this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the second round of the conservative party leadership contest is held today after the first two candidates were eliminated yesterday. in the next few minutes we'll hear from liz truss, the current foreign secretary in the uk, who will set out why she thinks she should be the next conservative leader. protesters in sri lanka say they'll end their occupation of government buildings — it's after the speaker of parliament said president gotabaya rajapaksa's resignation is expected soon. significant progress in direct talks in istanbul between russia and ukraine on ways to relieve the global food crisis. and the discovery of a lifetime. a previously unknown self—portrait by vincent van gogh is found hidden

on the back of another painting. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. it's round two of voting in the conservative leadership contest today, with six candidates left in the running. yesterday, former chancellor rishi sunak won the first round of voting by mps to choose the next tory leader and prime minister. rishi sunak got 88 votes in the first round. next in line was penny mordaunt with 67 votes, followed by liz truss who got 50 mps to back her.

then kemi badenoch with a0. tom tugendhat came in with 37, and the attorney general — suella braverman achieves 32 votes. chancellor nadhim zahawi and former health secretary jeremy hunt were eliminated from the race. those still in the contest face another round of voting today. the field is expected to be narrowed to two by the end of next week, and then at that point around 160,000 tory members decide which candidate they want to become the next party leader and prime minister. that result will be announced on 5th september. liz truss the foreign secretary is expected to formally launch her campaign in the next couple of minutes. we can talk to our political correspondent ben wright just before we see liz truss arrive at the podium. placed third in the

first round of voting, do you think she will have been reframing, recalibrating what she says today based on that? i recalibrating what she says today based on that?— based on that? i think she's definitely — based on that? i think she's definitely looking _ based on that? i think she's definitely looking for - based on that? i think she's definitely looking for a - based on that? i think she's| definitely looking for a surge based on that? i think she's i definitely looking for a surge in support. she is not the front runner, i think she thought she might have been when this contest first came into view a few days ago. but she is there in third place currently behind rishi sunak in first place and of course penny mordaunt who is surging at the moment in second. i think she has some work to do to explain what she is about, why she should have more supporters who are currently backing others further down the list on the right of the party like suella braverman and kemi badenoch. kwasi kwarteng is introducing liz truss now. . ., , ., now. the next election will be about the economy. _ now. the next election will be about the economy, and _ now. the next election will be about the economy, and liz _ now. the next election will be about the economy, and liz is _ now. the next election will be about the economy, and liz is ready - now. the next election will be about the economy, and liz is ready to - the economy, and liz is ready to deliver_ the economy, and liz is ready to deliver radical change from day one. with an _

deliver radical change from day one. with an appalling, savage war in ukraine — with an appalling, savage war in ukraine raging, now is the time for a ukraine raging, now is the time for 6 prime _ ukraine raging, now is the time for a prime minister who can hit the ground _ a prime minister who can hit the ground running from day one to ensure — ground running from day one to ensure that vladimir putin is defeated. through her work as international trade secretary and foreign— international trade secretary and foreign secretary, liz truss has done _ foreign secretary, liz truss has done more _ foreign secretary, liz truss has done more than anybody in government to deliver— done more than anybody in government to deliver on _ done more than anybody in government to deliver on the promise of brexit. and i_ to deliver on the promise of brexit. and i know— to deliver on the promise of brexit. and i know that she will deliver even _ and i know that she will deliver even more as our prime minister. applause she will be shortly. fantastic. fantastic _ fantastic. applause friends, we are at a critical moment

for our country. we face huge challenges in the aftermath of covid and poutine's appalling war in ukraine. now is the time to be bold. we cannot have business as usual economic management which has led to low growth for decades. we need to deliver on brexit and opportunities it offers, and we need to win the fight for freedom at home and around the world. that is why i am putting myself forward for leadership of the conservative and unionist party, and of our great country. i will campaign as a conservative and i will govern as a conservative. i can lead, i can make tough decisions and i can get things done. i am ready to be prime ministerfrom day one. i got to where i am today through hard work and aspiration. i didn't come from a traditional conservative

background. i grew up in paisley and i went to comprehensive school in leeds. many of the children i was at school with were let down by low expectations, poor educational standards and a lack of opportunity. too much talent went to waste. i didn't believe, and i don't believe that it has to be that way, and that's why i went into politics. i care deeply about our country. i want us to be an aspiration nation where people from all backgrounds and all parts of the united kingdom have the opportunity to have a great education, be able to start their own businesses, and realise their dreams. everyone should have the same opportunity regardless of their background or where they live. and thatis background or where they live. and that is what levelling up is in a conservative way. i have a plan to make britain a high—growth economy

over the next ten years through bold supply—side reform. we will cut taxes, helping businesses invest in theirfuture, we taxes, helping businesses invest in their future, we will tackle the cost of energy and control government spending. we will create new low tax, low regulation zones to attract investment in communities up—and—down our country, creating new hubs for innovation and enterprise. we can revitalise local areas in the same way as we regenerated the london docklands. families are a vital part of our lives and a crucial building block for a stable society. they don't just look after themselves, but they are part of communities, charities, and even businesses. we will review the taxation of families to ensure that people are not penalised for taking time out to care for children or elderly relatives. we will turbo—charge the rural economy by focusing on farmers growing food and

cutting the pointless regulation that gets in their way. we need to be honest with the public. this will be honest with the public. this will be tough. it will take time but i am determined to deliver. applause i know i can deliver because i have taken bold decisions and made bold reforms throughout my career. after working in the energy and telecoms industry i set up the free enterprise group in parliament. i made the case with like—minded colleagues for an open, competitive, dynamic economy. in government i have consistently delivered and i have consistently delivered and i have taken tough decisions. i stood up have taken tough decisions. i stood up to vladimir putin by targeting russia with the toughest sanctions his regime has ever seen. and i would continue to lead the free

world in opposing putin and making sure that ukraine prevails. i don't give in to a i don't give in to vested interests, and i don't give in to the naysayers. i've proved time and time again that i can deliver, even when it is difficult. as trade secretary i struck dozens of trade deals with major partners such as australia and japan. when people told me that it simply wouldn't be possible. in the face of eu intransigence i developed the northern ireland protocol bill. it breaks the deadlock in a legal way, upholding the good friday belfast agreement and preventing the tearing apart of our precious union. as chief secretary to the treasury i had a firm grip on our nation's finances. i am had a firm grip on our nation's finances. iam prepared had a firm grip on our nation's finances. i am prepared to do whatever it takes to get the job done. that, my friends, is why i am

trusted to deliver. we have to level with the british public that our economy will not get back on track overnight. times are going to be tough, but i know that i can get us on an upward trajectory by 202a. we can get there by delivering our promises, ensuring spades are in the ground, people are injobs promises, ensuring spades are in the ground, people are in jobs and promises, ensuring spades are in the ground, people are injobs and money is being generated in local areas right across our country. i know it can be delivered by working relentlessly together as a team by focusing on delivery, delivery and delivery. that's how we can turn things around and that's how the conservatives can win the next election. we don't have a moment to lose and i will work with colleagues from right across the party to lead a strong and united team. let me be clear, labour is beatable, the

liberals are beatable, there isn't a great groundswell of support in the country for sir keir starmer or sir ed davey. what the british people are crying out for is a modern and united conservative party, ready with the courage of its convictions to deliver on the promises that we have made. so, my friends, you can trust me to get the economy going, to get money back in people's pockets and help squeezed families. together we will level up the country in a conservative way, making it an aspiration nation. together we will continue to defy the voices of decline and stand tall on the world stage. so let's get on and deliverfor our great on the world stage. so let's get on and deliver for our great country like never before. thank you. applause

studio: liz truss is going to take some questions. liz studio: liz truss is going to take some questions.— studio: liz truss is going to take some questions. liz truss, you 'ust said the country �* some questions. liz truss, you 'ust said the country wants i some questions. liz truss, you 'ust said the country wants a i some questions. liz truss, you just said the country wants a modern i some questions. liz truss, you just. said the country wants a modern and united _ said the country wants a modern and united conservative party. but the two candidates ahead of you in this race have _ two candidates ahead of you in this race have one thing in common, they are a _ race have one thing in common, they are a iweak— race have one thing in common, they are a break from borisjohnson. rishi _ are a break from borisjohnson. rishi sunak resigned from his government, you did not, and penny mordaunt— government, you did not, and penny mordaunt was never in his cabinet, or only— mordaunt was never in his cabinet, or only for— mordaunt was never in his cabinet, or only for a — mordaunt was never in his cabinet, or only for a brief moment. they have _ or only for a brief moment. they have leapfrogged you in the race. given_ have leapfrogged you in the race. given the — have leapfrogged you in the race. given the bitter divisions of recent months. _ given the bitter divisions of recent months. is — given the bitter divisions of recent months, is borisjohnson's tacit hacking — months, is borisjohnson's tacit backing of— months, is borisjohnson's tacit backing of view the kiss of death for your— backing of view the kiss of death for your candidacy? given that the party— for your candidacy? given that the party wants change, even if you did not. party wants change, even if you did not thank— party wants change, even if you did not. thank you. the party wants change, even if you did not. thank you.— party wants change, even if you did not. thank you. the change we need to deliver is — not. thank you. the change we need to deliver is change _ not. thank you. the change we need to deliver is change on _ not. thank you. the change we need to deliver is change on the _ not. thank you. the change we need| to deliver is change on the economy. we have had sluggish growth for two

decades and we need a new economic plan. i am somebody who can work with a team from right across the conservative party to deliver on transforming our economy, cutting taxes for ordinary people across the country, getting investment into all areas from the north to the south, scotland, northern ireland and wales, helping us deliver the next general election. most importantly, helping us to live a brighter future for britain. . , �* for britain. inaudible i am a loyal _ for britain. inaudible i am a loyal person, . for britain. inaudible i am a loyal person, i| for britain. inaudible i i am a loyal person, i am for britain. inaudible - i am a loyal person, i am loyal for britain. inaudible _ i am a loyal person, i am loyalto i am a loyal person, i am loyal to borisjohnson. i supported our prime minister's aspirations, and i want to deliver the promise of the 2019 manifesto. what we need to do now is deliver, deliver, deliver. iam the person in this race with a record of

delivery. i've taken the tough decisions at the foreign office and the trade department, got a fantastic team of people in my campaign team, and more broadly across the party, and i want to go in from day one in downing street and make sure we deliver on the promises we set out in 2019. applause chris mason. , a, ,., applause chrismason. , “ , chris mason. chris mason, bbc news. how can you — chris mason. chris mason, bbc news. how can you be _ chris mason. chris mason, bbc news. how can you be the _ chris mason. chris mason, bbc news. how can you be the credible _ chris mason. chris mason, bbc news. how can you be the credible agent - chris mason. chris mason, bbc news. how can you be the credible agent ofl how can you be the credible agent of change _ how can you be the credible agent of change given you have sat round boris _ change given you have sat round borisjohnson's cabinet change given you have sat round boris johnson's cabinet table during his time _ boris johnson's cabinet table during his time as — boris johnson's cabinet table during his time as prime minister? and if i may, _ his time as prime minister? and if i may, how— his time as prime minister? and if i may, how worried are you that your campaign _ may, how worried are you that your campaign has been trampled by the march— campaign has been trampled by the march of— campaign has been trampled by the march of penny mordaunt? as campaign has been trampled by the march of penny mordaunt?- campaign has been trampled by the march of penny mordaunt? as you know i've been focusing _ march of penny mordaunt? as you know i've been focusing on _ march of penny mordaunt? as you know i've been focusing on making _ march of penny mordaunt? as you know i've been focusing on making sure - i've been focusing on making sure that vladimir putin is defeated in ukraine. we lead that effort, we lead the fight for the free world. we put on more sanctions than any other country. we have encouraged

others to stand tough. we were the first country to send weapons to ukraine and i'm proud of that record. internally within government, i was critical within cabinet of the proposed national insurance rise. i was a cabinet minister who spoke out against it at the time. but i am a loyalist, i believe in collective responsibility. but now the prime minister has stood down, i think it is right i am honest about my views on the economy. i spent two years as chief secretary. i can deliver a different economic plan that is credible and will work for the people of britain and deliver on the promises that we made in the 2019 manifesto. thank you. liz promises that we made in the 2019 manifesto. thank you.— promises that we made in the 2019 manifesto. thank you. liz truss, you voted remain — manifesto. thank you. liz truss, you voted remain and _ manifesto. thank you. liz truss, you voted remain and remain _ manifesto. thank you. liz truss, you voted remain and remain in - manifesto. thank you. liz truss, you voted remain and remain in the - voted remain and remain in the cabinet— voted remain and remain in the cabinet when tax rises came in. penny— cabinet when tax rises came in. penny mordaunt backed brexit from

the start _ penny mordaunt backed brexit from the start. some say she is the real candidate — the start. some say she is the real candidate of the right. given that analysts — candidate of the right. given that analysts say she is going to beat you. _ analysts say she is going to beat you. what — analysts say she is going to beat you, what with the right thing be for party— you, what with the right thing be for party unity be to swing behind her? _ for party unity be to swing behind her? ,, . ii' ~ her? since the referendum in 2016, i have done so — her? since the referendum in 2016, i have done so much _ her? since the referendum in 2016, i have done so much to _ her? since the referendum in 2016, i have done so much to deliver- her? since the referendum in 2016, i have done so much to deliver on - her? since the referendum in 2016, i have done so much to deliver on the| have done so much to deliver on the promises of brexit and the opportunities of brexit. i've delivered dozens of trade deals at the department of, i've delivered the department of, i've delivered the northern ireland protocol bill to fix the issues that we have in northern ireland, and as prime minister i am committed to unleashing the full opportunities of brexit, the ability to do things differently, whether that's in financial services, whether it is in regulation, to really get our economy going. i am a candidate in this race that has a record of delivering. i've shown that i'm prepared to get difficult stuff done in whitehall, i am ready to hit the ground running from day one. we only have two years until the general

election, and my experience, my record of delivery is needed to get the job done. thejob done. applause you said just now you wanted to be honest— you said just now you wanted to be honest about your plan for the economy _ honest about your plan for the economy. the government in which you serve _ economy. the government in which you serve as— economy. the government in which you serve as a _ economy. the government in which you serve as a plan to cut the rate of infant _ serve as a plan to cut the rate of infant tax — serve as a plan to cut the rate of infant tax by 1p by 2024. that's not enough. _ infant tax by 1p by 2024. that's not enough. is — infant tax by 1p by 2024. that's not enough, is it? what would you like to see _ enough, is it? what would you like to see income tax cut to? gn enough, is it? what would you like to see income tax cut to?- enough, is it? what would you like to see income tax cut to? on day one we would start _ to see income tax cut to? on day one we would start by _ to see income tax cut to? on day one we would start by having _ to see income tax cut to? on day one we would start by having a _ to see income tax cut to? on day one we would start by having a new- we would start by having a new budget and a new spending review. it is vitally important that we reverse the national insurance rises, that we don't increase corporation tax because we need to get investment into all parts of our country. i also want to put in place a low tax zones, particularly in areas like the north of england, to help attract enterprise. i think that's vitally important. and the way i see the covid debt is it is a one—off

event, it is a one in a 100 year event, it is a one in a 100 year event and we should pay that debt of over a longer period of time. that is how i would fund my tax reductions, whilst at the same time laying out a clear plan, a clear ten year plan to reform the government and public sector and to do all those supply—side reforms i've talked about to really get the economy motoring. because we have had anaemic growth for the past two decades. and more of the same simply isn't going to work to deliver for the people of britain. applause thank you. you have worked with penny _ thank you. you have worked with penny mordaunt in government, you have done _ penny mordaunt in government, you have done some of the same jobs as her trade, _ have done some of the same jobs as hertrade, brexit, yourfriend this morning — hertrade, brexit, yourfriend this morning lauder frost said she is not up morning lauder frost said she is not up to— morning lauder frost said she is not up to the _ morning lauder frost said she is not up to the job. do you agree with

him? _ up to the job. do you agree with him? i_ up to the 'ob. do you agree with him? . �* ., ~ up to the 'ob. do you agree with him? ., �* ., 4' him? i haven't worked in the same department _ him? i haven't worked in the same department as _ him? i haven't worked in the same department as penny _ him? i haven't worked in the same department as penny mordaunt. . him? i haven't worked in the same department as penny mordaunt. i | department as penny mordaunt. i certainly won't be making any disparaging comments about any of my fellow candidates. i think in fact the conservative race shows what a broad range of talents we have in the conservative party. we didn't get there through identity politics, we didn't get their free quotas. we got there because we are a meritocratic party that believes in the future of britain. ben riley smith. ., a the future of britain. ben riley smith. ., _ , ., , smith. two quick policy questions, defence spending _ smith. two quick policy questions, defence spending by _ smith. two quick policy questions, defence spending by what - smith. two quick policy questions, i defence spending by what percentage of gdp _ defence spending by what percentage of gdp would you want to see spent on defence? would you keep boris johnson's — on defence? would you keep boris johnson's policy? by on defence? would you keep boris johnson's policy?— on defence? would you keep boris johnson's policy? by the end of the decade i johnson's policy? by the end of the decade i want _ johnson's policy? by the end of the decade i want to _ johnson's policy? by the end of the decade i want to see _ johnson's policy? by the end of the decade i want to see defence - decade i want to see defence spending going up to 3% of gdp. i think it is vitally important with increased insecurity in europe and across the world that we are putting our money where our mouth is. the fact is the free world didn't spend enough on defence, and we saw the results in terms of the appalling

russian aggression in ukraine. if we don't make sure that russia is defeated in ukraine, we could see even worse taking place across europe. so it is vitally important that we reform government so we can afford to spend more on defence. and part of that is helping more people get into work, reforming our welfare system to make sure that we are encouraging that. having proper incentives for people to go into work. this is why the national insurance rise is so wrong, because we need to make sure that people are encouraged to take up those opportunities. i completely agree with the rwanda policy. i worked very closely with priti patel on it. and we need to have further reforms in the united kingdom to make sure that we can really stop illegal immigration. steve swinford. foreign secreta ,

immigration. steve swinford. foreign secretary. you _ immigration. steve swinford. foreign secretary, you talked _ immigration. steve swinford. foreign secretary, you talked about - immigration. steve swinford. foreign secretary, you talked about running l secretary, you talked about running a positive _ secretary, you talked about running a positive campaign that not criticising your rivals but many of the people — criticising your rivals but many of the people sitting in front of you in your— the people sitting in front of you in your own team have been publicly very critical— in your own team have been publicly very critical of your rivals. they have _ very critical of your rivals. they have said — very critical of your rivals. they have said rishi sunak has been plotting — have said rishi sunak has been plotting to undermine the prime minister— plotting to undermine the prime minister for six months, publicly accused — minister for six months, publicly accused rishi sunak of orchestrating accused rishi sunak of orchestrating a dirty— accused rishi sunak of orchestrating a dirty tricks campaign through gavin _ a dirty tricks campaign through gavin williamson. this morning people — gavin williamson. this morning people around your team are saying penny _ people around your team are saying penny mordaunt would need stabilisers if she became prime minister — stabilisers if she became prime minister. do you endorse these personal— minister. do you endorse these personal attacks on your rivals, or would _ personal attacks on your rivals, or would you — personal attacks on your rivals, or would you like the people in front of you _ would you like the people in front of you not— would you like the people in front of you not to carry them out any more? — of you not to carry them out any more? as — of you not to carry them out any more? as you have heard today, steve. _ more? as you have heard today, steve, putting forward a positive agenda — steve, putting forward a positive agenda i— steve, putting forward a positive agenda. i want to transform our country — agenda. i want to transform our country i— agenda. i want to transform our country. i think the most pressing issues _ country. i think the most pressing issues the — country. i think the most pressing issues the economy. we need to hit the ground — issues the economy. we need to hit the ground running from day one. i'm the ground running from day one. i'm the prime _ the ground running from day one. i'm the prime minister that can do that. i the prime minister that can do that. i want _ the prime minister that can do that. i want to— the prime minister that can do that. i want to have a team from across the conservative party getting all of our _ the conservative party getting all of our talents on the pitch to be able _ of our talents on the pitch to be able to— of our talents on the pitch to be able to do— of our talents on the pitch to be able to do that.— of our talents on the pitch to be able to do that. thank you, thank ou able to do that. thank you, thank you everybody — able to do that. thank you, thank you everybody for _ able to do that. thank you, thank you everybody for the _ able to do that. thank you, thank you everybody for the question i able to do that. thank you, thank| you everybody for the question is, very good to see you. applause

