this is bbc news. i'm frankie mccamley with the headlines at 5pm: borisjohnson defies conservative critics of his leadership by insisting there'll be no psychological transformation of his character in the wake of two by—election defeats. if you're saying you want... you want me to undergo some sort of psychological transformation, you know, i think that...our listeners would know that's... that is not going to happen. ukrainian authorities say russia has taken control of the city of severodonetsk after weeks of fierce fighting. norway cancels this year's oslo pride parade, after a deadly shooting at a gay nightclub, which police are treating as an act of "islamist terrorism". abortion clinics start to close in the us after a supreme court ruling removed american women's constitutional right to abortion.

on three areas — how the bbc deals with complaints, how the bbc approaches impartiality and how the bbc defines the services that it offers people in the uk. needless to say, how the bbc takes the advice of the regulator, how the regulator shapes the future of the bbc directly impacts on everyone who consumes its content and also interacts with it as an institution. let's understand first of all more about what ofcom wants. let's hearfrom kevin backhurst, group director of content and media policy. and, kevin, reading your review today, you sound a little underwhelmed by how the bbc explains itself. tell us why. i think we feel that the bbc should absolutely strive all the time to explain itself to audiences and to viewers, and also to be transparent to the audiences who pay the licence fee, and also to the rest of the creative industries around the uk about what it is planning, how it is approaching programming, how it is delivering its mission, its publics purposes. its public purposes. ofcom's role essentially is to make sure the bbc delivers what parliament has set out for the b

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this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. hello and welcome to the media show. now, the uk's media regulator ofcom has published a major review of what the bbc does, particularly focussed on three areas — how the bbc deals with complaints, how the bbc approaches impartiality and how the bbc defines the services that it offers people in the uk. needless to say, how the bbc takes the advice of the regulator, how the regulator shapes the future of the bbc directly impacts on everyone who consumes its content and also interacts with it as an institution. let's understand first of all more about what ofcom wants. let's hearfrom kevin backhurst, group director of content and media policy. and, kevin, reading your review today, you sound a little underwhelmed by how the bbc explains itself. tell us why. i think we feel that the bbc should absolutely strive all the time to explain itself to audiences and to viewers, and a

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. hello. this week, we're talking to dan walker as he moves from bbc breakfast tv to channel 5's drivetime news. what made him go? and as the big broadcasters gear up for thejubilee celebrations, we'll be finding out what it's like to cover the royal family with the bbc�*sjonny dymond and itv�*s chris ship. and asking, is there any room in royal coverage for criticism? should there be? laura clancy, author of running the family firm, is also here. but we'll start with dan walker, one of the big beasts of breakfast tv. he spent six years fronting the nation's most popular early morning television show. those 3am alarms must feel likejust a bad dream now, because on monday, he starts his new role at channel 5. dan walker, welcome to the media show. why did you make the move? well, it had nothing to do with the 3am start, although i am even though i've stopped doing br

now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week we are live at the hay festival for 100 years of the bbc in 23 minutes. we'll look at the secrets behind the broadcasting technologies that changed the world. a radio legend talks about legendary radio. i used to set my watch by the pips, and my favourite pip is always the last one because it's extended. and artificial intelligence goes bird spotting and in the quest for greener energy, 0mar discovers a tasteless fluid cold water. it goes in your mouth and then disappears? this book was... writing this much... we are back and it's brilliant. after an unbelievable three years, the hay festival is back to its full glory. gathering together authors and thinkers, bookworms and those with the writing bug. it's all the same to me, ijust like writing, can't stop. it's so good to be back and this year especially is a really special year. not only is the queen celebrating 70 years on the throne but the bbc is celebrating 100 years on air. we thought we'd put on a show to talk about s

output on bbc one on bbc two, and... and got a lot of criticism for that indeed, and rightly so. and i think that's where the balance should have come in, because you can't force grief upon a nation, you can report on it like johnny saying, but you can't make everybody feel the same way because some people don't feel that way about the royal family. i think that's important. 0k, and just chris shep, bring you in for the end. you know, there was this documentary by your colleague tom bradby, harry and meghan, an africanjourney. it showed that all wasn't well with the sussexes. you know, they spoke about their mental health struggles. the duchess admitted she was not ok, really. and that made news around the world. and i wonder whether there were consequences for itv based on what perhaszohnnie was saying earlier, just about, you know, reflecting that particular side of the story. i don't think there can be i consequences when actually what you've reported is the truth. - what tom uncovered in thatl documentary and i was d

