good afternoon. thousands of protesters have stormed the residence of sri lanka's president in colombo — demanding his resignation over the country's economic crisis. huge crowds — enraged by gotabaya rajapaksa's handling of sri lanka's worst economic crisis in decades — overwhelmed the security forces. reports say the president has been moved to a safer location. the country's suffering rampant inflation and is struggling to import food, fuel and medicine. emily unia has this report.

clashes in colombo, thousands of anti—government protesters took to the streets of the sri lankan capital. the streets of the sri lankan caital. , . . , the streets of the sri lankan caital. , . ., , ., , capital. they are angry about rising inflation and _ capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages _ capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages of - capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages of food - capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages of food and | inflation and shortages of food and fuel. people travel from across the country to join demonstrations after attempts to impose a curfew failed. soldiers and police pushed protesters back with water cannon jets and clouds of tear gas, as they broke the barricades. at least 21 people, including two police, have been injured. shouting aykroyd stormed the presidential palace. pictured posted online showed people inside splashing about in the private pool. —— a crowd stormed. the protesters want the president, mr gotabaya rajapaksa to resign. they hold him responsible for sri lanka's growing economic emergency foster the country has run out of foreign currency to import vital goods and inflation is rising

rapidly. food, fuel and medicines are running out, leading to long queues and rolling blackouts. sri lanka is looking far and wide to ease the economic crisis. this week, the president had a phone call with russia's vladimir putin to get hold of cheap fuel. discussions were described as very productive. emily unia, bbc news. in the last few minutes, the defence secretary, ben wallace, has ruled himself out of the conservative leadership race saying it was not an easy choice to make. other mps are expected to launch their campaigns this weekend — with the former equalities minister, kemi badenoch, becoming the latest to confirm she intends to stand. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, has put himself forward, taking the number of confirmed candidates to four. so far. here's our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. morning. he's the former chancellor, but could rishi sunak be the next prime minister? he certainly wants to be,

launching his campaign yesterday evening with a slick social media video. i've told you a little bit about my story, but i'm running to be our next prime minister because it's your stories that matter most. soft piano music plays. his supporters have taken to the airwaves, insisting he's the man to lead the country. he's got the experience, he's got the ability, he's got the vision and i think at this moment in time we need to move to someone who is going to walk into number ten and take over the reins of the country. they need to have that level of experience and ability. but there are elements of the tory party who are uneasy about the idea of rishi sunak as next prime minister. a number ten source accused him of having a short memory and criticised how he'd handled resigning from the government. they added that the loyalty borisjohnson showed to him wasn't reciprocated. one prominent backbencher says that while he's fond of the former chancellor, he doesn't like his tax policies. i believe that taxes in this country are too high at their current levels, so high

that they'll be doing more harm than good at these levels. now, unfortunately, because rishi's record is of saying he wants low taxes, but then putting them up, he has now got to double down on that record during his campaign. so who are the alternatives? joining mr sunak as official candidates are the select committee chair, tom tugendhat, and attorney general, suella braverman. former minister kemi badenoch launched her campaign yesterday evening, promising tax cuts and small government. the field could get crowded. sajid javid, liz truss, nadhim zahawi, ben wallace, sajid javid, liz truss, nadhim zahawi could all run. defence secretary ben wallace have is said he won't run. priti patel and grant shapps are all thought to be mulling bids. former leadership candidate jeremy hunt may well fancy another run, also. on monday, the 1922 committee, the body that represents backbench conservative mps, will announce the rules for the upcoming leadership contest. it's expected that tory mps will whittle the candidates down to a final two. that pair will then be put to the party membership, thought to be around 180,000 people.

they'll pick the next prime minister, who is expected to take office by september. westminster may be quiet today, but the field in this leadership contest could get very busy indeed. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. 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 was due to appear at kidderminster magistrates' court today, 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. the body of the former japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has been taken to tokyo after he was shot and killed yesterday at a political rally. a 41—one—year—old man — armed with a home—made weapon — said he carried out the attack. but questions have been growing about the speed of the response of security officers, as our correspondent mariko oi reports.

