voters in ohio hand abortion rights activists a victory. president biden calls it a win for democracy. more on that story shortly, but first, it's time for sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. some important matches with a lot of money on the line tonight for qualificatin for the champions league. with just two days to go until the new premier league season rangers are winning at home in stoppage time in the first—half. in greece, for now because hosted marseille, goalless with 20 minutes to go and my cabbie high—fat in slovakia. that one is 21 at

half—time. with just two days to go until the new premier league season starts, wolves have made a managerial change. gary o'neil has been appointed to take over from julen lopetegui, who left after a long—running disagreement with the club about transfers. o'neil has signed a three—year deal after being sacked by bournemouth, despite helping them avoid relegation last season. their first match of the new campaign is on monday against manchester united. west ham have agreed a fee of £30 million, that's around $38 million, for both southampton captainjames ward—prowse and manchester united defender harry maguire. the england international had slipped down the pecking order at old trafford under erik ten hag, who took the captaincy off maguire at the start of preseason. it's not thought agreeing personal terms will be a problem. two of the worlds top golf players, row of two of the worlds top golf players, have secured their place in the

team. rory mcilroy will play in his seventh consecutive cup starting in italy in september. liv golf player sergio garcia is not eligible to be picked. it is disappointing to cim not going to be able to part of the ryder cup this year and the world to refer the same matter but it is the end of the day, i am same matter but it is the end of the day, iam happy same matter but it is the end of the day, i am happy where i am and that does not change and i also want to kind of move on and concentrate on the events i have left and focus on that because we have enough things in our heads to put most of in there and make it even tougher. but hopefully they will be a way back.

anthonyjoshua says anthony joshua says he anthonyjoshua says he is not shocked about what's happening in boxing any more. he agreed to fight the late replacement on saturday, but when his opponent failed drugs test, he stood in less than a week's notice. he has denied taking the substance but 33—year—old joshua thinks the sport has a lot of work to do in cleaning up its image. i don't how they are going to sort it out or what the solution is to this problem but it clearly is a problem and the thing is, what we see today, people wonder how long has this been going on? forthe people wonder how long has this been going on? for the up—and—coming fighters i have had a long career and feel like i am not at the start on middle of it, towards the end so if i can make it to the other end healthy i am happy. some guys are coming to that have got all of these problems in front of them and... do we say this is the last time this will happen in boxing? who knows? quite some championships for the home nations. taking goal in the

women's sprinting world championships in glasgow, the 20—year—old was part of the british team to take silver. chris hoy believes great britain look in good shape our year out from paris �*21i. this is the highest standard you will see at world championships, britain have done really well. for 0lympians have led the way, 18 goal medals out of the track events alone. and the able—bodied team i think exactly where they will expect to be. a few performances above expectations. little disappointments like the men's team pursuit, they had a crash and missed out defending the title but on the whole, with one session to go they will be really happy. and that's all the sport for now. in the us, the biden administration is expected to release an executive order on thursday, restricting american investments in sensitive technologies in china. according to our us partner cbs

news, american companies will be subject to new federal oversight that will scrutinise and potentially prevent some of their investments in china's tech industry. the goal is to ensure that us cash does not support china's military modernisation and potentially threaten the united states. earlier, we spoke to two members of the us house of representatives select committee on the chinese communist party. congressman raja krishnamoorthi, a democrat, and congressman darin lahood, a republican — both from the state of illinois. they're visiting the uk for meetings with their counterparts here. and we spoke about their work on the china committee. i think that this is exactly what we need to make sure that not only our dollars, but also potential technical expertise and know—how don't get into the wrong hands. what i mean by that is that we have investigated some of these firms, and what we've found is that they are invested in state—owned enterprises or other companies in china that unfortunately are affiliated with ccp entities that are developing hypersonic missile programmes.