did bbc news give the trial too much attention? first, just in case you hadn't noticed, we are halfway through the platinum jubilee we can. it is pretty clear that news channels and bulletins, as well as television more widely, are fully embracing the celebrations.- fully embracing the celebrations. . celebrations. there we have the formation of— celebrations. there we have the formation of 70. _ formation of 70. applause the queen smiles in appreciation. perfect formation. 0h, there's wonderful. well, it's pretty noisy. oh, there's wonderful. well, it's pretty noisy.— it's pretty noisy. when the dust is settled _ it's pretty noisy. when the dust is settled next - it's pretty noisy. when the dust is settled next week. it's pretty noisy. when the i dust is settled next week will be looking in more detail at your reactions to how bbc news has covered thejubilee. but, in the meantime, here are a couple of contrasting responses to what you've seen so far. first from mel, writing on thursday. but for alan mccloskey. .. do let us kno

the bbc. and i think it's also a really interesting time in the industry generally, and channel 5 is a fascinating place to be at the minute. i think they make some great programmes. i think there's not many commissioning... most of their commissions recently have been brilliant shows and who doesn't want to get the chance to work where anneka rice works? that's a good point. i mean, i think they're moving massively in the right direction all the time and i think it's a really exciting place to be with a really creative team. yeah. and i'll come back on channel 5. ijust you were reported to be onjust under £300,000 a year for your bbc work. i'm assuming channel 5 offered you quite a good deal. to what extent did money play a part? i can be brutally honest about that. money has never, ever been a motivating factor for me at any point in my career. they are paying you more money, presumably? well, when i first started out, i had two degrees at a 2—1 in history, and i had a first in broadcastj

lizo mzimba, bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed. did bbc news overdo the platinumjubilee celebrations last weekend and forget its normal journalistic values? 0h, quite the booing in the crowd, and you can hear it... and did the bbc alter the sound level of booing when repeating shots of boris and carriejohnson at last week's thanksgiving service? a decade ago, the bbc was widely criticised for dumbing down it's treatment of the queens diamond jubilee, with its rain drenched royal flotilla along the thames. and a year ago, it received a record 100,000 complaints about the extent of air time devoted to the duke of edinburgh's death. those experiences coupled, with the recent troubled history of the royal family meant there was an intense focus on how the platinum jubilees death was covered on the bbc. and the corporation certainly pulled out all the stops from the start of the weekend to the end. cheering. she was the star of the show and it was her grand finale. the queen began the

the good news, though, is here at the bbc, we have plenty. you'll notice it looks pretty hefty, and it's actually really big, so it tended to stay in the studios and leave the world travel to its smaller counterparts. but what it missed in adventure it made up for in the circles it socialised in. it played host to film—maker alfred hitchcock, poet ts eliot, legendary author hg wells, and that's charlie chaplin. # go downtown #. british singer and legend petula clark began her career aged nine in front of a type a. petula clark: now, lads, it's time to send along personal messages and greetings to you... petula: it wasjust to say hello, you know, we're 0k, _ don't worry about us, and give them little bit of home news, and that was it. air raid siren wails. during rehearsal, there was the most enormous air raid and the producer asked if one of the kids could come up and sing a song or say a piece of poetry, you know, to calm things down. so, i go up on stage and they put a box so that i could reach the microphone — it was one of those big b

this is bbc news. the headlines: huge crowds gathered in front of buckingham palace for a spectacular open—air concert, marking a high point of the celebrations for queen elizabeth's 70 years on the british throne. in a tribute to his mother, prince charles, praised what he called "a lifetime of selfless service." russia says ukrainian troops in the eastern city of severodonetsk, have suffered critical losses and are retreating. ukraine insists it's still pushing back russian forces, despite the city remaining the main goal of russia's offensive. soldiers from both sides are locked in fierce street battles. mercedes—benz has recalled nearly one million older vehicles worldwide, due to a potential problem with the braking system. the german manufacturer says corrosion in some cars, built between 2004 and 2015, could lead to the connection between the brake pedal and the braking system failing. coming up at 6 o'clock, breakfast with victoria derbyshire at buckingham palace and rogerjohnson in the stu

