good morning. high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather so things are fairly settled. sunny spells, just a few showers, warm it tomorrow and an increased chance of rain for friday. all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday the 30th of august. the united nations will lead a global appeal today to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. our reporter sean dilley has the latest details. in some parts of pakistan, it s been relentless. more than 33 million people have been affected by flooding in the country s heaviest rain for more than a decade. this year s monsoon season has claimed well over 1,100 lives since june. more than 3,500 kilo
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
united states and around the world. i m don lemon. thank you for joining us in scotland. alongside my colleagues we ll continue to follow the procession going through scotland. the coffin bearing the queen about halfway through the journey to the scottish capital of edinburgh. thousands are lining the streets to say the final farewells to queen elizabeth ii. britain s longest reigning monarch. this is a first leg in her journey back to london where she will lie in state until the funeral set for next monday september 19th at westminster abby. we have live coverage with the team. nic robertson is here. also want to get my colleague first that s isa suarez in edinburgh with the latest. are you seeing crowds yet? reporter: yeah. we are indeed. starting to really pick up. it was very busy because in the last hour there was also a transfer of power. proclamation not just here but also in northern ireland and in wales. the crown starting to pick up. people wanting to be part of h