the extreme temperatures sweeping the globe this week are the "new normal" — according to the un. temperatures went over 50 celsius in both the us and china — with parts of europe breaking heat records. as well as heatwave and wildfires, the extreme weather has also caused monsoon rains and widespread flooding. our correspondentjoe inwood has this report. four days greece has been battling these fires. fighting notjust battling these fires. fighting not just flames but battling these fires. fighting notjust flames but extreme heat as well. in turkey the military have joined heat as well. in turkey the military havejoined in, military have joined in, literally military havejoined in, literally using water bombs to try and get them under control. the entire mediterranean is in the grip of a heatwave that clocks getting hotter. all this is no weather for heavy work but here on the gaza strip, ahmed has little choice. he calls down as best you can but there is only so much you can do. it

there is only so much you can do. , ,., there is only so much you can do. , , ., ., there is only so much you can do. , ., ., .,, do. it is so hot we are unable to work. _ do. it is so hot we are unable to work. the _ do. it is so hot we are unable to work, the first _ do. it is so hot we are unable to work, the first time - do. it is so hot we are unable to work, the first time we - do. it is so hot we are unable i to work, the first time we have had such a heatwave. it is to work, the first time we have had such a heatwave.— had such a heatwave. it is a icture had such a heatwave. it is a picture found _ had such a heatwave. it is a picture found all— had such a heatwave. it is a picture found all over. - had such a heatwave. it is a picture found all over. in i picture found all over. in france reaching 40.6. in italy, 41.8. in spain, 45.2. while in tunisia, it has hit 46 celsius. but it is arizona in the us thatis but it is arizona in the us that is breaking the most extraordinary record. here in the city of phoenix, the temperature has been above 40 celsius for more than 19 days straight and there is no end in sight. straight and there is no end in siuht. , ., ., ., ., sight. there is not a lot of si . ns sight. there is not a lot of signs for _ sight. there is not a lot of signs for the _ sight. there is not a lot of signs for the sea - sight. there is not a lot of signs for the sea to - sight. there is not a lot of signs for the sea to break| signs for the sea to break down, so at least for the next 5- down, so at least for the next 5— seven days, we are looking at temperatures continuing well above normal. the extraordinary weather systems _ above normal. the extraordinary weather systems we _ above normal. the extraordinary weather systems we are - above normal. the extraordinary weather systems we are seeing l weather systems we are seeing do notjust because heatwave waves, there has been extreme rainfall, including india. this river is at its highest for 45 years. lapping against the

walls of the famous taj mahal. for those who live in its shadows, these are worrying times. , , , times. this is the first time we have — times. this is the first time we have seen _ times. this is the first time we have seen this - times. this is the first time we have seen this much - times. this is the first time i we have seen this much water times. this is the first time - we have seen this much water in the river. 0ur we have seen this much water in the river. our children have never seen anything like it, it is frightening. for never seen anything like it, it is frightening.— is frightening. for days, wild files raged — is frightening. for days, wild files raged on _ is frightening. for days, wild files raged on the _ is frightening. for days, wild files raged on the spanish i files raged on the spanish island of la palma destroying forests, homes and livelihoods. constantia who ran a wine business has lost everything. the damage caused by the wildfire, it is going to take years to recover what was in here are. the people of these islands are tough, very tough, we are made exactly as the earth here, made of volcano and fire. ., ., ., , fire. the extraordinary heatwave _ fire. the extraordinary heatwave that - fire. the extraordinary heatwave that did - fire. the extraordinary heatwave that did this | fire. the extraordinary - heatwave that did this damage, has come after a global temperature rise ofjust 1.2

temperature rise of just 1.2 degrees. temperature rise ofjust 1.2 degrees. the current prediction is the world will get far hotter still. and that unless something changes, fast, we should prepare for more of this. joe inwood, bbc news. we were hearing on yesterday's programme, the city of phoenix was about to break that record of consecutive days above 110 degrees fahrenheit — that's 43 degrees celsius. as we heard injoe inwood's reportjust then, that record has now been broken. of arizona, working in the area of climate change and urban planning. as we heard and at report, records are being broken, expert saying this will become the new normal. how are you managing in phoenix, currently