they're developing their nuclear programmes. they're helping with developing facial recognition and ai software to repress the uyghurs. so we don't want to be invested in those types of programmes that harm our interests or our values. so, congressman lahood, what congressman krishnamoorthi has just been saying is essentially that us dollars have been until now also funding the development of chinese military interests. that's correct. you know, one thing the committee has been focused on is how do we counteract china? and china continues to abide by a different set of rules and standards that every other industrialised country in the world does. and in many ways, they can't be trusted by their actions that they have taken, whether it's in al, whether it's in facial recognition, whether it's the repression of uyghurs. and, you know, i think it came to a head when we saw the balloon

fly over the us several months ago, their blatant support for ukraine, their wolf warrior diplomacy, they continue to exhibit around the globe. and so those things have caused us to look at how do we change the narrative here? and i think the direction the biden administration is taking is a step forward. we've got to continue to put the pressure on them. what would that look like, continuing to put on the pressure? well, listen, ithink we have to come to the realisation china has a plan to replace the united states and they're working at it every single day. and i don't say that to scare people, but they want to beat us technologically, militarily, economically and diplomatically. and so we have to focus on how do we win that strategic competition. and so how you do that is i think it's going to be won on the economic front and figuring out how do we partner with our like minded allies in the indo—pacific region, be more engaged there from the economic standpoint to work with them to again so that they're not so emboldened to to side with china on things they feel like they're trapped. many of the countries in the indo—pacific region

between china and us, we have to exert more leadership over there. frankly, i don't think this administration has done enough of that. congressman krishnamoorthi, if you listen to the messaging from beijing, china has said that the us are accused, the us of trying to suppress its economic rise. are you worried about some sort of reaction from china, particularly on this executive order? no, i'm not concerned. look, i think that we, you know, our quarrel is not with the chinese people. we don't seek to contain or suppress their legitimate economic aspirations. however, where they engage in cyber theft or hacks that involve planting malware in our critical infrastructure in the united states, where they, you know, engage in practices and aggression, especially military aggression against taiwan or in the south china sea or against the even india and the himalayas. the point is that that is not the type of behaviour that's consistent with the international

rules—based order. where we have differences, let's resolve them peacefully and let's play by rules that make sense. finally, i would just say the chinese economy is sliding right now. their youth unemployment rate is 22%. their real estate market is tanking. they're on the verge of deflation. and their number one export in the world right now is high net worth individuals, people who are fleeing the country because of the arbitrariness of their laws. and so this is not a time for them to engage in retaliatory measures or any types of other measures that could curb their prosperity. as we're here in london, i want to ask you about us—uk relations as well, because injune, the prime minister and the president met in washington and announced an atlantic declaration to counter russia and china and included closer partnership in defence, in nuclear energy, critical metals for energy as well. butjust this week, hsbc bank's head of public affairs accused the british government of being, quote, "weak for complying with us demands to cut back business dealings with china." now, he has since

apologised for that. but are the us and the uk, congressman lahood, aligned on china? well, i think they are. part of our conversations this week with our uk counterparts is to make sure they are firm on that, because i think we have to take a strong stance and obviously the partnership with the uk extends for a long period of time. we work well together both from a national security standpoint, from an intelligence standpoint, from an economic standpoint, our countries have never been stronger than they are today. but you know, this is a challenge when it comes to china. i think what the ccp fears the most is bipartisan support in the congress against them, but also working with our like—minded allies. and that starts with the uk. we don't have a stronger ally than the uk. and so again, we were reaffirming that, what our select committee is doing in washington dc with our uk counterparts this week. have you found that as well in your conversations? i have. i think that the uk is forward—leaning with regard to as posture relative to the chinese communist

party. that being said, i think that we can continue to strengthen our multilateral pressure. now, what do i mean by that? we are adopting outbound restrictions right now with regard to investments from the united states into the people's republic of china. we'd like to see the same in the uk also with regard to the uygur forced labor prevention act, which has been adopted by the us congress on a bipartisan basis to prevent slave labour and forced labour by the uygurs from tainting our supply chains. we'd like to see the uk adopt a similar measure prohibiting the import of those types of products. the more that we act multilaterally, the less that xi jinping can play us off against each other. and so that is the attitude i hope that we can collectively take. one more question for you both on us—uk relations. the question of a possible trade deal between these two countries has come up in the past. at the moment it does look like a distant possibility. but the shadow trade secretary here in the uk, nick thomas—symonds,

