today at one. foreign secretary liz truss launches her bid to be your next prime minister saying she's ready to do the job from day one. the six remaining candidates in the race to replace borisjohnson are facing another vote today. ms truss says she deserves to go through to the next round. i can lead, i can make tough decisions and i can get things done. i am ready to be prime ministerfrom day one. the results of the second round of voting by conservative mps will be announced around three this afternoon. also this lunchtime. it took ambulances in england an average of 51 minutes to respond to an emergency like a heart attack or stroke last month — much higher than the 18—minute target time. after months of travel disruption and flight cancellations, how ready are airports and airlines

as we approach the summer holidays? at the old bailey, oscar—winning actor kevin spacey has pleaded not guilty to four charges of sexually assaulting three men. and a secret self—portrait by vincent van gogh has been discovered by experts in scotland. and coming up on the bbc news channel, after a thumping defeat in the first one—day international, the series is on the line forjos buttler�*s england in the second game against india at lord's. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. conservative mps are voting right now in the second round of the contest to replace borisjohnson.

one of the six candidates will be knocked out when the results are announced this afternoon. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, topped the first round yesterday. the trade minister, penny mordaunt, was second. the third—placed candidate, liz truss, has formally launched her campaign with a speech promising tax cuts and a reversal of the national insurance rise. she said she had the experience to run the country. our political correspondent jonathan blake has the details. our next prime minister. the foreign secretary liz truss launched her campaign this morning emphasising her experience. i will emphasising her experience. i will camaian emphasising her experience. i will campaign as _ emphasising her experience. i will campaign as a _ emphasising her experience. iii-0" ll campaign as a conservative and i will govern as a conservative. i can lead, i can make tough decisions, and i can get things done. i am ready to be prime ministerfrom day one. ready to be prime minister from day one. ., ., ., , one. the former remainer has reinvented _ one. the former remainer has reinvented herself _ one. the former remainer has reinvented herself as - one. the former remainer has reinvented herself as a - one. the former remainer has i

reinvented herself as a champion one. the former remainer has - reinvented herself as a champion of brexit and has no shortage of slogans. brexit and has no shortage of sloaans. ., , slogans. together we will level up the country _ slogans. together we will level up the country in _ slogans. together we will level up the country in a _ slogans. together we will level up the country in a conservative - slogans. together we will level up the country in a conservative way. i the country in a conservative way. making it an aspiration nation. she said she was _ making it an aspiration nation. she said she was proud of her role in borisjohnson's government but admitted disagreements in private. thank you to everyone.— thank you to everyone. penny mordaunt _ thank you to everyone. penny mordaunt has _ thank you to everyone. penny mordaunt has the _ thank you to everyone. penny mordaunt has the momentum| thank you to everyone. penny l mordaunt has the momentum in thank you to everyone. penny - mordaunt has the momentum in this race in second place but now drawing attacks from some tories, her former boss at the brexit department lord frost said she wasn't fully accountable or visible and he had to ask the prime minister to move her on. the sniping is all part of the process according to another less well—known candidate. this process according to another less well-known candidate.— well-known candidate. this is a really short _ well-known candidate. this is a really short interview _ well-known candidate. this is a really short interview round - well-known candidate. this is a really short interview round for| well-known candidate. this is a l really short interview round for a hell of _ really short interview round for a hell of a — really short interview round for a hell of a big job. really short interview round for a hell ofa bigjob. i really short interview round for a hell of a big job. i don't think it's unsurprising that people who know_ it's unsurprising that people who know all— it's unsurprising that people who know all of us are pretty vocal about — know all of us are pretty vocal about what they think of us. in the heat of this _ about what they think of us. in the heat of this contest, _ about what they think of us. in the heat of this contest, those - about what they think of us. ii�*u ii�*uéi heat of this contest, those pitching to be prime minister are facing the full glare of scrutiny on their promises and their personalities. as mps vote again to narrow the field

