we will be getting reaction the unions. kemi badenoch is eliminated from play election. and then there were three. kemi badenoch is knocked out of the conservative leadership contest meaning rishi sunak, penny mordaunt and liz truss go through to the next round. and could you soon be allowed to get married 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. the london fire brigade have declared a major incident with a huge surge in fires across the capital amid today s extreme heat, and unprecedented temperatures of around a0 degrees celsius. more than 350 firefighters are tackling at least four grass fires including a blaze that s spread to homes in wennington, in east london. thick black smoke has been billowing in the air with fields and some buildings on fire. there are also blazes in upminster near the m25, and in south croydon. the mayor of london says firefighters are under immense pr
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Country. Yes, indeed. So weve got an hour of all the stories which matter to you being dissected and debated with two top drawer opponents that is coming up here live on dewbs co next. But first, lets grab the latest News Headlines with polly middlehurst. Middlehurst. Michelle, thank you. Well, the top story today, the Prime Minister confirmed that the gaza hospital blast last week was likely caused by a missile from within gaza. Rishi sunak said within gaza. Rishi sunak said today in the commons , the al today in the commons, the al hospital blast was caused by a missile or part of a missile that was launching towards israel. He also said the that was launching towards israel. He also said the uk is providing an additional £20 million in aid to civilians in gaza as well as deploying raf and royal navy assets. The British Government judges that the explosion was likely caused by a missile or part of one that was launched from within gaza towards israel. The misreporting of this incide
We get into it, lets grab tonights latest headlines. Tonights latest headlines. Michelle, thank you. The top story tonight is that the metropolitan police has launched an investigation after receiving an investigation after receiving a number of sex offence allegations against russell brand. The force says the cases are not recent and no arrests have been made. It follows an investigation by channel fours dispatch programme and the times and sunday times. The comedian denies the accusations against him made by four women. As youve been hearing, the army, which was on standby to help the metropolitan police, has been stood down. Its after a significant number of Counter Terrorism firearm officers stepped back from their dufies officers stepped back from their duties after a colleague was charged with murder over the shooting of chris kaba in south london last year. The force says enough officers have now returned to armed duties to meet its Counter Terrorism responsibilities without mi
Welcome to bbc news. Egypts military says it has carried out air strikes on those behind the deadliest islamist terror attack in the countrys recent history. 305 people were killed including 27 children and more than 100 were injured, after gunmen detonated a bomb and stormed a packed mosque in a remote town in north sinai yesterday. Within the last hour, the Egyptian Public Prosecutors Office has said the attackers were carrying the flag of the so called Islamic State. Egypts air force says it has destroyed vehicles used by the militants, as well as weapons and ammunition at what it described as terrorist locations. 0rla guerins report contains some distressing images. A rush to save those wounded when a place of worship became a place of carnage. The attackers struck during friday prayers. For egypt, this was a grim new first the mosque was popular with sufi muslims, who revere saints and shrines, and are viewed as heretics by islamic extremists. Within hours, a televised address to