good afternoon. the international trade minister, penny mordaunt, has become the ninth candidate to enter the conservative leadership contest. most candidates are focusing on their plans for the economy. the former health secretary, sajid javid, wants to bring forward the 1p income tax cut to next year. both mrjavid and the former cabinet ministerjeremy hunt are also pledging to reduce corporation tax from 19 to 15%. here's our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart.

and then there were nine. trade minister penny mordaunt to throw her hat in the ring to be the next tory leader. many candidates but one key issue, taxes. former health secretary sajid javid will cut them if he is prime minister, including a tax rise to help the health service when he led it. iii tax rise to help the health service when he led it.— tax rise to help the health service when he led it. if we don't have tax rises we will _ when he led it. if we don't have tax rises we will not _ when he led it. if we don't have tax rises we will not get _ when he led it. if we don't have tax rises we will not get growth, - when he led it. if we don't have tax rises we will not get growth, if - when he led it. if we don't have tax rises we will not get growth, if we | rises we will not get growth, if we do not get growth we will not be able to help the public services. i have never came across a decision, especially bay, which does not involve risk.— especially bay, which does not involve risk. rivaljeremy hunt promises _ involve risk. rivaljeremy hunt promises a _ involve risk. rivaljeremy hunt promises a brexiteer- involve risk. rivaljeremy hunt promises a brexiteer deputy . involve risk. rivaljeremy hunt promises a brexiteer deputy if| involve risk. rivaljeremy hunt i promises a brexiteer deputy if he gets to number ten and is also pledging tax cuts, focusing on lowering the cost of business. treasury figures show you get about half the _ treasury figures show you get about half the cost of corporation tax because — half the cost of corporation tax because of increased economic activity. — because of increased economic activity. if—

because of increased economic activity, if we keep the cycle, the fiscal_ activity, if we keep the cycle, the fiscal rules — activity, if we keep the cycle, the fiscal rules we have that increase the length of the cycle to five years. — the length of the cycle to five years, we can afford these tax cuts. transport _ years, we can afford these tax cuts. transport secretary grant shapps says that will be an emergency budget of party members pick him. i think it is very important in this positive living screens that people get money back into their pockets, and quickly, so i will bring the tax cut slated for next year forward. five new candidates in 2a hours. chancellor nadhim zahawi is also running and pledging lower taxes like others. the field are starting to feel a bit crowded in this leadership contest and it is entirely possible that when senior conservative mps media at westminster tomorrow to decide on rules for the contest they decide to introduce a threshold for support from fellow mps that any mp would need to get even to get into the first round of voting. many candidates had more to come with foreign secretary liz truss expected to declare a bid in the next 2a

hours. at least 15 people have been shot dead at a bar in the south african township of soweto, injohannesburg. a number of other people are in a critical condition in hospital. and there are reports of another shooting in a second south african city, in the country's east. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, reports. south african police and forensic experts at the scene of what many here are calling a massacre. gunmen with automatic weapons charged into a busy bar in this poor neighbourhood last night and opened fire, seemingly at random. two women were injured, the rest of the victims were all young men. was it a robbery gone wrong? for now, the police are simply calling it a cold—blooded attack. there is shock here, but only at the high death toll. i think this really does reflect the dire state in which our country's failures is at. we don't have visible policing in this area and there is no electricity in this area, which fuels the crime

rate in the country. another four men died last night in a similar attack in a different town, and last month 21 teenagers died, possibly from gas or poison, in a bar in the port city of east london. this is a violent country at the best of times, but these murders have contributed to a sense of south africa losing its way, wrestling with sky—high unemployment and deepening inequality. andrew harding, bbc news, in soweto. 15 people have been killed after a russian rocket reportedly hit an apartment building in the east of ukraine. at least 20 more are feared to be buried under the rubble in the town of chasiv yar. joe inwood is in kyiv. just bring us up to date, what is the latest?—

