the media show. a warning this programme contains flashing images. hello and welcome. today we are asking what role the media has in choosing the next conservative leader. how do you cover an election campaign that most of the public doesn t have a say in? and what might all this mean for a channel a s planned privatisation? next week s media bill, which would have included details of the sale has now been delayed. my guests today, fraser nelson, editor of the spectator, a publication at the heart of the conservative establishment. famously, borisjohnson was an editor of the magazine, kemi badenoch also work there for a bit. fraser, hello, will you be anointing a leader? we re going to find out a five o clock. apparentlyjeremy hunt is struggling to stay in. but the big news, of course, is that a yougov poll has put penny mordaunt way ahead of all of her rivals. the betting markets have moved behind her now so she is the odds on favourite. and will the spectator come out for h
legally carry firearms in public. counting is underway in two key uk by elections for the conservative party, in the first test of voters opinions since the partygate scandal. we will have live updates ahead on the programme but for now, a quick check of more news making headlines. ukraine moves a step closer tojoining the european union as it s given official candidate status. and how a heroic coach made a dramatic rescue after a swimmer fainted to the bottom of the pool at the world aquatics championships in budapest. asi as i swam as fast as i could to grab her and pull as i swam as fast as i could to grab herand pull up as i swam as fast as i could to grab her and pull up to the surface, and once i pull her up, so i wasjust, my goal was only to make her breathe. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. taliban officials in afghanistan say the main search for survivors from wednesday s devastating earthquake in the south
by election since 2012 and in that sense that we ought not forget about it because it would be bad psychologically for the labour party. we would be bad psychologically for the labour party.- for the labour party. we are waitin: for the labour party. we are waiting for for the labour party. we are waiting for wakefield - for the labour party. we are waiting for wakefield to - waiting for wakefield to declare and it shall come any moment and we are keeping that on bbc news and world news. mo hussein, i d like to bring you in here because inevitably, the pressure will mount for boris johnson, who was not even in the country at the moment. how much will this damage his sense of control of what is going on around him? of control of what is going on around him? the timing of this is not great- around him? the timing of this is not great. he around him? the timing of this is not great. he is around him? the timing of this is not great. he is on - around him? the timing of t
this time, they miss. the howitzers get away. the artillery commander tells me the russians are regularly targeting them because of their western weapons. because they re precise and effective, he says. ukraine s also having to learn a western way of war, the emphasis on precision. and this one s making a difference the us himars rocket launcher. ukraine doesn t have many, but it can now strike targets from distance. but it s creating a massive logistical challenge. ukraine s now having to maintain dozens of weapons from dozens of countries, like these british supplied armoured vehicles. each one requires separate training and spare parts. and weapons supplied by the west also use a different calibre of ammunition, like these german self propelled guns. the west still claims its not directly involved in this conflict, but in truth, it s now an essential part of ukraine s war machine. jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine. now it s time for a look at the weather with s