i'm annita mcveigh in westminster — on what promises to be a busy day. tory leadership hopefuls have until this evening to get the support of 20 party colleagues to stay in the race. meanwhile, laboursays they will table a motion of no confidence in the government. i'm joanna gosling with the rest of the day's news. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence that the sas executed detainees and murdered unarmed people in afghanistan. most people know me as mo farah, but it is not my name, it is not the reality. the olympic star mo farah has revealed that he was trafficked into the uk as a child and forced to work

as a domestic servant. cooling down and staying safe amid extreme heat warnings — with record—breaking temperatures possible this weekend. gazing into the earliest galaxies. the james webb telescope — the largest and most powerful ever launched into space — sends its first image. and england's women storm to victory over norway with the biggest win by any team in euros history. hello and welcome to westminster. we have been spending lots of time here, another busy day ahead. labour says it will put forward a motion for a no confidence vote in the government today, with the vote expected to take place on wednesday.

it comes as the race really gets under way for conservative mps hoping to become the next party leader and prime minister. let's have a look at that timetable for the leadership contest, which was decided last night by backbench mps. the aim, they say, is to balance the need for a quick result with having enough time for debate. 11 candidates have come forward so far. today each candidate needs the backing of 20 fellow tory mps. that is in order to progress in the contest. they have until this evening to muster enough support to officiallyjoin the contest. tomorrow, the first round of voting will take place among conservative mps. candidates with fewer than 30 votes must withdraw. the second round of voting is likely to take place on thursday and then the final round, if required, will be on monday. tory mps will whittle the field down to two final candidates before the end of next week.

a pretty speedy process at this point. around 160,000 party members will then vote in a postal ballot for the next leader, who will be announced on 5th september. we will have guests throughout the day and look at this in more detail. let's get more from our political correspondent ione wells. it's nearly time for the summer holidays — mps go off on their break at the end of next week — so time is of the essence in the tory leadership contest. as a result, the rules announced yesterday mean all candidates will need at least 20 backers by the end of today to put forward an official nomination. the chair of the committee that governs tory leadership contests denied this would discriminate against lesser—known candidates. what we tried to do is find a balance where we're making sure the parliamentary stages are concluded reasonably rapidly before the summer recess. but we do believe we can have that proper discussion within the party. obviously, we know our parliamentary candidates already.

we do need to make sure there's a decent period of time before the result is announced on the 5th of september. mps will get their first vote on the list of nominees tomorrow. hopefuls will need at least 30 votes to get through to the next round. the idea is this will whittle down the list of candidates more quickly to a final two. then it's tory party members who will get the final say on those two. the result of that will be announced on the 5th of september, meaning that's when there will be a new tory leader — and a new prime minister in place in number 10. for all candidates, the campaign is heating up — with divisions over issues like tax cuts and net—zero policies already emerging. rishi sunak, tom tugendhat and penny mordaunt already had 20 backers in place yesterday night. we'll know tonight how many have crossed the threshold. but it's tomorrow that the real contest begins. ione wells, bbc news. the current chancellor

of the exchequer, nadhim zahawi is one of those who still needs to secure the support of enough mps to get on the ballot. he's set out five pledges — but has one clear priority. to cut taxes, to reduce the burden of the current cost of living on people, so bring forward the basic rate of income tax cut to next year, so 19p, the year after we'll drop it to 18p and we will reverse the corporation tax, the 25% corporation tax, back to where it is today to help businesses, small and large. firmer health and foreign secretary jeremy hunt had a few words for reporters as he left home this morning —— former. have a lovely morning. reporter: do

ou exect have a lovely morning. reporter: do you meet to — have a lovely morning. reporter: do you meet to get _ have a lovely morning. reporter: do you exoect to get on — have a lovely morning. reporter: do you expect to get on the _ have a lovely morning. reporter: do you expect to get on the ballot? - have a lovely morning. reporter: do you expect to get on the ballot? i - you expect to get on the ballot? i very much hope so. let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley. good to see you. looking a what nadhim zahawi said this morning, focusing on cutting taxes and talking about spending money on things like defence,— talking about spending money on things like defence, paying criminal barristers more, _ things like defence, paying criminal barristers more, we _ things like defence, paying criminal barristers more, we have _ things like defence, paying criminal barristers more, we have heard - things like defence, paying criminal. barristers more, we have heard from a large number of candidates about cutting taxes but without much detail. can we expect more detail in the coming days? figs detail. can we expect more detail in the coming days?— the coming days? as you say, the vast majority _ the coming days? as you say, the vast majority of — the coming days? as you say, the vast majority of the _ the coming days? as you say, the vast majority of the 11 _ the coming days? as you say, the vast majority of the 11 candidates | vast majority of the 11 candidates at the moment are saying here are some pretty big tax cuts we would like to make, without quite filling in the gaps about whether spending cuts or extra borrowing that would be needed will come from. —— where the spending cuts. that is a big question of the campaign so far, it

is fine promising these things but will you level with tory mps, tory members and ultimately the public about what you will do to make those tax cuts possible. rishi about what you will do to make those tax cuts possible.— tax cuts possible. rishi sunak officially launches _ tax cuts possible. rishi sunak officially launches his - tax cuts possible. rishi sunak i officially launches his campaign today and is talking about not going for those tax cuts until inflation is under control, he sees that as a point separating him from most of the other candidates and presumably will say that pledgers are fairy tales unless they can come up with solid costings?— solid costings? rishi sunak is artl solid costings? rishi sunak is partly defending _ solid costings? rishi sunak is partly defending his - solid costings? rishi sunak is partly defending his own - solid costings? rishi sunak is - partly defending his own economic legacy as chancellor in his launch, i think he will talk about what he sees as an economic realism, the idea you can bring down taxes but not only do you need to lower inflation but that the economy going first. i suppose one of the questions he will face is how popular is that with the two constituencies that really matter here, tory mps who will whittle the