studio: liz truss, current foreign secretary, who came third in the first round of voting to become the new conservative party leader and prime minister, that first round of voting happening yesterday. formally today launching her campaign. let's talk to our political correspondent ben wright who was listening to that with me. what did you make of that? a lot of focus on delivery. that was the word i think we had most during that speech. the word i think we had most during that speech-— that speech. that's right, stressing she had lots _ that speech. that's right, stressing she had lots of— that speech. that's right, stressing she had lots of cabinet _ that speech. that's right, stressing she had lots of cabinet experience, she had lots of cabinet experience, she is foreign secretary at the moment, we heard lots about president putin and her efforts to be tough when it comes to ukraine and impose sanctions. she is hoping that will resonate among tory backbenchers. she is telling them that she is no apprentice, she is ready to do the job if she is elected prime minister over the summer. toughness, experience where her core messages. there was a lot of rhetoric in there. she talks

about wanting an aspiration nation, she wanted everybody to have the opportunity to get where they want in life regardless of where they come from. everybody in parliament would agree with that so i'm not sure what an aspiration nation adds up sure what an aspiration nation adds up to. she said she wanted to level “p up to. she said she wanted to level up in a conservative way will stop again, a phrase that demands more questions than it produces answers. she said we needed a new economic plan. a speech like this isn't the moment to present one, but there is big rhetoric here. i think the question will be, what is the detail behind those sorts of slogans deployed in a leadership launched like this? we know she wants to cut taxes, doesn't want to increase corporation tax, she wants to scrap the planned rise in national insurance. she talked about having a low tax and low regulation zones around the country as a way of encouraging economic growth. i think it is a low tax conservative pitch that she is hoping will resonate among tory mps, particularly those at the moment who are backing other candidates on the list like kemi

badenoch and the attorney general suella braverman. she is looking for votes from the right of the tory party at the moment if she is going to leapfrog penny mordaunt and get on to the list of the final two. at the moment it looks like rishi sunak is confident of getting through to the vote of the tory membership, penny mordaunt currently second, liz truss really needs to bolster her support in the coming days. she talked about _ support in the coming days. she talked about being loyal to boris johnson, although having disagreements on some issues within cabinet. 0n the economy, which so many of the candidates have focused on, she said we need to level with the british people. our economy will not recover overnight. she talked about sluggish growth over two decades but the conservatives have beenin decades but the conservatives have been in powerfor much of decades but the conservatives have been in power for much of that time. so how problematic do you think for her is that past association, that association with borisjohnson and the fact she is seen as someone in his mould, perhaps, ratherthan someone more disconnected from him? she has a lot of borisjohnson

loyalists behind her, people like jacob rees—mogg and nadine dorries but like other candidates in this race, and including rishi sunak certainly, she has a record of government to defend. she was part of a cabinet that made all sorts of decisions regarding the pandemic, cost of living crisis that she is now being asked to explain where she stands on those, including tax decisions. it is uncomfortable scrutiny, i think, decisions. it is uncomfortable scrutiny, ithink, in decisions. it is uncomfortable scrutiny, i think, in the same way rishi sunak was defending his record this morning. you contrast that with a candidate like penny mordaunt who wasn't in the cabinet over the last two or three years and she could present herself as more of a clean break than people like liz truss and rishi sunak. ben break than people like liz truss and rishi sunak-— rishi sunak. ben wright, thank you very much. — rishi sunak. ben wright, thank you very much. our— rishi sunak. ben wright, thank you very much, our political— very much, our political correspondent at westminster. the writer and historian kate maltby joins us now. she was also listening to liz truss's launch speech, the formal launch of her campaign. hello to you. what did you make of it? i

think it was a solid performance by liz truss and i don't think anybody should be surprised by that, we are talking about two of the most experienced candidates in the race, in terms of their careers as politicians. penny mordaunt and liz truss have been in parliament since 2010, liz truss has held by far the more prominent positions over that period of time. of course she knows what she is doing at a launch speech. but i was pleased that some of your colleagues in the press, and indeed your own correspondent wrapping up really focused on the question of how fast she can walk the line of attacking other candidates and claiming she wants a clean race —— how far. she was clear when she was asked that she wasn't going to be doing any negative campaigning herself. but actually when you look closely at some of the content of the speech i thought there was quite a clear attack line on rishi sunak. so as my colleague

hugo guy and also from the i, right at the beginning pointed out that line, we can't have business as usual and economic management which has led to low growth over decades, ie the economy needs to change, the economic plan needs to change and i'm going to be the candidate, unlike rishi sunak, that was the real dig, the attack line was on the candidate of continuity economic policy and she will be the disrupter, she says. i policy and she will be the disrupter, she says. i guess there is a difference _ disrupter, she says. i guess there is a difference between _ disrupter, she says. i guess there is a difference between lines i disrupter, she says. i guess there is a difference between lines like | is a difference between lines like that in a speech and what i referred to with one of my interviewees earlier as the dark arts where you have people in the background perhaps promoting certain content on social media that might be casting negative connotations towards candidates and so forth. so there is a difference. flit candidates and so forth. so there is a difference-— a difference. of course there is a difference and _ a difference. of course there is a difference and we _ a difference. of course there is a difference and we have _ a difference. of course there is a difference and we have to - a difference. of course there is a i difference and we have to remember that the tory party will try and win an election in a couple of years time. that means that the more blood in the water now, the more

ammunition the labour party will have. i think many of your viewers will have read those reports of tory leadership candidates, or their teams, handing over dossiers to the labour party. i know in one case in particular that was absolutely and definitely true and i know which candidate the dossier was on. i think there has already been quite a lot of misguided and misjudged handing over of ammunition to the tory party's enemies and we will see what use they make of it. you tory party's enemies and we will see what use they make of it.— what use they make of it. you have been taking — what use they make of it. you have been taking a _ what use they make of it. you have been taking a humorous _ what use they make of it. you have been taking a humorous look- what use they make of it. you have been taking a humorous look at i what use they make of it. you have j been taking a humorous look at the candidates, haven't you, kate, comparing them to the various king henrys was make if our viewers haven't seen or heard about this, perhaps you can tell us a bit about your observations. i perhaps you can tell us a bit about your observations.— your observations. i didn't know that ou your observations. i didn't know that you are _ your observations. i didn't know that you are going _ your observations. i didn't know that you are going to _ your observations. i didn't know that you are going to ask i your observations. i didn't know that you are going to ask me i your observations. i didn't know. that you are going to ask me about this. it wasjust that you are going to ask me about this. it was just a silly thing on twitter. but there are eight candidates left in the race yesterday, of course there are only six now but yes, there are eight english kings called henry, so i did

have a little fun. henry v, if you know anything about henry v you will know anything about henry v you will know he is a soldier. there is a whole shakespeare play about him going to war so he might have mentioned he is a soldier, the historiography of henry v talks about him being a soldier. i was quite pleased to see, i have course compared to tom tugendhat, because what's the one thing he always tells us, he is a soldier, but i was quite pleased to see you picked that up in his own little video today and poked a little fun at himself. he did say, yes, i might have mentioned being a soldier once or twice!— soldier once or twice! thank you for “oininu us soldier once or twice! thank you for joining us today. — soldier once or twice! thank you for joining us today, kate _ soldier once or twice! thank you for joining us today, kate maltby. if i joining us today, kate maltby. if anybody wants to read that they can see it on kate's twitter account. protesters in sri lanka say they'll end their occupation of government buildings — even though president gotabaya rajapaksa failed to submit his promised letter of resignation. a curfew has been in force after security forces clashed with protesters. the president fled the country and is thought to be in the maldives but trying to reach singapore — plans to get there on a commercial flight

were reportedly cancelled overnight on security grounds. the sri lankan government are imposing a curfew in the the capital colombo today. it comes after hospital officials say one person died and dozens were injured during protests, after clashes between riot police and protesters near the parliament building, as people demanded the resignation of the president and prime minister. 0ur south asia correspondent anbarasan ethirajan is in colombo with the latest. government says that the curfew in and around the western province, that includes the capital colombo, it has been lifted. that's why you are seeing the movement of various vehicles here. but the state of emergency, it is still in place across the country. even though the situation appears a bit calm today, this morning, after what happened yesterday with people storming the office of the prime minister and then clashes between protesters and security forces near parliament building last evening where i was. but again, the protest leaders have

rejected the notification by president appointing mr ranil wickremesinghe, who was the prime minister, as the acting president. actually, people in sri lanka were waiting for this resignation letter from mr rajapaksa, as promised earlier. but the speaker's office, the speaker of parliament's office, this morning told us that they have not received that letter. that is surprised many people because they were hoping that mr rajapaksa would leave at least the political crisis at one step towards some sort of solution. but that has not happened yet. and the protest leaders say they are going to have another meeting to reassess the situation and then they will announce the strategy later in the day. a little earlier, i spoke to saroj pateerana who is a journalist based in the sri lankan capital colombo and he told me about the curfews imposed by authoroties there. the curfew has been reimposed

in the capital disrict, colombo. simply, there has been a curfew, up to 5am today and then thereafter, a couple of hours later, we heard from the prime minister's office that the curfew will be reimposed in colombo district up until 5am tomorrow. what is the mood on the streets? particularly around the presidential palace? the mood is very calm at the moment. the vast majority of the protesters have insisted in peaceful protests but there have been some unruly clashes and some clashes between protesters and police and military yesterday at several

places in front of the prime ministers office and in several other places. during which at least we understand 80 people have been admitted to hospital, one person has died after a tear gas attack, and two soldiers have been admitted to hospital following an attack which has been described as brutal, by the military. what of president rajapaksa and this promised letter of resignation which has not materialised? do we have any sense whether he will send the letter? a couple of minutes ago, around half an hour ago, i spoke to the speaker's office and an official told me they are expecting the letter to be delivered before the end of the day and the official also told me that sooner the letter is received, it will be made public

by the speaker so they understand that the president is waiting before he reaches his final destination which is thought to be singapore, to send that letter to the speaker. the expectations are that although the president promised to send a letter before the end of the day yesterday, it did not materialise, now the expectations are that the president is on his way to singapore, reportedly. when he reaches singapore, after he reaches singapore, he will send that letter over to the speaker. after months of travel disruption and flight cancellations, just how ready are airports and airlines as we fast approach the summer holidays? airports like manchester and gatwick — as well as the smaller regional airports around the uk, have been racing to recruit more staff in time for their biggest summer since covid.

0ur transport correspondent katy austin is at east midlands airport. things are starting to ramp up ahead of the summer holidays. it looks pretty quiet behind me and that's because a lot of the morning flights from here have already departed. about 45 flights are expected to depart from east midlands over the course of today. during the pandemic, this terminal was completely closed for nine months in total, and even when it was open it was really quiet. we are talking about 1,500 passengers a day. compare that to about 14,000 — 15,000 passengers per day now. that is nowhere near pre—covid levels. 0verjuly and august they expect 1.3 million people to use this airport for those summer holidays. preparing for that ramp up to something approaching the levels of traffic we are used to seeing has been a challenge for lots of airports because lots ofjobs were cut during the pandemic

and they have found it hard to recruit quickly enough to meet that rising demand. the actor kevin spacey has appeared in court in london today where he formally entered not guilty pleas to sexual assault charges dating back 17 years. sarah campbell is at the old bailey for us. tell us about the court appearance this morning. good morning. you can see the global press here this morning. kevin spacey is one of the most successful actors of his generation and we understand he will leave the old bailey in the next few minutes, wait until you see the camera bulbs going, he will get into his car and he will leave. it was a very brief appearance this morning, the first stage of the crown court

appearance, just getting into his car, you probably cannot make him out but as you see, fairly chaotic scenes as he gets into his car and he will be driving away. his court appearance lasted about 20 minutes in the end. and he appeared, he was wearing a light blue suit, blue spotted tie, white shirt and he spoke very clearly to confirm his name as kevin spacey fowler and his date of birth. and he answered not guilty when the five camps were put to him and as he drives away, i will go through those charges. he had been released on unconditional bail and he is due to appear back in court injune 2023, the trial date has been set for them, on five charges and he is charged with two micro counts of sexual assault on a man now in his 40s in march 2005 in

london. sexual assault of a man now in his 30s and a further charge causing him to engage in sexual activity without consent, that is alleged to have occurred in august 2008 in london. a sexual assault charge on a man now in his 30s alleged to have occurred in april 2013 in gloucestershire. as i say, he spoke very clearly in court and said not guilty to each of the five counts and thejudge said not guilty to each of the five counts and the judge gave the date for the full trial to begin injune of next year. for the full trial to begin in june of next year-— for the full trialto begin in june of next ear. ., ., ,, ., ~ of next year. sarah campbell, thank ou. temperatures are set to peak in france and spain today, as the heatwave gripping europe spreads. it means more wildfires across the continent, burning thousands of hectares of land and forcing residents and tourists to evacuate. scientists warn heatwaves have become more frequent, more intense, and longer—lasting because of climate change. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports.

europe was onlyjust recovering from its last heatwave. but once again, temperatures are soaring. and while these images may seem familiar, the fires are now spreading. france was warned that bastille day was going to look different this year with traditional firework displays cancelled in some areas. instead, water bombers filled up as they went to battle the wildfires. more than 1,000 hectares of land have already been destroyed, forcing residents and tourists to evacuate. translation: we see it on tv and we tell ourselves it - will never happen to us, and then inevitably when it happens to us, it's a bit strange, especially the people shouting. it isn't reassuring, the smell of smoke and all that. it's scary. while france isn't breaking the same temperatures as other countries, these heatwaves are still putting the country on alert.

translation: compared l to the 1970s and the 1980s, heatwaves were rare, meaning once every ten years. now, since the 20105, we have an accelerating frequency of heatwaves. that's undeniable. we have almost one to three heatwaves per year. other countries are seeing fires grow. across portugal and western spain, thousands of firefighters have been battling more than 20 blazes. the memory of one of turkey's worst fires on record last year is now front and centre, as once again, its land is burning in southwestern parts of the country. and with cracks forming in parliament square, the uk is also facing unprecedented heat. a rare amberwarning for parts of england and wales has been activated. until governments take strong action in cutting emissions,

experts warn we'll continue to see these scenes, with heatwaves happening sooner, more frequently and with more severity. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. let's now speak to saffron 0'neill, who is an associate professor in geography at the university of exeter. thank you forjoining us and you've been doing some really interesting research. about how fun in the sun images, when it's warm, pictures of people splashing in fountains and eating ice cream and so on, how these images are doing a little bit of a disservice when it comes to the conversation about what's going on with the climate. tell conversation about what's going on with the climate.— with the climate. tell us more. it's a european — with the climate. tell us more. it's a european study, _ with the climate. tell us more. it's a european study, we _ with the climate. tell us more. it's a european study, we were - with the climate. tell us more. it's a european study, we were to i with the climate. tell us more. it's a european study, we were to four| a european study, we were to four different countries, the uk, the netherlands, france and germany and the visuals that went alongside media text about heatwave risk, media text about heatwave risk, media articles that talked about heatwaves and climate change and be found although the text was negative, and making it waves seem

risky and something to be concerned about, the images that went alongside were often positively, making heat waves seem like fun in the sun, as we cold it in the paper. something to look forward to. not to say we don't all look forward to a little bit of sunny weather but it's not the same as welcoming this extreme heat like the weather that has been predicted over the weekend and into next week.— has been predicted over the weekend and into next week. when the images showed the impacts _ and into next week. when the images showed the impacts of _ and into next week. when the images showed the impacts of extreme i and into next week. when the images showed the impacts of extreme heat, j showed the impacts of extreme heat, they tended not to include people in they tended not to include people in the images?— the images? that's right, we found different framing _ the images? that's right, we found different framing is, _ the images? that's right, we found different framing is, people - different framing is, people splashing in city fountains, being at the beach and they really looked like holiday pictures in the second official discourse we found was heatwaves as risk, heat maps and so on, deep orange and red colours which we know promote danger in western culture but people were

really excluded. where there were people and they were rare, they were silhouetted against the sun and you could not see their faces so people were excluded from the risk of heatwaves and any kind of solution to adapting to them. tell heatwaves and any kind of solution to adapting to them.— to adapting to them. tell us more about that. _ to adapting to them. tell us more about that, is _ to adapting to them. tell us more about that, is that _ to adapting to them. tell us more about that, is that getting - to adapting to them. tell us more about that, is that getting in i to adapting to them. tell us more about that, is that getting in the i about that, is that getting in the way of proper conversations about resilience and adapting to climate change and changing our mindset? exactly. we feel currently divisional discourse is very narrow and it shows heatwaves as things you might do on holiday and of course many of us might do that over the weekend, head to the beach but as we head into the week we've got to go to school people people need to go to school people people need to go to work, travel and public transport. many industries are worried about rising extreme heat, farming and so on. so where are those sorts of images? they are the kind of things we are interested in seeing coming into the media and we know from past research they will

help people to imagine what climate changes and the risks it poses and also to think about how we might hopein also to think about how we might hope in the short term and adapt in the longer term to these more frequent extreme heat events. what frequent extreme heat events. what advice would — frequent extreme heat events. what advice would you _ frequent extreme heat events. what advice would you give _ frequent extreme heat events. what advice would you give to media organisations and what would you like to see them do to try and if not entirely change the conversation, perhaps balance the conversation, perhaps balance the conversation around this? i’tre conversation, perhaps balance the conversation around this? i've been havin: conversation around this? i've been having really _ conversation around this? i've been having really productive _ having really productive conversations with news agencies, image agencies such as getty and associated press who are a source of many of the images we see in the media and there is a lot of willingness to try and change that visual conversation. but actually, a little bit of, people aren't quite sure what the visuals should look like we so are working on research that will open up divisional discourse. change and the kind of images that will come into those images that will come into those image banks that propagate through into the media so we are hoping

journalists, photojournalists and others will start to think about the images they take and assignments they are sent on and think, who is vulnerable in extreme heat? people who are older, over 75, underfives, people with pre—existing medical conditions, people in poor quality housing. go to all people's homes, rather than the beach for example, open up divisional discourse and secondly, think about the kinds of images of adaptation and building resilience which might be things like urban greening projects, reducing the urban heat impact in our cities. . ~ reducing the urban heat impact in our cities. ., ,, , ., ., reducing the urban heat impact in our cities. ., ,, ., , , ., ,, our cities. thank you for speaking to us today- _

