john simpson, bbc news. to ukraine now, where e government in keep has accused rush of waging war on civilians. more than 30 others we injured in the attacks which severely damaged the block of flats. our correspondence sent to this report. reporter: has become a familiar sight. by dawn, the scale of the tragedy was obvious. the ukrainian apartment block left a burnt out shell by russian missiles. in normal times, it is a popular holiday destination to the west of odessa, but these are not normal times. we heard sikes. we live close by. together with the emergency workers we helped them survive and those who died we helped carry them away. reporter: for hours, the search continued. more in hope and expectation. one by one, the victims were pulled from the rubble. at least one child was killed. ukrainian officials say this devastation was caused by three soviet era missiles. the same type that earlier in the week destroyed a shopping center, killing at least 19 people. today's attack has already surpassed tha

john simpson, bbc news. last september in which two thirds of voters backed to change the law and give same—sex couples the same rights under law as married men and women. since 2007, switzerland has allowed same sex couples to register their partnerships, but, until now, some rights, including to adoption and inheritance, were restricted. jatinder dhillon reports. walking out as newlyweds and making history — finally. stefano perfetti and luca morreale are the first same—sex couple to tie the knot on friday at this register office in zurich. they were among dozens of gay and lesbian couples across switzerland who said, "i do," now that it has become legal to do so. translation: the symbolism is important _ it is a very important was that we are equal and that we are treated like everyone else. laure and aline waited 21 years to say their vows in geneva city hall, the first canton, or region, in the country to grant same—sex couples some of the rights and protections of married couples. their wedding was ext

john simpson, bbc news.ak djokovic is through to the next round. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they have pipped the favourites, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated. celebration parties were cancelled. a man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom. then, he asked herfor a cigarette. and on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, summoned a footman on duty who took the man away. one child... ..one teacher... ..one book... ..and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. this is bbc news. the latest headlines... ukraine accuses russia of waging war on civilians, after at least 21 people died in missile strikes near odesa. a former uk government deputy chief whip, a

john simpson, bbc news.e has started, the controversy has begun. sir lewis hamilton, britain's seven—time motor racing world champion, is calling for a change of tone in the sport, saying that what he calls "older voices" should not be given a platform in the media. it comes afterformer driver, nelson piquet, used a racially offensive term to refer to hamilton. our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. austria 2020 — lewis hamilton and 13 others took the knee on the grid in a powerful protest against racism. yet, two years on, the seven—time world champion is still facing negativity, and he's tired. i don't know why we are continuing to give these older voices a platform, because they are repre... you know, they are speaking upon our sport and we're looking to go somewhere completely different and it's not representative, i think, of who we are as a sport now and where we're planning to go. it's notjust about one individual, it's not aboutjust that one use of that term, it's the bigger picture. hamilto

our world affairs editor john simpson reports.rship nervous. when president xi jinping arrived by train from the mainland yesterday, he wasn't planning to stay long. he soon retreated back into china proper to spend the night, then came back again this morning. mr xi told the hong kong people that after reuniting with the motherland they'd become masters of their own city. hong kong's true democracy started from there, he said. 25 years ago, when britain handed hong kong back to the chinese, it was richer per capita than britain and was the most transparent economy in the world. the approach which china promised to follow was "one country, two systems", meaning hong kong would be part of china but would keep its freedoms. what do you feel when you think back 25 years ago on leaving hong kong? i was incredibly sad. i was quite proud of the way we left hong kong, but maybe slightly... a little bit deluded in thinking that the chinese would behave properly. because they haven't? i think they've behaved appallingly badly. the chinese

john simpson, bbc news.n. that was a network for those living in this country having made the decision to leave in some cases been forced out. thank you very much for being the dozen talking to us. it must be kind of bittersweet when you see events in hong kong which, after all, is your home, but you are no longer able to be part of those for those who are celebrating orjust marking the occasion? yes. those who are celebrating or 'ust marking the occasion? yes, indeed. that, of marking the occasion? yes, indeed. that. of course. _ marking the occasion? yes, indeed. that, of course, now _ marking the occasion? yes, indeed. that, of course, now we _ marking the occasion? yes, indeed. that, of course, now we see - marking the occasion? yes, indeed. that, of course, now we see back i marking the occasion? yes, indeed. j that, of course, now we see back to what happens in hong kong, that is only one way for celebration in the proposed way by officials but also many of those hong kong is now leaving hong kong, lea

