this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. president biden promises the federal government will safeguard womens�* rights if us states seek to prevent them travelling to get an abortion. they try to block a woman travelling from her state and prohibits her from her state and prohibits her from seeking the medical help she needs to a state that provides that care, the federal government will act to protect her bedrock rights. ukraine wants turkey to detain a russian—flagged ship which it says is carrying stolen grain. french airport workers strike over pay and conditions, leaving holidaymakers stranded as flights are cancelled. and adele, performing herfirst public concert in five years, leaves her sell—out crowd

at london's hyde park delighted. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. president biden has promised that the federal government will act to protect women's rights if us states seek to prevent them travelling to get an abortion. speaking at a virtual meeting with democratic state governors, if mr biden said he believed some states would attempt to arrest women who crossed state lines for abortion access. he went on to say that only democratic victories in the mid—term elections would give congress the power to restore federal abortion rights. i think people are going to be shocked when the first state,

the first state that tries to arrest a woman for crossing a state line to get health services. and i don't think people believe that's going to happen. but it's going to happen and it's going to it's going to telegraph to the whole country that this is, this is a gigantic deal that goes beyond i mean, it affects all your basic rights. if extremist governors try to block a woman from traveling from her state that prohibits herfrom seeking medical help she needs to a state that provides that care, the federal government will act to protect her bedrock rights through the attorney general�*s office. the rulling by the supreme court last week has led to worldwide reactions, with protests expected in france today and with thousands of australians joining protests overnight against the us supreme court's overturning of women's constitutional right to abortion. as in the united states now, in australia, abortion

laws are set by states. i'm joined now by dr ronli sifris, deputy director of the caston centre for human rights law at monash university in melbourne majority of australian states have legalised abortion. tell us more about what abortion rights are in australia. thank you for having me on your programme. in australia abortion the state level, so not dissimilar to the us but the key point of difference is that abortion is not as highly politicised in australia as highly politicised in australia as it is in the us. and also over the past decade or so, we have seen significant step towards the liberalisation of abortion laws in australia. so pretty much all of australia's jurisdictions have now decriminalised abortion. yet australia'sjurisdictions have now decriminalised abortion.- australia'sjurisdictions have now

decriminalised abortion. yet we have seen these protests, _ decriminalised abortion. yet we have seen these protests, what _ decriminalised abortion. yet we have seen these protests, what is - decriminalised abortion. yet we have seen these protests, what is the - seen these protests, what is the reaction in australia to the us supreme court decision? does this reflect a fear about the fragility of women's rights?— reflect a fear about the fragility of women's rights? yes, i think the motivation — of women's rights? yes, i think the motivation for _ of women's rights? yes, i think the motivation for the _ of women's rights? yes, i think the motivation for the protests - of women's rights? yes, i think the motivation for the protests is - of women's rights? yes, i think the motivation for the protests is two l motivation for the protests is two fold. first of all, as you mention, there is a sense thatjust as we have progressed and liberalised abortion laws, so too we could just as quickly regress and re—criminalise abortion. there is a sense that australians must remain constantly vigilant to make sure that we don't see the clock wound back to a place where abortion is once again a crime. in addition to there being a sense of i guess fear, as he put it, i think another key motivation for the protests is a sense of solidarity with people in the us and a feeling of wanting to

reach out and stand with them at this very distressing time, to be honest. , ., , ., ., honest. tell us more, if you would, about what — honest. tell us more, if you would, about what women's _ honest. tell us more, if you would, about what women's experience - honest. tell us more, if you would, about what women's experience of| about what women's experience of trying to access an abortion in australia is like?— trying to access an abortion in australia is like? yes, thankfully australia is like? yes, thankfully australia generally _ australia is like? yes, thankfully australia generally has - australia is like? yes, thankfully australia generally has fairly - australia generally has fairly liberal abortion laws. other because it is regulated at the state level there are differences between the jurisdictions. for example, in tasmania abortion is available on request up to 16 weeks gestation. in victoria it is available on request up victoria it is available on request up to 2a weeks gestation. that is quite a big difference and what we have seen, as was a leader to in the joe biden speech, we have seen people travelling across state lines where necessary to access abortion in more liberaljurisdictions. so that does still exist here in australia, although not to the

