and defending champion carlos alcaraz looks on course to move a step closer to successfully defending his title. the spaniard is up against matteo arnaldi in the fourth round, a player ranked 60 places below him. the winner of the tie will face eitherjannik sinner or alexander zverev in the final eight. they play later. alcaraz has taken the first two sets comfortably enough and they are even at four in the third. the world number eight andrey rublev is also in action right now against the last remaining british player in the singles draw, jack draper. ruvlev took the first set and then draper fought back in the second and they are now in the third. you can follow it all on bbc sport website. there was a thrilling match and nearly a big shock in the women's draw,

as 21—year—old peyton stearns took wimbledon champion marketa vondrousova all the way as the czech player won in three sets in a match lasting over two hours. another american is also out, asjessica pegula was beaten in straight sets by madison keys. pegula left the court in tears, but she does still have a part to play later on in the women's doubles, while she's also a part of the mixed doubles, too. with less than four weeks to go until the ryder cup begins, we now know who will line up for team europe as they aim to win back the trophy from the usa. captain luke donald has named his six wild card picks, and interestingly, he included sweden's ludvig aberg. the 23—year—old only turned professional injune, but did win the european masters on sunday and will now make his ryder cup debut alongside fellow wild card pickjustin rose, who's been impressed by aberg's rise. he tends to have a couple of weapons

that everybody does not have at their disposal so he has been fun to follow. obviously his reign —— names that are being thrown around regarding the ryder cup and seems incredibly premature in a way but reputation is one thing but you have to sort of have some type of profile sadistically that is going to give you a chance to play some good golf in rome on a golf course that's going to suit a certain type of player. and i think his profile suits it probably better than most. so here's donald's team in full. tommy fleetwood, sepp straka, justin rose, shane lowry and nicolai hojgaard were his five other wild card picks, joining rory mcilroy, jon rahm, viktor hovland, tyrrell hatton, matt fitzpatrick and robert macintyre, who had qualified automatically. the ryder cup begins on the 29th of september in rome. just four days to go until the start of the rugby world cup in france, and as the preparations for a blockbuster opening match between the hosts and new zealand

enter their final stages, the french team were joined by their president, emmanuel macron, at their training base. france are among the favourites to lift the webb ellis cup alongside the all blacks, ireland and reigning champions south africa. but afterjust one win in six, england aren't expected to win the tournament, but their head coach remains defiant. we have been through a pretty turbulent time. we've been through a situation with injuries, and now it has made us stronger. i sense for us that there is even a renewed determination, and i certainly get the feeling from the players that they feel they have been written off a bit too early. i know that there has been a feeling that people have wrong time on these players. and i feel it might have been made a little bit too early.

you can stay right up to date with all the latest four on the bbc sport website but that is it for me at the moment. let's turn now to a worrying development as the world faces rapid increases in the cost of living — an increase in the number of children forced into commercial sexual exploitation or other harmful forms of work. the research has been carried out by the international labour organisation, and according to their estimate, around 1.7 million children are involved in the practises. the ilo's director general said the situation was getting worse, and often it was down to the way families felt they had to respond to global inflation. in some families, it really does make the difference between having one meal a day or not. and therefore, the temptation of bringing the young girl, for example, to the street or trying to entice them to go for the sex work increases. and therefore increases

the risk of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and therefore the worst form of child labour. let's try to put that into context now. commercial sexual exploitation is a murky issue, with many countries having no publicly available database for the illegal activity. kenya is one such nation. it has been identified by the us state department as both a source, a transit country and a destination for the crime. one recent study estimated that more than 2&00 children between the ages of 13—17 were currently subject to sexual exploitation in two regions bordering the port city of mombasa. this week on bbc news, we're bringing you a special series on the impact of the cost of living crisis on children around the world. our first report comes from our state department correspondent barbara plett usher, and we should warn you, you may find some of the details distressing.

