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welcome to bbc news, i'm rich preston. our top stories: world leaders at the g7 summit call for unity to help ukraine defeat russia. we have to stay together. yeah. putin has been counting on from beginning, that somehow nato and the g7 would splinter, but we haven't, and we aren't going to. in ukraine itself, residents reel from the latest act of russian aggression as kyiv is struck by a barrage of missiles. at least four people are killed after a wooden grandstand collapses at a bullfighting festival in colombia. # i'm coming out. # i want the world to know. and, diana ross helps bring
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the first glastonbury festival for three years to a close. leaders of the g7 group of nations have been meeting in germany for the first day of talks in a key week of diplomacy over ukraine. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, said ukraine should not be forced towards making a deal with russia. president biden called for western unity to be maintained so that russia could be defeated. our political editor chris mason reports from bavaria in germany. the leaders of the world's richest countries gather to work out what to do next about ukraine. they begin by mocking president putin. the canadian prime minster suggests they should mimic the russian leader by riding barerback on a horse, as he has done.
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beyond the jokes though, there are differences of emphasis in approach here about how much and for how long ukraine should be helped. the uk insists it must be for the long haul. the prime minister acknowledges, though, some are tiring of it. i think that the pressure is there and the anxiety is there and we've got to be honest about that. the g7 has been solid and we continue to be solid, but in order to protect that unity, in order to...to make it work, you've got to have really, really honest discussions about the implications of what's going on. these two men look like the best of friends. but in private, the prime minister emphasised to the french president any attempt to settle the conflict now with russia having stolen ukrainian territory would be a mistake. at this summit, the aim is to portray as much unity and resolve as possible.
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as the conflict in ukraine drags on and its costs back home, not least rising prices, become more obvious. president biden, in conversation with the summit�*s host, the german chancellor, stressed a sense of togetherness was imperative. we have to stay together. yeah. because putin has been counting on from the beginning that somehow nato would and the g7 would splinter. and we haven't and we're not going to. so we can't let this aggression take the form it has and get away with it. the fundamental truth for all of the leaders here is the democratic pressures that they face back home from their parties and their public. borisjohnson is well aware of this, of course. this matters because the leaders have to mould and flex their views to reflect their domestic audience, unlike their opponents, president putin, who does not.
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the challenge then, is how to stand together, how to move as one. not easy and not guaranteed in the long term. chris mason, bbc news, the g7 in germany. and in ukraine, the capital city kyiv has suffered intense attacks — more than a dozen missile strikes launched by russia — the most sustained barrage in months. it happened hours after president zelensky warned that the war is entering a difficult phase. a nine—storey residential building in one district was damaged during the strike. one person was killed and five injured, including a 7—year—old girl. our correspondent nick beake reports. once again, ukraine's capital is under attack. explosion this video said to show the city's horizon as more russian rockets hit. and once again, civilians are in the firing line. a residential block in the centre of kyiv smouldering, ripped apart.
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child screams inside, rescuers reach a young girl, pinned down by debris. they manage to bring her to safety and then take her to hospital. moments later, a ukrainian official appears outside, brandishing a russian passport, saying that one woman still trapped is originally from moscow. shortly afterwards, paramedics bring her out. whether or not this was the intended target, it's shattered the relative calm that had returned to the capital, kyiv, in recent weeks. it feels like this is vladimir putin sending his own message at a time when those g7 leaders are meeting. we find two residents trying to take it all in. tamara says the first strike came after six in the morning and she heard four in all. "i can't find the words," she explains. elena asks, "just tell me why they are doing this to us".
