this is bbc news, the headlines... moscow announces restrictions on the movement of british diplomats in russia — they say — it's a response to the "hostile actions" of the uk government. violence in india after two women are paraded naked through the streets. the women's world cup gets underway in new zealand — the celebrations are muted — after a shooting in auckland leaves three people dead. and after hollywood actors and writers now broadway's stage hands and backstage workers in new york could be the next to strike. those stories are coming up but

let's head to bbc sport centre first for a round—up after such a busy day of sport, becky is there for us. certainly is. hello from the bbc sport centre. let's start at the womens world cup where new zealand produced a huge upset to beat norway, with hannah wilkinson scoring the winner in front of a record crowd for a football match in new zealand. finsihing 1—0, it's a massive result for the co—hosts who had failed to win any of their previous 15 world cup games. i still have goose bumps. i still have emotions in me. we waited for this moment for such a long, long time and having this opportunity at home, beating norway, strong opposition, hearing our fans be behind us, that isjust unforgettable moment. it was an opening game that we wanted — it was an opening game that we wanted to play one more time. we feel like _ wanted to play one more time. we feel like new zealand got the momentum in the game, winning the

first and _ momentum in the game, winning the first and second ball. they had the crowd _ first and second ball. they had the crowd cheering so we were caught a little bit _ crowd cheering so we were caught a little bit behind so we did not get any momentum in the game at all. in the second match of the day, the other hosts, australia were dealt a huge injury blow when their star player sam kerr was ruled out of their opening two matches. it didn't trouble them too much though, as steph catley�*s second—half penalty saw the matildas began their campaign with a 1—0 victory over the republic or ireland. we practice premises all the time and i and a confident penalty taker. i'm usually up there if sam doesn't want to take it for whatever reason then i am waiting there to take it but yeah, that is definitely a first when i have taken for australia. obvious the big occasion so when i

saw it hit the back of the net i was very relieved and i can see why strikers are strikers because that adrenaline is like nothing else. we do not fear anyone. and these players. _ we do not fear anyone. and these players, they adapt so quickly that we need _ players, they adapt so quickly that we need to see where we stand again next game _ we need to see where we stand again next game but it will be clear that, like this— next game but it will be clear that, like this game, we went in for a result, — like this game, we went in for a result, not— like this game, we went in for a result, notjust to be part here of a nice _ result, notjust to be part here of a nice tournament in australia. let's move on to cricket where zac crawley is spearheading a powerful england display on the second day of the fourth ashes test. australia were all out for 317 in the morning session — ben stokes' side suffered an early blow with the loss of ben duckett forjusti run — but crawley alongside moeen ali steadied the ship, ali eventually going for sa, while crawley has

passed his century. currently on 153. england are 276—2. joe currently on153. england are 276—2. joe r00t— currently on153. england are 276—2. joe root has— currently on 153. england are 276—2. joe root has also passed his half—century and is on 58. on to golf now and the 151st open championship is under way at royal liverpool, in hoylake on the wirral. many of the early favourites — the likes of rory mcilroy and john rahm — are only a few holes into theirfirst rounds. england's tommy fleetwood finished on 5—under — and is tied for the lead with amateur golfer christo lamprecht of south africa. the usa's stewart cink is 3—under withjordan speith in the clubhouse on 2—under for the day. for more on these and other sports stories you can go to our app on the website and that is all for now,

goodbye. thanks very much. straight back to greece and heatwave we've been seeing ince on your because those pictures we've been showing for the last little while, there's seem to be spreading and increasing this evening in mandra to the north—west of athens and the high winds just picking up the flames and you can see over the last 20 minutes or so since we've been watching, the way they have spread and that is what they have spread and that is what they are currently dealing with. they are dealing with different wildfires in different parts of the country and of course they also are dealing with the aftermath of those areas that have already been hit comedy towns and forests that have been destroyed. there we spoke in kallithia. i am in kallithia, west of athens, one of the hardest—hit areas and you just

