this is bbc news — the headlines: the us supreme court overturns the landmark roe v wade ruling — ending the constitutional right to an abortion — that dates back nearly 50 years. there's renewed pressure on british prime minister borisjohnson, after the conservatives suffered a double—defeat in parliamentary by—elections. 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 legenday glastonbury festival kicks off for the first time in three years.

hello, and welcome to bbc world news. millions of women in the us have lost their constitutional right to abortion. we can take you to live pictures at the moment of the supreme court, where pro— and anti—abortion campaigners have been standing and campaigning for hours now, after the roe v wade ruling was overturned. you have people there, this looks like the anti—abortion campaigners, who are demonstrating against that ruling. they have been there in washington for several hours and we will of course bring you “p and we will of course bring you up to date on that story. that is actually our top story, which we will go to now. the supreme court has overturned a longstanding judgement that legalised terminations nationwide. with me is our news

reporter shelley phelps. shelley, talk to us about this. which states will enforce these changes first?— changes first? simon, this rulin: changes first? simon, this ruling is — changes first? simon, this ruling is of _ changes first? simon, this ruling is of momentous i ruling is of momentous significance. this means that individual states can now introduce bans on abortion and they can decide what they want to do in each individual state. it is a hugely divisive issue in america and it has been for 50 years. if we look at the map now, we can see 13 states have so—called trigger laws in place, ready, which means they can now introduce immediate abortion bounce quite quickly. now, that includes places like mississippi, tennessee and louisiana. —— abortion bans. faces that are in the south of the country, some of the more religious areas. looking at the map, there are another 13 states which could move quickly to ban or severely limit access. that is according to the pro—choice group, the

gutmacker institute. hours after this ruling, missouri were the first state to introduce a ban, followed closely by south dakota, they have also introduced a ban, except where the life of the mother is at risk. it has many states as are expected to limit abortion in this way, you could end up with large areas of america where women need to travel 300 miles to access their nearest abortion clinic. this is a huge story, what is the global reaction been to this? . ., ., the global reaction been to this? . . ., ~ , this? canadian prime minister justin trudeau _ this? canadian prime minister justin trudeau described - this? canadian prime minister justin trudeau described this | justin trudeau described this as horrifying, while the british prime minister, boris johnson, says this is a step backwards. in latin america there has been shocking critical commentary there, because people say about this ruling contrasts with moves of air to move towards more liberal abortion policies. —— moves there. one mexican senator said she would have no step backwards in the work she

has done to de— penalise abortion in mexico. meanwhile, in el salvador, the anti—abortion politicians who run the parliament there and welcome to this move, and they say this shows their view is the dominant view on this issue in the americas. we have also been hearing notjust from world leaders but from the world health organization. the head of that says he is disappointed by this ruling, and he says he would have expected america to protect women's rights. jae expected america to protect women's rights.— expected america to protect women's rights. joe biden also sa in: women's rights. joe biden also saying this _ women's rights. joe biden also saying this is — women's rights. joe biden also saying this is not _ women's rights. joe biden also saying this is not the _ women's rights. joe biden also saying this is not the end - women's rights. joe biden also saying this is not the end of. saying this is not the end of the road on the story. shelley, thank you for bringing us up to date. we can speak now to the president of texas right to life, drjohn seago. what is your reaction to this ruling? what is your reaction to this rulin: ? , ., , ruling? the pro-life ruling is kind of in — ruling? the pro-life ruling is kind of in shock, _ ruling? the pro-life ruling is kind of in shock, but - ruling? the pro-life ruling is kind of in shock, but also . kind of in shock, but also celebrating this phenomenal accomplishment from the pro—life movement in texas. obviously it is a big win for you. do you have any kind of, sort of feelings towards me

