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
than an 18 minute target time. the bbc documentary reveals that hundreds of british dentists treat patients with serious complications after they travel abroad to get cutprice crowns. will come to the programme. first, attorney general has been knocked out of the conservative race in the second round of voting. receiving just 27 both some tory mps. now, the five remaining hopefuls progress to the third round on monday. once again, rishi sunak has the number of votes and conservative mps and penny mordaunt came second with the support of 83 and it s just been reported that she has thrown her weight behind liz truss. before today s voting, it was the last of the big campaign launch events. , ., ., ., , ., events. times are going to be tough but i know that events. times are going to be tough but i know that i events. times are going to be tough but i know that i can events. times are going to be tough but i know that i can get events. times are going to be tough but i k
as the conservative leadership race goes to a third ballot. rishi sunak is still in the lead. more than 5000 train drivers will strike on saturday the 30th ofjuly. network rail staff also announce further action. pressure on nhs emergency services in england is getting worse, with patients waiting longer for ambulances and many staff off sick. and at st andrews a frustrating day for tiger woods as the 150th 0pen championship gets under way. later in the hour we ll have sportsday on the bbc news channel, with all the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sport centre. welcome to bbc news at ten. russian forces have extended their reach into the heart of ukraine, bombing a city far from the eastern front line. at least 23 people, including children, were killed in a cruise missile attack, and more than 60 were injured, needing hospital treatment. the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelensky, called it an open act of terrorism . the attack took place in
everywhere but some into the start of next week. until then we have the weather warning for extreme heat. across much of england as far north as the pennines, eastern wales, and devon and cornwall. that is in place until the end of the day on sunday with the heat uncomfortable for many and dangerous for some. still weather fronts in north west scotland. yesterday, aberdeenshire saw 31 but cloudy here today. the majority have blue sky and sunshine with temperatures rising steadily. almost 3a degrees in west sussex at the moment and we have a few hours of heating left so high temperatures today and warm tonight. clear skies. some mist and low cloud across north sea facing case. the isle of wight saw a tropical night with temperatures not dropping below 20 celsius which could happen tonight and also on the south coast of wales. tomorrow, more sunshine in mainland scotland with cloud to east facing case. the majority have blue skies, and temperatures could peak at 37 celsius most