successoi’ every success. our country continues to battle through a storm. but i believe in britain. i believe in the british people. and i know that brighter days lie ahead. meanwhile, the cost of living crisis continues as many food prices soar some, like pasta, tea and cooking oil, up by 65% in a year. in our area, there is a lot of people that rely on pensions, rely on benefits, and if they are not supported, businesses won t continue to thrive because there will be nobody to use us. and stay with us on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one, live in downing street. i will unite the country, not with words, but with action and with that message, just over an hour ago, outside number ten, rishi sunak, the united kingdom s new prime minister began his premiership. he is the third leader in seven weeks, but today he promised he will fix mistakes ma
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
in their favourite treat. it s a kind of hazelnut butter. and what the scientists are doing is dosing this with contraceptives. the idea is the squirrels will be unaffected, except of course, except of course, they won t be able to produce any young. seventh heaven for novak djokovic as he wins another wimbledon title, his fourth in a row, coming from a set down to beat nick kyrgios in the men s singles final. both england and northern ireland are back in action tonight in the women s heroes. i m in brighton whether lionesses host norway. the women s euros. it s monday 11th july. our main story. foreign secretary liz truss has launched a bid to succeed boris johnson as conservative leader. ms truss said she would cut taxes from day one , should she become prime minister. last night, foreign office minister rehman chishti also declared his intention to run. it s a crowded field, with 11 candidates standing so far. conservative backbenchers meet today to decide the election
time for a look at the weather. it isa it is a good old delve into the mixed bag of weather this week. it is certainly cooler for the south east of england for the flower show, but that will be good for keeping the blooms in top shape. however, there is a lot of clout around today and the cloud comes pouring in across the uk bearing rain for some of us. we never really recover those temperatures that we saw at the weekend. one area of low pressure pushing up from the continent and the weather fronts are trying to tuck down from the north west. the picture across the uk is a bit of a messy one. this area of rainjust to uk is a bit of a messy one. this area of rain just to the east of london at the moment pulling away in the hours ahead. it should be out of the hours ahead. it should be out of the way by teatime, roughly in time for the school run, so hopefully drier conditions. heavier showers in the south west and wales and some nudging into the midlands. showers in scotland