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temperature here had reached - sea and cool off. by mid-morning the temperature here had reached 21 - temperature here had reached 21 celsius. it will get hotter as the day goes on. high temperatures will continue next week across much of the country. parents and carers have been reminded to make sure children are well protected. just been reminded to make sure children are well protected.— are well protected. just being a bit careful, are well protected. just being a bit careful. making — are well protected. just being a bit careful, making sure _ are well protected. just being a bit careful, making sure there - are well protected. just being a bit careful, making sure there is - are well protected. just being a bit| careful, making sure there is plenty of shade if they are feeling overheated, short bursts in the sunshine, covering them top to toe in suncream, regular re—applications of that and also having a light clothing on top. has of that and also having a light clothing on top. as temperatures rise, he clothing on top. as temperatures rise. he tells _ clothing on top. as temperatures rise, he tells the _ clothing on top. as temperatures rise, he tells the loads _ clothing on top. as temperatures rise, he tells the loads have - clothing on top. as temperatures | rise, he tells the loads have been issued by the uk health security agency. they will remain in place until friday. we are all being reminded to check on vulnerable family, friends and neighbours and particularly people with dementia. somebody who might have memory loss problems might often forget to drink, had difficulties getting themselves a drink, it means they are more likely to become dehydrated

so we really want people to check on people they know with dementia, if you are a carer, a family member or friend, pop in and make sure they can access fluids. for friend, pop in and make sure they can access fluids.— can access fluids. for those who en'o ed can access fluids. for those who enjoyed the _ can access fluids. for those who enjoyed the heatly _ can access fluids. for those who enjoyed the heatly advices - can access fluids. for those who enjoyed the heatly advices to i can access fluids. for those who i enjoyed the heatly advices to drink plenty of water, don't stay in the sun for too long and apply lots of sunshine —— for those who enjoyed the heat, the advice is. it will be really hot on centre court at wimbledon. now, it's the men's singles final at wimbledon today. djokovic against kyrgios. let's go straight there now and to our sports news correspondent, laura scott. it is expected to reach 29 degrees, as the mercury rises, will it set off the views on centre court? today we had two of the most polarising players, novak djokovic and nick kyrgios. djokovic is a six time champion here, his year began with

being deported from australia over not having the covid vaccine. he chases a 21st grand slam title to be just one off rafa nadal. he has not lost years in 2017 but he has been tested during the tournament so far and raised eyebrows when talking about drinking magic potions. then the australian nick kyrgios is playing his first ever grand slam final. he is widely viewed as one of the most gifted players in tennis but is on court antics often dominate discussion more than his tennis. he has had three days off because of rafael nadal�*s withdrawal and his route to the final has not been without controversy. he is the most find a player of the tournament and faces allegations of assault in australia. djokovic and kyrgios have played each other twice before, kyrgios winning both. the of cambridge are here for the hotly anticipated final they have brought prince george. could they celebrated british winner? alfie hewett is in

the men's wheelchair singles final and is currently one setup on court number three, that the men's singles finals will plan at the most attention and in just one hour, finals will plan at the most attention and injust one hour, will be see the fireworks we expect? studio: enjoy the game, laura scott at wimbledon. that's it for now — the next news on bbc one is at seven o'clock. have a good afternoon. hello. temperatures are continuing to build day on day for the next couple of days for many of us. heatwave criteria will be met across many areas. so today, it is going to feel very warm, warmer than yesterday, and some strong sunshine, which is more widespread. this era of high pressure keeping things settled, very little breeze out there as well. cloud lingering across parts of northern and western scotland and a little bit of cloud through some of these irish sea coastal areas as well.