down further, unless there is an upset at this stage, it's a race for second place. this morning the frontrunner among mps rishi sunak hit back at criticism from some that he is out of touch. i hit back at criticism from some that he is out of touch.— he is out of touch. i don't 'udge --eole he is out of touch. i don't 'udge people by i he is out of touch. i don't 'udge people by their fl he is out of touch. i don't 'udge people by their bank h he is out of touch. i don't 'udge people by their bank i _ he is out of touch. i don'tjudge people by their bank i judge - he is out of touch. i don'tjudge i people by their bank i judge them he is out of touch. i don'tjudge - people by their bank i judge them by people by their bank ijudge them by their character and i think people canjudge me by my actions over the past couple of years, whenever i need to step in and support people i have and furlough is a fantastic example of that. to have and furlough is a fantastic example of that.— have and furlough is a fantastic examle of that. p, . u. . , example of that. to have candidates trailin: example of that. to have candidates trailing after — example of that. to have candidates trailing after yesterday's _ example of that. to have candidates trailing after yesterday's voting - trailing after yesterday's voting have vowed to fight on. but the contender with the least support will lead the race today and further votes will narrow it down to a further two who will go head—to—head amongst conservative party members over the summer. jonathan blake, bbc news. our political correspondent ben wright is at westminster. asa as a contest goes on, ben, it's getting nastier?— as a contest goes on, ben, it's getting nastier? yes, victoria, this contest is coming _ getting nastier? yes, victoria, this contest is coming to _ getting nastier? yes, victoria, this contest is coming to the _ getting nastier? yes, victoria, this contest is coming to the boil - getting nastier? yes, victoria, this contest is coming to the boil and i contest is coming to the boil and some of the attacks are getting quite personal. jonathan talked

about penny mordaunt who was second yesterday after the first round of voting. there clearly is momentum behind her and i think that is worrying some people who want to stop frankly, so today lord frost, the former brexit minister who worked with penny mordaunt briefly in government, said he had grave reservations about her. some people in liz truss's campaign seem to agree with that and echo that comment. in the last few minutes, we had a source in penny mordaunt�*s campaign trying to turn the other cheek and say she has nothing but respect for lord frost who did a huge amount to assist our negotiations until you resign from government and penny will always fight for brexit and always has. that's a response from penny mordaunt, so this i think it's getting quite ugly as a field starts to narrow for them rishi sunak, certainly i think at the end of today's voting, will want to show he has a comfortable lead over his rivals. his camp is quite confident he will be one of the final two to make it through to a vote of the wider membership but it does feel

the battle is for second place at the battle is for second place at the moment. liz truss as you just heard a little late in this contest made her leadership launch speech today stressing her tax cut credentials, saying she has the experience to be able to become prime ministerfrom day experience to be able to become prime minister from day one, experience to be able to become prime ministerfrom day one, she has quite a job in the hands though, i think, to build her support in a short amount of time. she's hoping she can get support from the conservative right, particularly if others drop out of this competition in the next round or two. but remember there is a long way to go and this remains a very unpredictable volatile race and we still haven't got to the point where the final two candidates go of course to the tory party membership. they have a job, not tory mps, ultimately picking the next tory prime minister.— figures from the nhs out today show the pressure on emergency services is getting worse, with record numbers of people going to a&e, patients in england waiting much longerfor ambulances and many staff off sick. our health correspondent isjim reed.

today's figures, are they surprising?— today's figures, are they surrisinu? ,, , , ., , surprising? summer is usually traditionally _ surprising? summer is usually traditionally high, _ surprising? summer is usually traditionally high, and - surprising? summer is usually traditionally high, and you - surprising? summer is usually i traditionally high, and you would expect nhs performance to improve so doctors and nurses are saying this morning it's concerning that we appear to be seeing the very opposite of that and we start by looking at ambulance response times and we take what is called a category to emergency, so this is something like a stroke or a suspected heart attack. the target there is for an ambulance to get to someone within 18 minutes. last month injune, the average in england was 51 minutes, paramedics are saying one big reason for that is that they are arriving at hospitals which are so busy and having to wait to unload patients. let's look at what's happening actually inside a&e, so the target there is to treat someone or see someone within four hours. last month, a quarter of patients who turned up had to wait longer than that. and then there is the wider pressure on hospital itself, the waiting lists for what is called a

