government and lift all sanctions on the country. the male only meeting also declared that any armed resistance against the militants would be considered a rebellion. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, and welcome to the programme, which brings together leading uk commentators with the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. this is our 1937 moment at least according to general sir patrick sanders, newly appointed head of the british army. his speech this week was a shot across the bows to the politicians attending two national international talking shops the nato summit in madrid and, before that, the g7 in the bavarian alps. both promised to support ukraine for as long as it takes. general sanders was arguing for muscular deterrents, the not very disguised message to presidents and prime ministers being, do you want history to remember you as it remembers neville chamberlain, who delayed war by appeasin
in a dispute over legal aid funding despite warnings of misconduct disciplinary proceedings if they don t turn up to work. major us companies including disney and jp morgan tell staff they ll cover employee travel expenses for abortions after a landmark ruling by the supreme court banned them. one woman has died and a man is in hospital with life threatening injuries following a gas explosion that destroyed a house in central england and damaged at least three others. obviously that is really sad and tragic. notjust for the individuals involved, notjust for the local community but especially the family and friends of the individuals who have been affected by this. and we ll be live at wimbledon as the first day of the tournament gets under way. big names on courts today include novak djokovic, andy murray and emma raducanu. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky is addressing g7 leaders in bavaria by video li
the nato summit in madrid and, before that, the g7 in the bavarian alps. both promised to support ukraine for as long as it takes. general sanders was arguing for muscular deterrents, the not very disguised message to presidents and prime ministers being, do you want history to remember you as it remembers neville chamberlain, who delayed war by appeasing hitler but did not prevent it? liz truss, the uk s foreign minister, seemed to get the message, declaring, we are keen to protect the defence of taiwan against beijing. this in a week when china s president xi jinping visited hong kong 25 years after british control came to an end. he was celebrating its rebirth. the uk isjoint guarantor of hong kong s freedoms. well, that went well, didn t it? in the studio with me, suzanne lynch, an irishjournalist now based in brussels for politico. polly toynbee, who has been writing a weekly column for the guardian since 1988 which means she s seen off six prime ministers so far. an
of rain to replenish water sources, while experts warn england s drought could last into the next year. now on bbc news, click looks at agriculture and the technology that might be helping make it more sustainable, featuring ai powered imaging sensors that can read the minds of plants. this week, we re getting in tune with nature. yeah, we re having a high tech chat with our plants. i love that you re breaking it down to talking to plants because a lot of people do that in their own greenhouses. but what do you do when your grapes aren t happy? paul s looking at how vineyards are adapting to climate change. right, so shallwe.? shall we give it a taste? of course, yes. and forget fences. this is the new way to keep your cows from moo ving too far. in a month s time, the traditional european harvest will be complete. currently, farmers are working around the clock to cut corn, with strawberries and raspberries already picked in june and july. farming has always embraced the la