as british prime minister. an increasing number of conservatives say they want to see mrjohnson secure a second period at number 10 downing st. the first wild bison for thousands of years has been born in the uk. three bison were released back injuly as part of a rewilding project in kent 0h, she s she s like a ray of sunshine on a dark, cloudy day. it s thousands of years since a bison was born in the wild in britain. so this is quite a moment in kent s blean woods. europe s largest mammal, once hunted almost to extinction, taking her first steps. she s a little ball of energy. and when she sees. when we get a little bit of rain, she starts sprinting around and it s, what s this stuff falling out of the sky? she s fantastic. she s doing so, so well. donovan oversaw the arrival of the first three bison in july. it s basically a little treat, but that is the menu, what you see out there. these bison are not free to roam. under uk law, they ve rather unfairly been classed a
new figures paint a gloomy picture for the uk economy people are shopping less and government borrowing has hit its highest september figure on record. there s gridlock in the health and social care system in england, says the regulator as it warns about the impact of staff shortages. i v e i ve been doing 60 hours. time off is a sleep day. i ve been doing 60 hours. time off is a sleep day- is a sleep day. how long can you keep doing is a sleep day. how long can you keep doing that? is a sleep day. how long can you keep doing that? not is a sleep day. how long can you keep doing that? not long. - and we meet the first wild bison to be born in the uk for thousands of years. coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel, can scotland take the final spot in the super 12s? we ll have the very latest from the t20 world cup in australia. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one. senior conservatives hoping to become prime minister have begun
to bring the party together. we ll be looking at the week ahead as the conservative party chooses its third leader in three months. also on the programme. the social care system in england is gridlocked, says the watchdog, with staffing shortages a majorfactor. covid infections rise above 2 million for the first time since the summer. and the first baby bison born in britain for thousands of years. on bbc london. and coming up on the bbc news channel. we ll have the latest on cristiano ronaldo s fall out with manchester united as their star player gets benched. and booted out of first team training after he walked out on them on wedneday. good evening. in a day s time, the uk will have a new prime minister and penny mourdant, leader of the house of commons, has become the first conservative mp to say she is running to replace liz truss. no other mp has declared yet, but both borisjohnson and former chancellor rishi sunak have nominations from other mps. mrjohnson left offic
thousands of years. hello and welcome. in a few days time, the uk will have a new prime minister and penny mourdant, leader of the house of commons has become the first conservative mp to say she is running to replace liz truss. no other mp has declared yet but both borisjohnson and former chancellor rishi sunak have nominations from other mps. former health secretary sajid javid says he will back mr sunak. mrjohnson left office just over six weeks ago, forced out after a series of crises, including infringing the law. whoever wins becomes conservative leader and the next prime minister but opposition parties are calling for a general election. our deputy political editor vicki young has this report. i will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. thank you. once again, there is a vacancy at the top of government. liz truss resignation means the conservatives have to choose their fifth prime minister injust over six years. but can anyone unify a par