this is bbc news. the headlines: north sea oil and gas production is to expand — as the uk government — says it will grant hundreds of new drilling licences. the government also confirms up to £20 billion worth of backing, for two new carbon capture projects. new claims that china is pressuring uyghurs muslims living abroad to spy on human rights campaigners — we'll bring you a bbc investigation. new talks aimed at resolving

the crisis in niger — after last week's military coup — are hosted by chad's president. and it's 55 years since britain's first black female tv reporter made her debut — we hear the inspiring story of barbara blake hannah. all of those stories coming up in a moment or two. let's cross to the sports centre. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. we will start with the women's world cup. to reach the last 16. they had to beat olympic champions canada to be sure of progression, and went 2—0 up in the first half — hayley rasso scoring both the goals. mary fowler then struck on the hour mark before steph catley sealed the 4—0 win from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

we know we might not have the best team on paper, we might not have the most top players in the top class in the top league but we have something else, that no one can take away from this team and that is the identity and the dna and the belief with the support from the fans. we have something unique which means we know that we can beat anyone on any given day. so, the matildas finish top of group b, with six points. they'll face the runners—up from england's group which concludes on tuesday. a goaless draw with the republic of ireland was enough for nigeria to also make it through, but canada are out — eliminated at the group stage for the first time since 2011. japan showed why they're among the favourites by thrashing spain 4—0 to finish top of group c. the 2011 champions were 3—0 up at half—time, with two goals from hinata miyazawa. substitute mina tanaka rounded off the scoring in the second half. japan will stay in wellington

where they'll play norway in the last—16 on saturday. despite the heavy defeat spain still make it through as runners up — they'll play switzerland in the last 16. here's how group c finishes. zambia end up third after theirfirst ever women's world cup win, a 3—1victory against costa rica. australia have already retained the ashes, but they're looking to win the series outright in england for the first time since 2001. they're chasing an unlikely 384 for victory. they resumed on 135 without loss and lost three wickets in the first hour of the morning session — chris woakes taking two of them. but rain has once again disrupted things — play has been stopped — with australia on 238—3 needing 146 more runs to win. as well as being the final day of the ashes series, it's also the final day of england bowler stuart broad's career. his dad chris is also a former england player —

and has been talking about his son's decision to announce his retirement on saturday, before the conclusion of the series. it's entirely his thinking. i haven't gone into why he decided to do it in the middle of test match but actually, yesterday, it gave the cricketing public of the uk and australia as well to give him a really good sendoff. and it was emotional yesterday morning, him walking out to bat and then him walking out again to bowl. and he went and chased a ball to the boundary during the innings yesterday and the crowd near that boundary got up and started applauding him as well. so, listen, it was emotional. i don't know why he chose that middle of the game but it has given us all an opportunity to share in his success and applaud his career. it's four wins on the bounce for netball world cup favourites australia.

the number one ranked side in the world beat scotland 76—37, it's actually their lowest score in south africa so far. defending champions new zealand also continued their perfect start — they beat wales 83—34. england play tonga in a few hours�* time. and that's all the sport for now. thanks very much. see you in a couple of hours. the first pictures of the ousted president of niger, mohamud bazoum, have emerged. photos were published online shortly after mr bazoum met the chadian leader, mahamat idriss deby, who's on a mission to resolve the crisis. mr deby also held talks with the leader of the militaryjunta. the coup leaders are continuing to claim they're about to be attacked — alleging without evidence that france has been considering an assault on the presidential palace to try to free mr bazoum.

live now to chris ewokor in neighbouring nigeria with the latest on this. those protest we saw yesterday, the diplomatic emissions we are seeing today. take well, today what we are hearing more than 100 and 30 members of the ruling party, officials of the ruling party including those in government have been arrested by the leaders of the... this government have been arrested by the leaders of the. . ._ leaders of the. .. this could be as a result of the _ leaders of the. .. this could be as a result of the allegation _ leaders of the. .. this could be as a result of the allegation that - leaders of the. .. this could be as a result of the allegation that they i result of the allegation that they are about to be attacked by france which of course there has been no evidence. yesterday protesters tried to breach the security of the french

embassy some of them were burning, vandalising and setting fire to anything in their way until they were dispersed through tear gas by security forces. these also, the demonstrations came after members of the military called on the people to protest against what they described as action by the group which they say is planning to... we as action by the group which they say is planning to. . ._ say is planning to... we lost the last art say is planning to... we lost the last part of _ say is planning to. .. we lost the last part of your— say is planning to... we lost the last part of your answer - say is planning to... we lost the last part of your answer there i say is planning to... we lost the | last part of your answer there but we were talking about the economic community of west african states. in terms of the dead mind that they have set for the coup leaders. they have set for the coup leaders. they have also sealed off the borders. the situation looks very fluid and potentially very dangerous. weill. the situation looks very fluid and potentially very dangerous. well, it also compiles _ potentially very dangerous. well, it also compiles enough _ potentially very dangerous. well, it

