as azadeh was describing, really quite remarkable. you're watching newsday on the bbc.l in a heatwave. we give you some tips on how to stay safe during these soaring temperatures. coming down the ladder now. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia, but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increasej in malfunctioning sperml unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime, as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: warnings of a "heat apocalypse", as a blistering heatwave engulfs much of europe, with wildfires spreading in many countries. the intense heatwave is

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.ext prime minister has been narrowed to two candidates: the formerfinance minister, rishi sunak, and the foreign secretary, liz truss. they squeezed out the trade minister, penny mordaunt in the last of a string of votes by fellow conservative mps. the final choice now goes to around 160,000 party members. here's our political editor chris mason. let me introduce you to some of those who will decide who our next prime minister will be. we're in the queen's head, in chesham, in buckinghamshire, with some conservative party members. this town, and those around it, have been tory for eons, but were repelled by borisjohnson at a by—election a year ago. rishi sunak and liz truss will be the candidates going forward to a final ballot of conservative party members. the deal is done. the question now for our members is, who is the best person to defeat keir starmer and the labour party at the next election? i believe i am the only candidate who can do that. i am the person who can go into numb

as a day machinery, thank you. —— azadeh moshiri.withdrawn from the city of lysychansk in eastern ukraine. the city has until now been the last ukrainian stronghold in luhansk — which is a part of the industrial donbas region where russian forces have been focussing their military efforts. there are reports of russian fighters in lysychansk�*s city centre and russia is claiming control over the entire luhansk region. ukraine's military command said that any �*continuation of the defence of lysychansk would have lead to fatal consequences' so a decision was made to withdraw. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford sent this report. the capture of lysychansk was a moment for russian forces to celebrate. but their backdrop was another ukrainian city in ruins. russia has been pushing through the eastern donbas for weeks. blasting ukrainian positions in a slow but deadly advance. vladimir putin calls this a war of liberation. ukraine says it's obliteration. its own forces have been defending with everything they've got. but they say they need m

our news reporter, azadeh moshiri, is here.e took his own life. what do you know about his condition? he complained about the first time in 2016 but doctors couldn't diagnose what it was. it was serious enough that he couldn't walk anymore and last month he gave an interview to the new york post where he had explained that he was unable to do basic tasks himself, couldn't dress himself, couldn't dress himself, tie his shoelaces, his wife had to help him with a lot of the everyday tasks, even things like getting out of bed in the morning. eventually he made the decision where hedlicka assisted suicide in switzerland and his long—time business partner, daniel fitzgerald, talks to bbc that he must have been in more pain than they knew and that they held a week, a living wage, july the fourth, independence day in the united states, more of a celebration on something sorrowful, former partners, former copper motors he worked with all attended, and it was after that that he flew to switzerland and any interview with the new york post

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.halep showed her wares with a comprehensive win over spanish 4th seed paula badosa. the romanian moved through to the quarter—finals as did rafael nadal and nick kyrgios in the men's draw. rounding up the the state of play at the all—england club, here's chetan pathak. the world number two on stupor remains the favourite in the women's drop after another battling display, winning and straight sets over elysee merchant. jabeur meeting the 24th seed who knocked out the former champion angelique kerber. not to be stopped this time, trying to make history, the first woman from north africa and the arab world to reach number two in the world rankings. can't she when her first grand slam? well, she is into her second consecutive quarter—final here at the all england club. our next up for her will be the check marie bouzkova, the 23—year—old beating carrie and gussie are in straight sets. we have an all german quarter—final to look forward to, tatjana maria, one of the stories of the day knoc

azadeh moshiri has the latest. this is what the hottest day on record looks like in the uk.s a country hit a0 celsius for the very first time. you can see here, farmers in south yorkshire try to plant vibrates to protect land. the grassfire spread to homes as well, like these ones in east london, in wellington, were about 100 firefighters tried to battle flames after they spread quickly from house to house. we went from _ quickly from house to house. - went from the first house and within a few minutes itjumped the second house and then it started burning through the back gardens. after we helped the farming, we had to start moving the gas containers and we thought they were container and then within 15 minutes those houses were completely up and it carried onto the next storehouse temperatures peaked on tuesday meaning cooler temperatures ahead but the uk's is not used to these sort of scenes, and this kind of eat. in 1976, they peaked shy of 36 celsius. it took 27 years to drop the record but things are speeding up. 16 years after that, another new record and here we are,

