shelley phelps, thank you _ on this issue. shelley phelps, thank you for _ on this issue. this issue. shelley phelps, thank you for bringing us - thank you for bringing us up—to—date on the reaction to that landmark ruling in the united states. meanwhile, away from the supreme court, history was made on the floor of the us house of representatives where lawmakers approved a gun safety bill, the first time in nearly 30 years that congress has passed a law to combat gun violence. the measure now goes to president biden to sign. the senate passed the bill on thursday. it's a bipartisan compromise, aimed at stopping dangerous people from having access to guns. there's also billions of dollars in funding for mental health and school security. though the measure falls short of the ban on assault weapons sought by gun control advocates, the law's been hailed as a breakthrough after decades of inaction by congress. ukraine has begun withdrawing its forces from one of its remaining strongholds — the city of severodonetsk in the eastern luhansk area. that's according to the region's

shelley phelps, bbc news. 70—year reign of queen elizabeth has been held at st paul's cathedral in london. it was the main event on the second of four days of celebrations to mark the platinum jubilee. but the queen herself did not attend, and it's since been confirmed that she will also miss the derby horse racing meeting at epsom on saturday. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. bells pealing a service of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral without the person for whose long years of service those thanks were being offered. the queen was absent, but other members of her family were present, as were political leaders and others. the prime minister had arrived with his wife to a mixed reception. crowd booing and cheering there was a largely warm greeting for the duke and duchess of sussex, appearing together in public for the first time in britain since they withdrew from royal life and moved to california more than two years ago. there have been well documented family tensions since then, exace

with the latest, here's shelley phelps.m the wreckage. crumpled carriages lying on their sides at twisted angles. eyewitness footage taken immediately after the incident shows passengers in shock, gathering their belongings. at a news briefing in berlin, the head of the german railway was visibly shaken as he spoke about the incident. translation: the pictures we are seeing are terrible. l they make us deeply sad and speechless. and i can say this, not only for me as the head of the railway but also for all railway workers, my thoughts — our thoughts — are with the victims and their surviving relatives, with the injured. a huge rescue effort was launched with emergency services workers using ladders to climb into carriages and bring those trapped to safety. translation: today, | in the middle of the day at around 12:20pm, a regional train accident occurred on the track from garmisch—partenkirchen to munich. the train derailed for reasons that have yet to be explained. a large number of rescue workers — more than 500 men and

our reporter shelley phelps has more. of monkey box cases. they have mostly been identified in europe, which is not used to seeing the virus. according to the world health organization, more than 550 confirmed cases have been reported by at least 30 countries outside of africa where the virus is typically found. it is not the first time they have been found outside africa. nature currently is that we are seeing a large number of human to human transmission outside the countries, but also, affecting this group of population, that has not typically been seen before. some experts also raised concerns monkeypox and other infectious diseases could be transmitted to animals via human medical waste. an opportunity for animals to tear the bags open, rodents to get in there and get infected. it's all sparking a flurry of scientific research. the european union's drug watchdog is in talks with the maker of a vaccine against deadly smallpox to extend its use to monkeypox. its vaccine head says that while the outbreak is unprecedente

shelley phelps, bbc news.en shot dead during demonstrations to mark the third anniversary of the violent break up of a sit—in by the security forces. thousands of people took to the streets of khartoum and other cities to demand justice for the killing of more than 120 people who had held month—long protests calling for civilian rule following the overthrow of the authoritarian president 0mar al—bashir. shares in the electric car company tesla fell sharply on the us stock exchange after its chief executive elon musk announced he wanted to cut 10% of the firm's workforce and introduce a hiring freeze. in a leaked email, mr musk said he had a "super bad feeling" about the economy. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — a monarch�*s best friend: why there couldn't be a platinum jubilee without some corgis. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given, the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid a

shelley phelps, bbc news.ear more on ukraine from andrew d'anieri, who is an assistant director at the atlantic council's eurasia center. ukraine's severodonetsk is a tactical loss but it's not what we call a strategic defeat. of course, ukraine does not want to give up more territory to the russian invaders but severodonetsk is not a huge city — this isn't mariupol, this isn't kharkiv — and ukrainian forces will be able to retreat further from the front lines and will be able to regroup and defend ukraine from arguably possibly a better position than they were in severodonetsk, so a loss, to be sure, but not catastrophic. and while we have seen ukrainian forces pulling back, they have been counter—attacking in other areas — for example, around kherson. yeah, kherson is interesting because this is where ukrainian forces have been most successful, aside from in the north, in counter—attacking. and we've also seen some partisan activity in russian—occupied kherson region. and that combination, along with the tra

