welcome to bbc news. i m simon pusey. our top stories: the us supreme court overturns the landmark roe v wade ruling, ending the constitutional right to an abortion that dates back nearly 50 years. the historicjudgement will transform abortion rights in america, with individual states now able to ban or restrict the procedure. critics say the ruling is a major setback to a woman s right to choose. president biden has strongly condemned the decision. the court literally taking america back 150 years. this is a sad day for the country, in my view. but it doesn t mean the fight s over. but senior republicans, including former vice president mike pence
this is bbc news. i m simon pusey. our top stories: the us supreme court overturns the landmark roe v wade ruling, ending the constitutional right to an abortion that dates back nearly 50 years. the historicjudgement will transform abortion rights in america, with individual states now able to ban or restrict the procedure. critics say the ruling is a major setback to a woman s right to choose. president biden has strongly condemned the decision. the court literally taking america back 150 years. this is a sad day for the country, in my view. but it doesn t mean the fight s over. but senior republicans, including former vice president
hopes may help people with the rising cost of living. changes to the uk s national rail services and timetables have come into effect today. services which were suspended due to covid are being restored and there is a new station opening in the scottish borders. however, there has been criticism over cuts to the number of trains operating on some lines in the north of england. demonstrations in support of abortion have been taking place in cities across the united states. organisers have warned of a summer of rage if the supreme court overturns the legal right to terminate a pregnancy. that does seem likely. the leak of a draft ruling suggested judges were preparing to overturn the roe v wade ruling, which gave women the right to an abortion. our correspondent, will grant, has the latest from washington. a woman s right to choose is her business. the message to the supreme court was loud and unequivocal. when our reproductive justice rights are under attack, what do we do? stand up a