this is bbc world news, i'm rich preston. our top stories: google vows to delete certain location data of users in the us to prevent the identification of those who terminate pregnancies illegally. calls for more protection for women using abortion clinics in northern ireland, as the uk supreme court debates banning protests. ukraine accuses moscow of stealing grain as a russian—flagged ship sets sail with a cargo of seed. top racing driver sir lewis hamilton demands a change in attitude in formula 1, after a former champion used a racially offensive term. and unesco places the ukrainian version of borscht on its list of threatened cultural heritage, but moscow's not happy about it.

hello and welcome to bbc news. google has announced it's taking steps to remove data from its servers that could be used to prosecute people for visits to abortion clinics in the united states. 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. geoffrey fowler is a tech columnist with the washington post, and says tech companies need to do more to protect the sensitive data of their users. google today made basically the first statement it's made since we learned about the supreme court ruling about what kind of change it was actually going to make to its products.

it said when its naps service or location data collection that it does notices that a user is near a "personal" location, a highly sensitive personal location, be it a hospital, clinic or shelter, it would now automatically delete that data point coming up over the next few weeks. but as you suggested, this is just one of the many, many, many data points that google collects about all of us, and in particular could be used by prosecutors in the united states as evidence of a crime when somebody is seeking an abortion. another example — google searches. google said nothing today about deleting those records. you say it could be used, what are the specific concerns about how this data could be accessed by law enforcement agencies and be used in a prosecution? by us law, any time a company has access to data, a court can order them to hand it over. it require a warrant and there's a process and some

negotiation, but the end of the roe v wade — that abortion decision in the united states — i think really has opened people's eyes on a mass scale that, wow, companies like google know so much about us that any of those data points that they collect about us could then be sought by prosecutors and used as evidence of a crime. we are talking about, we have previously seen cases previously in the us where google searches are used to prosecute crimes, text messages, locations on a map, all sorts of things of which google collates as a regular order of business about its users. if a user decides they don't want to wait for google or other tech companies to take action, can they remove this data themselves, or is it as simple as going incognito? well, i wish it was easier — that's one of the problems here, that these companies are really putting on our shoulders, as consumers in the us and around the world, doing the work to protect our civil rights.

in the case of google, it does offer some tools if you go into its privacy settings, where you can ask it to not collect location data and not collect the history of your web searches or the websites you visit, but you have to go in and adjust that because if you don't by default it will hold onto that for 18 months, at least. in other cases though, it's a lot harder to figure out how to stay private. for example, a lot of consumers in in the us use period tracking apps. there are many different apps out there and they have very different privacy policies and do very different things to potentially protect people's data, so it really takes a lot of research on the part of consumers. when it comes to google or other tech companies, app developers, our data is part of the business model — so arguably it's against their interest to remove too much of it. well, i think that's a really

good point and it's a wake—up call for all of us, that creating these giant businesses that are based on harvesting our personal information and make money off of it, has in many ways created an accidental dystopia, right? they're taking our data and saying, 0k, they will give us in exchange useful products — when we get that, and we're not thinking about all of other things that that data can be used as. it's surveillance capitalism and we're really starting to pay a price for it. protesters have been gathering in sydney, australia to demonstrate against the united states�* supreme court ruling to overturn the landmark roe v wade case. there have been a number of pro—choice rallies around the world since the reversal. in northern ireland, access to a termination remains difficult, despite the fact that it was decriminalised more than two years ago. services are limited, and last year more than 160 women travelled to england to have the procedure. many who choose to have abortions in northern ireland have to contend with

empassioned protestors as they arrive at clinics. later this month the uk's supreme court will decide whether or not to ban such protests. here's our ireland correspondent, emma vardy. chanting: 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. ...the body and the blood. 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 multi use 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 yourface, 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 was just 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, 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 100m 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, uh, 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, "oi - 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. the suspected driver of a lorry