ina quiet in a quiet residential street in japan, hundreds of people gathered as they waited. after a long drive back from the city of nara where he was assassinated, the car arrived. the body of japan's longest serving prime minister, shinzo abe, has now returned home here in tokyo. you might be able to see hundreds ofjournalists and camera operators behind me but you also have many members of the japanese public awaiting for many hours for his return. then came a wave of senior politicians and government officials. but as the country mourns, people are also questioning why such a senior divisive politician only had a few bodyguards with him. translation: i

politician only had a few bodyguards with him. translation: i got politician only had a few bodyguards with him. translation:— with him. translation: i got an impression _ with him. translation: i got an impression that _ with him. translation: i got an impression that the _ with him. translation: i got an impression that the police - with him. translation: i got an| impression that the police security wasn't good. they weren't looking behind mr abe, they only reacted after he collapsed. bitter behind mr abe, they only reacted after he collapsed.— after he collapsed. after this attack, after he collapsed. after this attack. the _ after he collapsed. after this attack, the police _ after he collapsed. after this attack, the police are - after he collapsed. after this | attack, the police are holding a review into how to protect politicians on the election trail. but despite the shocking incident, tomorrow's elections will go ahead. mariko oi, bbc news, tokyo. the united states has announced a new package of military aid for ukraine totalling $400 million. in particular, anotherfour advanced mobile multiple launch rocket systems — called himars — are to be sent to the battlefield. eight are already in the country, using precision missiles. meanwhile in the uk, a new programme to train ukrainian army recruits has started. the ministry of defence says it wants to prepare up to 10,000 ukrainians for the conflict against russia. twitter and elon musk are locked in an extraordinary standoff this weekend over his $40 billion—plus deal to buy

the social media company. musk — the world's richest man — wants to pull out, saying he's not recieved the data he asked for about the number of fake and spam accounts on the platform. but twitter�*s board says it will sue mr musk to enforce the deal. the original merger agreement includes a $1 billion break—up fee. with a big afternoon ahead at wimbledon, here's paul scott at the bbc�*s sport centre. paul, you're going to be divided, aren't you, which screen to look this afternoon?— aren't you, which screen to look this afternoon? plenty of action to keep across- _ let's start at wimbledon, where history will be made a little bit later on when the women's singles final gets underway on centre court between tunisia's ons jabeur and elena rybakina from kazakhstan. laura scott is at wimbledon and laura not long to go now. not long to go until this history making final. just not long to go until this history making final.— not long to go until this history makin: final. , ., ., ., ., making final. just over an hour to no until making final. just over an hour to go until they _ making final. just over an hour to go until they step _ making final. just over an hour to go until they step on _ making final. just over an hour to go until they step on to _ making final. just over an hour to go until they step on to centre i go until they step on to centre court and two things guaranteed, history will be made and there will be a new name on the venus rosewater

dish. who are the two women's finalists? ons jabeur, the third seed known as tunisia's minister of happiness. she is the first arab and first african woman in the open era to reach a majorfinal. her parents haven't been able to make it here because they don't have visas but she is guaranteed to have a lot of support back home. her game is so varied, full of slices and drop shots. she is known as a magician with her racket. she's up against a player who is very aggressive, powerful, with a big serve. the 23—year—old ranked 23 in the world, elena rybakina, trying to become the youngest champion here since petric vetiver in 2011. she used to represent russia but four years ago switched to represent kazakhstan. the first player to appear in a grand slam singles final from kazakhstan. the duchess of cambridge, the patron has been meeting various people involved in the championships this morning. she is one of a number of big names in

the royal box, among them ellie goulding, rachael blackmore, tom cruise, dame maggie smith. there are three other senior finals here today, one of those is the men's wheelchair doubles final involving the british player of alfie hewett and gordon reid —— british pair. a lot on the line today. and gordon reid -- british pair. a lot on the line today.— lot on the line today. plenty to keep across. — lot on the line today. plenty to keep across, thank _ lot on the line today. plenty to keep across, thank you. - lot on the line today. plenty to i keep across, thank you. looking forward to it all. ireland's rugby union players have claimed a historic first ever win over the all blacks in new zealand. the home side were reduced to m players from the 31st minute after angus ta'avao was sent off for a dangerous tackle on garry ringrose. andrew porter scored a try in each half to help ireland to a 23—12 win. the series is now tied at 1—1 ahead of next week's deciding test in wellington. elsewhere, england are currently taking on australia in the second test in brisbane. eddie jones' side lost the first match last weekend, but this was a much improved display. a billy vunipola try and five penatlies from owen farrell gave them

