of repairing the damage. also in the programme. in beijing the chinese communist party congress continues but some parts of the city are back under a covid lockdown. and, a jury in new york clears the actor, kevin spacey, of making unwanted sexual advances on a iii year old. hello and welcome to the programme. britain is set to get a new prime minister by the end of next week, after the conservative party announced details of a fast tracked contest to choose its leader following liz truss s resignation. she stepped down afterjust six chaotic weeks in the job by far the shortest tenure in british history. her leadership foundered when the markets took fright, the pound crashed, she sacked her chancellor kwasi kwarteng and was forced into a humiliating series of u turns. we start our coverage with the bbc s political editor chris mason. lunchtime in downing street and the lectern is back. six weeks and two days since liz truss stood behind it as she became prime minister,
2022, the year of three prime ministers, at least. after an astonishing decade in british politics, another unprecedented moment. is politics, another unprecedented moment. , , ., moment. is the news came in we asked voters for there s moment. is the news came in we asked voters for there s impressions - moment. is the news came in we asked voters for there s impressions of - voters for there s impressions of the latest events at westminster. itjust needs stabilising, it needs sorting out and moving forward. i wouldn t vote conservative now, no. why not? because i don t feel we can trust them. the likely candidates include some very familiar faces, but labour says yet another change of prime minister should trigger a general election. the public are entitled to have their say, and that s why there should be a general election. we ll have all the news and analysis of the prime minister s resignation. also on this extended edition of bbc news at ten. people who work with chil
a new wave of violence in iran, with security forces firing on anti government protestors. the head of britain s royal navy orders an investigation into allegations that female recruits have been sexually abused and harrassed on submarines. president biden condemns an attack on the husband of senior democrat nancy pelosi, saying there s too much vitriol in us politics. the un secretary general urges all sides to renew the deal on ukrainian grain exports, which is due to expire next month. and the coronation of a new zulu king is taking place in the south african city of durban. now on bbc news, ros atkins on the week. on a thursday night in may 2015, the returning officer in richmond, north yorkshire, announced the result. rishi sunak had become an mp. and part of a conservative election victory. the choice is in your hands. early the next year, prime minister david cameron called a referendum on brexit. my recommendation is clear. he wanted to stay in the eu. but rishi sunak
world cup as new zealand put in ten tries at headingley to show why they are the top ranked team in the world. # goodness gracious, great balls of fire! a rock n roll legend whose career was marred by scandal and violence we ll look back at the life ofjerry lee lewis. a bit of rain in the forecast today moving north across the uk, but northern scotland should keep the sunshine all day, and it is very mild once again. we could see temperatures in the south east of up to 22 degrees. i will bring you all the details here on bbc breakfast. the head of the royal navy has ordered an investigation into allegations that female recruits have been sexually abused and harassed on submarines. admiral sir ben key, the first sea lord, said anyone found culpable would be held accountable, regardless of rank. in a statement on twitter, the chief of the naval staff said that he was deeply disturbed by the allegations and wants to reassure people that any activity which falls short of the
causing serious destruction. ukrainian government is now imposing energy restrictions, rolling blackouts across the country, after repeated strikes on critical energy infrastructure. in the meantime president biden responding to putin s declaration of martial law in these ukrainian territories saying it reveals his dwindling options in the war. i think vladimir putin finds himself in an incredibly difficult position. and what it reflects to me is it seems his only tool available to him is to brutalize individual citizens in ukraine. cnn got rare access to ukraine s military on the battlefield frontlines. matthew chance is live in moscow first, but i want to go to fred 34r50i9 plight ken who is in kramatorsk. tell us what you saw. reporter: and we ve been hearing so much about the long distance strikes that the russians have been carrying out on critical infrastructure and of course that school that they hit overnight there in zaporizhzhia. but there are still a lot of