routine operation is still growing, so this could be something like a hip replacement, cataract removal, 6.6 million people in england now on a waiting list for something like that. that is now one in nine of the entire population of england. what entire population of england. what is the nhs saying _ entire population of england. what is the nhs saying about this? they oint out is the nhs saying about this? they point out last _ is the nhs saying about this? they point out last month _ is the nhs saying about this? they point out last month in _ is the nhs saying about this? tue: point out last month injune is the nhs saying about this? t'te: point out last month injune was is the nhs saying about this? ttez1 point out last month injune was the biggestjune for both a&e departments and a999 calls answered in the history of the nhs and say there has been problems discharging patients often from hospital into social care and point out rising covid rates as well and more recently we have had a heatwave which has added pressure for the overall nhs bosses describing the pressure the nhs is facing at the moment as significant.— pressure the nhs is facing at the moment as significant. thank you very much- _ the first of the money from the government to help you with soaring energy bills will start hitting bank, building society and credit union accounts from today. eight million households getting means—tested benefits will get £326 by the end ofjuly.

a second payment will come later this year. the metropolitan police has begun an investigation into the revelation by sir mo farah that he was trafficked to the uk as a child. in a bbc documentary, the four—time olympic gold medallist says he arrived under a false name after escaping war in somalia, was separated from his family and forced into domestic slavery. the home office has already said he'll face no action. in sri lanka, demonstrators have begun leaving government buildings which they've occupied for several days, despite the failure of president gotabaya rajapaksa to resign as promised. the president, who fled the country, has just arrived in singapore. our correspondent anbarasan ethirajan has more. after the storm, the calm. security forces have moved in to protect key locations. they have been given

powers to restore order after huge crowds stormed into government buildings, including the highly guarded presidents house. you see the security forces are now fully in charge and i was speaking with one of the senior officers and he told me that this morning they came inside and didn't find anyone and now they are fully in charge of this entire compound, not allowing any public, anyone to come into the building at the moment. for many sri lankans, it was a dream to enter the presidents house. people stood in kilometre long queues to see the splendour of the place. these buildings are symbols of state power. protesters initially said they would not leave until president gotabaya rajapaksa and prime minister ranil wickremesinghe leave the office. but the surging crowds to see this place have forced a rethink. , p,

rethink. they arrived in their thousands — rethink. they arrived in their thousands but _ rethink. they arrived in their thousands but they - rethink. they arrived in their thousands but they just - rethink. they arrived in their| thousands but they just want rethink. they arrived in their. thousands but they just want to rethink. they arrived in their- thousands but they just want to see an but then they were taking stuff. we are no longer responsible. we are just trying to maintain stuff so we decided it's better to give it back. as a monument to the people so they can come back and enjoy it. 5tiiiil. can come back and en'oy it. still, there is no * can come back and enjoy it. still, there is no information _ can come back and enjoy it. still, there is no information on - can come back and enjoy it. still, there is no information on gotabaya rajapaksa's resignation letter, rajapa ksa's resignation letter, without rajapaksa's resignation letter, without which, the political stalemate will continue. tit without which, the political stalemate will continue. in my view, when people — stalemate will continue. in my view, when people are _ stalemate will continue. in my view, when people are elected _ stalemate will continue. in my view, when people are elected to - when people are elected to parliament and other offices, they have a responsibility to establish things sooner the better. without that, all the people will be suffering without that. sri lanka's economy is _ suffering without that. sri lanka's economy is in _ suffering without that. sri lanka's economy is in tatters _ suffering without that. sri lanka's economy is in tatters and - suffering without that. sri lanka's economy is in tatters and people | suffering without that. sri lanka's i economy is in tatters and people are desperate for fuel, food and medicine and it's now up to the political leaders to bring the

country back on track and win the trust of the people. anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news. after months of travel disruption and flight cancellations, just how ready are airports and airlines as we approach the summer holidays? big airports like manchester and gatwick have stepped up efforts to recruit more staff in time for their biggest summer since covid, but passengers are being warned things won't be completely back to normal yet. our transport correspondent katy austin has the details. the summer holidays are coming. demand for travel is back, but are airports and airlines ready? they're under pressure to avoid a repeat of the long queues, disruption and cancellations seen at easter and half term. after cutting jobs during covid, lots of aviation businesses have struggled to recruit again. good morning. welcome to manchester airport security training. at manchester, they're trying to get more security staff in place for the summer. we were allowed in to film some

