for the knockout stages? oh, what a shame, some will say. live from london, this is bbc news. two people — live from london, this is bbc news. two people are shot dead in auckland as the _ two people are shot dead in auckland as the city— two people are shot dead in auckland as the city geared up to host the women's — as the city geared up to host the women's world cup. the _ women's world cup. the tournament is now under way, with co—hosts new zealand claiming the first take to become a 1—0 against norway. russia carries out attacks on ukrainian port areas after warning that commercial ships would be considered possible targets. and southern europe and the us continue to battle extreme heat as weather alerts are in place across several countries. hello. i am celia hatton. we begin with the start of the world women's

world cup and a rare act of gun violence in new zealand. it happened just hours before the kick—off of one of the global�*s biggest sporting events. we will get to the results in a moment, but first, police say a government shot and killed two micro people in the centre of auckland. others were injured, including police officers. the attacker also died at the scene. on arriving in auckland, new zealand's prime minister outline some key questions investigators would be addressing. thankfully, these sorts of shootings and events are not here there would come in here in new zealand. i met with the police commissioner and senior police officials this afternoon. i have great confidence that they will investigate fully what happened here, the answers to the questions that we have all had in time. this questions include what triggered this terrible sequence of events. where the shooter got the gun from, because new zealand's gun

laws prevent that person holding them legally, and whether there were any flags that could have signalled earlier that this could happen. {lit earlier that this could happen. of the shooting happened on a construction site in the central business district of auckland. these workers described what they witnessed. i workers described what they witnessed.— workers described what they witnessed. :: , , witnessed. i saw 20 people rushing out of the building _ witnessed. i saw 20 people rushing out of the building and _ witnessed. i saw 20 people rushing out of the building and telling - out of the building and telling people — out of the building and telling people to move. i asked what happened, and they said, we saw a luy happened, and they said, we saw a guy with _ happened, and they said, we saw a guy with a — happened, and they said, we saw a guy with a shotgun in his hand and he was _ guy with a shotgun in his hand and he was aiming for people. all guy with a shotgun in his hand and he was aiming for people.- he was aiming for people. all the co cars, he was aiming for people. all the cap ears. and _ he was aiming for people. all the cop cars, and ambulances, - he was aiming for people. all the cop cars, and ambulances, fire i he was aiming for people. all the - cop cars, and ambulances, fire squad and armed defenders, and from where we were, we heard a few gunshots. ah, we were, we heard a few gunshots. a sports reporter —— our sports reporter maz farookhi was in auckland where the shooting took place. we auckland where the shooting took lace. ~ ~' ., auckland where the shooting took lace. ~ ~ ., . auckland where the shooting took lace. ~ ., . , auckland where the shooting took lace. ~ ~ ., . , . place. we know that the shooter and two members _ place. we know that the shooter and two members of _ place. we know that the shooter and two members of the _ place. we know that the shooter and two members of the public _ place. we know that the shooter and two members of the public have - place. we know that the shooter and j two members of the public have died in this incident, which began here in this incident, which began here in the downtown business district of auckland, just on the waterfront, just before 7:30pm local time. we

were alerted to helicopters overhead, police vehicles arriving, sirens, and armed police, in the area was quickly cordoned off. —— 7:30am. we believe the shooter entered a building on lower queen street, and construction workers within that building were asked to take shelter. some of them went on the roof. when armed police eventually entered the building, they were up there with them. we have heard of people barricading themselves within rooms within the building, workers sheltering behind concrete bollards, and the shooter making his way through the building eventually into an elevator, where he engaged with police and then shots were fired. we heard six shots on the ground here and then police confirming a few minutes later that the shooter and two members of the public had died. they believe this is an isolated incident, and don't believe anyone else was involved, and they do not believe there was

any ideological involvement in what happened here this morning, but obviously, the atmosphere is very muted. this was the opening day of the women's world cup, the philippines team's hotel is a very short walk away from us, on this street, and was within that code and when police sectioned off that part of the road. so although we are expecting a day of celebration here for the start of this tournament, the day is certainly more sombre and muted. we will check the details of that shooting. you can get more information on the bbc website. but for now, more from the tournament itself. new zealand have won a match for the first time in the fifa women's world cup. they beat norway �*|_ women's world cup. they beat norway 1- 08 women's world cup. they beat norway 1— 08 auckland's eden park. it is i— 08 auckland's eden park. it is the first time tournament has been held in the southern hemisphere, and also the first women's world cup shared across to hosting nations, with australia and new zealand hosting matches. 32 teams are competing, the biggest world cup to date. the usa are the hot favourites. they are going for an