also compiles enough pressure - potentially very dangerous. well, it also compiles enough pressure on i potentially very dangerous. well, it i also compiles enough pressure on the coup leaders in and what we coup leaders in the. and what we understand is that the chadian president has visited, he said he held in—depth discussions with the coup leaders as well as meeting with the detained president and the former president. however, many people are looking at what potentially having issued the ultimatum. giving seven days to reinstall the detained president. the line keeps dropping out so we will leave it there. thank you very much for the update. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. it is 100 years since the first mg rolled out of garages in oxford.

a century on, they are still drawing the crowd. the appeal, certainly when i was younger, it was a sports car. it was a two seater and you can have fun with it. but a wet day could dampen all that. it's not a carfor a damp day at all, no. this is first outing in the rain, since completing a four—year restoration. as i say, it's totally original and i've done all the work myself. archive: mg, for 35 years a magic name to all who love... _ the factory finally closed in 1918. and what's this? built in china, some will argue that this isn't a true mg but... at least it is keeping the mark alive and it is bringing new people into the mg car club. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news.

many times we've reported on the plight of uyghur muslims in china — with hundreds of thousands subjected to mass incarceration — in the north west of the country. now researchers say the chinese authorities are pressuring uyghurs living abroad — to spy on human rights campaigners — by threatening their families back home. refugees and activisits say the tactic is tearing communities apart. bbc newsnight�*s sam judah has been speaking to one refugee living in the uk — about his experience. a demonstration outside the foreign office with a dark twist. these uyghurs want the government to speak up about human rights abuses in china. but someone has been asked to infiltrate their ranks, gather intelligence, and send details to the chinese authorities. we're calling him alim, and concealing his identity. he's a refugee living in the uk. it was an audio call through wechat. when they called me, i recorded it with my other phone.

alim has shared recordings of those calls. we've adapted a few to mask key details. we paid a visit to your family in xinjiang. my colleague collected their details. if you want to see them, i can set up a video call. yes, please arrange that. i just want to talk to them and find out how they are. i won't ask about anything else. 0k. no problem. i'll arrange that for you. alim was granted a very unusual video call with his mother. the officer connected them by holding two mobile phones facing each other. he used one phone to connect with my mother, and then he used another phone to contact me, allowing me to see my mother through his screen. when i saw my mother, i couldn't contain my emotions. it had been 6—7 years since i last saw her, and it was an incredibly heart—wrenching moment. there was a price to pay. the officer wanted something in return.

we've heard that the uyghur activists are planning to meet next month. we want you to attend and find out what they say, especially the leaders. we know who they are. they took my family hostage, putting me through this ordeal. even though i may appear fine on the outside, on the inside, i'm suffering. a report published this year says 60% of the 400 uyghurs living in the uk have been approached with a similar request to inform on their peers or to stop speaking out about what's happening in xinjiang. this is about the way the chinese government harasses and threatens uyghur people abroad and tries to control their daily activities and their friendships. most face threats and harassment from police and government officials, but all experience family separation. uyghurs outside china offer a line

to the international community. they can speak for those still in xinjiang, telling the world about its internment camps, where the un says more than a million people have been detained in the last few years. alim refused to cooperate. and we understand that the vast majority of requests made by chinese police are rejected by those in the uyghur community. sam judah, bbc news. inaudible i gather there has been a reaction from _ i gather there has been a reaction from the — i gather there has been a reaction from the chinese _ i gather there has been a reaction from the chinese embassy, - i gather there has been a reaction from the chinese embassy, take i i gather there has been a reaction i from the chinese embassy, take me through— from the chinese embassy, take me through what — from the chinese embassy, take me through what they _ from the chinese embassy, take me through what they have _ from the chinese embassy, take me through what they have said. - from the chinese embassy, take me through what they have said. yes, i from the chinese embassy, take me through what they have said. yes, we heard from the _ through what they have said. yes, we heard from the chinese _ through what they have said. yes, we heard from the chinese embassy - through what they have said. yes, we heard from the chinese embassy in i heard from the chinese embassy in london. they said that these allegations are totally groundless. that uyghur�*s living outside the

