05/07/2016 BBC News at Six

The race to become the next Prime Minister -

voting has just closed in the first round of the Tory

The one with the fewest votes from MPs will be eliminated

The result could come in the next half an hour.

We'll bring you the result as soon as we get it.

The pound falls to a new 31-year low against the dollar,

as the Bank of England warns of a challenging future ahead.

The long-running dispute continues, as junior doctors in England reject

the Government's proposed new contract on pay

The FBI accuses Hillary Clinton of being extremely careless

with top secret e-mails, after a year long investigation,

And Wales gear up for the biggest match in their history,

when they take on Portugal tomorrow in their first ever major

And coming up in the sport, here at Wimbledon

Venus Williams rolls back the years to make it to her first grand slam

Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.

Voting has just finished in the first of a series of ballots

to choose the new Conservative Party leader and Britain's next Prime

The Home Secretary, Theresa May, went into the contest

with the largest number of MPs supporting her.

But the four other candidates - Andrea Leadsom, Michael Gove,

Stephen Crabb and Liam Fox - are also hoping to

The candidate with the least support will be eliminated this evening,

and further rounds will take place until just two candidates remain.

Our political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, is in

Normally these corridors are hushed, quiet affairs but today MPs have

been pacing up and down, casting their votes on a committee room

behind me. That has been power broking, discussing, maybe even a

touch of plotting. The votes are being counted right now. The Home

Secretary Theresa May is the overwhelming front runner, but these

races are unpredictable and a lock could spoil her fun.

The black front door is not hers yet.

But the Home Secretary looks pretty comfortable, with only the first

round of voting complete, though the rivals who want Number Ten

Remember this isn't just who'll be the Tory's chief,

He didn't want her to talk this afternoon, but one former leader

is doing everything he can to push one of the potentials.

Plenty of contenders in a pack of five.

Theresa May has been an MP since 1997, the Home Secretary

for six years and wanted to remain in the EU.

Stephen Crabb has been an MP for over a decade,

in the Cabinet since 2014, who also wanted to stay.

Andrea Leadsom was only elected in 2010, the Energy Minister,

Michael Gove has been in the Cabinet since that same year

Liam Fox has been in the Commons the longest - since '92.

The former Defence Secretary also campaigned to leave.

Tory MPs have been lining up to cast their first

They decide who ends up in the final two.

But lots of MPs have found even the first decision a tough one.

It does feel like a parish by-election, for the Prime Minister.

We need to make sure we choose the right person.

It's taken me a few days, but I know the lady that I want to win.

Now, we're going to let you go off and vote.

But today's comings and goings will determine our history.

There are serious political operations under way.

The Home Secretary supporters are out in force.

I think she's got about 100% of the vote.

But while that was happening, a rather unvarnished view

Tory veteran Ken Clarke didn't know he was being recorded.

But in any case, he wasn't hiding much.

Theresa's a bloody difficult woman, but you and I worked

I think with Michael as Prime Minister we'd go

to war with at least three countries at once.

I gont know what Crabb's views are on most things.

A lot of my friends are great fans of his.

She is the front runner for the biggest job of all,

but certainly not the only person in the frame.

For Tory MPs this decision is about loyalties are as well as logic. Less

than two weeks ago they didn't even know they would be having this

leadership race right now, but after 11 years as party leader, the

referendum changed everything and David Cameron decided he was off. In

20 minutes or so we will have our first big clue just as to who will

succeed him. Laura Kuenssberg, thank you.

The Governor of the Bank of England has been setting out measures

to boost the economy in the wake of the Brexit vote, as the pound

fell to a new 31-year low against the dollar.

Mark Carney said some of the economic risks the Bank had

warned about before the referendum had already started to materialise.

And he warned that more households with high levels of debt

Here's our economics editor, Kamal Ahmed.

