this is bbc news. the headlines at six... grant shapps launches his conservative party leadership bid, saying he will end what he calls "tactical government by an often distracted centre." and another mp, tom tugendhat, explains why he's alsojoined the race. i have spent ten, 15 years serving our country in uniform, i have spent six, seven years now serving our community in parliament and you know, i would like the chance to serve again, because i think this country matters. i think the changes we can deliver are extraordinary. but one man who isn't standing is the defence secretary ben wallace. he had been one of the bookies' favourites to succeed borisjohnson before he ruled himself out. protesters in sri lanka storm the president's official residence and set the prime minister's home on fire, demanding resignations over the country's economic crisis.

sporting history at wimbledon. elena rybakina takes the women's singles title to become kazakhstan�*s first ever grand slam winner. i never felt something like this and ijust want to say a big thanks to the crowd for the support, it was unbelievable all these two weeks. cheering health warnings are issued as southern and eastern areas of the uk prepare for a heatwave that could bring record—breaking temperatures over the next week. in the last hour, another senior conservative mp has entered the contest to succeed borisjohnson

as next party leader and prime minister. transport secretary grant shapps says he will end what he calls "tactical government by an often distracted centre". he's the fifth mp to announce that he's standing joining the former chancellor rishi sunak, the attorney general suella braverman, the former equalities minister kemi badenoch, and the chairman of the foreign affairs committee tom tugendhat. one man who won't be running is the defence secretary ben wallace. earlier today, he ruled himself out of the race, saying his focus was on keeping the country safe. our political correspondent jonathan blake gave me the latest on the contest. grant shapps was said to be seriously considering running and here interview with the sunday times published online this afternoon, that is confirmed. he is someone with considerable cabinet experience, he is transport secretary at the moment, he was one of those,

we understand, who went to the prime minister last week when it looked like the game was up to tell him to his face that the right thing to do might now be to resign, but he did not go himself, he stayed in post and from what he has had to say to the sunday times remains loyal to borisjohnson. he stresses that, "i have not spent the last few turbulent years plotting or briefing against the prime minister, mobilising a leadership campaign behind his back. "i will tell you this, for all his flaws, i like borisjohnson, i never doubted his love of this country." perhaps trying to endear himself to those in the party and there are some who think borisjohnson did not deserve to have his premiership cut short in the way that it was. he's a capable media performer, often the minister sent out in the most difficult times for the government to do those interviews first thing in the morning when they are on the ropes and up against it. rarely drops the ball.

he will be a key contender in the race, whether he can command the support needed amongst mps to get through to the final two and go on to win a vote among the party membership as all across the country, we will have to see. it goes beyond that really, because at some point, the public will have a say who runs the country, not now, that is just the way it works. and grant shapps will be remembered for some controversy. and also for being the transport secretary at a time that airlines were cancelling people's holidays, chaos at the airport in recent weeks and then there has been other turbulent times during the pandemic where people were not getting their money back. people are very divided over how well he has done in that role, serving under boris johnson. it is a double—edged sword, along with the fact he can say he has

considerable experience doing one of the biggestjobs in government and can point to a record as a capable minister who has got things done, he is also coming to this with baggage as you suggest and that is what comes with experience, he was part of borisjohnson�*s administration, one of the most public faces alongside the prime minister and that may count against him, for others it will be seen as a selling point. he is a previous party chairman so knows how the conservative party works and that will... handy. handy, to say the least in the next few days and possibly weeks. newly—appointed chancellor nadhim zahawi has launched his campaign to become tory leader, pledging to lower taxes for individuals, families and business, boost defence spending, and continue with education reforms he started in his previous role. more thanjust

more than just a few hours into the job as chancellor he'd amount boris johnson resign. he is the fourth conservative chancellor in as many years, parachuted in after rishi sunak resigned after criticising boris johnson's sunak resigned after criticising borisjohnson�*s performance as prime minister. in borisjohnson's performance as prime minister. in the background, what do we know about him? of course he was formerly education secretary, he had a lot to do with with children being home—schooled during the pandemic he also oversaw the vaccination programme as well to some degree, which he was praised for. but there is controversy around him, the second richest mp in parliament, quite a complicated business background, came into the country with his family as refugees, and is very much described as a people

person. that makes six contenders now in the race. i came on—air a few hours ago and there were four. and it's not over yet. it could get quite crowded, the race for conservative leadership and of course the person who will become your prime minister. we will get more reaction to that as well in the coming hours here on bbc news. of course we have got the paper review tonight at 10:30pm at 11:30pm so there will be a lot of reaction in there will be a lot of reaction in the papers tomorrow as well. to reiterate, grant shapps in the race and as expected the former education secretary and current chancellor, nadhim zahawi, will what a lot of these mps are up against is being part of borisjohnson's cabinet. that may go against them in the running, particularly in how the public view it as well. the newly—installed education minister, andrea jenkyn, has issued a statement over social media footage of her rudely gesturing towards crowd of protesters outside downing street.

