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
first, i ask for your support. i believe in my heart that we can turn theis country around. what we did once we will do again. but we had what we had not long ago we will have once more but even better. secondly, i ask you to remember who we are and remember what we ve done. you know, a careful study of american history shows that every time the american people have been called upon to do hard things, the american people have always risen to the challenge. we crossed the delaware river, we ve weathered the terrible winter at valley forge, we faced redoubts at yorktown, made an empire wave a white flag. we wrote a constitution to change the course of history.
between the grey squirrel and the red square? this between the grey squirrel and the red square? between the grey squirrel and the red square? this is the last stand for red squirrels, red square? this is the last stand for red squirrels, this red square? this is the last stand for red squirrels, this is red square? this is the last stand for red squirrels, this is brown - red square? this is the last stand | for red squirrels, this is brown sea island, it s amazing, we have been here since dawn. it was beautiful here since dawn. it was beautiful here today. this is one of the last redoubts of red squirrels in southern england. there are 250 red squirrels on the island, we came here hoping to see them, one climbed up here hoping to see them, one climbed up that tree about one hour ago and thatis up that tree about one hour ago and that is all we have seen. there is evidence around. they nibble the pine cones. let try and find a pine cone they have been nibbling. here is can you
to them. they don t feel consulted. they feel that they are being ignored. and that s very important for an ally that is in the firing line, an ally that is being a u.s. partner for so many decades. joseph dunford will go from here to beijing and meet his counterparts there. of course, the background to that is that telephone conversation just a short while ago between president xi and president trump. very different redoubts in that telephone call. the white house stressing how much they had in common, but president xi, according to cc-tv, chinese television, basically saying the chinese feel the president should dampen down his rhetoric and not say anything that exacerbates the tensions. that s the chinese position, cool down, and that s the south korean position, as well. and that will be reflected in the talks here tomorrow. jacob?
once prevented from joining his army. the present moment will decide american independence. prepare for battle. after weeks of siege, the battle of yorktown comes down to a nighttime assault on two small british fortifications, known as redoubts 9 and 10. french troops will attack number 9. .while alexander hamilton leads the 1st rhode island and other american troops against number 10. [ insects chirping ] use your bayonets, boys! don t stop to fire!