did bbc news give the trial too much attention? first — just in case you hadn't noticed, we're halfway through the platinum jubilee weekend, and it's pretty clear that news channels and bulletins, as well as television more widely are fully embracing the celebrations. then we have the formation of 70. applause. the queen smiles in appreciation. perfect formation. whooshing. that's wonderful. but it's pretty noisy. when the dust has settled next week, we'll be looking in more detail at your reactions to how bbc news has covered thejubilee. but in the meantime, here's a couple of contrasting responses to what you've seen so far. first, from mel writing on thursday... but for alan mccluskey. .. do let us know your thoughts on what is clearly a divisive issue and there'll be details of how to contact us at the end of the programme. meanwhile, there have been equally strong reactions to reporting of the defamation case fought over the past six weeks betweenjohnny depp and his ex—wife, amber heard. the verdict from the united states

this is bbc news. i'm tadhg enright with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. half the world's population is threatened by blistering temperatures — with carbon dioxide emissions reaching record levels. as the un climate conference gets under way, we have a series of special reports. britain says it will send long—range rocket launchers to ukraine. russia's president putin threatens to attack new targets if those weapons are handed over to kyiv. in bangladesh, exploding chemical containers hamper efforts to extinguish a huge fire at a storage depot. also on the programme: queen elizabeth greets huge crowds from the balcony of buckingham palace — the climax of four days of events celebrating her 70 years on the throne.

you're watching bbc news. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has been defending borisjohnson after the tory by—election losses in tiverton and honiton and wakefield. she's been speaking to our deputy africa editor, anne soy, at the commonwealth heads of government meeting in the rwandan capital, kigali. heads of government from across the commonwealth have been meeting here in kigali, rwanda. and i'm nowjoined by the foreign secretary, liz truss. just talking about the politics in the uk at the moment, do you still have confidence in the prime minister, is he the right person to lead the uk? i have absolute confidence in the prime minister. he's doing a fantasticjob. he has led on... ..delivering on brexit, helping britain recoverfrom covid, we were the first country to fully develop the vaccine and get it rolled out and now he's doing a brilliantjob of supporting ukraine in the appalling war against russia. and the conservatives have just lost two important by—elections. should he be considering his positi

this is bbc news. the headlines: the us house of representatives has approved a series of measures aimed at regulating the sale of guns, including raising the age for purchasing semi—automatic rifles. but the proposals do not have the 60 votes they would need for approval in the senate, and are unlikely to become law. ukraine's second city of kharkiv has come under renewed attack from a number of russian missile strikes. the city of severodonetsk is also under heavy fire. prime minister volodomyr zelenzky says in many respects the fate of the donbas region is being decided in that region. on his first trip to the democratic republic of the congo, king philippe of belgium has returned a priceless kakungu mask, taken out of the country before independence in 1960. this is the first of almost 80,000 artefacts that will be returned for display in museums in the drc. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week we are live at the hay festival for 100 years of the bbc in 23 minutes. we'll look at the se

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tim allman, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: # ba by love. farewell from the pyramid stage — the legendary glastonbury festival draws to a close. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge fireworks display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. tennis balls thwack. cheering and applause. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 3h years, and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president zelensky is

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues — strata for this programme. —— straight after this programme. this week, we're live at the hay festival for 100 years of the bbc in 23 minutes. we'll look at the secrets behind the broadcasting technologies that changed the world. a radio legend talks about legendary radio. i used to set my watch by the pips, and my favourite pip is always the last one because it's extended. and artificial intelligence goes bird spotting and in the quest for greener energy, omar discovers a tasteless fluid cold water. —— called it water. it goes in your mouth and then disappears? this book was... writing this much... we are back and it's brilliant. after an unbelievable three years, the hay festival is back to its full glory. gathering together authors and thinkers, bookworms and those with the writing bug. it's all the same to me, ijust like writing, can't stop. it's so good to be ba