in mombasa, life is hard for those on the margins, but tough economic times are making it even harder, forcing some parents to take painful decisions. this mother washes clothes a few times a week to support her three children. she doesn't want us to use her name. the money for school fees quickly runs out. there's barely enough for food, so her daughter has to find work. she's started selling her body. she's 14 years old. translation: as a parent, - it's not easy to tell a child to do something like that. i would like her to go to school like other children, but because i don't have any means, she's forced to do thatjob. my heart is broken, and i don't want it to continue. she's not the only one.

we've spoken with a woman who runs a brothel. she told us she's been getting more and more young girls. music. at this shelter, a rare moment ofjoy — celebrating a birthday party. these children were abused, abandoned or trafficked, some forced into the sex trade. rescue centres are struggling to meet the growing needs. everyone wants to survive. they've been giving away their children for exchange of money. and has it always been that way, or is it more so now? now it's more so because there is no money. there is no money. there is nojob. "we are tired." that's the chant at protests against rising prices and higher taxes. there's anger and frustration

across the country. it's the poorest kenyans who've been hit the hardest, and in mombasa, they can tap into a thriving business. mombasa has long been a well—known hub for child sex tourism, but covid and the increasingly harsh cost of living have helped push the sex trade online and further underground, drawing even more children into the industry. kenyan police are fighting back against the dark trade in child sex. they track down suspects using cyber tips from a database in the united states, then search phones and computer drives for explicit material about children. up against an economy of depravity that feeds on desperation. this woman is in charge of the unit. she says there's no data on whether the recent cost of living crisis has driven more children into the sex trade, but her team has begun monitoring it.

of course, of course, . it is a major contributor into child sex trafficking. so we would say that poverty, we'd say that unemployment. | there are so many children that are dropping out of school, - and then you find that they're getting to this, especially- in the coastal region. one girl who hasn't escaped the streets told me about the despair that shapes her young life. we're using her words, but not her voice. i am afraid, because i know that when you're sleeping with a man, you can get hiv or become pregnant. sometimes i feel so hungry. and when i look at other children, they don't suffer. sometimes i think that i have no reason to live. barbara plett usher, bbc news, mombasa. joining me now is tom ekesa, executive director of the kenya alliance

for advancement of children. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much. reau the programme. thank you very much. really difficult — the programme. thank you very much. really difficult details _ the programme. thank you very much. really difficult details there _ the programme. thank you very much. really difficult details there to - really difficult details there to listen to. how do you try and improve the situation there? the situation is _ improve the situation there? tue: situation is bad, improve the situation there? he situation is bad, a improve the situation there? tt2 situation is bad, a crisis for children, especially child labour leading children into commercial sexual exploitation is a big problem. we want to say is that the organisation is working with children. we have been doing a lot of awareness and sensitisation, working with the ilo to address the situation. we know that when covid—i9 happened, many families with children got them into that kind of labour. of the government is doing a lot and the ngos are doing a lot. i know that we had a big study of research on sexual abuse act, and some of the issues that came up were

secondary issues that are very big. and we have managed to get the government to come up with initial plan of actionjust government to come up with initial plan of action just to be able to reverse the issue of sexual exportation of children in kenya. t5 exportation of children in kenya. is there a role here for the international community more widely? the international community has a very big role because one thing, the need to hold, especially the un, kenya is a member of the un, hold the state was possible for them of the state was possible for them of the policies they have passed, some of the conventions they have signed. the ilo conventions on child labour and minimum age of child labour, the international community can hold kenny accountable to report on how we are doing to ensure we are in permitting some of the things we have signed and those laws. secondly, the international community can also be able to support some of the efforts, seeing governments and what they are doing to ensure they in the commercial sexual exploitation to of children.

