this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. in eastern ukraine, there's been further fighting for control of lysychansk. the ukrainian army rejects russia's claims that they've encircled the city. russian state media says two more british men captured by russian forces in ukraine have have been charged with being mercenaries. a council of afghan tribal elders and clerics ends with a call for the world to recognise the taliban and lift all sanctions. warnings of further disruption for air travellers passing through heathrow this summer — with more flights set to be cancelled in the coming weeks at the uk's busiest airport. the biggest ever london pride — as more than a million revellers join in the festivities — the first in three years.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. ukraine says its forces are enduring intense russian shelling in the eastern city of lysychansk, but denies claims that they are surrounded. russia has also fired more missiles at cities in the north and south. lysychansk is the last ukrainian—held city in luhansk, which is part of the industrial donbas region. these pictures from russia's state—owned domestic news agency, ria, show drone images of battles near the city. but kyiv denies the claims that russian—backed fighters have encircled the city. elsewhere, russia is continuing

its missile strikes. in the south, ukraine's military says mykolaiv has been hit by ten missiles targetting the port and other industrial infrastructure. it's not yet clear if there are any casualities. the ukrainian authorities have accused moscow of hitting civilian targets in an effort to force them into making territorial concessions. meanwhile, two more britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have been charged with being mercenaries, according to russian state media. it comes after two other british men were sentenced to death last month. joe inwood reports. andrew hill travelled to ukraine to help fight the russian invasion. dylan healy went there to help evacuate civilians. both men now face being tried as mercenaries in an unrecognised separatist court. they would not be the first to appear there. last month, aiden aslin, shaun pinner and a moroccan man, brahim saaudun, were all sentenced to death by the so—called

donetsk people's republic. according to dominic byrne, who is working on their cases, it is no coincidence most of them are british. this really shows that the russians are putting more and more pressure on the british government than other governments and using the british prisoners as more of a political tool and negotiation tool more than others and we believe that's the case because the british government have really seemed to rattled the russians within ukraine. rattled or not, on the battlefields of the east, russia is very much on the advance. they're said to be taking ground in lysychansk, the last part of the luhansk region held by the ukrainians. russia is moving to encircle the city. if they do, they will cut off some of ukraine's most experienced soldiers. but it's notjust the eastern donbas region that has felt the effects of russia's invasion. the last fortnight have seen attacks right across ukraine. here in the capital, kyiv, at a shopping centre

in the town of kremenchuk, and most recently in the resort of serhiyivka. 21 people are now known to have died when three russian missiles struck the popular holiday destination. roman tried to help. translation: everyone who was inside at that i moment, they all died. my neighbour was a very good person. it's a great pity. she simply died in my arms. it's really scary. i don't know how to put it into words. the attack on serhiyivka came just a few hours after russia was driven from the strategically important snake island under massive ukrainian bombardment. russia claimed it left as a gesture of goodwill, but last night returned to bomb the equipment it had been forced to leave behind. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. religious leaders and tribal elders who've been holding a three—day meeting in the afghan capital kabul have called on the international community to recognise the taliban rulers and lift all sanctions. around 3000 clerics attended the men—only conference, which was organised

by the islamist group. anbarasan ethirajan, our south asia editor, gave us this update earlier. the taliban captured in august, they did not have the support the of the taliban captured in august, they did not have the support the at the did not have the support the of the entire community, _ did not have the support the of the entire community, because - did not have the support the of the entire community, because they i entire community, because they always argued that this was the first time they had united the entire afghanistan can even during the previous rule. the northern part was under control of the rival group. this time they wanted legitimacy from their own community, because they don't have any democratic elections, but that's why they wanted the tribal elders as well as the religious clerics to give them the backing for their authority, and that's why they call for nearly 3000 of these clerics to cobble for this three day meeting

and they passed quite a few resolutions, asking for recognition from the international community, recognising them as the authority within afghanistan and also urging the international donors to release the international donors to release the frozen funds of the country and also warned that anyone who supports any of the rebellion against, the taliban really are, then action will be taken against them. white next to the taliban did present this demand to be recognised, but that they make any concessions, because the sanctions were put in a place for a reason, rent a? sanctions were put in a place for a reason, renta? ironically sanctions were put in a place for a reason, rent a? ironically the concert that not conference itself was a man on the conference. no women were there to represent in this conference and there are different ethnic groups, we did not know how many of them are merely representatives there. it was not really clear whether it was unifying afghanistan conference or it was presenting only those who support the views of the taliban. international community has been urging the taliban rulers for

