the british prime minister has sacked the chairman of his party, nadhim zahawi, following an investigation into his tax affairs. mr zahawi says he ll continue to support the prime minister from the backbenches, and criticised journalists for the way they reported his tax affairs. here s our political correspondent david wallace lockhart he arrived in the uk as a young refugee before becoming a successful businessman. he served as the vaccines minister, rising to become chancellor, this morning he was chairman of the conservative party but his ministerial career now lies in tatters. he had faced questions for some time about his previous tax affairs and the fact he paid a penalty to hmrc while he was in charge of the treasury. he insisted he acted appropriately throughout. the prime minister had asked his ethics adviser to investigate. sir laurie magnus reported back this morning. his findings were highly critical. in a letter to rishi sunak he said from april 2021 nadhim zaha
And a spy in stilettos Charlize Theron stars as the atomic blonde in this weeks blockbuster. Well have james kings verdict on that and the rest of the new releases in the film review. Its 5 00. Our main story 11 members of the same family have been convicted in a series of trials involving modern slavery, thought to be the largest of its kind in british legal history. Members of the rooney family from lincoln ran a Company Called Lincolnshire Driveways that specialised in tarmacking and block paving. But their staff were vulnerable slaves who they picked up from the streets, some of whom were alcoholics, homeless, or suffering learning difficulties. Our correspondent linsey smith reports. Patrick rooney, seen posing for pictures with staff at the family business, Lincolnshire Driveways. It looks professional, offering tarmacking and block paving, but some of the workers were slaves, kept in appalling conditions and paid little or nothing. The court heard how they were approached on the
Have underperformed at the World Championships in london. And coming up on bbc news, as the Premier League gets ready to begin, liverpools star player Philippe Countinho hands in a transfer request, amid interest from barcelona. Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. 11 people from the same family have been convicted of running a modern slavery ring in lincolnshire and keeping Vulnerable People in conditions that police have described as truly shocking for decades. Members of the rooney family picked up victims from the streets and kept them in squalid conditions in caravans with no Running Water or toilets. Using threats and violence, including Punishment Beatings to keep them in line. Victims were forced to work in the familys Construction Business for little or no wages. Our north of england correspondent Judith Moritz reports. Yes, the ronneys were flashy with their money. They went on holiday to barbados, they had cosmetic surgery, they shelled out thousands of pounds.
New data showing easyjet passengers and those flying from gatwick were the worst affected. And coming soon from your iphone, the first ginger icon from the emerging library. It is nothing, apparently. Now its time for sportsday. Good evening, im olly foster live st the london stadium, this is world athletics sportsday, heres whats coming up on the programme tonight. Where are the british medals . Robbie grabarz could grab one over the weekend, use into the highjump final. There wasnt too much to shout about in the 100 hurdles. Porter says shes embarrassed to go out in the first round. Ijust did not want i just did not want to ijust did not want to miss out on this opportunity, i wanted to put my best foot forward, its so embarrassing to come here and run like that. The crowd will be behind Dina Asher Smith tonight as she chases a dream medal in the 200 metres. Im Lizzie Greenwood hughes and ill have the rest of the days sports news. Including a look ahead to the start of the Premier Le