azadeh mashiri, bbc news.ders and tribal elders who've been holding a three—day meeting in the afghan capital kabul have called on the international community to recognise the taliban as legitimate rulers of the country, and lift all sanctions. around 3000 clerics attended the male—only conference. earlier, i spoke to husain haqqani, the former ambassador of pakistan to the united states, who now serves as a director for south & central asia at the hudson institute. i asked what he thinks the taliban might have wanted to get out of this event. the taliban are looking for legitimacy, and one of the things they were looking to prove by having a grand assembly is that they are not ruling afghanistan without consent of tribal elders and scholars from all over afghanistan. they will not get that legitimacyjust by corralling about 3000 people and making them say what they manage to get them to say. because the taliban took power by force, and the rest of the world recognises that reality. why are these clerical lead

earlier i spoke to our reporter azadeh moshiri, who has been looking into the amazing journalism thatto get to this point. it was thanks to the journalism of our colleagues at bbc africa eye. these colleagues noticed that, online, on chinese social media, there were some videos that were popping up of children in africa that were becoming very popular. it was children singing content in chinese. often times, it could be quite innocent — things like personal greetings, birthdays, holiday chants — but sometimes that content involved racist language and sometimes racist language about themselves. and clearly these children didn't necessarily know what they were chanting, given it wasn't their own language, and so that's when our colleagues decided to trace exactly what the source of these videos were. we had one colleague doing this investigation using data journalism tools within china, and another who was doing on—the—ground reporting in malawi, to trace exactly where these videos were coming from and who was behind it. azadeh, fascinating stuff, particularly given the fact that the to

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.ave won the backing of conservative party mps and will now start trying to convince the wider party membership of their suitability to become britain's next prime minister. the pair, who served together in the cabinet until recently, have already clashed over financial policy. here's our political correspondentjonathan blake. the question now for our members is who is the best person to defeat guest arm and the labour party at the next election, i believe i'm the only candidate who can do that and my values are also those of my members not have the experience and vision to translate those values into a government that delivers for the british people and ensures that this is the best country to live, work and raise a family anywhere in the world. i'm absolutely delighted by the result, — i'm absolutely delighted by the result, i— i'm absolutely delighted by the result, i want to thank all the colleagues who supported me and all the _ colleagues who supported me and all the other candida

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.ne of america�*s most famous cities. that's one small step for man... ..one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight. for the first crash - in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. _ it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia but now, a decade later, it�*s been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. seven, six, five... thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: a clear and present danger — president biden pledges to make the biggest ever investment to combat climate change but stops short of declaring an emergency. his warning comes as wildfires continue to rage across europe. firefighters stru

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.hnson, was made aware of a formal complaint about inappropriate behaviour by chris pincher when the former deputy chief whip was a foreign office minister from 2019 to 2020. the complaint triggered a disciplinary process that confirmed his misconduct. on monday, downing st admitted the prime minister had been aware of "reports and speculation" about mr pincher�*s alleged sexual misconduct. the mp was accused of groping two men last wednesday, and has been suspended from the conservative parliamentary party. our political correspondent david wallace—lockhart reports. for days, ministers have insisted borisjohnson was not aware of si-nificant aware of significant allegations against chris pincher when he was appointed the government's chief whip in february but the bbc can now reveal boris johnson february but the bbc can now reveal borisjohnson was made aware of the formal complaint raised about chris pincher�*s inappropriate behaviour when he was a foreign office minister from 2019— wa

azadeh — just talk us through the background of this, and explain how it all started.bbc, these colleagues noticed on chinese social media there was some videos popping up of children in africa that would becoming very popular, children singing content in chinese, often time quite innocent, things like personal greetings, birthdays, holiday chance but sometimes that content involved racist language and sometimes racist language about themselves. clearly these children didn't necessarily know they were chanting given it wasn't their own language. and that's when our colleagues decided to trace exactly what the source of these videos were. we had won colleague doing data journalism tools within china and another on the ground reporting and another on the ground reporting and malawi to trace exactly where these videos were coming from and who is behind it.— who is behind it. fascinating, particularly — who is behind it. fascinating, particularly given _ who is behind it. fascinating, particularly given the - who is behind it. fascinating, particularly given the fact - who

