the lengthy roadmap outlined in the city of belem promotes sustainable development, an end to deforestation, and fighting the organised crime that fuels it. let's take a look at the rainforest that's at stake: the amazon stretches nearly seven million square kilometres, with two—thirds of it in brazil. another seven countries and one territory share the remaining third. under brazil's former president, jair bolsonaro, years of deforestation in the amazon worsened. the orange on this map shows the areas of deforestation between 2019 and 2022 in the state of para where the summit is. but new data shows a positive shift — deforestation in the amazon fell by 66% last month compared to the year before. it's now at its lowest rate in six years. our correspondent katy watson is in the amazon at the summit. we have had day one of the summit, and already, the country participating have issued a statement saying they are forming an alliance to work together to protect the amazon. sadly, this city is really enjoying being in a spotlight —— certainly. it is often a forgotten region in brazil, the facts you have delegates here, it is a warm up ahead of copper 30 climate summit which they will also host in two years time —— cop. they have committed to deforestation by 2030. just how viable are those promises? i have been travelling here in the state of para which has the highest deforestation rating all of the zeal. —— brazil. virgin forest still exists here in the amazon, but every day, the illegal loggers get closer. from up high, you can see the damage done, the large patches of land totally cleared. this part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. underjair bolsonaro, illegal logging soared. president lula da silva has promised to fix the problem. translation: the challenges of our era and the opportunities that arise demand joint action. we need to reconcile environmental protection and social inclusion, encourage science, technology and innovation, encourage the local economy, fight international crime, and value the indigenous people and traditional communities and their ancestral knowledge. for those living under the rainforest�*s canopy, it's been a difficult few years. translation: you have i no idea how much pressure there was in our community under the bolsonaro government. landowners, circling planes, soya farmers wanting to buy the land to deforest it. rooster crows hobson, though, didn't get bought out. instead, he wants to grow sustainable crops like acai. he's part of a booming carbon credit industry here. companies emitting carbon dioxide can buy credits from projects like hobson�*s, and that should help reduce emissions, but not everyone's convinced. bianca and herfamily, like many in the region, want better services like schools and health centres. but they're suspicious of these new carbon credit companies offering to help them. translation: it is not that transparent. - we cannot see how it would give us a secure life. we are always on the back foot and fear the consequences. because of the stories we heard, we decided not to sign a contract. and that is a problem. when people struggle to get by, and when the state fails to help them, it is easier to accept money from lucrative illegal logging. ensuring the amazon's future means improving the lives of nearly 50 million people who live here. just to get to this part of the amazon, it took 13 hours overnight on a riverboat, and now, this smaller boat, to get to the communities here. but if you look on a map, it all looks so close together, and itjust goes to show how vast the amazon is, but also, how difficult it is to navigate, and, ultimately, also how difficult it will be for lula to achieve his zero deforestation by 2030. which is why he needs the backing of all of the countries who share the amazon. leaders are expected to offer solutions to illegal logging and mining, moving away from big infrastructure projects. but money talks, and without offering a better life for those who live in the forest, any discussion of conservation is pointless. i'm on the banks of one of the largest rivers here in the amazon, but why should you care about this? well, for a start, these rivers, the forests here in the amazon, they contain a huge amount of biodiversity. but not only that, we are standing in the world's largest rainforest, and that plays a huge part in regional climate, as well as global climate patterns. so if the rainforest changes, so too do the weather patterns and, ultimately, so to do our lives. to the us, where the rapper tory lanez has been sentenced to ten years in prison for shooting and wounding the us hip—hop star megan thee stallion. during the trial in los angeles, the jury heard that lanez had fired a gun at the singer's feet and shouted for her to dance in 2020. the pair had left a party at kyliejenner�*s home in the hollywood hills. lanez�*s lawyer gave this response after the sentencing. i think the sentence handed down was incredibly harsh. i have seen cases of vehicular homicide, and other cases where there is death, and the person still gets less than ten years. and this case, to get a ten—year sentence is extreme and reallyjust another example of someone being punished for their celebrity status and someone being utilised to send an example. and he's not an example, he's a human being. tory lanez�*s solicitor there. the prosecution team also gave their reaction. the fact that miss peat is a successful entertainer has brought the spotlight on the important issue of violence against women. there are many people in our community that endure acts of violence every day from people close to them and feel reluctant to