hello, you're watching bbc news — i'm rich preston. our top stories. a version flagship takes off with a cargo of seed. google fails to delete location data showing when women visit an abortion creative event the identification of those who terminate pregnancies. so lewis hamilton demands a change in attitude in formula 1 after former champion used a racially offensive term. unesco places the ukrainian version of borscht on its list of threatened cultural heritage but moscow is not happy about it.

hello and welcome to bbc news. russia has shown its determined to assert control over ukraine's black sea coast. that's despite moscow's decision to withdraw from the much — fought — over snake island earlier this week. in the past 2a hours, missiles have hit the port of odessa, killing at least 19 people. before they were effectively blockaded, ports in the black sea were used to export grain. now, ukraine accuses russia of stealing that grain and it says this russian—flagged cargo ship has left the russian—occupied port of berdyansk with a cargo of seed. the ship is heading from berdyansk to the turkish port of karasu. ukraine is demanding that turkey — a nato member — intercept it.

thank you for being with us. ukraine wants turkey to stop the ship. is turkey likely to comply? the ship. is turkey likely to coml ? ~ ~ . comply? well, i think there are a lot of questions. _ comply? well, i think there are a lot of questions. first - comply? well, i think there are a lot of questions. first of - a lot of questions. first of all, if you look at the broader turkish behaviour since the russian invasion of ukraine, turkey had tried to position itself based on self—interest rather than doing the right thing, ratherthan rather than doing the right thing, rather than following a certain set of values and they played both sides. turkey, that is, played both sides. on top of which, taking the other actors in the middle east was also nervous about antagonising that we are putting too much.

and so, whether or not turkey is likely to comply anything is a fairly loaded question because there is a lot simply don't know about this request. what interest does turkey have? it is a little bit hard to say with certainty whether or not turkey is interested to the extent that i am aware, at least, i am extent that i am aware, at least, iam not extent that i am aware, at least, i am not here for more turkish response.— least, i am not here for more turkish response. turkey, nato member. _ turkish response. turkey, nato member. but — turkish response. turkey, nato member, but ukraine - turkish response. turkey, nato member, but ukraine is - turkish response. turkey, nato member, but ukraine is not. i turkish response. turkey, nato| member, but ukraine is not. so there is no real obligation on turkey, is there? this is for the about whether it wants to do it for its own self interests? element that is exactly right. as you say, that is exactly right and it comes down to whether or not turkey shares the values when it comes to looking at the russian invasion. but it seems like the turkish government has been more guided by interests. certainly an theory turkey could have done more over the last month to help ukraine, for example. turkey did notjoin sanctions. turkey could have done more to help pressure russia and the blockade so there is a lot more that turkey

could have done but ultimately what seeing most recently of course with turkey agreeing to for sweden and finland to join the alliance, only after first saying they will not, presumably there may be in some kind of incentivise asian. we don't know exactly what that is. there is speculation that the white house support for the f-16 the white house support for the f—16 sale might be, might have provided that incentive though officially that waiters did not confirm. the s is a diplomatic tightrope turkey is watching. what are the rest of the president in antagonising president in antagonising president putin? it president in antagonising president putin?- president in antagonising president putin? if you look at the overall— president putin? if you look at the overall bilateral _ president putin? if you look at the overall bilateral russian i the overall bilateral russian turkey relationship, over the years, putin has stacked the cards in such a way that the relationship was balanced in russia's favour. on the trade relationship, on russia's

relationship, on russia's relations with different kurdish groups, with the russian position on syria. on a whole host of issues, putin had, priorto whole host of issues, putin had, prior to the invasion of ukraine, vb, putin had set all these leathers and of course turkey had recently purchased a system from russia so there are things that russia could do to put pressure on turkey and syria, for example. russia still in syria. its position remains largely unchanged. again, his relationship with different kurdish groups, so there is ways that putting can still exert pressure and that is one of the many considerations. fix, is one of the many considerations. a russian official previously - considerations. a russian official previously said - considerations. a russian | official previously said that the grain on board the ship was

being sent to friendly countries. ukraine sees the screen as being effectively looted. what more do we know about what ukraine would expect turkey to do with the grain if it does indeed intercept the ship. it does indeed intercept the shi . _ . ., , ., it does indeed intercept the ship. what i saw reported was a re . uest ship. what i saw reported was a request from — ship. what i saw reported was a request from turkey _ ship. what i saw reported was a request from turkey to - ship. what i saw reported was a request from turkey to such - request from turkey to such things as gather forensic evidence, collect samples. and the ukrainian government added that they would be willing to work with turkey in a joint investigation but all of these steps, gathering of evidence, samples, forensic evidence, the sole points to something a little bit more long—term. gathering evidence is, of course, important. it is critical. what comes without is a certain time lag gathering evidence takes time. we will leave it there. _ we will leave it there. you can get the latest about the bbc reality check investigation that we've just been talking about by logging onto our website. just log onto bbc dot com forward slash news and follow the links to the story.

