this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i am tim willcox. our top story... borisjohnson refuses to resign despite his government collapsing and some of his closest allies deserting him up. so far, there have been more than 43 resignations. it is a record number in one day, but the prime minister responded with defiance to critics on his own side. does the prime minister think there are any circumstances in which he should resign? laughter frankly, mr speaker, the job of a prime minister in difficult circumstances, when he has been handed a colossal mandate, is to keep going, and that's what i'm going to do. but the opposition leader sir keir

starmer said the prime minister was in the dying act of his career. anyone quitting now, i after defending all that, hasn't got a shred of integrity. mr speaker, isn't this the first recorded case of the sinking . ships fleeing the rat? hello and welcome to the programme. written�*s prime minister boris johnson continues to defy calls for him to resign from some of his most senior colleagues, who believe he has clearly lost the confidence of most of these mps —— britain's. mr johnson has been inside number 10, meeting cabinet colleagues, some of whom still believe he should stay, but most are convinced his time is

up. nadhim zahawi, who wasjust appointed chancellor last night, is believed to be one of those who thinks he should go. michael gove was sacked short time ago, with a source 10 downing street describe him as a snake. the latest from our political editor chris mason. the front pages, the photographers, the reporters, all asking the same thing. is it all over, prime minister? the lenses tilt towards boris johnson leaving downing street, heading for parliament at lunchtime and prime minister's questions. the difficult questions usually come from the opposition benches. today, they came from conservative mps as well. the prime minister constantly tries to deflect from the issue, always tries to blame other people

for mistakes and at least nothing left for him to do other than to take responsibility and resign. applause today, i ask him to do the honourable thing, to put the interests of the nation before his own interests, and before, in his own words, it does become impossible for government to do its job. does the prime minister think there are any circumstances l in which he should resign? laughter frankly, mr speaker, thejob of a prime minister in difficult circumstances, when he's been handed a colossal mandate, is to keep going, and that's what i'm going to do. and when it was the labour leader's turn, he took aim at those in the cabinet. only in office because no—one else is prepared to debase themselves any longer, the charge of the lightweight brigade! laughter have some self—respect! in the middle of a crisis, doesn't the country deserve better than a z—list cast of nodding dogs? mr speaker, the difference

between this government and that opposition is we have a plan and they do not. and we're getting on with it. they want to focus on this type of issue, mr speaker, we're going to get on with ourjobs. ian blackford. the scottish national party leader at westminster is often remorselessly barracked by conservative mps. not today. let's face it, it's a minor miracle| that the prime minister has even made it through to - prime minister's questions. and he really ought to see - the faces behind him because, prime minister, it really is over. the prime minister is desperately clinging on to his own fantasy, i but the public can't afford to put up with this farce of - a government a minute longer. all day, it felt at times like every ten minutes or so, conservative mps were sending letters saying the prime minister should go. and just take a look at the language chosen by the now former justice minister victoria atkins as she resigned...

are we witnessing the collapse of the government, mrjavid? i ..and from a letter to a resignation statement from the man who just yesterday was boris johnson's health secretary. i call sajid javid. have a look at the body language of the conservative benches as you listen to mrjavid's words. treading the tightrope between loyalty and integrity has become impossible in recent months. and, mr speaker, i will never risk losing my integrity. this week again, we have reason to question the truth and integrity of what we've all been told. and at some point, we have to conclude that enough is enough.

i believe that point is now. he said he had been patient, hoping things would improve. but i do fear that the reset button can only work so many times. there's only so many times you can turn that machine on and off before you realise that something is fundamentally wrong. and then there was this — a public, laser—guided attack on those still in borisjohnson�*s cabinet. they will have their own reasons, but it is a choice. i knowjust how difficult that choice is. but let's be clear. not doing something is an active decision. i'm deeply concerned about how the next generation will see the conservative party on our current course. can i say to the house, there will be no more l personal statements today.

bye, boris! but he was back again, down the corridor, a few hours later, facing the liaison committee of senior backbenchers. prime minister, how's your week going? terrific. turns out that they had been keeping up with the news. it's being reported that there's a delegation of your cabinet colleagues waiting in downing street, including the chief whip, the transport secretary and your new chancellor, waiting to tell you when you finish here today that it's time for you to go. how will you respond to that? you're asking me to comment on... this conversation will happen in a few minutes, prime minister. so you say! but i'm not going to give a running commentary on political events, we're going to get on with the government of the country. this morning, the communities secretary michael gove went to see the prime minister to tell him he thought he should resign. in the last hour, the man who just yesterday sat around boris johnson's cabinet table was sacked by him, with a number 10 source

