this is bbc news. i'm rich preston, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. explosion fierce fighting in the battle for severodonetsk, as ukraine's grip on the strategic eastern city seems to weaken. we have a special report. this is a deliberate tactic — bomb, shell, burn, and leave nothing but scorched earth. the uk government publishes plans to override part of the brexit agreement involving trade rules for northern ireland and insists it's not breaking international law. donald trump's former attorney general testifies that his boss became detached from reality, as he made false claims of voterfraud. scientists plan to sequence the genomes of all forms of life in britain,

which could transform our understanding of the natural world. and a buzz lightyear animated film, featuring a same sex kiss, is banned in m middle eastern and asian countries. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with a special report from eastern ukraine, where russian forces are tightening their grip on the donbas region. president zelensky has called again for western allies to provide advanced missile defence systems for the ukrainian army to stop the steady russian advance. russia now controls almost all of the strategic city of severodonetsk. the final bridge to the city has been destroyed, trapping ukrainian troops and thousands of civilians. russia is also bombarding the neighbouring city of lysycha nsk,

from which civilians are still trying to flee. our international correspondent orla guerin, with video journalist colm o'molloy, sent this report from the donbas. radio bleeps max speed. we're told to drive at maximum speed on the exposed road to lysychansk. a dark horizon greets us. munitions explode residents praying for salvation, as russia lays waste. man whistles and shouts ukrainian troops call for help... ..to take away one more victim of russian shelling. nearby, the rush to evacuate civilians... ..who have to duck for cover. a panicked departure in an armoured truck. people are taking this chance

to get out while they can, but they know this could be a one—wayjourney. if the russians take this territory, and they're getting closer all the time, these people may never be able to come back to their city and their homes. "the situation is critical," a rescue worker says. "can't you hear the shelling?" so, another city empties out here in eastern ukraine. a few more wait anxiously for their turn, hoping to outrun moving frontlines. volodymyr is among them. he's sick and headed to hospital. he tells me that life here was calm until the war broke everything apart. and it has left its terrible mark.

this was the palace of culture. now standing as a grim testament to moscow's superior firepower. ukraine's president says lysychansk is already dead... ..along with neighbouring severodonetsk. ghost cities now. well, this is an example of the kind of devastation that russia has brought. it's notjust destroying apartment buildings and flats and homes, it's destroying history and the fabric of cities. and this is a deliberate tactic — bomb, shell, burn, and leave nothing but scorched earth.

munitions explode those who remain make brief escapes from their basements to cook outdoors. the city has no power or running water. butjelena still clings to her home, despite the growing threat. do you think the russians will take the city soon? it seems like they're getting close. "i don't know," she says. "we're hoping it'll be ok." but the city is running out of time. this is now an artillery war. ukraine doesn't have enough big guns or ammunition. at the 11th hour, another plea for help. my message, and the message of the ukrainian people, i think we need victory, we need peace, and we cannot get peace and victory without help from our partners, because without equipment for our artillery, i think we cannot get a victory

in this terrible war. as we spoke, the war came closer. missile whizzes munitions explode that was a russian shell whistling over our heads. just a short distance away, neighbouring severodonetsk is burning and may soon fall. machine-gun fires inside the city, the last pockets of resistance. guns fire ukrainian troops fight building to building and street to street. but all bridges to the city have now been destroyed. ukraine is facing an enemy that has learned lessons and is imposing crushing losses in battle.

troops fight on, but the handful of advanced weapons systems promised by britain and the us may be too little, too late. here in the donbas region right now... missile whizzes and explodes ..it looks like a losing battle. orla guerin, bbc news, eastern ukraine. let's get some of the day's other news. temperatures in some areas of spain could reach up to 43 degrees celsius this week, as a heatwave which has been sweeping the country continues. the soaring temperatures have caused the authorities to put many areas of the country on alert due to the risk of wildfires. the american actor kevin spacey will appear in court in the uk on thursday, charged with sexual offences against three men, including four counts of sexual assault. prosecutors authorised charges against mr spacey last month, but the actor could only be charged once he arrived in the uk. kevin spacey said he will voluntarily appear in this country

and is confident of proving his innocence. global stocks have tumbled on monday amid fears rising inflation could cause an economic downturn. in the us, the s&p 500 share index fell 3.8%, entering what's known as a bear market. this comes after the us on friday reported higher inflation than expected. in may, the annual rate rose to 8.6% — a more than iio—year high. britain's government has published controversial plans to cancel parts of the brexit deal that it agreed with the eu. prime minister borisjohnson wants to change the northern ireland protocol to make it easier for some goods to move between mainland britain and northern ireland. the protocol isn't actually even years being —— implement