come forward when this happens. i hope that miss peat�*s bravery gives hope to those that feel helpless. in fact, today, at sentencing, through her statement yesterday, miss peat thought of others who have been similarly situated. for the latest, our north america correspondent peter bowes. at the height of this trial, there was a cultural firestorm focusing in on the allegations against tory lanez and on megan thee stallion who, at the end of the trial, the prosecutions that had been subjected to repeated and grotesque attacks on bringing the case. just to recap, the end of last year, tory lanez was found guilty on three counts relating to the shooting of megan thee stallion, this goes back to a 2020 pool party at the home of the reality star kylie jenner. they were leaving the party and seems that megan thee stallion and tory lanez got into some sort of argument over his musical ability. sort of argument over his musicalability. she sort of argument over his musical ability. she says that he told her to dance, and it was shortly after that that she was shortly after that that she was shot in the foot. he has maintained his innocence throughout. his lawyer said there was a botched investigation. the prosecutions of the evidence pointed to his guilt. what we havejust of the evidence pointed to his guilt. what we have just seen are two unusually long days during the sentencing phase of this trial. long in large part number of people came forward, thejudge received many the judge received many letters, thejudge received many letters, people providing character witnesses for tory lanez and supporting his plea not to be sent to jail for these offences. in fact, he addressed the court and he said of megan thee stallion, he said she was still... someone is still cared for daily to this day, no matter what she may think of him. he said he was the victim's friend. we didn't hear directly from megan thee stallion in the courtroom. she says she struggled with the decision as to whether to appear in person, but she did present a statement, and in that statement, she said she hadn't experienced a single day of peace since the shooting. she said mercy is for people who show remorse, and tory lanez had shown numb. she said she wanted this sentence to be a message for every woman who is a victim of violence —— had shown none. it had continued by the prosecution as they commented after the sentencing, and they said of megan thee stallion paying tribute to her, they said she had faced unjust and despicable scrutiny that no woman should ever face and she had been an inspiration to others, and speaking of the issue that really dominated part of this case over many months, and that is issue are black women in particular who are reluctant to come forward to report crimes, abuse, sexual abuse because of the fear that they will not be believed. and they will not be believed. and they said that this case highlighted the numerous ways that society could do better for women. as far as tory lanez is concerned, his lawyer is asking for another trial. they say that he is being punished through this ten year sentence because of his celebrity status, and that there are significant issues to answer. returning out to los angeles. we can speak now to meghann cuniff over in los angeles. she's a legal affairs journalist who sat in the courtroom covering the case. thank you for being with us on bbc news. is at the end of the for tory lanez? his solicitor thinks the investigation was watched and the sentence was excessive. watched and the sentence was excessive-— watched and the sentence was excessive. ., , ., , , ., , excessive. camping appeal? yes, he of course _ excessive. camping appeal? yes, he of course can _ excessive. camping appeal? yes, he of course can appeal. -- - excessive. camping appeal? yes, he of course can appeal. -- can l he of course can appeal. -- can he of course can appeal. -- can he appeal? _ he of course can appeal. -- can he appeal? he _ he of course can appeal. -- can he appeal? he can _ he of course can appeal. -- can he appeal? he can file - he of course can appeal. -- can he appeal? he can file for - he appeal? he can file for a notice. anyone _ he appeal? he can file for a notice. anyone who - he appeal? he can file for a | notice. anyone who appeals he appeal? he can file for a l notice. anyone who appeals a case in california is entitled to oral argument. 18 months from now this will be before the court. the question is are there viable issues that will actually overturn his conviction?- actually overturn his conviction? , , conviction? so there is perhaps even a remote _ conviction? so there is perhaps even a remote prospect - conviction? so there is perhaps even a remote prospect that i even a remote prospect that this returns to court and that megan thee stallion could be asked to appear again. extremely, extremely remote, very remote. it extremely, extremely remote, very remote-— very remote. it is not often we have this _ very remote. it is not often we have this kind _ very remote. it is not often we have this kind of— very remote. it is not often we have this kind of celebrity - very remote. it is not often we have this kind of celebrity on l have this kind of celebrity on celebrity case, particularly when it comes to the violence which is at the heart of this case. i wonder how closely have these proceedings been followed where you are?