More people have been forced to leave their homes in lincolnshire after severe flooding heavy rain with storms are forecast. Tens of millions are left without power in four south american countries, after the failure, of a hydroelectric dam. Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally names of a new town in the golan after president donald trump, and india are on the verge of beating their arch rivals, pakistan, in one of the biggest games in world cricket. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. In a crucial week for the conservative leadership race, the candidates are going head to head in their first televised debate. The eventual winner, to be decided next month by party members, will become Prime Minister. There are six candidates still in the running, with all of them divided, on how best to deliver brexit. The frontrunner, Boris Johnson, has refused to take part in tonights channel a debate, saying hell instead participate in a bbc event, on tuesday. But his rivals claim he
have now infiltrated every sector of british society. and lights, camera, picket line. the actors join the writers at the barricades, after negotiations with the studios collapse. but first, to the pay award. over a million public sector workers, including teachers and doctors, will get a rise in this financial year of up to 7%. rishi sunak has agreed to honour the recommendations of the independent, pay review bodies. the deal covers 45% of the public sector. and on top of that pay award, the government has committed additional funding for schools above what was proposed in march and in addition to the £2 billion already given to schools in the autumn statement. the four teaching unions said that was a basis to call off strike action. which will be welcomed by parents up and down the land. however the junior doctors, who went on strike today, say it is not enough. their continued absence will make it almost impossible for the pm to meet his promise of cutting waiting lists.
for a summit on ukraine president zelensky says he believes his country deserves talks on joining the eu this year. deserted railway stations as train drivers in england stage their second walkout this week. australian tennis star nick kyrgios admits assaulting his ex girlfriend but avoids a criminal conviction we ll have the latest from canberra. # falling in our hearts # here again, hawai i # aloha, aloha # and could this song by the former sex pistols by the former sex pistolsrontmanjohn lydon written about his wife s alzheimer s be chosen to represent ireland at the eurovision song contest? it s very hard to be away from her. but i have to do this. i have to bring awareness to this problem. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the us department of defence says it s tracking what s believed to be a chinese surveillance balloon that entered american airspace two days ago. the military considered shooting it down over the state of montan
and hopes of a deal between gary lineker and the bbc in a row over impartiality which disrupted sports programmes over the weekend. hello and welcome to bbc news. the us government says people and businesses who have money deposited at silicon valley bank, which collapsed last week, will be able to access all their cash from today. a statement from the us treasury and the federal reserve said depositors would be fully protected and said american taxpayer would not bear any losses from the move. the same guarantees have been given to account holders with signature bank of new york, which was badly hit by the turmoil and came under regulatory control on sunday. in the uk, the government has announced that hsbc will buy the uk arm of svb, meaning customers will be able to access their deposists and banking services as normal. here s the uk s finance minister. well, there was never a systemic risk to our financial stability in the uk. the bank of england governor made that clear
and we meet a rather bright four year old, who s become the uk s youngest member of mensa, and can count to 100 in six languages. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 3pm in california, where the death toll from one of the states worst mass shootings has risen to 11. doctors say one of the the people injured in the attack died from extensive injuries. officials have also identified two of the victims. two women my nhan and lilan li were both in their 605. the suspected gunman was found dead by police on sunday. 72 year old huu can tran had a self inflicted gunshot wound. his motive for the attack is still unclear. the shooting happened as celebrations for lunar new year were under way in the city of monterey park, known for its large asian population. sophie long has more. that is the auestion sophie long has more. that is the question that sophie long has more. that is the question that everyone