a 19—7 lead at half—time. australia launching a comeback in the second half, a few moments ago it was 25—17 to england. around ten minutes to go. max verstappen will start on pole for the sprint race at the austrian grand prix this afternoon. red bull's verstappen has won two of the four sprint events so far and finished third in second practice. lewis hamilton only completed his first lap with less than 15 minutes of the session left — there were numerous engineers working on his car during the session. he'll start ninth for the sprint, with george russell fourth and lando norris back in 15th. that's all the sport for now. paul, thank you, have a great afternoon. paul scott at the bbc sports centre for some live coverage of wimbledon women's singles final on bbc one this afternoon. slightly later than you jewel our next news.

—— later than usual. the next news on bbc one is at 7pm, bye, for now. that's it for now. have a nice afternoon. hello. more strong sunshine to come through the rest of this weekend and into next week, as well. not quite as hot today as yesterday perhaps but the heat will build through the weekend. plenty of sunshine over the next few days and things turning warm, especially by tomorrow. high pressure very much driving our weather at the moment, just pushing its way instantly west, gradually creeping across the uk by the time we get to tomorrow. largely dry and settled, just a bit of rain across the northern isles, the far north of scotland, caithness. furthersouth scotland, caithness. further south any scotland, caithness. furthersouth any cloud breaking up for the afternoon, so long spells of sunshine, high levels of uv and pollen out there, temperatures towards the south—east up to 27

degrees, typically the high teens of low 20s further north. for the finals weekend at wimbledon, temperatures 27 today, possibly 29 for the men's final tomorrow. into this evening, a fine end to the day, lots of sunshine right across the board, a bit cloudier because the far north and north—east scotland, a bit of a low and cow developing cross sunday, particularly close to the north irish sea coasts, temperatures to 10 degrees by postings and money. more widespread sunshine compared to today, any cloud running back quickly, is very high levels of uv out there, temperatures up to 30 degrees down in the south—east, but even further north temperatures on the rights, 21 in aberdeen. high pressure stays with us as we had 3 sunday night into monday, weather fronts trying to move into the north—west, so they could bring a bit more of a breeze, more cloud add a few splashes of rain to the western isles and far

north of scotland as well, but for most of us it is looking generally dry and settled again, very warm, those temperatures day on day building. a few areas of central and southern england, 32 degrees, even further north in the low 20s. then we have a weak weather front slipping its way slowly south through tuesday and into wednesday, not bringing very much in terms of rainfall, which we really could do with, but it will introduce a slightly fresh appeal to the weather through the middle part of the week, those temperatures then rising again as we head through the week weekend, where we could again see temperatures around 30 degrees. goodbye for now.

this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley and these are the latest headlines at 1... the defence secretary, ben wallace, rules himself out of the race to become the next conservative party leader and prime minister. protesters in the sri lankan capital, colombo, storm the president's official residence demanding he resign over his handling of the country's worst economic crisis in decades. coming home. 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. in the south—west of japan. elon musk is threatened with legal action after pulling out of a $41; billion deal to buy twitter. coming up in sport, it's all eyes

on the wimbledon women's singles final as elena vs ons — each prepare to make history when they meet shortly on centre court. 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. if you joined us, very good afternoon to you. some breaking news... in the last few minutes, the defence secretary, ben wallace, has ruled himself out of the conservative leadership race, saying it was not an easy choice to make. other mps are expected to launch their campaigns this weekend,

with the former equalities minister kemi badenoch becoming the latest to confirm she intends to stand. the former chancellor rishi sunak has put himself forward, taking the number of confirmed candidates to four. here's our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. morning. he's the former chancellor, but could rishi sunak be the next prime minister? he certainly wants to be, launching his campaign yesterday evening with a slick social media video. soft piano music plays. i've told you a little bit about my story, but i'm running to be our next prime minister because it's your stories that matter most. his supporters have taken to the airwaves, insisting he's the man to lead the country. he's got the experience, he's got the ability, he's got the vision and i think at this moment in time we need to move to someone who is going to walk into number ten and take over the reins of the country. they need to have that level of experience and ability. but there are elements of the tory party who are uneasy about the idea of rishi sunak as next prime minister. a number ten source accused him