many, many millions of women who do not now have that right to abortion?— to abortion? this is a huge accomplishment, - to abortion? this is a huge i accomplishment, something to abortion? this is a huge - accomplishment, something the movement has been working towards, but yes, as the supreme court put it today, this is a profound moral question. there is still a lot of cultural conversation, a lot of cultural conversation, a lot of discussion here in the united states about, what are our obligations to women? as pro— lifers, we believe elective abortion is unethical, but we still have obligations to the women, so we want to support the women without recommending that causing the death of her child is her best option. it death of her child is her best 0 tion. , ., , death of her child is her best 0 tion. , . , , option. it is a hugely divisive issue in america, _ option. it is a hugely divisive issue in america, of - option. it is a hugely divisive issue in america, of course. | issue in america, of course. this is something you have and campaigning for many years for? yes, the pro—life movement has been working for this movement for the last 50 years, and in texas we have been one of the most bold states in trying to push the line, and pass laws

that will raise important questions for the supreme court to look at, and they have avoided looking directly at the ethics at the heart of the issue of elective abortion until now, they were saying it was an egregious error back in 1973 for the supreme court to rule on this for every single state, and today they reversed that opinion. state, and today they reversed that opinion-— state, and today they reversed that opinion. what do you make of ulobal that opinion. what do you make of global reaction? _ that opinion. what do you make of global reaction? you - that opinion. what do you make of global reaction? you have . of global reaction? you have quite a few world leaders coming out of saying this is a step back for the united states? in step back for the united states? ., , , states? in our view, this is not a step _ states? in our view, this is not a step back. _ states? in our view, this is not a step back. americanl not a step back. american history is about expanding more and more protections and more and more protections and more and more protections and more and more rights to more and different populations. so that has a long history of having an ideal ofjustice and liberty, but has not been accessible for every american, every individual within our borders, and american history is a long march to expand that. we believe that pre—born children, science tells us they are human, science tells us that individual beings, and we

believe that means they deserve our moral attention. so we believe this is progressive in protecting more americans. we have been _ protecting more americans. we have been reporting recently on gun control measures, and i know this is a completely different story, but gun—control measures have taken decades to get any kind of legislation through, we have seen very limited legislation through, and then in one fell swoop there has been a huge, massive limitation on women's rights in terms of abortion. do you not see there being a slightly different, i think a lot of countries and people would think this is really interesting or hard to comprehend, how it is easier to buy a gun in the united states thanit buy a gun in the united states than it is to get an abortion and lots of different states. is there not a worry here that this is curtailing many women's rights in different states? this is not curtailing rights, in our opinion. this is an unethical act. you cannot get away from it, in itself. our fans on the other side introduced the euphemism of choice, but we talk about

choice, but we talk about choice, we have to talk about what is the women choosing? the woman is choosing to pay somebody to cause the death of her unborn child. that is unethical. a bigger, stronger party using violence to end the life of a smaller and weaker party. that is the definition of injustice was up is the moral equation of what is happening in abortion. and while we sympathise with these women who think that is necessary, a progressive society, humane society, would say that there are better options. there are better things to offer you don't saying that we can only six —— you can only succeed in school or your career if you cause the death of another human being. that is unethical. and in texas we are committed to protecting that life but also supporting that life but also supporting that woman to overcome hurdles that woman to overcome hurdles that she may be facing with this unexpected pregnancy. that is all we have _ this unexpected pregnancy. that is all we have time _ this unexpected pregnancy. that is all we have time for. - this unexpected pregnancy. that is all we have time for. thank you forjoining us.— you for “oining us. thanks for havin: you forjoining us. thanks for having me- —

there's renewed pressure on borisjohnson after the conservatives suffered a double—defeat in parliamentary by—elections. the liberal democrats overturned a big tory majority in tiverton and honiton in devon, while labour regained the west yorkshire seat of wakefield. the party co—chairman oliver dowden has resigned, and the former leader, lord howard, has said it's time the country had new leadership. boris johnson conceded the results were "not brilliant" but vowed to "keep going." here's our deputy political editor vicki young. liberal democrats are getting used to toppling tories in by—elections. but this victory broke all records. the winning candidate said voters have sent a message. candidate said voters have sent a message-— candidate said voters have sent a message. your behaviour, mr johnson. _ a message. your behaviour, mr johnson, makes _ a message. your behaviour, mr johnson, makes a _ a message. your behaviour, mr johnson, makes a mockery - a message. your behaviour, mr johnson, makes a mockery of. johnson, makes a mockery of leadership. by any measure, you are unfit to lead.— are unfit to lead. this was one ofthe are unfit to lead. this was one of the safest _ are unfit to lead. this was one of the safest conservative - of the safest conservative seats in the country. the losing candidate could not get out quick enough. did losing candidate could not get out quick enough.— losing candidate could not get out quick enough. did you want to say thank—

