tonight at ten, sri lanka's descent into chaos and turmoil, as the military are told to restore public order. for the second time in a week, protesters have broken into a highly secure government building. we report from the scene.

security forces, the police, all the armed guards, they are nowhere to be seen. another public building here in sri lanka which is now being occupied by the people. we'll have the latest from sri lanka, where a state of emergency has now been imposed. also on the programme... and then there were six — we consider who's got momentum and who hasn't after the first ballot for new conservative leader. there's to be another strike by rail workers on 27thjuly, in the dispute over pay, conditions and jobs. the dj tim westwood is accused by a woman of having sex with her when she was 1a. and at st andrews, they're getting ready for the 150th open championship, on the historic old course. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we'll have the latest from the women's euros, where sweden have taken theirfirst victory in the championship over switzerland.

welcome to bbc news at ten. we start with the chaos in sri lanka, where the economic and political turmoil is intensifying. a state of emergency has been declared, and the prime minister, ranil wickremesinghe, has told the military to do whatever is necessary to restore order after protesters stormed his office complex. the president, gotabaya rajapaksa, has fled the country as sri lanka suffers from the worst economic crisis in decades. tens of thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against the president and administration, who are blamed for allowing the crisis to grow. sri lanka's economy is suffering shortages of food and fuel, and the currency has lost nearly half its value on the

financial markets. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan, camera journalist jack garland, and producer scarlett barter have spent the day among the crowds outside the prime minister's office in colombo. their target heavily guarded. their mood determined. as news spread that prime minister ranil wickremesinghe had just been made acting president, crowds gathered in front of his office, one of the few government buildings not yet occupied by protesters. protesters are chanting that ranil wickremesinghe, the prime minister, is a thief. they don't just want president gotabaya rajapaksa to step down, they want the whole political class to leave, and they want a change. and this is how they are pushing for that change. a mass movement born out of economic hardship,

sending a message to those in power. we don't want violence and we don't want that prime minister trying to be a president right now, we only want, please, resign. but it didn't take long for security forces to use tear gas and water cannons. shrieking. explosions. well, theyjust fired tear gas and protesters tried to make their way to the prime minister's office, but as you can see, they didn't manage, there is a large security presence there, some protesters still trying to climb in. just over the gate, you can see inside there nowjust how many

members of the security forces are in there, and we can feel the tear gas on our skin now. a lot of people here have been tear gassed, but they are not giving up, they still want to get inside. then a breakthrough. outnumbering and overpowering the police... ..yet another protected building overrun by protesters. cheering. well, this is quite an extraordinary moment. after hours of trying to make their way in, they've finally done it. protesters have pushed their way through the gates of the prime minister's office and they are everywhere. the security forces, the police, all the armed guards, they are nowhere to be seen.

another public building here in sri lanka which is now being occupied by the people. and it is quite a moment. but where does that moment go next? why did you come here today? to help my country. i love my country, so i want to help my country. protesters chant. but who can save it? as they celebrate, sri lankans are still suffering. after taking government buildings, who do they trust to take power? rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, colombo. as we've been hearing, this week's demonstrations in sri lanka follow months of economic turmoil, which has brought misery to millions across the country. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is here to explain more about what's led to the chaos of recent days. huw, sri lanka is in real

difficulties at the moment. first of all, there is almost complete economic collapse. inflation is more than 50%, food prices are soaring, up 80%, transport costs more than doubling, and that's having a real impact. there are about 22 million people in sri lanka and the un world food programme says more than 6 million of them don't know where their next meal is coming from. so why�*s the economy in such dire straits? well, tourism — a major source of foreign revenues — has been devastated, first by terrorist bombings in 2019, and then by the covid pandemic. the war in ukraine has added to rising food and fuel prices and the global downturn has meant sri lankans living overseas have sent less money home but the protestors also blame this man, the outgoing president, gotabaya rajapaksa, part of a family dynasty that's dominated politics here for two decades.