of having a short memory and criticised how he'd handled resigning from the government. they added that the loyalty borisjohnson showed to him wasn't reciprocated. one prominent backbencher says that while he's fond of the former chancellor, he doesn't like his tax policies. i believe that taxes in this country are too high at their current levels, so high that they'll be doing more harm than good at these levels. now, unfortunately, because rishi's record is of saying he wants low taxes, but then putting them up, he has now got to double down on that record during his campaign. so who are the alternatives? joining mr sunak as official candidates are the select committee chair, tom tugendhat, and attorney general, suella braverman. former minister kemi badenoch launched her campaign yesterday evening, promising tax cuts and small government. the field could get crowded. sajid javid, liz truss, nadhim zahawi could all run. defence secretary ben wallace has said he won't run. priti patel and grant shapps

are all thought to be mulling bids. former leadership candidate jeremy hunt may well fancy another run, also. on monday, the 1922 committee, the body that represents backbench conservative mps, will announce the rules for the upcoming leadership contest. it's expected that tory mps will whittle the candidates down to a final two. that pair will then be put to the party membership, thought to be around 180,000 people. they'll pick the next prime minister, who is expected to take office by september. westminster may be quiet today, but the field in this leadership contest could get very busy indeed. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. let's speak with our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. declared to be the most senior figure in terms of the boys got off is not always the best ways to be,

is not always the best ways to be, is it, at the start of a leadership contest? however, many people who the papers tell you are going to win then don't win, the most the a mix of excitement but also nervousness in rishi sunak�*s camp. of excitement but also nervousness in rishi sunak's camp.— in rishi sunak's camp. yes, there used to be _ in rishi sunak's camp. yes, there used to be a _ in rishi sunak's camp. yes, there used to be a thing _ in rishi sunak's camp. yes, there used to be a thing where - in rishi sunak's camp. yes, there used to be a thing where the - used to be a thing where the favourite at the beginning never ultimately ended up winning the conservative leadership contest. that got slightly disproved in the last leadership contest where boris johnson was the favourite and ultimately came out quite convincingly on top but that is right, if you are the person to beat, neversometimes right, if you are the person to beat, never sometimes the best position to be in and rishi sunak finally enough will find himself defending his record as chancellor. issues like taxes will always play importantly on a conservative party leadership contest and he has been putting them up recently, we will probably hear from a lot of candidates who would rather see them cut. �* . ., ., . candidates who would rather see them

cut. �* . ., ., candidates who would rather see them cut. �* ., ., ., candidates who would rather see them cut. ., ., ., , cut. ben wallace, a lot of people talked u- cut. ben wallace, a lot of people talked up his _ cut. ben wallace, a lot of people talked up his prospects, - cut. ben wallace, a lot of people talked up his prospects, is - talked up his prospects, is perceived as having done a very good, solid job as defence secretary, being quite outspoken in his criticism. he has decided not to run. what do you make of that? you might guess, had he thrown his hat into the ring, he would have probably been the frontrunner. —— yes, had he thrown his hat into the ring, he would have probably been the frontrunner. he has been on top, he was top with conservative party members, he has a good record on ukraine. he has tweeted, she was what has said...

he goes on to say... what is the thinking here? well, potentially he is dedicated to the job of defence secretary, a former soldier himself, so he may well want to fight for what he sees as his constituency there. also potentially perceived to have done a very good job on the ukraine crisis, i think that... �* , ., job on the ukraine crisis, i think that... �* _ that... and there is a vacancy in nato! yes, _ that... and there is a vacancy in nato! yes, yes,. _ that. .. and there is a vacancy in nato! yes, yes,. secretary- that... and there is a vacancy in - nato! yes, yes,. secretary general. yes, which _ nato! yes, yes,. secretary general. yes. which he — nato! yes, yes,. secretary general. yes, which he may— nato! yes, yes,. secretary general. yes, which he may well... - nato! yes, yes,. secretary general. yes, which he may well... that - nato! yes, yes,. secretary general. yes, which he may well... that is i yes, which he may well... that is another thing. _ yes, which he may well... that is another thing. people _ yes, which he may well... that is| another thing. people desperately need the votes of rival candidates, once you don't make the next stage to drop out and endorse them in the hope their supporters will come across as well, so there is a bit of