out quick enough. did you want to say thank you _ out quick enough. did you want to say thank you to _ out quick enough. did you want to say thank you to everyone? l to say thank you to everyone? in wakefield, it was labour celebrating. at the last election they lost dozens of seats like this which they had held for decades. they hope this is a sign they can win them back, and they think mr johnson is helping their cause. borisjohnson, your contempt boris johnson, your contempt for this borisjohnson, your contempt for this country is no longer tolerated. this for this country is no longer tolerated.— for this country is no longer tolerated. a ., , tolerated. as dawn broke, the conservative _ tolerated. as dawn broke, the conservative party _ tolerated. as dawn broke, the conservative party chairman l conservative party chairman decided to quit. oliver dowden's letter to his leader was polite but —— but pointed. and the first time, former conservative leader michael howard is calling on boris johnson tojust howard is calling on boris johnson to just that. i howard is calling on boris johnson to just that. johnson to 'ust that. i think the johnson to just that. i think the country _ johnson to just that. i think the country needs - johnson to just that. i think the country needs new - the country needs new leadership and i think the time has now come to provide it. his biggest asset has always been

his ability to win votes. but i'm afraid yesterday's results make it clear that he no longer has that ability. the make it clear that he no longer has that ability.— has that ability. the prime minister. _ has that ability. the prime minister, though, - has that ability. the prime minister, though, is - has that ability. the prime minister, though, is more| has that ability. the prime - minister, though, is more than six miles away in rwanda, at a commonwealth together, and says it would be crazy for him to resign. it would be crazy for him to resin. ~ , ., , it would be crazy for him to resin. ~ , ., resign. when people are finding it tou:h, resign. when people are finding it tough. they — resign. when people are finding it tough, they send _ resign. when people are finding it tough, they send messages i resign. when people are finding| it tough, they send messages to politicians, and politicians have got to respond. but would he take personal _ have got to respond. but would he take personal responsibilityl he take personal responsibility for the results?— for the results? people will, ou for the results? people will, you know. — for the results? people will, you know, continue - for the results? people will, you know, continue to - for the results? people will, you know, continue to beat| for the results? people will, i you know, continue to beat me “p you know, continue to beat me up and say this or that about, to attack me, that's fine, that's quite right, that is the job of politicians. in the end, voters, journalists, they have no—one else to make their complaints to. i have to take that. but i also have to get on with the job of delivering for the people of this country. the conservatives _ the people of this country. the conservatives have now been in power here for 12 years. there has been a pandemic. there is a

cost of living crisis. not the kind of political backdrop where you would expect the government to be doing well in by—elections. but dozens of conservative mps think that boris johnson's conservative mps think that borisjohnson's leadership is boris johnson's leadership is making borisjohnson's leadership is making things worse, that voters are finding anyway they to punish the party. labour's path back to power is steep, but sir keir starmer insists that the result in wakefield is more than a protest vote. this is usually _ more than a protest vote. this is usually significant _ more than a protest vote. try 3 is usually significant for the labour party and i am so proud we can present that confident labor party, utterly focused on the voters. that is what i wanted to achieve and this is evidence that we are on course for a labour government. the liberal democrats _ for a labour government. the liberal democrats are on the march in southern england. and their leader says that's partly down to mrjohnson's unpopularity.- down to mrjohnson's unpopularity. under boris johnson's _ unpopularity. under boris johnson's leadership, - unpopularity. under boris i johnson's leadership, things keep getting worse. so let me tell the prime minister what the british people expect. they expect to be led, and to be mad

with decency. expect to be led, and to be mad with decency-— expect to be led, and to be mad with decency. labour have had a aood with decency. labour have had a good win- _ with decency. labour have had a good win- the — with decency. labour have had a good win. the lib _ with decency. labour have had a good win. the lib dems, - with decency. labour have had a good win. the lib dems, a - good win. the lib dems, a spectacular one. it is a combination that could be fatal to the conservatives people's chances of staying in power. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. ukraine has begun withdrawing its forces from one of its remaining strongholds — the city of severodonetsk in the eastern luhansk area, that's according to the region's top official. it marks a significant step in the war. taking severodonetsk would bring president putin closer to gaining control of the whole eastern donbas region, a key russian aim. from donbas, our international correspondent orla guerin reports. this is severodonetsk, a strategic city once home to 100,000 people. it has been shelved for months by russian forces, who can claim a key victory here. ukraine ordered

