. in particular, national security and decoupling. this is about climate. big countries have to co—operate. the real problem for the us is not so much the republicans on the backs of envoys going there, it is that china takes the view that although climate is vitally important and china made terrific progress in areas like renewables, it will always

put its relationship and the state of that with the united states first. while john kerry would like the climate co—operation to be insulated from the other problems in relationships, the chinese government view is if we fall out, that affects everything and that effectively is what we have seen in the past year with no senior meetings betweenjohn kerry and his chinese counterpart for those last 12 months. 0ur correspondent jonathan head there for us. thank you very much for your reporting. the last ship to sail under a soon—to—expire, un—brokered grain deal has left the ukraine's black sea port of 0desa. the deal, agreed to by russia, allows ukraine to export crucial grain through the black sea. it is set to expire on monday evening. russia says it will not extend the pact unless restrictoins on its own food exports are lifted. those include the relaxation of western sanctions

to enable its own producers to export more food and fertiliser. lastjuly, the un and turkey brokered the agreement to help alleviate a global food crisis that worsened after moscow sent forces into ukraine and blockaded ukrainian ports. since the deal was reached, the un says 30m tonnes of grain and other foods have left ukraine. 47% of ukraine's grain has gone to "high—income countries" including spain and italy. 26% to "upper—middle income countries" such as turkey and china. and 27% to "low and lower—middle income countries" such as egypt and sudan. meanwhile, president putin says russia will use controversial cluster bombs in ukraine, if kyiv deploys its own supply which was given by the united states. putin told russian state media on sunday that the country has a "sufficent stockpile" and warned that it "reserves the right to take reciprocal action." cluster munitions are banned in more than 100 countries because they typically release large numbers

of smaller bomblets that can kill indiscriminately over a wide area. bomblets can also fail to explode, posing a danger for decades after launch. kyiv says it would only use such weapons against russian soliders in ukrainian territory and not in russia. let's check on some other stories making headlines. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu has been discharged from hospital after being admitted for dehydration. his office said he is in excellent condition. the 73—year—old had felt dizzy while on a family trip to the sea of galilee. israel has been hit by the mediterranean heatwave. the owner of twitter, elon musk, says the company has lost almost half its advertising revenue since he bought it for more than $40 billion last october. in a tweet, mr musk conceded that his hopes of returning twitter to a positive financial position byjune had not materialised. but he said this month was looking more promising. 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 coast guard 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 lives 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 gradually 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. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. voice-over: bringing you different stories i from across the uk. what will the future look like? here in south yorkshire, they are designing it. technology behind tomorrow's planes, trains and automobiles have a home here along with one of the world's biggest companies. 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, 8000 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, all investments in our region's economy will be welcomed. voice-over: for more - stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. the un vessel nautica reached the red sea on sunday in an effort to prevent a massive oil spill from the decaying fso safer supertanker, which has not been in use since yemen plunged into civil war in 2014. nautica hopes to transfer the over 1.1 million barrels of oil from the supertanker. the un says the ship—to—ship transfer could take about two weeks. experts warn if the tanker continues to sit, it could break or explode — triggering an oil spill that would wipe out one of the world's largest marine ecosystems. jane birkin, the anglo—french actress and singer, whose style

came to symbolise the swinging 60s, has died. she was 76. famous for her on and off relationship with the late singer—songwriter, serzh gans—borg (serge gainsbourg), singer—songwriter, serge gainsbourg, 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 usjust 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 imagined myself in. i always thought it was sexy bombshells doing well in france and vamps and things. it would never be me. 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 at the age, of 76.

the big news in tennis — world number one carlos alcaraz has defeated novak djokovic in the men's final at wimbledon. the spaniard becomes one of the youngest men to lift the trophy. from wimbledon, our sports reporter chetan pathak has more. all the talk going into these championships was about whether novak djokovic would win a roger federer—equalling eight wimbledon mens singles title and a 24th grand slam total overall, bringing him level with margaret court. he went into this final as the heavy favourite. his 35th at a grand slam against carlos alcaraz, a man only playing in his second major final and the first on centre court. the first set went the way of novak djokovic. he never lost a match at wimbledon where he won the opening set but then he has never played carlos alcaraz who steadied his nerves, harnessed the adrenaline and took the next two sets. just as he was making the 16—year age difference show, djokovic, at 36,

reset like he so often does and won the fourth set with the momentum now with him. and so to the showdown, a winner—takes—all defining set and carlos alcaraz lost to djokovic at the french open last month but no nerves, no anxiety here no anxiety here as the 20—year—old from spain kept his focus to win the match at the first time of asking. and after 20 years of federer, djokovic and nadal and murray being the name on the trophy, world number one alcaraz adds his. the youngest winner since becker in 1985. novak djokovic's pursuit of more historic numbers will have to wait for now. and with marketa vondrousova winning the women's final against 0ns jabeur, we have new wimbledon winners on both saturday and the sunday and after all the rain and the high wind and the disruptive weather during these championships, these finals have suddenly made it feel worthwhile.

