just days before ballot papers arrive with tory members, rishi sunak and liz truss set out new promises on health and education. the chair of the public inquiry investigating the post office scandal has called for the process of compensation for victims to be sped up. now on bbc news, it s the film review. hello, and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. and taking us through this week s cinema releases is, as ever, mark kermode hi, mark. so we have an interesting week. we have thirteen lives, which is a real life rescue drama. ..we have dc league of super pets i mean, pretty much does what it says on the tin. ..and fire of love, a volcanic love story. quite a mixture. yes, so let s start with thirteen lives. this is a dramatisation by the director ron howard of the thai cave rescue of 2018, about which there was a documentary recently that we discussed. yes, not that long ago. that s right. ajuniorfootball team and their coach, 13 of them trapped in a cave
anniversary of taking hong kong back from britain and claims the territory now has true democracy. ukrainian officials say at least 19 people have been killed by russian missile strikes in and around the city of odesa. more than a million people are expected to take to the streets of london this weekend for pride as the lgbt+ community marks 50 years since the first march. good afternoon. borisjohnson is facing calls to suspend one of his mps who s alleged to have groped two men. chris pincher resigned as deputy chief whip after admitting he had drunk far too much at the carlton club, the conservative party members club in london. labour have questioned why he s being allowed to sit as a tory mp. they say it shows the conservative party is mired in sleaze and scandal. our political correspondent iain watson reports. are you drowning in sleaze? after striding the world stage, borisjohnson is back in britain and the spotlight has moved on to problems in his party, one
experiences its biggest ever outbreak of avian flu. good morning from birmingham, where england are celebrating a double diving gold one for the team s teenage star at her first commonwealth games and another for the most experienced diver retaining his title. it s friday the 5th of august. our main story. a hosepipe ban will come into force in parts of southern england later today, as recent extreme temperatures and a lack of rainfall continue to put pressure on waterways and water supplies. southern water said the move, which affects the isle of wight and parts of hampshire, was a vital step . other bans will follow later in the month in kent, sussex and parts of wales. zoe conway has this report. i ve actually used the hosepipe more. frances and john are neighbours, friends, and very keen gardeners. from today, people living here near alresford in hampshire will be banned from using a hosepipe in their gardens. frances, do you think people will follow the rules? absolut
british socialite ghislaine maxwell has been jailed for 20 years by a new york court for helping jeffrey epstein abuse young girls. also, with petrol and diesel prices near record highs, pressure is growing on retailers and the government to step in. i ll be finding out the impact on people who rely on their vehicle for work. good morning, defeat for serena williams on her wimbledon return. when the covers come off later, we will see emma raducanu and andy murray back in action. good morning, we have rain pushing eastwards that will clear the east in the next couple of hours. behind it, sunshine and showers, some of them heavy and thundery but less windy today than yesterday. i will have the details throughout the programme. it s wednesday, 29th ofjune. our main story. the cancer campaigner, blogger and broadcaster, dame deborahjames, also known as bowel babe, has died aged 40. she had been receiving end of life care for bowel cancer at home. the host of the bbc s you, me and
as she walked home from a night out in the early hours of sunday morning. a bbc investigation finds the number of holiday lets in england has risen by 40% in the past three years with concerns some residents are being pushed out of areas as a result. are you unable to live in the area you want to? or are you a business owner struggling to recruit permanent staff as a result? we want to hear from you. you can message me on twitter. i m @l vaughanjones or use the hashtag bbc your questions. and coming up in sport. serena williams crashes out of wimbledon but doesn t rule out another comeback. we ll have all the latest live. hello, welcome to the programme. politicians, celebrities and charities have been paying tribute to the cancer campaigner, blogger and podcaster dame deborahjames, who has died of bowel cancer at the age of a0. the host of the you, me and the big c podcast also known as bowel babe was awarded a damehood in may, in recognition of her tireless fundra