parted the dup, is strongly anti—abortion party, so that creates problems for theresa may, but supreme courtjudgeseme court judges' comments problems for theresa may, but supreme courtjudges' comments here today will add huge weight to the arguments of the mps at westminster who want to find some way through westminster to get this changed. emma, thank you. the night club owner peter stringfellow has died at the age of 77. he'd been suffering from lung cancer. he became known as the king of clubs after opening venues around the world during his six decades in the industry. the beatles, the kinks and jimi hendrix were among those he booked to perform in his clubs. 0ur correspondent david sillito reports. fantastic, here you go. have i got the bestjob, fantastic, here you go. have i got the best job, what, fantastic, here you go. have i got the bestjob, what, i don't know. peter stringfellow was more than just another nightclub owner. the big hair, the leather trousers, he was a household name who created his own very was a household name who created his own very distinctive brand of glamour. it sta

next election they will realise you are notjust switching presidents that you are switching supreme courtjudgesu are switching supreme courtjudges. i will have to leave it on that note. i do hope you canjoin us leave it on that note. i do hope you can join us next week for a very passionate dateline london. goodbye. hello there. more hot and sunny weather on the cards today. it has been causing problems for some. the wildfires viewed from space a couple of days ago with the plumes of smoke extending from the fires across liverpool, birkenhead and out into the irish sea as well. looking at the weather picture, over the last five days, we have had exceptional heat. we have had five days where temperatures have exceeded 30 celsius somewhere in the uk and we're probably going to see the same today and also tomorrow as well. mind you, it has been for some of us, quite a cloudy start to the day. notice how the cloud has been shrinking. we will have clear skies before long. that is the way the weather will stay to take us through the afternoon. not a cloud in the sky for most of us. the air quite fres

the selection of a new supreme courtjudge in the united states has become a key issue once again.trump says he will announce his nominee to replace the judge retiring from the court, on the 9th ofjuly. the vacancy arose after justice andrew kennedy, who's 81, said earlier this week that he was retiring. mr trump indicated he has five finalists for the position, although he may interview seven people. two of the candidates are understood to be women, and the first interviews could take place as early as this weekend. canada has responded to president trump's tariffs on steel with retaliatory duties on more than $12 billion worth of american goods. the canadian tariffs, which come into effect on sunday, target us steel, aluminium, and consumer goods ranging from orange juice to toilet paper. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. canada and the united states — neighbours, allies, friends. but every close relationship can have its ups and downs. donald trump, citing national security concerns, slapped tariffs on canadian steel. now, canada is responding with some tariffs of its own. the idea

next election they will realise you are notjust switching presidents that you are switching supreme courtjudgescanjoin us next week for a very passionate dateline london. goodbye. it's been a glorious day with hardly a cloud in the sky. temperatures widely into the high 20s with one or two places likely to see 30. some subtle changes as we move through the night. the winds will move to a south—easterly which will drive in more humid air. more uncomfortable if you're trying to sweep across england and wales. the risk of a few sharp showers developing. in the far north west more cloud which could bring some outbreaks of rain into the western isles on sunday and may be more cloud into northern ireland. generally speaking, hot, dry and sunny with the risk of a few sharp possibly thundery downpours developing across the far south by the end of the day. humid with highs likely of 30 degrees and the dry, settled and sunny weather is set to continue in the early half ofjuly. take care. this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 5pm. four young men have died, and a teenage girl is left critic

the selection of a new supreme courtjudge in the united states has become a key issue once again.announce his nominee to replace thejudge retiring from the court on the 9th ofjuly. the vacancy arose after justice andrew kennedy, who's 81, said earlier this week that he was retiring. mr trump indicated he has five finalists for the position, although he may interview seven people. two of the candidates are understood to be women, and the first interviews could take place as early as this weekend. a day after five people were killed at a newspaper in the us state of maryland, more details are emerging about the shooter's motive — and the perserverance of those at the capital gazette. the man who carried out the rampage has been identified as jarrod ramos. he's been charged with multiple murders and denied bail. from annapolis, the bbc‘s nada tawfik has the latest. a vital source of news for this community was also its biggest story. friday's edition of the capital gazette covered every angle of the fatal shooting of its offices. just one page was left bank, and intentionally so, to

