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on twitter @annitabbc. a decision is expected today over whether hundreds of gmb union members working as check—in and ground staff at heathrow airport will take strike action. the taliban appeals for international help in afghanistan after a powerful earthquake kills more than 1,000 people. we are desperately trying to work with local partners to get through that rubble and see if there are any survivors that we can administer first aid to get to local hospitals. borisjohnson arrive...

and coming up at 8:30pm on bbc news... disappearing dentists — some people are going to extraordinary measure to do diy dentistry as they struggle to find affordable dental care. are we witnessing the death of nhs dentistry? lets start with some breaking news... around 7,000 households in surrey have been hit by a loss of water on one of the hottest days of the year. thames water has been handing out bottled water to people in cranleigh and dorking after what is described as technica...

channel islands, parts of the south—west, all that humidity working in behind the outbreaks of rain, pretty soggy for the first part of the evening in yorkshire and lincolnshire, some patchy rain elsewhere. even when you get breaks in the cloud they will fill in with mist and fog tanks to —— thanks to the rising levels of humidity. low pressure with us for tomorrow, a couple of little weather fronts moving through, bringing shower, but all of us fining ourselves in the midst of t...

handled the deaths of the four men murdered by stephen port. the waiting list for hospital treatment in wales reaches a new record level — more than 700,000 patients were waiting for treatment in april. and its day two of glastonbury. more than 200,000 festival—goers will see headliners billie eilish, sir paul mccartney and kendrick lamar this weekend. just before we cover our top story — the earthquake in afghanistan — were expecting to hear very shortly whether there will be ...

ukraines president calls the move "historic". tonight with the context, former senior advisor to george w bush, ron christie. and former advisor to hillary clinton, amanda renteria. the us supreme court has upheld the right of americans to carry guns in public, striking down a century—old restrictions in new york that limited the ability of people to carry weapons. the legislation required residents to prove they had "proper cause" to have a concealed handgun. the judges ruled that i...

and foreign minister agree to dissolve parliament, triggering new elections — the fifth election there in three—and—a—half years. the european union says russias blockade of ukraines ports — which prevents millions of tonnes of grain from being distributed across the world — is a "real war crime". this is a desperate attempt to use the foot to make to create hunger. welcome to the programme. we start here in the uk — which is gearing up for the biggest set of rail strikes...

my guest today is marjorie dannenfelser, president of the susan b anthony pro—life america group, an activist organisation supporting anti—abortion politicians. groups like hers are savouring a big victory. could it yet turn sour? marjorie dannenfelser in washington, dc, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much, stephen. let me start first with the human and health care aspects of the supreme court ruling. is there any reason to believe that there will be fewer abortions in the unite...

a climate emergency. we are moving forward but we are not making enough progress and we are not moving forward fast enough. rishi sunak and liz truss say theyll toughen controls on migration in their latest announcements in the conservative leadership race. i will ensure as prime minister that we gripped the challenges we face, we fix the problems at our borders, and ensure that the migration here is legal, orderly, and controlled. and the pope makes a historic visit to canada, where h...

for his bribery conviction, allowing him to return to running the company. plus, a show of support: mcdonalds says it will reopen in ukraine where it is safe to do so to help restore a small, but important sense of normalcy. we start here in the uk where energy company bosses have been holding talks in downing street with prime minister borisjohnson and chancellor nadhim zahawi as concern grows about soaring bills. the annual energy bill for a typical household is set to top £4,000 a ...

on the baltic coast. after the floods, the struggle to reach millions of people affected by the rising waters in bangladesh and north—east india. and, after meeting preisdent zelensky in ukraine, the hollywood actor ben stiller tells the bbc he praises the spirit of the people. these are just people like you and i who have been caught in a circumstance totally beyond their control of. nobody wants to flee from their home. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. its newsd...