pm mitsotakis: it changes a lot of things. there is currently a lot of capital that can be invested in greece simply because we are not investment-grade. as you know, we are already trading as if we are in investment-grade country, but we also need the official stamp of approval by the rating agencies. i think it will further lower our cost of borrowing, which is of course important in a high interest environment. we have been able to defy the trend. the greek economy will grow significantly in 2023. and this is also giving us the fiscal space to further reduce our debt. we will be able before the end of the year, to actually repay ahead of time our glfa facility for the next two years. i think this will also send a positive signal to the markets that not only are we focused on growth, but we want to make sure our debt to gdp ratio continues to decline at a very rapid pace. francine: it is a promise to investors. >> it is a commitment to investors that we will accelerate the reforms and we will make sure that whatever reforms

mitsotakis: i disagree with this hypothesis.ome to the mediterranean and greece in particular during the summer because they like to spend time at the beach. if anything i would argue climate change is an opportunity for us to expand our tourism season. it may be hot to come to greece in july and august but we will always have enough people interested to come to greece during those two months. we have people now more interested in coming to greece in march or april or october and november, more people interested to visit our cities year-round, and expanding our tourism has always been an important part. there will be more people who, given the choice, would choose not to take their holidays in july or august, not just because it may be too hot but because it's too crowded, so for us, it's a great opportunity to expand our tourism season and also to open new destinations on the mainland for people to explore, so it's still going to be some time until the scandinavian beaches or danish or swedish beaches will compete with the grea

the greek prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, said that greece is facing an unequal battle with naturegoing to do everything humanly possible to help with the emergency. sofia bettiza. authorities say a deal has been reached with azerbaijan to restore transport to the corridor by russian peacekeepers and the red cross, a deal reached with the authorities. rugby now. we're just a few hours away from england starting their world cup campaign. they take on argentina in marseille. england's players started the week in the remote calm of le touquet, cocooned from the pressure that is mounting on the team. they end the week in the eye of the storm. there is no respite in bustling marseille, a place which exudes world cup history. anyone who was here in 2007 will never forget it, least of all the legions of england fans who watched their side upset the odds against australia and improbably reach the semi—finals. live now to the bbc�*s grace harbage in marseille. grace, what is the mood light there? as you may be aware, behind me is electric. the hooter is a deafening, there are blue—and—white

the greek prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, said that greece is facing an unequal battle with natureng humanly possible to help with the emergency. sofia bettiza. the un secretary—general has called on countries in asia, africa, and the middle east to increase their co—operation in combatting sand and dust storms. experts say more than 2 billion tons of dust enter the atmosphere each year, affecting hundreds of millions of people, primarily farmers and others whose income depends on natural resources. antonio guterres was addressing a conference in teheran on the challenges the storms pose as climate change makes them more common and more severe. a football referee from merseyside has accused the fa of being weak after it watered down the punishment for a spectator who attacked him, following an under—7s match. adam sears was convicted this week of assault and threatening behaviour. but despite the conviction, the fa haven't banned him from attending games. andy gill reports. the aftermath of an abandoned under—7s football match in january this year. adam sears gets out of his car an

the greek prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, said that greece is facing an unequal battle with natureemergency. today is provisionally the hottest day of the year so far in the uk. the met office said a temperature of 32.7 celsius was recorded in heathrow, in west london. it beats the previous record set on thursday. however, it may be the last hot day for some areas of england and wales, as there are warnings of possible thunderstorms. a reminder of our top story. more than 1000 people are now known to have died in morocco when an earthquake struck a sparsely populated region in the atlas mountains. entire villages are reported to have been flattened, with families trapped under the rubble. read more on our website and stay with bbc news. hello there. if, like me, you're finding it too hot and humid, relief is on the way, but not for most of us until after the weekend. so it stays very warm, very muggy, there will be thundery showers and there are warnings out from the met office. more details on our website. but again, we'll have another day with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees ce

haidi: the greek prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis, speaking with our colleagues guy johnson and alixr a big boost as the golden week holiday arrives at the end of the week. our asia transport reporter danny lee joins us now. the lunar calendar has aligned to make one of the longest holidays this year. what are we expecting? danny: that's right, eight days holiday in china. it is one of the busiest periods of trouble in and around china and we have two back-to-back holidays and that gives rise to more opportunity for international travel for what is the world's biggest outbound travel market. china will be closed. onshore markets will also be closed. the amount of travel and the way people travel will be closely-watched give it three years of covid. international travel for chinese travelers has been a lot slower to recover, much lower than domestic travel, so it'll be interesting to see how this performs. with their people expert to fly, 21 million people traveling by flight in a little over a week, that's the size of the population of australia. so, looking at that in size, it will