across as well, so there is a bit of a dot auction —— a bit of a dutch auction to use an old—fashioned phrase. auction to use an old-fashioned hrase. , . �* phrase. yes, and with ben wallace, when he was _ phrase. yes, and with ben wallace, when he was defence _ phrase. yes, and with ben wallace, when he was defence secretary, . phrase. yes, and with ben wallace, when he was defence secretary, he j when he was defence secretary, he has been given licence essentially by borisjohnson to give support to ukraine and do what it takes to support them. if he is prime minister, he has to oversee all these departments and it can be a lot more complicated of a job where you have to disappoint a lot more people. the interesting thing now is who ben wallace backs because he is now not running and a prominent figure within the party, a prominent figure, popularfigure and his endorsement is worth quite a lot to a lot of candidates.— a lot of candidates. picking up one thing finally- _ a lot of candidates. picking up one thing finally. you _ a lot of candidates. picking up one thing finally. you put _ a lot of candidates. picking up one thing finally. you put out - a lot of candidates. picking up one thing finally. you put out copy - a lot of candidates. picking up one thing finally. you put out copy on | thing finally. you put out copy on the bbc system and have talked about this in various interviews in the last hour. remarks coming out of downing street about rishi sunak. is there a worry that perhaps in some parts of the conservative party that

given this was not a graceful resignation by the prime minister, forced on him and he made it pretty clear in his statement when he talked about the herd instinct of the tory party turning against him, that perhaps any bitterness there is in number ten will be expressed in a way that has the effect of damaging the contest and whoever emerges as the contest and whoever emerges as the next prime minister? that the contest and whoever emerges as the next prime minister?— the next prime minister? that will be a worry and _ the next prime minister? that will be a worry and it's _ the next prime minister? that will be a worry and it's always - the next prime minister? that will be a worry and it's always a - the next prime minister? that will be a worry and it's always a worry | be a worry and it's always a worry in leadership contests that people who are ostensibly on the same side sling mud at one another. this could be part of the borisjohnson rishi sunak problems, they are very recent, the resignation and the launching of leadership campaign, a downing street source told me that rishi sunak had a short memory and they were pointing out it was the prime minister who promoted him from a morejunior cabinet prime minister who promoted him from a more junior cabinet position to the very significant position of chancellor, essentially, as they see

it, meet in the household name he is anti—loyalty was not reciprocated. i think rishi sunak's team would probably say he stuck by the prime minister on a lot when he was not exactly in a comfortable position but as i say, that is probably the heat of him announcing his campaign but chancellors and prime ministers can historically have fiery relationships and it appears that borisjohnson and rishi sunak will join those ranks of prime ministers and chancellors who perhaps do not remain best friends after being in office together. i remain best friends after being in office together.— remain best friends after being in office together. i could name one, which i office together. i could name one, which i will — office together. i could name one, which i will not, _ office together. i could name one, which i will not, who _ office together. i could name one, which i will not, who was - office together. i could name one, which i will not, who was asked i office together. i could name one, which i will not, who was asked to | which i will not, who was asked to contribute to an obituary profile and he said ring me after the event. i will not speculate. i and he said ring me after the event. i will not speculate.— i will not speculate. i can think of at least three _ i will not speculate. i can think of at least three candidates - i will not speculate. i can think of at least three candidates for - i will not speculate. i can think of at least three candidates for that | at least three candidates for that story and three former prime ministers who it would have been set against so that tells you how the relationships can become very bitter when they were once very warm. thank you very much.

with me is times radio chief political commentator, lucy fisher, and conservative commentator, alex deane. lovely to speak to you both. i know you will be both fascinated by what is going to come and have your own insights which i hope you can share with this in a moment. in terms of the ben wallace announcement first, lucy, you will have seen him recently as well as another possible. what do you make of those two candidates and what about ben's announcement today? yes. two candidates and what about ben's announcement today?— two candidates and what about ben's announcement today? yes, as you say, i was announcement today? yes, as you say, i was defence _ announcement today? yes, as you say, i was defence editor _ announcement today? yes, as you say, i was defence editor at _ announcement today? yes, as you say, i was defence editor at the _ announcement today? yes, as you say, i was defence editor at the times - i was defence editor at the times when penny was defence secretary but only for less than three months, so not enough time for her to get her feet under the table. and also with ben wallace's time of handling that department. it is striking, the self—awareness that given he is the