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.rip to the middle east since taking office. as our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports, his visit looks set to show how peace between the two sides seems as far off as ever. forjoe biden's first visit to the holy land as president, the red carpet is being rolled out. he wants to straighten out us relations in the region. he has been coming here for five decades. but a lot has changed. in israel, the us backed formula for making peace with the palestinians now gets little attention.— the palestinians now gets little attention. when we hear the american _ little attention. when we hear the american administration l the american administration including the president saying a two state solution, everyone makes a kind of smile, what solution? it is completely off the table here in israel. but different — the table here in israel. but different peace _ the table here in israel. but different peace deals could be on the table. in a big regional shift, israel has made new allian

azadeh moshiri reports.eeing the people fleeing the sound people fleeing the sound of people fleeing the sound of gunfire ina shopping gunfire in a shopping centre. while many ran out to safety, some were told to stay put until the police could tell them it was safe to come out. but for several others, it was simply too late. they were killed during the shooting. translation: we are focusing on whether this act was done by the suspect alone or if it was done with others. there is no indication it's been done by several people. we can also say the information we can give you here is somewhat uncertain. you may say we are in a chaos phase. may say we are in a chaos hase. ., . ., .,, may say we are in a chaos hase. . . ., ., , phase. that chaos favours involved _ phase. that chaos favours involved armed _ phase. that chaos favours involved armed officers i involved armed officers stopping a bus near the venue as they launched a search operation throughout the area. the mall is a popular destination on the outsk

azadeh mo5hiri reports.ugal's forests. dozens have been injured and thousands of firefighters have been battling the flames. and it isn't over. translation: we are going to live in the next days in situations - of maximum risk, and so any negligence will cause a fire of great proportions and then there will never be means, even in portugal nor the world, to extinguish fires that gain the dimension of that calamity. facing more bli5tering heat, with temperatures expected to surpass 40 celsius on tuesday, portugal has raised its alert level. but these record—breaking temperatures are also happening in other parts of western europe. wind5 have been absorbing heat over africa and carrying it north. spain's residents have been told to drink plenty of water as the country goes through its second heatwave of the season, with temperatures predicted to reach the high 405 in some areas. in the uk, the met office has issued an extreme weather warning. it's a rare alert used to warn people of potential health and transp

our reporter azadeh moshiri is here with me. you have been looking at today's newspapers?newspapers? an extremely _ today's newspapers? in extremely difficult day and night for the minister, yesterday several resignations including two top cabinet ministers in ten ministers. unsurprisingly on the brink are plastered on the front pages of several newspapers if start with the times, you gotjohnson on the brink, on the front page, with borisjohnson essentially taking up the whole front page, a worried looking borisjohnson. inside in their analysis they essentially say his or warranty over his party is now crumbling. the guardian and the financial times both have very similar headlines, prime minister on the brink after sajid javid and rishi sunak quit. the financial times also has here the tories are seen as potentially the end is coming. and then the eye keeps it simple, a few words come up fairly often which is endgame stopping the daily telegraph says stopping the daily telegraph sastohnson is hanging by a thread as rishi sunak and sajid javid walk out. the political edito

you can imagine, it's very, very shocking an event that's taken place this evening. 0ur reporter azadehl details about the suspect and also reaction to the incident. there was a 22—year—old suspect who was arrested by the police. what they've added is, he was arrested while in possession of a rifle and ammunition for the rifle. we now know he has been charged with manslaughter and will face a judge on monday. it's worth saying that in denmark manslaughter in this instance actually means intentionally killing someone. in terms of the casualties, we know that three people have lost their lives, three have been critically injured and more have suffered injuries. authorities have said that anyone who has been hurt in the incident should avoid calling the emergency line unless they are suffering from serious or life—threatening injuries. they did mention, however, that they are offering mental health services throughout copenhagen, the danish red cross has also put out that statement, and are encouraging children, especially those who would have been at the harry styles concert, less than a

my colleague azadeh moshiri is here.t the illness itself? he started suffering from it in 2016 but doctors weren't able to diagnose exactly what that condition was. either way it was serious enough that he wasn't able to walk and last month he spoke to the new york post and said it got to the point where he couldn't do everyday tasks, he couldn't dress himself, he couldn't tie his shoelaces, his wife mimi had helped him with most of those tasks, even getting out of bed in the morning so eventually he took this decision to seek assisted suicide and travelled to switzerland, one of the places that would allow him to do it legally. his long—time business partner, daniel fitzgerald, shared that they held a living wake for mark fleischman on july four, independence day in the united states and had partly hoped he might change his mind. that wake was not mournful, it was a joyful celebration with past friends and club promoters who turned up and club promoters who turned up as well but eventually he did travel and did tell the