but it is tending to burn back through the day. some patchy, fair—weather cloud developing in the south east as well but feeling warm with temperatures across scotland and northern ireland in the mid 20s in some spots, up to 30 degrees in the south. high or very high levels of uv for many of us, moderate levels in the north west, a little more cloud hanging on. and it is the men's final at wimbledon, hotter on centre court with temperatures up in a high 20s, possibly 30 degrees with little breeze as well. warm and dry as we end the day with late sunshine. most of us keeping the clear skies overnight, just a little mist and low clouds here and there, particularly on coasts towards the north and the west. temperatures falling to 16 through the day. anotherfine, sunny, hot day for many on monday. a bit like today, sea breezes developing through the day but inland, the hottest of the weather, again up to possibly 32 degrees towards central and southeastern england. up in the mid 20s in scotland and northern ireland but turning breezier as this frontal system approaches. a little rain in the far northwest but as that pushes south into tuesday, it will be petering out, so not much useful rainfall, i'm afraid. into tuesday, quite a bit of cloud sitting across england and wales

but still feeling hot. fresher for scotland and northern ireland behind that weather front with sunny spells and perhaps the odd shower here and there. 20s in the north, but again towards the south, another day with temperatures above 30 degrees on tuesday. into the middle of the week, as that weak weather front slips slowly south, feeling fresher for a time into wednesday and thursday as well but high pressure not far away. so, a lot of dry, settled weather through much of the week ahead, looking like temperatures will be on the up again towards next weekend. bye— bye.

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown, the latest headlines: the battle to become the next prime minister. trade minister, penny mordaunt, joins former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, on the growing list of contenders in the conservative leadership contest. at least 15 people have been killed after a residential apartment block was destroyed by russian shelling, in the donestk region in eastern ukraine. sri lanka's deepening economic crisis — the us appeals to politicians to act swiftly — as the president says he'll step down after huge demonstrations. temperatures rise around the uk — with some areas hitting thirty degrees today — and the heat expected to remain for much of the next week. voters injapan are choosing members

of the country's upper house of parliament — in elections overshadowed by the assassination of former prime minister, shinzo abe. and in tennis — prince georgejoins the duke and duchess of cambridge at wimbledon — as defending champion novak djokovic prepares to face nick kyrgios in the men's final later. nine candidates have now entered the race to become the next leader of the conservative party and prime minister. the trade minister, penny mordaunt, and the former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, are the latest to declare their candidacies. tax is high on the agenda, with sajid javid and jeremy hunt

both saying they will cancel the planned rise in corporation tax and reduce it further. mr hunt set out some of his plans on the sunday morning programme. no conservative should offer unfunded tax cuts and i think no conservative should raise taxes either. what you need are smart tax cuts that will grow the economy. corporation tax... i set up my business because nigel lawson, margaret thatcher created a pro—enterprise environment. i was actually the only one of my friends leaving university who went off and set up their own business. i want more people to do that but if we are going to increase corporation tax, which is one of the biggest taxes businesses pay, so that is more than more than, notjustjapan and america, but more than france and germany then people won't want to set up businesses. sajid javid, also explained why he decided to resign from the government —

and denied being naive by believing what he was told by borisjohnson when he defended his conduct. i don't think it is naive at all. i think that, i certainly wasn't the only one and if anything, i was probably the first one to not believe and so i think that when you are in government it is a huge responsibility. we are all bound by collective responsibility. it's about trusting each other. it's about being a team and that for me, from day one, has been the priority and i think it is important when you hear things, think things that you think might not be the case to give the benefit of the doubt and i think actually walking out of your job is a really big thing to do. another contender, the transport secretary, grant shapps, says if he wins he would hold an emergency budget straightaway. of course we've got to pay for all of the different things that we do. but i have a plan to pay for it and that is to reduce the cost of the state.