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these flats are near to an ammunition factory that was hit in april and could have been the intended target today. but the head of national police says they are now collecting evidence which could prove this attack was a war crime. glass shatters there have been more explosions here as the day has gone on. this may be far from the fiercest fighting raging in the east of the country, but russia has renewed its effort to strike fear and pain at the heart of ukraine's capital. nick beake, bbc news, kyiv. a wooden stand has collapsed during a bullfighting festival in colombia, killing at least four people. local media say as many as five hundred others have been injured. it happened in the city of el espinal in the west of the country, about 100 miles from the capital bogota, during a traditional corraleja event, where members of the public are encouraged
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into the ring with the bulls. one animal escaped which caused a panic in surrounding area. colombia's president—elect, gustavo petro, has criticised the nature of the event, saying local authorities should no longer organise activities in which animals or people get killed. earlier, genevieve glatsky, a freelance journalist in bogota, told us more. details are still coming in. as you said, at least four people have been killed, more than 100 injured. in these types of festivities, unfortunately deaths and injuries are not uncommon and yet they are staunchly defended by some, largely residents of the colombia's northern region, with a strong cattle ranching culture that goes back centuries, and other parts of the country are horrified and have called to ban the practice. tell us more about these corraleja events and what's involved in them. the corraleja is specifically a colombian type of
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bullfighting in which the public is invited to engage with the bulls, even riding or taunting them. several dozen bulls are often involved, and it's much more informal than the traditional spanish bull fight, and the bull is not killed in the end. we are seeing pictures now, some aerial shots of what is happening. how many people usually attend these kinds of events? thousands and thousands often attend. gustavo petro, the president—elect has said, "that's enough, we shouldn't do this any more." is that a conversation that has been happening in columbia, is he likely to have success on that front? mr petro banned the practice in bogota when he served as mayor in 2012. it was then challenged by the constitutional court which said it was up to congress to decide, and gave them two years to pass a law, a deadline which has come and gone, leaving the issue in legal limbo. it left the issue in legal limbo.
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it has been brought up in congress several times. the most recent iteration of the bill was in 2020 but failed to be brought to a vote before the session of congress ended, just the week last really, just before the presidential election. the author of the bill, congressmanjuan carlos losada said that private interests and particularly the bullfighting lobby are the reason — that they helped sway over some powerful lawmakers in colombia. is it likely that this event might change mentalities and change this legislation? public outrage is high, and colombia is going to have a new president and a new congress injust a few so it is entirely possible. major companies including disney, jp morgan and facebook owner meta have told staff they will cover employee travel expenses for abortions, as millions of us women face restricted access. it follows a landmark ruling by the us supreme court that overturned the constitutional right to abortion. for more on that story, we can now speak to emma goldberg, a new york times writer covering the future of work and workplace practices
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in the us. thank you for being with us. we mentioned a couple of names there. august through some of there. august through some of the companies who are offering these kinds of packages and what they are offering employees. absolutely. conventionally, - employees. absolutely. | conventionally, abortion employees. absolutely. - conventionally, abortion has not been a topic that corporate america has wanted to weigh into. that being said, more and more in recent years corporations have been expected to weigh in on social and political issues. we saw that in the wake of the killing of george floyd with black lives matter, we saw it in the conversations over indistinct rides in georgia. _ conversations over indistinct rides in georgia. now, - conversations over indistinct rides in georgia. now, there l rides in georgia. now, there are stances around abortion being taken. the most common think we have seen in recent weeks is that after the leak in may showed that the supreme court was likely to overturn roe v wade more and more corporations started coming forward and saying that they
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were going to cover travel expenses for their employees who needed to go out of state in order to get abortions. we have seen a large number of corporations as of friday coming forward and joining that group, it includes a aianb, netflix, sporting goods, starbucks, tesla, it really runs the gamut. you have mentioned previously companies getting on—board with social issues. what is the motivation behind this? is this a bolt on to traditional health insurance or are their politics at play here? it is a wide spectrum of opinion in terms of how corporations view their engagement on this issue. i spoke with the ceo of yelp on friday, they have been really out front on this issue, vocal about how it feels about the importance of protecting women's access to abortion. what the ceo of yelp said to me is that he doesn't view this really is a business issue, he fuses as an issue where he will
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stand for what is right. that being said, there are other chief executives saying that to them this is a business and recruitment issue. they worry they might not be able to recruit female talent to work in states where abortions are not accessible, and for example about could be in texas where a lot of tech companies have flocked in recent years. you are also seeing some companies like salesforce and google saying that they will relocate employees without needing any kind ofjustification if those employees feel uncomfortable working in a certain states where abortion may be banned. this is a highly divisive topic. is there likely to be pushed back against these companies from those who are in the anti—abortion camp and supportive of the supreme court ruling? you might there isjust so much that we don't know right now that is going to play out over the coming weeks. remember, this is a groundswell
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that happened friday. it started, there was a trickle of companies coming forward in may stop blood, the real waiver statements and policy changes started coming on friday. i think that there is much to be seenin think that there is much to be seen in terms of how this plays out in the weeks and months to come. that being said, it is still only a small slice of corporate america even engage on this issue.— on this issue. thank you, we will leave — on this issue. thank you, we will leave it _ on this issue. thank you, we will leave it there. _ on this issue. thank you, we will leave it there. emma - will leave it there. emma goldberg from the new york times. . ~ goldberg from the new york times. ., ~' , ., stay with us on bbc news. still to come: wimbledon awaits. the most famous tennis championship in the world is about to begin. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge fireworks 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
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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. tennis balls thwack cheering and applause 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. might medo this is bbc news — the latest headlines: standing together — world leaders at the g7 summit call for unity to help ukraine defeat russia. and in ukraine, residents reel from the latest act of russian aggression as kyiv is struck by a barrage of missiles.
