in his first publice appearance since resigning, borisjohnson says in his final few weeks as prime minister, he's determined to deliver what he promised when elected with 11 candidates in the running so far, the rules of the tory leadership contest will be decided this afternoon. the prime minister says he won't be backing any of the those who want his job there's a contest under way, and that must happen. i wouldn't want to damage anybody�*s chances by offering my support. we'll bring you the latest. also this lunchtime... as temperatures in parts of the uk head for 33 degrees celsius today, a heat health alert is issued. the president of sri lanka says he will resign, after thousands of demonstrators stormed his official residence in protest

at the state of the economy. the big birth control plan to control the the number of grey squirrels — and save the native red squirrel. and coming up on the bbc news channel... it's a crucial day for england and northern ireland in the women's european championships, with both sides seeking crucial victories this evening. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson says in his final few weeks as prime minister, he's determined to deliver what he promised when elected in 2019. in his first public appearance since resigning as conservative leader,

he also said he wouldn't want to damage any of his colleagues's chances of getting his job by offering them his support. conservative mps will meet later to draw up the timetable and rules to replace him as the next party leader and prime minister. many of the ii leadership hopefuls have set out competing tax plans as a core element of their proposals. the two—stage process will see conservative mps whittle down the candidates to two, through rounds of voting, before tory party members pick the winner. our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart, reports. 11 candidates fighting for one vacancy. last night, foreign secretary 11 candidates fighting for one vacancy. last night, foreign secretary liz 11 candidates fighting for one vacancy. last night, foreign secretary liz truss 11 candidates fighting for one vacancy. last night, foreign secretary liz truss became 11 candidates fighting for one vacancy. last night, foreign secretary liz truss became the latest cabinet minister to enter the race. in a video posted on social media this morning, she promises low taxes and economic growth. i media this morning, she promises low taxes and economic growth.— taxes and economic growth. i want the best for— taxes and economic growth. i want the best for us _ taxes and economic growth. i want the best for us all. _ taxes and economic growth. i want the best for us all. and _ taxes and economic growth. i want the best for us all. and i _ taxes and economic growth. i want the best for us all. and i am - taxes and economic growth. i want the best for us all. and i am the i the best for us all. and i am the person to deliver that.— the best for us all. and i am the person to deliver that. some less

prominent _ person to deliver that. some less prominent candidates _ person to deliver that. some less prominent candidates are - person to deliver that. some less prominent candidates are going l person to deliver that. some less i prominent candidates are going for person to deliver that. some less . prominent candidates are going for a more home—made approach when it comes to campaign launches. such as junior minister rehman chishti. hello, i am of the member of parliament for chilling and raynham. tax and spenders the bread and butter of the chancellor nadhim zahawi is told sky news that claims he is being investigated over his financial affairs are a smear. he wants to cut taxes on the size of government. wants to cut taxes on the size of government-— wants to cut taxes on the size of government. wants to cut taxes on the size of covernment. ., ., _ :: , . government. you are saying 2096 cut in every department? _ government. you are saying 2096 cut in every department? that _ government. you are saying 2096 cut in every department? that is - government. you are saying 2096 cut in every department? that is what i l in every department? that is what i want to get — in every department? that is what i want to get to. _ in every department? that is what i want to get to, that _ in every department? that is what i want to get to, that will _ in every department? that is what i want to get to, that will give - in every department? that is what i want to get to, that will give me . want to get to, that will give me the headroom to deliver tax cuts. one of— the headroom to deliver tax cuts. one of his — the headroom to deliver tax cuts. one of his rivals, tom tugendhat, also wants to see lower taxes. i didn't vote for the national insurance rise. i think i was one of few conservative mps that did not vote for the national insurance rise, because we realised, i realised, it was a tax on jobs. given that we had just come out of the team after years of covid, or are just the team after years of covid, or arejust coming the team after years of covid, or are just coming out of the two years of covid, that hurt so many people