our reporter shelley phelps has more.rica, where the virus is typically found. it�*s not the first time that there have been incidents of cases outside the typically endemic countries in africa. the atypical nature currently is that we are seeing, you know, a large number of human—to—human transmission outside endemic countries, but also, you know, affecting this group, population, that has not typically been seen before. some experts also raised concerns monkeypox and other infectious diseases could be transmitted to animals via human medical waste. an opportunity for animals to tear those bags open and for rodents to get in there and get infected. it�*s all sparking a flurry of scientific research. the european union�*s drug watchdog is in talks with the maker of a vaccine against deadly smallpox to extend its use to monkeypox. its vaccine head says that while the outbreak is unprecedented, it�*s not a public health emergency. ema is, nevertheless, playing its part by actively discussing the treatment and vaccines avail

shelley phelps, bbc news, colombia.e in the uk, a house in birmingham in central england has been destroyed by an explosion. fire services say they believe it was caused by a gas explosion. five people have been injured — one of them critically. three properties adjoining the house have also been significantly damaged. mps here are due to vote on controversial new legislation to give ministers powers to override parts of the post—brexit deal on northern ireland. if passed, the law will allow the government to unilaterally remove checks on goods travelling from britain to northern ireland. the foreign secretary, liz truss, said it was needed to protect the good friday agreement but the eu's ambassador to britain called the plans illegal and unrealistic. the family of the british journalist who was murdered in the amazon last month have attended his funeral in the brazil city rio dejaneiro. his sister said he had been killed for trying to tell the world about the destruction of the rainforest. three suspects have been arr

shelley phelps, bbc news. during demonstrations to mark the third anniversary of the violent break up of a sit—in by the security forces. thousands took to the streets of khartoum and other cities to demand justice for the killing of more than 120 people who had held month—long protests calling for civilian rule following the overthrow of the authoritarian president 0mar al—bashir. myanmar�*s military government says it intends to execute two prominent dissidents after rejecting their appeals. kojimmy is a veteran activist, and phyo zeyar thaw, is a former rap singer and member of parliament. they were senteced to death injanuary after being accused of helping organise armed opposition to last year's coup. myanmar has not carried out any executions as the late 1980s. un secretary general antonio guterres condemned the decision. let's return now to the queen's platinum jubilee. while the most lavish celebrations are taking place in the uk, the event is being marked overseas too, especially in commonwealth count

shelley phelps, bbc news. been further strong criticism by president biden of the supreme court's decision to ban a woman's constitutional right to abortion — the ruling was he said painful and devastating for many americans. clinics have begun closing in some states, and there've been demonstrations both in support of and opposed to the ruling. our washington correspondent nomia iqbal reports. more than 2a hours after the supreme court threw out roe v wade, the protests continued. i'm here because i think america has digressed several decades since this ruling. the answer to pro—life is pro—death. and so does the ideological divide. you're being shouted at by someone who's... the things we're saying aren't going to change those people's minds. the constitutional right to an abortion will end, leaving it to the individual 50 states of america to make their own laws on it. i know how painful and devastating a decision this is for so many americans, and i mean so many americans. the decision is implemented by st

shelley phelps, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.t significant gun control bill in nearly 30 years has been signed into law by us presidentjoe biden. it imposes tougher checks on young gun buyers, and encourages states to remove guns from people considered a threat. congress approved the legislation with bipartisan support this week, following a spate of mass shootings. the sunday times has reported that prince charles accepted a suitcase containing a million euros from a former qatari prime minister. it says this was one of three cash donations totalling three million euros for his charity. the royal household has insisted all the correct processes were followed. there is no suggestion the payments were illegal. a passenger ship has capsized off the coast of colombia, sparking a rescue operation by the country's navy. the 22 passengers and two crew on board were brought to safety after the emergency in an area known as paso del tigre. adverse weather conditions are being blamed for the sinking. hong kong's iconic skyline has been li

shelley phelps, bbc news.as admitted russia now controls one fifth of the country and that nearly 1a million people have been forced to flee. 0ur international correspondent, 0rla guerin, sent us this report after spending time with ukrainian troops near the eastern town of bakhmut. a dirt track that leads to a grinding war. we're in donbas, the key battleground. the russians are two miles down the road. this area around bakhmut is still in ukrainian hands, for now, but the enemy is approaching from two sides. troops prepare to face one more day of war, seasoned veterans. . . distant explosions. ..tempered by fire. dog barks. they've been fighting russian—backed separatists here in the east since 2014, among them anton. rapid explosions. dog barks. well, we just had to take more cover, get more protection inside our armoured car. there was an incoming attack. the troops say it was a cluster bomb, and it landed less than a mile away. now, the last half an hour or so, there have been constant warnings about inco