he banned fertiliser imports — supposedly to make sri lanka more organic — but it devastated the rice crop and led to food shortages. he cut taxes, but this left the government struggling to pay its bills. and he borrowed heavily, leaving foreign debt worth $50 billion, much of it owed to china and servicing that has drained currency reserves, leaving little left about food imports. so the president has now fled, leaving a political vacuum as mps struggle to greet is possibly some kind of unity government contents and that matters because without a stable government, sri lanka might struggle to win international support and is already discussing a possible bailout from the international monetary fund is talking to china about its debt. there is an uncertain future for a strategically important island nation where economic crisis has now been followed by political upheaval.

james, many thanks, james landale, our diplomatic correspondent. let's talk about westminster. in the first ballot for the conservative leadership following borisjohnson's resignation last week, the former chancellor rishi sunak has topped the poll, 0ut go the current chancellor, nadhim zahawi, and former health secretaryjeremy hunt and that leaves 6.0 they failed to get enough support to go through to the next round. the results are as follows. rishi sunak with 88 votes, the trade minister penny mordaunt was second with 67 votes, her supporters say that proves that she has enough momentum to win. and the foreign secretary liz truss was third with 50 votes. kemi badenoch, suella braverman and tom tugendhat are also among the remaining six candidates going through to the next ballot tomorrow. during the day, borisjohnson

praised the quality of candidates to succeed him. he hinted it might have been his last question time as prime minister. from westminster, here's our political editor, chris mason. the first moment of decision in determining who might be our next prime minister, and who definitely won't be. two candidates will be eliminated, jeremy hunt and nadhim zahawi. the chancellor and the runner—up in the last conservative leadership race, beaten by borisjohnson, both out. tonight i spoke tojeremy hunt about, crucially, to secure the leadership. i recognise that you probably only get one chance to do that, my chance was really in 2019, and so politics moves on. we now know that you will not be our next prime minister, who should be? i'm supporting rishi sunak.

this is someone of formidable ability who has been thinking about the right thing to do for our economy. rishi is one of the most decent, straight people with the highest standards of integrity that i have ever met. earlier, the campaign launch of the trade minister penny mordaunt, who finished second in today's vote. another cramped and sweaty affair with a spot of merchandise thrown in. a face that may not be familiar but soon might become so. shes a former defence secretary who campaigned for brexit and whose pitch to be prime minister feels, for now at least, like it has some momentum. i think our party has lost its sense of self. if i can compare it to being in the glastonbury audience when paul mccartney was playing his set, we indulged all those new tunes but what we really wanted was the good old stuff that we all knew the words to — low tax, small state, personal responsibility.

what do you say to the vast majority of people listening to this this morning who have not come across you before and perhaps wonder whether you have it in you to be prime minister? i think that i am one of the best prepared candidates in this contest. i have served in a huge number of ministerial positions. i have also served in the private sector, i have worked in the public sector. one of penny mordaunt�*s supporters is the man beaten to the conservative leadership by david cameron 17 years ago. you have seen a few of these kind of launches. had one or two yourself. absolutely, i can tell you how nerve—racking they are. i've seen dozens. that was the best i've ever seen. she's a real star. down the road at the same time, another contender, former soldier tom tugendhat, saying he would prioritise much more money for the military. when we're talking about defence spending, we have to be clear that we will never put the safety of our country in doubt because of

bean counters or spreadsheets. who will replace you, prime minister? who has your vote? the big question followed by the one he won't answer, but borisjohnson reckons whoever replaces him will have the measure of sir keir starmer. any one of them would wipe the floor with captain crasheroonie snoozefest, mr speaker. the labour leader teased mrjohnson about his approach to life after downing street. finally, he can throw off the shackles, say what he really thinks and forget about following the rules. laughter. the foreign secretary, liz truss, finished third today in the vote to replace borisjohnson. tomorrow, as mps vote again, it's her turn to set out why she should win. it is the eve of the second leadership ballot now. chris joins us from westminster now. given what we have seen today and

