Is declared the new leader of south africas governing party, the anc. Following the killing of British Embassy worker rebecca dykes in lebanon local Police Arrest a man, believed to be a taxi driver. And from nurse to bishop, Sarah Mullally becomes the most senior woman in the church of england, appointed bishop of london. Its 5 oclock. Breaking news from johannesburg, lets see the images in south africa. A very significant election has taken place. We have the congratulations, because Cyril Ramaphosa has been duly elected as the leader of the anc, the ruling party in south africa. He beat the former foreign minister, Nkosazana Dlamini zuma, by 2240 votes, to 2461. He is the Deputy President currently, in line for greater things, because he hasjust been elected leader of the anc in johannesburg. The electoral commission, doing lots of its work this afternoon, looking and monitoring at the validity of the vote. There were talks about a conference of recount at one point, as it is, we be
Other guests are hospitalised. Also, south africas ruling party elects a new leader. The new leader of anc is on course to be the next president s. And deciding what brexit means, join oui correspondence and deciding what brexit means, join our correspondence and correspondence in brussels for a special edition of brexitcast. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news. Emergency services have been responding to whats being described as a Major Incident in the United States after an amtrak passenger train came off a bridge and onto a highway in Washington State. The local Sheriffs Office says there have been multiple fatalities. 77 people have been taken to hospital. Images from the scene of to show format carriages left the track, one upside down on the road. The local sheriff said that no motorists have been killed. It was the height of the rush hour on the busy i 5 motorway, and the train was reportedly travelling at more than 80 mph. The local sheriff says it came off the rails near t
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For the troubled retailer. Birmingham. Cheering and, birmingham is confirmed as host city of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. It will be the most expensive sports event in britain since london 2012. Its 5. 00pm. Our main story is that the forced resignation of damian green, one of theresa mays closest allies in government, has prompted a furious response among a number of conservative mps. They have renewed their condemnation of former Police Officers who revealed that pornography had been found on damian greens parliamentary computer, nine years ago, before be became a minister. Scotland yard says it has asked the information commissioner to investigate the retired officers and whether Data Protection laws have been broken. That decision has been welcomed by theresa may, whos on a visit to poland. Our political correspondent, ben wright, reports. Sacked from the cabinet and out the door. The third senior minister to leave theresa mays team in less than two months. Reporter why did you lie
Of the Technology Available to him. Dale stevenss opening goal was checked by Andre Marriner with his colleague monitoring the game some 75 miles away. A nod of the head signalling that brighton had taken the lead. It finished 2 1 to brighton but did glenn murray handle the ball when scoring . The referee and his video assistant decided it came off his knee, a decision hotly contested by crystal palace. Technology may have arrived in football but the controversy is far from over. Newsnight is coming up on bbc two. Here on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. Hello, youre watching bbc news, the time is 10 30pm. The time is 10 32pm. Im olly foster at the bbc sport centre these are our headlines this evening theres a late winner in the fa cup brighton take their place in the fourth round at palaces expense. Well have details of that draw coming up, with lowly yeovil getting a plum home tie against Manchester United. And another five months out for murray as he has surgery on his