shelley phelps, bbc news. now on bbc news. it's the film review with martine croxall. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what have you got for us this week, mark? a very exciting week. we have men, which is a horror inflected fairy tale. we have major, which is inspired by a true story of heroism. and bergman island — can life and art ever be separated? men, the clip of this gives me the creeps so much that i don't think i could bring myself to watch it! and you say it's some kind of fantasy horror? yes. let me try and sell it to you. so it's by alex garland, who wrote and directed ex machina and annihilation. i think it's like a playfully twisted fairy tale about gender. jessie buckley is harper. she's come out of an abusive relationship. she decides to go off to a country retreat to what she calls the "dream country house" with the emphasis on dream, because everything about what we're looking at tells us you know, there's an apple tree outside from which apples fall. the grass is overly g

shelley phelps, bbc news.husband johnny depp, over allegations of domestic abuse. mr depp is currently on tour in the uk withjeff beck, and was cheered as he joined him on stage in gateshead last night. 0ur correspondent 0livia richwald was there. johnny depp might not have spoken puclicly since the outcome of the libel trial against his ex—wife, but it doesn't mean he's been quiet. this was depp on stage at the sage in gateshead last night. he was playing alongside friend and guitaristjeff beck and the pirates of caribbean star received a noisy and largely positive reception. out of this world. i can't even say it. the whole, we can't, seriously, we can't describe what the atmosphere was like in there. it was totally, completely... ..stunning. i thought it was cool to see him so close, but he's not really got the best singing voice! i think we'd came forjeff. he added to it, i'll say that. but jeff beck was just outstanding. johnny depp and his ex—wife amber heard had been locked in a high profile libel trial

with me is our news reporter shelley phelps. shelley, talk to us about this.orce these changes first?— changes first? simon, this rulin: changes first? simon, this ruling is — changes first? simon, this ruling is of _ changes first? simon, this ruling is of momentous i ruling is of momentous significance. this means that individual states can now introduce bans on abortion and they can decide what they want to do in each individual state. it is a hugely divisive issue in america and it has been for 50 years. if we look at the map now, we can see 13 states have so—called trigger laws in place, ready, which means they can now introduce immediate abortion bounce quite quickly. now, that includes places like mississippi, tennessee and louisiana. —— abortion bans. faces that are in the south of the country, some of the more religious areas. looking at the map, there are another 13 states which could move quickly to ban or severely limit access. that is according to the pro—choice group, the gutmacker institute. hours after this ruling, missouri were the first state

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shelley phelps, bbc news.ntries consider becoming a republic. it happened in barbados last year, and jamaica could be next. adina campbell has more. jamaica's north coast, a picture postcard of expansive shorelines and mountainous views. but beyond the dreamy landscape, there's the more serious business of politics and the country's future. ocho rios captures the beauty of this caribbean island and is a tourism hotspot. when it comes to the question ofjamaica becoming a republic, people here are split and are quick to tell us how they truly feel. remove the queen. it's not going to be better. when the queen was there, when i was young, jamaica was better. yeah? so i don't see no way to remove the queen. none at all. we need to move on now. it's 60 years of independence, so we need to move on. no, i don't want one. it really doesn't - make any difference. it does not. because what is the queen has done? the queen has done nothing for us since independence. i so it is here not there whether we j are a republic o

shelley phelps, bbc news.sectarianism and intolerance. the bbc�*s south america correspondent katy watson reports from the capital bogota. the atmosphere here. and gustavo petro is h0 is electric. people here almost didn't believe it. it was a nail biter until the very end. now, this is a historic vote in so many ways that's often used as a real cliche, but it's really true. he is the first leftist president the colombia has ever had. france and marquez will be the first ever black vice president colombia has ever had, and it's testament to the changes that colombians wanted. now, rodolfo hernandez, his rival, the colombian trump, as he was known, he has conceded defeat. but gustavo petro will have a job on his hands trying to win over the conservative allies that have for so long run this country. the conservative elite that have for so long run this country. but i think what this vote shows is the ability for a country like colombia that has suffered decades of of civil conflict, that colombia can actually t

the whole world to reflect on life issues. the whole world to reflect with me is our reporter shelley phelpst this is a huge and significant day in america. global leaders are watching the scenes on their tv screens as well and have been responding on twitter under news interviews. we have had from the canadian prime minister who has been posting on twitter about this. he said the ruling is horrific and that his heart goes out to the millions of american women who will be affected. he said that no government politician or man should be telling a woman what she can do to her body and we have also heard from the spanish prime minister adverse sanchez. he said women must be able to decide freely about their own lives and concerns notjust their own lives and concerns not just about, their own lives and concerns notjust about, concerns their own lives and concerns not just about, concerns first and foremost for what this will mean for women in america but also what the global consequences of this ruling will be said the prime minister of belgium, he is saying that he is very concerned about the i

