vladimir putin to end his war of choice. in ukraine, a bbc investigation has found evidence of occupying russian forces stealing thousands of tonnes of grain. moscow denies the claim. we ll be live at the g7 summit for the latest. also this lunchtime. a woman has died and a man has serious injuries after a gas explosion destroyed a house in birmingham. the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major tells the infected blood inquiry that what happened to thousands of patients in the 19705 and 80s was incredibly bad luck. and the crowds are back at swi9 some tennis fans have been queueing since friday to get into the opening day of wimbledon. and coming up on the bbc news channel, england s women make early breakthroughs in their one off test match against south africa in taunton. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the leaders of the g7 group of nations have promised they will stand with ukraine for as long as it takes as they announced they would
here since 2017. following him will be last year s overnight sensation emma raducanu, who went on to win the us open. she is optimistic about her chances, despite her recent injury. but it won t be easy today. she has got a very good first round opponent. and then andy murray is last on the centre court. nine british players in action today. laura, thank you. that takes asunder a look at the weather with susan powell. we saw the rain messing with the cricket. i d say odds on we will see the covers at wimbledon within the next hour. the showers are merging their way across central england at their way across central england at the moment. not great news for haymakers. the grass still standing nicely behind in herefordshire. showers clearing eastwards in the last error. but through this week that the challenge of those showers sweeping their way through is going to stay with us. you can see a band of them here on the radar. some of them are turning to be quite heavy and thunder
of grain from occupied areas of ukraine as some countries grapple with shortages. one woman has died and a man is in hospital with life threatening injuries following a gas explosion that destroyed a house in birmingham and damaged at least three others. former prime minister sirjohn major is giving evidence at a public inquiry looking into how thousands of people were infected with hiv or hepatitis c through contaminated blood in the 70s and 80s. suffered incredibly bad luck. and in sport we ll be live at wimbledon as the first day of the tournament is under way. novak djokovic is on centre court now and he ll be followed by emma raducanu. and then andy murray. welcome to the programme. good afternoon and welcome. the leaders of the g7 group of nations have promised they will stand with ukraine for as long as it takes as they announced they would step up sanctions on russia. president zelenskyjoined the summit remotely, and told the leaders he needed more weapons and air
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