list to two by the end of next week on tory members who will make the ultimate choice between the last two, but rishi sunak will say we can cut taxes but it is a question of when, not if we do that, he wants to see the economic tides start to turn before making that firm commitment. mps who want to throw their proverbial hat into the ring have until 6pm to do so if they have the backing of 20 fellow mps. we still don't have a definitive position on what priti patel, the home secretary, will do. if she enters the contest, how will that impact the contest, how will that impact the dynamic?— the contest, how will that impact the dynamic? there is a big battle to be the candidate _ the dynamic? there is a big battle to be the candidate of _ the dynamic? there is a big battle to be the candidate of the - the dynamic? there is a big battle to be the candidate of the right. the dynamic? there is a big battle to be the candidate of the right of| to be the candidate of the right of the tory party, between liz truss, suella braverman, maybe kemi badenoch would be seen by some in that category, some of the newspapers have categorised her that way, and potentially priti patel if she comes too. i think liz truss is

making a beeline for that support today, herallies making a beeline for that support today, her allies are saying this morning she is the candidate who can unite the right, take on rishi sunak can potentially win a general election. i expect later today she will get the backing of two senior right—wing cabinet ministers, jacob rees—mogg nadine dorries, big allies of the prime minister. it seems she thinks she can start to unite that votes in the next few days and taken rishi sunak in the final two, but chatting to tory mps this morning i think there is a sensitive soul still to play for, it is genuinely quite an open field, 11 candidates just now and i think quite easily nine could be on the ballot tomorrow, so there is a lot to play for and the feeling in parliament and amongst the conservative party is it is an open field. aha, and amongst the conservative party is it is an open field.— is it is an open field. a thought on the labour— is it is an open field. a thought on the labour voted _ is it is an open field. a thought on the labour voted no _ is it is an open field. a thought on the labour voted no confidence, l is it is an open field. a thought on the labour voted no confidence, a motion for a vote of no—confidence.

where is that going? labour said they would bring this vote is boris johnson did not leave number ten immediately, presumably now the contest is under way they will not get significant packets from the conservatives? i get significant packets from the conservatives?— get significant packets from the conservatives? i don't think it is auoin conservatives? i don't think it is going anywhere _ conservatives? i don't think it is going anywhere is _ conservatives? i don't think it is going anywhere is simple - conservatives? i don't think it is i going anywhere is simple answer. conservatives? i don't think it is - going anywhere is simple answer. it is a chance labour to say they want the prime minister outing the backing of other opposition parties and a chance to make a political point, we will not get many conservative mps backing that sewage is doomed to fail.— is doomed to fail. thank you, nick eardle , is doomed to fail. thank you, nick eardley. our— is doomed to fail. thank you, nick eardley, our political _ eardley, our political correspondence. later i will be speaking to an mp who still has not made up his mind, at mind, at least at our last time of checking with him, about who he will back in the contest. interesting to hear nick say that looking up the numbers he's exactly is nine of the current 11 could potentially go through. i will be speaking to the mp for north west richard hill ten and i will asking if he has made his mind yet. —— for

north west durham and i will be asking him. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence that suggests that the british sas executed detainees and murdered unarmed people in afghanistan. panorama has discovered that one unit killed 5a people in suspicious circumstances — and senior officers failed to report the alleged murders and didn't disclose evidence to military police. the mod says it will always hold uk troops to the highest standards and that they served with courage and professionalism in afghanistan. richard bilton has this report. special forces were out most nights. in the winter of 2010, the sas were hunting the taliban. but we have found some uk units were out of control. the sas came here, a village in central helmand, through a hole in the wall and into a building. people here say that

everybody in the house was brought into the courtyard and the special forces troops bound all the men's hands. and then one man was taken back inside and killed. he was a former district governor. a un investigation found he was not a threat but an unarmed civilian. translation: his hands were tied at the front. i he had been killed. they had shot him in the corner of his eye and later they had fired a shot at my father's chest. the suspicious killing was far from a one—off. panorama obtained military reports that show people were repeatedly shot dead after surrendering to the sas. in report after report, special forces claimed they sent a detainee back into the building

to help with the search. the detainee was then shot after supposedly grabbing a weapon. military insiders say the sas accounts are implausible. special forces routinely search and restrain detainees, so they shouldn't be able to get hold of weapons. impossible. if the person was so negligent, you'd be getting rid of the special forces guy. you'd be saying, "you allowed someone to grab a grenade "behind the curtain. "you don't deserve to be in the special forces. "you could have got everybody killed." so to see it time and again, how does that make you feel? it's... it's clearly an orchestrated campaign of murders. panorama looked in detail at one sas tour. we identified 5a suspicious killings injust six months — incidents that looked like murders and executions. the evidence suggests sas executions

went on for three years. i think allegations of the kind that you're making are incredibly shocking. and if they are true, then they would make me deeply sad and also deeply angry. the british ministry of defence says extensive investigations into the conduct of uk forces in afghanistan found insufficient evidence to bring charges, and that military police will consider any allegations should new evidence come to light. but some believe it is time to look again at the behaviour of sas death squads that arrived in the night. and richard joins me now. tell us more about the background to this, was there any discernible

