to have fallen into russian hands since mariupol. a third day of strike action disrupt services on the uk s rail network. rmt general secretary mick lynch says further industrial action hasn t been ruled out. borisjohnson has insisted that questions over his leadership have been settled and that he will lead the conservative party into the next general election. his comments follow the tories defeat in two by elections this week. speaking to the bbc from rwanda, where he s attending a commonwealth meeting, he said people were heartily sick of questions about his conduct and that a psychological transformation of his character would not happen. this report from alex forsyth in the rwandan capital kigali, contains some flash photography. diplomacy has been at the forefront of this commonwealth summit, but for the prime minister this morning, issues closer to home were dominant. evening, sir. last night, he attended an official dinner with his wife, carriejohnson, mingling with
good evening and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson has insisted that questions over his leadership have been settled and that he will lead the conservative party into the next general election. his comments follow the tories defeat in two by elections this week. speaking to the bbc from rwanda, where he s attending a commonwealth meeting, he said people were heartily sick of questions about his conduct and that a psychological transformation of his character would not happen. earlier, i spoke to lucy fisher, who s chief political commentator at times radio. she told me she thinks mrjohnson is trying to distance himself from the byelection results. in the immediate wake of these two rather disastrous by election defeats, we had the prime minister try and link the discontent of tory voters or voters in those seats to the cost of living crisis. this weekend, he has moved the narrative on slightly, almost suggesting it s his mps, possibly the media, at part to blame with what he
norway cancels this year s oslo pride parade, after a deadly shooting at a gay nightclub, which police are treating as an act of islamist terrorism . and sir paul mccartney the star of glastonbury on stage in front of a massive crowd. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. watching in the uk in a breakthrough for president putin, russian forces have taken control of severodonetsk. the city occupies a key location in the east of ukraine. kyiv pulled out forces after ferocious russian attacks. weeks of heavy shelling have reduced the city to ruins. here s the mayor of severodonetsk announcing that the city had fallen into russian hands. the city has been fully occupied by the russian federation. as far as i know, they re trying to impose their rules and appoint some sort of commandant two is in charge. our ukraine correspondent joe inwood has the latest from the capital kyiv it isa it is a significant moment, maybe not as surprising when given
deadly attack on a series of oslo bars and nightclubs as islamist terrorism. and sir paul mccartney the star of glastonbury on stage in front of a massive crowd. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. audiences in the uk we begin in ukraine, where in a breakthrough for president putin, russian forces have taken control of severodonetsk. the city occupies a key location in the east of ukraine. kyiv pulled out forces after ferocious russian attacks. weeks of heavy shelling have reduced the city to ruins. here s the mayor of severodonetsk announcing that the city had fallen into russian hands. translation: the city has been fully occupied by the russian federation. as far as i know, they re trying to impose their rules and appoint some sort of commandant who is in charge. our ukraine correspondent joe inwood has the latest from the capital kyiv. it s a significant moment, maybe not as surprising when given the ukrainians said they were withdrawing
a trial of refs wearing body cams in adult grassroots footy will be doubled after they were used in around 500 matches and no instance of abuse were recorded. and one for the swifties taylor swift has been named time magazine s person of the year to cap off a stellar 2023. the star said she is the proudest and happiest that she s ever felt. time now to leave you with 10 seconds of teddy. the teacher s pet, this assistant labradoodle, helps a teacher in london who had a stroke. you re all caught up. bye for now. voiceover: this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. the framers of the american constitution harboured few illusions about human nature, and that s why they invested so much significance in this place the us supreme court, the ultimate check on executive and legislative power. my guest today was the first woman to be appointed as a justice in this court. for 25 years, she