unprecedented third world cup win in a row. england, the current european champions, are expected to perform well. some teams have faced challenges off the pitch. jamaica had to crowdfund before they could travel to the tournament. our australia correspondent is in sydney, where fans have gathered to watch the new zealand game on the big screen. we were saying that this was going to be a big, big day no matter what. of course, yes, it was overshadowed by that shooting, but the officials there have said that it is not a threat to national security, and it is going to be business as usual. now we have heard in the second half that new zealand has scored. and i think itjust shows you that despite what happened earlier in the day, there is a sense of excitement, a sense of pride, really, about breaking new ground, the fact that this is the first time the women's world cup comes to the southern hemisphere. it is hosted by those

two countries, australia and new zealand, and australia will face the republic of ireland playing for the first time later in the day. it has grown massively, the women's game, 1.3 million tickets already sold for 64 matches in ten venues in nine cities. the organisers are hoping to double the viewership. they have been for 2 billion in numbers in terms of viewership to double the 2019. and it is things like their goal—scoring, the characters, the entertainment that their women's game provides that is actually being used as an argument to bridge that the pay gap that they have with the men. and just to give you another statistic, if we have time, the total number of the prize pool for the women's game is about $150 million. compare that to the men's game, $440 million. that is not near half, and that is i think what they are trying to say two days, or a few

days before the games started. both the australian team, the matildas, the australian team, the matildas, the french national team, have come up the french national team, have come up with these adverts to call on fifa and other international football body to do something about that pay gap, and their argument is that pay gap, and their argument is that game is growing and only going to grow bigger. i that game is growing and only going to grow bigger-— to grow bigger. i know you have soken to grow bigger. i know you have spoken to _ to grow bigger. i know you have spoken to a _ to grow bigger. i know you have spoken to a lot _ to grow bigger. i know you have spoken to a lot of— to grow bigger. i know you have spoken to a lot of people - to grow bigger. i know you have spoken to a lot of people who . to grow bigger. i know you have i spoken to a lot of people who have travelled to sydney for the tournament. what are they saying to you? how do they think the game can be transformed? and where have they been travelling from? thee;t be transformed? and where have they been travelling from?— been travelling from? they have travelled from _ been travelling from? they have travelled from different - been travelling from? they have travelled from different parts . been travelling from? they have travelled from different parts of| travelled from different parts of the country, but i think what is really interesting about australia as well, and a lot of arguments have been made about why there is a payment gap between men and women, and a lot of it is, well, the men's game is more popular and brings more revenues. well, interestingly, in australia, they sell more women's

jerseys than men's jerseys. australia, they sell more women's jerseys than men'sjerseys. if australia, they sell more women's jerseys than men's jerseys. if you say sam kerr, who is the most popular player in australia, actually, in women's football, you will know why. it is a name we will hear a lot more in this tournament. there is a lot riding on her to bring it home for the matildas. they are actually also a big defender. i think it is this idea that they follow a ship has grown quite massively among both men and women, young boys and girls. i spoke to a couple of young boys before we came on air, and asked he was their favourite player, they said sam kerr. so i think in terms of the players�* levels, in terms of the popularity, they have bridge that gap already, but the payment is not reflected, and i think that is really the big argument, that they want the numbers in terms of viewership to match the numbers in terms of the prize money they are getting on the payments they are getting. and we should mention that since we

heard that report, we have had an announcement from the australian team to say that sam kerr, that player she just mentioned, is out of the first two world cup games with an injury. more on that when we get more details of sam kerr�*s injury. the fifa president, gianni infantino, says it will be the greatest women�*s world cup ever. many people who say that women�*s football is still not great a great game where it is not so entertaining, or it is kind of a bad copy of men�*s football awesome stuff like that, you know, when they watch a game for the first time, they will actually see that it�*s a fantastic game. it�*s very entertaining. its great athletes playing. the level has grown incredibly in the last ten years. and the best are coming here. the best are playing here in new zealand. they�*re playing in australia.

