this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. ukraine accuses russia of waging war on civilians, after at least 21 people died in missile strikes near odesa. a former uk government deputy chief whip, alleged to have groped two men in a private members�* club, has been suspended as a conservative mp. calls for more protection for women using abortion clinics in northern ireland — as the supreme court prepares to rule on whether protests should be banned. dozens of same—sex couples in switzerland tie the knot, on the first day that a law allowing gay marriage comes into effect.

hello and welcome. the government of ukraine has accused russia of waging a war on civilians, after at least 21 people were killed — including children — by missile strikes near the black sea port of odesa. more than 30 others were injured in the attacks which severely damaged a block of flats and a recreation cente in the resort of sir—heev—ka. from kyiv, our correspondent joe inwood sent this report it has become a grimly familiar sight. they work through the night to find anyone left alive. by dawn, the scale of the tragedy was obvious. a ukrainian apartment block left a burned—out shell

by russian missiles. in normal times, serhiivka is a popular holiday destination just to the west of odesa, but these are not normal times. translation: we heard strikes. we live close by. together with the emergency workers, we helped those who survived. adnd those who unfortunately died, we helped carry them away. for hours the search continued, more in hope than expectation. one by one the victims were pulled from the rubble. at least one child was killed. ..holiday in the midst of war. ukrainian officials say this devastation was caused by three soviet—era x—22 missiles, the same type that earlier in the week destroyed a shopping centre in the town of kremenchuk, killing at least 19 people. today's attack has already surpassed that total. now, russia always denies attacks like this, and, today, the kremlin spokesman

dmitry peskov did so again, saying president putin himself says they do not hit civilian targets. here in kyiv, a city that's come under sustained fire, that will be met with disbelief. they say russia is a terrorist state. in ukraine's parliament, they held a minute's silence for the victims. president zelensky said they are fighting to live a peaceful life and avoid mornings like today in odesa. russian missile strikes have more than doubled in the last two weeks. once again, it is ukrainian civilians who are paying the price. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. britain's ruling conservative party has suspended the mp chris pincher, who stood down from his government role following allegations he assaulted two men at a private members club on wednesday night. he quit his post yesterday, saying in a resignation letter he "drank far too much". with the latest from

westminster here's our correspondent nick eardley. i'm s o rry , i'm sorry, we don't have that report. let's move on to abortion in northern ireland. abortion in northern ireland was decriminalised more than two years ago but services are still limited and last year more than 160 women still flew to england for terminations. many who choose to have abortions in northern ireland have to contend with protestors as they arrive at clinics. later this month the uk's supreme court will decide whether or not to ban such protests amid calls for more protection for staff and women who use abortion clinics. here's our ireland correspondent, emma vardy. they chant: have mercy on us and on the whole world. - a prayer and a protest. this has become a regular sight outside some of northern ireland's main hospitals. they're here because daisy hill hospital in newry provides a clinic for women

to access abortion services. what we have found, and what people have told us, is that it's really intimidating coming up to these gates. fiona and cara have started a voluntary service to chaperone women in. if you were going in there to access any sort of treatment — this is a multiuse site — it's intimidating and harassing. people who are going in for counselling after having miscarriages and stillbirths, and then are met by graphic images. more than 100 women a year from northern ireland still fly to england to access abortions. despite the change in the law here, only limited services have been set up. those that do access clinics often encounter protesters. you don't want to be confronted by men — some women, but mostly men — who are pushing placards in your face, who are praying at you. the anti—abortion protests also take place at ashleigh topley�*s local hospital in craigavon.

she was denied an abortion after being told here her baby wouldn't survive. those appointments, when i was here, some of them were very, very difficult anyway, and had i had to run the gauntlet of protesters just prior to that appointment, it would have made them even worse. because abortion had not yet been decriminalised, ashleigh had to continue with the pregnancy. having to go through the trauma of waiting and waiting and waiting, like, that wasjust hardship — unnecessary hardship on top of the most awful period of our lives. so many times i feel like marching down there to say, "listen — this is what happened to me." for those people that need to have abortions, it's just so cruel. so cruel. the supreme court ruling in america, which overturned women's right to an abortion, has re—energised campaigns on both sides of the argument here. northern ireland's new law

to create safe spaces, or so—called exclusion zones, outside clinics and hospitals has been referred to the uk's supreme court. if the exclusion zone legislation goes through, groups like this would be required to move some 100 metres or so away from the entrance to a hospital or a clinic. but there's also questions over whether this conflicts with legislation around human rights and the right to free speech. what do you think this actually achieves? we are informing the public. john mitchel place in newry ran an abortion clinic there. it's closed, because we were there. but do you think about how women feel, who walk in through these doors? yes. they may have already been dealing with the fact their baby's not going to survive. a sign like "abortion is murder", how does that help them? because it is murder. it's a living part of life. the women that are coming here are already in trauma. doesn't this make it worse? no, no, because they have a decision to make — do they have their baby, or do they murder their baby?

