england's lionesses beat haiti 1—0 in their opening match at the women's world cup. meteorologists in greece say the current heatwave is on course to be the longest in the country's history. scientists tell the bbc that the speed and timing of a recent series of temperature related climate records is "unprecedented." and sir keir starmer says labour must learn the lessons of the party's uxbridge by—election defeat which he blamed on plans to expand london's ultra low emissions zone. hello, i'm anjana gadgil. let's begin with the women's world cup because england, one of the tournament favourites, have beaten haiti who were playing in the world cup for the first time. haiti produced a strong performance and the game

was decided by a single goal. georgia stanway scoring from a twice taken penalty in the 29th minute. her first effort was saved, but var ordered it to be retaken as the keeper had moved off her line, but she made no mistake the second time. earlier i spoke to our sports reporter jane dougall who is in brisbane. many of the players said, a when is a win. that is all they were looking for, but it was not the best performance. a4,000 fans here and they were not treated to the best performance they had ever seen. from the euros winners, so maybe a bit more was expected of them against a side like haiti who were making their debut at the world cup.

you would not have known it because they really tested england but around 20 minutes in they had their first shout for a penalty. it was turned down but moments later they had a second shout. handball in the box. georgia stanway was handed the ball and she took the strike and the goalkeeper did really well to get to it. the haitian goalkeeper made the save and her team—mates ran to her to congratulate her, because to make a save in the first world cup match for haiti was a real feat but she had come off her line early as shown by a replay. georgia stanway immediately grabbed the ball to retake the penalty. no doubt that she was going to take it for a second time. and she did score with the second attempt. and she was triumphant as she ran away. that is how it finished. england were very lucky because haiti played very very well

for a team making their debut in this world cup. their striker was through on goal three times in the first half alone and the lionesses were lucky she could not find the target. it did not get any better for england at the start of the second mary earps had to make a couple of saves and she said she did not expect to make as many saves. but the strong haiti strikeforce tested england and really pushed them in this match. but england got the goal they needed eventually and they got the win. let's get reaction to the lionesses�* victory — and the tournament so far from stephanie hilbourne, ceo of women in sport.

let us start with the match. a 1—0 victory. maybe not gripping stuff, but is that good enough for an opening match at the world cup? fix, opening match at the world cup? win is a win. it was more gripping than we wanted, in a bee. we were surprised by how great those haitian girls were. but it was nerve—wracking, more than we expected. you talk about girls round the world watching the matches. we know that new zealand and australia, the co—host, have embraced the world cup. do you think it is getting the worldwide attention that that women's game deserves? i am worldwide attention that that women's game deserves? i am sure it is not at quite — women's game deserves? i am sure it is not at quite the _ women's game deserves? i am sure it is not at quite the level— women's game deserves? i am sure it is not at quite the level it _ is not at quite the level it deserves but there has been a real revolution in the coverage of women's sport over the last year or so. in particular, so exciting to see women's team sport on our news and on the airwaves. in terms of

cricket, netball, team sport where there is still a 22% gender gap. i think many girls around the world are being inspired, it is a responsibility to give them the chance to actually play, to realise their dreams now. how do you go about doing that? in the uk there has been many grassroots initiatives to get more girls into football and into team sports. are you looking to dry and replicate some of those initiatives around the rest of the world? or are you focusing here in the uk? our focus is you focusing here in the uk? ourfocus is on you focusing here in the uk? our focus is on the you focusing here in the uk? ourfocus is on the uk. what is common across any country as you have the practical opportunity, and you have to have these brilliant coaches. wouldn't it be great to have thousands of people who could understand both the people and the play, because learning a team sport is learning life. we are part of a

