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and that's bbc news at six. huw edwards will be here at ten o'clock but now it is time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes — here's a sneaky peak of some of today's line up for you. we're live at the home for golf — st andrews where the 150th open championship is undeway. out but not down — northern ireland want to end their euros with a good the first briton to win a stage at this year's tour de france. out but not down — northern ireland want to end their euros wit...

welcome to the programme. the sri lankan president gotabaya rajapaksa has formally resigned after days of huge anti—government protests. mr rajapaksa sent his resignation letter from singapore, where he fled to on wednesday as protestors took over government buildings. demonstrators are celebrating on the streets of colombo, defying a curfew in place. the governor of sri lanka's central bank says the country now needs a stable government as soon as possible if it's to stand any chance of tackling its economic crisis. we begin our coverage tonight with this report from rajini vaidya...