with covid in the uk in the last week a total of 2.3 million had the virus. rousing music. china celebrates the 25th anniversary of taking hong kong back from britain and claims the territory now has true democracy. half a century after the first pride march in london a million people are expected to take to the streets of the capital. coming up, i am at wimbledon where heather watson and cam norrie are trying to reach the next round of a grand slam for the first time. coming up on the bbc news channel, a roaring return forjames anderson who is taking wickets for england in their delayed fifth test against good afternoon. borisjohnson is facing calls to suspend from the conservative party one of his mps who s alleged to have groped two men. chris pincher resigned as deputy chief whip after admitting he had drunk far too much , and embarrassed himself at the carlton club, the conservative party members club in london. labour have questioned why he s being allowed to si
then next week there is temperatures high teens across the north and west, 21 and 22 across east anglia, then next week this ridge of high pressure moves in closer, milder air comes off the atlantic and although it will probably be quite cloudy for scotland and northern ireland, england and wales given the brakes on cloud and sunshine, it is set to get warmer with temperatures climbing on friday in london to reach highs of 22 degrees so summer has not gone away yet. and that s bbc news at six. i will be back with the news at ten but it s now time hello and welcome to sportsday. i m chethan partak. all come along to wimbledon this friday night. coming up on the programme. heatherwatson programme. heather watson continues to programme. heatherwatson continues to wow, as she secured her place in the fourth round of this year s championships. it meant so much to get over the line there at the end and i was just really proud of myself and just grateful for the sport out there. sti
anniversary of taking hong kong back from britain and claims the territory now has true democracy. ukrainian officials say at least 19 people have been killed by russian missile strikes in and around the city of odesa. more than a million people are expected to take to the streets of london this weekend for pride as the lgbt+ community marks 50 years since the first march. good afternoon. borisjohnson is facing calls to suspend one of his mps who s alleged to have groped two men. chris pincher resigned as deputy chief whip after admitting he had drunk far too much at the carlton club, the conservative party members club in london. labour have questioned why he s being allowed to sit as a tory mp. they say it shows the conservative party is mired in sleaze and scandal. our political correspondent iain watson reports. are you drowning in sleaze? after striding the world stage, borisjohnson is back in britain and the spotlight has moved on to problems in his party, one
in japanese politics. and our other main story this lunchtime: durham police confirmed they are not fining keir starmer and angela rayner over allegations they broke lockdown rules last year. the race is on to replace borisjohnson as conservative leader and britain s next prime minister the first contenders throw their hats in the ring. another big rise in the number of people with covid in the uk infections are up 18%. and i am at wimbledon where britain s cameron norrie will play the six time champion novak djokovic for a place in the men s final. and coming up on the bbc news channel: former fifa president sepp blatter expresses his relief as he and former uefa boss michel platini are both found not guilty of fraud following a trial in switzerland. good afternoon. world leaders have been expressing their shock and grief after the assassination of japan s former prime minister shinzo abe. he was shot while making a speech in the city of nara, and later died in hospital.
at a campaign event. six men are found guilty for taking part in a series of robberies and burglaries including a 5.5 million diamond encrusted tiara. come on, cam! cameron norrie battles against djokovic for a place in the wimbledon final. we ll have the latest from sw19 at 5:30pm. and coming up on the film review later this hour, find out why mark kermode loves a new british film about a man who built his own robot. that s at 5:45pm. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, has confirmed he ll be standing in the contest to take on the leadership of the conservative party and the country. mr sunak launched his leadership bid in the last hour. hejoins tom tugendhat and the attorney general for england and wales, suella braverman, in putting his hat in the ring. the announcement isn t a surprise. he s been tipped as a possible successorfor some time. mr sunak quit hisjob on tuesday evening, shortly after the health secretary, triggering a tsunami of resignations from boris johnson