this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 10pm... borisjohnson defies conservative critics of his leadership by insisting there'll be no psychological transformation of his character in the wake of two by—election defeats. if you're saying you want me to undergo some sort of psychological transformation, you know, i think that our listeners would know that... ..that is not going to happen. abortion clinics start to close in the us after a supreme court ruling removed american women's constitutional right to abortion. norway cancels this year's oslo pride parade after a deadly shooting at a gay nightclub, which police are treating as an act of islamist terrorism.

good evening and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson has insisted that questions over his leadership have been settled and that he will lead the conservative party into the next general election. his comments follow the tories�* defeat in two by—elections this week. speaking to the bbc from rwanda, where he's attending a commonwealth meeting, he said people were heartily sick of questions about his conduct and that a psychological transformation of his character would not happen. earlier, i spoke to lucy fisher, who's chief political commentator at times radio. she told me she thinks mrjohnson is trying to distance himself from the byelection results. in the immediate wake of these two rather disastrous by—election defeats, we had the prime minister try and link the discontent of tory voters or voters in those seats to the cost of living crisis.

this weekend, he has moved the narrative on slightly, almost suggesting it's his mps, possibly the media, at part to blame with what he called the endless churn of allegations against him. he said that people were heartily sick of hearing about things he is alleged to have done wrong. well, many things that have upset his backbenchers aren't just allegations, of course they stem from the ethics rows that has besieged his government for months and that he has been found to have done wrong, particularly pa rtygate, where he received and accepted a criminal sanction for his role in taking part in an illegal gathering. so, i'm interested that he is trying to distance himself in this way. i don't think it is going to cut the mustard with those critics among his backbenchers and indeed some wavering tory mps who really want to see him take responsibility for his role in these by—election defeats and signal that something will change, it won'tjust be, to quote oliver dowden in his resignation letter,

yes, it is that group of mps that i was just about to ask you about next, those who backed him in the confidence vote but said, look, this is a last chance for you to show that you can govern, that you can lead — will they now be thinking that the game is up? well, i certainly think next week is going to be a really big week and it is unfortunate for the prime minister in some ways that he isn't going to be in westminster, of course, he is on to berlin for the g7 and then madrid for the nato leaders summit. that leaves days and days which is a lot of space and time for people to plot in westminster. i think that the critics and wavering tory mps, as you say, some of those who backed in the confidence vote but wanted to see change, have a disparate spectrum of gripes — it includes concerns about ethics and his character, that hasn't been made any better by the shock resignation of lord geidt in recent days.

i think there are some who are concerned about policy. so he's trying to say in recent days, since the by—election defeat, focus on policy, not on personality. well, many of his backbenchers have concerns about the way his administration is going, and they think there is a sense of drift, there is not a real mission, policies like the rwandan flagship immigration policy haven't really come off yet, it has all been botched with the first plane due to take off being grounded, another row ensuing with the european court, the whole levelling up agenda that is meant to be the flagship policy of this government hasn't really had much flesh put on the bones of is what really is just a slogan, the critics say, and certainly not the kind of billion pound investment that that would allow northern and midlands communities to see really significant differences in their standard of living. in a moment, we'll be joined by bbc one viewers for a full roundup of the day's news

with reeta chakrabarti. but, first, clinics have begun closing in some us states after yesterday's supreme court ruling removed a woman's constitutional right to abortion. about half of the 50 states are expected to introduce new restrictions or bans as a result of the ruling — one of the most significant in the court's history. president biden described the ruling as a tragic error. rachel shelden is professor of history at penn state university in the us and an expert on the supreme court. well, the history of the court is a history of politics because the court has always been made up of political appointees and in the 19th century, especially, from the earliest years of the supreme court through the 19th century, you had justices who were nominated for their political and partisan activities. so, in many ways, it is a return to the way things were in the 19th century and early years of the united states. has it always been that way, though? yes, it has. it has always been political. the difference now is that americans tend to believe that the court

should be apolitical, so all of the opinion polls about the supreme court rely a lot on the idea that the court must operate outside of politics. but of course that is really hard to do when the appointees come from presidents who come from particular political proclivities, and so the members of the court are still political actors. the real difference there is that they are much more powerful than they would have been in the 19th century and in the early years of the nation. once they are appointed, though, can they be removed if they don't vote in a certain way? that is not generally how things have been done in the united states. exactly, exactly, so, you know, therefore, if they are a political appointee, appointed by a particular president, whether republican or democrat, do they tend to always stick to those lines? or do we see evidence ofjudges appointed by republican president or vice versa voting in surprising ways, let's say?

