a former white house aide gives damning testimony about donald trump's actions during the storming of the us capitol building last year, saying he knew people in the crowd were armed but he didn't care. ghislaine maxwell is jailed for 20 years in a us prison for recruiting and trafficking teenage girls for her then boyfriend jeffrey epstein. a 29—year—old man has been charged with murdering 35—year—old zara aleena in east london as she walked home from a night out in the early hours of sunday morning.

a us congressional committee hears damning testimony about donald trump from a former white house aide who says the president wanted tojoin the capitol hill rioters. let's talk statistics. don't go anywhere because we will explain. the latest statistics from the 0ns on job vacancies in the uk shows hospitality and health care are among the sectors with the highest number ofjobs available, with construction and manufacturing also having high vacancy numbers. so, is this down to an ongoing skills shortage? that is one of the questions being asked. according to the open university's business barometer 2022 report out today, two—thirds of small businesses are currently facing skills shortages, rising to 86% in large organisations. joining me now is michelle smyth, who's the head of government and external affairs at the open university. good morning. that is most companies. most large organisations are lacking the skills that they need. that isn't good, isn't it? it isn't good at all, and as you talked about, this is the open university's latest 0pen university's latest temperature, if y

donald trump: we are going to walk down _ and i'll be there with you. trump did want to go to the capitol, but as he ordered the secret service to drive him there, he was told it wasn't safe. he said something to the effect of, "i'm the effing president, take me up to the capitol now." when the president's secret service agent, bobby engel, refused to go to the capitol, trump got physical. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr engel grabbed his arm and said, "sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel. "we're going back to the west wing. "we're not going to the capitol." mr trump then used his free hand to lunge towards bobby engel. trump has responded, saying this is a "fake story that is sick and fraudulent." today is the first time we have heard exactly what was happening inside the white house onjanuary 6, how the president's most senior advisers anticipated the violence and did little to stop it, and then asked trump for a presidential pardon so they couldn't be prosecuted. did white

damning testimony about donald trump: a former white house aide tells a congressional committee the former president wanted to join the capitol hill rioters. bowel cancer campaigner dame deborah james,

for prosecution of donald trum - ? ., ., for prosecution of donald trum? ., , ., ., trump? today was 'ust another heafina trump? today was 'ust another hearing about _ trump? today wasjust another hearing about what _ trump? today wasjust another hearing about what will - trump? today wasjust another hearing about what will happen | hearing about what will happen of the january six committee will be up to the attorney general and the department of justice to make that determination. but between chairman thompson, liz cheney and all the congress members on the january six panel who have laid out the evidence against his president and administration and against rudy giuliani and mark meadows an entire trump administration, and there is no doubt that the department ofjustice has to do what is right by the american people and what is right about america in general to close this case out, to make sure we know exactly what happened and who is responsible for the riots on the capitol. thank you, we will leave it there. let's get some of the day's other news. in colombia, family m

look, i think donald trump is still bruised from his inauguration. remembering january 2017 when the media poked fun at the low attendance. most of that was due to security measures, highlighting things that made it look more sparse than it was. i was there on the day doing production for a tv network. the two most salacious points getting most attention is that he lunged at the secret service driver, trying to rip the steering wheel from him, and he also through a plate at the world. those i think that mr hutchinson did not see and they would be thrown out in court because they would be considered hearsay. ithink court because they would be considered hearsay. i think the timing of the hearing today was a bit of a setback. the democrats have come up with a bruising few at the supreme court, first, the overturning of the new york state gun laws and then the overturning of roe versus wade then yesterday... sorry to jump in versus wade then yesterday... sorry tojump in here. i do want to ask, because you have said that something may be hearsay but isn'

well, first and foremost, donald _ donald trump? well, first and foremost, donald trump, - donald trump? well, first and l foremost, donald trump, when donald trump? well, first and - foremost, donald trump, when he served as president, you take an oath of office 27 project united states america. instead, it was confirmed today he actually led a coup against the very places he was put into office to serve. the fact is, he encouraged violence every step of the way against congress, against our government, in a desperate attempt to stay in power. when he learned that his supporters had guns and other weapons at the rally and they were then going too much to the capitol, as your reporter noted, he asked law enforcement to take down the magnetometers, the metal detectors, so they could go unheeded into congress just stop them from counting the votes. and, in many cases, targetting, perhaps kidnapping and even killing members of congress. in this case it would have been decapitating the government because the order of succession after th

