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news. instead, ifound bbc one was_ evening news. found bbc one was staying with wimbledon, and continuing _ one was staying with wimbledon, and continuing to cover the cameron norrie _ continuing to cover the cameron norrie tennis match. i don't begrudge cameron norrie his well—deserved victory, but why does the bbc_ well—deserved victory, but why does the bbc insist on sacrificing regular— the bbc insist on sacrificing regular programmes, including the new5, _ regular programmes, including the news, on _ regular programmes, including the news, on the altar of sport worship? currently. _ news, on the altar of sport worship? currently, we have a government in crisis _ currently, we have a government in crisis a _ currently, we have a government in crisis a world — currently, we have a government in crisis. a world in— currently, we have a government in crisis. a world in turmoil. _ currently, we have a government in crisis. a world in turmoil. people i crisis. a world in turmoil. people in britain — crisis. a world in turmoil. people

hello and welcome to bbc news. er heatwave that has triggered devastating forest fires across southwest europe shows no signs of abating on sunday. firefighters in france, portugal, spain and greece are battling forest blazes. and new temperature records look to be on the way. the heat is thought to have claimed many lives , possibly hundreds. our correspondent, bethany bell, reports from malaga. wildfires are raging in spain after days of intense heat. firefighters battle flames in the west of the country. in the south, in malaga, a popular tourist area, at least 3000 people have been evacuated from their homes. when we arrived, a new fire had just broken out in the woods. 0verhead, helicopters carrying water are returned again and again to try to put out the flames. fires keep breaking out in these hills and it is a real struggle for the firefighters to try and stop the blazes. the air is full of thick smoke. it stings your eyes and makes you want to cough, and it is very hot. 0n the road, we met sharon, who is fr

caroline hawley, bbc news.ke to human rights lawyer and activist bhavani fonseka, who was at today's protests in the capital, colombo. it's been quite the day today in sri lanka. we saw thousands of people peacefully coming out and protesting, and then, saw the shift in terms of breaching the official residence of the president and his office. but unfortunately, violence has been seen in the last few hours, as you saw, the private residence of the prime minister was torched. and so, there remains a lot of questions and uncertainty as to what happens next. the last few months, people have been protesting for change purely because they've been really facing difficulties, in terms of getting essential items, the long queues to get fuel — i mean, it's become the norm now to see vehicles, people staying and sleeping in vehicles to get fuel, and that ranges from 3—4 days sometimes. today was quite remarkable in terms of the numbers that turned up, in a context where people don't have fuel to travel in vehicles. so, m

this is bbc news. i'm nuala mcgovern with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. europe's intense heatwave ignites wildfires. many have died in extreme temperatures across the continent. this is a very dangerous time a year, and we are seeing instances of fires reigniting. record—breaking temperatures are set to hit the uk next week. transport services could face significant disruption. moscow orders its forces to step up operations in ukraine — as russian missiles strike cities. president biden wraps up his first middle east tour, with a promise the us will remain fully engaged in the region. and beer for sunflower oil — the munich pub finding an unusual way to beat a frying oil crunch. hello and welcome to the programme. the heatwave in southern europe is intensifying — with wildfires forcing thousands of people to flee towns and villages. a number of people have already died, and temperatures are predicted to go well above a0 celsius in parts of spain and portugal. scientis

news. instead, i found that bbc one was staying _ news. ead, i found that bbc one was staying with _ news. instead, i found that bbc| one was staying with wimbledon and continued to cover the tennis match. i don't begrudge cameron norrie his well—deserved victory, but why does the bbc insist on sacrificing regular programmes, including the news, for a sport worship? currently we have a government in crisis. — currently we have a government in crisis. a — currently we have a government in crisis, a world in turmoil, people _ in crisis, a world in turmoil, pe0ple in_ in crisis, a world in turmoil, people in britain worried about how they— people in britain worried about how they are going to pay for their— how they are going to pay for their bills, and the bbc thinks it is prudent to show a tennis match— it is prudent to show a tennis match instead of the news. can somebody— match instead of the news. can somebodyjust explain the reasoning behind that decision? bbc, _ reasoning behind that decision? bbc, this— reasoning behind that decision?

