hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the russian ministry of defence says its troops have left the strategic town of lyman, in eastern ukraine. a ministry spokesman was quoted by russian news agencies as saying the withdrawal was carried out because of a threat of encirclement. earlier, the ukrainian military said its troops were inside the town. lyman was a key strategic target, used by russia as a major logistics hub, and sits in the donetsk region which the government in moscow has just declared to be a part of russia. video footage shared online shows ukrainian soldiers waving their national flag on the outskirts of lyman. we cannot however verify exactly where the flag raising is taking place. this report is from our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. ukraine s counteroffensives have slowed, but for ukrainians, progress is still progress. traces of occupation are being removed, and quickly. lyman was a logistics hub for russia s invasi
social media star. and coming up on the bbc news channel. it s bumper weekend of football with one of the highlights being the manchester derby in the premier league with plenty at stake for both united and city. good evening. the manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, after a six month trial at chester crown court. jurors failed to reach verdicts on two other cases, meaning he will now face a re trial later this year. another man was also found not guilty of three counts of rape relating to two teenagers. our north of england correspondent, danny savage, reports. and it came to mendy! oh, what a clearance. he was the millionaire footballer who had the world at his feet. but what now for benjamin mendy? it s a brilliant strike from mendy. cleared of the majority of charges against him, but facing a retrial on two others a jury couldn t decide upon. so, come to the darkness. mendy lived
we start this hour with some breaking news and a police spokesperson in indonesia says that at least 127 people have been killed after a riot at a football match in east java. this story is developing as we speak, but the reuters news agency is reporting that the deaths happened as people stampeded. our reporter, shelley phelps, hasjoined me with the latest details. what can you tell us? this incident what can you tell us? this incident took what can you tell us? this incident took place - what can you tell us? this incident took place on - what can you tell us? ti 3 incident took place on saturday night. two teams were playing a match, arema fc versus persebaya surabaya. the trouble is thought to have started when the home team lost and thousands of people rush towards the pitch. now, there is footage on social media showing quite dramatic scenes of people rushing towards the middle of the stadium. police can also be seen firing tear gas at supporters who were running
thinks abortion should be in any case, no matter rape or incest, then you have governor whitmer, who s been traveling around the state, we had images of her holding a roundtable saying this is a human right, abortion rights sh and she sees it as a civil right. will s a lawsuit to stop abortion to go into effect in that state. the feeling is that kansas, a red state, if they can vote to keep abortion rightings in their constitution, a battleground state like michigan, the people who are of course the others, they feel like this issue will be a one that will g get a big turnout and michigananders will vote the rights into the constitution. yamiche alcindor, thank you so much for your reporting. greatly appreciate it. willie, it is fascinating to see how this issue will shape the 2022 election. we really don t know how it s going to end up moving voters, but you look at that kansas race, all the polls beforehand showed it too close to call, but a lot of them had pro-life force
are off the menu for school dinners according to some caterers, who blame shortages and rising costs. are you worried about the food on offer at your child s school? you can message me on twitter on @benmboulos. in other news, a man s died and thousands have been told to leave their homes amid torrential rain and majorflooding in sydney. a new species of giant water lilly has been discovered by scientists despite hiding in plain sight at kew gardens for 177 years. hello, good morning. borisjohnson is facing more calls to reveal what he knew about allegations of inappropriate behaviour by chris pincher. mr pincher resigned as deputy chief whip on thursday, following allegations he groped two men at a private members club. in his resignation letter, the mp said he drank far too much and embarrassed himself and other people. he was allowed to continue as a tory mp until late on friday, when he was suspended. mr pincher now faces a series of new claims of inappropriate beh