donald trump confirming that point. frank, one of the heads of the committee, liz cheney, ended it by saying, there is evidence of witness tampering and possibly other criminal activity. but what did cassidy hutchinson offer today? what did cassidy hutchinson offertoday? is what did cassidy hutchinson offer today? is it the smoking gun that the justice department needs to prosecute the former president? i needs to prosecute the former president?— president? i don't think we know that _ president? i don't think we know that precisely. - there is a lot more to be learned. i think one of the key points today — there was an interesting one — she said that the white house chief of staff had wanted to go over across the street from the white house to the willard hotel to the so—called war room where rudy giuliani and other planners of the january sector activities were making their plans. think of that for a second. the white house chief of staff wanted to go to be part of the conspiracy that was going to lead to this

donald trump: we are going to walk down and i'll— be there with you. trump did want to go to the capitol but as he ordered the secret service to drive him there he was told it wasn't safe. he said something to the effect of, "i'm the effing president, take me up to the capitol now." when the president's secret service agent, bobby engel, refused to go to the capitol, trump got physical. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr engel grabbed his arm and said, "sir, you need "to take your hand off the steering wheel. "we're going back to the west wing. "we're not going to the capitol." mr trump then used his free hand to lunge towards bobby engel. trump has responded, saying this is a "fake story that is sick and fraudulent." today is the first time we have heard exactly what was happening inside the white house on the 6th of january, how the president's most senior advisers anticipated the violence and did little to stop it, and then asked trump for a presidential pardon so they couldn't be prosecuted.

the main story in the ft is today's hearing into the riot at the us capitol and the testimony that donald trump wanted tojoin in, according to one of his aides. the telegraph reports on a row between borisjohnson and the defence secretary ben wallace — over the level of defence spending needed to counter the threat from russia. the times leads with the met police being placed into special measures following a series of scandals. the front page of the sun is dominated by the death of dame deborahjames, after her death from cancer at the age of a0. so let's begin... let's start with the sun, the death of dame debs, dame debs dies with the prime minister has been tweeting about it. other people including george ella guy who suffers from bowel cancer isn't what an inspiration she was for sad news but putting bowel cancer on the map and raising millions.— raising millions. yes, that's right. her selflessness _ raising millions. yes, that's right. her selflessness is _ raising millions. yes, that's right. her selflessness is what - raising millions. yes, that's right. her selflessness is wh

i department need to prosecute donald trum - ? ., �* ~' department need to prosecute donald trum? ., �* ~ ~ ., ., trump? i don't think we know that recisel . trump? i don't think we know that precisely. there _ trump? i don't think we know that precisely. there is _ trump? i don't think we know that precisely. there is a _ trump? i don't think we know that precisely. there is a lot _ trump? i don't think we know that precisely. there is a lot more - trump? i don't think we know that precisely. there is a lot more to l precisely. there is a lot more to be learned. i think one of the key point today that was quite interesting was that she said that mark meadows had wanted to go across the street from the white house to the so—called war room where rudy giuliani and the other planners of the activities were making their plans. think of that for a second. the white house chief of staff wanted to go and be part of the conspiracy that was going to lead to this riot the next day. he was dissuaded from doing so only by his 26—year—old staffer, but nonetheless, insisted on being pa

the main story in the ft is today's hearing into the riot at the us capitol — and the testimony that donald trump wanted tojoin in, according to one of his aides. so let's begin. welcome to you both. sorry we came to bed later but we had the sad news of dame deborahjames. can we start with you on the metro? seems quite an old—fashioned headline from the 19705, glenn maxwell cage for 20 years, like something out of old fleet street, isn't it? —— mike d what did you think of the judge's sentencing in light of what the guidelines were? it sentencing in light of what the guidelines were?— sentencing in light of what the guidelines were? it seems about appmpriate- _ guidelines were? it seems about appmpriate- it — guidelines were? it seems about appropriate. it was _ guidelines were? it seems about appropriate. it was harrowing - guidelines were? it seems about appropriate. it was harrowing to | appropriate. it was harrowing to hear the stories of the victims, of epstein and ghislaine maxwell in the sentencing hearing and as she said, she called it a harsh sentence. i don't think it is