several months now to respect human rights, especially women's rights, for example, the education for secondary school girls and the schools have been shut for months, they have not been reopened at all, and women's right to work and many government departments, that women have been sent home and they have been urging women not to come in public places unless and until they have a real demand, and they have been asking them to come with their male family members. many people lost theirjobs. that's why people have been asking the taliban that they promised to be a new 2.0, but they brought back that harsh interpretation of the sharia law in afghanistan which is a disappointment to the international community, and that is why they are holding the plans and asking the taliban to change their attitude before this money is released. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers passing through heathrow this summer, with more flights set

to be cancelled in the coming weeks at the uk's busiest airport. the cuts are expected as the airlines change their schedules ahead of the busy school holiday period. our business reporter noor nanji has the story. after big queues at airports this summer, warnings of more disruption, with a new wave of flight cancellations expected to be announced next week. we're now right in the midst of the peak summer travel season but we're still experiencing the problems of lack of manpower, not only for airlines but across airports, ground handlers and even in some cases border control staff, so the mix of high volumes and lack of people is causing tremendous dislocation at many airports. the government is allowing an amnesty on airport slot rules, which they say is part of their plan to tackle disruption ahead of the summer season. it means airlines are able to cancel flights without being penalised for not using their slot, but they must finalise their schedules by this friday.

british airways services from heathrow are likely to bear the brunt of any cancellations. but ba said the relaxed rules would help them provide certainty to customers by making it easier to consolidate some quieter flights. ba is already facing the threat of summer strikes from cabin and ground crews over a pay dispute. today, there are already strikes by ryanair and easyjet cabin crew in spain, and some passengers are being stranded across europe. so what should you do if you're caught up in all of this? crucially, i know what my rights are if anything is cancelled and that is to get a replacement flight on the same day if there's anything available that will take me there at the airline's expense, and then furthermore hotel accommodation if need be and compensation if it's the airline's fault, which if it's technical issues or staff shortage, it generally is. but for one passenger who's stuck in geneva after having his flight to bristol cancelled for three days in a row, it's tough.

i don't have any available funds to pay for anything. easyjet have said they'll refund me any expenses, but i can't pay for anything at the minute. after two years of covid rules, the travel industry and passengers were hoping for a return to normality, but for now those fears of delays and cancellations are not going away. noor nanji reporting. in britain — the former government deputy chief whip, chris pincher — who stepped down when sexual misconduct claims were made against him — says he's now seeking professional medical support. he was suspended from the tory party following allegations he groped two men at a private members club in london on wednesday. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. in chris pincher�*s constituency of tamworth in staffordshire this morning, it was all quiet. mr pincher himself has not spoken publicly since he resigned

as the deputy chief whip on thursday night, after being accused of groping two men at the private carlton club in london. he said in his resignation letter that he had "drunk far too much" and embarrassed himself. he remains the mp for tamworth. some constituents told us they were unhappy at his behaviour. very disappointed in him because we've always voted tory and we always will. and i love boris. and it's a shame he has to take the flak for all of it. it's not right, is it? it's wrong. he's there to look after the people in tamworth, and he does things like this. he is meant to be representing the town and that is not - representation that you really want. i think it's disgraceful and it is now time he left. a formal complaint has now been made to parliament's independent complaints and grievance scheme, which investigates allegations of sexual misconduct. the prime minister and the chief whip agreed to suspend mr pincher from sitting as a conservative

while an investigation is carried out. there's been criticism from opposition parties and some conservative mps about the length of time it took to come around to a decision that many had felt was pretty inevitable. labour said it showed the prime minister had had to be dragged kicking and screaming to suspending christopher pincher, who has been one of his key allies. number 10 insisted that it had acted swiftly, as soon as a formal complaint had been made. it's the parliamentary watchdog who will examine the facts of the allegations, but it has raised lots more political questions for number 10. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. a little earlier, our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, spoke to my colleague annita mcveigh and explained that more allegations are emerging and that the story is not likely to be going away any time soon. the sunday papers are now saying they have new allegations, these are just allegations, made about chris pinter, and his behaviour.