have to look behind me to see why. firefighters pointed me to this neighbourhood because, as you can see, house after house has been destroyed and this is something we have been seeing a lot of, obviously, bricks from the roof that have completely collapsed into these living rooms. i came here earlier and, at the time, so civil protection officials come and they are putting differed marks in each house because this is not the only house, again, semi—houses in this neighbourhood have been affected and this is a red triangle that essentially means this house is unlivable because in the aftermath of the wildfires we have seen and the wildfires we have been showing on the bbc, the government needs to figure out which houses can be rebuilt and which ones need to be on completely different land because the people whose lives have been upended are going to want to see they are taken care of. and i was just mentioning there, they are expecting another heatwave to come and kicking in greece, where now the

expecting that? has it arrived already the next few days and hours? it is extremely hot here. and the second heatwave is going to hit and temperatures could exceed a0 degrees. we are going to see temperatures reached potentially a5 degrees by sunday which is why there is still a high alert for wildfires with pain still flying over places like roads and mandra which is further south from athens and they do see flare—ups and they expect the next few days could be quite difficult and in fact prime minister saying the hard days are not over yet —— over rhodes and mandra. briefly and finally, how people coping. it briefly and finally, how people co - in . , briefly and finally, how people coinu. , , ., �*

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all day. some of the latest there in greece. we will turn to the war in i greece. we will turn to the war in you train. for the past three nights, russia has attacked facilities in odesa and other cities. russia�*s president vladimir putin has accused western countries of using the expired agreement to profiteer shamelessly but in a call with russian government officials he said he was prepared to return to the agreement immediately if certain conditions were met. our corresponded gave us his assessment of the kremlin�*s latest moves. russia is trying to say it is firmly out of this ingrained deal unless its demands are met and vladimir putin has laid those out. a lifting of restrictions on the import of spare parts for agricultural equipment, for example, as well as a lifting of limitations on russian exports, products like

fertiliser and also an area where they want to be brought back into they want to be brought back into the rapid payment system the global swift system but these conditions are caused by western sanctions, these measures that western countries hope to use to try and curtail and limit the sustained invasion of ukraine, so i would be very surprised if all of these conditions are met but nevertheless russia has pulled out before but been brought back at the last minute and i think this time around it feels a bit different with the missile strikes we have seen on southern cities and now a warning from the kremlin that any cargo ships seen making the journey will be seen as targets but the ukrainian defence ministry has now responded saying any vessels it sees docking at ports in occupied ukrainian territory will be seen as carrying military equipment potentially so the situation is tense, deadly and the situation is tense, deadly and the green deal seems very much over at the moment. now, police in berlin

are searching for an animal they believe is a lioness in the south—western outskirts of the city with a police spokeswoman saying officers receive calls and a video alerting them to the wild animal at around midnight on wednesday and immediately began your search at least 30 police cars being deployed and vets called into assist with the search with residents being told to stay indoors until the animal is found. the local meier has been updating reporters about the search. translation: right updating reporters about the search. translation:— translation: right after the first video we assumed _ translation: right after the first video we assumed this _ translation: right after the first video we assumed this was - translation: right after the first video we assumed this was real. i translation: right after the first | video we assumed this was real. at this point in time i can unfortunately only tell you that we still have not found the lion. we called in our official veterinarian who also search for traces with the police and that is why we can tell you that, at the moment, even at the location where the video was probably taken, there was no evidence of blood or excrement or something from a wild animal. we

activated our hunters and they are equipped with ammunition to intervene in the first and primary objective is of course not to kill the animal. objective is of course not to kill the animal-— objective is of course not to kill the animal. that is the latest on the animal. that is the latest on the search _ the animal. that is the latest on the search with _ the animal. that is the latest on the search with our _ the animal. that is the latest on the search with our billing - the search with our billing correspondentjust the search with our billing correspondent just sending the search with our billing correspondentjust sending us some local information saying the press is full of tips of what to do and what not to do in case you bump into a lion in the street without minimising it, it ends by saying do not run or panic but also do not take risks, slowly back away and experts are saying rather unhelpfully at the lion may be hungry. so that the latest from the local press. around the world and in the uk, you are watching bbc news. he means everything to me because of what he has done, because of what he does, i really could not survive without him.—

