. . test. given republicans a lot of momentum. then a couple of months ago, donald trump came back on to the scene. of course, we had the roe v. wade ruling, as well. but that s given democrats a lot of momentum. republicans can see what democrats are trying to do. joe biden is trying to build a coalition of democrats, independents, and disaffected republicans. that s why he s elevating donald trump, because joe biden believes, and a lot of the polling indicates he s right, the more prominent donald trump is closer to the election, the better it will be for democrats. a lot of republicans are aware of that, and are looking to change the subject from donald trump. but the former president loves attention, plans to campaign all over the country, and that could be a big problem for republicans in swing states and swing districts. so adrian to you now, do you agree with that strategy that democrats are pleased the more donald trump is a part of the conversation? yeah, i d
and tearful families saying good-bye to loved ones departing for training. putin wants 300,000 new fighters to help turn the tide as the russian military suffers setbacks in ukraine. russia is saying the call up would be limited to those with military experience but reports say civilians also now are being conscripted. the new york times tells the story of a husband and father of five who received a summons at a 4:00 a.m. meeting where a train had been organized to take him to a military center. many men are fleeing russia to avoid the forced enlistment. this is traffic as people escape to nearby georgia. russian airporting have been packed with people trying to get out of the country. one human rights group said more than 1,300 people have been arrested in anti-car protests in moscow and st. petersburg over the past few days. also today, voting begins in four regions of russian-occupied ukraine, in a sham referendum that could lead to the annexation of 15% of ukrainian ter
continue to flock here, where the king charles the third has held meetings with diplomats from the 1a countries that recognise him as head of state. also ahead on the programme. ukraine s military says its forces have tripled the amount of territory it has retaken from russia in a little over 48 hours. and in sweden, voting in the country s general election has ended with an exit poll indicating that the prime minister s party may win slightly more seats than rivals. hello and welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the coffin of queen elizabeth is being taken on itsjourney to herfinal resting place. it left balmoral, where she died on thursday, and has now arrived in edinburgh. crowds gathered along the route, as the cortege made the 175 mile journey to the palace of holyroodhouse where the coffin will remain overnight. as that was happening, proclamations formally announcing the accession of king charles iii took place in cardiff, edi
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
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