under this heatwave? —— we heard in that report. under this heatwave? -- we heard in that report.- heard in that report. this heatwave _ heard in that report. this heatwave is _ heard in that report. this heatwave is not - heard in that report. ti 3 heatwave is not surprising to us due to climate change and the impact of the el nino together, we have been planning for this type of heat for quite a while, and i would like to point out especially we have had a lot of our nonprofits based organisations asking about the impact of el nino on the summit in anticipation of record—breaking heat to better prepare ourselves for it. something we looked at yesterday was the problem for those sleeping rough, the homeless and there are those who are vulnerable, those who cannot afford air—conditioning, that kind of thing? cannot afford air-conditioning, that kind of thing?— that kind of thing? yes, the county department - that kind of thing? yes, the county department of- that kind of thing? yes, the | county department of public health documented for 25 deaths in the phoenix area last year, up in the phoenix area last year, up 25% from 2021. the eighth consecutive year of increases and what we have seen his half of those heat associated deaths

were people experiencing homelessness, unfortunately. what are you planning on arizona given the fact summer saying this is now new normal? the city of phoenix, has the nation's first publicly funded office of heat response and litigation, they are looking at both mitigating heat in the built environment sue strategies like urban forestry and call pavement and managing the heat we cannot reduce opening up bowling centres, making sure poor folks have quality housing and air—conditioning in that housing. air-conditioning in that housing-— air-conditioning in that housina. , ., _ housing. obviously planning where housing _ housing. obviously planning where housing is _ housing. obviously planning where housing is built, - housing. obviously planning | where housing is built, going forward, given where is extremely hot? affordable housina extremely hot? affordable housing is _ extremely hot? affordable housing is a _ extremely hot? affordable housing is a nationwide . housing is a nationwide challenge, the current housing supply has not kept up with the growing population, arizona is one of the fastest—growing states in the country, we are short quite a few houses. in

arizona there is movement to increase affordable housing but there are other climate change impacts, and there are issues like secure water supply going forward, we have to make sure we have more homes to healthy people live here, but also secure, rare and scarce resources like water in the future. ., resources like water in the future. . ., future. ladd keith from the university _ future. ladd keith from the university of _ future. ladd keith from the university of arizona. - more details have emerged about the us soldier who's been detained in north korea after crossing the border without authorisation. us media are reporting that travis king had previously been held in south korea on assault charges and the afp news agency is reporting he spent time in a south korean prison. us officials say he made it across the demilitarized zone between north and south korea while on a tour of the border. commonly known as the dmz, the area is one of the most heavily fortified in the world. king was reportedly being

escorted back to the us for disciplinary reasons before he turned around at the airport and joined the tour. a witness said he saw the soldier laughing while running across the north korean border. united states secretary of defence lloyd austin gave a briefing at the pentagon earlier. we believe he is in dprk custody, so we are continuously monitoring and working to notify the soldier's next of kin and engaging to address this incident. in terms of my concerns, i am absolutely for most concerned about the welfare of our troop, so we will remain focused about this and, again, this will develop in the next several days now. jean mackenzie is in seoul. hello. can you tell us in more detail about what we know about

the whereabouts of travis king? we know that travis king was a soldier that was serving here in south korea. what we are hearing today are reports from the us officials that he had actually been detained here in south korea, for a number of months and he was due to be sent back to the united states where there was the possibility you might face more disciplinary action. we are hearing conflicting reports today about whether he was actually taken to the airport on monday, but managed to not water is quite unable to get on one of these tours to the militarised zone or whether he failed to turn up for one of these flights. either way he was able to get on this tour of the north korean border and go to this area which is called the joint security area, just to describe this to you, this is the bubble within the demilitarised zone we soldiers are unarmed, and the border between north and south korea