here's our news reporter azadeh moshiri.f ukraine president putin's list of france has become increasingly smaller and sages are made things increasingly difficult for russia. while others have about the summit is about other things it shows strength for vladimir putin. you want show he does not stand alone and has friends beside him. while yes, iran and turkey are allies to russia, their relationship as allies is very complicated. 0n the one hand you have iran, and yes they both summer from western sanctions and stand against the west in that sense. they have competing economic interest when it comes to oil. iran is keenly aware that many countries are looking for non—russian sources of oil and run is keen to help its struggling economy. while russia and iran have their own economic dealings they are slightly at odds there. on the other hand you have turkey and turkey is acting as a mediator between the west and russia. they are also on opposing sides when it comes to the war in syria. as a show of unity it wasn't the stron

the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports.es like this that airlines and the uk government want to avoid. but after months of travel chaos, which included the easter and jubilee holidays, passengers now face more disruptions in the days ahead. what you are going to see over the next few days are thousands of flight cancellations by british airways and others, because they have a window in which they can effectively hand back the slots that they use for taking off and landing at airports like heathrow. and with this window, it means there is no penalty for them. they also want to give consumers more than 1a days notice of any cancellation, because if they give more than two weeks notice, they won't have to pay compensation to those of us who find flights are cancelled. so the next few days are going to be very tricky indeed. staff shortages have been causing long queues at airports and severe problems with baggage handling. after thousands of aviation jobs were lost during the covid pandemic, businesses have struggled to hire n

with me is our news reporter azadeh moshiri.sion of ukraine, putin's this difference back plains list is slightly smaller. this is a show strength that presently today she wants to show the west he doesn't stand alone, he has friends beside him. the problem here is that wow, yes, iran and turkey are allies to russia, their relationship as allies is very complicated. 0n the one hand you have iran, and welcome yes, they both suffer from western sanctions, the post— stand against the western & sons, russia and iran have competing economic interests when it comes to oil. macon is keenly aware that many countries are looking for non—russian sources of oil and looking for non—russian sources of oiland iran looking for non—russian sources of oil and iran is very keen to help it's a struggling economy, and so while russia and macon have their own economic dealings they are slightly at odds. 0n the other hand you have turkey, and turkey is actually acting as a mediator between the west and russia. also, on opposing sides when it comes to

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. let's bring you more news about ukraine.n direct negotiations with russia over getting millions of tons of blockaded ukrainian grain on the move again. have been concerns over the impact on the global food supply with russia blocking the black sea route is used to export the grains but officials from the un, who were involved in talks in turkey who hosted them, say progress was made. ~ ., ., hosted them, say progress was made. ~' . . , , hosted them, say progress was made. ~ . . , , ., made. ukrainian president had this to say- _ made. ukrainian president had this to say. translation: - made. ukrainian president had this to say. translation: in | this to say. translation: in the media there are many references to the meeting in turkey regarding the unblocking of agricultural exports through the black sea. we are making significant efforts to restore the supply of food to the world market and i'm grateful to the un and turkey for their respective efforts. the success of this story is needed not only by our state and also, no

with me is our news reporter azadeh moshiri.processes are about. according to media and — processes are about. according to media and his— processes are about. according to media and his family, - processes are about. according to media and his family, he - to media and his family, he turned up to the infamous prison were so many dissidents are arrested and held to enquire about one of the other directors. those protests and what these directors have been arrested for are related to a building collapse, a 10— story building collapse, a 10— story building which killed 14 people in abadan, and it sparked protests notjust in abadan, because so many saw this as encapsulating the corruption and negligence taking place amongst iranian authorities and the government. it's also worth mentioning thatjafar panahi mentioning that jafar panahi has mentioning thatjafar panahi has been arrested before, this is not his first time, he was arrested in 2010 following some elections and is a constant critic of the lack of read of speech in iran an

azadeh moshiri reports. even for italy, the political drama has been staggering. should stay on but they have left him with few options. prime minister mario draghi may end up resigning twice in one week. this stand—off has been brewing for some time and came to a head last week when the prime minister and his right wing partners decided to see who would blink first. the populist five star movement had pulled out of a confidence vote on a multibillion euro aid package forfamily and package for family and businesses. the package forfamily and businesses. the drama took off from there when mr draghi walked off the presidential palace and tendered his resignation to the president of the country. then there is more. the president rejected the resignation is several protests erupted and mr draghi agreed the calls from the public were just too strong and he had to carry on. earlier on wednesday it looked like he had survived. the situation seemed rosy enough so he called for a new pact and a vote of confidence in the senate. translation: we confidence in the senate. tra