country are... that they are free to live lives. ., ., , ., country are... that they are free to live lives. ., ., ,., , ., live lives. tell me more about your investigation- _ live lives. tell me more about your investigation. stories _ live lives. tell me more about your investigation. stories like - live lives. tell me more about your investigation. stories like this - live lives. tell me more about your investigation. stories like this are l investigation. stories like this are sadly familiar, _ investigation. stories like this are sadly familiar, you _ investigation. stories like this are sadly familiar, you don't - investigation. stories like this are sadly familiar, you don't have - investigation. stories like this are sadly familiar, you don't have to i sadly familiar, you don't have to dig too deep to find people with similar tales. what's unusual about the person we just saw in the report is the amount of detail that he was happy to share with us. in is the amount of detail that he was happy to share with us.— is the amount of detail that he was happy to share with us. in terms of the difficulties. _ happy to share with us. in terms of the difficulties. tell— happy to share with us. in terms of the difficulties. tell me _ happy to share with us. in terms of the difficulties. tell me more - happy to share with us. in terms of| the difficulties. tell me more about the difficulties. tell me more about the difficulties. tell me more about the difficulties for people to speak with their families back in china. yes, why can't someone outside of china pick up the phone and call theirfamily engine jang? that is their family engine jang? that is because uyghurs living in china theirfamily engine jang? that is because uyghurs living in china are under surveillance. because uyghurs living in china are undersurveillance. 0ne because uyghurs living in china are under surveillance. one person told us that if someone sees a call coming in from outside they won't

pick up because they think that time of communication will lead to consequences for them down the line. that is exactly the reason these tightly monitored video calls arranged by chinese police are so enticing. david tobin is a china expert at the university of sheffield, and he's the author of "securing china's northwest frontier". thank you for being here with us. are you surprised at all about this sort of tactic from china? we researchers _ sort of tactic from china? we researchers are _ sort of tactic from china? we researchers are not surprised by these _ researchers are not surprised by these tactics because we have seen them _ these tactics because we have seen them taking place for decades but what is _ them taking place for decades but what is new is the extent to which they are _ what is new is the extent to which they are taking place. when i started — they are taking place. when i started studying the subject 30 years _ started studying the subject 30 years ago, i had colleagues who, you know, _ years ago, i had colleagues who, you know. they— years ago, i had colleagues who, you know, they knew they were being tracked _ know, they knew they were being tracked and their families are being monitored — tracked and their families are being monitored. but these are people involved — monitored. but these are people involved in activism. now it affects

all uyghurs. it has intensified a programme. if all uyghurs. it has intensified a programme-— all uyghurs. it has intensified a rouramme. ., ,, programme. if you control in a press within china, — programme. if you control in a press within china, the _ programme. if you control in a press within china, the logical— programme. if you control in a press within china, the logical extension i within china, the logical extension is outside of china to. it is within china, the logical extension is outside of china to.— is outside of china to. it is indeed what we see _ is outside of china to. it is indeed what we see in _ is outside of china to. it is indeed what we see in the _ is outside of china to. it is indeed what we see in the official - what we see in the official documents that we have used in the report— documents that we have used in the report is— documents that we have used in the report is the same language, the same _ report is the same language, the same intent to control the community and to— same intent to control the community and to convert it to national identity. _ and to convert it to national identity, to turn people into chinese _ identity, to turn people into chinese citizens in the lead up is my eyes — chinese citizens in the lead up is my eyes. we see this as the official line and _ my eyes. we see this as the official line and now we see this happening in countless witness testimonies and now we _ in countless witness testimonies and now we have evidence that this is the policy — now we have evidence that this is the oli . ., ., the policy. tell me more about the imact the policy. tell me more about the impact that — the policy. tell me more about the impact that this _ the policy. tell me more about the impact that this is _ the policy. tell me more about the impact that this is having - the policy. tell me more about the impact that this is having on - impact that this is having on communities.— impact that this is having on communities. ., ~ , . , communities. one of the key policies that we discovered _ communities. one of the key policies that we discovered is _ communities. one of the key policies that we discovered is that _ communities. one of the key policies that we discovered is that all - that we discovered is that all uyghurs— that we discovered is that all uyghurs who go abroad are recorded

