Places tonight. And at 11. 30 well be returning to the papers with broadcaster John Kampfner and kate andrews from the right leaning think Tank Institute of economic affairs. Stay with us for that. And at 11. 30 well be returning to the papers with broadcaster kpmg has confirmed it is not renewing its sponsorship of Prince Andrews mentorship scheme pitch at palace. Its understood the leading Accountancy Firm took the decision in october, but it emerged as the duke of york is facing renewed calls to speak to the american authorities following his interview with bbcs newsnight, in which he was questioned about his friendship with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein, who died earlier this year. The prince has consistently denied allegations about his own conduct. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. In los angeles tonight, a lawyer for some of Jeffrey Epsteins alleged victims and a young woman who says she was raped by epstein at the age of 15. And, in no uncertain ter
Are scenes like this, of complete chaos. Well have live reports from hong kong and from beijing, with no end in sight to the clashes between democtrators and the authorities. Also tonight. Following that bbc interview, Prince Andrew is now under growing pressure to talk to us officials about his links with the latejeffrey epstein. Three Party Leaders take their messages to the cbi conference, each claiming to be the Natural Partners of business. We report on the crisis in care for the elderly, and the major policy and financial challenges facing whoever wins the election. And we meet the team behind the Tony Award Winning musical dear evan hansen, which opens in london tomorrow night. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news, can the republic of ireland secure a crucial win over denmark in dublin to guarantee their place at euro 2020 . Good evening. In hong kong, hundreds of activists remain under siege inside the polytechnic university, where theres been more violence today, as police try t
And the United Nation warns of Climate Apartheid with the rich avoiding the worst effects of Climate Change, and the poorest paying the price. First a date for your diary. The next leader of the conservative party will be announced on 23july. Hell become Prime Minister the next day. It will be either Boris Johnson orjeremy hunt. According to bookmakers, borisjohnson has an 80 chance of winning. And remember he was by far the most popular among conservative mps who chose the final two. Well weve been hearing from both of them. First heres Boris Johnson on talk radio. We have course will be pushing our plan into action. We will be ready to come out on october the 31st come what may. Do or die . Do or die. Come what may. Do or die . Do or die. Come what may. Thats significant. Well hold you to that boris, or the brexit party will be forming the next government . Remember, the brexit party came first in recent european elections the conservatives came fifth. They re under pressure. Now, bo
or a living in a household already struggling financially? we want to hear from you. you can find me on twitter, i m @annitabbc or use #bbcyourquestions. bbc news has been told that conservative mps are in talks with opposition parties to oppose the government s fracking plans. calls for all women to be invited for a menopause check up when they turn a5, as a report criticises the current support as completely inadequate . last night the police arrested himm tributes pour in for the british born actress, angela lansbury, best known for her role in murder she wrote, who has died in los angeles aged 96. there are more concerns for the uk economy this morning as official data shows it shrank in august. meanwhile the governor of the bank of england said he won t extend a financial support package beyond this friday. the emergency measures were launched nearly two weeks ago because of the turmoil prompted by the chancellor s mini budget. official figures released this morning s
we start here in the uk where a final battle to become the next prime minister is taking place as the country faces the worst cost of living crisis in a generation. as you ve been hearing, formerfinance minister, rishi sunak, and the foreign secretary, liz truss are the last remaining candidates. they will now face a vote by conservative party members around the uk with a result expected in september. whoever wins could mean a very different approach to the economy. truss says you cannot tax your way to growth she is proposing more than 30 million pounds in immediate tax cuts. sunak wants to delay the tax cuts until inflation is under control. borrowing your way out of inflation , he says, isn t a plan, it s a fairytale . the economic challenges facing the next prime minister are huge. last month, the rate of inflation hit 9.4% the highest rate for a0 years driven by a leap in the price of fuel, and also of basic foods like milk, cheese and eggs. our economics edi