and the heat is on the met office says today could be the hottest day of the year so far. some parts of the uk will be hotter than athens and ibiza today. what s it like where you are and how are you coping? get in touch @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. also coming up, birth control for grey squirrels as scientists hope to control an expanding population and save our native reds. hello and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, liz truss, is the latest senior cabinet member to enter the conservative leadership race. ii contenders are now in the running. conservative backbenchers will meet later this afternoon to finalise the contest s rules, which will aim to thin the field quickly. my colleague ben brown is live in westminster for us this morning and we canjoin him now. another very busy day in politics. on that number could grow further still? .. , ., , still? exactly. the weather is heatina still? exactly. the weather is heating up still? exactly. the wea
yes, and we could get some extreme heat next weekend but today has a decent shout to be the hottest day of the year so far. in the last 20 minutes, kew in london has seen temperatures of up to 32.8. this time of year we could get maximum temperature is around 5pm, so quite late in the day. and it stays hot through the rest of the week before temperatures really start to surge. looks like we ve got a bit of a gremlin. we will be back. i don t know what s gremlin. we will be back. i don t know what s happening - gremlin. we will be back. i don t know what s happening to - gremlin. we will be back. i don t know what s happening to the i gremlin. we will be back. i don t - know what s happening to the cameras but keep talking because they are coming back. but keep talking because they are coming back- coming back. loads of sunshine across the coming back. loads of sunshine across the country coming back. loads of sunshine across the country with - coming back. loads of sun
for england and northern ireland in the women s euros. the hosts kicking off against norway in around 90 minutes time in brighton. but right now northern ireland have just minutes to save their euros campaign. they re currently 1 0 down to austria.. who went ahead early as katharina schiechtl. she found space to tap home a deflection.. let s get the latest from st mary s as we head into the final minutes of this second half. northern ireland have been more courageous in the second half but as they stand austria heading for their first win of the tournament unless northern ireland get a goal back. drinks breaks taking place now because of the sheer heat in southampton tonight. and you can follow that game on bbc one right now. now into the final 20 minutes. still to come a battle of two heavywights in this group.. as england take on 2 time champions norway who top the group on goal difference after their win over northern ireland last week. olly foster is in brighton ahead
in their favourite treat. it s a kind of hazelnut butter. and what the scientists are doing is dosing this with contraceptives. the idea is the squirrels will be unaffected, except of course, except of course, they won t be able to produce any young. seventh heaven for novak djokovic as he wins another wimbledon title, his fourth in a row, coming from a set down to beat nick kyrgios in the men s singles final. both england and northern ireland are back in action tonight in the women s heroes. i m in brighton whether lionesses host norway. the women s euros. it s monday 11th july. our main story. foreign secretary liz truss has launched a bid to succeed boris johnson as conservative leader. ms truss said she would cut taxes from day one , should she become prime minister. last night, foreign office minister rehman chishti also declared his intention to run. it s a crowded field, with 11 candidates standing so far. conservative backbenchers meet today to decide the election