u. k. long those the asian and all england club, u. k. politicians have been among those voicing the outrage of the penalties since february, the vast majority of the international sporting community have come together and solidarity to condemn putin's barbaric actions in ukraine. regrettably, the international tennis federations appear determined to be outcasts in this. the lawn tennis association and wimbledon should be praised for their move to make russia and international sporting pariah. we stand by the decision we made. we are deeply disappointed at the reactions of the tours to that decision. it was not one we took lightly. we thought carefully about the ramifications of taking it, but it was absolutely the right decision for us. it was the only viable option in the context of the government guidance in place and we stand by that decision foremost, sports a media lecture on. so sylvia professor the you case austin university. alice cashmore. he believes the window, wimbledon chiefs were not prepared for the international condemn

u. k. have long standing tides in very deep inroads into the continent. but nevertheless, it has been growing, rushes implement has been growing, particularly since puts and took over in 2000, but especially off the 2014 when russia next crimea and was, was frozen out of relations with many other countries because of sanctions. and of course, now it's another round of sanctions, and it's likely it was already happened. there was a business delegation in johannesburg a couple of days ago that russia will be looking to find new markets, new opportunities, and as well, the diplomatic, the support dozens of people have been killed in a series of coordinated attacks in mali. i came as frank presidency manual, my calls in west africa to discuss st. security on thursday. he stopped off in beneath, but anger and finds his presence, and his former colonies has been increasing as amyris reports. he, man, one micron arrived been with promised to invest your security as a sale. regency uses pike in attacks by armed grooves. the french president says france will work

u. k. have long standing tides in very deep inroads into the continent. but nevertheless, it has been growing, rushes implants has been growing particularly since puts and took over in 2000, but especially after 2014, when russia and next crimea, and was, was frozen out of relations with many other countries because of sanctions. and of course, now it's face another round of sanctions, and it's likely it was already happened. there was a business delegation in johannesburg a couple of days ago that russia will be looking to find new markets, new opportunities. and as well, the diplomatic supplies support on nasa has announced that russia is sticking with the international space station for now. according to the u. s. space agency, moscow told nasser on wednesday they will remain partners only. i assess the next 6 years that comes just one day after the head of russia, space agency, ross comma had said they'd pull out by 2024. rationale says it plans to have its own space station by 2028 japanese national airline. lufthansa is canceling more than 1000 flig

u. k. have long standing pods and very deep inroads into the continent. but nevertheless, it has been growing, rushes implement has been growing a particularly since puts and took over in 2000, but especially off the 2014 when russia next crimea and was, was frozen out of relations with many other countries because of sanctions. and of course, now it's face another round of sanctions, and it's likely it was already happened. there was a business delegation in johannesburg a couple of days ago that russia will be looking to find new markets, new opportunities, and as well, the diplomatic that supports. we'll also visiting africa's french president emanuel, my chrome is focusing on security during his trip to 3 countries in west africa. on thursday, he stopped off and been in bytes. anger at france's presence in its former colonies has been increasing. i'm address reports. emanuel mc crone arrived, been in with promised, he invested security. as the sale regency uses pike in the tax by armed groups, the french president says france will work with friendly c

u. k. know that long ago, real woes all around for transport work is but also for can use is to what's the government thing about all of this? well, i mean, this is the cost of crisis, the cost of living crisis that the government is struggling to find the tools to tackle it doesn't really have. i think they kind of joined up thinking at the moment to be able to, to do what is needed to be done. it, of course, has issues with the legacy of all the money was spent during the pandemic years. and that is said, put big holes in the public purse. there were cuts to the levels of fuel duty that the government brought in in march of $5.00 pay on the lease with us about 6 us cents. that is clearly not been enough because the galloping costs the fuel have overtaken those. now the government, the treasury is considering whether more needs to be done. there are processes. he say that you need to have cuts on fuel d. t of of 20 be not what, not $5.00 pay, but we'll have to wait and see what the government can can take those actions. clearly, there is a mood of discontent brewing in the united kingdom

they ask on the daily telegraph pins long goodbye these u. k. in state of paralysis guardian, left leaning paper, they're saying it's over independent going but still in number 10. meanwhile, the financial times, johnson quit, defiant to the end of our boys, johnson says there will be no major policy changes into next tory that is chosen. let's take a look at the people who could replace him from a chance that she's not gained popularity. the public face of the government's economic recovery plans post pandemic, but concerns over his wife's tax status hurt his image. while foreign secretary, this trust is likely to be another contender, the previous position is international trade secretary. so her secure, post briggs, it trade deals, and former foreign and health. the secretary jeremy hunter, was johnston's main rival, the last leadership contest. he could have another go. as could sergeant job id and now his resignation is how sacred sean cheese de triggered an avalanche of departures from the government. so replacement as chancellor nadeem, t

