with a strike by nurses. the family of yousef makki when the fight to have a fresh inquest into his death. a surprise fall in the amount spent by shoppers in december, as people cut back on their christmas spending. # it would be so nice. # and tickets have gone on sale for madonna s good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. the ukrainian president volodomyr zelensky has appeared via videolink to make a direct appeal for tanks, at a meeting of western defence chiefs in germany. representatives of more than 50 countries are discussing the co ordination of stronger military support for kyiv. president zelensky called on the allies to agree the delivery of tanks and other advanced weapons as a matter of urgency. germany is under pressure to allow its leopard two tanks to be exported to ukraine, which isn t a member of nato. the uk has commited to sending 1a challenger 2 tanks to the frontline. here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. for western defence chie
hello this is bbc news. the headlines: novak djokovic wins the wimbledon men s final, beating nick kyrgios in four sets his 20 first grand slam victory and his seventh wimbledon title. every single time, it gets more and more meaningful and special, so i am very blessed and very thankful to be standing here with the trophy. trade minister penny mordaunt becomes the ninth candidate to join the conservative leadership race with former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, also declaring in the last 2a hours. in eastern ukraine 15 people died when an apartment block was shelled in the donestk region. sri lanka s deepening economic crisis: the president says he ll step down after huge demonstrations, the us appeals to politicians to act swiftly. and, temperatures rise around the uk, with scotland recording its warmest day of the year so far. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. in wimbledon the jabbing tips have come to an end wi
continuing chaos in sri lanka, as more crowds occupy the presidential palace they say they ll stay until there are resignations. calls from an energy boss to make bills cheaper for those on the lowest incomes. and victory is sweet for novak djokovic, who wins his seventh wimbledon men s singles title. every single time it gets more and more meaningful and special, so i m very blessed and very thankful to be standing here with a trophy. good evening. ten conservative mps have nowjoined the contest to succeed borisjohnson as the leader of the party, and as prime minister. the foreign secretary, liz truss, is the latest. she has said she would reduce taxes from day one while the former health secretaries sajid javid and jeremy hunt have said they would cancel the planned rise in corporation tax and reduce it further. but the former chancellor, rishi sunak, has suggested any tax cuts may have to wait. this report is from our political correspondent, jonathan blake. the pace i
clashes in colombo, thousands of anti government protesters took to the streets of the sri lankan capital. the streets of the sri lankan caital. , . . , the streets of the sri lankan caital. , . ., , ., , capital. they are angry about rising inflation and capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages of - capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages of food - capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages of food and | inflation and shortages of food and fuel. people travel 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 police, have been injured. shouting aykroyd stormed the presidential palace. pictured posted online showed people inside splashing about in the private pool.
the soaring cost of petrol and diesel and the competition watchdog launches an investigation into the way prices at the pump are regulated. way prices at the pump are regulated- way prices at the pump are reaulated. , ., ., . and in the wimbledon men s semi final, britain s cameron norrie loses in four sets to novak djokovic. and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider s view of events in the uk in dateline. they share their impressions of the reasons for boris johnson s departure and the reasons for who and what come next. welcome to bbc news and apologies for my sneezing fit. really caught me unawares that time. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, and his deputy, angela rayner, have been cleared by durham police of breaking lockdown rules. the force was looking into an event last april during election campaigning, when sir keir was pictured drinking from a bottle of beer in the office of another labour mp. he d promised to resign