as we approach the summer holidays? at the old bailey, oscar winning actor kevin spacey has pleaded not guilty to four charges of sexually assaulting three men. and a secret self portrait by vincent van gogh has been discovered by experts in scotland. and coming up on the bbc news channel, after a thumping defeat in the first one day international, the series is on the line forjos buttler s england in the second game against india at lord s. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. conservative mps are voting right now in the second round of the contest to replace borisjohnson. one of the six candidates will be knocked out when the results are announced this afternoon. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, topped the first round yesterday. the trade minister, penny mordaunt, was second. the third placed candidate, liz truss, has formally launched her campaign with a speech promising tax cuts and a reversal of the national insurance rise. she said she had the experienc
temperatures today are considerably lower for many in the south. in fact they are a little bit lower in the north, pleasant if you have the sunshine and just a gentle breeze, but we could still see 27 28 in the next hour or two in the south. 0vernight temperatures will fall away to a more comfortable level, even more so than last night in the towns and cities but further north, rain to come and that may affect st andrews tomorrow morning before the sun returns. temperatures lower overnight, we have two or three more comfortable nights, if it s safe to do so perhaps the opportunity to let the windows open and get rid of the residual heat. the weather fronts are with this in the north tomorrow, so a different complexion to the weather. although the rain clears to northern ireland in northern ireland, some of the patchy rain could get into the north of wales, the midlands, even east anglia, not very much at all, only dampening the ground and still pretty warm to the south. re
among the thousands here, many are just waiting for tiger. tiger woods will be teeing off in about 90 minutes time. top of the leaderboard is 25 year old american camera young. these are early days. everything changeable. thank you, joe. time for a look at the weather. here s helen willetts. the weather is ever changing, a lull in the heat, a lot of cloud at st andrews but the sunshine will return, a few showers around today and tomorrow, but it is all about this heat that we are forecasting. as i say it s a little bit more pleasant out there at the moment, there are a few showers for scotland, northern ireland and northern england, more sunshine further south but we ve lost the humidity that we ve had in recent days so i found it more comfortable for sleeping last night and
whilst there is some heat in the sunshine today, overall a cooler day across the country. and the showers will be running close to st andrews throughout the day, especially this afternoon and potentially again tomorrow. but this weekend, all of us will be getting warmer, if not hotter. still quite hot in the sunshine across the counties, but for the midlands, east anglia and northwards, the chance of some showers, particularly through eastern areas this afternoon. damages in the mid to high teens, low 20s, but may be the high 20s in the southernmost areas mac temperatures. tonight, the showers fade away and another batch of cloud enters across parts of scotland. england and wales stay driest and clearest, and a much fresher night with temperatures down to single figures in rural areas. a good morning to open the windows and let the fresh air in. on friday, whilst high pressure is there across the
temperatures today are considerably lower for many in the south. in fact they are a little bit lower in the north, pleasant if you have the sunshine and just a gentle breeze, but we could still see 27 28 in the next hour or two in the south. 0vernight temperatures will fall away to a more comfortable level, even more so than last night in the towns and cities but further north, rain to come and that may affect st andrews tomorrow morning before the sun returns. temperatures lower overnight, we have two or three more comfortable nights, if it s safe to do so perhaps the opportunity to let the windows open and get rid of the residual heat. the weather fronts are with this in the north tomorrow, so a different complexion to the weather. although the rain clears to northern ireland in northern ireland, some of the patchy rain could get into the north of wales, the midlands, even east anglia, not very much at all, only dampening the ground and still pretty warm to the south. really much