today at 1:00pm, liz truss pledges to cut taxes she criticised the economic policies of her leadership rival when he was chancellor and says they were not good for the country. i also think it's very wrong to raise corporation taxes just at the time we need to be attracting investment into our country, getting more businesses going, levelling up all parts of the united kingdom. we should not be raising taxes. we'll have all the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime... the bbc is to pay damages to prince charles�* former personal assistant over claims made about her to secure a panorama interview with princess diana. families across the uk count the cost of losing their homes in this week's wildfires. no ordinary telescope — for the first time, scientists will be able to detect the smashing

together of neutron stars. and coming up on the bbc news channel, a peak tv audience of 7.6 million viewers tune in to see the lionesses book their place in the semifinals of euro 2022. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the foreign secretary, liz truss, says the treasury's economic policies have failed to deliver growth for two decades, including the past 12 years of conservative rule. she's rejected concerns that the tax cuts she's promised if she becomes the next prime minister would increase inflation. ms truss and her conservative leadership rival, rishi sunak, are now setting out their pitches to win over the party membership,

who will have the deciding vote over the summer. our political correspondent iain watson reports. his report contains some flashing images. it's going to be a busy six weeks. liz truss has been in the cabinet for the past eight years, but she's fighting this leadership election like an outsider. her pitch to party members is that she would hold an emergency tax—cutting budget, and she's not only attacked recent decisions taken by her colleagues, but has distanced herself from previous administrations. when i sat at that cabinet table, i opposed the national insurance rise before it happened. and i tried to stop it because i thought it was a mistake. we have had a consensus of the treasury, of economists, of the financial times, the treasury, of economists, of the financialtimes, of the treasury, of economists, of the financial times, of other outlets, peddling a particular type of economic policy for the last 20 years. and it hasn't... you

economic policy for the last 20 years. and it hasn't. .. years. and it hasn't... you backed the policy — years. and it hasn't... you backed the policy when — years. and it hasn't... you backed the policy when you _ years. and it hasn't... you backed the policy when you are _ years. and it hasn't... you backed the policy when you are secretary| years. and it hasn't. .. you backed i the policy when you are secretary to the policy when you are secretary to the treasury. it the policy when you are secretary to the treasury-— the treasury. it hasn't delivered urowth. the conservatives have been in office for 12 of the past 20 years. so now liz truss is presenting herself as the candidate who offers change. the more popular candidate with mps, though, was rishi sunak. in this campaign video he's celebrating attracting their support... guys, we totally smashed it, well done _ but polling suggests that he faces a bigger challenge in gaining grassroots support. his backers hope that party members will see him as more financially responsible, especially as government borrowing is going up and interest payments have hit a record of more than £19 billion. so they argue that cutting taxes right now would make a bad economic situation worse. i think it would be inflationary and i think it would be inflationary and i think it would be inflationary and i think it would risk the hard—won reputation of the conservative party. we have fought hard to defend the principle that countries, rather like households, should try to live within their means.

there are clear policy differences between the candidates. but they are also very different personalities. in this press pack provided by the rishi sunak camp, we've been given some suntan lotion, and the ready for rishi, ready for sunshine message is supposed to convey optimism. but it could also be a sign that this leadership contest is really hotting up. liz truss, who's emphasised her state education, will argue she is best placed to hold on to seats won from labour. rishi sunak believes the more members see both of them, the more he will look like an election winner. tory members will begin voting next month and one of the candidates will move in to downing street on september the 6th. and iainjoins us from westminster now. some real differences emerging between the final two. absolutely, there are real— between the final two. absolutely, there are real differences - between the final two. absolutely, there are real differences and - between the final two. absolutely, there are real differences and less| there are real differences and less time than you might think for both candidates to appeal to the conservative party members who will choose the next prime minister.