that is the question. is this compassion? it is compassion. it's compassion for the baby. the baby doesn't have a say. it can't shout out the womb, "0i — i don't want to be aborted." but northern ireland's health service is expected to be compelled to provide more abortion services in future. what's now in the hands of british judges is what kind of experience women will face when they come through these gates. emma vardy, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. britain's ruling conservative party has suspended the mp chris pincher, who stood down from his government role following allegations he assaulted two men at a private members club on wednesday night. he resigned as the deputy chief whip, publishing a resignation letter in which he said he drank far too much.

this is chris pincher. untilyesterday, hisjob was to enforce discipline among conservative mps. but after allegations he groped two men, he resigned as a government whip and been suspended from the party in parliament. mr pincher had been drinking here, a private members' club in london, with other conservative politicians. he admitted drinking too much and said he had embarrassed himself. we take all of these things incredibly seriously. nobody — this, these, my first reaction when i heard this, was one of sadness and frustration that here we are again, in this position. it is absolutely beholden on us to make sure that we do these things properly, from the point of view of the victims. the prime minister was back in downing street today, meeting new zealand's premier. reporter: will you i suspend chris pincher? it's been claimed downing street was warned about mr pincher�*s behaviour before he was given a governmentjob. number ten insisted borisjohnson had not been made aware

of specific allegations. chris pincher was one of the conservative mps who helped borisjohnson keep his job earlier this year. it was one of the reasons he was promoted to government. but after the allegations of groping emerged last night, there was considerable pressure from senior tories for a zero tolerance approach, and tonight it was confirmed that mr pincher would be suspended from the tory party in parliament. a spokeswoman for the chief whip said... the right thing has happened. what i think is sad is that it took all day for borisjohnson to show any leadership and borisjohnson has now decided that the best thing for borisjohnson is for chris pincher to lose the whip. but some parliamentary staff have raised concerns about general allegations not being taken seriously enough. henry and angus both work for mps.

as staff in parliament, we know about these rumours and we know who these people are and we see them walking round every day, and if we know they have been doing these things, how do we know it is a safe place to work? no—one wants to work in a workplace where those around you, _ especially those more senior than you, are accused - of quite serious misconduct. five conservative mps have been involved in sexual misconduct allegations this year alone. an snp mp resigned from his party amid sexual assault claims, too, and it's put the way parliament works back in the spotlight. let's get some of the day's other news.

the who doesn't think this current outbreak constitutes a public emergency of international concern but it says it will review its position shortly. in afghanistan, the supreme leader of the taliban has made a rare public appearance at a meeting of religious leaders, in which he praised the group's takeover of the country last year. haibatullah akhundzada told the men—only gathering that the taliban's success was a source of pride for muslims all over the world. hong kong is marking 25 years since the end of british colonial rule. chinese president xijinping travelled to the territory for the anniversary, his first trip out of mainland china since the start of the pandemic. there, he swore in hong kong's new leaderjohn lee, who praised the security law that's been used to crush pro—democracy protests, saying it had brought stability to hong kong. britain has accused beijing of failing to meet the commitments it made to respect the territory's freedoms. the bbc�*s world affairs editor

john simpson reports. hong kong still seems to make the chinese leadership nervous. when president xijinping arrived by train from the mainland yesterday, he wasn't planning to stay long. he soon retreated back into china proper to spend the night, then came back again this morning. mr xi told the hong kong people that after reuniting with the motherland they had become masters of their own city. hong kong's true democracy started from there, he said. 25 years ago, when britain handed hong kong back to the chinese, it was richer per capita than britain and was the most transparent economy in the world. the approach which china promised to follow was "one country, two systems",

