out over pay and conditions. temperatures in japan are temperatures injapan are at their highest in nearly 150 years. now, fears that the electricity grid could be overwhelmed. hello and welcome. the chinese president xijinping has sworn in hong kong s new leader, john lee. the territory is marking 25 years since the handover from british colonial rule. in a speech, mr lee praised the security law that s been used to crush pro democracy protests. he said it had brought stability. britain has accused beijing of failing to meet the commitments it made to respect hong kong s freedoms. mark lobel reports. president xi s steps out of china since the start of the pandemic, choosing hong kong, two years on controller parr state security law here stifling protests, reducing the city public autonomy. it is also 25 years since the british handover to chinese rule. translation: the practice of one country, two systems has achieved success in hong kong, recognised by all. but after scen
ukrainian officials say at least 19 people have been killed by russian missile strikes in and around the city of odesa. and 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. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the chinese president, xijinping, has led a ceremony marking 25 years since the end of british colonial rule in hong kong. in a speech, he said true democracy began after the territory was handed back to china. mr xi also swore in hong kong s new leader, john lee, who praised the new security law that s been used to crush pro democracy protests. britain and the us have accused beijing of failing to live up to the promises it made in 1997 to respect hong kong s freedoms. mark lobel reports. and half a years since the start of the pandemic, choosing hong kong, two years on since a national security law. it is also 25 years since the b
president volodymyr zelensky has called for ukraine s candidacy tojoin the european union to be speeded up. he said membership should be quick and not take decades. earlier, his chief of staff accused russia of waging a war on ukrainian civilians, in response to military defeats. there were missile strikes overnight on a resort near the black sea port of odesa. the emergency services say 19 people died and more than 30 others were injured in the attacks. a block of flats and a recreation centre were hit. our corresppondent in kyiv, joe inwood, has the latest. today we had another attack, once again using these old soviet era missiles which hit a resort town just to the west of odesa. it was a nine storey apartment block that was hit as well as a holiday complex. a 12 year old boy is amongst the dead. now, what s interesting about the odesa attack today is it happened maybe 12 hours after the russians had been pushed off an island called snake island in the black sea. now, tha
this is what they love doing, and the more they not thinking about the bad things, it s better for their mental health. these positive emotions are helping them through difficult times. it s to show how strong we are, that the disaster happened in another country and we still can go on stage, we can smile, even if it s difficult. we can smile and we can make people happy and we can show how talented, hard working and how strong we are. emma baugh, bbc news. just before we go, the story of a short hop that turned into a long haul. this is bob, a racing pigeon who set off from guernsey in the channel islands three weeks ago, heading for the north of england. but alabama, 4,0000 miles away, is where the 4 year old bird turned up. his owner believes he may have hitched a ride on a passing oil tanker.
ago, adding to the north of england but 4000 miles away is where the bird ended up. his owner believes he may have hitched a ride on a passing oil tanker. hello again. well, thursday was a day of sunshine and showers but the day s showers were a lot bigger, there were loads more thunderstorms around than we ve seen over the past few days and whenever you see big clouds tearing upwards through the skies like these, well, you know someone s getting soaked. someone lived in south newington as those heavy downpours came through here. really hefty shower. now, the showers and thunderstorms that developed through the day have actually kept going for the first part of the night as well and they have tended to migrate towards the pennines, north east england and will generally begin to fade away over the next few hours. but at the same time, we ll probably see some rain just spinning its way across the north sea, grazing north east scotland over the next few hours. here are your morning temper