the mail on sunday and the sunday times in particular including things like the mail says they have spoken to someone who claims that a decade ago when they were 2a says they were subject to unwanted advances from chris pincher. another claimed that a tory staffer tried to prevent lecherous advances to a young man at a tory conference and chris pincher threatened to report that staffer to her boss. another claim that borisjohnson was made aware two months ago about claims that chris pincher had made unwanted advances to a tory mp and when rebuffed had gone to that tory mp�*s wife with allegations of a sexual nature about the mp. all of these are now being reported by the sunday papers. have we learnt anything more from chris pincher himself? i tried to contact him and i put these to him. he hasn't come back to me on that but we know he has told the newspapers that he denies all of these allegations.

we did hear a little bit earlier from him in a statement in which he said that he wasn't thinking of resigning as an mp, he was seeking professional medical help and wanted to return to his constituency mp role as soon as possible and would help with the parliamentary inquiry that is now under way. president biden has warned that states passing strict anti—abortion laws will try to jail women who choose to travel to get abortions. and he promised the federal government will act to protect women's rights to travel. he was speaking at a virtual meeting with democratic state governors. extremist governors try to stop a woman from travelling to a state that prohibits her from seeking the medical help she needs to state that provides eye care, the federal government will act to protect her bedrock rights to the attorney general�*s office. earlier, we heard from

mary zeigler, a professor at the florida state university college of law and the author of �*abortion and the law in america'. i asked mary what she made of presidentjoe biden saying women travelling for abortions will be protected by the federal government. the thing that president biden is alluding to is that if states passed laws to stop people from travelling, that the biden administration's justice department will take steps to challenge those laws in court. there's not much the biden administration can do to stop states from passing those laws, but the administration can at least take up challenges to their constitutionality or legality. and what sort of ways our people already finding around these laws in different states? yeah, the most common, i think, people are ordering medication on the internet through international organisations. there have been mobile clinics set up on the borders of some states — in other words, states between that are offering legal abortion and states that are not — to facilitate travel.

we know in some instances, abortion clinics have opened large physical locations near the borders with other states. so, there's kind of been, i think, the beginnings of a network of people to get access, particularly to medication abortion in places where it remains legal. there's been a big response from companies as well that say they will help pay for the employees to travel to different states for abortions if they need to. did that surprise you, but reaction? not really. we've seen actually somewhat stronger reactions from companies when states began denying lgbtqia rights, for example, access to transgender people. some states have pulled events or threatened to relocate headquarters in some instances.

so, i was expecting some kind of response from companies on this as well. you are one of the... what do you see happening next? especially when it comes to challenges in different states. it it comes to challenges in different states. , , , . ., , states. it is highly unpredictable. if states do _ states. it is highly unpredictable. if states do in _ states. it is highly unpredictable. if states do in fact _ states. it is highly unpredictable. if states do in fact try _ states. it is highly unpredictable. if states do in fact try to - states. it is highly unpredictable. if states do in fact try to stop - if states do in fact try to stop people from travelling outside of the united states and sometimes do that using what are called texas style laws that allow people to sue anyone who is travelling potentially performing an abortion. that's an unprecedented situation and really in the recent history of united states or even the entire history of the united states. are likely to see illegal uncertainty and divisiveness because lawmakers are not going to know what they can get away with and

are likely to push the envelope to find out. activists in libya say they will continue protesting until all the ruling elite step aside. on friday, protesters stormed the parliament the demonstrators want the elections originally scheduled for last december to be held. the united nations says it is time for libya's leaders to listen to the demands of the country's youth and put aside their differences. greece has welcomed the first batch of more than 200 firefighters from other european union countries who'll help to contain summer wildfires. firefighters from spain, bulgaria and romania were greeted by the greek civil protection minister. christos stylianides said their contribution proved european solidarity was real, not just theoretical. a search and rescue operation has been going on in the south china sea for 27 sailors who went missing after their cargo ship sank

near the eye of typhoon chaba. officials in hong kong say the vessel snapped in half some 300 killometres from the city. rescuers were able to lift three survivors from the water. court documents say the suspected driver of a truck where 53 migrants died in texas, didn't know that the air conditioner had stopped working. 53 people died in the deadliest case of human smuggling in us history. it's day six of the wimbledon championships and there's just been a major upset in the women's tournament with the top seed iga sviontek defeated 6—4 6—2 in the third round by alize cornet of france. earlier on centre court coco gauff was also knocked out of the tournament while rafael nadal will be in action later. chetan pathak from bbc sport is at the tournament and told us about the earlier upsets.