although the result is announced on september the 5th, most ballot papers will arrive with members by august the 5th. rishi sunak, as polling suggests, is perhaps behind in the race among members, the next couple of weeks will be very intense. i'm told his camp will do two things. first of all, broadening the debate away from tax, where there are clear differences, talking about other issues, member priorities like brexit, immigration and crime. but also making it very clear to members that if the labour party are able to suggest to the conservative party are no longer financially responsible and are making unfunded tax cuts, then that leaves them very vulnerable at the next election. but liz truss is absolutely convinced her tax—cutting message paints are notjust at the outsider and insurgent but is something that will prove very popular at a time of a cost of living crisis and people at the moment are finding it difficult to make ends meet. in terms of making

their pitches, they will be able to speak in the bbc debate next monday and on a sky debate about ten days later but they will also speak to members around the country starting with conservative councillors today who may also be crucial in shifting opinion with their local associations because it's those grassroots members, remember, who will choose the prime minister. iain watson in westminster, thank you. a range of deals is being promoted by the government, which it says will help people with the cost of living over the summer holidays. companies involved in the help for households campaign include asda, morrisons and vodafone. the prime minister says the package would "provide much needed relief at the checkout". but some business bosses say the campaign is not a substitute for government policy. 0ur political correspondent ione wells reports. the cost of groceries, fuel and household bills is continuing to go up. some government support has been announced but today it says it will promote private companies if they offer people discounts over the summer to help. from london theatres

giving children a free ticket to a west end show in august, to discounted mobile phone contracts from some providers for those on low incomes. as there is one of the businesses signed up, saying children under 16 can get a hot meal in their cafes for £1. —— asda. it’s in their cafes for £1. -- asda. it's areat. it in their cafes for £1. -- asda. it's great. it saves _ in their cafes for £1. -- asda. it's great. it saves us _ in their cafes for £1. -- asda. it's great. it saves us lots _ in their cafes for £1. -- asda. it's great. it saves us lots of- in their cafes for £1. -- asda. it's great. it saves us lots of money i great. it saves us lots of money because food — great. it saves us lots of money because food is _ great. it saves us lots of money because food is getting - great. it saves us lots of money l because food is getting expensive now and _ because food is getting expensive now and the prices have gone higher. but the _ now and the prices have gone higher. but the government isn't providing firms with any money to do this. i’m firms with any money to do this. i'm sure, i firms with any money to do this. i'm sure. i feel — firms with any money to do this. i“n sure, i feel deep in my heart, sure, ifeel deep in my heart, bones, that with the kind of brilliance that your companies generally have in finding ways of cutting costs... generally have in finding ways of cutting costs. . ._ generally have in finding ways of cutting costs... david buttress is the prime _ cutting costs... david buttress is the prime minister's _ cutting costs... david buttress is the prime minister's cost - cutting costs... david buttress is the prime minister's cost of - cutting costs... david buttress is| the prime minister's cost of living tsar who has been tasked with finding these deals. as the government failed some of those

families? it government failed some of those families? , ., ., ., families? it is a tough time for lots of peeple _ families? it is a tough time for lots of people in _ families? it is a tough time for lots of people in this _ families? it is a tough time fori lots of people in this campaign families? it is a tough time for. lots of people in this campaign is about doing what we can to help. this is about promoting and amplifying those businesses that are doing good work and say well done and thank you and here is a load of great government assets like our digital platforms, to amplify and make people your customers and consumers aware of the great work you're doing. but consumers aware of the great work you're doing-— you're doing. but some businesses think private _ you're doing. but some businesses think private sector _ you're doing. but some businesses think private sector discounts - think private sector discounts shouldn't be a substitute for more government support will stop the government support will stop the government has all the policy levers it can pull to help small businesses.— it can pull to help small businesses. ~ ., , , . businesses. we have been pitching these to government _ businesses. we have been pitching these to government over- businesses. we have been pitching these to government over the - businesses. we have been pitching these to government over the last | these to government over the last three _ these to government over the last three months or so but none have been _ three months or so but none have been pulled and instead what we're having _ been pulled and instead what we're having is_ been pulled and instead what we're having is a — been pulled and instead what we're having is a big campaign, it's all about— having is a big campaign, it's all about big — having is a big campaign, it's all about big businesses selling things for a little bit cheaper. local politicians — for a little bit cheaper. local politicians too _ for a little bit cheaper. local politicians too have - for a little bit cheaper. local politicians too have raised . for a little bit cheaper. local- politicians too have raised concerns it will not be enough to help struggling families over the summer. the idea that a free west end theatre ticket for a child with a full paying adult will help people in the midlands and north and large swathes of the south is not ready to