with me is our news reporter shelley phelps. protests around the us and around the world?d the world? that's right. protests are _ around the world? that's right. protests are planned _ around the world? that's right. protests are planned in - around the world? that's right. protests are planned in 70 - protests are planned in 70 areas across the united states. they are largely led by pro—choice activists, demonstrators have been marching in new york, chicago and los angeles. we can see some pictures now people taking to the streets in downtown los angeles. there were dozens of people outside the courthouse, one woman is there with a megaphone addressing protesters, somebody holding up an "this is not democracy" sign. the gatherings have been reported to be largely peaceful so far. if we look at misery this was the first state to ban abortion after that ruling earlier on. now, that you can see activists, both for and against about protesting side—by—side, the conservative campaign is celebrating. this is in st louis. now, abortion is in st louis. now, abortion is a hugely

shelley phelps has the latest., yesterday we could not take it any more, thank you to the soldiers who evacuated us from there, otherwise this would have been it. i already told my husband if i die, please bury me behind the house. you need to understand, there is much shelling, it is no is a tactical withdrawal to fight from higher ground nearby. but it's a huge loss, and russia's biggest victory since it captured the port of mariupol. president zelensky used his nightly address to call for more assistance. this confirms that sanctions packages against pressure are not enough, that ukraine needs more systems with questions that weapons and the modern systems our partner has should be in ukraine where they are now needed. they are needed now here more than anywhere else in the world. meanwhile, russia says it will supply belarus with a missle system capable of carrying nuclear weapons. it follows concerns from the country's president, alexsander lukashenko, about what he describes as "agrressive policies" being pur

shelley phelps, bbc news now it's time for a look at the weather. good morning. are fading away. a few complications. this area of cloud could cause showers and thunderstorms on saturday and sunday for england and wales. this is the cloud at the moment producing rain across north wales, northern england, south—west scotland and northern ireland. it is fragmenting, dry moments in these areas, some sunshine at times but large amounts of cloud. cloud south of that and showers later across wales, the midlands, the south—west, the best of clear skies across central and western scotland. 21 celsius. 0n the coast. 21 to 2a degrees in the south—east corner. cool where the rain is. this evening and overnight, cloud across north—east scotland, going south, east coast of england, and the cloud in france moves north and the cloud in france moves north a rain the chance of thunderstorms, a rain the chance of thunderstorms, a disturbed night for those on the english channel. a mild start. chilly and scotland where high pressure is dominant for saturday and sunday. scotland and

shelley phelps has the latest.kraine says its retreat is a tactical withdrawal as severodonetsk falls, ukraine says this is a technical withdrawal. it is to fight from higher ground in neighbouring lysychasnk, which has also come under heavy bombardment. elena hasjust arrived from there. it was a horror, the last week. we could not take it anymore. thank you to the soldiers who evacuated us from there, otherwise, this would happen it. i already told my husband, if i die, bury me behind the house. you need to understand, there were somewhat showers, so many ruined there was no use in staying there. many ruined there was no use in staying there-— staying there. severodonetsk is a hue staying there. severodonetsk is a huge loss _ staying there. severodonetsk is a huge loss for _ staying there. severodonetsk is a huge loss for ukraine, - staying there. severodonetsk is a huge loss for ukraine, and . a huge loss for ukraine, and russia's biggest victory since it captured the port of mariupol. president zelensky used his

with me is our news reporter shelley phelps.s significance. this is going to be a huge change to the lives of millions of women in america. we have already seen some abortion clinics starting to close in some areas. if we have a look at the map now, we can see that there after states which already have so—called trigger laws in place which means that that will now to quite quickly, an immediate ban on abortion. those states, many of them in the conservative and religious areas in the south, places like mississippi, tennessee, louisiana, if we look at the map again we can see that there are another 13 states who are set to be moving quickly to either ban abortion or severely limit access. and thatis or severely limit access. and that is according to the pro—choice group, the group market institute. hours after the ruling, missouri became the first state to ban abortion followed closely by south dakota who have also banned abortion except where the life of the mother is at risk. depending on which states ban abortion, essentially,

