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
serbia. it s been quite cagey so far, but goalless at the moment. these are live pictures from serbia. scotland are ranked 11 places above them. that was a one all drawl, but whatever happens, rachel corsi, has her150th whatever happens, rachel corsi, has her 150th cap today. the lionesses kick off their match against sweden this evening in england may be the holders and ranked number two in the world. they are in such a tough group with two of the world s best sides. the other team is the republic of ireland. two from each group qualify automatically. we want to obviously qualify group qualify automatically. we want to obviously qualify for group qualify automatically. we want to obviously qualify for the group qualify automatically. we want to obviously qualify for the euros - to obviously qualify for the euros and that s the goal, but i think the long goal would be to win the tournament. but that would be a special part of history, to be a team that could potentially