this is bbc news, i m shaun ley. the headlines: the battle to become the next prime minister. trade minister penny mordauntjoins former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, on the growing list of contenders in the conservative leadership contest. in ukraine, 15 people are killed in shelling on an apartment block in the donestk region in eastern ukraine. sri lanka s deepening economic crisis the us appeals to politicians to act swiftly as the president says he ll step down after huge demonstrations. the economic situation is not going to change overnight. it is going to be a difficult recovery period. the international community will need to come in and help and that is why the un was warning there is an impending humanitarian emergency.
probably in south-eastern last night probably in south eastern areas of england. strong hot sunshine to come, a breeze in the north west pushing some cloud toward scotland and northern ireland, no breeze at all in england and wales, temperatures continuing rise, not so hot around coastal areas, and a little bit cooler in scotland and northern ireland. hello, this is bbc news the headlines. the battle to become the next prime minister. trade minister penny mordauntjoins former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, on the growing list of contenders in the conservative leadership contest. at least 15 people have been killed after a residential apartment block was destroyed by russian shelling, in the donestk region in eastern ukraine.
the headlines on bbc news. the battle to become the next prime minister. trade minister penny mordauntjoins former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, on the growing list of contenders in the conservative leadership contest. in ukraine 15 people are killed in shelling on an apartment block in the donetsk region in eastern ukraine. sri lanka s deepening economic crisis the us appeals to politicians to act swiftly as the president says he ll step down after huge demonstrations. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s paul scott. good afternoon.