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hello and welcome. celebrations have been taking place in sri lanka after gotabaya rajapaksa became the countrys first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of living, and shortages of food and fuel. the delay in handing over his letter of resignation was, it seems, to do with his flight from the maldives to singapore. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. a moment to savour, after months of struggle. now theres joy. these...

and it was just such an awful thing to say. she would never have said it to anybody else who was married. so why did she say that to me? just because i was unmarried. russian missiles have struck civilian buildings in central ukraine, killing at least 23 people including four—year—old liza dmitrieva pressure on nhs emergency services or at an all—time high. and europe continues to struggle with rising temperatures — hundreds evacuate from their homes in spain as wildfires sprea...

the governments urged to officially apologise to thousands of unmarried mums who were forced into giving up their babies for adoption. and more struggles for tiger woods on the second day of the open. and coming up on the bbc news channel, the open leader board bunches around those contenders still to start their second round, but rory mcilroy remains in the picture ahead of his afternoon tee—off time. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the met office has issued a rar...

and you wont believe who border patrol caught this weekend. >> and nicole. >> amazon alexas -- [inaudible] replicates the voices of your loved ones, including the dead the ones? your privacy at risk. ♪ >> but first, a fox news alert, abortion activists protesting the supreme courts decision to overturn roe v. wade for a third day now. but the protests are getting more violent from rioters vandalizing buildings to criminals defacing the vermont statehouse, to arsonists setting a color...

down. good morning from southampton, where northern ireland and england face each other in their final group game at the euros. england look to continue their winning form as they head to the quarterfinals, while northern ireland want to finish their first major womens tournament on a high. sunny in the southern half of the country at the moment but a cloudy and damp start in the north. it will brighten up. news of exceptional heat coming our way into next week. its friday, 15thjuly. o...

who were forced to give up babies for adoption between the 1950s and �*70s, because they werent married. one woman says she had her baby pulled from her arms. my baby started crying in a way i had never heard her cry and i can remember my knees giving way, and that is pretty much all i remember until i was at home. pressure on nhs emergency services in england is getting worse, with ambulance callouts last month hitting an all—time high forjune. hello and welcome if youre watching ...

has died while being detained by russian—backed separatists in eastern ukraine. as covid levels go on rising — the vaccine booster is to be offered to everyone over 50 this autumn. and at the open, tiger woods bids farewell to st andrews for this year — and perhaps for the last time. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel — the world athletics championships are under way in oregon. were going to hearfrom one of great britains medal contenders. good eve...

leadership and next prime minister go head—to—head in a series of televised debates. a british man, paul urey, has died while being detained by russian—backed separatists in eastern ukraine. as covid levels go on rising, the vaccine booster is to be offered to everyone over 50 this autumn. and at the open, tiger woods bids an emotionalfarewell to st andrews for this year — and perhaps for the last time. and coming up on the bbc news channel, england look to continue their perfe...

to the foreign office. the foreign office has long condemned the exploitation of british civilians and prisoners of war being held by pro—russian forces in ukraine, but the kremlin sees them as diplomatic pawns who can be used to put pressure on the west, and officials here dont expect that strategy to change soon. james landale, bbc news, at the foreign office. everyone aged 50 and over will be offered a covid booster vaccine this autumn to top up their immunity. the announcement co...

temperatures, hitting record highs across the country, at the same time they are trying to battle this. plus, troubling signs for the u.s. economy. second quarter gdp, how much the economy grew and its expected to shrink as president biden faces several economic challenges. inflation, continued supply chain issues, gas prices high but coming down. all of this overshadowing a 3.6%, very low unemployment rate. several key economic indicators expected this week. well talk about whats ah...