just hours to go until voting ends in the conservative party leadership race. members have until five o'clock this afternoon to choose who'll be britain's next prime minister — liz truss or rishi sunak. i think liz truss was the right candidate for thejob. i think she has a very bold economic plan. i do believe in hope and i do hope that rishi absolutely will make a comeback. the new prime minister will have to tackle soaring energy bills — we report from blackpool where people are worried about keeping their own lights on this winter. i think it's a terrifying winter ahead for everybody, and ijust can't imagine how a new prime minister is going to solve this. well, the winner of tory leadership race will be announced on monday and become prime minister on tuesday.

also this lunchtime: president biden accuses donald trump and his supporters of threatening us democracy and the american way of life. the assassination attempt that failed — a would—be killer points a loaded gun at the head of argentina's vice president, but the weapon jams. and the animals moved out two by two — after 186 years, bristol zoo is closing. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel: england have named their squad for the t20 world cup. butjason roy has paid the price for a poor summer with the bat — he won't be going to australia.

good afternoon. it is very nearly over — voting in the conservative party leadership contest ends this afternoon. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. a historic setting for a speech that pulled no punches, a prime—time address from philadelphia, the birthplace of american democracy. a way of life thatjoe biden says is under threat from donald trump and his supporters. we must be honest with each other and with ourselves. too much of what's happening in our country today is not normal.

donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic. it was a full—throated attack on the former president and the campaign donald trump calls make america great again. maga forces are determined to take this country backwards, backwards to an america where there is no right to choose, no right to privacy, no right to contraception, no right to marry who you love. mr biden lashed out at those supporters of donald trump that fanned the flames of political violence, the mob that stormed the united states capitol. the speech reflected recent comments by the president where he's described the maga philosophy as semi—fascism. history tells us that blind loyalty to a single leader and a willingness to engage in political violence is fatal to democracy. it's just over two

months before americans go to the polls to elect new members of congress. this wasjoe biden setting out his stall for what could be a vicious campaign. i will not stand by and watch, i will not...the will of the american people be overturned by wild conspiracy theories and baseless evidence—free claims of fraud. i will not stand by and watch elections in this country stolen by people who simply refuse to accept that they lost. it was a dark message focused on his political opponent, butjoe biden also said he had never been more optimistic about america's future. we are onlyjust beginning, he said. but was it enough to win over some of donald trump's supporters? i have to say, i think biden put himself in a difficult position here, because he's making a bet that the roughly 35% of americans who still believe in this lie that the 2020 election was stolen will never vote for him anyway, so he doesn't need their votes and he can go all—in

on this maga republican message. the scene is set for a midterm election campaign like no other, with huge consequences for donald trump's republicans and joe biden�*s presidency. peter bowes, bbc news. voting in the conservative party leadership contest ends this afternoon. members have until 5pm to vote. it's been an often bitter contest lasting almost two months. whoever wins faces an agenda that includes a cost of living crisis and soaring energy bills. our political correspondent helen catt reports. good evening, thank you. it's fantastic to _ good evening, thank you. it's fantastic to be _ good evening, thank you. it's fantastic to be here. four- good evening, thank you. it's - fantastic to be here. four weeks, liz truss and _ fantastic to be here. four weeks, liz truss and rishi _ fantastic to be here. four weeks, liz truss and rishi sunak - fantastic to be here. four weeks, liz truss and rishi sunak have i

