vladimir putin to end his war of choice. in ukraine, a bbc investigation has found evidence of occupying russian forces stealing thousands of tonnes of grain. moscow denies the claim. we ll be live at the g7 summit for the latest. also this lunchtime. a woman has died and a man has serious injuries after a gas explosion destroyed a house in birmingham. the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major tells the infected blood inquiry that what happened to thousands of patients in the 19705 and 80s was incredibly bad luck. and the crowds are back at swi9 some tennis fans have been queueing since friday to get into the opening day of wimbledon. and coming up on the bbc news channel, england s women make early breakthroughs in their one off test match against south africa in taunton. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the leaders of the g7 group of nations have promised they will stand with ukraine for as long as it takes as they announced they would
Apologies again for the technical problems which affected the start of the programme. Now on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. Hello youre watching sportsday with me, reshmin chowdhury, the headlines tonight. Down and out defending champion andy murray crashes out of queens in the first round. No such misfortune Forjoanna Konta though, shes flying the flag for Great Britain in the last 16 in birmingham. And there was defeat for odds on favourite churchill in the big race on day one of royal ascot. We start with a huge shock in tennis, where defending champion andy murray is out of the aegon championships at queens beaten by world number 90 Jordan Thompson of australia. Thompson was only playing because murrays original opponent aljaz bedene pulled out injured this morning. Adam wild reports on a remarkable turn of events. The backbone the green grass of home, a reception for andy murray at queens, even if the opponent was not quite true he was expecting. The australian Jord
Apologies again for the technical problems which affected the start of the programme. Now on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. Hello youre watching sportsday with me, reshmin chowdhury, the headlines tonight. Down and out defending champion andy murray crashes out of queens in the first round. No such misfortune Forjoanna Konta though, shes flying the flag for Great Britain in the last 16 in birmingham. And there was defeat for odds on favourite churchill in the big race on day one of royal ascot. We start with a huge shock in tennis, where defending champion andy murray is out of the aegon championships at queens beaten by world number 90 Jordan Thompson of australia. Thompson was only playing because murrays original opponent aljaz bedene pulled out injured this morning. Adam wild reports on a remarkable turn of events. The backbone the green grass of home, a reception for andy murray at queens, even if the opponent was not quite true he was expecting. The australian Jord
here, they ve got the lettering on the back of theirjackets, search and rescue, specially trained firefighters. we think they are about to go in and start going through the rubble. we are expecting an update on the condition of the man brought out with life threatening injuries last night. we are expecting that in the next half an hour or so. but for this area and for kingstanding, this particular part of birmingham, it is a very sad day knowing that at least one person has died, others were injured, and this whole area remains utterly devastated. thank you. phil mackie. the time is 19 minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime. g7 leaders meeting in germany have promised to stand with ukraine as long as it takes. promised to stand with ukraine and promised to stand with ukraine coming up, i am at where and coming up, i am at wimbledon where the rain has stopped and plays back on the way on day one. nine british players in action today, among them emma raducanu and andy murray. com
towering above the children leaving the ark boulton academy in sparkhill in birmingham is callum dunn. all right, guys, do you want to come through? he works for mad, or make a difference, and he is one of a group of chaperones who keep students safe on their way into and out of school. the chaperones are in prominent places, so easily identifiable by students. they are on key routes home and also in areas that we know are hotspots. so they provide a refuge, so if there are students who feel they are at risk, feel they are vulnerable, they can see those chaperones. they are marked out mad on theirjackets, and they can approach them and the chaperones can make sure they feel safe. this school is one of more than a dozen across the west midlands that is taking part in a pilot project called step together. in each case, the children have to use routes to and from where drug dealing and gang crime are problems. thankfully, none of us has been involved in such