chancellor nadhim zahawi has added his name to the uk leadership contest, joining a field of eight people, including two former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt. now on bbc news, the media show. hello and welcome. now, a week is famously a long time in politics, and the day we recorded this edition of the media show will go down in history as one of the longest. it was wednesday afternoon that we went on air. boris johnson at that point was holding out, but minister after minister were resigning and we wanted to get a sense of how we d got there, because the media is a central part of the story of borisjohnson. how power and politics intertwine with the media in this country is vital to understanding it. and we also need to look at how scoops about mrjohnson s behaviour ultimately triggered his downfall. for that, we wanted to hear from journalists tasked with reporting events as they unfolded. and when news is breaking every few minutes, how do you cope with t
as the president says he ll step down after huge demonstrations. the men s final at wimbledon goes into a tense third set with defending champion novak djokovic facing nick kyrgios. and, temperatures rise around the uk with some areas hitting 30 degrees today and scotland records its warmest day of the year so far. now on bbc news. the media show. this programme was recorded on wednesday. hello and welcome. now, a week is famously a long time in politics, and the day we recorded this edition of the media show will go down in history as one of the longest. it was wednesday afternoon that we went on air. boris johnson at that point was holding out, but minister after minister were resigning and we wanted to get a sense of how we d got there, because the media is a central part of the story of borisjohnson. how power and politics intertwine with the media in this country is vital to understanding it. and we also need to look at how scoops about mrjohnson s behaviour ultimate
torres feared the voters have more household help us in provided. the telegraph says the front runner may set out her plans to tackle the energy crisis on day one according to that paper. she is the headline on most of the papers on saturday. meanwhile, the times covers russian president putin cutting off a major european gas pipeline indefinitely which he blames on an an oil leak. none of the papers seemed very convinced by that explanation. the ft reports on how the world s leading economies, the g7, have agreed on a russian oil price cap in an attempt to curb moscow s ability to finance the war in ukraine. back here, the express headline tories put on war footing for snap election political strategists view october it means october 2023 rather than december 2024, which is the last possible day for a general election. the guardian quotes the police chief s criticism of liz truss crime policies, labelling them unwise and meaningless. and the daily mail asks mps to end
an unprecedented heatwave continues to grip large parts of europe. the uk has registered its highest ever temperature on record, exceeding a0 celsius for the first time. france is also seen peak temperatures breaking records that were set yesterday. across north west and we are at temperatures of sword across belgium, the netherlands and germany. these images are in east london where wildfires have destroyed at least seven homes. they may have the city has declared a major incident saying that firefighters are under immense pressure. we are going to bring you comprehensive cover of the story. let s begin in wennington where this fire is. as well thermometers bricks of a0 degrees mac for the first time, london was burning. this was wellington just inside the m25. a fire in a parched area of grass was found by a stiff southerly breeze and engulf houses on the edge of the bridges. as units rushed to the scene and firemen tried to douse the flames, panicked horses could be heard
handling of the country s worst economic crisis in decades. the prime minister says he is willing to stand down. police injapan admit there were flaws in the security for the former prime minister shinzo abe, who was shot dead on friday. elon musk is threatened with legal action after pulling out of a £36.5 billion deal to buy twitter. and go for it all naomi campbell gives her advice on modelling and motherhood after being awarded an honorary doctorate for her impact on global fashion. wimbledon history elena rybakina, who was born in russia but has represented kazakhstan since 2018, has become the country s first player to win a major singles trophy in a nail biting women s final. now on bbc news, the media show, which was recorded on wednesday. hello and welcome. now, a week is famously a long time in politics, and the day we recorded this edition of the media show will go down in history as one of the longest. it was wednesday afternoon that we went on air. boris joh