live from london, this is bbc news. as the heatwave in europe intensifies, firefighters in greece battle new wildfires, while the world health organization warns this is the new normal. uk inflation fell more than expected last month to 7.9% — that's still higher than other g7 countries. protestors throw rocks at police, and they respond with tear gas — as tempers flare over the cost of living and high taxes in kenya. prime minister rishi sunak weighs in as former ukip leader nigel farage claims the private bank coutts closed his account on political grounds.

hello, i'm nancy kacungira, welcome to the daily global — bringing you the top stories from around the world. we start with the exceptional heat that is continuing to be felt across large parts of the northern hemisphere. the world health organisation is now warning that the record—breaking temperatures are straining health care systems in the affected areas. wildfires are still burning across greece, in southern europe — this is the scene just outside athens where forests and homes are being destroyed. greek authorities are bracing themselves for a new heatwave, which is likely to further stoke tinderbox conditions across the country. southern europe is hugely affected by the heat but the situation is global. in china, beijing has registered four weeks of record highs. in xinjiang, on sunday, the temperature reached 52 celsius. and in phoenix, arizona, even fiercer heat with highs of at least 43 celsius — about 110 fahrenheit —

for 19 consecutive days. the mediterranean basin is on high alert, with temperatures well above a0 celsius for several days — meaning there's a risk to everyone�*s health, not just the most vulnerable. azadeh moshiri is in greece, where wildfires continue to burn — she sent us this update. i am west of athens, in mandra, which had fires extend local residents pointed us here, saying follow the road and you'll find a facility that's completely burnt down. when we got here, we spoke to the owner who said there were animals actually held here, dogs held in the basement for safety as the fires began to spring. now as you can see there's some smoke coming up, so i'll move you in this direction because over here, there were deer who were held who hopped across the fence because the fire started engulfing and approaching this area. now here, the fire extended across eight km. so seems

like this, devastation like this is happening across the area, but also across mainland greece —— seems like this. another issue we are hearing from several local residents, including the owner of this facility, as they feel local firefighters didn't get here soon enough, that if they managed to respond all the wildfires in time, then perhaps seems like this wouldn't have happened. i spoke to our reporter sergi forcada freixas in barcelona, who told us more about the current situation. well, temperatures are still very hot across spain, especially in the south. 40 celsiusin places like murcia or malaga. here in the northeast of the country, in catalonia, the situation has calmed down a little bit. temperatures have dropped — if we compare to the record breaking temperatures that we had yesterday, around 45 celsius,

but it's still very hot. just so you get a sense here in the mediterranean sea, the waters are 3—5 degrees hotter than it should be by this time of the year. because of this, local authorities are issuing warnings, urging people to stay at home during the daytime or drinking water. and also, in some cases, local councils are giving free access to swimming pools, public swimming pools across the country. the concern in many parts of southern europe now with these high temperatures is the risk of fire. is that a concern there, too? yeah, definitely. we already had a big wildfire in the canary islands, in la palma. but this is the big concern right now, and not only because of the heat wave, but also because it hasn't rained properly for four months across the country. —— for months across the country. then this is something that worries local authorities — and they are already taking some action, for example, here in catalonia, access to natural parks have been banned, and over 1,400 outdoor activities have been cancelled for this week,

activities mostly related to hunting or forestry work. all right, and just in terms of how people are managing the situation, how is that being done? well, to be honest, they do what they can, you know, staying at home, especially if they have aircon or also going to one of these public places that local councils have set up. you know, some libraries are open because there is aircon, and then people who may not have aircon manage to go to these places, going to swimming pools, coming here to to the beach. but people, you know, try to also go for walks at night, things that you may think, "well, this is common sense or maybe people in spain may already be used to it." i can tell you it's really hot, especially yesterday here in catalonia, when we reached 45 celsius, i felt that it was like being in a sauna where you could obviously breathe, but to breath was very, very intense. so i think that the recommendation that people are taking the most is just trying to stay at home and avoid the heat during daytime.

