And coming up look at the sport with gavin. We are awaiting an update on the condition of chris froome the time time Tour De France champion badly injured after a crash in france, more on the story and what it means for him and his team later on. Thanks gavin. Good weather for that duck . Yes, another day with heavy rain in june. Further localised flooding today with whether staying on the rubbish side as we head into the weekend. Well also look further afield in india for we are watching carefully for the arrival of a cyclone about to hit the north west of the country. Also coming up, the critically endangered bermuda snails released into the wild with the help of the british zoo. Boris johnson has emerged as the clear frontrunner in the conservative leadership election to determine the next Prime Minister, with more than a third of the votes cast by tory mps in the first ballot of the contest. The field of ten conservative mps has been narrowed to seven with the former cabinet minist
In the race to be pm. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. Two oil tankers hit by explosions in the gulf of oman dozens of crew members have been rescued. Almost three quarters of english hospitals miss nhs targets to treat Cancer Patients within two months. The british cyclist chris froome undergoes a six hour operation following a high speed crash on wednesday. Boris johnson has emerged as the clear frontrunner in the conservative leadership election, with more than a third of the votes cast by tory mps in the first ballot of the contest. The field of ten candidates has now been narrowed to seven. Here are the results, announced this afternoon by the 1922 backbench committee. Way out in front is borisjohnson, with 114 votes, followed by the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt on 43 votes, and the environment secretary michael gove who got 37 votes. In fourth place comes former brexit secretary dominic raab on 27 votes, then the home secretary sajid javid who got 23 votes, the Health Sec
Politicians. Trains cancelled as flooding hits parts of england. Take care, chris. Captured on camera moments before suffering serious injuries ina moments before suffering serious injuries in a high speed crash, britains champion cyclist chris froome is now recovering in intensive care after six hours of surgery. Intensive care after six hours of surgery. And President Trump causes a splash on twitter about his meeting with the prince of whales. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Borisjohnson good evening and welcome to bbc news. Boris johnson has overwhelmingly won the first round of votes to be the next conservative leader and the next Prime Minister. The former foreign secretary now seems almost certain to make it into the final two, after picking up the support of 114 of his conservative colleagues. Ten candidates were in the running. Boris johnson colleagues. Ten candidates were in the running. Borisjohnson was out in front followed byjeremy hunt and michael gove. Three candid
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No more 3 00 a. M. Closings on friday and saturday. Those hours have become vital to the thriving hospitality in the city. We cant count high enough to describe how much metro contributed to the success of the Greater Washington area. A member of the Greater Washington board of trade says there hasnt been a region not improved but now there isnt one wont be affected. A lot of social stuff going on. But i guess it is the only day they can do it. Board of trade and other Business Concerns through council of government will be getting together and come up with a plan. Weve got have flexibility. We have more on car pooling, bike shares, zip car, you name it. Only to be on the table. Even businesses with transportation in some cases. And it is not just local. So many businesses across the u. S. And in other countries think this region for conventions and meetings. There is noise out there that sh should i bring my family, what about our convention. Greater washington and washington, d. C. I