we ask to bbc news for a response to i to bbc news for a response to that. here is the statement they gave us. when news of thursday's by election results came in, boris johnson was in rwanda, and hanging over his trip, there was the government's controversial plan to send asylum seekers to that country. that term asylum seekers, along with refugees is the most common one being used around this issue on the bbc, as you can hear in these two recent reports. can hear in these two recent reorts. �* , . can hear in these two recent reorts. a ., ., can hear in these two recent reorts. �* , ., ., ~ can hear in these two recent reorts. ., ~ ., , reports. as a hotel like many others. inside, _ reports. as a hotel like many others. inside, one _ reports. as a hotel like many others. inside, one of- reports. as a hotel like many others. inside, one of the - others. inside, one of the rooms made up and ready to receive their unwillingness. refugees forcibly removed from the uk. ., �* , the uk. the government's policy to remove _ the uk. the government's policy to

hugh pym, bbc news. the remains of what's thought to be europe's largest ever land—based predator — a 10—metre long dinosaur — have been found on the isle of wight. the two—legged spinosaurid was more than ten metres long and lived 125 million years ago. sue barker has announced she will be stepping down from presenting the bbc�*s wimbledon coverage at the end of this year's tournament, after 30 years of covering the event. hello and welcome to wimbledon. she said she'd miss the role "terribly" but after 30 years, she felt the time was right. he was out on the streets of london yesterday — selling the big issue. prince william's attempt at going undercover to help the homeless didn't last too long before he was spotted. some people did walk on by. 0thers though realised the man with the magazine sold by homeless people and the long—term unemployed was in fact the heir to the throne and they began taking photographs — which is how the story got out, as sarah campbell reports. at the week

yogita limaye, bbc news. president biden hasjust signed a bipartisan gun safety bill into law — the first major federal gun reform in three decades. the bill includes provisions to help states keep guns out of the hands of those deemed to be a danger to themselves or others, and blocks gun sales to those convicted of abusing unmarried intimate partners. from combine to sandy hook to charleston, orlando, las vegas, a puzzle, atlanta, buffalo, and for the shootings at been everyday in the shootings at been everyday in the streets that we don't even hear about, the number of people killed every day in the street, their message to us was do something? how may times have we heard that? does do something. for god sake just do something. today we did. while this bill doesn't do everything i want, it does include actions i have long called for that are going to save lives. the third day of strike action this week on the railways is taking place. thousands of rmt union members at network rail and 13 train operating

welcome to bbc news at ten. in just over 2a hours�* time — the biggest rail strike for decades will be getting under way, causing problems for millions of travellers. grant shapps — the transport secretary — says the strikes by 40,000 rail workers are "unnecessary". but labour has accused the conservatives of wanting a strike to take advantage of division. the extent of the likely disruption is shown by this official map showing the lines with limited services. many areas will have no services at all. the strike action is taking place on tuesday 21stjune, thursday 23rd and saturday 25th. but a much—reduced service will be available in some areas. normally around 20,000 train services operate each day in the uk, but with a special timetable in place, the figure will be closer to 4,500. let's start with this report by our correspondent nick eardley. get ready for the biggest rail strike in a generation. for three days spread over the next week, the rail workers�* union, the rmt, will down tools. massiv

yogita limaye, bbc news. cricket — and on the third day of the third and final test between england and new zealand, three quick wickets left the visitors on 168 runs for five, before rain stopped play for the day. england lead the series 2—0. our sports correspondent patrick gearey watched the action at headingley. "back yourself." england's new mantra. a belief that allows jamie overton — a bowler on debut — to bat to the brink of a century. 97 — he had come so close, he had come so far. because together with jonny bairstow, he'd changed the game — and bairstow kept going. past 150, past new zealand. an innings that started with england in crisis ended with england in front. the boy from bradford beloved in leeds. having left with love, he returned with gloves as stand—in wicketkeeper. england ahead by 31 and hunting wickets. that was the first — will young. but slowly england moved from chasing to fetching. kiwi confidence inflated. tom latham and kane williamson looked comfortable. england