pattern to what was going on? yes. pattern to what was going on? yes, it was not pattern to what was going on? yes, it was rrot a — pattern to what was going on? yes, it was not a rogue _ pattern to what was going on? yes, it was not a rogue unit. _ pattern to what was going on? yes it was not a rogue unit. looking at the evidence there is a pattern of behaviour that goes on for a long period, in the programme tonight we have e—mails between people on the ground and people back at special forces headquarters where they acknowledge bad things are happening, and more than that, looking up the cut—and—paste explanation for these deaths, detainees taken back into a building, go fora detainees taken back into a building, go for a weapon and they are killed, it is clear they are not believed any more so it feels systemic. believed any more so it feels systemic— believed any more so it feels s stemic. , , systemic. the mod has responded with re systemic. the mod has responded with pretty robust — systemic. the mod has responded with pretty robust tweets? _ systemic. the mod has responded with pretty robust tweets? they _ systemic. the mod has responded with pretty robust tweets? they have - pretty robust tweets? they have really pushed — pretty robust tweets? they have really pushed back— pretty robust tweets? they have really pushed back and - pretty robust tweets? they have really pushed back and they - pretty robust tweets? they have really pushed back and they say | pretty robust tweets? they have - really pushed back and they say this is being investigated and the bbc is doing a disservice, i and doing my job, which is to investigate, and they are talking about the investigation into afghanistan, we have talked to investigators who

worked on that and they said they were prevented from doing thejob properly, they could not look at drone footage or speak to senior officers and we have speaking to many people inside the military who were concerned what they saw in afghanistan and they are supporting us. looking up the witnesses we have heard, the documentary evidence, the work on the ground, that is a compelling case, but ultimately may be the viewers should watch the programme and make up their own minds. ., , , , ., minds. how independently were you able to report _ minds. how independently were you able to report in _ minds. how independently were you able to report in afghanistan - minds. how independently were you able to report in afghanistan underl able to report in afghanistan under the taliban? it able to report in afghanistan under the taliban?— the taliban? it was taliban controlled, _ the taliban? it was taliban controlled, we _ the taliban? it was taliban controlled, we were - the taliban? it was taliban controlled, we were in - the taliban? it was taliban - controlled, we were in helmand that we had to taliban minder. we decided where we went, who we spoke to and why and the taliban was never with us when we were filming. it is not easy working in a taliban —controlled country, i will not pretend it was, but that is what we were meant to do because that was a way of getting to the witnesses, to

the crime scenes. we are talking about incidents 17, eight nine people have been killed and no british investigator has ever been there, it was ourjob to go to those places, we thought it was the right thing to do. places, we thought it was the right thing to do— and you can see more on this story on panorama tonight at 9pm in �*sas death squads exposed: a british war crime?�* watch it on the iplayer after it airs. athlete sir mo farah has revealed he was trafficked to the uk as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. the four—time olympic champion told the bbc in a new documentary that he was taken from his home in somaliland, aged nine, and flown to the uk by a woman he had never met. most people know me as mo farah, but it's not my name or it's not the reality. the real story is i was born in somaliland, north of somalia as hussein abdi kahin.

despite what i've said in the past, my parents never lived in the uk. when i was four, my dad was killed in a civil war. you know, as a family, we were torn apart. i was separated from my mother and i was brought into the uk illegally under the name of another child called mohammed farah. this is the visa document? yeah. this is the visa to come to the uk and this was the document we came with. you would have been nine, you hadn't turned ten yet. yeah. that is my photo but it's not my name. from that moment coming in, a different name and different identity. i know i've taken someone else's place, but... and i do wonder, what is mohammed doing now?

the met office has issued a weather warning for extreme heat across parts of the uk this weekend, with temperatures expected to reach in excess of 35 degrees celsius. the alert covers much of england and wales and is expected to last into early next week. tim muffett reports. in bigbury in south devon, the big question — how best to stay cool? ice pops. ice pops are good. yeah. shut your windows. yeah. keep them open in the morning when it's cool. and as soon as the temperature starts to rise, we shut our windows, keep them like that until it's a bit cooler. even if it's, like, 10:00 at night, then open them. wrapping an ice pack. in a towel and putting it on your feet when you're in bed, or a frozen hot—water bottle. - tips that could prove useful. yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far in wales — it almost reached 29 degrees celsius in cardiff. in aboyne, in aberdeenshire,

it hit 27.5 degrees. and in armagh in northern ireland, just over 2a degrees. in northolt in west london, temperatures hit 32 degrees celsius — just below the 32.7 degrees recorded in suffolk onjune the 17th, which remains the hottest day of the year so far in england. the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk is 38.7 degrees celsius — that was in cambridge injuly 2019. now, experts don't think temperatures will get quite that high over the next few days, but the met office has issued an extreme weather warning for sunday. the rare amber alert applies to most of england and parts of wales. it's designed as a clear warning about the potential impact on transport and health. heat causes about 2,000 excess deaths every year. and so when we get these alerts,

we really do want people to modify their behaviour so that they look out for each other, they look out for the most vulnerable — which includes both young people and older people, and also those that have existing long—term conditions. i work from home and i've not got air conditioning and i guess, yeah, i'm just thinking how i'm going to get work done. for me, like, i love it, although it's a bit humid, but i think we should enjoy it and celebrate it because we don't get it often. you're from canada. what do you make about our obsession with the weather? well, i've lived here 20 years and i have to say i don't understand it myself because when it's hot, people complain and when it rains, people complain. it's like, when are we going to be ok with the weather in england? uplifting for some, exhausting for others. for most of us, the days ahead will remain hot. tim muffett, bbc news. a state of alert has been declared in portugal as soaring temperatures cause much of europe to swelter. prime minister antonio costa has

warned "in the coming days we will experience conditions of maximum risk". temperatures in portugal and spain have reached the mid 405. azadeh moshiri reports. this is what's left of the land after fires ripped through portugal's forests. dozens have been injured and thousands of firefighters have been battling the flames. and it isn't over. translation: we are going to live in the next days in situations - of maximum risk, and so any negligence will cause a fire of great proportions and then there will never be means, even in portugal nor the world, to extinguish fires that gain the dimension of that calamity. facing more blistering heat, with temperatures expected to surpass a0 celsius on tuesday, portugal has raised its alert level. but these record—breaking temperatures are also happening in other parts of western europe.

