this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the world. our top stories. i'm sally bundock. sri lanka's president confirms he will resign. the palace is now a protest site as crowds continue to pour inside. our correspondent is there. how does it feel to swim in the president's personal pool? translation: i'm happy. i'm so happy. parts of western europe suffer in the heat. it's reached 43 degrees in some areas of spain. eleven and counting, the british mps hoping to replace borisjohnson. the rules for the election will be decided today. and contraceptives for squirrels. how british

scientists hope to stem an expanding population. hello and welcome. we begin in sri lanka. president gotobaya rajapaksa of sri lanka has confirmed he will resign after having fled when crowds stormed his palace. it's not clear whether, as suggested, he will return to the country this week to formally quit. hundreds of protesters furious about corruption and economic mismanagement are still in the presidential house and grounds. they say they won't leave until mr rajapaska has gone. our south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, reports from colombo. these scenes would have been unthinkable days ago. sri lanka's seat of

presidential power — now a sightseeing destination. security nowhere to be seen, as thousands push their way into a palace taken over by protesters. this is a really surreal moment for sri lanka. a building that is normally heavily fortified, now a free—for—all. at president rajapaksa's private pool, we meet carpenter ruan chiminda, who's taking a dip, a moment of relief after he walked hours to join the protests. translation: my kids are hungry- _ we don't have fuel. we don't have cooking gas. we don't even have fuel to do ourjobs properly. how does it feel to swim in the president's personal pool? translation: i'm happy. i'm so happy. moments ofjoy and curiosity. but where does this leave

the future of the island? the man who once lived here, president gotabaya rajapaksa, has now fled and is expected to step down this week. a lot of the people here need to also witness the fact that — how rich and wealthy and luxurious their lives are. even this place, how grand, how big the house is. there is people who have been dying and suffering to fight for their basic necessities. as they look around the lavish rooms, sri lankans continue to contend with a deepening economic crisis. is this the right thing to do? is this the right way to go about it, storming the presidential palace? well, the people have been demanding for the president to step down. with respect, we've asked him

to step down multiple times. so the people are realising that, well, unless we physically go and take him out of the chair, he's not going to leave. and when will your protests stop? when will you be satisfied? when will i personally be satisfied? if we go to a new election and hopefully people will vote for principles, morals, and ideals that the person running for the election holds and not the person itself — because when it comes to politics in sri lanka, it's personality—centric. after months of frustration, this feels like a release — crowds surging through the doors to get inside this presidential palace and get a peek of what life is like for sri lanka's political class. a palace overrun, a country in crisis. protesters say they won't leave until the president officially quits. but even once he does, who can save this nation in need? for sri lanka, the challenges

keep on coming. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, colombo. we will be live to columbo later on this programme to discuss in more deal tail what the outlook is for this country, extraordinary scenes there, so more on that, a little later. much of europe has been experiencing a sweltering heatwave. in spain, temperatures have hit 43 degrees celsius. that's more than a 100 degrees fahrenheit. the heat in neighbouring portugal has led to dangerous wildfires, while there have also been temperatures nudging a0 degrees in france. here's tim allman. in madrid, the sun shines down without mercy. the whole city bakes. just being outdoors can be a traumatic experience. "it's deadly," said this woman. "we are all melting and i'm carrying bobby because it's too "hot, it's unbearable. " it's a similar story

further south in seville. umbrellas, even though there is no drop of rain, so intense is the heat. "the truth is, it's been hell," said this man. "walking around, it's unbelievable. " high temperatures and a lack of rain can be a dangerous combination. in portugal, wildfires have burnt for several days. the situation so bad, the authorities have asked for emergency help from the european union. no reports of any deaths but dozens have been injured and property has been destroyed. translation: it was very sudden. a lot of smoke. all of a sudden, the house was alight. we couldn't do anything. in paris, temperatures have reached the mid—30s, with no sign of any cooling down expected in the week ahead. even in the uk, the heatwave is apparent. thousands heading to the beach, the southend—on—sea. but a warning: look out

