and in the tennis, moscow born elena rybakina wins the women s singles title, representing kazakhastan. hello and welcome to bbc news. sri lanka is in the grip of chaos and uncertainty after a dramatic 2a hours which has seen the country s president and prime minister pledge to step down. they were left with little choice after demonstrators stormed or set fire to to their official residences a howl of anger after months of protests about economic mismanagement. our correspondent, anbarasan ethirajan, reports from the capital, colombo. the barricades were meant to keep the protesters back, but they were no barrier for the furious and desperate crowds, all suffering the effects of living in economic collapse. police used water cannon and fired shots in the air, but the crowds were more determined. and they kept surging forward until eventually they converged on the presidential palace and took over the home and office of the man they want to force from power. he had already
years since the first march. and it s a day of drama at wimbledon as the women s world number one iga swiatek is knocked out along with two more british hopefuls. good evening. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights expected to be cancelled in the coming days including at heathrow, britain s busiest airport. airlines look set to change their schedules as the busy school holiday period begins british airways said it would help provide certainty to customers. our business reporter noor nanji has more. after big queues at airports this summer, warnings of more disruption, with a new wave of flight cancellations expected to be announced next week. we are now right in the midst of the peak summer travel season but we re still experiencing the problems of lack of manpower, not only for airlines but across airports, ground handlers and even, in some cases, border control staff, so the mix of high volumes and lack of people i
weeks at heathrow the uk s busiest airport. the biggest ever london pride is more thani million revellersjoin in the festivities, the first in three years. welcome if you are watching in the uk or around the world. heavy fighting has been continuing around the eastern ukrainian city in the eastern donbas region. it s the only remaining city in the area not under russian control. these pictures from russian control. these pictures from russian state news agency show fighting near the city. elsewhere, russia is continuing its missile strikes. in the south, ukraine s military says mykolaiv has been hit by ten missiles targetting the port and other industrial infrastructure. it s not yet clear if there are any casualities. the ukrainian authorities have accused moscow of hitting civilian targets in an effort to force them into making territorial concessions. meanwhile, two more britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have been charged with being mercenaries, according to
this is bbc news. the headlines. coetzer has announced an agreement to extend the temporary ceasefire one additional two days. the report was expected to end at midnight tonight. families have been informed a further release of hostages will take place later tonight, though the exact numbers are still unknown. aid into gaza has been scaled up, but as the lorries arrive carrying fuel, the lorries arrive carrying fuel, the un says the helpers barely registering against a huge need of 1.7 million displaced people. let s turn to those developing lines that have just been coming in, because qatar says a deal has been agreed to extend the truce in gaza for another two days. there s been no confirmation yet from israel, but thatis no confirmation yet from israel, but that is being reported by the writers news agency and afp, for exchange of hostages appears closer. let s back head to tel aviv, anna foster. things appear to be moving after some delay. foster. things appear to be mo