it. it's all because it will be put into cold storage while we try to manage it. were it to be implemented, it would do even more damage, diverting trade, and that is upsetting the balance of the good friday agreement. the problem at the moment, which is that in northern ireland, the stormont assembly, the government of northern ireland, can't meet because of the effects of the protocol. what it does is it creates unnecessary barriers on trade east—west. what we can do is fix that. it's not a big deal. we can fix it in such a way as to remove those bureaucratic barriers, but without putting up barriers on trade moving north— south in the island of ireland. the white house has called on the uk and the european union to get back to the negotiating table. the eu says the plan is unacceptable, as it breaks international law. here's our europe editor katya adler.

the eu didn't want to overreact to the government's proposed legislation. i'm in, it's not law yet. but he didn't want to under react either. it is seen here is extremely serious that the government seeks to have powers to override large parts of the protocol that it co—wrote and signed off with the eu. so as a warning, the eu this week is looking to restart legal proceedings against the uk for not implementing checks on certain goods it says it should do under the protocol. but, the same time, we have from the eu's chief negotiator in the commission who said he is about to unveil a whole load of new proposals to iron out those practical problems in northern ireland that have been provoked by the protocol. come back to the negotiating table, he says, to the eu. when you look at customs, lands, and things like that, it's two things like that, it's two things really are not that far apart, it'sjust things really are not that far apart, it's just the things really are not that far apart, it'sjust the mood music right now is dreadful. joining me now is global affairs analyst calvin dark,

who's in washington, dc. thank you very much for being with us. certainly a contentious topic here in the uk. what has the reaction this in the us?— in the us? well, i think it is re in the us? well, i think it is pretty safe _ in the us? well, i think it is pretty safe to _ in the us? well, i think it is pretty safe to say _ in the us? well, i think it is pretty safe to say that - in the us? well, | think it is. pretty safe to say that among the general public here in the united states this is not an issue that is in the news all that people are very much aware of stop however, it is an issue thatis of stop however, it is an issue that is very talked about on capitol hill here in washington, dc amongst policymakers and i think, for the purposes of what's going to happen with the protocol, that is the most important. it is rare that you see democrats or republicans on the same page of music. as we say. and they certainly seem to be on this. it is not widely known and there was public, but among policymakers definitely is. let's talk more about the policy, if the uk does proceed with this, what impact will

that on trade with the us with other countries?— that on trade with the us with other countries? well, i think, s-ueakin other countries? well, i think, speaking for — other countries? well, i think, speaking for the _ other countries? well, i think, speaking for the united - other countries? well, i think, | speaking for the united states, it will definitely gill, it won't end, but it will definitely chill and slow walk any uk—us trade negotiations that are coming up. you know, we're of the biden administration, the white house, speaking as, rather they are saying continue negotiations, because they want to see this peacefully resolve full but then you've got the democratic congresswoman, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house, who is saying that a potential uk-us who is saying that a potential uk—us trade deal will not happen if this in any way threatens the good friday accord, so i think, in that sense, the united states is trading very carefully, trying to see what the next moves up from the uk, what the eu response is.— from the uk, what the eu response is. from the uk, what the eu resonse is. w . , , response is. taking a step back sliuhtl , response is. taking a step back slightly, congressmen -

response is. taking a step back slightly, congressmen brendani slightly, congressmen brendan boyle, son of irish immigrants, democrat congressman for philadelphia, he spoke to the bbc and said this risks distracting people from issues that are more important, for example, ukraine. is that a concern, do you think, is that a legitimate cause for concern? i'm sure it could be, because, you know, one of the things we seem united states all the time is as international players we have to walk and chew gum at the same time. yes, this could be a distraction in the uk from what's happening in ukraine, not so much here in the united states, but that's the way world affairs works. so that could be a concern, i don't think it's going to have a definitive influence one way or the other on the us response to the other on the us response to the negotiations between the uk and the eu. the negotiations between the uk and the eu-_ and the eu. boris johnson says that what he _ and the eu. boris johnson says that what he is _ and the eu. boris johnson says that what he is doing _ and the eu. boris johnson says that what he is doing is - that what he is doing is perfectly reasonable, it's no big deal, he is entitled to do it. european union, as we have

