at the women's world cup. as greece sees its hottestjuly weekend in 50 years — scientists warn of the unprecedented speed and timing of record—breaking heatwaves. the death toll after heavy flooding in south korea rises to 47 as the country prepares for more monsoon rains. in the uk, sir keir starmer says the labour party must learn the lessons of a by—election defeat which centered on plans to expand london's ultra low emissions zone. let's begin with the womens world cup —

england have beaten haiti — who were playing in the world cup for the first time. haiti produced a strong performance and the game was decided by a single goal. georgia stanway scoring from a twice taken penalty in the 29th minute. her first effort was saved, but var ordered it to be retaken as the keeper had moved off her line, but she made no mistake the second time. live now to our sports reporterjane dougall who is in brisbane. a good result but not the start england were looking for? many of the player said, a when is a win, but it is not the best performance. there are a4,000 fans at the brisbane stadium and they were not treated to the best performance they had ever seen from the lionesses. perhaps more is expected from them against a side

like haiti who are making their debut in this world cup. you would not have known it after watching the way haiti played. they tested england. around 20 minutes in they had theirfirst england. around 20 minutes in they had their first shout for a penalty. it was turned down. moments later they had a second shout. 26 minutes and there was a handball in the box, georgette sta nwyck was and there was a handball in the box, georgette stanwyck was handed the ball, she stood up to take it, she took the strike, that haiti goalkeeper did well to get to it, managed to make the save. her team—mates ran to her to congratulate her. to make a save in a world cup match was quite a feat. but a replay showed she had come off her line early georgia stanway had no doubt she would take the kick for

the second time. she scored with the second strike. she was triumphant as she ran away. it finished 1—0. england were lucky. haiti played very well for 80 making their debut in this world cup. the striker was through on goal three times in the first half alone, the lionesses were lucky she did not find the target. it did not get better fitting that the start of the second half, the england goalkeeper was forced to make a couple of saves during this match. i spoke to her afterwards. she said she had not been expecting to make saves, she had not wanted to make saves, she had not wanted to get past her defence. but a strong haiti strike force tested on that and push them in this match, but engels got the goal that they needed

eventually, and they got the win. all the talk was about how many goals of england, the european champions, would score in this game. haiti proved to be a very decent team. they play against the likes of the usa on a regular basis. there was much talked about their physicality in the lead into this match. they had spoken about the challenge of playing the european champions. for haiti this was such a huge occasion. this was their cup final, as it were, theirfirst world cup match. of course they were going to be turning up and going out on hundred miles per hour, which they were. in then see that they were prepared for that, they did not seem to have an answer to it. especially in the first half. in the second half they seemed to calm down a little bit more. chance upon chance.

but the haiti goalkeeper managed to make saves. before the match kicked off you might have predicted 5—0, 6-0, but off you might have predicted 5—0, 6—0, but england are still missing key players, including the golden boot winner from the urals last summer. there are also missing one of their playmakers. millie bright, captain for this world cup, is just coming back after a knee injury, perhaps that is one reason why england's defence looked a little rusty. they got the win, that is the important thing, next up, denmark next week. live now to former england national team player, corrine yorston. she played professionally for the arsenal and fulham women's teams.

england have a 1—0 win in the bag, how do you think the players will be feeling right now? the overriding feeling will be relief, released to kick off the tournament. there's a lot of expectation building up to this treatment with them being european champions. it is always such a big lead in phase two major tournaments, that you just want to get going with it. they properly know they can perform better, but the biggest thing is they got three points in their opening group stage game, i sure they are happy and relieved with the win. similarities of course to england's opening game in the euros last year, where they beat austria i—0 opening game in the euros last year, where they beat austria 1—0 in the first game in manchester, not the greatest result then either, but of course they progress to be champions. when they get stronger as the treatment progresses? you champions. when they get stronger as the treatment progresses?— the treatment progresses? you often see at a lot of — the treatment progresses? you often see at a lot of different _ the treatment progresses? you often see at a lot of different sports, - the treatment progresses? you often see at a lot of different sports, in - see at a lot of different sports, in men's and women's world cups, top teams to start off fairly slow.

