they try to block a woman travelling from her state and prohibits herfrom seeking the medical help she needs to a state that provides that care, the federal government will act to protect her bedrock rights. and more than a million people are expected to gather on the streets on london today for pride as the lgbt plus community marks 50 years since the first march. hello and welcome to bbc news. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights set to be cancelled in the coming weeks at heathrow, the uk s busiest airport. the cuts are expected as airlines change their schedules ahead of the busy school holiday period. manchester airport s new boss has warned that peak time queues will continue over the summer months. the department for transport said it is focused on minimising disruption for passengers this summer , and that as part of this, it was working with airports on when it could be appropriate to allow additional night f
airports this summer. now, warnings of more disruption, with the new wave of flight cancellations expected to be announced next week. the cancellations are triggered by an amnesty on take off and landing slots which ends this friday. it combines existing problems. we are now in the midst combines existing problems. we are now in the midst of combines existing problems. we are now in the midst of the combines existing problems. we are now in the midst of the peak - combines existing problems. we are| now in the midst of the peak summer travel season but we are still experiencing problems of lack of manpower, not only for airlines, but across airports, ground handlers and evenin across airports, ground handlers and even in some cases border control staff. the mix of high volumes and lack of people is causing tremendous dislocation at many airports. british airways services are likely to bear the brunt of the cancellations. a spokesperson from the airline told the bbc they
good evening. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights expected to be cancelled in the next few days including at heathrow, britain s busiest airport. it s thought airlines will change their summer schedules, with the aim of giving passengers more certainty and less need for last minute cancellations. paul charles is a travel industry consultant with the pc agency. he says this year s passengers will face a disappointing summer over the next eight weeks. i m afraid this is going to be a summer of stress after two years where many of us have been unable to travel due to covid lockdowns, notjust in the uk but in many parts of the world. what you re going to see over the next few days are thousands of flight cancellations by british airways and others because they have a window in which they can effectively hand back the slots that they use for taking off and landing at airports like heathrow. and with this window, it means ther
union who are employed by stagecoach in merseyside due to strike over pgy- in merseyside due to strike over pay. the first strike is expected for this coming monday and seven more are expected over the month of july. russian state media is reporting that two british men have been charged with mercenary activities by moscow backed separatists in eastern ukraine. dylan healy is said to have been helping as a volunteer aid worker when he was taken prisoner in april. russia says andrew hill, from plymouth, surrendered this afternoon, a spokesman for the foreign office issued a statement. it said we condemn the exploitation of prisoners of war and civilians for political purposes and have raised this with russia. we are in constant contact with the government of ukraine on their cases and are fully supportive of ukraine in its efforts to get them released. dominik byrne is from the humanitarian aid agency the presidium network, which works on the ground with communities in war zones. h
by industrial action in recent weeks. on to buses and passengers they could also expect disruption coming up, after members of the unite union who are employed by stagecoach in merseyside said they were going to be walking out in a dispute over pay, the first strike is set for this coming monday and there are seven more planned over there are seven more planned over the month ofjuly. there are seven more planned over the month ofjuly. the month ofjuly. noor nan i, our business reporter, the month ofjuly. noor nan i, our business reporter, thank h the month ofjuly. noor nanji, our business reporter, thank you. - the foreign office says it s working closely with the ukrainian government to secure the release of two british men, reported by russian state media to have been charged with being mercenaries. andrew hill and dylan healy were captured by pro moscow separatists in eastern ukraine in april. the foreign office says it condemns the exploitation of prisoners of war for political