medical help she needs to a state that provides that care, the federal government will act to protect her bedrock rights. and more than a million people gather on the streets on london for pride, as the lgbt+ community marks 50 years since the first march. hello and welcome to bbc news. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights set to be cancelled in the coming weeks at heathrow, the uk s busiest airport. the cuts are expected as airlines change their schedules ahead of the busy school holiday period. manchester airport s new boss has warned that peak time queues will continue over the summer months. the department for transport said it is focused on minimising disruption for passengers this summer , and is working with airports on the possibility of additional night flights, which would be subject to consultation. our business reporter noor nanji has more. we ve already seen big queues at airports this summer. now come warning
here in london, finishing at around six o clock this evening, the parade, and partying well into the night. now it s time for a look at the weather. hello. today is bringing some sunny spells, yes. but also some big shower clouds bubbling up in the sky. some of those showers will continue to be heavy and thundery. more generally cloudy and rather wet weather in the northern half of scotland and this little band of rain approaching the south east corner, although it won t arrive across parts of kent until we get into the evening. temperatures 16 21 degrees, but we will see some showery rain into the far south east later on. then, overnight, most places will be dry, but we will see some more showers feeding back into northern and western scotland and northern ireland on a strengthening breeze. that breeze will be a feature of the weather across the northern half of the uk during tomorrow. there will be showers around again but probably not as many as we have today. still potent
everywhere you look there is colour. and after a three year break because of the covid 19 pandemic, there is no doubt about it, pride is back, it s loud and it is very proud. and while this is a celebration at its heart, everyone here sounding very happy, pride was started as a protest in 1972. the gay liberation front that we mentioned just before, started it all off again today, when they organise that rally 50 years ago homosexuality was still classified as a mental illness. they could have been arrested or kissing each other in the streets, which they did. although, on that day, nobody was arrested. very different atmosphere here today. many people, though, will say that the fight for equality still isn t over, notjust here in the uk but around the world. where homosexuality is still criminalised in a about 70 countries. so it is a celebration, it is a protest, it is going to go on for quite some time
the next several weeks. and you can hearjust the cheering behind me, the rainbow flags, everywhere you look there is colour. and after a three year break because of the covid 19 pandemic, there is no doubt about it, pride is back, it s loud and it is very proud. and while this is a celebration at its heart, everyone here sounding very happy, pride was started as a protest in 1972. the gay liberation front that we mentioned just before, started it all off again today, when they organise that rally 50 years ago homosexuality was still classified as a mental illness. they could have been arrested or kissing each other in the streets, which they did. although, on that day, nobody was arrested. very different atmosphere here today. many people, though, will say that the fight for equality still isn t over, notjust here in the uk but around the world. where homosexuality is still criminalised in a about 70 countries. so it is a celebration, it is a protest, it is going to go
we appreciate you as always. thanks, christine. our top stories coming up now. schools in madison, wisconsin, off again today. the state s largest union telling teachers to go back to work, but the teachers voted against showing up. doctors out in massive crowds hanging out sick notes to the protesters. democrats in the wisconsin senate also left the state to stall the bill on a vote that would force the state workers to pay more for their benefits and to surrender most of their rights to collective bargaining. also this morning. libya right now. we re getting word that bp starting to evacuate families and non-essential staff there. about 140 people in total. most of those in the capital of tripoli. this comes as the death toll rises. at least 200 people have been killed there. and moammar gadhafi s son yesterday warned of a blood bath. extreme weather now moving east after a huge storm dumped ice and snow from montana to