votes are being counted in the southend west by—election in essex. turnout is just over 24% in a seat that should be held by the conservatives. that's the third lowest turnout for a uk by election since 19115. no other main party took part in the poll — a mark of respect because the previous mp david amess was stabbed during a constituency surgery last october. a result is expected in the next couple of hours president biden has been giving details of how the leader of the islamic state group was killed during a night raid by us special forces in syria. the president said that abu ibrahim al-qurayshi, also known as hajji abdullah, blew himself up, along with four members of his family, as us troops approached the building. 13 people, including children, died in the raid. no us casualties were reported. the bbc�*s state department