penny mordaunt has less than an hour now to make that 100 threshold. her team say this lunchtime that it s going down to the wire and it s extremely close. we ll bring you that announcement at 2 o clock live in our specially extended coverage programme this afternoon. also this lunchtime. western allies denounce a russian claim that ukraine could use a dirty bomb there are fears the kremlin might use it as a pretext to escalate the war. phosphate pollution of rivers threatens the building of tens of thousands of new homes. and he s back in the tardis david tennant travels through time once again to return as dr who. and stay with us here on the bbc news channel 4 continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good afternoon. within the next hour or so, we could know who is britain s next prime minister. at two o clock, norminations close in the conservative party leadership race. rishi sunak has a commanding lead, with 192
search nursing careers . staff shortages are one of the most pressing problems facing the health service and the next prime minister. more than one in ten nursing jobs are currently unfilled in england, with big gaps in other roles. it comes as unions across the health service start to ballot members over pay and working conditions. this morning, 15,000 ambulance service staff in england and wales have begun voting on possible strike action, though that would not affect emergency call outs. without significant increases in pay, nhs workers and ambulance workers will continue to leave the service for higher paid jobs elsewhere. they can t continue working under the extreme pressures that they are doing. this is more than just about pay this is about patient safety and standards, as well. siren wails last week, the scottish government raised its pay offer to health staff. unions now say they will consider it. all this as the nhs is juggling other pressures. waiting lists for
whether the parkland school gunman, who killed 17 people, should get the death penalty. after being closed by the kremlin in the early days of war, russia s last remaining independent tv channel makes a defiant return to the airwaves. and could you soon be allowed to get wed in your back garden? a change in the law is set to give couples more say over wedding venues and ceremonies in england and wales. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. europe is facing another day of brutal heat and the reality of a fast changing climate. in france, several towns and cities recorded their highest ever temperatures on monday. the uk experienced its warmest ever night last night and is expected to register a0 degree plus temperatures for the first time later today. the met office here has an extreme weather warning in place for large parts of the country. and wildfires are having a devastating impact across the continent, with spain and portugal being parti