so the entertainment is assured and guaranteed. let�*s cross to some images we are just getting in from new zealand. let�*s look at the celebrations after the final whistle. abs, let's look at the celebrations after the final whistle.— the final whistle. a great start to their home _ the final whistle. a great start to their home world _ the final whistle. a great start to their home world cup! _ their home world cup! they— their home world cup! they were made to do it the hard wax _ way. look what way. - look what it way. — look what it means to those way. look what it means to those new zealand players to score that victory in the opening match. new zealand versus norway. norway going into the match were actually considered the stronger team, so a big, considered the stronger team, so a big. happy considered the stronger team, so a big, happy surprise for new zealand there. here in the uk, senior hospital doctors have begun a strike. they are only providing cover. it�*s all part of their dispute with the government over pay. it is the first time consultants

have taken part in strike action in more than a decade. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. we locked ourselves away. we did everything we should have done in covid to protect the nhs and now when i want them, they�*re letting me down, really. sally knight, one of thousands of patients hit by the consultants�* strike. her appointment for a hip replacement can�*t go ahead because, as with so many assessments and procedures, a senior doctor has to be there when it�*s carried out. the wait�*s doubled and then i don�*t know how long i�*ll have to wait after that. it was almost i had a target, at least every day would be a step towards it. whereas, currently, ifeel i was going forwards and i�*ve been knocked back. today�*s rare two—day walk—out by hospital consultants in england comes hot off the heels of strikes byjunior doctors. the union that represents them, the bma, has rejected the government�*s latest 6% pay offer, saying it does nothing

to address more than a decade of real—terms pay cuts. for it to have got to the point where consultants are striking, things are really bad. our pay has been cut in value by more than a third since 2008. people are furious about it. i have been talking to my colleagues at work. the prime minister saying last week there are no more talks on pay, it hasn�*t made people feel, oh, that�*s over then. it�*s made them feel more angry. the 6% pay increase from the government means basic salaries will start at £93,500, with the most experienced getting just over 126,000. our plea to consultants is to recognise that we have listened on pensions, as per their ask. we have listened to the independent pay review body recommendations. and it�*s now time to put patients first and for consultants to call off this strike. there are some doctors who oppose the strike. one consultant agreed to speak to us anonymously because, he said, he had

a very unpopular view. overall, i think compared with a lot of people in society, we have a pretty good deal. i feel very uncomfortable with well—paid individuals with good pensions protesting about their pay. can you see from the work you have done why doctors can you see from the research it that you have done that it is the higher earners in the nhs that have lost out over the years? it's not just that they have experienced a pay cut overthe past ten, 13, 15 years, but they have seen a bigger pay cut than other groups within the nhs. you can see here the purple bar is nhs consultants, one of the highest—earning groups. they have seen an average pay cut of about 17%. the group at the top there, second from the top includes nhs cleaners and porters and so on. they have seen a pay cut of more like 3.5% on average, so a much smaller pay cut. this is harley street, probably the most famous place in england for senior doctors to come to see private patients and boost their nhs salary. it is estimated around a third of consultants in the health

service do private work. but experts are clear — the nhs cannot afford to lose any more doctor hours to the private sector. any loss of hours, in consultant hours in the nhs, could have impacts on the ability to reduce waiting times, treatment of patients, and the ability to train the next generation of consultants in the future. so what�*s really important for patients and the nhs is to make sure this dispute is solved as quickly as possible. there is no sign the dispute with doctors will be over quickly and every sign that further strikes will go ahead. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. from one strike to another. rail passengers in england are facing more disruption today and on saturday as guards and station staff begin a fresh round of strikes.

the long—running action over pay and conditions will affect 14 train companies and also impact services running into scotland and wales. large areas of the network are expected to have little or no service. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let�*s have a look at some of the other stories coming across the uk. polls are open in three parliamentary seats, where by—elections are being held. voters are casting their ballots in the south—western tory stronghold of somerton and frome, borisjohnson�*s old seat in the west london side of uxbridge and less rice lip, and ainsty in north yorkshire. ainsty in north yorkshire. a senior conservative mp has posted regret there expressed regret for posting a video praising the taliban, saying afghanistan had been transformed by them. tobias ellwood

subsequently deleted the clip. he said the subsequent days have been his most miserable as an mp. nigel fabrice has praised the government after reports there are new laws planned to stop banks closing customer accounts because they disagree with their political views. this comes after his accounts were closed by coutts because his views did not align with its values. you are alive with bbc news. millions of people across the globe are continuing to struggle with sweltering heat. parts of southern europe are experiencing another scorching day. in greece, fires like these continued to burn in the west of the capital athens. romania, slovakia and poland are sending around 200 firefighters to help greek authorities tackle the blazes. there are also high temperatures across large parts of the southern us. this was the sunrise in phoenix,