donald trump knew that his supporters had weapons when he urged them to storm the us capitol in january last year, according to a former white house aide. cassidy hutchinson told the official inquiry into the riots that senior officials had warned repeatedly that mr trump's rally on that day to try to overturnjoe biden�*s victory could spiral out of control. and at one stage, president trump was demanding that he be allowed to join the march on the capitol. our north america editor sarah smith reports. meet a surprise witness. her appearance, kept secret until today, delivered explosive testimony. describing how trump had been informed that many in the crowd on the 6th of january were carrying weapons. yet he was furious about security measures. metal detectors were used to find guns and knives. he wanted the screenings stopped to let more people in, ms hutchinson told the committee in previously recorded testimony. i overheard the president says something to the effect of, "i don't care they have weapons. they are not here to hurt me. take that away." donald trump: we are going to wa

donald trump knew that his supporters had weapons when he urged them to storm the us capitol in january last year, according to a former white house aide. cassidy hutchinson told the official inquiry into the riots that senior officials had warned repeatedly that mr trump's rally on that day to try to overturnjoe biden's victory could spiral out of control. and at one stage, president trump was demanding that he be allowed to join the march on the capitol. our north america editor sarah smith reports. meet a surprise witness. her appearance, kept secret until today, delivered explosive testimony. describing how trump had been informed that many in the crowd on the 6th of january were carrying weapons.

i mean, donald trump... i think he is a reasonable — mean, donald trump... i think he is a reasonable person, he acted to me as somebody who is delusional. at the end _ as somebody who is delusional. at the end of— as somebody who is delusional. at the end of the day, this lie was created — the end of the day, this lie was created by— the end of the day, this lie was created by him way before the 2020 election _ created by him way before the 2020 election. he was talking about how if... election. he was talking about how ifm you _ election. he was talking about how if... you would on the except the results _ if... you would on the except the results if — if... you would on the except the results if he _ if... you would on the except the results if he wins. this is something he had created for a very lon- something he had created for a very longtime _ something he had created for a very long time all the way through his four years — long time all the way through his four years of presidency and then the beginning of the 2020 election campaign. it wa

she also was backstage with donald - part of the story. she also was backstage with donald trump. part of the story. she also was i backstage with donald trump on part of the story. she also was - backstage with donald trump on the day itself, january six, before he gave the speech to reporters were he urge them to converge on the capital. this is what she said about what happened then. i capital. this is what she said about what happened then.— what happened then. i was in the vicini of what happened then. i was in the vicinity of the _ what happened then. i was in the vicinity of the conversation - what happened then. i was in the vicinity of the conversation ray i vicinity of the conversation ray overheard the president say something to the effect of, i think they have weapons. they are not here to hurt me. let my people in. they can match from here. let the people in. to can match from here. let the people in. ., , . ., , can match from here. let the people in. . ., , in. to be clear, is it your understanding _ in. to be clear, is it

cassidy hutchinson also relayed a story about donald trump i relayed a story about donald trump is like desperation to head to the capitol to be with his supporters, even to the point where he tried to redirect a car. the even to the point where he tried to redirect a car-— redirect a car. the president said something _ redirect a car. the president said something to _ redirect a car. the president said something to the _ redirect a car. the president said something to the effect - redirect a car. the president said something to the effect of, - redirect a car. the president said something to the effect of, "i'm| redirect a car. the president said i something to the effect of, "i'm the president. _ something to the effect of, "i'm the president, take me up to the capitol nowf' _ president, take me up to the capitol now?�* to— president, take me up to the capitol now." to which bobby responded, "sir, _ now." to which bobby responded, "sir, we _ now." to which bobby responded, "sir, we have to go back to the west wingf' _ "sir, we have to go back to the west wing?�* the _ "sir, we

the us congressional committee investigating the attack on the capitol building by supporters of donald trump onjanuary six has announced a hastily arranged hearing for late on tuesday. the committee says it will present recently obtained evidence and listen to witness testimony. the panel hadn't expected to hold further meetings or hearings until nextjuly. you are watching bbc news. hello. it's a case of polar opposites today. in the east of the country we had a glorious start to the day and the sun is still shining. out towards the west, a totally different story — rain and wind and it was thoroughly wet earlier on in northern ireland. and some of the heavy rain now is spreading to parts of scotland and other western areas of the uk and this is the low pressure that's bringing this nasty weather. it'll be with us through the course of tuesday and into tomorrow as its weather front sweeps across the country, but only slowly sweeping towards the east. now, here's the good news — better weather is on the way, but we're going to have to wait for it until the weekend as a ridge of high

