this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley and these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world... inside the presidential palace in sri lanka thousands of protesters in the sri lankan capital, colombo storm the president's official residence. huge crowds are gathering in the capital demanding the presidents resignation over his handling of the country's worst economic crisis in decades. britain's former chancellor rishi sunak and former equalities minister kemi badenoch enter the race to be the next conservative party leader and prime minister. the body of japan's former prime minister shinzo abe is brought back to his tokyo residence — a day after he was shot dead during a political rally. elon musk is threatened with legal action after pulling out

of a 44 billion dollar deal to buy twitter. as italy battles its worst drought in 70 years, we report from communities which are seeing a third of their agricultural produce threatened. ina in a normal year, even in high summer, i could not do what i'm doing right now, which is a walk across this stretch of river po without even getting my feet wet. this riverbed has become a sandbank. and...go for it all — naomi campbell gives her advice on modelling and motherhood after being awarded an honorary doctorate for her impact on global fashion. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world.

our top story — in sri lanka protesters have stormed the president's official residence in colombo as the country's economic crisis deepens. the whereabouts of the president are unknown. we can bring you some new pictures which have just come in showing the potesters inside the residence. police fired tear gas in an effort to disperse huge crowds gathered to demand the resignation of president rajapaksa. numerous groups have travelled to the capital to join the demonstrationit�*s the latest protest to be sparked —— the demonstration. these scenes, it is too easy, you go inside the home of a symbolic figure, well you resist the temptation to revel in what you're currently enjoying? it is a symbol, if you like, of the gap between the wealthiest in sri lanka and, at the moment, everyone else because as we have been hearing from guests in the last hour, he is from a relatively affluent background, he runs a business organisation, he is not

part of the place that would be most directly affected by the fuel and gas and all those things cannot be got by all those who have or have not got money. the central bank has run out of currency which means it cannot buy goods on the international market and imports a lot of things like food. they joined theyjoined a demonstration which went ahead despite the authority trying to impose a curfew. fired into the air and fired tear gas to try to people back but they broke through the barricades. the latest demonstration caused by sri lanka's worst economic crisis in decades. the country is suffering rampant inflation and struggling to import food, fuel and medicine. the prime minister has summoned an emergency

meeting to discuss the current situation. sri lanka is facing a crippling shortage of foreign currency reserves. yesterday, the un urged to both the authorities and the protesters to show restraint and make sure the rally was peaceful. a continuing economic hardship has forced the people to rally against the government once again. i'm joined now byjournalist and author fidel fernando. he'sjoins me now from galle. in sri lanka. the official verdict is that the president left before the crowds arrived. whether you left before or after is almost academic because effectively he would still because effectively he would still be in the presidential palace if it was not being stormed so it is a symbolic act, isn't it, that show really how the political class has lost control of sri lanka? it feels like a revolutionary _ lost control of sri lanka? it feels like a revolutionary day - lost control of sri lanka? it feels like a revolutionary day here - lost control of sri lanka? it feels like a revolutionary day here andj like a revolutionary day here and the storming of the palace... i don't think anybody expected to find the president there. people already

knew it. it's already a symbolic act and it's something that there has been massively docked to this. it has notjust happened overnight. people have been calling for his removal since... widespread protest in february and march. it has been as concerted an effort and is widespread of a movement as there has ever been seen in sri lanka and there are also some rumours flying around whether he has left are not left, rumours ye in a convoy went to the international airport and is preparing to leave, other rumours during the day that he was boarding a ship. either way, during the day that he was boarding a ship. eitherway, he during the day that he was boarding a ship. either way, he has not been seen today, not been heard from at all and people who feel completely cut off and feel as if sri lanka's current political class do not hear them, there is a massive gap between them, there is a massive gap between the people and the political elite.

today, they have taken over notjust the palace but they also stormed the presidential secretary where they have been protesting for months, and occupied movement has been going on there for a long time to take over those places and it has not been violent or aggressive, though there was tear gas used at some point, protests have been largely peaceful through the course of this, and i'm talking going back several months. to take those over those who like a significant moment. we still have not got a designation from either the president or prime minister so thatis the president or prime minister so that is what people are still calling for. 5ri that is what people are still calling for-— that is what people are still callin: for. ,, ., ., , calling for. sri lanka has a very noble democratic _ calling for. sri lanka has a very noble democratic tradition, - calling for. sri lanka has a very noble democratic tradition, it'sj calling for. sri lanka has a very i noble democratic tradition, it's a country that has very lively politics but it is enthusiastic in its support for accountable government. this government has clearly failed on the accountability side of the equation and has also failed on the basics to deliver food and fuel, and affordability. it