this is bbc news. the latest headlines — president biden has addressed the american people, saying something has to be done about the country's shocking level of gun violence. queen elizabeth will miss friday's service in saint paul cathedral in london on the second day of her platinum jubilee celebrations. in other news, president zelensky has called for weapons deliveries to ukraine to be stepped up — as he warned that russia now controlled a fifth of his country. he has also met the new us ambassador to ukraine, bridget brink. she has given herfirst broadcast interview to the bbc�*sjoe inwood, who reports from kyiv. the battle for severodonetsk is not over, it seems. this is how one ukrainian soldier experiences it. bodycam footage, released on social media, shows intense street fighting, as they try to hold back the russian advance. "calm down, calm down — it's ok," he says. one of his colleagues has been hit. they apply pressure to the wound before trying to get him to safety. it has been

simon jack, bbc news. the prime minister has been in blackpool today — his first public appearance away from westminster since monday's vote of confidence. borisjohnson spoke on a range of subjects including spiralling prices and measures for boosting home ownership in england. 0ur political editor chris mason reports. in wigan in greater manchester, this community grocery tries to act as a bridge between those who need to use a food bank and using a supermarket. customers pay much less here than the prices they are seeing elsewhere. a £50, £60 shop a week has definitely got up to like £70, £80 sometimes, and you don't know, when you get to the till and you think, "i've only bought the same as i bought a few months ago but it's nearly, like, double in price." are you coping all right? yeah, yeah, we're doing 0k, yeah. i mean, we've learned to live on a budget. there are now 17 groceries like this one around the country. more and more people who are coming to us are in full—time employment but are r

you wouldn't know that if you had been watching bbc�*s coverage of the last few days. deb taylor was watching that and emails: many of the weekens�* ceremonies broadcast on the channel of the corporation's largely celebratory approach represented a failure ofjournalistic impartiality. for dave in birmingham: one specific moment over the long weekend attracted a lot of attention from the audience and it came as guests arrived at st paul's cathedral on friday morning for the queen's thanksgiving service. the prime ministerjust arriving with his wife. quite a bit of booing in the crowd. i know. you can hear it, there is quite of lot of booing, actually. a substantial amount. didn't see that coming. quite a moment. we definitely haven't heard that for any other vip guests, that's fair to say. that was broadcast live. but as jane hill continued to talk to her guests, the footage of mr and mrs johnson was replayed a few minutes later on the news channel. this time it sounded like this. hopefully, that isn't the big story that's going to come out today, hopefully, it's a fa

navteonhal, bbc news. us presidentjoe biden has taken a tumble off his bike during a weekend trip to delaware. the fall came as he stopped to greet supporters and media towards the end of his bike ride. the president, who was immediately surrounded by secret service, appeared to be uninjured and got straight back up again. and that's it, you're watching bbc news. and we willjust pause to say goodbye to our viewers watching around the world and here in uk, after the weather will take a look at tomorrow's front pages. our guests joining me tonight are the broadcaster kate bevan and political editor of the scottish times, kieran andrews. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. the heatwave as well and truly over and a reminder that on friday we had the hottest day of the year with the temperature hitting 33 celsius in suffolk, compared to saturday afternoon, grey skies and the temperature of 14, a drop of 19 celsius. the drop was caused by this cold front bringing outbreaks of rain recently

this is bbc news — the headlines... the mayor of kyiv has told the bbc his country will only enter peace talks after the "last russian soldier has left ukraine". some officials have expressed concerns their country may be pushed towards a peace deal with russia — as the war continues to exert a terrible toll. militants in afghanistan are reported to have killed at least three people during an attack on the last sikh place of worship in the capital — kabul. the assailants threw hand grenades at the building and the taliban authorities say a car bomb detonated before reaching the gurdwara. thousands of people marched through london on saturday — calling on the government to do more to tackle the cost of living. the trades union congress demanded a �*better deal�* for people struggling to cope. the government has said it's providing a package of measures to help with rising costs. that's it from me. which will be here at the top of the hour. —— rich will be here. now on bbc news, it's time for unspun world wi

