this is bbc news: i'm lewis vaughanjones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the who warns that the spread of covid is still accelerating, saying the worst is still to come. pro—choice campaigners celebrate as the us supreme court rules against a law in lousiana making it harder to get an abortion. a ferry capsizes in bangladesh killing 32 people following a collision at a river port in dhaka. and should athletes be able to protest at the olympics? we speak to medallist john carlos who famously took a stand at the 1968 games.

hello and welcome. the world health organization is warning the coronavirus pandemic is far from over and the worst may be still to come. the head of the agency, doctor tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, says despite progress in some countries, the pandemic is still accelerating. the latest figures make chilling reading, and before they improve, they are predicted to get much worse. there have now been over 10 million reported cases of the virus worldwide. and more than half a million deaths have been attributed to covid—19. june saw a global average of more than 4,700 people die from a coronavirus linked illness, every day. the who warned that a vaccine was still a distant goal. hygiene, distancing, and tracking and tracing remain the best ways to combat its spread. alanna petroff has more. there have been prayers...

..there have been protests... ..all the while, the death toll keeps rising. brazil maintains its status with the second highest number of deaths from coronavirus. the figure now tops 57,000. it's second only to the united states, where new waves of thousands of fresh cases are being reported in many states. the who has strong words for citizens and world leaders to wise up. the worst is yet to come. i'm sorry to say that, but with this kind of environment and condition, we fear the worst.

and that's why we have to bring our acts together and fight this dangerous virus together. but it's tough to work together, especially when some places feel they're getting things under control. in mexico city, shops and restaurants are reopening. in parts of europe, including greece, travel restrictions are being eased. meanwhile, in south asia, india has reported well over 500,000 cases, and the numbers keep spiking. in neighbouring bangladesh, there are worries the stats aren't showing the full picture due to a lack of widespread testing. many cases may be going undetected. the who insists ordinary people have the power to help stop

the spread — keep up with physical distancing, hand hygiene and stay home if you feel ill. everyone should do their part to stay focused and save lives. health authorities insist this is going to be a long fight. alanna petroff, bbc news. let's go to the us now where a supreme court decision is being celebrated by pro—choice campaigners who want to protect women's rights to access abortions. this was about a specific law in the state of louisianna. the law would made it harderfor women there to obtain a termination. the supreme court decided it should be overturned. judges voted five to four with a usually conservative judge deciding to side with his more liberal colleagues. from washington, here's barbara plett—usher. all chant: protect women! protect life! this was a crucial decision for the future of abortion rights in the country, the first time the supreme court tackled the issue in the trump era. the case has been closely watched by both sides of the debate. anti—abortion activists

are unhappy with the result. i'm very disappointed and i believe that this is a huge loss for the women of louisiana and for the women of this country. we stand in solidarity with these women today, and we seekjustice. at stake was a louisiana law that imposed new regulations on abortion doctors to protect women's health, the state argued. opponents said it wasn't necessary and would force all but one of louisiana's abortion clinics to close, including the one that challenged the law. today, they celebrated a battle won. we are on quite the high, the supreme court has spoken and finally said something that i think our lawmakers — it's something our lawmakers need to hear. today's ruling does maintain the status quo in that clinic can remain open but it has done nothing to advance reproductive rights, that battle continues.

the supreme court granted the right to abortion in 1973 in the landmark roe vs wade case. ..so help me god. congratulations. applause but president trump shifted the court to the right with the appointment of two conservative judges, putting the charged issue of abortion back into play. in the end, though, the conservative chief justice cast the deciding vote to strike down the louisiana law, citing a previous legal precedent rather than engaging the issue. this was a blow to mr trump, who has positioned himself as an advocate of anti—abortion advocates. unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the white house. cheering an important part of his base in an election year. the decision upholds the status quo for now, but there are other test cases to come and given the make—up of the court, this marks more of a pause

than an end to the battle over abortion rights. an hour ago i spoke to alexis mcgilljohnson, president of planned parenthood action fund. let's now hear from catherine foster, president and ceo of americans united for life, joins me now from washington. thank you very much for being with us. pleasure to be here, lewis. what is your reaction to today's decision? this case was about women's health and safety, about women's lives and saving women's lives. women die from abortion, a harm from abortion because it is an inherently violent act and this law, this ruling is going to leave women of colour, black, indigenous, and women of colour more vulnerable than ever. people in the margins, the women at the margins are the ones who are disproportionately affected by law. and that is why these types of community