leaves a vacuum, doesn't it? that is the biggest worry notjust leaves a vacuum, doesn't it? that is the biggest worry not just from leaves a vacuum, doesn't it? that is the biggest worry notjust from any insurer anchor but also for people that say watching in delhi. they will be watching presumably in saying sri lanka is a very important country and now any crisis that is so big it could destroy itself if it does not get the support and help it needs to do the most basic things like feed its people.— like feed its people. absolutely, and there is _ like feed its people. absolutely, and there is an _ like feed its people. absolutely, and there is an ongoing - like feed its people. absolutely, and there is an ongoing imf - and there is an ongoing imf negotiation currently under way between the government and the imf, a bailout has been discussed and debt restructuring which sri lanka desperately needs in order to succeed and to give sri lanka a good deal out of that, but you also have a presidency and the prime ministership that has lost all legitimacy, there is no legitimacy in those lengths of power right now.

and no trust. in those lengths of power right now. and no trust-— and no trust. sorry to interrupt ou, i and no trust. sorry to interrupt you. ijust _ and no trust. sorry to interrupt you. ijust want _ and no trust. sorry to interrupt you, i just want to _ and no trust. sorry to interrupt you, i just want to let - and no trust. sorry to interrupt you, i just want to let people i and no trust. sorry to interrupt l you, ijust want to let people see those pictures and they are actually from where you are in galle. these peaceful protests. this is not violent, it's not irrational rage. it is very, very calm anger about the fact that people have not been able to eat and keep themselves warm and all the rest of it for weeks now. ., and all the rest of it for weeks now. . . , , and all the rest of it for weeks now. ., ., , , �* and all the rest of it for weeks now. . , ~ now. yeah, absolutely. and in galle, where i've been, _ now. yeah, absolutely. and in galle, where i've been, there _ now. yeah, absolutely. and in galle, where i've been, there are _ now. yeah, absolutely. and in galle, where i've been, there are infants i where i've been, there are infants and schoolchildren in the protesting crowds. there are elderly sri lankans, all gamut of sri lanka being represented and what is encouraging is this bringing together of the majority. and a realisation that this is no longer the way sri lankans do things. you can your chanting outside, it is

happening. they arejust can your chanting outside, it is happening. they are just as much against the idea of being divided by race and religion, there are buddhist monks out there, catholic priests, nuns, everyone is being represented at these protests today and despite the enormous size and despite... it feels like the whole country is out on the streets today. they have been incredibly peaceful. there are little pockets of small violence that has happened but not anything substantial.— anything substantial. really great to seak to anything substantial. really great to speak to you. _ anything substantial. really great to speak to you, thank _ anything substantial. really great to speak to you, thank you - anything substantial. really great to speak to you, thank you so - anything substantial. really great l to speak to you, thank you so much for your reportage. i'm sure we will speak again during the course of this weekend. thank you very much for now. it's a moving story and hope we will bring you all the development as we get them. —— it's a moving story and we will

bring you all the development as we get them. in the uk, the race to replace borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party is gathering pace — with four mps launching their campaigns to become the next prime minister. they include former chancellor, rishi sunak, whose resignation earlier this week helped trigger the mass walkout of ministers that forced mr johnson to stand down. this weekend, more candidates are expected to announce their intention to stand — as our political correspondent, ione wells, reports. will you be standing for the leadership? who is in the running to be the next tory party leader? are you going to be the next prime minister? some, like former chancellor rishi sunak, have publicly said they will be. he launched his bid in a slick video on friday. that's why i'm standing to be the next leader of the conservative party and your prime minister. he was the second cabinet minister to resign from borisjohnson's government, and says his campaign will focus on integrity. he has had the backing of some prominent conservative mps already.

he's got the right values. he is competent, he's honest. and i think he's the sort of conservative i want to see. he believes in cutting taxes, but he's going to be honest with people. we can only cut taxes if we control spending and if we get growth going in the economy. rishi sunakjoined backbench tory mp tom tugendhat and attorney general suella braverman. they have declared their bids. last night kemi badenoch also announced she would be running. and others who also sat in borisjohnson's government like sajid javid, liz truss, nadhim zahawi, priti patel and grant shapps are among those said to be seriously considering bids. some have been privately shoring up support among mp colleagues, and are expected to announce their bids in the coming days. first, fellow tory mps here in westminster will whittle down the long list of contenders. then, in previous contests, conservative members have had a vote to decide between final two. the full process and timetable is expected to be announced next week. but it is expected that a new prime minister will be in place by september.