winds have been absorbing heat over africa and carrying it north. spain's residents have been told to drink plenty of water as the country goes through it second heatwave of the season, with temperatures predicted to reach the high 40s in some areas. in the uk, the met office has issued an extreme weather warning. it's a rare alert used to warn people of potential health and transport issues caused by the heat. and in countries like italy, the heatwave has led to drought, drying up rivers and hurting crops. experts argue understanding climate change's role in all this is critical. we've heard the warnings from the met office about the risk to health and to infrastructure from that. that really sets the scene for quite how important it is that our policymakers understand the scientific evidence around climate change and how that is going to be absolutely

instrumental in setting many of the policies over the coming decades. heatwaves and wildfires are not unfamiliar to these parts of europe, but they are becoming more severe, happening sooner than usual and more frequently, and scientists say unless governments around the world make steep cuts to emissions, temperatures will continue to rise. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. the funeral of japan's former prime minister, shinzo abe, has taken place amid tight security at a buddhist temple in tokyo. thousands of people gathered to pay their respects, although the ceremony was open only to family and close friends. let's speak to our correspondent mariko 0i who is in tokyo. tell us more about the ceremony. i am standing outside the temple where the funeral as well as last nightnot fishable to place and there were

thousands of people waiting outside last night to pay their final respects, many bringing flowers to pay tribute. as the hearse carrying the body left the temple, they all erupted into applause, screaming thank you, mr erupted into applause, screaming thank you. m— erupted into applause, screaming thank you, mr abe,, and so on. the hearse was — thank you, mr abe,, and so on. the hearse was driven _ thank you, mr abe,, and so on. the hearse was driven around _ thank you, mr abe,, and so on. the hearse was driven around tokyo - hearse was driven around tokyo visiting many places of parliament —— bases of memory like parliament and his former residence where he was notjust prime minister but a junior politician. he is being cremated as we speak and a return carrying his ashes will return to the temple in just under one hour, according to local media. studio: his death was a huge shop, not least because of the nature of it. what is the discussion now around what

happened and his legacy? in the discussion now around what happened and his legacy? in terms of his lea it happened and his legacy? in terms of his legacy it has _ happened and his legacy? in terms of his legacy it has been _ happened and his legacy? in terms of his legacy it has been very _ his legacy it has been very interesting asking people on the street what would be the one thing you would remember mr abe four, almost every answer has been quite different. many people talked about his strong relationships with especially american leaders, barack obama, he came here with mr abe to visit hiroshima and then mr abe went to pearl harbor with mr obama, when mr trump was elected mr abe was the first global leader to visit him, even though before inauguration. some talked about its economic policies, other talked about his views on history, he was very up about not wanting the next generation of japanese people to keep having to apologise for war crimes committed in the second world war, which made him a very controversial and divisive figure in countries like china and south

korea, but many people remember him in very different ways. the discussion is continuing about the motive of the suspected we had started to learn that he thought mr abe had very strong ties to a specific religious group which the suspect blamed for bankrupting his mother. the police did not name the specific group that yesterday we saw the unification church, its japanese chairperson, holding a conference confirming his mother has been a member since the 19905 and they knew of her financial problems, even though they denied forcing her or any other members to make any donations. the parliament in sri lanka is to meet later this week to debate the country's political future following the protests this weekend when demonstrators stormed the presidential palace. the prote5t5 led to the country's president gotabaya rajapaksa announcing that he would stand down. mp5 will reconvene on friday and vote for a successor next wednesday. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan report5 from sri lanka's main city colombo.

"open to the public" reads the graffiti scrawled outside the prime minister's official residence. in colombo, the occupation continues. police powerle55, as the people's movement picks up pace. well, things feel very different here to what they were a week ago when i was in the city, when you had armed police guarding the entrance to the prime minister's official residence. and now, as you look around, it feels like i'm in a public park, familie5 here for a day out. as this nation tries to find a way out of an economic crisis, a moment to savour — the president they blame for their troubles expected to quit this week. i'll feel better only after wednesday, after the president walks out. you know, still there is this question mark, right?

so i still have goosebumps, but i can't celebrate because he has to walk out. he has to go. and what about the prime minister? all of them have to go. we just need 15 good, honest politicians who will run this house — the parliament, and the country. president gotabaya rajapaksa has already fled his palace after it was stormed by protester5 at the weekend — his whereabouts still unknown. also in hiding, prime minister ranil wickreme5inghe, appearing in a televised address for the first time after his ancestral home was torched by protester5 at the weekend. this was your brother the prime minister's house? yes. and it's just a shell of a home now, isn't it? yeah. we were shown around what's left of the family home by the youngest of the wickreme5inghe siblings. ifeel very sad. he's a man who did a lot for this country, and now,

if this kind of thing could happen, ifeel very, very sad. but back at the pm'5 official residence, they're happy. crowds here hopeful that both the prime minister and president will soon step aside to make way for new leadership. until that happens, they're staying put, continuing to make sure their voices are heard. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, colombo. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. we will be talking much more about heatin heat in the days ahead, particularly with the focus on england and wales through the weekend and the potential for record—breaking heat. but something fresher today, as this cold front works south across the uk we are putting in cooler air to the north and with cloud spelling south across much of england and wales

will be relatively cooler than on monday. still a core of heat across east anglia and the south—eastern ties potentially up to 31 or 32. elsewhere across england and wales, the high 205, scotland and northern ireland high teens, perhaps low 205 eastern scotland. we continue with an array of temperatures closer to average through the remainder of the week, there is the potentialfor heat to build as bee pollen air from much further south and we are seeing heatwave conditions across spain and portugal. and and the heatwave health alert has been issued and we will bring you more details closer to the time —— and amber heatwave health alert. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. tory leadership hopefuls have until this evening to get the support of 20 party colleagues to stay in the race. meanwhile, labour says it will table a motion of no confidence in the government.