they have been some surprises in the past but we have to remember that parties are made up of coalitions of people with different kinds of political views and so just because you are a republican does not mean you're going to follow all of the same republican ideas as all republicans. because republicans are varied, and same with the democratic party. so, think aboutjudges as specifically partisan from the perspective of "only the party argues this" is a bad way of thinking about their own political proclivities. so, talk to us about the make—up of the supreme court at the moment. i believe i am right in saying that president trump made three appointments to the supreme court, they were all pretty controversial, weren't they? all relatively young, so one would assume that their influence will continue for quite some time to come. if the nation says, we would like the supreme court to be apolitical, is there anything a president or anyone else can do about that? well, the main thing they can do

is they can suggest that congress strip the jurisdiction of the supreme court. the supreme court gets most of its power from congress. congress, under the constitution under article 3, has the power to determine what the supreme court is able to rule on, and congress could take that power away. our current supreme court has this much power because congress has been a willing participant in growing that power. they could strip the jurisdiction of the supreme court so that they did not have the power over these kinds of things. briefly, do you see that happening anytime soon? i'm afraid i don't. i think we would have to get a very different congress and a very different set of lawmakers, more generally, maybe younger, maybe with a different set of political proclivities.

borisjohnson insists questions about his leadership are settled — despite heavy defeats in two by—elections this week. speaking in rwanda at the commonwealth meeting, he said people were "heartily sick" of questions about his conduct. when things are tough, of course people are rightly going to direct their frustration, their irritation at government. but mrjohnson also said a "psychological transformation" of his character would not happen. also tonight... in the us, demonstrations from both sides after the supreme court ruling to remove the right to abortion. president biden speaks out again to condemn the decision. in ukraine, russian forces take full control of the key eastern city of severodonetsk

after ukrainian troops withdraw. # can't buy me love... and sir paul mccartney — the star of glastonbury — on stage tonight. good evening. borisjohnson has insisted that questions about his leadership have been settled and that he will lead the conservative party into the next general election. his comments follow the tories�* defeat in two by—elections this week. speaking to the bbc from rwanda, where he's attending a commonwealth meeting, he claimed that people were "heartily sick" of questions about his conduct and that a "psychological transformation" of his character would not happen. from the rwandan capital, kigali,

alex forsyth has sent this report. diplomacy has been at the forefront of this commonwealth summit, but for the prime minister this morning, issues closer to home were dominant. evening, sir. last night he attended an official dinner with his wife, carriejohnson, mingling with government heads while his own leadership is under scrutiny. after losing two by—elections and his party chair, critics want him to change. but borisjohnson says he won't undergo a psychological transformation, claiming it's policy people care about. when things are tough, of course people are rightly going to direct their frustration, their irritation at government and at me. i'm the leader of the government. i think, to be absolutely clear, in the last few months, people in tiverton, people in wakefield just heard far too much about stuff they didn't want to be hearing about.

his cabinet have rallied round — some more so than others. the foreign secretary, in kigali herself, was pretty clear where she stood. i have absolute confidence in the prime minister. he's doing a fantasticjob. he's led on delivering on brexit, helping britain recoverfrom covid. but those who've long called for him to go haven't given up. borisjohnson is actually galvanising an anti—boris johnson vote. the leader of the party should normally be more popular than the party itself, and what we're seeing with borisjohnson is that he's a huge drag on the ticket. the summit in kigali was meant to be about boosting trade and co—operation, but for the uk it's been overshadowed. first by plans to send asylum seekers here, then by politics miles away. this morning the prime minister claimed that the question of his leadership was settled when he won a vote of confidence among his own mps. clearly for some, that's not the case. after rwanda, he's not heading back

to the uk but on to europe for meetings of the g7 and nato. but he knows his domestic problems will be waiting. here, the clean—up begins as the commonwealth summit closes. borisjohnson wants to brush away these by—election defeats, clear he's not going anywhere. but there's no doubt they will leave a mark. alex forsyth, bbc news, kigali. there's been further strong criticism by president biden of the supreme court's decision to ban a woman's constitutional right to abortion. the ruling was, he said, painful and devastating for many americans. clinics have begun closing in some states and there have been demonstrations both in support of and opposed to the ruling. our washington correspondent nomia iqbal reports. more than 2a hours after the supreme court threw out roe v wade, the protests continued. i'm here because i think america has digressed several