describing mr gove as a snake. this was the scene in downing street this evening — drivers hanging around while cabinet ministers went inside, some saying mrjohnson should go, others saying he should stay. the culture secretary's still supportive. is anyone else backing the prime minister? oh, yes! westminster is a postcode defined by power. today has been defined by it draining away from boris johnson. but he's not shifting, at least yet. let's get the very latest from helen catt, whojoins us let's get the very latest from helen catt, who joins us live now. let's get the very latest from helen catt, whojoins us live now. one let's get the very latest from helen catt, who joins us live now. one or two more resignations, i think, as well. just bring us up to speed with that and also, helen, what the plan will be now for the prime minister and how much longer he can stay in

power. inaudible senior ministers have been in number 10, talking to borisjohnson, and there are two camps. there are those saying, time is up, it is time to go. they include former allies like the home secretary priti patel. there are others say he can carry on. the understanding is boris johnson is going to continue, that he has the mandate from the 40 million voters who voted for the conservatives in the general election in 2019, but there is been a really, really big develop it this evening that mrjohnson has doubled down on that by choosing to sack michael gove, the level of secretary, a key figure in the government —— levelling up. he reportedly went into number 10 this morning to tell mrjohnson to resign. this evening, he has been sacked by phone, and a source said,

"you cannot have a snake with you who then tells the press leader has to go," though we should say that those around mr gove dispute they briefed it. there are also, as you said, more resignations. more than 40 across the government. most recently, simon hart, the wales secretary, has resigned. his letter, he said those have done their utmost, but it is past the point. ed argar has also resigned this evening. that leaves around 20 ministerial holes enforcejohnson's government that he has got to feel. that is an enormous task for government to then function —— in borisjohnson�*s in the last few minutes, we have heard the attorney general, she is not resigning from her post, but she said only because the country needs an attorney

general. she has, though, however, said that borisjohnson should go and that is untenable for him to carry on. she said she would stand for leader if there was a contest. there is that, and the other thing that has happened today, a big day of developments, is that the 1922 committee has voted to bring forward selections next week which could pave the way for backbenchers to force another vote of confidence in borisjohnson, which is widely expected he would lose. qm. boris johnson, which is widely expected he would lose. 0k, and also re orted expected he would lose. 0k, and also reorted in expected he would lose. 0k, and also reported in the _ expected he would lose. 0k, and also reported in the papers _ expected he would lose. 0k, and also reported in the papers that _ expected he would lose. 0k, and also reported in the papers that nadhim i reported in the papers that nadhim zahawi, the newly appointed chancellor, has reportedly been looking at a leadership bid for months and was working with sourlis and crosbie, who helped borisjohnson become prime minister and also in his mayoral bid —— mantin crosbie. and also in his mayoral bid -- mantin crosbie.— mantin crosbie. there was speculation _ mantin crosbie. there was speculation who _ mantin crosbie. there was speculation who might - mantin crosbie. there was i speculation who might throw mantin crosbie. there was - speculation who might throw their hat into the ring and certainly

nadhim zahawi was one of those names when you talk to mps. before this year, those leadership bids, those leadership thoughts, they were not really crystallising, but the last few months, really starting with the party gets candles, have sorted to make mps really get their acts together, if you like on putting together, if you like on putting together leadership thoughts, so i think you will be no surprise that that might be the case. qm. think you will be no surprise that that might be the case. 0k, helen catt and westminster, _ that might be the case. 0k, helen catt and westminster, thank- that might be the case. 0k, helen catt and westminster, thank you i catt and westminster, thank you very much indeed. for regular viewers, you would normally be watching karishma vaswani for newsday, and she will be back next hour. she joins me now. what reaction? figs she will be back next hour. she joins me now. what reaction? as you can imagine. — joins me now. what reaction? as you can imagine. this— joins me now. what reaction? as you can imagine, this has _ joins me now. what reaction? as you can imagine, this has been _ joins me now. what reaction? as you can imagine, this has been huge - joins me now. what reaction? as you| can imagine, this has been huge news even out here in asia and particularly what i find really interesting is that it is taking place, the coverage, in countries

that had traditionally historical links to the uk, many in this region, inherited the palm entry system from the uk as part of being a former colonies! parliamentary system for some edge might expect, big news in places like australia, indonesia, malaysia and right here in singapore as well, of course, and more than one commentator is asked the question — what kind of signal is the uk sending about the state of democracy to the rest of the world when even after a number of his colleagues have asked for him to step down, sensibly for the good of the country, the leader refuses to go? is this, many are wondering, the slow demise of the democratic system? questions like this being asked in the post trump air, and when trumped into power in the united states, some parallels being drawn —— when donald trump came to power. it is also fair to say there's been concerned about how this might affect geopolitics, the

war in ukraine, and whether this is a distraction in the west, yet again, that could take away pressing issues that asian governments are concerned about, things like the cost of living, inflation and the rising influence of china in the region. rising influence of china in the reuion. ~ ., ., rising influence of china in the reuion. ., , region. more from you in 'ust under an hour, region. more from you in 'ust under an hour. but — region. more from you in 'ust under an hour, but thank _ region. more from you in 'ust under an hour, but thank you _ region. more from you in just under an hour, but thank you very - region. more from you in just under an hour, but thank you very much l an hour, but thank you very much indeed. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come, something fishy or normal nuclear procedure? we look at plans to empty water from the fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.

