in a dispute over legal aid funding despite warnings of misconduct disciplinary proceedings if they don t turn up to work. major us companies including disney and jp morgan tell staff they ll cover employee travel expenses for abortions after a landmark ruling by the supreme court banned them. one woman has died and a man is in hospital with life threatening injuries following a gas explosion that destroyed a house in central england and damaged at least three others. obviously that is really sad and tragic. notjust for the individuals involved, notjust for the local community but especially the family and friends of the individuals who have been affected by this. and we ll be live at wimbledon as the first day of the tournament gets under way. big names on courts today include novak djokovic, andy murray and emma raducanu. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky is addressing g7 leaders in bavaria by video li
the former human rights lawyer phil shiner who is facing fraud charges linked to claims made against iraq war veterans has pleaded not guilty at westminster magistrates court today. he was once voted human rights lawyer of the year and feted as a champion of iraqi victims of alleged brutality by the british military. let s talk to our correspondent leigh milner who s at westminster magistrates court for us. he entered those all important pleas. this is the man who admitted acting recklessly by publicly claiming that uk soldiers unlawfully killed, tortured and mistreated iraqis during a battle in may 2004. the main battle being a british checkpoint during that battle. at the time the defence secretary said that all shiner had to meet soldiers lives miserable. five years on, the national crime agency has been in