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
A leading opposition activist in belarus has arrived in the polish capital warsaw after fleeing the country. 0lga kovalkova was told by the authorities she would face further arrest if she didnt leave the country after already spending ten days injail. Paul hawkins has more. 0lga kovalkova, another opponent of belarus president , who says shes been forced to leave the country. It was either that, or a long spell injail. Shes now in poland. Translation i consider everything thats happened to me in recent weeks to be torture. I received threats that i will be jailed for a very long time. When i fell ill in my cell, it wasnt doctors who came, but representatives of the authorities. They suggested that i leave the country, otherwise i would stay in prison for a very long time. Translation as long as belarus and belarusians are not able to speak freely about their views and beliefs, as long as repression continues, according to the decision of the prime minister, every person who has been s
Activist in belarus has arrived in the polish capital, warsaw, after fleeing the country. 0lga kovalkova was told by the authorities she would face further arrest if she didnt leave the country after already spending ten days injail. Paul hawkins has more. 0lga kovalkova, another opponent of belarus president , who says shes been forced to leave the country. It was either that, or a long spell injail. Shes now in poland. Translation i consider everything thats happened to me in recent weeks to be torture. I received threats that i will be jailed for a very long time. When i fell ill in my cell, it wasnt doctors who came, but representatives of the authorities. They suggested that i leave the country, otherwise i would stay in prison for a very long time. Translation as long as belarus and belarusians are not able to speak freely about their views and beliefs, as long as repression continues, according to the decision of the prime minister, every person who has been subjected to politic