courtney bembridge reports.of acceptance, unity and defiance. i think it's more important than ever to out onto the streets and show that we are together, we are joined in this fight for the rights and the freedom for lg btq people. the annual parade on took on special significance this year after a controversial law was passed, making it illegal to depict homosexuality and gender reassignment to children. so that means, you know, books with gay characters in, it means advertising it means television programmes with any kind of portrayal or discussion of lgbt themes is technically against the law. the government has billed it as an anti—pedophile law, but these crowds say it's a move designed to divide. translation: this is nothing more than a diversion - that is trying to tear the country apart. i think it's provocation because of the elections. translation: the law is an outrage. - we live in the 21st century when things like that shouldn't be happening. we aren't in communist times, this is the eu, where ever

courtney bembridge reports.erve her majesty queen elizabeth ii in the office of keeper of the great seal of canada? i do. with those two simple words, history was made and mary simon became canada's first indigenous governor—general. today is an important and historic day for canada. but my story to these chambers began very far from here. i was born maryjeannie may in arctic quebec, now known as nunavut. my inuktitut name is ningiukudluk and, prime minister, it means �*bossy little old lady'. she will serve as the official representative of queen elizabeth, canada's head of state. she's already had a virtual monarch, but it comes at a time when the country is grappling with its colonial past. this year, hundreds of unmarked graves have been found at former residential schools where indigenous children were taken after being forcibly separated from theirfamilies. the schools, often places of neglect and abuse, were run by the catholic church and part of a larger colonial policy to erase indigenous language and c

courtney bembridge, bbc news.scuing a child and a crashed car. mission control: we see - you coming down the ladder now. nasa has ordered an investigation after it was heard that astronauts were allowed to fly while drunk. the last patrol, drudgery and danger. no more, after almost two decades. if somebody is in a private house, they are doing any harm, i don't think people should be saying, you are doing something wrong. six rare white line clubs are on the prowl, they got a roar of approvalfrom on the prowl, they got a roar of approval from visitors. they are lovely, really sweet. yes, cute. welcome back. on day for of the tokyo 0lympics, a first gold medalfor bermuda, flora duffy celebrates after the women's triathlon. afghanistan's triathlon. afg hanistan�*s descent into triathlon. afghanistan's descent into violence continues, the un saying civilian deaths this year has increased by 50%. there've been international calls for calm in tunisia, after the country's president sacked the prime minister and suspende

courtney bembridge, bbc news. asked for "privacy and empathy" when she returns to competing. earlier this year she withdrew from the french open saying her mental health had to take priority. the 23—year—old said she felt pressure to disclose her symptoms in order to be believed by some parts of the press. let's cross live to melbourne in australia — and talk to dr noel blundell — a sports psychologist who works with olympians. thank you so much for talking to us. what kind of pressure do you think tennis players face thatis you think tennis players face that is unique to them and is different to what other championship sportspeople may sufferfrom? i championship sportspeople may suffer from?— suffer from? i think there are uuite a suffer from? i think there are quite a few— suffer from? i think there are quite a few similarities - suffer from? i think there are quite a few similarities but i i quite a few similarities but i think the fact that it is such an individual sport, certainly increases the amount of whic

courtney bembridge, bbc news.hed her first women's singles final with a straight—sets win over the former champion angelique kerber. she'll play karolina pliskova on saturday. here's chetan pathak — at the all england club. but still, barty, when she needed to, was able to slice and dice her way to victory in the moments when it mattered the most. it was tight at a tie—break, but barty getting herself over the line — a player who's got better and better, round after round at these championships. and awaiting her in the final will be the czech eighth seed karolina pliskova who, at 29, many had written off from reaching this stage of a grand slam again. but pliskova, the 2016 us open runner—up, was too good for aryna sabalenka, the number—two seed in the end. and, despite losing that first set, pliskova fought back in the second and third, winning them 6—4, 6—4. she'd reached the semifinals of all the other grand slams before these wimbledon championships. now she's into the final here, but barty perhaps the big fav

