hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine says it s enduring heavy russian shelling in the city of lysychansk, as the battle for the east of the country intensifies. lysychansk is the last ukrainian held city in luhansk, part of the industrial donbas region that russia is focussing its military power on. these pictures from russia s state owned domestic news agency, ria, show drone images of battles near the city. but kyiv denies russian claims that the city has been encircled. meanwhile, two more britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have been charged with being mercenaries, according to russian state media. it comes after two other british men were sentenced to death last month. joe inwood reports. andrew hill travelled to ukraine to help fight the russian invasion. dylan healy went there to help evacuate civilians. both men now face being tried as mercenaries in an unrecognised separatist court. they would not be the first to appear there. last month, aiden aslin, sha
he reacts differently when they are people who are loyal to him and that they help him stay in power. also on the programme. another sharp rise in covid across the uk. hospital admissions are up too. the number of new cases has jumped by half a million in a week we ll be looking at the latest figures. in ukraine, at least 19 people have been killed by russian missile strikes near the black sea port of odesa. the end of an era for radio two s steve wright in the afternoon as the dj announces he is leaving the show after a0 years. and tennis history for britain s heather watson and cameron norrie at wimbledon, as they make it through to the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time. coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, a swashbuckling century from india s pant frustrates in england on the first day of the test in edgbaston. good evening. the conservatives party have suspended the mp chris pincher, who stood down from his government role following allegations
at london s hyde park delighted. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president biden has promised the federal government will act to protect women s rights if us states seek to prevent them travelling to get an abortion. speaking at a virtual meeting with democratic state governors, mr biden said he believed some states would attempt to arrest women who crossed state lines for abortion access. he warned only democratic victories in the mid term elections would give congress the power to restore federal abortion rights. i think people are going to be shocked when the first state, the first state that tries to arrest a woman for crossing a state line to get health services. and i don t think people believe that s going to happen. but it s going to happen and it s going to it s going to telegraph to the whole country that this is, this is a gigantic deal that goes beyond i mean, it affects all your basic rights. if extremist governors try to bloc
they try to block a woman travelling from her state and prohibits herfrom seeking the medical help she needs to a state that provides that care, the federal government will act to protect her bedrock rights. and more than a million people are expected to gather on the streets on london today for pride as the lgbt plus community marks 50 years since the first march. hello and welcome to bbc news. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights set to be cancelled in the coming weeks at heathrow, the uk s busiest airport. the cuts are expected as airlines change their schedules ahead of the busy school holiday period. manchester airport s new boss has warned that peak time queues will continue over the summer months. the department for transport said it is focused on minimising disruption for passengers this summer , and that as part of this, it was working with airports on when it could be appropriate to allow additional night f
airports this summer. now, warnings of more disruption, with the new wave of flight cancellations expected to be announced next week. the cancellations are triggered by an amnesty on take off and landing slots which ends this friday. it combines existing problems. we are now in the midst combines existing problems. we are now in the midst of combines existing problems. we are now in the midst of the combines existing problems. we are now in the midst of the peak - combines existing problems. we are| now in the midst of the peak summer travel season but we are still experiencing problems of lack of manpower, not only for airlines, but across airports, ground handlers and evenin across airports, ground handlers and even in some cases border control staff. the mix of high volumes and lack of people is causing tremendous dislocation at many airports. british airways services are likely to bear the brunt of the cancellations. a spokesperson from the airline told the bbc they