one minute left before we go to the break but the elephant in the room as donald trump. two years away, we might be in a very different situation. it would be very painful to imagine him returning _ would be very painful to imagine him returning to — would be very painful to imagine him returning to the presidency— would be very painful to imagine him returning to the presidency but - would be very painful to imagine him returning to the presidency but one i returning to the presidency but one thing _ returning to the presidency but one thing i_ returning to the presidency but one thing i want — returning to the presidency but one thing i want to— returning to the presidency but one thing i want to add _ returning to the presidency but one thing i want to add before - returning to the presidency but one thing i want to add before the - thing i want to add before the commercial— thing i want to add before the commercial break, _ thing i want to add before the commercial break, we - thing i want to add before the commercial break, we have . thing i want to add be

president donald trump took the us out of this free trade agreement, china came on in and started to make investments in partnerships with developing countries, who needed aid copy the chinese have made tremendous investment over a hundred countries, especially in places like asia and, in this programme that has been announced as going to try to compete with that, on the main floor. some people are wondering if it will take off, as we look at high inflation across the world. indie as we look at high inflation across the world.— as we look at high inflation across the world. we shall keep across the world. we shall keep a close eye- _ across the world. we shall keep a close eye. you _ across the world. we shall keep a close eye. you are _ across the world. we shall keep a close eye. you are with - across the world. we shall keep a close eye. you are with bbc. a close eye. you are with bbc news. we will have a look at wimbledon and how sponsors are trying to ace the event. the seasonis trying to ace the event. the season is in full swing. china marked its first day of rule in hong ko

so, this is donald trump's supreme court in effect rendering the new president unable to do anything about this extraordinary change, so that's really, just watching from a distance, the practical measures, there are states where abortion will still be available so may some can go there, but as biden mentioned, there will be many poor people who will be affected by this and maybe they won't have the time, the money to get to other states and so this is going... my favourite word in politics is "consequences" — the consequences of this are many and deep. and we will reach those in a moment. ned, i'll come back to you on that. vera, when we witness protest against abortion rights in poland for example, we witness the tens of thousands of women going out on the streets in warsaw in different towns and cities across poland, it's fascinating to see it from that kind of perspective as to what is happening in such an influential country, in the united states. it's speechless for me. today i felt that i am | a second—class citizen because i feel so because my rights — not mine _ becaus

the former us president donald trump has hailed the supreme court ruling that overturned the constitutional right to abortion as a victory for the constitution, the rule of law, and life itself. abortion rights defenders are due to hold a candlelight vigil outside the court in washington on sunday night. a wooden stand has collapsed during a bullfighting festival in colombia, killing at least four people. local media say as many as 500 others have been injured. it happened in the city of el espinal in the west of the country, about 100 miles from the capital bogota, during a traditional corraleja event, where members of the public are encouraged into the ring with the bulls. one animal escaped which caused a panic in surrounding area. colombia's president—elect, gustavo petro, has criticised the nature of the event, saying local authorities should no longer organise activities in which animals or people get killed. genevieve glatsky is a journalist in colombia. she can tell us more. thank you very much for being with us. what more do we know about what happened?- about what happened? deta

the former us president donald trump has hailed the supreme court ruling that overturned the right to abortion as a victory for the constitution, the rule of law, and life itself. abortion rights defenders are set to hold a candlelight vigil outside the high court in washington on sunday night. in turkey, police stopped istanbul's pride event and dozens of people have been detained. the organisers managed to read a statement and start a small parade before the police arrived and broke up the event. this is the 8th year running pride has been banned. it was 2014 when the last pride event took place with over 100,000 participants. the impact of the war on ukraine's children is ever more apparent — homes, schools and hospitals damaged or destroyed — water, power and food supplies affected. the separation of families. in the four months since russia invaded — aid agencies say at least two children have been killed every day. and — two thirds of ukraine's children have been displaced from their homes. and — 5.2 million children are in need of humanitarian assistance — thats acc

