this is bbc news. the headlines. fighting appears to be intensifying around the ukrainian city of lysychansk. an adviser to the defence ministry in kyiv said the situation there was very difficult, but the city was not yet under full russian control. one week after the us supreme court s decision to remove the constitutional right to an abortion rallies have been taking place around the world. protesters took to the streets in australia, france and the united states. greece has welcomed the first of more than 200 foreign firefighters to help contain summer wildfires. last year greece saw the worst wildfires in a decade amid severe heatwaves. passengers are facing more disruption as the travel industry struggles to recruit staff in time for the holidays. thousands of flights in the us have been cancelled as americans celebrate independence day weekend. let s get all the sport now with gavin. good morning to you. good morning! it s middle sunday at wimbledon with action o
with the start of wimbledon, we take a look at how sponsors are trying to ace the event. let s start with more on the important meeting taking place in the bavarian mountains today, where g7 leaders are gathered for their latest summit. the conflict in ukraine and the effects the russian invasion is having on the global economy is top of the agenda. leaders will consider imposing a price cap on russian crude, which is an idea strongly supported by the white house. russian oil and gas sales could hit $285 billion this year, which is 20% higher than last year s figure. as well as discussing energy food inflation and security is causing a headache for g7 leaders. with around 20 million tonnes of grain stuck inside ukraine, unrest has erupted in countries from indonesia to iran, and hunger now is predicted to affect 867 million people this year. to discuss this i m joined by professor olivier de schutter co chair of the international panel of experts on sustainable food syste
Its virtually all over for england at the Cricket World Cup. Jos buttler s side suffer yet another humiliating defeat to all but end their defence of the trophy. And we have some dense fog around this morning, particularly towards the east this morning, particularly towards the east. That should clear away by mid morning. Still unsettled the heavy mid morning. Still unsettled the heavy downpours and blustery winds. That continue the next few days. More that continue the next few days. More details for you coming up shortlx its friday, the 27th Of October. Our main story. Eu leaders have called for a pause in fighting between israel and hamas to allow aid into gaza, ahead of a vote on an immediate ceasefire at the United Nations today. Overnight, the us military has carried out airstrikes in Eastern Syria against two facilities it says were being used by iran to target american forces. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell reports. Keeping hope alive. The families of the 200 plus