When zeroing in on the performance of the economy post Brexit one

address really matters, one Threadneedle Street, London. In this

period of political and economic uncertainty Mark Carney sought to

reassure. Yes, tough economic times might be ahead but the bank has a

plan. By promoting monetary and financial stability the bank and

help facilitate these decisions, smooth the necessary economic

adjustments and help UK households and businesses sees new opportunity

for that we have a clear plan, we are rapidly putting its main

elements in place and it's working. So what does the governor believed

the post Brexit economy looks like? He warned today about the high

levels of debt carried by some consumers, saying that everyone

should be prudent. He said there were concerns about the property

market, both commercial where prices might fall and domestic. To help,

the governor pushed for up to ?150 billion of new lending by banks by

relaxing regulations. The banks and building societies are up and

running, they are open. Credit is available for people who want it. We

have reinforced that today and that will help this adjustment, without

question. It's going to dampen, it's going to caution, it's going to make

it better than it otherwise would be. We are in a very different world

than we were in 2007- 08. Around the table today the chief executives of

some of Britain's biggest banks meeting the Chancellor, more

reassurance. We created a system whereby the next time we had a

challenging economic environment our banks were part of the solution to

the problem rather than the problem. The Bank of England has been able to

free up additional lending capacity for the banks. It is a precarious

time, and the house to vote as here in south London and across the

country, the worry is price could come under pressure. Any help is

gratefully received. It's really uncharted waters, so it's a very

difficult one to call. But I think people just need to remain resilient

and confident. I think the sun has risen 12 time since the Brexit vote

and will continue to rise, let's stay positive and keep Britain

building. There has been a subtle change of tone from the governor of

the Bank of England. Before the referendum you would have struggled

to hear the word positive fall from Mark Carney's lips but he did use

the word today, at least about some of the economic indicators post the

big vote. Why is that? Because Mark Carney says he

wants to offer reassurance, reassurance to consumers,

reassurance to businesses, the two big drivers of the UK economy.

Uncertainty still stalks the city, the pound is falling again and two

more commercial property funds close their doors to investors following

fears of a disorderly rush to the exit if prices fall. Mr Mark Carney

is treading a fine Junior doctors in England have voted

to reject the Government's proposed new contract on pay and conditions,

despite being urged to accept The BMA and the Government had

agreed on the proposals, following a series of

walkouts earlier this year. Our health editor,

Hugh Pym, has the story. With marches at Westminster, pickets

outside hospitals and junior doctors in England for the first time

boycotting emergency care, it's been In May, the doctors' union the BMA

agreed a contract deal After the result showing 58% voting

no, I caught up with two junior doctors, one who voted

in favour and one against I voted yes because I was concerned

that should we vote no, some of the gains we'd made

by asking the Government to listen to our concerns, all the protests,

the industrial action, I voted to reject the contract,

despite the fact that significant gains were made,

there was still a lot of issues that I still felt that the contract

was discriminatory. It still didn't address the issues

of recruitment and retention which right now are more

important than ever. The contract agreement

involved a basic pay rise of between 10% and 11%,

with a reduction in unsocial hours pay and an allowance after working

more than six weekends per year. Equal opportunities

concerns mainly affecting They negotiated a deal

which they said was a good deal. That's now been rejected

by the BMA membership. It makes it very difficult for us

as a Government to know who we should negotiate

with or indeed whether there's any The BMA junior doctors

leader has resigned. His former colleagues meet tomorrow

to decide their next move, though further strikes seem

unlikely at this stage. Ministers meanwhile seem set

to press on with introducing It's hardly going to be a calm

few months for the NHS, with confusion over the junior

doctors contract adding to the uncertainty over the economy,

and what that might mean for public finances and uncertainty

over leadership ahead of the arrival of a new Prime

Minister. Hopes that the dispute might

end have been dashed. The future direction for Government

relations with doctors A court has heard how an eight-year

old boy who died after fluid built up in his brain,

could have been saved, if an eye specialist

at Boots the Chemist had Vincent Barker died in July 2012,

five months after he had a routine The prosecution told

Ipswich Crown Court the conduct of the optometrist Honey Rose

was so far below the expected She denies a charge of gross

negligence manslaughter. A court has heard how a man

shot his wife of 50 years, because he couldn't bear

to see her suffer from dementia. 87-year-old Ronald King has

gone on trial accused of murdering his wife

at the De La Mer care home Chelmsford Crown Court heard how

he shot her with his World War He admits killing his wife

but denies it was murder. Thousands of teachers in England

are on strike today, in protest at what their union says

is a reduction in The National Union of Teachers says

budget cuts mean increased workloads A third of all schools

were affected, with many closed The Government says the 24-hour

strike will damage pupils' education Our education editor,

Branwen Jeffreys, reports. a day out of school, and not just

for children, some of the teachers on strike today. They say they are

already seeing the pressure on school budgets. With losing, at our

school, six maths teachers and gaining one. So the class sizes are

going up. As a teacher of an arts subjects we have noticed cuts and

it's a real worry for the future of our subjects within secondary

schools. I am an end duty. Newly qualified teacher. Yes, and I can't

see myself in the profession in five or ten years' time because of the

cuts and pressure. Teachers say per pupil funding is going down in

England. They are also protesting about their workload, and say pay

and conditions are under threat. Academy schools can set their own.

