and h totally get that. but in another blow to the prime minister, the conservative party chairman resigned straight after the by election results saying someone must take responsibilty. the labour leader sir keir starmer says the tories are imploding . with the prime minister out of the country in rwanda, we ll be asking if this is a moment of political peril for borisjohnson. also this lunchtime: ukrainain troops ordered to retreat from the key eastern city of severodonetsk. figures just out show another big rise in the number of covid infections in the uk 1.7 million people had the virus last week. and welcome back to worthy farm after three years, it s the long awaited return of glastonbury. coming up on the bbc news channel can emma raducanu repeat her us open championship exploits at wimbledon? she ll face belgian alison van uytvanck in the first round. hello, good afternoon. borisjohnson says he will keep going as prime minister, despite the double blow of l
borisjohnson has lost boris johnson has lost the confidence of the british people. borisjohnson has got to go. we will have reaction to the by election defeat. the biggest vote last in numerical terms of any by election ever. labour re takes wakefield, which it lost at the 2019 general election with the party s leader also insisting that it s time for a new non conservative government. now we ve had the sort of swing that puts us on track notjust for a labour government, but for a majority labour government, so this is hugely significant for the labour party and i m so proud. prince charles opens at the summit in rwanda by acknowledging the legacy of the slave trade. i in rwanda by acknowledging the legacy of the slave trade. i cannot ex - ress legacy of the slave trade. i cannot exwess the legacy of the slave trade. i cannot express the depths legacy of the slave trade. i cannot express the depths of legacy of the slave trade. i cannot express the depths of my - legacy
to his fans about the facial paralysis that s forced him to cancel a series of shows. england s cricketers have it all to do at trent bridge today, after a dominant start to the second test by new zealand, who are building a big first innings. good morning, for many of us the weekend promises some warm sunshine, but the further north you are across the uk, there will be some pretty hefty showers around and it will be windy. i ll have all the weather details here on request. on breakfast. good morning, it s saturday june. the high court has ruled that a flight taking asylum seekers from the uk to rwanda can go ahead on tuesday, despite a legal bid by campaigners. it s the first flight under a new government policy deporting those who illegally enter the uk to rwanda to apply for asylum there. mark easton reports. is it lawful to give people seeking asylum in the uk a one way ticket to rwanda? telling them to pursue refugee status thousands of miles south in east africa? th
the first arrivals are settling in in the spanish countryside, and are due to be released over the summer. you need about 90 to 100 birds to create a sustainable population in a given area, so this is the start of a three year project. 30 birds will go this year, and we hope 30 birds in each of the next two years will also go to spain, and that should be sufficient to create a new breeding nucleus of the bird. it s hoped they will flourish their new habitat and help secure the future of red kites across europe. helen briggs, bbc news, northamptonshire. the prince of wales has opened the commonwealth heads of government summit in rwanda, for two days of talks on issues including trade, climate change and health. speaking at the opening ceremony, prince charles expressed his personal sorrow over the impact of slavery. i cannot describe the depth of my