the conservative mp, who has remained loyal to borisjohnson, wrote on twitter that she could have "shown more composure," but claimed she was faced with a "braying mob" while on the way to hear the prime minister's resignation speech on thursday and said public abuse of mps had become "all too common." thousands of protesters have stormed the sri lankan president's official residence and set the prime minister's private residence on fire in colombo, as anger intensified over the country's worst economic crisis in seven decades. in the last few minutes, reports have suggested that the president is to step down next week. we'll get the latest on those reports in a second. first, with this report on the day's events, here's emily unia. clashes in colombo. thousands of anti—government

protesters took to the streets of the sri lankan capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages of food and fuel. people travelled 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. a crowd stormed the presidential palace, pictures posted online showed people inside splashing about in the private pool. the protesters want the president, mr rajapaksa, to resign. they hold him responsible for sri lanka's growing economic emergency. 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. let's return to our breaking news, the home of sri lanka's prime kalani kumarasinghe is the features editor at sri lanka's daily mirror. kalani you're in the capital colombo. what have you seen? i would like to ask you about the most recent line that we are hearing is that following all of these protests and the storming of the presidential and prime minister's's, that the president will resign next week? over the last few hours things escalated, we sawjournalists being attacked by that really got to the

crowds, which led the mobs to breach prime minister's private residence, set on fire and after all of these, a little while ago received news that the president has informed the speaker that he is willing to step down next week. this has been received with all sorts of reactions. mostly the public but also exposing the question what it means for us as a country politically, because there is absolutely no political consensus in the capital right now and we have to wait and see what unfolds over the next few days. we wait and see what unfolds over the next few dam-— wait and see what unfolds over the next few deve— wait and see what unfolds over the next few da s. ~ . , ., ., ., next few days. we are seeing footage at the moment _ next few days. we are seeing footage at the moment of _ next few days. we are seeing footage at the moment of extraordinary - at the moment of extraordinary scenes of protesters wandering around the presidential palace. some of them clearly enjoying the moment, it is a real insight into the private life of the president

wandering through bedrooms and a lot of them jumped into the swimming full, but this is serious. they risked in the very least a rest, if not death. that shows just how anger has spilled over. can you give me some insight when we talk about an economic crisis, we have got an economic crisis, we have got an economic crisis, we have got an economic crisis here in the uk but we are not storming government buildings. just how bad is it for a typical person in sri lanka right now? ~ ., typical person in sri lanka right now? ~ . ., , typical person in sri lanka right now? ~ . . , ~' typical person in sri lanka right now? ~ ., ~ ., now? what life was like over the ast six now? what life was like over the past six to _ now? what life was like over the past six to loan _ now? what life was like over the past six to loan it _ now? what life was like over the past six to loan it has _ now? what life was like over the past six to loan it has meant - past six to loan it has meant everything we live off, essentials, were in short supply. food, medicine, also dealing with hyperinflation. people are finding meals unaffordable at the moment. people are foregoing meals, there are reports that children and expectant mothers have foregone meals. it means poor nutrition for kids. patients cannot get to

hospitals. just this last couple of weeks, people in the private—sector and state sector were all unable to come into work because there was not a drop of fuel to be found. this is what life has been like for people from all walks of life. it has been suffering and endless pain. this is what we have been living through and today was the day that a lot of organisers, civic protest organisers as well as political parties, urged crowds to come and people made long journeys by foot, travelling miles to reach the epicentre of the protest and it was very peaceful in the morning and then at some point, they basically stormed inside the presidential area and although you have seen moments ofjoy, it is

