china warns of counter measures after the us approves a $1 billion arms package to taiwan saying it s to maintain its self defence capabilities. millions of people in england and scotland will be invited for their autumn covid booster vaccine from monday with care home residents first in line for the jab. ready for lift off again. nasa prepares to make a second attempt later to launch its most powerful rocket to the moon five days after technical problems scuppered its first attempt. it s not unusual for a it s not unusualfor a new it s not unusual for a new rocket to experience setbacks and delays but the team is confident they can overcome this and all eyes will be on at the launch pad as the countdown clock ticks down. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. mourners in moscow are paying their last respects to mikhail gorbachev, the last soviet leader who brought the cold war to a peaceful end. he died on tuesday at the age of 91. later
puts on track not just for a labour government, but a majority labour government, so this is hugely significant for the labour party. thousands of miles away, the prime minister, at a commonwealth meeting in rwanda, sought to brush off the defeats. yes, it s absolutely true that we ve i had some tough by election results and they have been i think- a reflection of a lot of things, but we have got to recognise that voters are going through a tough time at the moment. but the tory party chairman oliver dowden has resigned saying, we cannot carry on with business as usual . we ll bring you all the latest. and our other major story this evening: a decision that s rocked america its supreme court votes to outlaw a woman s legal right to abortion, causing despair and delight. it s so vindicating to know we can take tangible steps to lessen the violence of abortion. take tangible steps to lessen the violence of abortion. abortions will continue but violence of abortion. abo
to triumph and to despair, keep abortion safe and legal! and to despair, polarising an already divided nation. the court literally taking america back 150 years. it s a sad day for the country in my view. but it doesn t mean the fight s over. the right to life has been vindicated. the voiceless will finally have a voice. with nearly half of america s states expected to use the ruling to ban or restrict abortion, we ll be asking what happens now. and our other main story tonight. two severe by election blows for boris johnson. the tories lose tiverton and honiton in devon, and wakefield in west yorkshire. his reply. yes, it s absolutely true that we ve had some tough by election results. and they ve been, i think, a reflection of a lot of things, but we ve got to recognise that voters are going through a tough time at the moment. a second earthquake in afghanistan in a region where at least a thousand people are known to have died. and glastonbury festival kicks off at worthy
hello and welcome to bbc world news. millions of women in the us have lost their constitutional right to abortion. the supreme court has overturned a longstanding judgment that legalised terminations nationwide. individual states can now decide whether to ban the practice. let s bring you some live pictures from washington, which shows you pictures of pro life demonstrators, appealing that decision, demonstrating against it, and that has been protests across the united states. these are live pictures from washington. these are live pictures from washington. i spoke to leah litman, assistant professor of law at the university of michigan, about the immediate consequences of this ruling. today, the only remaining clinic in the state of west virginia closed and had to cancel appointments for patients. they were on the phone with women as they were sobbing, when they found out they would no longer have access to abortion in the state. we are talking about the constitution here, o