hello and welcome to bbc news. sri lanka is in the grip of chaos and uncertainty after a dramatic 2a hours which has seen the country's president and prime minister pledge to step down. they were left with little choice after demonstrators stormed or set fire to to their official residences, a howl of anger after months of protests about economic mismanagement. our correspondent anbarasan ethirajan reports from the capital, colombo.

the barricades were meant to keep the protesters out, but they were no barrierfor the furious and desperate crowd, all suffering the effects of living in economic collapse. police used a water can and fired shots in the area but the crowds were more determined and they kept surging forward until eventually they converged on the presidential palace and took over the home and office of the man they want to force from power. he had already escaped. in extraordinary scenes on a tumultuous day or sri lanka, the protesters then called off in the president's pool called off in the president's pool, after this country's economic crisis, clearly relishing this moment. you can just make out a four poster bed as the crowds enjoy the inside of his home too and his bathroom. this was president gotabaya rajapaksa in 2020,

campaigning during parliamentary elections. has family are accused by many of catastrophic economic mismanagement. as the protests continue, sri lankans don't know where the president even is, though one report says he is, though one report says he is being protected by the island country's navy. it has been announced by parliament speaker he will step down by wednesday. and this is set to be the prime minister's private residence. it was set on fire even though he had earlier offered to resign. after a day offered to resign. after a day of chaos, fury and confusion the anti—government protesters here are celebrating the announcement of the plan to resign by president gotabaya rajapaksa and ranil wickremesinghe. these protesters want a new beginning for salancik, a new political culture so that they will not face the similar economic crisis in this country. —— want

a new beginning for sri lanka. voting has begun in elections forjapan�*s upper house of parliament, just two days after the assassination of the former prime minister shinzo abe. a warning, this report from our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes — contains some flashing images. the site where shinzo abe was gunned down on friday has now become a base of pilgrimage. many hundreds lined up this morning to lay flowers and pay their respect. it is an old cliche that japanese people don't show public emotion. not to date. at lunchtime the hearse carrying mr abe's body arrived at his home in tokyo. here, too, the emotion was palpable as a stream of friends and dignitaries came to pay their respects. it is striking to see the continuing outpouring of grief and anger today notjust here but around the world. it is hard to find

anotherjapanese politician another japanese politician whose death anotherjapanese politician whose death would have inspired days of national mourning, in places as far away as india and brazil, there are also questions being asked about what happened in nara. this video shows how the government was able to approach mr abe from behind, completely unchallenged. the team of bodyguards are all looking the other way. the first shot misses mr abe but the government has time to fire a second shot. a nervous looking nara police chief admitted something had gone badly wrong. translation: it is something had gone badly wrong. translation:— translation: it is undeniable there was a — translation: it is undeniable there was a security _ translation: it is undeniable there was a security problem l there was a security problem that caused a serious result. our security measures must be immediately reviewed. that

our security measures must be immediately reviewed.- immediately reviewed. that is an understatement. _ immediately reviewed. that is an understatement. police - immediately reviewed. that is i an understatement. police today recovered a stash of home—made weapons from the suspect�*s home. but this is a country where there was just one gun fidelity in the whole of last year. little wonder that on friday, the police were taken by surprise. you're watching bbc news. the race to succeed borisjohnson as conservative party leader, and therefore prime minister, is getting rather crowded. eight candidates are now standing, including serving cabinet ministers nadhim zahawi and grant shapps. former cabinet ministers jeremy hunt and sajid javid are in too, and there could be even more to come, as our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. who's the best shot, so far? at the forefront of britain's response to the war in ukraine, ben wallace was seen

as a strong contender for prime minister. the defence secretary's popular with conservative members, but he's taken what he said was a difficult decision and wished the candidates good luck. the frontrunner, for now, is rishi sunak. the former chancellor says he'd "grip the moment" and be honest about the challenges ahead. he has supporters and detractors. he's got the experience, he's got the ability, he's got the vision. and i think, at this moment in time, we need to move to someone who's going to walk into number 10 and take over the reins of the country, they need that level of experience and ability. unfortunately, because rishi's record is of saying he wants low taxes and then putting them up, he's now got to double down on that record during in this campaign. waiting to make an entrance, another grassroots tory favourite, the foreign secretary, liz truss, expected to enter the race soon. do you think you'll make a good prime minister? good evening. in the mix too, the senior