let's get some of the day's other news. here in the uk, a former government deputy chief whip, accused of groping two men in a private members' club, has been suspended as a conservative mp. chris pincher will sit as an independent after he was reported to parliament's behaviour watchdog. he quit his governmentjob in a letter on thursday, saying he had "drunk far too much" and "embarrassed myself and other people". the world health organization is calling for �*urgent�* action to prevent the spread of monkeypox in europe, saying cases have tripled over the past two weeks. the who doesn't think the outbreak currently constitutes a �*public health emergency of international concern�*, but says it will review its position shortly. protesters have stormed libya's parliament in the eastern city of tobruk and have set fire to part of the building. elsewhere, rallies have taken place against rising prices and political deadlock. the head of the unity government said the only solution to the crisis

was elections. google says it'll start automatically deleting tracking data logging people's visits to abortion clinics, domestic violence shelters, weight loss clinics, and other potentially sensitive locations. it comes after the supreme court's decision to remove a women's constitutional right to an abortion, and the moves several states have immediately made to outlaw or restrict the procedure. peter bowes joins me now from los angeles. good to see you. what more do we know about what google has said it will do? this we know about what google has said it will do?— said it will do? this is a resnonse _ said it will do? this is a response to _ said it will do? this is a response to the - said it will do? this is a i response to the concerns said it will do? this is a - response to the concerns of many that women who seek an abortion, a legal abortion, out of their home state, could still be pursued by the authorities in the area where they live if abortion there has been banned. so what google is doing is an attempt to delete

any information relating to that person's visit to an abortion clinic or any other facility providing reproductive services and they will do that by automatically deleting the geolocation data that they hold on their servers when the system detects that an individual has been to one of these facilities. now, this won't absolutely stop the authorities and states seeking data from google but this company has said it will oppose demands that it says are overly broad or legally objectionable. and this is exactly what a lot of people in the last seven days since this ruling by the supreme court, this is the kind of thing they wanted to hear from tech companies who, as we all know, held a tremendous amount of detail about what people are doing whether it is search engine information. this comes after _ search engine information. this comes after several _ search engine information. this comes after several state

governors meeting president biden and him saying the ball is now in their court but then pressing him to do more to protect women's access to abortion. realistically, is there anything the president can do? , ., , can do? there is relatively little that _ can do? there is relatively little that the _ can do? there is relatively little that the president i can do? there is relativelyl little that the president can do. at least in the current political term. you said this very quickly a week ago that he wants this to become an election issue and if, come the med chem election, more democrats elected to congress, thenit democrats elected to congress, then it open the door, perhaps, to a new law promoted by the president to protect the abortion rights of women across the country. he said at this meeting that his concern is that, if the republicans do well in november, that they may well in november, that they may well attempt to pass a law that simply outlaws abortion

nationally. notjust pass it over to the states as the supreme court has done, the states to make the decision. he is concerned the republicans will try to outlaw abortion altogether. it is interesting that another option suggested to him by some of these democratic governors is that federal facilities like military bases, for example, like veterans hospitals and states could be used for abortion services. now the white house has responded to this by saying that they could be dangerous ramifications legally for those people providing abortion services or indeed for the women attempting to use those services if that kind of action was taken so really it is quite a legal minefield moving ahead. we will leave it there. _ minefield moving ahead. we will leave it there. thank _ minefield moving ahead. we will leave it there. thank you. - the chinese leader, xijinping, has vowed to eliminate any interference in hong kong's future development. speaking in the territory — on his first trip out of mainland china since the pandemic began — mr xi praised the hardline security law that's been used

to crush pro—democracy protests. this weekend marks 25 years since british rule in hong kong ended. 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. you're watching bbc news. the latest headlines. ukraine has accused moscow of stealing grain after a russian—flagged cargo ship set off with a cargo of seed. google has vowed to delete location data showing when women visit an abortion clinic to prevent the identification of those who terminate pregnancies illegally.