campaign about, how do you coach, how to make experience brilliant for the children? for girls that means understanding the different needs of girls at every age. because they are different. unfortunately different. u nfortu nately stereotyping is different. unfortunately stereotyping is still out there, there is less expectation. we hope this world cup will normalise team sport for girls, making it seem like the obvious thing that all girls want to do. thank you, ceo of women in the sport. and just one latest result for you — denmark have beaten china i—o. and you'll be able to see more of the action with bbc sport in the next few minutes. the extreme heat gripping greece is expected to become the longest in the country's recorded history. the country's national weather institute said the heatwave — which is defined by the greek

authorities, as temperatures above 39 degrees celsius — could last for up to 17 days. well, let's go to greece now and speak to our reporter azadeh moshiri. she's in lagonisi, southeast of athens. how are people coping with the high temperatures, in the 30s? there is no respite from the heat here in greece. i was speaking earlier to someone in lagonisi, they were saying this is unusual for them. they are concerned about how hot it is. this is not the experience that they are used to. locals are very much feeling that. records could potentially be broken. you mentioned the fact there could be the longest heatwave in history, in the history of greece, that would last up to 17 days. it also is potentially going to be one of the

hottest julys potentially going to be one of the hottestjulys on record for greece. in fact, since it ever began recording this. in 50 years. for the fire service of greece there is a real concern because this is a country that has been rocked by these wildfires. they have been battling these places for days now. when i spoke to the fire service earlier they said they expect tomorrow to be extremely dangerous. they are on high alert, as is the single protection unit, because they believe that more fires could potentially be reignited. they said it is difficult conditions, extremely difficult weather conditions for the firefighters to be able to respond. that is why they can use all the help they can get, france, italy, israel have sent firefighting planes, and firefighters from bulgaria, romania, poland, have come to help as well.

the stakes are high. people are losing their homes. people are losing their homes. people are losing their homes. people are losing their lives they have lived in villages. for the firefighters and for the government it is about providing as much support as they can. for now, here in places like lagonisi, places like athens, it is about trying to stay safe and healthy, drinking as much water as possible, staying indoors. for tourists that information is particularly important because it is high tourist season here in greece, which is why archaeological sites are also close, to dry and force people to take precautions. thank you. over the last few weeks we have been reporting extensively on the heatwaves that have hit large areas of europe, the united states, and parts of asia. well, now, leading scientists have told the bbc,

they are concerned by the recent run of new climate records being set — saying the speed and timing of them is unprecedented. some fear we're already witnessing worst—case scenarios. sweltering temperatures in spain and dangerous wildfires in greece. millions have struggled through powerful heatwaves around the world in recent days. now scientists are poring over a run of climate records that have not only been broken, but smashed, and alarm bells are ringing. it's true to say that the models, the climate models that we have, do a very good job of predicting the climate system, but in the kind of larger scale. so, the fact that we're seeing the world warming because of greenhouse gases is not unexpected. but seeing some of these records being broken, you know, these marine heatwaves in the north atlantic, the severe decrease in antarctic sea ice was not expected, and is something that we're going to have to work to try and understand. and this is why

they're worried. for decades, the global average temperature has been getting higher and higher. then, injuly this year, it broke through 17 degrees for the first time. the record for the hottest day on earth fell notjust once, but three times in a week. and it's notjust the land that's hot. the oceans, which take up most of the world's heat, are seeing unprecedented temperatures. the north atlantic and seas off the uk coast are up to five degrees hotter than average. and there's another worrying abnormality. sea ice in the antarctic is extremely low for the time of year — 10% lower than usual. we know that the planet is warming because of greenhouse gases pumped into the atmosphere by humans burning oil, coal and gas. the world will also be hotter because of el nino, a powerful, naturally occurring weather pattern that started in june. but scientists say these records constantly being broken are not yet a sign that the climate is in collapse. they say there is time to use the solutions we have to keep the planet