arizona. the state has matched 20 consecutive days of temperatures of 43.3 celsius or higher. in south carolina, local officials organise an air—conditioner giveaway to help those affected. tens of millions of americans are still under excessive heat warnings. the world health organization has warned that extreme heat across parts of asia, europe and north america restraining health systems. extreme heat takes the greatest toll on those least able to manage its consequences. to manage its consequences, such as older people, infants and children and the poor and homeless. it also puts increased pressure on health systems. exposure to excessive heat has wide ranging impacts for health, often amplifying pre—existing conditions and resulting in

premature death and disability. in collaboration with the world meteorological organisation, who is supporting countries to develop heat health action plans to co—ordinate preparedness and reduce the impacts of excessive heat on health. earlier, an update from our reporter in galaxy. we are still witnessing those moments. i am we are still witnessing those moments. iam in we are still witnessing those moments. i am in athens, we are still witnessing those moments. iam in athens, one we are still witnessing those moments. i am in athens, one of the worst areas hit by wildfires in the last few days, a firefighter pointed us to this area here, because the fires i can see new residential areas, notjust for us, and if you look, you can see that this is a site that we have been seeing throughout neighbourhoods. the fact that oftentimes, there is nothing that oftentimes, there is nothing that breaks from the roof up top. we have received permission to film

here from the civil protection authority, because they were here looking at every house the same way you are now, assessing the damage, and they have been putting specific markings on the homes. this one has a red triangle, meaning it is no longer livable, and therefore, the government needs to decide if it rebuilds a home like this are if it decides to rebuild in some other way, such as investing in property. i spoke to a local resident nearby here, and he said that he believes the local fire that consumes these houses, came from the forest over there. with temperatures set to exceed 40 degrees here in greece and across the mainland, it is expected wildfires can continue. in fact, authorities have raised the risk of right and would wildfires. let�*s focus on the war in ukraine now. grain prices have gone up on global markets after russia suggested it would treat

commercial ships heading for ukrainian ports as potential targets. earlier this week, moscow pulled out of a deal that had guaranteed safe passage for vessels carrying grain. the russian president, vladimir putin, accused western countries of using the expired agreement to "profiteer shamelessly". but during call with russia government officials mr putin said he was prepared to return to the accord immediately if certain conditions were met. they include reconnecting russia�*s agricultural bank to a global payment system. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent james waterhouse in ukraine, who gave us the latest on the port attacks. it has been a miserable three days, frankly, for southern cities like mikkel i have odesa. the odesa region is central to the now collapsed grain initiative. we have seen knights were more than 30 cruise missiles had been launched, and these are missiles that are harder for and these are missiles that are harderfor air and these are missiles that are harder for air defences to detect

because of the height and speed they fly at. and it seems like a very deliberate tactic by russia to target port infrastructure. we are told 60,000 tonnes of grain was destroyed overnight. several people have been injured, one person killed in the south, and i think there is no coincidence with russia pulling out of the grain deal and these attacks, because under that initiative, moscow had agreed to not target ports involved in ukrainian exports of grain, and it�*s clear russia is trying to say, we were not bluffing, we have left and we also mean business. i think a lot of moscow�*s frustrations are down to western sanctions in terms of its frustrations in terms of exporting its own agricultural products in the banking system you refer to, but i think the kremlin is also trying to frustrate ukraine in just about as many ways as possible, and it is true that russia still has the control of this region, the black

sea. it has its naval fleet there, the might to blockade ports and kyiv is certainly feeling it. union leaders have told the bbc that the uk is falling behind in protecting workers from the effects of the ai revolution. the trades union congress says the eu and other countries are taking the lead on regulation, and that it�*s "deeply worried" uk employment law is not keeping pace. it comes as business leaders are hailing the potential of ai to spur innovation and improve productivity and customer service. the bbc�*s business editor simonjack has the story. what can i do to help today? customer service as we know it. and customer service as we know it. and i have the option _ customer service as we know it. fific i have the option to generate customer service as we know it. fific i have the option to generate a reply using ai... i have the option to generate a reply using ai. . ._ i have the option to generate a reply using ai. .. customer service ofthe reply using ai. .. customer service of the future. _ reply using ai. .. customer service of the future. ai _ reply using ai. .. customer service of the future. ai is _ reply using ai. .. customer service of the future. ai is reading, - of the future. ai is reading, answering and interpreting customer queries, doing the work of 250 employees, and customer seem to like it. an e—mail written by our team