around the world, what we need to be doing is going for growth. fine doing is going for growth. one candidate notable _ doing is going for growth. one candidate notable for their lack of any tax cut pledges is former chancellor rishi sunak. he's not been interviewed on camera yet, but his allies see this as a responsible position. i his allies see this as a responsible osition. ~ , ., ., his allies see this as a responsible osition. ~' , ., ., ., his allies see this as a responsible osition. ~ , ., ., ., ., , position. i think you have got to be very cautious _ position. i think you have got to be very cautious about _ position. i think you have got to be very cautious about promising - very cautious about promising entirely unfunded tax cuts in the heat of a conservative leadership election. which, as you said, i think quite rightly, has been in part caused by a loss of trust. rishi sunak�*s position doesn't seem to have damage his start to the campaign. of these 11 declared candidates so far, he is the one with the most mps publicly backing him at this point. a decision on a leadership bid is still expected from home secretary priti patel. there may be a lot of candidates right now, but it is possible the numbers could come down fairly rapidly. today, senior conservative mps will meet to establish the rules of this contest. it is possible any candidate could need as many as 20

fellow mps backing them just to get into the first round of voting. mps are then expected to swiftly whittle the candidates down to a final two. former health secretary sajid javid remains bullish. are former health secretary sa'id javid remains bullish.�* former health secretary sa'id javid remains bullish. are you confident? of course. remains bullish. are you confident? of course- we _ remains bullish. are you confident? of course. we could _ remains bullish. are you confident? of course. we could have _ remains bullish. are you confident? of course. we could have a - remains bullish. are you confident? of course. we could have a new - of course. we could have a new leader very _ of course. we could have a new leader very soon. _ of course. we could have a new leader very soon. until- of course. we could have a new leader very soon. until then, i of course. we could have a newj leader very soon. untilthen, he leadervery soon. untilthen, he stays in the top job, with a visit to a london research centre today. he is not revealing who he wants to take over. , ., . ., , take over. there is a contest under wa , that take over. there is a contest under way. that has _ take over. there is a contest under way. that has to — take over. there is a contest under way, that has to happen. _ take over. there is a contest under way, that has to happen. i - take over. there is a contest under| way, that has to happen. i wouldn't want to damage anybody�*s's chances by offering my support. ijust have to get on. in the last few days and weeks, the constitutional function of the prime minister, in this situation, is to discharge the mandate, continue to discharge them mandate, continue to discharge them mandate, and that is what i'm doing. we will have more clarity on the timescale for succession shortly.

let's get the latest from our political correspondent, nick eardley in westminster. what will the next few days look like? ., . , what will the next few days look like? ., ., ., , ., what will the next few days look like? ., ., ., ,., like? politics moves on quickly, doesnt like? politics moves on quickly, doesn't it? _ like? politics moves on quickly, doesn't it? you _ like? politics moves on quickly, doesn't it? you heard _ like? politics moves on quickly, doesn't it? you heard boris - like? politics moves on quickly, - doesn't it? you heard boris johnson doesn't it? you heard borisjohnson there, a few days ago we were hanging on what his next words would be. but already everybody in westminster is talking about what comes next. the early frontrunner in this campaign is the former chancellor, rishi sunak. but the truth is, a lot could change over the next few days. because as the number of candidates is whittled down, probably quite quickly, there will be a lot of horse trading between the campaigns, a lot of people backing candidates who are eliminated, and then get behind somebody else. chatting to mps this morning, the honest view among conservatives is that this is a really open race, that nobody can be completely sure how it will look by next week. now, tax is probably

going to be the dominating issue. the key thing that tory mps and tory members want to know about. so far, there are basically three camps. rishi sunak�*s camper says no fairy tales, let's wait until we cut taxes when the economy is in a better place. there are some candidate saying we will cut some taxes, but waited to cut others. some, like foreign secretary liz truss, saying to cut taxes now. that will be a crucial debate over the next few weeks, the next few months, as the conservative party decides to our next prime minister is going to be. thank you very much. our economics editor, faisal islam, is here. most candidates are promising big tax cuts — but some aren't being clear about how they'd fund them. tens of billions of pounds of tax cuts. the extraordinary thing about thatis cuts. the extraordinary thing about that is not a conservative leadership candidate will want to cut taxes, that's quite natural for

