the bbc�*s sofia bettiza is in rome. sofia, how hot is it in rome and how hot is it forecast to get?is it forecast to get? well, it is very hot _ hot is it forecast to get? well, it is very hot at — hot is it forecast to get? well, it is very hot at the _ hot is it forecast to get? well, it is very hot at the moment, - hot is it forecast to get? well, it is very hot at the moment, it. hot is it forecast to get? well, it is very hot at the moment, it is| is very hot at the moment, it is about 35 celsius in rome right now, and it is the middle ofjuly, as you can see there are a lot of tourists who visit italy at this time of the year, and in the last few days, several tourists have collapsed here in rome because of heat stroke. one tourist for example from the uk passed out in front of the colosseum. this heatwave has been given a name, the name of a 3—headed monster which features in dantes inferno, and it is a very powerful heatwave that could cause temperatures as you mentioned just now to reach 48.8 celsius. and that could break a record, a record for the hottest temperature ever t

_ ten days. 0k, thank you for that, sofia bettiza live _ ten days. 0k, thank you for that, sofia bettizave in rome. - with a week to go until the women's football world cup in australia and new zealand, a review into the domestic game here is recommending the top two divisions in england become fully professional. hugh ferris has been to meet a group of young players and began by asking which of the euro winning lionesses inspires them the most. millie bright. chloe kelly. mary earps. alessia russo. if the lionesses wanted the legacy of their euros win to inspire a generation, consider this generation inspired. but turning that enthusiasm into a new era of success, well, that might be a bit harder to guarantee. england lead! it's karen carney. karen carney played 144 times for england and watches almost as many games a season now as a pundit. she's been leading a major review of women's football commissioned by the government last year. there's players that are on £5,000 a year, working three jobs. so that means they're undernourished, they're dehydrated, they're fatigued. the quality is

sofia bettiza, bbc news, lille.i, i want to pick up on something that sofia bettiza said there, that the view of some people of racism within the french police forces, we had previously on bbc news from the head of one of the leading french unions who said there wasn't an issue of racism within his ranks and within the force's but that's not the perception for many people, notjust in paris, but across the country, is it? vasey deep issues with the forces there. yes, and is more thanjust a perception. the united nations said on friday that the french police needed to address deep—rooted issues of discrimination and racism. in response to what the united nations said we heard from the french government that there was no foundation in what had been said by the un. we have talked to people from nanterre, the suburb of paris where nael was from and where he was killed, who say that they believe people from minority communities are racially profiled and that what happened to nael was the tip of the iceberg and there are s

sofia bettiza, bbc news, rome. united states is seeing record temperatures, with nearly a third of the country under heat advisories. an all time high of forty eight degrees was recorded yesterday in arizona. dangerous levels of heat are expected to run into next week. earlier i spoke to meteorologist matthew cappucci who told me more. essentially, it's like a magic forcefield in the atmosphere. and that does a couple of things. number one, it pushes the jet stream and all the storm systems farther north. so we miss out on any inclement weather. but at the same time, that hot, dry sinking air comes down with sunshine, it bakes the ground. we're seeing temperatures 5 to 10 degrees celsius above average, setting all time records in many areas. and the longevity of it is impressive. phoenix, for example, a city about four or 5 million people has seen temperatures at or above 43 degrees celsius for 15 days in a row. so far, that's not looking to end any time soon. well, indeed. and it is in a way self reinforcing, this

sofia bettiza has the latest.s wildfire in one of the spanish canary islands has forced at least 4000 people from their homes. the blaze in la palma so big it can be seen from space. translation: i have seen many wildfires but none i like this one. this is terrible, horrible. in italy, an anticyclone could push temperatures above 45 degrees. it's been named charon — the one who carries the dead in mythology. there have been red alert heat warnings in 16 italian cities today. the italian weather agency say they've never seen anything like this in terms of intensity, duration and number of areas affected. locals and tourists here are being urged to take this seriously, to stay indoors in the afternoon, stay hydrated and take care of the elderly. last year more than 60,000 people died across europe because of soaring temperatures. and with this heatwave expected to continue well into next week, there is no respite in sight. sofia bettiza, bbc news, rome. to south korea now, where are at least 37 people are confirmed