as liveable as possible. let's get more on this with daniela schmidt — professor of earth sciences at the university of bristol. what do you make of these climate events we have been seeing over the past few weeks? the sheer extent of those events, the heat we see in several continents, the warming of the ocean, are a larger scale than we would have expected. how concerned should we be about them? they sure as very clearly that our interference with the climate system, and when it combines with natural climate variability, as previously introduced, really accelerate the warming and bring those events to us earlier than anticipated. what are the impact on humans and animals of these temperatures? what

animals of these temperatures? what we exect, animals of these temperatures? what we meet. what _ animals of these temperatures? what we expect, what we _ animals of these temperatures? what we expect, what we saw— animals of these temperatures? “misgt we expect, what we saw last animals of these temperatures? lanai we expect, what we saw last year, 60,000 additional dead people because of the heat. we have seen how our forests were impacted. we see the fires now. a warmer ocean is something we tend to overlook. because it is warmer, there are more harry kane is we are expecting later in the season, it is a threat for the organisms which live in the ocean as well. as we heard in the report, some experts feel we are already at worst case scenario, others feel there is still time to bring their world back to livable temperatures. what is your take on that? the to livable temperatures. what is your take on that?— your take on that? the current warmin: your take on that? the current warming is _ your take on that? the current warming is 1.1 _ your take on that? the current warming is 1.1 degrees, - your take on that? the current warming is 1.1 degrees, we - your take on that? the current i warming is 1.1 degrees, we have committed to temperatures at the moment, with all pledges nations have made, to 2.7, the warming is going to get much worse, so will the

impacts. our current adaptation is by far not significant enough to reduce the risks. listening to you, you have a very pessimistic outlook, what can be done to stop these worst—case scenarios? i done to stop these worst-case scenarios?— done to stop these worst-case scenarios? . ., ,, , . scenarios? i am not a pessimist. we have so many _ scenarios? i am not a pessimist. we have so many opportunities - scenarios? i am not a pessimist. we have so many opportunities to - scenarios? i am not a pessimist. we. have so many opportunities to change our cities, protect nature, protect ourselves, make our houses more heat friendly, change our behaviours, but we need to act. when i see that i mean governments, companies, all of civic society. thank you for your time. that was professor for earth sciences, university of bristol. now it's time for a look at today's sport. good news to bring

you at the ashes test from old trafford, play has started after the lengthy delay due to the rain in manchester. england are chasing the six wickets they need from australia's second innings — as they attempt to level the series in this 4th test. most of day four has been wiped out, but the showers have eased — and australia are currently 132—4. still trailing by a considerable amount given england's huge first innings total of 592. hopes resting with marnus labuschagne. the weather still likely to play some part on this day four. australia lead the series 2—1. a draw good enough for them to retain the ashes. england got their women's world cup campaign under way with a i—o win over haiti in brisbane. but it was far from convincing. the european champions, holding off a strong challenge from the side ranked 53 in the world. georgia stanway�*s penalty in the first half was enough to seal the three points — against a determined haiti side making their debut in the competition. the lionesses take on denmark in their second group d match on friday.

it is football. it does not matter how the ball ends up in the net, as long as it is on the net. we are ok. we are in a good place. you can see the football style we are playing, create a lot of chances. we had some shots at goal, the goalkeeper made some good saves. it was football. now we are getting prepared for denmark. haiti we did not know. we knew they were transitional. that is what they were. they were dangerous in attacking transitions. we had hoped we would not let them have those _ we had hoped we would not let them have those moments so much as they had. and denmark go level with england in group d — after a late winner against china. there was also plenty of interest in the usa's game with vietnam, the current champions looking for an unprecented third straight women's world cup. and there was a statement of intent from japan, who move top of their group above spain. patrick gearey reports.