do keep across that on bbc news online or the bbc news app. s page you will hear more on the outgoing chancellor and the new chancellor. let's get some of the day's other news. bans on abortion in two more us states have come into effect after recent legal moves to block them were overruled. florida's ban on abortions past 15 weeks of pregnancy and a near—total ban in mississippi will now go ahead, following the supreme court's overturning of a landmark ruling on the issue. a protest over the rising cost of living in lebanon led to scuffles between protesters and security forces in the capital beirut. crowds gathered outside the headquarters of a telecoms company after phone tariff costs went up. scientists in the czech republic say covid—i9 levels in the capital appear to be at an all—time high. samples from prague's sewers show the presence of the virus in municipal waste water is higher than at any time during the pandemic. heavy flooding is continuing to affect australia's biggest city, sydney. more than 100 evacuation orders are in force,

this is bbc news. ignites wildfires. many have died in extreme temperatures across the continent. moscow orders all its forces to step up operations in ukraine as russian missiles strike cities across the country. sri lanka's parliament has gathered to begin the process of choosing a new president. that new leader will replace gotabaya rajapaksa, who fled the country and resigned in the face of massive anti—government protests. our correspondent secunder kermani reports from the capital, colombo. tight security outside parliament this morning as politicians began the process of selecting a new president. this is the man it's most likely to be — ranil wickremesinghe, currently acting leader. he's an old political face and has been the focus of protester anger. the president's office is still under the control of demonstrators, though they've handed back other official buildings. a few metres away, the main protest camp, named the gota go home village — a reference to the ousted president gotabaya rajapa

in the uk on the bbc news channel. ingle rolling news outlet throughout the day, a move that will see job cuts here in this building. mark lobel is here. why is this happening? the bbc is pursuing _ why is this happening? the bbc is pursuing a — why is this happening? the bbc is pursuing a digital— is pursuing a digitalfirst strategy which means it wants to increase its digital offering but it's against a backdrop of cuts because the license fee is funding bbc news and that has been frozen by the government over the next two years. so the latest proposal is to take these two news channels and merge them into one bbc news channel, meaning there will be 70 uk—based staff who will be 70 uk—based staff who will lose theirjobs and that includes ia chief presenters. the challenge also is that the agenda isn't always going to be the same for that world audience in the uk audience, both of which are watching us now. and they got a solution, the bbc says there will be a breaking news team that will opt out of one of the channels

this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a suspect is in custody — following a mass shooting at a july 4 parade in the us city of chicago. it is devastating that a celebration of america was ripped apart by our uniquely american play. president putin orders his forces to push on with their offensive in eastern ukraine after seizing control of the entire luhansk region. it's emerged borisjohnson was made aware of a complaint about an mp's inappropriate behaviour before giving him a topjob. and riddle of the sands — why this silo of the stuff is helping to store cheap, clean electricity. hello and welcome. six people dead, several more wounded and now, one man arrested. those are the bare facts of another mass shooting in the us. this time in a well to do suburb just north of chicago, at the start of a fourth ofjuly day of celebration. hundreds of people, mums, dads and their children had embarked on a parade through highland park, when a g

this is bbc news.ues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. rugby at the grassroots or elite level should be a joyful celebration of athletic prowess. but there is no joy in learning that rugby may be doing irreparable damage to some of the players on the pitch. that may be the case too in other high impact sports like american football.

——joe lynskey, bbc news.s entered the track as the race was red flagged. and an update on zhou guangyu — he's tweeted to say he's ok and had the all—clear from the medics, adding the halo saved him. pictures appeared to show the roll hoop failed on his car when it went upside down. let's take you through some of the day's other top stories and... belgium's wout van aert has kept the leader's yellowjersey at the tour de france after finishing second for the third stage in a row. he was beaten on the line by a late lunge from dutch sprinter dylan groenewegen, by millimetres, in a photo finish. england have drawn their opening match of the hockey world cup against india 1—1. izzy petter scored in first quarter before that was cancelled out by an indian penalty corner in the second. they face new zealand next on tuesday evening. adrian meronk held off a final day charge by new zealand's ryan fox to win the irish open. two birdies and this eagle in his final four holes sealed a three—shot win for the pole — his fi

