fled sri lanka after weeks of mass protests. at ten o clock we will be here with a full round up of the day s news. first, newscast. hello. hello, it is victoria in the studio. chris in the studio. one of the other things we have been doing on newscast is, for the tory leadership contest, getting big bbc brands and smashing them into the tory leadership contest, so today please listen tojohn briggs, whom you may recognise as the voice of the weakest link. after the second round of voting, rishi sunak has banked the most. as the former chancellor he would, wouldn t he? he has 101 votes, making him the strongest link. according to the bookies, penny mordaunt is the favourite to win, despite trailing on 83 votes. her initials are already pm, but will the conservative party agree? liz truss looked a little lost at her launch this morning, but she is ploughing forwards, with 64 votes. as part of her bid, kemi badenoch has taken aim at the online safety bill, but is she playing a d
staff who broke covid rules but the british prime minister isn t among them. after days of violent unrest in sri lanka, a veteran politician is sworn in as the new prime minister. the first ever image of the monster black hole at the centre of our galaxy. life from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. hello and welcome to the programme. the kremlin has accused western countries of using the un human rights council to demonise russia after the body voted to investigate alleged war crimes in ukraine. the inquiry will examine accusations that moscow s forces carried out atrocities north of kyiv at the start of the war. in shocking images caught on cctv, the bbc has found clear evidence of war crimes alleged against russian soldiers near ukraine s capital two unarmed civilians are shot in cold blood. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford sent this report. it contains flashing images and some
the bbc sees evidence of alleged war crimes committed by russian forces in ukraine with unarmed civilians shot dead near kyiv. doctors tell the bbc that long waits for ambulances are endangering safety. patients say they feel let down. we cannot rely on these services, and it s very frightening. so, one. you know, that trust has gone. and the first ever image of the monster black hole at the centre of our galaxy, it is a0 million miles across. and coming up on the bbc news channel. they have a new captain, and now england confirm their new men s test coach is the former new zealand captain brendon mccullum. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. police have issued a further 50 fines after parties in downing street and other government buildings breached coronavirus rules at the height of lockdown. the new fines are on top of 50 already issued, including to the prime minister and the chancellor. it s thought some of them relate to a christmas party which borisjohnson