ukrainian officials say russian missiles have struck the central city of vinnytsia, killing at least twelve people. two dozen more were reported wounded in the attack, to the south—west of the capital kyiv. we're joined from kyiv by our correspondent, joe inwood. we understand there were three missiles that hit, not far from the maternity hospital and there was destruction all around, around a dozen people killed so far, two dozen people killed so far, two dozen reported injured. the pictures on social media show huge devastation, passers by carrying people from the rubble. the area affected is a town before the war, miles from the front line, no currently active combat and indeed once the fighting in the donbas region started, it's not many people fled here as they did to live with for the west to try and find sanctuary so the fact missiles or striking there will be deeply worrying to people here. thank you for that update. _ worrying to people here. thank you for that update. returning - worrying to people here. thank you for that update. returning to i worrying to people here. thank you for that update. returning to the i for that update. returning to the conservative leadership contest in

the uk. notjust of course are pounding the next conservative leader but the next prime minister to replace borisjohnson. we saw liz truss give her speech a short time ago, the formal launch of her campaign and we can talk to the mp picky for who is supporting her. thanks forjoining us. i guess the content of her speech came as no surprise to you. i wonder was there a bit of recalibration going on given that liz truss ended up in third place after the first round of voting yesterday?— voting yesterday? listen, i am backin: voting yesterday? listen, i am backing liz _ voting yesterday? listen, i am backing liz because _ voting yesterday? listen, i am backing liz because i - voting yesterday? listen, i am backing liz because i think i voting yesterday? listen, i am backing liz because i think we | voting yesterday? listen, i am i backing liz because i think we need someone who can walk into number ten downing street day one and deliver and from what i have seen working with her at the foreign office since last september she is a person who delivers. she came into the organisation after the mistakes of afghanistan determined that mistake would not happen again, got the organisation ready, set clear

priorities and when russia started their aggression against ukraine, she was the person who held nato together, who got the free world allied and ready to push back on putin. ,, , ., ., , putin. she spoke about her loyalty to boris johnson _ putin. she spoke about her loyalty to boris johnson but _ putin. she spoke about her loyalty to boris johnson but given - putin. she spoke about her loyalty to boris johnson but given the i to borisjohnson but given the manner in which his prime ministership is ending, couldn't that be a disadvantage to her in this campaign? i that be a disadvantage to her in this campaign?— that be a disadvantage to her in this campaign? i think everybody res-ects this campaign? i think everybody respects that _ this campaign? i think everybody respects that at _ this campaign? i think everybody respects that at the _ this campaign? i think everybody respects that at the time - this campaign? i think everybody respects that at the time all i this campaign? i think everybody respects that at the time all of i respects that at the time all of this was happening in london last week, our foreign secretary was at the g20's making sure that britain maintained its role on the global stage. maintained its role on the global state. �* ,., , maintained its role on the global state. �* , ., , maintained its role on the global state. , ., , , stage. i'm sorry to interrupt but issues have _ stage. i'm sorry to interrupt but issues have been _ stage. i'm sorry to interrupt but issues have been going - stage. i'm sorry to interrupt but issues have been going on i stage. i'm sorry to interrupt but issues have been going on for i stage. i'm sorry to interrupt but i issues have been going on for more than a week?— issues have been going on for more than a week? what i believe we have here is a person _ than a week? what i believe we have here is a person who _ than a week? what i believe we have here is a person who can _ than a week? what i believe we have here is a person who can deliver. i here is a person who can deliver. she is also the person that can deliver on the economy, one of the few cabinet members who said they were concerned about rising taxes on people's purses, understanding the cost of living is impacting on

families up and down the country. that is why she has said she. the national insurance rise and get the economy going again through other supply cycles and people wantjobs, opportunities and they want income in their pocket right now. we got a huge cost of living crisis and we need someone with the economic nous to deliver. liz need someone with the economic nous to deliver. . . need someone with the economic nous to deliver. , , ., , to deliver. liz truss has said if elected she — to deliver. liz truss has said if elected she would _ to deliver. liz truss has said if elected she would cut - to deliver. liz truss has said if elected she would cut taxes i to deliver. liz truss has said if| elected she would cut taxes on to deliver. liz truss has said if- elected she would cut taxes on day one in office but does she need to demonstrate more how she could do that without risking a further increase in inflation because some of the other candidates say tax cuts immediately or not the way to go, not the way to help the economy? liz is a not the way to help the economy? l z is a very clear thinker on the economy and she's been working on economic issues for many years. what she has said is the tax rises that were about to come in, we should not put them on people now because it will act as a disincentive for people to get into work. we need

people to get into work. we need people to get into work. we need people to come to work, as you know. there are manyjobs in this country and we need people to come into those so by holding back those tax rises and making sure we get investment coming to this country, as she has proven she can do through the trade deals she delivered, we will get the economy back on track. vicky ford mp, thank you. how far would you go for the perfect smile? well, for a growing number of young people, the answer to that question is turkey. they're following a social media trend dubbed �*turkey teeth', which are bright, white, and most importantly cheap. however, the treatment can be quite invasive. new bbc news research shows hundreds of british dentists have seen patients with serious complications after undergoing the procedure. divya talwar reports. we can speak now to trishala lakhani, an nhs dentist who has been looking into this trend for a new bbc documentary.

thank you forjoining us today. we want to draw our viewers attention to your teeth, your beautifully perfect teeth, so tell us the response you got around this documentary?— response you got around this documenta ? ,, . ., , documentary? such an interesting exoeriment. _ documentary? such an interesting experiment, some _ documentary? such an interesting experiment, some clinics - documentary? such an interesting experiment, some clinics in i documentary? such an interesting | experiment, some clinics in turkey said you need absolutely no treatment, it's not in your best interests to treat you which i expected and it shows there are ethical dentists all over the world, this is not to say that all turkish dentists are bad because we got some really good ethical responses. but the vast majority said you need a full mouth of crowns, and veneers and that was really surprising to me. more so, it was shocking as a dentist that they were able to formulate such an invasive and complex treatment plan me sending

some selfies via instagram dm and as a dentist i could never treatment plan someone from selfies they sent me. did plan someone from selfies they sent me. , ., , plan someone from selfies they sent me. , . y ., plan someone from selfies they sent me. , ., , ., . . , plan someone from selfies they sent me. , ., . ., me. did any of the uk clinics say ou need me. did any of the uk clinics say you need it _ me. did any of the uk clinics say you need it work? _ me. did any of the uk clinics say you need it work? absolutely i me. did any of the uk clinics say i you need it work? absolutely none. when people have come back from some of these turkish dental clinics with problems, what sort of problems have there been? the problems, what sort of problems have there been? _, ., ., �* there been? the most common one i've encountered _ there been? the most common one i've encountered from _ there been? the most common one i've encountered from speaking _ there been? the most common one i've encountered from speaking to _ encountered from speaking to patients as they were unaware that having crowns put you at higher risk of needing root canal treatments and extractions in the future because it's quite invasive and a traumatic procedure and there is a higher chance than nerve in the truth will die and people were unaware of that and whether it's six months or ten years down the line, they are experiencing pain or an abscess and they need the treatment but they were not aware of it.— they need the treatment but they were not aware of it. have people been fully aware _ were not aware of it. have people been fully aware of _ were not aware of it. have people been fully aware of what - were not aware of it. have people been fully aware of what the i been fully aware of what the treatment in the first place involves never mind any possible complications? it's about filing

down the truth and explain for us what exactly this dose to achieve a so—called perfect smile? what exactly this dose to achieve a so-called perfect smile?— what exactly this dose to achieve a so-called perfect smile? that's such an excellent — so-called perfect smile? that's such an excellent question _ so-called perfect smile? that's such an excellent question and _ so-called perfect smile? that's such an excellent question and it - so-called perfect smile? that's such an excellent question and it was i so-called perfect smile? that's such an excellent question and it was a i an excellent question and it was a huge revelation to me. when we made this documentary we spoke to i think all of the candidates, they thought they had veneers but they actually had crowns and they are so different. the difference basically is veneers involve removing no or minimal healthy tooth tissue, crowns involve removing tooth tissue all around the teeth and your biting service which can be 60 or 70% of healthy tissue.— service which can be 60 or 70% of healthy tissue. that would be quite a shock if you _ healthy tissue. that would be quite a shock if you went _ healthy tissue. that would be quite a shock if you went to _ healthy tissue. that would be quite a shock if you went to get - healthy tissue. that would be quite a shock if you went to get this - healthy tissue. that would be quite | a shock if you went to get this done and ended up in the dentist chair and ended up in the dentist chair and discovered that was what was happening. but you say there are reputable and ethical turkish dentists so is this the dental industry here which is more expensive simply trying to protect its market? ,., ., expensive simply trying to protect its market?—

its market? good question. it's really lucrative. _ its market? good question. it's really lucrative. i— its market? good question. it's really lucrative. i am _ its market? good question. it's really lucrative. i am not - its market? good question. it's really lucrative. i am not a - its market? good question. it's i really lucrative. i am not a dentist that will look at a patient and say i don't know why you've gone to turkey, that is not me, i should not impose a judgment on these patients but i do see the attraction of why a patient which is to go to turkey as opposed to the uk, it is more expensive here. if you are being sold a luxurious holiday with a luxury hotel, we pick you up from the hotel, you come to the clinic, you spend a week by the pool, i see why it is attractive.— why it is attractive. finally and briefl , why it is attractive. finally and briefly. your — why it is attractive. finally and briefly, your advice _ why it is attractive. finally and briefly, your advice to - why it is attractive. finally and l briefly, your advice to someone wanting to undergo this procedure to improve their smile? do wanting to undergo this procedure to improve their smile?— improve their smile? do your research- _ improve their smile? do your research. ask _ improve their smile? do your research. ask questions, - improve their smile? do your research. ask questions, ask| improve their smile? do your - research. ask questions, ask about all the treatment options. if someone is giving you crowns, ask about something less invasive and when you come back, for example, you ask about veneers, composite bonding and bear in mind when you can bag it may be difficult for a dentist to treat you and maintenance will be required.

treat you and maintenance will be reuuired. . ~ treat you and maintenance will be reuuired. ., ~ ,, treat you and maintenance will be reuuired. ., ~ i. treat you and maintenance will be reuuired. ., ~ . ., required. thank you so much for talkin: to required. thank you so much for talking to us _ required. thank you so much for talking to us about _ required. thank you so much for talking to us about this - required. thank you so much for talking to us about this story - talking to us about this story today. and you can hear more on this story in a new bbc documentary called turkey teeth: bargain smiles or big mistake?�* on iplayer now and on the news channel this weekend. a previously unknown self—portrait of vincent van gogh has been discovered by the national galleries of scotland on the back of another one of his paintings. the dutch post—impressionist painter was known for using both sides of the canvas to save money and this picture was only revealed by an x—ray. it's been hidden by layers of cardboard and glue, so experts in edinburgh are now trying to work out how to uncover it safely. think of using both sides of the canvas because during his career, he did not sell many campuses and only after his death, as work began to be sold for much higher values and he

became truly famous. fascinating story. joanna is here next. you are watching bbc news. still some heat in the sunshine, cooler in the country, show us around, running closer to st andrew's this afternoon. things are changing this weekend, all of us getting warmer. it will still feel hot in the sunshine across the south, but for the midlands, east anglia and northwards, areas of town, the chance of showers through eastern areas this afternoon, temperatures in the mid to high teens or low 20s, getting around the high 20s in southernmost areas. tonight, showers fade. another batch of cloud and rain spills into northern ireland and parts of scotland. england and wales stay dry

and clear and here, scotland. england and wales stay dry and clearand here, much scotland. england and wales stay dry and clear and here, much fresher, temperatures in rural areas in single figures. good night and morning to open the windows and let the fresh air in. friday sees high—pressure here but another area of weatherproofing from west to east, across scotland, it's cloudy and damp, some showers into the afternoon but western areas will be dry and bright, feeling warmer in northern ireland and in the south, sunshine continues, temperatures similar to this afternoon. high pressure sets up over the uk, more sunshine developing, rain possible for the western isles, temperatures in the mid teens but temperature starting to creep up and that will be the case as we go through saturday and sunday. isolated shower cannot be ruled out particularly across the west on saturday, further north on sunday but for most it's dry and sunny, temperatures more widely into the high 20s or low 30s in england and wales, mid to high

20s in northern ireland. the heat is across spain and portugal, the red colours showing significantly above normal temperatures are and heat spreads into france, and the start of next week it will be felt here, notjust in the areas covered by the extreme heat warning, these areas across parts of england and wales but the heat will build more widely. we could see temperatures in the mid—if not high 30s, potentially record—breaking across parts of england and wales, scotland and northern ireland pudsey temperatures close to the high 20s and low 30s. take care.

this is bbc news, i'mjoanna gosling. the headlines at 11am: conservative mps are to begin voting in the next hour in the second round of the contest to replace borisjohnson. one of the six candidates will be knocked out this afternoon. in the last hour, the foreign secretary liz truss launched her leadership bid. i can lead to, i can make tough decisions and i can get things done. i am ready to be prime ministerfrom day one. the actor kevin spacey appears in court and formally enters not guilty pleas to sexual assault charges dating back 17 years. protesters in sri lanka say they'll end their occupation of government buildings — it's after the speaker of parliament said president gotabaya rajapaksa's resignation is expected soon.

and a discovery of a lifetime — a previously unknown self—portrait by vincent van gogh is found hidden on the back of another painting. hello, welcome. we will bring you the latest on the conservative leadership contest in a moment. in our sports bulletin earlier — owing to a technical error — the wrong picture appeared in connection with the story of a premier league player arrested over alleged sexual offences. a picture of a different and wholly unconnected player was shown. we apologise for that mistake. today it is round two of voting in the conservative leadership contest today, with six candidates left in the running. yesterday former chancellor rishi sunak won the first

round of voting by mps to choose the next tory leader and prime minister. rishi sunak got 88 votes. next in line was penny mordaunt with 67 votes, followed by liz truss who got 50 mps to back her. then kemi badenoch got 40, tom tugendhat came in with 37. and the attorney general suella braverman achieved 32 votes. chancellor nadhim zahawi and former health secretaryjeremy hunt were eliminated from the race. those still in the contest face another round of voting today. the field is expected to be narrowed to two by the end of next week, and then around 160,000 tory members decide which candidate they want to become the next party leader and prime minister. the result will be announced on 5th september. this morning liz truss set out her

pitch to become prime minister. we are at a critical moment for our country. we face huge challenges in the aftermath of covid and putin's appalling war in ukraine. now is the time to be bold. we cannot have business as usual economic management which has led to low growth for decades. we need to deliver on brexit and the opportunities it offers, and we need to win the fight forfreedom at home and around the world. that is why i am putting myself forward for leadership of the conservative and unionist party, and of our great country. i will campaign as a conservative and i will govern as a conservative. i can lead, i can make tough decisions and i can get things done. i am ready to be prime ministerfrom day one. liz truss launching her campaign.

tom tugendhat has been speaking at a press conference, selling the idea that the uk needs a �*clean start�* — and debunking rumours that he is no longer a real competitor in the race. in the last few weeks and months i can tell you that i have noticed that the car is getting more expensive to use, £1.90, very often more than that, 1.95 in my area, is really hurting, and it is something that we all notice. it is hurting many people in the community i represent, people in west kent very often need to drive a lot. people across the country, the moment you leave this place, westminster, a lot of people are entirely reliant on their cars. so the price of fuel is a real issue for all of us, and as winter is coming, sorry to misquote jon snow, we are going to find

ourselves thinking much more about the price of gas as well. that's why i think what we need to be doing is a couple of things quickly and a couple of things slightly in the longer term. the quick things to do art to lower the price of fuel and the 10p fuel duty levy i've been talking about because i think that's really important in saving people money today now, putting money in people's pockets immediately. tam people's pockets immediately. tom tu . endhat. people's pockets immediately. tom tugendhat. our— people's pockets immediately. tom tugendhat. 0ur political correspondent ben wright is with the support of another of the contenders.— support of another of the contenders. ., ., , contenders. tom tugendhat still in this race and _ contenders. tom tugendhat still in this race and hoping _ contenders. tom tugendhat still in this race and hoping to _ contenders. tom tugendhat still in this race and hoping to stay - contenders. tom tugendhat still in this race and hoping to stay in - contenders. tom tugendhat still in this race and hoping to stay in the| this race and hoping to stay in the running. the voting for the second round starts in half an hour and we will get a result later this afternoon. rishi sunak, clearly at this stage, looks like the front runner. he was fairly comfortable your head yesterday in the first round of voting and has the confidence and cachet of somebody who i think is beating the pack at the moment. i think his team are fairly confident that he will be one of the two to make it to the ballot

in front of tory party members, the duo who will pitch for the activists' vote. he was speaking this morning, defending his record in government. this is what he was saying. in government. this is what he was sa inc. �* . saying. and the pandemic hit i understood — saying. and the pandemic hit i understood follow _ saying. and the pandemic hit i understood follow the - saying. and the pandemic hit i understood follow the impact l saying. and the pandemic hit i | understood follow the impact it could _ understood follow the impact it could have won millions of people up—and—down the country. did you make a mistake over those vouchers? if i could just answer your question. that's why when this country was faced with one of the biggest challenges that we had seen i stepped up, and in a matter of weeks put together and developed the furlough scheme which _ protected over 10 million people's jobs and livelihoods. that did an enormous amount of good for those people. i'm really proud of that achievement, and it's things like that that i've done. and if you think am looking forward, which is what we now need to do, we know there are challenging times ahead. i've got, i think, the experience and the energy, notjust to deal with them in an honest, responsible way, but also the vision to grow the _ economy to make sure that we can grant all the exciting opportunities that i see ahead of us.