u. k. outlook is even bleaker than its peers. the bank of england warning of a long lasting economic crisis as political turbulence unfolds. officials, statistics show growth falling from 7.4 percent last year to 3.7 percent this year . the i'll look for 2023 is even bleaker at 0 percent. that's according to the o, e c d, and it's latest figures. now some, even if you're the u. k, will slip into a recession, high fuel and food prices as we just saw, there are 2 culprits of the slowing growth. the inflation rate rose to 9 point one percent in the u. k. in may. that's the highest rate in 40 years. of the central bank expects it to hit double digits within a few months. or i solomon feler is an economist at baron beg bank. he joined me for more. the u. k. expected to see this incredibly slow growth, a slow growth of developing countries. why is that? right? so even the numbers that you cited now may be a bit optimistic. we think that the u. k. may already be in a recession actually. so one reason why maybe starting a bit early and u. k is also the different pattern of c

nothing to step up and tried to pressure the military junta, for part long it has been the european union, the u. s. canada and the u. k. and that's simply not enough. this is a global problem. this a global threat security based in the age origin. and now it's time for global action where there is a global action we are witnessing button relation to another crisis. the ukraine crisis thing me and i will continue to remain in the back home as long as there's war continues. well, we're concerned that the, the situation ukraine is drawing all the air out of the room. you know, the reality is that the situation ukraine is very grave and i don't want to take anything away from what's happening in ukraine. but the situation myanmar is working in a, in a constant downward spiral. crimes against humanity or being committed across the country. we have a military that is in the dark at the international court of justice for genocide. i dont know how much worse it needs to be in myanmar for the international committee. the care, the international commuting has to have the capacity to care about more than one thing at a time. and

u. k. will continue to black, your fight for freedom, for as long as it takes johnson then had a phone call with ukrainian president vladimir zalinski, who reportedly called johnson's support, special. bloomberg called johnson's resignation, a good day for vladimir putin, even though it was. well, let's face it, his own government that seemed more relieved than any one else. that he was being shoved out the door of 10 downing street. but they're not alone in their concern about the impact on the conflict in ukraine of domestic setbacks that are hitting the current crop of anti russian western leaders. and b. c news called french president, a mandarin mac holes loss of an absolute majority in parliament. and the surge of mafia pens, populist right, national rally party into being the single largest opposition party, an outcome that may not be welcomed in washington as the west navigates russia's war and ukraine and its effects. joe biden and canadian prime minister justin trudeau are both suffering from higher levels of disapproval than approval as a result of their own domestic political fa

u. k. will continue to back your fight for freedom, for as long as it takes. and at the same time, in this country, we've been pushing forward a vast program of investment in infrastructure and skills and technology, the biggest in a century. because if i have one insight into human beings, it is the genius and talent, and enthusiasm and imagination are evenly distributed throughout the population. but opportunity is not, and that's why we must keep leveling up, keep unleashing the potential ev, every part of the united kingdom. and if we can do that in this country, we will be the most prosperous in europe. and then the last few days, i've tried to persuade my colleagues that it would be eccentric, to change governments when we're delivering so much. and when we have such a vast mandate and when we're actually only a handful of points behind in the pose, even in mid term after quite a few months of pretty relentless sledging and when the economic scene is so difficult domestically and internationally. and i regret and not to being successful in those argument

u. k. will continue to back your fight for freedom, for as long as it takes. so marin johnson has made multiple trips to the ukranian capital during the war for more. let's bring an alan fisher, alan, joining us from keith. so there's been no official reaction from president zalinski is office. and how is this is likely to proceed there allen? well, he was incredibly popular here. perhaps the most popular foreign leader, in fact and opinion poll just last month, put his approval rating at 90 percent here and ukraine. just 3 points behind president zalinski. you say no official reaction from president zalinski himself, but the chief of staff has taken to twitter to thank borders. johnson for coming to ukraine. when the rockets were falling in saying that he cold will he did describing a accurately what he called the russian monster. a boris johnson was so popular here that he even got his own nickname, bought us johnson jak. and you remember the president lensky actually tweeted out. his congratulations to boris johnson when he won his vote of confidence in the