as temperatures are set to soar this weekend, the leadership race is hotting up too. those who want to lead the country now need to spend their summer battling it out. ione wells, bbc news. joining me now is former adviser to then—prime minister david cameron, sean worth. very good to speak to you. there must be half of you who desperately want to be in there so you can hear and see everything that's going on around you, particularly this week, i love to be a fly on the wall which must be slightly relieved to be involved in these extraordinary events. clearly some trauma about what has happened. how you feel about it? i

what has happened. how you feel about it? ., ., ~ . ., , about it? i have worked elections and they've _ about it? i have worked elections and they've been _ about it? i have worked elections and they've been full _ about it? i have worked elections and they've been full on. - about it? i have worked elections and they've been full on. in - about it? i have worked elections| and they've been full on. in terms of your question, what the urgency is like right now is to get people back here and they cannot bring their own grandmother to get over each other. the big game at the moment is to flush out who wants to be a candidate, get some people behind you and then come out and say it, and what tends to happen is a huge fight that will go on this weekend, all the way through to monday morning when there will be more announcements, i would imagine, and who is backing who and they will be trying to get some support and those with not quite a big chance to get through will bring their followers and what you will see is as the mp start to vote for who they want to be leader, you will see the

lowest ranked person knocked out in the game then is to attract that person to your team, and it is like a big rat race. person to your team, and it is like a big rat race-— a big rat race. you end up with comical situations. _ a big rat race. you end up with comical situations. i— a big rat race. you end up with| comical situations. i remember a big rat race. you end up with - comical situations. i remember last time when michael gove ran against borisjohnson having worked very closely with him in the brexit referendum, then denounced as an ability as a leader and said reluctantly i'm coming forward and his campaign collapsed very quickly and he had to make his peace with borisjohnson, so you kind of end up getting yourself in a bit of a mess in this process so it does not always help people's reputations but what is the best hope for people who perhaps will put their hat in do not realistically have much chance of succeeding? what are they hoping to get out of this?— get out of this? well, it is like a high-speed _ get out of this? well, it is like a high-speed game _ get out of this? well, it is like a high-speed game of _ get out of this? well, it is like a high-speed game of thrones, i get out of this? well, it is like a high-speed game of thrones, is| get out of this? well, it is like a - high-speed game of thrones, is what high—speed game of thrones, is what you're saying. people are literally

going mad at the moment. but the big unknown figures that essentially won't make it to the last two are hoping they will get a big job on carbonate —— make a big job in cabinet. people like sabella braverman, —— suella braverman, she probably would not think she would end up in the last three but people will really vie to take that many people from her. if she can bring them with her to their camp, and what they are trying to do is offer you a decentjob and bring followers because it is however many supporters you have got, it depends on whether you get to the last two and all you're trying to do at the last —— do at this theyjust get to the last two because then they get promoted forward to party membership so it's all about not trying to get knocked out, a bit like big brother

if you imagine it like that, the one thatis if you imagine it like that, the one that is the most disliked gets kicked out of the house and they are all desperately trying to oust that person. all desperately trying to oust that erson. ., , ., all desperately trying to oust that erson. .,, ., ,., person. one last thought, in downing street, we person. one last thought, in downing street. we feel _ person. one last thought, in downing street, we feel a _ person. one last thought, in downing street, we feel a real— street, we feel a real disappointment through it rishi sunak, failing to —— make disappointment with rishi sunak failing to show the loyalty showed to him. perhaps you can understand the bitterness but this kind of country is perhaps not very helpful for the party in trying to move forward. there is a danger, isn't there, that we saw how disgruntled there, that we saw how disgruntled the prime minister wasn't being forced out but that he could end up acting as a bit of a spoiler to this campaign. acting as a bit of a spoiler to this cam aiun. , ., acting as a bit of a spoiler to this camaiun. , . ., ., campaign. there will be a lot of... i know campaign. there will be a lot of... i know what _ campaign. there will be a lot of... i know what happened _ campaign. there will be a lot of... i know what happened around - campaign. there will be a lot of... i know what happened around the | i know what happened around the appointments and so on and it was a shambles, so take this with a pinch of salt, but what they are trying to do is... with rishi sunak talking about taxpayers, they came out quite

recently and told tugendhat has no experience of government. getting to that last three or four, the danger figures are against each team and even the people working for them, the backing they will get, he has this guy with them, remember what he did, and you will see them all turn on each other like rats in the sack. it will be pretty painful. why probably more enjoyable from outside than inside at a time like this. thank you very much for your insight. —— probably more enjoyable from outside than inside at a time like this. the body of the former japanese prime minister shinzo abe has been taken to the capital, tokyo, a day after he was assassinated while speaking at a political campaign rally.