and actually looking forward what matters is who can beat labour in a general election, and i'm convinced that i have the best person to beat keir starmer and the labour party in the next election. rishi sunak speaking earlier this morning. all of the candidates believe they are best placed to beat keir starmer at the next election and that is something any mordant is saying. the trade minister was second in yesterday's ballot and around westminster there is a real buzz about her chances. i think there is confidence in her campaign. we can talk about that now with one of her backers maria miller who joins me in central lobby. how do you see today's vote going? presumably you are hoping for a surge in support for penny mordaunt from jeremy hunt and nadhim zahawi's supporters, because of course their candidate is out today. how do you see it going?— see it going? people have seen widesoread _ see it going? people have seen widespread report _ see it going? people have seen widespread report no _ see it going? people have seen widespread report no support l widespread report no support particularly around the grass roots,

we saw that in the research published yesterday, and also in the backers she already has in the parliamentary party. i think what people want at the moment, particularly in the parliamentary party but also in the country as well, somebody who can bring everybody together. we have had a tough few years with brexit and a pandemic and i think people want to be able to move forward and penny brings that fresh approach and that's why i back her. liz brings that fresh approach and that's why i back her. liz truss is makin: that's why i back her. liz truss is making her _ that's why i back her. liz truss is making her launch _ that's why i back her. liz truss is making her launch this _ that's why i back her. liz truss is making her launch this morning | that's why i back her. liz truss is - making her launch this morning said, look, i'm a serving cabinet minister with plenty of experience, i've been dealing with russia and ukraine, i don't need any time to get used to being prime minister, i can do it from day one. penny mordaunt can't make that claim, can she? she's been out of the cabinet now for two or three years and doesn't have the same experience.— three years and doesn't have the same experience. penny does have ministerial experience. _ same experience. penny does have ministerial experience. ministeriall ministerial experience. ministerial ex - erience ministerial experience. ministerial exoerience but — ministerial experience. ministerial experience but has _ ministerial experience. ministerial experience but has not _ ministerial experience. ministerial experience but has not been - ministerial experience. ministerial experience but has not been in - ministerial experience. ministerial| experience but has not been in the cabinet recently. she experience but has not been in the cabinet recently.— cabinet recently. she has been international— cabinet recently. she has been international develop - cabinet recently. she has been international develop and - cabinet recently. she has been - international develop and secretary, health secretary and minister in a number of departments. of course the other candidates are very strong and i think that's the great thing about

this contest, there are so many strong candidates, what penny brings is a fresh approach and i think after the difficult years we have had, command particularly recently, i think that fresh approach and that new invigoration of our manifesto, of the levelling up vision for the country will come from penny because of her experience. and of course remember she has also got the unique experience amongst this group of candidates that she actually won her seat from labour. so she is the canada labourfears most. canada labour fears most. parliamentarians canada labourfears most. parliamentarians are also thinking about the next general election as well and that's important. hour about the next general election as well and that's important. now there is some momentum _ well and that's important. now there is some momentum around - well and that's important. now there is some momentum around penny i is some momentum around penny mordaunt there comes increased scrutiny about her and lord frost the former brexit minister today was pretty scathing saying in his view, his experience, he worked with her in government, said she is simply not qualified to be prime minister. lord. has great respect from penny, he did a huge amount to support the

government through the brexit process until he resigned. it is for him to explain his views. i5 process until he resigned. it is for him to explain his views.- him to explain his views. is his oinion him to explain his views. is his opinion worthless? _ him to explain his views. is his opinion worthless? he's - him to explain his views. is his| opinion worthless? he's worked him to explain his views. is his opinion worthless? he's worked with penny mordaunt. penny mordaunt is no remainer, she was an enthusiast for brexit, a leading light in the campaign and surely his judgment counts something. at campaign and surely his 'udgment counts something._ counts something. of course but ultimately many _ counts something. of course but ultimately many of _ counts something. of course but ultimately many of us _ counts something. of course but ultimately many of us have - counts something. of course but ultimately many of us have also| ultimately many of us have also worked with penny and perhaps lord frost resigned from government for reasons that he would want to explain. but i know penny to be an effective operator and all the people that worked with her over more than ten years in parliament know that she has the experience to do it. this know that she has the experience to do it. �* , , know that she has the experience to doit. ., .,, ., do it. as this campaign narrows, do ou do it. as this campaign narrows, do you exoect — do it. as this campaign narrows, do you exoect it _ do it. as this campaign narrows, do you exoect it to _ do it. as this campaign narrows, do you exoect it to get _ do it. as this campaign narrows, do you expect it to get dirty _ do it. as this campaign narrows, do you expect it to get dirty over - do it. as this campaign narrows, do you expect it to get dirty over the l you expect it to get dirty over the next few days? i you expect it to get dirty over the next few days?— you expect it to get dirty over the next few days? i really don't think so and i hope _ next few days? i really don't think so and i hope not, _ next few days? i really don't think so and i hope not, because - so and i hope not, because ultimately whoever comes through in the lead, goes to the country, goes to our membership and more widely, will want to unify the party. it is a nobody�*s interests to be talking down other candidates. i have to say

i think we have an extremely strong slate of people putting themselves forward. ijust feel penny really is somebody who could really change politics and bring a kind of politics, which is what i think many want to see. fin politics, which is what i think many want to see-— politics, which is what i think many want to see. , ., , , want to see. on gender questions she is under some — want to see. on gender questions she is under some pressure _ want to see. on gender questions she is under some pressure to _ want to see. on gender questions she is under some pressure to explain - is under some pressure to explain precisely where she is on trans rights, for instance. she was asked a lot about that at her launch yesterday. some of the newspapers are making a big thing of this. are you clear on her position and how she changed tack during the course of this campaign? h0. she changed tack during the course of this campaign?— of this campaign? no, she hasn't, penn is of this campaign? no, she hasn't, penny is clear— of this campaign? no, she hasn't, penny is clear on _ of this campaign? no, she hasn't, penny is clear on this, _ of this campaign? no, she hasn't, penny is clear on this, just - of this campaign? no, she hasn't, penny is clear on this, just like i of this campaign? no, she hasn't, | penny is clear on this, just like me wants to make sure that we respect people for who they are and not be divisive about the way we talk about them, simply because of their gender or sexuality. them, simply because of their gender orsexuality. i them, simply because of their gender or sexuality. i really think that transgender issues have to be put outside of politics. they are not a political football. outside of politics. they are not a politicalfootball. the highest rate of suicide is amongst transgender people and i think we really risk exacerbating really serious problem is that trans people have by talking about them in a political way. and i

hope this becomes an issue that is put outside of this campaign. maria miller, thank— put outside of this campaign. maria miller, thank you _ put outside of this campaign. maria miller, thank you very _ put outside of this campaign. maria miller, thank you very much - put outside of this campaign. maria miller, thank you very much indeed. david davis, another penny mordaunt backer, former brexit deck secretary is looking over my shoulder. maybe we will talk to you later on. voting is about to start soon. you are awash with supporters! they are crowding in on me here! we will get some more from you later. he is going to be a busy day at westminster and at least one contender is going to go out today. —— former brexit secretary. children's charities have criticised the government for putting new internet safety laws on hold until a new prime minister is in place. the 0nline safety bill was due to be debated in parliament again next week, but will now return to the commons after the summer break. the legislation is aimed at stopping the spread of illegal content such as images of child abuse, hate crimes, and racist abuse, and protecting children from harmful content. it would also give 0fcom the power to act as a regulator of online platforms. campaigners have said they're

concerned at the delay. the oscar—winning actor, kevin spacey, has entered not guilty pleas to sexual assault charges dating back 17 years. the five allegations relate to three men. a trial is scheduled to take place nextjune. 0ur correspondent sarah campbell was outside the old bailey as the actor left after entering his not—guilty pleas. what you can see there is the press from around the world, it is very international, reflecting of course that kevin spacey is one of the most successful actors of his generation. we understand he will be departing the old bailey in the next few minutes. just wait until you see the camera bulbs going. he will be getting into the car and then he will leave. here he comes. it was a very brief appearance this morning. it was the first stage of the crown court appearance. just getting into his car there. you probably can't make him out, but as you can see

fairly chaotic scenes as he is seen getting into his car. and he will be driving away. his court appearance lasted about 20 minutes in the end. and he appeared, he was wearing a light blue suit, a white shirt and a blue spotty tie. he spoke very clearly to confirm his name as kevin spacey fowler and his date of birth. and he answered not guilty when the five counts were put to him. and as he drives away, i will go through those charges. mr spacey has been released on unconditional bail. he will be due back here injune 2023. that's the trial data that has been set, after the five charges. he has been charged with two counts of sexual assault on a man now in his 40s in march 2005 in london. he has been charged with sexual assault of a man now in his 30s, and a further charge

of causing him to engage in sexual activity without consent. and that is alleged to have occurred in august 2008 in london. and a sexual assault charge on a man who is now in his 30s alleged to have occurred in april 2013 in gloucestershire. as i say, he spoke very clearly in court, said "not guilty" to each of those five counts. the judge mrjustice wall gave the date for that full trial to begin injune of next year. that was sarah campbell at the old bailey as kevin spacey left a short while ago. protesters in sri lanka say they'll end their occupation of government buildings — even though president gotabaya rajapaksa failed to submit his promised letter of resignation. a curfew has been in force after security forces clashed with protesters. the president fled the country and is thought to be in the maldives but trying to reach singapore — plans to get there on a commercial flight were reportedly cancelled overnight on security grounds.

the sri lankan government are imposing a curfew in the the capital — colombo — today. it comes after hospital officials say one person died and dozens were injured during protests, after clashes between riot police and protesters near the parliament building, as people demanded the resignation of the president and prime minister. 0ur south asia correspondent anbarasan ethirajan is in colombo with the latest. the government says that the curfew in and around the western province, that includes the capital colombo, it has been lifted. that's why you are seeing the movement of various vehicles here. but the state of emergency, it is still in place across the country. even though the situation appears a bit calm today, this morning, after what happened yesterday with people storming the office of the prime minister and then clashes between protesters and security forces near parliament building last evening where i was. but again, the protest leaders have

rejected the notification by president appointing mr ranil wickremesinghe, who was the prime minister, as the acting president. actually, people in sri lanka were waiting for this resignation letter from mr rajapaksa, as promised earlier. but the speaker's office, the speaker of parliament's office, this morning told us that they have not received that letter. that has surprised many people because they were hoping that mr rajapaksa would leave at least to give the political crisis one step towards some sort of solution. but that has not happened yet. and the protest leaders say they are going to have another meeting to reassess the situation and then they will announce the strategy later in the day. the headlines on bbc news: conservative mps will soon begin voting in the second round of the contest to replace borisjohnson. one of the six candidates will be knocked out this afternoon. the actor kevin spacey appears in court and formally enters not

guilty pleas to sexual assault charges dating back 17 years. and a previously unknown self—portrait by vincent van gogh is found hidden on the back of another painting. now to the situation with flights and cancellations this summer. emirates has rejected an order from heathrow to cancel flights to comply with a cap on passenger numbers. the airline accused the west london airport of showing "blatant disregard for consumers" by attempting to force it to "deny seats to tens of thousands of travellers". it comes after months of travel disruption and flight cancellations. i'm joined by our business correspondent theo leggett. what is emirates saying? they are clearly very _ what is emirates saying? they are clearly very angry- _ what is emirates saying? they are clearly very angry. this _ what is emirates saying? they are clearly very angry. this is - what is emirates saying? they are clearly very angry. this is a - clearly very angry. this is a strongly worded statement to say the least. emirates says it was approached yesterday evening by heathrow and told to cut a certain

number of flights to comply with capacity cuts. it said the figure appeared to have been plucked from thin air but the communication dictated the specific flights which had to be cut, throwing out paying passengers. that line "blatant passengers. that line "blata nt disregard passengers. that line "blatant disregard for consumers" and "incompetence" is also in there and creating a mess that passengers and airlines are expected to pick up. this goes back to what happened on tuesday, when heathrow said it would place a cap of 100,000 on passenger numbers departing the airport each day. heathrow at the time appeared to cast most of the blame for the problems at the airport on the airlines, saying they appoint ground handling staff, so for example check in staff, baggage handlers, people who turn the aircraft around on the stand, and said they were suffering from staff shortages, so it had no option but to do this. emirates, and i have to say other airlines as well, saying the same sort of things behind the scene, saying they are quite capable of handling all of

their aircraft and passengers, there isn't a problem. the problem lies with heathrow�*s systems. so isn't a problem. the problem lies with heathrow's systems. so what is likel to be with heathrow's systems. so what is likely to be the _ with heathrow's systems. so what is likely to be the upshot of this? - likely to be the upshot of this? there is obviously a lot of frustration. ultimately, might heathrow back down? 0r frustration. ultimately, might heathrow back down? or is it more likely airlines who are struggling. some airlines have cancelled services. and you have to say for the short haul airlines it is much easier to do because if you have lots of daily flights to a short—haul destination then you can cut the short haul flights and put passengers on different planes. the problem lies with the long haul carriers really. if you look at emirates they rely on flying a3805 a huge aircraft carrying 500 passengers at a time over to dubai where they fly on to destinations around the world so cutting a single one of those planes is a very significant thing. it is a lot

harderfor the long haul airlines significant thing. it is a lot harder for the long haul airlines to do this. there will have to be some kind of compromise somewhere. as i said, some of the airlines have cut services and a lot of the services that have been cut are short—haul. it is what happens to these long haul services that seems to be the bone of contention. it looks as though some kind of compromise will have to be drawn up because emirates has said clearly it will not comply with the order, even though it says heathrow has threatened them with legal action if they do not. keep heathrow has threatened them with legal action if they do not.— legal action if they do not. keep us u dated. legal action if they do not. keep us updated. meanwhile, _ legal action if they do not. keep us updated. meanwhile, passengers. legal action if they do not. keep us l updated. meanwhile, passengers are waiting to find out what happens with their own flights, so of course it is a difficult time and we will keep you updated as soon as we get any more. the metropolitan police say they have opened an investigation into the trafficking of sir mo farah to the uk as a child. in a bbc documentary, sir mo says he arrived under a false name after escaping war in somalia, and as sean dilley reports, was separated from his family and forced into domestic slavery. 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 was the visa document used to traffic the future champion athlete into the uk. 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 the civil war. police now want to know more about allegations the team gb athlete made in a bbc documentary in which he said he was flown into the uk at the age of nine and forced to work as a domestic servant. lawyers have told the bbc that mo farah's nationality was technically obtained by fraud. the home office has ruled out taking any action against him as it is assumed a child would not be complicit. the met have also confirmed

they are not pursuing farah, but they say specialist officers have opened an investigation to assess the available information which, in practical terms, means detectives will want to understand who exactly knew what about how farah entered the uk when he was nine. they'll want to see if they can identify any criminal offences and, if they can, who may have committed them. last year, the met said it received more than 3,900 child and adult victim referrals for modern slavery offences. very few victims will have the profile and opportunity to highlight their experience. sean dilley, bbc news. temperatures are set to peak in france and spain today, as the heatwave gripping europe spreads. it means more wildfires across the continent, burning thousands of hectares of land, and forcing residents and tourists to evacuate. scientists warn heatwaves have become more frequent, more intense, and longer—lasting because of climate change. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports.

europe was onlyjust recovering from its last heatwave. but once again, temperatures are soaring. and while these images may seem familiar, the fires are now spreading. france was warned that bastille day was going to look different this year with traditional firework displays cancelled in some areas. instead, water bombers filled up as they went to battle the wildfires. more than 1,000 hectares of [and have already been destroyed, forcing residents and tourists to evacuate. translation: we see it on tv and we tell ourselves it - will never happen to us, and then inevitably when it happens to us, it's a bit strange, especially the people shouting. it isn't reassuring — the smell of smoke and all that. it's scary. while france isn't breaking the same temperatures as other countries, these heatwaves are still putting the country on alert.

translation: compared l to the 1970s and the 1980s, heatwaves were rare, meaning once every ten years. now, since the 2010s, we have an accelerating frequency of heatwaves. that's undeniable. we have almost one to three heatwaves per year. other countries are seeing fires grow. across portugal and western spain, thousands of firefighters have been battling more than 20 blazes. the memory of one of turkey's worst fires on record last year is now front and centre, as once again, its land is burning in south—western parts of the country. and with cracks forming in parliament square, the uk is also facing unprecedented heat. a rare amberwarning for parts of england and wales has been activated. until governments take strong action in cutting emissions, experts warn will continue to see these scenes, with heatwaves happening sooner, more frequently and with more severity. azadeh moshiri, bbc news.

a previously unknown self—portrait of vincent van gogh has been discovered at the national galleries of scotland. the picture is on the back of another painting by the artist, and was only revealed by an x—ray. it's been hidden by layers of cardboard and glue, so experts in edinburgh are now trying to work out how to uncover it safely. joanne macaulay reports. for more than 100 years, this picture has been holding a secret. on the back of van gogh's head of a peasant woman is a previously unseen work by the artist. the ghostly image was revealed as experts carried out an x—ray on the painting. oh, it was a complete shock and, i have to say, pretty much instant recognition. we thought, my goodness, there he is. we have his hat and his beard, signature neckerchief around his neck, and itjust struck

us immediately that it was a self—portrait. as a poor artist, van gogh used both sides of the canvas to save money. but the self—portrait side is covered in cardboard and glue. experts hope they can safely remove the material from this valuable piece. this is really a major and very exciting find for the national galleries of scotland. it's so unusual to find a new painting on the back of a canvas like this. and, also, it is a good example of a period when van gogh was developing his mature, very radical style. the style we associate with him. it's likely to be some time before all the cardboard and glue on the back of the painting is removed and the self—portrait is fully revealed. but, in the meantime, members of the public can see the x—ray of it here in edinburgh when it goes on display at the end of the month. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor.

it will still feel hot in southern areas but temperatures are down in recent days cooler day further north. from the midlands northwards there will be more cloud, chance of a few showers, northern ireland brightening up through the afternoon, showers mainly across scotland and eastern parts of england, even as far south as east midlands and east anglia later. but in the sunshine further south temperature is 24—27 , closer to the july average, a bit below elsewhere, high teens and low 20s. showers this evening, eastern areas fading, dry and clearfor a time but more cloud, outbreaks of rain and drizzle and more extensively areas of drizzle in western scotland. away from towns and cities it could get down to single figures in england and wales. dry and sunny, a warm day, a lot more dry in england and showery conditions later but starting to brighten up. a woman in northern

ireland tomorrow, similar temperatures elsewhere. bye for now. “ warm —— warm in northern ireland tomorrow.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... conservative mps are dut to begin voting about now in the second round of the contest to replace borisjohnson. one of the six candidates will be knocked out this afternoon. in the last hour, the foreign secretary liz truss launched her leadership bid. ican lead, i can lead, i can make tough decisions, and i can get things done. i am decisions, and i can get things done. iam ready decisions, and i can get things done. i am ready to be prime ministerfrom day one. the actor kevin spacey appears in court and formally enters not guilty pleas to sexual assault charges dating back 17 years. emirates rejects an order from heathrow to cancel flights to comply with a cap on passenger numbers — the airline accuses the airport of "blatant disregard for consumers". protesters in sri lanka say they'll end their occupation of government buildings — it's after the speaker of parliament said president gotabaya rajapaksa's

resignation is expected soon. and, the discovery of a lifetime — a previously unknown self—portrait by vincent van gogh is found hidden on the back of another painting. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. good morning. more sport in a moment but first, in our sports bulletin earlier, owing to a technical error, the wrong picture appeared in connection with the story good morning. the wrong picture appeared in connection with the story of a premier league player arrested over alleged sexual offences. a picture of a different and wholly unconnected player was shown. we apologise for this mistake. the first round of the open is well under way at st andrews with an amateur from sheffield among those in early contention. but there are some big names out on course too. ben croucher is there. so, a keen eye at the moment on

barclay brown. so, a keen eye at the moment on barclay ldrown-— so, a keen eye at the moment on barclay brown-— so, a keen eye at the moment on barclay brown. yes. this is quite an extraordinary _ barclay brown. yes. this is quite an extraordinary story. _ barclay brown. yes. this is quite an extraordinary story. you _ barclay brown. yes. this is quite an extraordinary story. you may - barclay brown. yes. this is quite an extraordinary story. you may not i extraordinary story. you may not have heard of barclay brown, and we will forgive you for that because he is an amateur. he is from sheffield, the same golf club as matthew fitzpatrick, who a couple of weeks ago was crowned us open champion, but barclay brown is playing for the first time in this tournament and he hasjust finished his first time in this tournament and he has just finished his first round here at st andrews, the home of golf, and he has shot a four under par round of 68. it is an extra ordinary effort from the amateur. he is just one shot off the lead at this stage, behind the american camera young. rory michael roy is out on the course and others. we are expecting record crowds for the course of the weekend. 290,000, a sell—out, and the largest crowd we have ever had for the open

championship. a fitting celebration of the 150th open championship. you mentioned some of those players who are already out on course and i wonder if barclay brown will be wondering if some of those names might be up around where he is currently by the end of the day. yes, and the reason for that is because conditions here are fairly benign. overthe because conditions here are fairly benign. over the first couple of daysin benign. over the first couple of days in the practice rounds, there was just another chair over to my left, the wind was swirling for the first couple of days but it has settled and this morning it is a calm wind and soft conditions, lots of birdies and eagles already out on the course at st andrews and a tough test of links golf, an authentic test, and one that everyone wants to play in. these players are making a little bit of a mockery of that at

the moment, and we could expect even lower scores during this afternoon. thank you. more from ben later on at st andrews. as he mentioned, barclay brownjust a shot off the lead as things stand. that lead is held by the american, cameron young. plenty of players under par, quite the gaggle, surrounding that leaderboard. but surrounding that leaderboa rd. but barclay surrounding that leaderboard. but barclay brown is one of the early starters, early finishes, and currently the joint clubhouse leader. leicester's ollie chessum will make his first start for england in the series decider against australia on saturday. chessum will take his place in the second row after an injury to marc itoje. with flanker sam underhill ruled out with concussion, lewis ludlam will wear number seven in sydney. danny care will be at scrum—half and jack van poortvliet, who started the last game, is on the bench. that's all the sport for now.

