an increasing number of conservatives say they want to see mrjohnson secure a second period at number 10 downing street. in about ten minutes time, we ll have this week s edition of newswatch. but first on bbc news, click. nearly 7,000 people in the uk right now need organ transplants. sometimes they wait for these lifelines can be long and agonising. not everyone survives them. we clearly need more donors. but 3d printing might be able to offer a solution. yeah, scientists are developing a method to create organs from living tissue, which can be translated into patients who need them. shayna has been to gothenburg in sweden to find out more. it s been more than 70 years since the first successful organ transplant, a kidney. the chances of further operations of this kind being conducted. people who want to donate their organs can have their names put on a computer by using, for example, a new type of driving licence application form. and thanks to the donor register, heart,
borisjohnson, who s heading back from a caribbean holiday, and the formerfinance minister, rishi sunak. good morning. now on bbc news, the editor in chief of british vogue, edward enninful, sits down with amol rajan to discuss his upbringing, the health of the fashion industry and what he s going to do next. as editor in chief of british vogue since 2017, 02 has challenge convention not least by increasing the number of black and older women in the magazine. he has reached the summit of international fashion and media while battling depression, alcohol problems and a sickle cell condition. it is a long way from his childhood which his family fled in the political turmoil of the mid 19 80s, landing in south london at the height of social rest in the capital. black, working class, gay and a former asylum seeker, he is now tipped by many as i went to s retirement from american vogue. very good to see you. how are you doing? i very good to see you. how are you doing? you doing?
as leader of the country s most right wing administration since world war ii. now on bbc news, ros atkins on the week. when a prime minister takes office there is no time limit, no fixed number of terms. their leadership stretches out in front of us. margaret thatcher stood down after 11 years. tony blair served ten. recently, though, we ve had four prime ministers in six years all of them conservatives. david cameron left downing street after the brexit vote. theresa may had three years before tory mps intervened. it was the same for borisjohnson. and in early september, it was the turn of liz truss. i am honoured to take on this responsibility. weeks later, at its annual conference, the tory party chair said liz truss was its greatest asset to win the next election. she is the woman who will get britain moving. that, though, is not going to happen any more. wow, one of the shortest lived premierships ever. i liz truss s time is over. when it had onlyjust begun. hello, wel
to disqualify him from holding public office on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts. hello and welcome. in a few days time, the uk will have a new prime minister and cabinet minister penny mordaunt has become the first senior conservative figure to announce that she is enterimng the contest to replace liz truss in downing street. no one else has put themselves forward publicly yet but ex prime minister borisjohnson and his former chancellor rishi sunak have both received nominations from other mps. mrjohnson left office just over six weeks ago, forced out after a series of crises, including infringing the law. whoever wins becomes conservative leader and the next prime minister but opposition parties are calling for a general election. our deputy political editor vicki young has this report. i will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. thank you. once again, there is a vacancy at the top of government. liz truss resignation means the conser