plus community over the last 50 years? get in touch with me on @annitabbc or using the hashtag bbc your questions. and, two british hopefuls, cameron norrie and heather watson, will both be in action today at wimbledon. the mp chris pincher has resigned as government deputy chief whip, after a newspaper alleged he groped two men at a private members club. he has apologised to the prime minister and said he had embarrassed himself and others. the role of the government whips is to enforce party discipline. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. chris pincher had been deputy chief whip, responsible for discipline among tory mps, since february. but now it s his own conduct that has fallen short. there were complaints about his behaviour on wednesday night at the carlton club, a private members club in central london, where he is reported to have groped two men. in a letter to the prime minister yesterday, mr pincher said. as things stand, chris pincher won t face
ukrainian officials say at least 19 people have been killed by russian missile strikes in and around the city of odesa. and more than a million people are expected to take to the streets of london this weekend for pride, as the lgbt+ community marks 50 years since the first march. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the chinese president, xijinping, has led a ceremony marking 25 years since the end of british colonial rule in hong kong. in a speech, he said true democracy began after the territory was handed back to china. mr xi also swore in hong kong s new leader, john lee, who praised the new security law that s been used to crush pro democracy protests. britain and the us have accused beijing of failing to live up to the promises it made in 1997 to respect hong kong s freedoms. mark lobel reports. and half a years since the start of the pandemic, choosing hong kong, two years on since a national security law. it is also 25 years since the b
we will always have some loss or people coming in and out. it doesn t really matter. president xi s hailing of a new era for the city can also be regarded as a show of defiance for china s regional ambitions as well. its influence is rising in the pacific thanks to a security pact with the solomon islands. and last month, its defence minister vowed to crush any effort by taiwan to pursue independence. they are really preparing in full force in a military or quasi military option in solving the taiwan question, and so making hong kong fully in control. i don t think they care too much about taiwan s reaction anymore. president xi will be helping this visit covinces hongkongers and the world there is stability on these shores after his crackdown in hong kong and that it would usher in a revival of the global financial centre s bruised economy.
more than 130,000 people have left hong kong since the start of the year, that doesn t bother this pro=beijing lawmaker. we will always have some loss or people coming in and out. it doesn t really matter. president xi s hailing for a new era for the city can also be regarded as a show of defiance for china s regional ambitions as well. it influence is rising in the pacific thanks to a security pact with the solomon islands. and last month, its defence minister vowed to crush any effort by taiwan to pursue independence. they are really preparing in full force in a military or quasi military option in solving the taiwan question, and so making hong kong fully in control. i don t think they care too much about taiwan s reaction anymore. president xi will be helping this visit covinces hongkongers