good afternoon. the race is on to find the next prime minister, after theresa may resigned yesterday. mrs may said she will stand down onjune 7th but continue as prime minister while the leadership contest takes place. five conservatives have already announced they will stand but others may also put their names forward. party bosses expect a new leader to be chosen by the end ofjuly.

but will a new prime minister be able to end the deadlock over brexit? our political correspondent tom barton takes a look. ..to serve the country i love. as she prepares to walk away from the top job, the focus now is on who might be the next person to step through the door of number 10 as prime minister. he wants the job. so does he... and her, and him. him, too. we need a leaderfor the future, not just for now. of course, we've got to deliver brexit and i will, but we need to win the argument for free enterprise and a free society and do all the other things that we need to do, to make this country a great place to live. anybody who pretends there's some magic solution to brexit is misleading the public. if there'd been a magic solution, it would have been done already. the reason there isn't a magic solution is it's not about the detailed lines in this

deal, it's about the way in which people communicate and negotiate. i worked in iraq, i worked in afghanistan, i was a professional diplomat. i negotiate. the field is expected to get bigger. good morning! although environment secretary michael gove hasn't yet said whether he'll be running. one person who's definitely ruled herself out is amber rudd. a senior cabinet minister and former remain campaigner, she says she's not the right for the job right now. i'vejust decided that it's not for me. i think that the party, the members, and probably the country, want somebody who is more enthusiastic about brexit than i am. theresa may isn't leaving number 10 just yet. she'll stand down as tory leader on june 7th. three days later, the leadership contest will formally kick off. it's expected to take several weeks and she'll hand over the keys to downing street at the end ofjuly. the biggest question for the person

who eventually moves in — how can they unite parliament, and the country, around a vision for brexit when the current occupant of number 10 has failed so dramatically? and tom joins us now. tom, how much bigger will the field get? it is already pretty big. five names already in the ring. potentially it could get much bigger, perhaps, even more than a dozen candidates putting their names forward. people ranging from arch brackets are tiers like steve baker, through to cabinet ministers like the home are thought to be standing. so how do the conservative party decide who gets thejob? do the conservative party decide who gets the job? no do the conservative party decide who gets thejob? no matter how do the conservative party decide who gets the job? no matter how many candidates stand, it's down to conservative mps in the first instance. they will hold a series of votes, round by round, eliminating the candidate with the fewest votes until only two remain. then it is

down to conservative party members, about hundred and 20,000 of them around the country to choose between the final two and elect a new leader. when that process is complete, theresa may will stand down as prime minister, the new prime minister will take over and it will be down to them to try to work out how to navigate the tricky waters of the brexit debate. tom, thanks very much. officials say a british man died on saturday on mount everest, bringing to 10 the total death toll this season on the world's largest peak. robin haynes fisher reportedly fell ill while descending from the summit. an irish man also died on everest yesterday. there have been reports of overcrowding and climbers have been queuing near the summit. jenny kumah has the story. takenjust taken just two days ago by a climber, this photo shows the queues of people are sending everest in what has been one of its most deadliest weeks. ten people have died in recent days climbing the world's tallest peak. among them,

44—year—old british man robin haynes fisher and 56—year—old kevin hynes from ireland. record numbers are making the ascent, trying to take advantage of the window in the weather conditions. 381 permits have been issued, costing around £9,000, but there have been calls for the number of permits to be limited and criticism of the track operators. the ice wall is a very treacherous pa rt the ice wall is a very treacherous part of the mountain, it's the first thing you get to coming from base camp. what are they even doing there, who has taken them? who said its 0k? there, who has taken them? who said its ok? this week because 's death toll is higher than the total for the whole of last year and calls for improved safety rising. the troubled retail giant arcadia is to close twice as many stores as it had said it would earlier this week. the group, which own brands such as topshop, burton

and dorothy perkins, said it would close a further 23 sites as part of a rescue plan. our business correspondent katy austin is at their headquarters for us now. katy, sign of the times, more jobs to go? that is right, so philip green's arcadia once dominated the high street that it's been struggling in the face of falling sales and rising costs. this week arcadia announced as part of a plan to secure the group is met future it would look to shut 23 stores, topshop, burton and dorothy perkins and cup rents out hundreds more, meaning hundreds of jobs would be lost. today sources have confirmed that whatever happens with that deal, which is yet to be approved by landlords, pension trustees and creditors, whatever happens with that, 25 additional stores are set for closure under separate insolvency proceedings. they are mostly evans shops along with some miss selfridge branches as