you mentioned the word momentum at one stage, who has got it and who hasn't? six. one stage, who has got it and who hasn't? ,, u, ., , one stage, who has got it and who hasn't? ,, u, . , g; hasn't? six candidates left, 43 votes that _ hasn't? six candidates left, 43 votes that are _ hasn't? six candidates left, 43 votes that are looking - hasn't? six candidates left, 43 votes that are looking for - hasn't? six candidates left, 43 votes that are looking for at i hasn't? six candidates left, 43 - votes that are looking for at home tonight, those that went the weight of the two eliminated candidates so we will be remoulding again in this race. we have see whatjeremy hunt is doing, going in the direction of rishi sunak but how many of his supporters will follow suit? there's a realignment under way and it will be fascinating to see how things break down because the order in which the rejected candidates are rejected matters as well because it helps shape the momentum of those who hope to do well. becomes an assumption. assumptions are dangerous in these games but bear with me. rishi sunak, it is assumed by all of the campaigns, is highly likely to get one of the golden tickets to be in the final two to be decided by the conservative party membership so who could be alongside him? at the moment, it is a battle between liz truss, who we will hear from tomorrow, and penny mordaunt,

who seems to have some momentum and something of the upper hand. but there could still be some sizable twists in all this as this realignment of the vote continues starting tomorrow. thank you, chris mason. rail workers will walk out on strike again on wednesday 27thjuly, the ongoing dispute is over pay, conditions and jobs. the rmt union has rejected a new 4% pay rise in the first year from network rail, calling it paltry. 0ur correspondentjon donnison is at london's st pancras station. what more do you have for us? for rail what more do you have for us? fr?" rail passengers and commuters heading home tonight they are digestive venues they will face another day of pretty major disruption. three days strike action from the rmt last month, a 24—hour strike on wednesday the 27th ofjuly this time, the first week of the

school holidays. 40,000 workers will strike from network rail but also 13 different train operating companies, the names of which i think you can see running along the bottom of the screen, but even if you are travelling with a different operator i probably would not bother because i probably would not bother because i think the knock—on effects of the strike will mean disruption across the whole network and probably other several days. this is after the rmt rejected a 4% pay rise offer from network rail and a further 4% next year dependent on meeting modernisation targets. the union says with annual inflation at 9% thatis says with annual inflation at 9% that is simply not enough. transport secretary grant shapps has accused the union of causing chaos on simply targeting the opening of the commonwealth games in birmingham which takes place that same week. worth remembering train drivers voted for strike action yesterday and another union, the tssa, which

represents rail workers, voted for strike action today, the dates of those yet to be announced but it could be a difficult summer for those travelling on the trains. maw; those travelling on the trains. many thanks for the _ those travelling on the trains. many thanks for the latest _ those travelling on the trains. many thanks for the latest at _ those travelling on the trains. many thanks for the latest at king's - thanks for the latest at king's cross in london, jon donnison. the dj tim westwood is facing fresh allegations, this time from a woman who says they had sex when she was 14. the woman is one of several to come forward with claims of misconduct and abuse after an investigation by bbc news and the guardian. the allegations span a 30 year period starting in 1990. the metropolitan police said they could not comment on whether an investigation has been launched. this report from our correspondent chi chi izundu contains distressing accounts of alleged sexual assault. the arches was a club in vauxhall. tim westwood would be there, holding his club night. he had a show on capital, which was a big deal. that's happening saturday night between eight and ten with me, westwood... we're calling this woman esther. she says she was 14 when she met tim westwood. he was in his early 30s.

he was like, "how old are you then?" i said, "i'm 14." and he didn't look shocked oranything, it was, "0h, 0k." i said, "can i get in next week?" "sure you can." i'd say it was a couple of months after that, we had sex. i never gave consent, but i never said no either. welcome to the radio 1 rap show. this is how radioi get down in the 9—7. tim westwood has been a prominent figure in the music industry for more than 40 years. i'm a big dog! as part of our investigation, we spoke to ten different women making allegations ranging from sexual assaults and predatory behaviour to sexual activity with a 14—year—old between 1990 and 2020. this woman, we are calling talia. she, too, met tim westwood in a club in 2012. he was 20, he was 55.

