good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there are now six left standing in the tory leadership contest. rishi sunak and penny wouldn t lead the way in the race to become the next prime minister of the conservative mps cast their votes in the first round. there are now six people left standing in the tory leadership contest. today started with all of these candidates here still in the running they needed at least 30 votes to stay in. jeremy hunt and nadhim zahawi didn t get enough support and were eliminated. the next round will take place tomorrow. from westminster, here s our political editor, chris mason. the first moment of decision in determining who might be our next prime minister. determining who might be our next prime minister. a, ., ~ ,, ., ~ prime minister. morduant, 67, sunak, 88. sunni prime minister. morduant, 67, sunak, 88- sunni liz prime minister. morduant, 67, sunak, 88. sunni liz truss, prime minister. morduant, 67, sunak, 88. sunni liz truss,
and the first extraordinary images from nasa s new telescope distant galaxies and light from 13 billion years ago that have left scientists speechless. a miserable day for england, they are thrashed by india in the first of their one day matches at the oval. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. sir mo farah has told the bbc that is hugely relieved that the government says no action will be taken after he revealed he was trafficked illegaly into the uk as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. the four time olympic champion says he was born hussein abdi kahin, but was given the name mohamed farah by those who flew him from east africa to london with fake documents when he was 9 years old. until now he had always told people that he came with his parents to the uk from somalia as a refugee. our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell has the story. he isa he is a household name and winning double gold at london 2012 was one of the defining mom
for a second referendum. we want to go forwards, not backwards. and therefore, this is not about rejoining the eu, it s not about going back into the single market or customs union, and it s not about bringing back freedom of movement. and shortages and rising costs drive foods like chicken and beef off school dinner menus. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the bbc has received six complaints about alleged bullying or sexual misconduct by the former radio 1 dj tim westwood. at least one of the complaints, which was referred to the police, was made before an investigation by bbc news and the guardian in april, which revealed accounts of the dj s predatory sexual behaviour. the bbc said at that time that no evidence of complaints had been found. tim westwood, who left the bbc in 2013, has previously denied allegations of sexual misconduct. our correspondent chi chi izundu has this report. these are some of the seven women who allege unexpected and unwanted sexual touch
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
To hospital beds, and forced to wear blindfolds and nappies. Israels army has said, that restraints are only used when theres Security Risk. Donald trumps defence have rested their case this morning after calling just two witnesses in the former president s hush money trial. Robert costello, the lawyer who advised michael cohen, and was admonished by the judge yesterday, finished his testimony. The uk government has outlined what its described as a comprehensive plan to compensate those affected by the nhs blood scandal. At least 30,000 people were given Blood Products infected with hiv and hepatitis c between the 19705 and early 905. An interim payments of £210,000 will be paid within 90 days for the most urgent cases. Good evening. Medical workers in israel have told the bbc that palestinian detainees from gaza are routinely kept shackled to hospital beds, blindfolded, sometimes naked, and forced to wear nappies a practice one medic said amounted to torture. Israels army said in res