for those most vulnerable. as climate change to blame? the stresses the _ as climate change to blame? tie: stresses the power system, it stresses the power system, it stresses the power system, it stresses the need for power and air—conditioning. it is a climate impact effect. forecast is high temperatures for the foreseeable future. europe will have to enjoy or endure the heat for now. tim allman, bbc news. it's very nice to be in a call tvsjudeo right now, i have to say. —— cool tv studio. president biden says he's asked officials to check whether he has the authority to declare an abortion—related public health emergency. he's under pressure from fellow democrats to do more to protect abortion rights following last month's supreme court ruling, which handed individual

states the right to ban terminations. let's speak to lynn sweet, who is the washington bureau chief for the chicago sun—times. first of all, can you explain how a public health emergency may enable women to get abortion where at they cannot? one of the things about this is that it will just one of the things about this is that it willjust really, it comes out, it will be seen more as an appeasement of some democratic oysters who want president biden to do more. i know it sounds like a hefty name, public health emergency, but in a state where abortion is legal and the reversal of the roe versus wade, this won't do it. the same set of comments president biden made in

delaware, a state on the atlantic coast, he has a beach house there, he was suggesting a government emergency order. he said a thing more profound for our discussion, he said as president i don't have authority to say going to reinstate roe versus wade as the law of the land, he can only do this, he stared as through congress, everything else is different. to through congress, everything else is different.— else is different. to get to the crux — else is different. to get to the crux of _ else is different. to get to the crux of the _ else is different. to get to the crux of the matter - else is different. to get to j the crux of the matter this else is different. to get to i the crux of the matter this is a political move where he is desperately wanting to be seen to do something to help women in the us, but if you are a woman seeking a termination in a state where this is band this is unlikely to help you?- is unlikely to help you? more than unlikely _ is unlikely to help you? more than unlikely it _ is unlikely to help you? more than unlikely it won't, - is unlikely to help you? more than unlikely it won't, havingj than unlikely it won't, having said this, on friday there were a few things president biden did with an executive order that may be helpful, as some listeners know there are

medications associated with abortions, and one of the things that the abided administration is trying to do, is to make sure the medications that end early pregnant these are still available to women. also, he is trying to make sure on friday that if you are a woman who wants to go to another state, that you don't face any block or veto issue, if you go do that. it's hard to explain, i suppose, if you go do that. it's hard to explain, isuppose, to if you go do that. it's hard to explain, i suppose, to some states now, 50 sets of rules, but there is no—one uniform law in the united states about abortion. what in a sense is new as even the concept of woman could be punished by leaving one state and going to another for the procedure. leaving one state and going to anotherfor the procedure. we another for the procedure. we will have to — another for the procedure. we will have to leave it there, we appreciate you clarifying that for us. washington bureau chief of the chicago sun times.

let's get some of the day's other news. steve bannon, donald trump's former strategist, says he's now willing to testify to the select committee investigating the january 6th riots. he's previously insisted he was protected by executive privilege. bannon was due to go on trial next week charged with criminal contempt for refusing to cooperate. japan's chief cabinet secretary says he expects security loopholes in the killing of former prime minister shinzo abe to be discussed and investigated. he says the government has received a report suggesting there was a problem with the security guard system. mr abe was shot dead on friday while speaking at a political campaign rally. two children of angola's former president eduardo dos santos have refused to have their father's funeral in angola. the 79—year—old, who died in spain on friday, saw his reputation undermined after he left office by allegations of corruption. his son has beenjailed and the assets of his daughter, isabel, have been frozen.

the list of candidates to succeed borisjohnson as conservative leader and uk prime minister, now stands at 11 after a series of declarations over the weekend. party bosses will meet later to decide how to run the poll. the rules and timetable they come up with could halt some campaigns in their tracks, asjonathan blake reports. long seen as a potential tory leader, the foreign secretary is popular with conservative members. she entered the race last night promising vision and experience and resolve. and like most of her fellow contenders, tax cuts are high on her agenda. writing in the daily telegraph she says... have you got what it takes to be prime minister? the policy

petsure and the other main candidates against the chancellor, rishi sunak, early front—runner who played down the possibility of tax cuts in the possibility of tax cuts in the short—term. you may not recognise the ii candidate, raymond justine recently made a foreign office minister, he and other less well—known candidates may fall at the first hurdle as conservative mps meeting later to finalise the rules are likely to set a relatively high bar, the number of supporters needed to enter the first round of voting. in this crowded field with a high price at stake, the competition is intense. jonathan blake, bbc news. more on the runners and riders and the tax plans later in the programme.