hello and welcome to bbc news. the heatwave in southern europe is intensifying, with wildfires forcing thousands of people to flee towns and villages. a number of people have already died, and temperatures are predicted to go well above a0 celsius, in parts of spain and portugal. scientists say climate change is a factor in the severity of the heatwave. more than 11,000 people have been forced to leave france's south—western gironde region, from where our europe correspondent, jessica parker, sent us this report. the fight to tackle flames ripping through forests in south—western france. they have been battling these fires for days. 1a,000 people have now been evacuated across the area of gironde. it went so fast. and the fire, too, was big, big, big. my friends woke me up and i was like, "0k, what do i take in my room?" manon was working and living at a local campsite. for now, this conference and is her home. it's also become an office for this campsite workers. the region's beaches and forests a huge attraction,

the other headlines on the bbc news at 0ne... a mother whose baby was murdered by the woman trying to adopt him tells the bbc he'd still be alive if he'd been left with her. energy companies post big increases in profits as uk customers face soaring household bills. right on time! tributes are paid to the star of the railway children and narrator of the wombles bernard cribbins, who has died aged 93. and coming up on the bbc news channel... the lionesses will take on germany in the euro 22 final at wembley after the eight—time champions saw off france in their semifinal. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. the commonwealth games 2022 opens here at the alexander stadium in birmingham later today. this huge space seats 30,000 people and although we don't entirely know the themes of the opening ceremony, you get hints of how they want to celebrate birmingham, with a mock canal and brickwork heralding its industrial past and graffiti and skateboard ramps celebrating its gritty present. 0rganisers say it's the biggest in

do head to bbc news or simply download the bbc news app.eport into a mass shooting at a school in texas in may has found "systemic failures" in the response of law enforcement. 19 children and two teachers were killed when an 18—year—old gunman opened fire at the school in uvalde. the report says that while almost 400 officers responded, there was a lack of urgency and no one took overall command. sylvia lennan—spence has the details. 19 children and two teachers killed amidst systemic failures and poor decision—making. that's the damning conclusion from the most exhaustive probe i took nearly 400 police and other officers more than an hour to confront and kill an 18—year—old gunman in may. and what texan legislators described as a chaotic scene marked by a lack of clear leadership and sufficient urgency. the report found enforcement respondents failed to adhere to the active tutor training and failed to prioritise saving the lives of innocent dictums over their own safety. blaming the officer's lackadaisical approach. the eo - le lackadais

welcome to bbc news — i'm david eades.ur top stories: senior figures in sri lanka say the president's fled the island, but is expected to resign on wednesday. his palace is now a protest site as crowds continue to pour inside. our correspondent is there. how does it feel to swim in the president's personal pool? after months of frustration this feels like re— relief. crowds surging to get inside this palace. and they get to see what life is like for the political class. to enjoy or endure? a heatwave hits western europe. parts of spain reach 43 degrees. eleven and counting. here in the uk, candidates are lining up in their bid to take over from borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. magnificent seven for novak djokovic as he overpowers nick kyrgios to maintain his domination of wimbledon. in the last few minutes, president gotobaya rajapaksa of sri lanka has confirmed he will resign after having fled when crowds stormed his palace. it's not clear whether, as suggested, he will return to to the

tim allman, bbc news. preview of what we can expect on day one of the sporting events. there has been a party going on here in victoria square as people gather to celebrate the opening of the commonwealth games in birmingham. representatives of 72 territories and nations around the globe will be taking part with 6500 athletes and officials all descending here on birmingham ahead of the events. it's going to be the biggest sporting programme in commonwealth games history, with new sports being added including women's twenty20 cricket, three on three basketball and mixed synchronised swimming. the events begin on friday and they are the most inclusive to date, with a record 42 para—sports be running concurrently at the games. and more medals will be available for the women than the men for the first time ever. 16 gold medals up for grabs today, the first of which is the men's and women's triathlon, then the men's gymnastics team final and in the afternoon, the track cycling. significantly more than 1.2 milli

