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
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,
rain. that looks more likely across england and wales. scotland, northern ireland and later northern england becoming drier and brighter. here it will be a little cooler. still warm across southern parts of england. not sure how much rain there will be here and again it will be largely dry. that leaves us finally at wembley where it will be a warm day, it may well be dry and hopefully we have something to celebrate in the evening. thank you very much, darren. that is it from the bbc news at six on friday, the 29th ofjuly. you can of course keep up to date with all of those stories hello and welcome to sportsday live from birmingham where the commonwealth games are up and running. coming up on tonight s programme, the big stories from the opening day. an incredible comeback in the mens triathlon sees england s alex yee win the first gold medal of these games. scotland s neil fachie wins gold in the men s tandem b 1000m time trial to equal the record for most golds won by a s
fire. forthe responsible for the effects of the fire. for the first time, counsel has admitted they knew that the building was defective. the infected blood scandal of the 70s and 80s thousands of surviving victims should receive immediate six figure compensation, rules a judge. and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider s view of events in the uk in dateline. hello, welcome to bbc news. it is good to have your company this evening. rebekah vardy has lost her libel case at the high court. in what had become known as the wagatha christie trial, the wife of the former england footballerjamie vardy had sued coleen rooney after she accused vardy of leaking private information about her to the tabloid press. in a statement after the verdict, coleen rooney said she was pleased with the judgment, but added that the case should never have gone to court. rebekah vardy said she was extremely sad and disappointed , and that it wasn t the
hello, this is bbc news. i m shaun ley and these are the headlines. the family of 12 year old archie battersbee confirm he has died after his life support was withdrawn. conservative leadership contenders set out their approaches to dealing with the economic downturn forecast by the bank of england. a bus carrying passengers to a roman catholic pilgrimage has crashed in northern croatia, killing 12 polish people and injuring more than 30 others. israeli planes strike palestinian militant targets in gaza for a second day as israel s army says it is preparing for its operation to last a week. officials in gaza say at least 14 palestinians have so far died in the violence. the effects from a cyber attack on the nhs 111 system could take until next week to resolve after phone lines and electronic gp referrals were affected. fire chiefs warn that cities need to be better prepared for wildfires as another heatwave is forecast for some parts of the uk next week. clive will be here j