which frankly, grew hugely, i think, up to something like over half, 52% of the economy during coronavirus. understandable. we struggling to bring it down again. under my leadership, we will and that is how we will pay for these other things, including tax cuts. chair of the foreign affairs committee, tom tugendhat, says long term economic planning is key. he voted to remain in the eu, but now says he wouldn't vote to return to the bloc and britain needs to work to get the benefits from brexit. the party voted for brexit because it has an ambition for this country and it's an ambition i share and it's an ambition i want to deliver. but we can only deliver it if we get beyond those arguments, those divisive... the divisive past and we get a clean start. because i think we really can. if we want the promise that brexit offers this country, we need to deliver and we can only deliver with a ten year economic plan and that plan needs to be based on growth, and it need to deliver a stronger,

more resilient and, of course, fairer economy. he was talking to me an hour ago. well labour is calling for borisjohnson to leave downing street immediately. shadow home secretary, yvette cooper, told sophie raeworth this morning that mrjohnson�*s time in office impacts on all those who are now hoping to take on hisjob. sadly, you've got a catalogue of contestants to replace him who have all been defending him, for all of this time and who have been part of... jeremy hunt hasn't, as he'sjust been telling me... but many of them have and they have all been voting for many of the policies that they are now arguing around and also, they have been part of 12 years of really damaging conservative government that has left us with incredibly low growth, with public services being run down and with this soaring cost of living crisis that he has really failed to address, that has been hitting families across the country. that's why, i think, we need a labour government, we need a properfresh start,

we need a change from the last 12 years, notjust the last 12 months. joining me now is professor paul whiteley, emeritus professor in department of government at the university of essex. thank you for being with us. they are out of the traps, it's going to be a long, hot summer of campaigning isn't it? tax is very much the top of the agenda at the moment. is that what you see as the key issue in this race? i what you see as the key issue in this race?— what you see as the key issue in this race? ~' ., ., ~ , this race? i think there are two key issues that — this race? i think there are two key issues that will _ this race? i think there are two key issues that will narrow _ this race? i think there are two key issues that will narrow down i this race? i think there are two key issues that will narrow down the i issues that will narrow down the field. one is the tax issue, as you say, but the other is closeness to the borisjohnson government. if you were close to that government and stayed close to the end, that is going to count against you, i think. so outsiders, and the obvious example isjeremy hunt, will get some advantage in the wider

electorate and i think that will spill over to the party member ship as well when the vote that comes. but there is also this tax argument, so far, exchanging even as we speak, but so far a number of the prominent candidates are basically promising unfunded tax cuts. this is actually a terrible idea in the context of the economy that we are in. indeed, the economy that we are in. indeed, the former chief economist at the imf has written some papers suggesting that high debts reduces economic growth. you can imagine, if you make big tax cuts, in this context, the debt is going to go up. britain is going to have to borrow more. that could well mean you reduce growth rather than increase it. so if you are going to make tax

cuts, you really need to spell out what cuts in spending are going to go. i look across the world, there is no real clear relationship between high taxes and growth. you have scandinavian countries, sweden and denmark, norway, very high tax rates, but better growth and actually a high standard of living than britain has. what having said all of that, surely the temptation of all of these candidates saying anything just of all of these candidates saying an hin , ., of all of these candidates saying an hint , ., . , anything 'ust to get elected, 'ust to net anything just to get elected, 'ust to get through i anything just to get elected, 'ust to get through the i anything just to get elected, 'ust to get through the first i anything just to get elected, just to get through the first round i anything just to get elected, just i to get through the first round when it is the tory mps voting and then the run—off when the conservative party member should vote? yes. the run-off when the conservative party member should vote? yes, but beafina party member should vote? yes, but bearin: in party member should vote? yes, but bearing in mind. _ party member should vote? yes, but bearing in mind, the _ party member should vote? yes, but bearing in mind, the reason - party member should vote? yes, but bearing in mind, the reason we i party member should vote? yes, but bearing in mind, the reason we are i bearing in mind, the reason we are in this turmoil is because government last, in particular boris johnson, lost credibility. the polling shows that a large numbers of people across the country thought he was a liar and they didn't

