the united nations is leading a global appeal to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. sean dilley reports. in some parts of pakistan, it s been relentless. more than 33 million people have been affected by flooding in the country s heaviest rain for more than a decade. this year s monsoon season has claimed well over 1,100 lives since june. more than 3,500 kilometres of road have been damaged, and over 993,000 homes, too. in the northern city of sukkur, temporary retreat for families washed out of their homes. translation: our houses have i collapsed because of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried und
to disqualify him from holding public office on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts. hello and welcome. in a few days time, the uk will have a new prime minister and cabinet minister penny mordaunt has become the first senior conservative figure to announce that she is enterimng the contest to replace liz truss in downing street. no one else has put themselves forward publicly yet but ex prime minister borisjohnson and his former chancellor rishi sunak have both received nominations from other mps. mrjohnson left office just over six weeks ago, forced out after a series of crises, including infringing the law. 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. liz truss resignation means the conser
of the queen s floating palace the royal yacht britannia. and be right for the platinum jubilee? i will glance into the crystals bolt to see what the weather has in store and a detailed forecast for today, with some showers, some heavy and thundery. it s monday 30th may. our main story is that the french government will hold an emergency meeting today with uefa and other officials, to examine what went wrong at the champions league final on saturday. there were chaotic scenes before and after the match after french police repeatedly fired tear gas and pepper spray at liverpool fans waiting to get into the stadium in paris. the uk s culture secretary nadine dorries has called for an investigation into what happened as tim muffett reports. fallback! fall back! in the countdown to kick off, this was the situation facing many fans on saturday night. real madrid s 1 0 victory over liverpool at the stade de france has been largely overshadowed by what went on outside the ground.