simply a line of concrete along the floor and the northern south korean guards had to stand either side of that and face off against each other, since the pandemic the north korean soldiers have been not standing on their side. with travis king at this area it would have been a simple as just taking a small step across this concrete line, and into north korea, where we believe he is being held by the north korean army. so, a lot of concern about the outlook for him now. concern about the outlook for him nova— concern about the outlook for himnow. . ., , him now. what are people saying about that? _ him now. what are people saying about that? the _ him now. what are people saying about that? the interesting - about that? the interesting detail in all— about that? the interesting detail in all this, _ about that? the interesting detail in all this, as - about that? the interesting detail in all this, as it - about that? the interesting detail in all this, as it does| detail in all this, as it does travis king does he want to stay in north korea? has he chosen to go there, is this a defection or is hoping to return. to get on one of these tours requires research and preparation, suggesting this move by him was notjust a rash decision but it was calculated, because since the pandemic that

has been a lot harder to get on these tours, only a couple of operators we think are allowing foreigners to visit this area and you have to provide a lot of detail ahead of time, passport number, it is quite possible he had to give his military identification as well, he would have needed to do this days in advance, what the united nations command which runs this area is trying to establish by talking to the north korean military was what does travis king one and does he want to return, that will be the first question they need to answer. we have not heard anything from the north korean side, it will be interesting to watch for in coming days, is how they choose to respond to this incident, will they want to use travis king to extract information or use them as a bargaining chip in negotiations with united states, which have been stored nelson's 2019. ken mackenzie- _ let's get some of the day's other news 110w.

the company which owns the car manufacturer jaguar—landrover is expected to announce plans to build an electric car battery factory in the uk later on wednesday. the government is expected to provide subsidies worth hundreds of millions of pounds for the factory in somerset. a lot more on that in our business coverage in 20 minutes. nhs leaders have warned that a two—day strike by consultants in england — which begins tomorrow — could have the most severe impact ever seen in the health service as a result of industrial action. the walkout by members of the british medical association will affect all planned treatment, with only emergency care being covered. a five—day strike by junior doctors in england ended yesterday. beauty products maker estee lauder, which sells products in about 150 countries, says a hacker had obtained some data from its systems. the firm said it is working to understand the nature and scope of the data that was stolen. the incident was expected to cause disruption to parts of the company's operations. children in some parts

of england who need urgent dental treatment are facing waits of up to 18 months, according to new data. the british dental association says vital work to prevent tooth decay is not being done, leaving some children in prolonged pain, and in need of a tooth extraction. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. it is time for the teeth team at maybury primary school and how. these local volunteer dentists and nurses visit schools in the area to help spot problems with teeth copy such. ,, . , the such. such big teeth here. they are needed _ such. such big teeth here. they are needed because _ such. such big teeth here. they are needed because this - such. such big teeth here. they are needed because this part i such. such big teeth here. they are needed because this part ofj are needed because this part of east yorkshire is known as a dental desert where nhs provision is scarce and families struggle to find a practice that can take them. today has been busy.- practice that can take them. today has been busy. need is exceptionally _ today has been busy. need is exceptionally high _ today has been busy. need is exceptionally high we - today has been busy. need is exceptionally high we are i exceptionally high we are sending out today there has been 10— 11 letters a class

going out to the parents, a high proportion of those are urgent need which is four more cavities and the children's teeth, some require extraction summit may get away with fillings. summit may get away with fillinus. ., ~ , fillings. some of the kids today will _ fillings. some of the kids today will have _ fillings. some of the kids today will have to - fillings. some of the kids today will have to have i fillings. some of the kids i today will have to have teeth extracted? yes, because it is multiple teeth indicated in those children is la —— mouth. tooth decay and extractions are the most common reason for children between six and tend to be admitted to hospital. data obtained by the liberal democrats from the nhs and shared with the bbc earlier this year shows children in some areas of england are facing average rates as long as 18 months for dental, general anaesthetic treatment and teeth extractions, leaving someone prolonged dental pain. so at maybury school in one of the more deprived parts of hull, they are trying to instill good habits early on. every day toothbrushing classes after