the high temperatures that are also impacting the united states. the high temperatures are also earlier today, cbs news correspondentjonathan vigliotti updated us from phoenix, arizona. we're here in downtown phoenix —j the sun is not up yet this morning, but that heat certainly is, it's already 93 degrees, i that heat is expected to rise. to triple digits later on today. yesterday marked the 19th straight. day where extreme heat temperatures exceeded 110 degrees — that shattered a recordl that was previously set. nearly a half century ago. and the bad news here in phoenix, arizona — i all that heat is expected - to continue for at least another week here in the forecast. inflation in the uk has fallen to its lowest level for more than a year — but that doesn't mean you're getting richer, itjust means prices are contining

to rise, but more slowly. that's partly down to cheaper fuel and energy bills. food prices have slowed a little, but they're still sky high. inflation was 7.9% injune, down from 8.7% in may — a bigger drop than expected. we'll find out what it means for interest rates in a moment, and what the bank of england may do. but first, here's our economics editor faisal islam. yeah, do you want some of the mixture? we all know that everybody is having a hard time at the moment, but it is hitting the markets quite drastically. the customers have been quite loyal, but i think people are maybe choosing what they buy a little more carefully. they're looking at the weight - of the packaging, they're looking at what they get for the money. most measures of inflation are now heading in the right direction. but as you can see, at this southampton market, it's still happening slowly. the prices are rising, so we have to consider our margin, whether we hold our breath and keep the prices low and hope we get a better turnover, or put the prices up in line with inflation. the headline rate was lower

than expected injune at 7.9%, thanks to falling petrol prices. it could fall below 7% soon due to falls in domestic energy bills. producer price inflation, a measure of raw materials prices, actually turned negative because of a fall in global oil prices. the area around southampton water perhaps the best place to see the inflation that's been flowing into the uk from around the world. now that's on the decline, but it still remains higher than in other similar countries. inflation should be falling more sharply, and that's because the raw materials coming from around the world to a place like this, whether it's crude oil going into that refinery, grain going up to the port, or the container ships full of goods going up to the port, those prices have been falling. they've not all been passed on to consumers, and the bank of england and the government have started to point towards a rebuilding of profit margins by companies as a majorfactor. motoring organisations say petrol

prices should have fallen even more and may have kept the overall inflation rate high. well, we can see that the prices charged by producers are coming down, what are called factory gate prices, and we want to make sure that supermarkets and other retailers are passing those on to families as quickly as possible. opposition parties focused on food prices. food price inflation, probably the most important element of inflation for most people, is still going up at almost 17%, so there are still big challenges out there. if you're someone who's rent is going up hundreds of pounds every month, people worrying about food prices, i think this is cold comfort. at this southampton foodbank, demand continues to soar, donations are drying up, and they're having to cater especially for people who cannot afford energy or housing. this is the list of people living in a car or they've got no power at home, so we give them food

that they can eat cold. they live in a car? yes, a lot of people live in cars. 100 people a day are being helped here, including some with full—time jobs. it's the worst we've seen it. we're preparing ourselves for winter again, because, you know, having to heat your home increases your costs. we're still getting ourselves ready for quite a brutal winter again. the rise in the cost of living continues to eat into living standards, but today's figures could represent a turning point. faisal islam, bbc news, in southampton. the cost of living is impacting other parts of the world. in kenya, protesters have thrown rocks at police at the start of three days of demonstrations against tax hikes. in the capital nairobi, and the coastal city of mombasa, police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators. schools and businesses across several cities are closed. the country's main opposition leader, raila odinga, called for people to take to the streets.

here is the kenyan president, william ruto, speaking earlier today. we have absolutely no issue with any constitutional provision on picketing, or even on demonstration. but we cannot be a country of kills. we cannot be a country of violence. and nobody should take advantage of any constitutional provision public eight violence, anarchy, and to destroy people's property, and cause loss of life. that was the message from the kenyan president. our reporter anthony irungu is in nairobi and has more on the situation there. today, we had some ugly scenes across many towns in kenya and cities, including the capital, nairobi, where it started early in the morning where police were using tear gas canisters to disperse protesters, and the protesters would in turn use stones to push back the police.