john simpson, bbc news.let's see what else is hitting headlines around the world could the world -- the world health organization is calling for urgent accident to -- action to prevent the spread of monkeypox around the world. they do not think the that others do not ink it is an emergency of international concern but says it will review the position shortly. the supreme court has ruled a six-week abortion ban cano ahead following the supreme court decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion. ohio is one of the trigger states which hadeen already on the books in case it was struck down. other states like florida have done the opposite and temporarily blocked abortion restrictions from automatically taking effect. the united nations world food program says its decision to suspend food aid in south sudan has already had devastating impacts. people have started eating water lilies and wild leaves to survive. it is forced to suspend food aid as it has stopped coming as donors are focusing on other

global news stories — reliable, honest and essential viewing with the bbc�*s world affairs editor, john simpsonnd welcome to the newsroom here at new broadcasting house, the bbc�*s international headquarters in central london, for unspun world — the programme where we get the unadorned facts about the world's news from the bbc�*s global experts. this week, i'll be asking — as the fighting in ukraine gets worse and more threatening, what do ordinary russians think about the dangers of a wider war with the west? support is already quite high and, of course, if the war comes to russian towns and cities, then russia — ordinary russians — definitely will feel that this war is even more justified for moscow. what's life like in syria nowadays — the country where russia developed its tactics for bombarding civilians? you can see in the streets that people are digging in the garbage to get some food. that's something unheard of in syria before. and is international sport in danger of being overwhelmed by middle eastern oil money? what we've seen in recent years | is these countries increasinglyl invest

john simpson, bbc news.zara aleena in east london has been remanded in custody after appearing at the old bailey. jordan mcsweeney allegedly killed the 35—year—old as she walked home from a night out in the early hours of sunday morning. today, the family of the newly trained solicitor spoke of her "fearless" and "independent" spirit, asjune kelly reports. zara aleena, her mother's only child and described today by her aunt as part of a family of strong women. the one word that would describe zara, if i had to use one word, i would say independent. that was what she valued more than anything, her independence. and so, you know, she was encouraged by all of us to pursue her dreams, and at five years old, she said, "i want to be a lawyer." last weekend, the life of this young woman at the start of her legal career was suddenly ended when she was attacked close to where she lived, in ilford, east london, on her way home from a night out. zara was already using her legal training to help people. she worked with

john simpson, bbc news. the time is 6:15pm.rvative mp chris pincher is suspended from the party over allegations of sexual assault. and coming up, i am at silverstone where the build—up to the british grand prix has been dominated not by record crowds here but by a racial slur is aimed at lewis hamilton. coming up in sport: on day five here at wimbledon, there is still no stopping the defending champion, novak djokovic, who eases into the last 16. this weekend tens of thousands of people will be marching at pride events in many parts of the uk to celebrate the lgbt plus community. it's 50 years since the gay liberation front organised the uk's first ever pride parade in london — paving the way for the gay rights movement. 0ur lgbt correspondent lauren moss has been speaking to some it's an explosion of culture, celebration and protest. pride is back where it began with those who started it 50 years ago. the gay liberation front was formed in the early 1970s by a group of students and young activists in london demanding equality

politicians were known for bipartisanship, the president posthumously awarding this to alan simpson and johnain. in talking about simpson saying this is somebody who spirit needs to be more in the current congress. so, there were a number of famous individuals, people who are well known, athletes, simone biles the president noted was the youngest recipient of the medal of freedom. and won was absent, denzel washington tested positive for bid and was unable to make it. the presence that he would give the award at a later time. but there were also people who were afternoon. we heard the president honor the nurse who was the first critical care nurse from new york, the first american to receive the covid-19 vaccine. a brigadier general woman who is decorated, female members of the military. we saw them salute each other. it was really a time and these events are a time for the president to show what he values to honor people that he feels have made significant contributions. one thing worth noting is that president biden is the recipient of this award himself. president obama gave that to him,

