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see all the goals later this half hour. good evening. the leader of britains biggest trade union unite says the labour party needs to "get a spine" and do more to stand up for working people struggling with the cost of living. sharon graham told the bbc that there is currently no strong voice for workers in parliament — and she said people wanted a "strong message" from labour. the party has not supported calls for pay rises backed by industrial action, but says if it were in power i...

weve got a nine—year—old girl who wont celebrate her 18th birthday. "do not protect the killers." an online video appeal from merseyside police after three fatal shootings within a week, including that of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel. as the death toll from floods in pakistan exceeds 1,000 — a call for more international aid. and ready for lift—off — a return to the moon for america for the first time in 50 years. this is our generation, we get to say that we did i...

hello and welcome to westminster. conservative mps will cast their first vote today for who they want to replace borisjohnson as party leader and prime minister. lets take a closer look at the timetable for today.there are eight candidates through to the first round of voting each one of them needs to secure 30 votes today to stay in the race. the poll opens at 1:30 — the electorate is made up of conservative mps. we are expecting a result at about five oclock. to be announced, as be...

is taking aim at more than scotlands historic st andrews course. it may look more like an oil rig and an oil painting but this former north sea platform standing more than 100 feet high is being brought into weston—super—mare to become a major art installation. fix, into weston-super-mare to become a major art installation.— major art installation. a pleasantly warm day for— major art installation. a pleasantly warm day for many, _ major art installation. a pleasantly warm day...

their trust in liz? voting has just closed in the campaign to be the next tory party leader and prime minister. as more cost of living payments start going out to households, we find out about another scheme to help struggling families. and andy murray is on court right now at the us open, one of four british men through to the third round. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, in their first match since being crowned european champions, england are in austria as they look to...

more children could die. ill be joined by correspondence to discuss the conservative leadership contest in the crisis in ukraine and the departure from iraqi politics. stay with us on bbc news. hello and welcome to bbc news. after weeks of debate, voting has closed in the conservative party leadership race. after two months of campaigning, and eight initial candidates whittled down to two, well find out on monday whether liz truss or rishi sunak has been chosen by party members to be t...

we start with news that will have implications for europes energy supply this winter. the russian energy giant gazprom says it has found a new problem in its key gas pipeline to europe, which had been due to reopen on saturday. gazprom says its detected an oil leak in a turbine on the nord stream one pipeline, meaning it will remain closed for an indefinite period. the pipeline has already been completely shut for three days for what gazprom described as maintenance work. moscow denies...

hello and welcome to bbc news. after weeks of debate, voting has closed in the conservative party leadership race. after 2 months of campaigning, and 8 initial candidates whittled down to 2, well find out on monday whether liz truss or rishi sunak has been chosen by party members to be the next leader — and so prime minister. heres our political correspondent ben wright: after a long, rancorous campaign, its now time to count the ballots. just 160,000 tory party members are picking t...

— the government says up to half of the countrys crops have been destroyed by the floods. many more children could die, warns the un, because of the high risk that water—borne diseases will spread rapidly. the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged. the families that you see around me came here hoping they would be safe but they now fear that things are about to get a lot worse. well have the latest from one of the worst hit areas o...

to the island after fleeing abroad in the face of massive anti—government protests. and spectators gather in rwanda for its annual gorilla naming ceremony. hello, and welcome. its good to have your company. the russian energy giant gazprom says it has scrapped plans to reopen a key gas pipeline to europe. the company claims it cant restart nordstream one because of an oil leak in a turbine, and that it will remain closed for an indefinite period. that will have implications for europ...