still to come: magnificent seven for novak djokovic as he overpowers nick kyrgios to maintain his domination of wimbledon. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the 'great white way' by americans. but tonight, it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problems that the energy crisis has brought to them. leaders meet in paris- fora summit on pollution, inflation and third world debt. this morning, theyjoinedl the revolution celebrations for a show of military might on the champs—elysees. . wildlife officials in australia have been coping with a penguin problem. fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much,

they could barely stand. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: sri lanka's president gotabaya rajapaksa assures people he will resign as promised this week as protesters continue to occupy his palace. his whereabouts remain uncertain. a heatwave hits much of western europe. parts of spain reach 43 degrees. the south african president cyril ramaphosa has said he cannot allow violent criminals to terrorise people following the murder of 19 people in two separate shootings in bars. police say they don't believe the two shootings are linked but the incidents have refocused attention on south africa's crime rate and what's driving it, as gail maclellan reports.

though south africa has one of the highest per capita murder rates in the world, two incidents this past weekend have left people reeling. in one in orlando, eastern soweto, gunmen opened fire with rifles and pistols. gunmen opened fire with rifles and pistols-— and pistols. what we know is that the assailants _ and pistols. what we know is that the assailants just - that the assailants just entered into that space while people were enjoying themselves and shot randomly into them. as to what is the motive, currently we don't know but our detectives are hard at work. but there are 20,000 murders a yearin but there are 20,000 murders a year in south africa and problems in the police force mean that very few are solved. it's a legacy of the decades of the apartheid regime that ruled in south africa 30 years ago. more recently, there are huge problems in the police force which is under resourced, undermanned, lack of political

will, highly politicised appointments are made, not on merit grounds and they really can't and don't investigate murders in the way they should. 23 people a day are shot and killed in the country and the rise of gun violence is being attributed mostly to the easy availability of guns. we attributed mostly to the easy availability of guns.— availability of guns. we know from our _ availability of guns. we know from our own _ availability of guns. we know from our own experience - availability of guns. we know from our own experience but| from our own experience but also across the world that when you reduce the pool of weapons and when you reduce availability, when you restrict access, that is the single most effective intervention that you can do. �* ,., effective intervention that you cando. ~ ., ., , can do. also, almost two-thirds of mm: can do. also, almost two-thirds of young south _ can do. also, almost two-thirds of young south africans - can do. also, almost two-thirds of young south africans are - of young south africans are unemployed. there is widespread poverty, growing abuse of alcohol and tensions are high. we are going to have to use force. , ., , , force. these tavern shootings come soon — force. these tavern shootings come soon after _ force. these tavern shootings come soon after the - force. these tavern shootings come soon after the deaths i force. these tavern shootings| come soon after the deaths of 21 teenagers thought to have 2i teenagers thought to have been gassed or poisoned in the city of east london. president

roma posa says everyone must work together to improve social and economic conditions in communities to make the country safe. what is not clear is how. —— cyril ramaphosa. gail maclellan, bbc news. let's bring you all of the latest sports news. were you watching the men's final at wimbledon? i was glued. if you didn't see it, here are the details. hello, i'm marc edwards with your sport. he's the king of the all england club — novak djokovic has been crowned wimbledon champion for the fourth consecutive time after recovering from going a set down to beat australian nick kyrgios. kyrgios, appearing in his first grand slam final, was out of the blocks the fastest but djokovic doing what he does best, roaring back into the match to pick up his seventh wimbledon men's title — a victory which moves him tojust one behind rafael nadal�*s record 22 men's majors. a perfect antidote to what has been a difficult time for the serb after his

