this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. how many resignations will it take? borisjohnson clings onto power and refuses to resign despite his government collapsing and some of his closest allies deserting him. so far there have been 46 resignations, a record number of those in just one day, but the prime minister responded defiantly to critics on his own side. does the prime minister think there are any circumstances in which he shouldn't resign? laughter frankly, mr speaker, the job of the 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. the heads of the uk and us

security services make an unprecedented joint appearance, warning of the national security and economic threat posed by china. is posed by china. set whatever it technical and is set whatever it technical and using it to undercut your business. and japan plans to pump water from the fukushima nuclear plant into the pacific. we hear from the fishermen protesting the move. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, is clinging on to power in downing street despite the resignations of more than a0 of his own mps from their government roles. he's continuing to defy calls for him to step down from some of his most senior colleagues.

they believe he has clearly lost the confidence of most of his party. our political correspondent david wallace—lockhart reports. outside downing street the press assembled, inside around the same time some cabinet ministers were spelling out the situation to the prime minister, wanting him the support of his party had drained away. one who expressed this view michael gove sacked from his position as levelling up from his position as levelling up secretary number ten source described him as a snake. loyal to the prime minister seems hard to come by, welsh secretary last night quit the cabinet saying he had no option left and passed the point with the situation could be turned around. the health secretary insisted change was needed. incredibly one minister staying in the cabinet publicly called

for the prime minister to go. i'm incredibly sad today there is an open whelming sense of despair and sadness in parliament amongst conservative mps, because to my mind, and it pains me to say this in my heart, i do think the time has come for the prime minister to step down. come for the prime minister to step down-— step down. suella braverman made an early _ step down. suella braverman made an early bed _ step down. suella braverman made an early bed to - step down. suella braverman made an early bed to be - step down. suella braverman made an early bed to be thel step down. suella braverman i made an early bed to be the one that replaces borisjohnson. i will be straight with you, yes i will there is a leadership contest i will put my name into the ring. i love this country. earlier yesterday during the grilling of senior mps the prime minister insisted there would be a vacancy any soon. it has been reported there is a delegation of your mps waiting at downing street, the transport minister and chancellor, how will you respond to that, they are telling you to go?-

respond to that, they are telling you to go? you are askin: telling you to go? you are asking me _ telling you to go? you are asking me to _ telling you to go? you are asking me to comment... | telling you to go? you are . asking me to comment... i'm telling you to go? you are - asking me to comment... i'm not going _ asking me to comment... i'm not going to — asking me to comment... i'm not going to give a running commentary on political debates i will_ commentary on political debates i will get — commentary on political debates i will get on with the government of the country. and those government of the country. mr. those supported government of the country. fific those supported tory government of the country. e"ic those supported tory voices government of the country. el"ic those supported tory voices are hard to by psalms still standing by borisjohnson. ultimately i support the prime minister because of his mandate, a0 million people voted for him, atc majority, it is vital and that's why i am supporting his levelling agenda. supporting his levelling a . enda. supporting his levelling aaenda. ., ,., supporting his levelling a.enda_ , agenda. the labour party believes _ agenda. the labour party believes a _ agenda. the labour party believes a general- agenda. the labour party i believes a general election agenda. the labour party - believes a general election is now needed.— now needed. the people are suffering _ now needed. the people are suffering under _ now needed. the people are suffering under a _ now needed. the people are suffering under a cost - now needed. the people are suffering under a cost of - suffering under a cost of living crisis, they can't take seriously any longer, it's not just the mps and ministers, the public has been saying for months they don't have faith in prime list.

months they don't have faith in prime list-— prime list. the prime minister didn't leave — prime list. the prime minister didn't leave on _ prime list. the prime minister didn't leave on the _ prime list. the prime minister didn't leave on the night, - didn't leave on the night, tuesday at downing street long—term will mean defying political gravity. david wallace—lockhart, bbc news. i'm joined now by our reporter, mark lobel, who is in downing street. sun is rising, new day begins — what can we expect today? what is ahead today? the people behind the store _ what is ahead today? the people behind the store would _ what is ahead today? the people behind the store would have - behind the store would have believe it's business as usual in which case they have a lot of positions to fill starting with the housing secretary of that shock sacking of michael gove an hour later that resignation of the welsh secretary they will have two fill that position and 50 minutes after he resigned a health secretary so they have to feel that as well, aa or more positions are vacant they have to fill pretty quickly, or we could see the podium come out today overhear if boris johnson has a change of heart and on his sword. or it could be the stand—off continuing, at the end of the parliamentary