where 53 migrants died in the sweltering heat in texas claims he did not know that the air conditioner had stopped working. according to documents filed in federal court, homero zamorano wasn't aware of the issue. officials say he was found hiding near the lorry. he's one of four people charged in the worst human trafficking incident in us history. 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. world leaders at a un conference on the oceans have called for the seas to be given greater protection. the un special envoy said that overfishing and the dumping of plastic rubbish was damaging the marine environment. a draft treaty would seek to protect large areas of international waters. germany has signed an agreement with nigeria to return more than 1,000 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 19th century before being sold off to european museums. 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. kyiv has accused moscow of stealing grain and sending it abroad from the occupied port of berdyansk. a russian registered ship set out from berdyansk carrying 7,000 tons of grain, and is currently lying off the turkish coast near the port of karasu. ukraine is demanding that turkey, a nato member, intercepts it. mark lobel has more. ukraine wants this cargo ship, filmed by the bbc, to be seized. it is carrying grain that ukraine says has been stolen from a russian occupied part of their country,

allegations russia denies. the bbc has been tracking the ship, believed to be leased to the russian company, greenline, which is not under any sanctions, across the black sea on a journey that began on wednesday week. it is transporting around 7000 tonnes of ukrainian green ——grain from berdyansk in south—eastern ukraine, controlled by russian forces, to karasu in turkey, 200 kilometres from istanbul. working closely with our sources in ukraine, we were able to identify one specific vessel, the russian administration in berdyansk actually said in a message that this cargo vessel was carrying thousands of tonnes of grain out into friendly countries. we were able to track gps data, and we believe it is heading

for the city of karasu in the north of turkey. russia's black sea fleet are ensuring the security of the cargo ship's journey, according to a russian governor of an occupied area in ukraine. this has prompted ukraine to ask turkey to inspect the grain on—board the vessel — but will turkey comply? if you look at the broader turkish behaviour since the russian invasion of ukraine, turkey had tried to position itself based on its self interest rather than doing the right thing, rather than following a certain set of values. and they have played both sides. indeed, it is likely turkey's recent support for sweden and finland's nato bids in the face of russian opposition was only possible after some serious negotiations. the bbc has also been monitoring russia's expropriation of grain from inside ukraine, which is then sent by truck or rail to its motherland.

elsewhere in ukraine, grain is stuck around the ports and warehouses of 0desa, with mines lurking in the surrounding waters. that is causing shortages, affecting food supplies around the world. western countries blame russia for the blockages, but moscow blames western sanctions for hampering international food supplies. mark lobel, bbc news. and in the last couple of hours, we've got reports that large explosions have been heard in the ukrainian city of mykolaiv. it's on ukraine's south coast, about 100km or 60 miles east of 0desa, where russian missiles hit a day ago. mykolaiv�*s mayor has posted on social media telling people to stay in shelters. google has vowed to delete location data showing when women visit an abortion clinic to prevent the identification of those who terminate pregnancies illegally. ukraine has accused moscow of stealing grain after a russian—flagged cargo ship set off with a cargo of seed.

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. applause. walking out as newly—weds 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 very important to us 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 backed a change to 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. it's the british grand prix this weekend but, even before the race starts, 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 after former driver, nelson piquet, used a racially offensive term

to refer to hamilton. 0ur 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're 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 teams just 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 back behind the sport, and i think hopefully we can put a great race on for them on sunday. you must be confident. you can never be confident. i mean, ferrari look great, 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 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 straight sets 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 soon—woo of south korea. but since then, he's learnt, and he's learnt fast, as he looks to win his fourth consecutive wimbledon title. 0ns 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's feeling more confident than ever on this surface. it was a good day for the british players, too. heather watson, the former british number one, now 30 and ranked outside the top 100, got a straight—sets win over kaja juvan to reach the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time, and that's the case for cameron norrie. he's 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's the most exciting talent in men's tennis. he beat 0scar 0tte in straight sets. and he will be with us in the second week too. plenty to come in the second week of these championships, but before that, a final round of third—round matches