a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence that the sas executed detainees and murdered unarmed people in afghanistan. ped this. most people know me as no fara but it is not the reality. the olympic star mo farah has revealed that he was trafficked into the uk as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. cooling down and staying safe amid extreme heat warnings — with record breaking temperatures possible this weekend. gazing into the earliest galaxies. the james webb telescope — the largest and most powerful ever launched into space — sends its first image. mo farah but sprt, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jon watson. good morning. england roared into the quarter finals of the women's euros, with the biggest victory in the tournamet�*s history,

beating norway 8—0 in brighton. northern ireland, though, are out after what was a must win agaist austria in southampton to stand any chance of progressng. natalie pirks was watching. as the mercury rose fortune in the fixture list brought england fans to the beach. all were convinced the lionesses's drams were about to take flight. flight. flight. —— dreams. two time winners norway were supposed to provide a stern test but whennel listen white felt the slightest contact. georgia stanway soon settled any nerves. norway had no time to clear their head. it was soon time for another. the offside flag was up by var new better, they were just getting started when ellen white poached the ball. england's third goal was imminent. you couldn't take your eyes off

this, neither did beth mead. and she wasn't done, just look at this solo run. and she wasn't done, 'ust look at this solo rumfi and she wasn't done, 'ust look at this solo run. that is sensational! the england _ this solo run. that is sensational! the england fans _ this solo run. that is sensational! the england fans who _ this solo run. that is sensational! the england fans who had - this solo run. that is sensational! the england fans who had braved| the england fans who had braved broken down trains were treated to a sensational six. broken down trains were treated to a sensationalsix. on broken down trains were treated to a sensational six. on the south coast norway were all at sea, and in the second half their defence continued to melt like buttner the heat. and when mead turned hat—trick heroine england became record breakers. eight for the a team, she love it when a play comes together: i don't think i dreamed of this but i am so happy i can get the goals to help the team. unbelievable. i can't believe it. one of the biggest criticism of women's football is that matches can be one—sided, but norway have some of the best players in the world and they didn't get a

sniff. england's players won't get carried away but the fans very will. norway are probably the best team in our group and to win 8—0 against them we stand a chance of winning them we stand a chance of winning the tournament. i them we stand a chance of winning the tournament.— the tournament. i couldn't believe it was goal— the tournament. i couldn't believe it was goal after _ the tournament. i couldn't believe it was goal after goal, _ the tournament. i couldn't believe it was goal after goal, every - the tournament. i couldn't believe it was goal after goal, every time | it was goal after goal, every time they entered the box it was in. northern— they entered the box it was in. northern ireland's plan wasn't ravelling alf dominant performance saw austria wrap up awe 2—0. that ended the dreams of the green and white army. they face a swaggering england on friday. and it's ellen white who is now one short of wayne rooney's all time england goal—scoring record — her tally stands at 52. the former derby manager is about to take his next step in management. he's heading back to the states after agreeing to become the head coach of major league soccer side dc united, where he previously spent 18 months as a player. wales captain gareth bale says he's targeting euro 2024 — and potentially — even the 2026 world cup afterjoining

los angeles fc. the 32—year—old forward has moved to the mls side on a free transfer after a glittering, if occassionally controversial nine years with real madrid. he has signed an initial 18 month deal, but has an option to stay for the 2024 season, and he's dismissed the notion that he has only moved in order to be fit for the world cup later this year. he's been speaking to bbc sport's alistair magowan. yes, definitely. i've gone into other tournaments not playing at all, so it is definitely going to prepare me amazingly well for the world cup and the first and foremost is i need to concentrate on this season, and by doing that that will put me in a better position going into the world cup. england's women have beaten south africa by five wickets in theirfirst one—day international, to go 3—2 up in their multi—format series. they were set a target of 219 to win at northampton and they made short work of it — emma lamb impressed as she scored her first international one—day century england knocked off the winning runs with more

than 17 overs to spare — the second one—day international is at bristol on friday. geraint thomas says he hasn't given up hopes of winning the yellowjersey at the tour de france. after nine stages, he's one of three british riders in the top ten — third overall, one minute and 17 seconds behind leader tadej pogacar. i have won it and come second before, so, you know, just to make the podium would be obviously an achievement but at the same time, i definitely would want to try to win the race as well. i think the main thing is having i tried everything, i could and the team could, to try and win the race basically. that's all the sport for now. let's return now to our top story — the tory leadership race. annita mcveigh is in westminster. over to you. thank you would be

joanna. welcome back to college green in westminster, and all eyes on 6pm this evening, that is the deadline by which someone who wants to put themselves forward for nomination to be the next conservative party leader, that is the dead line they must secure the backing of 20 fellow mp5 to go through to the first round of voting, due to take place tomorrow. we are going to talk a about an interesting constituency because north—west durham, the current mp richard holden, he is with me now, when he was elected he was the first conservative mp ever to represent that constituency. so, have you made up that constituency. so, have you made up your mind, yet who you be backing? i up your mind, yet who you be backin: ? . �* , , ., backing? i haven't. there is still a few hours to _ backing? i haven't. there is still a few hours to go. _ backing? i haven't. there is still a few hours to go, before _ backing? i haven't. there is still a few hours to go, before need - backing? i haven't. there is still a few hours to go, before need do | few hours to go, before need do that, but what i am looking for from a candidate is somebody who understands constituencies like mine, riley want them to understand the voters in my constituency. constituency. i want somebody who can bring the party together as