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let's stay with that now — earlier i spoke to nato and us defence expert michael o'hanlon and asked if he thought the g7 had done enough to stand up to russia. it has been impressive, no doubt, that the sanctions that have been intensified in recent months have, i think, really made a difference in russia's economy, and the weaponry sent to ukraine, as well as the intelligence, have helped fend off the initial attack and now sort of hold its own although losing a little bit of ground in at the east. but i don't really see the endgame and i don't really know if the west as a strategy for the endgame beyond simply saying, "we will help ukraine fight as long as it wants." that is a very emotionally satisfying position to take. i'm not sure it's that strategically smart. so, yes, we've done a lot but i don't know that we have a strategy for how to help ukraine preserve the
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preponderance of its own territory, sovereignty, economy, and survival. so i still worry a lot about what happens next. these missile strike hitting the capital, kyiv, for the past few weeks russian efforts have been focused on the east, many suggesting perhaps moscow had given up on the capital. was that misguided? is russia refocusing efforts on the capital city? i don't think russia has the capacity to do so in a meaningful way now. but we can't dismiss the possibility long—term. vladimir putin has contempt for the whole concept of ukraine as a sovereign country. he has said repeatedly. when vladimir putin gives speeches, when he writes essays, when he gives his overall worldview, he usually is pretty transparent about what he really thinks. he will lie and he will mislead on tactics. but his broad world view suggest that he has no particular commitment to the idea of ukraine as a sovereign nation. if he can find a way to somehow eliminate its current government and take
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the chunk or the majority of its territory, you know, much more than he has now, i think you would look for that opportunity. so any kind of strategy we have going forward needs to bear in mind we don't really know putin's intentions but they could be quite ambitious. straight after the g7 summit, there will be a meeting of the nato leaders. what challenges does nato to have in standing up against russia? well, nato has to figure out at a technical and tactical level where it can change the position and posture of its forces in a long term. countries like estonia and latvia where there area lot of russian speakers, putin's doctrine of the greater russia could, in principle, could suggest he has ambitions there. i think part of ourjob, as a nato group of 30 is to make sure that putin cannot in any way pursue those kind of ambitions, but we also need to think hard about the strategy for ending this war, and on that point i think we're
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going to have to think about some creative concepts for shared sovereignty, arbitration, or other concepts that may not be completely emotionally fulfilling but that are more realistic thanjust the idea ofjust giving ukraine weaponry and hoping that somehow ukraine can take back all the territory it has lost to russia, it isn't realistic. i worry that is too much in demand of nato leaders right now, they are missing an opportunity perhaps in this summit to try and think harder about a strategy for ending the war, which should be our pre—eminent concern. hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of madrid in response to the deaths of at least 23 migrants who tried to enter spanish territory. the incident happened in the north african enclave of melilla. spain's prime minister has blamed the mafia and human rights groups in morocco say the death toll is unprecedented. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. a sea of bodies on the streets of madrid. these people representing some of the two dozen or so migrants who lost
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their lives as they tried to force their way into melilla. many of these demonstrators have questions for the spanish government. have questions for the spanish government-— have questions for the spanish covernment. ~ ,, ~ ., ., government. translation: i am a miurant government. translation: i am a migrant and — government. translation: i am a migrant and i— government. translation: i am a migrant and i want _ government. translation: i am a migrant and i want to _ government. translation: i am a migrant and i want to ask— government. translation: i am a migrant and i want to ask the - migrant and i want to ask the left—wing government and mr pedro sanchez if he is happy in spite �*s —— proud of spain �*s migration policies or they are dictating these policies from above. �* ,, �* above. translation: the measures _ above. translation: the measures that _ above. translation: the measures that can - above. translation: the measures that can be - above. translation: the| measures that can be taken above. translation: the - measures that can be taken to open _ measures that can be taken to open safe _ measures that can be taken to open safe routes or people who want _ open safe routes or people who want to — open safe routes or people who want to ask for asylum can do so. want to ask for asylum can do ea from _ want to ask for asylum can do so. from ukraine in four months. _ so. from ukraine in four months, thousands of people have — months, thousands of people have come to spain. why can't the same _ have come to spain. why can't the same be done for other countries?— countries? these were the scenes last _ countries? these were the scenes last friday - countries? these were the scenes last friday as - countries? these were the - scenes last friday as hundreds of people cut through a border fence. security personnel tried to keep them out but there was a stampede and many were crushed. spain's my minister has blamed human traffickers but some in morocco aren't so certain where the responsibility lies.