u. k. will continue to back your fight for freedom, for as long as it takes under there is alan fish has more now from the cleaning capital keys. the chief of staff to president zalinski said on twitter that he was grateful for, boris johnson coming to key while the missiles were falling and also for calling out what he described of the russian monster. but there were those in the united kingdom who believed the boyish johnston news has trips to keep. and also his phone calls the president, the landscape a some sort of political cover to use that to distract from problems at home. and in fact, after he suffered a very embarrassing election, defeat in the united kingdom has buried the very next day. he was here and keep meeting with a president zalinski i. what is interesting is that other to me are being critical of him because of his other policies seem to find comfort in his support for ukraine. notably, the former ukrainian ambassador at the ostrich whitting out that many of his friends hated boris johnson because of his stance on breaks. it gives removal from the european union and he him

u. k. will continue to back your fight for freedom, for as long as it takes. and at the same time, in this country, we've been pushing forward a vast program of investment in infrastructure and skills and technology. the biggest in a century begins if i have one insight into human beings, it is the genius and talent, and enthusiasm and imagination are evenly distributed throughout the population. but opportunity is not, and that's why we must keep leveling up, keep unleashing the potential ev, every part of the united kingdom. and if we can do that in this country, we will be the most prosperous in europe. and then the last few days, i've tried to persuade my colleagues that it would be eccentric, to change governments when we're delivering so much. and when we have such a vast mandate and when we're actually only a handful of points behind and oppose even in mid term after quite a few months, have pretty relentless sledging and when the economic scene is so difficult domestically and internationally. and i regret and not to have been successful in those argum

already, partly because of a covert of meaning staff shortages, but a long history of problems with ambulance services in the u. k. and waiting times there, urging people only choose the emergency services if really necessary or now. and we've heard from some senior voices within the national health service that they're worried that simply things like air conditioning and fans and not sufficient in hospitals and in doctors. practices said it advising people firstly to check on their neighbors, particularly if they're elderly or vulnerable. but warning people that those temperatures around 40 celsius are not what we're used to. they're not what people are enjoying here in this park. behind me, there's something to really take seriously. and that they can have a serious health impact and even be deadly. if you consider yourself healthy, don't be complacent. russian missile strikes have hit a number of towns in ukraine. it was a declaration for moscow and that it was dancing up attacks in all operational areas. russia says its forces destroyed and arms factory in the city of denise and, and fisher has more from the

u. k. election parish johnson lasted just 3 years as prime minister by then he stood on a platform of getting breaks it done. but long before he became a leader, he'd made no secret of his desire for the top job. in hind sight, forest, johnson's fate was predestined. as the maverick mayor of london, he relished chaos, getting stuck on a zip wire, and barging his way around the world. this time, taking out a school boy in japan. it was all part of a carefully constructed image. the bird that he hoped would lead to a beggar things. and when breton debated its membership of the european union, he seized his chance. flying the flag for the leaf campaign at take back control of this country and our democracy and our economy. after that success downing street seemed inevitable, but he would have to wait another 3 years before opening theresa. may i have just been to see her majesty the queen. however breton were still fiercely debated over europe with johnson called an election and was back to his own stunts. the voters lapped it up, sending him back to downing street with an 80 seat majority. he promised to we make rich h

the country has been experiencing a week long heat wave with highs of nearly 46 degrees. authorities in the u. k. a warning temperatures and pause having been could break records in the coming hours . people abi urged to take the cushions, but offices cheese, they could be even also potentially hitting the 40 degrees celsius mom for the 1st time where we challenge says morph london the, the u. k is bringing in a kind of national emergency really an unprecedented read extreme health warning, which is making sure that people do their best to stay out of the sun. and there are various measures being put in place. some schools are either closing early today or not opening its whole. there is a going to be a speed restrictions on transport networks like the, the tray network, one big part of the rail network from london. that's in the northern cities of leads and york not gonna be operating at all to morrow protests as a gathering on the street since for lancoste capital. after the interim president imposed a nationwide state of emergency vinyl vick from a singer says it's needed to uphold public ord

u. k is collapsing. so it's early to say that the united front will last very long and that russia will be out of europe for long or all that. but basically the same question to you, and i'm going to go glad that gilbert put that because i don't see the west collectively saying that they were wrong. ok, they get it. they are always going to blame russia for this, for and blame russia for a european are a security architecture that failed nato failed here. but as gilbert points out, if we have governments fall and change than that might change the calculation, i tend to doubt it. i think we can still see government fall and still not change their position in the long term towards russia. your thoughts or i'll go ahead peter, i, i, you know, i understand both or consider i but one thing for sure. the relations will not increase and i think they will over time. but it may be, i think, 5 years a little bit too soon. i think it's standard plenty of but. but for one thing is all of the leadership within the west. at least the main one need to fall, those governments need to be replaced. you were already start

