good afternoon. king charles has been meeting the prime minister, liz truss, at buckingham palace in the last hour, as final preparations continue for queen elizabeth s state funeral tomorrow. he s also hosting a reception for hundreds of world leaders and royals this evening. officials are now advising people thinking ofjoining the queue not to set off, with the line expected to close later this afternoon. last night, the queen s eight grandchildren, led by princes william and harry, stood vigil around her coffin. it s the first time ever that the grandchildren of a monarch have taken part in the ceremony. and the us president, joe biden, arrived yesterday, as world leaders continue to arrive in london for tomorrow s funeral. james lendel reports. the funeral may be tomorrow but world leaders are gathering already. the us presidentjoe biden and his wife touched down late last night. one of more than 500 foreign dignitaries assembling to pay their respects to a woman in the w
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