Hundreds of teachers have gathered in Bristol City centre to march on

their strike day, to protest at what they say are cuts in education

spending. Only around a quarter of the NUT's members voted in this

ballot but many others share their concerns. But despite demos like

this, most schools stayed open, and ministers said they were already

listening to concerns about workload. This is an unnecessary

strike it inconveniences parents and puts children's education at risk.

We have an ongoing programme of talks with unions including the NUT

where we can discuss these issues. At Bristol's science Museum mixed

views from parents about the strike. Given everything that has happened

over the last couple of weeks, is this the right time to teachers to

walk out? I have taken the day off work but I'm very sympathetic to the

teachers in my children's school who worked very hard. It wasn't really

that much notice. George who is 60 would have had a school trip today

and unfortunately had to be cancelled, which he was really

looking forward to today. -- who was six. But this dispute is not over

and simply Micron with there further strikes.

Our top story this evening.

The race to become the next Prime Minister - voting has closed

in the first round of the Tory leadership contest.

Jubilation as the Juno spacecraft enters the orbit of Jupiter,

after a journey that's taken five years.

Coming up in sport, Venus Williams rolls back the years to make her

first Grand Slam semifinal in six years. (

The long-awaited report into Britain's role in the invasion

of Iraq in 2003 will finally be published tomorrow -

more than seven years after the official inquiry began.

Sir John Chilcot has looked at why Britain took part,

at the decision-making process before the invasion,

and during the conflict, and at what lessons can be learned

Hundreds of thousands of people died during the conflict

Among the dead were 179 British servicemen and women.

Our special correspondent, Fergal Keane, has been speaking

to the friends and family of Sergeant John Jones,

When it takes away a son, a father, a brother -

Sergeant John Jones was killed by a roadside

He's fifth, five across and five down.

John Jones' mother Carol campaigned to bring this memorial wall

She's experienced years of pain waiting for the Chilcot Report.

I really do hope that we can close the book on the 6th of July,

because it's not fair to ask 179 families...

Can you imagine how many people that is?

There's got to be something that they've got to tell us.

Carol Jones wants answers about the troops' equipment,

like the Snatch Land Rover her son died in -

And she questions the reason for going to war.

There was no weapons of mass destruction.

Here they are in a photograph taken two days before the attack.

Mark was sitting beside John when he was killed.

Just a burning smell, I'll never forget it.

Mark now works as a diving instructor in Dubai,

back in the Middle East after he struggled to settle in Britain.

I made that decision to travel that road.

That's a terrible burden to carry with you.

I've carried it for the last 11 years.

There are people who should feel guilty about what happened in Iraq,

He was my responsiblity, I was driving the Land Rover,

A soldier's greatest fear is letting his mates down,

When are you going to forgive yourself?

Troops who'd been welcomed as liberators became targets

The poor planning for the aftermath of invasion helped

They expected us to go from war fighting, straight into peacekeeping

And it's impossible, because one minute you're

trying to kill somebody, and the next minute you're

At the National Memorial Arboretum in the Midlands, willows have been

Carol Jones comes here to remember John.

He was my flesh and blood, my son - a part of me.

Chilcott cannot heal wounds, but he can provide answers.

The director of the FBI has strongly criticised the way the Democratic

presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, handled e-mails

containing sensitive government information.

James Comey said she was extremely careless.

He said he wouldn't be recommending charges,

but Mrs Clinton should have known that using a private e-mail server

Our Washington correspondent joins me now. The FBI are not recommending

criminal charges, but how damaging could this prove to be for her? He

did give out damning detail. He said she was extremely careless with

classified information. He said there was no evidence her account

was hacked but it could have been that the security was so poor. And a

lot of details that provide fodder for her opponents to continue

attacking her on this score. They will continue to question her

judgment saying she's a national security risk. Having said that, the

decision, the announcement that they're advocating that the criminal

charges should not be pressed is very important to Mrs Clinton. It

lifts the cloud of uncertainty over her campaign. Almost certainly now

there will be no legal threat. Whatever the political consequences

she can pick up and move on. She will have to continue to face high

trustworthiness problems with voters, but she can address them

directly. She will have high support. President Obama has started

campaigning with her today. His support will be a vouch for her

character as anything else. Thank you.

Both Serena and Venus Williams are through to the Wimbledon

semi-finals Venus Williams beat Khazakhstan's Yaroslava

It will be her first Wimbledon semi-final since 2009,

and at 36 she, is the oldest player to reach the semis in more than 20

Plenty of firsts for Wales at Euro 2016 tomorrow night,

The match in Lyon will be the team's first ever major

They're also the first British nation to make it to this stage

of a major championship for 20 years.

I've lost count in the last couple of weeks how many Welsh supporters

have told me that the 58-year wait to be in a major tournament has

suddenly become worth it. Perennial pessimists have become optimists.