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translation: what happened is a first for morocco, a very heavy toll. it is a toll never seen before in morocco and highlights the true content of moroccan and spanish migration policies. fist moroccan and spanish migration olicies. �* , . , ., policies. at this cemetery near the border _ policies. at this cemetery near the border with _ policies. at this cemetery near the border with melilla, - policies. at this cemetery near the border with melilla, they l the border with melilla, they are already digging graves for the dead. this is a tragedy with so many questions still unanswered. tim allman, bbc news. here in the uk, house in birmingham in central england has been destroyed by an explosion, fire services saying they believe it was caused by gas explosion. five people have been injured, one critically. three properties adjoining the house have been significantly damaged. in police in turkey have stopped istanbul's pride event. organisers managed to read a statement and start a small parade before police arrived and broke up the event. this is the 8th year running pride has been banned.
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it was 2014 when the last pride event took place with over 100,000 participants. this year's glastonbury festival closed with kendrick lamar and diana ross taking top billing on the pyramid stage on sunday afternoon. our culture editor katie razzall reports from worthy farm in somerset in south—west england on what the return of glastonbury has meant. # baby love, my baby love, i need ya, oh how i...# glastonbury is going out on a high. earlier in the legends slot, diana ross pumped out hit after hit. # white shirt now red, my bloody nose...# and history has been made at the festival by the youngest ever solo headliner, billie eilish. # heyjude, don't make it bad...# and the oldest, sir paul mccartney, whose 36—song set last night included a nearly 5—minute singalong to heyjude. crowd: # nah nah nah na-na-na-nah #. - and some special guest appearances. mr bruce springsteen! # glory days...#
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# everybody had a hard year # everybody had a good time #. there was even a much missed beatle, 42 years after his death. seeing john again. we are back together. with 100 performance stages, glastonbury is about so much more than the headline acts. this festival celebrates creativity, imagination, and inclusivity with a good dose of �*change the world' thrown in. we will not let russia's war break us. whether it is an address by ukraine's president... climate! ..or climate change activist greta thunberg... so many women and so many girls are going. to die because of this. ..or the outrage expressed by stars like olivia rodrigo about the recent us supreme court decision on roe v wade, politics is never far away.