— where you are? very, very closely- — where you are? very, very closely. the _ where you are? very, very closely. the attention - where you are? very, very closely. the attention on | where you are? very, very i closely. the attention on this is astonishing to me in the very beginning when i started covering it, just the attention that everyone is paying, and i think it would be a huge story no matter what. it so many pointed out to me that when this happened it was really the height of the pandemic, the summer, everyone was told to stay inside, everyone was on the internet so the buzz on the internet was just all about this, and it is carried through for the next three years. megan thee stallion _ for the next three years. megan thee stallion has _ for the next three years. megan thee stallion has spoken - thee stallion has spoken herself of the emotional wounds that she suffered as a result, tory lanez clearly feels like he has been hard done by. i wonder what you expect could be the impact on these individuals' careers? we are talking about show business in los angeles after all. i talking about show business in los angeles after all.— los angeles after all. i don't think tory — los angeles after all. i don't think tory lanez _ los angeles after all. i don't think tory lanez can - los angeles after all. i don't think tory lanez can do - los angeles after all. i don't| think tory lanez can do much los angeles after all. i don't . think tory lanez can do much of a career when he is in prison. i don't think they have recording studios here. i am not sure he will be able to make much music there. megan thee stallion�*s career is taking off and has taken off. tory lanez�*s lawyer even acknowledged that, said he acknowledged that, said he acknowledged her nike endorsements and her busy schedule. we will continue to see her star rise.— see her star rise. thank you forjoining _ see her star rise. thank you forjoining us _ see her star rise. thank you forjoining us with _ see her star rise. thank you forjoining us with your- forjoining us with your reporting on that case. thank ou. back here in europe. more than 1,000 firefighters in portugal have been battling wildfires spreading towards the popular tourist destination of the algarve as extreme heat grips the country. already more than 16,000 acres of land have been ravaged by the fire over the past four days and thousands have been evacuated from their homes in the town of odemira. our correspondent vincent mcaviney has more. with temperatures and parts of portugal having hit 46 celsius on monday this was the result. lasers fuelled by the roasting temperatures and strong winds, pushing flames across land scorched by three heatwaves, having hit the iberian peninsula injust one having hit the iberian peninsula in just one summer. the fires began in the town of oda meara on saturday quickly spreading south to the algarve one of your applause mac most most popular tourist destinations. despite the efforts of over 800 firefighters, well over 16,000 acres of land, roughly 5000 football pitches have been burned. the national guard has helped evacuate more than 11100 people from several villages, resorts and campsites. it was horrible- _ resorts and campsites. it was horrible. there _ resorts and campsites. it was horrible. there was _ resorts and campsites. it was horrible. there was fire - horrible. there was fire everywhere and we had to fend for ourselves. nobody was there to help us but luckily i had three friends who came. the firemen who were there found themselves surrounded by fire and we asked them for help but it was not possible. as they had no orders they did nothing. that's how it is.— that's how it is. temperatures in the region _ that's how it is. temperatures in the region are _ that's how it is. temperatures in the region are expected - that's how it is. temperatures in the region are expected to i in the region are expected to stay above a0 degrees for most of the week, hampering the response. firefighters have told the bbc they are especially concerned about the southern front, they are worried of the wind changes direction, it's likely to make the situation worse. much of southern europe will carry the charred scars of the summer after the smoke clears, with european scientists confirming thatjuly was the's hottest ever month ordered, many will be wondering, without tougher action on climate change, will seems like become normalfor coming summers. china's consumer prices contracted last month for the first time in more than two years — that's according to official figures. the consumer price index for the month tojuly dropped 0.3% from a year ago as slowing domestic spending weighed on the country's post—covid economic recovery. the figures come a day after news that the country's exports last month fell at their fastest pace in more than three years as global demand for chinese products waned. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. six english water companies are to face legal action over allegations of underreporting pollution incidents and overcharging customers. severn trent water, thames water, united utilities, anglian water, yorkshire water and northumbrian water could end up paying over £800 million in compensation to more than 20 million customers if the cases are successful. a think tank has claimed that the uk is set for five years of "lost economic growth" with the poorest in society hit hardest. the national institute for economic and social research blamed brexit, the covid crisis and the war in ukraine, and suggested the spending power of workers in many parts of the country would likely stay below pre—pandemic levels until the end of next year. scientists have found that middle aged and older adults who eat a handful of nuts a day see an average 17% fall in depression rates. the findings were extracted from a study involving 500,000 people in britain. in a major data breach, the