believe in. if you are going to get away from that and part of the exercise of reinventing the conservative party is to move away from that, trying to establish credit ability, you don't really start that process by making claims about unfunded tax reductions which are not credible. who about unfunded tax reductions which are not credible.— are not credible. who is your tip, is it possible _ are not credible. who is your tip, is it possible to _ are not credible. who is your tip, is it possible to say _ are not credible. who is your tip, is it possible to say at _ are not credible. who is your tip, is it possible to say at the - are not credible. who is your tip, i is it possible to say at the moment, we have semi contenders, tired to say he was the frontrunner, but who do you see as the final two whose names will be put to the conservative party memory chip? abs names will be put to the conservative party memory chip? ass i conservative party memory chip? as i understand it. — conservative party memory chip? is i understand it, in the last leadership election that would boris johnson in downing street, 1922 committee required each candidate to have at least eight nominations from their colleagues in the house of commons, in the parliamentary conservative party. and the word is that they are going to raise theirs,

possibly to 20 two to five, so while a lot of people are throwing their hat in the ring, it may be that the list is cold when it comes to actually achieving that goal and thatis actually achieving that goal and that is probably a good thing. i don't get a good thing to have 12, 13, 15, who knows what candidates standing. and they would be very wise to do that. it will reduce the numbers, not to two, but it will reduce the numbers to start with. at that point those of us who watch this deciduous lead, will have a better sense of who is going to be the frontrunner and who is in. right now, it's very hard to call because so many of them are joining now, it's very hard to call because so many of them arejoining in. ilirui’eiiii so many of them are “oining in. well thank ou so many of them are “oining in. well thank you very _ so many of them are joining in. well thank you very much indeed for all of your analysis. at least 15 people are believed to have died after a residential apartment block was destroyed by russian shelling in the donestk

region in eastern ukraine. a rescue operation is under way — the regional state emergency service told the bbc at least 20 people are thought to still be under the rubble in the town of chasiv yar, including one child. ukrainian officials say russian missile and rocket strikes have caused more widespread damage in towns and cities across the country's eastern and southern regions. our correspondentjoe inwood has the latest. now, at the moment, the russians say they are taking what's known as an operational pause, essentially slowing down their attempted advances, to regroup their forces after punishing assaults of the last few weeks, but that doesn't mean there's been an end to missile strikes and shelling right across ukraine, places like kryvyi rih, zaporizhzhia and mykolaiv have seen strikes over the last 211 hours, and in the town of chasiv yar in the donetsk region there was a strike late yesterday evening, just after nine o'clock. according to the regional governor,

a 5—storey building was brought down by a multiple launch rocket system. a number of people have been killed, some pulled out of the wreckage, and it thought around 30 people are still trapped under the rubble. emergency services are said to be on the scene trying to look for survivors, but it seems, whatever the operational pause the russians are taking on the ground, the difficulties and the trauma for the people of the donbas continues. at least 15 people are reported to have been shot dead in a bar in the south african township of soweto. a number of others were wounded, some of them critically. a police commissioner said it appeared that several people had entered the bar at random, and began shooting at drinkers inside. and in the country's east, four people were also killed during a shoot—out in a bar in pietermaritzburg on saturday night. the bbc�*s africa correspondent andrew harding spoke to me from outside the tavern

a short time ago. you've joined me outside the tavern where those 15 men were shot dead last night. a group of armed men walked injust after midnight, and we're told they calmly began to shoot randomly at everyone inside the tavern. you can see it perhaps now just behind me there, behind the police lines here. now, people who survived the attack and we know seven of them are in hospital, including two women. but survivors say they simply opened fire. the men. they gave him a warning. this didn't feel like a robbery gone wrong. and at the moment, the police are saying they have no idea why this happened. we've been seeing the forensic teams go in. they've taken those 15 dead people out. they're currently at a mortuary and forensic pathologists still combing the area, trying to... trying to get more evidence. but this really has baffled south africa at the moment. what are the levels of violence, andrew, in south africa at the moment, generally we know

there's been so much violence there in recent years, but currently is this kind of shooting completely out of the normal? it's not. i think it's the sheer number of dead combined with the fact that, as you mentioned, there were four dead in another part of south africa last night. and then a few weeks ago, we had 21 teenagers dying in mysterious circumstances in another tavern. so it's added to that real sense of malaysia, of a country that's losing its way. there's so many deep economic challenges at the moment, soaring inequality, 50, 60% unemployment in in poor neighbourhoods like this one. and really no feeling that the country is beginning to tackle that. yes, there is routine violence, particularly on friday and saturday night. it's often driven, notjust by gang violence, but by drunkenness. during covid, it was fascinating here because alcohol was banned for long periods that reduced violence and reduced the casualties and the pressure

