with the rates now we re a lot more hesitant. the other main story tonight: at least one of the people killed in the manchester arena bombing could have been saved if the emergency services had arrived sooner says a highly critical report. gunfire pakistan s former prime minister, imran khan, survives a gun attack during a protest march. we know what you whisper. and we ll be on the red carpet, as the eagerly awaited black panther sequel arrives in the uk. the effect of the cost of living crisis on both those participating in sport. good evening. the bank of england has announced the bigget single hike in interest rates since 1989, as it tries to dampen down soaring inflation. it has raised rates from 2.25% to 3% and predicted that the uk is heading into a recession that could last until at least the middle of 202a. it would be the longest recession since records began a century ago and the less well off will be hardest hit. the bank s governor, andrew bailey, also said s
territory from russia. whether villages like this are occupied or liberated, the result is the same. communities are destroyed. but there is relief here for the end to belief that people can one day heels. the first birthday cards from king charles and the queen consort, camilla have been delivered to people across the uk celebrating their 100th and 105th birthdays. thank you forjoining us. you are joining us at a critical moment because we rejust joining us at a critical moment because we re just hearing that borisjohnson is not to stand for the tory leadership. saying that despite having the support of mps required to run he had come to the conclusion and i will go view, this would simply not be the right thing to do. you can t govern effectively and less you have a united party in parliament. breaking news, and the last moment that borisjohnson has declared that he will not be standing for the tori leadership. his campus made it quite clear that they thought they had the
after being given a third term as leader of the communist party. hello and welcome to bbc world news. the uk is tonight guaranteed to have its third new prime minister in three months after borisjohnson declared, in the last hour, that he will not run, despite claiming to have had enough mps nominating him. it leaves the way clear for the former chancellor rishi sunak who today formally entered the contest, and who is presently the clear frontrunner. he joins the leader of the commons penny mourdant in the race. borisjohnson has released a statement after saying he won t stand. and he ends his statement saying . our political correspondent damian grammaticas has been speaking to my collague david eades. dramatic one that has been speculated about. people talking about the idea that borisjohnson might be reluctant to go forward with this unless he was very clear that he would be in a commanding position in what has become absolutely obvious over the weekend is that he s not. r
a million and a half households are without power following a new wave of russian attacks. and england s lionesses will face china and denmark at next year s women s world cup in australia and new zealand. good afternoon. rishi sunak has become the first leadership contender to secure 100 public declarations of support from mps. the former chancellor has yet to announce whether he will launch a fresh bid for the top job after losing to liz truss over the summer. rivals of boris johnson rivals of borisjohnson have dismissed claims that he has also secured the backing of 100 mps. mr johnson has flown home from holiday in a caribbean overnight. so far, penny mordaunt is the only contender to have officially launched a campaign, but she is lagging behind the two men. hopefuls have until monday afternoon to find 100 backers. 0ur political correspondent helen catt has more. are you running for leadership? he s got the numbers to get on the ballot paper. and rishi sunak is expected
it s gold again for laura muir. on another golden night for the brits in munich, muir retains her crown as the 1,500 metre european champion. (organ plays) they were once a key part of going to the pictures. we ll take a look at the cinema organs being raised back to life. good morning. it is a blustery start to the good morning. it is a blustery start to the weekend, especially in the north west of the uk where there are also outbreaks of rain. but not everyone also outbreaks of rain. but not everyone will see wet weather today. all the everyone will see wet weather today. all the details are coming up. good morninu. it s saturday august 20. our main story: train passengers are being warned of more severe disruption across the uk s rail network today as tens of thousands of workers go on strike. it s the sixth day of national walk outs so far this summer in an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. network rail says only a fifth of its services will be running