them, but we have seen these taxes just go up in the past few months. so it's the grand old duke of york kind or description of how these will go up and potentially come down if a certain prime minister comes in. what you have here, the backdrop to this, in order to meet the borrowing targets in the conservative manifesto, there is about £30 billion, i% of the worth of our economy, of room for manoeuvre. normally, you want to keep that in tact for a rainy day. but this is essentially being spent. that's the difference between the 3% rise in taxation and the 2% that has been spent on extra public services, things like social care and those nhs waiting lists we are trying to deal with. what we are not getting as how that will be cut back. very few explanations of that. they say it will be done by efficiency savings, but that raises the question as to what the current government, the same government, or spending the money on right now. lots of promises of really quite

massive tax cuts. we have just had tax rises. not much explanation of where spending might be cut. at the moment, they don't say the borrowing rules are going to change. thank moment, they don't say the borrowing rules are going to change.— rules are going to change. thank you very much- — the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has attacked what he calls an "arms race of fantasy economics" by the conservative leadership hopefuls. sir keir accused them of making unfunded tax promises and says some are now opposing tax increases they approved while serving in boris johnson's government. the tory leadership race hasn't even officially begun yet, but the arms race of fantasy economics is well under way. over the weekend, the contenders have made more than £200 billion worth of unfunded spending commitments. 200 billion. let that sink in. that is more than the annual budget of the nhs, splurged onto the pages of the sunday papers, without a word on how it will be paid for.

our political correspondent alex forsyth is in from gateshead where sir keir starmer has been speaking. what is he saying labour would do if they were elected to be the next government?— they were elected to be the next covernment? ~ , ., , ., ., government? well, this was meant to be about labour's _ government? well, this was meant to be about labour's vision _ government? well, this was meant to be about labour's vision for— government? well, this was meant to be about labour's vision for the - be about labour's vision for the economy and public services, but with the noise around the conservative leadership contest threatening to drown out every thing else, he weighed in. he accused the contenders of making wild spending commitments. he said labour would not make unfunded pledges. he would not make unfunded pledges. he would not be drawn on the specifics of labour's tax policy. i asked him repeatedly if labour would reverse the increases in national insurance, he didn't say. he did not spell out plans for income tax or corporation tax. bear in mind, he has called for an early general election. he said he would not write labour's manifesto during a course of

interviews. but remember, sir keir starmer has often defined himself as a leader against borisjohnson, and there are some in this party, and some in the country, saying, what would you do if we would like you to government? == would you do if we would like you to government?— government? -- elected to government. _ the hot weather is expected to continue this week. temperatures are forecast to reach up to 31 celsius today in southern england — with a heat health alert being issued in some parts of the uk. scotland and northern ireland had their hottest days of the year so far on sunday. the met offce has issued a level three alert for southern england and the east midlands. people are being advised to stay indoors during the middle of the day, drink plenty of fluids and take extra care of young children. john maguire is in teignmouth in devon. what exactly does level three mean?

yes, as you say, teignmouth and a glorious day, picture postcard stuff. but there is a flip side of such glorious hot weather. there are four levels of health each warning. level four is a red warning, the most serious, classified as a national emergency. we are one down from that at level three, which is heat wave action, it is described as, an amberwarning. the idea is to one health care workers, social care workers, that there could be a risk to the health of some of the most vulnerable people, the people they look after. and we have seen that some people are already taking heed of the warnings. do you mind if i put a hat on you, my lovely? because the sun is very hot. we may spend much of our time complaining about the lack of sun, but the advice this week is to avoid it. yes, please. here, at the aptly named summer court care home in teignmouth, the order of the day is sun cream, shade and a sedentary pace of life.