extent it will exist in the us. now that roe vs wade has been overturned. but access issues go far beyond the law. even though australian laws are by and large quite progressive, there are still issues in the form of financial obstacles to access. most abortions in australia are provided at the private level rather than at the public level, which renders them unaffordable for many women, to be honest. we also have an urban versus rural divide. if you live in a big city like melbourne or sydney, it is easier to access abortion but if you live in a rural area it is more challenging, particularly if there is only one doctor in town and that doctor has a conscientious objection to abortion. doctor has a conscientious ob'ection to abortion. ., , doctor has a conscientious ob'ection to abortion.— to abortion. really interesting to net our to abortion. really interesting to get your thoughts _ to abortion. really interesting to get your thoughts and _

to abortion. really interesting to get your thoughts and insights, l get your thoughts and insights, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. there are now fears that in states limiting abortion, police could try to access location histories on smartphones owned by women who are pursuing plans to terminate a pregnancy. with this in mind, google says that in the coming weeks, it will start deleting information when its systems identify a trip to an abortion clinic. geoffrey fowler is a columnist with the washington post. he told us more about the specific concerns around law enforcement agencies being able to access personal data. by by us law, any time a company has access to data a court can order them to hand it over. it requires a process and some negotiation, but the end of roe vs wade, that abortion decision, the united states have opened people's eyes on a mass scale that companies like google knows so much about is that any of

those data points they collect about us could then be sought by prosecutors and used as evidence as a crime. we are talking about what we have seen previously, cases in the us of a google searches are used to prosecute crimes, text messages, locations on maps, all sorts of things, all which google elects as a regular use of business about its users. it is a wake—up call that creating these giant businesses that are based on harvesting personal information and make money off it, has created accidental dystopia. they are taking our data and saying, they will give us an exchange, useful products. we get that, but we are not thinking about the other things in the way that data can be used,it things in the way that data can be used, it is surveillance capitalism and we are starting to pay the price for it. ukraine's prosecutor—general has urged turkey, a nato member, to detain a russian—flagged cargo ship which he says is carrying grain

looted from warehouses in occupied territory. the bbc has been tracking the ship, believed to be leased to the russian company green—line, which is not under any sanctions. the vessel set out from berdyans'k — it's currently lying off the turkish coast. mark lobel has more. ukraine wants this cargo ship, filmed by the bbc to be seized. it is carrying grain 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 green line, which is not under any sanctions, across the black sea, on a journey that began on wednesday last week. the zhibek zholy is transporting around 7,000 tonnes of ukrainian grain from berdyansk in southeastern ukraine controlled by russian forces to caruso in turkey, 200 kilometers from istanbul. working closely with our sources

in ukraine, we were able to identify one specific vessel that is the zhibek zholy. russian administration in berdyans'k actually said on a telegram message that this cargo vessel was going to carry 7,000 tons of grain out to friendly countries. we've been able to track the gps data and now this vessel is actually two nautical miles off the city of kurasu in the north of turkey. ships from 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 behavior 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've played both sides. indeed it's 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 odesa with mines lurking in the surrounding waters. that's 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 few hours, we've been hearing reports of powerful explosions

in the ukrainian city of mykolaiv. writing on social media, the city's mayor urged people to stay in shelters. air raid sirens sounded across the whole region before the blasts in the early hours of saturday. joe inwood, has this update. joe inwood, has this update. they come in a number— joe inwood, has this update. they come in a number of _ joe inwood, has this update. t�*yiez come in a number of missile joe inwood, has this update. ti31 come in a number of missile strikes that have hit civilian targets in the last week or so. most noticeably shopping centre in the centre of the city but the strikes to the west of mykolaiv on a resort. the death toll in those attacks has gone up to 21, killed in a high—rise building and a resort complex. what is interesting about this, it happened just after the russians had been driven from snake ilan, the ukrainian say they released pictures of the attacks happening, saying they had driven the russians of this strategically and symbolic important piece of rock. the russians had a different

perspective. they said they had left of their own free will as a gesture of their own free will as a gesture of goodwill, to aid the passage of grain from of goodwill, to aid the passage of grainfrom ukraine of goodwill, to aid the passage of grain from ukraine into the rest of the world. that, of course, is something the ukrainians dispute. grain is an important and divisive topic in this war and especially today. there are reports of russian flagship has left the occupied port of berdyans'k, carrying a large amount of grain. that grain is believed on the ukrainian say, has been stolen from ukrainian farmers, stolen from ukrainian warehouses and ships to the rest of the world as russian grain. the ukrainian say action needs to be taken and they are calling for the ship to be seized. russian state media is reporting that two british men have been charged with what it describes as "mercenary activities" by moscow—backed separatists in eastern ukraine. dylan healy is said to have been helping as a volunteer aid worker when he was taken prisoner in april. russia says andrew hill, from plymouth, surrendered to their forces in the same month.

