welcome to bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: borisjohnson resigns as conservative party leader but will stay on as caretaker prime minister. he blames his colleagues for what he called an eccentric idea to change leadership. as we've seen at westminster, the herd instinct is powerful, and when the herd moves, it moves. and, my friends, in politics, no—one is remotely indispensable. attention now turns to who might replace borisjohnson, as the list of potential candidates grows by the hour. foreign ministers from the 620 meet in bali to discuss the disruption to global food and energy supplies caused by russia's invasion of ukraine

with both russian and chinese diplomats attending. china, of course, has steadfastly refused to back the tough us stance towards russia. but the us hopes that can find some common ground with china. and the american actorjames caan, best known for playing the gangster sonny corleone in the godfather, has died at the age of 82. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. pressure is growing on borisjohnson to step down as britain's prime minister as soon as possible, rather than waiting until his successor is named. in his resignation speech on thursday, mrjohnson said he'd stay in the job until the autumn. but many of his colleagues, along with opposition parties,

are unhappy with that and have called on him to go immediately. political editor chris mason has this report on a day of political upheaval for westminster and the country. at breakfast time, there was talk of a constitutional crisis, a prime minister who wouldn't budge, and more and more ministers resigning. butjust after 9:00am, news borisjohnson would resign today. this, the most powerful street in the country, suddenly packed. those arriving for work here capturing the moment, too. at lunchtime, a lectern. those normally inside, outside. an audience awaits, and then a moment at once personal, political and constitutional. hi, everybody. it is clearly now the will of the parliamentary conservative party that there should be a new leader of that party, and therefore

a new prime minister. so i want to say to the millions of people who voted for us in 2019, many of them voting conservative for the first time, thank you for that incredible mandate. and the reason i have fought so hard in the last few days to continue to deliver that mandate in person was notjust because i wanted to do so but because i felt it was myjob, my duty, my obligation to you to continue to do what we promised in 2019. he fought hard, and lost, his cabinet and his party abandoning him but listen, still, to his defiance. in the last few days i've tried to persuade my colleagues that it would be eccentric to change governments when we're delivering so much. this was boris johnson forced to articulate that his imagined future here was being crushed, the boy who dreamed of being

world king ejected. as we've seen at westminster, the herd instinct is powerful, and when the herd moves, it moves. and, my friends, in politics, no—one is remotely indispensable. i know that there will be many people who are relieved and perhaps quite a few who will also be disappointed, and i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up the best job in the world. but them's the breaks. that's life, mrjohnson acknowledging. a painful, personal moment, a splash of history unfolding too. being prime minister is an education in itself. i've travelled to every part of the united kingdom, and in addition to the beauty of our natural world, i've found so many people possessed of such boundless british originality

and so willing to tackle old problems in new ways that i know that even if things can sometimes seem dark now, our future together is golden. thank you all very much. what a moment. a man who won a big majority at a general election just 2.5 years ago is going, humiliated by his party. the borisjohnson era will soon be over. liar! few are indifferent to boris johnson, a primary—colours prime minister provoking colourful reactions to the near—end. a great man brought down. a great man brought down — that's all i can say at the moment, thank you. the country will rue this day. they'll regret it like they did with thatcher. this will be a mistake. but plenty of others within the conservative party and beyond think borisjohnson should be standing down as prime minister pretty much

immediately, and notjust as conservative leader. the former prime minister sir john major is among them. in a letter, he wrote... sirjohn suggested that the deputy prime minister could take over for a bit, or a caretaker prime minister could be drafted in. would theresa may fancy it? look, i don't think... i, from everything i hear — and i haven't heard recently — i don't think there is going to be a caretaker prime minister in the sense of somebody else coming in to that role. and what does an 0pposition party leader do on a day like this? one option is to smile and go and watch some tennis at wimbledon, having said this about borisjohnson... he needs to go completely, none of this nonsense

about clinging on for a few months. he's inflicted lies, fraud and chaos in the country. and, you know, we are stuck with a government which isn't functioning. there will be an overwhelming and very widespread sense - of relief today that i borisjohnson's time as prime minister, which should probably never have been - allowed to happen in the first place, is coming to an end. l the problem is the conservative party, conservative mps, have stood by him for so long. they propped him up. they enabled him to fail to lead our country properly. and my heart goes out to the millions of families and pensioners who've not been helped properly because his government has been so incompetent. attention now turns to those who aspire to come next in downing street — a fourth prime minister in a little over six years. are you going to make a bid for the leadership, sir? there's the former chancellor. the foreign secretary, liz truss, is likely to be in the picture, and perhaps