on hospitals dramatically. so an awful lot of societal ills here that it seems the authorities are really struggling to tackle. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. let's start at wimbledon, when in under an hour the men's singles final gets under way on centre court between novak djokovic and nick kyrgios. djokovic says we can expect �*fireworks'. the serb has won 20 grand slam titles and is looking to close the gap on rafael nadal who's won 22. but he's up against the unpredictable australian. chetan pathak is at wimbledon and chetan, you like the rest of us no doubt looking forward to this one. and potentially some good news for british tennis alredy today? they carry us in his first grand slam final. where is facing up to the biggest match of his life. we saw him arrive at the all england

club earlier today, he has had three days of because of raphael nadal is abdominal injury. he's talked about feeling anxious, nervous, normal things you would expect, the first set he has got prior to the championships was 2014 at the quarterfinals. he beat rafael nadal before here but his career is one that hasn't quite filled up his enormous potential. he has talked over the past few weeks about winning the strain men's doubles title at really has given him focus, he has finally realised what it takes to win a major. that was in the doubles, can it do it in the singles? standing in the way is an absolute titan, novak djokovic who has won 38 consecutive matches on centre court. it's a astonishing record. he stands on the brink of winning seven wimbledon titles. that will take level of course, with

others. you want a 21st grand slam... nadal is on 22, bear in mind that anotherjob which may not play the us open and the us training open because of his faxing status. he wants to get the job done. he has looked vulnerable at times, i think in particular against a gaelic sinner when he was 2—0 love. no doubt the favourite here this afternoon. doubt the favourite here this afternoon-— doubt the favourite here this afternoon. , ,., ., , doubt the favourite here this afternoon. , ., , afternoon. there is potentially some t ood afternoon. there is potentially some tood news afternoon. there is potentially some good news for _ afternoon. there is potentially some good news for british _ afternoon. there is potentially some good news for british tennis - afternoon. there is potentially some good news for british tennis today, i good news for british tennis today, alfie hewitt is in action. what the latest? it alfie hewitt is in action. what the latest? , ., let's alfie hewitt is in action. what the latest? , ., let'sdi- alfie hewitt is in action. what the latest? , ., let's di- into alfie hewitt is in action. what the latest? , ., let's di- into court alfie hewitt is in action. what the latest? , ., let's di- into court three alfie hewitt is in action. what the latest? , ., let's di- into court three if alfie hewitt is in action. what the latest? , ., let's di- into court three if we let's dip into court three if we can, because you can see, he has one an extraordinary number of doubles titles. he is of course has won prior to these championships tend consecutive men's doubles titles. his grand slam winner the us open... he has never won wimbledon's men's... he is a cup against a

japanese player, he had a racket —— he was in the ring winning this, but he was in the ring winning this, but he has fought back and he has a point away. he has a second set point, the japanese player to it, to try to level up proceeding. he has a battle on his hands on court number three at the moment. he has talked about the challenges of playing on grass, the tough grand slam, the physical work that takes, he was looking like he was going to get over the line, it may well be heading to a decide at the moment. i will keep your outdated.— will keep your outdated. thank you very much- — will keep your outdated. thank you very much- we _ will keep your outdated. thank you very much. we will _ let you have any developments there. england's cricketers will be hoping to avoid a comprehensive 3—0 series defeat against india this afternoon at trent bridge, after losing the t20 series yesterday. they looked like restricting their opponents to a manageable target at edgbaston, but some late hitting from ravindra jadeja boosted the tourists to 170 for 8, england wickets tumbled regularly

and when top scorer moeen ali went for 35 the game was up. india won by 49 runs and lead 2—0. lewis hamilton will start today's austrian grand prix from eighth on the grid after a frustrating sprint race at the red bull ring. the briton crashed in qualifying on friday, which saw him start the sprint race from ninth. he was almost taken out at the first corner — and then endured a long tussle with mick schumacher, meaning he could only make up one place. a comfortable victory for max verstappen saw the dutchman increase his championship lead to 38 points and he'll start this afternoon's grand prix from pole. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much indeed. let's talk about what is going on in sri lanka right now. the united states has appealed to sri lanka's politicians to act promptly to resolve their country's economic crisis.

