with 11 mps, and counting, eyeing up the top job. and in tennis victory is sweet for novak djokovic, who wins his seventh wimbledon men s singles title. voice-over: live voice over: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s eight in the morning in singapore, and 5:30 in the morning in colombo, sri lanka where protestors have been celebrating what they believe to be the toppling of the country s leadership. president rajapaksa whose family has dominated sri lankan politics for the best part of two decades has announced he will step down on wednesday. our south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, reports from inside the presidential palace which is still overrun by protesters. these scenes would have been unthinkable days ago. sri lanka s seat of presidential power now a sightseeing destination. security nowhere to be seen, as thousands push their way into a palace taken over by protesters. this is a really surreal moment for sri lanka
and the heat is on the met office says today could be the hottest day of the year so far. some parts of the uk will be hotter than athens and ibiza today. what s it like where you are and how are you coping? get in touch @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. also coming up, birth control for grey squirrels as scientists hope to control an expanding population and save our native reds. hello and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, liz truss, is the latest senior cabinet member to enter the conservative leadership race. ii contenders are now in the running. conservative backbenchers will meet later this afternoon to finalise the contest s rules, which will aim to thin the field quickly. my colleague ben brown is live in westminster for us this morning and we canjoin him now. another very busy day in politics. on that number could grow further still? .. , ., , still? exactly. the weather is heatina still? exactly. the weather is heating up still? exactly. the wea
on wednesday afternoon, when he went for a walk alone in a remote mountainous area. local officials say the body was spotted on a steep slope above a beach. yesterday new cctv footage emerged showing him heading towards a path that would have taken him over miles of exposed hillside. in the past hour we ve had a statement from michael mosley s wife clare. it reads. i don t know quite where to begin with this. it s devastating to have lost michael, my wonderful, funny kind and brilliant husband. we had an incredibly lucky life together. i am incredibly proud of our children, their resilience and support over the past days. we re taking comfort in the fact that he so very nearly made it. he did an incredible climb, took the wrong route and collapsed where he couldn t easily be seen by the extensive search team. we are so grateful to the extraordinary people on symi who have worked tirelessly to help find him. our correspondentjoe inwood our correspondent joe inwood has the late