yeah, they have a big role to play. on the scale of the problem, on the estimates of the beginning there, are the numbers those that ring true to un your experience? t are the numbers those that ring true to un your experience?— are the numbers those that ring true to un your experience? i want to say that, yeah. _ to un your experience? i want to say that, yeah. they — to un your experience? i want to say that, yeah, they are _ to un your experience? i want to say that, yeah, they are and _ to un your experience? i want to say that, yeah, they are and they - to un your experience? i want to say that, yeah, they are and they are - that, yeah, they are and they are not. i want to say that when the violence in the study of 2010 was done, the government did another study after ten years and what we established that the numbers have gone down. i think a lot of our aim now is actually being able to let more people now know we are aware about it. more places that are used to using children for exportation now are signing codes of conduct and figures have changed. i think the country, we are changing, we are advancing what we need to put in more effort, with the police, the government, to update the children themselves because the children are getting into commercial sexual exploitation are more. help prevent

and use preventative strategies within waiting for mitigation. the cueue within waiting for mitigation. the aueue for within waiting for mitigation. the queue for coming on to the programme, thank you. toa run to a run now and talk about hospice diplomacy. iran is often used of hold people to use as bargaining chips effectively when particularly westerners visit iran. before they leave, they are held in prison. there is apparently another new case. johan floderus is from sweden and has apparently been held for 500 daysin and has apparently been held for 500 days in prison. this is the prison, a pretty notorious one there. now we know all this because of the reporting of the new york times. matina stevis—gridneff, brussels bureau chief, new york times newspaper. thank you very much for coming out

of the programme.— thank you very much for coming out of the programme. thanks for having me. what of the programme. thanks for having me- what do — of the programme. thanks for having me- what do we _ of the programme. thanks for having me. what do we know— of the programme. thanks for having me. what do we know about - of the programme. thanks for having me. what do we know about the - me. what do we know about the details of this _ me. what do we know about the details of this man _ me. what do we know about the details of this man from - me. what do we know about the details of this man from sweden who visited iran and is still being held? ~ , ~ ., held? well, the first thing we know is that we have _ held? well, the first thing we know is that we have not _ held? well, the first thing we know is that we have not know _ held? well, the first thing we know is that we have not know much - held? well, the first thing we know. is that we have not know much about him in a really long time. as you said in your introduction, he has been held for more than 500 days, since april 17, 2022, the information that had been available “p information that had been available up until now was a very laconic, very brief submitted by the iranian regime issued injuly last year saying that it had detained a swedish national for espionage and that the person had previously visited iran. in the statement said that their behaviour had been nefarious. that's all we knew until our story came out today. our story's i think most important element apart from putting a face in a name to someone going through an ordeal in this infamous iranian

prison is that he works as a european union official. this is not another iranian dual national who was in a family visit. we have so many cases like that in of course reviewers might remember the tragic case of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british — iranian charity worker who was detained under horrible conditions for years. this is a person who had worked for the european union and visited the country before unofficial eu business and on a private trip, a tourists trip when he was not on official business, he was arrested and detained. and this is breaking news, 500 days later. and and detained. and this is breaking news, 500 days later.— and detained. and this is breaking news, 500 days later. and have we had any response _ news, 500 days later. and have we had any response from _ news, 500 days later. and have we had any response from swedish - had any response from swedish authorities or iranian authorities? not so much from the iranian authorities was of the swedish authorities was of the swedish authorities chose to be also very secretive and laconic in their

statement said they could confirm that attention in iran for more than 500 days of a swedish national, a man in his 30s. their statement to me said but they said they chose not to provide more information because they felt secrecy would better aid them in handling this case. the family of the young man, however, did come forward with an on the record statement later in the day, a few hours after our story came out, acknowledging this was their loved one who was in prison and be very grateful for the support of the swedish authorities but also saying that every day away from him is an ordeal. . ., that every day away from him is an ordeal. . ~' , ., , that every day away from him is an ordeal. ., ~ , ., , . that every day away from him is an ordeal. . ,, , ., , . ., ordeal. thank you very much for cominu ordeal. thank you very much for coming on _ ordeal. thank you very much for coming on and _ ordeal. thank you very much for coming on and talking _ ordeal. thank you very much for coming on and talking us - ordeal. thank you very much forl coming on and talking us through your reporting, thank you.- coming on and talking us through your reporting, thank you. thank you for havin: your reporting, thank you. thank you for having me- _ around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. meet bill cooksey. he's 102, and he's attempting to become the oldest person to ever complete the great north run. he's no stranger to a challenge.