lunch. , u, , toothbrushing classes after lunch. , , lunch. very carefully can you scoop no _ lunch. very carefully can you scoop no the _ lunch. very carefully can you scoop up the toothpaste i lunch. very carefully can you | scoop up the toothpaste from your paper towel. excellent you can start your brushing. $1150 can start your brushing. also ractical can start your brushing. also practical help _ can start your brushing. also practical help for _ can start your brushing. also practical help for families i can start your brushing. also practical help for families who might be struggling at home. we have a might be struggling at home. - have a family we might feel need some support we could provide toothbrushes and toothpaste for the children at home. show me have finished off the other issue is finding the dentist because we have a lot of parents who know the children have issues, want to get that sorted out but finding a dentist is so difficult. this head teacher _ a dentist is so difficult. this head teacher has _ a dentist is so difficult. this head teacher has seen i head teacher has seen generations of children coming through the doors of maybury. you want to make a difference and it is really hard, that difference isn't going to happen overnight. she knows tacklin: happen overnight. she knows tackling tooth _ happen overnight. she knows tackling tooth decay - happen overnight. she knows tackling tooth decay is - tackling tooth decay is important.— tackling tooth decay is imortant. ~ ., ., , important. we are educators first and foremost. - important. we are educators first and foremost. because | important. we are educators i first and foremost. because of the impact _ first and foremost. because of the impact it _ first and foremost. because of the impact it can _ first and foremost. because of the impact it can have - first and foremost. because of the impact it can have on i the impact it can have on people �*s learning. if you miss school that has an impact on learning because you are missing lessons, if you come to

school and trying to concentrate and learn while in pain that will have impact as well. . when it is so hard to access affordable dental healthcare, feel like a battle to keep the kid's teeth in good condition. , ' . ., condition. very difficult, to be honest. _ condition. very difficult, to be honest, is— condition. very difficult, to be honest, is not _ condition. very difficult, to be honest, is not cheap i condition. very difficult, to i be honest, is not cheap going for checkups, it's expensive. yes, trying to brush your teeth twice a day and keep them healthy, stay out of the dentist. healthy, stay out of the dentist-— healthy, stay out of the dentist. ., ., ., ., dentist. you have to get that fixed next — dentist. you have to get that fixed next time _ dentist. you have to get that fixed next time you - dentist. you have to get that fixed next time you come i dentist. you have to get that i fixed next time you come back they— fixed next time you come back they will— fixed next time you come back they will be perfect. the department _ they will be perfect. the department of _ they will be perfect. the department of health i they will be perfect. tia: department of health said work was under way to improve access to nhs dentistry and further reforms are planned but a shortage of nah dentist part long waiting list for treatment ends up two months of living with tooth pain for thousands of children. —— nhs dentists.

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. voice—over: bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. three beavers have been reintroduced to this lush cornish valley. in just a few years the environment has been transformed. it helps reduce flood risk. it's important because it helps to clean the water up. it is important because it provides a reserve of water here for times of drought. introducing extinct species is welcomed by conservationist, but the environment committee want to look again at the negative impacts. if you protect the species naturally you have to do then perhaps move them, which is possible, but then you have to get a license to do it. and i think itjust needs to be re—looked at. i think some areas they are very successful, other areas they will be an absolute menace. the government hopes to set up a compensation scheme for any impact large—scale reintroduction introductions might have. voice—over: for more

stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. police in the united states have searched a house near las vegas in connection with the murder of the rapper tupac shakur in 1996. the home in the city of henderson was searched on monday. no arrests have ever been made in the case. live now to chicago, with news and entertainment journalist andre phillips. how significant is this search? this is actually a major break in the case because this has been 27 years since the death of tupac shakur one of the greatest rappers to have ever lived, which has gone unsold. it has been a lot of conjecture as to whether he is still alive, living in cuba, he has been the subject of books and documentaries, but nothing like this. and las vegas metro

police confirmed that an arrest warrant was served and the home belongs to dwayne davis, a member of the los angeles crips. he says he knows who killed tupac, and also that he knows p diddy, who he says ordered the hit on tupac. i think the investigation will now focus on ben davis, because when davis said the suspect was no longer living. but he is actually 0rlando anderson's uncle, and he was a suspect in the case early on. he has since passed away, but the significance goes back to what is in the house, what do we

