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gunshot. japan s former prime minister shinzo abe has been shot dead during a campaign rally. police say the suspect used a handmade gun. the us presidentjoe biden signs an executive order to help safeguard access to abortion following the supreme court overturning of roe v wade. , ., ., . and at wimbledon, the defending men s champion proves too much for britain s cameron norrie. novak djokovic seals his place in sunday s final. and coming up on the bbc news channel, the latest from the women s euros in england. one of the tournament favourites, spain, survive an early scare, to get off the mark. good evening. the labour leader sir keir starmer and his deputy angela rayner have been cleared by durham police of breaking lockdown rules. the force was looking into an event last april during election campaigning, when sir keir was pictured drinking a beer in the office of another labour mp. he d promised to resign if he was fined. at the time, indoor socialising between diffe
of grain from occupied areas of ukraine as some countries grapple with shortages. one woman has died and a man is in hospital with life threatening injuries following a gas explosion that destroyed a house in birmingham and damaged at least three others. former prime minister sirjohn major is giving evidence at a public inquiry looking into how thousands of people were infected with hiv or hepatitis c through contaminated blood in the 70s and 80s. suffered incredibly bad luck. and in sport we ll be live at wimbledon as the first day of the tournament is under way. novak djokovic is on centre court now and he ll be followed by emma raducanu. and then andy murray. welcome to the programme. good afternoon and welcome. 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 step up sanctions on russia. president zelenskyjoined the summit remotely, and told the leaders he needed more weapons and air
welcome, here s what you need to know in business this hour. and we start with brexit. the uk prime minister borisjohnson is set to visit northern ireland later in a bid to restore its government. less than two weeks after the election, the democratic unionist party has blocked efforts to restore northern ireland s assembly, by refusing to elect a speaker. it s objecting to the so called northern ireland protocol the trading arrangement set up after brexit to keep northern ireland aligned with eu trade rules. the party says that creates a trade border in the irish sea and that puts it at an economic disadvantage. it says it wants to send a message to westminster and brussels that reform of the arrangement is necessary. but the uk business secretary kwasi kwarteng has told the bbc the government isn t looking for a trade war with the eu. we think it would be completely self defeating if they went into a trade war but it is up to them. what i am concerned about is political s
because of the war in ukraine. the first in person gcse and a level exams begin for many after the pandemic stopped them from taking place. i ve made timetables to keep myself organised. i feel prepared but at the same time i m just really nervous. and the queen attends the first of the celebrations of her platinum jubilee, her delight evident for all to see. and coming up on the bbc news channel. the former british number one laura robson has confirmed her retirement from tennis at the age of 28 after three hip surgeries. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister is on his way to belfast to urge the main parties there to resume power sharing. the unionist dup is currently refusing to share power with sinn fein because of the post brexit trading deal known as the northern ireland protocol. it s expected government will introduce legislation to allow ministers to override parts of that protocol. the trade border between great britain and norther