well. dealwith can bring the party together as well. deal with the big issues round the northern ireland protocol and ensure that we can keep the country together and finally, what is most important is to be able to win an election, i do not want to see a coalition of labour, liberal democrats, possible backed up by some of the nationalist parties and i can only deliver for my constituencies if i hold my seat. so thatis constituencies if i hold my seat. so that is the important thing. iuntimely constituencies ifi hold my seat. so that is the important thing. when we were chatting — that is the important thing. when we were chatting earlier _ that is the important thing. when we were chatting earlier you _ that is the important thing. when we were chatting earlier you said - that is the important thing. when we were chatting earlier you said it - were chatting earlier you said it was important somebody could appeal to swing voters. was important somebody could appeal to swing voters— to swing voters. absolutely. they have to be _ to swing voters. absolutely. they have to be able _ to swing voters. absolutely. they have to be able to _ to swing voters. absolutely. they have to be able to appeal - to swing voters. absolutely. they have to be able to appeal to - to swing voters. absolutely. they l have to be able to appeal to voters in constituencies like mine, in places like consett, crook, they have to appeal to the country as a whole and the swing middle class voters who probably put off as well over the last few months or so, so i think it is important we have somebody with broad appeal but who has at the forefront of their mind constituencies like mine, gained for the first time by the conservative and the voters who put their trust in the conservative party. they put their trust in the entire party and

i want to see that delivered for them. ., ., , , , i want to see that delivered for them. ., . , , , ,., them. you have been surveying your constituent. — them. you have been surveying your constituent, you _ them. you have been surveying your constituent, you sent _ them. you have been surveying your constituent, you sent them - them. you have been surveying your constituent, you sent them a - them. you have been surveying your constituent, you sent them a survey| constituent, you sent them a survey to get their opinions on who they would like to see as the next leader, have you had a lot of responses?— leader, have you had a lot of resonses? ~ . ., ., responses? we have had a huge response- _ responses? we have had a huge response- it _ responses? we have had a huge response. it has _ responses? we have had a huge response. it has gone _ responses? we have had a huge response. it has gone up - responses? we have had a huge response. it has gone up on - responses? we have had a huge response. it has gone up on my| response. it has gone up on my facebook page and twitter. we have had people completing that, a lot of people really, you know, did back the prime minister, before, at the general election, and but they also understand the is itiation has changed and that is a real, a broad spray of, where people think they might go now but there are a few candidates who are moving ahead of the pack, they are the ones who are better known, the people, the names people will have seen on tv korean scream, i will publish those results later today so my voters can see who is up and who is down. it later today so my voters can see who is up and who is down.— is up and who is down. it sounds as

thou:h is up and who is down. it sounds as though the — is up and who is down. it sounds as though the voters _ is up and who is down. it sounds as though the voters aren't _ is up and who is down. it sounds as| though the voters aren't necessarily concerned about whether the candidate has a close association with borisjohnson. i candidate has a close association with boris johnson.— with boris johnson. i think what the are with boris johnson. i think what they are really _ with boris johnson. i think what they are really concerned - with boris johnson. i think what | they are really concerned about, with boris johnson. i think what - they are really concerned about, and this is what i am asking the candidates for at the moment, when i am speaking to them, what i am pushing on, is what they were concerned about is somebody who will deliver for them, concerned about is somebody who will deliverfor them, theirfamilies concerned about is somebody who will deliver for them, their families and the towns and villages which, you know e in north—west durham that is what they want to see, they want to see somebody who will talk to them and understand their concerns and the pressures they face in their lives but the aspirations they have for themselves, their families and the communities they live in, that is what i am pushing for, i am sure thatis is what i am pushing for, i am sure that is what the people in my constituency want to see and we are going to have, that is the person i will back the person who will deliver that for my people. the economy has — deliver that for my people. the economy has been front and centre in much of what we have heard so far. we have rishi sunakfor example saying don't cut taxes yet, deal with inflation then cut taxes, a lot of the others are saying we will cut

taxes straightaway, which is the most sensible route forward in your opinion? i most sensible route forward in your oinion? ~' ., ., opinion? i think we do need a balanced _ opinion? i think we do need a balanced approach. _ opinion? i think we do need a balanced approach. i- opinion? i think we do need a balanced approach. i want - opinion? i think we do need a balanced approach. i want to | opinion? i think we do need a - balanced approach. i want to see, there is nothing i want more than in there is nothing i want more than in the long—term, getting taxes down but we have to do it in a balanced way, i am but we have to do it in a balanced way, iam really but we have to do it in a balanced way, i am really interested to see and i was speaking to the candidatings about what the different proposals they are putting for ward, different proposals they are putting forward, but different proposals they are putting for ward, but we have to have stability and, but a long—term programme,ing that is my view on that, at the moment. but we cannot get away from the idea we need to ensure that communities like mine we have suffered from underinvestment. we have to ensure that the trust those people place in us at the last general election is delivered on. have you heard enough or much at all from any of the candidates yet? have any of them really spoken in your mind to constituencies like you yours? mind to constituencies like you ours? �* ., ., yours? believe me, i have had nonstop conversations - yours? believe me, i have had nonstop conversations for - yours? believe me, i have had nonstop conversations for the | yours? believe me, i have had . nonstop conversations for the last two or three day, i am still weighing up, i want to hear more