told the guardian that labour, the labour party's ideological closeness to the democrats, puts the party in an ideal position to sign trade deals with the us should both parties win their elections next year. so i have to ask you first, congressman lahood, a republican, what do you think of that? well, i serve on the ways and means committee, which has jurisdiction over trade. i serve on the trade subcommittee. if you look at what we did in usmca about three years ago, where we did a trade agreement with mexico and canada, bipartisan agreement, had broad support in the congress, and it's working fairly well right now. if you look at those 28 chapters, we ought to be able to plug in the uk on there. it makes complete sense to do that. you know, and there have been differences in the past as it relates to agriculture here in the uk. we've talked to our colleagues here about that. from my perspective, there's no reason why we shouldn't have a free trade agreement with the uk. i agree. i think that it makes all the sense in the world to have a free trade pact so long as we maintain sufficient environmental labour and other standards. and we recognise that our food is just as good as anyone else�*s

from the united states and should be treated as such around the world. congressmen, thank you both very much forjoining us. thank you. voters in the us state of ohio have rejected a measure to make it harder to change the state's constitution, a move seen as a victory for abortion rights group. the republican—backed motion would have raised the bar for constitutional amendments to 60%, instead of a simple majority. supporters said it was to protect the constitution from outside financial interests, but opponents argued it would have made it much more difficult to pass a referendum to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution. when the us supreme court ended the nationwide right of women have an abortion, a ban after six weeks of pregnancy came into effect in ohio, although it's currently on hold following a legal challenge. 0ur azadeh moshiri has more. 0n the face of it, this was a vote about ohio state constitution, and yet some have connected it to abortion rights. so which is it?

the state legislature is controlled by the republican party, and the measure that they've been voting on is called issue one. it would have raised the threshold for any amendments to the constitution to 60%. that's instead of a simple majority. and so any amendments would have been much harder to pass. secretary of state for ohio frank leros told the bbc constitutions offer fundamental rights, widely held beliefs and not just a controversial issue that may have 51% support. and so what does this have to do with abortion rights? well, there's already a planned referendum in november to place abortion rights into the state's constitution. and infact, mr rose has connected the two votes already at a private event, he was recorded by scanner media, saying this is 100% about keeping a radical pro—abortion amendment out of our constitution. and in fact, some republicans in the state, as well as anti—abortion groups, have connected the two votes before as well. and so presidentjoe biden has called the measure a blatant attempt

to weaken voter's voices and further erode the freedom of women to make their own health care decisions. in the end, the vote has been rejected by a margin of 57% to 43%. and so for pro—choice groups in ohio, they're now focused on the next vote in november. haley bemiller is a state government and politics reporter in ohio for the usa today network. great to have you on bbc news. this past by a fairly come full margin, what does that tell asked? it tells us that there _ what does that tell asked? it tells us that there was _ what does that tell asked? it tells us that there was a _ what does that tell asked? it tells us that there was a good - what does that tell asked? it tells us that there was a good amountl what does that tell asked? it tells i us that there was a good amount of support for this measure and it was not just support for this measure and it was notjust democrats traditional abortion rights supporters, we saw some crossover, some republicans, there were heavy gop counties in this area that entirely flipped and

voted no for the measure or you saw some margins compared to past elections such as the 2020 presidential race. what happens now, are we going to see a move to enshrine abortion rights into the state's constitution? in novembers, they will vote on amendment measures to the constitution and for groups on both sides, issue one, the august election was a critical step but it's just a beginning. election was a critical step but it'sjust a beginning. this is going to be messi with tonnes of ads and out side money pour into the state. heil is the only state voting on this in 2023. heil is the only state voting on this in 2023. last year voters in kansas overwhelmingly rejected a constitutional amendment to take away the right to an abortion. where do people in ohio stand on the issue?