central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the host of the 2006 football world cup. they pipped the favourite, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated, and celebration parties were cancelled. a man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom. then he asked herfor a cigarette and — on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought — summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. one child, one teacher, one book and one pen i can change the world. education is the only solution. applause welcome back. one of the biggest war crimes investigations is under way in ukraine. the international

criminal court and national prosecutors are gathering evidence of russian atrocities. some of the worst took place in bucha, a suburb of the capital kyiv. as our special correspondent for cocaine reports, there is psychological devastation for the —— for goal keene —— fergal keane reports... you may find some elements of his report disturbing. she's come to gather in what's left of the life of a lost son. a man who loved laughter. laughter denis rudenko, killed in a massacre. his mother, katarina, has come to clean out denis's locker at the garage where he worked. denis was 37, a father of two.

he was shot dead by the russians, with seven other men, on march 4 last, at 144 yablunska street in bucha. it began with ambushes. ukrainian artillery stalled the russian advance. the russians encountered resistance here as they tried to break through to kyiv that they simply hadn't expected. so what they did was to launch a sweep right through the area, going house to house, to find anyone they suspected of helping the ukrainians. they arrested denis rudenko with eight other men. there was torture, then execution beside the russian base. his mother didn't see denis again. not until she saw his body

in a mortuary a month later. translation: body number 316. it was denis... ..my husband, and i looked at it, but i didn't understand at first what the holes were. he was shot. and his thigh was shot through. and, if i'm not mistaken, there were shots in his abdomen and his eye. there are still plenty of traces of the russians at 144 yablunska, obscene graffiti on the walls. a soldier's military debit card we found in the rubbish. 0ld ration packs in what is now a crime scene. here is the place of the executions. all the bodies were lying here in different positions. and the man leading ukraine's investigation told us he is going after president putin

and his elite. that is where the bullet hit. it was definitely planned in advance. it was instructed from the top. the suspects would be the top of the top. so, the guys who actually launched the war, let's say. putin and his defence minister? yeah, yeah. so, it is like a chain of people, which decisions led to the invasion. russia says the massacre was a fake — its standard response to even the most glaring truths. and the kremlin isn't cowed by war crimes investigations. it'll be hard to get justice for denis rudenko while vladimir putin remains in power. translation: whatever will happen later, after the war ends, _ i don't care at all. honestly. i simply have no son. my dearest, my most beloved person.

he cared for me so much. he was such an angel. justice may or may not come. but the dead will stay dead. fergal keane, bbc news, yablunska street. you're watching bbc news. much more on that story by fergal on the website as well. let's catch up on the day's news. that's. .. certainly that's... certainly we're missing what went into the shooting, what

his plan was for some investigators did develop some information that it appears about when he drove to madison, he was driving around. he did see celebration that was going on in medicine and he contemplated seriously using the firearm in his vehicle to do another shooting. officials in nigeria say more than 300 inmates are still unaccounted for, including dozens of members of the boko haram militant group, following a raid on a prison in the capital abuja. several people were killed in the attack, which is suspected to have been carried out by boko haram. it is the latest on a series of raids on nigerian prisons by militants. british airways will cancel more than thousand -- 10,000 ——10,000 plates by the end of october. carriers around the world 0ctober. carriers around the world are struggling to keep up with demand for travel amid staff shortages. ba say the cancellations will reduce last—minute disruptions.

injapan, the prime minister wants to restart more nuclear power plants to provide more energy as the country struggles with its hottest summer on record. 11 years on from the fukushima disaster, nuclear plants remain deeply unpopular among the japanese public. and as storage runs low at the fukushima site, treated cooling water is due to be released into the pacific, a policy local fishermen strongly oppose. 0ur tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has been back to fukushima and sent this report. this is raw fish, just from the sea off here in fukushima, caught this morning. would you dare to eat this? according to this man here, who caught it, he says there is nothing for me to be worried about. nothing to worry about, it's safe. well, tastes good. for years after the