well as that it doesn't mean those brand names will disappear from the high streets but the focus will certainly be more on increasing their online sales. this does mean their online sales. this does mean the number of stores which now looks set to be closed under arcadia's survival plans are close to 50 and it means many morejobs survival plans are close to 50 and it means many more jobs could survival plans are close to 50 and it means many morejobs could be lost tha n it means many morejobs could be lost than had been announced earlier this week. thank you very much. katy austin, our business correspondence. let's take a look at some of today's other news. an investigation is underway as a man and a woman are questioned on suspicion of murdering two boys aged 13 and 1a in an incident at a house in sheffield. police were called to the property on friday and six youngsters were taken to hospital. the four other children are aged between seven months and 11 years and are not seriously injured. rules that allow homeowners in england to build extensions without planning permission are being made permanent. ministers say families will now avoid time—consuming red—tape, but the local government association has warned that councils won't be able consider the impact of such extensions on neighbours

and that high standards could not be ensured. president trump and first lady melania have arrived injapan this morning, for the start of a four—day state visit. mr trump will hold talks with business leaders later, before becoming the first foreign leader to meetjapan‘s new emperor. football now, and celtic are potentiallyjust 90 minutes away from an historic treble treble, as they take on hearts in this year's scottish cup final later this afternoon. they're attempting to win all three domestic trophies in one season for the third year in a row. 0ur sports correspondent chris mclaughlin is at hampden park in glasgow for us. chris, how likely are they to do it? that is the big question, isn't it? we arejust a that is the big question, isn't it? we are just a few hours away from the showpiece finale to the scottish football season. as you say, all the talk in the build—up to this one has been dominated by the talk of that potential triple treble. celtic, of

course, had swept away all in front of them domestically this season. in fa ct, of them domestically this season. in fact, how about this for a start? they have won their last 26 cup matches in a row. quite incredible. hearts will take some comfort from the fact they are one of the few sides to have beaten celtic domestically this season. the last time these two met in the scottish cup final was 1956, hearts winning tu- cup final was 1956, hearts winning tu— one in front of a crowd of 133,000. changed days, hundred and 50,000 are making their way in. the flags are ready, i'm told that fireworks are ready. will we see an historic triple treble or a scottish cup upset? not long to wait now. thank you very much. and, before we go, time to dig out your unionjack dresses, your tracksuits and leopard print because last night the spice girls returned to kick off their first arena tour

in nearly a decade. baby, scary, ginger and sporty took to the stage, minus posh, for their first performance since 2012's opening ceremony of the london olympics. here's ben ando. scary, baby, ginger, and sporty, back on stage together after seven yea rs. no posh, but that seemed no problem to the 80,000 fans who'd come to dublin's croke park for this first show of the spice girls new world tour. # so tell me what you want, what you really, really want # i wanna, i wanna, i wanna, i wanna, i wanna...# the spice girls burst onto the scene in 1996. their message of girl power struck a chord and, apparently, it still does. # if you want to get with me, better make it fast...# this night was unbelievable. it exceeded all my expectations, unreal! it was amazing. honestly, it wasjones, as they say in county cork! it was fantastic. out of ten — i would give it 20!

spice girls! the spice girls are, of course, all now women in their mid—40s. many of their fans have teenage daughters of their own. but the songs and the style are still selling. ben ando, bbc news. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 7:15 — bye for now. let head to peru now and the extraordinary story about generosity and hard work. the generosity came from the

hello. you are watching the bbc news channel with me, maxine croxall. let's return now to our main story, that the health secretary, matt hancock is the latest cabinet minister to declare he will stand for the tory leadership. he follows four other current or former cabinet ministers in putting their names forward. theresa may has confirmed she will step down next month, meaning a new prime minister could be in place by the end ofjuly. the international development secretary and conservative leadership candidate, rory stewart, spoke about how he hoped to deliver brexit if he were to become prime minister. there is no magic solution to brexit. and if there were it would already have been done, it's not about changing a line here, there or everywhere. it's about what i, working as a diplomat, working in iraq and afghanistan, learnt day in, day out that negotiating a deal is about understanding what your end point is, so what kind of economy do you want, what kind of trade deal works for the economy and getting that trade deal through negotiating,

being flexible, being nimble. one of the subjects that gets discussed whether there really is still the appetite to leave beyond the conservative party, there are all sorts of polls that suggest the ballots could be now in favour of remain. would you consider holding a second referendum on a deal? no, i would not do that. i think that would be very dangerous. dangerous for a couple of reasons. firstly i think it's very dangerous to hold a referendum, promising you are going to respect it and then hold a second one shortly afterwards. but i think something worse than that, i think if you were to hold a second referendum and people were to narrowly vote for example for remain and he would try to rejoin the european union, it would be like spending three years getting divorced, insulting your partner and then saying, i'm moving back into the bed and then the next day saying well, i don't like what you are doing. in other words, it would create a very, very dangerous, difficult relationship between britain and europe. what we need to do is be outside the european union, but leading the contact with europe,