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: much more on the queens platinum jubilee. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, bya signal given, the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 7a. outspoken but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter. he fought all the way to the end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles' lp, sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm arunoday mukharji in singapore. our headlines — us presidentjoe biden addresses the american people, saying something has to be done about the country's shocking level of gun violence. in front

this is bbc news. our top stories: russia's foreign minister, sergei lavrov, again insists there is no war in ukraine. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, he repeats the kremlin line that it was not an invasion. translation: we didn't invade ukraine. - we declared a special military operation because we had absolutely no other way of explaining to the west that dragging ukraine into nato was a criminal act. the us capitol investigation hears that rioters demanded former vice—president mike pence be dragged out of the building. the hollywood actor kevin spacey arrives at a london court to face sexual assault charges. and in central africa, we've a special report on the race to stop the plunder of rich peatlands releasing damaging carbon dioxide. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. one of president putin's closest advisers, the foreign minister, sergei lavrov, has told the bbc that russia has not invaded ukraine. he's repeated the kremlin line that there is no war, but in

this is bbc news. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: the us supreme court overturns the landmark roe versus wade ruling, ending the constitutional right to an abortion that dates back nearly 50 years. the historicjudgement will transform abortion rights in america with individual states now able to ban or restrict the procedure. critics say the ruling is a major setback to a woman's right to choose. president biden has strongly condemned the decision. the court literally taking america back 150 years. this is a sad day for the country, in my view. but it doesn't mean the fight�*s over. but senior republicans — including former vice president mike pence and mitch mcconnell — welcome the ruling, saying it's a victory for the unborn. a second earthquake has shaken an area in south—eastern afghanistan, causing yet more death and destruction. and making a comeback after the pandemic: the legendary glastonbury festival kicks off for the first time in three years. welcome to our viewers on pbs in ameri

this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: world leaders at the g7 summit call for unity to help ukraine defeat russia. in ukraine, residents reel from the latest act of russian aggression as kyiv is struck by a barrage of missiles. a bbc investigation has exposed a human trafficking network smuggling disabled children to from tanzania to kenya. many are taken from their parents with the promise of a better life. instead, the children are forced to beg on the streets, often for years, while their captors take all of the profits. bbc africa eye helped one victim escape. njeri mwangi reports from nairobi. for more than a year, i've been investigating the cruel trade investigating the cruel trade in disabled bakers from tanzania to kenya. on the streets of nairobi, there are hundreds of disabled children begging. —— beggars. isoon realised many of them are being watched. this boy makes eye contact with his minder and within seconds is taken away. oh, my gosh! i met dozens of beggars during my investigati

you'll find more on all of our stories on bbc news online or here on bbc world news. stories on bbc news online hello. even with the weekend's rain in the west, it's been a rather dry month so far across most parts of the country. but if i show you the rainfall animation for this week, notice how it mounts up across these western areas, the colours deepening. it's here where we could see anything between 40—80 mm of rain, more especially around the hills and the coast. some eastern areas where so far this june, we've seen only just over a quarter of our normal rainfall, not a huge amount is expected at all. although there's still a chance we could see a bit more towards the south east corner through the middle part of the week. the reason, well, areas of low pressure are going to come in off the atlantic and then stall before working northwards, as this one did from sunday, leaving a trailing weather front to take us into monday, which will produce sunshine and showers working their way eastwards, but much lighter winds than we saw through the weekend. so, this is how we start the day,

shingai nyoka, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: # ba by love. the legendary glastonbury festival comes to a close. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge fireworks display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. tennis balls thwack cheering and applause challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 3h years, and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm suranjana tewari in singapore. our headlines: standing together —

this is bbc news. our top stories: gun control measures are once again approved by the us house of representatives, but they're unlikely to become law. it comes after a harrowing day of testimony. he shot... he shot my friend. renewed bombardment of ukraine's second largest city, kharkiv, as severodonetsk in the donbas region also comes under heavy fire. gymnast simone biles and dozens of other athletes sue the fbi for failing to stop convicted sex abuser larry nassar. and on his first trip to the democratic republic of the congo, king philippe of belgium returns a priceless kakungu mask, taken out of the country before independence in 1960. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the issue of gun control in the us and what to do about it has challenged us lawmakers for years. today, as they heard searing testimony from victims and their families of the recent mass shooting in texas, the house of representatives approved a series of measures aimed at regulating the sale of guns.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the mayor of kyiv has told the bbc his country will only enter peace talks after the last russian soldier has left ukraine. some officials have expressed concerns their country may be pushed towards a peace deal with russia as the war continues to exert a terrible toll. the islamic state group says it carried out a deadly attack on one of the last sikh temples in the afghan capital, kabul. the group said the attack was to avenge the prophet mohammed following critical remarks made recently by indian politicians. at least three people were killed. at least a0 people are now known to have died in lightning strikes and landslides, triggered by severe monsoon storms in bangladesh and india. millions have been left stranded by rising waters over the past few days, with emergency workers struggling to reach all those who've been affected.