the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has more. dutch farmers are now using tractors to do it. across the netherlands, farmers have been protesting against new environmental rules. in their latest move, theyjammed a highway, and blocked supermarket warehouses across the country. they risked finds, caused delays, and forced many to travel by train instead. translation: we to travel by train instead. translation: ~ ., . ., translation: we anticipate of the firm is public _ translation: we anticipate of the firm is public protest. - the firm is public protest. translation: i the firm is public protest. translation:— the firm is public protest. translation: ~ , translation: i think it is the first time translation: | think it is the first time in — translation: i think it is the first time in ten _ translation: i think it is the first time in ten years - translation: i think it is the first time in ten years i - translation: i think it is the first time in ten years i have l first time in ten years i have travelled _ first time in ten

with me is our reporter, azadeh moshiri. a big moment. they are back on the air. tell us more.. tell us more.— the air. tell us more. that is riuht. the air. tell us more. that is right- it _ the air. tell us more. that is right- it has _ the air. tell us more. that is right. it has been _ the air. tell us more. that is right. it has been a - the air. tell us more. that is right. it has been a long - the air. tell us more. that is i right. it has been a long time, and that is because just days after the invasion of ukraine, tv rain, which was their last independent outlet, use the one where the kremlin didn't want to hear, is the word war. it did lead to a big reaction from the government as well as a telecoms regulator, and it led to a very emotional message on the presenter explaining what was next. translation: ., , ., , translation: it was the hardest decision in our _ translation: it was the hardest decision in our lives. _ translation: it was the hardest decision in our lives. we - translation: it was the hardest decision in our lives. we have - decision in our lives. we

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.says it's working closely with the ukrainian government to secure the release of two british men, reported by russian state media to have been charged with being mercenaries. andrew hill and dylan healy were captured by pro—moscow separatists in eastern ukraine in april. our correspondentjoe inwood sent this report from kyiv. andrew hill travelled to ukraine to help fight the russian invasion. dylan healy went there to help evacuate civilians. both men now face being tried as mercenaries in an unrecognised separatist court. they would not be the first to appear there. they would not be the first to appearthere. last they would not be the first to appear there. last month aiden azlan, sean penn and a moroccan man, raheem selden, were all sentenced to death by the so—called donatist people's republic. according to dominic byrne, who is working on their cases, it is no coincidence most of them are british. this really shows _ most of them are british. this really shows that _ most of them

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.dent adrienne murray is in copenhagen. adrienne, what's the mood in the city this morning, and how will the police investigation proceed from here? well, as you can see behind me, the shopping centre is cordoned off, and there are still around a dozen police vehicles here. i can tell you the mood is very sombre this morning. this is an office instructor, so we will be expecting a of workers to be coming through here, but the shopping centre itself will be closed for a week whilst police investigate. we saw lots of distressing images last night of shoppers panicking, the chaos of them as they tried to leave the building, once those shops began to ring out. the mass shootings are practically unheard of here in denmark. there was a terror attack a few years ago, but this is very unusual so it's deeply shocking for the people here. we understand that police continued their investigations overnight, there were several raids on properties throughout the city. and we should be hearing an upda

with me to discuss the significance of this deal is our news reporter azadeh moshiri.nsecurity and famine behind us? that is difficult to say, mainly because even though turkey has said even this deal has been agreed, ukraine and the united nations has said the key first step is to get it signed, and that by no means of given given it is so hard to predict how russia will proceed, their actions often don't necessarily follow their words in these sorts of meetings. now, in terms of the details of this deal, we still don't know all of them, they will be released later in the day. but what has been released at three broad parameters. the first one is that russia must agree a truce when these shipments are being made. the second is that ukraine must guide these ships through these mind waters, and the third, and this is important, is that turkey along with the help of the united nations must guarantee security for these ships and inspect them, and thatis ships and inspect them, and that is because russia is worried ukraine may be smuggling weapons through these ships. we s

so with me to discuss the significance of this deal is our news reporter azadeh moshiri.e first step is that it needs to be _ details? the first step is that it needs to be signed - details? the first step is that it needs to be signed which l it needs to be signed which sounds like a given but for ukraine and united states which is a part of the deal, they are not taking it for granted because it is hard to addict russia's actions and then you got the implementation and that has got to go right as well, and we don't know the full details of the deal but it is complicated and there are three main components that we do know of. the first is that russia must guarantee a truce while these shipments are being made. the second is that ukraine must guarantee that will guide cargo ships through his mind waters and a third, and this is important, is that turkey with the help of the united nations must guarantee the security of these cargo ships and inspect them, that is because russia is worried ukraine might smuggle some weapons through them. find some weapons through them. and w