darling of the members, ben wallace, sky high popularity, so favourable in his ratings with his handling of the ukraine war, that he has had the knowledge and made the decision not to run. many politicaljournalists who even westminster have never heard of trying to throw their hat in the ring and the public and wider tory membership. it will be very important to he gives his backing to and i'm sure he will be sought out and i'm sure he will be sought out and wooed by all the other campaigns. it is turning into such a wide field out there that he probably thought he did not have the support or the appetite to do the job, did not want to be part of what is being called wacky races! thea;t is being called wacky races! they can become _ is being called wacky races! they can become quite _ is being called wacky races! they can become quite wacky, can't they? i remember back to 1997, in an effort to stop william hague, ken clarke and john redwood who had a

mutual disrespect for each other ran ajoint campaign. mutual disrespect for each other ran a joint campaign-— a joint campaign. yes, that was called united _ a joint campaign. yes, that was called united to _ a joint campaign. yes, that was called united to win _ a joint campaign. yes, that was called united to win that - a joint campaign. yes, that was called united to win that which | a joint campaign. yes, that was . called united to win that which was apt for— called united to win that which was apt for them but i also remember ian duncan— apt for them but i also remember ian duncan smith as well and what we are about— duncan smith as well and what we are about to _ duncan smith as well and what we are about to see, unless there is a slew of more _ about to see, unless there is a slew of more dropouts, it will blitz that, — of more dropouts, it will blitz that, we _ of more dropouts, it will blitz that, we will see double figures. what _ that, we will see double figures. what do — that, we will see double figures. what do you think... can be a difference between what mps are looking for and what party members are looking for? what is sellable to voters as well. what is your perspective, alex? i voters as well. what is your perspective, alex?- voters as well. what is your perspective, alex? i think the conservative _ perspective, alex? i think the conservative party _ perspective, alex? i think the conservative party is - perspective, alex? i think the conservative party is lucky - perspective, alex? i think the conservative party is lucky in| perspective, alex? i think the . conservative party is lucky in one way to _ conservative party is lucky in one way to have — conservative party is lucky in one way to have a number of people who could _ way to have a number of people who could serve — way to have a number of people who could serve as prime minister. there are several— could serve as prime minister. there are several candidates who have not even declared yet whose names are being _ even declared yet whose names are being discussed. it raised a strong feeling _ being discussed. it raised a strong feeling in — being discussed. it raised a strong feeling in the country butjeremy hunt _ feeling in the country butjeremy hunt came second last time and is a perfectly—

hunt came second last time and is a perfectly plausible prime minister, i 'ust perfectly plausible prime minister, ijust couldn't support him being on the left _ ijust couldn't support him being on the left of— ijust couldn't support him being on the left of the party and a remain person— the left of the party and a remain person that he is. but if you look at liz _ person that he is. but if you look at liz truss — person that he is. but if you look at liz truss and suella braverman, that is— at liz truss and suella braverman, that is what — at liz truss and suella braverman, that is what the party is, blessed to have _ that is what the party is, blessed to have those kinds of candidates and that — to have those kinds of candidates and that range but you look silly if you have — and that range but you look silly if you have a — and that range but you look silly if you have a dozen runners and riders in the _ you have a dozen runners and riders in the race — you have a dozen runners and riders in the race. you have to whittle them _ in the race. you have to whittle them down _ in the race. you have to whittle them down really quickly and that will be _ them down really quickly and that will be the number—one now, get these _ will be the number—one now, get these candidates down to two as soon as possible _ these candidates down to two as soon as possible. mp5 these candidates down to two as soon as ossible. ~ , ., these candidates down to two as soon as ossible. ~ , . ., ., ., as possible. mps and want that done as possible. mps and want that done as soon as possible _ as possible. mps and want that done as soon as possible rates _ as possible. mps and want that done as soon as possible rates for- as soon as possible rates for summer. as soon as possible rates for summer-— as soon as possible rates for summer._ lucy, . as soon as possible rates for. summer._ lucy, what as soon as possible rates for- summer._ lucy, what do summer. definitely. lucy, what do ou think summer. definitely. lucy, what do you think of _ summer. definitely. lucy, what do you think of this? _ summer. definitely. lucy, what do you think of this? there _ summer. definitely. lucy, what do you think of this? there is - you think of this? there is competing desires that this race throws up. alex made, very eloquently, the point where you can like and respect somebody, as he does jeremy like and respect somebody, as he doesjeremy hunt, but you would never vote for them because of their political position within the party. that will be a dilemma for all the mps in the first stage and might even still be the dilemma for the