discussed, says it is breaking international law. does the white house take a position on this? ~ ., , this? well, not being in the white house, _ this? well, not being in the white house, i _ this? well, not being in the white house, i would - this? well, not being in thei white house, i would guess this? well, not being in the - white house, i would guess the position is that this is the same person who touted this agreement and this protocol three years ago, but what they are saying diplomatically is they would rather this be dealt with between the air you and the uk, which would be the easiest way. i will say that when it comes to the united states response, particular from the democratic party that is in and the white house, the most you will get is passive aggression. which is not good for our country or the uk, because it will slow of any trade deals that are in the works between our two countries.— works between our two countries. , ., countries. 0k, we believe are there. affairs _ countries. 0k, we believe are there. affairs analyst - countries. 0k, we believe are there. affairs analyst calvin i there. affairs analyst calvin dark, thank you very much. thank you. donald trump has branded the ongoing us congressional hearings into last year's storming of the capitol as a kangaroo court and mockery ofjustice. the committee has held its second public hearing, in which trump campaign

advisers and staff testified they repeatedly told the former president there was no evidence to support his claim of voterfraud. the former atorney general, bill barr, described donald trump as being "detached from reality" in his claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him. mr trump's former campaign manager bill stepien was not able to appear, so the committee used video clips from his earlier testimony. let's take a listen to what he and bill barr had to say. my belief, my recommendation was to say that votes were still being counted, it's too early to tell, too early to call the race, but, you know, we're proud of the race we ran and we, you know, think we're in a good position and we will have more to say about this, you know, the next day or the next day,

whenever we had something to say. and did anybody who was a part of that conversation disagree with your message? yes. who was that? the president disagreed with that. i don't recall the particular words. he thought i was wrong. he told me so, and, you know, that they were going to, you know... he was going to go in a different direction. i did not agree with the idea of saying the election was stolen and putting out this stuff, which i told the president was bleep. and, you know, i didn't want to be a part of it. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: why a buzz lightyear animated origin film has been banned in ia middle eastern and asian countries. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given.

army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act which, for 40 years, forcibly classified each citizen according to race. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. | early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and fatherl to their apartments . in kensington palace. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of - the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: there's fierce fighting in the battle for severodonetsk, as ukraine's grip on the strategic eastern city seems to weaken. the uk government publishes plans to override part of the brexit agreement involving trade rules for northern ireland, and insists it's not breaking international law. court of appeal in london has reject did the call to remove asylum seekers to rwanda. the uk says it is design to deter people trafficking but it is facing criticism. the un high commissionerfor facing criticism. the un high commissioner for refugees said the plan is all wrong. in what is perhaps the most ambitious project ever undertaken in the field of biology, a team of scientists is planning to sequence the genomes of all forms of life in the british isles.

around 70,000 species. the project could transform how we understand the natural world, and there may be benefits for humans in search of medicines and materials inspired by nature. our science editor, rebecca morelle has the story. a close—up look at our weird and wonderful natural world. from a delicate sea creature called a brittle star, to a hermit crab carrying a sea anemone on its back, and these bizarre animals known as mud owls. all of these creatures were scooped up just off the coast of plymouth. so, you've got two worms here. this one, it's almost made these overlapping scales of kind of sandy shell. they're being collected for an ambitious new project, to sequence the genomes of all life in the british isles. today, scientists are focusing on marine worms, known as polychaetes. it's a big task, with hundreds and hundreds of species. and we've got over 100 now, i think 120 odd species of polycha etes collected.

it seems like a lot, but, really, it'sjust the beginning. the plan is to sequence the dna of every plant, animaland fungi in britain and ireland. that's about 70,000 species. and some are surprising. there is a type of microalgae has 200 billion letters of dna. that's more than 60 times bigger than the human genome. and the scientists plan to do this all by 2030. the dna extraction is being carried out at the wellcome sanger institute. the human genome was sequenced here two decades ago. that took years. but now a species can be completed in a few days. when the human genome was sequenced, it changed the way we do human biology forever. it really transformed how we see ourselves, and how we work with our health and illness. and we want to make that possible for all of biology. so we want everybody working on any species, or any group of species, anywhere in the world,

able to have this ultimate foundation. one genome that is now complete belongs to the badger. in oxfordshire, as dusk falls, a family emerges from their sett. scientists say having their detailed genetic information is vital. getting the badger genome sequence is really important, because we can see how badgers adapt to diseases, how they adapt to their environment, and how they interact with other species in their ecosystem. back onshore in plymouth, the rock pools are full of surprises. but their genetic code could also help us to find nature—inspired medicines or materials. this immense endeavour could change our understanding of the diversity of life. rebecca morelle, bbc news, plymouth. scotland's first minister will