this is bbc news. the hour, straight after this programme. hello everybody and welcome to talking business weekly, with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. is europe heading for an energy emergency? energy companies across the continent warn of higher prices. limited rationing is already under way in germany as the supply from russia starts to drop off. in america, they've released more oil to the market but is it enough to keep us all going? with more sanctions and cold weather on the way, are we looking at a perfect storm for the energy market? i'm going to be discussing all of that with these two,

hugh pym, bbc news.e 19th and 20th in the row over pay and conditions. 5,500 train drivers in england are to go on strike on saturday 30th ofjuly, in a dispute over pay and conditions. this is starting to pile up? it is, as let's said _ this is starting to pile up? it is, as let's said they _ this is starting to pile up? it is, as let's said they were - this is starting to pile up? it 3 as let's said they were planning to have a strike and there we found out the date will be the 30th ofjuly, during the commonwealth games and train drivers, when they strike it causes a lot of disruptions and it will be across eight different companies. and just before we came on air, we had the rmt union who were planning to have a strike on the 27th ofjuly are planning two more on the 18th of august and the 20th of august as well. that is going to be 40,000 workers across network rail and also 14 train companies are walking out and causing similar sorts of difficulties, as we saw injune. as we go into the summit we are s

nomia iqbal, bbc news, highland park, chicago. stay with us on bbc news.spain who say bullfighting belongs in the past. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they've pipped the favourites, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated. celebration parties were cancelled. a man entered the palace i through a downstairs window and made his way— to the queen's private bedroom. then, he asked her for a cigarette. - and, on the pretext - of arranging for some to be brought, summoned a footman on duty, i who took the man away. one child... ..one teacher... ..one book... ..and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. applause this is bbc news. the latest headlines: borisjohnson fights to survive as the uk's prime minister as two senior ministers resign from his cabinet in quick succession. their

jonathan beale, bbc news, chasiv yar. stay with us on bbc news.p politicians around the world changed the rules to help uber. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally- called the 'great white way' by americans but tonight, it's completely blacked out. - it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problemsj that the energy crisisj has brought to them. leaders meet in paris for a summit on pollution, inflation and third world debt. this morning, theyjoined the revolution celebrations for a show of military might on the champs—elysees. wildlife officials in australia have been coping with a penguin problem. fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their f

so to get my hd news, i will need to go into the apps, open bbc i, find the news channel, select liveup, assuming i have internet speed fast enough, and then get my news a couple of minutes after everybody else. imagine if this were a sports channel and the world cup winning goal had just been scored and you found out about two minutes after the rest of the world. by the way, i am filming this in hd on my phone, but of course if you are watching it on the bbc, you won't be able to watch it hd unless of course you are watching on iplayer. those in charge of the bbc often speak about impartiality being one of the corporation �*s chief qualities. the perception has grown recently that it is not fulfilling its remit in this regard. when he took up his post in 2020, director—general tim davies spoke of the need to restore trust in the bbc�*s impartiality. last month the culture secretary nadeem doris launched a review into the subject and last week the regulator ofcom published its reviews which found audiences rate the bbc less favourably for impartiality than they do for impartiality tha

welcome to bbc news at ten.d kingdom will have a new prime minister by the 5th of september following an election to find a new leader of the conservative party. that process will begin tomorrow. so far, no fewer than 11 conservative mps have entered the fray. they'll need to be backed by at least 20 colleagues to be on the first ballot on wednesday. and then they'll need at least 30 votes to make it to the second round, on thursday. the contest should be down to two candidates by early next week. one of the latest to enter is liz truss, the foreign secretary, and, like most of the others, she's making bold promises to cut taxes. that's widely seen as a dig at rishi sunak — one of the favourites at this stage — who was planning to raise taxes when he was chancellor, until he resigned last week. our political editor, chris mason, is at westminster with the latest tonight. eight weeks tonight we will have a new prime minister. it could happen as soon as next week because if either of the two final candidates were

—— the bbc news app six.nd sledgerjaved. emerging as they did shortly after six o'clock, it would normally have been for the news at six to break the news immediately, but those tuning in to watch the programme instead found it had been postponed, with tennis being shown on both bbc one and bbc two. it was almost 6.20 before the main bbc channel got to report what had happened. main bbc channel got to report what had happened-—

