the uk chancellor nadim zahawi has added his name to the conservative leadership contest joining a field of eight including sajid javid and jeremy hunt. and in the tennis, moscow born elena rybakina wins the women s singles title representing kazakhstan. sri lanka is in the grip of chaos and uncertainty after a dramatic 2a hours which has seen the country s president and prime minister pledge to step down. they were left with little choice after demonstrators stormed or set fire to to their official residences a howl of anger after months of protests about economic mismanagement. sri lanka is suffering rampant inflation, and is struggling to import food, fuel, and medicine. our correspondent anbarasan ethirajan reports from the capital, colombo. the barricades were meant to keep the protesters back, but they were no barrier for the furious and desperate crowds, all suffering the effects of living in economic collapse. police used water cannon and fired shots in the air, b
and in the tennis, moscow born elena rybakina wins the women s singles title, representing kazakhastan. hello and welcome to bbc news. sri lanka is in the grip of chaos and uncertainty after a dramatic 2a hours which has seen the country s president and prime minister pledge to step down. they were left with little choice after demonstrators stormed or set fire to to their official residences a howl of anger after months of protests about economic mismanagement. our correspondent, anbarasan ethirajan, reports from the capital, colombo. the barricades were meant to keep the protesters back, but they were no barrier for the furious and desperate crowds, all suffering the effects of living in economic collapse. police used water cannon and fired shots in the air, but the crowds were more determined. and they kept surging forward until eventually they converged on the presidential palace and took over the home and office of the man they want to force from power. he had already
If in singapore if in singapore and london, if in singapore and london, youre 7 if in singapore and london, youre watching bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where a bitter battle between democrats and republicans in the us senate has drawn to a close, with the appointment Ofjeff Sessions as attorney general. It was approved 52 to a7. It came after a series of divisive hearings on his record of civil rights. Lets get the latest from our correspondent, richard lister, in washington. Donald trump may have gottenjeff sessions into his cabinet, but if you look at the list, there are still a number who have not been confirmed of appointees. Donald trump is very as. He says the democrats are doing all they can to obstruct him. Is furious. He has a point many are not happy with who he has nominated. In fact, at this stage of his presidency, he has new members of his cabinet in place than any of the previous 11 president s did in this stage
If in singapore if in singapore and london, if in singapore and london, youre 7 if in singapore and london, youre watching bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where a bitter battle between democrats and republicans in the us senate has drawn to a close, with the appointment Ofjeff Sessions as attorney general. It was approved 52 to a7. It came after a series of divisive hearings on his record of civil rights. Lets get the latest from our correspondent, richard lister, in washington. Donald trump may have gottenjeff sessions into his cabinet, but if you look at the list, there are still a number who have not been confirmed of appointees. Donald trump is very as. He says the democrats are doing all they can to obstruct him. Is furious. He has a point many are not happy with who he has nominated. In fact, at this stage of his presidency, he has new members of his cabinet in place than any of the previous 11 president s did in this stage