and it has been like that for the most part of the day in different neighbourhoods around the cities. and so far, we've heard a lot of people have been injured and they have been taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds. and we've also had reports that several people have been reported dead. and, most probably tomorrow, we will have a more elaborate number or a more exact number of what exactly happened, the number of people have been injured, and also the number of people who have died from the protests. but so far, also, we've had 300 people who have been arrested, and they'll be arraigned in court tomorrow — just in time when the next day of protest is going to be starting. and tomorrow, the leader of opposition has asked the protesters to meet in town, and that is geared potentially to be one of the deadliest, you know, confrontations between the police and the protesters,

because the police are guarding the central business district with as much force as possible. so we're expecting to see much more of what we witnessed today tomorrow. for more on this, let's speak to wanjiru gikonyo, founder of the non—profit organisation, the institute for social accountability. it's quite chilling to hear that there is more of this chaos expected? there is more of this chaos “netted?— there is more of this chaos exected? , ., ., ~ i. there is more of this chaos exected? , ., ., ~ ., expected? yes, and thank you for havin: expected? yes, and thank you for having me — expected? yes, and thank you for having me on- _ expected? yes, and thank you for having me on. yes, _ expected? yes, and thank you for having me on. yes, we _ expected? yes, and thank you for having me on. yes, we have - expected? yes, and thank you for having me on. yes, we have a - expected? yes, and thank you for i having me on. yes, we have a notice of three days from the opposition leader, raila odinga. buti of three days from the opposition leader, raila odinga. but i must say that the scenes we witnessed last week were very devastating. we had over 15, week were very devastating. we had over15, maybe week were very devastating. we had over 15, maybe 20 deaths, we had a large destruction of property. so the church leaders, pride of

business owners and leaders, civil society leaders all came out with a lot of force, cautioning and pleading with the opposition leaders with the government to dialogue, and to call those demonstrators to stop the violence. today, the scenes were a lot more muted, the government seems to have changed their tactic and how they're dealing with demonstrators while protecting the central business district, we've seen less use of force, we've seen more tactical engagement with protesters, and we have had some things that were almost entertaining in some parts where demonstrators were watching on the streets and boiling stones to show they are hungry. so we see that the government has changed tack, they've reopened schools — schools were not open today — and they seem to be using a different playbook. no we

don't know what will happen when the protesters go to the cbd, but definitely there was less use of force and there seems to have been an intention to allow the protests to kind of run themselves out, because the more the government pushes back, the more the temperatures rise.- pushes back, the more the temperatures rise. yes, so that relative peace _ temperatures rise. yes, so that relative peace will— temperatures rise. yes, so that relative peace will be _ temperatures rise. yes, so that| relative peace will be welcomed temperatures rise. yes, so that l relative peace will be welcomed - relative peace will be welcomed — but the problems have caused people to go onto the streets still remain. what's the traction in terms of getting a resolution between the opposition and the government? yes. opposition and the government? yes, it is a reiative — opposition and the government? yes, it is a relative peace, _ opposition and the government? yes it is a relative peace, it's a lack of violence — as long as you're demonstrating and protesting, that's not peace, it'sjust demonstrating and protesting, that's not peace, it's just non—violence. unfortunately it takes these kinds of extreme measures to get the government to listen, because the problem is that the government ignored the public taxation

submissions which are enshrined in the constitution and in law, and have gone ahead to implement a couple of very unpopular taxation measures, some of which even ex—pats have cautioned them not to implement. so they still need pressure through dialogue, back door kind of reaching out to the president, and these protests — whereas canyons are suffering because businesses are closed, a lot of canyons recognise this pressure is needed to get the government to listen. there's also then fear that the political interest could overrun the political interest could overrun the genuine interests of the country. but there is a need for dialogue, for public participation, a need for the right kind of solutions for what is a local problem, as well as a global problem, as well as a global problem, and also a governance problem, and also a governance problem, because a lot of money is lost through corruption, through

legal exemptions, through counterfeits and economic deals that politically connected people are able to make at the expense of the kenyan people. able to make at the expense of the kenyan maple-— kenyan people. great to have you on the programme. _ kenyan people. great to have you on the programme, thank _ kenyan people. great to have you on the programme, thank you _ kenyan people. great to have you on the programme, thank you for - kenyan people. great to have you on| the programme, thank you forjoining us. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. rishi sunak has apologised for the historical treatment of lgbt veterans who were sacked or forced out of the military for being gay. the prime minister called the ban an "appalling failure" of the british state. it was illegal to be gay in the british military until 2000. jaguar land rover owner, tata, will invest £4 billion to build its flagship electric car battery plant in the uk. the new plant in somerset is expected to create 4,000 uk jobs and thousands more in the wider supply chain. the new "giga—factory" will be one of the largest in europe.