courtney bembridge reports.ered outside the embassy in port—au—prince, bags packed, looking for a way out. translation: i can't close my eyes, i can't sleep at night. i had to come here to the embassy because i am scared. there are so many gunshots and you don't even know where they are coming from. i have abandoned my home, i can't go back for supper i don't know about my family. the country of _ don't know about my family. the country of 11 _ don't know about my family. the country of 11 million people is reeling from the assassination of his president, shot dead inside his home on wednesday. these are two of the men haitian authorities say carried out the plot. they were attacked by the public as they were loaded into a police car. 17 men have been arrested so far. most of them colombian. but investigators are still looking for who ordered the killing. haiti was already plagued by hunger and gang violence at the assassination has pitched the country deeper into turmoil. it has requested the united nations and

courtney bembridge, bbc news. i spoke to william davison who's senior analyst on ethiopia for the international crisis group. i asked for his assessment of the current conflict. well, we can be sure about certain things, so let's start with those. we know that there has been an almost complete withdrawal of the federal — ethiopian federal armed forces from tigray. and that was the result, or that followed, some of the most sustained counter offences by the tigray defense forces in the, sort of, ten days preceding that, so the most significant gains by tigray�*s former leaders was then followed by this federal exit. that has led to those tigray defense forces, and the former rulers of tigray, essentially taking back control of the regional government. we also know that generally, eritrea's forces, which have been key in this conflict, have moved from areas of southern and central tigray, where they were actively engaged, to areas to the north. that much we can be clear about. you know, the exact details of the batt

courtney bembridge reports.do. with those two simple words, history was made and mary simon became canada's first indigenous governor—general. today is an important and historic day for canada. but my story to these chambers began very far from here. i was born maryjeannie may in arctic quebec, now known as nunavut. my inuktitut name is ningiukudluk and, prime minister, it means �*bossy little old lady'. she will serve as the official representative of queen elizabeth, canada's head of state. she's already had a virtual appointment with the monarch, but it comes at a time when the country is grappling with its colonial past. this year, hundreds of unmarked graves have been found at former residential schools where indigenous children were taken after being forcibly separated from theirfamilies. the schools, often places of neglect and abuse, were run by the catholic church and part of a larger colonial policy to erase indigenous language and culture. in recent weeks, more than a dozen churches have been burned a

courtney bembridge reports.flouting a nationwide ban on public gatherings. thailand has also extended to stay—at—home orders and a nighttime curfew to three more provinces because of coronavirus. translation: i understand that the situation _ is not getting any better, but we have to come out and show them that we are not happy about the measures imposed by the government. it is like they wanted to stop at a standstill but they were not trying to fix anything. thailand is facing its worst wave of infections and its overwhelmed hospitals strained the economy and throwing tourism recovery plans in doubt. translation: the government has been poor at managing _ the situation and if we don't do anything there will be no change. they should open their eyes and see how the people have been living and not remain like a dictator. i feel very disappointed. these are not the pictures thailand wanted going around the world in the same month it launched a tourism scheme to welcome vaccinated visitors. less than 5% of the tha

courtney bembridge reports.tear gas. the protesters were flouting a nationwide ban on public gatherings. thailand has also extended to stay—at—home orders and a nighttime curfew to three more provinces because of coronavirus. translation: i understand that the situation _ is not getting any better, but we have to come out and show them that we are not happy about the measures imposed by the government. it is like they wanted to stop at a standstill but they were not trying to fix anything. thailand is facing its worst wave of infections and its overwhelmed hospitals strained the economy and throwing tourism recovery plans in doubt. translation: the government has been poor at managing _ the situation and if we don't do anything there will be no change. they should open their eyes and see how the people have been living and not remain like a dictator. i feel very disappointed. these are not the pictures thailand wanted going around the world in the same month it launched a tourism scheme to welcome vaccinated vis

courtney bembridge, bbc news.oldest debutants in the new olympic sport of skateboarding. mission control: we see - you coming down the ladder now. neil armstrong: that's one small step for man, | one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight. for the first crash - in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. _ it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. crowd: seven, six, five, four, three... i thousands of households across the country are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. - this is bbc world news. i'm lewis vaughn jones. the latest headlines: the first gold medal of the olympic games has been won, with china's qing yang winning the

courtney bembridge, bbc news.illiam davison who's senior analyst on ethiopia for the international crisis group, a think tank. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the rouramme. . ~ i. ., ., programme. thank you for having me. we programme. thank you for having me- we have _ programme. thank you for having me. we have been _ programme. thank you for having me. we have been covering - programme. thank you for having me. we have been covering this | me. we have been covering this for the last _ me. we have been covering this for the last eight _ me. we have been covering this for the last eight months - me. we have been covering this for the last eight months and i me. we have been covering this for the last eight months and al for the last eight months and a problem for us and all journalists is getting reliable information out of the region. we had lots more information in the last 24 hours or so. we will come onto the food crisis and the starvation

