to protect the economy with government borrowing up and people shopping less a warning the health and social care system in england is gridlocked and unable to cope with the demand putting vulnerable people at risk. and, us chess grandmaster hans niemann is suing a rival or at least 100 million dollars for alleged cheating. welcome to bbc news live from westminster. the leader of the house penny mordaunt has become the first to declare the winner will replace liz truss declare the winner will replace liz truss who declare the winner will replace liz truss who resigned yesterday although she remains in downing street although she remains in downing street until the successor is appointed. street until the successor is appointed- street until the successor is appointed. street until the successor is anointed. ., , , appointed. speaking outside number ten liz truss appointed. speaking outside number ten liz truss said appointed. speaking outside number ten liz truss
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
a man has gone on trial accused of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder the tv presenter holly willoughby. gavin plumb, who s 37 and from essex, is alleged to have developed an obsession with the star over a number of years. he denies the charges. security forces in the republic of dagestan in southern russia say they ve killed six of the gunmen responsible for a series of attacks on synagogues, churches and police check points which left at least 20 people dead. most of the victims were police, but a priest was also among them. now, during the uk general election campaign, the bbc s nick robinson has been conducting a series of panorama interviews with the party leaders. nick was joined a short while ago by the green party s co leader, adrian ramsay. mr ramsay told the bbc that his party has a different way of thinking when it comes to tax and spending. he defended the party s pledge to raise taxes and said it is the only party being honest with the public during the genera
All sorts of people where a little bit of hope will do a lot of good. How is retail reacting to changes in the way we shop . Weve updates from next, john lewis and co op group later this morning. Its been a summer of International Cricket like never before, but australia win the one day series against england the first series defeat inside the bio bubble. And i have come to kent in search of the elusive animal, the red squirrel. A lot of dry and sunny weather in the next few days. It is all coming up here on breakfast. Its thursday the 17th of september. Our top story. More than 2 million more people across england and wales will face stricter restrictions in an attempt to halt the rise in coronavirus cases. New measures for the north east of england will be announced later today, while residents in south wales will face local lockdown from this evening. Greg mckenzie reports. The northeast is set to become the latest area in england to come under local restrictions as coronavirus case
Almost 16,000 cases of coronavirus werent entered into the test and trace system last week the government blames a technical error. Whos 007s latest victim . Could it be cineworld . Theyre weighing up the closure of all of their uk screens after the bond release was delayed again. 5,500 jobs are at risk. The premier league is all at sixes and sevens. Champions liverpool concede seven goals at aston villa, and Manchester United lose 6 1 at home to tottenham. Good morning from beautiful hever castle intent. Showers will be happy and thundering in the west, and plenty blustering. More details on about ten minutes. Thundery. Its monday 5 october. Our top story President Trump has briefly left the hospital where hes being treated for coronavirus to greet well wishers who were gathered outside. The impromptu appearance, which mr trump described on twitter as a surprise for patriots, came after it emerged that his condition is worse than was first suggested by white house officials. 0ur north