this is bbc news. the headlines at 5. the defence secretary ben wallace rules himself out of the race to become the next conservative party leader and prime minister. meanwhile, senior tory tom tugendhat explains why he s running. i have spent ten, 15 years serving our country in uniform, i have spent six, seven years now serving our community in parliament and you know, i would like the chance to serve again, because i think this country matters. i think the changes we can deliver are extraordinary. cheering elena rybakina, who was born in russia, but has represented kazakhstan since 2018, has become the country s first player to win a major singles trophy in a nail biting women s final.
have stormed the private residence of the prime minister. this comes just a few hours after storming the president s house, protesters have broken in and have set the house on fire so there is no letup in this protest and we have to remember this follows years of economic turmoil for so many people living there. our reporter has more on that. clashes in colombo. thousands of anti government protesters took to the streets of the sri lankan capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages of food and fuel. people travelled from across the country to join demonstrations, after attempts to impose a curfew failed. soldiers and police pushed protesters back with water cannon jets and clouds of tear gas as they broke the barricades. at least 21 people, including two
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line. rybakina makes history, the first kazakhstan player to win a grand slam singles title. she gave a muted response when she won at the end, something we have gotten used to seeing from her. she often talks about her poker face but even she could not hide her smile when she lifted that venus rosewater dish. wimbledon has often given us unexpected winners, especially in the women s draw, but with her all round game, rybakina is someone we should expect to see here time and again. some news from japan some news fromjapan now some news from japan now after the awful news of the assassination of the country s former prime minister. the local police chief injapan s nara prefecture has said there were flaws in the security provided to the former japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, who was assassinated on friday. the official admitted the security plan for mr abe s visit was formulated the day before his arrival and it was possible not enough security was placed behind the former leader a
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