sofia bettiza, bbc news, rome.mate envoy john kerry. he's in china for talks to try to revive cooperation on reducing greenhouse gases. china and the us are the world's two biggest carbon emitters. beijing has been praised for becoming a world leader in renewables but is also still hugely reliant on coal for its energy needs. mr kerry is the third high level us official to visit china in recent weeks. let's cross live to canberra and stephen bygrave — he's an honorary professor at the australian national university's institute for climate, energy and disaster solutions. welcome to the programme. just how much to china and the us contribute towards climate change? this much to china and the us contribute towards climate change?— towards climate change? this is a reall bi towards climate change? this is a really big news. _ towards climate change? this is a really big news. it's _ towards climate change? this is a really big news. it's a _ towards climate change? this is a really big news. it's a very - really big ne

that report from sofia bettiza.llegations he assaulted his ex—girlfriend and her sister. it comes after charges were withdrawn by the crown prosecution service. our correspondent matthew richards is outside manchester crown court. matthew, tell us what happened in court. , . matthew, tell us what happened in court. , , ., , court. ryan giggs had been accused of head-butting _ court. ryan giggs had been accused of head-butting his _ court. ryan giggs had been accused of head-butting his then _ court. ryan giggs had been accused of head-butting his then partner - of head—butting his then partner kate greville at his home in greater manchester in november 2020 and also attacking her sister in the same alleged incident, and other pattern of alleged coercive and controlling behaviour. at a trialjury of alleged coercive and controlling behaviour. at a trial jury failed of alleged coercive and controlling behaviour. at a trialjury failed to reach a verdict and they were discharged. a retrial was due to start at the end of

sofia bettiza, bbc news, lille.ing at images purported to be from the riots actually from a french film. plus page, plenty more bbc news in due course. now to the us. two people have been killed and another 28 have been injured in a mass shooting the city of baltimore, in the state of maryland. three people remain in a critical condition. the shooting happened as hundreds gathered for annual event in the brooklyn area. police say they are reviewing cctv in the hunt for those reponsible. our detectives are currently working an extensive crime scene. the two deceased victims we have are both adults. we have three other victims who are in critical condition. our hearts and prayers are going out to the families, sending it out to the families and friends of these victims as well as the community in our entire city. this is an extensive crime scene, our detectives are going to be here quite a while. if anyone saw anything or knows anything, please call 911 or call local metro crime stoppers 1—866—7—lockup. we have member

sofia bettiza, bbc news, rome. take a look at some of the other stories and headlines. nelson matters was the founder and editor of a news website focusing on coverage of violence in the western state of guerrero. he was shot several times outside a shop on saturday night. mr matus is the second journalist killed in mexico injust over a week. a united nations supertanker has arrived off the coast of yemen to begin a delicate operation to pump more than a million barrels of oil from a rusting ship, in danger of breaking up. the fso safer has been left abandoned off the yemeni port of hodeidah for the past eight years and threatens a major environmental disaster if it disintegrates or explodes. nick quinn, who's advising on the operation, says the extreme heat is not helping: it is extremely hot out there. 40 degrees ambient temperature on the boat will be on a steel deck 15—35 c. getting really hot, really quickly. that affects the human aspect of operating on board. the last ship covered by the soon—to—expire un—br

sofia bettiza, bbc news, lille.ry much a sense that these riots, this discontent, really comes alive at night. i'm interested, you have spent several days now in and around paris, what is the mood, the atmosphere during the days after we see such violent protest overnight?— protest overnight? well, it sort of de-ends protest overnight? well, it sort of depends on _ protest overnight? well, it sort of depends on where _ protest overnight? well, it sort of depends on where you _ protest overnight? well, it sort of depends on where you are. - protest overnight? well, it sort of depends on where you are. we i protest overnight? well, it sort of l depends on where you are. we have spent some nights in nanterre which is where17—year—old nael was killed by police. and a lot of areas there saw their shop fronts smashed up, office blocks, you know, ransacked, that kind of destruction. so i think a lot of time during the day people are just sweeping a lot of time during the day people arejust sweeping up a lot of time during

