alanna petroff, bbc news.he us now, where a supreme court decision is being celebrated by pro—choice campaigners who want to protect women's rights to access abortions. this was about a specific law in the state of louisianna. the law would made it harderfor women there to obtain a termination. the supreme court decided it should be overturned. judges voted 5—4 with a usually conservative judge deciding to side with his more liberal colleagues. from washington, here's barbara plett—usher. this was a crucial decision for the future of abortion rights in the country, the first time the supreme court tackled the issue in the trump era. the case has been closely watched by both sides of the debate. anti—abortion activists are unhappy with the result. i'm very disappointed and i believe that this is a huge loss for the women of louisiana and for the women of this country. opponents said it wasn't necessary and would fall all but one of louisiana's abortion clinics to close, including the one that challenged the law

alanna petroff has more. have been prayers... ..there have been protests... ..all the while, the death toll keeps rising. brazil maintains its status with the second highest number of deaths from coronavirus. the figure now tops 57,000. it's second only to the united states, where new waves of thousands of fresh cases are being reported in many states. the who has strong words for citizens and world leaders to wise up. the worst is yet to come. i'm sorry to say that, but with this kind of environment and condition, we fear the worst. and that's why we have to bring our together and fight this dangerous virus together. but it's tough to work together, especially when some places feel they're getting things under control. in mexico city, shops and restaurants are reopening. in parts of europe, including greece, travel restrictions are being eased. meanwhile, in south asia, india has reported well over 500,000 cases, and the numbers keep spiking. in neighbouring bangladesh, there are worries the stats aren't sho

alanna petroff reports.nts. nearly 2,300 leafy listeners were in attendance. gentle string music this was part concert, part performance art. the artist who orchestrated everything said this was "a new show for a new time in history." translation: i believe it's been demonstrated that we're at the end of a whole era, and this means certain paradigms must be changed. we do not live in the same world that confined us 90 days ago, and this fact has to be reflected in each of the things we do. theatre management called the concert "a symbolic act, reaffirming the value of art, music and nature." this is the latest move to fill seats in a time of social distancing. some sports stadiums brought in cardboard cutouts. in south korea, officials had to apologise after populating stands with sex dolls. back in barcelona, the audience members are keeping it classy, breathing new life into an age—old musical tradition. alanna petroff, bbc news. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmik

alanna petroff reports. an audience of potted plants. nearly 2300 leafy listeners we re nearly 2300 leafy listeners were in attendance. this was pa rt were in attendance. this was part concerned, part performance art. the artist who orchestrated everything said this was a new show for a new time in history. translation: i believe it's been demonstrated that we are at the end of a whole era, so certain paradigms must be changed. we don't live in the same way we did 90 days ago, and so this must be reflected in each of the things we do. peter management cold the concert a symbolic act, reaffirming the value of art, music and nature. this is the latest move to field seeds in a time of social distancing. some sports stadiums brought in cardboard cutouts. in south korea, officials had to apologise after populating stands with sex dolls. back in barcelona, the audience members are keeping it classy, breathing new life into an age—old musical tradition. alanna petroff, bbc news. much more any time for you on the bb

alanna petroff, bbc news.er pipe burst sendings thousands of litres of water into the air. the volume of water quickly turned the road into a river. the force of the explosion created a 5—metre wide sinkhole in the street. there is much more on all the news any time on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. thank you for watching. hello there. on tuesday, the temperature reached 29 celsius around london. now, by the end of the week, we're likely to find the weather breaking down with a bang but, for the next couple of days, the heat and humidity will continue to build. we could get 90 fahrenheit. that heat and humidity coming in from continental europe, and spilling its way northwards to much of the country. that warmth coming in around an area of high pressure but, by the end of the week, the pressure pattern looks very different. lowering pressure coming in from the atlantic, threatening to sweep some thundery downpours in from the west on frida

alanna petroff, bbc news. much more for you on all of the news any time on the bbc website. there. on tuesday, the temperature reached 29 celsius around london. now, by the end of the week, we're likely to find the weather breaking down with a bang but, for the next couple of days, the heat and humidity will continue to build, and we could get 90 fahrenheit. that heat and humidity coming in from continental europe, and spilling its way northwards to much of the country. that warmth coming in around an area of high pressure but, by the end of the week, the pressure pattern looks very different. lowering pressure coming in from the atlantic, threatening to sweep some thundery downpours in from the west on friday. now, at the moment, we've still got some rain around, mainly for western scotland and northern ireland. elsewhere, dry with clearer skies, and quite a warm start to wednesday — 12 to 15 degrees. now, the rain in the north—west will gradually peter out during wednesday. the cloud thins, skies brighten and there'll be some sunshine, particularly for southern and eastern

alanna petroff, bbc news.w netflix film starring will ferrell and rachel mcadams could help to fill the void for pop fans. they play an icelandic pop duo, whose dream is to become the next abba and take the competition by storm. 0ur entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, has been speaking to rachel mcadams. ever since we were children, we have had one dream. winning the eurovision song contest. rachel mcadams, it feels appropriate speaking to you from a small box because that is how they announce the jury voting in eurovision. yes, yes! and your background is really taking me background is really taking me back to those big crowds! thank you, thank you! this is the beauty of these virtual backgrounds! let's go eurovision! thank you. how much did you know about the revision about a did you know about the revision abouta canadian? did you know about the revision about a canadian? sadly, very little i am embarrassed to say. ido little i am embarrassed to say. i do remember the year that a few people won and

alanna petroff, bbc news.t has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in china by scientists. named g4, it's genetically descended from the h1n1 strain that caused a pandemic in 2009. the flu is carried by pigs and it has, they say, "all the hallmarks" of being able to adapt to infect humans. the scientists say swine industry workers should be closely monitored alongside the implementation of measures to control the flu in pigs. leicester is the first city in the uk to have a local lockdown imposed, with stricter controls being brought in this morning. all non—essential shops will have to close and from thursday schools will shut for all but the children of keyworkers. the opening of pubs, restaurants and hairdressers, due to take place on saturday across england, will also be delayed. here's john mcmanus. leicester, like other parts of england, had been hoping for a further easing of the lockdown this weekend. but the confirmation that the city accounted for 10% of all positive cases across th

alanna petroff reports.lants. nearly 2,300 leafy listeners were in attendance. gentle string music this was part concert, part performance art. the artist who orchestrated everything said this was "a new show for a new time in history." translation: i believe it's been demonstrated that we're at the end of a whole era, and this means certain paradigms must be changed. we do not live in the same world that confined us 90 days ago, and this fact has to be reflected in each of the things we do. theatre management called the concert "a symbolic act, reaffirming the value of art, music and nature." this is the latest move to fill seats in a time of social distancing. some sports stadiums brought in cardboard cut—outs. in south korea, officials had to apologise after populating stands with sex dolls. back in barcelona, the audience members are keeping it classy, breathing new life into an age—old musical tradition. alanna petroff, bbc news. we have all our top business stories next, and we discussed the question o