from people as to how o it is not just me saying this, there are mp5 across north wales, scotland, northern england a the midlands who want to hear that message about our community, and how it is going to deliverfor community, and how it is going to deliver for them. community, and how it is going to deliverfor them. we are community, and how it is going to deliver for them. we are stit waiting, i think more the candidates could come out with and say they would do that for us.— would do that for us. really interesting, _ would do that for us. really interesting, a _ would do that for us. really interesting, a constituencyl would do that for us. really - interesting, a constituency won by the conservatives for the first time ever, in the last general election, borisjohnson very popular richard holden says with the voters but they have changed their mind, they say yes, his time is up, but who is going to replace him in the minds of those constituents with the mp richard holden. we hope to find out more about that later. we will be back here at 10.00 with more on the build up to 6pm this evening where nominations close in this contest to decide the next conservative party leader and of course prime minister

for the moment back to you joanna. thank you. speed limits in built—up areas look set to be reduced from 30mph to 20mph in wales from next year. ministers say the lower speed limit will reduce road collisions and traffic noise and encourage people to walk and cycle. joining me now from cardiff is our correspondent, mark hutchings. mark, lots of towns and cities have introduced 20mph limits in residential areas but wales is going further. explain what the plan is wales would be the first nation in the uk to introduce 20mph as a default speed limit. it represents a major change in public policy and the welsh government hope will prompt a major change in public behaviour, so what it means is that assuming it goes through the senedd is from september 2023, every road that is currently 30mph as its limit will be 20mph, as a default setting,

now, there is a caveat, which sounds like a model of car but there are exemptions which mean that local authorities could decide where roads they think are unsuitable for 20mph, where it may be more of an open road, less of a built up area they could make exemptions but as a starting point they would be 20mph and that is a significant move in public policy intlsm what reaction has been there to this? mixed. there have been eight pilot areas round different parts of wales, i think there have been more positive response in some parts than other, perhaps most vocal, in terms of opposition has been buckley, where i went at the end of last week and there has been a petition with thousands of signatures there, we are people are saying those roads where 20mph has been imposed, then people have been tailgating, motorists say they have been overtaken by cyclists who would be breaking the law themselves if they

did more than 20mph and it has led to lorries chugging uphills and increasing pollution, the welsh government say if they are trials and generally the reaction is positive, and there can be exemption, they are convinced it will reduce the number of casualty, improve air quality and encourage more active travel. i improve air quality and encourage more active travel.— more active travel. i mean part of the drive alongside _ more active travel. i mean part of the drive alongside the _ more active travel. i mean part of the drive alongside the safety - the drive alongside the safety aspect is to encourage people into other modes of transport, is that something that is being addressed in terms of infrastructure? weill. something that is being addressed in terms of infrastructure?— terms of infrastructure? well, in terms of infrastructure? well, in terms of infrastructure? well, in terms of the _ terms of infrastructure? well, in terms of the opposition - terms of infrastructure? well, in terms of the opposition in - terms of infrastructure? well, in i terms of the opposition in buckley, thatis terms of the opposition in buckley, that is the argument they make, they say this has been imposed on them as a trial area without the relevant infrastructure, when they compare it with places like cardiff, they say in buckley it hasn't be the case, they are one of the trial pilot area, there is this call for greater investment in different forms of transport, albeit you do get a lobby

saying that is a waste of monetary policy and people aren't using the cycle lane, so it a circular argument. but there is a drive from the welsh government to get more people out of their car, walking, running and on their bikes. thank ou running and on their bikes. thank you mark- — you mark. the summer holidays are just round the corner but this year's get away is overshadowed by airport and airline disruption plus the cost of living squeeze. now some of the added extras have dramatically gone up added extras have dramatically gone up in price. our consumer affairs correspondent has more. we put a lot of coins in there. it's happy holiday memories for this family. but their euro camp trip this easter had a sting in the tale. the cost of eating out and buying food in the supermarket, in holland, was so much more than we expected, itjust felt

surprising and a bit disappointing, i think, that it wasn't sort of as cheap as things used to be when you went on holiday. research for bbc by travel comparison site ice lolly shows that average holiday prices have gone up, but so have all the extras. single trip travel insurance is up 40%. from £35 to £52 compared tojune 2019. compared tojune 2019, but it is car hire that has seen the biggest increase, with rates more than doubling, from £222 a week, to nearly £500 a week, with the biggest rises in ireland, italy and portugal. the pound has dropped this value too, so we are getting a little less euros or dollars for our cash.

just like at home, inflation is spiking across much of the world and that means that the prices on the menus are increasing. at this cafe in benidorm ashley is facing much higher costs but trying desperately to keep his prices fixed. many of our plates of food, we have not put the prices up, because after such a couple of difficult years in the tourism industry, we are too worried to put them up and scare away the potential customers we are hoping to gain. so instead we are taking the hit. if we only put 50 cents on the price of food, but if you eat out every day and you have three children, that increases a lot, but i do still think that people are willing to pay it after a couple karen writes a blog about travelling with children and has lots of advice to try and keep costs down. i always look at booking my car hire straightaway, i look at booking my car parking at the airport straightaway, these costs only ever go up before the holiday and they tend to be

the things that people forget to do untiljust before. i always take the hugest picnic on earth when we're going on a flight, and that is a brilliant idea at the moment because you because you cannot in my experience buy food in airport for love nor money, but i think if you can do as much as you can to manage your basic costs that you can work out what they are going to be, so that you are no surprised by those, then you have a starting chance. with so many disappointments over recent years it is tempting to max out the credit card on holiday, but with rising costs once you get back home, keeping the reins on holiday spending will be more difficult but more important than ever this year. coletta smith reporting. the george cross is awarded for gallantry and acts of bravery and heroism carried out in circumstances of extreme danger. today it will be awarded to the whole of the nhs for the way front line staff responded to the covid pandemic. may parsons, who delivered the first covid vaccine, will be collecting the honour

