support for a penny from colleagues. we had that support from all sides of the party yesterday. and last night borisjohnson put an end to days of speculation about a comeback when he dramatically pulled out of the race saying it would not be the right thing to do . rishi sunak praised johnson for his achievements after he pulled out of the race nominations close at 2pm that s when we should find out whether or not there has to be a ballot of conservative party members or if one person will be moving straight into number ten. we ll be bringing you updates throughout the day. i m lewis vaughan jones some other headlines. the us, britain and france condemn russia s claim that ukraine is preparing to use a radioactive dirty bomb on its own territory. disgraced former hollywood mogul harvey weinstein faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles. opening statements in the case are expected to begin on monday. and david tennant makes a surprise appearance
elle edwards was enjoying a night out at the lighthouse in wallasey, when she was shot ten minutes before midnight on christmas eve. the 26 year old beautician had been standing outside the pub when shots were fired towards the doorway. detectives said at the time they did not believe she was intended target of the attack, which also injured four other people. 0vernight, merseyside police charged 22 year old connor chapman, from nearby woodchurch, with elle s s murder, and two counts of attempted murder, and three counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. he was also charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life, and handling a stolen mercedes. he will appear before wirral adult remand court this morning. a 23 year old woman, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, has been released on bail pending further inquiries. and merseyside police is continuing to appeal for witnesses and informatio
double what it was a year ago. and a famous football that could fetch £3 million at auction, the hand of god ball used by maradona at the vital victory over new zealand for england at the t20 world cup which keeps their hopes of regressing very much alive. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the former health secretary matt hancock has been suspended as a conservative mp after becoming a surprise addition to the cast of the reality tv show i m a celebrity get me out of here. instead of representing his west suffolk constituents in westminster, he will be joining the other contenders in the australian jungle from next week. it is understood he wants to use his appearance to promote his campaign on dyslexia. the prime minister s spokesman said mitty sunak believes mps should what you work hard for their constituents at the challenging time for the country. our deputy political editor vicki young has the story. there are plenty of ways a politician can get that mes
hello and welcome. after two months of campaigning, eight candidates and thousands of votes, in just a few hours time either liz truss or rishi sunak will be named the new leader of the conservative party and britain s next prime minister. they ll officially take up that post tomorrow, bringing borisjohnson s three year premiership to an end. our political correspondent iain watson has this report. iam i am always going to respond to support people through it. i support people through it. i would reverse the increase in national would reverse the increase in national insurance. the would reverse the increase in national insurance. national insurance. the nhs will be safe national insurance. the nhs will be safe in national insurance. the nhs will be safe in my national insurance. the nhs will be safe in my hands! - national insurance. the nhs will be safe in my hands! i. will be safe in my hands! i want everybody across our great country want everybody across our g