that five set epic on sunday in particular between djokovic and alcaraz left everyone watching on centre court and on henman hill to the right of me wanting more and already looking forward to next year's championships. earlier i spoke to news editor at the athletic, lukas weese about what we can expect in the tennis world after this historic final. i was watching this match. this was thrilling. it began looking like carlos alcaraz was dead in the water. 6—1 to djokovic. what happened to change the tide and put this young kid into victory? thank you for having me on. novak djokovic looked amazing to start the match,

like you said, winning the first set 6—1 and it was not like alcaraz played badly but djokovic took it to the 20—year—old and i think what happened is that as the match went on, alcaraz started to limit the mistakes, reduce the number of unforced errors and really get into his game more. this is someone who has explosive groundstrokes, breathtaking defence and just a fighting spirit that makes him such a fan favourite. there were so many times where alcaraz could have lost the match like in the second set tiebreaker. novak djokovic came into this match with 14 in a row tiebreaker victories at slams. alcaraz had not and then in the third set, 27 minutes, alcaraz up 3—1 gets a double break to lead 4—1 against djokovic, slamming the door on the third set to the 23—time slam champion. and then djokovic, the experienced player,

alcaraz playing in his second grand slam final, novak knows how to win these five setters but alcaraz was able to do it. but alcaraz was able to do it. that is why he won the match at wimbledon. djokovic was a big favourite coming in, but let's talk more about carlos alcaraz. he's only 20, a teenager a few weeks ago, what does this big win mean for him and for his career? it is seismic. alcaraz won the us open one year ago and now before the age of 21 with his wimbledon victory on sunday, he has two slams. he is the fifth man in the open era to have multiple grand slam titles before the age of 21, joining the likes of rafael nadal, bjorn borg and boris becker. so for alcaraz the sky's the limit because he has this all—round game.

he has a combination, if you will, of the big three, federe, nadal and djokovic. if alcaraz can stay healthy this is someone who can compete in multiple grand slams over years. it will be challenging... i wanted to ask about this, we talk about the big three, could carlos alcaraz be the guy who finally comes in and starts to break up this triumvirate of amazing players? do you think you could go on and be that guy? time will tell but i think that this was a real seismic shift. we have been waiting for the changing of the guard. lleyton hewitt was the last man not named roger federer, rafael nadal or novak djokovic or andy murray to win wimbledon back in 2002, so if alcaraz can stay healthy and continue to play and showcase his all—round game this is someone who can definitely take that mantle. it definitely felt like

a changing of the guard on sunday. how about novak djokovic? what comes next for him? he is 36 years old, does not look 36, obviously, but this tends to be an age where you see tennis superstars begin to think about retirement. eventually novak djokovic will hang up the racquet but this is someone who is very motivated. he wants to finish his career atop the list of being the all—time men's singles grand slam champion. so he does have 23 now, he is still healthy and i think as the slams continue to happen, novak djokovic, if he is in them he is still going to be tough to beat and hopefully we get more of these epic battles between djokovic and alcaraz. looking ahead, the us

open starts next month. is djokovic the favourite for that grand slam as well? i would say so. he had great success on hard courts but alcaraz is the defending champion. you cannot also count out the likes of casper ruud or sinner or stefanos tsitsipas, so there are guys in the mix but certainly the two favourites are the two players we saw in the wimbledon final on sunday. thank you so much for your thoughts on a very exciting wimbledon final. and before we go, it may have been raining in miami but that didn't stop inter miami from unveiling their newest signing — argentine star lionel messi — during a ceremony on sunday, messi received his new number 10 jersey and told fans at the team's packed stadium that he wants to help the team compete.

on saturday, messi finalized the deal to join major league soccer with a two—and—a—half season contract with miami worth up to 150 million dollars. he could make his debut as soon as friday against the mexican team cruz azul. stay with us here on bbc news. 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 south—east because we're closer to high pressure sitting across europe at the moment. but low pressure across scandinavia drifts its way northeast with fewer isobars 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'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 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.

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