security forces, the police, all the armed guards, they are nowhere to be seen. another public building here in sri lanka which is now being occupied by the people. we ll have the latest from sri lanka, where a state of emergency has now been imposed. also on the programme. and then there were six we consider who s got momentum and who hasn t after the first ballot for new conservative leader. there s to be another strike by rail workers on 27thjuly, in the dispute over pay, conditions and jobs. the dj tim westwood is accused by a woman of having sex with her when she was 1a. and at st andrews, they re getting ready for the 150th open championship, on the historic old course. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we ll have the latest from the women s euros, where sweden have taken theirfirst victory in the championship over switzerland. welcome to bbc news at ten. we start with the chaos in sri lanka, where the economic and political turmoil is intensifying. a state of em
i m here at galle face green in colombo and you can see, protesters are gathering here. many have set up camp here. they say they are not going to leave here until president gotabaya rajapa ksa leaves office. he s showing no signs of quitting, but people here blame him for this economic crisis. today, people are asking why he has brought in this state of emergency. they say, as you can see, that protests are peaceful and they believe that the government has brought this state of emergency in as a way of stifling free speech. as i say, the government says they ve done this to restore public order. yesterday evening, at parliament, i was down at protests that were peaceful. after i left, police fired tear gas into the crowds and things got more tense. while the protests continue, millions of sri lankans continue also to suffer as this
they say they are not going to leave here until president gotabaya rajapa ksa leaves office. he s showing no signs of quitting, but people here blame him for this economic crisis. today, people are asking why he has brought in this state of emergency. they say, as you can see, that protests are peaceful and they believe that the government has brought this state of emergency in as a way of stifling free speech. as i say, the government says they ve done this to restore public order. yesterday evening, at parliament, i was down at protests that were peaceful. after i left, police fired tear gas into the crowds and things got more tense. now, while the protests continue, millions of sri lankans continue also to suffer as this economic crisis bites. people spending hours every day in queues to get food and fuel, and they re contending with daily power cuts and blackouts.
i m here at galle face green in colombo and you can see, protesters are gathering here. many have set up camp here. they say they are not going to leave here until president gotabaya rajapa ksa leaves office. he s showing no signs of quitting, but people here blame him for this economic crisis. today, people are asking why he has brought in this state of emergency. they say, as you can see, that protests are peaceful and they believe that the government has brought this state of emergency in as a way of stifling free speech. as i say, the government says they ve done this to restore public order. yesterday evening, at parliament, i was down at protests that were peaceful. after i left, police fired tear gas into the crowds and things got more tense. while the protests continue, millions of sri lankans continue also to suffer as this