she said he took her to his hotel room, where he forced her to give him oral sex. started off as, you know, kissing etc. and then it happened pretty quickly. before i knew it, he wasjust completely naked, like, just in front of me. i did say, "wow, like... "we're not going to do anything like that." i kept saying no, you know, we've just met, let's just talk. next minute, you know, i was on the bed and... so his knees were there on the bed so i couldn't, like, get them out, if that makes sense. and his arm was holding this one down. um... so, yeah. so i couldn't basically get out because i was held down. back in april, as part of a joint investigation with the guardian, the bbc broadcast the stories of seven women alleging unexpected

and unwanted sexual touching and sexual misconduct against tim westwood. tim westwood strenuously denied all of those allegations, but he hasn't responded to any of these new ones. we asked global, who own capital radio, if they'd had any complaints about the dj during his employment with them, but a spokesperson said they'd let us know if they had any comment. last week, the bbc revealed it had six complaints, one of which was serious enough to refer to the police — despite the director—general, tim davie, previously saying they'd found no complaints. yesterday, he said the bbc were still investigating and would be publishing its findings in two weeks, adding... "we have no objective apart from to ensure everything is flushed "out and we understand exactly what happened with regards "to the bbc and also to do the right thing and any cases are looked at." at one point in his career, tim westwood was being hailed

as the most influential figure in hip—hop across europe. but the question still remains how someone with so much power in the music industry wasn't stopped. chi chi izundu, bbc news. details of organisations offering information and support for sexual abuse are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077. and you can watch more on this story on the bbc iplayer in the documentary hip hop�*s 0pen secret: tim westwood. you can also watch it on the iplayer app. from tomorrow eight million of the poorest people in the uk will start receiving some of the government living

grant — in total £650 — to help with soaring bills. many, though, have been struggling for years. the biggest food bank provider is called the trussell trust. they confirmed this today. back in 2008 when the financial crisis hit, they had about 20 food banks across the uk. that number has risen sharply. today there are more than 400 food bank centres run by trussell which supply 1,300 food banks and distribution points where people can get supplies. 0ther charities and organisations are running food banks too — bringing the total to around 3,000. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports from dorset. in the village of sturminster newton in rural dorset, dozens of families stream in to buy heavily subsidised groceries. for a £6 fee, members can take home around £40 worth of shopping. my electric bill has doubled

and my fuel bill has doubled and it has taken the food out of the cupboard. even if my husband was still working full—time, we would still be needing to use it because the money he was getting would not cover what we are paying out now. an apple a day keeps the doctor away. - many of those using the shop have jobs. they are cleaners, carers, but still they struggle. do you wants some chicken nuggets? do you like chicken nuggets? we have got employers in the area that are literally minimum wage but rents are high so a typical family unit, £1600 a month coming in, rent, £1300, how the hell are you going to manage to feed your family? across the uk, since the 2008 financial crisis, an increasing number of people have needed help to eat. in dorset, there are now over 50 places where people can get free or subsidised food. some opened during the pandemic but demand was rising long before then.

when i first started, we were operating from a small church hall with a few volunteers. the food bank in poole was one of the first to open in dorset, in 2007, to help a small group of residents. but in this council area, the number of food parcels given out tripled in the three years before covid. people are referred to us by doctors and health visitors and significantly, by pastoral care workers in schools, who identify the families that are really struggling in the area, and clearly there has been an increase. in poundbury, a new village built with support from prince charles, low income households are not obvious, but low wages, as in many areas of the country, create hidden need. although there is a lot of places advertising jobs, they want under 255 for the jobs because you can pay them less, and people greatly in need ofjobs are often pretty badly paid in this area.