does, i really could not survive without him. genevieve's cat has never had _ without him. genevieve's cat has never had any — without him. genevieve's cat has never had any special _ without him. genevieve's cat has never had any special training . without him. genevieve's cat has| never had any special training but somehow he understands his owner is deaf. {iii somehow he understands his owner is deaf. , , ., , deaf. of my phone rings in the middle of _ deaf. of my phone rings in the middle of or _ deaf. of my phone rings in the middle of or during _ deaf. of my phone rings in the middle of or during the - deaf. of my phone rings in the i middle of or during the morning, deaf. of my phone rings in the - middle of or during the morning, and i am asleep, or my hearing aid is not in, he will tap me on my hand on my cheek and if anyone is ringing the door bell or knocks at the door, he willjump into the window and try to have a look. then he will, and let me know. when the male comes, through the letterbox, he actually takes the letters out of the letterbox and drops them on the bed from the floor. —— when the mail comes. he is everything, night watchman, security, guardian angel. you are alive at bbc news, the tory turn to business, the latest news from the white house, the story

we�*ve covered over the last couple of days, the us soldier who went into north korea from the south, white house saying they are still trying to ascertain the whereabouts and well—being of that us soldier, travis king. earlier we reported there has been no communication from north korean officials even though they have been asking the obvious question is the white house underlining still a couple of days on that they are trying to ascertain the whereabouts and well—being of that soldier. we hope to have more on that story in about 15 minutes�* time but let�*s pose from all that and look at the business news. what do you have with us? i want to start in turkey because the central banker has given us their latest action to battle surging prices, raising the base interest rate by 2.5% to 17.5%. a significant hike —

but less than many had predicted — after last month�*s mega move saw the cost of borrowing nearly double. now this is all part of an about turn for turkish economic policy and a serious change from president erdogan�*s previous fiscal beliefs. as financial journalist victoria craig explains. for years we have seen him insist that low interest rates are the cure for rising prices. he believes higher interest rates stoke inflation which runs contrary to monetary policy orthodoxy that we see in much of the rest of the world. as you mentioned, the president post—election has brought in a new economic team, new finance minister, new central bank governor, and together they have raised interest rates last month for the first time in two years. so rates are rising gradually and that�*s something the central bank pointed to in its statement, that it would be gradual and timely in its effort to battle inflation and so it�*sjust going to be part of it, it�*sjust to be patient. it�*s really interesting, you mentioned the new finance minister and central bank governor. what other measures are they then bringing in to tackle inflation?

one of them is raising taxes of all kinds. we have seen increases on vat and fuel consumption. all of those things in the short term will work to pressure inflation, so actually make inflation rise, which is something the central bank mentioned in its statement today. but in the long term the finance ministry is hoping that it will work to cool demand and bring inflation down. the other thing is, there are a lot of things in this economy that the new finance minister is trying to right, and one of those things is the balance of payment crisis, which means that the country is spending far more importing goods than it is making, exporting, and that�*s something we have seen president erdogan this week, he has been in the gulf trying to secure deals with the uae and saudi arabia and in fact yesterday it was announced the uae has agreed to $50 billion worth of investment deals across all kinds of industries in turkey,

one of them a $3 billion credit facility to help support turkish exports, so that will go a long way to sort of balancing out imports and exports. also, crucially, the abu dhabi sovereign wealth fund said it would agree to finance 8.5 billion of earthquake relief funds, which is something that the finance minister also said is the reason for some of these tax increases, is to go toward that historic earthquake that happened almost six months ago. to kenya now. there�*s been a second day of anti—government protests against soaring prices and unpopular taxes — after six people died and more that three hundred were arrested on wednesday. things appear more subdued now. the bbc�*s anne okumu has just sent us the latest from the capital nairobi. it�*s the second day of protests across kenya and today businesses are going back to normal. police have been able to keep protesters outside the central business district by creating barriers and different entry points across the city. in informal settlements, however, there have been reports of clashes between the police and the protesters. opposition leaders have yet to show up in any of the protests since yesterday. earlier on they had requested their supporters to show up in different parts of the city where they were supposed to begin their protests.