There is real belief that Wales can achieve another first, reach their

first final. All that stands in their way is tomorrow night's game

against Portugal. Some just aren't old enough

to remember when following Wales Tomorrow's semi-final in Lyon

will be Zack and Max's Then know it's not

normally like this. It's amazing, I don't think it's

been done in the last 60 years, Wales have found their feet just

as others have floundered. But after elation, expectation that

needs to be managed. We go into this game

as the underdogs. Portugal have been in seven

semifinals in big tournaments. Wales know that an opportunity

of a lifetime awaits, one will miss his own brother's

wedding to play here. Another has postponed his own

wedding this weekend just For the players, it's

about keeping both feet firmly on the ground,

not thinking beyond But, back home, everyone

seems to believe. I think they've got

a very good chance. Everybody will be keeping

their fingers crossed. Back in Swansea, there's already

talk of reaching the final. Get past Portugal, anything

can happen after that. I think we should do well

on Wednesday, up against Portugal. To do that, Wales will need

to silence the headline-grabber, One former manager warns

he must be contained. It may be his moment,

because he is capable of going to up there,

where no other player can get to. There's no doubt about that,

they have a big chance. Whatever happens here will be

a moment of history. Air traffic control strikes

threatened to delay some fans, but no-one will want

to miss this party. It's a Nasa spacecraft called Juno,

and this morning, there were cheers as it finally entered the orbit

of the largest planet The probe was launched

five years ago. It has travelled 1.7 billion miles

to reach its destination. It's hoped that Juno's 20-month

mission will give us a better understanding

of this mysterious planet. From mission control

in California, here's our science A tense wait at Mission control

to learn the fate of Nasa's After more than a decade's worth

of work and a 2.8 billion kilometre journey through space,

Juno is the closest we've Nasa's Juno spacecraft

blasted off in 2011. We prepared a contingency

communications procedure. Over the next 20 months,

Juno will complete 37 orbits. It will give us our best overviews

of the giant red spot, a vast storm that's raged

for hundreds of years, and it will peer beneath

the planet's thick swirl of clouds Jupiter is so massive that 1000

earths could sit inside it. And, as it spins every ten hours,

it takes everything with it. It's an incredible environment,

huge storms on its surface. And Juno is going to

unlock its secrets. Jupiter has just lit up

with a spectacular aurora. Next month, the data

begins to pour back, Time for a look at the weather.

Here's Matt Taylor. It may be early July, but the summer

duvets may face a test tonight. That's even after a day like this

across much of the UK. But in Scotland, lashing it down there, and

those heavy showers and thunder storms are now, at last, starting to

ease away, pushing into the North Sea. Some sunshine in between the

showers. They continue to push away through the first part of the night.

Maybe affecting north-east England for a time. Clear skies and light

winds tonight. It's early July but a noticeable chill in the air. In the

city centres temperatures to around 10 or 11 degrees. In the countryside

as low as three or four Celsius for a time during the morning. If you're

up early tomorrow, might be a slight chill in the air. Quickly warming

under sunny skies. Plenty of sunshine first thing. Cloud

increases in the west. Damp and drizzly for a time late morning

Northern Ireland spreading into western Scotland later.

South-westerly winds starting to push in by the end of the day. It's

going to feel warmer even with more cloud around. More cloud still as we

go through Wednesday night into Thursday, bringing damp conditions

to Scotland and Northern Ireland and northern England and north and west

Wales. It's a one-night chill. Milder conditions to take us through

tomorrow night into Thursday, temperatures for some still in the

mid-teens. But Thursday, we're stuck with this weather front through the

central swathe of the UK. Could be a bit further north, further south,

but occasional rain especially on western facing hills. Sunshine to

the north of it. 20 Celsius in eastern Scotland. 23 towards the

south-east and those south-westerly winds bringing humid air. Things get

more humid into Friday. Let's go back to the main story and

the race to become the next Prime Minister and Conservative Party

leader. Our political editor is in Westminster, where the first round

votes are being counted. They are. MPs have just filed into a room up

there to hear the result. We are expecting it in the next few

minutes. The question tonight isn't so much who's going to be first.

That's nearly inevitably going to be Theresa May in the first round. The

question is, who will drop out of the race and where will their

supporters go? Feels all a bit obscure, tucked away here in the

corridors of power in the heart of the House of Commons, but remember,

this isn't just the race for Tory leader, it's our next Prime

Minister. It matters to us all. Thank you. We

will bring you that result on the BBC News channel as soon as we get

it. That's all from the news at Six. Gob from me. We -- goodbye