pre—aussie open deportation. that has caused turbulence inside of me and ijust needed time to weather the storm. at one point, i realised it'sjust going to take time, and that's it. time to, you know, for me to regroup, to get into optimal balanced state on the court, off the court. ferrari's charles leclerc has revived his title hopes by winning an incident—packed austrian grand prix and moved up to second in the formula i drivers�* championship. ferrari were on fire, but not in the good sense — carlos sainz, though, managing to escape his car unhurt. but it was also a bad day for red bull at their home track. sergio perez retired after tangling with george russell on the opening lap. we saw lewis hamilton just there, finishing third on the podium. no such issues for leclerc

as he claimed his third win of the season. victory for the monegasque means he cuts max verstappen�*s championship lead to 37 points. france proved they're one of the favourites for the competition with a 5—1 victory over italy on sunday, while iceland and belgium played out a 1—1 draw. meanwhile, england will be looking to make it two wins from two at euro '22 when they take on norway on monday. there has been some criticism after the lionesses�* 1—0 win against austria last wednesday, but it was all smiles at training. they missed some chances in that game at old trafford but head coach sarina wiegman insists they're not feeling extra pressure with the tournament being held in england. i don't think about being the host, i think about the game and how we want to play and the strength of our team that we want to show tomorrow, so it's all about football and tomorrow and what's norway like, how do we prepare for that game and how can we bring our best game on the pitch tomorrow?

england held on for a consolation victory in the third twenty20 against india despite a sensational century from suryakumar yadav at trent bridge. england set a target of 216, thanks to a swashbuckling 77 offjust 29 balls from dawid malan. in reply, the tourists were 31/3 after five overs before suryakumar�*s 48—ball ton — his first for india — gave them real hope. but it wasnt to be. chrisjordan closed out the final over with a final ball wicket as india ended on 198/9. england winning by 17 runs but losing the series 2—1. he's a man on fire — america's xander schauffele picked up his third successive victory after topping the leaderboard at the scottish open at the renaissance club, just east of edinburgh. the reigning olympic champion recovered from a nervy front nine, having posted bogeys at six, seven and nine to ultimately salvage a level—par 70 and take schauffele clear of compatriot kurt kitayama and south korea's joo—hyung kim. it's a $1.4 million pay day

and follows his win at thejp mcmanus pro—am earlier in the week in ireland, as well as victory at the pga tour's travelers championship. that's all your sport for now. but from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. thank you to marc and the team. now, we all know that squirrels like nuts, so here in the uk, where the number of grey squirrels has increased rapidly, scientists have come up with a novel way of controlling the population — hazelnut paste laced with contraceptives. it's all part of an effort to protect the native red squirrel and tackle climate change. our climate editor justin rowlatt explains. he looks like another charming woodland creature. jaws theme plays. grey squirrel is actually dangerous interlopers,

responsible for killing and maiming tens of thousands of young trees every year. jaws theme plays. and devastating the population of this little fellow, the uk's native red squirrel. the traditional way of disposing of pests like grey squirrels works in the short run but people don't like very animals being shot and, anyway, it's a temporary solution. great squirrels breed rapidly and populations can recover quickly. which is why government scientists are exploiting —— exploring a more humane alternative. you won't be surprised to hear that squirrels just love this. it's a kind of hazelnut butter. they find it irresistible. and what the scientists are doing is posting this with contraceptives. the idea is the squirrels will be unaffected, except, of course, they won't be able to reduce any young.

how do you ensure only grey squirrels eat it? well, the scientists have come up with a cunning plan. it scientists have come up with a cunning plan-— scientists have come up with a cunning plan. it has a weighted door at the _ cunning plan. it has a weighted door at the front _ cunning plan. it has a weighted door at the front that _ cunning plan. it has a weighted door at the front that an - door at the front that an animal has to push open to access the bait.— access the bait. this is the bait here. _ access the bait. this is the bait here, so _ access the bait. this is the bait here, so that's - access the bait. this is the bait here, so that's the - access the bait. this is the - bait here, so that's the paste? yes, it has a metal case to keep out larger animals and we raise it up on a stand so that small animals cannot access it. but where did you get squirrel contraceptives? the team are investigating two long lasting birth control treatments. the lead scientist on the team says progress has been good. she hopes it will be ready to roll out in the wild within two years. out in the wild within two ears. ., . ., . years. you could reduce them significantly. _ years. you could reduce them significantly, like _ years. you could reduce them significantly, like bring - years. you could reduce them significantly, like bring theml significantly, like bring them to the brink of local extinction or even eradicate them from some areas. provided you can do a co—ordinated control over large areas. reducing the population of grey