the race to become the next prime minister continues — with a second vote of conservative mps to find their next leader. but what do people who've voted conservative make of the remaining contenders? newsnight�*s policy editor, lewis goodall, has been been taking a look. i think they did the right thing but i think they waited too long and it got to a point where it was so untenable they had to do something, but maybe it should have been done before that. before things got so bad for everyone. that makes sense. anybody else? i agree, too little, too late. it should have been a long time ago. if there was a theme today it was the sense that those most associated with thejohnson government were most vulnerable, and that, of all of them, is a problem for this man the most. if you asked me six months ago i would have said, yeah, but he has sort of sat there and it's gone from scandal to scandal, and it has tarred him and he has sat and defended boris, and if boris would have gone six months ago,

i know a lot of people would have said he would be the next prime minister. what i will do now is play you a clip and ask you, on your whiteboard, to give a score out of ten for how much he comes across as someone that is like a prime—ministerial. i know how difficult _ it is when you are working so hard and you see the price of everything go up every week _ michael, you've given him zero, tell me why? i saw the video where he said he was detached from the working class people, and i think why is he saying that in his younger days and now he has changed his mind and he thinks he can sway everybody and make them believe he will do right for them and i don't think he will. our next candidate. here she is. one, two, three, four. michael, can you tell us who this is? liz truss. liz truss, yeah. what do people think about liz truss? what i know about her is what i've seen on social media, so tik tok and things,

where there has been a mash—up of a series of gaffes and statements she has made... it was truss, not sunak, who scored the best of the two. indeed they were the only two who were really known by the group. penny mordaunt, by contrast, had barely been heard of, and although she now has much momentum with mps and party members, those here were less sure. as someone who has been quite vocal on trans rights... - especially given that what they had seen of her, she had been focused on cultural not economic issues. everybody else was talking about our lives and how rubbish the uk is at the minute with the cost of living and stuff and everybody was talking about the big issues and it felt like i was watching loose women. put your hand up if you know who this is. ok, everyone want to show their scores? ok, so slightly higher scores there for kemi coming from people, and i will start with some of the higher ones.

she came across really well, talking about her daughter, her family, just sort of feel like there is a bit of a connection when she talks, that she would get me and i'd get her life and where she came from and she seems more real. not enough experience to run the country. - she comes across all right, but yeah, no. i ok, we will move on to the next of the candidates. the way he presented himself then, i liked that. i got a bit of a nice feeling from him. i anyone know who this is? so that people can be dealing with the cost of living challenges in a more feasible way. we need to shrink the size of the state. it's more of a vibe i get. from her that i don't feel she is very genuine. she seems to be very, sort of, like, there doesn't seem to be much emotion or care -

about what she's saying — it's bang, bang, bang, - but a bit borderline aggressive. and we have come from boris arguing i with people and they're like kids, i saying "oh, you said this..." and it'sjust_ a vibe that it is a female version of boris. let's speak to our political correspondent, ben wright. currently, the vote is being carried out amongst tory mps solly, and we will be live in westminster shortly for more reaction. a new report out today shows that relative child poverty is now at its highest level since 2008, despite low income families being more able to afford essential goods during this period. the report from the institute for fiscal studies highlights that with prices of food and energy currently rising particularly fast, material deprivation among children

may start to rise in response. xiaowei xu is a senior research economist at the institute for fiscal studies. thank you very much forjoining us. can you tell us a bit more about this research?— can you tell us a bit more about this research? ., ,, , ., ., ., this research? thank you for having me. the this research? thank you for having me- the report _ this research? thank you for having me. the report shows _ this research? thank you for having me. the report shows that - this research? thank you for having me. the report shows that benefit. me. the report shows that benefit cuts in the years leading up to the pandemic pushed up a relative child poverty. this rice was concentrated amongst children in larger families who are more reliant on benefits, and were hit harder by things like the benefit cap and two child limit. in 2019, nearly half of children in families with more than two kids were in poverty, up from about one in three in 2013. as you say, it seems like in the years before the pandemic of a low income families were to some extent shielded from these cuts by falls in the price of essential goods, in particular gas. but of course, now that the cost of living is rapidly rising, there is a risk that these higher poverty rates

will translate into serious deprivation.— will translate into serious deprivation. just so we are absolutely _ deprivation. just so we are absolutely clear _ deprivation. just so we are absolutely clear then - deprivation. just so we are absolutely clear then on i deprivation. just so we are l absolutely clear then on the deprivation. just so we are - absolutely clear then on the terms being used, what's the difference with relative child poverty and absolute child poverty?- with relative child poverty and absolute child poverty? these are wa s of absolute child poverty? these are ways of measuring _ absolute child poverty? these are ways of measuring living - absolute child poverty? these are | ways of measuring living standards ljy ways of measuring living standards by looking at the incomes of households. absolute child poverty compares a household income to a fixed level over time, so for a two—parent family with two children, that's just under £19,000 a year. relative poverty compares household incomes to 60% of median incomes in that year, so changes over time. another measure that we use in the report that is important is this measure of material deprivation, where, instead of looking at household incomes, you simply ask families whether they can afford essential goods like heating your home, or having fresh fruit and vegetables, and what we see is that, whilst income measures of poverty

have either flatlined or increased in these years, material deprivation has fallen, and we think a reason for that fall is a full in the relative prices of essential goods. but obviously that is starting to change. but obviously that is starting to chan . e. . . , but obviously that is starting to chance. .. , ,., but obviously that is starting to chance. , ., change. exactly, so the cost of livina is change. exactly, so the cost of living is rising _ change. exactly, so the cost of living is rising quickly - change. exactly, so the cost of living is rising quickly and - change. exactly, so the cost of living is rising quickly and it. change. exactly, so the cost of living is rising quickly and it is| living is rising quickly and it is rising particularly steeply for low income families because inflation has been driven by energy costs and low income families spend a higher amount on their energy. you low income families spend a higher amount on their energy.— amount on their energy. you talk about the figures _ amount on their energy. you talk about the figures for _ amount on their energy. you talk about the figures for families - amount on their energy. you talk| about the figures for families who are experiencing relative child poverty and absolute child poverty, and you said that the relative vigour changes. what level is at currently, just to get a sense of what level people are earning and struggling to buy the basics, to pay for the basics?— struggling to buy the basics, to pay for the basics? yes, so in 2019, 3196 of children — for the basics? yes, so in 2019, 3196

of children were _ for the basics? yes, so in 2019, 3196 of children were in _ for the basics? yes, so in 2019, 3196 of children were in relative - of children were in relative poverty, so that means that they had a household income of less than £21,000 a year. ok, so it's not that different from the absolute child poverty. no, exactly. there hasn't been much different in recent years. and you have looked at what has been happening, are you able to project because we can look ahead and see that inflation is continuing to move up that inflation is continuing to move up and we know that certain things are in the pipeline.— are in the pipeline. absolutely. it's uuite are in the pipeline. absolutely. it's quite hard _ are in the pipeline. absolutely. it's quite hard to _ are in the pipeline. absolutely. it's quite hard to tell _ are in the pipeline. absolutely. it's quite hard to tell what - are in the pipeline. absolutely. it's quite hard to tell what will| it's quite hard to tell what will happen to poverty rates. on the one hand, we are facing rapid inflation and that is driven by energy prices, which we know hits per household the hardest. at the same time, the government has introduced a large package of support totalling about £30 billion, and that support is targeted at low income households, so on average, we think that the support package that has been announced should shield the average

low income household from rising inflation. however, an important point is that the government has chosen to provide a flat rate of support for all families on means tested benefits, rather than tailoring support to the needs of the family. that means that larger families with many children will see a much smaller percentage increase in their benefit levels as a result of the support package. that's important because in our report we show that larger families are the ones who have seen the highest rise in relative poverty in recent years. thank you very much forjoining us. as part of that package that she was talking about there, 8 million households will get £326 into their bank, building society or credit union account by the end ofjuly. those payments are starting to go out from today and i will speak to our correspondent for more on that shortly.

let's speak to our political correspondent, ben wright. voting got under way for the second round of this contest about ten minutes ago, and i have seen scores of tory mps heading up the steps, up to the committee room behind me whether voting is happening. there is a two hour window and then we expect a result mid—afternoon some time, when the field will have been thinned a bit from six, down to five. with me now is somebody from team rishi sunak, gillian keegan, the health minister.— team rishi sunak, gillian keegan, the health minister. have you voted et? i the health minister. have you voted yet? i haven't. _ the health minister. have you voted yet? i haven't. i— the health minister. have you voted yet? i haven't, i prioritise _ the health minister. have you voted yet? i haven't, i prioritise you - the health minister. have you voted yet? i haven't, i prioritise you but. yet? i haven't, i prioritise you but then_ yet? i haven't, i prioritise you but then i_ yet? i haven't, i prioritise you but then i will— yet? i haven't, i prioritise you but then i will go up after. tell yet? i haven't, i prioritise you but then i will go up after.— then i will go up after. tell me about the _ then i will go up after. tell me about the mood. _ then i will go up after. tell me about the mood. in _ then i will go up after. tell me about the mood. in terms - then i will go up after. tell me about the mood. in terms of i then i will go up after. tell me i about the mood. in terms of tory then i will go up after. tell me - about the mood. in terms of tory mps talking to each other, there is a lot of plotting going on, a lot of swapping of tactics, speculation about who is doing what. take me behind the scenes a bit. what about who is doing what. take me behind the scenes a bit.— about who is doing what. take me behind the scenes a bit. what is the mood light? — behind the scenes a bit. what is the mood light? i'll— behind the scenes a bit. what is the mood light? i'll disappoint - behind the scenes a bit. what is the mood light? i'll disappoint you - mood light? i'll disappoint you because — mood light? i'll disappoint you because actually, i haven't seen any of the _ because actually, i haven't seen any of the plotting. maybe it'sjust because — of the plotting. maybe it'sjust because it's me and because i've been _ because it's me and because i've been very— because it's me and because i've been very clear, but i have just

walked — been very clear, but i have just walked in— been very clear, but i have just walked in with someone who is backing — walked in with someone who is backing liz truss and we talk about the usual— backing liz truss and we talk about the usual things we talk about to -et the usual things we talk about to get more — the usual things we talk about to get more women in the rail industry, actually _ get more women in the rail industry, actually 50 — get more women in the rail industry, actually. so no skulduggery? not at all. actually. so no skulduggery? not at alt i'm _ actually. so no skulduggery? not at alt i'm not — actually. so no skulduggery? not at all. i'm not saying that there won't be people — all. i'm not saying that there won't be people looking at spreadsheets, but there _ be people looking at spreadsheets, but there was a lot of speculation yesterday— but there was a lot of speculation yesterday about skulduggery, which turned _ yesterday about skulduggery, which turned out to be complete nonsense, so i think— turned out to be complete nonsense, so i think most of the skulduggery is probably in the discussions in the lobby — is probably in the discussions in the lobb . . , .,. is probably in the discussions in the lobb . . , .. the lobby. has the race tightened? it is getting — the lobby. has the race tightened? it is getting a _ the lobby. has the race tightened? it is getting a bit _ the lobby. has the race tightened? it is getting a bit nasty. _ the lobby. has the race tightened? it is getting a bit nasty. lord - it is getting a bit nasty. lord frost went very hard on penny mordaunt this morning, saying that in his view she is not qualified to be prime minister. have you seen that? i be prime minister. have you seen that? ., �* ., ~ ., that? i haven't worked with her for lona buti that? i haven't worked with her for long but i don't— that? i haven't worked with her for long but i don't agree _ that? i haven't worked with her for long but i don't agree with - that? i haven't worked with her for long but i don't agree with that. long but i don't agree with that approach _ long but i don't agree with that approach. we have got a fantastic range _ approach. we have got a fantastic range of— approach. we have got a fantastic range of candidates and i'm proud to see this _ range of candidates and i'm proud to see this diverse range, lots of

different— see this diverse range, lots of different experiences, lots of different experiences, lots of different ethnic backgrounds as welt _ different ethnic backgrounds as well. and lots of different things to bring — well. and lots of different things to bring to our party, so itjust shows, — to bring to our party, so itjust shows, really, the breadth of talent in our— shows, really, the breadth of talent in our party — shows, really, the breadth of talent in our party. of course, i do agree that you _ in our party. of course, i do agree that you need experience. i got instant — that you need experience. i got instant as— that you need experience. i got instant as well is that the difficult times that we are facing, we need — difficult times that we are facing, we need to navigate that very cautiously and carefully —— my gut instinct _ cautiously and carefully —— my gut instinct we — cautiously and carefully —— my gut instinct. we need to make sure that we don't _ instinct. we need to make sure that we don't fuel inflation and interest rates _ we don't fuel inflation and interest rates i_ we don't fuel inflation and interest rates i do— we don't fuel inflation and interest rates. i do think experience is a good _ rates. i do think experience is a good attribute for that. and rates. i do think experience is a good attribute for that. and that is clearl a good attribute for that. and that is clearly a core _ good attribute for that. and that is clearly a core part _ good attribute for that. and that is clearly a core part of— good attribute for that. and that is clearly a core part of the _ good attribute for that. and that is clearly a core part of the pitch - good attribute for that. and that is clearly a core part of the pitch by l clearly a core part of the pitch by rishi sunak, his experience as chancellor of the last two or three years. he is a frontrunner at the moment and was obviously ahead in the first round ballot yesterday, but not by very much. compare his position to borisjohnson in 2019, who was a long way ahead of the field, even at the first round stage. rishi sunak is not. do you accept that he needs to make a really strong showing in this vote

today to keep up his momentum, and what would a good result looked like to you? i what would a good result looked like to ou? ~ , , ., ., ., to you? i think this is more of a ical to you? i think this is more of a typical leadership _ to you? i think this is more of a typical leadership contest. - to you? i think this is more of a typical leadership contest. you | to you? i think this is more of a - typical leadership contest. you have -ot typical leadership contest. you have got a _ typical leadership contest. you have got a very— typical leadership contest. you have got a very broad field. i think the last one — got a very broad field. i think the last one was not typical because it was specifically about brexit, and you had _ was specifically about brexit, and you had your brexit credentials as welt _ you had your brexit credentials as welt that — you had your brexit credentials as well. that has pretty much gone for this round, — well. that has pretty much gone for this round, so it is much more of a broad _ this round, so it is much more of a broad raise — this round, so it is much more of a broad raise. but to get a quarter of the parliamentary party on your first outing when there are eight candidates is a good showing. does he need to break— candidates is a good showing. does he need to break 100 _ candidates is a good showing. lire" he need to break 100 today? candidates is a good showing. does he need to break 100 today? we i candidates is a good showing. does i he need to break 100 today? we need as many votes — he need to break 100 today? we need as many votes as _ he need to break 100 today? we need as many votes as possible. _ he need to break 100 today? we need as many votes as possible. this - he need to break 100 today? we need as many votes as possible. this is - he need to break 100 today? we need as many votes as possible. this is a i as many votes as possible. this is a numbers— as many votes as possible. this is a numbers game and we will be working really— numbers game and we will be working really hard _ numbers game and we will be working really hard because you can't take any vote _ really hard because you can't take any vote for granted. you have got to work— any vote for granted. you have got to work hard to get the votes. and that's— to work hard to get the votes. and that's only— to work hard to get the votes. and that's only to get to the next stage — that's only to get to the next stage. then there will be hustings all over— stage. then there will be hustings all over the country, with conservative members, and there will be debates— conservative members, and there will be debates with the media and members of the public as well. and

that's— members of the public as well. and that's right, we are choosing a prime — that's right, we are choosing a prime minister for our country, who is also _ prime minister for our country, who is also a _ prime minister for our country, who is also a leader on the world stage. we are _ is also a leader on the world stage. we are a _ is also a leader on the world stage. we are a leading country globally in many— we are a leading country globally in many of— we are a leading country globally in many of these things that we need to tackle, _ many of these things that we need to tackle, so— many of these things that we need to tackle, so it's important they come under— tackle, so it's important they come under a _ tackle, so it's important they come under a lot— tackle, so it's important they come under a lot of scrutiny, they are thoroughly— under a lot of scrutiny, they are thoroughly tested, and we get someone who is best person for the 'ob. someone who is best person for the job bf— someone who is best person for the 'ob. . ., , , , ., someone who is best person for the 'ob. , , , job. of course, this is a contest in two stages- _ job. of course, this is a contest in two stages. mps _ job. of course, this is a contest in two stages. mps first _ job. of course, this is a contest in two stages. mps first and - job. of course, this is a contest in two stages. mps first and then i job. of course, this is a contest in| two stages. mps first and then the tory party membership. what did you make of the yougov poll yesterday that showed penny mordaunt was the clear favourite? that showed penny mordaunt was the clearfavourite? why that showed penny mordaunt was the clear favourite? why do you think she seems to be resonating with the activists much more than your man, rishi sunak? i activists much more than your man, rishi sunak?— rishi sunak? i think these polls are a little bit early _ rishi sunak? i think these polls are a little bit early and _ rishi sunak? i think these polls are a little bit early and random - rishi sunak? i think these polls are a little bit early and random at - rishi sunak? i think these polls are a little bit early and random at the| a little bit early and random at the moment, — a little bit early and random at the moment, and there are lots of different— moment, and there are lots of different poles that you will get. the most — different poles that you will get. the most important thing is, our members — the most important thing is, our members are very open—minded and they know— members are very open—minded and they know they have a really serious 'ob they know they have a really serious job to _ they know they have a really serious job to do _ they know they have a really serious job to do. they know they are choosing _ job to do. they know they are choosing a _ job to do. they know they are choosing a prime minister who has to deal with— choosing a prime minister who has to deal with rising inflation, the cost

