so for wednesday, we ll see lighter winds than tuesday, with a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. again, if you see one of those showers, they do have the potential to be heavy, but some sunny spells coming through in between. the temperatures, 17 in aberdeen, 2a degrees celsius, though, for parts of east anglia. bye bye. hello, this is bbc news with me, lewis vaughanjones. the headlines russian cruise missiles strike the ukrainian capital, kyiv, causing large explosions. one person is killed. on the first day of the g7 summit in germany, a committment to mobilise $600 billion for global infrastructure programmes in developing countries by 2027. the prince of wales accepted a suitcase containing a million euros in cash from a former qatari prime minister, according to the sunday times. there is no suggestion the payments were illegal. and at least 21 people are reported dead at a nightclub in the south african city of east london. now on bbc news, the travel sh
expenses for employees seeking out of state abortions. protests have been held outside the supreme court in washington and in other cities. they re an extraordinary sight in our countryside often to be seen gliding gracefully overhead. now, british bred red kites are being flown abroad to spain, where their numbers are dwindling. red kite chicks will swap the forests of central england for southwestern spain, where it s hoped they ll breed and boost the population. here in the uk, red kites have had a remarkable change in fortunes since they were almost wiped out three decades ago. our environment correspondent, helen briggs, reports. soaring high in the sky above the countryside, living proof of a conservation success story. three decades ago, red kites were rescued from the brink of extinction by reintroducing wild birds from sweden and spain. doctorian evans was one of the pioneers. it all went out of expectation, it was such a huge success which was amazing. obviously t
it s saying try me! drink me! you love me! and we drop in on what claims to be the world s oldest university as it welcomes back students for the first time in around 800 years. we start this week in italy, in the canals, squares and passageways of one of the world s most popular destinations. venice has, over the years, developed a relationship with tourists that can best be described as complicated. and this is what it s like at midday on a monday. it s pretty packed. crowds like this are still the norm in venice and on the busiest days, visitors can outnumber the locals by 2:1. the city s braced this summerfor a return to the over tourism that plagued europe s hotspots before the pandemic. but venice has plans to fight back. last year, it banned cruise ships from docking in the city centre, with their dense crowds of foot passengers and now, they plan to make the rest of us pay. overnight visitors already pay a city tax at the hotel but from next year, day trippers loo
france will play germany on wednesday. the winner of that game will take on either england or sweden in the final. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on the travel show. we are finding out what s at the bottom of venice s most popular canals. they re something really big on the line here. it looks really, really heavy. we meet the chef bringing a comforting taste of ukraine to london. welcome to my kitchen! thank you. and lucy checks out the latest tech designed to inject more fun into festival season. i just love the fact that i can film hands free effortlessly. i can listen to music, i can make calls on these things. we start this week in one of europe s most breathtakingly beautiful destinations, venice, in north east italy. this city on water is made up of over 100 islands, interconnected by a labyrinth of picture perfect canals and elegant bridges. life around here has remained the same for hundreds of years and steadfast through that time have been the gondolie
it s sunday, the 24th ofjuly. our top story: holidaymakers and hauliers are being warned to expect a third day of disruption around the port of dover and the channel tunnel. a major incident alert remains in place as officials work to clear a backlog of more than 1,000 lorries stranded on nearby motorways. simon jones has the latest. working through the night at the port of dover, to try to clear the backlog of traffic. and there is a third warning, but that they may as we approached all of the roads, in all directions, i think the infrastructure around the ports and the channel i think the infrastructure around the port, around the tunnel, needs to be looked at. because it isn t fair on the locals. the immediate challenae fair on the locals. the immediate challenge has fair on the locals. the immediate challenge has been fair on the locals. the immediate challenge has been to fair on the locals. the immediate challenge has been to get - fair on the locals. the immediat