with a _ uyghurs who go abroad are recorded with a certain amount of hours when they return — with a certain amount of hours when they return. that in itself is a way of making — they return. that in itself is a way of making people know that they are making _ of making people know that they are making people know they are being monitored and making people paranoid about the _ monitored and making people paranoid about the associations of friendships that they have. what we have found — friendships that they have. what we have found in our research is that even _ have found in our research is that even in _ have found in our research is that even in the — have found in our research is that even in the uk, i'm afraid, where uyghurs— even in the uk, i'm afraid, where uyghurs go— even in the uk, i'm afraid, where uyghurs go they are afraid of speaking out. they are places that they wouldn't speak out against china _ they wouldn't speak out against china because they feared that the state _ china because they feared that the state will _ china because they feared that the state will harm them or other things could _ state will harm them or other things could he _ state will harm them or other things could be used for surveillance against — could be used for surveillance against them. we could be used for surveillance against them.— could be used for surveillance auainst them. ~ . ., ,, ., against them. we are talking about individuals in _ against them. we are talking about individuals in uyghurs _ against them. we are talking about | individuals in uyghurs communities. in terms of this tactic does this extend to wider national pressure. china has one of the largest uyghurs populations. did they come under pressure from this from beijing? irate pressure from this from bei'ing? we saw pressure from this from beijing? we

saw different outcomes for uyghurs groups _ saw different outcomes for uyghurs groups depending on where they live. in groups depending on where they live. in england _ groups depending on where they live. in england they said that they didn't— in england they said that they didn't feared that the british government would work with china or deport _ government would work with china or deport them but they were worried that there — deport them but they were worried that there wouldn't be action taken to protect — that there wouldn't be action taken to protect them. where as in turkey people _ to protect them. where as in turkey people were afraid that the government in turkey wouldn't be able to— government in turkey wouldn't be able to withstand pressure from china, _ able to withstand pressure from china, essentially that turkey's economy — china, essentially that turkey's economy is tanking and it needs investment. people on the ground are very afraid _ investment. people on the ground are very afraid that that dynamic itself would _ very afraid that that dynamic itself would lead to further pressure on their— would lead to further pressure on their lives— would lead to further pressure on their lives and it is absolutely true — their lives and it is absolutely true and _ their lives and it is absolutely true and the uk can withstand pressure _ true and the uk can withstand pressure from china in a way that turkey— pressure from china in a way that turkey or— pressure from china in a way that turkey or thailand could not. every thou~ht turkey or thailand could not. every thought then _ turkey or thailand could not. every thought then given _ turkey or thailand could not. every thought then given the _ turkey or thailand could not. es thought then given the blanket denials that we were hearing a moment or two ago from beijing, how does the community combat this, do you think? does the community combat this, do ou think? ., does the community combat this, do ou think? . ., , ._ , you think? there are numerous ways ofthe you think? there are numerous ways of the international _ you think? there are numerous ways of the international community - of the international community should — of the international community should respond to this. state should offer programmes, like canada, to house _ offer programmes, like canada, to house and — offer programmes, like canada, to house and settle eager groups. this is in the _

house and settle eager groups. this is in the name of human rights and international security. un organisations need to do theirjobs. to monitor— organisations need to do theirjobs. to monitor groups who are in danger of being _ to monitor groups who are in danger of being stateless, particularly in turkey _ of being stateless, particularly in turkey. but they are not doing the outreach, — turkey. but they are not doing the outreach, they need to collect information ensure the safety. we need to information ensure the safety. - need to leave it there but thank you forjoining us on bbc news. thank you for your time. heavy rain and flooding have hit northern china, with the capital, beijing, among the worst affected areas. at least two people have been confirmed dead, but the number is expected to rise. the city has issued a red alert — the highest warning for heavy rain. from beijing, our china correspondent stephen mcdonell sent this report. unrelenting rain has brought flash flooding to the suburbs of beijing. cars have been washed away at an alarming speed. it's not known how many people have been trapped inside them or how many may have drowned as a result. a red alert has been issued in the capital,

with residents told to stay indoors and employers ordered to allow staff to remain at home. hundreds of flights have been cancelled, as have many trains. some passengers have been trapped mid—journey, with rising water surrounding their carriages. rivers here have swollen to such an extent that even houses have been swallowed up. bridges in beijing have collapsed, and many city bus services have stopped. emergency services say they've been recovering bodies from raging waters, and that tens of thousands of people have been moved to safety. precipitation levels in beijing and other cities across northern china have already reached record levels. in worrying news, driving rain is expected to continue over the next 24 hours. and then, another typhoon will hit southern china. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing.