this is bbc news. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: rock stars, including sir rod stewart, wow the crowds at the buckingham palacejubilee concert prince charles gives a moving tribute to his mother for her 70 years of service. you continue to make history. you laugh and cry with us. and, most importantly, you have been there for us for these 70 years. and a surprise appearance on screen from the queen with the nation's favourite bear, where we found out what she keeps in her handbag. perhaps you would like...a marmalade sandwich? i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here. in other news, a senior ukrainian official of severodonetsk, where its soldiers are locked in fierce street battles. mercedes benz recalls nearly a million older cars because of a potential problem with the brakes. and could mariah carey's multi—million selling 1994 song, "all i want for christmas" land her in court? celebrations have been continuing to mark the queen's platinum jubilee. a huge crowd gathered in front of buckin

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: 100 days since the russian invasion of ukraine and a warning of severe food shortages around the world due to the fighting. a thanksgiving service at st paul's cathedral marks the queen's 70—year reign. hong kong police have warned that people risk breaking the law if they gather to commemorate china's tiananmen massacre, and particularly on victoria park, the site of a once annual candlelit vigil. public commemorations of tiananmen are all but forbidden in mainland china. hong kong had been the one place in the country where large—scale remembrance was still tolerated, until beijing imposed a wide—reaching national security law two years ago, in reaction to citywide pro—democracy protests. on that, i'mjoined now by sophie richardson, china director of human rights watch. and shejoined us and she joined us from the united states. sophie richardson, thank you very much for talking to us on bbc news. the commemoration, the anniversary, is saturday. it is no

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. 0h! something special is happening here tonight! unbelievable! football has never here tonight! unbelievable! football has never been here tonight! unbelievable! football has never been more popular. it is truly the global game. cheering.

that's bbc news at ten... finally, huw edwards now seems to be obliged to finish his bulletins by traipsing across the studio, down one step and then up another, talking as he goes. what a pointless exercise is this, and how long is it going to be before huw accidentally trips on one of the little steps and goes flat on his face? that will make the news, i suppose. thank you for watching and goodnight. the big screen also features at the end of each bulletin with an appearance from all the regional news presenters before their own half—hour bulletins, but the news didn't automatically continue for many viewers, who instead saw this, because regional news still can't be seen in high definition. that's now promised for next year, but mark was unimpressed. weather presenters are also in the new studio making use of a screen twice the size of what they had before. in the heat coming in from the south... david smith's reaction: there were also some compliments for the studio revamp, including this from jayagopal

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: in an exclusive interview with the bbc, the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov refuses to say his country invaded ukraine, repeating the official kremlin line that there is no war. ukrainian officials say between 100 and 200 troops are being killed every day. the real number is thought to be much higher. our international correspondent orla guerin is in the kharkiv region, where ukrainian troops are trying to hold back the russians. every flag marks a new grave, a fallen soldier in ukraine�*s war, anotherfather or husband or son — like denis gordeev, a former lawyer and human rights activist, mourned by his brothers in arms. under the summer sun, a bitter harvest. this farmer points skywards and warns us there�*s a russian drone overhead. in the trenches nearby, bordering donbas, a fighter nicknamed �*old pal�* watches for the enemy and sees all he has lost. "i�*m looking at that field, and it�*s so painful," he says, "because i used to be a far

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. newscast, from the bbc. hello, it's adam in the studio. and vicki in the studio. nina in the studio. and chris in the studio. and i should probablyjust accept i am growing a moustache because i didn't mention it last week. didn't you? no, itjust sort of unfolded. yeah. yet another benefit - of listening on bbc sounds. yeah. it does sound the same. it got a bit sweaty in the heat? really sweaty. you do? yeah. my tip is don't grow a moustache during a pre—heat