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
cheering and applause that trophy novak djokovic is holding well, it s his 21st grand slam title. as he knows, as everyone here knows, that now puts him just one behind rafael nadal. but when will djokovic s next chance come? with his position on covid vaccination, it depends which country will let him in. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. now it s time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello again. it s been a hotter day today in strong sunshine. and this evening we have clear skies, sunny skies to end the day we skies, sunny skies to end the day got clear skies oi tonight, we got clear skies overnight tonight, hardly any cloud, and hardly any breeze at all. temperatures will dip away. following on from that, sunshine all the way across england and wales. spells of sunshine, warm for scotland and northern ireland. in the sunshine for england and wales, it continues to heat up all the way from southern england through the midlands. temperatures likely to be over 30
most detailed view of the universe to date, containing light from galaxies that s taken billions of years to reach us. the week ahead will bring very high temperatures in parts of the uk and the met office has issued an extreme weather warning for next weekend. yesterday temperatures reached 32 degrees in some parts with southern england the worst affected region. health heat alerts were issued across the south, the midlands and eastern parts of england. people have been advised to stay indoors where possible and drink plenty of water. as our climate editor justin rowlatt reports, this type of extreme weather is likely to become more familiar in future. in case you haven t noticed, it is hot, very hot. wales recorded its hottest day of the year, 28.6 c, influential. in temperatures soared in england as well. lovely if you can get to the beach or to a pool but the truth is, most of us can t. do you mind if i put a hat on, do you mind if i puta hat on, my do you mind if i put a
an exercise in raw political power very good morning to dot that s me done. wishing you have good weekend, we leave you with a travel show. this week on the travel show. i m in the great american outdoors for a close encounter with some grizzly bears. we are heading to australia to wish a very happy birthday to one of the most iconic bridges in the world. and in mexico, we meet the people breathing life into an agent ballgame that predates football by around 3000 years. hello and welcome to yellowstone park here in the united states. this is one of the oldest national parks in the oldest national parks in the world. it celebrates its 150th this year. now, this is a vast and mesmerising place. a little later on in the show i will be coming up close to one of yellowstone s most famous and fearsome residence, the grizzly bear. but we re starting this week some weight you don t need bear spray to visit. now, the famous film director baz luhrmann once said if paris is the city o
hello, this is bbc news. i m shaun ley, and these are the headlines. could britain s former chancellor rishi sunak be the conservative party s new leader, as he becomes the latest mp to enter the race to be the next prime minister. sri lanka s president reportedly flees his residence after protesters storm the building calling for him to resign, as people grapple with the country s worst economic crisis in decades. the body of japan s former prime minister, shinzo abe, is brought back to his tokyo residence a day after he was shot dead during a political rally. elon musk is threatened with legal action after pulling out of a 44 billion dollar deal to buy the social media platform twitter. as italy battles its worst drought in 70 years, we report from communities which are seeing a third of their agricultural produce threatened. and, all eyes on the wimbledon women s singles final as ons jabeur and elena rybakina each prepare to make history when they meet later on centre co