but none that major league soccer, but none that rivals face. finally closed the deal with the best player that has ever played the game, in our opinion, just spectacular. couldn't be more excited, the beginning of a new era starts today. the women's world cup kicks off later this week. a massive moment for any player, but especially australia's keeper lydia williams. she's getting ready to play her fifth world cup, which will make her australia's joint all—time highest—capped player, man or woman. she's also one ofjust two players in the aussie squad with aboriginal heritage, something she says she's very proud of. my my dad always make sure that when we were living there, i really kind of understood what it was to be aboriginal. learning to live off the land and respect the nature, and really appreciate any opportunity that was given my way. that kind of makes me appreciate everywhere at

the now and taking in the sights and sounds of different cultures and different countries. and being able to adapt quite easily. but my dad really kind of influenced me a lot when i was living there to just give it my all and best in every way. yep, the countdown to the start of the tournament is on. but with just days to go australia's squad have released a video criticising the gender disparity in the world cup prize money. they also talk about the fact some nations do not have collective bargaining rights. it was the first time fifa awarded prize money to women, 25 years after the men. they also talk about the fact some nations do not have collective bargaining rights. the total prize pot for the women's world cup is $110 million, which is significantly lower than the m40 million pot for the men in qatar last year. jamesjohnstone, the ceo for football australia, says there's plenty of room for improvement.

australian football, the matildas, who we did a deal with, i think they have set a great example for the rest of the world. i think when that example was set 18 years ago, i think it did lead to an increase. has it gone as far as 50—50, no. but the numbers are, i pretty sure these are correct, they were played 50 million by fifa, in 2019 and was 30, 2023 it has gone up 210. it doesn't get, talking about fifa, it doesn't get, talking about fifa, it doesn't get to where i think we are in australia but it has improved but there is room for improvement. england's men have named their starting eleven for the fourth ashes test, which gets under way on wednesday at old trafford. australia lead the series 2—1, so england must win to have a chance of regaining the ashes.

james anderson has been recalled, replacing 0llie robinson from the side that defeated australia in the third test at headingley last week. while, moeen ali has been confirmed to bat at number three. he says he's looking forward to a tough challenge. i don't think we're far australia, everyone knows they are number one in the world, i think we're doing really well, all the games have been fantastic, but believe in the changing room is that we can win the series 3—2, and there is no doubt about that. we have that in the changing room. you can stay up to date with all the sport, just head over to our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the team here, its bye for now. great stuff on the website about the women's world cup as well. 55 pilot whales have died after a mass stranding on a beach in the western isles of scotland. most were found dead early on sunday morning. however, one whale was successfully refloated. despite a major operation to try to save the others, they had to be euthanised later. 0ur scotland correspondent jamie mcivor reports.

this is thought to be one of the biggest strandings ever in britain. the pilot whales were found in the beach north of stornoway about seven o'clock yesterday morning. most were already dead, but 15 were still alive. police, the coastguard and charities trying to help them. vets and special equipment were brought overfrom the mainland. but it proved too late, and they were euthanised on welfare grounds. these are animals that have spent their entire lives in the water. they have evolved to not need the ability to support their own weight when they're out on land. so they do gradually crush themselves. and having been out for such a long time now, the effect of that crushing can potentially be fatal. pilot whales are one of the smaller species and part of the dolphin family. they're known for their strong social bonds. when one gets into difficulty, others often follow. one of the female whales was giving birth, and this may have led to the stranding. jamie mciver, bbc news.

now, you may know lizzo for many things — her music, her body positivity — but did you know she's also actually a classically trained flautist 7 thousands of people at glastonbury saw the american singer bust out her flute to play a sampling of mozart — not something you see much on the pyramid stage! and now the british flute society says the pop superstar has made the instrument cool again. it's called the lizzo effect. we'll be talking about this with my next guest — but before we do that — let's take a quick listen. this is her recreating the whole jazz flute scene from the film anchorman. music plays

