as italy battles its worst drought in 70 years, we report from communities which are seeing a third of their agricultural produce threatened. and, all eyes on the wimbledon women s singles final as ons jabeur and elena rybakina each prepare to make history when they meet later on centre court. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the race to replace borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party is gathering pace, with four mps launching their campaigns to become the next prime minister. they include former chancellor, rishi sunak, whose resignation earlier this week helped trigger the mass walkout of ministers that forced mr johnson to stand down. this weekend, more candidates are expected to announce their intention to stand, as our political correspondent, ione wells, reports. will you be standing for the leadership? who is in the running to be the next tory party leader? are you going to be the next prime minister? some, like former chanc
trophy for the women at wimbledon. but yesterday cameron norrie s wimbledon final dream ended with a semifinal defeat to reigning champion novak djokovic. and supermodel naomi campbell on modelling, mortarboards and motherhood. good morning. the temperatures will be the talking point of the weather forecast this weekend, things really warming up again, especially by sunday. lots of strong sunshine and things remaining mostly drive. dry. it s saturday, the ninth ofjuly. our top story: the race to replace borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party is gathering pace this morning, with four conservative mps now in the running to become the next prime minister. the candidates so far include former chancellor, rishi sunak, whose resignation earlier this week helped trigger the mass walkout of ministers that forced mrjohnson to stand down. more candidates are expecting to enter the contest over the weekend, as our political correspondent, ione wells, reports. will you be st
going in the economy. rishi sunakjoined backbench tory mp tom dougan hart and attorney general suella braverman. last night kemi badenoch also announced she would be running. and others who also sat in borisjohnson s government like sajid javid, liz truss, nadhim zahawi, priti patel and grant shapps are among those said to be seriously considering bids. some have been privately shoring up support among mp colleagues, and are expected to announce their bids in the coming days. first, fellow tory mps here in westminster will whittle down the long list of contenders. then, in previous contests, conservative members have had a vote to decide between final two. the full process and timetable is expected to be announced next week. but it is expected that a new prime minister will be in place by september. as temperatures are set to soar this weekend, the leadership race is hotting up to.
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