nerves come into the game no matter who you are. you are going to be nervous. the expectation may be a little bit more pressure now being european champions. you often see a team starting slowly. it does not matter how you start. the most important thing is getting a win for opening game, that is huge. it relieves the pressure a little bit. as long as they push on now, which we saw them do in the euros, they will be fine. we heard that england are missing captain lee williamson, and best mead, how much impact as their absence having on this england team? then the target class players throughout. back in the euros, players they brought off the bench, the impact the entire squad had. they have got a top team, a top squad. clearly they are world—class

players. some key players missing through injury. a couple of big names that have now retired as well. compared to the euros they are a different team. but they have got such strength in depth, young players pushing through. you are going to miss big players, but i think england have got the depth. the wsl league is so strong, it will be absolutely fine. they will perform better than they did today. next up they have denmark and china. will england progress from this group? will england progress from this arou - ? , will england progress from this a-rou? , ., , will england progress from this ”rou? , ., , , will england progress from this irou? , ., , , will england progress from this rou? , ., , , ~ group? yes, of course they will. a lot of peeple _ group? yes, of course they will. a lot of people would _ group? yes, of course they will. a lot of people would be _ group? yes, of course they will. a lot of people would be extremely | lot of people would be extremely disappointed if they did not. as it

is the world cup. we saw haiti today, probably a lot of people underestimated them. the gap in the women's game has closed globally. there are not small teams any more. it great to see. you cannot take any for granted. but england will be disappointed if they did not progress from the group stage. they have set expectations high in this two element. thank you. plenty football still to come in the women's world cup of course. over the last few weeks we have been reporting extensively on the heatwaves that have hit large areas of europe, the united states, and parts of asia. well, now, leading scientists have told the bbc, they are concerned by the recent run of new climate records being set — saying the speed and timing of them is unprecedented.

some fear we're already witnessing worst—case scenarios. sweltering temperatures in spain and dangerous wildfires in greece. millions have struggled through powerful heatwaves around the world in recent days. now scientists are poring over a run of climate records that have not only been broken, but smashed, and alarm bells are ringing. it's true to say that the models, the climate models that we have, do a very good job of predicting the climate system, but in the kind of larger scale. so, the fact that we're seeing the world warming because of greenhouse gases is not unexpected. but seeing some of these records being broken, you know, these marine heatwaves in the north atlantic, the severe decrease in antarctic sea ice was not expected, and is something that we're going to have to work to try and understand. and this is why they're worried. for decades, the global average temperature has been getting higher and higher.

then, injuly this year, it broke through 17 degrees for the first time. the record for the hottest day on earth fell notjust once, but three times in a week. and it's notjust the land that's hot. the oceans, which take up most of the world's heat, are seeing unprecedented temperatures. the north atlantic and seas off the uk coast are up to five degrees hotter than average. and there's another worrying abnormality. sea ice in the antarctic is extremely low for the time of year — 10% lower than usual. we know that the planet is warming because of greenhouse gases pumped into the atmosphere by humans burning oil, coal and gas. the world will also be hotter because of el nino, a powerful, naturally occurring weather pattern that started in june. but scientists say these records constantly being broken are not yet a sign that the climate is in collapse. they say there is time to use the solutions we have to keep the planet as liveable as possible. well, let's go to greece

now and speak to our reporter azadeh moshiri. she's in lagonisi, southeast of athens. it looks very hot day. greece experiencing extended period of hot weather with no end in sight. absolutely. they are saying this could be the longest heatwave in the history of greece, up to 17 days. the last heatwave lasted 11 days. that was the last on record. right now we are hovering below a0 celsius here in lagonisi, but temperatures are expected to rise up to a5 celsius by sunday. those are scorching temperatures. that is why archaeological sites like the acropolis is shut during the hottest hours to protect workers and tourists visiting them. away from the capital i spoke a few minutes ago to the fire service here in greece, that said that these are

extremely difficult conditions, extremely difficult conditions, extremely dangerous weather conditions in fact that's make it so hard for firefighters to respond to these fires, that is why they are on high alert across greece. greece is just one of a number of countries experiencing record temperatures. yes. this has been affecting the whole southern hemisphere, in particular spain, italy and greece. france as well, on the southern coast at an increased risk of fires as well. if you look even wider, this has been affecting the northern hemisphere, the united states has been dealing with very high temperatures. in phoenix, arizona, they had to deal with three weeks of temperatures of a3 celsius. those are scorching temperatures that can lead to some difficult situations. in phoenix, arizona, tanks went on fire at a propane business near an

