relatives of the young men murdered by the serial killer, stephen port, welcome a decision by the police watchdog to begin a fresh investigation into the way detectives handled the inquiry. borisjohnson is in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth s heads of government. downing street says it is unlikely the uk s rwanda asylum policy will come up when he meets the prince of wales. good evening. taliban officials say the main search for survivors from wednesday s devastating earthquake in the south east of afghanistan has ended. more than 1,000 people are thought to have been killed in the remote part of the country. doctors say many children may be among the victims. relief efforts have been hampered by heavy rain and the destruction of road and communication networks in paktika province the worst hit area. entire villages have been destroyed, with survivors saying they re finding it difficult to bury their dead. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani is there a
bringing us tomorrow. with me are emma woolf who is an author and political commentator and camilla turner, the chief political correspondent at the telegraph. tomorrow s front pages. let s start with the i, which looks towards tomorrow night s first head to head tv debate between tory leadership hopefuls rishi sunak and liz truss, with both camps accusing the other of being weak on china. it makes the front page of the mail too, which adds that former party leader ian duncan smith thinks it s suprising that sunak is claiming to be tough on beijing. staying with the leadership race, the express. the metro leads with a report by mps which highlights the worse workforce crisis in nhs history which is putting patient safety at severe risk . the guardian reports on this too, drawing attention to the number of nursing vacancies, which is almost at 39,000 in england. the sun leads with a piece on former the only way is essex star, lauren goodger, in which she seeks answers to
temperatures across the uk rose with a level three alert, and some rider means the uk could be hosting next year s eurovision contest. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk s second busiest airport says it will limit the number of flights across the peak summer period because it hasn t got enough staff. gatwick airport said it was aimed at creating a more reliable service for passengers. usually 900 flights run a day, but it ll be 825 injuly, and 850 in august. it comes after the government and regulators wrote to airlines telling them to make sure their summer timetables were deliverable . the decision means thousands of people will have their holiday plans disrupted, as theo leggett reports. this is what airlines and airports want to avoid. over easter and around the jubilee holiday, hundreds of flights were cancelled. some while passengers were preparing to board. people want to travel, but staff shortages at airlines and ground handling companies have become a s
developments on the bbc website. from the team, it is goodbye. meanwhile the news continues right here with all our colleagues from the nations and regions across the uk, so it is over to you. goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m isaac fanin. coming up in the programme: emotional and physical abuse was systemic in british gymnastics, according to a new independent review. the new premier league fixtures are out. this is child abuse of athletes and a very young age and that has a monumental impact on the rest of our lives the white the new premier league fixtures are out. the white champions manchester city take on west ham united to start the season. england women start their final preparations for the european championship against belgium tonight. also coming up in the programme. rory mcilroy makes an excellent start at the us open. he s back in the clubhouse and has the lead. and we speak to one fourth of britain s gold medal winning s14 mixed relay team. we start w
children in england today should never be allowed to legally buy tobacco products once they are adults the new recommendations to cut smoking rates. and i m here on the isle of wight where they have made an extraordinary dinosaur discovery. they found the remains of what could be the largest ever carnival discovery in europe. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel the premier league suspends its six year tv deal with russian broadcaster match tv, because of the invasion of ukraine. the cost of filling an average family car with petrol has reached £100 for the first time. petrol retailers are charging on average 182 pence a litre, with some forecourts charging more than £2. the increase is largely blamed on the impact of the war in ukraine on global energy supplies. our business correspondent andy verity reports. this morning, £100 develop the average tank. it’s this morning, £100 develop the average tank- average tank. it s terrible. extremely average tan