millions face hunger in 31 degree temperatures. it s in! and the marvel of darvel how the sixth tier side felled a scottish premiership giant. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: ten years after she won her last grand slam title, victoria azarenka reaches the semi finals of the australian open, where the wimbledon champion awaits. after the organisers go bust. another borough. good evening. a bbc investigation into abuse and neglect at three children s homes and schools in doncaster has found that more than 100 reports of concern were made before they were closed. leaked documents show that children were said to have been badly mistreated, yet the regulator, 0fsted, continued to rate the homes as good, and there d been a0 separate alerts over three years. 0fsted s chief inspector says she s deeply sorry, and the hesley group, which ran the homes, has also apologised. some of the details in this report from noel titheridge you may find distressing. it has
the british volunteers reported missing in eastern ukraine have been killed, according to one of the men s families. and the conflict in ukraine could be set to change if germany as now seems likely approves the supply of tanks to ukrainian forces. the number of british firms struggling to survive hasjumped by more than a third according to the latest figures. we need your help. very busy today and no time to help you. and the science fiction film everything everywhere all at once leads the field in the oscar nominations. and coming up on the bbc news channel. mikaela shiffrin breaks the record for world cup wins with victory in italy taking her total to 83. good evening. we start tonight with the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. ever since the taliban seized power again in 2021 conditions have been grim and dangerous especially for millions of women and girls whose freedoms have been wiped out including access to education. afghanistan is now facing its coldes
hits its highest level for m years. if you re burgled in england and wales, a police officer will come to your home the new pledge from police chiefs. and we meet the british woman behind some of hollywood s biggest films who s become one of the most powerful in the movies. and coming up on the bbc news channel. described as their darkest day, worcester warriors players and staff are to have their contracts terminated following part of the club being wound up in the high court. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has said she s willing to make difficult decisions in order to get the uk s economy moving, in herfirst conference speech as conservative leader, liz truss acknowledged that times were tough for many people, but said her plans to cut taxes would benefit everyone. in a rocky week of conference marked by u turns and internal divisions, the prime minister made no new policy announcements but promised to help businesses by reducing taxes
a publication at the heart of the conservative establishment. famously, borisjohnson was an editor of the magazine, kemi badenoch also worked there for a bit. fraser, hello, will you be anointing a leader? we re going to find out a five o clock. and apparantlyjeremy hunt is struggling to stay in. the big news of course, is that a yougov poll puts penny mordaunt way ahead of all her rivals. the betting markets have moved behind her now so she is the odds on favourite. and will the spectator come out for her, do you think? i m not a great fan of publications taken sides in these things, we are here to support it. ultimately, leader poll will make a decision. but probably brexit will make it right at the end. we don t really have favourites. like every publication, you know we believe, what we ve been arguing for basic liberal principles for the best part of 200 years and we will work out which candidates will be the same as those principles. but right now we re not waving the p
warfare in port au prince led to greater instability. the un says at least 230 people were killed in five days of fighting in the capital earlier this month. now on bbc news, 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 4 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. and apparentlyjeremy hunt is struggling to stay in. the big news of course, is that yougov poll