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. this is bbc news. the headlines...p down after protesters stormed the palace and set fire to the prime minister's house. the uk defence secretary, ben wallace, rules himself out of the conservative leadership contest as the field starts to get crowded, with eight people now ruling themselves in. the foreign ministers of china and the united states have met for the first time in nine months. both have expressed concern about relations between their countries. after five hours of talks at the g20 meeting in bali, indonesia, china's wang yi said they'd agreed to work on improving ties, but listed numerous greivances, including over taiwan. earlier, us secretary of state, antony blinken, expressed concern over china's alignment with russia, saying beijing's professed neutrality over the invasion of ukraine did not stand up to scrutiny. i don't think that china is engaging in a way that supports neutrality. it has amplified russian propaganda. going back, even as russia was massing its forces, president xijinping has aligne

adam wild, bbc news.ime as this year's men's race came to an end. denmark's jonas vingegaard was crowned champion on the champs elysses. britain's 2018 winner geraint thomas was third. there's more on the bbc sport website. but that's it from me. back to you, reeta. many thanks, lizzie. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. more grass fires on another hot one in england and east anglia. 32 in norfolk and thankfully there has been a little rain this evening and temperatures will come down quite a lot over the next couple of days. a lot over the next couple of days. a lot of rain this weekend in northern ireland and scotland. 0ver lot of rain this weekend in northern ireland and scotland. over 60 millimetres in places and more soaking downpours around today and still across parts of scotland into the night. all from an area of low pressure at this might beginning to move away towards scandinavia and we are left behind with a cooler and fresher north—westerly feel of air into tomorrow and along

iain watson, bbc news. l the sport, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes, at the bbc sport centre. thanks. good evening. with less than a week until women's cricket makes its commonwealth games debut in birmingham, england are on blistering t20 form. they beat south africa by 6 wickets today in a record—breaking performance, as adam wild reports. at new road new faces. atjust i7 at new road new faces. atjust 17 a first cap for alice c. a first taste of international cricket, well, this was quite a start. a second ball bowled and a first wicket. behind those flames, finally a spark in how england needed. by that point south africa had passed 100. one for england's future, another making history. this is the moment she became england's women's to 20 wicket taker. england's batter is quick to take aim. danni wyatt really got things going and having earlier watched her wife break that bowling record, standing skipper enjoyed a successful run chase was never really in doubt. a special day with a first wicket, a record

stay with us on bbc news. ncy, nasa, has ordered an investigation, after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh, once an everyday part of the soldier's lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own, - in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't. really see why all these people should wander in and say, - "you're doing something wrong". six rare white lion cubs on the prowl at a worcestershire wildlife park, and have already been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they are lovely and sweet, yeah, they're cute. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a bbc news investigation has uncovered the abuse and neglect of disabled young people in institutions in ukraine. the international monetary fund warns that the world could be teetering on the brink of the worst recession for half a century. every week at this time we focus on an issue affecting the state of our planet — and in climate cri

lauren moss, bbc news.eople checking bowel cancer symptoms on the nhs website following the death of dame deborah james. visits to the website increased from 2,000 on tuesday to 23,000 on wednesday. dame deborah had been living with the illness since 2016 and worked tirelessly to raise awareness of its symptoms and reduce the embarrassment of discussing them. graham satchell reports. dame deborahjames dressed up as a poo to raise awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer. in posts on social media, she took people through the common signs. again and again, she urged anyone who had worries never to be embarrassed and to see their gp. dame deborah died on tuesday. her tireless campaigning has had a remarkable impact. this morning, nhs england has revealed a tenfold increase in traffic to their webpages about bowel cancer, up from an average of 2,000 a day to more than 23,000 on wednesday, the day after dame deborah died. deborah did the unthinkable in getting people to talk about bowel cancer and encouraging p

