line up and the weight that most are pledging to tax cuts if they win. and the way. also on the programme. a week of very high temperatures ahead for much of the uk, as the met office issues an extreme weather warning for the weekend. train drivers at eight rail companies have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike in a dispute over pay. and england s women are the first team through to the euro quarterfinals after a stunning victory against norway. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, a five star performance from england. it s a five wicket win as they dominate south africa in their first one day international. welcome to bbc news at ten. it s official the united kingdom will have a new prime minister by the 5th of september following an election to find a new leader of the conservative party. that process will begin tomorrow. so far, no fewer than 11 conservative mps have entered the fray. they ll need to be backed by at least 20 colleagues to be on the fi
at a vigil, three days after his assassination. and monty norman, the composer of one of the best known pieces of music ever, the james bond theme, dies at the age of 94 it s six in the morning in singapore and eleven pm in london where it s been announced that the uk will get a new leader of the conservative party and therefore a new prime minister on the 5th of september. it will take that long to choose boris johnson s successor due to the way the party organises the contest. anyone who wants the job will have to first secure the backing of 20 of theirfellow members of parliament and then make their way through a series of votes. we begin our coverage with this report from our political editor chris mason. thank you all very much, thank you. from borisjohnson s resignation, to the emerging cacophony of voices trying to replace him. visions and videos, talks of their past and our future, promises and persuasion, and lots of it. is raising taxes during a cost of livi
the earliest galaxies. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore, and 9am injapan where a private funeral will be held in tokyo later, for the former prime minister shinzo abe, who died after being shot while at a political campaign event. mourners have streamed into a temple in tokyo to pay their respects. these are scenes from a vigil at the zojoji temple. world leaders have also paid tribute. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said mr abe did more than anyone to elevate the relationship between their two countries. rupert wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. shinzo abe was a fresh faced 52 year old when he shocked everyone by becoming japan s youngest postwar prime minister. it did not go well. and in less than a year, he was gone. five years later, he plotted his return with a new hairstyle and a new slogan. and this time, he stayed, for eight years, longer than any other postwar japanese leader. today, japan is layin
and the deepest dive into outer space a kaleidoscope of colour emerges from the first images received from the james webb telescope. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the funeral of japan s former prime minister shinzo abe will start in the coming hours following his assasination on friday. the 67 year old was shot at a campaign event in naru. mourners have streamed into a temple in tokyo to pay their respects.these are scenes from a vigil at the zojoji temple. world leaders have also paid tribute. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said mr abe did more than anyone to elevate the relationship between their two countries. rupert wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. shinzo abe was a fresh faced 52 year old when he shocked everyone by becoming japan s youngest postwar prime minister. it did not go well. and in less than a year, he was gone. five years later, he plotted his return with a new hairstyle and a new slogan. and this time, he staye
the james webb telescope. the funeral of japan s former prime minister shinzo abe is to start shortly following his assasination on friday. the 67 year old was shot at a campaign event in naru. mourners have streamed into a temple in tokyo to pay their respects.these are scenes from a vigil at the zojoji temple. world leaders have also paid tribute. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said mr abe did more than anyone to elevate the relationship between their two countries. rupert wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. shinzo abe was a fresh faced 52 year old when he shocked everyone by becoming japan s youngest postwar prime minister. it did not go well. and in less than a year, he was gone. five years later, he plotted his return with a new hairstyle and a new slogan. and this time, he stayed, for eight years, longer than any other postwar japanese leader. today, japan is laying mr abe to rest. his life snuffed out in a way few here thought possible. the outpouring of gr