i don't like it too hot, i must admit. i don't like it that hot. on the other hand, i don't like it too cold, either. it affects us all, but especially older people. all the more reason, as i say, we try to keep the house really cool. we've got fans on. you know, the windows are open, but we try and keep the curtains drawn as well, so we keep places shaded. and just do as much as we can to, you know, as i say, hydration is one of the most important things. and at the met office in exeter, they are predicting higher temperatures as the week goes on. heat—health alerts are in place across much of england throughout this week, we've got level two and level three alerts in place. this is to basically alert health carers that the weather is going to be extreme, particularly temperatures are going to be high by day and by night. and this can have serious health impacts. let's go!

go walkies! no mad dogs at the rspca's little valley animal sanctuary. keith's walkies are strictly in the morning or the evening, and there are several ways to keep hot dogs cool. we'll soak some towels in cold water, and we'll leave it flat out in the kennel for them so they can lie on it _ it just cools them down a bit. expect to see plenty of dogs panting this week, as they struggle to regulate their body temperature. if you imagine that you're wearing a jacket indoors in the heat, you're going to sweat. dogs haven't got the luxury of unzipping that fur and taking it off. so, they need to regulate their temperature by sticking their tongue out and panting, and keeping their pads cool. so, it's all about that, really. making sure they've got a cool area to lay down, get their tummy cooler, obviously plenty of water. the flip side, of course, is that many people will be taking their coats off, and much more, soaking up the sun, lying on the sand,

and swimming in the sea. summer — with all its pros and cons — is definitely here. one of the issues when the temperatures are so high in the daytime is that sometimes they also stay high over night. some of the forecasts saying overnight temperatures might be about 20 degrees. if people are struggling with the heat of the day, they don't get a chance to recover overnight. experts are saying we are not used to keeping cool, we are far more used to keeping warm. but they say we might have to come on days like today, adopt a mediterranean lifestyle, using lots of shade, closing curtains even when it is a sunny day and trying to avoid work or physical activity in the middle of the day. of course, some of us don't have any choice. back to you. absolutely not, get that factor 50 on as well. heathrow has asked airlines to cancel 61 flights from today's

schedule to try to cope with with increasing demand. the airport says more passengers were expected in terminals three and five than it could currently serve. it's the latest in a series of similar interventions by heathrow with tens of thousands of passengers affected as the industry struggles to recruit staff after shedding jobs during covid lockdowns. a leak of documents has shown how uber secretly lobbied uk politicians to help change transport policy in london. in meetings that were never declared, uber�*s lobbyists met george osborne when he was conservative chancellor and a number of other ministers. the documents were leaked to the guardian newspaper and shared with the international consortium of investigative journalists and the bbc. uber denies its lobbying was secret and the ministers say rules were followed. richard bilton reports. when uber arrived in london, there was chaos. black cab drivers weren't happy and blockaded the capital.

the then london mayor, borisjohnson, set up a review which could have limited uber�*s expansion in the capital. the leaked documents show uber was on a secret offensive, a concerted campaign to influence policy. george osborne, the then chancellor, went to a private dinner in california with uber�*s chief exec, travis kalanick. an internal uber e—mail says, "it's better than a meeting "in london because this is a much more private affair, with no "hanger—on officials or staffers". the meeting was never declared. what should our viewers make of the fact that he chose not to declare that meeting? well, i think they should be very disturbed, frankly. it perfectly encapsulates the problem with lobbying and how vested interests capture ministers and decision—making.