well, that's caused beef with other senior government figures, as courtney bembridge reports.and sausages. spaniards love they meet more than any other european countries. so many spaniards were surprised to hear that consumer affairs minister, alberto garzon, saying these... translation:— translation: what would you think if i translation: what would you think if i told — translation: what would you think if i told you _ translation: what would you think if i told you that - think if i told you that excessive meet consumption harms our health and our planet? without the planet we have no life, without the planet we have no salaries, no economy and we are destroying it and we have a direct impact on one of the parts we are destroying it. we can change your and improve the state of the government. his comments came under— the government. his comments came under fire _ the government. his comments came under fire from, - the government. his comments came under fire from, you - came underfire from, you guessed it, the agriculture minister who said it denigrated the work of the co

courtney bembridge, bbc news.. response to the delta variant of covid—19. australia already has a number of people who can enter the country, but that number will be cut from 6000 to 3000. the government has come under increasing pressure over its vaccine rollout, with less than 10% of the population fully vaccinated. the prime minister scott morrison has been laying out the country's path forward and here is what he said a short time ago. while the reduction _ he said a short time ago. while the reduction of _ he said a short time ago. while the reduction of those - he said a short time ago. while the reduction of those caps i the reduction of those caps will certainly, right across the system, obviously take some pressure off, as we have observed over the course of the past 18 months, that alone does not provide any failsafe regarding any potential breaches. we have seen breaches occur, predominantly as a result of infection control procedures and human error and so on. those issues need to continue to be streng

courtney bembridge, bbc news.ter torrential monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding in the state of maharashtra. officials say dozens of bodies have been recovered from a landslide in the district of raigad, with more feared trapped. hundreds of villages and towns are without electricity and drinking water. our correspondent sarah campbell reports. whole areas of the state of maharashtra are underwater, the result of torrential rain triggering devastating landslides. battling fast—flowing currents and submerged dangers, the country's national disaster response force. 32 houses have collapsed in the landslide because of the rain, and the rescue operation is there going on and the relief is there. as per their latest report, we have recovered 32 bodies, and some more are said to be trapped there. residents are now counting the cost of their losses, their homes and possessions lost or destroyed. translation: i had three vehicles. - all of them got submerged in the floodwater. they are all damaged. the furnitu

courtney bembridge reports. is threatening spain, too. this is the catalonia region and one of the worst fires here in years. there were similar scenes on the italian island of sardinia. an out—of—control fire after a heat wave. while no single event can be attributed to climate change, scientists say its impact has never been more clear. no, no, no, no, no, no...no! in belgium, heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding, less than a fortnight after deadly flash floods across western europe. a typhoon is battering china, days after severe flooding killed dozens of people. scientists say these events are becoming more common because warmer temperatures mean the air holds more moisture, which leads to more extreme rainfall. there was flooding in london, too — water streamed into a train station and turned roads into rivers, as representatives from more than 50 countries met to lay the groundwork for november's big climate summit in glasgow. this was the message from the british host. we are seeing in every part of

courtney bembridge reports.e protesters were flouting a nationwide man on public gatherings. thailand has also extended to stay—at—home orders and a nighttime curfew to three normal provinces because of coronavirus. —— three more provinces. coronavirus. -- three more provinces-_ provinces. translation: i understand _ provinces. translation: i understand that _ provinces. translation: i understand that the - provinces. translation: i. understand that the situation is not getting any better, because we have to come out —— but we have to come out and show them we're not happy by the measures imposed by the government. it was like they wanted to stop at a standstill they were not trying to fix anything. they were not trying to fix anything-— they were not trying to fix an hinr. ., ., , anything. thailand is facing its first wave _ anything. thailand is facing its first wave of _ anything. thailand is facing its first wave of infections i its first wave of infections and its overwhelmed hospitals strained the economy