we've seen be upset that the championship so far in the women's draw, the world number one and number one seed knocked out in the third round. that incredible 37 match winning streak comes to an end as the french woman who is 32 now came onto the radar back in 2014 by knocking out the then world number one serena williams has now got the other standout results in her by knocking them out in three straight sets. she's been very honest during these championship saying she is still struggling to make that transition from clay to grass. she's evidently got work to do if she is to add wimbledon to her already two french open titles. coco, someone we have been talking about is a contender, she reached the french open finaljust last month, 18 now, 0pen finaljust last month, 18 now, looking like she's really

progressing quickly. her wimbledon has been brought to an end by fellow american, fellow floridian. and is swimming in three sets. but credit to amanda who has reached the fourth round before, rarely powering through in the second and third sets, leaving this women's draw wide open. another perhaps surprised results, not a shock at all, i think it's fair to say, but the two time champion here is out. she had an indifferent year, but went into these championships having won the warm up title in the but she's been knocked out by the fourth seed in the world number four who knocked out by the fourth seed in the world numberfour who is knocked out by the fourth seed in the world number four who is showing us that she is a real contender on grass. we have got one former champion through, simone howell up looking really good, and on sunday, we will see one of the other contenders we have been talking about. at contenders we have been talking about. �* , ., , .,

the british grand prix at silverstone has been getting under way this weekend — with carlos sainz on pole position for the first time in his career for tomorrow. the ferrari driver edged out championship leader max verstappen, with lewis hamilton in fifth. 0ur reporter emily brown has been following this. this is always one of the most anticipated races in the formula 1 calendar. the british grantee will see more than 400,000 spectators over the weekend. a few hours ago, there were really tough conditions on attracting qualifying with some standing water, but this didn't stop her very�*s contender from taking his first pole position for tomorrow's race and what will be has 150th race start. just behind was an extra stop and with charlotte claire coming third. paris was fourth, lewis hamilton faith. meanwhile, at the start of the weekend, it was overshadowed by it ends off the track. we had widespread

condemnation by comments by the former driver nelson pk, which were made during a podcast last november. in which racial slurs and homophobic language is made at seven time world champion lewis hamilton. hamilton has since called for older voices at the offensive use to be refused a platform. nelson piquet has been banned from the f1 paddock. separately, four men have been arrested after a fight broke out at silverstone leaving dose back may meeting hospital treatment. the local place where i say it have on friday night near the ferris wheel. the mineral aged 30 and 40. northampton police have also issued a warning to deter potential protesters ahead of the race tomorrow following intelligence that there may be an attempt to access there may be an attempt to access the track. we will bring you more on this if and when we get it.— this if and when we get it. thank ou this if and when we get it. thank you for keeping _ this if and when we get it. thank you for keeping an _ this if and when we get it. thank you for keeping an eye _ this if and when we get it. thank you for keeping an eye on that i this if and when we get it. thank. you for keeping an eye on that for us. tomorrow should be exciting. the mayor of london's office says more than a million people took part in today's pride parade

in the capital — making it the biggest ever. it marked the fiftieth anniversary of the very first pride march in london - in 1972. 0ur lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss reports. it's loud, it's proud and it's back where it all began. the pride march has took to the streets of london once again, led by the gay liberation front, who started it in 1972. generations came together under the rainbow flag, including 17—year—old erin and her mum vicky, who have travelled from leicestershire. i came out this year to my mum as bi. i'd always wanted to come to one of these festivals. when i discovered we'd be down here anyway for the guns n roses concert yesterday, i asked if we could go, and my mum was so for it. i'm so proud of erin, i really am. to see everybody today, it's the most amazing experience. for others, it was a homecoming. jamieson went to his first pride 46 years ago. it's wonderful now to see

