dry and sunny and again it is very warm, but not as hot, even in the south east term just dropping to around 27. as we head into the weekend, the heat really starts to build, not so much for scotland and northern ireland, as you can see, temperatures back into the mid 20s but across much of england and wales where we have the amber extreme heat warning from the met office and that is for sunday and monday and it could get extended into tuesday, in actual fact. could get extended into tuesday, in actualfact. in the could get extended into tuesday, in actual fact. in the strong sunshine the temperature is really climbing across much of england and wales and we have 36 in london and it could get even hotter. thanks darren. i hope you are wrong! and that s bbc news at ten on tuesdayjuly 12th there s more analysis of the day s main stories. including on the conservative leadership. that s on newsnight with kirsty wark which isjust getting underway on bbc two. the news continues
spectrum this morning, and keeping you up to date with the very latest. and i ll be looking at the big challenges for a new chancellor. with rishi sunak out, will the prime minister try and spend his way out of the cost of living crisis? also this morning, police in the us have charged a man with seven counts of murder, after a gun attack at an independence day parade near chicago. good morning. it is said to be the biggest women s sporting event in european history. the euros begin at old trafford tonight, with england opening the tournament against austria. good morning. to date are going to be windy in the north. also some rain. further south, some cloud to start. sunny breaks will develop and it will feel pleasantly warm. details later in the programme. good morning. it s wednesday, july 6. welcome to breakfast. how did you sleep last night? rather better, i suspect, that the man who lives here. it s been a whirlwind 2a hours for the prime minister, who is fighting for po
the media show. a warning this programme contains flashing images. hello and welcome. today we are asking what role the media has in choosing the next conservative leader. how do you cover an election campaign that most of the public doesn t have a say in? and what might all this mean for a channel a s planned privatisation? next week s media bill, which would have included details of the sale has now been delayed. my guests today, fraser nelson, editor of the spectator, a publication at the heart of the conservative establishment. famously, borisjohnson was an editor of the magazine, kemi badenoch also work there for a bit. fraser, hello, will you be anointing a leader? we re going to find out a five o clock. apparentlyjeremy hunt is struggling to stay in. but the big news, of course, is that a yougov poll has put penny mordaunt way ahead of all of her rivals. the betting markets have moved behind her now so she is the odds on favourite. and will the spectator come out for h
this time, they miss. the howitzers get away. the artillery commander tells me the russians are regularly targeting them because of their western weapons. because they re precise and effective, he says. ukraine s also having to learn a western way of war, the emphasis on precision. and this one s making a difference the us himars rocket launcher. ukraine doesn t have many, but it can now strike targets from distance. but it s creating a massive logistical challenge. ukraine s now having to maintain dozens of weapons from dozens of countries, like these british supplied armoured vehicles. each one requires separate training and spare parts. and weapons supplied by the west also use a different calibre of ammunition, like these german self propelled guns. the west still claims its not directly involved in this conflict, but in truth, it s now an essential part of ukraine s war machine. jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine. now it s time for a look at the weather with s