Hello, Im samantha sImmonds. Youre watchIng the context on Bbc News. The uk sets out plans for an ambItIous reset wIth europe as the PrIme MInIster vIsIts germany. SIr KeIr Starmer has made hIs fIrst bIlateral trIp as uk PrIme MInIster on a two Day VIsIt to some of europes bIggest powers. In the last few hours, weve seen hIm arrIve In parIs where he met wIth french presIdent Emmanuel Macron at the elysee, ahead of the paralympIcs OpenIng Ceremony. EarlIer, the pm met wIth german Chancellor Olaf Scholz In berlIn. The paIr announced theyre workIng a new bIlateral treaty to deepen cooperatIon on areas such as securIty, and the economy. KeIr starmer saId It was part of a wIder reset wIth europe. A new uk Anew Uk a new Uk Germany treaty, and once In a GeneratIon Chance to delIverfrom once In a GeneratIon Chance to delIver from workIng people once In a GeneratIon Chance to DelIverfrom WorkIng People In BrItaIn and In germany. A new agreement, a testament to the depth of potentIal of our re
extreme heat across large parts of the uk is expected to last into early next week. the met office issues an amber weather warning. drivers at eight rail companies vote to strike in a dispute over pay, but scotrail drivers accept an improved pay offer of 5%. the president of sri lanka says he will resign after thousands of demonstrators stormed his official residence in protest at the state of the economy. the composer monty norman, whose works include the james bond theme tune, has died at the age of 94. and still to come in sportsday, england and northern ireland are an action at euro 2022 and we will have all the latest. hello and welcome to bbc news. so far, all 11 mps are in the running to replace borisjohnson. the tories aim to reduce that number to two over the next ten days. boris johnson has refused to endorse any candidate. you he said he didn t want to damage anybody s chances. ros atkins is at westminster. let s head there now. you thank you forjoining us on coueg
more of his own mps call for him to resign. russia insists what it calls the liberation of eastern ukraine s donbas region is its unconditional priority , as eu leaders try to agree a ban on russian oil. the french government has blamed what it called industrial scale ticket fraud for the chaos at this weekend s champions league final. at this weekend s it comes after french ministers held emergency talks this morning with police and european football officials. there s been widespread condemnation of the tactics of french police, who used tear gas and pepper spray on thousands of liverpool fans as they queued for hours to get into the stadium in paris. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor reports. pandemonium in paris. fall back! some of the images which marked the biggest night in european club football. french police using tear gas and pepper spray as liverpool fans waited to enter the stadium. even with a 35 minute delay to kick off, there were plenty of empty
welcome to world news america, in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. vaccine nationalism is rearing its head around the world. today the president of the european commission said she will do whatever it takes to get more shots for eu nations including stopping factories inside europe from exporting doses that were meant for other countries. ursula von der leyen s comments come as many eu countries are teetering on the edge of a third wave of infections. our brussels correspondent nick beake has more. in prague, in paris, and once again in bergamo, northern italy, covid patients gasp for air. the nightmare prospect of a third wave in europe is now real. the continent is also facing a vaccination crisis. it is not getting the doses it ordered and today, a warning that the eu would do everything needed to get its fair share. all options are on the table. we are in the crisis of the century and i am not ruling out anything for now, because we have to make sure that europeans