ministers say there are a record number ofjobs and steep rises to the national living wage have protected many from poverty, and that they will give the poorest at least £1,200 this year to help with soaring bills. but the fear is that it won't be enough. millions of people have been enduring a cost of living crisis for years, notjust a few months. michael buchanan, bbc news, dorset. the energy regulator has ordered some suppliers to review the direct debits of half—a—million households, suggesting many large rises may not have been justified. 0fgem says it found some energy companies had doubled scheduled payments, when prices had only risen by 50%. it urged six suppliers to take immediate action to tackle issues with their charging processes. a french inquiry has found that liverpool fans were unfairly blamed for the chaotic scenes at the champions league final

in paris to divert attention from the organiser�*s failures. riot police sprayed tear gas at liverpool fans, including women and children. at the time liverpool fans were blamed for the trouble — accused of trying to use fake tickets. but today's report says ticketing cannot be considered as the sole or main reason, and it concluded that mistakes were made at every level. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamsonjoins us from the french capital now. if you read this report and the conclusions, is it a complete vindication of liverpool fans? how would ou vindication of liverpool fans? how would you out _ vindication of liverpool fans? how would you put it? _ vindication of liverpool fans? how would you put it? it _ vindication of liverpool fans? how would you put it? it is _ vindication of liverpool fans? firm would you put it? it is a pretty strong vindication of liverpool fans, this is the conclusion of senators after weeks of voluntary hearings with police, officials, match organisers, they zoom in on the comments by the interior minister in the days following the match where he blames liverpool fans

for the chaos. they said that was unfair and unacceptable and, yes, for the chaos. they said that was unfairand unacceptable and, yes, an attempt to divert attention away from the failures of the state. they said the approach of the authorities here was outdated. they still had the image in the minds of some vision of hooliganism from the 19805. vision of hooliganism from the 1980s. the liverpool fans association has asked for a full apology from the government and the senators themselves. the report says the core reasons behind this chaos needs to be addressed in the preparation, the communication under management of the situation on the night. they say real changes are needed and how france handled sporting events before it hosts the rugby world cup next year and the 2024 olympic games. the chaos at the stade de france, they say, was a wake—up call. stade de france, they say, was a wake-op call-— wake-up call. many thanks, lucy williamson- _

now the gulf. —— now the golf. record crowds are expected at st andrews tomorrow — the historic course known as the home of golf — at the start of the 150th british open. but some of the world's top players who will be teeing off are caught up in controversy — among them past winner phil mickleson, who has reportedly been paid $200 million to sign up with a rival competition backed by saudi arabia. now there are calls for those players to banned from next year's 0pen, as our sports editor, dan roan, reports. the world's oldest golf championship is preparing for an historic milestone. but here at the spiritual home of the sport, the winds of change are being felt. the threat of the saudi bankrolled liv series, and the billions with which it is luring the top talent, has dominated the build—up. here at st andrews, while the rebels will not be banned, the breakaway was today condemned, the man in charge telling me their future participation may still be in doubt. there is no such thing as a free lunch and if you choose one path, stay on that path. and if the game is fracturing, which it is a bit at the moment, we will look at how you get

into the open, we want the best players in the world to be playing in the open, and we will look at those exemptions and qualifications in the light of how the game is being played. others are even more critical. the great tiger woods, believed to have turned down half a billion dollars from liv, suggesting the rebels have betrayed those who had helped them. they have turned their back on what has allowed them to get to this position. what these players are doing for guaranteed money, what is the incentive to practice, and to go out and earn it in the dirt? with concern liv golfers are being used as a pr tool by saudi arabia amidst scrutiny of its human rights record, the established tours have banned to those who have defected. but with legal action looming, rebel stars like four—time major winner brooks koepka today remained tight—lipped. can i ask you about liv golf, and what tiger woods said about you letting people down? brooks, any response to the tiger woods comments at all?

0ther defectors equally reluctant to comment, from phil mickelson... i don't know. ..to sergio garcia. what would you say to tiger woods' comments about liv golf? i don't even know what he said. about turning their back on golf. i don't know anything about that. as ever, tiger woods remains the biggest attraction in town but as he bids for a fourth open championship victory, the sport of golf threatens to tear itself apart, and what the authorities will be worried about is a liv rebel golfer holding aloft the claretjug here on sunday. this hallowed course has come to symbolise golf�*s rich history. those behind the sport's new frontier insist it must evolve to flourish in the future, but rarely have the game's traditions felt so under threat. dan roan, bbc news, st andrews. before benjoins us before ben joins us with the weather reports, including looking at the whether the golfers have too look

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