after months and months of pain. when i spoke to you a few hours ago you confirmed that he felt we were very much seeing a revolution. if the prime minister and president do step down, is there any hope that this economic crisis can be overcome? i this economic crisis can be overcome?— this economic crisis can be overcome? ., ., . ., overcome? i cannot say for certain it can be overcome _ overcome? i cannot say for certain it can be overcome but _ overcome? i cannot say for certain it can be overcome but i'm - overcome? i cannot say for certain it can be overcome but i'm certain| it can be overcome but i'm certain there will be some political agreement that we need to get over this. we need to find solutions and thatis this. we need to find solutions and that is what we will hope to see over the coming days and weeks. prime minister wickremesinghe says he is only willing to step down once there is an interim government with a majority formed, so there is that as well so we all have to wait and see what happens over the next couple of days. see what happens over the next counle of deve—

see what happens over the next coule ofda s. , ., ., couple of days. many thanks for your time and reporting _ couple of days. many thanks for your time and reporting there. _ the headlines on bbc news... in the last hour, the newly—appointed chancellor nadhim zahawi and the transport secretary grant shapps announce they'll be standing for the conservative party leadership the president of sri lanka announces he will step down after protesters storm his home and set the prime minister's home on fire. wimbledon history. elena rybakina, who was born in russia, but has represented kazakhstan since 2018, has become the country's first player to win a major singles trophy in a nail—biting women's final. to wimbledon now and elena rybakina has become the first woman from kazakhstan to win a grand slam singles title.

and again... there she is, a new... the 23—year—old beat the tunisian ons jabeur on centre court after coming back from being a set down. when asked how she felt about her achievement, she said she was relieved that the match was over. i was super nervous before the match, during the match and obviously i am happy that it has finished, to be honest... laughter. really, i neverfelt something like this. i just want to say a big thanks to the crowd for their support, it was unbelievable, all the way through it. cheering chetan pathak followed the match for us from swi9. in a year where wimbledon banned russian and belarusian players, following the invasion of ukraine,

it is still a player born in moscow who has won. elena rybakina is not a name we were talking about before the start of this tournament and get she walks off with the venus rose water dish. she started nervously against ons jabeur, the world number two and third seed, who, back in her homeland of tunisia, is called the minister of happiness. her rise through the game across last 18 months has been extraordinary. she was the favourite going into this final, jabeur. she talked about how desperate she was to win the title for the people back, on the first day of eid. she gave herself the best possible chance but nerves and fatigue set in and rybakina found her powerful serve. her all—round power game to get herself over the line. rybakina makes history, at 23, the first kazakhstan player to win a grand slam singles title. she gave a muted response when she won at the end, something we have got used to seeing from her. she often talks about her poker

face, but even she could not hide her smile when she lifted that venus rose water dish. wimbledon has often given us unexpected winners, especially in the women's draw, but with her all—round game, rybakina is someone we should expect to see here time and again. 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 not enough security was placed behind the former leader as he spoke to a crowd. mr abe's body has been taken to tokyo. an unemployed ai—one—year—old man has admitted the killing, using a homemade gun. speaking at a news conference, police chief tomoaki onizuka, said they will review their security procedures.

translation: former prime minister abe was shot - and killed whilst under police guard. the consequences are extremely grave and serious. the fact that such an incident has happened is a matter of utmost regret. i cannot deny there were problems with the security detail which led to such a serious outcome. police must consider concrete steps to strengthen security arrangements, or review existing measures. twitter and elon musk are in an extraordinary standoff over his £36.5 billion deal to buy the social media company. the world's richest man wants to pull out of the deal, claiming he's not received the data he asked for about the number of fake or spam accounts on the platform. i spoke to the technologyjournalist shona ghosh who explained more and about twitter�*s board who say they will sue mr musk to enforce the deal.

i think this is probably a case of the richest man in the world bending the rules as he sees fit. he doesn't tend to go with the established modes of doing things, and in part, that is what has made him the richest man in the world. i don't think it's ever been that clear from the very beginning of this whole saga that elon musk�*s offer to buy twitter was ever that serious, so anyone who was watching it closely sort of expected that there might be a number of different outcomes, one of which might be musk trying to pull out of the deal, or potentially considering whether this is a play to lower the price of twitter. as it stands, he is on the hook to buy twitter for $41; billion, i think there is a question of whether twitter

through unconventional means? if this did go to court, if this was a concrete done deal, and this ended up inc ourt, is his argument good enough? would that stand up in court? i think the concensus is it's not. but elon musk is not like other ceos, as a personality has a tendency to overcome incredible odds, having said that, he did agree to buy twitter, and it feels difficult to me to see how he is going to say, "i didn't have enough information to go on." part of the agreement to buy twitter was him saying, "i do have enough information to go on, or i am comfortable not having that information. i'm comfortable with the bot scenario," which is the major part of why he is pulling out of the deal.