meaning hong kong would be part of china but would keep its freedoms. what do you feel when you think back 25 years ago on leaving hong kong? i was incredibly sad. i was quite proud of the way we left hong kong, but... and maybe slightly... a little bit deluded in thinking that the chinese would behave properly. because they haven't? because they've behaved appallingly badly. the chinese leadership was worried that the waves of protest in hong kong might spread to the mainland. under hong kong's draconian national security law, more than 200 politicians, journalists and lawyers are now injail. nathan law, a leading opposition figure, is in exile in britain. we're talking about a whole civil society being demolished

in one and a half years. the speed of it was incredible and people were so upset about it. now, hong kong is changing right in front of our eyes. the famous skyline may look the same, but hundreds of thousands of people have left, and they're often the best and brightest. china doesn't mind. it would much rather have a quiet, obedient hong kong than the exciting, vibrant place it used to be. john simpson, bbc news. stay with us on news, still to come: at wimbledon — novak djokovic is through to the next round. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible.

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ukraine accuses russia of waging war on civilians, after at least 21 people died in missile strikes near odesa. a former uk government deputy chief whip, alleged to have groped two men in a private members' club, has been suspended as a conservative mp. more than a quarter of kenyans living in arid and semi—arid areas are now facing high levels of food insecurity, according to government and united nations data. prolonged drought in east africa — as well as the war in ukraine — is adding even more pressure to household budgets. some of the poorest can just about afford one meal a day. our africa correspondent, catherine byaru hanga reports from nairobi. east africa's biggest metropolis can be unforgiving. this is how florence has been forced to make a living — collecting and selling scrap from this dump site. she's fallen on hard times after her small food stall was shut to make way for a new expressway.

florence earns just 85 us cents a day. even then, she says she could still feed her children twice a day before food prices shot up. translation: nowadays, - i am only able to cook supper. we cannot manage to cook lunch, because prices are very high. so, florence now rarely shops at her local market. onions are used in almost every family meal in kenya. six months ago, these three would have cost you about nine us cents, but now the price has more than doubled, and even though this is one of the cheapest places to buy vegetables in nairobi, many families have been priced out of the market — they can no longer afford them. food production is down in kenya because of failed rains, and now traders here have to pay closer attention to the war in ukraine, as it's already hitting the industry. translation: there is a war

between russia and ukraine. | it has affected us kenyans because some farm imports, like fertilisers, come from there. now they have become more expensive and many farmers are unable to meet the production cost, and that has driven prices up. a few hundred metres away, catherine, who is unemployed, is struggling to put food on the table. she moved here from eastern kenya. during tough times, her mother would have sent her food from the village, but because of the drought, that's not possible. translation: it's very dry in my rural village. - there is no rain. when it rains, there is food, and she's able to send me some food, but right now she is also depending on us to send her. it's very dry and there's no food. over 4 million people in kenya are facing hunger, but these statistics focus on

rural areas and do not include vulnerable communities in urban centres. the issue is that when we have a drought situation, and when we have food prices going up, and when we have an economy that is still recovering, then we have huge populations within the urban areas that are just as affected with food insecurity. the government and its international partners are now assessing how many people in cities are affected by the recent food insecurity, in the hope of bringing them some help. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, nairobi. tennis and to wimbledon, where novak djokovic is through to the fourth round along with britain's heather watson.

from london's sw19, here's chethan partik with our day 5 wimbledon round—up. we may have had some surprises at this year's championships, one thing that remains the same is novak djokovic's qualities on grass. he looked very much back to his best, a straight sets win for him earlier over his serbian compatriot miomir kecmanovic. with that win over kokkinakis in the second round, you can really see djokovic showing all his true qualities on this surface. because in his opening round match he had his struggles against kwon soonwoo of south korea but since then, he has learnt and he has learnt fast, as he looks to win his fourth consecutive wimbledon title. ons jabeur is looking to win her first title, in fact, her first grand slam. she reached the quarterfinals here last year, looking very good, and still hasn't dropped a set. she beat the french teenager diane parry in straight sets. through she goes, the world number two, saying she is feeling more confident than ever on the surface. it was a good day for the british players, too.