it is worth noting that abortion is a lot more complicated than it initially meets vi. people tend to view it on a spectrum in terms of how far into a pregnancy should be allowed or what exceptions should be in place. polling in ohio as recently as last year suggests about 55-60% of the recently as last year suggests about 55—60% of the electorate supports the proposed amendment and some kind of access which is the opposite of what state legislatures have put in place. it is effectively a six—week ban on the books in ohio currently being challenged in court so it is not happening in practice right now. but there is does seem to be a gap between lawmakers and what people in ohio feel about this. since the supreme court overturned roe v wade, the constitutional right to access an abortion — more than 20 states

ban abortion or restrict it earlier in pregnancy — including the states surrounding 0hio — indiana, kentucky, west virginia. what would it mean if abortion were to become illegal in ohio? it would make it a lot harderfor people to get abortions in this area. you saw that last summer, i believe about 80, the six—week ban was in place before it got challenged and you saw people in ohio going to illinois, indiana 0hio going to illinois, indiana because at that point it did not have the abortion ban. so this would make it the midwest very limited in terms of abortion access, only illinois and michigan would have availability beyond six weeks or so. that will make that vote in november all the more important. thank you forjoining us.

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you're live with bbc news. to some breaking news now. pakistan's parliament has been dissolved on wednesday evening, by the president on the advice of prime minister shehbaz sharif. the advice came three days ahead of the parliament's five—year term expiring on august 12th. it will be followed with a caretaker administration to hold elections in 90 days. this of course comes a day after the former prime minister of pakistan, imran khan — was barred from holding public office for five years by the country's electoral authorities. mr khan has already been sentenced to three years in prison for corruption. we will bring you more on this as we get it later in the program. wildfires fuelled by hurricane winds have triggered evacuations in parts of hawaii, with some residents forced to jump into the sea to escape the flames. local media described the scenes as "apocalyptic" on the island of maui, the second largest and third most

populated island in the us state. the town of lahaina is among the worst affected with dozens of homes and businesses destroyed. hawaii's lieutenant governor said hospitals on maui were currently overburdened with burns victims and people suffering smoke inhalation to south america, where the second and final day of the amazon summit, aimed at protecting the rainforest, is coming to an end in the brazilian city of belem. in his closing remarks, brazil's president lula da silva said that the amazon had spoken for the amazon and pledged that the eight countries that share the amazon basin will work together to ensure the developed world fulfil their financial pledges to help protect the environment. speaking to the press he said "it s not brazil that needs money, it's not colombia, its nature that needs the money". meanwhile, president biden continues his trip to the southwest united states, where he is touting his climate and economic agenda. today the president is in albuquerque, new mexico, where he has been delivering further

remarks on the climate crisis, clean energy, and manufacturing. the region has seen deadly heatwaves this summer with temperatures in the triple digits. later in the day, he'll be heading to utah. joining now is aaron zitner, a reporter and editor at the wall streetjournal. how much is this trip about mr biden championing his administration's accomplishment? that championing his administration's accomplishment?— championing his administration's accomplishment? that is what it's about. he accomplishment? that is what it's about- he has— accomplishment? that is what it's about. he has a _ accomplishment? that is what it's about. he has a problem, - accomplishment? that is what it's about. he has a problem, he - accomplishment? that is what it's about. he has a problem, he is. about. he has a problem, he is heading into re—election next year and right now his approval ratings are quite lacklustre. 0nly somewhere 40, 40 2% of people think he is doing a good job and despite the fact that we have pretty strong economic indicators, low unemployment, inflation coming down, people do not give him credit for improving the economy. he is out there on this trip and many,

intended to make big investments in towards making this country towards a clean energy future and investments that will create jobs. for workers who do not have a couege for workers who do not have a college degree, he is trying to say he is helping the working class of america. are these massive investments in clean energy, semiconductor manufacturing already having a direct, tangible impact? investments in infrastructure here, bridges, highways, rhodes, new semiconductor plants, a lot of money went into that and new factories.