this comes as the allegations of arrest of some of the leaders across the country. elsewhere in nairobi there have been protests. however the magnitude of their protests have been lower compared to other days. many citizens have resorted to stay at home and stay safe. the president today commended the police for maintaining law and order across the country. every part of kenya has said we cannot sabotage our economy using violence and destruction of business and destruction of property. kenya is the only place we have to call home and we must protect it by all means. we must protect our democracy, we must protect the peace in our country, because it is a collective responsibility of all of us and our citizens. however, the protests are expected to go on tomorrow as planned.

anne okumu in nairobi there. in other news... and now to the emerging news about the potential broadway strike after the potential broadway strike after the hollywood strike. to new york, what is the potential of the strike? you talk about some sort of 30 odd shows potentially going dark and what is happening now is the international alliance of theatrical stage employees began voting on a strike authorisation on wednesday and they could go on strike as early as this friday with all of this coming after talks between the union and the broadway... hit an impasse. as we understand, the dispute at the

moment is over higher salaries for weekly and daily rest period and as you mention, the union covers stagehands, errant make—up artists and water personnel as well as other essential broadway entering production staff and it comes at a time when we see a lot of strike activity with you mentioning hollywood but also it appears to be the summer of discontent because there is also a prospect of a strike in another industry, ups package workers, who represent some sort of 330,000 workers. so there is this renewed sort of sense of frustration and workers trying to flex their power at the moment. yet exert; power at the moment. yet very interesting — power at the moment. yet very interesting that _ power at the moment. yet very interesting that we _ power at the moment. yet very interesting that we see - power at the moment. yet very interesting that we see this overall push for strength in contracts across the entertainment industry as the other forces come and try to make a more difficult situation for everyone in the entertainment industry. thank you forjoining us, thatis industry. thank you forjoining us, that is all of your business news for now, the latest from the world of business and you are of course

watching bbc news with more news on its way shortly. thanks for watching. thank you very much. an independent hotline has been set up for employees to report "inappropriate behaviour" at mcdonald�*s after the bbc reported on dozens of allegations of bullying and harrassment at the fast—food chain. more than 120 further claims have been made by former and current staff since tuesday. mcdonald�*s has apologised, and says it will thoroughly investigate any claims brought to its attention. netflix has signed up nearly six million new subscribers in the last three months after it clamped down on password sharing. the streaming giant says the increase was higher than it expected. but shares in netflix have fallen, after the company�*s latest financial results were weaker than predicted. a rare plant at the university of leicester�*s botanic garden, has finally bloomed again much to the delight of fans who have been waiting a very long time for it to happen. yes, the agave succulent plant

last flowered in 1998, 25 years ago, as helen astle reports. standing at over 15 feet tall and peeping through the roof, this is no ordinary plant. the agave succulent is also called the century plant because originally early explorers thought it took a hundred years to flower. thankfully, they were wrong and it�*s just been the 25—year wait. it then has to be grown indoors. there are a few botanic gardens that have got them and they nearly always have to take glass out the roof to get them to flower because the greenhouses are not tall enough. so we�*ve had to take the top off the plant, which was an almighty shame. now, the last time the agave plant was flowering was back in 1998. tony blair was prime minister. the search engine google had just been launched and interest rates weren�*t 5% like they are now. they were 7.5%. we were there too to capture the moment.