an announcement that the sri lankan president, rajapaksa, would step down on wednesday, came after protesters seized his official residence and set the prime minister's home on fire. the country is dealing with rampant inflation and food, fuel and medicine imports are drying up. mark lobel reports. burning fury for all to see. the sri lankan prime minister's house set alight. flames fuelled by protesters' anger at economic mismanagement that has left many suffering. it has become the norm now to see people staying and sleeping in vehicles, to get fuel in that ranges to three to four days sometimes. many actually walked for hours to get to the protest sites. the president's office was also stormed. there was an impromptu pool party at the palace. it is rumoured the president has taken to the high waters, as his country finds itself politically and economically all at sea.

it is time we got all our stolen money back to this country, and also the air—conditioning is running in the presidential palace while people don't have electricity in their homes. it is a far cry from the once—blossoming tourist hotspot. a country of 22 million people, recovering from a brutal civil war, which has been ruled by two brothers for years. there are three things that have brough sri lanka down. the first is authoritarianism. the second is corruption- and the third is ethnic chauvinism. now foreign currency is running dry humping imports of food, fuel and medicine and forcing schools to close. at the beginning of april, angry protests prompted a state of emergency. 12 days later, the government could not pay its foreign debt for the first time in its history. the prime minister resigned in may.

a month on, the un warned of a humanitarian emergency. now, with the storming of the president's home, parliament speaker had this message from the president. he asked me to tell the country that he will resign on the 13th ofjuly, on wednesday, to ensure a peaceful handover of power. therefore, there is no need to destabilise the country any longer. these protests have achieved the resignations of both the prime minister and president, but whoever takes over will inherit a humanitarian and law and order crisis as they are urged to restore stability quickly by the united states and the imf so that talks on an economic bailout package can resume. our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan, is in colombo outside the presidential office.

a day after some dramatic of elements here in the sri lankan capital colombo, hundreds of people, men, women and families are coming here to have a look at the president's office which was stormed by hundreds of protesters. and these protests have been going on for months. it started as protests against the escalating cost of living. and then people blamed the government of president gotabaya rajapaksa and the ministers for mishandling the economy. now, president rajapaksa has entered through the speaker of parliament that he's willing to step down, but we haven't heard anything directly from him. the next step for sri lanka is to choose a new prime minister and then president, and that's why politicians are holding meetings throughout the day and tomorrow to see how this political turmoil can be solved, because the country is facing a crisis, huge crisis. it is bankrupt. they have no money, no foreign currency reserves, which means

they are struggling to import fuel, food and medicine. and whoever is going to come to power next, they are going to face the challenge because the loan from imf, the emergency bailout package, it will take months before the money can be transferred to sri lanka. so they have to work out a plan, how they are going to get foreign currency reserves so that they can address the immediate needs of the people here. the governing liberal democrats injapan are predicted to maintain their majority in the upper house following sunday's election. initial exit polls suggest they could win up to two thirds of the seats. our correspondent mariko oi has more from tokyo. it's only been two days since the shocking assassination of former prime minister shinzo abe as today's election have gone

ahead as scheduled. and we've been speaking to some voters inside and the majority of them have told us that while friday's attack hasn't affected who they vote for, it has reminded them how important it is to vote. we've also noticed a lot of online campaigns on social media with so many hashtags like "let's go and vote", "this is our election". and as of2 p.m, today, the turnout rate was quite a lot higher than the last election. of course, japan is usually known for a fairly low turnout rate, sometimes well below 50%. so maybe friday's incident has affected people's mindset that way. some experts thought that mr abe's death could actually give the ruling party a boost, though i have to say that the ldp was always expected to win even before mr abe's death. heathrow airport has apologised to people for disruption caused by more flights running late at night. punctuality has fallen in recent months as airlines deal with staffing shortages.