choice they narrow it down to for the membership.— choice they narrow it down to for the membership. choice they narrow it down to for the membershi -. , , ., the membership. yes, the themes that will dominate — the membership. yes, the themes that will dominate in _ the membership. yes, the themes that will dominate in this _ the membership. yes, the themes that will dominate in this leadership - will dominate in this leadership contest are the economy, people vowing tax cut and then you see rishi sunak who is now the clear frontrunner now that ben wallace's not standing saying that he wants more fiscal responsibility, does want to promise fairy tales and promises he will not go down that road. brexit and how to make the most of it, vows not to backtrack on some of the plans are borisjohnson regarding the northern ireland protocol, perhaps regarding european mention of human rights might also figure that there is a slightly misleading narrative about party membership and it's often said that they are almost rabidly right—wing and almost always vote for the most right—wing candidate. i think like mps, who are self interested in retaining the seat, most groups have,in retaining the seat, most groups have, in the past, tended to pick

the most electable candidate and i suspect there will not be perhaps as much difference in the two groups at this time round either. people of the party choose to think —— will choose who they think can beat kier starmer. �* r' choose who they think can beat kier starmer. �* w ., choose who they think can beat kier starmer. �* ., , ., , choose who they think can beat kier starmer. �* ., , .,, ., choose who they think can beat kier starmer. �* ., , ., , ., ., starmer. asked two people going to different opinions. _ starmer. asked two people going to different opinions. mine _ starmer. asked two people going to different opinions. mine leans - starmer. asked two people going to different opinions. mine leans more| different opinions. mine leans more to the _ different opinions. mine leans more to the parliament —— make my plea to the parliamentary party would to -ive the parliamentary party would to give the — the parliamentary party would to give the people in the country to free marketeers, to free brexiteers because _ free marketeers, to free brexiteers because whatever you think of the jeremy— because whatever you think of the jeremy hunt and tom tugendhat type policy, _ jeremy hunt and tom tugendhat type policy, if— jeremy hunt and tom tugendhat type policy, if you put them to the country. _ policy, if you put them to the country, the party will decide who is the _ country, the party will decide who is the more — country, the party will decide who is the more likely want to go forward _ is the more likely want to go forward because it will be the brexiteer they put forward. they anointed — brexiteer they put forward. they anointed borisjohnson by sending him into— anointed borisjohnson by sending him into the final two with jeremy hunt, _ him into the final two with jeremy hunt, a _ him into the final two with jeremy

hunt, a sacrificial lamb to the brexiteer— hunt, a sacrificial lamb to the brexiteer tendency. they should have -iven brexiteer tendency. they should have given a _ brexiteer tendency. they should have given a choice last time of two brexiteers and they have to give us the choice — brexiteers and they have to give us the choice this time with two free brexiteers — the choice this time with two free brexiteers that rack to free—market brexiteers — brexiteers that rack to free—market brexiteers. —— was to free—market brexiteers — brexiteers. -- was to free-market itrexiteers-— —— with two free—market brexiteers. in sri lanka protesters have stormed the president's official

and that is the fear for people, this country that ought to be relatively prosperous is now bankrupt because of the way it is being governed —— much has been governed. our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan, has the latest on this story. huge crowds gathered outside the president's compound demanding his resignation, they had travelled from across the country to join the demonstration which went ahead despite the authorities are attempting to impose a curfew. troops fired into the air and used a tear gas to try to hold people back but they broke through the barricades. this is the latest demonstration caused by sri lanka's worst economic crisis in decades, with the country suffering rapid inflation and struggling to import

food, fuel and medicine following the latest developments, the president had summoned an emergency meeting of party leaders to discuss the situation. sri lanka faces a crippling foreign currency reserves problem with the un saying it will —— prompting people to show restraint and make sure the rally is peaceful. the continued economic hardship is for people to rally against the government once again. the local police chief injapan's nara prefecture has said there were flaws in the security provided to the formerjapanese 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. accompanied by his widow.