natalie pirks, bbc news, sheffield. vision audience of 9.3 million on bbc one with a further 2 million streaming online and it goes to show the swell of support around the nation for this team and how their performance at this home euros has captured the imagination of many. thejubilant captured the imagination of many. the jubilant scenes women's football craved. across the country from trafalgar square to pubs in bristol millions of fans roared in support of the lionesses as they swept sweden aside. for the home fans packed in the stands at sheffield their unbridled joy was epitomised by a child as from manchester who celebrated like her idol is on the pitch. celebrated like her idol is on the itch. ,., celebrated like her idol is on the itch, , ., ., , celebrated like her idol is on the itch. ,., ., , .,, pitch. going through my mind was when i'm older i _ pitch. going through my mind was when i'm older i want _ pitch. going through my mind was when i'm older i want to _ pitch. going through my mind was when i'm older

john donnison, bbc news. temperatures around the world, action on global warming can appear slow — and highly politicised. lisa friedman covers climate for the new york times. she explained to me what's happening in america. at the moment the us an action is what everyone is talking about. earlierthis is what everyone is talking about. earlier this week, joe manchin let it be known that he would not be able to vote at this moment for legislation that would have helped president biden achieve that goal. so the goals at cop27 are multiple but the most important one is for all countries to move towards reducing emissions and get on this 1.5 degrees pathway. if the us isn't able to move forward, that will have implications for every other country. implications for every other count . ., ., , country. you mentioned this concern about _ country. you mentioned this concern about us _ country. you mentioned this concern about us inaction, l country. you mentioned this i concern about us inaction, why is american poli

sophie van brugen, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. hello.es head up during sunday, parts of wales, the wider area of england, begin three consecutive days with temperatures in the mid—to—upper 20s, some spots low 30s, which will qualify it as a heat wave right underneath this area of high pressure. there will be cloud to begin with, though, misty low cloud into northern ireland, western scotland, parts of northwest england, north wales. a lot of that's going to disappear and mayjust linger around some irish sea coasts, far northwest scotland staying cloudy, in the northern isles, rain clearing away from shetland. for many, though, it'sjust a case of plenty of sunshine, mid—to—low 20s, the warmest parts of northern ireland through eastern scotland, mid—to—high 20s, much of wales and england, 30 in southeast england, somewhat cooling sea breezes around the coasts. it's going to be a hot one on centre court — and notjust wimbledon players and spectators will need to protect against the strong sunshine with high, or indeed, very high uv levels.

welcome to bbc news — i'm david eades.ur top stories: police in chicago arrest a suspect, following a mass shooting at a fourth ofjuly parade. gun shots at least six people were killed when a gunman on a rooftop opened fire on the crowds below. president putin orders his forces to push on with their offensive in eastern ukraine, after seizing control of the entire luhansk region. and, desperate to learn, we visit the secret school in kabul that dares to teach girls. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. six people dead, several more wounded, and now one man arrested. those are the bare facts of another mass shooting in the us. this time in a well to do suburb just north of chicago, at the start of a fourth ofjuly day of celebration. hundreds of people, mums, dads and their children had embarked on a parade through highland park, when a gunman started firing from a rooftop, armed with a high powered rifle. nomia iqbal has this report. the independence day parade had just started. americans in this w

this is bbc news. our top stories: borisjohnson fights to survive as the uk's prime minister as two senior ministers resign from his cabinet in quick succession. their verdict on the prime minister is damning as they question his competency, integrity and seriousness. the suspect in the mass shooting at a 4th ofjuly parade near chicago has been charged with seven counts of first degree murder. and marched at gunpoint towards an execution we've the inside story of a russian atrocity in ukraine from the survivor who played dead. all welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. here in the uk, the government of borisjohnson is in a state of high turmoil after two of his most senior ministers resigned within minutes of one another. chancellor of the exchequer rishi sunak quit saying that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. the health secretary sajid javed stood down, saying the public considered the tory government to be neither popular

