and the heat is on the met office says today could be the hottest day of the year so far. some parts of the uk will be hotter than athens and ibiza today. what s it like where you are and how are you coping? get in touch @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. also coming up, birth control for grey squirrels as scientists hope to control an expanding population and save our native reds. hello and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, liz truss, is the latest senior cabinet member to enter the conservative leadership race. ii contenders are now in the running. conservative backbenchers will meet later this afternoon to finalise the contest s rules, which will aim to thin the field quickly. my colleague ben brown is live in westminster for us this morning and we canjoin him now. another very busy day in politics. on that number could grow further still? .. , ., , still? exactly. the weather is heatina still? exactly. the weather is heating up still? exactly. the wea
By islamic state, so called. In this programme, i want to look at the way the world has changed during my 50 years as a foreign correspondent. And we are in iraq because its played such an important part in my career. Its easy to assume that bad news is the only news, but my experience has been rather different, as well see. With our Cameraman Sitting in front and our security adviser driving, we are getting near mosul now. There, it looks pretty recent, actually, doesnt it . Until a few days ago, this territory was held by islamic state. Craters were made by ieds roadside bombs. Islamic state captured mosul two and a half years ago. Now the iraqi army is on the offensive but the ground is littered with hidden explosives and booby traps left by is. When we get there, gents, please be aware of your footing, in case theres any mines or anything that hasnt exploded yet. There you are. And then you will be able to say, well, i told them just off the main road are some well to do Family Hou
Wrestling with is both how little has changed, but also how much has changed. it was remarkable. ryan reilly, one of the arguments that donald trump s attorneys made today was if you do open a president to charges of anything that he did while he was president, presidents will be hamstrung. they will simply not make decisions because they re a fear of prosecution. it was one of the very, very few moments in this hearing today where donald trump reacted. he sort of stood there, stone-faced most of the day. but he did have a reaction at that moment. yeah, donald trump also was scribbling these notes to his lawyers on a yellow legal pad. he was mostly stoic when the special counsel s team was arguing, but then his lawyer when his lawyer got up, he was sort of had jotted down his notes and he was sort of more animated during that. i think the most excitement donald trump saw in this proceeding was when his lawyer
From day one. that is the issue that is dominating so far, that is partly a pitch to conservative mps, it is also a pitch to tory voters. i guess for any party. also a pitch to tory voters. i guess for any party. when also a pitch to tory voters. i guess for any party, when you also a pitch to tory voters. i guess for any party, when you have - also a pitch to tory voters. i guess for any party, when you have a - for any party, when you have a leadership campaign, it is obviously divisive. you can get pretty bloody. there s already been a bit of mudslinging. the danger is that the party emerges from it all a little bit weaker, because it looks divided. i was talking to tom tugendhat, one of the contenders, he was saying, i guarantee you none of my people will smear anybody else. i guess they will all say that. and yet they will be mudslinging. there has been so yet they will be mudslinging. there has been so far. yet they will be mudslinging. there has been so far. i yet th