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day one is reduce taxes. i'm the candidate in this contest you - day one is reduce taxes. i'm the| candidate in this contest you can say the — candidate in this contest you can say the nhs will be safe in my hands but i say the nhs will be safe in my hands but i on _ say the nhs will be safe in my hands but i on monday we'll find out which of them _ but i on monday we'll find out which of them will have to deliver on their— of them will have to deliver on their promises. liz truss is the favourite — their promises. liz truss is the favourite but it's a grim picture waiting — favourite but it's a grim picture waiting for whoever wins. look, i think they _ waiting for whoever wins. look, i think they are — waiting for whoever wins. look, i think they are going _ waiting for whoever wins. look, i think they are going to _ waiting for whoever wins. look, i think they are going to have - waiting for whoever wins. look, i think they are going to have so i waiting for whoever wins. look, i - 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effect on ministerial comments in the house. ., ., ., , the house. there not going to be any chill effect, — the house. there not going to be any chill effect, absolute _ the house. there not going to be any chill effect, absolute nonsense. i the house. there not going to be any chill effect, absolute nonsense. thel chill effect, absolute nonsense. the only thing i'd like stress this wouldn't it be nice if ministers were a bit careful about telling the truth when they came to the house of commons? ,., ,, , commons? downing street is getting read fora commons? downing street is getting ready for a change _ commons? downing street is getting ready for a change of _ commons? downing street is getting ready for a change of occupier. i commons? downing street is getting ready for a change of occupier. one | ready for a change of occupier. one thing is certain, there will be no quiet settling in for the new prime minister. let's talk to helen live now. helen, it has been a pretty long and often pretty acrimonious leadership contest. has been damaging, do you think, for the tory party? it been damaging, do you think, for the to -a ? . , been damaging, do you think, for the to -a ? ., , , been damaging, do you think, for the to -a ? , , ., tory party? it has been brutal. since july. _ tory party? it has been brutal. since july, each _ tory party? it has been brutal. since july, each candidate i tory party? it has been brutal. since july, each candidate has| tory party? it has been brutal. i since july, each candidate has been sincejuly, each candidate has been publicly picking holes in the other�*s plan and insisting that only they are the right person to be able to govern the country. as of 5pm tonight, when both polls close, the votes are cast, that all has to stop and there's got to be a mindset shift so, for the winner, it's moving away from campaigning and into governing, how they are going to address those very real, very big problem when they get through that door? forthe

problem when they get through that door? for the loser, for the rest of the party, their issue is going to be, well, how do they swing behind that person, because the government is going to need to put on a united front if they are going to successfully tackle those challenges. so, that is the immediate challenge for the party and it will not have a very long to do that. the winner is announced around lunchtime on monday. by tuesday afternoon, that person is going to be the prime minister and all of these problems, these very real issues, are going to be theirs to solve. . ~ real issues, are going to be theirs to solve. ., ,, , real issues, are going to be theirs to solve. ., ,, i. , . to solve. helen, thank you very much indeed. well, as we've heard, whoever is britain's new prime minister next week, they will have to deal with the rapidly rising cost of energy. in towns like blackpool, people are increasingly worried about how they'll pay their bills this winter. blackpool�*s famous seaside illuminations are officially switched on tonight. but, in the middle of an energy crisis, many people are more concerned about keeping their own lights on. hannah miller reports. an evening fuelled by pedal power, bringing the summer holidays to an end.

the illuminations providing free fun for thousands of families as energy bills start to ramp up. i mean, we've already spoken to the children about how christmas might be different. they might not get the big presents they used to, we might do little things. it is a worrying time. you know, you think about we've got pets at home, you know, we have a chameleon that has its tank on 21w. you know, even things like that, you are thinking, oh my goodness, that'sjust more pennies going down the pan. things that you never thought would be an issue. yeah, yeah, things you'd never have to worry about. and even as they take in the spectacle of the lights, many here fear this winter will bring much darker times. i have a meter and it used to say, you know, i'd put £10 on, it was going to say i had six days, and now it's down to 4.2. and each week it's getting less and less that my money buys. or your electric is cut off and there's nothing you can do about it. i think it's a terrifying winter ahead for everybody. and this six—mile stretch of promenade is no longer paved with gold, say some businesses who've already noticed people have less cash to spend.

how important are the illuminations to you? they are very important. these are what we wait for, the illuminations, i especially the weekends i and especially the fireworks. they really do make - a difference to our season. among the rush of visitors, many who want the government to set out a clearer path to bring down energy bills. i think it's a bit ridiculous, to be honest. i think in other countries they have asked the energy companies to absorb it themselves. the energy companies seem to make a lot of money. it's not fair. what do you think of them going up? it's disgusting, absolutely disgusting. it's not... we're happy in terms of it's not going to make a massive difference to our life, but it is ridiculous. but for this night at least the illuminations are providing some relief, brightening up a town where some fear they'll struggle to keep the lights on at home.