launch a campaign for independence on tuesday. nicola sturueon independence on tuesday. nicola sturgeon once — independence on tuesday. nicola sturgeon once another— independence on tuesday. nicola sturgeon once another vote. - independence on tuesday. nicola sturgeon once another vote. the| sturgeon once another vote. the uk government insists it cannot happen without its approval which it says it intends to withhold. disney pixar�*s latest animated movie, lightyear, has been banned from cinemas in the united arab emirates. the film contains a same—sex kiss, but the uae's media regulators did not give a specific reason for its decision. mark lobel reports. for... three... it is days until tackle _ for... three... it is days until tackle for - for... three... it is days until tackle for the - for... three... it is days. until tackle for the stories that inspired buzz lightyear�*s character. regulators are also in that way on planet earth because that is a kiss, same—sex kiss in the movie. a seen cut then reinstated by disney who had been criticised into the lake criticising a

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is our others. there are inclusions of lgbtq+ inclusions of lg btq+ characters. inclusions of lgbtq+ characters. several middle eastern countries also banned rocket man, in egypt and samoa and censored by a russian distributor. lightyear�*s producers insist it is full of great messages compatible with the ethos of the countries banning say they accept that every country needs to do what they need to do, as data their starting as a battle to get to infinity... starting as a battle to get to infinity- - -— mark lobel, bbc news. some of the world's free runners came together in degrees. their intrigues were performed as they went across rooftops. it was an american, cindy olsen, who won that

women's event. it is definitely not something you will catch me doing on my next trip. a reminder of our top story: intense fighting has continued intense fighting has continued in the ukrainian city of severodonetsk. capturing the strategically important city would be a major victory for russia. president zelensky is called for an advanced missile defence system from allies. if you want to keep up—to—date with all the stories, you can add to our website. or download the bbc news app. of course, there is a dedicated page to there is a dedicated page to the war in ukraine you can track the latest stories following russia's invasion. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ richpreston. from me, and the rest of the team here in london, thank you forjoining us and catch you

next time. bye—bye for now. hello there. we're expecting a short spell of rather hot weather across much of the uk, but not all of it, over the next few days or so. the heat and the humidity will be gradually building northwards. and that's because there's a heat wave across the iberian peninsula at the moment — temperatures in parts of spain have surpassed a0 celsius. that heat will be pushing northwards into france, and eventually into southern areas of the uk, so england and wales, by the time we get to friday when that heat is likely to peak. and that means that temperatures in london and in birmingham could get over 30 celsius on friday. but further north and west, across much of northern ireland and scotland, they'll stick in the low 20s in celsius. at the moment, we do still have this area of low pressure giving us swathes of cloud, some outbreaks of rain — most of it quite light and patchy — across much of western

scotland, northern ireland. this will help to keep the temperatures mild here, overnight tonight, but underneath the clear skies, temperatures will drop back into single figures, mid—single figures locally, perhaps, across england and wales. so a locally chilly start to the day here. but here, of course, we'll see lots of sunshine throughout the day on tuesday, some fair weather cloud building through the afternoon. further north and west, with still all of this cloud around, some outbreaks of rain for western areas of scotland. eastern areas of scotland, though, should see some sunny spells emerge at times. temperatures peaking in the southeast of england at around 25 celsius. the pollen levels, of course, in all of that sunshine, will be very high, a lot lower underneath the cloud and the rain towards the northwest, and that's where the cloud and the outbreaks of rain will tend to stay as we head through tuesday night. we'll start to see some warmer nights as we head through the rest of the week. temperatures across the board into wednesday morning should stay in double figures for the most part. still got some outbreaks of rain up towards the northern isles as we head through the day on wednesday, lots of cloud here. again, cloudier towards the northwest. across england and wales,

temperatures will start to rise into the high 20s in celsius, so 26—27 celsius for much of london. cooler the further north you go. and let's take a look at what happens for the rest of the week — so our high pressurejust gradually moves eastwards and the cold front will sink southwards, introducing that cooler—feeling air. but if we take a look at the temperatures, you can see that across northern ireland, 19—20 celsius, whereas across cambridge, 31 celsius by friday.

this is bbc news, the headlines: intense fighting has continued in the ukrainian city of severodonetsk, as ukraine's grip on the eastern city seems to be weakening. capturing the strategicaly important city would be a major victory for russia. president zelensky has called for western allies to provide an advanced missile defence system. the european union has said it is considering legal action over the uk's plans to unilaterally change the post—brexit, trade arrangements for northern ireland. the british government insists its plans to alter the deal, agreed with the eu in 2019, do not breach international law. the us congressional committee, investigating last year's attack on the capitol building

in washington has heard that donald trump was �*detached from reality.�* his former