parliament in sri lanka has voted for prime minister ranil wickremesinghe to become the country s new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. he faces the task of leading the country out of its economic collapse, and restoring order. now it is time for empire and me. i m de graft mensah podcaster, presenter and proud british ghanaian. i m going to be leaving behind my dayjob and heading to west africa for the first time since i was nine. the murder of george floyd and the anti racism protests that followed led people to start to question britain s history, as well as its actions abroad when it had an empire. and it led me to want to find out more. i know that ghana used to be part of the british empire, so i want to discover what that meant for the country. i want to learn why britain made ghana part of its empire, how it affected the ghanaian people, and what impact it had on my own family. i ve made the 3,000 mile journey to accra, the capital of ghana, somew
wales recording its hottest day ever on momday. the temperature reached 37.1 celsius in flintshire. the heat is a particular challenge for farmers trying to keep their livestock cool. hywel griffith reports. if you re feeling hot and bothered, spare a thought for this highland cow farfrom home at the royal welsh show. chloe s hoping she can keep her cool for the competition. they re coping all right at the minute, touch wood. i mean, hopefully it just stays like this. there s a nice breeze coming through now, but fingers crossed it all goes well. good luck. thank you. this is britain s biggest agricultural show, but it feels like some people have stayed away to avoid the heat. staying in the shade seems to have been the solution. the new fans in the sheep sheds helped, too. it s just too hot, but it s not so bad. like, they ve put the new fans in, and there is a breeze, but it s just. it s just not quite enough. after a day of record temperatures in wales, tomorrow should bri
sir keir starmer says labour will not be campaigning to take the country back into the eu. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are aletha adu, who is a political correspondent at the daily mirror and john stevens, deputy political editor from the daily mail. let s take a look at tomorrow s front pages: the sun reports on a premier league international footballer being arrested on suspicion of rape. the times reports that the police have been told to get tough on petrol protestors. the mail takes a similar line on the same story and reports that police are being urged to use their powers to stop the go slow protests. the front page of the daily express features a story on the possibility of tax cuts for 30 million people to help with the cost of living crisis. the mirror also concentrates on a political story but they re reporting on the fact borisjohnson was made aware of a formal complaint about chris pincher s behav
britain s prime minister boris johnson, turn on each other in their second tv debate. if he wished to serve, who here would be happy to have boris johnson in their cabinet? please raise your hands? not a single hand raised, we ll take a look at what this says about the leadership race so far. and jenny from the block becomes mrs affleck, nearly 20 years after they first dated, jennifer lopez and ben affleck have tied the knot. hello ansd welcome to the programme. a preliminary report into a mass shooting at a school in texas in may has found systemic failures in the response of the law enforcement officers. 19 children and two teachers were killed when an 18 year old gunman opened fire at the school in uvalde. the report says that while almost 400 officers responded, there was a lack of urgency and no one took overall command. mark lobel reports. 19 children and two teachers killed amid systematic failures and poor decision making. that s the damning conclusion from the most
prime minister borisjohnson turn on each other in their second tv debate. but share one view. if you wished to serve, who here would be happy to have borisjohnson in the cabinet? please, raise your hands. not a single hand raised. we ll take a look at what this says about the leadership race so far. and jenny from the block becomes mrs affleck. nearly 20 years after they first dated, jennifer lopez and ben affleck have tied the knot. hello and welcome to the programme. a preliminary report into a mass shooting at a school in texas in may has found systemic failures in the response of the law enforcement officers. 19 children and two teachers were killed when an 18 year old gunman opened fire at the school in uvalde. the report says that while almost 400 officers responded, there was a lack of urgency and no one took overall command. mark lobel reports. 19 children and two teachers killed amid systematic failures and poor decision making. that s the damning conclusion from t