an unemployed 41—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. how such a senior politician, a

divisive figure as well, was able to campaign on the street with a few bodyguards and whether they acted quick enough as well. its]!!! bodyguards and whether they acted quick enough as well.— quick enough as well. all those auestions quick enough as well. all those questions still _ quick enough as well. all those questions still need _ quick enough as well. all those questions still need to - quick enough as well. all those questions still need to be - quick enough as well. all those - questions still need to be answered but we have also just learned that his funeral will be taking place on tuesday. a funeral likely to be attended by world leaders and we will bring you more on that as the days continue. sport — and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's our reporter. it is wimbledon women's final day. you had what the tells about half an hour ago and i you had what the tells about half an hourago and i imagine you had what the tells about half an hour ago and i imagine you will have more to tell us about now. you might guess, it little bit of history at wimbledon when the women's singles final gets under way on centre court between ons jabeur of tunisia and elena rybakina of kazakhstan. not long to go now until this history making final, is there? ida.

making final, is there? no, beginning _ making final, is there? no, beginning at _ making final, is there? no, beginning at two _ making final, is there? ijrr, beginning at two o'clock on centre court. a day of history. hoping to become the first arab and north african to win a grand slam and it would be significant for her to do that here at wimbledon. elena rybakina —— ons jabeur was asked her number one goal and she said to win wimbledon and he or she has a new file, quarterfinals last year. learned a lot from the experience. went out in the first round a couple of months ago and has looked formidable so far. has one of the most watchable games in tennis, the variety she has had —— make the variety she has had —— make the variety she has had —— make the variety she has, can go for the slice and dice, the drop shot all these, we look forward to seeing all of that in its glory later on. facing a 23—year—old opponent, elena rybakina, a pronunciation of how we are now being told she wants her

name pronounced. that will be a point of contention later i'm sure. she really blew your opponent off the court in the semifinals and can really go at it off the baseline. prior to the pandemic, she was in great form and when that hits, it really slowed her progress spot she has picked up across the last six months, and here she is in the final of the grand slam for the first time in her career. we will have a grand slam winner making history this afternoon. the men's wheelchair doubles final is under way. this is alfie hewitt and gordon reid trying to win, wait for it, and 11th consecutive grand slam title in the doubles —— this is alfie hewett and gordon reid. they are currently

under way. and i will keep you up—to—date with the women's final when it gets under way at bm. thank ou. when it gets under way at bm. thank you- elsewhere. _ when it gets under way at bm. thank you. elsewhere, ireland's— when it gets under way at bm. thank you. elsewhere, ireland's rugby - you. elsewhere, ireland's rugby union players have claimed a historic first—ever win against the all blacks in new zealand. they were reduced to m players from the 31st minute after a sending off for a dangerous tackle. andrew porter scored a try in each half to help ireland win 23—12 of the serious now tied at 1—1 ahead of next week's deciding test in wellington. elsewhere england havejust deciding test in wellington. elsewhere england have just levelled the series in australia after victory in the second test in brisbane. eddiejones lost the victory in the second test in brisbane. eddie jones lost the first match but this has been an improved display. a 19—7 lead at half—time. australia launched a comeback in the second half but it was not enough with england running out 25—17. max

must happen. —— max verstappen will start on paul having won two of the men's sprint events so far and finishing third in practice. lewis hamilton only completed his first lap with less than 15 minutes of the session left with numerous ngos working on his car. he will start ninth. —— numerous engineers. you can of course follow the wimbledon final and get plenty more on all of those stories on the bbc sport website. that is bbc dot co .uk foreign sport. —— that is bbc.co.uk/sport. a special constable serving with the metropolitan police has been charged with rape, in connection with an

incident in shropshire. ito—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. the world's richest man, elon musk, has abandoned his £36 billion 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. it's all an argument over how many fake accounts there are on twitter. the supermodel naomi campbell 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 or rather the lack of it 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 a bit of breaking news for you

concerning mp andrea jenkyns who has apologised on twitter. she got riled by what she calls an angry mob on the way in the moment of the prime minister's resignation statement on thursday lunchtime after receiving huge amount of abuse from some of the people who were there over the years and also had several death threats, to of which are currently being investigated by the police. she has said they responded and stood up for myself, why should anyone have to put up with the sort of treatment? i should have had more composure, she says, but i'm only human. you may recall pictures of her apparently sticking her pick to break —— sticking herfinger up at people. now it's been a lovely afternoon thus far foremost if not all of the uk. what are the prospects? darian king is at the map. good afternoon. by that i call darian king, darren? you can tell i've been out in the sun. —— why did

i've been out in the sun. —— why did i call you darren king?