the former us president donald trump has hailed the supreme court ruling that overturned the right to abortion as a victory for the constitution, the rule of law, and life itself. protests for and against the decision have continued for a second day. some women in states where bans have come into force are rushing to make alternative arrangements, after clinics closed their doors and cancelled appointments. simonjones reports back up! angry scenes in los angeles as police confront protesters who are demanding that the right to abortion remains. all chant: we want abortion on demand! anger, too, outside the supreme court in washington. i want to do something with you guys — a little therapeutic screaming. people determined that their voices are heard. screaming. don't kill your baby! but in mississippi, those who backed the supreme court's ruling gather outside an abortion clinic, emotions running high on both sides of the debate. my father is my king and he is not in you. he's not in you. you're in need of a saviour today. you're in need of a saviour. you don't know god. i know him

kissinger�*s thinking about american policy was challenged by the arrival in 2016 of a president in donald trump with no obvious interest in history or international relations, a nato skeptic, a tycoon for whom foreign policy was just more deal—making. yet still, the call came from the oval office. i knew trump socially when i first came to new york after government service and then i lost all contact with him, but it had never occurred to me that he would become president. i think it's right to say that you talked to him before his summit with putin. he certainly knew my view of it. his would be totally different from my approach. his view would be the strength of his personal relationship with putin would play a big role in his assessment and he had the established conservative view that there was a strong adversarial aspect. my view would have been that personal relations, while somewhat important, cannot be decisive. it brings us to putin himself. you've known him for a long time. i met putin when he was deputy mayor of st petersburg and i met him at a lunch in st petersburg. where,

donald trump applauds the supreme court ruling on abortion — calling it a victory for life itself. at least 17 people are reported to have been found dead at a nightclub in south africa's east london city. # when i saw her standing there... # sir paul mccartney absolutely wows glastonbury and brings on surprise guests bruce springsteen and dave grohl. there have been several large explosions in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, after apparent russian missile attacks. the city's mayor says ambulances and rescuers have been sent to the scene. the attacks come hours after president zelensky made another plea for ukraine's allies to provide air defence systems. the war will dominate a summit of g7 leaders which is getting under way in germany and how to deal with russian aggression. anisa kadri reports. the destruction of a residential building — the destruction of a residential building in the russian cruise missile — building in the russian cruise missile attack on kyiv. a building in the russian cruise missile attack on kyiv. a number of --eole missile attack on kyiv. a number of pee

each donald trump applauds the supreme court ruling on abortion — calling it a victory for life itself. timeframe look at the sport. let's start with cricket — where we're just over an hour away from the start of play on day four of the third and final test against new zealand at headingley — and momentum looks to have swung back in england's favour. the hosts finished with a first innings lead thanks to another stunning performance from jonny bairstow who made 162. new zealand started their second innings brightly, opener tom latham reached half century before being caught for 76, and that was the start of their batting collapse as four more fell, henry nicholls the last to go, so new zealand will resume 168 forfive. we didn't have the best of sessions in the middle session, new zealand took that one, we just wanted to come out with positive vibes that we came up with whenjamie started batting, and we decided to go out with positive intent and look to change the game on its head, we got three wickets in that short space of time and hopefully put them under pressure overnight. emma

donald trump applauds the supreme court ruling on abortion — calling it a victory for life itself. # when i saw her standing there... # sir paul mccartney absolutely wows glastonbury and brings on surprise guests bruce springsteen and dave grohl. hello and welcome to bbc news. there have been several large explosions in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, after russian missile attacks. the city's mayor says ambulances and rescuers have been sent to the scene. the attacks come hours after president zelensky made another plea for ukraine's allies to provide air defence systems. these are the latest pictures from the scene of the missile attacks — taken by our team in kyiv. several apartment blocks have been hit — with debris falling onto caras parked below. several people have been injured. it's the first assault on ukraine's capital since earlyjune. kyiv�*s mayor has called it an attempt to intimidate by russia — ahead of international summits. vitali klitschko arrived at the scene of a strike a short time ago, and says people are still trapped in buildings. translation: the building