know, what do we need to know, and which one is responsible for tupac�*s murder stop it feeds the conspiracy theories, doesn't it, of which there have been many over the last couple of decades. been many over the last couple of decades-— of decades. just remind us of the circumstances _ of decades. just remind us of the circumstances of - of decades. just remind us of the circumstances of how i of decades. just remind us of| the circumstances of how this all happened. it the circumstances of how this all happened-— all happened. it has been 27 ears all happened. it has been 27 years and — all happened. it has been 27 years and between - all happened. it has been 27 years and between davis, i all happened. it has been 27 l years and between davis, now all happened. it has been 27 i years and between davis, now he is at the centre of this because he has gone on to do different interviews. he has released a book, i'm told, and in that there are significant contents in the home actually that they want to know if there is some sort of connection here. going back to his nephew, 0rlando, what is there that we don't know, that we need to investigate? because again, he has publicly said he knows who did this and to put an end to this, because it is gone on 30 years at this point, i think a lot of people really want to kind of put an end to this. but also this is going to open up

the door to notorious b.i.g. �*s motor, which is unsold, and if there is a connection. find motor, which is unsold, and if there is a connection.- there is a connection. and we 'ust there is a connection. and we just need _ there is a connection. and we just need to _ there is a connection. and we just need to clarify, _ there is a connection. and we just need to clarify, andre, i just need to clarify, andre, that puff daddy ordered the killing, but he denies that and says that isn't the case at all. in terms of this latest surge that has happened this week, what is in the reaction in general?— in general? you know how twitter and _ in general? you know how twitter and social - in general? you know how twitter and social media i in general? you know howj twitter and social media is come up here come the detectors. a lot of people are divided about this. a lot of people know who did it, 0rlando admitted to doing this, but again, the back story to it is that 0rlando again, the back story to it is that orlando and dwayne davis are relatives. and a lot of people don't realise that. but a lot of people are throwing into conspiracies as to, you know, did puff daddy allegedly have someone to do with it because it has been the long—standing roma? did the los

angeles crips have anything to do it? allegedly. you and i have probably been in this industry for and by the contents of of this i can tell you that tupac is it could be pushed aside and there is more to this. $5 pushed aside and there is more to this. �* , ,, ., to this. as we know. interesting - to this. as we know. interesting to i to this. as we know. interesting to get i to this. as we know. i interesting to get your to this. as we know. - interesting to get your take on all of that. andre phillips, a —— andre phillips, entertainment journalist —— andre phillips, entertainmentjournalist based in los angeles. artists are warning their profession is at risk from artificial intelligence and that regulators around the world should speed up their efforts to tackle what they say is exploitation of their work. so—called generative ai tools can create new artworks based on billions of other images scraped from the internet. many artists say their work has been fed into these tools without their consent, and without compensation.

tomos morgan reports. i'm an illustrator and concept artist. i worked i'm an illustrator and concept artist. iworked in i'm an illustrator and concept artist. i worked in a digital industry on projects like dungeons and dragons. the detail to his _ dungeons and dragons. the detail to his work _ dungeons and dragons. the detail to his work is - dungeons and dragons. the detail to his work is that each piece can take over two weeks to complete. he has been honing his craft over a decade but in september last year he began noticing that his name was being attributed to art that looks a lot like his but wasn't. looks a lot like his but wasn't-— looks a lot like his but wasn't. g . , , wasn't. my name was being used in al generative _ wasn't. my name was being used in al generative imagery - wasn't. my name was being used in al generative imagery 70 i in al generative imagery 70 times. i rememberthat in al generative imagery 70 times. i remember that after one month, i believe, my name had been used like 90,000 times. br; had been used like 90,000 times. �* , ., had been used like 90,000 times. j ., , , , , times. by now greg believes his name has _ times. by now greg believes his name has been _ times. by now greg believes his name has been linked _ times. by now greg believes his name has been linked to - times. by now greg believes his name has been linked to over i name has been linked to over 400,000 ai generated images. those generators are not really ethical. this is my work and identity. ethical. this is my work and identi . , ., ., identity. generative software can make — identity. generative software can make the _ identity. generative software can make the menu - identity. generative software can make the menu from i identity. generative software can make the menu from the billions of images it has come from the internet, scraping and