live now to reggio calabria in southern italy and our reporter sofia bettiza.us what you've been hearing where you are.— tell us what you've been hearing where you are. tell us what you've been hearing where ou are. , ., , where you are. temperatures here in southern italy — where you are. temperatures here in southern italy have _ where you are. temperatures here in southern italy have dropped - southern italy have dropped significantly in the last few days, but firefighters here are still hard at work. they've had to battle more than 3000 fires in the last few days and you can see the aftermath of one of those fires, that entire valley used to be green but now all you see is burnt out trees and charred terrain, and i think that really gives you an idea of the scale of the damage here in calabria. many of these fires have been blamed on arsonists. we spoke to some experts here who told us that up to 60% of the wildfires we've been seeing here in italy have been started by people. so the question is, why would anybody want to start a deadly fire? well, it's lot

our reporter sofia bettiza is in palermo. for the last few days. yesterday there were a lot of blackouts here in the capital palermo because of so many people using air conditioning. today, 23 cities across italy have been placed under a red alert warning. that's most major cities in the country. and we are seeing how these extreme temperatures having an impact on people's health. in emergency rooms across the country there has been a 20% increase in the number of patients who are being admitted with exhaustion, dehydration, confusion and heatstroke. it is mostly elderly people but there are young people, to. but there are young people, too. and that's not because they are in the sun during the hottest hours, but it's because they have been exposed to the sun for several days in a row now, that's why the italian health ministry has asked hospitals to activate a heat code, very similar to the way that italy dealt with the covid pandemic. essentially setting up a separate group with extra medical staff in a very specific proced

that is sofia bettiza, who was in rome just by the spanish steps.e country. and as you can see from this map, the south—west us is among the areas look at all that red. as this heat builds across the south—west us, we are looking at potential daily records for high temperatures being broken from california to the west, through arizona, all the way into west texas. so it's a really significant expansion of the heat and daily records could be broken. it looks like the peak of the heat looks to be coming in friday through next monday and that's when a lot of records will be in jeopardy. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. new figures say the uk economy shrank in may, but not as much is predicted. analysts had forecast a bigger drop because of the bank holiday in may marking the kings coronation would have had an impact. when drop of friends and family at some of the uk's biggest airports next summer, charges for a short stay car parks at airports have risen by almost a third, while officers defend the hike, saying the revenues help to

sofia bettiza has been to an insect farm in north italy that produces pasta made from ground cricketsnothing new in parts of the world like asia. but is there a shift happening in europe? this farm in northern italy terms 1 million crickets into food every day. first, the crickets, still alive, are frozen. boiled. dried, and then pulverised. this is the final result, a cricket—based flour that can be added to food, like pasta, bread or pancakes. and it is good for the planet. insects require a fraction of the land and water that is used to produce meat. translation: what we do here is very sustainable. i to produce one kilogram of cricket powder we only use about 12 litres of water. whereas producing the same amount of protein from cows requires about 60,000 litres of water. but how does this get on your plate? some restaurants biy the flour and add it to some of the more traditional dishes, like pasta. cricket pasta? yes. here we go. i am about to taste cricket tagliatelle. this is really good. it tastes like normal pasta. i would not be able to tell that this is cricket—based. it is

sofia bettiza has the very latest. the wife filed here has forced more than 4000 people from their homes. hundreds of firefighters are still struggling to bring the blaze under control. there have been the red alert heat warnings in 16 italian cities today.— cities today. the italian weather _ cities today. the italian weather agencies - cities today. the italian weather agencies say i cities today. the italian i weather agencies say they cities today. the italian - weather agencies say they have not seen anything like this in terms of intensity, duration and number of areas affected. locals and tourists here are being urged to take this seriously. to stay indoors in the afternoon, stay hydrated, and take care of the elderly. in the us millions of americans have been experiencing extreme temperatures as well. this is death valley in california. 0ne death valley in california. one of the hottest places on earth and it could be about to set a new record. and it could be about to set a new record-— and it could be about t

our correspondent sofia bettiza has this update from lille, in the north of france.t night, for a fifth night in a row, there have been violent protests across france. we had an update from the interior ministery saying that that 719 people have been arrested, 45 police officers have been injured and 871 fires were started just last night. here in lille, like many other places across france, this place has seen looting, fires and damage to public property. you can see behind me a building that was a health centre. about 35 people used to work here, mostly nurses and doctors. rioters came in, in the middle of the night, they set the place on fire and now it's completely destroyed. nearby, a school was damaged by fire as well. and students at a separate school, children, they wrote a sign that they hung at the entrance of the building which says, "please do not burn our schools". this gives you an idea that many people here where i am in northern france do not sympathise with the rioters. what they've said to us is these people are destroying their own communities and

