we ll find out later which city will host the eurovision song contest next year in place of ukraine. and our european champions, the lionnesses, take on the united states in a friendly this evening. good afternoon, in the last hour. the conservative mp conor burns has been sacked from the government following a complaint of serious misconduct . the former trade minister has also had the tory whip suspended pending an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour. the prime minister s office said liz had taken direct action after being informed. joining me now is our political correspondent, leila nathoo. what more can you tell us about this and about downing street reaction? we had a first statement from the conservative party via the conservative party via the conservative party via the conservative party from the width s office saying, burns had had the whip suspended, the conservative whip suspended, the conservative whip suspended, the conservative whip suspe
flights stuff are not responsible. long running dispute about parking former soldier convicted of murder. signed recent united states can julian assange should be sent to united states? priti patel says he can but he has the right to appeal. how day of the year so far. and kate bush s bracket number one. hottest day of the year so far. kate bush back at number one in the chart up bush back at number one in the chart up a0 years. prime minister borisjohnson has travelled to kyiv, to have talks with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. during the visit, the pm offered a uk led military training programme which he said could change the equation of the war . downing street says the operation would have the potential to train up to 10,000 soldiers every 120 days. both leaders have been speaking about the talks in kyiv. let s have a listen to what they said. translation: we do not have any doubt that - ukraine s going to prevail, so we are preparing for postwar reconstruc
who will host eurovision? the uk s in talks to host the singing spectacular, hello, iam hello, i am shaun ley shaun ley. in what is the fastest decision in eu history, the european commission has formally recommended candidate status for ukraine but with conditions. for ukraine, this has been a long time ambition, and president zelensky was quick to react hailing it as an historic moment which will bring victory in the war against russia closer . meanwhile, president putin said he was not against the idea because the eu wasn t a military bloc, but couldn t see how it would benefit kyiv. here is commission president ursula von der leyen speaking in brussels. we all know that ukrainians are ready to die for the european perspective. we want them to live with us the european dream. let s look at where ukraine is in its eu application. the application has broadly three phases. phase 1 is the application to become a candidate for eu membership. ukraine submitted their
Hello, welcome. Israel has continued its airstrikes on several parts of the gaza strip even as it continues issuing controversial Evacuation Orders to palestinians. The Israeli Military said its troops had found many tunnels used by hamas at The Rafah Crossing into egypt. The Israel Defense forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no Running Water or proper sanitation. Israel says that since monday, about 300 thousand palestinians have already fled rafah. The us is still urging israel not to mount a full scale assault on the city. And in the north there are evacuations in the city of jabalia as the idf says that it has been carrying out air strikes. It says hamas fighters are regrouping there. Meanwhile a top eu official, charles michel, has condemned israels Evacuation Orders, saying people are being directed towards unsafe areas. The Uk Foreign Office is investigating claims by hamas that a british israeli hostage
Live from london. This is bbc news live from london. Israel continues to issue Mass Evacuation orders to palestinians as airstrikes on the gaza strip rage on. Meanwhile, the Foreign Office is investigating a hamas claim that british israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell has been killed in gaza it is switzerland cheering after one of the most controversial Eurovision Song Contests, switzerland are crowned this years winners. Emergency teams step up Relief Efforts to those hit hard by devastating flash floods in Northern Afghanistan. The un says more than 300 people have died. This is the scene live in barcelona, where people are voting in regional elections. The un says more than 300 people have died. This is the scene live in barcelona, where people are voting in regional elections. Israel has continued its airstrikes on several parts of the gaza strip even as it continues issuing controversial Evacuation Orders to palestinians. The Israeli Military said its troops had found many tunnels us