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
account of the brisk winds. those winds continue overnight. it is going to be pretty chilly for the time of year with temperatures across northern areas in sixes and sevens. tomorrow, a similar kind of day. we start off with some morning sunshine, a slightly cooler start. this time, the cloud will develop to such an extent that we will see showers for scotland, england and wales. northern ireland should stay dry with sunny spells throughout. top cabbage is down on recent days but still feeling 0k by the may sunshine comes through. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. kick off is delayed in liverpool s match against real madrid in the champions league final, because of issues with supporters getting into the stadium in paris. people travelling abroad are facing disruption at airports, stations and on the roads as the half term getaway begins. us presidentjoe biden confirms he will visit uvalde tomorrow to meet with the families of the 19 children and two teachers kille
many voices out there, the only voice that matters is the voice of the jury, and the jury has spoken. manhattan district attorney alvin bragg speaking yesterday following the historic conviction of former president donald trump on all 34 counts in the criminal hush money trail. trump becomes the first former u.s. president in american history to be convicted of a crime. the verdict was read just around 5:00 p.m. in a new york city courtroom after the 12 jurors deliberated for roughly 9 1/2 hours over two days. each of the 34 felony counts is associated with a falsified business record pertaining to trump s reimbursement of his former attorney and fixer, michael cohen, for a hush money payment to adult film actress stormy daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign, to keep her quiet about a sexual encounter she says she had with trump back in 2006. trump has denied her claim. sentencing is set for july 11th, just four days before the republican national convention begins
job done. is it enough time to save the world from a deep recession? and the bottom line on occupy wall street. the new york court has ruled that the protesters cannot camp in the park. let s go outfront. i m erin burnett. we have breaking news. in a major turn of events, occupy wall street protesters told they cannot camp in new york s park anymore. the protesters were evicted in the early hours of this morning and the verdict came down as dark descended this evening. the tents were removed and protesters allowed to go back in to get their personal belongings. the new york state supreme court overturning the earlier ruling on this. we ll have the breaking story and the implications on the park tonight. first developing news in washington. the co-chair of the super committee charged with cutting america s deficit said just moments ago, quote, we are in the hours to go. and the countdown is on. this is important and we are watching. the panel of 12 has got eight days,