this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: the who warns that the spread of covid is still accelerating, saying, "the worst is still to come". pro—choice campaigners celebrate the us supreme court rules the state of louisiana cannot enforce laws which make it harderfor women to get abortions. a ferry capsizes in bangladesh killing 32 people following a collision at a river port in dhaka. and there's a new push to allow athletes to protest at the olympics. the bronze medalist involved in the most famous olympic protest of all gives his view. i've been in this fight for 52

yea rs i've been in this fight for 52 years and there are people all over the world who will let you know that they are here to see change and they will no longer wait. some news that's just breaking, china's parliament has passed controversial national security legislation for hong kong. earlier, the chinese government said it would introduce the new law to tackle subversion, terrorism, separatism and collusion with foreign forces. it comes as a response to last year's often—violent pro—democracy protests in the territory. there's been strong condemnation of the new law by the us and britain. we'll bring you more as we get it.

the world health organisation is warning the coronavirus pandemic is far from over and the worst may be still to come. the head of the agency, dr tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, says despite progress in some countries, the pandemic is still accelerating. let's take a look at the figures which are predicted to get worse before they get better. 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 5—4 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 clinics can remain open but it has done nothing to advance reproductive rights — that battle continues to go on. 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 activists. 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. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, washington. 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 company behind the acrobatic circus troupe, cirque du soleil, has filed for bankruptcy protection because of the pandemic. dozens of shows in the us, europe and australia were cancelled overnight.

most of its 4,000 performers and techcnicians are expected to lose theirjobs. founded in 1984, the canadian circus has performed in more than three hundred cities around the world. the english city of leicester will not be allowed to ease lockdown restrictions this weekend unlike the rest of england. the decision follows a surge in cases of coronavirus, more than 800 in the past two weeks. a series of strict measures includeing the closure of schools and non—essential shops will be introduced to try and contain an outbreak. here's our health editor hugh pym. leicester city centre tonight. pubs and restaurants which have been closed since lockdown in march all set to reopen on saturday along with others in england, but they've now been told they can't. it's very disappointing. at the end of the day, we've been gearing up to reopening for this period. i mean, it was announced a couple of weeks ago, so whether it's our colleagues, our suppliers, we've all been

getting together, working out plans, working with health and safety about what we're going to be doing, training staff, everything. and it's just really disappointing. as well as an extension of existing restrictions, non—essential shops will have to close from tomorrow and local schools on thursday, and there is advice to avoid non—essential travel in and out of leicester. i'm not surprised, because they are too many people going against what has been recommended. personally, ifind it hard because i live on my own, so it's going to be another two weeks. not happy about it at all, to be honest, because it's happening all around the country. why is leicester the only place to be shutting down and nowhere else? it was late this evening when the health secretary came to the commons to announce the measures. having taken clinical advice on the actions necessary and discussed them with the local team in leicester and leicestershire, we have made some difficult but important decisions.

we have decided that from tomorrow, non—essential retail will have to close. and, as children have been particularly impacted by this outbreak, schools will also need to close from thursday. labour's health spokesman, himself a leicester mp, said the outbreak had first been spotted 11 days ago and the government could have acted sooner. testing in the area picked up the unexpected rise in virus cases. new mobile testing units were moved into the city over the last few days to give more detail to officials, right down to local postcodes. there has been much speculation about the reasons for the increase in case numbers. inner—city areas with high density housing, some residents vulnerable with underlying health conditions are among factors which have been mentioned. one local councillor said for some south asian communities, there were language problems with key health messages as well as housing challenges. local authorities in the area will be given extra funding to enhance

communications with residents. but businesses will be wondering what might compensate them and how long these new measures will last. our health editor hugh pym there. 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 at one of the main river ports connecting to the capital dhaka. a warning, you may find some images in reged ahmad's report 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 appeared to be trapped in the ferry 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 world news, the latest headlines: china's parliament has passed controversial national security legislation for hong kong. beijing has introduced the law in response to last year's often—violent pro—democracy protests in the city. the world health organization warns the spread of the coronavirus pandemic is speeding up. the number of confirmed cases around the world passes ten million. 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 death of george floyd. 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. blackface 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 there is a double standard in singapore. whether they have done anything to potentially offend anyone around them. keith has spent almost two decades reporting from asia. for him the regions real test of tolerance is seen ethnic minorities in top positions. a lot of companies like to say that they don't discriminate work inclusive and etc when you get right down to brass tacks, if you just ask how many people who were not from the dominant ethnic group could actually rise to a certain level?