of the 500 new recruits. first of all, we will check to make sure that it works. 500 others have already started so far this year. it's now on its way. i asked the airport's new boss if the issues we've seen recently would be fixed by the holidays. so the experience you have in manchester in the summer of 2022 isn't going to be as good as it was in 2019. please come three hours before and, no more, no less. 200 miles south at gatwick airport... whose bag is this one? ..there's also been a big security recruitment push. while managers say they don't quite have everyone they need in place yet. we're doing a really respectable job for our customers. they insist things are getting better. i can't promise you that you're not going to be in a queue. what i can encourage you to think about is that that queue will dissipate very quickly. at least 90% of our customers at this present moment in time have no more than a ten—minute wait or less. but security is just one cog in the airport machine.

out on the airfield, you can see some of the other teams needed for things to run smoothly. all the planes over here are being prepared to take off again. and that means refuelling them, getting the catering on board, loading the baggage, and then finally, of course, getting the passengers on. the companies lots of airlines used to do things like baggage handling, have also struggled with staff shortages. gatwick capped flight numbers to ensure the system could cope. easyjet has cancelled thousands of summer flights, but insists most customers have been rebooked for the same day. we've done everything within our control in order to be able to ensure there's resilience built within the system. now there may be other things happen like air traffic control delays or airport infrastructure. and what we need to do there is make sure whenever there are any interruptions to the normal service, that we've got as much information that we can pass to customers. aviation businesses say they're working together to make things go as smoothly as possible, but no—one can guarantee the summer

will be entirely turbulence free. katie austin, bbc news. we are tracking the travel experience is a view, hundreds of holiday—makers, so if you've got a holiday—makers, so if you've got a holiday planned and you want to be one of our travel watches, go to the website and we will tell your story. train drivers made rail companies will strike on the 30th ofjuly over pay and conditions, the union aslef has just announced. yesterday members of the rmt union announced a 2a—hour walk—out onjuly members of the rmt union announced a 2a—hour walk—out on july the members of the rmt union announced a 2a—hour walk—out onjuly the 27th. the hollywood actor kevin spacey has appeared in court at the old bailey charged with five sexual offences dating back 17 years. he pleaded not guilty to the offences, which are alleged to have taken place in london and gloucestershire between 2005 and 2013. the double oscar winner "strenuously denies" the charges.

the trial date has been set forjune next year. the time is 1.15. our top story this lunchtime. the six remaining candidates in the race to replace borisjohnson as prime minister are facing another vote today. results are announced this afternoon. ahead of record—breaking temperatures expected to continue this weekend, we'll have the all the latest from our weather team. coming up on the bbc news channel, english amateur barclay brown is one of the early contenders at the 150th open. his 68 at st andrews is one of the best first round scores posted so far. hundreds of british dentists are having to treat patients with serious complications after they had cut—price crowns put in abroad, according to the british dental association.

the research done for a bbc documentary has discovered that the latest look, seen on love island and on social media, has given some people their dream smile but left others asking the nhs to pick up the pieces. divya talwar reports. this is one of the latest beauty trends that's taken off on social media. it's all about getting the perfect smile by filing down most of your natural teeth and gluing a cap or crown on top. it's been dubbed "turkey teeth" because it's one of the most popular destinations people are travelling to for this look. cosmetic dental work is much cheaper in turkey than in the uk. tilly is 22 and says she hated her old teeth. ever since a young age, i was bullied for my teeth so i grew a complex against them, i didn't like 'em. i was called things like bugs bunny. how pretty i'd be if i didn't have the teeth that i had. so earlier this year, tilly travelled to turkey for 16 new crowns.

