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
heat health alerts have been issued by the uk health security agency. they will remain in place until friday. we are all being reminded to check on vulnerable family, friends and neighbours, and particularly people with dementia. somebody who might have memory loss problems, they often forget to drink, may have difficulties getting up and getting themselves a drink, it means they are more likely to become dehydrated so we really want people to do is check on people they know with dementia, if you are a carer, a family member or friend, pop in and make sure they can access fluids. for those who enjoy the heat, the advice is to drink plenty of water, don t stay in the sun for too long and apply lots of sun cream. helena wilkinson, bbc news, southend on sea. lots more on all of today s stories on bbc.co.uk/news or on the bbc news app. now it s time for a look at the weather with darren. hello again. it s been a hotter day today in strong sunshine. and this evening we have clear
of the year so far we ll be talking to a cafe owner in arboyne. that afternoon. the international trade minister, penny mordaunt, has become the ninth candidate to enter the conservative leadership contest. most candidates are focusing on their plans for the economy. the former health secretary, sajid javid, wants to bring forward the 1p income tax cut to next year. both mrjavid and the former cabinet minister, jeremy hunt, are also pledging to reduce corporation tax from 19% to 15%. here s our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. and then there were nine. trade minister penny mordaunt the latest to throw her hat in the ring to be the next tory leader. many candidates but one key issue taxes. former health secretary sajid javid will cut them if he is prime minister, including a tax rise introduced to help the health service when he ran it. if we don t have the tax cuts we will not get growth, if we do not get growth we will not be able to sustain the public se
the us appeals to politicians to act swiftly. the economic situation is not going to change overnight. it is going to be a difficult recovery period. the international community will need to come in and help and that is why the un was warning there is an impending humanitarian emergency. at wimbledon, the men s final 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. the international trade minister, penny mordaunt, has become the ninth candidate to enter the conservative leadership contest. most candidates are focusing on their plans for the economy. the former health secretary, sajid javid, wants to bring forward the 1p income tax cut to next year. both mrjavid and the former cabinet minister, jeremy hunt, are also pledging to reduce corporation tax from 19% to 15%. here s our political correspondent,
sri lanka s deepening economic crisis: the president says he ll step down after huge demonstrations the us appeals to politicians to act swiftly. and, temperatures rise around the uk, with scotland recording its warmest day of the year so far. in the last hour, serbia s novak djokoic has retained his wimbledon men s singles title beating the controversial australian nick kyrgios in four sets to claim his 21st grand slam title. i spoke to chetan as victory was declared. ina in a small little mountain resort in serbia where my parents used to run a restaurant, i was four and a half, five years old, i saw pete sampras win wimbledon and 92 and i asked my dad and mum to buy me a racket and. realising a childhood dream and. realising a childhood dream and winning this trophy. you know, every single time, it gets more and more meaningful and special, so i am very blessed and very thankful to be standing here but the trophy. i think it has ended how most people suspected it would