courtney bembridge, bbc news. you're watching bbc world news.s has taken place, and the man in charge has described it as a day of hope. a funeral has been held for haiti's presidentjovenal moise after he was shot dead at his home two weeks ago. the american baseball team the cleveland indians have announced they are changing their name. from the end of this season, they will be known as the cleveland guardians. they're the latest us sports franchise to change their name after criticism some found it offensive. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. for more than a century, they have been known as the cleveland indians. but in recent years that name has become increasingly controversial so it is up with the old and in with the new. we are excited to usher in the next area of professional baseball in cleveland as the cleveland guardians. adding to our team's _ cleveland guardians. adding to our team's deep _ cleveland guardians. adding to our team's deep and _ cleveland guardians. adding to our team's deep and rich - our team's deep and rich histor

courtney bembridge reports.it was in support of the government. translation: ~ ., government. translation: ., ., translation: we have to defend our revolution _ translation: we have to defend our revolution by _ translation: we have to defend our revolution by our— translation: we have to defend our revolution by our own - our revolution by our own right. the words of the president, he made it clear that this revolution will not be made over by anyone. reiwa castro, be made over by anyone. reiwa castro. the _ be made over by anyone. reiwa castro, the 90-year-old - be made over by anyone. reiwa| castro, the 90-year-old brother castro, the 90—year—old brother of the delta, attended the rally but left the president, miguel diaz—canel, to address the crowd. translation: , ., , the crowd. translation: , ., . translation: the enemy has once aaain one translation: the enemy has once again gone all— translation: the enemy has once again gone all out _ translation: the enemy has once again gone all out to _ translation:

courtney bembridge reports. the government. translation: we have j to defend our revolution by our own right. the words of the president, he made it clear that this revolution will not be overthrown by anyone. reiwa castro, the 90—year—old brother of the delta, attended the rally but left the president, miguel diaz—canel, to address the crowd. translation: the enemy has once again gone all out to destroy - the sacred unity and peace of the citizens. they are encouraging and glorifying disrespect and the destruction of property. right now, what the world is seeing from cuba is a lie. this is what he was referring to, last weekend, thousands of people rallied against the government in havana and other cities. they were calling for freedom, food and medicines as well as vaccines. the demonstrations were the biggest in decades, a rare show of dissent where in a country un— authorised public gatherings are illegal. more than 100 people were arrested and the government shut off internet access for days afterwards. mob

courtney bembridge, bbc news. a quick bit of breaking news from tokyo. the olympic games.0 metres breaststroke. later on monday, president duterte is due to deliver the last state of the nation address of his term of office, after leading one of the most controversial administrations in the history of the philippines. his stunning election victory five years ago, following a campaign in which he mixed crudejokes, our south east asia correspondentjonathan head reports. he was an entirely new kind of leader, and millions of filipinos loved him for it. unscripted, informal, his speeches peppered with vulgar jokes and threats of violence. do not destroy my city, i will kill you. try to analyse that — what is wrong when i say i will kill you because you are destroying my country? rodrigo duterte promised to be a tough law—and—order president, and he meant it. within weeks of taking office, the killing of alleged drug users and dealers began — thousands of them shot by the police or by unnamed vigilantes. the war on drugs is really bloody and messy, and we all know that. it shoc

courtney bembridge reports. the full extent of the damage is only now becoming clear.ses have been ripped apart. roads have all but disappeared. in western germany, three months of rain fell in just 25 hours. the water was so powerful that it pushed a caravan in seconds. residents hearsay the floods came without warning. translation: , ., , translation: everything was underwater — translation: everything was underwater within _ translation: everything was underwater within 15 _ translation: everything was underwater within 15 minutes. | underwater within 15 minutes. however flat, our office, underwater within 15 minutes. howeverflat, our office, our neighbourss houses, everything was underwater. this motorway in north rhine—westphalia was blocked as residents tried to get out, but it was too late for others. translation: i it was too late for others. translation:— it was too late for others. translation: i agree for the --eole translation: i agree for the peeple who — translation: i agree for the people who have _ translation: i agree for the people who have lost - tra

courtney bembridge reports.e italian island of sardinia. an out—of—control fire after a heat wave. while no single event can be attributed to climate change, scientists say its impact has never been more clear. no, no, no, no, no, no...no! in belgium, heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding, less than a fortnight after deadly flash floods across western europe. a typhoon is battering china, days after severe flooding killed dozens of people. scientists say these events are becoming more common because warmer temperatures mean the air holds more moisture, which leads to more extreme rainfall. there was flooding in london, too — water streamed into a train station and turned roads into rivers, as representatives from more than 50 countries met to lay the groundwork for november's big climate summit in glasgow. this was the message from the british host. we are seeing in every part of the world, on each of our doorsteps, what happens when climate change gets out of control and so what i hope that we have at this