decades since this ruling. the answer to pro—life his pro—death. and so does the ideological divide. you're being shouted at by someone who's... the things we're saying aren't going to change those people's minds. the constitutional right to an abortion will end, leaving it to the individual 50 states of america to make their own laws on it. i know how painful and devastating a decision this is for so many americans, and i mean so many americans. the decision is implemented by states. my administration is going to focus on how they administer and whether or not they violate other laws by deciding not to allow people across state lines to get public health services. and we're going to take action to protect women's rights and reproductive health. the country mr biden now leads is even more split. around 26 republican—led states will ban abortion except for when a woman's life is at risk.

but it's unclear how that will be medically determined. democratic—led states like new york say they will protect abortion rights. conservatives have been building for this moment for decades. they say this is about protecting women's rights. there are just so many people that don't understand the pro—life movement, they don't understand the pro—life position and they don't understand all the things that we are doing to help women and children. this is not a religious issue at all, this is a human rights issue. many of the protesters who are here and are pro—choice have told me that they want the government to do more, but president biden has said there is nothing he can do to restore abortion rights to a national level. he is hoping this will galvanise voters for the midterm elections in november, but will it be enough for voters to turn their attention away from other issues that they deeply care about? nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. russian forces are now said to be

�*fully occupying' the ukrainian city of severodonetsk — a key location in the war in the east of the country. ukraine's army has already pulled its troops out from there. let's go live now to our correspondent, joe inwood, in the capital, kyiv. a significant moment? yes, a significant _ a significant moment? yes, a significant moment _ a significant moment? yes, a significant moment but - a significant moment? yes, a| significant moment but maybe a significant moment? yes, a - significant moment but maybe not a surprising one, given ukrainian said they were withdrawing forces and we understand they have gone across this crucial river to the city of look assurance. president zelensky said this was a difficult moment both morally and emotionally and he also spoke about 45 cruise missiles fired into his country over the last 20 for hours. what is interesting as many were fired from belarus, their northern neighbour, not officially involved in the water. there are fears in kyiv they could be drawn in by the russians and there was a

further escalation as well. president putin said he would give missile systems to his allies. as well as using ballistic and cruise missiles, they can carry nuclear warheads and it was a reminder that this work could escalate further. thank you, joe inwood. the taliban's health minister has told the bbc that afghanistan urgently needs international support to help with the aftermath of the earthquake that's killed more than 1,000 people. even before the disaster, the country's healthcare system was in near collapse, as it had been funded almost entirely by foreign aid, which was frozen after the taliban took over last august. from paktika province, the bbc�*s south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports. for people in afghanistan, pain is unrelenting. war, hunger and now an earthquake. eight—year—old shakrina was rescued with injuries to her leg when her house collapsed.

her elder sister died. in the next bed, their mother, meera. "we were under the debris until the morning, when some people pulled us out. they took us to a nearby clinic. i asked them, "where is my daughter?" they told me she had died," she said. "we are poor people. we have debts and now we've lost everything." bibi havar lost 18 members of herfamily. three of her sons were among them. both she and her daughter have multiple fractures. "my heart is in pain. when i go back from here, my children won't be there. it makes me so sad."

on the day after the earthquake, 75 patients were brought here — more than the capacity of the hospital that was already struggling to treat regular illnesses. stretched even before the earthquake hit, they're trying to do their best here, but even this main provincial hospital doesn't have the equipment to treat critical patients, so those who had injuries to their spine or their brain, they've had to send them to other facilities, which means people who have already spent hours travelling to this hospital then had to make another long journey to get any treatment at all. i asked the taliban's health minister whether they had got the international support they'd been asking for. we have received some humanitarian aid and assistance from the neighbouring countries like iran, pakistan, india and some of the arab countries.

so we're waiting for our partners and different countries around the world to when and how they can provide humanitarian aid and assistance. but many would argue that the taliban has not lived up to its commitments on human rights or women's rights. how can the world then recognise this government, and in situations like this directly offer you assistance or money? i think there is some miscommunication between the international partners, they still cannot understand the people, and some statements of the taliban. ordinary afghans are caught in the politics. this labourer is trying to cope with the grief of losing his wife and a fear of the future. "my family and i worked so hard to make our house, now it's gone," he said. "we will never be able to rebuild it without help." yogita limaye, bbc news.