now, there are some weird plants in here gathered from around the world, settled in leicestershire, but none has settled better and none is weirder than this. the plant is certainly attracting a lot of attention. the botanic gardens had a big plant sale and family day at the beginning ofjuly, and for the first time ever, people were queuing to get in the greenhouse. i was just looking at the stem and it's like that big. i think it's pretty incredible. it kind of amazes me. well, it�*s quite extraordinary, really. we�*ve never seen anything like it before. just absolutely amazing. yeah, yeah. so i've been giddy as a kid. ram singh and his wife saw the last agave flower and have come back to see this one. 25 years is a long time. although it doesn�*t look long, it seems as if it�*s gone like that. what does it mean to you to see it? better than even looking at the taj

mahal or something like that. it�*s much better than that. better than the taj mahal? yeah, because it is, of course, in nature. once it's finished flowering, it will gradually die and the whole plant will die. by the end of the year it will have been removed. visitors are being encouraged to come and see the once in a generation flowering plant as soon as possible. lovely stuff. now some great pictures, footage of whale sharks being freed from fishing nets off the coast of indonesia. as you can see, they will come across these five whale sharks that any fishing net, clearly in distress and the divers immediately set to work on a rescue plan tugging at various sides of the net to try to wrestle in three and one by one, as you can see, they could disentangle the netting and guide the giant fish out through the openings and they were then able to swim back into the deep waters. now, whale sharks are thought to be the largest species of

fish but their numbers are decreasing according to the international union for conservation of nature with commercial fishing being one of the biggest threats. we will catch up on all the latest weather details in a moment but i just want to tell you what we have coming up in the next hour, it is busy, we are back to see live pictures in greece with the heatwave there and the wildfires battling with those continue to shroud that hole area of mandr in smoke and you can see emergency services operating and battling —— in mandra. the wind picking up the flames also kicking up. we have the latest from greece on that heatwave right across europe but also the latest on that horrifying story, the video that has emerged in india of two women being paraded naked through the streets. the latest, too, on the consultant strike you�*re in the first strike of those senior doctors in a decade and

just looking at the white house again saying you�*re still trying to make contact and ascertain the whereabouts of that us soldier that crossed into north korea, travis king, so the latest on that story, too, but all of that after the weather details. with sarah keith—lucas. hello. our fairly unsettled spell of mid—july weather is set to continue. we�*ve got relatively cool conditions out there at the moment. next few days, we�*ll see sunny spells and scattered showers. temperatures on the cool side for this stage of the month, but then wet and windy weather moves in during the course of the weekend. so this is the rainfall that we�*re expecting to accumulate over the next few days. some areas receiving 50, perhaps as much as 70 millimetres of rain. so some wet weather certainly on the way, and it�*s really looking unsettled for the remainder of the month. now through this afternoon, sunny spells, a few scattered showers, particularly across parts of scotland. this is an occluded front here. cool to the north of that, just 13 or 1a degrees. further south, high teens, low 20s. few scattered showers for parts of eastern england, one or two further west,

but they fade away through the evening and overnight for most of us. bit more rain working in tonight across parts of northern ireland. and we�*ve got a few patchy showers across parts of scotland as well. to the north of that, a fairly cool night, eight or nine degrees and we could see temperatures down in single figures for parts of central england too. so tomorrow morning then starts off for many of us on a dry and bright note. more cloud moving in across northern ireland. also parts of northern england into wales as well will see a bit more cloud bringing the odd shower. during the afternoon, sunny spells and again scattered showers. like previous days, most of them are going to be across parts of eastern england, but you could catch one elsewhere. 15 to 19 degrees for most of us, perhaps the low 20s in the southeast. but of course, for the men�*s ashes and for the open golf that continues, the weather is looking, i think, predominantly dry, but there is at both of those events, a chance of a passing shower. heading on into saturday now, and this area of low pressure

moves its way in from the atlantic. so really from the word go, it affects western parts of the uk. gales developing down towards the southwest in particular. but wherever you are it�*s going be a blustery day with that rain spreading eastwards, i thinkjust the far north of scotland getting away with some slightly quieter weather there. temperatures between about 17 to 19 degrees for most of us on saturday. and it looks like low pressure lingers into sunday as well. so here it is, just slowly edging its way eastwards. quite a few isobars on the map. so a spell of blustery weather for sunday into monday. we�*ve still got the tail end of that area of low pressure as well. so it is looking a little bit up and down for sunday and into monday. some sunshine, but also some scattered, blustery and at times fairly heavy showers. bye— bye.

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