plus, verdicts are being handed down by the violent criminals who attacked police on january 6th. the same criminals who are being embraced as heroes by trump and his maga lackeys. where is the accountability for trump? and the frightening prospect of doug mastriano being in charge of pennsylvania. pennsylvania elections as governor. the philadelphia inquirer is calling it a ten-alarm fire for anyone who believes in a functioning democracy. we begin tonight at a hearty s drive-through in minnesota where yesterday afternoon the fbi seized the cell phone of pillow manufacturer turned conspiracy theorist mike lindell after he went on a rampage on his online tv show. the fast food chain brilliantly took to social media writing now that you know we exist, you should really try ow pillowy biscuits. please whoever gives their social media accounts a raise, stat. despite lindell doing his darnedest over the past 20 or so hours to make this all about him, it s not. the case actu
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plus community over the last 50 years? get in touch with me on @annitabbc or using the hashtag bbc your questions. and, two british hopefuls, cameron norrie and heather watson, will both be in action today at wimbledon. the mp chris pincher has resigned as government deputy chief whip, after a newspaper alleged he groped two men at a private members club. he has apologised to the prime minister and said he had embarrassed himself and others. the role of the government whips is to enforce party discipline. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. chris pincher had been deputy chief whip, responsible for discipline among tory mps, since february. but now it s his own conduct that has fallen short. there were complaints about his behaviour on wednesday night at the carlton club, a private members club in central london, where he is reported to have groped two men. in a letter to the prime minister yesterday, mr pincher said. as things stand, chris pincher won t face
impressive for earlyjuly, 17 19. we finished the day with persistent rain across in northern ireland. that s going to be affecting northern ireland through the evening, then spread into parts of central southern scotland, northern england and western parts of wales as we go through the night and into tomorrow morning. not a desperately cold night, temperature is around 9-13 to cold night, temperature is around 9 13 to start the weekend. here s the chart for the weekend. saturday, we ve got this hawk of weather system pushing slowly eastwards across the country, a bit more breeze on it than today. we ll see one when the front stretching from yorkshire down towards cornwall with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. that pushes slowly southwards and eastwards. east anglia and the south east staying dry until the evening then sunshine and showers for many although northern parts of scotland more in the way of persistent rain and cloud through the day. the winds lightest year, more of a
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