our reporter sofia bettiza is in reggio calabria in the south of the country. it has been tough.ervices here in italy are used to tackling wildfires in the summer, but the heatwave this year has been so long and so intense that firefighters are stretched. they have had to battle nearly 2,000 fires in the last few days. behind me you can see the aftermath of one of those fires. that all over there used to be greenery. calabria is famous for its nature. now it is completely burnt to the ground. if you look over there you will be able to see a lorry, a car and a small boat, all damaged by the fire. if we frame up, you will be able to see that the flames reached that village, causing hundreds of people to have to evacuate their homes. if you look at that house over there, we spoke to a woman who lives there. she said that within seconds, her home caught fire and it was terrifying. herfamily managed to get to safety but several people in southern italy have died, trapped in their homes because of the fires. the fear here in southern italy is that the scorching temperatures and the str

our sofia bettiza is in sicily with more.has been extremely hot here in sicily for the last few days. this is where, two years ago, the highest temperature in europe was recorded. it was 48.8 celsius, and it could be exceeded in the next few days. now, italians are used to hot summers, but not this hot, especially if you take into account the fact that these consecutive heatwaves have come very suddenly. and they are having an impact on people's hell. several hospitals here in palermo are seeing a rise in the number of patients that are being admitted because of health problems caused by the heat. 20 cities in italy are under a red alert warning, and that number is going to go up to 23 cities on wednesday. now, this heatwave could continue for the next ten days in some parts of the country, and that's why the authorities here are urging people to be extremely careful. just south, in mainland greece, the extreme climate has exacerbated wildfires. firefighting planes are battling flames as many towns across the country are bein

sofia bettiza — who's just outside lille, in the north of france. us up—to—date with what has been happening. last bring us up-to-date with what has been happening-— been happening. last night for the fifth niuht been happening. last night for the fifth night in _ been happening. last night for the fifth night in a _ been happening. last night for the fifth night in a row, _ been happening. last night for the fifth night in a row, violence - fifth night in a row, violence across france. 45 police officers were injured and a total of 871 fires were started last night alone. a curfew has been imposed here in lille, where i am talking to you from. we have been speaking to people here who are angry at the rioters but also angry at the police. another night of unrest in france. tens of thousands of police were out in force, ready for a fifth night of violence. the worst of the violence was in marseille. police fought street battles with young people. the riots began after a police officer shot dead a 17—year—old of algerian descent called nahel. the erso

rome and florence have been issued with red alert warnings for severe heat. 0ur correspondent, sofia bettizaxtremely hot here today. as you can see, there are lots of tourists here in italy and some of them have collapsed in the last few days because of heat stroke. that includes a british tourist who passed out in front of the colosseum. this heatwave could cause temperatures to reach 48.8 degrees celsius, and that would break the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in europe. of course, because of climate of course, because of climate change, heatwaves like this are becoming more extreme and more frequent. and they can be quite dangerous. they are one of the deadliest natural hazards. last summer, more than 60,000 people in europe were killed because of the heat. so there are fears that this heatwave could cause more deaths this year. that's why italian authorities are urging people to stay indoors, to drink lots of water, to avoid coffee and alcohol and to check on their elderly neighbours if they live alone. they are urging people to take this very seriously, because these e

sofia bettiza is in a sweltering rome. it is going to be extremely hot in italy today.ve issued a red alert warning for ten cities today, but that is going to go up to 14 cities tomorrow. in the southern region of calabria, people will not be allowed to work from 12.30 to a.00pm if theirjobs require prolonged exposure to the sun. people here are being advised to stay indoors in the afternoon, to drink plenty of water, to avoid coffee and alcohol and to check on their elderly neighbours if they live alone. but the issue is that it is the middle ofjuly, there are lots of tourists here in italy and many of them have told us that they are not really following this advice. they have come here on holiday from japan, australia, the us and they don't want to spend hours inside their hotel rooms or not eating or drinking italian food or italian wine. and so what we are seeing is several tourists who have collapsed in the last few days because of heat stroke. now, because of climate change, heat waves like this one are becoming more frequent and more severe and they can be danger

