on a crisis that is deepening by the day for borisjohnson. also this lunchtime: police in the us state of illinois have arrested a 22 year old man suspected of opening fire at an independence day parade near chicago, killing six people. eight months of rain in four days 50,000 sydney residents are told to evacuate their homes as flooding worsens. in wales, children as young as 11 in care are still being placed in b&bs and hostels despite government pledges to stop the practice. i was just there, an excess piece. my mum didn t want me and now my grandparents can t look after me and now my foster carers don t want me and the state doesn t know what it wants to do with me. what. what s the point? and england pull off a record breaking victory in the fifth test against india. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel: it s the first of the quarterfinals at wimbledon, with the british number one cameron norrie looking to make the most of home support a
we take to the skies with the what red arrows as they prepare for the fly past at buckingham palace. hello and welcome to bbc news. flight cancellations are continuing at british airports as the industry struggles with staff shortages. british airways has dropped 124 short haul services from heathrow today, but says passengers were given advance notice. the transport secretary, grant shapps, is meeting with airline bosses this afternoon, after saying he hasn t seen enough progress in tackling the disruption. airlines have blamed the government for tough covid restrictions and a lack of support. unions have warned that the situation could get worse before it gets better. our correspondent dan johnson reports. as you can see, the case is packed, everything ready to go, but we have nowhere to go. steve s bags are packed, he said goodbye to the parrot, but there was a nasty surprise very early this morning. the e mail came through at two o clock this morning. he and his wife s fl