we ll have the latest. good morning. the heat continues to build over the next few days. today it is looking dry, with strong sunshine, and it will feel very warm, especially in the south. i will have all the details throughout this morning s programme. it s sunday, iothjuly. our main story: eight candidates are now officially running in the conservative leadership contest, following a series of announcements from senior figures within the party. the former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, are the latest to come forward and the foreign secretary, liz truss, is expected to declare in the coming days. our political correspondent, jonathan blake reports. the two newest entrance into the race are the first to set out detailed plans, and both focus on economic policy. entrants. jeremy hunt, who lost a borisjohnson in the final two last time around, promises to council rise in corporation tax, and reduce it further. to cancel. he would also cut business rates
record high, and the office for budget responsibility says it would represent the largest fall in living standards since the 19505. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. these reforms will save around two million self employed people an average of £350 a yearfrom april. better than nothing. tuning into the autumn statement at walthamstow market. a good place to test the mood. pensioners seemed happy. him increasing pension, that s good for me. and young workers like the rise in the minimum wage too. 10% more i m going to win i m going to earn. yeah. who wouldn t like it? but other workers said the cut to national insurance isn t enough. not with the way things are at the moment. the cost of living is too expensive. £450, divide that by 12, divide it by the family that you ve got. is it enough? i don t think so. here are the key details. first, that national insurance cut. it s going from 12% to ten for all employees from january. the self employed will see a
And matt has the weather. Good morning, a night of severe storms across South East England but could there be further rumbles of thunder elsewhere for Bank Holiday Monday . The forecast in 15 minutes. First, our main story. The Intelligence Service mi5 is to review the way it deals with information from the public, in the light of the manchester suicide bombing. It will look in particular at its response to warnings that the man who carried out the attack, salman abedi, was a threat. Police are this morning Searching Properties in chester and Greater Manchester and have arrested a man in west sussex. Tom symonds now reports. Its been nearly a week and the pace of this massive Counterterrorism Operation is not letting up. Last night, it was rush home and gorton, more armed police and controlled explosions. A 19 year old man was arrested, taking to 13 the total in custody. Earlier yesterday, there was anger in the moss side area of South Manchester after heavily armed officers blew the d