extreme weather is continuing to cause serious problems around the world. a third firefighter has died in canada while battling the country's worst wildfire season on record. about a third of the fires burning in canada are in british columbia. so far this season about thirty million acres have been affected that's more than the land area of south korea or cuba. average temperatures in canada are rising faster than in many other countries. in south korea, authorities say the weekend saw at least eleven heat—related deaths. most of the victims were elderly people, several doing farm work. the korea meteorological administration has advised people to avoid outdoor activities, especially in the afternoons. the capital, seoul, is seeing night—time temperatures drop no lower than twenty—six degrees celsius. japan has been experiencing yet another scorching day, with temperatures above 35 degrees

celsius in many areas in the east and west of the country. officials of the meteorological agency and the environment ministry have issued heatstroke alerts for tokyo, kyoto and 17 other prefectures. this month marks 55 years since britain's first, black, female tv reporter made her debut. ?in the 1960s, barbara blake hannah, like many others of the windrush generation, came to the uk in search of new opportunities. but she faced constant racism and after eight years she returned to jamaica. have a look. july 31st, 1968, the times newspaper printed a spread on barbara blake hannah. the night before, she'd become the first black woman to report the news on british television. yes, to be in the times, old page, to be a journalist on television is the highest praise for a journalist to be. and i'd achieved that.

that was really cool. that was really nice. barbara reported on community stories eamonn andrews�* show on thames television. that was until her contract came to an end afterjust nine months. too many viewers had complained about having a black person on their screens. you just have to accept it. that was all part of the, "you're not good enough. you're black. you're not good enough." racism was a big awakening. she later got a job on atv, a regional channel based in birmingham, but things didn't improve during her six months there. racism was more pronounced in birmingham, on the set and on the streets. we were at a party, at a bar, a glass broke and splinters jumped up and cut me. and some drunk white girl said, "oh, it's red." she thought my blood was going to be another colour. how did you cope with all the racism that you faced in the uk?

because you were there for about eight years. you would ignore it. you ignore that kind of behaviour as best you can. some people can't. i guess i learned how to, at least for eight years, until i thought enough is enough, time to leave. you know, why stay where you're hated? barbara moved behind the scenes, working on films and tv shows. she championed jamaica's arts and culture, and founded the reggae film festival. she also continued her journalism, interviewing celebrities and politicians. in 1984, she herself became jamaica's first rastafari senator. barbara later received an order of distinction from the jamaican government, but to her, one accomplishment matters the most. my greatest achievement is having had a child. being a mother. having had a wonderful child. my son, makonnen. all my awards and medals, these are just special gifts along the way.

now 82, barbara hopes her legacy will inspire others. simijolaoso, bbc news, kingston, jamaica. we are going to take a short break. when we are back we will have more and all of our top stories. don't go away. hello there. it looks like summer is going to remain on hold for the rest of this week with low pressure always nearby. it is going to stay unsettled bringing spells of cloud, rain, even strong winds around for the time of year. it has been a wetjuly, many places have seen more than double what we expect in a normal month. parts of north—west england, preston, have seen three times what we expect in a normaljuly. it will stay unsettled

into the start of august. this low pressure sitting on top of the country bringing a lot of cloud, outbreaks of patchy rain. there will be a few glimmers of brightness, the best in northern scotland again. some of the rain across scotland, northern england and northern ireland later will pep up. further south we could see something drier. the winds will be a feature across southern britain. lighter further north. that combination of cloud, rain and stronger winds will make it feel cool, 18—20 celsius. this evening and overnight, it stays cloudy. some clear spells across england and wales, northern scotland seeing the best. patchy rain across northern ireland, southern scotland, and northern england. temperatures on the mild side. cooler further north. tuesday is quieter, in between weather systems. more sunshine across england and wales. northern ireland and far south of scotland, and northern england could see cloud with patchy rain.

generally, a bit better on tuesday, up to 22 in the southeast. it goes downhill rapidly into wednesday. this deep area of low pressure will spread across the country. bringing heavy rain and also strong winds with gales, 50mph gusts, and heavy downpours, maybe thundery. the best of the weather in northern scotland. with some sunshine but also a few showers. that will impact the temperatures. 16—20 celsius in the south. staying unsettled for the rest of the week. sunny spells, scattered showers, turning unsettled at the weekend, sunday looks pretty wet.

live from london, this is bbc news. north sea oil and gas production is to expand, as the uk government says it will grant hundreds of new licences for drilling. the government also confirms up to £20 billion worth of backing, for two new carbon capture projects. 0n the front line in bakhmut with ukraine's elite sniper forces — we have a special report. a british man who killed his seriously ill wife at their home in cyprus is released from custody.

hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live — three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start with that expansion of oil and gas production in the north sea. the uk government is offering hundreds of new licences for drilling. the prime minister says, it will boost britain's energy independence, but environmental campaigners say more drilling for fossil fuels flies in the face of the science around climate change. the government has also announced up to £20 billion worth of backing for two new carbon capture projects. more on that in a moment from our climate editorjustin rowlatt — but first, our political correspondent ione wells reports. july saw the world heating up. now political debates around energy and climate change