when he turned 100, he walked 100 miles in ten days. and after his 101st birthday, he cycled 1000 miles on his tricycle. but given his age, the great north run organisers requested that he do the walk accompanied by two carers. he says, "i fancy doing the great north run, will you help us? " and he just really took off from there, so i couldn't say no, really. one thing i hope comes out of it is it encourages other people to try the same thing. because very often you get to a certain age, and they say, "well, that's it." i'm not supposed to be able to do this. but ijust didn't hear that. ijust carried on as normal. i shall continue to do so until i'm forced to stop. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. threats of plants and animals being moved around the world to places they shouldn't be.

lots of damage is being done to biodiversity. there is a new global report where a basically say these alien species, invasive species, play a role in 60% of extinctions of plants and animals. here in the uk, we take a look at one example. look at that. that is an asian hornet. it's dangerous because they eat bees and the worries are they damage therefore the native bee population here in the uk. let's get more on this from mark maslin, professor of earth system science at the university college london. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on the programme. absolute pleasure. let's talk about _ the programme. absolute pleasure. let's talk about and _ the programme. absolute pleasure. let's talk about and make _ the programme. absolute pleasure. let's talk about and make sure - the programme. absolute pleasure. | let's talk about and make sure we're on the same page and know what we are talking about, this is species that are meant to be in one part of the world will end up in another part of the world and therefore do a

lot of damage. is that right? absolutely. these are alien species, species that are involved in one particular area, so for example the asian hornet is southeast asia and they would move to a new place, they are not necessarily predators they can keep them under control and they basically run riot and can cause huge amounts of damage or both of the economy but also to the local biodiversity. the economy but also to the local biodiversity-— the economy but also to the local biodiversity. the economy but also to the local biodiversi . ~ ., ., ., , , ., biodiversity. what would happen, for exam - le, biodiversity. what would happen, for examle, if biodiversity. what would happen, for example. if they _ biodiversity. what would happen, for example, if they do _ biodiversity. what would happen, for example, if they do do _ biodiversity. what would happen, for example, if they do do serious - example, if they do do serious damage to the numbers of bees here in the uk? ~ 2, damage to the numbers of bees here in the uk? ~ . ., ., , in the uk? well, we are already sa in: in the uk? well, we are already saying that _ in the uk? well, we are already saying that the _ in the uk? well, we are already saying that the asian _ in the uk? well, we are already saying that the asian hornet - in the uk? well, we are already| saying that the asian hornet well actually heard wasps and bees nest and actually them most of the problem here is of person who rely on the wasps and the bees to fertilise our cross, our flowers, our trees and all the client in this country. so therefore they are a central part does not really start to become that in remember they are already weakened by pesticides and

we are already worried about the decline in wasps and bees. so what's happening then is we have another alien invasion which is actually eating them. alien invasion which is actually eating them-— alien invasion which is actually eating them. they did look a bit like aliens _ eating them. they did look a bit like aliens close _ eating them. they did look a bit like aliens close up _ eating them. they did look a bit like aliens close up there - eating them. they did look a bit like aliens close up there with i eating them. they did look a bit i like aliens close up there with the pictures we had as well. what can be done to try and stop all this? how done to try and stop all this? how do you stop plants and animals moving around the world? so do you stop plants and animals moving around the world? 50 t do you stop plants and animals moving around the world? so i think two things- — moving around the world? so i think two things- one. — moving around the world? so i think two things. one, we _ moving around the world? so i think two things. one, we need _ moving around the world? so i think two things. one, we need better- two things. one, we need better border control. it's really important that we actually have bio—security. when ships come in, aeroplanes, we should be checking them and making sure and actually even though this sounds like it's an expensive outcome, it's a lot cheaper than having to deal with problems of, say, japanese which all of us gardeners hate or basically the ash died back where we are seeing lots of ash trees being killed off because of a fungus brought in from abroad. so we need broader security and we need that in a lot of countries to make sure these alien species are stopped at