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.e fire has made very little progress. and i don't know if you can see, you probably can't, but there is a little bit of light rain falling now. and i'm told as well there was a little bit of rain as well overnight. not a lot. but of course, that is helpful, much more helpful to the firefighters than those soaring temperatures that we had on monday, where you had temperatures of over a0 degrees, quite a lot of changeable winds as well, which really made for a huge struggle. we saw 16,000 people evacuated on that day alone. since then, temperatures have started to drop but, you know, the fire is not out. i mean, it's very smoky here. and just in that direction is towards the fire, and i can see itjust gets smokier and smokier the further in that you would go. we're just on the outer edge of the perimeter where people — journalists and local authorities — are allowed in. but things do seem a little better than they were. but having said all of that, i think it's over 37,000 was the latest

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.en it's warm, pictures of people splashing in fountains and eating ice cream and so on, how these images are doing a little bit of a disservice when it comes to the conversation about what's going on with the climate. tell conversation about what's going on with the climate.— with the climate. tell us more. it's a european — with the climate. tell us more. it's a european study, _ with the climate. tell us more. it's a european study, we _ with the climate. tell us more. it's a european study, we were - with the climate. tell us more. it's a european study, we were to i with the climate. tell us more. it's a european study, we were to four| a european study, we were to four different countries, the uk, the netherlands, france and germany and the visuals that went alongside media text about heatwave risk, media text about heatwave risk, media articles that talked about heatwaves and climate change and be found although the text was negative, and making it waves seem risky and something

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.ngerously high. thousands of acres of grassland has been destroyed in texas by wildfires. temperatures in oklahoma city are predicted to hit 43 degress celsius and forecasters say the extreme heat will last into next week. the us national weather services says more than 100 million people are living under excessivewarnings or heat advisories this week. the new president of sri lanka has been elected by mps there. ranil wickremesinghe became the acting president last week, following the resignation of his predecessor over the severe economic crisis in the country. he will stay in the post until 2024. so what do we know about ranil wickremesinghe? he's a lawyer who has served as sri lanka's prime minister a record six times. this is the moment he was announced as the new president. he has a reputation as a shrewd operator earning him the nickname the fox — this may count in his favour as he seeks a way out of the country's devastating economic crisis. but he may not be able to quell mass

here's azadeh moshiri. news network is back. translation: over the next two hours we will cover- the top news of the day. it's a phrase that i haven't uttered in four and a half months. tv rain, known as dozhd in russia, has entered the world of streaming, and is now on youtube from latvia. that means with a vpn, russians can once again access the very same coverage their government tried to censure. tv rain was blocked by authorities back in march, just days after russia's invasion of ukraine, because they'd use the one word the government feared most — war. it led to this decision on the 3rd of march. translation: it was the hardest decision in our lives. _ we decided to temporarily halt the work of the tv channel. i want to say the word temporarily is important here. we need some time and some strength to breathe and understand how to carry on working. russia's newly adopted legislation criminalises calling the invasion of ukraine anything other than a special military operation. but now the network has

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.. moscow says it's because of technical problems with two turbines — but industry sources say that's not true. it follows the eu agreeing to limit its use of russian energy supplies. german ministers have accused president putin of withholding russian gas to try to provoke political and economic turmoil in europe. 0ur correspondent in berlin, jenny hill, explained why people in germany are worried. there is a huge amount of concern here in berlin and that is because they simply don't know if perhaps when vladimir putin might decide to turn off the taps completely. you mentioned the eu ministers who met to agree to cut consumption of gas across europe by 15%. that was an announcement yesterday. berlin is very keen on solidarity from its neighbouring eu member states hoping that they will help in terms of the efforts to conserve gas for the winter. but the big headline on the agreement to conserve gas by 15% actually perhaps does rather conceal the reality which is that a number of membe