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donald trump has hailed the supreme court ruling that overturned the right to abortion as a victory for the constitution, the rule of law, and life itself. speaking at a republican rally, he said he'd delivered on his promise to appoint judges who would uphold conservative values. police in norway have charged a 42 —year—old man with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts after a shooting which left two people dead and 21 others injured. shots were fired at a popular gay venue in the capital oslo and led to authorities cancelling the city's pride parade. now on bbc news — the media show. hello and welcome to the media show. ., ., ., , ., , , show. how the regulator shapes the bbc impacts _ show. how the regulator shapes the bbc impacts everyone - show. how the regulator shapes the bbc impacts everyone who l the bbc impacts everyone who consumes its content and also interacts with it as an institution. let's understand first of all about what ofcom wants. let's hearfrom kevin backus, group director of content and media policy, and cabin, reading a review today, you sound a lit

i asked her about the role donald trump played in ensuring the supreme court ruling. with his foibles, and i know that a lot of people thought he was a clown, he was actually very serious in the white house, in the west wing, in the oval office. he had a list of 100 promises he made to the american people. one of those was committing to nominate conservative justices. he was committing to nominate conservativejustices. he did that, it obviously shaped the court with their very conservative justices, and court with their very conservativejustices, and he conservative justices, and he was conservativejustices, and he was able to appoint three of them. what is so interesting about this, and i have had a lot of conversation with liberal women over the last 2448 liberal women over the last 21148 hours. they say this isn't the americana, the country i want to live in. well, this is the system that is in place. democrats have control of the white house withjoe biden, they have control of both houses of congress with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer, and they have a supreme cou

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how significant was the former president donald trump in making this happen? look, with his foibles and i know many thought he was a clown, it was actually very serious in the white house, in the west wing, in the oval office, he had a list of 100 promises he made to american people and one of those was a committee to nominate conservative justices. he committee to nominate conservativejustices. he did that. he obviously shaped the court with very conservative justices. and he was able to appoint three of them and what is so interesting about this, and i had many conversations with liberal women over the last 24—48 hours, they said this is not the america i know of the country i want to live in. well, this is a system in place, democrats have control of the white house withjill biden, control of both houses of the congress with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer, and a supreme court that does have radicalfeminist women, on it, a system where people have had this debate and discussion and come out on the other end deciding that this is what america needs at this

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when he was president, donald trump said he wanted to shift the us supreme court to the political right, and with this reversal of roe v wade, i'll be seeing the court become more politicised than ever before? ~ , ., , ., before? well, the history of the court is a history _ before? well, the history of the court is a history of— before? well, the history of the court is a history of politics - court is a history of politics because the court has always been made up of political appointees and in the 19th century, especially, from the earliest years of the supreme court through the 19th century, you had justices nominated for their political and partisan activities. so, in many ways, it is activities. so, in many ways, it is a return to the way things were in the 19th century and early years of the 19th century and early years of the united states. has the 19th century and early years of the united states.— the united states. has it always been that way. _ the united states. has it always been that way, no? _ the united states. has it always been that way, no? yes, - the united stat

obviously, the legacy of donald trump is he installed, this is his legacy was the pm sold three justices. you said that republicans have been working at this. they have been chipping away at this for a long time now. the supreme court, how it looks, and this moment in history, what is your assessment of that to your research?— that to your research? well, again, althou . h that to your research? well, again, although we _ that to your research? well, again, although we will— that to your research? well, again, although we will always _ that to your research? well, again, although we will always associate l although we will always associate this moment with donald trump at think this would be important to reiterate that every republican president since 1980 has promised to appointjurors to the supreme court who will overturn very the weight foot of every republican candidate for the presidency has made that promise. including people like mitt romney orjohn mccain who had a kind of less career backordered in favour of less career backordered in favour of the pro—life side so republic

administration.— donald trump during the trump administration. he's watched as much? only _ administration. he's watched as much? only for— administration. he's watched as much? only for curiosity - administration. he's watched as much? only for curiosity value i administration. he's watched as i much? only for curiosity value but obviously this _ much? only for curiosity value but obviously this is _ much? only for curiosity value but obviously this is a _ much? only for curiosity value but obviously this is a close _ much? only for curiosity value but obviously this is a close ally. it's l obviously this is a close ally. it's a democracy, it is the mother of democracies, mother of parliaments, so this is interesting. the only thing i would add to what steve said is the other side of the equation and that is labour. it's clear the tories are in deep trouble and i'd be curious to see whether steve agrees, my sense is we are not quite at what may be called tony blair new labour moment and for those of you who are lucky enough to be young enough