the supreme courtjudges have ruled that even though he was self—employed, he was entitled to workers'eports. the boss of pimlico plumbers turned up at the supreme court in his bentley. charlie mullins keen to show how self—employment helps his plumbers get rich, too. some making over £100,000 a year. but the plumbers, the court decided, were losing out. they drove company vans, had uniforms and were controlled by the firm, so they were workers who should have had rights like sick pay and minimum wage. gary smith, who won the case, claimed he was due holiday pay and was unfairly dismissed after a heart attack. it isjust a big weight off my shoulders. i have been carrying it around like a giant rucksack for the past seven years. the significance of this ruling is likely to be considerable for people working in the so—called gig economy, where you have to be very flexible and you are regarded as self—employed. because pimlico plumbers has lost in the supreme court, the decision will weigh heavily in future cases on whether people should have workers' rights. but mr mullins believes thous

a united states supreme courtjudge has announced his retirement, paving the way for president trump tostem. judge anthony kennedy has been a key swing vote on the court for nearly three decades — backing issues such as gay rights and abortion. 0ur north america editorjon sopel is at the white house. jon, just underlying for us how potentially significant this move could be? on the face of it, it does not sound that interesting, but this isa not sound that interesting, but this is a huge day for us politics with the decision by justice is a huge day for us politics with the decision byjustice kennedy to stand down. roughly speaking, the supreme court for the last decade has been split four liberals, four conservatives coming he has been the swing vote that allowed gay marriage to become law, that stopped a tightening of the abortion laws. donald trump has vowed that with his departure, he will appoint a conservative to the bench. he says he will get on with it quickly ahead of any mid—term elections, so i expect this to move very quickly. a president is for 80 years, a supreme court jus

supreme courtjudges say northern ireland's abortion law is incompatible with human rights.ommentator: rashford, dropping deep and going for goal and scoring a goal which is right out of the top drawer. and england shine in their last game before the world cup. and coming up on sportsday bbc news, find out why rafa nadal thinks he was lucky to have sunshine after the rain in paris, as he reached his 11th french open semifinal. good evening. 11,000 jobs are at risk tonight as two big high street retailers become the latest to run into trouble. the department store chain house of fraser plans to close over half its shops, affecting 6,000 jobs as part of a rescue deal. the house of fraser boss has told the bbc the decision is brutal and as tough as it gets. and the discount chain, poundworld, is struggling too, with nearly 5,500 jobs at risk. our business correspondent emma simpson has more. it's the cornerstone of many a high street. this is birmingham's biggest and oldest department store, but it's going. wolverhampton‘s closing, too. we're just devastated. it's a lovely, won

those particular comments you read, they are not legally binding, the ones by the supreme courtjudgeshe government to act on northern ireland's abortion laws. the majority ofjudges hear the supreme court ruled that the northern ireland human rights commission did not have the power to bring those proceedings but had the case being brought by an individual, woman who felt she had suffered because of northern ireland's abortion laws, thejudges made it clear in northern ireland's abortion laws, the judges made it clear in that case they would have made a formal ruling that northern ireland's abortion laws are incompatible with human rights and in the cases of pregnancy, by rape and incest, and in the cases of fatal fatal abnormality, where a number on child cannot survive. it is those comments, although not legally binding, which will have been heard loud and clear by mps at the house of commons because mps on all sides support changing the law and there are number of mps who want to see westminster intervene whilst the stormont assembly in northern ireland is out of action because that

in the past few minutes it's been announced that supreme courtjudge anthony kennedy is stepping down.the next half hour... prince william speaks of his hopes for lasting peace in the middle east, after meeting the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, in the israeli—occupied west bank. as co2 shortages continue to hit food and drink supplies, some british pubs warn they are running out of some brands of beer and soft drinks. let us know your thoughts by using the hashtag #beyond100days so often these days the united states and europe are on alternate tracks. while donald trump threatens china with new tariffs, europe sees an opportunity. and this week they sent a delegation to explore new chinese markets. since the start of the year, the us has announced tariffs on chinese solar panels and washing machines, a 25% tariff on steel imports and a 10% tariff on aluminium. and in return, china has announced tariffs on us imports ranging from 15% to 25%, on products like steel pipes and pork. as for europe, well, china is the biggest importer, and on average, the trading relationship is wort

