The afternoon. Some flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder. Heights of lightning and rumbles of thunder. Heights 01 14 lightning and rumbles of thunder. Heights of 1a to 18 degrees. Through tonight, zones of wet weather pushing northwards. Some of the rain very heavy and thundery, particularly into the far south and southwest later in the night. A little bit chilly in the north east of scotland. Elsewhere, it will be mild, really wet to start across the south. These heavy bursts of rain will drive northwards through the day. Sunny spells behind, but some further heavy thundery showers popping up through the afternoon. A little bit breezy for some. Highs of 1a to 18 degrees. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. The contest to be conservative leader and the uks next Prime Minister three names are in the frame, including recently ousted borisjohnson. In other news, at the china congress, president xis Predecessor Hijintao is mysteriously led out of the hall by officials. Giorgia m
nicola sturgeon told me when i spoke to her moments ago. she said it is a necessity the country should go to the polls. liz truss was the fourth prime minister nicola sturgeon had to deal with, but in truth she didn t deal with her at all. liz truss said she would ignore nicola sturgeon and in the end, that is what she said. the two of them in the 45 days had no formal discussions at all, no telephone call whatsoever, they exchanged a few words informally after the death of the queen, but there was no formal start of the relationship between the two governments. what happens now? nicola sturgeon said liz truss would be a footnote in the realms of political history. i asked about borisjohnson and the possibility of his returning to british politics at the highest level. she said it was a ludicrous idea and a ridiculous idea. it is worth pointing out the scottish conservative leader douglas ross is not keen on that idea either. he said this evening, people know where i stand wh