it's the british grand prix this weekend, but even before the race has started, the controversy has begun. sir lewis hamilton, britain's seven—time motor racing world champion, is calling for a change of tone in the sport, saying that what he calls "older voices" should not be given a platform in the media. it comes afterformer driver, nelson piquet, used a racially offensive term to refer to hamilton. our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. austria 2020 — lewis hamilton and 13 others took the knee on the grid in a powerful protest against racism. yet, two years on, the seven—time world champion is still facing negativity, and he's tired. i don't know why we are continuing to give these older voices a platform, because they are repre... you know, they are speaking upon our sport and we're looking to go somewhere completely different and it's not representative, i think, of who we are as a sport now and where we're planning to go. it's notjust about one individual, it's not aboutjust

that one use of that term, it's the bigger picture. hamilton has been a driving force for change in formula 1, working with his team to increase diversity in the sport but mercedes want others to do more. the teamsjust need to ramp it up. i think showing support via instagram is great, and we'd rather have that than nothing, but, you know, commit. hamilton is the most successful driver here at silverstone — eight race wins, including last year, but this problematic bouncing mercedes has seen them fall behind their rivals, and if hamilton fails to win on sunday it'll be the first time in his career he's gone 11 races without a victory. that hasn't been a problem for red bull. they've won the last six races, five of them for max verstappen. the excitement is building for sunday. you know, great to see the fans back in the seat, getting back behind drivers, getting behind the sport, and hopefully we can put a great race on for

them on sunday. you must be confident. you can never be confident. you've got ferrari, mercedes are there or thereabouts, and there is an english summer to deal with, as well. a record crowd is expected across this weekend with vociferous british support a given. hamilton will hope to find solace on the track after a turbulent build—up. natalie pirks, bbc news, silverstone. same sex marriage has become legal in switzerland, following a referendum last september, in which two thirds of voters backed a change in the law. 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. in tennis, novak djokovic is through to the next round of the wimbledon championships. the top seed breezed into the last 16 when he dropped just seven games in a convincing win against a fellow serb. here's chetan pathak. novak djokovic cruising into the last 16. he distanced outstanding again on the surface of grass, on centre court. he has not lost year since 2017 and he has found a way the standout player in the men's tour at the moment and certainly the men's draw here. it has to be said, up into the championship, that was not the case. no dell, winning the australian open and the french open but novak djokovic has done it again. he made and had a slight stumble in his first

match with a south korean but he was with the acid in his second match and then in the last hour he has beaten his fellow countrymen in straight sets. novak djokovic is totally at ease on grass. people forget the changes, that you have to make between clay and grass and he is better than anyone else at doing that as quickly as he does. he is so fast with his reactions. the bulmers cooker on grass and you've got to get down lower. it is all about reacting as quickly as you possibly can and his other best arguably that we have seen. he is clearly the favourite to go all the way. his train to defend his title and make it four wimbledon wins in a row. sevenin four wimbledon wins in a row. seven in total. 21 grand slams. yesterday was his 230th grand slam and the numbers are astonishing but bear in mind he may not play at the us open to come in the australian open next year because of his covid status. this could be his last grand slam for 11 months. he is

desperate to win it in a close that gap. no dell is on 22 slams at the moment. can novak djokovic move closer by winning this one? make reactions to the ladies singles. her this one? make reactions to the ladies singles.— ladies singles. her first one. can she make _ ladies singles. her first one. can she make history. - ladies singles. her first one. can she make history. the i can she make history. the highest ranked arabic player we have ever had. world number two. not dropped. she reached the quarterfinals last year so can she go better this time around. looking a lot better on grass at the moment. then the french open champion. and what a popular winner she would be if she can get the job done. the un's cultural arm, unesco, has added the cooking of ukraine's version of borscht

to its list of endangered traditions, describing the beetroot—based soup as part of the fabric of ukrainian society and heritage. the decision was fast—tracked following the russian invasion of the country. the kremlin has reacted angrily to the move, as danny aeberhard reports. the real battle is being fought with bombs and bullets but there is also a minor skirmish over borscht. on twitter, ukraine's minister of culture declared victory in what he called the borscht war and this was echoed in shares. they have always been saying that borscht is no national —— and that is where think that recognition which was made in france is our victory. this richly coloured beetroot laced soup normally topped with sour cream has prompted some tight exchanges between ukraine and russia. it is central to the cuisines of both nations but has become embroiled in a wider struggle for identity. one famous