it's hard to reconcile what he said and agreed to with what he is saying now. so i suspect a court battle will be protracted. it is partly, as i say, whether this may be an attempt to settle out of court, do the deal, but in a slightly different way and at a cheaper price which seems slightly more feasible. certainly, i don't think it is going to be simple for elon musk to pull out of the deal. why do you think he wanted to, or may still want, to buy it? there are other social media platforms, and some come and go. i think there is a couple of things, one is he is very addicted and active on twitter for a man who runs many companies, and he seems to have a lot of time to be on twitter. the other thing, i think, and this is a theory of why twitter may be undervalued, is that if you look at twitter in terms of the round of the media landscape, it is as powerful as newspapers, if not more powerful.

perhaps this is a way of elon musk are doing that billionaire thing, where he buys a media platform, and maybe it is more powerful than a tv empire or nework of newspapers. this is one way that he could control something that is very powerful. a heat—health alert has been issued for parts of the uk as temperatures are predicted to hit 30 degrees celsius, higher than in los angeles, marbella and sa ntorini. parents are advised to limit their children's sun exposure. wales is expecting a prolonged period of hot weather over the weekend and into next week. earlier, we spoke tojim dale, senior meteoroligist at the british weather services, who told us not every part of the country is affected. there are certain parts of the country that are not sharing in this, particularly

in the north—west. if you are along the blackpool coast and upwards, the area it is only sort of 19 degrees, but if you go to other places in cumbria it is around 10 degrees. this is in the south at the moment, and what is causing it is the azores high pressure. the centre is sitting off the west if ireland. we've got this north—westerly draft, which is keeping temperatures down more than it otherwise might be. the other factor is the sun is very strong at this time of year, the insulation that we receive from that makes it such that you can get sunburn very easily, particularly with a clear sky. so beware. there are a lot of weather alerts around to stay safe, a lot of children, particularly,

we don't want to be exposing them to the sun for prolonged periods of time, but in recent weeks there has been a bout of really good weather. every time that happens, we get warnings that this is what we need to expect, that this is climate change, is that true? this is climate change we are seeing. this is always a difficult question for meteorologists to answer. if you go back to 1976, there was a great big heatwave then, and that droned on for six weeks. the problem that we have got is that we get this kind of weather every so often anyway, don't we? yes, we do. however, when it starts to break records, and it is not this weekend, or even monday or tuesday that will break records, we are looking to the next weekend, where the models are showing that, but we will see, there is a long way to go, but they are a bit scary at the moment. as we move towards that,

we have to be on our toes to a certain degree, and if it does break, we have to start to talk about climate change. climate change isn't just about britain. we share the weather, you have to look at other records being broken. certainly, the climate change is having an effect. do you think we have to adapt buildings as having air conditioning, because in other parts of the world it is great. we are miles behind, to be honest. we are. notjust in buildings, but in the way that we do things. weather dictates what we do, from what we eat to how we feel. education should be a greater part of the education process, from infants school all the way through to universities, but all that's going to be put into the equation, but if i say something openly, you probably see my book behind me,

we did notice it, it's sbutle! my second book is going to be about how to survive climate change, and that is talking about wildfires, floods, extreme heat, all these things are into the equation of climate change, so it is important we start to equip ourselves and educate ourselves going forward, because the titanic has hit the iceberg, and the iceberg is sinking. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren. hello, there. it is not quite as hot today. there is more of a gentle north—westerly breeze this time. these are the temperatures as we head into the early part of the evening. highest numbers across more southern parts of england and wales typically the mid—20s still. clear skies overnight for england and wales. got some thicker cloud coming into northern scotland bringing some rain for a while in the northern isles and following on from that this mist, low cloud and fog will push into the north—west

and through the irish sea. temperatures typically 11—111. comfortable enough night ahead. into tomorrow, that mist, fog and low cloud will burn back gradually towards these coasts in the far north—west, we will have sunshine more widely, the wind remains very light, sea breezes may keep it a little bit cooler around the coast, but otherwise, temperatures continuing to rise, peaking at 27—29 in the midlands and south—east of england. it gets hotter for england and wales next week. temperatures up to the low 30s, but cooler and more cloudy as you head further north across the uk.

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