the documents say there were more meetings with ministers, including sajid javid, matt hancock, michael gove and priti patel. they weren't declared. meetings between ministers and companies where business is discussed should be declared. but the guidelines are so vague, it is hard to be sure if politicians are breaking the rules. the leaked documents show uber felt it got what it wanted. they describe george osborne as a strong advocate, who would "take up our cause when needed". and they boast that then prime minister david cameron's senior staff are "very with us". it looks like all that lobbying worked. proposals that would have limited uber�*s expansion in london were dropped. it was scandalous, what went on. i still can't believe that it happened in this country. more to the point, nothing has

ever been done about it. we just accept that's what happened. ok, yeah, the chancellor and the prime minister lobbied for one of their mates, fine, that's all right, move on. uber says new management has transformed every aspect of how the company operates and its engagements with government are legal and transparent. the ministers say they properly complied with the declaration rules and george osborne says it was public policy to meet and persuade tech companies to invest in britain. richard bilton, bbc news. and panorama — taking us for a ride: the uber files is on bbc two at 8pm tonight and on iplayer. the time is 1:19. our top story this lunchtime... with 11 candidates in the running to replace borisjohnson as tory party leader — he says he won't endorse any of them. because he doesn't want to damage

their chances. find because he doesn't want to damage their chances.— their chances. and i'll be live ahead of— their chances. and i'll be live ahead of northern _ their chances. and i'll be live ahead of northern ireland's l their chances. and i'll be live - ahead of northern ireland's much later, it's their crucial game against austria in the women's euros. coming up on the bbc news channel... cristiano ronaldo is not for sale, that's according to new manager erik ten hag who say the forward is "in our plans" for the new season. sri lanka's president has confirmed that he intends to resign in two days' time. the parliamentary speaker said the president had left the country after fleeing huge crowds which stormed his palace to protest against rising prices, and shortages of food and fuel. but he insisted the president would return by wednesday. our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan, is in the capital colombo.

sri lanka is facing both economic and political crisis and the people have been coming in thousands to the protests and occupying the official residence of the president, the prime minister's resident andy office of the president and they are saying they won't leave until the president and prime minister resigned, as they are mismanaging the economy. earlier i went to the official residence to find out more. a historic moment for many sri lankans. they want to cherish it and capture it. thousands have been coming to see the office of president goto rajapaksa that was stormed by huge crowds on saturday. a culmination of months long process against the president, accusing him of mismanaging the economy. sri lanka is bankrupt. it is struggling to import essential items. the situation is so bad.

we are here to throw away this bad politics. so, i am happy to stay here today. why did you come here, to see this place? we have to stay together in the situation. so, that's why i'm here. kilometre long queues outside a petrol station are a common sight. without fuel, the economy has come to a standstill. public transport, severely disrupted. the desperation is unlikely to change, even if there is a new government. amidst all this political crisis, sri lanka is still facing a crippling shortage of fuel. and look at this, three wheelers, auto rickshaws, motorbikes, they are more than two kilometres long. the auto driver here says he has been waiting in the queue for more than a day. and that reflects the ground reality. unless the government get their act together, the international community will not

come forward to help them. in the meantime, sri lankans are curious to know how the president lived. they are aware this sprawling compound will soon be occupied by his successor. sri lanka's political leaders say they are working to form a new government. now colombo is running from pillar to post for loans. an immediate change in government helps. but a new government that comes in by popular vote, through an election, will help even more, i think, in converting the goodwill of the international community to support sri lanka in the way forward. sri lanka is a classic case of a country that was living beyond its means. the protesters say, at least for now, they have achieved what they wanted by removing mr rajapaksa from power. but they are also aware economic misery will not be solved any time soon. anbarasan ethirajan,

bbc news, columbo. a vigil has begun at a buddhist temple injapan�*s capital to remember the country's former prime minister, shinzo abe, who was assassinated on friday. mr abe was shot while speaking at an election campaign event. police say a 41—year—old man has admitted shooting mr abe with a homemade gun. our correspondent, mariko oi, is in tokyo. that's right, i am standing outside the temple where mr abe's vigil was taking place, even though it was a family event there were hundreds of visitors including the british ambassador, we also saw the russian ambassador, we also saw the russian ambassador who called mr abe a great politician. we also had the current japanese prime minister, all the ministers as well as the lawmakers from the ruling liberal democratic

