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
this week, we are going green, although other colours of nature are available. oh, i could change the colour of my tree. we discover some highly unusual building materials. it is, in a sense, mould in here. that s the strangest case of rising damp i ve ever seen. no, the whole place is made of it. and spencer meet the man behind an icon. this is your baby. but as the ipod is laid to rest for good, we meet the robots built to break down your iphone. and also, cats big ones. a giant redwood the largest tree on earth. and this one s been laser scanned with lidar technology, capturing a sense of the endangered species so viewers don t have to physically visit california s sequoia national park to be inspired. beautiful. this digital art exhibition at london s barbican centre aims to get more people thinking about the interconnectedness of humans and nature, the materials we use in day to day design, and how to build cities that are fit for the future. at a time of extreme cli
they try to block a woman travelling from her state and prohibits herfrom seeking the medical help she needs to a state that provides that care, the federal government will act to protect her bedrock rights. and more than a million people are expected to gather on the streets on london today for pride as the lgbt plus community marks 50 years since the first march. hello and welcome to bbc news. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights set to be cancelled in the coming weeks at heathrow, the uk s busiest airport. the cuts are expected as airlines change their schedules ahead of the busy school holiday period. manchester airport s new boss has warned that peak time queues will continue over the summer months. the department for transport said it is focused on minimising disruption for passengers this summer , and that as part of this, it was working with airports on when it could be appropriate to allow additional night f
airports this summer. now, warnings of more disruption, with the new wave of flight cancellations expected to be announced next week. the cancellations are triggered by an amnesty on take off and landing slots which ends this friday. it combines existing problems. we are now in the midst combines existing problems. we are now in the midst of combines existing problems. we are now in the midst of the combines existing problems. we are now in the midst of the peak - combines existing problems. we are| now in the midst of the peak summer travel season but we are still experiencing problems of lack of manpower, not only for airlines, but across airports, ground handlers and evenin across airports, ground handlers and even in some cases border control staff. the mix of high volumes and lack of people is causing tremendous dislocation at many airports. british airways services are likely to bear the brunt of the cancellations. a spokesperson from the airline told the bbc they
here in london, finishing at around six o clock this evening, the parade, and partying well into the night. now it s time for a look at the weather. hello. today is bringing some sunny spells, yes. but also some big shower clouds bubbling up in the sky. some of those showers will continue to be heavy and thundery. more generally cloudy and rather wet weather in the northern half of scotland and this little band of rain approaching the south east corner, although it won t arrive across parts of kent until we get into the evening. temperatures 16 21 degrees, but we will see some showery rain into the far south east later on. then, overnight, most places will be dry, but we will see some more showers feeding back into northern and western scotland and northern ireland on a strengthening breeze. that breeze will be a feature of the weather across the northern half of the uk during tomorrow. there will be showers around again but probably not as many as we have today. still potent