died at the age of 93. legal history will be made later today as broadcasters will air judges sentencing remarks from crown courts in england and wales for the first time time following a change in the law. # everybody needs good neighbours.# and farewell to neighbours after four decades teary eyed fans in australia prepare to watch the show s final episode. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the opening ceremony of the 22nd commonwealth games takes place in birmingham tonight. prince charles will represent the queen and 30,000 people will be inside the alexander stadium, with millions more watching around the world. the show will include performances from local music and dance groups, emphasising the city s diversity. more than 5,000 athletes are set to compete over a packed 11 days. they will be representing 72 nations and territories. the queen s baton will also be a key part of that ceremony, after being carried for 294 days through com
cost of living crisis. we hear from the charity helping families who are struggling to make ends meet. liverpool s frustrating start to the season continues as their new summer signing darwin nunez sees red before luis diaz rescues a point against crystal palace. good morning. a cooler day ahead today, the rain we have at the moment across southern and eastern scotland were clear, leaving righteous skies behind. dryerfor northern ireland but still the risk of heavy thundery downpours almost anywhere across england and wales. they will be hit and mist. i will have all the details later. it s tuesday 16th august. our main story. dame deborahjames raised millions for charity and was an inspiration to so many people living with bowel cancer. now her mum heather has spoken for the first time since her daughter s death, to our reporter graham satchell, about her final days with deborah and her long lasting legacy. dame deborahjames, surrounded by herfamily at her mum and dads h
holiday. this is who we are. 246 years since the declaration of impotent pettus was signed, one part actively working to undermine half of the populations independents to make their own health care decisions. this time of year, we talk about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. what do those words mean to republicans who insist on controlling peoples bodies and denying them basic human dignity? joining us now is former congresswoman kendra horn from she s running for u.s. senate, and emlls the ceo of planned parenthood parenthood. thank you so much for joining. congresswoman, i would like to start with. you how dangerous is the situation for women in the swing states if republicans win the governor races? thank you for having me, i am glad to be here this evening. what we are talking about is a life threatening situation in oklahoma and trigger states, where we already living, myself, and all women in oklahoma, have lost the right to make our own health and reprod
abortion rights are on the ballot come this november. in from the states, the consequences of this year s elections in swing states it cannot be understated, americans right to an abortion in these places like michigan, wisconsin, and arizona, could soon be in the hands of republican candidates running on platforms to ban or severely limit abortion. pennsylvania is currently run by democrats, tumbled, he has pledged to protect women s rights to abortion, but wolf is term limited and won t be on the ballot come this fall. if he is replaced by doug mastriano mastriano will push the state legislature to ban abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest. in arizona, republican front runner, kari lake has called for the carbon coffee for the texas stela abortion ban which doesn t include exceptions for rape or incest. in michigan, republicans have called it for all out republican abortion bans, and one of them has even said that we must inspire women who get raped to give birth
also declared that any armed resistance against the militants would be considered a rebellion. now on bbc news, unspun world. hello and welcome to the newsroom here at new broadcasting house, the bbc s international headquarters in central london for unspun world the programme where we get the unadorned facts about the world s news from the bbc s global experts. this week, i ll be asking as the fighting in ukraine gets worse and more threatening, what do ordinary russians think about the dangers of a wider war with the west? support is already quite high and, of course, if the war comes to russian towns and cities, then russia ordinary russians definitely will feel that this war is even more justified for moscow. what s life like in syria nowadays the country where russia developed its tactics for bombarding civilians? you can see in the streets that people are digging in the garbage to get some food. that s something unheard of in syria before. and is international