the former cabinet ministerjeremy hunt, too, among others. a beauty pageant to lead the country is onlyjust beginning. and after the intrigue and anguish, plotting and resignations, a leader departs soon—ish. and newsjust coming in from the news agency reuters: japan's former prime minister shinzo abe has been taken to hospital bleeding after collapsing while delivering a speech in the city of nara in western japan, public broadcaster nhk. a sound like a gunshot was heard at the time, and a male suspect has been detained, the former pm is believed to be bleding from his neck and is unconscious. he is 67 years old and stood

down as prime minister years ago and was one ofjapan�*s longest serving prime minister is. we will bring you more as it comes to hand. back now to our main story our reporter at downing street, mark lobel, says the pressure on borisjohnson remains. it all began when boris johnson was concerned about the functioning of government. he was concerned he couldn't run his government anymore begrudgingly, he came out and resigned as the leader. he is still prime ministerfor a bit. but the problem is how well the government can function because he will still be in there. and how long will he stay in there? a senior government aide says they think it will be ok

for it to be a caretaker government, but others, likejohn major, and other ministers say he should have quit. they think you should be gone on monday morning and someone should be in there to make sure those posts can be filled and government can deal with all the difficult problems that has to deal with as it moves forward. the focus of boris johnson was actually that those around him weren't too glum, i am told, a downing street insider was explaining as to why there were so many smiles behind those close doors after such a sharp resignation speech. well, the focus will move away from here now. it will move to the wider westminster village, when we find out who the next prime minister will be, as a conservative announce next week how the content will work, the timescale, but what we expect is, by autumn, there will be a new prime minister after the tory mps have whittled down contenders to two and sent them out to the wider country where conservative members

will have the postal ballots and vote for who they want to take the place of borisjohnson. mark who are some of the key runners in that contest? the attorney—general threw her hat in the ring. and another one officially declared, tom tugendhat, the chair of the foreign affairs select committee and the remember him from questioning borisjohnson about the uk watched withdraw from afghanistan. he may well be someone like david cameron where if they run a good enough campaign, they can beat all the odds because he is an outsider at the moment. what was interesting about his pitch was that it struck on the two themes if you want to follow the contest. firstly, personality. secondly, policy. 0n personality, tom tugendhat says we need a change and he will rebuild trust in government and that is something directly related to the problems that people had with borisjohnson. the second, on policies,

you will hear this from a lot of candidates, tax cuts and policies on brexit but you may find differences over issues like energy inflation and nationalism. two other potential contenders were spotted around the cornr here and it was the former chancellor rishi sunak and the current chancellor. what we do know is there will be a lot of people in the biggest category will be the one who say they do not know who they will vote for. throughout his premiership, borisjohnson has sought to promote an image of a globally significant uk on the world stage. 0ur diplomatic corresponent, caroline hawley, looks at his reputation beyond the shores of the united kingdom. speaks french. the british government is in turmoil this morning. prime minister borisjohnson, a key ally, announces that he is resigning.

the downfall of borisjohnson has made international headlines. the prime minister, who as a child wanted to be king of the world, who took the uk out of the eu and promoted the country as global britain. it is time to change the record, to recover our natural and historic role as an enterprising, outward—looking and truly global britain. generous in temper and engaged with the world. the crisis in ukraine has provided borisjohnson an opportunity to show british generosity. the uk was the first european country to send arms, with cross—party support. but as support for his leadership at home drained away, ukraine appeared for him a welcome distraction. in president zelensky, he found a grateful ally who today expressed sadness.

translation: britain's role in protecting freedom is truly global, the leadership and charisma of the state leader is of importance, especially at such a time, the time of russia's full—scale anti— european war which started its attack precisely from our state and it's not surprising that ukrainians feel personal gratitude towards boris. moscow, by contrast, gloated, with one official saying he'd been hit by his own boomerang. translation: we would | like to hope that some day in great britain more professional people who can make decisions through dialogue would come to power but at the moment there is very little hope for that. we have a deal with the eu that is ready to go. it is oven—ready as i never tire...

