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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. t ....
close it s 6am in singapore and midnight in germany where leaders from the g7 group of nations are meeting. it was the first day of talks in what will be a key week of diplomacy over the war in ukraine. britain s prime minister says ukraine should not be forced into a peace settlement with russia. if that means losing territory. and president biden has been calling for western unity to hold, to defeat russia. our political editor chris mason reports from bavaria in germany. the leaders of the world s richest countries gather to work out what to do next about ukraine. they begin by mocking president putin. bare chested horseback! the canadian prime minister suggests they should mimic the russian leader by riding bareback on a horse, as he has done. beyond the jokes, though, there are real differences of emphasis and approach here about how much and for how long ukraine should be helped. the uk insists it must be for the long haul. the prime minister, though, acknowledges ....
despite doctors insisting he is brain dead. the israeli prime minister is to step down and dissolve parliament triggering a fresh election. the mountain guerillas of central africa, once on the brink of extinction, now their numbers are rising, are there other lessons for conservation? good evening and welcome to bbc news. britain is facing its biggest rail strike in 30 years with significant disruption to services across england, scotland and wales. last minute talks between unions and rail bosses failed this afternoon. the dispute between the rail, maritime and transport workers union, and the companies which run britain s railway centres on pay, job losses and changes to workers terms and conditions. the strike action begins tomorrow, and will continue on thursday and saturday. most major lines will be impacted by the strikes. there will be a limited service running, but many areas will have will have no services at all. distruption is also expected on non str ....
hello and welcome to the programme. a series of leaked photos have emerged of the prime minister drinking at a gathering in downing street during lockdown in november 2020. the pictures published by itv news were taken at a number 10 leaving do for mrjohnson s former director of communications lee cain on 13th november 2020. they show the prime minister raising a glass, having put down his red box. the bbc understand that at least one person at this event was fined by the police. the prime minister was not.downing street says boris johnson will address parliament on the publication of civil servant sue grey s report. the problem for the prime minister is he has already addressed parliament about this gathering..0n the 8th of december last year. will the prime minister tell the house whether there was a party in downing street on the 13th of november? downing street on the 13th of november? ~ , ~ november? prime minister. mr seaker, november? prime minister. mr speaker. ....
Between the worlds two economic heavyweights. Chinese Foreign Minister wang yi is in washington hes been meeting us Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken and is expected to meet National Security adviser jake sullivan. Blinken told the Un Security Council on tuesday he would work with the Chinese Foreign minister to prevent the middle east conflict from spreading. But talks with china are also expected to focus on trying to resolve disagreements over other issues including trade. Earlier this week, beijing restricted the exports of graphite which is used in many products, including electric cars. China produces 90 of the worlds graphite supply. ....