it s time for the weather. heavy rain, thunder and lightning. you can see this band of thundery rain rain. already, we are starting to see some heavy showers pushing into south west england. they will track north and east words this afternoon. he rain lingering through northern ireland, into southern scotland. mild wherever you are, 14-18 c. two scotland. mild wherever you are, 14 18 c. two bands of rain overnight, the first pushing northwards across scotland and weakening. further heavy showers are spiralling around an area of low pressure moving eastwards across england. temperatures widely in double figures, but some gusty winds expected across the channel coasts. showers are clear away from the east coast, some sunshine following behind. furthershowers coast, some sunshine following behind. further showers piling in from the west. a day of sunshine and showers. temperatures between 14-18 c. hello, this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines. the former chancellor r
behind. furthershowers coast, some sunshine following behind. further showers piling in from the west. a day of sunshine and showers. temperatures between 14-18 c. hello, this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines. the former chancellor rishi sunak confirms that he is in the race to be the next conservative leader. and british prime minister. however, speculation is still rife that the former prime minister borisjohnson will also enter the contest. the business secretary bit jacob rees mogg tells the bbc that he will stand. and penny mordaunt is still in the running with 23 backers. she told the bbc that she regrets liz truss s mini budget. keir starmer says his party has not got complacent, repeating calls for a general election. in other news, xi jinping has a third term as china s leader after being in powerfor a