helping to shape europe from the outside, not from the inside. if you are not successful, who would you not be prepared to work with in cabinet? i'm afraid the answer is boris. it pains me to say that because i worked for him as a minister in the foreign office. he has many, many qualities but i talked to him a few days ago and i thought he had said to me that he was not going for a no—deal brexit. he has nowjust come out yesterday and said he's going for something that i believe is undeliverable, unnecessary and is going to lead to endless delay. it's going to damage our economy, it's going to damage our country and i think at some point, you've got to be honest. and i honestly cannot say that i'm going to be the foreign secretary or development secretary and argue for a policy that i would think would be catastrophic. universities in england should not "scaremonger" over their finances ahead of a possible reduction

in tuition fees, that's to the education secretary, damien hines. the minister also said the government is looking closely at the quality of degrees and graduate earnings. there have been warnings that lowering tuition fees to £7,500 per year could put some institutions at risk of going bust. sarah walton reports. universities say they're worried about money. a report due out next week is expected to call for a cut in tuition fees. but the education secretary, damian hinds, says claims universities across england are struggling financially is scaremongering. the augar review was commissioned by theresa may to find ways of making university education better value for money. it's expected to suggest ideas like lowering maximum tuition fees from more than £9,000 to £7,500 a year, limiting student numbers, and offering incentives for shorter, cheaper, two—year degree courses. damian hinds has spoken in the past, revealing that while most sectors have had to tighten their belts since the financial crash, universities have seen their income from fees go up. he also pointed to an increase in the number of international

students who pay more for tuition. but there have been reports of universities being on the brink of bankruptcy. and one institution has been revealed as having needed a bailout from the office of students. universities uk says any drop in fees should be replaced with funding from the government to avoid harm to students, the economy, and communities that benefit from universities. sarah walton, bbc news. i'm joined now via webcam by chris hale, director of policy at universities uk, the collective voice of 136 universities in england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. what would the impact be on universities if tuition fees we re be on universities if tuition fees were reduced to £7,500 and there was no other funding to make were reduced to £7,500 and there was no otherfunding to make up were reduced to £7,500 and there was no other funding to make up the shortfall? if it wasn't made up by

the government, i think that would cause quite a lot of problems for several universities. they would have to think carefully about stu d e nts have to think carefully about students and they want to protect quality, but there may be areas such as investment in new facilities, new labs, innovative teaching methods they may have to think twice about. which of the institutions are at risk of going bust? a number of institutions if their fees are reduced and there is no top up from the treasury to ensure funding is sustainable, number of institutions would not be able to carry on. which are they? i cannot name them off the top of my head at the moment, but the important thing is overall, universities would have to think about investments they are making

and how they would continue to support students for instance. isn't this an opportunity to have a proper look at which courses are really worth over £9,000 or even £7,500 because there has been accusations that some courses don't really add anything to a student's postgraduate potential in terms of earnings, certainly? on average, going to university means when you graduate you will earn on average £10,000 more. that is of considerable benefit. there are some courses where it is notjust financial, it isa where it is notjust financial, it is a focus on financial income can be risky, some students want to go into professions where they get wider benefits and pursue careers like nursing, humanities and subjects where the wages might be

lower. across the country there are disparities in wages. if you graduate from the north—east and you work in the north—east, you will probably earn less than you would if you move to london. but you will be making a contribution to the economy of that region. we need to think carefully about this focus that has been put on applicants in terms of wages. has sustainable are the number of places for undergraduates across the uk, given that we seem to be seeing fewer foreign students wanting to come and the fact that to attract enough people, sometimes universities are offering places without any particular grades being needed, unconditional offers? business has said they want more graduates, they want more people with qualifications. in the next

couple of years, the number of 18—year—olds in the system, they will have expectations to be going to university. in terms of demographics and the economy, more graduates, we need more people with high level skills. the big challenges, university funding is cut, and i agree the funding to universities have been sustained and they haven't suffered some of the cuts that have been suffered in other parts of the sector. but if reduce that funding without a top up from the government, i think we could see a restriction in the number of people that are able to go to university. it is not only bad for the economy, a lot of those people who have gone to university more recently, people who have taken the opportunity from lower, social economic backgrounds and disadvantaged backgrounds. we have

widened the access to university and thatis widened the access to university and that is important in terms of social mobility. we don't want to restrict the number of people by restricting the number of people by restricting the number of people by restricting the number of people going to university means we will be restricting access to those people from less advantaged backgrounds. chris hale, thank you very much for your time today. it is day two of radio one's big weekend middlesbrough. thousands are expected at stuart park over the weekend. miley cyrus unexpectedly joined mark ronson on stage and little mix are on tomorrow night. 0ur reporter is in stuart park and hopefully, the weather is going to be kind? good afternoon. so far, so good it is glorious sunshine in stuart park in middlesbrough. day two of radio one's big weekend.