courtney bembridge, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.ngarian capital, budapest, later today. the organisers say they want to stand up for a diverse, open and inclusive society against what they call the stigmatising policies of the hungary's conservative government. this year's march comes weeks after parliament approved a law that bans the depiction or promotion of homosexuality and transgender issues to anyone under the age of eighteen. small, counter— demonstrations in support of the government's stance are expected. sierra leone has become the latest country in africa to abolish the death penalty. capital punishment will be replaced with life imprisonment or a minimum term of 30 years. no one has been executed in sierra leone since 1998, but it was still on the statute book for crimes including treason, murder and mutiny. firefighters in miami have declared an end to their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed apartment block last month. the collapse at the the 12—story champlain towers south in surfside killed 97 people, with

courtney bembridge, bbc news.eff bezos has made that decision, sir richard branson has made the date that he will fly to the edge of space. it will bejuly the fly to the edge of space. it will be july the 11th fly to the edge of space. it will bejuly the 11th or very soon afterwards. he will be a passenger in the back of the unity rocket plane developed by his virgin collect company over the last 16 years. if the mission is not delayed because of whether or technical difficulties, it means sir richard will steal a march on his billion hour rivaljeff bezos. don't forget, as ever you can reach me and most of the team here on social media. there's plenty more on the stories we have covered and plenty more as well including analysis on that by—election in the uk stopping it is all there on the website when you want it. iwill on the website when you want it. i will see you soon. hello there. thursday wasn't a bad day for many of us. it stayed dry across much of the country, apart from a few showers which developed late

surrey courtney bembridge, bbc news. the only a group of leading doctors has urged the government tol the spread of coronavirus. the british medical association has expressed alarm at a recent surge in the number of infections, warning it could have a devastating impact on the nhs. simonjones has this report. the vaccination programme continues at pace and the government is increasingly confident it can go ahead with its plan to end lockdown restrictions in england on 19thjuly. the rule of six limiting the number of people you can meet inside would go, along with capacity limits in theatres and cinemas, a return to what the prime minister describes as pretty much life before covid. and ministers are now considering allowing people who have been fully vaccinated to avoid having to quarantine after coming into contact with someone with the virus. but the british medical association is calling for caution, saying decisions shouldn't be based on dates rather than data. we are seeing rocketing rises in infection rates due to the delta variant so it makes no sense to knowingly continue to

courtney bembridge, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. — with china's yang qian winning the women's ten metre air rifle. president biden warns that america is facing a "pandemic of the unvaccinated" as the delta variant of coronavirus spreads. let's return to the olympic games where the first medals have been won. now usually at the games, friends and family will make up a section of the crowd but as we know covid has prevented them from travelling to tokyo. well, latertoday, kieran bird will be representing team gb in the men's 400—metre freestyle. ellie thompson will be back at home in england cheering him on. it was ellie who encouraged kieran into swimming as a 9—year—old and we can talk to her now. kieran bird was one of our cubs. he joined at six years old and then at eight years old he joined joined at six years old and then at eight years old hejoined cubs joined at six years old and then at eight years old he joined cubs and joined at six years old and then at eight years old hejoined cubs and i was his cub leader. eight years ol

courtney bembridge, bbc news.raine later in the hope of winning a place in the euro semi—finals for the first time in 25 years. at least 20 people are missing injapan after a landslide sent mud cascading down a hillside, smashing into homes and sweeping away cars. a group of leading doctors in the uk has urged the government to keep some targeted measures in place in england after the 19th ofjuly to help control the spread of coronavirus. the british medical association has expressed alarm at a recent surge in the number of infections, warning it could have a devastating impact on the nhs. simonjones reports. the vaccination programme continues at pace, and the government is increasingly confident that it can go ahead with its plan to end the lockdown restrictions in england on the 19th ofjuly. the rule of six, limiting the number of people you can meet inside, would go, along with capacity limits in theatres and cinemas. a return to what the prime minister describes as "pretty much life before covid". ministers a