shelley phelps reports.pled carriages lying on their sides at twisted angles. eyewitness footage, taken immediately after the incident, shows passengers in shock gathering their belongings. at a news briefing in berlin, the head of the german railway was visibly shaken as he spoke about the incident. translation: the pictures we are seeing are terrible. l they make us deeply sad and speechless, and i can say this, not only for me as the head of the railway, but also for all railway workers, my thoughts — our thoughts — are with the victims and their surviving relatives. a huge rescue effort was launched, with emergency services workers using ladders to climb into carriages and bring those trapped to safety. the train was crowded and full of passengers ahead of a long bank holiday weekend. germany has recently introduced a cheap rail ticket, enabling people to travel on trains like this one for nine euros a month. that may have contributed to the popularity of the service. it's not yet clear what caused the t

it comes as cases of the virus surge outside of africa, where it's usually found. 0ur reporter shelley phelpsfied in europe — which is not used to seeing the virus. according to the world health organization, more than 550 confirmed cases have been reported by at least 30 countries outside of africa. outside of africa, where the virus is typically found. it is not the first time there have been incidents of cases outside of typically endemic countries and ethical. the typical nature currently is a we are seeing a large number of human—to—human transmission outside endemic countries, but also affecting this group of population that has not typically been seen before. this some experts also raised concerns monkeypox and other infectious diseases could be transmitted to animals via human medical waste. it could be easy for animals to tear those bags open and rodents to get them there and get infected. it's all sparking a flurry of scientific research the european union's drug watchdog is in talks with the maker of a vaccine against deadly smallpox to extend its use to monkeypox. its vaccines hea

shelley phelps reports.m the wreckage, crumpled carriages lying on their sides at twisted angles. eyewitness footage taken immediately after the incident shows passengers in shock, gathering their belongings. at a news briefing in berlin, the head of the german railway was visibly shaken as he spoke about the incident. translation: the pictures we are seeing are terrible. l they make us deeply sad and speechless. and i can say this. not only for me as the head of the railway but also for all railway workers, my thoughts — our thoughts — are with the victims and their surviving relatives, with the injured. a huge rescue effort was launched, with emergency services workers using ladders to climb into carriages and bring those trapped to safety. the train was crowded and full of passengers ahead of a long bank holiday weekend. germany has recently introduced a cheap rail ticket, enabling people to travel on trains like this one for nine euros a month. that may have contributed to the popularity of the service.

shelley phelps reports.os and panic. those who could try to run to safety, having to go through the ring where people were still chasing bulls first. many others were trapped beneath the rebels, this man had a lucky escape. translation: i jumped from the second floor i where i broke my foot and wrist of my right hand. it was very tense, like a game of dominoes unravelling until all those boxes came to the ground. authorities are investigating the cause of the incident. translation: eight boxes collapsed structurally, i you can see it is a wood structure, we were in the ring when we saw the structure falling in a domino effect. colombia's president—elect is calling for a ban on events involving the death of people or animals, saying it's not first time an accident has happened. shelley phelps, bbc news, colombia. the family of the british journalist who was murdered in the amazon last month have attended his funeral in rio de janeiro. the sister of dom phillips said he had been killed for trying to tell the w

our reporter shelley phelps has been to meet them both.ful hormones. it's a huge, huge roller coaster. and each day was really difficult. so i'd end up taking presentations to the clinic to try and get the work done. you're injecting yourself more than once a day. sometimes you're having more than one blood test a day. and it was extremely difficult, coupled with the need to hide what was going on from your employer as though it was something to be ashamed of. anne, not her real name, says she was forced out of herjob in the city after a dispute with her employer over the time she needed to take off work for ivf treatment. she left the company and signed a non—disclosure agreement. i was asked the question, how much did i want a career and how much did i want a family? and that question was surprisingly easy to answer, but it was a question no woman should ever be asked. around 50,000 women have ivf each year, with many having multiple cycles. the success rate per embryo transfer varies from 32% for women under 35 to under 5% for women ove

shelley phelps, bbc news.rden.— seems a terrible burden. a burden and heartbreaking, _ seems a terrible burden. a burden and heartbreaking, as _ seems a terrible burden. a burden and heartbreaking, as you - seems a terrible burden. a burden and heartbreaking, as you have i and heartbreaking, as you have heard. we know from ourfindings at fertility matters at work that i 6% didn't feel confident talking to their employer about them are going to. 69% took time off. as you said, i was hosting a breakfast radio show, i said i was hosting a breakfast radio show, isaid i i was hosting a breakfast radio show, i said i was having medical treatment but a lot of people are fearful about what might happen, they might be overlooked for their pronation, to the huge emotional toll on people lack well—being. there is a private members bill on this, is it going to be successful, do you think? are you hopeful there will be a breakthrough and a change in the law? ~ ., ., ., , ., in the law? what we are hoping for is that more _