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, shau
heart and a passion to see abortion overturned in this country, to make abortion history. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. this is bbc news. we start with some breaking news in the battle for city of lysychansk in eastern ukraine, part of the industrial donbas region that russia says focussing its military power on. lysychansk was the last ukrainian held city in luhansk. but now, russian defence ministry says russian ministry says russian and separatists forces have full control of the city. so russia is now claiming control over the entire luhansk region. there are reports of fighters in the city centre. and in another development, this time in russia, about 35 kilometres from the border with ukraine, an official in the belgorod says at least three people have been killed as a result of blasts there. the local governor said that explosions had partially destroyed 11 apartment buildings and at least 39 houses, and that the cause was being i
in an ill tempered match. we ll have more on the fallout. we ll be finding out about the kielder forest ospreys who ve become a prolific pair of breeders. a few showers around today, but more of you will spend the day dry and a bit warmer than yesterday. we ve got details on but had a look at what is coming up this week on breakfast. on that and a look. it s sunday july 3rd. our main story: holidaymakers are being told to expect more flight cancellations over the next few days as airlines struggle to cope with passenger numbers after the pandemic. flight operators want to make use of a measure which allows them to axe flights from their summer schedule before friday without being penalised. azadeh moshiri has more on this. it is scenes like this that airlines and the government wants to avoid. but after months of travel chaos, which included the easter and jubilee holidays, passengers now face more disruptions in the days ahead. ~ . face more disruptions in the days ahea
they struggle with the impact of rising prices for everything from food to fuel. good morning from wimbledon on quarterfinals day. can cam norrie, the last remaining british player in the last remaining british player in the singles, book his place in a first grand slam semifinal. the weather for the next few days is dry for most. it is getting warmer but also it will turn more humid. all the details throughout the programme. it s tuesday, the of 5thjuly. it s emerged that the prime minister was made aware of a formal complaint about inappropriate behaviour by mp chris pincher when he was a foreign office minister more than two years ago. it raises further questions about what borisjohnson knew before appointing him as a deputy chief whip. mr pincher resigned from government last week and was suspended as a conservative mp after an allegation that he groped two men. political correspondent david wallace lockha rt reports. for days, ministers have insisted boris johnson was no
of our galaxy. the kremlin has accused western countries of using the un human rights council to demonise russia, after the body voted to investigate alleged war crimes in ukraine. the inquiry will examine accusations that moscow s forces carried out atrocities north of kyiv at the start of the war. in shocking images caught on cctv, the bbc has found clear evidence of war crimes alleged against russian soldiers near ukraine s capital. two unarmed civilians are shot in cold blood. our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, sent this report. it contains flashing images and some parts which you may find disturbing. these are russian soldiers on their way to loot and to kill, but their every move is caught on multiple cameras. and so is leonid, the security guard, as he approaches them. the men talk, even smoke and then, the soldiers leave. but suddenly, two turn back. they shoot leonid and a second man multiple times in their backs. leonid somehow survives. his boss dea