as we approach the summer holidays? at the old bailey, oscar winning actor kevin spacey has pleaded not guilty to four charges of sexually assaulting three men. and a secret self portrait by vincent van gogh has been discovered by experts in scotland. and coming up on the bbc news channel, after a thumping defeat in the first one day international, the series is on the line forjos buttler s england in the second game against india at lord s. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. conservative mps are voting right now in the second round of the contest to replace borisjohnson. one of the six candidates will be knocked out when the results are announced this afternoon. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, topped the first round yesterday. the trade minister, penny mordaunt, was second. the third placed candidate, liz truss, has formally launched her campaign with a speech promising tax cuts and a reversal of the national insurance rise. she said she had the experienc
to an emergency like a heart attack or stroke last month far longer than the 18 minute target time. at the old bailey, oscar winning actor kevin spacey has pleaded not guilty to four charges of sexually assaulting three men. another rail strike later this month train drivers from eight rail companies will strike on the 30th three days after a 24 hour walk out by the rmt union. a bbc documentary reveals that hundreds of british dentists treat patients with serious complications after they travel abroad to get cut price crowns. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. suella braverman has been knocked out of the conservative leadership race in the second round of voting. ms braverman received 27 votes from tory mps that s five fewer than she received yesterday. the five remaining hopefuls progress to the third round on monday. once again rishi, sunak received the most number of votes and penny mordaunt came second with the support of 83 of her fellow tory mps. here s the
paying the price for a perfect smile dentists warn of the dangers and complications of heading abroad for cheaper treatment. and coming up on the bbc news channel. on the eve of the world athletics championships, we speak to britain s new team captain natheneel mitchell blake. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. rishi sunak and penny mordaunt are still in the lead in the race to become the next prime minister after another candidate was eliminated from the contest this afternoon. the attorney general suella braverman finished last in today s vote among conservative mps, and has therefore been knocked out. the former chancellor rishi sunak was still ahead by some margin, securing 101 votes. penny mordaunt is hot on his heels, also making gains on yesterday s vote, with 83 mps backing her today. and the foreign secretary liz truss is still in third place with 64 votes. kemi badenoch and tom tugendhat remain in contention. the next round of voting is on monday. wi
welcome to the programme. the sri lankan president gotabaya rajapaksa has formally resigned after days of huge anti government protests. mr rajapaksa sent his resignation letter from singapore, where he fled to on wednesday as protestors took over government buildings. demonstrators are celebrating on the streets of colombo, defying a curfew in place. the governor of sri lanka s central bank says the country now needs a stable government as soon as possible if it s to stand any chance of tackling its economic crisis. we begin our coverage tonight with this report from rajini vaidyanathan in colombo. under curfew. streets once packed with protesters, now patrolled by the military. outside the prime minister pots soldiers back on guard, authorised to use force to maintain order. a day ago, it was different. security forces were overrun by protesters, who stormed the gates and entered. one of a number of government buildings taken over by the masses. the streets outside the pres
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