among the recipients, john mccain, gabby giffords, alan simpson, and an olympic gold medalist among others. this is about an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, the recipients of the presidential medal of freedom. simone biles. victor simone kamel. father alex --. lorraine jobs accepting on behalf of steve jobs. congresswoman gaddy gifford. sandra lindsay. ambassador cindy mccain accepting on behalf of senator john mccain. richard -- accepting on behalf of richard concha. megan repeat no. diane nash. dr. garcia. general vilma --. ambassador role --. senator allen sentence. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] pres. biden: please have a seat. good afternoon and welcome to the white house. thank you all very much and to all the cabinet members, elected officials that are here and former leg officials like joe lieberman, my good friend is here. so many critical people. i want to thank the vice presidents -- i want to thank vice president harris and this -- and the second gentleman. our nation has always been a work in progress. that is the work in story. it is

among the recipients, his late friend senator john mccain, former congresswoman gabby, it's come a former senator alan simpson's and olympic gymnast simone biles, among others. this is about an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, the recipients of the presidential medal of freedom. simone biles. father alex karloutsos. lorraine jobs accepting on behalf of steve jobs. congresswoman gabby gifford. ♪ khizr khan. sandra lindsay. ambassador cindy mccain, accepting on behalf of senator john mccain. richard trumka junior, accepting on behalf of richard trumka. megan rapinoe. diane nash. dr. julieta garcia. brigadier general wilma vaught. fred gray. ambassador raul yzaguirre. and senator alan simpson . -- senator alan simpson. ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. ["hail to the chief" being played] pres. biden: please be seated. good afternoon, and welcome to the white house. i know this is kind of an old place for some of the guys that come here, but thank you all very much. and to other cabinet members and elected officials that are here, and former elected officials like joe lieberman, my good

among the recipients, john mccain, gabby giffords, alan simpson, and

and former wyoming senator allen simpson and gabrielle giffords an outspoken survivor of gun violence. >> steve jobs and richard trump and john mccain received the award posthumously. >> and receiving this award on behalf of their loved one is bittersweet. >> president biden received the medal in 2017 while serving as vice president under barack obama. skylar henry, cbs news. >> denzel washington could not attend the sale because he tested positive for covid. he will be hon yored at a later date. >>> an increase of 1.8% from the seven days prior and of course it might not reflect those at-home positive results that a lot of people are not reporting and the u.s. has now more than 600 cases of monkeypox and some say the federal government has been too slow to get vaccines out, especially here in the state of california where case loads are doubling. in fact california is one of the highest places for monkeypox in the entire united states. coming up at 6:00 i'll introduce you to people who are trying to get ahead of this spread with the vaccines in our area. >>> new at 3:00, a federal judge has sentenced derek chauvin to 21-year

john mccain will be awarded the medal of freedom posthumously. his wife, cindy mccain, i ran into her earlier today, alan simpson, gabby giffords, the former member of the house who was attacked and shot and has been a huge advocate when it comes to gun safety so i think this is a moment as the white house framed it, it's a group of individuals that show the possibilities of the country, those who have shown perseverance, hard work, and have succeeded despite in some cases being against all odds. that is kind of the point the president wants to make today and this is a group of individuals that is absolutely distinguished, and i think absolutely deserving of an honor that many presidents have given over the course of their times in office, alisyn. >> well, it will be really nice to have this inspirational moment, so we'll be taking that live when it happens. phil mattingly, thank you very much. >>> now to the uk. after losing his party's confidence to lead that country, boris johnson gave a resignation speech that was largely unapoll j jettic from one of the most controversial prime ministers in the nation's history. johnson was embroiled in a sl

the chief then chief of the imperial general staff field marshal sir, john dill these two men the american war secretary henry simpson later said made possible the global prosecution of war and it was at this first meeting that they got to know one another. at these meeting at these meetings fdr told churchill that he could not declare war onism point that out to him, but he said he would wage war. he would not declare it, but he would wage it and hope that an incident provoked by the germans would bring america into the war on britain's side. the two men also signed the atlantic charter a document promising that people's would be free to choose their own governments churchill was reluctant about this. he thought it only applied to occupying europe not to the empire. um, and it also became a source of contention in later years the high point of these meetings occurred on sunday. when a a sunday morning service was on prince of wales. and the ships companies of both of the american and british navy stood intermingled on the corner deck churchill very carefully chose the hymns for this service. he later wrote a about t