this is bbc news — i'm rich preston. our top stories. ukraine accuses moscow of stealing grain as a russian—flagged ship sets sail with a cargo of seed. google vows to delete certain location data of users in the us to prevent the identification of those who terminate pregnancies illegally. top racing driver sir lewis hamilton demands a change in attitude in formula one after a former champion used a racially offensive term. unesco places the ukrainian version of borscht on its list of threatened cultural heritage — but moscow's not happy about it.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. russia has shown that it's 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 to the turkish port of karasu ukraine is demanding that turkey — a nato member — intercepts it. for more analysis on this, i've been speaking to anna borschevskaya, a senior fellow at the washington institute, who specialises in russia's middle eastern policy.

if you look at the broader turkish behaviour since the russian invasion of ukraine, turkey had tried to position itself based on that self interest further than doing the right thing, rather than following a certain set of values and they played both sides, that is, turkey played both sides. on top of which, turkey like other actors in the middle east were nervous about antagonising vladimir putin too much and so whether or not turkey is likely to comply i think is a fairly loaded question because there is a lot we simply don't know about this request. what interest is turkey have, it is a little bit hard to say with certainty whether or not turkey is interested and to the extent that i'm aware, at least, have not seen a formal turkish

response. and of course turkey, nato member, but ukraine is not so there is no real obligation on turkey, is there? this really is about whether it wants to do it for its own self interests. wants to do it for its own self interests-_ wants to do it for its own self intereste— interests. that is exactly ri . ht. interests. that is exactly right- and _ interests. that is exactly right. and it _ interests. that is exactly right. and it comes - interests. that is exactly| right. and it comes down interests. that is exactly i right. and it comes down to whether or not turkey shares the same set of values when it comes to looking at the russian invasion. but it seems that the turkish government has been more guided by interests. certainly in theory, turkey could have done more over the last months to help ukraine, for example. turkey did not join sanctions. turkey could have done more to help pressure russia on 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 saying they will not, presumably there may be in some kind of

incentivising nation. we do the font that is never some speculation that the white house support for the f—16 sale might be providing that incentive although officially the white house denied there was any quid pro quo. this the white house denied there was any quid pro quo.- was any quid pro quo. this is the diplomatic _ was any quid pro quo. this is the diplomatic tightrope - was any quid pro quo. this is i the diplomatic tightrope turkey is walking here. what are the rest of the president in antagonising president putin? if you look at the overall bilateral russian turkey relationship. over the years, putting her stack the cards in such a way that the relationship is balanced and 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, prior to the invasion of ukraine, putin had said all these leathers and of course turkey had recently purchased

the s 400 system from russia. so there are things that russia could do to put pressure on turkey and syria, for example. russia still in syria and by and large it's position remains unchanged from a strategic level versus a tactical repositioning. again, his relationship with different kurdish groups, so there are ways that putting can still exert pressure and that is probably one of the many considerations. fix, probably one of the many considerations. a russian official previously - considerations. a russian official previously said - considerations. a russian | official previously said the grain on board the ship is being sent to quote fendi countries. ukraine sees the

screen is 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 shi . ? . ., , ., it does indeed intercept the shi?~ . it does indeed intercept the shi? . 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 do - ship? what i saw reported was a request from turkey to do such l request from turkey to do such things as gather evidence, collect samples. and the ukrainian government added that they would be willing to work with turkey in a joint investigation. all of the steps, gathering of evidence, samples, forensic evidence, they sell points to something a little bit more long—term. gathering evidence is of course important. it is critical. what comes with that is also a certain time lag in gathering evidence takes time. let's get some of the day's other news. 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. 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. germany has signed an agreement with nigeria to return more than a thousand sculptures looted during the colonial era. the first two artefacts were handed over at a ceremony in berlin. they were part of what's known as the benin bronzes, which were looted by british troops in the nineteenth century before being sold off to european museums. google says it'll start automatically deleting tracking data which logs people's visits to abortion clinics, domestic violence shelters, and other potentially sensitive locations. it comes after the us supreme court's decision to remove a woman's constitutional right to an abortion. several states have already acted to outlaw the procedure, or severely restrict access to it. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, told me more about google's decision.

obviously 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 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 held on the servers when their systems detect that an individual has been to one of these facilities. this won't absolutely stop the authorities in state seeking data from google. but this company has says that 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 that they wanted to hear from tech companies. as we all know, they held a tremendous amount of detail about what people are doing over there it is a search engine information of where we have been. engine information of where we have been-— have been. this comes after several state _ have been. this comes after several state governors - have been. 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 the _ can do? there is relatively little the president - can do? there is relatively little the president can - can do? there is relatively little the president can do| can do? there is relatively l little the president can do at least in the current political term. he said this very quickly a week ago that he wants this to become an election issue and if, come the mid—term elections in november, more democrats

elected to congress, could 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 if the republicans do 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, he is concerned that the republicans were trying to outlaw abortion altogether. interesting 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. the white house has responded to this by saying that they could be dangerous ramifications legally for those people providing abortion services 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. 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. stay with us on news, still to come:at wimbledon — novak djokovic is through to the next round after beating fellow serbian meomir kecmanovic 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. germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they have pipped the favourites, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated. celebration parties were cancelled. a man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom. then, he asked her for a cigarette. and on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, summoned a footman on duty who took the man away. one child... ..one teacher... ..one book... ..and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution.

this is 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. 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. 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 i, 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. 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 with the results — and a look ahead to saturday's play. we may have had some surprises

at this year's championships. one thing that remains the same is novak djokovic's qualities and grass. he looks very much back to his best. a straight sets win for him earlier against his compatriot. that when in straight sets in the second round, you can really see novak djokovic showing his quality is because in the opening round match she had struggles but since then he has led and he has learned fast as he looks to win his fourth consecutive wimbledon title. she reached the cup quarterfinals here last year and looking very good and still has not dropped a set. she beat a french teenager in straight sets and who she goes. the world number two. saying she is feeling more confident than ever good day for the british players too. the former british number one got a straight sets

win over her opponent to reach the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time and thatis slam for the first time and that is the place for cam norrie, the number nine seed here. he got the job done pretty quickly over america's competitor in straight sets. spain continue to get to grips with grass but showing us all his qualities and why he is the most exciting talent in men's tennis. plenty to come in the second week of these championships but before that final round match on saturday. on centre court play will open with an all—american tie. then we will see the two—time champion here take on spain before adele is at it again. 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 to ukrainians what pizza and pasta are two italians. a feeling only accentuated by the war. in the war time it is held to be some part of our souls and everyone, every refugee who is coming to my bistro, i'm giving them borscht because i want them to feel the safety, feel at home. it is the taste of the family. the unesco decision got a mixed response from these residents in moscow. certainly borscht is part of the legacy of both russia and ukraine. but i think it is an explicit symbol of ukraine. especially the version with the savoury bun and garlic.

i think unesco took the right decision l because ukrainian borscht with the savoury bun and light is a i brand. but i also make borscht and it turned out well, i have - got to admit. borscht has no nationality, just like bread, potatoes, cabbage. is it national? what nationality can 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. 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 14 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 concern over hunger in many parts of the world. google says it'll start automatically deleting tracking data which logs people's visits to abortion clinics, domestic violence shelters, and other potentially sensitive locations. it comes after the us supreme court's decision to remove a woman's constitutional right to an abortion. 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. mr hamilton said what he called "older voices" should not

being given a platform in the media.