this is bbc news. the headlines. fighting appears to be intensifying around the ukrainian city of lysychansk. an adviser to the defence ministry in kyiv said the situation there was very difficult, but the city was not yet under full russian control. one week after the us supreme court s decision to remove the constitutional right to an abortion rallies have been taking place around the world. protesters took to the streets in australia, france and the united states. greece has welcomed the first of more than 200 foreign firefighters to help contain summer wildfires. last year greece saw the worst wildfires in a decade amid severe heatwaves. passengers are facing more disruption as the travel industry struggles to recruit staff in time for the holidays. thousands of flights in the us have been cancelled as americans celebrate independence day weekend. let s get all the sport now with gavin. good morning to you. good morning! it s middle sunday at wimbledon with action o
in an ill tempered match. we ll have more on the fallout. we ll be finding out about the kielder forest ospreys who ve become a prolific pair of breeders. a few showers around today, but more of you will spend the day dry and a bit warmer than yesterday. we ve got details on but had a look at what is coming up this week on breakfast. on that and a look. it s sunday july 3rd. our main story: holidaymakers are being told to expect more flight cancellations over the next few days as airlines struggle to cope with passenger numbers after the pandemic. flight operators want to make use of a measure which allows them to axe flights from their summer schedule before friday without being penalised. azadeh moshiri has more on this. it is scenes like this that airlines and the government wants to avoid. but after months of travel chaos, which included the easter and jubilee holidays, passengers now face more disruptions in the days ahead. ~ . face more disruptions in the days ahea
as the lgbt plus community marks 50 years since the first march. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m chethan partak live at the all england club. a big shock as the winning run of number one seed iga swiatek comes to an end. she knocked out by the world number 37. it s not a super saturday for the brits as katie boulter s wimbledon comes to an end. that was liam brodie, the same thing has happened to it katie boulter, beaten in straight sets. we will round up a british action for you as well. and i m ben croucher at the bbc sport centre with the rest of today s headlines. denied at the death wales pay the penalty with a last minute loss to south africa. news of ireland and england defeats too. some brutal batting at edgbaston sees india take control of the final test against england. and carlos can t be caught as sainz sweeps to pole ahead of the british grand prix. welcome along. thank you forjoining us, the sonjust welcome along. t
the conservative mp chris pincher, who is under investigation for allegedly groping two men, says he s seeking professional medical support and hopes to return to his duties as an mp as soon as possible. hundreds of people have gathered in east london at a vigil dedicated to zara aleena, who was killed as she walked home from a night out. two more britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have have been charged with being mercenaries, according to russian state media. more than a million people have gathered on the streets of london for pride, as the lgbt+ community marks 50 years since the first march. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m chethan partak live at the all england club. coming up on the programmer on a stunning day at the all england club, iga swiatek, the world number one and top seed, gives us the upset of the championship so far, knocked out by the world number 37. it s not a super saturday for the brits as a wild
grand prix in austria, extending his championship lead. and a french winner on the second stage of the tour de france in spain by the british rider stays in yellow. hello again. unlike his career defining innings four years ago at headingley ben stokes heroics weren t enough at lord s. england s skipper unable to prevent australia taking a 2 0 lead in the ashes. their victory by 43 runs came after a day which had the lord s crowd rowdier almost than ever before. entertained by stokes and infuriated with a controversial stumping ofjonny bairstow. with the story of a dramatic final day. here s our correspondentjoe wilson.