these alien species are stopped at the borders. but once they are in, limited the public to be onside. so for example if you see an asian hornet, and they're basically about three submitters long and twice the size of a normal honey bee or wasp, report it. there is an app, use the app, reported and make sure that we know where they are so we can go in there with them and actually hopefully stop the invasion. there is an a- - hopefully stop the invasion. there is an app for _ hopefully stop the invasion. there is an app for everything _ hopefully stop the invasion. there is an app for everything nowadays. mark, thank you very much for putting us through that. great to have you on, thank you. to the us now and burning man is taking place there, the big festival in nevada. rain is basically meant a giant mud bath in the last hour or so, people have been able to leave as he see a picture as they are the mud is dry. tens of thousands have been stuck in the rain closed the main way in and out basically. now

the end of the event normally is the burning of the giant of of a man and that has been postponed twice. hopes that has been postponed twice. hopes that it does actually happen a bit later. let's now speak to stacey wittek, executive director at friends of black rock—high rock. thank you very much for coming on the programme. my thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on the programme. my pleasure, thank ou for the programme. my pleasure, thank you for having _ the programme. my pleasure, thank you for having me. _ the programme. my pleasure, thank you for having me. we _ the programme. my pleasure, thank you for having me. we will - the programme. my pleasure, thank you for having me. we will come - you for having me. we will come to our you for having me. we will come to your organisation _ you for having me. we will come to your organisation in _ you for having me. we will come to your organisation in a _ you for having me. we will come to your organisation in a moment - your organisation in a moment because it does diane and there is a relevance but i want to get your personal experience first. what happened with you? t personal experience first. what happened with you?— personal experience first. what happened with you? i was at the event. i state _ happened with you? i was at the event. i state with _ happened with you? i was at the event. i state with a _ happened with you? i was at the event. i state with a historic- event. i state with a historic camp called earth guardians which are the conservation branch within the camp. we had a couple of lucky presentations on the black rock desert and the national conservation area and the playa. and left on friday afternoon as it started to rain, so we did escape the real

thrust of it. looking back, i was with a climate psychologist actually and we looked back and saw those brilliant rainbows that really encompassed the city. and both of us turned to each other and said the rain, it is coming. taste turned to each other and said the rain, it is coming.— turned to each other and said the rain, it is coming. we are seeing a icture of rain, it is coming. we are seeing a picture of that _ rain, it is coming. we are seeing a picture of that rain _ rain, it is coming. we are seeing a picture of that rain boat _ rain, it is coming. we are seeing a. picture of that rain boat presumably as well. but we are also seeing someone carrying a bite through the mud. conditions got pretty tricky. indeed, they did. though it is high desert, rain events like this are not uncommon. they are fast acting sales that move through. it is sometimes hard to predict the length and breadth of the rain that will fall, but they are not uncommon to the area. we do get a fair amount. when the rain falls on an ancient lake bed, it tends to become mud pretty quickly. lake bed, it tends to become mud pretty quickly-— lake bed, it tends to become mud re cuickl . , , .,, ., pretty quickly. presuming people are not auoin

pretty quickly. presuming people are not going there _ pretty quickly. presuming people are not going there for _ pretty quickly. presuming people are not going there for five _ pretty quickly. presuming people are not going there for five star- not going there for five star luxury. of all those in the world who will be able to put up with a bit of rain and mud, you would have thought it burning man attendees. t thought it burning man attendees. i think so, and i think the vast majority of people are responding well. an understanding that the principles of radical self—reliance and civic responsibility really are going to determine the outcome of this event. and my sense but talking to camp mates throughout this whole event at earth guardians is people are faring and doing pretty well. they are reaching out to each other and are inviting the cold into their trailers. they are making sure that everybody has enough food and water and excellent, fluffy purple coats and excellent, fluffy purple coats and all the people need win out in the black rock.— and all the people need win out in the black rock. fantastic stuff and we are right _ the black rock. fantastic stuff and we are right at _ the black rock. fantastic stuff and we are right at the _ the black rock. fantastic stuff and we are right at the end _ the black rock. fantastic stuff and we are right at the end of- the black rock. fantastic stuff and we are right at the end of the - we are right at the end of the programme but great to talk to you and thank you so much for coming on the programme. tt is and thank you so much for coming on the programme-— the programme. it is my pleasure, thank ou the programme. it is my pleasure, thank you stop _ the programme. it is my pleasure, thank you stop what _ the programme. it is my pleasure, thank you stop what do _ the programme. it is my pleasure, thank you stop what do you - the programme. it is my pleasure, thank you stop what do you stay i the programme. it is my pleasure, i thank you stop what do you stay with us. we will be heading down to a

