good morning. almost to the edge of the universe. in sport, shattering records as they dismantle norway an 8 0 victory has the lionesses roaring into the quarter finals of the euros. you cannot be serious! that ball was on the line! chalk flew up! and his persona lit up the 70s and 80s with exceptional play and the occasional angry outburst we hear from tennis legend john mcenroe as he reflects on his life and career. it may be cooler and cloudier for some today but the heatwave is ongoing in the south east. temperatures will rise further this weekend, the met office have issued an extreme heat warning. i will have all the details later. it s tuesday 12th july. our main story. conservative mps hoping to become the next party leader and prime minister have until this evening to muster enough support to officiallyjoin the contest. they need at least 20 backers, under rules set out by the 1922 committee of tory backbenchers. 11 candidates have so far put themselves for
it is a bit cloudier for many today but the heatwave continues in the south east of england and this weekend gets even hotter. the met office have issued an extreme heat warning. i will have all the details right here. it s tuesday 12th july. our main story. the next conservative leader and uk prime minister will be announced on 5th september. let s take a look at what will happen between now and then. 11 candidates have come forward so far. they each have until this evening to secure the support of 20 fellow tory mps, allowing them to officiallyjoin the contest. the chair of the 1922 committee denied that increasing the number of hackers to 20 would discriminate against lesser known candidates. what we tried to do is find a balance where we re making sure the parliamentary stages are concluded reasonably rapidly before the summer recess. but we do believe we can have that proper discussion within the party. obviously, we know our parliamentary candidates already. we do need to make su