nuclear disaster, no one wanted to buy fish from fukushima. the fear of radioactive contamination was so strong. finally, that is turning to change, but now there is a new threat. this is the fukushima nuclear plants today. the site is not dominated by giant water tanks, filled with radioactive water. from up filled with radioactive water. from up here, you really get a sense of the scale of the problem. behind me are more than 1000 giant water tanks, and at last count, they contain nearly 1.3 million tonnes of contaminated water. the plan now is to treat the water and pump it into the ocean. forfishermen to treat the water and pump it into the ocean. for fishermen like this man, that would be a second disaster. translation: ., , ., translation: now, fish from fukushima _ translation: now, fish from fukushima is _ translation: now, fish from fukushima is popular - translation: now, fish from

fukushima is popular again. i translation: now, fish from - fukushima is popular again. people know we checked every fish for radiation, so they feel safe, but now the government wants to release this contaminated water into the sea. we do not trust them and we do not feel safe. the sea. we do not trust them and we do not feel safe-— not feel safe. the government says the water will _ not feel safe. the government says the water will be _ not feel safe. the government says the water will be made _ not feel safe. the government says the water will be made safe before | the water will be made safe before it is released, and this is where it will be done. inside this building is the world's largest, most advanced system for removing radioactive particles from water. you can't really see what's going on in here, but in here is all the processes to remove 62 radio nuclei from the coolant water so they will made safe before it is then eventually diluted and plummet into the ocean. but the water will not be entirely free of radiation. at this specially built lab, they are testing for one radioactive particle they cannot remove.

translation: is they cannot remove. translation: ,, , translation: is submitted in the cooling water _ translation: is submitted in the cooling water of every _ translation: is submitted in the cooling water of every nuclear - translation: is submitted in the | cooling water of every nuclear power plant in the world. we are closely monitoring the levels to be sure the public is safe. we've also talked to outside organisations like the ie ia to co—ordinate our data. construction is already under way, with huge pipes that will carry the treated water out to sea. but the fishermen remain almost entirely unconvinced. translation: . . , ., translation: the electricity from the nuclear plants _ translation: the electricity from the nuclear plants all _ translation: the electricity from the nuclear plants all went - translation: the electricity from the nuclear plants all went to - the nuclear plants all went to tokyo, so tokyo should take responsibility. why not put the water into tokyo bay? the water released from _ water into tokyo bay? the water released from fukushima - water into tokyo bay? the water released from fukushima will. water into tokyo bay? the water released from fukushima will be j water into tokyo bay? the water i released from fukushima will be no more radioactive than water released from nuclear plants all over the world, but the fishermen here have had their likelihoods ruined once before. they have no desire to risk

it again. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in fukushima. that's it from me and the team. thanks for watching. hello there. so far, the weather story this week has been dominated by a lot of low, grey cloud for many. yes, at times, it's felt warm, but just take a look at suffolk yesterday afternoon. it was a fairly typical story right across the country. the cloud was widespread. this was the satellite picture from wednesday. in fact, there was some early morning rain in scotland. that cleared away and a brisk northwesterly wind dominated here. some brightness further south, some warmth, but over the next few days, it looks likely that we are going to see more sunshine and more heat developing. perhaps into next week, it's going to get a bit too hot for some of you. the jet stream is to the north of the uk at the moment. 0nce we're on the southern flank of the jet, we're in the warmerairsource, and this area of high pressure, well, that is keeping things quieter and allowing for more sunshine

to come through. so we will start the day on thursday, for many, on another cloudy, grey note. early morning sunshine in eastern scotland, and then eventually the cloud will tend to melt away and the sunshine really starts to build. the only exception is a little more cloud just running in off the northwest of scotland. perhaps here, temperatures only mid—teens, but highest temperatures through thursday afternoon of 25 degrees — 77 fahrenheit. that cloud into the far north thick enough for a spot or two of light, drizzly rain into the northern and western isles, but elsewhere, we keep some clear skies. it will be a relatively mild start to friday morning, temperatures widely into the mid—teens once again. so, on friday, another dry, settled, sunny day in prospect. again, just the far north and west may welljust keep a little more cloud that's being pushed in by this westerly wind, but with more sunshine coming through, temperatures are going to start to respond. into the high 20s not out of the question by friday afternoon, and that's 82 in terms of fahrenheit. as we move into saturday,

the high pressure is still with us. we've still got, however, the wind direction swinging around that high pressure, driving in more cloud and some showery outbreaks of rain just clipping the northern and western isles. but again, those temperatures for england and wales, where we see the highest values, into 27, 28 degrees. and that trend continues through the weekend and into next week. in fact, the heatwave could be here to stay. with temperatures widely into the low 30s for many, it could be too hot for some.

suspect that might get a little bit too hot for some. take care. hello again, welcome back to our a second look at what the papers will be bringing us in the next few hours. be bringing us in the next few hours. joe twyman, director of the polling organisation deltapoll, and geri scott, political reporter at the times. welcome back. a few more since we last spoke on the front page of the guardian. they described the prime minister is desperate and deluded as they say he clings on to power. same story for every where she can imagine, the sun