the country reels from a fierce storms in the north and a heatwave in the south. 0ur reporter sofia bettizaldings have been destroyed by wildfires. here in italy emergency services are used to tackling wildfires in the summer, but this year heat wave has been so long and so intense that firefighters are struggling. they have had to battle nearly 2000 fires in the last few days. you can see behind me, the aftermath of one of those fires. that used to be greenery, this region of italy is famous for its nature. now it is completely burned to the ground. if you look over here, you can see several damaged vehicles. this for example, is what remains of a lorry that caught fire a couple of days ago. if you look up, you can see that flames reached that village, causing hundreds of people to be evacuated. we spoke to a woman who lives in that building over there. she told us that within seconds, her home was engulfed by flame. and that it was terrifying. her family managed to get to safety, but several people in southern italy have died. trapped in their hopes because of the fires. —— homes. so on t

live now to reggio calabria in southern italy and our reporter sofia bettiza.at it is like where ou are. ~ ., , just describe what it is like where ou are. ~ . , ., you are. matthew, things here have been tough — you are. matthew, things here have been tough for _ you are. matthew, things here have been tough for the _ you are. matthew, things here have been tough for the last _ you are. matthew, things here have been tough for the last couple - you are. matthew, things here have been tough for the last couple of. been tough for the last couple of days. italian emergency services are used to tackling wildfires in the summer but this heatwave this year it has been so long and so intense that firefighters are stretched. they've had to battle nearly 2000 fires in the last few days and you can see behind me, the aftermath of one of those fires. all of that used to be greenery, the region of calabria where i am this afternoon is famous for its nature, now all of thatis is famous for its nature, now all of that is burned to the ground. if you come over here with me,

our reporter sofia bettiza is there — and sent this update.authorities have issued a red alert warning for ten cities today, but that is going to go up to 14 cities tomorrow. in the southern region of calabria people will not be allowed to work from 12.30pm to 4.00pm if theirjobs require prolonged exposure to the sun. people here are being advised to stay indoors in the afternoon, to drink plenty of water, to avoid coffee and alcohol and to check on their elderly neighbors if they live alone. but the issue is that it's the middle ofjuly, there are lots of tourists here in italy and many of them have told us that they're not really following this advice. they've come here on holiday from japan, australia, the us and they don't want to spend hours inside their hotel rooms or not eating or drinking italian food or italian wine. so what we are seeing is several tourists who have collapsed in the last few days because of heatstroke. because of climate change, heatwaves like this one are becoming more frequent and more severe and they can be dangero

our reporter sofia bettiza sent this update from rome.ogna and florence. now it is the middle ofjuly. there are lots of tourists here in italy and some of them have collapsed in the last few days due to heatstroke. now, this heatwave could cause temperatures to reach 48.8 degrees celsius, and that would break the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in europe. but this is notjust in italy. it's a heatwave that's affecting several european countries, such as greece, spain, germany and france. now, because of climate change, heatwaves like this one are becoming more frequent and more severe and they could be quite dangerous. last summer was the hottest summer on record, and more than 60,000 people across europe died because of the heat. so there are fears that this heatwave could cause many more deaths this summer. and that's why italian authorities are advising people here to avoid doing exercise during the day, to drink plenty of water, at least two litres a day, to avoid coffee and alcohol and to avoid going out during the da

.— are still having to handle all of this as well. 0ur reporter sofia bettiza is in reggio calabria incy services are used to tackling wildfires in the summer but this year, the heatwave has been so long and so intense that firefighters are struggling. they've had to battle nearly 2,000 fires in the last few days and you can see behind me, the aftermath of one of those fires. all of that used to be greenery, the region of calabria where i am this afternoon is famous for its nature, now all of that is burned to the ground. if you come over here with me, you can see several vehicles damaged by a recent fire. for example, that is what remains of a lorry. if you look up there, you can see that the flames reached that village causing several people to be evacuated. we spoke to a woman that lives in that building over there. she told us that within seconds, her home was engulfed by the flames and that it was absolutely terrifying. her family luckily managed to escape and get to safety, but several people here in southern italy have died, trapped in their own homes because of these fires. the