a maori welcome of peace for two nations once at war. usa and vietnam just a few metres apart, but still divided by so much. the americans had a super power in women's football aiming for a third world cup in a row. they can play the game at its breathtaking best. sophia smith's goal took ia minutes. a chance for a second. but glorious defiance. smith added her second. add the usa captain got the third in the second half, on a day that was symbolic it simple for the americans. japan were the last team other than the usa to win the world cup, they made an impressive start. this was a zambia's first women's world cup, they were caught out after the break

repeatedly. 2—0, 3—0. it ended at 5-0. and the top two at the open start their third rounds at hoylake in around 10 minutes or so... brian harman the man out in front on 10 under. five shots behind him is england's tommy fleetwood. keep your onjon rahm too — the masters champion, the real mover so far. he's 6 underfor the round, now a under overall. rory mcilroy�*s not long under way too, with two birdies so far and is 2 under. defending champion cameron smith finished his third round off strongly, climbing to i under for the tournament. and that's all the sport for now. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has said his party must learn the lesson from the narrow defeat it suffered on thursday in a by—election

in boris johnson's former seat in west london. the conservatives won after a campaign focused on the decision by labour's mayor of london, sadiq khan, to expand an ultra low emissions zone. mr starmer was speaking to the party's national policy forum in nottingham. that result in uxbridge demonstrates there is never any reason to be complacent and never a reason to rest on our laurels. it's a reminder, as danny said, that in an election, policy matters and we are doing something very wrong if policies put forward by the labour party end up on each and every tory leaflet. we've got to face up to that and to learn the lessons. and sir keir starmer has been visiting mid bedfordshire this afternoon and spoke more about the lessons that needed to be learned from the by—elections. oh, i think what these byelections show is if you take selby that the labour party has changed and we're now able to win in areas that we really wouldn't have had

a chance to win in before. in selby was an incredible result overturning a 20,000 majority. that's never been done in the history of labour party before. obviously uxbridge was a disappointment, so we're reflecting on that, but we're pushing on. i'm in west bedford now talking to ken, a local resident who's very fed up with the tories. he says he describes himself as a disillusioned tory. so we're going on. there should be a by—election here in mid bedfordshire, so we're pressing on. we're past those by—elections last week. we're pressing on to speak to voters and to make sure that we can continue on thatjourney towards a general election. and should sadiq khan postpone the expansion of ulez? and have you spoken to him since the results came in? i don't think there's any doubt that ulez was the reason that we lost the byelection in uxbridge. and i have said we should reflect on this, including the mayor. i've spoken to him as you would expect, and so there will be that reflection. but we're not sitting back, we're not looking over our shoulder, we're pressing forward.

there should be an election, a by—election in mid bedfordshire. and so i'm here talking to local residents, to people who are now fed up. and want a by—election desperately and want to vote labour. so yes, of course we reflect but we're moving forward here because of course, you know, the goal is to get to that general election. and does labour need to rethink its policies on climate change as a whole? look, i think we need to learn the lessons of these elections and that is our strategy is working because selby was a historic win. of course we need to also learn the lessons of uxbridge and i think when it comes to green commitments, it's not a question of whether they should be done. of course they need to be done, it's how they're done. and so there's a discussion to be had about that. but you know, we all know what those obligations are. but, you know, we're not just looking over our shoulder going backwards. we're pushing forward now. that's why we're here in bedfordshire, campaigning today for what should be a by—election

before too long, i hope. a mass march by thousands of protesters in israel is heading for its final destination, the parliament injerusalem, where mps are due to pass the first bill in the government's planned overhaul of the judiciary. the number of protesters has risen to around ten thousand since the march began in tel aviv earlier this week. they plan to set up tents at the knesset as they stage a last ditch effort to try to prevent or delay the final votes on the bill. thousands of kurds have been protesting in lausanne, switzerland on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the lausanne treaty. the treaty established the modern borders of turkey but did not make provision for the kurds to have their own recognised state. here in the uk, rail strikes are disrupting travel plans today, as many families begin their summer holiday getaway. members of the rmt union employed by ia companies, have walked out again, in their dispute over pay and conditions. passengers are being urged to check before they travel.