storing the data it has collected. ai could have use for some artists, but many are worried about how the images are being taken and reused without their permission. igrate without their permission. we have to have _ without their permission. - have to have representations of our work online. we have to put them on things like social media for us to be able to have careers, to have people write about our work. there is still about our work. there is still a copyright, though, that work. consent, credit, and compensation. these are great principles that should be embodied in these companies is a framework.— a framework. one possible solution — a framework. one possible solution for _ a framework. one possible solution for artists - a framework. one possible solution for artists is i a framework. one possible solution for artists is a i a framework. one possiblej solution for artists is a tool called glaze. to the human eye there is little difference between an image with and without glaze. but when ai views it, it is distorted. 0thers views it, it is distorted. others say regulation and legal action i needed and necessary long—term. mr; action i needed and necessary long-term—

long-term. my work and my future is _ long-term. my work and my future is under _ long-term. my work and my future is under the - long-term. my work and my future is under the huge i future is under the huge questionmark, i would say. greg's work has been used by ai more than they're not a da vinci. tomos morgan, bbc news. and if you would like to know more about how artificial intelligence works, there is a new podcast series on bbc sounds, which takes you back to the basics to explore and demystify the world of uai. search for understand tech and ai and al on bbc sounds. it is interesting to see the actors who are embracing the thought of deep fakes. we will be looking at that. but we have the uk inflation numbers out in a few hours. we will look at

what economists are expecting and predicting will happen. and of course more detail on the news of a new electric battery to be announced today here in the uk. i will see you in a moment. hello. for many of us, tuesday was decidedly cool for a july day thanks to a lot of clouds and some outbreaks of rain. that was the scene for a weather watcher in belfast. there were plenty of places that didn't get above 14—15 degrees. was a little bit warmer in the southeast of england, but a world away from the heat that continues to affect southern parts of europe, that extreme heat set to go on. this is the dividing line, the jet stream, the winds high up in the atmosphere, keeping that heat away from our shores, keeping us in some relatively cool air with areas of low pressure and frontal systems moving through. that frontal system there, that was tuesday's rain—maker. it is moving away eastwards. high pressure trying to build from the west, but there'll still be some showers on wednesday. early cloud and patchy rain in eastern england,

that tending to clear, then some spells of sunshine but a scattering of showers. wales and the south west of england, not seeing too many showers. northern scotland likely to stay quite cloudy and breezy throughout the day. and temperatures for lerwick only up to 12 degrees, further south, 24 the high in london. through wednesday night, the showers will tend to fade, we'll see clear skies overhead, one or two mist or fog patches. and with those clear skies, it is going to be actually quite a cool night for the time of year, widely in the towns and cities, 8—12 degrees. but there will be places in the countryside that gets a little chillier than that. so a cool start to thursday morning, but a bright start with spells of sunshine. again, some showers will develop. the odd heavy one is possible. still some quite large areas of cloud across northern parts of scotland and temperatures north to south between 15—23 degrees. that covers it for most of us. now for friday, a lot of dry weather around to start off, but we will tend to see more clouds spilling in from the west. and some outbreaks of rain are likely to move into parts of northern ireland

and northwest scotland, drierfurther south and east, albeit with the chance for the odd shower and temperatures of 14—21 degrees. but as we head into the weekend, we see another frontal system attached to this area of low pressure. that will be working in from the west, bringing outbreaks of rain for many of us. and on the southern flank of that system, some quite strong winds. so, into the weekend some rain at times, albeit with some drier interludes. turning windy down towards the south and remaining fairly cool.

with tooth pain for thousands of children. —— nhs dentists.

live from london, live from london, this is bbc news, this is bbc news, critical infrastructure — critical infrastructure — the owner of jaguar land the owner of jaguar land rover, the tata group, is to open a new battery plant in the uk. sticky inflation — is that still a problem in the uk? the latest inflation numbers are released in the next few hours. also in the programme — we talk to the actors who say battery plant in somerset they have no problem with being "deep faked". hello, i'm sally bundock, with the top business stories, and we start with the news that the parent company ofjaguar land rover,

the tata group, will announce today it will build a car