health and safety protections, the ones that were advanced by the ones that were advanced by the powerful, brave, woman of colour senator katrina jackson from louisiana, are so critical because they do save lives. planned parenthood say this procedure, abortion relative to many others, most other procedures is safe and applying these restrictions that a doctor must register at a nearby hospital to only abortion doesn't make sense. they described it as medically unnecessary. i would say, tell that to the family of keisha atkins, i have spent time with her mother, with a sister. she died ofa her mother, with a sister. she died of a dangerous botched abortion and was not given the transport and the emergency ca re transport and the emergency care that she needed. this happens all too often in america. i would say also that the reason planned parenthood and the abortion industry are able to claim that abortion is

able to claim that abortion is a quote unquote safe procedure is because it is unregulated. because they don't have the data, we aren't tracking the numbers. that is what we need so numbers. that is what we need so that women can even provide adequate, informed consent. right now we can't because we don't know just what we are getting ourselves into. i am a post— abortive woman myself and i know that i certainly did not know what i was getting myself into at age 19 when i walked through those clinic doors. but this law, this law would have shut abortion clinics in the state, restricted people's access to it which doesn't therefore make it easier to try and make it safer. i would ask, what is the difference between an unregulated abortion business and a back alley abortion business? when there are no protections for women like me, there is no difference. then, there is no difference. then, there is no difference between the abortionist on main street and the abortion in the back alley.

we will leave it there but thank you so much for your time and giving us your thoughts there, cover and foster. we really appreciated. thank you. pleasure. you can read much more about why abortion is such an important issue in the us right now on our website. we've been looking at what it might mean for the presidential election — and also how it could influence american politics right down to a grassroots level. just log on to bbc.com/news. let's get some of the day's other news. a notorious mass murderer known as the golden state killer has been sentenced to life in prison — after pleading guilty to 13 killings. joseph deangelo, who's 7a, was a serving police officer in california when he committed his crimes in the 1970s and 1980s. he was only caught after his dna was traced via a geneaology website. four sacked american police officers who were accused last month of killing an african american man, george floyd, have made their second court appearance. derek chauvin, who faces second—degree murder among other charges, made his appearance remotely

from prison. the other three ex—officers appeared in person. they entered no plea. the hearing dealt with how the trial would proceed. the english city of leicester, with its 340,000 inhabitants, will not be allowed to ease lockdown restrictions on july fourth, unlike the rest of england. the decision follows a surge in cases of coronavirus in the area, with over 800 reported in the fortnight to june 23rd. the former french prime minster francois fillon has been jailed for at least two years forfraud. he was convicted of paying his wife more than a million euros of public money for a fake job — mr fillon says he will appeal. 32 people have died and many more are missing after a ferry capsized in bangladesh. officials say the ship overturned after colliding with another vessel in sadarghat — one of the main river ports connecting to the capital dhaka. a warning — some people may find images in reged ahmad's

reports distressing this is the buriganga river in bangladesh, home to one of the largest river ports in the country in the capital, dhaka. the ferry was reported to be on the crowded waterway when hit another boat, capsized and then sank. translation: what we have heard from witnesses is the ferry capsized with at least a0 to 50 people on board during the accident. some passengers managed to swim to shore, but rescue divers have been retrieving bodies, several of them children, as horrified relatives looked on and there are still more people missing. translation: my brother, an employee of the bank, who came in this morning with this launch is missing. he is my younger brother, every day he comes to dhaka with this ferry but today this has happened. i want to see his body, please.

witnesses say some passengers appear to be trapped in the cabins when the accident happened. bangladesh is heavily reliant on ferries for transport on its many internal rivers, and accidents are quite frequent, often due to overcrowding and inadequate safety sta nda rds. rescuers say their next step will be to lift the damaged ferry out of the water. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: athletes call for a ban on protesting at the olympics to be lifted. we talk tojohn carlos, one of the men behind the ‘black power‘ salute in 1968. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework 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. 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.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. the latest headlines: the world health organisation has warned that the spread of the coronavirus pandemic is speeding up, despite the number of confirmed cases around the world passing ten million. the us supreme court has ruled that the state of louisiana cannot enforce laws which make it harder for women to get abortions. this month protestors in several cities across asia joined the rest of the world in their support for the black lives matter movement. the inspiration came from america, in the wake of the george floyd killing. but many people across east asia want to put their own region's experience under the spotlight, as nick marsh reports. in tokyo they marched, in hong kong they gathered, in bangkok they zoomed. the numbers were smaller but the message of solidarity was still clear. for these people black lives matter in asia too.