business day what is the government up to, questions and house of commons parliament run by something pro boris and after that the attorney general taking questions, as we heard in that report is antivirus. is that the new dividing line whether you are pro or anti borisjohnson. in whether you are pro or anti boris johnson.— whether you are pro or anti boris johnson. in terms of what triu cered boris johnson. in terms of what triggered this — boris johnson. in terms of what triggered this dramatic - boris johnson. in terms of what triggered this dramatic 48 - triggered this dramatic a8 hours, just remind us? it triggered this dramatic 48 hours, just remind us? hours, 'ust remind us? it was a month hours, just remind us? it was a month ago _ hours, just remind us? it was a month ago today _ hours, just remind us? it was a month ago today that - hours, just remind us? it was a month ago today that there - hours, just remind us? it was a| month ago today that there was a vote of confidence or no confidence in the prime list which he won with 59% of support from tory mps, after that was a by—election in the north and south—west of the country, and that's where boris johnson lost his boat winning gloss, it was tarnished because he lost both boats and went off abroad to the g7 and nato summits, and came back and had to admit he mishandled a complaint he had heard about from a member that he then promoted to become one of the

chief disciplinarians and government, that was too much for rishi sunak the chancellor stated javid the health secretary, they resigned so next week, we might face another vote of confidence and at the moment of that vote competence was held it's not likely the gentleman living there right now would be given there right now would be given the keys again, to that door. 0k, the keys again, to that door. ok, mark we will talk to you later in the programme and look at the runners and riders is a new leader coming to run the conservative party, we will be discussing all of that later. we will look at the morning newspapers. you can imagine there is one story in town with borisjohnson, desperate deluded pm clinging to power, the front page of the guardian. we will look at those in detail as well and i will discuss with various live guests, economists and analysts the outlook for the uk economy, which many in

our view is at a crisis point with the cost of living dramatically rising and inflation and a new chancellor inflation and a new chancellor in place who has made various promises so far. could we see tax cuts in the near future? all that discussed in our business coverage in 20 minutes. let's look at some of the other news. a man accused of shooting at a fourth ofjuly parade in a chicago suburb has been charged with seven counts of murder. robert crimo appeared by videolink. he didn't enter a plea, but prosecutors say he had already confessed. law enforcement officials say he had also planned to attack another event. british airways says it'll cancel more than 10,000 flights by the end of october, bringing the total number of flights cancelled by the airline this yearto 30,000. carriers around the world have been struggling to keep up with the demand for travel amid staff shortages. ba says cancellations now will

reduce last—minute disruption. officials in nigeria say more than a00 inmates are still unaccounted for after a raid on a prison in the capital, abuja, including dozens of members of the boko haram militant group. several people were killed in the attack, which is suspected to have been carried out by boko haram. it is the latest in a series of raids on nigerian prisons by islamist militants. 59 people go on trial in italy today in connection with the collapse of a motorway bridge in genoa in 2018. a3 people were killed when a section of the morandi bridge gave way in torrential rain while vehicles were crossing it. among those on trial are the former managing director and other senior figures from the aspi motorway company. the heads of the british and american security services have made an unprecedented

joint appearance to warn of the national security and economic threat posed by china. the fbi director, chris wray, and the mis head, ken mccallum, outlined the dangers while addressing business leaders in london. our security correspondent gordon corera reports. the two men whose job it is to keep the uk and us safe, appearing in public together for the first time. speaking inside mi5 headquarters to business and university leaders, they warned of what they said was an immense threat. the most game—changing challenge we face comes from the chinese communist party. it's covertly applying pressure across the globe. this might feel abstract, but it's real and it's pressing. amongst the worries is that naval exercises like these are china preparing for the possibility of invading taiwan. the fbi director warned this

path would lead to one of the most horrific business disruptions the world has ever seen. even though russia may have drawn most attention because of its invasion of ukraine, today's joint appearance here at mi5 headquarters was a way of these two allies saying they believe that it's china that poses the biggest long—term threat to national and economic security. the chinese government is set on stealing your technology, whatever it is that makes your industry tick, and using it to undercut your business and dominate your market. that includes by using cyber espionage, but also more hands—on methods. we've even caught people out in the us heartland sneaking into fields to dig up proprietary, genetically modified seeds, which would have cost them nearly a decade and billions in research to develop themselves. china is likely to dismiss the warnings, but these two security chiefs believe the threat needs to be confronted.