on behalf of the nhs. when i went to training, never in my thoughts that i would be in front of anybody, or with such interest in the things i do daily, particularly the things i do daily, particularly the vaccination which i have done thousands of times before, so, this is not something that you think about, you go into training in nursing, nursing is not really deemed as sexy as going into tv or being interviewed but clearly this is a momentous event for nurses and for health care around the globe and i think it's a nice recognition of the work we do, daily. it’s i think it's a nice recognition of the work we do, daily.- i think it's a nice recognition of the work we do, daily. it's a huge da for the work we do, daily. it's a huge day for the _ the work we do, daily. it's a huge day for the nhs _ the work we do, daily. it's a huge day for the nhs today, _ the work we do, daily. it's a huge day for the nhs today, it - the work we do, daily. it's a huge day for the nhs today, it is - day for the nhs today, it is incredible recognition of the extraordinary work that nhs staff, they do day in, day out but never more or than over the last two years of the pandemic. i mean colleagues showed such extraordinary courage,

compassion, and dedication. often spending time away from their own families and friends, we were talking about that this morning, to make sure they were doing everything possible for patients and now they are turning to that huge challenge of tackling the covid backlogs which inevitably built up in exactly the same way. the first full—colour image taken by the most powerful telescope to be launched into space has been revealed, showing thousands of galaxies in stunning detail. the picture, taken by the newjames webb space telescope, was unveiled by us presidentjoe biden at a white house presentation. it shows what is believed to be the deepest and most detailed view of the universe yet. rebecca morelle reports. a deeper view of our universe than we've ever seen before. this is the first full—colour image from the james webb space telescope, and it shows a cluster of thousands of galaxies — including some which are among the

oldest ever captured. the image was shown to the president of the united states. we're looking back more than 13 billion years. light travels at 186,000 miles per second. and that light that you are seeing on one of those little specks has been travelling for over 13 billion years. and, by the way, we're going back further — because this is just the first image. the telescope blasted off last year on christmas day — a collaboration between the american, european and canadian space agencies — and over the last six months it's been getting ready for its mission, unfolding its huge sunshield, which is the size of a tennis court, and aligning the segments of its 6.5—metre—wide golden mirror — the largest ever sent into space. the hope is it will answer some of our biggest questions — revealing how stars are born, and how they die, and showing us other planetary

systems to see whether life could exist on worlds beyond our own. this spectacular image is just the start. more pictures will be released in the coming hours. our view of the universe is about to be transformed. rebecca morelle, bbc news. earlier professor brian cox explained how significant this tiny piece of sky really is. so this is an image, of a piece of sky that you would cover if you took a grain of sand and held it at arm's length. it is the tiniest piece of sky, as you said there, there are thousands of galaxies advice. here, so virtually every one of the images is a galaxy of perhaps 100 billion, maybe up to a trillion stars, what you are look at here is a galaxy

cluster, so in intermediate range, so half way, if you want, to the edge of the observerable universe there is a big galaxy cluster, it took the lighting from beautiful galaxy, 4.6 billion years to reach us so the light from this relatively nearby galaxies in this image began its journey before the earth had formed. and then in this distance you can see the strange arc, the disported image, they are images of distant galaxies and the light from those, has taken over 13 billion years to reach us, so what you are seeing here, this galaxies in the far distance, as they were just after they formed, very close to the big bang. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. we are going, to be talking more about heat in the days ahead, especially the weekend and the start

of next week. for today, something a little fresher for many parts of the uk, as the cold weather front works south, it will mean more cloud, generally, particularly in england and wales, perhaps light or patchy rain, but for scotland and northern ireland, as the sun comes out behind the weather front we won't see temperatures surging into the mid 20, we will be looking at perhaps the high teens to the low 205, more typically, 22, 23 in eastern scotland. england and wales generally looking at the mid to high 205 but still before that front gets into the south—east and east anglia we are going to have another hot day with highs of 31 or 32. and the front continues to pootle souths overnight, very little if any rain associated with it but a lot of cloud, humidity and in the south—east we may see temperatures round 20 degrees into the small hours but it is fresher for scotland and northern ireland, lows of 12 or 13 degrees, and for wednesday, bit

of cloud courtesy of the front to the south initially but that dissolves. we end with a lot of sunshine but breezy for the north—west of scotland, a few showers here and temperatures high teen, perhaps 20 in aberdeen, 29 in london, yes, it is hot but not that intense heat we have seen in recent day, wednesday into thursday, high pressure starts to build from the atlantic, pulling in ourair pressure starts to build from the atlantic, pulling in our airfrom a westerly or north—westerly direction, i think a bit of cloud filtering south through thursday and with that cloud, across scotland and northern ireland temperatures may dip a degree or so below average, high teens getting close to 20 in the odd spot in southern scotland. england and wales, temperatures much more typical, 27 there in london. the concern comes as we look towards the weekend where it looks like we will tap into hot airfrom the weekend where it looks like we will tap into hot air from further south. crippling heat wave conditions in spain and portugal. signses that temperatures are going

to surge in england and wales, well up to surge in england and wales, well up into the �*305, suspend in to monday. amber heat health warning has been issued and we will continue to update you on that as we get closer to the time.

i'm annita mcveigh in westminster on what promises to be a busy day. tory leadership hopefuls have until this evening to get the support of 20 party colleagues to stay in the race. meanwhile, laboursays they will table a motion of no confidence in the government. i'm joanna gosling with the rest of the day's news. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence that the sas executed detainees and murdered unarmed people in afghanistan. most people know me as mo farah, but thatis most people know me as mo farah, but that is not my name and it is not the reality. the olympic star mo farah has revealed that he was trafficked into the uk as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. cooling down and staying safe

amid extreme heat warnings with record breaking temperatures possible this weekend