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we begin with the turmoil on financial markets — today, the pound sterling continues to languish against the us dollar and several other currencies. the slide in its value was triggered by last week's mini budget, with its controversial package of tax cuts. let's get historical for a moment. we have records for sterling against the dollar going back through history, and in the early hours of monday morning it reached an all time low — that is since the creation of the us currency in 1792. let's take a closer look at the past few days — the dollar has been strong but this furthe...

for votes. kevin pmccarthy huddling with those to become speaker of the house. one doubling down on his opposition just moments ago. plus new details of the idaho murder. how the spektrct was tracked do and putin suffer ing on the battlefield. losses growing inside russia. let's go "outfront." good evening. i'm erica hill in for erin burnett. house leader kevin mccarthy still on the hill at this hour, still meeting with members of his party with just hours to go for that critical vote of speaker of the house. dozens of republicans seen going in and out of mccarthy's office. amo...

paying the price for a perfect smile — dentists warn of the dangers and complications of heading abroad for cheaper treatment. and coming up on the bbc news channel... on the eve of the world athletics championships, we speak to britain's new team captain natheneel mitchell blake. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. rishi sunak and penny mordaunt are still in the lead in the race to become the next prime minister after another candidate was eliminated from the contest this afternoon. the attorney general suella braverman finished last in today's vote among conservative...

as the conservative leadership race goes to a third ballot. rishi sunak is still in the lead. more than 5000 train drivers will strike on saturday the 30th ofjuly. network rail staff also announce further action. pressure on nhs emergency services in england is getting worse, with patients waiting longer for ambulances and many staff off sick. and at st andrews a frustrating day for tiger woods as the 150th 0pen championship gets under way. later in the hour we'll have sportsday on the bbc news channel, with all the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sport ...

the uk's largest force, the metropolitan police, has been put in special measures over concerns about a series of failures in high—profile cases including that murder or server abroad. the population of england and wales has soared to a new high in the past decade and it's getting older. and rafa nadal begins his quest at wimbledon to win his 23rd grand slam title — we'll be there live. coming up on sportsday, it's the end of an era in english cricket as their inspirational white ball captain eoin morgan retires from the international game. good evening and welcome to the bbc new...