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hello, i'm nancy kacungira, welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from aroundthe boss of one of britain's biggest banks has apologised to the former uk independence party leader nigel farage after a row over why his coutts bank account was closed. alison rose, the chief executive at natwest, says comments made about him were deeply inappropriate. mr farage said his account had been closed because his political views didn't align with the bank's values. tonight ms rose has repeated her offer of alternative banking arrangements for him at natwest — which owns coutts. the governement has announced that banks will now face tougher rules over closing customer's accounts in a move designed to protect freedom of expression. here's our analysis editor ros atkins to explain. this is a story about banking and political beliefs, and it starts here. i had a phone call a couple of months ago to say, we are closing your account. i asked why and no reason was given. mr farage suggested it was politically motivated. that was late june. by earlyjuly, there was a twist. a bbc he

hello, i'm nancy kacungira, welcome to the daily global — bringing you the top stories from around the. we start with the exceptional heat that is continuing to be felt across large parts of the northern hemisphere. the world health organisation is now warning that the record—breaking temperatures are straining health care systems in the affected areas. wildfires are still burning across greece, in southern europe — this is the scene just outside athens where forests and homes are being destroyed. greek authorities are bracing themselves for a new heatwave, which is likely to further stoke tinderbox conditions across the country. southern europe is hugely affected by the heat but the situation is global. in china, beijing has registered four weeks of record highs. in xinjiang, on sunday, the temperature reached 52 celsius. and in phoenix, arizona, even fiercer heat with highs of at least 43 celsius — about 110 fahrenheit — for 19 consecutive days. the mediterranean basin is on high alert, with temperatures well above a0 celsius for several days — meaning there's a risk to everyone�*s h

hello, i m nancy kacungira. we start with a story of courage from a remarkable young woman. poppy is 18 and was sexually abused as a child by her grandfather. he was eventually convicted of her rape and jailed for 13 years. but now poppy's waived her right to anonimity to try to help other victims of sexual abuse by talking about her experience. new analysis for the bbc by the centre of expertise on child sexual abuse reveals in the last year, police forces in england and wales recorded over 100,000 sexual offences against children, that's a 57% increase in six years. experts say the rise is largely due to greater awareness, but most abuse remains hidden. 0ur social affairs editor, alison holt, has poppy's story. a few words with her dad on the phone and with her mum watching. this is a big day for poppyjust before her 18th birthday. she is doing herfirst skydive to raise money for a charity that helped her cope with the sexual abuse that devastated her early life. she is also trying to change attitudes. take away the shame. why should we be hidden? it is a crime if you look

hello, i'm nancy kacungira.uard in niger has appeared on state television as the country's new ruler after leading a coup on wednesday. general abdourahamane tchani wore military fatigues as he read a statement on behalf of the national council for the safeguarding of the homeland. niger's elected president, mohamed bazoum, is still being detained.

hello, i'm nancy kacungira. welcome to verified live — bringing you breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. the head of the presidential guard in niger has appeared on state television as the country's new ruler after leading a coup on wednesday. general abdourahamane tchani wore military fatigues as he read a statement on behalf of the national council for the safeguarding of the homeland. niger's elected president, mohamed bazoum, is still being detained. it's reported that president bazoum spoke to the french president emmanuel macron early on friday and told him that he was "in good health". the new authorities have banned all public demonstrations. they said "acts of vandalism and wickedness" would not be tolerated after crowds looted the headquarters of the ousted president on thursday. some waved the flags of niger and russia. the united nations secretary—general, antonio guterres, has demanded the immediate and unconditional release mr bazoum. the european union has threatened to withdra

hello, i m nancy kacungira. we start with a story of courage from a remarkable young woman.or 13 years. but now poppy's waived her right to anonimity to try to help other victims of sexual abuse by talking about her experience. new analysis for the bbc by the centre of expertise

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hello, i m nancy kacungira. welcome to bbc news now — three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. unprecedented high temperatures are being reported across the world, breaking records on multiple continents. in the united states, the temperature in death valley, arizona, was still at 49 degrees celsius at midnight on monday. meanwhile, torrential rains have inundated parts of japan, china and south korea. in europe, temperatures in the central mediterranean region are expected to peak today. these are live pictures that we are looking at. this is north of athens where there are wildfires raging. it's so hot in italy that 20 cities are on the red list, which means people are facing a very high health risk, due to the intense heat. and on the island of sardinia, it is expected to reach a record 46 degrees celsius later today. and in the swiss alps, it's been burning in the oht—valay area near the italian border since monday evening. joining me live now from across europe, chris bockman in the south o