his predecessor, donald trump, who appointed three of the conservative judges, welcomed the ruling as "god's work." some high—profile us firms have already offered to fund travel expenses for employees seeking out—of—state abortions. protests have been held outside the supreme court in washington and in other cities. they're an extraordinary sight in our countryside — often to be seen gliding gracefully overhead. now, british—bred red kites are being flown abroad to spain, where their numbers are dwindling. red kite chicks will swap the forests of central england for southwestern spain, where it's hoped they'll breed and boost the population. here in the uk, red kites have had a remarkable change in fortunes since they were almost wiped out three decades ago. our environment correspondent, helen briggs, reports. soaring high in the sky above the countryside, living proof of a conservation success story. three decades ago, red kites were rescued from the brink of extinction by reintroducing wild birds from sweden and spain. doctorian evans was one of the pioneers. it all went

as president, donald trump deliberately appointed three pro—life justices to the court, making today's ruling possible. he says god made the decision. in fact, it was six of the ninejudges. by a vote of 6—3, the court affirmed that the power to protect unborn life is returned to the people and their elected representatives. the people have won a victory. all sing: jesus loves the little children... | anti—abortion activists view today's victory as merely a first step. they will now take their campaigns to every state which continues to allow terminations, trying to get abortion banned in the whole of the united states. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. thejudgement made by the supreme court ignites a fresh battle in this decades—long fight over abortion. our correspondent barbara plett—usher has sent this report from a demonstration in washington. there have been demonstrations around the country, and they continued into the night here in washington, dc. this ruling has really exposed the profound divisions in this country over abortion rights. some states have already started

his predecessor, donald trump, who appointed three of the conservative judges, welcomed the ruling as "god's work." some high—profile us firms have already offered to fund travel expenses for employees seeking out—of—state abortions. protests have been held outside the supreme court in washington and in other cities. there's renewed pressure on borisjohnson after the conservatives suffered a double—defeat in parliamentary by—elections. the liberal democrats overturned a big tory majority in tiverton and honiton in devon, while labour regained the west yorkshire seat of wakefield. the party co—chairman oliver dowden has resigned, and the former leader, lord howard, has said it's time the country had new leadership. boris johnson conceded the results were "not brilliant" but vowed to "keep going". here's our deputy political editor vicki young. liberal democrats are getting used to toppling tories in by—elections. but this victory broke all records. the winning candidate said voters have sent a message. your behaviour, mrjohnson, makes a mockery of leadership. by any measu

as president, donald trump deliberately appointed three pro—life justices to the court, making today's ruling possible. he says god made the decision. in fact, it was six of the ninejudges. by a vote of 6—3, the court affirmed that the power to protect unborn life is returned to the people and their elected representatives. the people have won a victory. all sing: jesus loves the little children... | anti—abortion activists view today's victory as merely a first step. they will now take their campaigns to every state which continues to allow terminations, trying to get abortion banned in the whole of the united states. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. the bbc�*s peter bowes is in california and has more on the mood among average americans, and also what the democrats could potentially to do reintroduce the right to abortion after friday's landmark ruling. this is hugely divisive, although it's interesting that in recent surveys of public opinion, a majority have favoured the precise opposite of what the supreme court has done, and that is maintaining the abortion rights of wome

as president, donald trump deliberately appointed three pro—life justices to the court, making today's ruling possible. he says god made the decision. in fact, it was six of the ninejudges. by a vote of 6—3, the court affirmed that the power to protect unborn life is returned to the people and their elected representatives. the people have won a victory. singing: jesus loves the little children... | anti—abortion activists view today's victory as merely a first step. they will now take their campaigns to every state which continues to allow terminations, trying to get abortion banned in the whole of the united states. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. the governor of california, gavin newsom, has been speaking with other leaders from states in the western united states, to announce what they described as new action to protect women. he expressed his anger at the us supreme court's ruling. i'm a little less sorry than i am resolved, and angry, to do more and to do better. at the same time, an expression of appreciation, i'm grateful i'm here in california. i'm grateful i'm governor

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