the conservative mp chris pincher, who is under investigation for allegedly groping two men, says he s seeking professional medical support and hopes to return to his duties as an mp as soon as possible. hundreds of people have gathered in east london at a vigil dedicated to zara aleena, who was killed as she walked home from a night out. two more britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have have been charged with being mercenaries, according to russian state media. more than a million people have gathered on the streets of london for pride, as the lgbt+ community marks 50 years since the first march. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m chethan partak live at the all england club. coming up on the programmer on a stunning day at the all england club, iga swiatek, the world number one and top seed, gives us the upset of the championship so far, knocked out by the world number 37. it s not a super saturday for the brits as a wild
now on bbc news. nick robinson in conversation with people who influence our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. hello and welcome to political thinking. how do we live with a resurgent russia? do we need to confront or cooperate with china? can the uk repair its relations with the eu post brexit? foreign policy matters again. my guest on political thinking this week hopes to be our next foreign secretary, the first labour foreign secretary for many, many years. it s a dramatic change for david lammy, who for years used his powerful voice in the back benches to argue forjustice for the people in his constituency in his home of tottenham in north london. david lammy, welcome to political thinking. thank you, nice to be back. when you were last on this programme, you talked to me about how pleased you were to be on the backbenches. i m very satisfied, you said. i feel free, i feel liberated. i mean, at the time, you were making those passionate speeches that you di
years since the first march. and it s a day of drama at wimbledon as the women s world number one iga swiatek is knocked out along with two more british hopefuls. good evening. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights expected to be cancelled in the coming days including at heathrow, britain s busiest airport. airlines look set to change their schedules as the busy school holiday period begins british airways said it would help provide certainty to customers. our business reporter noor nanji has more. after big queues at airports this summer, warnings of more disruption, with a new wave of flight cancellations expected to be announced next week. we are now right in the midst of the peak summer travel season but we re still experiencing the problems of lack of manpower, not only for airlines but across airports, ground handlers and even, in some cases, border control staff, so the mix of high volumes and lack of people i
by russian forces in ukraine have have been charged with being mercenaries, according to russian state media. hundreds of people have gathered in east london at a vigil dedicated to zara aleena, who was killed as she walked home from a night out. more than a million people have gathered on the streets on london for pride, as the lgbt plus community marks 50 years since the first march. now on bbc news, our world. reporter danny vincent follows those who have lived through hong kong s street protest movement, both as activists and reporters, many of whom are now in prison. china is cracking down on hong kong. it s 25 years since britain handed back control of the city to china. we ve spent time with those who will not be silenced. if we stay here, we will be brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, what will life be like for those that remain? i have been reporting from hong kong since 2017 but in the last two years i have witnessed first hand the dramatic transformatio
weeks at heathrow the uk s busiest airport. the biggest ever london pride is more thani million revellersjoin in the festivities, the first in three years. welcome if you are watching in the uk or around the world. heavy fighting has been continuing around the eastern ukrainian city in the eastern donbas region. it s the only remaining city in the area not under russian control. these pictures from russian control. these pictures from russian state news agency show fighting near the city. elsewhere, russia is continuing its missile strikes. in the south, ukraine s military says mykolaiv has been hit by ten missiles targetting the port and other industrial infrastructure. it s not yet clear if there are any casualities. the ukrainian authorities have accused moscow of hitting civilian targets in an effort to force them into making territorial concessions. meanwhile, two more britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have been charged with being mercenaries, according to