its troops to retreat from the rubble, ratherthan its troops to retreat from the rubble, rather than die in vain. they thought he had building to building, and street to street. some of the fiercest battles of the war. —— they fought here. but they were outgunned by russia's heavy artillery. we reached this commander, who left at dawn underfire, obtained by the retreat. 16 of his men died trying to save the city. translation: it trying to save the city. tuna/mom- trying to save the city. translation: , . translation: it is drenched in the blood of — translation: it is drenched in the blood of ukraine's - the blood of ukraine's defenders, of my brothers, and mine, too. it was incredibly hard. at that moment i felt despair. but it is ok. it's not over. our leadership saved the troops to fight another day. maybe that's the right decision. i know for sure that

we will be back there. his fiuhters we will be back there. his fighters in _ we will be back there. his fighters in this _ we will be back there. his fighters in this freedom battalion are a mix of old and young. like 22—year—old sem. he got married on the 13th of this month. and he was killed five days later. young as he was, he led his own unit, in europe's biggest for more than 70 years. all volunteers, a brotherhood. the ukrainians were resourceful stop they had to be, using inflatable boats to get in and out and bring supplies after all the bridges to severodonetsk were blown. gunfire. but they lost this

battle as they waited for advanced weapons systems from their western allies. day by day, president putin is destroying more cities, and gaining more ground, in a war which nato has warned could last for years. a second earthquake has shaken an area in south eastern afghanistan, causing yet more death and destruction. more than 1000 people are known to have died in the quakes in paktika province, one of the poorest areas in one of the poorest countries in the world. from gayan, secunder kermani reports. scrambling for scraps of bread, the survivors of this earthquake, support is flowing in but more is needed. this district, close to the epis centre, hundreds of homes have

been destroyed, families wiped out. there are still injuries to treat. this charity normally removes landmines but now they have set up a mobile clinic. this five—year—old had his arm trapped by rubble. there are lots of wooded children, he tells us. some had to be flown to kabul by helicopter because they needed specialist care. meanwhile we meet this man, his home reduced to rubble. when the earthquake struck he faced a terrible dilemma. do to save first. when the ceiling fell down, my wife cried out for help and my daughter was in the room with us, i took her out first then i went to my other children. by the time he returned to his wife, she had died. the winding dirt roads leading to the remote worst

affected villages stop now busy with trucks carrying supplies from the taliban government and humanitarian agencies. aid is arriving. the you and i hear as our international charities and domestic ones. but this is a country that was already struggling with a dire economic and humanitarian crisis. the red crescent is distributing pacts with essentials, blankets and cooking oil. we need everything because everything we owned has been returned to the dirt, this man says. across the dirt, this man says. across the road, one large extended family is setting up tents they have just received, their homes have just received, their homes have been destroyed. seven of their relatives were killed including four young children. there is no meaning to my life

now, this man tells us. i saw my three daughters and four grandchildren die. my heart is broken. we need help. we have nothing, he says. whatever we owned has been destroyed. back by the main buzzer, now an aid depot. the crowd waiting for donations has grown. a rural population struggling with a new crisis. the latest figures from the office for national statistics suggest covid cases are continuing to rise across the uk. an estimated 1.7 million people had coronavirus last week, around one in 35 of the population. that's a jump of 23% from the previous week. health officials have said that more than half of covid cases are driven by newer strains of the omicron variant — ba 4 and ba 5 — which spread more quicky. they've stressed again the importance of