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we're not closed off from the world here. we're not about escapism. we're about dealing with the world, enjoying ourselves, coming together. # you killed my cousin back in '94 #. kendrick lamar is tonight's headline act despite efforts in recent years to make the artist line—up much more diverse the crowd still doesn't reflect that. more diverse, the crowd still doesn't reflect that. # let's go # yo, it's the hyper man set #. this was british rapper aj tracey on the pyramid stage on saturday. i don't care who it is that's listening to our music as long as everyone is being respectful. it would be nice if we could just educate people about on, like, the privilege you do have, but when i look at the crowd i'm just grateful, to be honest. i am, like, wow, these people are here to listen to me. i'd better not fall over, and that's it. this has been a delayed 50th birthday celebration for the uk's biggest festival. glastonbury is ending for the year with many years in these somerset fields still to look forward to. katie razzall, bbc
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news, glastonbury. just a few more hours until the all england club opens its gates for one of the most eagerly anticipated fortnights on the british sporting calendar. think strawberries and cream and lots of people who have no issue queueing. wimbledon is almost here. it's been a while, but wimbledon's back in full force, and so is the queue. awaiting them is an all—star cast. serena williams hasn't played singles since this agonising exit last year, but hasn't given up on another trophy at a0. opening centre court in its 100th year is defending champion novak djokovic. but rafael nadal is eyeing his third slam of the year after three years away. i enjoy it, unforgettable moments here, so i don't know how many wimbledons remain for me, no? so if i have the chance to be here this year, i want to enjoy that opportunity. despite many time—honoured traditions, some things have changed. some things have changed. this is the first
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time players have been allowed to practise here on centre court before the championships get under way, including rafael nadal behind me. the idea is this will help bed in the courts and prevent slippages in the early rounds. there are winners and wild cards among the brits. and last year's overnight sensation, emma raducanu. but the us open champion is tempering expectations after a recent injury. in a way, it might help because there's absolutely no pressure on me. like, i haven't had the ideal preparation, so of myself, i can't really expect too much and i can just go out there and have a good swing. some have claimed the lack of ranking points means this championships will feel like an exhibition event. but others say it could never be, given the perennial prestige of this place. laura scott, bbc news, wimbledon. you can follow events from wimbledon on the bbc website
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and get all the latest stories on bbc.com/news. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @richpreston. from all the team in london, thanks for watching. hello. even with the weekend's rain in the west, it's been a rather dry month so far across most parts of the country. but if i show you the rainfall animation for this week, notice how it mounts up across these western areas, the colours deepening. it's here where we could see anything between 40—80mm of rain, more especially around the hills and the coast. some eastern areas where, so far thisjune, we've seen onlyjust over a quarter of our normal rainfall, not a huge amount is expected at all. although there's still a chance we could see a bit more towards the south—east corner through the middle part of the week. the reason — well, areas of low pressure are going to come in off the atlantic and then stall before working northwards, as this one did from sunday, leaving a trailing weather front to take us into monday, which will produce sunshine and showers working their way eastwards, but much lighter winds than we saw through the weekend. so, this is how we start the day,
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commuting temperatures somewhere between 11—13 degrees and not desperately cold out there. but a line of cloud and showery rain in western england, eastern wales to begin with, maybe just in the south—east of scotland too. that trundles its way eastwards through the day, fragmenting even more, but it does mean sunnier skies develop in its wake. just a few showers dotted around, not as many as we saw on the weekend, so western areas much, much brighter compared with sunday, though winds not as strong. still a noticeable breeze, though, coming in from the south—west, and a slightly cooler direction for some of you compared with what we saw through the weekend, especially in the east of the country, but actually with more sunshine, lighter winds in the west, it should feel a touch warmer. temperatures 17—21, around where we should be. early peak in the pollen levels in east anglia, the south—east, and then a later peak in the west. and, of course, monday sees the start of wimbledon. cloudy skies to begin with, brightening up, could just see a few spots of rain around lunchtime, but mostly dry for the bulk of the day.
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dry into the evening and overnight too across eastern areas, but the next batch of wet and windy weather pushes in through northern ireland and towards the west, keeping temperatures here in teens for one or two, but a chillier night through the eastern half of the country, 5—6 degrees in rural areas to start tuesday. so this is the next area of low pressure for tuesday, coming off the atlantic and stalling. the winds blowing up the weather front, so it doesn't move a great deal. it will clear away from northern ireland during the morning, but will linger across parts of central south—western scotland, wales and push into the western fringes of england. brighter skies in the west later, always dry and brighter through central—eastern england where it will be a bit warmer, 2a degrees the potential high. overall, though, temperatures around average for the time of year. more rain in the north and west, driest in the south and east.
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this is bbc news. the headlines: leaders of the g7 group of nations have been meeting in germany. over the next couple of days, they're expected to promise further military support for ukraine and impose more sanctions on moscow. ukraine's foreign minister urged them to provide more heavy weapons for his country and further isolate russia. in ukraine, the capital kyiv has suffered intense attacks — more than a dozen missile strikes launched by russia, the most sustained barrage in months. it happened hours after president zelensky warned that the war is entering a difficult phase. a nine—storey residential building was damaged. a wooden grandstand crowded with spectators has collapsed during a bullfighting festival in colombia, killing at least four people. dozens of others were injured when the three—storey structure came down in the western city of espinal.
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