the use of drug. that restricted the use of the drug. the drug, mifepristone, is used in more than half of all abortions in the us. this decision is a victory supporters of abortion rights, as it defends broad acces to this pill, and a victory for the biden administration. president biden has responded: with me is our correspondentjess parker. jess what does this ruling mean? it means axis ii mifepristone remains but the uncertainty goes on. mifepristone is used by an enormous number of women, more than half who have abortions in the united states and is part of a two drug regiment and for now we will be able to access it. of course, some states who overturned roe v. wade have looked to either bad abortion or severely contain it so this will be particularly significant where abortion has remained legal and access it remained relatively easy. it is all kicked into the coming months. fix, easy. it is all kicked into the coming months. easy. it is all kicked into the coming mo
with a star studded pageant finishing at buckingham palace. i v e i ve got my own crystal so i can add sparkle everybody here, although might i say, howjealous i was up paddington bear having tea with the queen! street parties are being held across the uk in what is being called the big jubilee lunch with some getting the royal seal of approval. welcome to bbc news and the fourth day of the platinum jubilee celebrations. today there ll be a pageant along the mall in london, featuring a military parade, acrobats, puppets and other tributes to the 70 years of the queen s reign. celebrations will be held across the country too, with tens of thousands of people holding street parties. last night, a special outdoor concert was held in the grounds of buckingham palace with live performances from diana ross, queen and sir rod stewart. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has all the details. at the oval cricket ground in london, prince charles and the duchess of cornwalljoined one
hello, i m anna foster in southern israel. you in southern israel. are here in israel with bbc news. you are here in israel with bbc news. the bombardment from israel in gaza continues, we can see on the horizon in the background, the gaza skyline and within the last few hours we have seen tank movements and continuing plumes of smoke heading up into the sky. it s been another intense night and day of bombardment as you can hear on the situation inside gaza is becoming increasingly desperate. the un agency unrwa which looks after palestinian refugees has said what communications have been cut in garzo since friday they are starting to return but they say the people who live there have stormed unrwa warehouses, they say they have been in there and taken what they need, things like food and water and basic hygiene kits so they say it is a sign of the desperation that is happening in gas at the moment is such a limited amount of humanitarian aid continues to make its way into th
live from southern israel, this is bbc news. the un warns civil order may be breaking down in gaza as thousands of residents break into warehouses for food and other basic items. people are getting frustrated, they are getting hungry. as the three week long siege continues. israel is continuing with its military operation, moving more tanks and infantry into gaza. i m lukwesa burak in london. our other main story: matthew perry, one of the stars of the hit tv show friends, is found dead at his home in los angeles. welcome back to southern israel. you are live with bbc news. i am anna foster, looking out on gaza where we have been seeing and hearing the continuing sights and sounds of the intensified military operation on gaza. you can hear the sound of mortars and artillery fire, as israel has described this as the second stage of this more than three week old war now. we have also heard from the united nations agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, who say they are worried