the governing liberal democrats injapan are predicted to maintain their majority in the upper house following sunday s election in a vote overshadowed by the assassination of former prime minister, shinzo abe. in tennis prince georgejoins the duke and duchess of cambridge at wimbledon as defending champion novak djokovic faces nick kyrgios in the men s final. and temperatures rise around the uk with some areas hitting 30 degrees today and the heat expected to remain for much of the next week. the international trade minister, penny mordaunt, has become the ninth candidate to enter the conservative leadership contest. most candidates are focusing on their plans for the economy. the former health secretary, sajid javid, wants to bring forward the 1p income tax cut to next year. both mrjavid and the former cabinet minister, jeremy hunt, are also pledging to reduce corporation tax from i9% to 15%. here s our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. and then ther
day of magic weekend in newcastle. jermaine mcgillvary scored two tries as huddersfield won 30 18 on the day their head coach ian watson agreed a new contract to keep him at the club until 2026. catalans dragons will move back to third if they beat warrington wolves in the second game of the day. england are looking to avoid a 3 0 white wash in their three match t20 series against india at trent bridge. they re looking for big improvements after yesterday s 49 run defeat at edgbaston. they won the toss and started well at the crease withjos buttler finding early boundaries before going for 18 offjust 9 balls. fellow openerjason roy reached 27 off 26 deliveries before being caught behind by wicketkeeper ribhshabh pant. a few moments ago england were 84 for 3