getting vaccinated. we had very little evidence that it causes more severe disease however we are concerned that there are a number of people, particularly in the higher risk groups, the over 75's and those who are immunosuppressed you have not come forward for their fourth ghost of the booster. and those people we think they could get the consequences of severe covid. we are urging people if they have been offered a fourth dose, to come forward.- dose, to come forward. susan hokins dose, to come forward. susan hopkins there. _ billie eilish has used her headline set at the glastonbury festival to address the us supreme court's decision to end the constitutional right to abortion. before her performance on the pyramid stage, the 20 year old singer said it was a dark day for women in the us. the world—famous music festival's main stage opened today after three years of covid cancellations. a warning, this report by our culture editor katie razzall contains flashing images. it's the 50th birthday party,

twice postponed. finally glastonbury is back. with its youngest ever headliner, billy eilidh's, taking to the pyramid stage. sam penned up has never even been to this festival before, now he knows what it is like to perform year in front of thousands.— like to perform year in front of thousands. let's have some fun. breadwinners _ of thousands. let's have some fun. breadwinners wolf - of thousands. let's have some fun. breadwinners wolf alice l fun. breadwinners wolf alice nearly didn't _ fun. breadwinners wolf alice nearly didn't make _ fun. breadwinners wolf alice nearly didn't make it - fun. breadwinners wolf alice nearly didn't make it today i nearly didn't make it today after their original flight from america where they were touring was cancelled. what is it about glastonbury that means you don't want to visit? everything about it, i think. especially playing on the pyramid stage. aha, especially playing on the pyramid stage.— especially playing on the - ramid stare. �* ., _, pyramid stage. a dream come true. ithink— pyramid stage. a dream come true. i think every _ pyramid stage. a dream come true. i think every gig - pyramid stage. a dream come true. i think every gig we - pyramid stage. a dream come| true. i think every gig we have played — true. i think every gig we have played since, well post covid, no-one — played since, well post covid, no—one has gone anywhere. since we have _ no—one has gone anywhere. since we have been allowed to play there — we have been allowed to play there has been a fever. 200,000 --eole there has been a fever. 200,000 people here _ there has been a fever. 200,000 people here in — there has been a fever. 200,000 people here in the _

there has been a fever. 200,000 people here in the city _ there has been a fever. 200,000 people here in the city that - people here in the city that springs up from the somerset countryside. forthree springs up from the somerset countryside. for three long years the cows have had this place to themselves. now, all sorts have been marching into the farm. t sorts have been marching into the farm. . sorts have been marching into the farm-— the farm. i am excited to be free for five _ the farm. i am excited to be free for five days. _ the farm. i am excited to be free for five days. if - the farm. i am excited to be free for five days. if you - free for five days. if you could go _ free for five days. if you could go here, - free for five days. if you could go here, your- free for five days. if you | could go here, your mum free for five days. if you - could go here, your mum could io could go here, your mum could go here — could go here, your mum could to here. �* , . could go here, your mum could to here. �*, ., .,, go here. it's great to be back in a place _ go here. it's great to be back in a place where _ go here. it's great to be back in a place where everyone . go here. it's great to be back in a place where everyone is| in a place where everyone is having — in a place where everyone is having a _ in a place where everyone is having a good _ in a place where everyone is having a good time, - in a place where everyone is. having a good time, especially the last— having a good time, especially the last few— having a good time, especially the last few years. _ having a good time, especially the last few years. sir- having a good time, especially the last few years.— the last few years. sir paul mccartney _ the last few years. sir paul mccartney is _ the last few years. sir paul mccartney is the _ the last few years. sir paul mccartney is the headliner| mccartney is the headliner tomorrow. tonight, 15 miles away, a few hundred lucky souls were treated to a warmup gig by loves being on stage. this weekend mccartney will make the history as this festival's oldest ever headliner. they are an extraordinary sight in the british countryside, often to be seen gliding gracefully overhead. now, red kites from the uk are being flown abroad, to spain, where their numbers are dwindling. red kite chicks will swap the forests of central england for southwestern spain, where it's hoped they'll breed

and boost the population. here in the uk, red kites have had a remarkable change in fortunes since they were almost wiped out three decades ago. our environment correspondent, helen briggs, reports. soaring high in the sky above the countryside, living proof of a conservation success story. three decades ago, red kites were rescued from the brink of extinction by reintroducing wild birds from sweden and spain. doctorian evans was one of the pioneers. it all went out of expectation, it was such a huge success which was amazing. obviously the birds in spain, unfortunately, in the last 30 years have not done so well so it is a great opportunity to go back and, you know, that is where we went to spain in the first place to save kites and now we can do that by helping them with the kites we have

