to disqualify him from holding public office on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world in a few days time, the uk will have a new prime minister and penny mourdant, leader of the house of commons has become the first conservative mp to say she is running to replace liz truss. no other mp has declared yet but both borisjohnson and former chancellor rishi sunak have nominations from other mps. mrjohnson left office just over six weeks ago, forced out after a series of crises, including infringing the law. they each need the backing of at least 100 colleagues to do so. 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. li
turkey says the deal has been agreed by ukraine and russia which will allow the resumption of grain to be exported from the black sea. and coming up in sport this hour. despite a tough year, dina asher smith makes it back onto the podium after winning bronze at the world athletics championships in an incredible 200 metres final. hello, good morning. but not for many in dover. a critical incident has been declared at the port of dover, with holidaymakers and lorry drivers facing queues of several miles. we hear some have been queueing for “p we hear some have been queueing for up to five hours. bosses at dover say they are deeply frustrated at the resource at the french border overnight and early this morning has been woefully inadequate to meet our predicted demand. they say they will continue to work with all kent partners to look after those caught up in the current situation and play our part in resolving it as soon as possible. that statement from the port of dover. s
liz truss in the contest. pope francis has said he may need to consider stepping down, and would do so if his health meant that he could not serve in the way he should. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the united nations and the red cross have been asked to investigate the deaths of more than 50 ukrainian prisoners of war. they were killed while they were being held at a detention centre, in the russian occupied part of the donetsk region. these are pictures of the rocket attack, which is thought to have lead to the prisoners deaths. ukraine and russia have accused each other of carrying out the attack. ukraine says moscow, is trying to cover up evidence of torture and war crimes at the site. president zelensky gave this reaction to the attack, in his nightly address, to the ukrainian people. translation: i have received reports i of the attack in the donetsk region. | it was a deliberate russian war crime, a deliberate mass murder of ukra
World central kitchen released these pictures of the seven aid workers killed when a Convoy Carrying Staff from the charity was hit on monday. Three british men john chapman, James Henderson and james kirby were among them. They were working as security advisers. Israel said the strike was unintended and promised to investigate. The family Ofjames Kirby one of the three british nationals killed in the strike have released a statement. They said they were heartbroken and that. Weve also heard from the family ofjohn chapman. They said. The bbc has been hearing from james kirbys cousin adam mcguire. He was completely selfless, which explains why he went to gaza. His experiences in the british army when he served in bosnia and afghanistan, he served in bosnia and afghanistan, he knew the dangers, he was no fool. And people were telling him, this could be very dangerous for you. But he knew the dangers. He was selfless in that regard and he jUst Wanted To Help people. In that regard and he
Now, you wont meet people more remarkable than the plumberjames anderson. James andersons acts of kindness moved the nation. His name isjames anderson. Hesa plumber. And we put a shout out on social media. Weve analysed those social media accounts. Hes helped over two Million People across the country. Uncovering misleading false posts, allegations Vulnerable People have been exploited. The most shocking was this injune 2022. A lady covered with an emoji, upset and desperate. It says, when i got there, she had a noose ready to commit suicide. The truth is that her name wasjoyce, and she died years before the story Ofjames Anderson Saving her life. We tracked down joyces daughter, andrea. Joyces kitchen. She had no idea her mothers image was used by depher. When i got there, she had a noose ready to commit suicide. How do you describe that post . A lie, its a complete lie. Some of the images were linked to fundraising appeals. How do you sleep at night . Its like Vulnerable People like