three candidates have been nominated by parliament to replace the outgoing gotabaya rajapaksa. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are natasha clark, who s a political and environmental correspondent for the sun, and eleanor langford, political reporter at politics home. welcome back to you both. let s take a look at tomorrow s front pages. burning hot britain is the headline in the metro which leads with the record breaking temperatures and fires across the country today. for the mirror, this was the hottest day in history. it shows the damage caused by fires in wennington where several homes were destroyed. the telegraph also leads with the devastation in wennington, describing how hundreds of people were forced to flee their homes. the i says the uk became a tinderbox as fire services as far apart as yorkshire and suffolk declared major incidents. the express leads with the tory leadership contest, and an i
of wholesale gas driven by russia s invasion of ukraine. also this lunchtime. police in liverpool have arrested a man on suspicion of the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel. letters won t be delivered today and some parcels could be delayed as royal mail workers go on strike. # hold me closer tiny dancer. and, oops, he s done it again eltonjohn re records some of his most famous music with britney spears. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, the british sides find out who they ll be playing in the group stages of the europa league and europa conference league. good afternoon. millions of households in england, scotland and wales will see their energy bills soar by 80% after the regulator ofgem raised its price cap that s the maximum amount consumers on a standard variable tariff can be charged per unit. at the moment the average household is paying an annual bill of £1,971. in october that will jump to £3,519 a year and almost £60 more if you
good morning to all of you. welcome to way too early. on this friday, july 1st. i m alex witt in for jonathan lemire. there are new legal and ethical questions being raised about whether former president trump may be trying to influence witness testimony related to the house select committee s january 6th investigation. so according to the new york times, trump s save america pac and his allies have paid for or promised to finance the legal fees of more than a dozen in to testify. financial disclosures show that in may alone, trump s save america pac paid about $200,000 to different law firm, the times notes that a dozen witnesses have received free legal advice and had attorney s fees paid for by the american conservative union s first amendment fund which consults with mr. trump s team about who s fees to cover. that is according to the organization chairman. the house select committee is known to ask witnesses whether anyone has tried to influence their testimony, it
first major announcement since then, forgiving student loan debt for millions of americans up to $20,000 per borrower. and it s angering republicans and some democrats. hello, welcome, everyone. i m sandra smith. another busy news day. john: i m john roberts in washington. this is america reports. we ll have the president s remarks as they happen during the next hour. republicans say the move will cost taxpayers billions of dollars and worsen an already historic inflation crisis. democrats say, though, that the plan does not go nearly far enough. calling for thousands more in loan forgiveness. reaction already mixed. the government shouldn t pay for it. if you go to school, you pay for it yourself. if you can t, get a scholarship. i think we can live with it. why not give the students a break, that s our future. if you go to school, you should probably pay for it. sandra: a california congressman will react in just moments. john: peter doocy on the north lawn. y