a russian politician publicly calling for putin to resign. as dissent in russia appears to grow over its failures in ukraine. a municipal leader in st. petersburg spoke to me moments after leaving court today just after he paid a fine for speaking out against putin. in his first television interview, he was unafraid. he doubled down on his call for putin to step down. translator: we will continue to insist on his resignation. perhaps our words about putin have a harmful effect on russia, and the need to leave power will continue to spread. i said it s extraordinary, right? when he went to pay a fine and it could get a lot worse than that. he came out, and he doubled down. so i asked him, why is he speaking out right now? taking these incredible risks. and here is what he told me. translator: i have two little children. i don t want for them to go through what i am going through in 15, 20 years, namely, to be afraid of going out on the streets to speak their minds at dem
and gas prices are down 25% from their all-time high, raising americans hopes that inflation is easing. but will progress be derailed by a possible railroad strike here in the united states this week? welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with the uk and the world saying farewell to queen elizabeth ii. the royal rituals we saw today certainly put the spotlight on scotland and on the queen s children, including her heir, the new king, charles iii. here is cnn royal correspondent max foster. reporter: the new king processing behind his mother s coffin, in lockstep with his siblings along edinburgh s cobbled royal mile. the silence only broken by royal sal salutes and gunfire, one a minute from the city s iconic castle. inside st. giles, members of the royal family and household, as well as scottish politicians and representatives of the military and scottish civil society paid
as a domestic servant. cooling down and staying safe amid extreme heat warnings with record breaking temperatures possible this weekend. gazing into the earliest galaxies. the james webb telescope the largest and most powerful ever launched into space sends its first image. and england s women storm to victory over norway with the biggest win by any team in euros history. hello and welcome to westminster. we have been spending lots of time here, another busy day ahead. labour says it will put forward a motion for a no confidence vote in the government today, with the vote expected to take place on wednesday. it comes as the race really gets under way for conservative mps hoping to become the next party leader and prime minister. let s have a look at that timetable for the leadership contest, which was decided last night by backbench mps. the aim, they say, is to balance the need for a quick result with having enough time for debate. 11 candidates have come forward so fa
to reduce travel disruption. nasa s new telescope delivers its first full colour image showing light from galaxies that are billions of years old. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england will find out later who they face in the quarterfinals after storming into the last eight with a record breaking victory over norway. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. sir mo farah has revealed he was trafficked into the uk as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. the four time olympic champion told the bbc he was born hussein abdi kahin but was given the name mohamed farah by those who flew him from east africa with fake documents. he previously said he came to the uk from somalia with his parents as a refugee. our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell has the story. one of the defining moments of the london 2012 olympics. sir mo farah on olympic saturday. taking gold in the 10,000 metres, part of a record breaking career cementing his place in t
good morning. almost to the edge of the universe. in sport, shattering records as they dismantle norway an 8 0 victory has the lionesses roaring into the quarter finals of the euros. you cannot be serious! that ball was on the line! chalk flew up! and his persona lit up the 70s and 80s with exceptional play and the occasional angry outburst we hear from tennis legend john mcenroe as he reflects on his life and career. it may be cooler and cloudier for some today but the heatwave is ongoing in the south east. temperatures will rise further this weekend, the met office have issued an extreme heat warning. i will have all the details later. it s tuesday 12th july. our main story. conservative mps hoping to become the next party leader and prime minister have until this evening to muster enough support to officiallyjoin the contest. they need at least 20 backers, under rules set out by the 1922 committee of tory backbenchers. 11 candidates have so far put themselves for