in mainland china state media condemned the killing of george floyd. so too did government officials. translation: racism against ethnic minorities is a chronic disease of american society. but in this society muslim minorities are detained in so—called "re—education camps". foreign critics told to mind their own business. and when it comes to attitudes on race, few would argue that china is progressive. black face on prime time television just one example. in april, signs went up around the city guangzhou forbidding black people from entering shops and restaurants. apparently to stop the spread of covid—19. these videos also emerged showing african residents appearing to be evicted from their homes. redic has lived in china for seven years.

he says he feels safe working as an african—american artist in shanghai. but even in the cities modern and progressive art scene, he's faced problems when potential clients find out he is black. and then i may get, oh, when i send the photos over we were only looking for a chinese person or a white artist or something like that. so, this issue of colour and race is definitely something that is global and that is something that is systemic. the black lives matter movement has caused new dialogue about race and white privilege. but here in this part of the world the biggest challenge might be simply to end the assumption that racism is something that happens somewhere else. nick marsh, bbc news. it was an historic moment captured by the world's media. two american sprinters tommie smith and john carlos raised fists at the 1968 mexico olympics. it was against the rules

and they were sent home. now a group of american athletes is calling for the scrapping of the rule which forbids athletes from protesting. john carlos who won bronze in 1968 and stood on the podium with his fist raised, for that iconic image, is in georgia now. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. it is an honour to be here. i want to go back to that moment in 1968, just seeing that image. did you know at the time how significant, how important that would be? a new very much so how important it would be, based on some other areas either than for side. a young individual let me know it was coming down the pipe but didn't realise it was then until it happened. what did you think about was standing with

your fist in the think about was standing with yourfist in the air? think about was standing with your fist in the air? that my dad told me about when he came home from the first world war about how he got shot up into the war and fought for america and then when he came home he realised america did not love him. that was 52 years ago stop you made that stand with that in your mind. is it a bit depressing that five decades on we are still having this kind of debate? well, do not think it has ever been a debate before. think it has been rumbles, dissatisfaction but never a debate. i do not think that has ever been any conscious debate in america relative to race relations. how different do you think it is now? racism is running just the same, it is just now? racism is running just the

same, it isjust as now? racism is running just the same, it is just as systemic as it was in 1968. we are still going through the same trials and tribulations with law enforcement, education, housing. racism is all over the united states. it is part of the american fabric. do you feel that this black lives matter, the protests on the street, the changes we have seen. does this feel different to previous times that we have tried to talk about this issue and tried to make changes? 52 yea rs and tried to make changes? 52 years ago, it was free young men who thought we should bring attention to society, and it was not too many people who really understood or had an opportunity to understand because of all the bias and prejudice thrust upon us making

that statement. when you sit back and look at what is happening today as relative to what we did 52 years ago, being the fact that we were concerned about humanity, what you see out here today is just that, humanity, a rainbow coalition. white, black, tall, skinny, fat, ugly, rich, poor, everyone is out there showing concerns about the society we have today. racism is a disease, as you stated earlier in the programme, and we might not be able to get votes is about but we need to try to start deplete it as much as we can. do you feel more optimistic now than in the past? i made a statement 52 years ago, colin may statement and now many individuals are here for the long haul. i have been in the

fight for 52 years and these youngsters all over the world are making a statement saying there will be here, and they will no longer wait. this letter basically athletes have got together and they are asking for a change to the rules when it comes to the olympics, protesting at the moment, political messaging simply not allowed and they wa nt simply not allowed and they want that overturned. do you think that is likely to happen? i tell you what, if they do not wa nt to i tell you what, if they do not want to give them their 15 minutes into the sun, they should break the bank open and start giving the athletes the monetary value they truly result. you cannot have the bank, you cannot have the credit for the olympic games. these kids sacrifice tremendous amount every year to represent their countries at the olympic games. all they have is their 15 minutes in the sun and if they do not have anything, that is disgraceful in terms of

