fails to elect a speaker in its opening session. no persons having received a majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. and a mountain and a ski lift, but where s the snow? the record mild temperatures affecting europe s winter sports. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. russia s defence ministry says officials will be held accountable after ukrainian forces located and destroyed an army barracks in the occupied town of makiivka, killing dozens of troops. russia now says 89 people were killed. ukraine says the number was much higher. russia says the unauthorised use of mobile phones by russian troops allowed ukraine to target its troops because they were able to use the signal to find the soldiers location. here s some more of the russian military statememt. translation: circumstances of the incident are currently being investigated, but it is already obvious that the main reason, despite the restri
60% of those diagnosed are not getting the help they need. new guidance for universities to contact key family members if they have serious concerns about a student s mental health, even without their permission. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. britain could face rolling power cuts this winter if gas supplies run low. that s the warning from national grid, which keeps the lights on in england, scotland and wales. it says in a worst case scenario, households could lose power for three hours at a time if gas supplies run extremely low and the energy crisis escalates. but it s reassured customers this is still thought unlikely . the former conservative energy minister greg hands told us the uk has excellent energy security and excellent energy supply . here s our business correspondent emma simpson. europe s energy crisis has seen gas prices soar, and it s in short supply. the big question is are we going to able to secure what we need this winter? not only to heat our
an impending humanitarian emergency. at least 15 people have been shot dead in a bar in the south african township of soweto. voters injapan are choosing members of the country s upper house of parliament in elections overshadowed by the assassination of former prime minister, shinzo abe. and in the tennis defending champion novak djokovic faces nick kyrgios in the men s final at wimbledon later today. hello and welcome to bbc news. the battle to become britain s next prime minister is intensifying. nine candidates have now announced they will stand in the contest to replace borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party. the ukjunior trade minister penny mordaunt is the latest to come forward. she follows the former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt with both pledging to cut taxes. the foreign secretary, liz truss, is expected to declare in the coming days. our political correspondent, jonathan blake reports. the two newest entrants to the race are the
community will need to come in and help and that is why the un was warning there is an impending humanitarian emergency. at least 15 people have been shot dead in a bar in the south african township of soweto. and in the tennis defending champion novak djokovic faces nick kyrgios in the men s final at wimbledon later today. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. nine candidates have now entered the race to become the next leader of the conservative party and prime minister. the trade minister, penny mordaunt, and the former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, are the latest to declare their candidacies. tax is high on the agenda, with sajid javid and jeremy hunt both saying they will cancel the planned rise in corporation tax and reduce it further. mr hunt set out some of his plans on the sunday morning programme. no conservative should offer unfunded tax cuts and i think no conservative should raise taxes either. what you need are