we both see persistent attempts to steal vital know—how from businesses and universities and we see hidden interference campaigns attempting to manipulate the west. if we don't respond, this will have a dramatic impact on our nations. mi5 has more than doubled its work against china in the last three years, and its director said it would be doubling again. gordon corera, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: 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.

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closest allies deserting him. so far, there have been a6 resignations, a record number of those in just one day, but the prime minister responded defiantly to critics on his own side. let's go back to our main story — borisjohnson has now broken a british political record for the highest number of ministerial resignations in the space of 2a hours. one in five of those conservative mps who held ministerial or other official posts have now resigned. so far, that's a3 and counting. our deputy political editor vicki young looks at the possible next steps. time to speak out. dozens of conservative ministers and mps have had enough. some have been critical for months, others stayed loyal to borisjohnson but not anymore. i have never done this before, it's not in my nature to go

on about prime ministers, i challenge the government on policy rather than personalities but i just think we have reached an end point. we are just constantly going from one crisis to another under this leadership and a reluctance to accept where those problems came from. and we've got to concentrate on these issues that are really affecting people, this charade has to stop. i feel for the prime minister, i really do, i like the man, i i have got a huge amount of respect for the man, . but i cannot let this pass. as support drained away, the prime minister's closest allies tried their best to fight his corner. my message to colleagues is calm down, calm down. really? are they overreacting? be very careful where we go here. why? be very careful about bringing down a prime minister who won a very personal mandate from the british people in 2019. liam fox has stayed loyal to every conservative leader since he was first elected in 1992, but he told me mrjohnson has squandered too many second chances. the way things

have been handled, the way that lines constantly change, the way ministers therefore cannot with any confidence repeat the line that they are being given, i think all of this incrementally damages credibility so much that it is difficult to lead and i hope that for his own sake, but for the sake of the conservative party and the government and most importantly, the country, he goes quickly. prime ministers rarely get to choose how they leave office. margaret thatcher promised to fight on, but her cabinet told her it was time to go. john major survived rebellions, staggered to an election and was beaten in a landslide. david cameron recognised that losing the eu referendum was a resigning matter. theresa may won a vote of confidence but left a few months later. it's honestly incredibly tough on themm personally, these things normally build up over a long period of time. but i think most people who have done the job

get to a point where they recognise that time is up. and that it is not actually in their own interests in terms of their legacy or their party's interest or the country's interests for them to carry on. i can announce that the parliamentary party does have confidence... cheering this group of mps could have a crucial role to play if borisjohnson refuses to leave. the 1922 committee could organise another vote of confidence. borisjohnson won the conservatives their biggest election victory in more than 30 years, many mps backed him because they wanted to make sure brexit happened. but he has not been able to translate that success on the campaign trail into government and many in his own party have now turned against him, fearing he was tarnishing their reputation as well as his own. he can drag out his departure but few think boris johnson as got long left in number 10. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. let us pause when it goes to the political drama unfolding here in the uk. let's focus on

sport and wimbledon and other events. hello there. i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news where we start with tennis, and rafael nadal progressed to the semifinals at wimbledon, but he needed five sets and over four hours to see off american taylor fritz. the spaniard, who last won this grand slam in 2010, needed to win a tie break in the deciding set and playing with an injury, but he held his nerve to set up a meeting with nick kyrgios who's into his first ever semifinal at the all england club with a straight—sets win over chile's cristian garin, making him the first australian man since 2005 to reach the last four at wimbledon. but will his opponent make it? i don't know. i can't give you a clear answer, because if i give you a clear answer because if tomorrow and another thing happens, i will be a liar. while in the women's draw, 2019 champion simona halep is through to the semifinals after a straightforward win over american amanda anisimova. and she'll face elena rybakina