a report on the resignation of the former metropolitan police commissioner dame cressida dick says she felt intimidated into stepping down after an ultimatum from the mayor of london sadiq khan. mr khan has responded by saying the review, ordered by the government, was clearly biased and ignored the facts. let's get the latest on this from our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. this is a searing criticism of the mayor of london? it’s is a searing criticism of the mayor of london?_ of london? it's a very difficult re ort of london? it's a very difficult report for— of london? it's a very difficult report for sadiq _ of london? it's a very difficult report for sadiq khan, - of london? it's a very difficult report for sadiq khan, the i of london? it's a very difficult i report for sadiq khan, the mayor of london. he does say the author of the report, said tom winsor, the former chief inspector of constabulary, is clearly biased because he's expressed support for dame cressida dick in the past and has some affiliations with the conservative party, but there's no getting away from the findings of the report, which suggest that in the report, which suggest that in the build—up to dame cressida dick's forcing, being stepping aside, she didn't actually resign, it emerges, until she was essentially forced to, that the mare's office's behaviour

had been unjustifiably political, that some of his actions had been wholly arbitrary, there was no justification for the mare's conduct. sirtom justification for the mare's conduct. sir tom winsor says he had not followed the process laid down tjy not followed the process laid down by parliament for getting rid of a commissioner of the metropolitan police. it all boiled down to one afternoon on the 11th of february, when dame cressida dick was due to go for a meeting with sadiq khan to discuss her plans for rebuilding confidence in the force after some very, very difficult whatsapp messages shared between police officers at charing cross police station became public. there was so much pressure in the build—up to that meeting that she eventually decided not to go, at which point sadiq khan effectively said he was going to go public and say he had no confidence in her and said tom winsor�*s conclusion is she was essentially intimidated into resigning and he's been highly critical of that. dame cressida dick said today, it's important that

politicians respect due process and do not break the rules. shall politicians respect due process and do not break the rules.— do not break the rules. all right, daniel, thank _ do not break the rules. all right, daniel, thank you _ do not break the rules. all right, daniel, thank you very _ do not break the rules. all right, daniel, thank you very much. i it was a chilling moment — a would—be assassin aimed a loaded gun at the vice president of argentina, cristina fernandez de kirchner. he held the weapon just inches from her head and pulled the trigger, but somehow no shots were fired. it seems the weapon, loaded with five bullets, jammed. police have arrested a 35—year—old brazilian man and are trying to establish a motive for the attack. keith adams reports. it was the closest of shaves, argentina's vice president cristina fernandez de kirchner was greeting supporters outside her home in buenos aires when a gunman emerged from the crowd. with the gun just inches from her face, fortune was on her side — the weapon failed to fire, leaving the former president shaken but unharmed. in a televised address later, the current president said the gun was loaded on the trigger

had been pulled. translation: cristina is alive - because of a reason that has not yet technically been confirmed. the gun had five bullets but did not fire, despite being triggered. a man believed to be of brazilian origin, fernando montiel, was arrested at the scene. police say they have yet to identify a motive, with no suggestion the attack is linked to corruption charges cristina fernandez de kirchnerfaces from her time as president. she is accused of fraudulently awarding public works contracts in her strongholds of patagonia. politicians from across the region have condemned the assassination attempt and warned that hate has no place in the national debate. keith adams, bbc news. the time is 1:15. our top story this lunchtime: conservative party members have until five o'clock this afternoon to cast their vote for either

liz truss or rishi sunak to be their next leader, and prime minister. and coming up — why these underground dwellings in seoul are no longer deemed fit for purpose. coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel: history has been made at the us open, with four british men through to the last 32 for the first time in almost 90 years in new york. it's been open for almost two centuries and welcomed an estimated 90 million visitors, but tomorrow bristol zoo, the world's fifth oldest, closes to the public. it will reopen at a new site on the outskirts of the city in two years' time and now the process of moving out its animals begins, from lions and gorillas to flamingos and butterflies. our reporterjenny kumah has been taking a last look around.

archive: back in britain, | at the bristolzoo, several newcomers got a very warm and affectionate welcome i from the public... for decades, bristol zoo has welcomed new generations of species — baby rhinos and rare white tiger cubs just some of the newcomers. and generations of families have been coming here to meet them. families like diana's. she's been coming here for 85 years and remembers riding wendy the elephant. you had to climb on here, and we all used to go on a ladder, and she used to sway. why was it important for you to come today? it's been part of my life since i was a very small child, and i've brought my grandchildren here and i brought my own children here. and it was always a haven. i'm really sad it's going, but i'm glad that the animals will be freer. like diana, many are making their last visits. more than 80,000 people have come in the zoo's final month. and how long have you been coming here?