names and work locations of thousands of police officers in northern ireland have been mistakenly published online. though no private addresses were released, the data is particularly sensitive because of northern ireland's troubled past and security threats facing police officers. the force's assistant chief constable has apologised to officers, saying "this is unacceptable." chris page has the story. police officers everywhere face risks when doing theirjobs but in this part of the uk the dangers are especially stark, given the terrorism threat is a daily reality. the police service of northern ireland is now dealing with what is thought to be the most serious data breach in its history. what was within that data was the surname, the initial, the rank or grade, the location and department for each of our current employees across the police service. we operate in an environment at the moment where there is a severe threat to our colleagues from northern ireland from terrorism and this is the last thing anyone wants to be hearing of. the information - to be hearing of. the information was - to be hearing of. the information was on l to be hearing of. the information was on aj to be hearing of. the information was on a website for two hours yesterday afternoon. it was released in response to requests made under freedom of information laws which focused on how many officers work at different levels. but the surnames and other details were issued by mistake. ., ., ., ., mistake. the overall emotion from officers _ mistake. the overall emotion from officers who _ mistake. the overall emotion from officers who contacted l mistake. the overall emotion l from officers who contacted me as a shock, dismay and anger. a lot of officers go to extraordinary lengths to protect their identities and roles they perform for the psni. ., , roles they perform for the psm. ., , , a, psni. earlier this year the terrorism _ psni. earlier this year the terrorism threat - psni. earlier this year the terrorism threat level - psni. earlier this year the - terrorism threat level northern ireland was raised after the attempted murder of a senior detective. john caldwell was shot at a sports complex after a youth football coaching session. it is believed he was attacked by the new ira a distant republican paramilitary group opposed to the peace process. and apologising to officers the police service has admitted the data breach is the last thing they wanted to hear about, given the security situation. chris page, bbc news, belfast. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world: the us state of ohio is due to vote on abortion in november and pro—choice activists are hoping to enshrine abortion rights in the us state's constitution. but the republication majority in the state legislature has pushed for another referendum, which could make it harder to change the constitution by requiring 60% of the vote to make the changes, not the current 50%. the us secretary of state has warned of the dangers of a russian mercenary group taking advantage of the military coup in niger. speaking to the bbc, antony blinken said wherever wagner had gone, it left death, destruction and exploitation in its wake. the south african government says that violence connected with a strike by taxi drivers in cape town has killed five people since thursday. a minister said the murder victims included a police officer and a british national who were caught up in violent protests. this week marks 78 years since the us dropped atomic bombs on hiroshima and nagasaki during the second world war. it's the only time nuclear weapons have been used, and as japan remembers the victims of one of history's most catastrophic war events, a professor in tokyo has created a virtual reality world to allow people to experience what it was like — walking through the streets of hiroshima and nagasaki before and after the bombings. here is hidenori watanave, professor of information studies at the university of tokyo and author of the project on the why he decided to do it. it has been 78 years since the atomic bombing. and soon we will enter an error where there are no survivors who personally experienced it. this means that there will be no more people who deeply wished for peace and a world without nuclear weapons. the erythema archive was created 12 years ago to pass on the experiences and feelings of the bombing survivors to future generations and the content had been continuously updated with new interviews and historical materials. so users can view over 1a0 testimonies and more than 150 photographs of the atomic bombing. these testimonies are mapped to the specific locations where the survivors were on august 6, 19a5. the photos are positioning three—dimensionally, replicating the original camera angles. using virtual reality technology, we can show hiroshima at that time. yes, so in hiroshima and nagasaki, local high school students have been interviewing survivors of the atomic bombing, and so it means we can connect. a bond has formed between the survivors and the younger generation, with this referred to as a memory creating a space for closer generational communication. so they all enjoyed this archive, to pass on the memories to for the future. here in the uk, a fire on saturday left a 300—year—old building — home of the famous west midlands pub the crooked house — in ruins. now, the mayor of the area, has called for it to be "rebuilt brick by brick" after its remains were bulldozed yesterday. the quirky pub was sold to a private buyer injuly. south staffordshire council says it didn't give permission for it to be demolished after the blaze. marta newman has