the british foreign office said it condemns the exploitation of prisoners of war and civilians for political purposes. the suspected driver of a truck found abandoned in the us state of texas with dozens of bodies inside has been charged with migrant smuggling resulting in death. in the deadliest human trafficking incident in us history, 53 people from mexico and central america died after being shut inside the sealed trailer in stifling heat. officials say homero zamorano had been unaware of an air conditioning failure. he was found hiding in the bushes near the truck on monday. mexican officials say he initially tried to pass himself off as one of the survivors. a uk parliamentary watchdog will examine claims of sexual misconduct made against the former

conservative deputy chief whip, chris pincher. he's now been suspended from the party after being accused of groping two men at a private members club in london on wednesday. he can continue to represent his constituency of tamworth, in staffordshire, as an independent. our correspondent phil mccann has been in mr pincher�*s constituentcy and has spoken to some voters. just been speaking to one of those constituents, a gentleman who voted for chris pincher and said the allegations against him are disgraceful. i asked allegations against him are disgraceful. iasked if allegations against him are disgraceful. i asked if he would vote conservative again, he said it depended who the candidate is. he clearly wanted chris pincher to stand down. this is a seat which is steeped in conservative heritage as the market town at the centre of this constituency wakes up this morning and the market stalls are set out. we are still in the shadow of on a market stalls are set out. we are still in the shadow of vonner chris banjo's predecessors, sir

area. chris pincher�*s majority was 19,500 at the last election. but people are incredulous to come here we are again with another scandal involving a conservative mp after three over the last few months, two were also of a sexual nature and attention is turning to whether there might be a by—election here, which will depend on whether chris pincher wants to stand out. it is worth reflecting on the fact his majority, 19,500 would normally have been considered large and safe but it is less than the majority is the conservatives enjoyed in two of those by—elections they have recently been, which they have lost. holiday—makers in france are set for another day of travel disruption, with more strikes and cancelled flights scheduled for saturday. travel experts have been warning of a summer of travel chaos in europe as countries grapple with industrial action and post—covid staffing shortages.

the summer of travel of discontent in europe, getting worse by the day. hundreds of airport workers in france are striking to demand better wages and better working conditions. they say returning to work after the pandemic has been a whole new world for them. translation: :, forthem. translation: :, :, , translation: now, air traffic is cominu translation: now, air traffic is coming back. _ translation: now, air traffic is coming back, there _ translation: now, air traffic is coming back, there is _ translation: now, air traffic is coming back, there is no - translation: now, air traffic is coming back, there is no longerl translation: now, air traffic is i coming back, there is no longer any problem, but they have cut thousands ofjobs, around 1500 in the paris airports. we are stretched thin and on top of that, they have refused to increase salaries.— increase salaries. tougher working da s, increase salaries. tougher working days. stagnant _ increase salaries. tougher working days, stagnant wages _ increase salaries. tougher working days, stagnant wages and - increase salaries. tougher working days, stagnant wages and rising i days, stagnant wages and rising inflation have created a perfect storm for those working here. lewis is one of them, he says he struggles to fill up his car to get to work. translation: bi; to fill up his car to get to work. translation:— to fill up his car to get to work. translation: �* , :, :, translation: by the end of the month i “ust can't translation: by the end of the month ijust can't afford _ translation: by the end of the month i just can't afford to _ translation: by the end of the month i just can't afford to put _ translation: by the end of the month ijust can't afford to put in _ translation: by the end of the month ijust can't afford to put in more - ijust can't afford to put in more gas. i spent 20 euros and then i am really careful with the trip that i make. i only drive from my home to

the airport. it make. i only drive from my home to the airport-— the airport. it is something some travellers who _ the airport. it is something some travellers who can _ the airport. it is something some travellers who can possibly - the airport. it is something some j travellers who can possibly relate to, but have little comfort as their summer holiday plans are unable to get off the ground. and with a new day breaking in paris on saturday's arrival stew, a fresh wave of disappointment will arrive with them. officials have now asked for one in five flights out of charles de gaulle airport to be cancelled. on the situation is mirrored across europe. spain's major airports were hit by chaos last week with flights cancelled last minute. and other major european hubs are also facing the threat of strikes on top of staff shortages and baggage piling up. translation: ~ :, up. translation: :, :, :, translation: what do we want? we want a -a translation: what do we want? we want a pay rise _ translation: what do we want? we want a pay rise now. _ translation: what do we want? we want a pay rise now. yes, _ translation: what do we want? we want a pay rise now. yes, we - translation: what do we want? we want a pay rise now. yes, we know i translation: what do we want? we | want a pay rise now. yes, we know we are taking passengers hostage, but we need to make our voice heard and the only way to do that is with a strike. , , :, _ :, , strike. experts now say travellers are less likely _ strike. experts now say travellers are less likely to _ strike. experts now say travellers are less likely to make _ strike. experts now say travellers are less likely to make it - strike. experts now say travellers are less likely to make it to - strike. experts now say travellers are less likely to make it to their| are less likely to make it to their destination than ever the summer, as the aviation industry bounces back