backbencher tom tugendhat, talking up his time in the military. i've spent 10—15 years serving our country in uniform. i've spent 6—7 years now serving our community in parliament, and i'd like the chance to serve again because i think this country matters. among the candidates with cabinet experience, grant shapps, the transport secretary, stressing his loyalty to boris johnson, while others were plotting. nadhim zahawi, chancellor since tuesday, confirmed tonight as a contender for the topjob. and suella braverman, the attorney general, who was first to say she'd stand. less well—known, but tipped as a rising star, kemi badenoch who's taken an uncompromising stance on cultural issues. and tonight, sajid javid, whose resignation as health secretary triggered boris johnson's final demise, has confirmed he's standing, as hasjeremy hunt — beaten in the final two last time round, pitching now to win back trust. jonathan blake, bbc news. now on bbc news, a record—breaking tennis player

on the court and a boundary—busting social activist off the court, billiejean king talks to amol rajan about her extraordinary life and career. when, in 1950s california, a young girl named billie picked up young girl named billie picked up a tennis racket she belonged to a world that few of us can imagine today and over the next few decades, billiejean king as she would come to be known, changed the world for women in america and far beyond. she did it via tennis. she was arguably the first female sports superstar winning 39 grand slams and completely dominating the sport, and yet it was in her parallel career as a social act best that she left a legacy that can be felt far beyond today. billiejean king is a game changer in the original sense. i have come to her

spiritual home of wimbledon amid preparations for this year's championship to find out how she did it and which battles she is fighting next. what does it feel like as a former champion, coming back to the stage? i former champion, coming back to the staue? . , former champion, coming back to the staue? . ., former champion, coming back to the stale? . , . the stage? i always am so thankful — the stage? i always am so thankful and _ the stage? i always am so thankful and just - the stage? i always am so thankful and just love - the stage? i always am so thankful and just love to l the stage? i always am so i thankful and just love to look at a tennis court, it is like our stage. and a lot of us champions always take, you see djokovic or martina... d0 champions always take, you see djokovic or martina. . ._ djokovic or martina... do you eat the grass? _ djokovic or martina... do you eat the grass? put _ djokovic or martina... do you eat the grass? put in - djokovic or martina... do you eat the grass? put in your . eat the grass? put in your pocket. — eat the grass? put in your pocket. it's _ eat the grass? put in your pocket, it's good - eat the grass? put in your pocket, it's good luck. - eat the grass? put in your . pocket, it's good luck. nearly 60 ears pocket, it's good luck. nearly 60 years since _ pocket, it's good luck. nearly 60 years since you _ pocket, it's good luck. nearly 60 years since you came - pocket, it's good luck. nearly 60 years since you came in, i pocket, it's good luck. nearly i 60 years since you came in, you came in 1961 is a 17—year—old. it feels the same. in my heart it feels the same. in my heart i am 17 again. it's fantastic. any time make it to come to wimbledon, it's a privilege. billiejean king won herfirst

grand slam title at the age of 17 as an unseeded player on her first visit to wimbledon, becoming the youngest person to win the women's doubles at the championships. king played aggressively, hitting the ball hard and displaying exceptional speed. but in the early days of her career, it wasn't always her career, it wasn't always her sporting skills which people focused on. for the first time. _ people focused on. for the first time, wimbledon - people focused on. for the first time, wimbledon metj first time, wimbledon met little miss chubby legs with the owl like glasses. king won a record 21 _ the owl like glasses. king won a record 21 wimbledon - the owl like glasses. king won a record 21 wimbledon titles l the owl like glasses. king won | a record 21 wimbledon titles in a record 21 wimbledon titles in a career spanning nearly 30 years. billiejean king, thank you for talking to the bbc and thank you for doing it here. well any chance to be at wimbledon, i'm a happy camper. there is one big thread running through your life, the thread that brings us here is of course the game of tennis. please describe for me and for us, what it is about the healing of racket on ball, of mastering the court that has

sustained you throughout your