issues that take time to solve, and the question for rishi sunak s overman is, does he have time to solve it? some people say, yes, some say no, and i am sure he will give it his best shot, but two years really is not a lot of time to get either the legislation you need through or for that to take effect, so i think these are all issues we are going to be tackling, grappling with, talking about for the next two years, and this isjust with, talking about for the next two years, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. years, and this is ust the tip of the iceberg. years, and this is ust the tip of the teeher9. years, and this is ust the tip of the icebert. . . ., ., the iceberg. indeed. we are going to look at a slightly the iceberg. indeed. we are going to look at a slightly more the iceberg. indeed. we are going to look at a slightly more uplifting - look at a slightly more uplifting story now, lots of the papers covering it. let s go to the daily mirror. their take
hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missiles strikes on ukraine. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. caught on cctv. an explosion at a russian airbase. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone but that three russian soldiers were killed. engels airbase is deep inside russian territory, hundreds of miles from the ukrainian border. the base hosts long range bombers which are believed to have launched missile attacks against ukraine. state tv reacted to the news with a familiar warning to kyiv. russia, she says, will
good afternoon. rishi sunak has formally entered the contest to become the next conservative leader and prime minister. the former chancellor says he wants to lead the country with integrity, professionalism and accountability. he already has the required backing of more than 100 fellow tory mps. this afternoon suella braverman, the former home secretary became the lastest high profile mp to endorse him. writing in the telegraph ms braverman says the tories all need to compromise but that rishi is the only candidate that fits the bill to deliver unity, stability and efficiency. meanwhile the foreign secretary james cleverly is backing boris johnson. in a tweet he said that mrjohnson had learned lessons from his time in number 10 and will focus on the needs of the country. mrjohnson has yet to declare his candidacy but held talks with mr sunak last night. penny mordaunt is also running but like mrjohnson has yet to achieve the required number of backers. here s our political c
77 minutes. the major development tonight in a disturbing case that made national headlines, after roe was overturned. the 10-year-old girl from ohio who was raped, who went to get an abortion in indiana, because of no exceptions for rape in ohio. tonight, a suspect now charged in the case. the january 6th committee and their new focus before their last hearing now. a detailed account of what president trump did and did not do for 187 minutes inside the white house, as the january 6th attack was unfolding. and what about the witness who congresswoman liz cheney says the former president tried to reach? where that stands tonight. rachel scott live on the hill. president biden on his first trip to the middle east tonight. the president visiting israel, then the west bank. and next, his controversial trip to saudi arabia. who he will meet with. and mary bruce is traveling with the president. the shark attack on long island. the second attack in ten days. what we ve learn
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