after the pandemic, but not the workers with it. stephanie prentice, bbc news. the grammy winning singer adele played a huge gig in london's hyde park last night — herfirst public concert in five years. here's lizo mzimba. # hello, it's me oh, i'm so happy to be here! an emotional adele playing at hyde park. # to go over... help me! her first full live show since 2017. # they say that time's supposed to heal you # hello from the other side! and the first after leaving thousands of fans disappointed after postponing a las vegas residency. tonight's verdict? she's the best we've ever seen, absolutely outstanding. amazing. amazing, amazing. delighted, it was brilliant. and the set, just — she did everything you ever

wanted to hear. the performance was amazing, it was great. yep, her first concert. she loved it, didn't you? loved it! but tonight has been more than just an evening of adele. it's been a day—long celebration of women in music, with an all—female lineup of supporting acts for one of the biggest musical events of the year. # when a woman wants her man from acts like gabrielle, whom adele adored growing up... # i'm telling you i got a master plan # you been on my mind for a while now # trying to get you off # 'cause this ain't right now ..to a collection of new artists like mahalia, who was delighted to be part of such a symbolic line—up. i would say in the past a lot of festival line—ups have been pretty much male—dominated, and i think we are seeing a shift. but i think we as women also have to be a part of the change, we have to put ourselves forward to do those bills,

to do those lineups, and i think you can really see that we're all trying to put ourselves in everyone's faces. will it make a big difference, do you think? i hope so, i really do hope so. because there's a demand for it, there's women like myself who want to see other women on stage, and so many other people that want to see their favourite female acts as well. so hopefully it does, yeah. # tainted view of us it's an issue that has become more prominent in recent years... # trying! ..with many applauding what adele has done on her return to live performing after a long five years for her fans. # we're both none the wiser lizo mzimba, bbc news, hyde park. back in britain, more than a million people are expected to gather later to celebrate the lgbt community's annual pride march in london on saturday. it's the first time the event has taken place in the capital since the pandemic and is the 50th anniversary of the uk's first ever pride parade.

the event will pay homage to the 1972 march, passing significant sites from the uk's first lgbtq+ movement. i am joined now by campaigner and founder of lgbt+ history sue sanders. she is also chair of schools out uk. you arejoining us on the phone because we have had a few technical issues, but hopefully we can hear you loud and clear. i issues, but hopefully we can hear you loud and clear.— issues, but hopefully we can hear you loud and clear. i wanted to do ou the you loud and clear. i wanted to do you the 50th _ you loud and clear. i wanted to do you the 50th anniversary - you loud and clear. i wanted to do you the 50th anniversary of - you loud and clear. i wanted to do you the 50th anniversary of the i you the 50th anniversary of the first pride parade in london, how much has changed since then? than much has changed since then? in incredible amount and not a lot. that is a weird statement, but given i have been around since then, i have seen a massive difference, the media has made as a bit more visible. when i was at school i heard nothing about lgbt+ people. i am still talking to students who say

the same, but lots of skills to celebrate lgbt history month and make lgbt+ people visible in the curriculum. we have the equality act in 2010 which made it clear that all the minority groups need to be made visible part of the curriculum. it is slow, some schools do it, some don't. a history month gives a real chance every february for people to spotlight all the amazing things that lgbt+ people have done in the past and to celebrate our future and enable us to actually have all human rights, and one of the biggest issues when i say nothing has changed is attack on the trans community at the moment. we are standing proud with our trans— siblings and saying their human rights are our human rights and we make sure the government hear that and change their attitude. i make sure the government hear that and change their attitude.— and change their attitude. i wanted to ask ou and change their attitude. i wanted to ask you a _ and change their attitude. i wanted to ask you a little _ and change their attitude. i wanted to ask you a little bit _ and change their attitude. i wanted to ask you a little bit about - and change their attitude. i wanted to ask you a little bit about the - to ask you a little bit about the situation in other countries around the world, because while there has