cut it, i'm afraid. the swathes of the south is not ready to cut it, i'm afraid.— cut it, i'm afraid. the government sa s cut it, i'm afraid. the government says more — cut it, i'm afraid. the government says more deals _ cut it, i'm afraid. the government says more deals will _ cut it, i'm afraid. the government says more deals will be _ cut it, i'm afraid. the government| says more deals will be announced when children go back to school but any further financial support will be a decision for whoever the next prime minister is. ione wells, bbc news. the official inquiry into the uk's pandemic preparedness has been launched by its chair baroness hallett. the uk covid—19 inquiry will begin preliminary hearings this year and the first witnesses will be called next spring. 0ur health correspondent jim reed is here. what's the scope of this inquiry going to be?— what's the scope of this inquiry auoin to be? , ~ , .,, ., going to be? very likely to be one ofthe going to be? very likely to be one of the most _ going to be? very likely to be one of the most complex _ going to be? very likely to be one of the most complex public- going to be? very likely to be one i of the most complex public inquiries in british legal history. it is going to look at the events of the last two, two and a half years through the pandemic, which has led to the loss of 180,000 lives in this country alone. they will look at decisions made by politicians, civil servants, scientists, doctors. all of this is being chaired and led by an appeal courtjudge, baroness hallett, and we heard from herfor

the first time today in a recorded statement marking the official start of the process. i statement marking the official start of the process-_ of the process. i know others have suffered significant _ of the process. i know others have suffered significant loss _ of the process. i know others have suffered significant loss too - of the process. i know others have suffered significant loss too as - of the process. i know others have suffered significant loss too as a l suffered significant loss too as a result— suffered significant loss too as a result of— suffered significant loss too as a result of the pandemic and every person— result of the pandemic and every person has— result of the pandemic and every person has had their life changed to some _ person has had their life changed to some extent. for my part, i will do my very— some extent. for my part, i will do my very best— some extent. for my part, i will do my very best to undertake the inquiry— my very best to undertake the inquiry in _ my very best to undertake the inquiry in a way that acknowledges this suffering and seeks to reduce the scope — this suffering and seeks to reduce the scope for others to suffer in the scope for others to suffer in the same — the scope for others to suffer in the same way in the future. as she su: rested the same way in the future. as she suggested at _ the same way in the future. as she suggested at the _ the same way in the future. as she suggested at the start, _ the same way in the future. as she suggested at the start, they - the same way in the future. as she suggested at the start, they have l the same way in the future. as she l suggested at the start, they have to cover an awful lot of ground, splitting the public inquiry into sections. the first to look at preparations for the pandemic, whether the country was adequately prepared and ready. then they will look at sections like lockdown, the decisions around lockdown. the nhs and the impact on care homes. the first preliminary investigations, inquiries and hearings take place on september 20th with the first public hearings next spring. jinn september 20th with the first public hearings next spring.— hearings next spring. jim reed, thank ou hearings next spring. jim reed, thank you very _ hearings next spring. jim reed, thank you very much. _

the bbc is to pay substantial damages to the former nanny of prince william and prince harry over false claims about her used to obtain a panorama interview with princess diana in 1995. alexandra pettifer, who used to be known as tiggy legge—bourke, appeared at the high court to hear a public apology from the corporation over the fabricated allegation that she'd had an affair with prince charles, which resulted in an abortion. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. at the time of its transmission it caused a sensation. now, 27 years later, the panorama interview with diana, princess of wales is a matter of disgrace to the bbc, over the deceitful tactics deployed by its reporter, martin bashir, to obtain the interview. one of those deceits was to make what the high court heard was a false and malicious allegation against the woman on the left here, tiggy legge—bourke, who at the time was working as the prince of wales' personal assistant. the bbc has agreed to pay substantial damages to ms legge—bourke,

or mrs alexandra pettifer as she is now, and the bbc�*s director general tim davie has apologised to her, to the prince of wales and the dukes of cambridge and sussex. in a statement, mr davie said... mr davie said the panorama programme would never again be shown by the bbc. he hoped other broadcasters would exercise similar restraint. nicholas witchell, bbc news. british doctors say a "transformational" therapy has, in effect, cured people with the bleeding disorder haemophilia b. the treatment corrects a genetic defect that leaves people's

