down. good morning from southampton, where northern ireland and england face each other in their final group game at the euros. england look to continue their winning form as they head to the quarterfinals, while northern ireland want to finish their first major women s tournament on a high. sunny in the southern half of the country at the moment but a cloudy and damp start in the north. it will brighten up. news of exceptional heat coming our way into next week. it s friday, 15thjuly. our main story. thousands of rail workers are to go on strike again as the leader of one of britain s biggest union warns of a summer of discontent . the rmt union has announced its members will strike on thursday the 18th and saturday the 20th august in their ongoing row over pay, jobs and conditions. the union had already announced a day of action on the 27thjuly. yesterday, the aslef union also said train drivers at eight rail companies would stage a walk out on saturday 30th july. sharon g
tonight a debate situation for the first time between those who remain. that is right. there will be a debate this evening and another on sunday. mps will watch that closely. because what they will be looking for is notjust the policy platforms which we have got, which are mostly tax cuts now versus rishi sunak s tax cuts now versus rishi sunak s tax cuts now versus rishi sunak s tax cuts later, they will look for help someone is coming across to the public, do they look like an election winner? and also they will be making calculations on who to support if they have not declared already. although liz truss is in third place, there seems to be a concerted effort to give her momentum. suella braverman said she will back liz truss, the former brexit negotiator lauder frost is backing her. inoculating herfrom the charge that she is remain after
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the times reports that supporters of the foreign secretary have criticised penny mordaunt s record as a minister, calling her utterly incompetent . the daily mail also leads on scrutiny of penny mordaunt, with the headline mordaunt under the microscope , highlighting comments from former brexit negotiator lord frost, who s a liz truss supporter, saying he has grave reservations about her. the daily mirror reports that nhs doctors fear a surge in heat related illnesses and deaths as the met office warns hot weather could cause danger to life. and the bbc news website is reporting that the comedian rhod gilbert is receiving treatment for cancer at a hospital he is a patron of and has fundraised for. he annonced the news in a facebook post, writing, i know better than anyone that i am in the best possible hands . we can take a look on the inside. i