on saturday. over on centre court, play will open — 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. 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's also a minor skirmish over borscht. on twitter, ukraine's minister of culture declared victory in what he called the "borscht war". his sentiments were echoed by this diner at a restaurant in kyiv. translation: they have always

been saying that borscht - is their national dish — that's which is why i think that recognition made in france is our victory. this richly—coloured beetroot—based soup normally topped with sour cream has prompted some tart exchanges between ukraine and russia. it's central to the cuisines of both nations but has become embroiled in a wider struggle for identity. 0ne famous ukrainian chef, ievgen klopotenko, told the bbc it was to ukrainians what pizza and pasta are to italians — a feeling only accentuated by the war. in the war times, they are not only able to make be our main dishes, they are part of our souls. and everyone, every refugee who now is coming to my bistro, i'm giving them borscht because i want them to feel like in safety, feel like at home. the taste of borscht is the taste of family. the unesco decision got

a mixed response from these residents of moscow. translation: certainly, i borscht is part of the legacy of both russia and ukraine but i think it's an explicit symbol of ukraine, especially the version with a pampushki savoury bun and garlic. translation: i think unesco took the right decision - because ukrainian borscht with a pampushki savoury bun and lard is a brand. but i also make borscht and it turns out well, i've got to admit. translation: 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, maria zakharova, accused ukraine of nationalism, saying borscht originated as a dish of russian inhabitants of kyiv.

so it is that a humble beetroot soup, traditionally a symbol of hospitality, has become a further stain on relations. danny aeberhard, bbc news. and it's that time of year again as new york gears up to host one of its most famous annual events. yes, the jewel in the crown of the city's fourth ofjuly independence day festivities is the coney island hot dog—eating competition. contenders gather to try to eat as many hot dogs as they can in ten minutes. this year's contestants have now completed the pre—event weigh in with 35,000 spectators due to watch the contest in person. and just before we go — a reminder of our top story. google has announced that it's 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. you can reach me on twitter —

i'm @richpreston. from all of us in london, thank you for watching. see you next time. bye—bye. hello there. july has got under way just wherejune left off with lots of heavy showers around. this was one of the showers crossing the skies of aboyne in aberdeenshire, and if we take a look at the radar and the lightning detector, you'll see today's biggest storms have been across eastern scotland and down this eastern side of england as well. but already, our attention is turning to this next area of rain that's moving in from the west and, over the next few hours, that is going to extend from northern ireland across scotland, a good part of northern england, wales, eventually reaching —— of northern england, wales, eventually reaching the south—west as well. now, temperatures, as we start off saturday morning, well up into double figures — just like they've been, really, over 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. now, as far as the wimbledon forecast goes, might actually miss out on the rain here — fingers crossed. some sunshine in the morning and the cloud will tend to build but it's not until the evening time that we're expecting some rain. the rain will come courtesy of this weather front that will continue to push its way eastwards across england. behind that, we see the showers packing in — some heavy ones into the north—west of scotland. that's probably where we'll see the day's thunderstorms break out. but with some sunny spells around, we're looking at temperatures like they've been, really, for a number of days now — high teens across western areas, typically about 18 or so, about 21, 22 in the sunshine further east. now, sunday, we've got further showers to come, probably not quite so many, and into the afternoon, wales and south west england, a decent shower before it's becoming dry here. but quite a lot of cloud for scotland again, quite breezy conditions here and, so, cool, just 1a in stornoway. 0therwise, temperatures again 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 heavier 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 very gradually is going to exert a bit more of an influence on our weather. some warmer air toppling around the top side of that but it looks like we could see still 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: google has announced that it is deleting the location data showing where and 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. ukraine has accused moscow of stealing grain, claiming a russian—flagged cargo 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. 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 be given