we start here in the uk where a final battle to become the next prime minister is taking place as the country faces the worst cost of living crisis in a generation. as you ve been hearing, formerfinance minister, rishi sunak, and the foreign secretary, liz truss are the last remaining candidates. they will now face a vote by conservative party members around the uk with a result expected in september. whoever wins could mean a very different approach to the economy. truss says you cannot tax your way to growth she is proposing more than 30 million pounds in immediate tax cuts. sunak wants to delay the tax cuts until inflation is under control. borrowing your way out of inflation , he says, isn t a plan, it s a fairytale . the economic challenges facing the next prime minister are huge. last month, the rate of inflation hit 9.4% the highest rate for a0 years driven by a leap in the price of fuel, and also of basic foods like milk, cheese and eggs. our economics edi
it was his last appearance at prime minister s questions. also on the programme. as inflation hits a ao year high, i m in derby, where we ll be reporting on how the local community is feeling the impact. higher food and petrol prices have pushed the latest inflation figure to 9.4%. if the prices do continue to rise, as it is predicted, i really. i don t know what we ll do. it doesn t seem feasible for us at the moment to actually be able to support ourselves. putting out the fires of climate change yesterday was the london fire brigade s busiest since the second world war. gold forjake wightman! jake wightman wins the 1500m race at the world championships. the last time a british man achieved that feat was nearly a0 years ago. england manager sarina wiegman tests negative for covid and will be in the dugout ahead of the quarterfinal against spain. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. conservative party mps have had their say. they have chosen two of their number
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
in the world to do so. china s military launches fresh drills off taiwan in response to a visit to the island by a new group of american politicians. the uk becomes the first country to approve a covid vaccine that fights both the original strain and the omicron variant. and check mate, with a difference how this underwater version of chess is helping competitors stay cool in the hot weather. hello and welcome to the programme. us officials have warned of an increase in violent threats to law enforcement following the search of donald trump s florida estate, mar a lago. the fbi and department of homeland security issued a memo to law enforcement around the country. in a separate development, prosecutors in the us state of georgia have told rudy giuliani he s a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the result of the last presidential election. as donald trump s lawyer, mr giuliani helped lead legal challenges to the outcome of the vote. he s repe