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one billion us dollars. hello and welcome to bbc news. russian and ukrainian forces are still fighting in the streets of bakhmut which russia has been trying to capture for several months. the deputy mayor of the city has told the bbc that the 4,000 civilians still living there out of an original population of 75,000 have no gas, electricity or water. thousands of russian troops have died trying to take the eastern city. if it falls, it would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. this is bakhmut, or at least what s left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, as the bbc has reported, ukrainian forces have held off a ferocious onslaught. but now russian commandos are growing increasingly confident, including the leader of the mercenaries known as the wagner group, which have been at the heart of the assault. translation: ....
amid extreme heat warnings with record breaking temperatures possible this weekend across parts europe. gazing into the earliest galaxies the james webb telescope, the largest and most powerful ever launched into space, sends its first image. hello and welcome to westminster. the race is really getting under way for conservative mps hoping to become the next party leader and prime minister. let s have a look at that timetable for the leadership contest, which was decided last night by backbench mps. the aim, they say, is to balance the need for a quick result with having enough time for debate. 11 candidates have come forward so far. today each candidate needs the backing of 20 fellow tory mps. they have until this evening to muster enough support to officiallyjoin the contest. tomorrow, the first round of voting will take place among conservative mps. candidates with fewer than 30 votes must withdraw. the second round of voting is likely to take place on thursday and then ....