blood struggling to clot. 0ur health reporter smitha mundasad joins me. the study, small early—stage study nonetheless, will be very welcome news to people with haemophilia around the world. it can be a really serious set of conditions where people, because of a genetic fault can't make crucial proteins that would normally help us if we cut or bump ourselves to stop catastrophic bleeding. there are about 2500 people in the uk with the most severe forms of haemophilia and they have to take weekly injections of these proteins and many have to make really difficult choices about what activities are too risky for them to do. it's really for this severe group that the trial could hold a really good promise. it has shown that for nine out of ten people who have this gene therapy, they no longer needed these injections and many felt their lives had been transformed. the gene therapy worked

by using a harmless virus, like a post—van, really, to deliver the gene to the liver which was then able to use the correct instructions to make the protein. this has helped these people, but the question is, scientists will have to look at larger trials to see if it works for more people. they also have to consider costs because gene therapy is expensive, and of course the side effects as well. the hope is that this trial and lots of other trials into genetic therapies for haemophilia will transform the lives of people with the most severe haemophilia in uk.— of people with the most severe haemophilia in uk. very promising and we look _ haemophilia in uk. very promising and we look forward _ haemophilia in uk. very promising and we look forward to _ haemophilia in uk. very promising and we look forward to hear- haemophilia in uk. very promising and we look forward to hear more. smitha mundasad, thank you. our top story this lunchtime... liz truss criticises her leadership rival�*s economic policies and pledges to cut taxes if she becomes prime minister. and still to come — we hear why teens turn to tiktok and instagram for all their news. and coming up on the bbc news channel — disappointment for britain's max burgin at the world athletics championships

in oregon, as the medal hopeful pulls out ahead of the 800 metre heats with a calf injury. temperatures may have dropped, but families across the uk are counting the cost and dealing with the aftermath of losing their homes in wildfires. 15 areas around the uk declared major incidents when the record—breaking heatwave caused fires to break out. laura tra nt reports. what looks like scenes from a hollywood movie are real—life horror stories. across the country, communities, including here in dagenham, are coming to terms with the destruction of the wild fires. gutted. totally gutted. my daughter was born there. i've been there for nearly 27 years. it's first house i actually sat down and settled in. i'm just totally gob smacked. i'm gutted. i don't know what i'm going to do now. you don't expect this to happen.

you see it on tv, but you don't expect it to happen in real life. down the road in wennington on the eastern edge of london, families are having to cope with the fire damage and having to explain to children about losing their homes. i waited until i got to my mum's and we knew that my husband was safe, and then i sat down with the children and told them that we'd lost our home. my kids are upset that they've lost their favourite teddy bears that they've had since they were babies. and if my children are feeling that, the other children of the fires in rainham and dagenham yesterday are going to be feeling it too. the charred remains that tell a chilling tale of a nursery in the walnut tree area of milton keynes. but staff say they are determined to rebuild. we are the heart of walnut tree. i've been at the nursery 23 years, so we are the heart, and we will be back, and we will find temporary accommodation in the meantime, which is what we're just dealing with with our parents at the moment. all of the children and staff

were safely evacuated from their nursery, but it's a lot for them to take in. some haven't really mentioned anything yet. others are sort of more concerned that they can't see their friends more than anything. and then others are, you know, just worried because they thought the staff lived at the nursery, bless them! in porlingland in norfolk, housemates patrick and annabel are living amongst the destruction. their house escaped the flames, but the building next to them didn't. in the back of our gardens, it kind of seems like a war zone, to be honest. the police have cordoned off the road as well, making sure people are all right. just kind of everything is chaotic, really, and you come down in the morning, you think, "i hope it was a dream" but the reality, yeah, everything was a mess. in boston in lincolnshire, residents spent another night away from their homes after these flats were destroyed. although some flats escaped the worst of the damage,

there are questions about how structurally sound they are. we have some kit inside the building, but we won't be able to retrieve that because it's not safe to go in and fetch it. and so we have to look at then the impact of that on neighbouring buildings as well. in barnsley in south yorkshire, at least four homes on woodlands drive have been completely demolished by the fires, including dave cooper's parents' house. there's some personal things that we've lost that were sentimental to us. this was my parents' house. so, you know... but possessions, they can be replaced. but everybody�*s safe. that's the main thing. everybody�*s safe and everybody�*s well. i think the neighbours have all come together really good. fire brigades across the country are urging people not to light barbecues or bonfires, and to avoid dropping cigarettes. the ground is so dry, the smallest spark can cause a massive fire. laura trant, bbc news.

