paying the price for a perfect smile dentists warn of the dangers and complications of heading abroad for cheaper treatment. and coming up on the bbc news channel. on the eve of the world athletics championships, we speak to britain s new team captain natheneel mitchell blake. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. rishi sunak and penny mordaunt are still in the lead in the race to become the next prime minister after another candidate was eliminated from the contest this afternoon. the attorney general suella braverman finished last in today s vote among conservative mps, and has therefore been knocked out. the former chancellor rishi sunak was still ahead by some margin, securing 101 votes. penny mordaunt is hot on his heels, also making gains on yesterday s vote, with 83 mps backing her today. and the foreign secretary liz truss is still in third place with 64 votes. kemi badenoch and tom tugendhat remain in contention. the next round of voting is on monday. wi
protests have been taking place in the south korean capital seoul overjapan s planned release of treated radioactive water from the wrecked fukushima nuclear plant. the head of the un s nuclear watchdog, rafael grossi is in seoul to try and calm fears, after he endorsed the plan. the plant was severely damaged in 2011 after being struck by a tsunami. some scientists and activists have opposed the release of the water due to concerns on the impact of the ocean bed and marine life. seoul has said it respects the un body s conclusion that the discharge of wastewater from the fukushima plant will be largely safe. 0ur asia pacific editor, michael bristow has more. 0utside outside the japanese embassy in the capital of south korea, seoul, and you can see here an opposition politician is on hunger strike. it is her 13th day and essentially she has protested about the release of contaminated water from the nuclear
the sri lankan president gotabaya rajapaksa has resigned after days of huge anti government protesters. demonstrators are celebrating on the streets of colombo, defying a curfew in place. mr rajapaksa fled to singapore on wednesday as protesters took over government buildings. the governor of sri lanka s central bank says the country now needs a stable government as soon as possible if it s to stand any chance of tackling its economic crisis. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. under curfew, streets once packed with protesters, now patrolled by the military. 0utside outside the prime minister s office, sold us back on guard, authorised to use force to maintain order. soldiers back on guard. a day ago, it was different. security forces were overrun by protesters, who