thousands of people are expected over the two days. 30,000 expected today and the majority are already inside. injust a today and the majority are already inside. in just a few minutes, mumford and sons will be on the main stage and it will be stormzy on the new music stage getting the party started. a real buzz around town and these tickets are being described as these tickets are being described as the willy wonka golden tickets of music. we have two people, grace and katie, what was the reaction like getting your hands on the so—called golden tickets? it was crazy because i know some of my friends are trying to get them. they were stuck in the queue and couldn't get on. then my friend messaged me and said, i have got the tickets. i think i cried become i was so happy. i have never been toa become i was so happy. i have never been to a festival before because i am excited. who are you looking forward be seen today? louis capaldi is on and i will have to decide where i'm going to go. katie, i have

you got different allegiances? sorry, i will be going with lewis capaldi. i can't wait. what is it like having an event like this in your home time. we live in darlington said the closest venue is newcastle or leeds. it is quite a trek to go to see music. so it is great. we never get it here or anything like it. it is so good. that is one of the reasons why radio one chose a venue that is one of the reasons why radio one chose a venue like middlesbrough. when the big acts come to the uk, they go to london, birmingham and manchester, but sometimes middlesbrough does get left out. not this weekend, we are infora left out. not this weekend, we are in for a blast. miley cyrus will be headlining today and i was lucky enough to be here yesterday when she sound check. people are in for a treat. thank you very much. let's head to peru now and the extraordinary story about generosity and hard work.

the generosity came from a middle eastern businessman. the hard work was shown by a schoolboy who was struggling to find somewhere to do his studies. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. night—time in the city of trujillo and a young boy doing his homework under a lamp post. 12—year—old victor had little choice, there is no electricity back home. a few weeks later and he is welcoming bahraini businessman, jakob mubarak. he saw the images of victor on social media and was so impressed by his academic dedication, he decided to give him a new home and his classmates a refurbished school. children chanting: victor, victor, victor! i would like to have a new class, new computer, with a new generation class in school in the name of victor and then we will go to make many plans to make this a school very, very ideal and protected for all the kids. mr mubarak says he suffered a tough childhood and he does not want

others, like victor, to experience the same thing. "i am happy they are helping me to build my little house," said victor, "it is humble and always will be. thanks also for helping to build our school." the businessman also handed over a wallet full of cash and says he'll be back for the inauguration of the new school and victor's new home. now the young boy will never have to study on the streets again. tim allman, bbc news. crew had to evacuate a cargo ship after it began tilting in the river mersey. the container vessel began listing at gladstone dock in liverpool in the early hours yesterday morning. the maritime and coastguard agency said the ship was back on an even keel and all crew were safe. let's introduce you now to a puppy named ‘shuck‘ who has become the newest recruit at a thatcher‘s firm in norfolk.

hejoins his owner richard, on roofing jobs across east anglia without showing any fear of heights. they've only been together for a few weeks but have become inseparable. let's get the weather with louise. hello there. it's been a tale of two halves, the start of the weekend, with the best of the brighter weather across eastern england. clouding overfrom the north and west as a series of weather fronts sitting out in the atlantic will start to influence the weather story over the next couple of days. already we're seeing some rain to scotland, through northern ireland just brushing with the north west of england and north wales. we keep the sunshine although it will turn increasingly hazy into the southeast with highest values here of 23 degrees. 0vernight tonight, the cloud and the rain will intensify to scotland and as we move into sunday, that's going to move its way across scotland, northern ireland, eventually pushing into northern england.

it will move its way south and east during the day on sunday, weakening somewhat as it moves towards the midlands and the south east corner and behind it somewhat drier, brighter conditions with the exception of the far north of scotland. but, from monday onwards it's noticeably cooler for all and we still keep the risk of some rain the further north and west you are.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines. another two cabinet ministers — matt hancock and rory stewart — enter the race to become the new conservative leader and prime minister. president trump arrives injapan for the start of a historic four—day state visit. universities in england are told not to ‘scaremonger‘ over finances as a review is expected to call for them to reduce their tuition fees by nearly two thousand pounds per year. rules allowing homeowners to build extensions in england without planning permission have been made permanent. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton. england are without captain

eoin morgan in today's world cup warm up match against australia after he fractured his index figure in training yesterday — he is expceted to be fit for their opening game against south africa. the match in southampton is underway — england's stand in captainjoss butler won the toss and chose to bowl first. both steve smith and david warner have received a hostile receptions from the home crowd — in their first game against england since they were banned for his part in the ball tampering scandal last year. smith is at the crease, warner was out for a3. australia are 137 for 3. celtic have the chance to claim an unprecedented domestic treble—treble in the scottish cup final at hampden this afternoon. they've already won the league cup and the premiership title and have won every scottish honour available for the past three seasons. but standing in the way title are hearts, who have not won a game