of living _ deal with rising inflation, the cost of living crisis that is affecting everybody, to deal with that and then to — everybody, to deal with that and then to grow the economy so that we can cut _ then to grow the economy so that we can cut tax _ then to grow the economy so that we can cut tax and that has all got to be done _ can cut tax and that has all got to be done in — can cut tax and that has all got to be done in that order in a short period — be done in that order in a short period of— be done in that order in a short period of time. they will take that very. _ period of time. they will take that very. very— period of time. they will take that very, very seriously. after the hustings, _ very, very seriously. after the hustings, however many there will be, we _ hustings, however many there will be, we will— hustings, however many there will be, we will then see an understanding of the candidates and at that— understanding of the candidates and at that point, the polls will be more — at that point, the polls will be more relevant.— at that point, the polls will be more relevant. , , ,, ., ,, more relevant. presuming rishi sunak is one of the — more relevant. presuming rishi sunak is one of the final _ more relevant. presuming rishi sunak is one of the final two _ more relevant. presuming rishi sunak is one of the final two to _ more relevant. presuming rishi sunak is one of the final two to make - more relevant. presuming rishi sunak is one of the final two to make it - is one of the final two to make it through to membership, it is a big presumption because this remains a volatile race, you as a rishi sunak supporter, who would you most like to see him up against? you must have a preference. ida. to see him up against? you must have a preference-— a preference. no, i look at those candidates _ a preference. no, i look at those candidates and _ a preference. no, i look at those candidates and think— a preference. no, i look at those candidates and think there - a preference. no, i look at those candidates and think there are i a preference. no, i look at those| candidates and think there are so many— candidates and think there are so many great candidates and it would be fantastic, just to see that range — be fantastic, just to see that range i_ be fantastic, just to see that range. i would like rishi sunak to be in _ range. i would like rishi sunak to be in the — range. i would like rishi sunak to be in the final two, but there are many— be in the final two, but there are many others worthy of that second place _ many others worthy of that second place as— many others worthy of that second place as well. he many others worthy of that second place as well-— place as well. he can't position himself as _ place as well. he can't position himself as the _ place as well. he can't position himself as the clean _ place as well. he can't position himself as the clean break - himself as the clean break candidate. he was at the heart of

borisjohnson 's government and he struggled this morning to explain why he didn't resign earlier, if he had had doubts about what boris johnson was doing, compared to penny mordaunt or tom who are not in that cabinet. is that a problem for rishi sunak, that he was at the heart of the borisjohnson government until very recently? to the boris johnson government until very recently?— very recently? to have been the erson very recently? to have been the person who _ very recently? to have been the person who delivered _ very recently? to have been the person who delivered all- very recently? to have been the person who delivered all the - very recently? to have been the - person who delivered all the support we needed during the pandemic, he has really— we needed during the pandemic, he has really proven himself. all those tough _ has really proven himself. all those tough decisions he had to make, and all those _ tough decisions he had to make, and all those he — tough decisions he had to make, and all those he continued to take up until very— all those he continued to take up until very recently, that's what gives— until very recently, that's what gives us— until very recently, that's what gives us an understanding of what he would _ gives us an understanding of what he would do _ gives us an understanding of what he would do under pressure, and how innovative — would do under pressure, and how innovative he is in terms of coming up innovative he is in terms of coming up with— innovative he is in terms of coming up with ideas to grow the economy, or solve _ up with ideas to grow the economy, or solve some of these issues that we face _ or solve some of these issues that we face so— or solve some of these issues that we face. so that gives us that comfort _ we face. so that gives us that comfort. but of course, you then will be _ comfort. but of course, you then will be open to the charge of, well, you were _ will be open to the charge of, well, you were there at the same time and you were there at the same time and you can't— you were there at the same time and you can't be — you were there at the same time and you can't be both. i personally think— you can't be both. i personally think it — you can't be both. i personally think it is _ you can't be both. i personally think it is a _ you can't be both. i personally

think it is a very tough decision to resign— think it is a very tough decision to resign from — think it is a very tough decision to resign from government, and all my colleagues _ resign from government, and all my colleagues who did will have taken it really— colleagues who did will have taken it really seriously because nobody ever wants to do that, particularly if you _ ever wants to do that, particularly if you are — ever wants to do that, particularly if you are in — ever wants to do that, particularly if you are in an importantjob like that _ if you are in an importantjob like that it _ if you are in an importantjob like that it is — if you are in an importantjob like that it is a — if you are in an importantjob like that. it is a tough thing to do, it shouldn't— that. it is a tough thing to do, it shouldn't be done very lightly. we serve _ shouldn't be done very lightly. we serve our— shouldn't be done very lightly. we serve our country, we don't serve a particular— serve our country, we don't serve a particular person. we are asked to serve _ particular person. we are asked to serve and — particular person. we are asked to serve and we really do serve our country — serve and we really do serve our country. the things we are doing are making _ country. the things we are doing are making a _ country. the things we are doing are making a difference for our country. we have _ making a difference for our country. we have been knocked off track with the pandemic and we need to catch up with many— the pandemic and we need to catch up with many things, and really, we need _ with many things, and really, we need to— with many things, and really, we need to be — with many things, and really, we need to be able to get on with it and move — need to be able to get on with it and move forward.— need to be able to get on with it and move forward. gillian keegan, thank you- — and move forward. gillian keegan, thank you- the _ and move forward. gillian keegan, thank you. the contest _ and move forward. gillian keegan, thank you. the contest to - and move forward. gillian keegan, thank you. the contest to whittle l thank you. the contest to whittle down the potential list of candidates is continuing and mps are voting in the second round and hopefully we will get the result mid—afternoon. thank you. the first direct payments from the government to help low—income households cope with the rising cost of living will be made from today. eight million households will receive £326 into their bank, building society or credit union account by the end ofjuly.

a second instalment will be transferred later this year. kevin peachey has more on this. it is the first instalment, as you say, of this payment to people on low incomes, on means tested benefits, so that things like universal credit or pension credit. and they will receive this money directly into their bank, building society or credit union account. so they don't have to do anything, it will be directly paid into there. as you say, it will be paid by the end ofjuly and the first payments are being made today. the second instalment, almost identical, will be later on in the year. but together, £650, this will be the biggest of the direct payments that have been made by the government to people to help with the rising cost of living, and particularly, those soaring energy bills. so we will

have payment for pensioners later in the year, we will also have £150 for people with disabilities, and significantly, we will have £400 discounted of everyone 's energy bill from october. financial commentators have said, you know, this is going to help but it is not going to cure the financial strain on families this winter. why are they saying that? well, it is because when these payments were set, we were expecting, and certainly of gem, the energy regulator, was expecting a typical energy bill to go up significantly, but to go up to £2800 a year. the most recent forecast suggests actually this winter, the typical bill will go up to £3200 or more a year. so, clearly, these payments now may look a little bit small to some, and that's why, when a new

leader, when a new prime minister is in place, and the very first thing that's going to be on their agenda is whether they need to offer more in terms of these payments to help people through what is going to be a very difficult winter with their energy bills, and with food prices and so on. currently, what is mostly being discussed in the leadership contest, the narrative still may change, but thatis the narrative still may change, but that is all about tax cuts, isn't it? that is going to be the thing that lands on whoever is the next prime minister.— that lands on whoever is the next prime minister. ~ , , ~ ., prime minister. absolutely. although the tax cut promises _ prime minister. absolutely. although the tax cut promises are _ prime minister. absolutely. although the tax cut promises are immediate, | the tax cut promises are immediate, if you like, from those candidates, this is very much going to be an immediate issue because they will be in place at the start of september, and energy bills will be going up significantly in october. there are thoseissues significantly in october. there are those issues to contend with for people, but there is also an extra

one, for stars —— fraudsters will be trying to take advantage of this type of thing, so that's why these payments must be paid automatically into account and you will not need to answer any e—mails. unfortunately, they will be fraudsters trying to take advantage of these payments to try and say, actually we will offer you something more. we have had warnings about that this morning. these are direct payments, but it is clearly something that is happening now in terms of payments but the debate about their will continue well through the winter and probably beyond. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. whilst there is still some heat in the sunshine for some of you today, overall a cooler day across the country and some showers around. they are going to be running close to st andrews throughout the day, particularly this afternoon and potentially again tomorrow but things will be changing this weekend. all of us will be getting warmer again, if not hotter. it still will feel quite

hot in the sunshine across the southernmost counties where the best of the sunshine is, but for the midlands, east anglia, northwards, areas of cloud, the chance of some showers, particularly through eastern areas this afternoon. temperatures here in the mid to high teens and low 20s. but we could hit around the mid, maybe high 20s still in southernmost areas. into tonight, the showers fade away and then another batch of cloud and rain spills its way into northern ireland and more especially across parts of scotland. england and wales stay driest and clearest, and here much fresher nights again, temperatures in rural areas could be down into single figures so a good night and good morning to open the windows and let some of the fresh air in. but for friday, whilst high pressure is there across southern areas still, another little area of weather pushes its way from west to east. across scotland, cloudy and damp start, some outbreaks of rain and drizzle in northern england. a few showers continuing into the afternoon. but western areas will be dry and bright, feeling a bit warmer in northern ireland, to the south of the sunshine continues, temperatures fairly similar to this afternoon. as we go into the weekend, high pressure then sets up stall over the uk. that means a lot more sunshine will develop, a little bit of rain

still possible for the western isles, where temperatures will be in the mid teens. but elsewhere temperatures starting to creep up a few degrees, and that will be the case as we go through saturday and indeed sunday. an isolated shower can't be ruled out saturday and sunday, particularly across the west on saturday and further north on sunday. most dry and sunny, and by this stage temperatures more widely getting into the high 20s, low 30s across england and wales, maybe mid to high 20s in northern ireland. that heat at the moment which is on its way is across spain and portugal. the red colours are showing how significantly above normal temperatures are. the heat then spreads its way into france as we go through the weekend and start of next week. and the start of next week it will be felt here. notjust in the areas covered by the met office extreme heat warnings, as these areas here across parts of and wales. but the heat is going to build more widely too, and whilst we could see temperatures in the mid, if not high 30s potentially record—breaking across parts of england and wales, even scotland and northern ireland will see temperatures getting close to the high 20s and low 30s. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines at midday: conservative mps are voting in the second round of the contest to replace boris johnson. one of the six candidates will be knocked out this afternoon. earlier today, the foreign secretary liz truss launched her leadership bid. i can lead, i can make tough decisions and i can get things done. i am ready to be prime ministerfrom day one. the ministerfrom day one. tory leadership contest the minister from day one. tory leadership contest is coming the tory leadership contest is coming to the boil, they are tripping up to a committee room in parliament as they prepare to vote in the second round of this leadership contest. the actor kevin spacey appears in court and formally enters not guilty pleas to sexual assault charges dating back 17 years. emirates rejects heathrow airport's demands

for airlines to stop selling summer tickets, calling the move "unreasonable and unacceptable". 17 people — including two children — die in a series of russian missile attacks on the western ukrainian city of vinnytsia. and the discovery of a lifetime — a previously unknown self—portrait by vincent van gogh is found hidden on the back of another painting. afternoon. it's round two of voting leadership contest today — mps have started to vote, with six candidates left in the running. yesterday former chancellor rishi sunak won the first

round of voting by mps to choose the next tory leader and prime minister. rishi sunak got 88 votes. next in line was penny mordaunt with 67 votes, followed by liz truss who got 50 mps to back her. then kemi badenoch with 40, tom tugendhat came in with 37, and the attorney general — suella braverman achieves 32 votes. chancellor nadhim za hawi and former health secretary jeremy hunt were eliminated from the race. those still in the contest face another round of voting today. the field is expected to be narrowed to two by the end of next week, and then around 160,000 tory members decide which candidate they want to become the next party leader and prime minister. the result will be announced on 5th september. ben wright is in westminster for us. they have been voting for about half an hour up in a committee room in parliament here. i think the window to vote is about two hours and we will expect a result sometime this

afternoon, mid afternoon. you really get a sense of this race starting to tighten. big decisions are being made by tory mps. this contest is into halves, first of 358 tory mps have the job of coming up with the final two names who will go to a vote of the party membership over the summer. and after the first round yesterday rishi sunak, the former chancellor, seems relatively comfortably ahead in first place followed by penny mordaunt and then liz truss. but the plates in this contest can move dramatically, and i haven't met any tory mps who are gaming the various scenarios with much confidence at all. but liz truss certainly is trying to bolster her support within the tory party and she made her leadership pitch this morning. we are at a critical moment for our country. we face huge challenges in the aftermath of covid and putin's appalling war in ukraine. now is the time to be bold.

we cannot have business—as—usual economic management which has led to low growth for decades. we need to deliver on brexit and the opportunities it offers, and we need to win the fight forfreedom at home and around the world. that is why i am putting myself forward for leadership of the conservative and unionist party, and of our great country. i will campaign as a conservative and i will govern as a conservative. i can lead, i can make tough decisions and i can get things done. i am ready to be prime ministerfrom day one. liz truss this morning. stressing her experience in government are suggesting she is no apprentice, that she could just get on with being prime minister, as you heard from day one. she is in a pretty tricky decision at the moment, in third place after the first ballot and i think she does need a big

chunk of support that is currently with the other candidates to move her way to guarantee a place in the final two. her way to guarantee a place in the finaltwo. it her way to guarantee a place in the final two. it is penny mordaunt who is currently threatening to take that spot from her. a big question is what the right of the tory party do. they are currently spread among a number of the candidates including suella braverman and kemi badenoch. if one of those is knocked out today, does their support transfer today, does their support transfer to liz truss? not necessarily but she hopes by making this low tax pitch to the party and stressing her experience she can build up some momentum again. someone else in this race is tom tugendhat, not a minister, a backbencher, chair of the foreign affairs select committee but he's also been speaking this morning and has every intention to stay in the race as long as he can. in the last few weeks and months i can tell you that i have noticed that the car is getting more expensive to use, £1.90, very often a bit more than that,

1.95 in my area, is really hurting, and it is something that we all notice. it is hurting many people in the community i represent, people in west kent very often need to drive a lot. people across the country, the moment you leave this place, westminster, a lot of people are entirely reliant on their cars. so the price of fuel is a real issue for all of us, and as winter is coming, sorry to misquotejon snow, we are going to find ourselves thinking much more about the price of gas as well. that's why i think what we need to be doing is a couple of things quickly and a couple of things slightly in the longer term. the quick things to do are to lower the price of fuel and the 10p fuel duty levy i've been talking about because i think that's really important in saving people money today now, putting money in people's pockets immediately. tom tugendhat. with a reminder that

despite the excitement that you certainly feel around westminster surrounding this contest, despite the slogans we are hearing from all of the candidates, the backdrop to this leadership contest couldn't be more serious. and whoever wins when they are in place in september, they are going to have to deal with a huge economic crisis, spiralling inflation, winter problem is that tom has been talking about in terms of energy cost, tom tugendhat. the backdrop to this is a pretty bleak one. and i think is this contest progresses and the number of candidates is whittled down they will be under a lot of pressure to explain in much more detail than we have heard so far precisely what they would do in office. studio: thank you, ben. children's charities have criticised the government for putting new online safety laws back.

until a new prime minister is in place. the online safety bill was due to be debated in parliament again next week, but will now return to the commons after the summer break. the legislation is aimed at stopping the spread of illegal content such as images of child abuse, hate crimes, and racist abuse, and protecting children from harmful content. it would also give 0fcom the power to act as a regulator of online platforms. campaigners have said they're concerned at the delay. the oscar—winning actor, kevin spacey, has entered not guilty pleas to sexual assault charges dating back 17 years. the five allegations relate to three men. a trial is scheduled to take place nextjune. our correspondent sarah campbell was outside the old bailey as the actor left after entering his not—guilty pleas. what you can see there is the press from around the world, it is very international, reflecting of course that kevin spacey is one of the most successful actors of his generation. we understand he will be departing the old bailey in the next few minutes. just wait until you see the camera bulbs going. he will be getting into the car and then he will leave.

here he comes. it was a very brief appearance this morning. it was the first stage of the crown court appearance. just getting into his car there. you probably can't make him out, but as you can see fairly chaotic scenes as he is getting into his car. and he will be driving away. his court appearance lasted about 20 minutes in the end. and he appeared, he was wearing a light blue suit, a white shirt and a blue spotty tie. he spoke very clearly to confirm his name as kevin spacey fowler and his date of birth. and he answered not guilty when the five counts were put to him. and as he drives away, i will go through those charges. mr spacey has been released on unconditional bail. he will be due back here injune 2023. that's the trial date that has been set, after the five charges.

he has been charged with two counts of sexual assault on a man now in his 40s in march 2005 in london. he has been charged with sexual assault of a man now in his 30s, and a further charge of causing him to engage in sexual activity without consent. and that is alleged to have occurred in august 2008 in london. and a sexual assault charge on a man who is now in his 30s alleged to have occurred in april 2013 in gloucestershire. as i say, he spoke very clearly in court, said "not guilty" to each of those five counts. the judge mrjustice wall gave the date for that full trial to begin injune of next year. the first direct payments from the government to help low income households cope with the rising cost of living will be made from today. 8 million households will receive £326 into their bank in the building society or credit union account by

the end ofjuly. a second instalment will be transferred later this year. ukrainian officials say russian missiles have struck the central city of vinnytsia, killing at least 12 people. two dozen more were reported wounded in the attack, to the south—west of the capital kyiv. earlier we spoke to our ukraine correspondent, joe inwood. he told us what he witnessed when the missiles struck. we understand there were three missiles that hit, not far huge plumes of smoke rising, dozens of cars burned out and destroyed and it seems the area hit in the centre was some sort of large commercial building. of course explaining why there would have been so many people around and such a high death toll. how rare are these missile strikes in this part of ukraine?— how rare are these missile strikes in this part of ukraine? quite rare. we had the — in this part of ukraine? quite rare. we had the alarms _ in this part of ukraine? quite rare. we had the alarms going - in this part of ukraine? quite rare.

we had the alarms going off- in this part of ukraine? quite rare. we had the alarms going off over i in this part of ukraine? quite rare. i we had the alarms going off over our heads here in the capital around the same time, we can't say for certain it was the same strike we were being warned of, but we do get them with some frequency every couple of days. but attacks like this in places like vinnytsia are not that common. the cities of the west have been spared some of the destruction that we see further in the east and further in the south. it is uncommon but not unheard of. interestingly vinnytsia, a city of about 400,000 people, is somewhere many people fled to fuglsang tree from the donbas, from the place is being attacked at the start. so you will have many people in this city who went there to escape the war so it will be particularly traumatic for them. —— fled to vinnytsia. it particularly traumatic for them. -- fled to vinnytsia.— fled to vinnytsia. it does seem there are _ fled to vinnytsia. it does seem there are signs _ fled to vinnytsia. it does seem there are signs of— fled to vinnytsia. it does seem there are signs of progress - fled to vinnytsia. it does seem there are signs of progress in i fled to vinnytsia. it does seem i there are signs of progress in the talks on grain exports. yes. there are signs of progress in the talks on grain exports. yes, some rouress, talks on grain exports. yes, some progress. some — talks on grain exports. yes, some progress, some sort _ talks on grain exports. yes, some progress, some sort of— talks on grain exports. yes, some progress, some sort of hopeful. progress, some sort of hopeful sounds, especially from the turks who have been acting as a broker in

all of this along with the united nations. what they say they have got is the bones of a deal, something that would allow the resumption of grain exports from the southern port city of odesa and other ukrainian ports. what they are looking at is a framework where the united nations and the turks would manage this. they were checked the ships coming out to make sure it was only agricultural produce being exported and they would also act to guarantee the safety of these ships. of course this deal would still need to be ratified. we do not expect that before next week. but if that does happen and if we can get a resumption of grain exports from odesa that will be incredibly welcome news, notjust here in ukraine but to the wider world. there has been a real spike in food prices as a direct consequence of this conflict. it is many of the poorest people in the world being affected by this. i think if we can start to get some of the 20 million tonnes of grain currently stuck in ukrainian warehouses and that which is still in fields ready to be

harvested and exported to the world that would be very welcome news. joe inwood with the latest from ukraine. you're watching bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: conservative mps are voting in the second round of the contest to replace boris johnson. one of the six candidates will be knocked out this afternoon. the actor kevin spacey appears in court and formally enters not guilty pleas to sexual assault charges dating back 17 years. and a previously unknown self—portrait by vincent van gogh is found hidden on the back of another painting. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. good afternoon. a so—far flawless opening round from american cameron young has given him the lead on day one of the 150th open at st andrews.