airport, the captain said with these temperatures and extreme heat the essentially became missiles. thank you for that update. now it's time for a look at today's sport with gavin. to the football first — england have got their women's world cup campaign under way with a 1—0 win over haiti in brisbane. the european champions, holding off a strong challenge the side ranked 53 in the world — who had their chances. georgia stanway�*s penalty in the first half was enough to seal the three points against a determined haiti side making their debut in the competition. the lionesses take on denmark in their second group d match on friday. i was more involved in the game that i was more involved in the game that i would like to have been, but the important thing is that we won. they were tough to play against in the centre, very quick and physical, exactly how we expected them to be like. we could have handled them

better in transition. we made it difficult for ourselves. first game, first one, we move onto the next. now we are getting prepared for denmark. haiti we did not know. we knew _ denmark. haiti we did not know. we knew they— denmark. haiti we did not know. we knew they were transitional. that is what they— knew they were transitional. that is what they were. they were dangerous in attacking _ what they were. they were dangerous in attacking transitions. it's currently goalless between denmark and china in the final match of the day. and there was plenty of interest in the usa's game with vietnam. the current champions, looking for an unprecented third straight women's world cup. and there was a statement of intent from japan, who move top of their group above spain. patrick gearey reports. the maori welcome of peace for two nations once at war. usa and vietnam in auckland is just a few metres

apart but still divided by so much. the americans are a superpower in women's football aiming for a third world cup in a row. they can play the game at its breathtaking best. sophia smith was michael ia minutes. alex morgan had the chance to make it to. —— sofia smith's scored in ia minutes. smith added a second. in the second half usa scored a third. japan were the last team other than the usa to win the world cup, they made an impressive start against zambia. this was zambia's first women's world cup, they were caught out repeatedly after the break. it ended up 5—0 to japan.

a pitch inspection has taken place at old trafford as england look to resume their ath ashes test with australia. day four has so far been a total wash—out with persistent rain in manchester preventing any play so far. they've taken a look under the covers, and play will resume in the next half hour if there are no more showers. australia will resume on ii3—a, still trailing by 162, following england's 592 first innings total. but the tourists still lead the series 2—1 and a draw will be enough for them the retain the ashes. and the leaders are shortly out at the open at hoylake with brian harman the man to catch. he's io—under for the tournament and goes out alongside england's tommy fleetwood, who begins his third round, five shots behind the american. the conditions have been abysmal at royal liverpool, but the rain is easing up a bit. current champion cameron smith among those out. and jon rahm, the masters champion among several on i—under. you can get the latest leaderboard on the bbc sport website. and qualifying for the hungarian

grand prix is under way inside the next hour with lewis hamiltion fastest in final practice, just ahead of championship leader max verstappen. that's all the sport from us for now. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has said his party must learn the lesson from the narrow defeat it suffered on thursday in a by—election in boris johnson's former seat in west london. the conservatives won after a campaign focused on the decision by labour's mayor of london, sadiq khan, to expand an ultra low emissions zone. mr starmer was speaking to the party's national policy forum in nottingham. that result in uxbridge demonstrates there is never any reason to be complacent and never a reason to rest on our laurels. it's a reminder, as danny said, that in an election, policy matters and we are doing something very wrong if policies put forward by the labour party end up on each and every tory leaflet.