oh, since i was a baby, since i was... my son's age. because it was closing, i we thought it would be good for the grandchildren to come and see what i saw when- iwas neartheirage. in the weeks running up to the closure, it's been really busy here, with the zoo even extending its opening hours to meet demand. but it was a general fall in visitor numbers and the pandemic which led to the zoo putting the site up for sale to cover funding shortfalls. around 70 species are moving to the zoo's more modern and larger sister site here in south gloucestershire. but around 300 creatures are being rehomed by other zoos, like this egyptian tortoise, who is relocating to devon. talk us through how you are going to take him from here. to dartmoor. not too exciting. he's going to get strapped into my car seat, and we've got a two—hourjourney back down to plymouth, and we're going to go straight to the zoo, and he's got a lovely little habitat

ready, off—show at the moment while he gets used to our surroundings at dartmoor. but, for some of the larger creatures, it's a bit more complex. are flamingos we will move by shipping them all together as a flock. we will move them in a couple of vans. we'll actually put the flamingos loose in the back with padded sides, and they move much more efficiently that way. another challenge the zoo's facing is the rising cost of energy, especially as some enclosures need to be kept at high temperatures. the old sort of victorian buildings that we have on this site, thermally, are not very efficient. so they cost a lot of money to heat. the new zoo will have more energy efficient buildings, much better use of energy and sustainability, built into the whole zoo. this is me giving wendy and then christina the african elephant a bath. so, there are many positives about the move but, for staff, it's sad to leave this special site. i started work injanuary 1975. i've worked here for 45 years. and this site means everything to me, so to hear that the zoo's closing now and the grounds close in a couple of days' time, it's a very sad day, i think. the process of moving

will take several months. for now, though, the flamingos are on the move... the parrots are packing their own boxes... and some don't seem that keen to leave. jenny kumah, bbc news. wayne couzens, the killer of sarah everard, has appeared in court charged with two further offences of indecent exposure. he'll appear at the old bailey, next month. our correspondent simonjones is at westminster magistrates' court. simon. wayne couzens appeared in court via video from frankland prison in county durham where he is serving a whole life tariff for the murder and rape of sarah everard last year when he was a serving metropolitan police officer. today, he faced two more charges. it is alleged that back in

2015 he was driving through the centre of dover in kent in a car, exposing himself. then it is also alleged that five years later, in 2020, he was seen by a cyclist who was going along a country road between dover and deal, emerging from woodland completely naked. it was put to him here in court, do you wish to plead guilty or not guilty to these two charges? he said he did not wish to indicate a plea. the case was adjourned until next month, when it will be heard at the old bailey. wayne couzens was already facing four other charges of indecent exposure. it is alleged that before killing sarah everard last year, he went to the mcdonald's in swanley, went to the drive through and exposed himself on four different occasions to female members of staff. at a previous court hearing, he denied that he was guilty of those four charges. simon, thank you very much. simon

jones reporting. britain's former ambassador to myanmar and her husband have been sentenced to a year in prison by the country's military authorities. vicky bowman and lin, a former political prisoner, were charged with breaching immigration laws. the couple were arrested last week in their home in yangon. do not brush your teeth and wash your face without water. as a parent, i'm going to do it takes. white like they are surviving at

home on bottled water and boiling point comes out of the tap. and the children are learning at home in a state of emergency injackson mississippi, where schools are closed, as our restaurants and businesses. james clipper went two days without water at his apartment. now the water is running but it's not looking good. it’s now the water is running but it's not looking good.— not looking good. it's kind of di , not looking good. it's kind of dirty. the — not looking good. it's kind of dirty, the water _ not looking good. it's kind of dirty, the water was - not looking good. it's kind of dirty, the water was kind i not looking good. it's kind of dirty, the water was kind of. not looking good. it's kind of- dirty, the water was kind of dirty. i dirty, the water was kind of dirty. i don't _ dirty, the water was kind of dirty. i don't know— dirty, the water was kind of dirty. i don't know if it is rust of the might— i don't know if it is rust of the might be _ i don't know if it is rust of the might be. it's frustrating. everybody is you know. in the ma'ori everybody is you know. in the majority black _ everybody is you know. in the majority black southern i everybody is you know. in the | majority black southern state, everybody is you know. in the i majority black southern state, the national guard is giving out water, keeping people alive. some 180,000 residents of the state capitol without it. problem is that the ob curtis water plant that supplies the city began after heavy rains caused the pell river to spill into the streets four days ago. joe biden has