u. k is collapsing. so it's early to say that the united front will last very long and that russia will be out of europe for long. what are all that? but basically the same question to you, and i'm going to go glad that gilbert put that because i don't see the west collectively saying that they were wrong. ok, they get it. they are always going to blame russia for this, for and blame russia for a european are a security architecture that failed nato failed here. but as gilbert points out, if we have governments fall and change than that might change the calculation, i tend to doubt it. i think we can still see government fall in still not change their position in the long term towards russia. your thoughts or i'll go ahead peter, i, i, you know, i understand both or can hear i. but one thing for sure. the relations will not increase and i think they will over time. but it may be, i think, 5 years a little bit too soon. i think it's standard plenty of but. but for one thing is all of the leadership within the west. at least the main one need to fall. those governments need to be replaced. your were alrea

vowing to battle on, it'll be up to his party to decide just how long he has left heartless, good, or corresponded big my. she is in the u. k. beer, good, good evening to you. you've been covering british politics for quite some time. have you ever seen anything like this? i've never seen anything like this. i've never seen a crime minister who's so distant from all these people around him who are urging him to go. people who previously were super supportive of him from his inner circle, like his clothes, cabinet colleagues who are now turning against him was saying, who are urging him to go, which is what we know from reports. and he's just not going to he has not spoken to the public in the last hours i would say, but he has been outs and speaking to parliamentary colleagues. and what he has had is that he, he sees it as his job to fight, to almost casting heroic figure probably in, from his point of view. somebody who doesn't want to just resign. he wants to go down fighting till the last minute. and that's out what is evidently doing at the mainland. so he's just not going in big. and he have said numerous times to day

as long as the money continues to flow. alan fisher, i'll just either keep the u. k. salmon rushes ambassador. i the reports of the death of a british man in a break way region of east and ukraine, $45.00 earl pool year. he was accused of being a mercenary by the self proclaimed on yet people's republic. after his capture, in april, spokesman for this app. but his leadership says he died from chronic illnesses and stress despite receiving medical care, his family and me. okay. charity presiding network says he was an 8 waka, italy remains in political limbo after its president refused to accept the prime minister mario druggies resignation. druggie said he'd leave office after he lost the support of a coalition partner. but president sergio my to relo asked him to address parliament next week in order to get a clara position of n p support in the house. at least foreign minister says if unity cannot be restored, an early election would have to be called in the awesome atom rainy has worn out from rome. by rejecting prime minister mattie buggy's resignation on thursda

long he has left has come through this . and when i dw cars, wanted berg at mass, who joins us out from the u. k. and our british politics and mr. alex forest whiting. welcome both. let's start with you. barbara massey at the prime minister has had a busy day inside and outside the parliamentary a chamber he has and it's almost as though he is living in a parallel universe fil, he keeps repeating. and after this parliamentary session that you were reporting on earlier, there was another session where he kept repeating that he wants to go on with the job. he still wants to be a prime minister tomorrow, and he wants to keep doing his job. on the other hand, it seems like there's almost nobody left to wants to do this job with him. it's a very fast moving situation. cabinet ministers, junior ministers, calling on him to resign. we've had reports that even not him. so harvey, who, he's only recently yesterday, been appointed as chancellor is, is one of those we're urging him to resign. so it's very difficult to imagine that he can actually stay on alex for his wife. and we have been here before, mr.

u. k. security services have made a rare joint appearance to warn about the threat from china. the f b i director christopher re said china is the biggest long term threat to economic and national security. the 2 chiefs said they are expanding operations to combat growing chinese espionage. hormones actually alone, you lawmakers have voted to classify nuclear and a gas fired power plants as sustainable investments. but it was a close vote. critic say the classification is green washing. the e u has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 55 percent by the end of the decade in the us of both anti abortion and pro choice protestors have demonstrated outside mississippi's. only abortion clinic on the last day before it closes for good. it is ceasing operations after the state band, all abortion in the wake of the us supreme court decision revoking women's constitutional right to abortion. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for a raid on a prison in the niger and capital of boucher. the police are searching for hundreds of inmates on the run. after hundreds escaped in a prison break. official se militants use explosives to try and blo