heather watson, the former british number one, now 30 and ranked outside top 100. but a straight sets win over kaja juvan to reach the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time. and that is the case for cameron norrie. he is the british men's number one, and the number nine seed here. he got the job done pretty quickly over america's steve johnson in straight sets. through he goes to the second week of a slam for the first time in his career. spain's carlos alcaraz continues to get to grips with grass but showing us all his qualities and why he is the most exciting talent in men's tennis. he beat oskar otte in straight sets. plenty to come in the second week of these championships, but before that final round of third—round matches on saturday, over on centre court, play will open and an all—american tie between the teenager coco gauff and amanda anisimova. then, we will see the two—time champion here, petra kvitova take on spain's paula badosa before rafael nadal�*s at it again against lorenzo sonego.

same—sex marriage has become legal in switzerland. following a referendum last september in which two thirds of voters backed the change in the law, to give same—sex couples the same rights under law as married men and women. since 2007, switzerland has allowed same sex couples to register their partnerships, but, until now, some rights, including to adoption and inheritance, were restricted. jatinder dhillon reports. walking out as newlyweds and making history — finally. stefano perfetti and luca morreale are the first same—sex couple to tie the knot on friday at this register office in zurich. they were among dozens of gay and lesbian couples across switzerland who said, "i do," now that it has become legal to do so.

translation: the symbolism is important _ it is a very important was that we are equal and that we are treated like everyone else. laure and aline waited 21 years to say their vows in geneva city hall, the first canton, or region, in the country to grant same—sex couples some of the rights and protections of married couples. their wedding was extra special, as their ceremony was presided over by the city's mayor, who insisted on officiating in person. translation: the institution - of marriage has become egalitarian and this special day sends out a strong message to society that one is free to love and be loved. the alpine nation is one of the last countries in western europe to allow same—sex marriage. a referendum last year saw just over 60% of voters and all of the country's 26 regions

recognise a change was long overdue and back to change the landscape for gay rights. over the coming weeks, as hundreds of gay couples tie the knot, they do so in the safe knowledge that the new law will ensure they can apply forjoint adoption of children, inherit a deceased partner's pension, or have access to the citizenship process in case one is not a swiss national. and if couples want a more traditional ceremony, both protestant and reformist churches have supported the change. individual pastors can now decide to marry same—sex couples at their place of worship. jatinder dhillon, bbc news. and those are our main stories. there is more on the bbc website. we

will be back with more for you at the top of the hour. this is bbc news. hello, there. july has got under way just wait you left off, lots of heavy showers around. this was a shower in aberdeenshire, and if we take a look at the radio and lightning detector, the bigger storms have been across eastern scotland and down the eastern side of england as well. already, our attention is turning to this next area of rain moving in from the west and over the next few hours, that will extend from northern ireland across scotland, good parts of northern england, wales, and eventually reaching the south—west as well. temperatures on saturday morning well up into double figures, like they have been for the last few days and as far as the forecast on saturday goes, this area of low

pressure is dominating the weather picture. a band of rain pushing eastwards followed by lots of showers. forwimbledon, it might miss out on the rain here. some sunshine in the morning and the cloud will tend to build but it is not until the evening time that we are expecting some rain there. the rain will come courtesy of this weather front that will continue to push eastwards across england. behind that, showers and heavy ones in the north—west scotland and that is where we will see the thunderstorms break out. with sunny spells around, temperatures will be in the high teens across western areas, 18 orso, and in the high teens across western areas, 18 or so, and 21 or 22 in the sunshine further east. sunday, more showers, not quite so many, and in the afternoon in wales and south—west england, becoming dry. a lot of cloud for scotland again, breezy and cool, 1a in stornoway, otherwise temperatures again in the high teens to low 20s. monday's

forecast, a bit more rain to come across the north—west of scotland, the rain pushes eastwards and southwards during the day. across wales, midlands and the south, staying put a need dry, touch warmer in places, highs and up to 23 in london. as we dive deeper into next week, this area of high pressure gradually will exert more of an influence on our weather, warmer air topping around the top side of that but it looks like we could see quite a bit of cloud across scotland and northern ireland, still with the threat of a few showers. sunnier and warmerfurther threat of a few showers. sunnier and warmer further south.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin lipton, the sun's chief sports reporter and emma woolf, writer and columnist. tomorrow's front pages, starting with, to pages, starting with, most web pages. we got a fu and to most web pages. we got a full set and it's one of those funny peculiarities on friday to begin earlier than the rest of the week. the suspension of the tory parliamentary party. front and centre on the times and the paper says fresh allegations have been