after the 23—year—old came from a set down to beat australia's ajla tomljanovic, making her the first player from kazakhstan, male orfemale, to reach a singles semifinal at one of the four grand slam tournaments. so, it'll be halep versus rybakina in the women's semifinals in the coming hours, while the other semifinal will see this lady on screen, tunisian third seed ons jabeur, take on mother of two tatjana maria of germany. england got their campaign off to a winning start at old trafford as they beat austria 1—0 in front of a record crowd for a european women's championship game. almost 69,000 watched on as beth mead scored the game's only goal in the 16th minute when the austrian defence failed to stop her lobbed shot from crossing the line, and sarina weigman's team then did enough to keep a clean sheet and take the victory. just unbelievable, playing

here, old trafford, 70,000 people, making lots of noise, going behind us, standing behind us, so it was really incredible. and i hope they keep coming, and they do because we have sold out stadiums. thursday night's group a match will be northern ireland's debut at a major tournament when they take on two—time winners norway in southampton. ada hegerberg back in the norwegian squad after she returned from a five—year international absence in march. england and india clash in the first of three t20 internationals later with this match being played in southampton. new captainjos buttler takes charge of england after eoin morgan's retirement with a new head coach for the shorter format in australia's matthew mott. i think it is really important i think it is really important i take really good care of my own game and i want to try and beat a captain who leads from the front in that sense, so it is really vital my own practice and preparation is really good,

and preparation is really good, and we have been a really settled side for quite a while now, so it feels quite seamless to be honest at the minute. belgium's wout van aert remains the race leader heading into stage 6 of the tour de france in the coming hours. wednesday's stage 5 was won by australia's simon clarke in a photo finish on the cobbled 157km stretch with reigning champion tadej pogacar making up time to be just 19 seconds off the lead now, while stage 6 sees the tour travel a hilly 219.9km run from binche to longwy. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that's your sports news for now. that is indeed. thank you. to japan now, where prime minister fumio kishida has pledged to restart more nuclear power plants to provide energy as the country struggles with its hottest summer on record. but 11 years on from the fukushima disaster, nuclear plants remain deeply unpopular

among the japanese public. our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has gained rare access to the fukushima plant 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? well, according to ono—san here, who caught it, he says there is nothing for me to be worried about. mm. "nothing to worry about, it's safe." well, it certainly tastes good! bell rings 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 starting to change, but now there is a new threat. this is the fukushima nuclear plant today.

the site is now dominated by giant water tanks filled with radioactive water. from up here, you really get a sense of the scale of the problem. behind me are more than a thousand giant water tanks, and at last count, they contained nearly 1.3 million tons of contaminated water. the plan now is to treat the water and pump it into the ocean. for fishermen like ono—san, that would be a second disaster. translation: now, fish from fukushima is popular again. i people know we check 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 government says 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 radionuclides from the cooling water so that it will made safe before it is then eventually diluted and pumped 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 — tritium. translation: tritium is emitted in the cooling water— of every nuclear power plant in the world. we are closely monitoring the levels to reassure the public it is safe. we have also invited outside organisations like the iaea to check our data.

beside the ocean, construction is already under way on a huge pipe that will carry the treated water out to sea. but the fishermen remain almost entirely unconvinced. translation: the electricity from the nuclear plant - all went to tokyo, so tokyo should take responsibility. why not put the water into tokyo bay? the water 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. so, we have so much more for you here on the programme on bbc news. to stay with us. we will have all the top business stories, but in particular, we will be looking at the new chancellor and what he said so far about his plans for the uk

economy at a very critical time. and of course we will return to downing street to look at those who are hoping to perhaps become the new leader of the tory party. i will be back. 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 north—westerly 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. once we're on the southern flank of the jet, we're in the warmer air source, 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 north—west 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 well just keep a little more cloud just 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.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the economic challenges mount up for britain's new chancellor. but will he be around long enough to tackle them? sterling hits a two—year low against the dollar. it's the weakest since the depths of the pandemic in 2020 — with predictions of steeper falls to come. post—brexit plans for the city of london in disarray as the minister in chargejoins the mass resignation. plus: 200 miles from westminster — how do uk voters see the political crisis facing the government?