the progression of what it was, and what we have become. and there were some familiar faces. after coming out last month, dame kelly holmes went along for the first time. it's my first pride. it's thought around 30,000 people took part in the parade today, passing some of the route the original march took in 1972. it's one of the most colourful celebrations in the country. but pride is still a protest at its heart. we are not being complacent. we saw this time last week in oslo, hours before their pride, a terrorist attack leading to two people being killed and more than 20 being injured, so we can't pretend that there isn't discrimination, bias and violence against people from this community. pride is reaching far and wide across the uk, with events from shetland... ..to salisbury, and will continue for the next several weeks. lauren moss, bbc news.

thank you for watching bbc news. do stay with us. after the weather, my colleague anita will take a look at tomorrow's front pages in the papers — joining her tonight are the broadcaster and pyschotherapist lucy beresford and joe twyman, director of the polling organisation deltapoll. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. part two of the weekend is looking fairly unsettled as well. we'll have more showers around, some of them could turn out to be quite heavy in places, maybe some rumbles of thunder. the winds light in the south, quite breezy across northern areas, and it's because we've got low pressure to the north of the uk, high pressure towards the south and a couple

of weak weather fronts crossing the country. these will enhance the shower activity. now, one such front will be lying across central parts of the uk through the morning, so it'll be rather cloudy here with some showery rain, some sunshine across the south, showers. quite breezy across scotland and northern ireland. but into the afternoon, all areas will see sunshine and showers — some of them could be heavy across some central and eastern areas. it could turn a bit drier towards western areas later in the day. top temperatures 21—22 degrees in the south and east, generally the mid—teens further north. there could be a passing shower at wimbledon, but i think the emphasis will be on drier and sunnier weather with light winds and a top temperature of around 22 degrees. now, through sunday night, it looks like the showers will fade away. lengthy clear skies again across england and wales. scotland and northern ireland will stay breezy with showers or longer spells of rain, and temperatures will range from around 9—12 celsius across the uk. so, monday, we start off with some sunshine across southern and eastern areas — a few showers developing here into the afternoon. most of the showers will be across the north and west of the country, leaving some

longer spells of rain at times, for the north and west of scotland. temperatures again, the mid—teens in the north. we could see 22 or even 23 degrees across southeast england. this area of high pressure want to continue to build into the southwest, but around the top of it, it will feed and a lot of cloud to northern and western parts of the country. some cloud getting down into the south and east as well — maybe just one or two showers here, and top temperatures around 17—22 celsius. as we move deeper into the week, it looks like this area of high pressure will continue to influence our weather, pushing these weather fronts away, but it'll always be cloudier with the chance of some showers and stronger breeze across the north and the west of the uk for the rest of the week. you can see the cloudier sky across scotland and northern ireland. further south you are, a better chance of staying dry and it should start to turn warmer, perhaps reaching 26 degrees on friday.

hello, welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster and psychotherapist lucy beresford, and joe twyman, director of the polling organisation deltapoll. welcome back to both of you. let's just have a look first of all at what those papers are saying. the observer says an official inquiry will investigate the prime minister's claim that 40 new hospitals will be built by 2030. in what the sunday express reports as an exclusive, ministers have urge borisjohnson and rishi sunak to cut taxes now rather than wait until the next election. another story about the prime minister — the telegraph says he has been accused of turning a blind eyeto accused of turning a blind eye to alleged sexual misconduct claims about his former deputy chief whip.

the mirror also reports on that story, saying the prime minister was warned twice about chris pincher�*s behaviour. the sunday times says the charity watchdog is investigating reports that the prince of wales has gave an honour to a peer — who spent £1.7 million bailing out the prince's eco—village. they also feature a colourful picture from today's pride celebrations. travel delays take the lead in the sunday people — they say it's the last hope to save the summer holidays. the online edition of the independent shows another picture celebrating 50 years of pride. they've spoken to a tory mp who claims he was groped twice by chris pincher. and finally, the daily star says �*let�*s all get hot and dirty�* with a heatwave on the way. so, let's begin and we're going to start with the sunday times. prints's on

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