and zac crawley hits 189, putting england in a strong in the crucial fourth ashes test at old trafford. in half an hour. on newsnight at 10.30pm. as you hear this, polls are closing in three by elections. it s a triple threat for number ten, with the fear of the biggest by election reverse for any seeking government in half a century. hello. the polls have closed in three by elections in england that are important tests of confidence in rishi sunak and his conservative government. the constituences of uxbridge and south ruislip in london borisjohnson s old seat selby and ainsty in north yorkshire, and somerton and frome in the south west were all won with sizeable majorities by the conservatives at the last general election. but there are real fears within the party that it could lose all three seats. our political editor, chris mason, is here to explain more. clive, by elections are a quirky thing people being asked to elect a member of parliament but not contribute to
that s the message to big meat eaters, from scientists who say it would reduce carbon dioxide emissions significantly. and the women s world cup gets under way as new zealand co hosting with australia get their first ever world cup win. coming get their first ever world cup win. up at foil lake. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in england have begun a 48 hour strike in a dispute over pay. it has meant that thousands of planned operations have been postponed. only emergency cover is being provided. consultants current basic pay is between £88,000 and £119,000 a year, but some consulants can earn more for on call and out of hours work. the institute for fiscal studies says consultants in england have seen a 17% drop in pay in real terms on average annual earnings since 2010. the health secretary steve barclay said the government s 6% offer was the final one and urged consultants to put patients first. here s our health editor hugh pym. empty operating the
we haven t had anyone come forward at this point. we re cross referencing the information that we have in terms of the growthing description with missing person reports we ve been taking over the last few days. so we re cross referencing the two of those but nothing jumped out at this point. reporter: police tell us that the driver was arrested at the scene and questioned by investigators, but released as the da office reviews possible charges. this story, of course, still developing. we ll keep you update. iain. dave, thank you. a man is still alive tonight after being shot five times. it happened around noon today on the 1700 block of tasker street in point breeze. 25-year-old was shot once in the chest leg, wrist and then twice in the stomach right now police are still looking for the shooter. authorities still have not release the the name of the man who drowned in the delaware river it happened yesterday afternoon. coast guard says the man jumped off boat to g
on both biceps. hasn t had anyone come forward at this point. we re cross referencing the information we have in terms of the description with missing person reports we ve been taking over the last few days. so we re cross referencing the two of those but nothing has jumped out at this point. reporter: police did arrest the driver. the driver was interviewed by investigators and then released and police tell us that the da s office is now reviewing possible charges. one other detail. aid is looking for the person who called 911 while following the suspect. they think that person may help police out in this case as well. lucy? all right. thank you, dave. shots fired in point breeze have a man in the hospital in critical condition tonight. right around noon today someone shot him five times on the 1700 block of tasker street in the chest, in the leg, wrist and twice in the stomach. right now police are looking for the shooter. you pull up to a toll booth you hand over
i m iain page. thanks for joining us. police say they know who hit the victim but they hope someone watching to night can department if i the man killed. fox 29 s dave kinchen is live where that cyclist was hit yesterday an into many dave, what clues do police have tonight. reporter: well, iain, police say they have that mike. they have a bag they recovered at the scene but they have very few other details they need witnesses and i can tell you from talking to the officers on this case, this is even breaking their hearts. skid mark sit on a dark second street in north philadelphia where drivers raceed through likely unaware a man around 20 years old died here on this bike sunday afternoon. when police say a woman struck him while entering the wrong lane to get around another vehicle. a man is dead. but the only name known to the world is john doe. the worst part of this is that this individual is at peace now and his family has no knowledge of it. reporter: lieutenant