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cultural divide to, but i think the social economic factors are bigger at play. i spend a lot of my time in communities and schools in different places that are underserved in terms of creative resources. a lot of them don't have access to things and don't have access to things and don't have access to things and don't have the opportunity to explain sit on the ground, and to know that they can make the connection that even for them, if they wanted to do it, they could do it. finances and resources are always an issue. it is a constant battle. �* , ~ ., ., always an issue. it is a constant battle. , ~ ., ., ., battle. briefly, i know you also do some music _ battle. briefly, i know you also do some music therapy, _ battle. briefly, i know you also do some music therapy, what - battle. briefly, i know you also do some music therapy, what is - battle. briefly, i know you also do some music therapy, what is the l battle. briefly, i know you also do - some music therapy, what is the most powerful thing you have seen when you are working with children? gash. you are working with children? gosh, there is a very _ you are working with children? gosh, there is a very big — you are working with children? gosh, there is a very big question, - you are working with children? gosh, there is a very big question, are - there is a very big question, are examples. i think the majority of my work is working with people who live with dementia. some of the most powerful examples of the use of music in that situation is just seeing people gaining confidence and

being able to... for people to have an excess of outlook where they can manage their own emotions instead of feeling pent—up. a lot of the people i work with our nonverbal struggle with language, sojust i work with our nonverbal struggle with language, so just that time that you afford someone when you do music therapy, the time and at the music therapy, the time and at the music and in the individualised response, it is a bespoke tailored situation. you are giving that person time that a system doesn't always allow. the system of care is amazing, there is so much fantastic stuff happening, but we as human beings are holistic and a whole person, there are lots of facets to us, so with music therapy it really helps nurture a spiritual side or the less particle side of who we are. police in western australia have been baffled by a mysterious "unidentified" dome that washed up on a beach. the giant metal

object was found by locals at green head beach, about 250 kilometers north of perth. state and federal authorities are investigating the item, which they don't think is from a commercial aircraft. it is being treated as hazardous, and police have requested people keep a safe distance. the australian space agency said it was possible the giant cylinder could have fallen from a "foreign space launch vehicle" and it would liaise with other international agencies. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. the weather is relatively cool and showery here in the uk, but let's talk about that heatwave in the mediterranean. by the end of monday we will have seen temperatures in the mid—40s in some spots from spain to the central med. tomorrow could actually be the peak of the heatwave around parts of sardinia and also into italy. rome is likely to see temperatures

around a0 degrees or more. let's have a look at past records. they have been in the high 40s in recent years and officially the highest temperature is actually 48 degrees celsius in athens in the late �*70s. we could be approaching those values, but not a guarantee. this is why we've got the heatwave in the south and the cooler air across the uk — all because of that jet stream and that fresher air coming in from the north. this pattern is actually not likely to change for many more days. in fact, there are indications that for the rest of the month it is going to stay relatively on the cool side across most of the uk. today it's a mixture of sunshine and showers. where you see the lightning symbols we may have one or two thunderstorms. today's temperatures typically between around 17 to 22 degrees, maybe a little bit warmer in some of the sunniest spots further south. the weather is going to change eventually tonight and into tomorrow. initially, clear skies across the bulk of the uk and then this next rather small area of low pressure, but with heavy and persistent rain, will sweep in.

we are expecting rain in northern ireland, through parts of wales, the irish sea. as this low tracks across this central swathe of the british isles, it will deliver rather a lot of rain to places like lancashire and particularly cumbria, i think, is going to be wet through the course of tuesday. on top of that extensive cloud, lighter rain further south too. it will be cool across this central area of the british isles with temperatures of around 15 or 16 degrees celsius. better weather in the south, around 23 in london, and actually not a bad day in scotland on tuesday with temperatures in the mid or the high teens. that low pressure fizzles away, moves towards the east. behind it, come wednesday, the weather does clear up a little bit and we are going to have a fairly fresh north—westerly wind, scattered showers with some sunny spells and those temperatures between 18 and 23. bye— bye.

live from london, this is bbc news. extreme weather rewrites the record books. parts of china hit over 52 degrees celsius. heatwaves in spain and italy. heatwaves in spain and italy. in greece, wildfires have led in greece, wildfires have led to the evacuation of tourists. to the evacuation of tourists. russia ends the international deal russia ends the international deal on grain exports from ukraine — on grain exports from ukraine — the eu describes the eu describes the move as "cynical". the move as "cynical". another day in kevin spacey�*s another day in kevin spacey�*s sexual assault trial, sexual assault trial, where eltonjohn has been the latest where eltonjohn has been the latest person to give evidence. person to give evidence.