in the past hour it's been announced that a supreme courtjudge is resigning., a moderate conservative, retiring after three decades in the role. the 82—year—old is the second oldest judge on the court who earned a reputation as the "swing" vote. he said in a statement: "it has been the greatest honour and privilege... to serve our nation in the federal judiciary for 43 this is the nine person court who president trump now has the opportunity to shape. and in the last hour the president had this to say about his selection: we will begin our search for a new justice of the united states supreme court — that will begin immediately. and hopefully we're going to pick somebody who will be as outstanding. so, i just want to thankjustice kennedy for the years of tremendous service. he's a very spectacular man. to get the full significance on what this means i spoke earlier to my collea g u es this means i spoke earlier to my colleagues in washington, anthony. anthony kennedy was one of the more moderate justices on the supreme court. a swing judge on things like gay r

ensuring change happens, and the supreme court judges have for ensuring change happens, and the supreme courtjudgessupport abortion in cases of incest or rape. at least —— a majority of people want to see the lost his —— your own poll. and we can change this using the domestic violence bill in this term. theresa may and her colleagues now have time to consider today's judgment and urgently legislate for change because women in northern ireland deserve this change, they have waited for this change, and the law in northern ireland is 157 years old, it predates the light bulb. that is what women's bodies are being governed by and it is unacceptable. it preaches women's rights and now is the time for change. to be clear, sarah, you don't support abortion on any grounds? just on strict grounds? yes, just for foetal abnormality is. i personally can't think of destroying a baby that would survive when i have gone through a pregnancy carrying a baby that will not survive, so i can only speakfrom my own personal experience. until i have walked on somebody else's shoes i would notjudge them and i would ask t

the supreme courtjudges have ruled that even though he was self—employed. a self—employed plumber, he worked happily for six years, earned half £1 million in three years. he claimed every benefit as being self—employed. he was vat registered, supplied his own materials and uniform. he took every advantage possible, filling and tax forms indicating he was self—employed. this is about the wider picture, about the future of nearly 5 million subcontractors. employment laws aren't worth the paper they're written on. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. saudi led pro—government forces in yemen launch an all—out assault on a key port. aid agencies warn of a humanitarian catastrophe as supplies to millions of people face being cut. attempts to keep the uk in the european economic area after brexit have been defeated in the house of commons, attempts to keep the uk in the european economic area ssource ben wright is in westminster. for viewers who are starting very beginning, take us through it. what is happening right now, mps are still voting here. t

the supreme courtjudges have ruled that even though he was self—employed, he was entitled to workers' in his bentley, charlie mullins keen to show how much money plumbers can make. some plumbers make over £100,000 a year. but the plumbers, the court decided, did not have the option of sending any substitute to do jobs. they drove company liveried vans and wore uniforms. they were workers who should have had rights like sick pay and minimum wage. gary smith was due holiday pay and unfairly dismissed after a heart attack. the significance of the ruling is likely to be considerable for people working in the so—called gig economy where you have to be flexible and you are regarded as self—employed. because pimlico plumbers lost in the supreme court, the decision will weigh heavily in future cases on whether people should have workers' rights. mr mullins now believes thousands of businesses will be wondering when the day to get claims. you disagree with the decision? totally, it's disgraceful and disgusting. it's very cowardly. it's a very bad and sad day for self—employed people. goober is

that tells you a lot about the mindset of the supreme courtjudges here today on what goes to the heart. i am joined by keeling gallagher who has been acting on the half of one of the abortion reform groups involved in this, what will you take this? at humanist uk, we do consider this a win. there's a clear ruling by the supreme court, court, five judges in powerful terms have said today that the law in northern ireland is incompatible with human rights and stop and that the three women a day at the moment. to travel or pills, risking criminalisation and jail, there human rights had been breached. we have heard powerful testimony from some of the affected women, the women who had very much wanted pregnancies and to discover the heartbreaking news that they we re the heartbreaking news that they were suffering fatal fatal abnormalities have come forward and told their stories. many women have not been able to come forward because of stigma and shame, including the women who have suffered pregnancies as a result of sexual violence, rape and incest. suffered pregnancies as a result of sexu