the situation has caused carriers including british airways and easyjet to cancel 40—thousand flights over the summer. willie walsh, is the director general of of the international air transport association. hesays it should still be possible to accomodate everyone who wants to travel abroad: many airports around europe are functioning perfectly well. there have been some challenges in the uk as well. documented manchester had problems in the early stages. heathrow certainly has difficulties at the moment. they're not meeting their basic standards and it's clear that they can't as they go forward. i think it is right, though, that these cancellations are made early because at least that will allow airlines and their customers to adapt to the revised schedules. so i actually expect people to be able to get away. i think there will be some disruption, but i don't think it's on the scale that we've seen to date. and i believe that there are solutions being put in place. some sad news to report, the former

nationwide presenter has died at the age of 94, his son ollie has paid a tribute to him on social media, we are very sad to report our lovely dad, husband, died this morning, he was 94, he spent his final days being cared for at the wonderful thames hospice in berkshire surrounded by his family, a life lived to the full. that is michael barrett, presenterfor lived to the full. that is michael barrett, presenter for the of the... has died at the the age of 94. the met office has issued a level three heatwave alert for parts of england. from nine o'clock tomorrow morning until friday, temperatures could get as high as 32 degrees celsius. people are being encouraged to drink plenty of water, wear sun cream and limit time spent in the sun. our correspondent,

helena wilkinson reports. crowds began arriving here from early this morning, hoping to secure the best spot for a day at the seaside. we came from like london and alloway and we came because it's really hot so we just came to enjoy the beach and the water. it's lovely to come down with a lovely hot dayjust to relax and chill with the grandchildren. you saw it getting a bit hot, i so when you go to the beach, you're able to swim - in the sea, so you cool off. by mid—morning, the temperature here had reached 21 degrees celsius. it'll get hotter as the day goes on. the high temperatures will continue next week across most of the country. parents and carers have been reminded to make sure children are well protected. just being a bit careful, making sure there's plenty of shade around if they're starting to feel a little bit overheated. short bursts in the sunshine, making sure they're covered top to toe in suncream. regular, regular

applications of that. and also having light clothing on top as well. as temperatures rise. heat health alerts have been issued by the uk health security agency. they'll remain in place until friday. we're all been reminded to check on vulnerable family, friends and neighbours, in particular, people with dementia. somebody who might have memory loss problems. they often forget to drink. they may have some difficulties getting up and getting themselves a drink. and so it means that they're more likely to become dehydrated. so what we really want people to do is to be going and checking on people that they know with dementia. if you're a carer, if you have a family member or a friend, just popping in and making sure that they have access to fluids. for those who do enjoy the heat, the advice is drink plenty of water, don't stay in the sun for too long and apply lots of sunscreen. helena wilkinson, bbc news, southend on sea.

let's stay with the weather — here's darren bett. hello there, good afternoon, the heat is building, certainly today is a hot today than it was yesterday, we have strong sunshine are more widely across the uk and hardly any wind as well. lovely day on the face of it, in scotland for much of the country, temperatures in the east of the country could make 27 degrees. one area that has been struggling with the club this morning is northern ireland and we can see that on the earlier satellite pictures. we should start to see that cloud thinning and breaking in the next few hours and we could make 24 degrees in parts of northern ireland again. a little or no cloud, for england and wales, lots of sunshine here and it's going to be hotter than yesterday. such images could make 30 degrees, for example, on centre court at wimbledon. this evening will be dry and sunny in most areas, still very warm, but an area of high pressure, not much happening overnight, clear skies for the most part, very light winds

again, these other temperatures come