susan hall has been announced as the conservative party's mayoral candidate for london. she's been a london assembly member since 2017, secured 57% of the vote, beating her rival, moz hossain. ms hall will now face labour's sadiq khan in next year's election. he's been in the position since 2016. you're live with bbc news. this is the daily global. within the last hour, the white house says the biden administration is gathering all the facts regarding a soldier who's been detained in north korea who's been detained in north korea who crossed the border without proper authorisation. travis king had been detained after getting into fights in south korea prior to crossing. court documents show, he also damaged a police car and had

recently spent time in a detention facility in seoul. the 23—year—old serviceman had been recently released and was being sent back to the us for disciplinary reasons when he escaped. he made it across the demilitarised zone between north and south korea while on a tour of the border. the us state department said it was working with its counterparts in south korea and sweden to get more information on travis king's wellbeing and to try and bring him home. we are still gathering facts, and i want to be clear that the administration has and will continue to actively work to ensure his safety, and return him home to his family. in terms of contacts with foreign governments yesterday, the pentagon reached out to counterparts in the korean people's army. my understanding is those communications have not yet been answered. i spoke to our north america correspondent sean dilley, who told us more. certainly information is being presented on what started as a blank

canvas, and it's easy for people to say he got himself in trouble in korea, and south korea where he was working as a deployed member of the us military services, and it's easy to say, "hang on, was this him dealing with his criminal woes in that way? or are the troubles he was getting in and south korea indicative of something else?" we simply don't know what the motivation would be because all of the matters in south korea had been dealt with — he had received hefty fines of around nearly $4000 us, £3000 uk. so to an extent, that he was dealt with, he was released from a detective that detention centre. we know he was being sent back to texas to be court—martialed, but certainly a disciplinary system. we understand that separation from the army was very much one of the possible outcomes. but compared with being detained in north korea —

which he would know, as a member of us forces, of course, was absolutely a possibility for sometime now, the us has specifically said that us citizens should not go to north korea of the risk of detention by authorities there— so we are getting authorities there— so we are getting a clear picture of some of the woes he's been involved in since september and october last year, from nightclub fights to abusing south korean police officers. but we still don't know what made him cross over — there's been speculation even on official grounds that it could have been an impulsive, rather than thought out decision. the opposite theatre you is floating about as well. it doesn't matter how much we talk about this —— the opposite theory. it's you now a willing participant and remaining in north korea? if he's not, then it's certainly a bargaining chip and he gives the north koreans some degree of advantage while the americans

have parked nuclear submarines off the water in south korea. diplomatic hot otato the water in south korea. diplomatic hot potato there, _ the water in south korea. diplomatic hot potato there, do _ the water in south korea. diplomatic hot potato there, do we _ the water in south korea. diplomatic hot potato there, do we know- the water in south korea. diplomatic hot potato there, do we know of- the water in south korea. diplomatic hot potato there, do we know of any| hot potato there, do we know of any contact between north and south korea on this, just briefly? we contact between north and south korea on this, just briefly? korea on this, 'ust briefly? we know the us korea on this, just briefly? we know the us military _ korea on this, just briefly? we know the us military have _ korea on this, just briefly? we know the us military have said _ korea on this, just briefly? we know the us military have said they - korea on this, just briefly? we know the us military have said they are i the us military have said they are trying to make contact with the korean people's army, their counterpart, but we know there are no ties. as daft as this may sound, they have to pick up a telephone and speak to the swedish embassy who are brokering on their behalf. they are making telephone calls to various contacts in north korea, and whether they answer, sometimes they do, sometimes they don't, so it's a very messy situation. here in the uk, the former brexit party leader, nigel farage, has released a dossier of documents which he says back up his claim that his account at the private bank coutts was closed because his views "did not align" with their values. the bbc had previously reported that the account had been closed because mr farage had failed to reach the bank's wealth critieria.

