let s get more on that unexpected interview the bbc conducted with elon musk. it came about after the bbc objected to a new tag describing it as government funded media on its main twitter account. in the interview, the billionaire agreed to change this to publicy funded. he also defended the site s policing of hate speech and the mass sackings of staff and described taking over the social media firm as painful. i m joined now by social media commentator and ceo of communication company, battenhall, drew benvie. hello, good to see you. what were your main takeaways from this rather lengthy interview? it your main takeaways from this rather lengthy interview? lengthy interview? it was an interesting lengthy interview? it was an interesting one, lengthy interview? it was an interesting one, that s - lengthy interview? it was an interesting one, that s for l lengthy interview? it was an - interesting one, that s for sure. thank you for having me on. it was quite eye ope
and novak djokovic wins his seventh wimbledon title after beating nick kyrgios in four sets. protestors in sri lanka have said they will continue to occupy the residences of the country s president and prime minister until they leave office. thousands of people stormed the official residences in colombo on saturday, following weeks of protests over economic mismanagement, which has lead to shortages of food, fuel and medicine. from the capital, colombo, our correspondent anbarasan ethirajan now reports. a day these anti government protesters have been waiting for. before these doors were breached, president gotabaya rajapaksa fled from this sprawling mansion. once a highly protected compound with hundreds of soldiers and guards, it now resembles a tourist spot. some took the liberty to enjoy the facilities. protest movement leaders saying they will not leave the official residences of the president and prime minister until they finally quit the office. for many, it s a moment
Itself as the most effective and influential voice for business. the biggest crisis in its near 60 year history is not over yet. simonjack, bbc news. and finally, before we go i want to show you some beautiful pictures from the galapagos islands, where at least 86 captive bred giant tortoises were released last month. the hatchlings were bred and raised in captivity on santa cruz island as part of a species conservation programme which has bred some 3,000 giant tortoises in captivity over the past 50 years. before the turtles were released, they were fitted with an identification microchip so they can be monitored as they navigate their new home. the head of the galapagos national park directorate said that the captive breeding program, together with the other conservation measures, have made it possible to save a species that would otherwise have become extinct. fabulous news. now here s the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. today essentially is a day of sunshine and some he
And we re being reminded to check on vulnerable people in particular those with dementia. fabulous news. you re watching bbc news. hello again. we ve had more strong sunshine today. it s been hot enough already, but across england and wales it s likely to get hotter still for tomorrow. the heat is building underneath this area of high pressure. it s keeping us with clear skies and hardly any wind. and for the moment, keeping those weather fronts at bay towards the northwest. clearer skies overnight, 11 13 degrees, typically maybe clearer skies overnight, 11 13 degrees typically, maybe a bit warmer than last night in the south east of england. following on from that, it s sunshine pretty much all day across england and wales. and we will see some cloud coming in as the breeze picks up into the far north west of scotland and northern ireland. but in the sunshine and light winds, it continues to heat up, all the way and into yorkshire, it continues to heat up, all the way temperatures c