brexit had propelled borisjohnson to power. he got his deal, but his plan to override parts of it brought fury in european capitals. and there are few tears being shed in most of europe tonight at his demise. he is making great progress, so it's an honour to have you here. we will be discussing trade. we can quadruple our trade with the uk... borisjohnson has drawn comparisons with donald trump — both populist, controversial leaders. despite the smiles, relations withjoe biden are cooler, with no trade deal in sight, and concerns in washington over northern ireland. i think he's seen as a big and charismatic personality, but i'm afraid one that could not be trusted to stick to deals. his word was not his bond. we are now a country which unilaterally rips up international agreements. i think we're diminished on the international stage and there's ground to be made up. boris johnson relished the world stage. he's reordered british foreign policy. but there are, to put it

mildly, decidedly mixed views of his overall performance and of the legacy he'll leave. caroline hawley, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: from mafia drama the godfather, to the christmas comedy elf we look at the highlights of james caan's career after his death at the age of 82. 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 hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they've pipped the favourites, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing j hadn't even been contemplated. celebration parties were cancelled. i a man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom. then, he asked her for 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 can change the world. education is the only solution. applause this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: borisjohnson resigns as conservative party leader, but will stay on as caretaker prime minister. in his resignation statement, he blames his colleagues for what he called an eccentric decision to change leadership. the former japanese

the formerjapanese prime minister shinzo abe has been taken to hospital after collapsing while delivering a speech injapan. let's move away from politics in the uk to bali, indonesia now, where foreign ministers from the g20 world's largest economies are meeting to address disruptions to global food and energy supplies caused by russia's invasion of ukraine. but unlike the recent g7 meeting, russia is at these talks. its top diplomat, sergey lavrov, is at the table, alongside his us counterpart, antony blinken, and the chinese foreign minister, wang yi. 0ur south east asia correspondent, jonthan head, is following events. this is the first time since the invasion of ukraine that the us secretary of state would find himself in the same room as his russian counterpart, making for some awkward choreography. the us side insists there is no possibility of a formal meeting between the two. and, remember, this isjust a preliminary here at this gathering to the three big

summits scheduled in this region for later this year, to which presidents biden and putin are both invited. and the us can hardly afford to boycott those meetings because it's struggling right now to regain the ground it's in lost in recent years in influence to china, particularly here in the asia—pacific. so the talks scheduled between antony blinken and the chinese foreign minister, wang yi, are perhaps the most important part of this meeting. the us says it's hoping to establish what it calls "guardrails", to stop their currently fractious relationship from veering into outright confrontation. china, of course, has steadfastly refused to back the tough us stance towards russia over ukraine. the american actorjames caan, best known for playing the gangster sonny corleone in the godfather, has died. he was 82. caan was nominated for an oscar for his role in francis ford coppola's classic. he also starred in the psychological thriller misery, the action film thief, and more recently, the comedy elf. with a look at his career here's our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba.

james caan as sonny corleone, the eldest son of the fearless godfather. caan perfectly portrayed the character's quick, reckless nature... ..his intensity, with a passion, both for life and for his family. and he showed he could hold his own against the likes of marlon brando. are you telling me that the italians guarantee our investment? well, almost. his next big hit also explored the themes

of violence and community. synonymous with the ultraviolent game of the title. get out of this dressing room! that same year, he also demonstrated his lightness of touch... ..opposite barbra streisand in funny lady. all right, listen, we had a little technical trouble in the first... a little technical trouble? get out of this room, you little bum! throw him out, can you throw him out? but at times, his party lifestyle threatened to overshadow his career. there was alcohol and drugs, at the playboy mansion of his friend, hugh hefner. it was confinement at a very different kind of venue that helped re—establish him as a star. in misery, he played a writer, imprisoned by his number one fan... you... remember how, all those years,

nobody knew who misery�*s dad! dad, hi, it's me! i don't want you to leave. from the murderous son of a mobster, to eventual loving father, james caan could do it all. back to our main reaction to borisjohnson's resignation. boris johnson's resignation. let's borisjohnson's resignation. let's start with the us. our lives with the united kingdom

