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britains former prime minister, borisjohnson, says he will not stand in the contest to choose the next leader of the conservative party and therefore prime minister. nominations close on monday afternoon, with the former chancellor, the uks finance minister, rishi sunak and cabinet minister penny mordaunt the candidates whove decla red they�* re running. our political editor, chris mason, has this report. are you running for the leadership, mr sunak? could septembers loser be october...

good morning from the western international wholesale market where i am speaking to traders and their customers about what they would like to hear from whoever becomes the next prime minister and their government to support businesses in the cost of living crisis. in other news this morning... millions of people across the uk are urged to get their flu and covid vaccines, as health experts warn of the threat of a so called twindemic. a statement victory for newcastle united. are the sa...

penny mordaunt has less than an hour now to make that 100 threshold. her team say this lunchtime that its going down to the wire and its extremely close. well bring you that announcement at 2 oclock 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 bui...

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...

support for a penny from colleagues. we had that support from all sides of the party yesterday. and last night borisjohnson put an end to days of speculation about a comeback when he dramatically pulled out of the race — saying it would not be �*the right thing to do�*. rishi sunak praised johnson for his achievements after he pulled out of the race nominations close at 2pm — thats when we should find out whether or not there has to be a ballot of conservative party members —...

a so called �*dirty bomb�* disgraced former hollywood mogul — harvey weinsteen — faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles. and as hindus around the world celebrate divali, well look at the significance of what indians are calling a divali gift — britains first ever prime minister of indian descent hello and welcome to bbc world news. we begin here in london, where rishi sunak has been named as the uks next prime minister. hell be appointed by king charles on tu...

elected as leader of the conservative party. politics comes at us rather fast these days, doesnt it? this autumn�*s second new prime minister inherits a nightmarish soup of political and economic gloom. he moves in there tomorrow to try and sort it out. well have more from chris, in this extended edition of bbc news at ten, as we consider the prospects for a sunak premiership. at westminster the main opposition parties are united on the demand for a general election, so that millions...

of an investigation into beijings activities in america. and — disgraced former hollywood mogul — harvey weinsteen — faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles. its seven in the morning in singapore, and midnight in london where rishi sunak will formally become british prime minister on tuesday morning after an audience with king charles at buckingham palace. he was named conservative leader after his only challenger, penny mordaunt, pulled out of the contest just be...

hello and welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. im christina macfarlane in london where the country is waiting to see who will become the nations third prime minister in less than two months. im rosemary church in atlanta where we are following the latest developments in the u.s. midterms. voter turnout already hitting record highs, but political divisions running deep . well, here in london we could soon learn who will be the next leader ...

our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world, im christina macfarlane in for max foster here in london. just ahead -- >> i am worried about the level of voter turnout among young people and working people who will be voting democratic. >> midterms have mostly been a referendum on the party in power. i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected. he still has his own set of baggage coming into downing street. >> this is a total joke. were the laughing s...