squirrels should help protect the remaining bread. it could save the timber industry millions of pounds a year and should also help tackle climate change by reducing damage to the vast new forests the government has promised plans to soak up carbon dioxide emissions. so it looks like the only loser is... the grey squirrel. justin rowlatt, bbc news. they look fantastic, don't they? we know there is a job at hand there and it has all been tackled which is good to hear. have more for on bbc news in this programme so don't go anywhere. among the stories we will cover in a business coverage is taking a look at the 11 coverage is taking a look at the ii conservative mps have put themselves forward to be the new leader of the conservative party and, of course, prime minister. as you can see there, foreign secretary liz truss is the latest to join the list, and

she has made various promises. she says on day one she will cut taxes but the question is this is the right medicine for the uk economy? all that and more next, in a moment. i will see you soon. hello. sunday, scotland and northern ireland saw their highest temperatures of the year so far. monday could well be the turn of wales and england, so feeling just as hot out there, if not hotter. and a lot of sunshine, yes, though increasing high cloud will turn things hazier out there. and if you're looking for rain, this is the next five days. while some will push in towards north—western areas — not very much, mind you — but where temperatures are at their highest for the next couple of days at least, well, it will stay mainly dry, just exacerbating the very dry conditions out there with high pressure close by. although some changes from low pressure, slowly, as we go through the next few days. a lot of sunshine as monday begins, temperatures rocketing. misty, low cloud just pulling away from some irish sea coasts. an increase in high cloud from the north, again, turning things hazier out there and temperatures widely into the upper 20s from eastern scotland through wales. a large swathe of england 30 or above, maybe 33 in south east england. strong sunshine, high,

very high uv levels. cooler sea breezes around the coast. going into monday night, look at the change for northern ireland and scotland from that low pressure system i showed you — we see some outbreaks of rain moving in. ahead of all of that, though, it will be a much warmer night going into tuesday, and that does make it tougherfor sleeping. the house really doesn't want to cool down after it's been so hot during the day. well, slowly, we take some outbreaks of rain away from scotland and northern ireland on tuesday, where it'll be cooler, fresher, brightening up. the chance of a shower. breezier, too. thicker cloud with maybe the odd splash of rain working into parts of wales and england, bringing temperatures down a little — though still for east anglia and the south—east into the low 30s, with for london, for example, a heatwave continuing to be throughout the week and into next weekend, whereas elsewhere, it will cool off a touch. wednesday brings temperatures much closer to average, particularly across northern areas of the uk. some patches of cloud. the chance of a few showers around. for many, though, it'll be staying dry. still into the upper 20s in south east england. for most locations, though,

well shy of that at this stage — and, thankfully, if you're not a fan of the heat. looking further ahead, whilst scotland and northern ireland are no great change, wales and england heat up again — look at that temperature potentially for london into next weekend. i just want to show you the uk high temperature record. there is a concern that this will come under threat next weekend — not a guarantee, but there's a potential for some extreme heat to build in across southern areas next weekend — and that's certainly something we are watching.

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this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm sally bundock. the bbc has seen leaked documents that show how uber secretly lobbied european politicians to change laws to benefit its business. the foreign secretary liz truss is the latest to launch a bid to succeed borisjohnson as party leader and prime minister. we look at the runners and riders and their plans to boost the uk economy. reaching breaking point — sri lankans storm the president's residence following months of economic turmoil. we're live to sri lanka for the latest. and how nigeria is ramping up coconut production in a hope to become self—sufficient.