—— the local police chief injapan's nara prefecture has said there were flaws in the security provided to the former japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, who was assassinated on friday. the official admitted the security plan for mr abe's visit was formulated the day before his arrival and it was possible that not enough security was placed behind the former leader as he spoke to a crowd at an election rally. mr abe's body has been taken to the capital, tokyo. an unemployed forty—one—year—old man has admitted the killing, using a homemade gun. mariko oi is in tokyo. i am standing outside shinzo abe's home here in tokyo, where his body was brought back all the way from the city of nara, earlier this afternoon. he was assassinated in nara on friday, and shortly after his body came back, we saw the current prime minister coming here to pay a visit. also we have been seeing a number of politicians, government officials, coming here to pay their respects, as well as some members of the japanese public, holding flowers, waiting sometimes for hours for his return as well. but, as the country mourns, people are asking questions about the security. this shocking event happened in the middle of an election campaign. how could a former prime minister be allowed to just be campaigning

on the street with a couple of bodyguards, and whether or not they acted quickly enough. so, a lot of questions remain to be answered, but at the same time, we have just learned that his funeral will take place on tuesday, after the election on sunday, which is still going ahead. thank you. the world's richest man, elon musk, says he is abandoning his 36 billion pounds bid to buy twitter. a lawyer for the tesla chief executive has accused the social media company of breaching the original agreement. however, twitter says it plans to pursue legal action to enforce the deal. a special constable serving with the metropolitan police has been charged with rape, in connection with an incident in shropshire. ao—year—old paul hoile will appear at kidderminster magistrates court this morning, facing a total of four charges. he's been suspended from the met and the case has been referred to the independent office for police conduct. ukraine has urged its allies to send

more weapons to slow russia's military advance through the eastern donbas region. officials have reported towns and villages being shelled ahead an expected push for more territory. one way other countries are helping ukraine is by training recruits. in the uk, a special programme has begun that offers both military and survival skills. the ministry of defence says it aims to prepare up to ten thousand ukrainians for the conflict against russia. replace the tmh at the front and make sure the pins... just days ago, these recruits from ukraine had never before picked up a weapon. plumbers, electricians, office workers, now being put through their paces in the north—west of england by british soldiers. the training will teach weapons handling, first—aid, battlefield tactics under the law of armed conflict. it is serious training, because it is an important part of our upcoming life and the more skills we own here, the better we will be prepared, and i do feel a high level of responsibility, in front of my people and my family and all my relatives, simply because i am here to be

prepared to defend them. the plan is to train i0,000 ukrainians and 120 days, at mod sites across the uk. the british government says it is part of a package of military age totalling more than £2 billion. many of the british soldiers passing on their skills have easy —— previously had tours of duty in ukraine themselves. i really feel like we're making a difference, they came to us essentially, civilians. now three days into a training programme they have started acting like soldiers, thinking like soldiers, they have started speaking to us like soldiers. borisjohnson and ukrainian president have enjoyed a close relationship. but given the recent political turmoil in the uk,

the government has this message for president zelensky. britain is full square behind them. the assistance we give is not just one person, not me, not the prime minister, it is the whole effort. we have the british army appear today, up in the north of england, training ukrainians on what it needs to do. this next generation are being issued with body armour and first—aid kits to take back with them, trying to prepare the troops for life on the front line. simon jones, bbc news. it's being called northern italy's worst drought in 70 years as water levels in its longest river hit record lows. the po cuts through the country's northern heartlands with five surrounding regions now under a state of emergency. our europe correspondent, jessica parker, reports from those communities that rely on the vital po river. this heat makes you thirsty. here, they're hoping for rain to help fill the empty outlook. translation: to me it looks desolate. it makes me feel bad, because i've never seen it like that.

i hope that the weather changes and little by little that could return to normal. it is a disaster for everybody, for the companies around here too. this valley saw some of the final stages of world war ii. low water levels are revealing the river's hidden history. locals say that in a normal year, even in high summer, i couldn't do what i'm doing right now — which is walk across this stretch of the river po without even getting my feet wet. this riverbed has become a sandbank. high temperatures, along with the lack of rain and snow since winter, has led to a state of emergency for five northern regions. a weaker river means sea is seeping inland miles further than usual. normally you will see that the seawater enters the mouth of the river for a few kilometres. at the moment, official data shows an ingression up to 30 kilometres from the mouth, of seawater. you actually have the tide coming in. that water is used for irrigation,

and therefore you can imagine that the farmers may suffer huge economic damage from this. so, this is salt, here? yes, si. on his farm close to the adriatic, giampaolo says some salt is normal — but not this much. translation: we fear the progress of salt inland because this makes the soil arid, and it's affecting more and more of our land, making it more difficult to cultivate and less productive. so this is what giampaolo is growing here, peanuts. and in the green areas you can see things are going pretty well. in the brown areas, not so well. rather than finding this when you pull up the root of the plant, you might find nothing. water must flow one way or another, but for many, this record—breaking drought has heightened fears about the effects of climate change.