me live are our correspondents across europe — azadeh moshiri in the greek capital, athens and sofia bettizan the italian city of palermo. we are looking at those live pictures north of athens, you are southeast of athens, and the fact that all of these areas are affected show how widespread this problem is for the greek government. that’s for the greek government. that's ri . ht. for the greek government. that's right. several— for the greek government. that's right. several fires _ for the greek government. that's right. several fires have - for the greek government. that's right. several fires have been - right. severalfires have been travelling through mainland greece. you were just talking about the fires that are burning on the other side at that firefighters stopped to and are asking for help, they send for planes two from italy and one from france —— to from italy into from france —— to from italy into from france, where you see where i am is the aftermath of what happens when those wildfires hit. now you see burned trees, you can smell the ash here and the ground itself is hot and d

live now to lille, in northern france, with our reporter sofia bettiza.n rises. what is the sense, the atmosphere, where you are now, in northern france? it is far from over?— now, in northern france? it is far from over? well, the atmosphere here, from over? well, the atmosphere here. today. _ from over? well, the atmosphere here. today. is — from over? well, the atmosphere here, today, is still _ from over? well, the atmosphere here, today, is still quite - from over? well, the atmosphere here, today, is still quite tense. l here, today, is still quite tense. this, lille, has seen looting, fires, and destruction of public property like other cities in france. last night, 82 people were arrested in this area, seven police officers were injured. behind me, you can see what remains of a big office building. about five hundred people used to work here. it was a very important part of the local community. now, rioters broke in in the middle of the night, poured petrol everywhere, and to set fire to the building. you can see, it is completely destroyed. we ca

alerts — meaning a threat to life — have been issued for rome and nine other cities. 0ur reporter sofia bettizafor ten cities today, but that is going to go up to 1a cities tomorrow. now, people here are being advised to stay indoors in the afternoon, to drink plenty of water, to avoid coffee and alcohol, and to check on the elderly neighbours if they live alone. but the issue is that it's the middle ofjuly. there are lots of tourists here in italy and many of them have told us that they're not really following this advice. they've come here on holiday from japan, australia, the us, and they don't want to spend hours inside their hotel rooms or not eating or drinking italian food or italian wine. and so what we are seeing is several tourists who have collapsed in the last few days because of heatstroke. now, because of climate change, heatwaves like this one are becoming more frequent and more severe and they can be dangerous. last year, about more than 60,000 people died in europe because of the heat. for more on the latest climate developments, i'm joined by lauren sanchez, senior climate adv

the bbc�*s sofia bettiza is in rome.lth ministry in italy is advising people to stay indoors in the afternoon, to drink plenty of water, at least two litres per day, to avoid alcohol and coffee, and to avoid exercising during the day. they are also asking people to check on their elderly neighbours if they live alone, because it is the elderly and young children who are particularly affected when the sun is so strong, and of course, this can be quite dangerous. according to some new research just come out earlier this week, nearly 60,000 people died last year across europe because of heatwaves are just like this one. and it was mediterranean countries, greece, italy, spain, portugal, that saw the highest death toll, with about 18,000 people dying in italy. so, the authorities here are urging people to take this very seriously. dangerously hot temperatures are also predicted in areas of the us as a heat dome intensifies and remains parked over those regions. heat alerts are in effect for millions of people. cbs news corre

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the number of patients admitted to emergency rooms with heat—related symptoms. 0ur correspondent sofia bettizae heat in italy to bring us more. it has been extremely hot here in italy for the last few days. this heatwave has been described by local media as the week of hell. 23 cities across the country are under a red alert warning, which means that heat poses a threat to everybody. there has been a 20% increase in the number of patients being admitted in hospitals across italy showing signs of exhaustion, dehydration, confusion and heatstroke. and of course, heat waves like this one can be dangerous. we spoke to a doctor here who told us that some patients have died, notjust because of the heat, but the high temperatures had been a contributing factor. she says she is worried because she feels it's the most vulnerable that will pay the price for this heatwave. because of course, for the elderly and for people with existing health conditions, and health problems, being exposed to these temperatures can have devastating consequences. a bit of relief may be on the way as temperatures are expect