we can now cross live to our political correspondent david wallace lockhart, in westminster. there's been a lot happening since mr farage release of this dossier, what's been going on? this mr farage release of this dossier, what's been going on?— what's been going on? this story noes what's been going on? this story aoes back what's been going on? this story goes back to _ what's been going on? this story goes back to a — what's been going on? this story goes back to a nigel _ what's been going on? this story goes back to a nigel farage - what's been going on? this story goes back to a nigel farage had | what's been going on? this story i goes back to a nigel farage had his bank account with coutts close, a exclusive bank for people who can put substantial amounts of money and. he says the reason his account was closed was because of his political beliefs in the bank not being happy with them. the bbc then had a report based on conversations with someone at coutts, saying that nigel farage was not meeting certain wealth thresholds, saying that was why his account was closed. mr farage is now gotten a hold of documents showing the bank's reputational wealth committee discussing him and some of his views, which they think could have represented a reputational risk,

including support for novak djokovic and his vaccine scepticism during covid, support for donald trump and support for the uk leaving the european court of human rights, and i'm saying he was a reputational risk. now we have heard from coutts in the last hour, saying it is not their policy to a close customer accounts solely on the basis of legally held personal and clinical views, and they involve a number of factors including commercial viability, reputational considerations and legal and regulatory environments. nigel farage very unhappy about all this this evening and saying that it amounts to being quote unquote cancelled, he insists he was meeting those wealth thresholds and has been quite a political storm here. tell our global viewers who nigel farage is, and what role he's played in politics? he's potentially the most prominent politician in the he's potentially the most prominent olitician in ., ., politician in the uk to have never made it into _ politician in the uk to have never made it into the _ politician in the uk to have never made it into the house _ politician in the uk to have never made it into the house of - politician in the uk to have never - made it into the house of commons, to have never been elected as an mp.

he was of course leader of ukip, the uk independence party, who championed bringing the uk out of the eu, he then formed a new party, the brexit party, out of the ashes of that campaign for what he considered a real brexit. often a thorn in the side of the political establishment, as he calls them, in the uk, very eurosceptic politician, also rallying against what he considers to be too much political correctness in politics in the uk. we will leave it there, thank you very much, david wallace lockhart, joining us from westminster with that update. stay with us here on bbc news. much more to come and to remind you that all the stories we've covered are on our website, including the very latest on the story of travis king, the us soldier in north korea who has been held there after getting into some kind of trouble in seoul matt, we will see how that plays out, and will... stay with us

on the daily global. hello. i wonder if you remember what you were doing this time last year? well, chances are you were sweating. yes, it was the uk's hottest day on record — 40.3 celsius recorded in lincolnshire. fast—forward to today — what a different story. one year later, a lot of cloud around, some showers, and temperatures at best into the low 20s. now the day's showers are starting to fade away, so for many of us, the weather will become drier over the next few hours. a few showers pushing into the far north of scotland, though. quite a cool kind of night forjuly, with temperatures dipping down in single figures — scotland, northern ireland, wales and western areas of england. so a cool start to the day on thursday for the early—risers, but there should be plenty of dry weather and sunshine. showers will start to develop, and i think the greatest risk of seeing some of those showers will be across northern

and eastern scotland, and into parts of northeast england. elsewhere, there should be some pretty big gaps between the showers — that means there'll be quite a few of you that stay dry all day. temperatures a little bit below average, but in thejuly sunshine should still feel ok. friday, a largely dry picture with some sunshine for england and wales, but for scotland and northern ireland, this time we'll see some thicker cloud working off the atlantic, with outbreaks of rain pushing in from the west through the day. those temperatures struggling — 16—17 degrees, not great in the north, and even 21 in london, that's still 2—3 degrees below average forjuly. the jet stream pattern this weekend, well, we keep the trough to the west of the uk that keeps our weather unsettled. it's this ridge in the jet stream that's been responsible for the extreme heat in europe and, if anything, that ridge is moving a little bit further eastwards — and so too will the highest temperatures. so, we're starting to see some indications that we could see some extreme heat in parts of greece this weekend, maybe even getting quite close to the all—time european temperature record. we'll keep a close eye on that. no chance of anything particularly hot, though, for the uk this weekend.

it will, though, be particularly wet — and particularly for england and wales, outbreaks of rain moving in here, becoming heavy and persistent, and lasting right into sunday. scotland and northern ireland on saturday, yes, you get some rain, as well. wherever you are, it'll tend to be on the cool side, with temperatures for many of us around 17—18 celsius. but, at least for scotland and northern ireland, the rain should pull away a little bit on sunday to allow something a bit brighter into the afternoon. and then, next week, well, we've got some further showers in the forecast. that's it for now.