double what it was a year ago. and a famous football that could fetch £3 million at auction, the hand of god ball used by maradona at the vital victory over new zealand for england at the t20 world cup which keeps their hopes of regressing very much alive. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the former health secretary matt hancock has been suspended as a conservative mp after becoming a surprise addition to the cast of the reality tv show i m a celebrity get me out of here. instead of representing his west suffolk constituents in westminster, he will be joining the other contenders in the australian jungle from next week. it is understood he wants to use his appearance to promote his campaign on dyslexia. the prime minister s spokesman said mitty sunak believes mps should what you work hard for their constituents at the challenging time for the country. our deputy political editor vicki young has the story. there are plenty of ways a politician can get that mes
a u turn for tory leadership contender liz truss, dropping regional pay plans for millions of public sector workers. one of america s most wanted man, ayman al zawahiri, an architect of the 9/11 attacks is killed in a us drone strike. needs a good solid dismount, double front somersault with a half turn. what a performance from joe fraser. and the 23 year old hometown favourite takes his third gold medal at the commonwealth in birmingham. and coming up on sportsday on the bbc news channel. an emotional win for wales at the commonwealth games here in birmingham as they beat england to gold in a thrilling final of the men s pair bowls. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the energy company bp has reported its second highest quarterly profit in its history. between april and june, the firm made a profit of £6.9 billion, that s three times the amount for the same period last year. the company says its oil trading performance was exceptional and that it expects to pa
its highest in m years. the parents of archie battersbee have lodged another appeal with the supreme court against the decision to end the 12 year old s life support treatment. a bit ofa a bit of a waiting game now, but we are hopeful that they will hopefully hear the case and we will get to put our points across. british airways halts sales of tickets on short haul flights from heathrow for a week as disruption for travellers continues. mps are calling for non surgical cosmetic procedures like botox and fillers to be better regulated. hello, welcome to the programme. the leader of al-qaeda has been killed by an american drone strike, in the afghan capital kabul. ayman al zawahiri was one of the masterminds of the attacks of september 11th. us president biden, in a live televised address, said his death would help give closure to the families of the thousands of people killed on 9/11. our correspondent, secunder kermani, reports from kabul. this is the family home where it s