i think that conversation is a start but it's a long way off yet. 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, singapore. 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. i spoke tojohn carlos, who won bronze in 1968 and stood on the podium with his fist raised, for that iconic image. i asked him if he had any idea how significant that protest would be. i knew how it would be

important. i knew it was coming down the pipe. i didn't realise it was there until it happened. what we re there until it happened. what were you thinking about when you were standing there with your fist in the you were standing there with yourfist in the air? you were standing there with your fist in the air? first thing i was thinking about was the stories my dad told me about when he came home from the first world war about how he got shot up in the war and how he fought for america and loved america and then he came home and realised america didn't love him and he wished he had never come home. wow! what are we talking, 52 years ago you made that stand with that in mind, is ita bit depressing to you that five decades on, we're still having this kind of debate?|j decades on, we're still having this kind of debate? i don't think it's ever been a debate before, i think it's been grumbles, dissatisfaction but never debate. i don't think there's ever been any conscious

debate in america relative to race relations. how different do you think it is now then? oh, racism is runningjust the same, it is just as systemic today as it was in ‘68. when you sit back and think about we are still going through the same trials and tribulations with law enforcement, education, fair housing. racism is all over the united states. law enforcement is just the tip of the iceberg relative to racism being a part of american fabric. do you feel that this black lives matter movement, the protests on the street, the changes that we have already seen, in your experience, does this feel like a different moment? does this feel different to previous times that we have tried to talk about this issue and tried to make changes? well, the difference was, 52 years ago, three young men

had thought that we should bring attention to society, that we has ills of this society in which we live. it was not too many people who really understood or had an opportunity to understand because of all the bias and prejudice that was thrust upon us making that statement. when you sit back and you look at what is happening today as relative to what we did 52 years ago, being the fact that we was concerned about humanity, what you see out here today is just that — humanity, it is a rainbow coalition. white, black, tall, short, skinny, fat, ugly, rich, poor, everyone is out there showing their concerns about the ills of this particular society that we have today. racism is a disease, as you stated earlier in the programme, and we might not be able to wipe racism out, but we have to get a running start to try to deplete it as much as we can. do you feel more optimistic right now than you have in the past? well, i made a statement 52 years ago. if you talk to colin kaepernick, the bad guy, about making the statement

he made, wait for the next generation and there'll be a whole bunch of colin kaepernick out there and i think many individuals are here for the long haul. i have been in this fight for 52 years and these youngsters out there all over the world are letting you know that they will be here, see change and they will no longer wait. let's get to the issue and the reason we are talking about it over the last couple of days. 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 — they want that overturned. do you think that is likely to happen? i tell you what, if they don't want to give them their 15 minutes in the sun, what they should do is they should break the bank open and start giving these athletes the dollars, the monetary value that

they truly deserve. you can't have the bank, you can't have the credit for the olympic games. these kids sacrifice a tremendous amount every year to try and go to the olympic games, to represent their country, to represent the olympics. 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 their audience on the tv or given the finger — that sort, they have the right to stand there in their 15 minutes. if they want to talk about the ecology, if they want to talk about the life of whales, or if they want to talk about humanity, the life of human beings, they should have that right in that 15 minutes. what about people who say let's keep separate sport and politics, let's just keep them separate? well, let's take down all the different flags then, if we're going to keep them separate. let's be real about it. you can't talk out both sides of your mouth about what people say. people are not concerned about politics but every time one wins a medal, politics are injected. i've been talking for 50—some odd years, if you want to take politics out, let's take the different flags out, let's take the anthem out.

every time somebody hit the podium, let them go up there in their country's colours, and let's play the olympic theme, if we want to be doing the right thing, as they say, taking politics out it. politics was inducted into the games long before i came. i recall, if i'm not mistaken, in 1936, hitler had some of his guys up on the stand giving the hail sign. i don't remember avery brundage or anyone from the olympic committee complaining about the gesture that they made. olympian john carlos speaking to mea olympian john carlos speaking to me a little earlier. a reminder of our top story: china's parliament has passed controversial national security legislation for hong kong. critics say the new law will give beijing more control over hong kong's affairs, and further restrict freedom of expression in the sem—autonomous region. more details of what's in the legislation will be you can reach me on twitter, i'm @lvaughanjones.

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's 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, our power so that they have favourable stay. and it will remain on the windy side, too.

this is bbc news, the headlines: china's parliament has passed controversial national security legislation for hong kong. critics say the new law will give beijing more control over hong kong's affairs, and further restrict freedom of expression in the semi—autonomous region. more details of what's in the legislation will be released later in the day. 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 pandemic 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.