the story. all that remains of this much loved 18th—century pub is a pile of rubble. this is how it used to lock in all its crooked glory. and this was saturday night when the fire took hold. firefighters found the access road blocked and could not stop it spreading. the building was completely gutted but everyone still hoped it might be saved. then this. much to local�*s anger diggers demolished what was left. the district council said it had not approved what happened. yesterday evening people gathered to express their anger, among them a former landlord and landlady. i had a tear in my eye to be fair, it meant so much to us, i would never have met her never got married and never had a kid. it is a massive loss. the clock is perfectly _ clock is perfectly perpendicular. it clock is perfectly perpendicular. clock is perfectly --erendicular. ., , ,., clock is perfectly --erendicular. . perpendicular. it was so much loved landmark, _ perpendicular. it was so much loved landmark, centuries - perpendicular. it was so much loved landmark, centuries ofl loved landmark, centuries of subsidence live leaning at a strange angle but it's one venus made it a tourist attraction and home to a famous optical illusion.— optical illusion. you 'ust watch this. i optical illusion. you 'ust watch this. the �* optical illusion. you just watch this. the focus i optical illusion. you just i watch this. the focus now optical illusion. you just - watch this. the focus now is on the investigation _ watch this. the focus now is on the investigation into _ watch this. the focus now is on the investigation into what - the investigation into what happened. many questions remain. out of the fire start? how did the diggers get in when the route is blocked. this is the route is blocked. this is the amount of dirt that blocked the amount of dirt that blocked the road and. it has not stopped hundreds of people making their way down, to see what is left of an important part of black country history. very sad tale there. i will be backin very sad tale there. i will be back in a few moments with all of your top business story and on chinese deflation and how it affects the rest of us. —— top business stories. hello there. today looks a lot better across the south of the uk than what we had on tuesday. all that rain and drizzly conditions, it felt quite cool, as well. so today and also thursday look to be drier and warmer — certainly warmer on thursday across the board — but it will be short—lived as low pressure brings a return to cooler, showery conditions friday and the weekend. high pressure's building in across the country. as you move through the day today, there will be variable amounts of cloud in places, particularly towards the south and the west. but some good spells of sunshine across northern, central and eastern areas. a bit of fair—weather cloud is bubbling up into the afternoon, so it will be one of patchy cloud and sunny spells. it will be turning warmer, a bit more humid in the south — 2a celsius in the southeast, a little bit warmer, as well, across some northern areas, but it will stay quite windy for the northern isles. as you move through wednesday night, we see a lot of dry weather around — clear skies, variable cloud. we'll start to import some warmer, more humid airfrom the south, so we're into the mid—teens, northern ireland, england and wales, even much milder across scotland too. you can see the orange colours spreading their way northwards on thursday as we pick up warm and humid airfrom france and spain. so a much warmer day across the board on thursday. again, variable cloud, some good spells of sunshine, winds coming in from the south, and we'll see those temperatures reaching 25 celsius or so across the central belt of scotland, widespread mid—20s across england and wales, and we could see highs of around 26—27 celsius. but, like i mentioned, it doesn't last — we'll see this cold front spreading across the country during the course of friday. that'll bring the temperatures down again and introduce showers or longer spells of rain, some of which will be thundery across central and northern areas. but the southeast of england holding on to the sunnier skies for longest, so not a bad day here until the band of cloud with some showers starts to push in later on. so again, 2a—25 celsius in the southeast, but you'll notice the temperatures will be coming down further north and west. low pressure sticks close by, unfortunately, for the weekend, generally to the north—northwest of the country, so it's the northern half of the country will see most of the blustery showers, some of them heavy and thundery. a better chance of staying drier towards the south. but, like i mentioned, some of the showers will be heavy at times, and with the breeze coming in from the southwest, it'll feel on the cool side for august. live from london, this is bbc news. china's economic woes grow as prices fall for the first time in two years. there are warnings the uk is set for five years of lost economic growth with the poorest hit the hardest. and counting the cost of the humble tomato: india's central bank weighs up the impact of soaring food prices ahead of their latest rate decision. hello. i'm tadhg enright here with the top business stories. we start in china where the latest economic data has just been published, raising further raised concerns for the post—pandemic recovery —— raising further concerns for the post—pandemic recovery of the world's second—largest economy. prices are falling for the first time in two years, down by 0.3% in the year tojuly. unlike much of the world, china is experiencing a rare episode of sliding prices.