party of japan from the ruling liberal democratic party ofjapan which just had from the ruling liberal democratic party of japan which just had that resounding victory in the upper house elections on sunday. now the ruling party along with its coalition partner have more than two thirds of seats in parliament which means have the ability to change japan's pacifist constitution, something mr abe has been very passionate about. all the lawmakers were saying they wanted to dedicate yesterday's victory mr abe. this temple is where his funeral will also be taking place tomorrow. we don't have too many details about who will be attending but we know it will start at noon local time. thank ou. government scientists have come up with an unusual way of controlling the grey squirrel population. they plan to spike hazelnut paste with oral contraceptives to reduce the birth rate. they've told the bbc the research is progressing well and hope to be able to begin using it in the wild within two years. it could help protect the remaining red squirrel populations and woodland ecosystems,

including forests planted to help tackle climate change. our climate editor, justin rowlatt has the story. the uk's native red squirrel has been driven almost to extinction. they only survive in a few isolated populations, like here in the yorkshire dales national park. the reason, grey squirrels. they were first brought to the uk from north america in the late 19th century, and have spread across the country. as well as muscling out red squirrels, grey squirrels are responsible for killing and maiming tens of thousands of young trees every year. the traditional way of disposing of pests is by shooting. but most people don't like the idea of squirrels being shot. it is only ever a temporary solution. grey squirrels breed rapidly, and populations can recover quickly, which is why government scientists are 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 dosing this with contraceptives. now, the idea is the squirrels will be unaffected, except, of course, they won't be able to produce any young. so how do you ensure that only grey squirrels eat it? well, the scientists have come up with a cunning plan. so, it has a weighted door at the front that an animal has to push open to access the bait. and this is the bait, here? so, that's that paste. yeah. it has a metal case to keep out larger animals, and we raise it up on a stand so that small animals can't access it. but where do you get squirrel contraceptives? the team are investigating two long—lasting birth control treatments.

the lead scientist says progress has been good. she hopes it will be ready to roll out in the wild within two years. you could reduce them significantly, like bring them to the brink of local extinction, or even eradicate them from some areas, provided that you can do a coordinated control over large areas. reducing the population of grey squirrels should help protect the remaining red. 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 to plant to soak up carbon dioxide emissions. so, it looks like the only loser is the grey squirrel. justin rowlatt, bbc news, the yorkshire dales national park. england are in action again tonight

in their second game of their european women's championship campaign. they take on norway — who are currently top of group a on goal difference. northern ireland, who lost their opening match, will face austria in southampton — our sports news correspondent, jane dougall, is there. i'm ata i'm at a fun park near the stadium where you can hear it's very much a family atmosphere. we've got a band, loads of fans have gathered, there is mascots, kids getting their faces painted. you can even pretend to score a goalfor painted. you can even pretend to score a goal for northern painted. you can even pretend to score a goalfor northern ireland. it's a fantastic atmosphere but despite them losing 4—1 against norway the other night, northern ireland fans were so pleased to see julie nelson score that one goal for them because that was the first ever goal in a major tournament for northern ireland women and 37—year—old julie nelson writing her name into history books. so, they will be hoping they can score at least a few tonight against austria. northern ireland at the lowest

ranked country in the tournament, so this is their most realistic chance of getting at least a point tonight. of course, northern ireland are in the same group as england who also play later, they take on norway. that will be their toughest task so far. they are behind norway on goal difference in the table, and england got off to a slow start in the opening match against austria, beth mead scoring the only goal and the winner in the end, giving them the winner in the end, giving them the win but they are behind norway in the table, which means that england have got a big task ahead. norway have got a big task ahead. norway have got a few big names in their squad, so england are going to have to put a stop to them tonight. then of course be group match later on this week against the two home nations, very much looking forward to england taking on northern ireland. . ~ to england taking on northern ireland. ., ~ i. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. it's literally another scorcher.

yes, and we could get some