remains strong. 0ur relationship with the people in the country will continue to enjoy. none of that changes. there is also been reaction from the european union, slightly more muted given boris johnson led the campaign for brexit. meanwhile, ireland's prime minister said we have an opportunity to return to the true spirit of partnership and

mutual respect that is needed to underpin the gains of the good friday agreement. boris johnson has found red ship in ukraine in recent months, however. the uk was the first european country to send arms to help it resist russia's invasion. ukraine's government remains grateful. earlier president volodymyr zelenskyy posted on war against russia. a spokesperson for russian foreign ministry said boris johnson was hit by a boomerang launched by himself, his comrades in arms turned against him. now we will go to some breaking news that has been coming into our studio here. japan's former prime minister shinzo abe has been taken to hospital bleeding after collapsing while delivering a speech in the city of nara in western japan. the public broadcaster is reporting a sound like a gunshot was heard at the time and a male suspect was detained. just coming up to

half past midday in western japan. he stepped down as prime minister in 2020. he is japan's longest serving prime minister he was giving a speech in western japan when this happened. reports of two gunshots fired close to where he was giving a speech. if you're just he was giving a speech. if you'rejustjoining us, some breaking news coming into the studio's year from the reuters news agency that japan's prime minister shinzo abe has been taken to hospital after being shot. there are reports of two gunshots. reports he is bleeding from the neck and unconscious. the localjapanese unconscious. the local japanese public unconscious. the localjapanese public broadcaster nhk reporting that he is being taken to hospital. japan's ta ken to hospital. japan's former taken to hospital. japan's former prime minister shinzo abe stepped down as prime minister in 2020. we will bring you all the latest on that story and much more on the bbc news website. thank you very

much for being with us. from all of us on the team at london, have a great day. hello, there. despite cloud dominating the weather story this week, we've been promising you sunshine. well, we gradually got there in the end on thursday. after a cloudy start, we had beautiful blue sky and sunshine by the middle of the afternoon. not quite the case, unfortunately, in the far northwest, in highland scotland. still some pretty grey cloud around, and in actualfact, this weather front�*s still going to sit there throughout the day on friday. high pressure is building in, and it will gradually drift its way a little bit further eastwards and dominate the scene over the weekend, but it does mean some drizzly rain, first thing in the morning, to the northwest of scotland, and the far north of northern ireland. as we go through the day, there will be plenty of settled, sunny weather. with light winds, temperatures are going to respond quite quickly, so highs of 21 degrees

in eastern scotland, 2a perhaps into the midlands, 28 celsius the high — that's 82 fahrenheit — somewhere in the southeast. we now have to start thinking about uv, which will be high or very high. and we haven't seen that for some time, so that's certainly worth bearing in mind, if you're going to be spending any time outside. now, as i say, that high pressurejust shifts its position a little into the weekend, and areas where we've seen some low, grey cloud stubbornly sitting in the far north and west, still there on saturday, but slowly improving as the weekend progresses. perhaps the cloud just retreating to the extreme north. more sunshine coming through. again, light winds for all of us, and again those temperatures responding, likely once again into the high 20s for many. so that means a warm night to come through saturday night into sunday morning. it means a repeat performance on sunday, again, dry, settled and sunny, and once again, those temperatures responding. so we might see that cloud breaking up a little more into the far northwest of scotland. here, temperatures 16—20 the high, but highest values likely of 29 or 30 celsius somewhere in the southeast on sunday. now, it looks likely that that high pressure is going to continue to stay with us for the next few days.

again, still, those weak weatherfronts, a bit of a nuisance for a time, but then it builds in and settles things down quite nicely. so as we go through the week ahead, some cloud from time to time in the far north. dry, settled, sunny and still pretty warm for all of us. some people will see temperatures into the low 30s.

this is bbc news, the headlines: borisjohnson has resigned as conservative party leader, saying he will stay on as caretaker prime minister until the autumn. but pressure is mounting for him to step down completely as soon as possible. in his resignation speech mrjohnson blamed his colleagues for what he called a herd movement. attention now turns to who might replace borisjohnson, as the list of potential candidates grows by the hour. defence secretary ben wallace appears to be the favourite among tory party members, ahead of penny mordaunt and rishi sunak, the former chancellor of the exchequer. the formerjapanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has been taken to hospital after apparently being shot while delivering a speech in the city of nara,

in western japan. he's said to be unconscious.