we ll have the latest. good morning. the heat continues to build over the next few days. today it is looking dry, with strong sunshine, and it will feel very warm, especially in the south. i will have all the details throughout this morning s programme. it s sunday, iothjuly. our main story: eight candidates are now officially running in the conservative leadership contest, following a series of announcements from senior figures within the party. the former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, are the latest to come forward and the foreign secretary, liz truss, is expected to declare in the coming days. our political correspondent, jonathan blake reports. the two newest entrance into the race are the first to set out detailed plans, and both focus on economic policy. entrants. jeremy hunt, who lost a borisjohnson in the final two last time around, promises to council rise in corporation tax, and reduce it further. to cancel. he would also cut business rates
else might still be missing. the government says it found more than 40 folders with classified markings that were empty and roughly as many folders labeled return to staff. secretary slash military aid that were also empty. now, it could just be the contentf those folders were found elsewhere, and it could be those folders were packed up in the mad dash to move last year. we don t know. we do know that the justice department says it is still engaged in an active criminal investigation, so maybe we ll find out. and as we wait for the judge to decide on a special master let us understand what we can from this new inventory list. joining me now is nbc news justice reporter ryan riley and clint watts who s personally executed search warrants, collected evidence on the scene. and former u.s. attorney and msnbc legal analyst barbara mcquade. all right, we re still waiting on judge canon and i want to get your sense where court went yesterday and how she might be leaning. first le
which erupted today, with people venting their fury on the streets. extraordinary scenes as people take over the pool at the president s residence, and march on official buildings, forcing their way in. there are reports that the house of the prime minister has been set on fire. we ll bring you all the latest. also on the programme. here, the defence secretary ben wallace rules himself out of the conservative leadership contest as two other cabinet ministers rule themselves in. the body of japan s assassinated former prime minister is brought home. police admit security flaws over his shooting. and moscow born elena rybakina, representing kazakhstan, wins the women s final at wimbledon. good evening. the ongoing economic crisis in sri lanka has erupted today with thousands of people storming the residence of the president in the capital colombo and setting fire to the home of the prime minister. after months of protests, huge crowds enraged by the authorities handling of sri
minister is brought home. police admit security flaws over his shooting. and moscow born elena rybakina, representing kazakhstan, wins the women s final at wimbledon. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the ongoing economic crisis in sri lanka has erupted today with thousands of people storming the residence of the president in the capital colombo and setting fire to the home of the prime minister. after months of protests, huge crowds, enraged by the authorities handling of sri lanka s worst crisis in decades, overwhelmed the security forces. the prime minister has agreed to resign and reports say the president will step down next week. sri lanka is suffering rampant inflation and is struggling to import food, fuel and medicine. caroline hawley reports. the barricades were meant to keep the protesters back, but they were no barrier for the furious and desperate crowd, all suffering the effects of living in a nation in economic collapse
he ll step down on the 13th ofjuly, after protestors storm his official residence and set the prime minister s home on fire. it s over the handling of the country s economic crisis. the body of japan s assassinated former prime minister is brought home. police admit security flaws over his shooting. health warnings are issued as southern and eastern areas of the uk prepare for a heatwave that could bring record breaking temperatures over the next week. sporting history at wimbledon. elena rybakina takes the women s singles title to become kazakhstan s first ever grand slam winner. i never felt something like this and ijust want to say a big thanks to the crowd for the support, it was unbelievable all these two weeks. cheering two more cabinet ministers have, this evening, joined the race to become the next leader of the conservative party and succeed borisjohnson as prime minister: transport secretary, grant shapps, and newly appointed chancellor, nadhim zahawi. theyjoin four