been certainly some progress made in the uk in terms of lgbt+ rights, it is not the case in many other countries, is it?— is not the case in many other countries, is it? no, it isn't but before we _ countries, is it? no, it isn't but before we go — countries, is it? no, it isn't but before we go abroad _ countries, is it? no, it isn't but before we go abroad we - countries, is it? no, it isn't but before we go abroad we need l countries, is it? no, it isn't but| before we go abroad we need to recognise the uk had dropped from ten to 14th position in the world, so we are not doing so brilliantly. we are very good in this country in exporting homophobia. a lot of the countries where homosexuality is illegal our commonwealth countries. you look at poland, hungary and russia and they have taken up law which is not dissimilar to the section 28 law in 1988 which basically said we shall not promote homosexuality. if you look at what is happening in america, i know you havejust been talking is happening in america, i know you have just been talking about abortion, we are very concerned that now that the court has got is in their site, they may change things.

we are seeing a dangerous swing to the right which are attacking people's human rights. it is crucial we stand together, because when one group's human rights get attacked, the next week does. we had a statement when we were fighting section 28, first they came for the dues and i did nothing, then they came for the trade unions and i did nothing, then they came for me and there was no one there. i have just come from the tuc lgbt conference and it was very staring with people recognising the work we need to do and our own country and make links with countries that are attempting to get their human rights and also recognise we need to be supporting lgbt+ people when they come into this country fearing for their lives. we need to be making sure our home office are much more constructive in recognising that and make their path much easier to get asylum. that is not happening at the

moment, we are seeing peoples treated atrociously and going through ridiculous things to make it clear they are gay. being asked questions, do you likejudy garland is to an african, thinking that is away see if he is a gay person. it has been great to talk to you, thank you very much and you are watching bbc news. hello. there'll be some decent sunny spells out there for a fair few of us at times this weekend, but always be on the lookout for the skies darkening, showers will never be too far away from the forecast throughout this weekend and there will be a cool breeze to go with it. temperatures down a little bit where we normally expect for this stage injuly. the bulk of today's rain is linked to this weather system here. it's linking across scotland at the moment in the far north and north west. this is where we'll continue to see the more persistent rain. this one here drifting through the midlands

in the direction of east anglia and south east, producing showery bursts of rain, eventually reaching the south east into the evening but the bulk of the day remains dry. but where we started with cloud and rain through northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england, wales and including the north and west midlands, things will turn dry and brighter with more sunshine around through the afternoon. still one or two showers, a bit of a keen breeze coming in from the south west and then those cloudier moments that will make it feel a touch on the cool side, 16 to 19 degrees — below par. but we could still get around 2021, east anglia, south east. by this evening there will be a few showers pushing through, not everyone will see them, though and into the night many will become dry again. further outbreaks are in the far north of scotland and then a few showers developing in the west later on in the night. temperatures as we start your sunday morning, very similar to what they were this morning, around nine to 12 celsius. so into sunday we go, a dry and bright start for the vast majority, always a bit cloudy across some of these western districts. a few showers around here as we start the day. those showers, as a westerly wind kicks in, will track their way eastwards and so through the afternoon, it's eastern areas most prone to some showers, the odd heavy one across eastern

parts of northern england, especially. and that means fewer showers in the west, a brighter end to the day with a lot more sunshine around. now, because there's big gaps between the showers some of you will stay completely dry throughout and it will feel a touch warmer than today. temperatures up a degree or so for most parts of the country. then as we go into the rest of next week, we're going to see is high pressure gradually and slowly build in from the west, but around the top end of it will start to bring a lot of cloud in off the atlantic. that high pressure not fully with us until we head in towards next weekend. so it does mean an outlook across northern half of the uk, plenty cloud around, some drizzle around coasts and hills. there'll be a few brighter breaks here and there, which will lift the temperatures every now and again. whereas the further south and east you are, this is where we'll see the best of the sunshine, lightest of the winds as we go through the week and it's here where temperatures by the end of the week could be into the mid—20s.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... president biden promises the federal government will safeguard womens' rights to travel within the us to get an abortion. the extremist governors try to block a woman from travelling to his state and prohibits herfrom seeking medical help she needs, to a state that provide that care, the federal government will act to protect her bedrock rights. ukraine wants turkey to detain a russian—flagged ship which it says is carrying stolen grain. french airport workers strike over pay and conditions, leaving holidaymakers stranded as flights are cancelled. and adele — performing herfirst public concert in five years — leaves her sell—out crowd at london's hyde park delighted. a vigil will be held in east london today in memory of zara aleena — the 35—year—old solicitor who was killed while she walked home from a night out last weekend.