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news in nara, western japan. avy shelling of towns and villages in eastern ukraine, in preparation for an expected new offensive to seize more territory. russia already occupies large areas of the south and east of the country and are pushing forward in the donetsk region. the latest russian target is the city of slovyansk. from there, jonathan beale sent this report. near the front line, close to the city of slovyansk, ukrainian troops prepare to target russian positions. they know this next battle will be crucial. i think that slovyansk is the next big aim for russians. do you think you can stop putin? sure. you can? we will, we will. distant explosions blasts of artillery, the familiar sounds of this war, but there's also a quieter, harder—to—see battle involving drones and electronic warfare, jamming and tracking signals. the russians have a lot of stuff for blocking the drones, for blocking the signal with remote control, with the camera and so on. it's also a dangerous game of hide—and—seek, as we soon found

sarah rainsford, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.oung girls across africa now competing in the commonwealth games. cheering. the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation, after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh, once an everyday part of the soldier's lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own, in a private house, - not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why . all these people should wander in and say, _ "you're doing something wrong". six rare white lion cubs on the prowl at a worcestershire wildlife park, and have already been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they are lovely and sweet, yeah, they're cute. hello there. welcome back. welcome back. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: 5000 athletes from around the world are in birmingham in central england as the commonwealth games get under way. torrential rain in the american state of kentucky causes flash flooding, killing eight people

this is bbc news, i'm samantha simmonds. welcome back to bbc news.hnson as the leader of the party, and as prime minister. penny mourdant is the latest to join the race after sajid javid and jeremy hunt launched their campaigns this morning. leadership hopefuls have been setting out competing plans to cut taxes, as the race to replace borisjohnson heats up. let's talk about the candidates a little more with chris hopkins, associate director at savanta comres — that's a market research consultancy which tracks political opinion and voting intention. welcome to you. great to see it. tell us a bit more about your latest polling and what it is telling us about these candidates and their chances. , ., , , about these candidates and their chances. , ., _ , , chances. obviously because candidates _ chances. obviously because candidates are _ chances. obviously because candidates are joining - chances. obviously because candidates are joining the i chances. obviously because - candidates are joining the race and dropping out of the race, our most recent poll

this is bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: in eastern ukraine, further fighting for control of lysycha nsk. the ukrainian army rejects russia's claims they've encircled the city. the un calls for calm in libya as anti—government protests continue, but demonstrators say they won't give up. a council of afghan tribal elders ends with a call for the world to recognise the taliban and lift sanctions. the biggest ever london pride — more than a million people take to the streets as it marks its 50th anniversary. and getting fiery under the lights at wimbledon: the match one player described as a circus. hello, and welcome to bbc news. ukraine says its forces are enduring intense russian shelling in the eastern city of lysychansk, but it denies claims its troops are surrounded. lysychansk is the last ukrainian—held city in luhansk, which is part of the industrial donbas region. these pictures from russia's state—owned domestic news agency, ria novosti, show drone images of battles near the city. el

this is bbc news. we start with breaking news. less than 2a hours after a grain supply deal was signed between russia and ukraine to guarantee the safe passage of cargo ships, the ukrainian port city of odesa has been hit by a missile attack. reports suggest several long—range missiles were fired by russia — some were shot down but explosions were heard and smoke was seen rising. this is the region where it was hoped millions of tonnes of grain would be exported in the coming days. our correspondent paul adams is in kyiv for us. paul, what more can you tell us about these reports of russian missiles hitting the port of odesa? as you say, what is clear is a debtor has come under some kind of attack. anywhere between four and six missiles, from what we have seen it looks like a cruise missiles. —— odesa has come under some kind of attack. there are images so collating on social media which appear to show the impact of one of those in the port area and another video which appears to show two missiles being intercepted over the beachi

this is bbc news.hat's killed more than 50 prisoners of war who were being held by russia in the donetsk region. both sides are blaming each other for the attack. the mayor of washington, dc has called for help from the national guard to deal with almost 5,000 migrants who have been bussed into the us capital. their trip is said to have been organised by republican governors in protest against the biden administration's immigration policy. spain and brazil have reported what are thought to be the first monkeypox—related deaths outside of africa. spain's one of the worst hit countries — around a quarter

john simpson, bbc news.zara aleena in east london has been remanded in custody after appearing at the old bailey. jordan mcsweeney allegedly killed the 35—year—old as she walked home from a night out in the early hours of sunday morning. today, the family of the newly trained solicitor spoke of her "fearless" and "independent" spirit, asjune kelly reports. zara aleena, her mother's only child and described today by her aunt as part of a family of strong women. the one word that would describe zara, if i had to use one word, i would say independent. that was what she valued more than anything, her independence. and so, you know, she was encouraged by all of us to pursue her dreams, and at five years old, she said, "i want to be a lawyer." last weekend, the life of this young woman at the start of her legal career was suddenly ended when she was attacked close to where she lived, in ilford, east london, on her way home from a night out. zara was already using her legal training to help people. she worked with

