warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. and coming up. we ll be joined by the lead singer of one of ukraine s top rock bands, as he tells us about life on the frontline. good afternoon. 70 charities and community organisations have written to the two conservative party candidates vying to be its next leader and the next prime minster urging them to show compassion and leadership in dealing with the cost of living crisis. the government has already pledged up to £1,200 to help the most vulnerable families. but, with the energy price cap due to rise this autumn, and then again injanuary, it s claimed the support is no longer sufficient. here s our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. with energy bills expected to continue rising, 70 charities have written to the two candidates to be the next prime minister, calling for £1200 of government support to help low income families make ends meet this wint
from the facility. so far russia has not agreed to do so. those are your latest world headlines. a drought has been declared across many parts of england, after the driest summerfor 50 years. the announcement covers much of the south west, parts of southern, central and eastern england. helena wilkinson reports. near the village of creswell, a fire earlier this afternoon. it started in fields and spread to a neighbouring farm. people had to leave their homes. this is west bridgford in nottinghamshire. they were still trying to put out fires. this is studland, dorset. dried out from the heat, desperate for water and reservoir is low, like this one in derbyshire. vast parts of the country now look like this. dried out from the heat, desperate for water. and reservoirs are low, like this one in derbyshire. after nearly six weeks of dry conditions, a drought has been declared for parts of england. southern, central and eastern areas are affected, including devon and cornwall, ken
of the artemis mission test flight in the coming days. it s being heralded as the return of human exploration of the moon. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kieran andrews, political editor at the times scotland, and the broadcaster and writerjemma forte. tomorrow s front pages. the times leads on uk inflation being projected to reach 18% they report that it would be the highest level in five decades. the daily express has the same story on the front page but they pose the question, how will millions cope? the daily mail s top story is thejustice secretary s response to criminal barristers voting to strike dominic raab is quoted as saying justice is being held to ransom . the guardian leads on the track record of one of the conservative leadership contenders they report that liz truss cut millions from services that kept sewage off uk beaches . the is front page also focuses on liz truss, but they re
election has been delayed, after concerns were raised that hackers could influence the outcome. a stark warning that the number of households with no savings is set to double to 5.3 million by 2024 due to the rising cost of living. and it s 50 years since nearly 30,000 ugandan asians began to arrive in the uk after being forced to flee their homes by uganda s then military ruler. we ve been hearing some of their stories. the speaker of the us house of representatives nancy pelosi has met the taiwanese president during a visit that s been strongly condemned by the chinese government. taiwan is self ruled, but beijng sees it as a breakaway province that will eventually unite with it. it s an island roughly 100 miles from the coast of south east china. china took the island from japan in 1945 after world war two, but after a civil war in china, defeated nationalist forces fled to taiwan. today it sees itself as an independent country, with its own constitution and democratical