and the actress and singer jane birkin, best known for her duetje t aime. moi non plus, has died at the age of 76. hello, i m lukwesa burak. a heatwave continues to affect many countries across the northern hemisphere with warnings that the extreme conditions could be dangerous to health. in the us, nearly a third of the population that s 113 million people have been placed under heat advisories. the highest temperatures are in western states, and heat records are forecast to fall in the coming days. in asia japan has issued heat stroke alerts in 20 of the country s 47 prefectures, affecting tens of millions of people.
toll keeps rising from this site. thank you very much indeed. the french english actress and singerjane birkin has died at her home in paris, according to french media. she was 76 years old. birkin was best known overseas for her 1969 duetje t aime. moi non plus, sung with her lover, the late french singer serge gainsbourg. she also had a long career as an actress in british and french cinema and in recent years, maintained her celebrity by lending her name to the herm s birkin designer handbag. the uk hasjoined a new trading bloc, making it the 12th member of the asia pacific nations bloc known as the cptpp. this is the moment the uk s trade
she was 76 years old. birkin was best known overseas for her 1969 duetje t aime.moi je t aime.moi non plus, sung with her lover, the late french singer serge gainsbourg. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. the unsettled weather is set to continue with a strong jet stream propelling this low pressure system our way, this is the area of low pressure we saw yesterday moving eastwards and northwards bringing blustery winds across much of england and wales. here wind gusts gusting over 55 mph in a few spots. still blustery today especially for this time of year but the winds have eased a little and there will be scattered showers but also sports sunny spells. but also some sunny spells. here it is in a bit more detail