slightly less muddy and wet westminster for all the latest from the day's events in parliament here in the uk. for the day's events in parliament here in the uk. ., ., ., in the uk. for the moment, though, this is bbc news, _ in the uk. for the moment, though, this is bbc news, bye. _ hello there. it's remaining settled, sunny, dry, and very warm this week. in fact, it could turn pretty hot across parts of england and wales around the middle part of the week, with increasing humidity as well. there will always be the chance of some mist and fog through the morning, and an increasing chance around the middle part of the week for a few showers, mainly towards western areas, closer to this area of low pressure. but high pressure will continue to dominate the scene for most of the country. tuesday promises to be another dry, sunny and very warm one, in fact, turning hotter across southern areas as we import the air off the near continent. now, as we head through tonight, many places will have clear skies, a bit of mist and fog developing once again, just a very small chance of a shower pushing

into the far southwest. quite a muggy night across the south, generally mild for most. still a few chilly spots across some of the scottish glens. tuesday, then, we start off with some mist and fog, always more cloud across northern scotland, certainly into the northern isles. and there's a very slim chance of a shower pushing into the south—west of england, south wales, northern ireland. most places will stay dry, sunny, and very warm with the mid to high 20s for most. getting close to 30 celsius across the south—east. through tuesday night, once again, we'll see the mist and fog returning. in fact, we could see a bit more extensive low cloud mist and fog across some coastal areas and across northern england into scotland, but clearer skies elsewhere. and i think a warmer night to come across scotland. then we start wednesday off with that cloud through central northern areas. that should tend to melt away, could have some low cloud and mist hugging some coastal areas. otherwise, for most against another dry, sunny and a hot day. we could be up to 31 celsius or so across the southeast,

mid to high 20s further north. now, as you move out to wednesday to thursday, this is where we could see an increasing chance of showers, mainly, we think, towards western and northern areas through the day. so these showers, thunderstorms, may drift their way northwards through thursday morning, parking themselves towards northern scotland through the afternoon. most places after any mist and fog, players will have another dry, sunny and a hot day. increasingly humid as well, up to around 30 celsius in the southeast, mid 20s further north. temperatures come down a little bit across scotland, northern ireland this weekend, one or two showers, but it stays hot for england and wales. it's not until we get into next week where things turn cool and fresher for most.

hello. i'm lewis vaughan jones. you're watching the context on bbc news. are you to blame for what's happening now and do - you want to apologise i to parents and pupils? i think that is completely and utterly wrong. actually, one of the first things i did as chancellor, in my first spending review in 2020, was to announce a new ten—year school rebuilding programme. does anyone ever say, "you know what? you've done a bleep good 'ob cos everyone else is sat * on their bleep and done nothing"? no signs of that, no? i'd like to apologise for my choice language there. that was unnecessary, but it was an off—the—cuff remark.

here in the uk, there's crumbling concrete in our schools. a list of schools at risk will be published by the end of the week. we'll look at the political cracks too. on our panel tonight — philip rycroft, former british civil servant, now head of the department for exiting the eu. kezia dougdale, former leader of the scottish labour party, now director of thejohn smith centre at the university of glasgow. we at the university of glasgow. will say hello to both we will say hello to both properly in a moment. also on our programme: african leaders are meeting for a climate summit. kenya's president says they have to be the solution to the problem rather than the victim. there are warnings about these things — asian hornets. we'll see why they're a threat to the humble bumble bee in the uk. the mass exodus from the desert is under way — the weather's getting better so people are finally able to leave the burning man festival in nevada.