translation: i'm 67. i've lived here since i was born. this is the worst year ever. giuliano has been looking out at this land all his life, and says he sees a hard future ahead. jessica parker, bbc news, in northern italy. tennis now... and history will be made at wimbledon later in the women's singles final. tunisian third seed ons jabeur, on the left here, is bidding to become the first arab player to win a grand slam singles title. or indeed from anywhere on the african continent. and elena rybakina, who was born in russia, but has represented kazakhstan since 2018, is aiming to become the country's first player to win a major singles trophy. wimbledon coverage is on the bbc

online and if you're in the uk you can watch it live on bbc one and don't forget you can keep up with the very latest news across the world on our website. you are watching bbc news. now viewers internationally have left us, we are back on the bbc news channel and i can tell you about the supermodel naomi campbell who has been awarded an honorary doctorate for her impact on globalfashion. campbell started her career in fashion at the age of 15 and became the first black model to appear on the cover of vogue. in 2013 she started the diversity coalition to try and tackle racial diversity in the global fashion industry. naomi sat down with the bbc�*s sophie van brugen. a chance to reflect on four decades in the fashion industry. fresh from the runways of paris, naomi campbell modelled a mortarboard, as she received her honorary doctorate for her impact on globalfashion.

i'm so honoured to be here today. and i was thinking yesterday, i was on the runway doing balenciaga, thinking that my dress wasn't going to get through the door because it was quite big. an emotional moment as the next generation of talent sat in the audience. what advice would you give to 21—year—old naomi? go for life, man, go for it, go for it all! go for it all, and then you decide — you will find out which is the one you want to really focus on, you will get there, and you have to trust your gut. i think i am where i'm supposed to be. because i am supposed to be doing what i'm doing right now. which is not for naomi campbell, it's for all emerging, diverse, inclusive, equality and equal creatives, to have a platform. there has been a lot of positive change, definitely, we have seen that in the industry.

but it still feels like there is a lot more to be done. what do you feel the challenges still are? now, it's really holding our industry accountable. you say you want to be inclusive, you say you want to be diverse. so let's do it. i don't want to hear anymore saying. i want to see the action. because i'm clear, and i know the ones who do the action, and the ones who just say it, and say it because they don't want to get in trouble. i'm clear about who they are. perhaps the most showstopping announcement to date was in may last year. via social media, she announced she'd become a mother. the world first saw her baby daughter on the cover of vogue. what has she taught you about yourself? that i can have patience. you know, you cannot control — the things that happen, you've got to let things flow. she's very independent. very. wants to feed herself, she's walking.

is she a good sleeper? 12 hours. what?! we got her on 12 hours when she was two months old. how on earth did you do that? great baby whisperer. whenever i thought of, like, i can't wait to be a mum, the vision was dancing in the kitchen. something around food. do you think you will use, on your address, dr campbell? will you use your newfound title? i don't have a card, if that's what you're asking. i don't have business cards. do you mean on my social media? on your insta handle. dr campbell, it has a nice ring to it. yeah, why not? i think i might do it. a global supermodel, human rights activist, and now dr campbell. sophie van brugen, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah. hello. a warm, sunny weekend ahead and if you are hoping for a bit of rain for your gardens we are not going to be seeing much, certainly over the next few days. temperatures build, high pressure in charge.

still a fair amount of cloud lingering in the far north—west, parts of northern ireland, north and west scotland as well, some rain for the northern isles where temperatures in lerwick will be around 13 degrees. but down towards central and southern england 27 there towards the london region and it is going to be pretty hot for the women's final at wimbledon today, 27 there. hot and dry though for the men's final tomorrow — 29, it could be 30 degrees on centre court. moving through this evening and overnight, a fine, warm end to the day, lots of late sunshine, light winds around. some mist and low cloud forming, particularly around some the irish sea coast throughout the day tomorrow. temperatures ten to 14 degrees to start the day. sunday promises more of the same, more widespread sunshine, very high levels of uv, high levels of pollen as well. hot and dry, sea breezes along the south coast but inland we could see temperatures between about 21 to 29 degrees. bye— bye. now on bbc news... it's ai tennis, robot footballers and body tracking tech, as click serves up a sports tech special.