he's hit seven birdies so far. elsewhere on the old course rory mcilroy has had a good start, he had three birdies in a row including that one on the seventh to send him to four under par. the clubhouse lead has been set in the early stages by the english amateur barclay brown. he is from the same sheffield club is the new us open champion matt fitzpatrick, and his 68 has him on four under par. this is the current leaderboard at st andrews, camera young with a three shot lead over brown and a whole host of players including rory mcilroy and the scotsman robert on four under par. it continues throughout the day and we will be alive at the old course in the next hour. leicester's ollie chessum will make his first start for england in the series decider against australia on saturday. chessum will take his place in the second row after an injury to marc itoje. with flanker sam underhill ruled

out with concussion, lewis ludlam will wear number seven in sydney. danny care will be at scrum—half and jack van poortvliet, who started the last game, is on the bench. and wales captain dan biggar has been passed fit for the third test. it's also a series decider. against south africa in cape town on saturday. prop dillon lewis has also made the starting line up after his own injury scare. head coach wayne pivac has made one change with wing josh adams replacing the injured alex cuthbert. plenty to keep an eye on at st andrews on the bbc sport website and also live coverage on the radio. that's all the sport for now. thank you, and see you later. protesters in sri lanka say they'll end their occupation of government buildings — even though president gotabaya rajapaksa failed to submit his promised letter of resignation. a curfew has been in force after security forces clashed with protesters. the president fled the country and is thought to be in the maldives but trying to reach

singapore — plans to get there on a commercial flight were reportedly cancelled overnight on security grounds. the sri lankan government are imposing a curfew in the the capital — colombo — today. it comes after hospital officials say one person died and dozens were injured during protests, after clashes between riot police and protesters near the parliament building, as people demanded the resignation of the president and prime minister. our south asia correspondent anbarasan ethirajan is in colombo with the latest. the government says that the curfew in and around the western province, that includes the capital colombo, it has been lifted. that's why you are seeing the movement of various vehicles here. but the state of emergency, it is still in place across the country. even though the situation appears a bit calm today, this morning, after what happened yesterday with people storming the office of the prime minister and then clashes between protesters and security forces near parliament building last evening where i was.

but again, the protest leaders have rejected the notification by president appointing mr ranil wickremesinghe, who was the prime minister, as the acting president. actually, people in sri lanka were waiting for this resignation letter from mr rajapaksa, as promised earlier. but the speaker's office, the speaker of parliament's office, this morning told us that they have not received that letter. that has surprised many people because they were hoping that mr rajapaksa would leave at least so the political crisis would take one step towards some sort of solution. but that has not happened yet. and the protest leaders say they are going to have another meeting to reassess the situation and then they will announce the strategy later in the day. well, for more on this let's turn to chameera dedduwagay

who is among the band of activists who worked to bring down the government. he joins me from a safe house in the capital colombo. thank you forjoining us. the state of emergency and the prime minister ordering the military to do whatever is necessary to restore order, what is necessary to restore order, what is your reaction to those?— is your reaction to those? thank ou. is your reaction to those? thank you- this _ is your reaction to those? thank you- this is _ is your reaction to those? thank you. this is not _ is your reaction to those? thank you. this is not the _ is your reaction to those? thank you. this is not the first - is your reaction to those? thank you. this is not the first time i is your reaction to those? thank| you. this is not the first time the government trying to impose a crackdown on peaceful protesters, obviously. the first one to impose such conditions and give such orders to the army was none other than the president himself. the reigning premiers no different himself, this tactic has been used before and we would like him to remind himself of the consequences. bare would like him to remind himself of the consequences.— would like him to remind himself of the consequences. are you concerned about the possibility _ the consequences. are you concerned about the possibility of _ the consequences. are you concerned about the possibility of more - about the possibility of more bloodshed?— bloodshed? frankly yes but not because the protesters have always been creative in of violent. in this

situation it is obvious that certain groups of people are trying to sabotage this protest movement, probably fed by the government themselves. so the threat of crackdown is very real. roger paxo is a wily old fox and this brand of politics is not new and even though gotabaya rajapaksa and is on the run, he's not far away from imposing any and all means necessary to protect his cartel and i use the word cartel in a very responsible manner. so many words have been used to describe this government, people have described it in different words, some people called it a regime, kleptocracy and so on, but we use the word cartel because this is nothing short of a cartel. i am missin: is nothing short of a cartel. i am missing the _ is nothing short of a cartel. i am missing the word _ is nothing short of a cartel. i am missing the word that _ is nothing short of a cartel. i am missing the word that you - is nothing short of a cartel. i am missing the word that you are using. could you say it again? it is

missing the word that you are using. could you say it again?— could you say it again? it is a cartel, could you say it again? it is a cartel. iust — could you say it again? it is a cartel, just like _ could you say it again? it is a cartel, just like in _ could you say it again? it is a cartel, just like in countries l could you say it again? it is a i cartel, just like in countries like colombia and mexico, they have drug cartels. �* . �* , colombia and mexico, they have drug cartels. �* ., �* , ., colombia and mexico, they have drug cartels. �* ., �*, ., i. colombia and mexico, they have drug cartels. �* ., �*, ., , cartels. and that's how you see it? obviously the _ cartels. and that's how you see it? obviously the situation _ cartels. and that's how you see it? obviously the situation is - cartels. and that's how you see it? obviously the situation is being - obviously the situation is being drawn out from the initial protests that saw the president and prime minister effectively go on the run. and now it is playing out longer than had potentially seemed would be the case initially. where do you see it going now? for starters, the fact this is being drawn out is also a reflection of how these people think of the government and the people. they are obviously putting self—preservation above the wishes of the people. it is really awkward

situation when a democratic country is being abused by its president. it's being used as a get out ofjail free card and this is a clear abuse of democracy. even in a college assignment, if you get past the red line you get zero marks, or even a penalty for late submission. how do you deal with a situation where the president of the country promises to deliver his letter of resignation and fails to do so. i don't see a better example of what i've seen around the country for the past few years. he has never thought about the people, he's only ever thought about the benefit of his family and his criminal cartel. this particular situation is a living testimony to the infamous rule of the rajapaksas and it has to end now. has the infamous rule of the ra'apaksas and it has to end now._ and it has to end now. as an activist, _ and it has to end now. as an activist, how— and it has to end now. as an

activist, how do _ and it has to end now. as an activist, how do you - and it has to end now. as an | activist, how do you envisage and it has to end now. as an - activist, how do you envisage making sure that happens? from activist, how do you envisage making sure that happens?— sure that happens? from the beginning of— sure that happens? from the beginning of the _ sure that happens? from the beginning of the protests - sure that happens? from the beginning of the protests i i sure that happens? from the - beginning of the protests i believe the ruling dynasty has really underestimated the participation and the willpower of the people. willingness, participation and other creativity of the people. they have never imagined something like this. whenever a protest used to happen in sri lanka it was either a political party or a trade union, or a civil rights activist group or something like that. but this level of uprising has never been witnessed by any political party or any ruling party in sri lanka. they are out of precedents come out of the book so to speak so they had no idea how to deal with this. now they are attempting to settle this, or rather cover it up, or quell the whole thing by using old methodologies, or old tactics. so what do we do from

now on? we turn to our creativity. there are so many creative ways that we can't even imagine. obviously i'm not at liberty to divulge such information beforehand but i can tell you the rajapaksas have no idea what is going to come at them. i don't mean violence in this case. we don't mean violence in this case. we don't have to be violent. violence is of course the last resort of the unimaginative. we are not unimaginative, we are creative people, probably one of the most creative people in south asia. we have employed so many means of preservation, to say it mildly, to convince the government that they should resign and this cartel rule has to end —— persecution. and they didn't get the message and this is why they are fleeing for their lives. but if they still don't seem to get the message i will yet again turn to our creativity and try and find out a new way of forcing the

hand. ., ., ., ,., find out a new way of forcing the hand. ., ., ., y., , ., hand. how long are you prepared to let it run before _ hand. how long are you prepared to let it run before taking _ hand. how long are you prepared to let it run before taking your- hand. how long are you prepared to let it run before taking your next. let it run before taking your next steps? let it run before taking your next ste s? ., ., ., let it run before taking your next stes? . ., ., ., , let it run before taking your next ste s? ., ., ., ., , ., steps? one advantage of sitting on this side of the _ steps? one advantage of sitting on this side of the time _ steps? one advantage of sitting on this side of the time bomb - steps? one advantage of sitting on this side of the time bomb like - this side of the time bomb like this, and when i say time bomb it is of course a figurative word, one advantage when you are sitting on this side of the time bomb is you have the advantage of the time. people have been spending 18, 24, 36 hours in queues to get two or three litres of petrol, diesel or kerosene, or even in some cases food and medicine, for that matter. so i believe we should thank the rajapaksa regime for teaching us the virtue of patience. patience is not one of their virtues and i don't believe they were prepared for a dragged out conflict like this. and in such a situation obviously is one of the activists, one of the people in our group say they are family and

we area in our group say they are family and we are a people. the collective patience of a country far outweighs the patience of a family. we are ready. the patience of a family. we are read . . ~ the patience of a family. we are read . ., ,, ,., the patience of a family. we are read . ., ,, y., ., the patience of a family. we are read . ., ,, ., ., , ready. thank you for 'oining us, chameera * ready. thank you forjoining us, chameera dedduwage, - ready. thank you forjoining us, chameera dedduwage, one - ready. thank you forjoining us, chameera dedduwage, one of l ready. thank you forjoining us, l chameera dedduwage, one of the activists trying to bring down the government in sri lanka. back to the tory leadership campaign. it is now down to six candidates. we are going to speak to caroline dinenage who is sporting one of them, penny mordaunt. —— supporting one of them. thank you forjoining us. i've known penny for a long time, we went to the same comprehensive school in hampshire and have been in neighbouring constituencies and she would make a great prime minister, she has a great motivation, the right ideas and the focus on teamwork to move us forward as a country. so you know her very well.

she is doing incredibly well in this leadership race, and some who are backing her are saying it is because of the broad appeal. but others might say it's because at this point not actually that much is known about her. she is not known to the country, for instance, in the way that some of the other contenders are. �* ., , ., , are. i'm not sure that is true. amongst _ are. i'm not sure that is true. amongst the _ are. i'm not sure that is true. amongst the conservative i are. i'm not sure that is true. - amongst the conservative membership she is very well—known because she has served in some of the really great and important ministerial roles, not least defence secretary. she has always been very upfront and vocal about the things she cares about. she was at the forefront of the campaign for brexit. i think people do understand what she stands for. but i think more than that people can recognise she's a great communicator. she comes from really strong principles. she's got a vision and she is articulating it really clearly. i'm being contacted by people up—and—down the country

from businesspeople to families to community groups who are all buying in to the concept of penny as a pm and can really see how that would work for our country. {line and can really see how that would work for our country.— work for our country. one of the --eole work for our country. one of the people who _ work for our country. one of the people who worked _ work for our country. one of the people who worked with - work for our country. one of the people who worked with her, i work for our country. one of the | people who worked with her, the former brexit chief negotiator lauder frost has said he would have grave reservations about her becoming prime minister. they worked together during the brexit negotiations. she was hisjunior. he said she wasn't fully accountable or always visible and it became such a problem he asked for her to be moved on after six months, what is your reaction to that? mr; on after six months, what is your reaction to that?— on after six months, what is your reaction to that? my first reaction is it isn't helpful, _ reaction to that? my first reaction is it isn't helpful, as _ reaction to that? my first reaction is it isn't helpful, as a _ reaction to that? my first reaction is it isn't helpful, as a party - reaction to that? my first reaction is it isn't helpful, as a party we i is it isn't helpful, as a party we have to come together and work together after the event. my second reaction is it is not the penny mordaunt i recognise, i worked alongside her, we were ministers together in the department for work and pensions. as disabilities minister she was the first minister ever to speakfrom minister she was the first minister ever to speak from the dispatch box in sign language. this somebody deeply committed to the ministerial

roles she has taken part in a deeply effective and i've worked alongside her and seen first—hand how that manifests itself. has her and seen first-hand how that manifests itself.— manifests itself. as she slightly chan . ed manifests itself. as she slightly changed her— manifests itself. as she slightly changed her stance _ manifests itself. as she slightly changed her stance on - manifests itself. as she slightly i changed her stance on transgender issues and the way she speaks? previously she said trans men are men and trans women are women and yesterday she said margaret thatcher said every woman needs a willie and i don't have one. it is said every woman needs a willie and i don't have one.— i don't have one. it is a bit of a side issue _ i don't have one. it is a bit of a side issue and _ i don't have one. it is a bit of a side issue and an _ i don't have one. it is a bit of a side issue and an issue - i don't have one. it is a bit of a side issue and an issue on - i don't have one. it is a bit of a. side issue and an issue on which people across the world have some very deeply held but wildly different views. i think because of that people like me often find they don't want to speak up. for fear of being cancelled. i think the key thing is most people feel the way i do and i'm sure penny feels the same. treating people with dignity

and respect. same. treating people with dignity and respect-— and respect. sorry to come in but she has spoken _ and respect. sorry to come in but she has spoken up _ and respect. sorry to come in but she has spoken up and _ and respect. sorry to come in but she has spoken up and spoken i and respect. sorry to come in but - she has spoken up and spoken clearly about how she saw things. but what she said yesterday kind of seems to muddy those waters. i she said yesterday kind of seems to muddy those waters.— muddy those waters. i don't think it does. it's about _ muddy those waters. i don't think it does. it's about everybody - muddy those waters. i don't think it does. it's about everybody being i does. it's about everybody being treated with dignity and respect and that's the key to it. a lot of these issues just are not as mutually exclusive of some people are trying to paint them. exclusive of some people are trying to paint them-— exclusive of some people are trying to paint them. thank you for 'oining us. den caroline * to paint them. thank you for 'oining us. den caroline dinenage. _ to paint them. thank you forjoining us. den caroline dinenage. the - us. den caroline dinenage. the voting is under way and we should get the outcome of today's's round at about three o'clock. let me just bring you some breaking news. we are getting word from ukraine that the death toll in this morning's suspected russian missile attack on the town of vinnytsia south—west of kiel has gone up to 20, the head of national police in ukraine says three children are among the dead and 15 people are reported missing. —— south—west of kyiv. he said police are working at the scene. that news just through. now it's time to take a look at the weather with matt.

hello. still feeling hot in the sunshine across southern areas. temperatures actually down a bit on what we've seen through recent days and a cooler day further north. for the midlands northwards, we'll see a bit more cloud at times. chance of a few showers. northern ireland brightening up, though, through the afternoon showers mainly across scotland and eastern parts of england, even as far south as east midlands and east anglia later. but in the sunshine further south, temperatures 24 to 27 degrees, closer to the july average, if not a little bit below elsewhere. high teens, low 20s. showers this evening, eastern areas will fade away, dry and clearfor a time. but then more clouds into northern ireland, outbreaks of rain of drizzle, then more extensively wetter conditions for scotland as we head into the start of tomorrow. temperatures holding up here with the cloud but away from towns and cities, could get down to single figures for england and wales where central southern areas, again, are dry, sunny, a pretty warm day. a lot more cloud through northern england. scotland, damp start outbreaks of rain or drizzle. showery conditions later but starting to brighten up. warmer in northern ireland tomorrow.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... conservative mps are voting in the second round of the contest to replace boris johnson. one of the six candidates will be knocked out this afternoon. earlier today, the foreign secretary liz truss launched her leadership bid. i can lead, i can make tough decisions, and i can get things done. i am ready to be prime ministerfrom day one. the actor kevin spacey appears in court and formally enters not guilty pleas to sexual assault charges dating back 17 years. emirates rejects heathrow airport's demands for airlines to stop selling summer tickets, calling the move "unreasonable and unacceptable". 17 people, including two children, die in a series of russian missile attacks on the western ukrainian city of vinnytsia. actually,

city of vinnytsia. the number of dead has now gone actually, the number of dead has now gone up to 20. and, the discovery of a lifetime — a previously unknown self—portrait by vincent van gogh is found hidden on the back of another painting. scotland's firt minister, nicola sturgeon has claimed that scotland faces a "starker than ever" democratic deficit as she launched the latest in a series of papers setting out the case for independence. she said whoever replaces borisjohnson as prime minsiter will have no democratic endorsement from scotland, and that the current leadership contest is a perfect time for a referendum. the democratic deficit that scotland faces is, of course, not a new or recent phenomenon, but the evidence of it now is arguably starker than it has ever been. a prime minister with no democratic endorsement whatsoever from scotland will be replaced by another prime minister

that scotland has not voted for. indeed, it would not vote for, even if we were given the opportunity. and the change of tory leader seems virtually certain to be accompanied by a shift even further to the right. that means, of course, a shift even further away from the mainstream of scottish opinion and values. a race to the bottom on tax, cuts to public services, and support forfamilies, more posturing over brexit, hurting businesses and trade my abandonment of the fight against climate change, and a toxic, indeed wholly manufactured culture war putting equalities and human rights protection is at risk. we may be just a few days into this tory leadership contest, but it is already crystal clear that the issues scotland is focused on,

tackling child poverty, supporting nhs recovery, building a fairer economy, and making a just transition to net zero, will be hindered, not helped, by whoever becomes prime minister in weeks ahead. and, added to all of that, the principal which is long accepted until now, that the uk is a voluntary union of nations within which scotland has the right to self—determination, is being torn to shreds. indeed, all scotland hears from uk politicians these days is democracy denial. they trade opinions on how many years it should be before westminster might allow us to make a democratic choice about our own future. the fact that the scottish people have repeatedly elected a majority in the scottish parliament committed to an independence referendum is treated

as immaterial. you don't have to be as immaterial. you don't have to be a supporter of scottish independence to know that that is not democracy. now, that attitude is not surprising from tories, and if it was just the conservatives, it might matter less, given the political death spiral they appear to be in. but these days, where the tories go, labour seems obliged to follow. so scared is a labour of tory attacks from the right, and so obsessed with neutralising, rather than standing up neutralising, rather than standing up to these attacks, that they are becoming a pale imitation of the tories, ratherthan becoming a pale imitation of the tories, rather than a real alternative.— tories, rather than a real alternative. �*, ., ., ., ., alternative. let's go now to our scotland correspondence, - alternative. let's go now to ourj scotland correspondence, katie hunter. let's talk festival about the campaign for the independence referendum. it is at the supreme court, being argued by lawyers. she, not unexpectedly, coming out

