this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president biden tells mohammed bin salman, saudi arabia s de facto ruler, he holds him personally responsible for the murder of a dissidentjournalist. he basically said he was not personally responsible for it, and he took action. record temperatures, health alerts and fires burning out of control, europe struggles to cope with an unprecedented heatwave. children were among the civilians killed by a missile strike hundreds of miles from the front line in the fighting against russian forces. sri lanka swears in a new acting president, but will it be enough to end the unrest triggered by crippling economic crisis? president biden has told the de facto ruler of saudi arabia that he holds him personally responsible for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. his comments came during a vist tojeddah, the latest stop on his tour of the region. the american leader fist bumped with mohammed
an unprecedented a0 degrees. the i newspaper also reports on the heatwaves and the highest warning areas covering london, manchester and york. the ft has borisjohnson reportedly offering pay rises averaging about 5 % to millions of public sector workers next week. the telegraph leads on news that conservative leadership candidate penny mordaunt is hitting back at her rivals after days of alleged targeting by critics. the mail puts a positive spin on liz truss s campaign with her policy liz tax boost for families but in tonight s debate other candidates did question where the money would be coming from and the express has a message from the outgoing prime minister to his successor, that they must finish theirjob on brexit. so let s begin. do you want to kick off this time with this rather startling front page? with this rather startling front -a . e? with this rather startling front .a . e? , ., with this rather startling front nae? , ., ., , page? the burning red that h
debates. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. president biden has told the de facto ruler of saudi arabia, mohammed bin salman, that he holds him personally responsible for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. his comments came during a vist tojeddah, the latest stop on his tour of the region. the american leader fist bumped with mohammed bin salman ahead of the talks. it come years after he promised to make saudi arabia a pariah over the murder in the saudi consulate in istanbul. at a news conference injeddah, the president told reporters he made it very clear how he felt about the killing. we discussed human rights and the need for political reform. as i always do, i made clear the topic is vitally important to me and to the united states. in respect of the murder of khashoggi, i raised it at the top of the meeting, making it clear what i thought of it at the time and what i think of it now. i was straightforward and direct in discussing
that rights record is getting worse, not better. it includes the growing repression of human rights activists and the banning of organisations. that includes, for example, 3a years in prison for a woman, who simply tweeted peacefully her views about the country. its includes a trebling of executions in one year, including 81 people killed in a single day. the continued exploitation of migrant workers, discrimination against women and minority groups and of course, still no justice for the dissidentjournalist jamal khashoggi. and those worries are highlighted by the death ofjamal khashoggi at the saudi consulate in istanbul, have led us senators and the us justice department to open investigations about competition, national security and the impact of sports washing. in a recent interview with our colleagues at cbs, the saudi sports minister denied that the money was being spent to shift attention from human rights concerns. it s not true, when you look at the benefits that we get out
of this theocracy and they want an end to this regime. like of this theocracy and they want an end to this regime.- an end to this regime. like you sa 50 an end to this regime. like you say 50 days an end to this regime. like you say 50 days of an end to this regime. like you say 50 days of these an end to this regime. like you say 50 days of these protests l say 50 days of these protests across the country notjust confined to the capital, what is the status on the ground and i appreciate to get the full details because of restrictions on the internet but what are you hearing? irate on the internet but what are you hearing? on the internet but what are ou hearinu? .,, ,., , , you hearing? we do see protests and strikes you hearing? we do see protests and strikes popping you hearing? we do see protests and strikes popping up you hearing? we do see protests and strikes popping up in - and strikes popping up in various cities across universities, all over the country. we had