Wales Economy Minister and a former solicitor, was born in zambia and will become wales and europes first black leader. In his Acceptance Speech after being voted as the new Welsh Labour Leader, he highlighted the historic nature of his win. Thank you to the staff, the team, the procedures committee. Mark was the right leader at the right time in the epidemic. In the pandemic. But too little said about the heart that went into it. The deep and unwavering devotion fairness, two wheels as a community. As a fabric and families. At the hardest of times he made as feel safer, he made us feel proud. And he always made everyone aware that we each have a part to play in our national story. There is no greater legacy than that. Thank you, mark, for everything that you have done for everything that you have done for our party, and more importantly, for our party, and more importantly, for our party, and more importantly, for our country. And, jeremy, we have been cabinet colleagues, political al
breaking news from around the world 24 breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. starting with sudan, where they un human rights council will hold a special session next week on the conflict in the country. rival military forces have now spent several weeks locked in violent, deadly fighting. the un says the meeting was proposed by britain, germany, norway and the us and has the backing of more than 50 countries. several ceasefires have failed to hold, and the persistent conflict has worsened the humanitarian situation. the un estimates more than 100,000 people have fled to sudan s neighbouring countries. some have made their way to the town 0ur africa correspondent catherine beeya ruhanga has more. thousands of peoples continue to stream in between the vast border of sudan and south sudan. here at this makeshift transit centre, there are about 4000 people. as night is approaching, a lot of them are getting ready to sleep out in the open, and if
bringing you the regalia, processions and ancient rituals. we ll have all that and more, including the crowning moment itself later today at westminster abbey. these are pictures from inside the venue and how it will look for the grand ceremony. you can see the ornate chairs taking centre stage there, on top of the medieval mosaic floor of the church. crowds have been camping out ahead of the big day. they were treated to a surprise visit by king charles, the prince and the princess of wales. charles went to one side of the mall while william and kate went to the other. many continued to camp out despite the london rain, to save a spot on the procession route. let s go live now to bbc correspondent louisa pilbeam at the mall in london. we don t see you at the moment but i think you are standing among the crowd. we just looked this up, it s around 11 celsius in london, 50 fahrenheit, but it seems people are keeping warm. . ., warm. yeah, hello, i m here, don tworry. warm.
at the next election. and coming up at 8.30 who are sport s environmental champions? a special programme from the inaugural bbc green sports awards. good evening and welcome to bbc news. police in the republic of ireland have named the ten people who were killed by an explosion at a petrol station in a village in county donegal. the victims include a 39 year old woman and her 13 year old son, and 50 year old man and his five year old daughter. police also confirmed that a man in his 20s remains in hospital in a critical condition. seven other people who were injured in the explosion are still being treated in hospital and remain in a stable condition. our ireland correspondent, chris page has been at the scene. this has been a day when this community has been contemplating the scale of the losses that occurred here in a split second on friday afternoon. as you could see behind me the petrol station where the explosion happened is less busy, they are now just two there are
people are skipping meals to save money. also today. today s warm weather in the south of england has now been officially classed as a heatwave. gatwick airport cancels hundreds of holiday flights this summer. it says staff shortages are still a major problem. the spread of avian flu is worrying experts studying important colonies of birds off the coast of britain. that one sounded so good! and fun in the sun for england s cricketers as they break their own world record for the most runs in a one day international. and coming up on the bbc news channel, can rory mcilroy continue his good start in massachusettes? he tees off shortly. we ll bring you the latest from round two of the us open. welcome to bbc news at six. there s more evidence today of the sharp rise in the cost of living, with the price of petrol and diesel breaking new records, and the rate of inflation heading to levels not seen for decades. ministers have urged people to be sensible in their demands for high