fighting for why she believes that independence referendum should be held. ii independence referendum should be held. ., �* held. if we look at where i'm standing _ held. if we look at where i'm standing iust _ held. if we look at where i'm standing just now, _ held. if we look at where i'm standing just now, we - held. if we look at where i'm standing just now, we are i held. if we look at where i'm standing just now, we are al held. if we look at where i'm - standing just now, we are a couple of miles away from the scottish parliament and in the scottish parliament and in the scottish parliament there are a majority of msps who favour independence. nicola sturgeon says that gives her a mandate to hold an independence referendum, and she has named a preferred date in october next year. regardless of whether that referendum goes ahead or not, she is pushing ahead in publishing a series of papers, making the case for independence. we got the second today and it is called renewing democracy through independence. she said, she pointed to events at westminster, and the fact that boris johnson 's replacement will be another prime minister that the majority of people in scotland have not voted for, and she described that as a democratic deficit. we have heard that argument before but it is in a new context, given the events at westminster. the uk government has repeatedly said now

was not the time to be talking about another independence referendum with the cost of living crisis, and we are emerging from coronavirus, and those of the priorities. the contenders to replace borisjohnson have so far pretty much stuck to that line on independence. band have so far pretty much stuck to that line on independence. and what more was she _ that line on independence. and what more was she saying _ that line on independence. and what more was she saying about - that line on independence. and what more was she saying about the - that line on independence. and what more was she saying about the race | more was she saying about the race to be dug next prime minister? we heard her talking about her concerns about what we're seeing in westminster politics, and that's a shift the right.— shift the right. yes, exactly. the first minister _ shift the right. yes, exactly. the first minister was _ shift the right. yes, exactly. the first minister was talking - shift the right. yes, exactly. the first minister was talking about | first minister was talking about that race to replace borisjohnson. you mentioned that she described it as a shift to the right, and she also said it was a race to the bottom on tax, and said it was a toxic culture war. i asked first minister if there were any of the contenders who she might rather replace borisjohnson, and her response to that was, "they all look pretty bad to me". she said it was not for her to rank them. nicola

sturgeon 's central point is that the majority of voters in scotland would not be voting for any of these replacements. would not be voting for any of these replacements-— benefit cuts imposed before the pandemic have led to an increase in relative child poverty, particularly in larger families. that's according to a new report from the institute for fiscal studies, which warned that those on the lowest incomes are most affected by rising inflation. i'm joined by chris birt who is the associate director for scotland, of thejoseph rowntree foundation, which part—funded that report. what are your thoughts then on the report? _ what are your thoughts then on the report? well, ithink what are your thoughts then on the report? well, i think it is worrying, particularly our now with inflation _ worrying, particularly our now with inflation at — worrying, particularly our now with inflation at levels most of us haven't — inflation at levels most of us haven't seen in our lifetime, because _ haven't seen in our lifetime, because what this report shows is that people on low incomes are extremely vulnerable to changes in prices, _ extremely vulnerable to changes in prices, and — extremely vulnerable to changes in prices, and at the moment, we have seen _ prices, and at the moment, we have seen energy— prices, and at the moment, we have seen energy prices in particular absolutely going through the roof. i

absolutely going through the roof. mean, we absolutely going through the roof. i mean, we all obviously feel it, see it, hearabout mean, we all obviously feel it, see it, hear about the people really at the sharp end, and the impact that these changes are having. tell us more about the sort of situations you are encountering. igrate more about the sort of situations you are encountering.— more about the sort of situations you are encountering. we have heard from parents — you are encountering. we have heard from parents recently, _ you are encountering. we have heard from parents recently, one _ you are encountering. we have heard from parents recently, one mother i from parents recently, one mother said that _ from parents recently, one mother said that she was delaying winning her child _ said that she was delaying winning her child because she thought the price _ her child because she thought the price of— her child because she thought the price of food was scary. so parents with babies, — price of food was scary. so parents with babies, making awful and difficult — with babies, making awful and difficult decisions, and this is before — difficult decisions, and this is before we even get into the winter, where _ before we even get into the winter, where it _ before we even get into the winter, where it is— before we even get into the winter, where it is going to be far colder and those — where it is going to be far colder and those energy bills will really start to — and those energy bills will really start to bite. so it really is quite shocking, — start to bite. so it really is quite shocking, the indictment on the state _ shocking, the indictment on the state of— shocking, the indictment on the state of the country at the moment that mothers with babies should be having _ that mothers with babies should be having to _ that mothers with babies should be having to make a decision such as that _ having to make a decision such as that so _ having to make a decision such as that, ., .,y , having to make a decision such as that. ., , , ., that. so today, the first instalment of a £650 payment _ that. so today, the first instalment of a £650 payment to _ that. so today, the first instalment of a £650 payment to 8 _ that. so today, the first instalment of a £650 payment to 8 million - of a £650 payment to 8 million families will start to be made into the accounts of those families who

are eligible to receive it. how much of a difference will that payment make? ~ . ~ of a difference will that payment make? ~ ., ,, ., make? well, it will make a difference _ make? well, it will make a difference and _ make? well, it will make a difference and it _ make? well, it will make a difference and it is - make? well, it will make a l difference and it is welcome. make? well, it will make a - difference and it is welcome. there is another— difference and it is welcome. there is another one to follow later. but really. _ is another one to follow later. but really, what that will do is if on current— really, what that will do is if on current projections, that will take away— current projections, that will take away the — current projections, that will take away the big rise in bills in october— away the big rise in bills in october but that means a position that people are in now is what they will take _ that people are in now is what they will take into the winter and that is a scary— will take into the winter and that is a scary prospect. we know foodbank— is a scary prospect. we know foodbank use is accelerating the time _ foodbank use is accelerating the time we — foodbank use is accelerating the time. we had a reportjust a couple of weeks _ time. we had a reportjust a couple of weeks ago that showed that about 20% of— of weeks ago that showed that about 20% of people on low incomes were going _ 20% of people on low incomes were going without both food and energy at some _ going without both food and energy at some point already this year, so it's not— at some point already this year, so it's not a _ at some point already this year, so it's not a choice between heating or eating. _ it's not a choice between heating or eating, people are doing neither. we think the _ eating, people are doing neither. we think the uk government have to go further— think the uk government have to go further in _ think the uk government have to go further in the support that they provide — further in the support that they provide to families. find further in the support that they provide to families.— further in the support that they provide to families. and what would ou provide to families. and what would you suggest — provide to families. and what would you suggest the _ provide to families. and what would you suggest the action _ provide to families. and what would you suggest the action should - provide to families. and what would you suggest the action should be? l you suggest the action should be? there is one practical thing they should — there is one practical thing they should do— there is one practical thing they should do very quickly, and that is

dwp deduct enormous amounts from universal— dwp deduct enormous amounts from universal credit payments and that is forcing _ universal credit payments and that is forcing people to go without essentials. they need to stop doing that now _ essentials. they need to stop doing that now i— essentials. they need to stop doing that now. i think whoever the next prime _ that now. i think whoever the next prime minister and chancellor are, they should also be thinking, do we make _ they should also be thinking, do we make another one of these one—off payments? — make another one of these one—off payments? what are the other ways in which _ payments? what are the other ways in which we _ payments? what are the other ways in which we can— payments? what are the other ways in which we can support people immediately? this is a genuine crisis. — immediately? this is a genuine crisis, which puts peoples lives in danger~ _ crisis, which puts peoples lives in dancer. ., ., danger. you mentioned food banks. you mentioned _ danger. you mentioned food banks. you mentioned the _ danger. you mentioned food banks. you mentioned the particular - danger. you mentioned food banks. you mentioned the particular case l danger. you mentioned food banks. | you mentioned the particular case of the mother who is delaying weaning her child because of her fears around the cost of feeding. what are the charities able to do, what sort of support is available out there, and also, as part of that, the food banks you mention the pressures they are under, what is the situation for food banks in terms of being able to actually have a provision? well.

food banks in terms of being able to actually have a provision?— actually have a provision? well, i mean, i actually have a provision? well, i mean. i have _ actually have a provision? well, i mean, i have heard _ actually have a provision? well, i mean, i have heard examples i actually have a provision? well, i mean, i have heard examples of| actually have a provision? well, i- mean, i have heard examples of food banks— mean, i have heard examples of food banks recently that are struggling to get— banks recently that are struggling to get the donations that they need to get the donations that they need to because people who would have been donating previously can no longer— been donating previously can no longer afford that little bit extra to donate. sadly, we are in a position— to donate. sadly, we are in a position where it's really important, if people can afford to help charities like food banks, or others, _ help charities like food banks, or others, then please do so. for people — others, then please do so. for people who are struggling, the most important _ people who are struggling, the most important thing is to reach out and seek help — important thing is to reach out and seek help from friends, family, your local council, charities, citizens advice. — local council, charities, citizens advice, people like that. trying to -et, advice, people like that. trying to get, i_ advice, people like that. trying to get, i mean, it is very, very difficult _ get, i mean, it is very, very difficult to _ get, i mean, it is very, very difficult to get on top of it, but try to — difficult to get on top of it, but try to get — difficult to get on top of it, but try to get ahead of it as quickly as possible _ try to get ahead of it as quickly as possible and that's the best advice we can— possible and that's the best advice we can give right now. but that is really _ we can give right now. but that is really on — we can give right now. but that is really on the backs of the government to step up and make that task possible for families all over the country that are struggling. chris— the country that are struggling. chris burt— the country that are struggling. chris burt of the joseph rowntree chris burt of thejoseph rowntree foundation, thank you. emirates has rejected an order from heathrow to cancel flights to comply with a cap

on passenger numbers. the airline accused the west london airport of showing "blatant disregard for consumers" by attempting to force it to "deny seats to tens of thousands of travellers". it comes after months of travel disruption and flight cancellations. here's our business correspondent theo leggett. this is a strongly worded statement to say the least. emirates says it was approached yesterday evening by heathrow and told to cut a certain number of flights to comply with capacity cuts. it said the figure appeared to have been plucked from thin air but the communication dictated the specific flights which had to be cut, throwing out paying passengers. that line "blatant disregard for consumers" and "incompetence" is also in there, "creating a mess that passengers and airlines are expected to pick up." this goes back to what happened on tuesday, when heathrow said it would place a cap of 100,000 on passenger numbers departing the airport each day. heathrow at the time appeared to cast most of the blame

for the problems at the airport on the airlines, saying they appoint ground handling staff, so for example check in staff, baggage handlers, people who turn the aircraft around on the stand, and said they were suffering from staff shortages, so it had no option but to do this. emirates, and i have to say other airlines as well, saying the same sort of things behind the scene, saying they are quite capable of handling all of their aircraft and passengers, there isn't a problem. the problem lies with heathrow's systems. so what is likely to be the upshot of this? there is obviously a lot of frustration. ultimately, might heathrow back down? or is it more likely that airlines who are struggling to fulfil flights may bear the brunt? some airlines have cancelled services. and you have to say for the short haul airlines it is much easier

to do, because if you have lots of daily flights to a short—haul destination then you can cut the short haul flights and put passengers on different planes. the problem lies with the long haul carriers really. if you look at emirates, they rely on flying a3805 a huge aircraft carrying 500 passengers at a time over to dubai where they fly on to destinations around the world, so cutting a single one of those planes is a very significant thing. it is a lot harder for the long haul airlines to do this. there will have to be some kind of compromise somewhere. as i said, some of the airlines have cut services and a lot of the services that have been cut are short—haul. it is what happens to these long haul services that seems to be the bone of contention. it looks as though some kind of compromise will have to be drawn up. conservative mps are voting on the second round of contest to replace borisjohnson. the actor kevin spacey appears in

court and enters not guilty pleas to sexual assault charges dating back 17 years. and a previously unknown self—portrait by vincent van gough has found —— has been found on the back of another painting. the metropolitan police says it has opened an investigation into the trafficking of sir mo farah to the uk as a child. in a bbc documentary, sir mo says he arrived under a false name after escaping war in somalia, and as sean dilley reports, was separated from his family and forced into domestic slavery. 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 was the visa document used to traffic the future champion athlete into the uk. 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 the civil war. police now want to know more about allegations the team gb athlete made in a bbc documentary in which he said he was flown into the uk at the age of nine and forced to work as a domestic servant. lawyers have told the bbc that mo farah's nationality was technically obtained by fraud. the home office has ruled out taking any action against him as it is assumed a child would not be complicit. the met have also confirmed they are not pursuing farah, but they say specialist officers have opened an investigation to assess the available information which, in practical terms, means detectives will want to understand who exactly knew what about how farah entered the uk when he was nine. they want to see if they can identify any criminal offences and, if they can, who may

have committed them. last year, the met said it received more than 3900 child and adult victim referrals for modern slavery offences. very few victims will have the profile and opportunity to highlight their experience. how far would you go for the perfect smile? well, for a growing number of young people, the answer to that question is turkey. they're following a social media trend dubbed 'turkey teeth', which are bright, white, and most importantly — cheap. however, the treatment can be quite invasive. new bbc news research shows hundreds of british dentists have seen patients with serious complications after undergoing the procedure. divya talwar reports. this is one of the latest beauty trends that's taken off on social media. it's all about getting the perfect smile by filing down most of your natural teeth and gluing a cap or crown on top. it's been dubbed "turkey teeth" because it's one of the most popular

destinations people are traveling to for this look. cosmetic dental work is much cheaper in turkey than in the uk. tilly is 22 and says she hated her old teeth. ever since a young age, i was bullied for my teeth so i grew a complex against 'em, i didn't like 'em. it was called things like bugs bunny. how pretty i'd be if i didn't have the teeth that i had. didn't really eat in front of a lot of people. though if i did, i'd be very shy about it. i wouldn't let them see my teeth as much as i could. i'd always laugh with my hand over. just wanted an easier life. and not to look at myself and hate myself. so earlier this year, tilly travelled to turkey for 16 new crowns. i'm smiling a lot more. i'm laughing. i'm not hiding my mouth, which i did constantly. i'm just more, i'm more myself. it's give me my confidence back. our investigation has found that this risky and invasive treatment is often planned entirely

over social media by people just sending a few snaps of their teeth to clinics abroad. and many dentists in the uk won't touch turkey teeth. tilly's was far from impressed. she just basically shouted at me for it was like, "why have you had that done, you're so young?" and she just basically said that i'm making you aware that we will never, ever touch them teeth that you had done in turkey. ever. getting this look can come with major risks like painful infections and tooth extractions. the british dental association surveyed 1,000 of its members for a new bbc documentary. it found 814 dentists had treated patients who'd come back with complications after dental treatment abroad in places like turkey. and fixing the damage can cost thousands of pounds. turkey teeth don't last forever. the crowns often need to be replaced every 10 to 15 years. lisa says she had no idea they'd need replacing when she had her teeth done over

a decade ago. she had to go back last year to have 26 new crowns. i thought once they put the teeth into your mouth, that was it. you were never going to have any problems. they never said, you know, that your teeth can die, that you can get... they never said anything. they never told me anything. not 11 years ago and not in september '21. in fact, lisa says she wasn't even told she was getting crowns. she thought she was getting veneers, which only involves a small amount of healthy tooth tissue being removed. these were sold to me as veneers and i have a full set of crowns. lisa's had major complications, including infections and chronic pain. ...i've just been crying. if she'd known about these risks, she says, she'd never would have got the treatment done. because am i going to have teeth? yeah. like, i've kind of resigned myself

to the fact that i am going to have dentures. yeah, i'm going to have dentures. we contacted lisa's turkish clinic for a reply, but we didn't get a response. while many people will continue travelling abroad for that instagram worthy smile, the advice is to do your research and know exactly what you're getting done. because once you've got these teeth, there's no going back. divya talwar, bbc news. a previously unknown self—portrait of vincent van gogh has been discovered at the national galleries of scotland. the picture is on the back of another painting by the artist, and was only revealed by an x—ray. it's been hidden by layers of cardboard and glue, so experts in edinburgh are now trying to work out how to uncover it safely. joanne macaulay reports. for more than 100 years, this picture has been holding a secret. on the back of van gogh's head of a peasant woman is a previously unseen work by the artist. the ghostly image was revealed

as experts carried out an x—ray on the painting. oh, it was a complete shock and, i have to say, pretty much instant recognition. we thought, my goodness, there he is. we have his hat and his beard, signature neckerchief around his neck, and itjust struck us immediately that it was a self—portrait. as a poor artist, van gogh used both sides of the canvas to save money. but the self—portrait side is covered in cardboard and glue. experts hope they can safely remove the material from this valuable piece. this is really a major and very exciting find for the national galleries of scotland. it's so unusual to find a new painting on the back of a canvas like this. and, also, it is a good example of a period when van gogh was developing his mature, very radical style. the style we associate with him. it's likely to be some time before all the cardboard and glue on the back of the painting

is removed and the self—portrait is fully revealed. but, in the meantime, members of the public can see the x—ray of it here in edinburgh when it goes on display at the end of the month. victoria derbyshire is coming up with the news at 1pm. now, the weather forecast. whilst there is still some heat in the sunshine for some of you today, overall a cooler day across the country and some showers around. they are going to be running close to st andrews throughout the day, particularly this afternoon and potentially again tomorrow, but things will be changing this weekend. all of us will be getting warmer again, if not hotter. it still will feel quite hot in the sunshine across the southernmost counties where the best of the sunshine is, but for the midlands, east anglia, northwards, areas of cloud, the chance of some showers, particularly through eastern areas this afternoon. temperatures here in the mid to high teens and low 20s. but we could hit around the mid, maybe high 20s still in southernmost areas. into tonight, the showers fade away and then another batch of cloud

and rain spills its way into northern ireland and more especially across parts of scotland. england and wales stay driest and clearest, and here much fresher nights again, temperatures in rural areas could be down into single figures so a good night and good morning to open the windows and let some of the fresh air in. but for friday, whilst high pressure is there across southern areas still, another little area of weather pushes its way from west to east. across scotland, cloudy and damp start, some outbreaks of rain and drizzle in northern england. a few showers continuing into the afternoon. but western areas will be dry and bright, feeling a bit warmer in northern ireland, to the south of the sunshine continues, temperatures fairly similar to this afternoon. as we go into the weekend, high pressure then sets up stall over the uk. that means a lot more sunshine will develop, a little bit of rain still possible for the western isles, where temperatures will be in the mid teens. but elsewhere temperatures starting to creep up a few degrees, and that will be the case as we go through saturday and indeed sunday. an isolated shower can't be ruled out saturday and sunday, particularly across the west on saturday and further north on sunday. most dry and sunny, and by this stage temperatures more widely getting into the high 20s, low 30s across england and wales,

maybe mid to high 20s in northern ireland. that heat at the moment which is on its way is across spain and portugal. the red colours are showing how significantly above normal temperatures are. the heat then spreads its way into france as we go through the weekend and start of next week. and the start of next week it will be felt here. notjust in the areas covered by the met office extreme heat warnings, as these areas here across parts of and wales. but the heat is going to build more widely too, and whilst we could see temperatures in the mid, if not high 30s potentially record—breaking across parts of england and wales, even scotland and northern ireland will see temperatures getting close to the high 20s and low 30s. take care.

today at one. foreign secretary liz truss launches her bid to be your next prime minister saying she's ready to do the job from day one. the six remaining candidates in the race to replace borisjohnson are facing another vote today. ms truss says she deserves to go through to the next round. i can lead, i can make tough decisions and i can get things done. i am ready to be prime ministerfrom day one. the results of the second round of voting by conservative mps will be announced around three this afternoon. also this lunchtime. it took ambulances in england an average of 51 minutes to respond to an emergency like a heart attack or stroke last month — much higher than the 18—minute target time. after months of travel disruption and flight cancellations, how ready are airports and airlines as we approach the summer holidays?