pulling the pants down and mooning the audience given the finger, they have their right to stand in the 15 minute, they wa nt to to stand in the 15 minute, they want to talk about the ecology, the life of wales or humanity, the life of wales or humanity, the life of human beings, they should have the right end of the 15 minutes. what about people who say let's keep separate sport and politics? let's ta ke separate sport and politics? let's take down all the different flags than. let's be real about it. you cannot talk about out both sides of your mouth about what people say. people are not concerned about politics yet every time one went a medal, politics are rejected. —— wins. if you want to ta ke rejected. —— wins. if you want to take politics out, let's ta ke to take politics out, let's take the different flags out, the add them out, let them go up the add them out, let them go up the their countries, and play the olympic theme, if we wa nt to play the olympic theme, if we want to be doing the right thing as they say taking

politics out. politics was introduced into the games long before i came. in 1936, hitler had some of his guys giving the hail sign. people did had some of his guys giving the hailsign. people did not complain about the adjusted they made. the session the injustice they made. great to speak to you. great, goodbye. flights are resuming to the greek island and so many special people were brought here. most charter flights do not get a welcome like this but these are not ordinary times and these are not ordinary passengers. they are being hailed as heroes, the men and women who helped fight covid—19. such a big deal, the

greek tourism minister was there to say hello. greece is welcoming people, and doing everything in our power so that they have favourable stay. that meant facemasks for everyone and precautionary tests for the virus. none of this people had to pay for the trip. holiday company footing the bill. medical staff, police officers, supermarket workers, all of them nominated by the public and where better to come than the home of he proprietors, the father of medicine. ——he the father of medicine. ——he the father of medicine. i feel very lucky, i am also very tired from work. i need this holiday a lot. the virus is still there but we have to be careful and follow the rules and then we can all manage it together. in

the coming days, more flight, more tourists will arrive as greece reopens to the world. music to the ears of many around here. tim allman, bbc news. hello there. a slow—moving area of low pressure has been responsible for the unsettled weather during the weekend and indeed for monday. it has brought strong winds and quite a lot of rain across areas, particularly across cumbria. now for tuesday, it looks like we will see further rain at times but it won't be quite as windy as what we've see in the last few days, and that is because our area of low pressure is pushing off into scandinavia. less isobars in the charts, but we still have a tangle of weather fronts. that's going to bring outbreaks of rain at times. one of them will be bringing rain to southern counties of england and the channel islands through the day. another one will be bringing some down weather to northern ireland.

but we should see a bit of brightness breaking through the cloud for eastern england, and especially across scotland. but when the sunshine comes out, temperatures lift. this is where we're likely to see some heavy showers, perhaps even some thunderstorms. mid to high teens celsius in the north. perhaps a little bit warmer in the south, with the high teens, low 20s — that is because the winds will be lighter. now, as we move through tuesday night, it stays pretty damp. rain clears away from the south—east. we'll see further thicker cloud across northern and western areas, with outbreaks of rain here. those temperatures ranging from about 11 in the north, 15 maybe 16 across the south—east. so, a bit milder here. for wednesday itself, there is the parent low, which brought us all the wet weather and the windy weather over the last few days. this is a secondary low which is going to bring further showers or longer spells of rain. it is also going to drag in some cooler northerly winds across scotland, so it will feel quite chilly for the northern isles, the north—east coast there. further south, we should

see a bit of sunshine, breaking through the cloud, although it is going to be a largely cloudy day for most, but if that happens then we could see some heavy showers or thunderstorms being sparked off here. temperatures lift up to around 20 or 21 degrees, but low teens in the north. thursday, similar story. it remains quite cool across the north of the uk. variable cloud but quite a lot of dry weather in the north. for central and southern parts of england and wales again could see some heavy showers and thunderstorms developing. temperatures reaching highs of 19—21 celsius. so the lighter winds on thursday clear away, thanks to that ridge, and then we see low pressure move in for friday, and that's going to bring a spell of wet and windy weather and then, as we head on into the weekend, we hold onto this atlantic influence. lots of weather fronts and lots of isobars. it will remain breezy, rather cool for the time of year, with outbreaks of rain. some of it will be heavy at times, mainly affecting northern and western areas, and it will remain on the windy side, too.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the world health organization is warning that the spread of covid—19 is still accelerating, despite progress being made in some countries. the head of the agency says the panemic is not even close to being over, adding that the worst may still be yet to come. the us supreme court has overturned a controversial anti—abortion law in louisiana. the court found the law would have restricted the number of abortion providers in the state. it upholds a precedent set by the court four years ago regarding a similar law in texas. a ferry has capsized in bangladesh killing at least 32 people. many others are still missing. the ferry overturned after colliding with another boat on one of the main river ports connecting to the capital dhaka. one man was rescued more than 12 hours after the boat sank.