some of these are coming online but a lot is in the planning stage and one of the problems he has is that the bulk of these jobs will be created in 2025 and 2026. his job was to persuade people he is looking towards the future, jobs are coming and the stakes that decide the presidential election, we have a series of state—by—state elections, the states that will really swing this most are full of working—class voters. his message again and again as these investments once they take hold will allow people who don't have a college degree who are regular workers to earn 6—figure salaries and he is trying to impress people and you will get training for them and some of these jobs come with childcare during the training and he is really looking out for working—class voters and if you don't feel it now, he is going to

feel it soon. we don't feel it now, he is going to feel it soon.— don't feel it now, he is going to feel it soon. ~ ., ., ~ feel it soon. we saw that new york times oll feel it soon. we saw that new york times poll showing _ feel it soon. we saw that new york times poll showing the _ feel it soon. we saw that new york times poll showing the current - times poll showing the current president and former president annex and neck right now at 42%. how is that factoring into joe and neck right now at 42%. how is that factoring intojoe biden�*s strategy? that factoring into joe biden's strate: ? , ., ., strategy? there is a lot we could sa about strategy? there is a lot we could say about that _ strategy? there is a lot we could say about that poll. _ strategy? there is a lot we could say about that poll. i _ strategy? there is a lot we could say about that poll. i don't - strategy? there is a lot we couldj say about that poll. i don't doubt it but a lot of people are undecided and a lot of people who are alienating from politics who don't like either from or alienating from politics who don't like eitherfrom or biden. those people are in the end more likely to come down with biden than trump. very interesting. thank you for watching the context, we will be back at the top of the hour. good evening.

it's been a warmer day for many parts of the uk, it'll be a warmer night as well, noticeably in the north, and a warmer day still tomorrow. a burst of summer warmth coming through with some sunshine for most parts of the uk. during the day that we've just had, however, we've had this weak warm front pushing northwards, drizzle through northern ireland, western scotland. we had misty low cloud and fog around some of the coasts and hills of the irish sea in the southwest approaches. now, that's still around in some areas, so too the drizzle in the north, and we've still got a pretty brisk wind blowing in the northeast of scotland. but for most of us, it's a fine evening followed by a fine night — evening followed by a fine night, but notice there are some pockets of cloud developing, low cloud, fog, so we could have some fog as we head towards morning once again. but it's, as i mentioned earlier, a warmer night, noticeably so in the north, quite muggy in the south. but at this time of year, late august or mid—to—late august, that fog does hang around just a little. but we are drawing up with a light southerly wind, some much warmer air during the day ahead, which means that we are going to see temperatures

into the 20s quite widely, which will, of course clear away any morning fog. there could still be the odd shower bubbling up. we should see fewer showers for shetland, the winds should finally ease here, it's been near gale force for two or three days. later in the day as well, the next weather front approaches, but for all intents and purposes, it's a fine day. as i mentioned, 20s quite widely away from the north of scotland, peaking at 26—27 perhaps across southern and eastern areas. but by the time we get to the evening and overnight, we've got the next weather system marching in, driven in by this next area of low pressure, which will bring some brisker winds, some fresher feeling weather by friday — although you can see we still got that overnight rain lingering in the north close to southern and eastern areas and we might see some more rain pushing back in later in the day. but again, it's a day of scattered showers, more so on thursday, but we will see some areas escaping altogether. still relatively warm in eastern areas, but still fresher now further west. that fresher atlantic air is with us throughout the weekend for all by that stage, that warm having disappeared. and there'll be heavy prolonged showers, particularly in the north and west, close to where the area of low pressure is anchored. so, fewest showers further south and east. some places might escape dry,

but on the whole, we're back to a fresher and more showery picture across the uk. more online.

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the context on bbc news. they said that only 15 people were wearing life jackets and that they had to wait in the water for hours before finally being rescued by a cargo ship. the numbers are truly horrific. as the numbers increase attempting to find protection and safety across the mediterranean, so, too, do the deaths at sea. often they have mums, dads, kids, cousins who are in italy— or other european countries, - and there simply is no way for them to get here except by taking these extremely dangerous routes. - it shows once again that there is huge necessity for states to take their responsibility to send vessels capable of rescuing people on the move and to co—ordinate such distress cases.