i'm smiling a lot more. i'm laughing and not hiding my mouth, which i did constantly. our investigation has found that this risky and invasive treatment is often planned entirely over social media by people just sending a few snaps of their teeth to clinics abroad. and many dentists in the uk won't touch turkey teeth. if we have a patient who is not our patient call us up and say they've had work done in turkey, it is much easier for us to simply not take that patient. if i did 20 crowns on a 21—year—old for the purposes of improving the colour, i would have my license revoked. i would be struck off. getting this look can come with major risks, like painful infections and tooth extractions. the british dental association surveyed 1000 of its members for a new bbc documentary. it found 81a dentists had treated patients who had come back

with complications after dental treatment abroad in places like turkey. turkey teeth don't last forever. crowns often need to be replaced every ten to 15 years. lisa says she had no idea they'd need replacing when she had her teeth done over a decade ago. she had to go back last year to have 26 new crowns. i thought once they put the teeth into your mouth, that was it. - you were never going | to have any problems. they never said, you know, that your teeth can die, - that you can get... they never said anything. in fact, lisa says she wasn't even told she was getting crowns. she thought she was getting veneers, which only involves a small amount of healthy tooth tissue being removed. these were sold to me as veneers i and i have a full set of crowns. i lisa's had major complications, including infections and chronic pain. ...i've just been crying. if she'd known about these risks, she says, she never would have

got the treatment done. i am going to have dentures. yeah, i am going to have dentures. we contacted lisa's turkish clinic for a reply, but we didn't get a response. listen to the drills. jack fincham probably has some of the best known turkey teeth in the country, after appearing on love island four years ago with his new crowns. he's influenced many young people. jack now knows there are other, less invasive ways, of getting this same look. honestly, like, i'm really happy with my teeth, i love my teeth, but going back if someone said would you have composite bonding or get the crowns done, i'd say the composites. while many people will continue travelling abroad for that instagram—worthy smile, the advice is to do your research and know exactly what you're getting done. because once you've got these teeth, there's no going back. divya talwar, bbc news. the first minister of scotland has

criticised the refusal by the westminster government to allow another independence referendum. nicola sturgeon says scotland is facing a "significant and increasing" democratic deficit the snp leader insisted that "only independence can strengthen and embed democracy in scotland". she spoke out as she launched the second paper in a series, aimed at making a "refreshed" case for independence. all scotland hears from uk politicians these days is democracy denial. they trade opinions on how many years it should be before westminster might allow us to make a democratic choice about our own future. the fact the scottish people have repeatedly elected a majority in the scottish parliament committed to an independence referendum is treated as immaterial. officials in ukraine say three russian missiles have struck the city of vinnytsia in the south west of the country, killing at least 20 people including two children.

the area is, broadly speaking, between the capital kyiv and lviv in the west of the country. local police say around 90 people are wounded with many of them in a serious condition after an office block and people's homes were damaged. our political correspondent joe inwood is in kyiv. i know you've just had an air raid sirens sounding there so if you have to go, you have to go, but tell us the latest if you can. yeah, victoria. — the latest if you can. yeah, victoria, we've _ the latest if you can. yeah, victoria, we've had - the latest if you can. yeah, victoria, we've had air - the latest if you can. yeah, victoria, we've had air raid | the latest if you can. yeah, - victoria, we've had air raid sirens right across the country, downing nikolai if there was a missile strike just minutes before you came to me, we had sirens here, but it's in vinnytsia that the most serious attack seems to have taken place. those three missiles were fired from a russian submarine in the black sea, according to the ukrainians, and have struck with devastating consequences. 20 people killed including three children. we understand that 15 people are missing and many, many more are

really seriously injured. vinnytsia is a city about three and a half or four hours drive of here. this is a city people fled to at the start of the conflict seeking refuge but today's attack, which hit right in the centre, shows there are very few places in this country that are really safe at the moment. thank ou, joe really safe at the moment. thank you. joe inwood. _ really safe at the moment. thank you, joe inwood, in _ really safe at the moment. thank you, joe inwood, in kyiv. - since russia invaded ukraine, thousands of civilians have been killed and millions of ukrainians have fled their homes. russians, too, are suffering the consequences of this war — particularly the families of the servicemen sent to fight. the bbc�*s russia editor steve rosenberg has spoken to the mum of one russian soldier who went missing in ukraine. russia's invasion has brought untold pain to ukraine. but if you travel across russia, you'll discover that here, too, there are families that are suffering the consequences. this mother has asked us to hide her identity.