pledged aid. the streets four days ago. joe biden has pledged aid-— pledged aid. the biden harris presidency — pledged aid. the biden harris presidency are _ pledged aid. the biden harris presidency are committed i pledged aid. the biden harris presidency are committed to | pledged aid. the biden harris i presidency are committed to helping people with his emergency, and we will continue to work with state and local government officials to explore, i can tell you, all options. explore, i can tell you, all options-— explore, i can tell you, all otions. ., , ., explore, i can tell you, all otions. ., , options. those options need to come ruickl for options. those options need to come quickly for the _ options. those options need to come quickly for the sake _ options. those options need to come quickly for the sake of _ options. those options need to come quickly for the sake of those - options. those options need to come quickly for the sake of those who i quickly for the sake of those who need help now. basement apartments in the south korean capital of seoul, like those featured in the oscar—winning film parasite, are to be phased out by the government there. the underground dwellings have come to represent south korea's growing inequality and spiralling housing crisis. but as the bbc�*s seoul correspondentjean mackenzie has been finding out — those who live in them fear they'll be left with nowhere to go. under the streets of seoul live hundreds of thousands of people. known as banjiha, these basement

apartments were made famous by the oscar—winning film parasite. but when seoul experienced its heaviest rain in 100 years, life suddenly imitated art. do you know how high the water came up? ji—ae has raised her two sons in this banjiha. it's the only place they can afford, with house prices in seoul out of control. but this is now the second time they've been flooded.

seoul city is promising to phase out the apartments by creating more social housing, but this promise has been made and broken before. cha jong—gwan only recently moved into his basement, but it was destroyed by the flood. you open a window and what do you see? his previous apartment was a third of the size.

yang ok—ja rents her basement to four migrant workers. she and other owners will be offered money to convert them into warehouses. but at nearly 80, she'll struggle. as people start to rebuild their lives from scratch, moving above ground seems further away than ever. jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul. there may be a cost of living crisis, but that hasn't stopped premier league football clubs spending a new record amount

on transfers this summer — about £1.9 billion in the window that has just closed. that smashes the previous record of flu billion in 2017. signings have included manchester united's purchase of antony for £82 million — the most expensive ever deal done on deadline day. britain's andy murray says his body is "responding well" to the rigours of grand slam matches as he prepares to face italy's matteo berrettini in the us open third round later. it comes after serena and venus williams' doubles return proved shortlived when they fell to a first—round defeat at the tournament. our sports correspondent andy swiss has been watching. announcer: venus| and serena williams! sport's ultimate sister act hoping to bow out in style — serena and venus williams emerging for probably theirfinal tournament as a doubles pair. together they've won some 1a grand slam titles, and they were soon showing why.

but after a promising start, their hopes began to fade as their czech opponents, lucy hradecka and linda noskova, edged a first—set tie—break. could the williamses find a way back? well, at the age of a0 and 42, they tried to roll back the years, with flashes of that customary brilliance. but despite the crowd roaring them on, they fell short, as hradecka and noskova ramped up a straight—sets victory. for their opponents, though, a standing ovation. serena is still in the singles, remember, but it's surely goodbye to this remarkable duo. in the men's singles, it was a much better day for britain's hopes after victory for dan evans, another here for cameron norrie, meaning there are four british men through to the last 32, the first time that's ever happened at the us open. but the day's strangest moment was surely this — rafael nadal somehow hitting himself in the face with his own racket.

he had to take a medical timeout before battling back to beat fabio fognini. it was a little painful, he later said, but at least it was worth it. andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. 26 celsius with sunshine for the tennis in new york. here at home, the weather is changing. in many parts of the uk, things have started to turn more cloudy, with outbreaks of rain developing. one area of cloud pushing up from the south, some shower clouds there. this stripe of cloud moving on from the west, something of a pincer movement, but at the weekend, we will have this big blow that will churn around to the west of us, throwing frontal systems in our direction. with it centred to the west, it will be western parts of the uk that see the lion's share of the uk that see the lion's share of the wet weather. this is the rain we expect to accumulate through the

weekend. the dark blue and