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

but slowly england moved from chasing to fetching. kiwi confidence inflated. tom latham and kane williamson looked comfortable. england needed new energy. cue overton... one ball after tea, he got latham. bairstow�*s catch among the pigeons. devon conway magnificently caught by ollie pope. now they were on the charge. new zealand's captain, williamson, edged matthew potts behind. patrick gearey, bbc news. within the last hour, sir paul mccartney has taken to the pyramid stage for glastonbury�*s headline performance, which you can see after this programme. from worthy farm, our culture editor, katie razzall, has just sent this report and a warning her report does contain some flash photgraphy. # can't buy me love, love.

# can't buy me love... 80 years of age and the pyramid stage is his. sir paul mccartney, glastonbury�*s oldest ever solo headliner. # can't buy me love... this morning's sound check took place in front of fans who had already claimed the best spots. some were really dressing for the occasion. i got here nice and early because i thought i'd make the most of it. i beat them all here. brilliant. we've only got nine and a half hours to wait. that's all. i've worked a night shift and i come here, haven't gone back to the tent but i may as welljust sit here and hang in— there. he's the legend, he's just written the soundtrack to our lives. - it's great. we are on the way to the park,

you're not following me that far, are you? # don't walk away... noel gallagher was the warm up act for mccartney here tonight. ten years after leaving oasis, he has a best—of album with his solo venture high flying birds. i started off my record buying journey with best—ofs because back in the day, when people used to go to record shops and didn't have that much money, you know you're not going to buy all eight, nine beatles albums, you're going to buy the red and the blue one, the best of the beatles and work your way in that way. what do the beatles mean to you? everything. i don't really trust people who say they don't like them. you meet a few, i don't really like the beatles. it'sjust like, well, who do you like? as for macca himself, yeah, he's got the back catalogue that literally no—one else in the music business can touch. oh, man, it's so good to be here. we were supposed to be doing this three years ago.

there have been many legendary sets in the somerset fields over the last half a century. this one has onlyjust begun. katie razzall, bbc news, glastonbury. looks wonderful! and stay tuned to see the full set from sir paul mccartney — here on bbc one — right after the weather. there's more news throughout the evening on the news channel. but that's all from me and the team. goodnight. hello. we've had some dramatic skies across parts of the uk through saturday, especially in the west, where we saw the most frequent showers. and some of those showers brought thunder and lightning and impressive cloudscapes. and it's all been down to an area

of low pressure which has been slow—moving to the west of ireland. and that continues gradually north and eastwards through sunday, bringing the most frequent showers to the north and the west of the uk, and the strongest winds here, as well. so, through sunday morning, most frequent showers across northern ireland, northern and western scotland, north west england, parts of wales, perhaps a few into south west england. not so many getting further eastwards. in fact, the further east you are, the more likely it is to stay dry with the best of the sunshine, and hence the highest amateurs. but somewhat cooler further north and west where you've got the cloud, the showers and also the strength of the wind. so, for western coasts, particularly for irish sea coasts, we could see those gusts touching a5, maybe 50 mph through sunday afternoon. so, it's a blustery afternoon. it should push the showers through fairly quickly, and whilst we can't rule out showers at glastonbury, certainly through the second half of the afternoon, it's looking dry. we should see increasing amounts of sunshine as well to end the day. so, fingers crossed for much of the day it should stay mainly dry.

but as we had through sunday evening and overnight, thouse showers start to make their way a little bit further eastwards. once again, the further east you are, it should stay mainly dry with some clearer skies, and those showers just starting to ease across parts of scotland and northern ireland as we head through the early hours of monday morning. and it's a mild night, with most places will be in double figures. so, into monday, here's our area of low pressure. it's still close by, now to the north and west of scotland. we've got a second system starting to approach from the atlantic as well. so, once again on monday, it's a day of sunny spells and showers, but it looks by this stage that the showers will start to move their way a little bit further eastwards. so, nowhere immune from a shower, but there will be some lengthy spells of sunshine in between. the winds not as strong, but it's still fairly breezy day. and in the sunshine, we'll be seeing temperatures quite widely in the high teens, if not the low 20s celsius. it looks like east anglia and south east england will probably see the warmest conditions on monday. but it is a fairly unsettled week ahead. there'll be showers or longer spells of rain for many, but temporarily it should get a little bit warmer across

east anglia and south east england. that's all from me. bye— bye. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be

bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentatorjo phillips