valya — not her real name — fears she may get into trouble for speaking out. but she wants to tell us about her son, a russian soldier who was fighting in ukraine. valya last heard from him more than four—and—a—half months ago. translation: i don't believe the government any more. i i wrote to his unit, i wrote to the military district office, i wrote to the defence ministry, and then i wrote to them all again. no one has given me the basic information — where, when and how my son disappeared. in official letters, valya was told that her son had been taking part in a special military operation and that he's missing. translation: on tv, they say that l everything's fine, we're winning. l but our lads are being killed. if our country had been attacked like this, we would also be defending ourselves, like they are. we'd defend ourselves

and we'd be angry, too. i realise now that ukrainian mothers are the same as us. their sons are being killed. they're searching for their children. i don't know what this was all for. you'd have to ask the government. ask president putin and he'll tell you he ordered troops into ukraine to defend the motherland. he wants russians to rally around the flag. but valya is in touch with soldiers' mothers across russia and she says that many of the mothers blame the kremlin for what is happening. translation: they hate - the government, they hate putin. they all want this war to end. if the mothers of all the soldiers who are fighting there and the ones who've lost sons, if they all rose up, can you imagine how big that army would be? and they will. their nerves will snap.

stop. stop all this. stop it and protect our children. since she spoke to us, valya has received confirmation that her son is dead. one more russian soldier who won't be coming home. steve rosenberg, bbc news, russia. it's been hidden for 137 years. now a secret self—portrait by one of the most famous artists in the world, vincent van gogh, has been revealed by a gallery in edinburgh. experts say the incredible find was discovered on the back of another painting, head of a peasant woman, when it went through an x—ray. joanne macaulay has the story. for more than 100 years, this picture has been holding a secret. on the back of van gogh's head of a peasant woman is a previously unseen work by the artist. the ghostly image was revealed as experts carried out an x—ray on the painting.

oh, it was a complete shock and, i have to say, pretty much instant recognition. we thought, my goodness, there he is. we have his hat and his beard, signature neckerchief round his neck, and itjust struck us immediately that it was a self—portrait. as a poor artist, van gogh used both sides of the canvas to save money. but the self—portrait side is covered in cardboard and glue. experts hope they can safely remove the material from this valuable piece. this is really a major and a very exciting find for the national galleries of scotland. it's so unusual to find a new painting on the back of a canvas like this. and, also, it's a good example of a period when van gogh was developing his mature, very radical style, the style that we really associate with him. it's likely to be some time before all the cardboard and glue on the back of the painting is removed and the self—portrait

is fully revealed. but, in the meantime, members of the public can see the x—ray of it here in edinburgh when it goes on display at the end of the month. joanne macaulay, bbc news. the golf is under way at the 150th open championship. record crowds are expected at st andrews as the event returns to the course regarded as the home of golf. but it's a time of deep division within the sport with the new saudi—backed liv golf series recruiting many leading players. joe wilson reports from st andrews. 290,000 people are expected to attend the st andrews open — that's about 17 times the population of st andrews town. rory mcilroy has set his heart on winning here. soon he was putting for a birdie in the grand tradition. cheering. this is the 150th open, but, you know, golf has been played along this stretch of coastline in this very part of scotland for 600 years.

stunning. but sometimes it's easier to confront the past than the present. listen to the reaction when england's ian poulter came to the first tee. booing. he's one of several players here who are also part of the saudi—financed liv golf series, which is, according to the open organisers, undermining the sport. some spectators i spoke to agreed. live and let live, or have you got a problem with it? yes, i have. i'm not happy about it, really. it's all for the money, isn't it? the game of golf, i think they've putting it more in a choke hold than anything. it puts a dampener on the 150th open championship. well, maybe a 21—year—old amateur excelling himself will be refreshing. yorkshire's barclay brown finished his first round four under par. norway's viktor hovland thought long and hard about how to exit this bunker and then hit the ball straight into the rough. that's open golf, and looking ahead,

among the thousands here, many are just waiting for tiger. tiger woods will be teeing off in about 90 minutes' time. top of the leaderboard is 25—year—old american camera young. these are early days. everything changeable. thank you, joe. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willetts. the weather is ever changing, a lull in the heat, a lot of cloud at st andrews but the sunshine will return, a few showers around today and tomorrow, but it is all about this heat that we are forecasting. as i say it's a little bit more pleasant out there at the moment, there are a few showers for scotland, northern ireland and northern england, more sunshine further south but we've lost the humidity that we've had in recent days so i found it more comfortable for sleeping last night and

temperatures today are considerably lower for many in the south. in