here. that them with the kites we have here. �* , ., here. at six weeks old, the birds are — here. at six weeks old, the birds are naturally - here. at six weeks old, the birds are naturally shy - here. at six weeks old, the birds are naturally shy in i here. at six weeks old, the l birds are naturally shy in the presence of humans, behaving as they would around presences. the birds are protected under law and conservation experts were given special permission to take them out of the country. it to take them out of the country-— to take them out of the count . , ., ., ., ., country. it is a great honour to have been _ country. it is a great honour to have been involved i country. it is a great honour to have been involved in i country. it is a great honour to have been involved in a l to have been involved in a project right from the start. you just feel really rout of the fact that you can actually go and do some good for the environment and for such a marvellous species. there is not much more magnificent than a kite soaring above you. this ancient forest _ a kite soaring above you. this ancient forest is _ a kite soaring above you. this ancient forest is the - a kite soaring above you. this ancient forest is the perfect habitat for red cried, they have thrived here since they were reintroduced in the �*90s. the red kite chicks will be blown to madrid and taken by road to aviaries where they will spend a few weeks perfecting their flight before they are released into the wild. the first arrivals settling in in the spanish

countryside and i due to be released over the summer. you need about _ released over the summer. you need about 90- _ released over the summer. you need about 90- 100 _ released over the summer. ym. need about 90— 100 birds to create a sustainable population in a given area. this is a start ofa in a given area. this is a start of a three—year project, 30 birds will go this year and we hope 30 birds in each of the next two years will also go to spain. that should be sufficient to create a new breeding nucleus of the birds. it is hoped they will flourish in their new habitat and help secure the future of red kites across europe. we'll just bring you we'lljust bring you a quick reminder of our top story and thatis reminder of our top story and that is that the supreme court has overturned a long—standing judgement that legalised terminations nationwide. bringing you live pictures from union square where people have been processing both for and against thejudgement. we been processing both for and against the judgement. we will bring you more news on that story as we get it throughout the night. that is the main story we have tonight and that is that the supreme court has

overturned the judgement that legalised terminations make and wide in the united states. that's it from us, thank you for watching. that's it from us, thank you forwatching. do that's it from us, thank you for watching. do stay tuned to bbc news. hello. plenty of fine weather around this weekend but showers in the forecast too. however, some of us may miss them all together and end up with a dry weekend but i will add that around coastal areas it could be windy at times and feel a little on the cool side. this changeable weather is brought by an area of low pressure which will basically park itself over ireland, it has already arrived and the showers are becoming frequent across some western areas and they will be over the course of the next 2a hours. we have had showers in the last few hours they will continue through early saturday morning across parts of western scotland but generally speaking it is a dry enter that night with clear spells and temperatures raining

from around 10— 15 degrees, not particularly cold first thing in the morning. let's have a look at the forecast for saturday then. here is the area of low pressure with clouds and showers swirling around, this is a cool at lancee breeze so around these coastal areas of cornwall, devon and the coast of wales, the irish sea and into scotland. it will be chilly. temperatures around 15—15 degrees in some spots. basically, the further east you are the sunnier and warmer it will be. out towards the west always a chance of catching some showers even heavy ones, not just through the afternoon but in the evening as well. they will have a tendency to drift northwards carried by the breeze circling this area of low pressure. that was saturday, this is sunday. look at this, even some persistent rain at times expected in northern ireland and some of the western part of the uk, further east dry and bright and in fact east anglia and the south—east and along the south coast of england it should be a mostly sunny day on sunday. here, temperatures up to 23 degrees in one or two spots

but more typically talking about the mid or high teens a little bit further towards the west. and the low pressure is still with us early next week but what happens is, it actually moves away and another one takes its place, bringing spells of rain to western parts of the uk once again. overall, we are in a spell of fairly unsettled weather. here is the outlook for some of our major cities, you can see the further north and west you are, the more changeable it is with these showers. the best of the weather will always be further south and south—east. have a good weekend.

welcome to bbc news. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: the us supreme court overturns the landmark roe v 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,