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,
security forces, the police, all the armed guards, they are nowhere to be seen. another public building here in sri lanka which is now being occupied by the people. we ll have the latest from sri lanka, where a state of emergency has now been imposed. also on the programme. and then there were six we consider who s got momentum and who hasn t after the first ballot for new conservative leader. there s to be another strike by rail workers on 27thjuly, in the dispute over pay, conditions and jobs. the dj tim westwood is accused by a woman of having sex with her when she was 1a. and at st andrews, they re getting ready for the 150th open championship, on the historic old course. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we ll have the latest from the women s euros, where sweden have taken theirfirst victory in the championship over switzerland. welcome to bbc news at ten. we start with the chaos in sri lanka, where the economic and political turmoil is intensifying. a state of em
forward to, the met office has extended the amber extreme heat warning for england and wales until next tuesday, with temperatures expected to hit the upper 305. the temperature is coming from europe, where temperatures have been writing to the upper 405. in france, wildfires have forced hundreds from their homes, with more than 1,000 hectares burnt in the area south of bordeaux. meanwhile, seville, in spain s andalusia region, hit 45 degrees today. ju5t just a couple of degrees off spain s all time record. time for a look at the weather. here 5 ben rich. he can fill u5 he can fill us in with the delights to come. we he can fill us in with the delights to come. ~ , ., ,., , to come. we will start in south-west euro e, to come. we will start in south-west euroe, it to come. we will start in south-west eumpe. it has to come. we will start in south-west europe, it has been to come. we will start in south-west europe, it has been extremely - to come. we will start in south-we
the established tours have banned those who have defected, but with legal action looming, rebel stars like four time major winner brooks koepka today remained tight lipped. can i ask you about liv golf? and what tiger woods said about you letting people down? brooks, any response to the tiger woods comments at all? 0ther defectors equally reluctant to comment, from phil mickelson. i don t know. ..to sergio garcia. what would you say to tiger woods comments about liv golf? i don t even know what he said. about turning your back on golf. i don t know anything about that. as ever, tiger woods remains the biggest attraction in town but as he bids for a fourth open championship victory, the sport of golf threatens to tear itself apart, and what the authorities will be worried about is a liv rebel golfer holding aloft the claretjug here on sunday. this hallowed course has come to symbolise golf s rich history. those behind the sport s new frontier insist it must evolve to flourish in the fut
from phil mickelson. i don t know. ..to sergio garcia. what would you say to tiger woods comments about liv golf? i don t even know what he said. about turning their back on golf. i don t know anything about that. as ever, tiger woods remains the biggest attraction in town but as he bids for a fourth open championship victory, the sport of golf threatens to tear itself apart, and what the authorities will be worried about is a liv rebel golfer holding aloft the claretjug here on sunday. this hallowed course has come to symbolise golf s rich history. those behind the sport s new frontier insist it must evolve to flourish in the future, but rarely have the game s traditions felt so under threat. dan roan, bbc news, st andrews. before benjoins us before ben joins us with the weather reports, including looking at the whether the golfers have too look