ukrainian chef told the bbc it was two ukrainians white pizza and pasta are two italians. a feeling only accentuated by the war. in feeling only accentuated by the war. . , war. in the what time it is held to — war. in the what time it is held to be _ war. in the what time it is held to be some - war. in the what time it is held to be some part - war. in the what time it is held to be some part of l war. in the what time it is i held to be some part of our souls and everyone, every refugee who is coming to mae bistro, and giving them borscht because i want them to feel the safety, feel at home. is the taste of the family.- safety, feel at home. is the taste of the family. the unesco decision got — taste of the family. the unesco decision got a _ taste of the family. the unesco decision got a mixed _ taste of the family. the unesco decision got a mixed responsel decision got a mixed response from these residents in moscow. certainly borscht as part of the legacy of both russia and ukraine _ the legacy of both russia and ukraine. but i think it is an explicit _ ukraine. but i think it is an explicit symbol of ukraine. especially the version with the savoury— especially the version with the savoury bun and garlic. | especially the version with the savoury bun and garlic.- savoury bun and garlic. i think unesco took _ savoury bun and garlic. i think unesco took the _ savoury bun and garlic. i think unesco took the right -

savoury bun and garlic. i thinkj unesco took the right decision because — unesco took the right decision because ukrainian— unesco took the right decision because ukrainian borscht- unesco took the right decisionl because ukrainian borscht with the savoury— because ukrainian borscht with the savoury bun _ because ukrainian borscht with the savoury bun and _ because ukrainian borscht with the savoury bun and light - because ukrainian borscht with the savoury bun and light is. because ukrainian borscht with the savoury bun and light is a i the savoury bun and light is a brand — the savoury bun and light is a brand but _ the savoury bun and light is a brand but i _ the savoury bun and light is a brand. but i also _ the savoury bun and light is a brand. but i also make - the savoury bun and light is a. brand. but i also make borscht and it — brand. but i also make borscht and it turned _ brand. but i also make borscht and it turned out _ brand. but i also make borscht and it turned out well, - brand. but i also make borscht and it turned out well, i- brand. but i also make borscht and it turned out well, i have i and it turned out well, i have -ot and it turned out well, i have got to— and it turned out well, i have got to admit _ and it turned out well, i have got to admit.— got to admit. borscht has no nationality. _ got to admit. borscht has no nationality, just _ got to admit. borscht has no nationality, just like - got to admit. borscht has no nationality, just like bread, i nationality, just like bread, potatoes, cabbage. is it national? what nationality can it have? �* ., ., , it have? but the row has prompted _ it have? but the row has prompted sharper - it have? but the row has - prompted sharper comments from the authorities in moscow. the spokeswoman for russia's ministry of foreign affairs accused ukraine of nationalism saying borscht and originated as a dish of russian inhabitants in kyiv. so the humble beetroot soup traditionally a symbol of hospitality has become a further stain on relations. hospitality has become a further stain on relations. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @richpreston

hello, there. july has got under wayjust wherejune left off, with lots of heavy showers around. this was a shower in aboyne aberdeenshire, and if we take a look at the radar and lightning detector, you'll see today's biggest 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 as we start saturday morning well up into double figures, like they have been for the last few days and as far as saturday's

forecast goes, this area of low pressure is dominating the weather picture. a band of rain pushes eastwards, followed by lots of showers. as far as the wimbledon forecast goes, we might actually miss out on the rain here. fingers crossed. 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. the rain will come courtesy of this weather front that will continue to push eastwards across england. behind that, we see the showers packing in, we see some heavy ones in the north—west of scotland, that's probably where we'll see the day's thunderstorms break out. with some sunny spells around, temperatures will be in the high teens across western areas, typically about 18 or so, about 21 or 22 in the sunshine further east. sunday, we've got further showers to come, probably not quite so many, and in the afternoon, wales and south—west england, becoming dry here. quite a lot of cloud for scotland again, breezy and cool, just 1a in stornoway, otherwise temperatures again in the high teens to low 20s. monday's forecast, a little bit more rain to come across the north—west of scotland, that looks like it's going to be heavy here, the rain pushes eastwards and southwards during the day. across wales, the midlands, east anglia and the south, probably staying predominantly

dry, a touch warmer in places, highs up to 23 in london. but as we dive deeper into next week, this area of high pressure gradually will exert more of an influence on our weather, some warmer air toppling 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 warmer further south.

this is bbc news, the headlines: ukraine has accused moscow of stealing grain, claiming a russian—flagged ship left the russian—occupied port of berdyansk with a cargo of seed. grain shipments from black sea ports have been blocked by russian troops for months, causing deep concern over hunger in many parts of the world. google says it'll start deleting the location data showing when women visit an abortion clinic. there are concerns that police in the united states could use warrants to obtain digital information proving that someone terminated a pregnancy illegally. top racing driver sir lewis hamilton is calling for a change in attitude in formula one after a former champion used a racially offensive term when referring to him during a podcast. mr hamilton said "older voices"

should not being given a platform in the media.