here's katy austin. as the school summer holidays get going for millions of people in england and wales, in many places, the trains have come to a halt. today is the latest strike by members of the rmt at ia train companies, and it's the last day of the current overtime ban by train drivers in the aslef union. it's not good really when family days out and things like that, because you do need to plan ahead when you have got young children. we left manchester at nine o'clock this morning, and we have had an hour in york. normally it is direct train. the level of disruption will vary around the country. many services will end for the day much earlier than usual. another strike is expected next saturday. the rmt at the moment seems to be concentrating its strikes more at weekends, so the aim is to affect leisure travel. so today's strike on a saturday and next weekend's again will have a big impact on people who are thinking of taking days out, and there'll be a real

skeleton service operating. these strikes are happening after progress in the national dispute stalled in april. the rmt says plans to close hundreds of ticket offices have now added to its members' anger. separately, strikes on the london underground, which were scheduled to begin tomorrow, have been called off. the summer getaway is traditionally a busy time on the roads, and the train strike could add to congestion as more people take to their cars instead. the travel association abta thinks over two million british holiday—makers will head overseas this weekend. the port of dover will be under scrutiny again, after long delays before easter and last summer. the port says it's made changes to ease the queues, but there could still be waits of up to two and a half hours at border controls. after last year's disruption, because of staff shortages, airports and airlines insist they've done as much as possible to ensure things go smoothly, although worries persist about congested european airspace and air traffic control issues.

the coming days will be a test at what's expected to be their busiest time since before the pandemic. katy austin, bbc news. russian officials say ukraine has attacked occupied crimea with drones — hitting an ammunition dump and halting railway traffic. road traffic across the key bridge connecting russia with the peninsula was also disrupted. the bridge was closed earlier this week — after it was damaged in another attack — although not one officially acknowledged by kyiv. a new photograph of prince george has been released, to celebrate his tenth birthday today. the picture shows the young royal — who is second in line to the throne — smiling on a set of steps at windsor. he will be the a3rd monarch since william the conqueror to wear

the crown if he follows the reigns of his grandfather, king charles and his father, prince william. stay with us here on bbc news. for many parts of the uk it has turned into quite a soggy saturday. not for everyone, though. this was the scene earlier on for a weather watcher in the north—east of scotland. compare that with the scene in staffordshire, with the rain just hammering down, thanks to this area of cloud, this complex weather system moving its way across the uk. northern parts of scotland, sticking out into something drier and brighter, albeit with a chance of some showers. a bit of rain in southern scotland, heavy rain at times for northern ireland and across england and wales. there will be some drier gaps in between the heavy downpours, quite windy in the south—west corner, temperatures suppressed, 16 to 19 degrees at best. through this evening and tonight, we will continue to see outbreaks of rain coming and going across parts of england, wales, northern ireland, perhaps into southern scotland. it will be misty and murky in places. temperature—wise, maybe down to six

or 7 degrees in some parts of northern scotland. more generally, ten to 16 degrees, and certainly mild where you keep the cloud and rain. into tomorrow, this area of low pressure continues to track slowly eastwards and this frontal system here will make for some quite heavy and persistent rain, especially across parts of northern england, into north wales as well. there could be enough rain to give rise to some localised flooding, particularly after what has been such a soggy day today. it doesn't bode massively well for the cricket at old trafford. it may turn a little drier and brighter later on, but even if that happens, there is the chance for some pretty hefty showers. to the north and south of that rain band, we will see some spells of sunshine, but also some scattered showers, some heavy, possibly thundery, and the windiest weather on sunday likely to be across coastal parts of south—east england. a slightly warmer day, temperatures between 16 and 23 degrees. that is still no great shakes for this time of year.

as we move out of sunday and into monday, this frontal system should slip southwards. the area of low pressure moves away. that leaves us in quite a cool, northerly flow of air for the start of the new week. temperatures below par for the time of year, and actually, the week ahead remains unsettled and rather cool. goodbye for now.

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