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challenges. business leaders are excited that artificial intelligence could mean more innovation, better customer service, more productivity and therefore more profit. they are less keen to talk about what it might do to staff numbers, workers�* rights, which could change faster than people can retrain, or new rules of engagement can be written. ai is already influencing our lives, and unions say the uk is falling behind when it comes to protecting workers from al making life changing decisions on hiring, firing and working conditions and they want new safeguards. irate working conditions and they want new safeuuards. ~ ., ., . . , ~ safeguards. we do not have any ai secific safeguards. we do not have any ai specific legislation, _ safeguards. we do not have any ai specific legislation, and _ specific legislation, and increasingly, that means we are international outliers. workers have to fail _ international outliers. workers have to fell back — international outliers. workers have to fall back on the existing employment law system, but they do not go _ employment law system, but they do not go anywhere near far enough to meet _ not go anywhere near far enough to meet the _ not go anywhere near far enough to meet the really radical changes that al poses _ meet the really radical changes that al poses in — meet the really radical changes that al poses in the workplace and in our ai poses in the workplace and in our society— ai poses in the workplace and in our society as _ ai poses in the workplace and in our society as a — ai poses in the workplace and in our society as a whole. can ai poses in the workplace and in our society as a whole.— society as a whole. can i go with ou? society as a whole. can i go with you? sure! _ society as a whole. can i go with you? sure! even— society as a whole. can i go with you? sure! even the _ society as a whole. can i go with you? sure! even the creative - society as a whole. can i go with | you? sure! even the creative arts

feel there — you? sure! even the creative arts feel there jobs _ you? sure! even the creative arts feel there jobs are _ you? sure! even the creative arts feel there jobs are under- you? sure! even the creative arts feel there jobs are under attack. | feel there jobs are under attack. artists�* voices are being sampled, recreated in use without paying artist. ., ., , , ., artist. you need to be upfront, license our— artist. you need to be upfront, license our material— artist. you need to be upfront, license our material for- artist. you need to be upfront, license our material for a - artist. you need to be upfront, j license our material for a short period of time, which cannot be in perpetuity, and there has to be compensation. if my voice is stolen, if my image is stolen, my career is over. ai is a technology with great power, and even its biggest fans say it must be used with great responsibility. a developing story in germany for you. police in berlin are warning that an animal they think is a lionesses on the loose. residents are being told to stay indoors as police conduct a search. here is a twist. it is not clear where the big cat came from, is no local zoos or circuses are missing one! we will keep tabs on that story for you. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello. as summer goes even more into rivers this weekend, they will be strong winds around, a cool feel, and plenty of rain. this chart shows how rainfall will tot up across the uk through the weekend. some of the brighter colours, snowdonia, round cumbria, and also to the south—east of scotland, where we see some of the highest rainfall totals and potentially the greatest impact. the crowd he has been gathering just off the coast of canada, which will bring that area of low pressure, but for the time being, reasonably broken cloud across the uk. a few more showers into the afternoon and beyond. some of the most widespread showers will be across parts of central and northern scotland. elsewhere, fewer showers than yesterday, more of you will spend the afternoon completely dry if not the afternoon completely dry if not the bulk of the day, but while it will feel pleasant in the sunshine when you have got to come out of it, temperatures down a little bit and

yesterday�*s values, and still below where we should be at the stage in july. that includes at old trafford and hoylake, where the ashes and the open take place, but increasing sunshine here through the afternoon. breezy on the coast at hoylake. this afternoon evening and overnight, lighter winds, afternoon evening and overnight, lighterwinds, many afternoon evening and overnight, lighter winds, many showers fading, but clouds in northern ireland and scotland remaining, and patchy rain coming to take as into tomorrow morning. the temperatures to start tomorrow morning, not far off what we saw this morning, down into single figures in some parts. so it might be a bit of the fresh site. a dry and bright start to many, but already some patchy rain in central scotland and northern ireland, some developing in northern england. if you show us the south, if you heavy ones towards the north—east of scotland, temperatures tomorrow similar to today�*s values, but with cloud increasing from the west, not as much sunshine around. even less sunshine as we go into saturday. areas that area of low pressure spreading down from the north atlantic. strongest winds in the

southern flank of it, so england and wales will have the windiest conditions on saturday. gayle�*s towards the south—west. heaviest rain across central and western parts. east anglia, south—east. you may not see rain until late in the day, but for scotland, it stays dry and bright on saturday. temperatures in the teens for all. colder where you are stuck with that wind and rain. the area of low pressure pushes eastward slowly through the night and onto sunday. strong winds developing across scotland and into the north—east of england, and the northern half of the country sees the heaviest rain in the second half of the weekend. take care.