especially bbc news. where would we all be without bbc news? i would we all be without bbc news?rs this hour. 0ur it for the papers this hour. our guests will be back with me again at half past 11 p:m.. thank you very much for watching. goodbye for now. good evening, i'm tulson tollett, and this is your sports news where we start in brighton and england are through to the womens european championship semi—final after 2—1 extra time when in spain. after 2—1 extra time when in spain. after a goalless first half, it was the spaniards who deservedly went ahead ten minutes into the second half through esther gonzales will stop with hope and time running out, ella leveled matters in the last ten of the 90 minutes. but the goal of the game was an extra time. georgia stand way with the right footed rockets sealed her team's place in the last four where they will play either sweden or belgium next tuesday. unreal! thatjust unreal! that just shows unreal! thatjust shows the level we're at. we get a setback, we come back and we do it. yeah, i am guided i'm not over there, but the job done.

this is bbc news. tart with some breaking news in the battle for city of lysychansk in eastern ukraine, part of the industrial donbas region that russia says focussing its military power on. lysychansk was the last ukrainian—held city in luhansk. but now, russian defence ministry says russian ministry says russian and separatists forces have full control of the city. so russia is now claiming control over the entire luhansk region. there are reports of fighters in the city centre. and in another development, this time in russia, about 35 kilometres from the border with ukraine, an official in the belgorod says at least three people have been killed as a result of blasts there. the local governor said that explosions had partially destroyed 11 apartment buildings and at least 39 houses, and that the cause was being investigated, but russia has accused ukraine's military of the shelling. just to repeat that, breaking news in the battle for the city of lysychansk, in eastern ukraine, we are hearing that ru

this is bbc news.through european countries, france is now the worst affected with 30 thousand people forced from their homes. a chinese filmmaker has appeared in court in lowy charged with child export patient. he was living in malawi when a bbc investigation reported that he had used local children to film a personalised greeting. some of which included racist content. we got the moment when he was confronted by the bbc team here, which documented how he had used those local children to film all of those greetings. runako celina who investigated this story for the bbc�*s africa eye explained how it came about. well, i mean i lived in beijing, china, for seven years. i had seen these videos for years. you know, this industry, that these videos belonged to has existed for seven years since 2015. there was bounds of roger versi about the industry. ——bouts of controversy. but it took all of this time, essentially, for the industry to be shut down. i felt quite strongly that we needed to explore what was

david sillito, bbc news. mething that ordinary telescopes were unable to do. it gives astronomers the opportunity to study these objects for the first time. 0ur science correspondent, pallab ghosh, has had exclusive access to the new telescope, and sends this report from la palma in the canary islands. opening to the heavens, high above the clouds. a new telescope scans the skies for one of the most enigmatic objects in the universe — a neutron star. they're the smallest and densest bodies in the cosmos, so heavy that a sugar cube of it would weigh about the same as 8 billion people. scientists have now found a way to detect them. neutron stars have such powerful gravity that they're drawn together until they eventually merge. when that happens there's a flash of light and a powerful shock wave ripples across the universe. when that shock wave is detected on earth, the new telescope scrambles into action to find the exact location of the flash. the astronomers have to work fast. the flash of light lasts only a

lucy williamson, bbc news, teste—de—buch. president biden has unveiled new executive steps he will make to address climate change which he has described as an �*existential threat�* to the united states and the world, $2.3 billion will be spent on a range of new measures. among them, expanding flood control, shoring up utilities, and helping low—income families pay for heating and cooling costs. there's also support for the domestic offshore wind industry — 700,000 acres have been identified in the gulf of mexico — for that purpose. president biden had been under pressure to declare a �*climate emergency�*, which would release funds to ramp up production of a wide range of renewable energy products and systems. as president, i have a responsibility to act with urgency and resolve when our nation faces clear and present danger. and that is what climate change is about. it is literally, not figuratively, a clear and present danger. the health of our citizens and our communities is literally at stake. the un�*s leading internati