support for a penny from colleagues. we had that support from all sides of the party yesterday. and last night borisjohnson put an end to days of speculation about a comeback when he dramatically pulled out of the race saying it would not be the right thing to do . rishi sunak praised johnson for his achievements after he pulled out of the race nominations close at 2pm that s when we should find out whether or not there has to be a ballot of conservative party members or if one person will be moving straight into number ten. we ll be bringing you updates throughout the day. i m lewis vaughan jones some other headlines. the us, britain and france condemn russia s claim that ukraine is preparing to use a radioactive dirty bomb on its own territory. disgraced former hollywood mogul harvey weinstein faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles. opening statements in the case are expected to begin on monday. and david tennant makes a surprise appearance
at least 13 people dead, seven of them children. a moment of history in italy. georgia meloni looks set to become the country s first far right leader since the second world war and italy s first female prime minister. a people smuggler tells the bbc the government s policy of sending asylum seekers to rwanda is not deterring migrants. and nasa prepare to crash a space probe into an asteroid to find out how hard it would be save the planet. to save the planet. coming up on the bbc news channel. as england face into their final match ahead of the world cup, manager gareth southgate admits he faces losing his job if results don t go his way in qatar. good afternoon. the pound fell overnight to its lowest level against the dollar for half a century. asian markets were reacting in part to the government s announcement last week of tax cuts and increased borrowing to pay for them. at one stage sterling plunged to around $1.03 before regaining ground. a weaker pound raises the cost
This is bbc news. The headlines Benjamin Netanyahu warns the gaza action has onlyjust begun and israel will use enormous force against hamas. The israeli army tells hamas there is nowhere to hide. It says its recovered the bodies of 1,500 hamas fighters and secured the boundary with gaza. These are the latest pictures from gaza. Our correspondent there is staggered at the scale of the destruction. The heaviest, i think, ever air strikes that i have ever seen in my life and in my 25 years of working as a journalist. Access to food, water and electricity is being cut and the crossing to egypt closed. The un says the gaza siege is a violation of international law. More details emerge of the hamas attack on a Music Festival where 260 people died. Imagine yourself using a rocket that is meant to fire on houses or tanks fired on a group of 20 civilians. This is gaza right now. Well have the latest news from both gaza and israel. More from both gaza and israel. Than 700 people in gaz been mor
Lets start with football, as its been confirmed today that euro 2028 will be hosted by the uk and ireland. The five nation bid ran unopposed and european footballs governing body, uefa, confirmed the selection on Tuesday Morning in nyon. Wembley is set to host the final with cardiffs Principality Stadium likely to have the opening match. Northern irelands Casement Park is also included and is the only stadium in the bid to be built from scratch. Their Chief Executive says being involved is a huge moment for irish football. This is fantastic news, we have been part of the bid since the beginning. We look forward to hosting the worlds third biggest Sporting Tournament and it will be transformational for Northern Ireland. People would have laughed 25 years ago if we said were going to be hosting part of what is a fantastic Football Tournament in our country. It has going to transform the country and were looking forward to it. England were one of the 11 countries to host euro 2020 with we
From a music as a journalist. More details emerge from a Music Festival as a journalist. More details emerge from a Music Festival attacked as a journalist. More details emerge from a Music Festival attacked by. From a Music Festival attacked by hamas, where 260 people died. Imagine yourself using a rocket that is meant to fire on houses or tanks, fired on a group of civilians. This is the scene fired on a group of civilians. This is the scene in fired on a group of civilians. This is the scene in gaza. Fired on a group of civilians. This is the scene in gaza. We will bring you the latest from the both sides of the border. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The war between israel and gaza based hamas is intensifying, as it enters its fourth day. It seems both sides are preparing for a long and deadly struggle. This footage was released by israels military, showing their attacks on the gaza strip, where they claim to have hit 200 targets. Israel has cut off water, food and supplies from gaz