will begin delivering fuel across the uk from monday. and this is the live scene on la palma where two new streams of laba threaten further destruction from the erupting volcano. lava. hello and welcome to the programme. tens of thousands of women s rights advocates have in holding demonstrations across the us. they are opposed to a new law in texas that severely limits access to abortions in the state. there are also widerfears abortions in the state. there are also wider fears the supreme court may soon rule abortions nationwide are illegal. our correspondent barbara plett usher reports from washington. roe versus wade has got to stay, ho ho! hey hey! activists are sounding the alarm. this is the moment when abortion rights face their most significant challenge in nearly half a century from conservative lawmakers and judges. i am very worried. i think it s time for a course correction. we have been doing this for more than 50 years. now we are back here again and it sjus
the queen has been addressing msps at holyrood to mark the opening of the sixth session of the scottish parliament. this will be the snp s fourth consecutive term in government following their election victory in may. alexandra mackenzie has a story. the queen was joined at holyrood by the duke and duchess of rothesay. they were greeted by party leaders, including the first minister. pomp and fanfare. msps looked on as the mace and the crown of scotland were placed in the chamber, symbolising the challenges of this parliamentary term. marking this new session brings a sense of beginning and renewal. the scottish parliament has been at the heart of scotland s response to the pandemic, with people across this country looking to you for leadership and stewardship. due to the pandemic, much of the music was recorded around the country. here in plockton. and this group of asylum seeking and refugee musicians in nicola sturgeon s glasgow constituency. we are a nation proud to call
two new streams of lava threaten further destruction from the erupting volcano. hello and welcome to the programme. tens of thousands of women s rights advocates have been holding demonstrations across the us. they re opposed to a new law in texas that severely limits access to abortions in the state. there are also wider fears the supreme court may soon rule abortions nationwide are illegal. our correspondent barbara plett usher reports from washington. roe versus wade has got to stay, ho ho! hey hey! activists are sounding the alarm. this is the moment when abortion rights face their most significant challenge in nearly half a century from conservative lawmakers and judges. i am very worried. i think it s time for a course correction. we have been doing this for more than 50 years. now we re back here again and it sjust like, when is this going to end, you know? but they are going to keep putting out attacks and we are going to keep fighting them. nobody wakes up in the mor
many brazilians are unhappy with the right wing present s handling of the pandemic which has killed nearly 600,000 people in brazil. now on bbc news, it s time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london, i m geeta guru murthy. it s conference season for the political parties here in the uk the moment in the year when parties seek to define who they are and where they are going. for sir keir starmer, the labour opposition leader, his first conference speech in person was billed as make or break . where did it land? and with borisjohnson heading to manchester, if he can manage to fill up his petrol tank, what will conservative conference bring this week? we also head to germany, where a political leader who mastered staying power, angela merkel, is now only a caretaker chancellor whilst the german political class forms a coalition government. what will emerge and what does it mean for germany and europe? and we end today with a brewing storm here in the uk. em
and it sjust like, when is this going to end, you know? but they are going to keep putting out attacks and we are going to keep fighting them. nobody wakes up in the morning and decides, i want to get- an abortion today. it s the hardest decision that a woman will have to make i in her entire life and we - should trust women to make that decision for themselves. women s rights! in texas especially, protesters have been fired up by a strict new abortion law. applause. it bans the procedure after only six weeks of pregnancy. millions of innocent children lose their right to life every year because of abortion. in texas, we want to save those lives. the supreme court allowed the extreme texas law to go into effect, a sign to protesters that the balance of power on the bench has shifted conservative control strengthened by donald trump s judicial appointments and they will take up a challenge to national abortion rights in just a few months. organisers are hoping this will