and i will see you very soon. hello, and welcome to this big, green open space. never before have we appreciated outdoor spaces and parks like we have since lockdown. yeah, unfortunately, though, lockdown also saw an increase in something that s threatening to turn some of our green and pleasant lands into brown and unpleasant landfill, and that is the illegal dumping of rubbish. there ve been well over a million fly tipping incidents in the uk over the past year, and paul carter s been to see how ai is hoping to help us find the fly tippers. like many countries, england s seen a surge in the illegal dumping of rubbish during the pandemic. some people pull up and dispose of their waste, while others, well, they literally do it on the fly. here on the outskirts of london, a number of councils have turned to tech to combat the issue. cameras, but not as you know them. these use al to catch fly tippers. since february, over 80 smart cameras have been installed at known dumping h
norway cancels this year s oslo pride parade, after a deadly shooting at a gay nightclub, which police are treating as an act of islamist terrorism . and sir paul mccartney the star of glastonbury on stage in front of a massive crowd. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. watching in the uk in a breakthrough for president putin, russian forces have taken control of severodonetsk. the city occupies a key location in the east of ukraine. kyiv pulled out forces after ferocious russian attacks. weeks of heavy shelling have reduced the city to ruins. here s the mayor of severodonetsk announcing that the city had fallen into russian hands. the city has been fully occupied by the russian federation. as far as i know, they re trying to impose their rules and appoint some sort of commandant two is in charge. our ukraine correspondent joe inwood has the latest from the capital kyiv it isa it is a significant moment, maybe not as surprising when given
This is bbc news i m annita mcveigh the headlines at eleven russian forces have captured severodonetsk in eastern ukraine, after weeks of intense fighting. it s the most significant city to have fallen into russian hands since mariupol. abortion clinics start to close in the u.s. after a supreme court ruling removed american women s constitutional right to abortion british prime minister borisjohnson defies conservative critics of his leadership by insisting there ll be no psychological transformation of his character in the wake of two by election defeats. if you are saying you want me to undergo some sort of psychological transformation, i think that our listeners will know that is not going to happen.
This is bbc news i m annita mcveigh the headlines at 9am: unions condemn a 3% pay rise for nurses and nhs staff in england and wales but the health secretary claims it will make a real difference to people s lives . retailers raise concern about the growing impact of staff self isolating in england ministers promise more details on exemptions later today. we re obviously reviewing the situation all the time but what we can t do is get into a position where we re changing the rules on a daily basis. the rules about self isolation are clear. are you having to isolate after being pinged by the nhs covid 19 app? or are you trying to run a business with staff isolating? get in touch and let me know how it s affecting you by tweeting me