we've got to face up to that and to learn the lessons. with more on this we can speak now to our political reporter tony bonsignore. we hired sir keir starmer talking about the ultra low emission zone in london, how that contributed to the by—election defeat. that's a lesson that needs to be learned, that sir keir starmer talked about at the end of that clip, it is not clear what the lesson is. different people in this have different ideas of what it should be. the mayor of london is insisting that this expansion of ulez, you have to pay to drive in this area if you have a noncompliant car, that will go ahead as planned very shortly, affecting a lot of

people on the edge of london, just outside london as well, places like axbridge itself, rye slip, the scene of that by—election itself that labour narrowly lost. —— uxbridge and ruislip. it is an issue for a keir starmer. respect everybody keeping on the right page, for others it is about what commitments the party should have,in what commitments the party should have, in what way, to climate change, two green policies. it is also a question about devolution, about the london mayor being allowed to do what he wants, even though he is the same party as keir starmer. it is a difficult issue for keir starmer, it is not clear what the answer is. the conservatives won that by—election by a very narrow margin, what have they had to say about that

by—election results? 500 odd seats in the end. it was much needed for the conservative party. they would not have wanted to lose all three by—elections, it would have been very dispiriting. what some have taken from it, if you read the uk newspapers this morning, there is a lot of spinning, a take on this from some within the party who think what this shows is the government needs to roll back, to pull back on some of its green policies, particularly when it is hitting people in their wallets come at a time when the cost of living is rising anyway. i have to say i do not think that is a particularly widespread view. it is certainly not what we are heaving from downing street. the message there is, yes, we need a sharper agenda in the months to come, trying to with themselves from labour on things

like transgender rights and the like, but rishi sunak is convinced that that result shows he is on the right track with what he is doing, and that next general election, probably next year, is still up for grabs. sirtony blairand sir keir starmer have led tributes to the former labour mp ann clwyd, who has died at the age of 86. she represented the cynon valley constituency in south wales for 35 years, becoming the oldest woman to sit in the house of commons before standing down in 2019. the formerjournalist held a series of frontbench posts in opposition including shadow welsh secretary and shadow international development secretary. she also campaigned to highlight the atrocities of saddam hussein against the iraqi kurds and was a strong supporter of the 2003 invasion of iraq. thousands of rail workers are on strike again today

in their row over pay and conditions. passengers are being warned to check before they travel — as the getaway for the school summer holiday is likely to be disrupted by cancelled services. i spoke to our reporter and she gave me the latest on the strike action from paddington station in london.

rmt says its members are also angered by plans to close ticket offices in england. added to that todayis offices in england. added to that today is the last day of the current overtime ban for members of the aslef union, that is having an impact as well. the disruption will vary depending on where you are in the country. the advice remains to check before you travel. elsewhere in the transport network there is also disruption expected firstly on the roads. the rules are usually busy at this time of year, it is the summer getaway, it is expected there will be more congestion as usual because people will be trying to avoid the trains because of the strikes. in the airports, always expecting some disruption there as well, that is because lots of people are heading away. travel association abta are expecting as many as 2 million british holiday—makers will be heading overseas this weekend, it is the start of the summer holidays.

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it has turned into a soggy saturday. not for everyone however. compare that with the scene in staffordshire with the rain just hammering that with the scene in staffordshire with the rainjust hammering down thanks to this area of cloud. this complex system moving across the uk. rain in southern scotland. heavy rain at times for northern ireland, england and we are. the drier gaps in between the heavy downpours. quite windy in the south—west corner. temperatures suppressed, 16—19 c at best. this evening and tonight we will see outbreaks of rain coming and going. it will be quite misty and murky in places.

temperature wise, it may be down to 16 or 17 celsius in some parts of scotland, 10—16 c more generally. tomorrow, this area of low pressure continues to track slowly eastwards. this frontal system here will make for some quite heavy and persistent rain, especially across parts of northern england. into north wales as well. there could be some localised flooding, particularly after such a soggy day today. it does not bode well for their cricket at old trafford. it may turn drier and brighter later on, but even if that happens there is the chance of some hefty showers. to the north and the sight of that's rain band, some spells of sunshine, also some scattered showers. some heavy, possibly thundery. a slightly warmer day, temperatures

16-23 c. a slightly warmer day, temperatures 16—23 c. sunday into monday, this frontal system should slip southwards. the area of low pressure moves away. that leaves us with quite a cool northerly flow of air for the start of the new week. temperatures below par for the time of year. the week ahead remains unsettled and rather cool. of year. the week ahead remains unsettled and rather cool.

already be unfolding. the death toll in south korea rises to a7 after heavy rains caused severe flooding and landslides. the country is once again bracing itself for more monsoon rains. and sir keir starmer says the labour party must learn