the head of the cia says vladimir putin is now hoping to grind down ukraine militarily, having narrowed his strategic aims in the war. william burns says there's no intelligence that president putin is unstable or in bad health. there has been unconfirmed speculation that the russian leader, who turns 70 this year, may be ill. here's our security correspondent, gordon corera. vladimir putin was wrong in his assumptions about ukraine's ability to resist invasion and western support for it before the war, and he's just as wrong now, the cia director told the aspen security forum. he insists that ukraine is not a real country. real countries fight back and that's what the ukrainians have done, william burns said. a ukraine that theyjudged to be weak and divided, that would fold quickly. a russian military modernised to the point where they could win, in his view, a quick and decisive victory at minimal cost. european leaders whom he saw to be

distracted by their own political transitions and the french elections that were coming up in the spring, and risk averse. and he believed he had built a sanctions—proofed economy, with a big war chest of hard—currency reserves. he said there was no sign the russian leader was in bad health or mentally unstable, but he had been stewing in what the cia director called a combustible mix of grievance, ambition and insecurity. mr burns also said china had been cautious about providing military support to russia, its leadership unsettled by the initial military failings in ukraine. but he said beijing was seeking to learn lessons for its own ambitions of retaking taiwan, one being that any invasion would require overwhelming force. gordon corera, bbc news. italy's prime minister, mario draghi, has announced he's stepping down, after three parties in his coalition refused to back him in a confidence vote. the italian president had

rejected mr draghi's offer to resign last week. a snap election now looks likely. let's get the latest from our correspondent, mark lowen, who joins us from rome outside the prime minister's office. it is really quite a turbulent time in italian politics at the moment. indeed, and in some ways that's nothing new in a country that has known almost 70 governments since the end of the second world war but it had been hoped or even expected that mario draghi would meet a different fate. he is a colossus of the european union. he is nicknamed super mario, when he stabilised the eurozone when he was president of the european central bank before being appointed prime minister of italy last year, but even he couldn't hold together italy's notoriously fractious political parties with his coalition partners wavering in their support and then splintering and refusing to back him in a confidence vote yesterday. so italy, the eu's third largest

economy, has been plunged back into a political crisis that an inopportune momentjust as it's navigating a raft of challenges from pushing through a programme of reforms post—pandemic to navigating the war in ukraine and rising energy prices and the rising cost of living as well. now what is likely is that snap elections will be held and if the opinion polls are to be believed that could be won by the right—wing and could usher in a far right prime ministerfor the first time and could usher in a far right prime minister for the first time here, which would send shock waves through italy and the european union and some of her political allies just happen to be pretty close friends with vladimir putin was white mark lowen, thank you, in rome. sri lanka's new president, ranil wickremasinghe, has been sworn into office in colombo. he faces the task of leading the country out of its economic collapse and restoring order after months of mass protests. 0ur correspondent, anbarasan ethirajan, has been giving us the latest from the capital, colombo. the protest movement here, they feel very disappointed and shocked that mr wickremesinghe

has been elected with such a huge margin and they've been urging various political parties not to support the candidature of mr wickremesinghe, but he won with a wide margin — 52 votes more than his closest rival. that shows how much influence he has with the political parties, because this time the president was elected by parliament after president gotabaya rajapaksa fled the country and resigned following a wave of public anger and unrest over the economic crisis and the cost of living, and that's why mr wickremesinghe is now the new president. he was sworn in this morning. many of the former presidents and senior political leaders were there at the swearing in ceremony, and now, for him, the firstjob is to appoint a prime minister, because he was the prime minister, and also to form a government so that to bring in political stability. but many people here, they can't believe that mr wickremesinghe has finally become president because he lost his own parliamentary seat in 2020

and his party was completely wiped out in elections. he came to the parliament via national list, where when political parties get a certain amount of votes they are allotted a seat, and that is why people are questioning his legitimacy. the electric car firm, tesla, which made waves last year when it revealed a major investment in bitcoin, has now sold off most of its holdings of the cryptocurrency. the company, owned by elon musk, announced it offloaded 75% of its bitcoin, which was worth about £1.7 billion at the end of last year. social media sites are now the number one source of news for teenagers, according to a survey by the broadcast regulator 0fcom. instagram, tiktok and youtube are now the most popular sources for young people, but print, tv and radio news outlets still dominate in older age groups. here's more from our media correspondent, david sillito. young teenagers are not

the biggest consumers of news, but around a half say they are interested in what's going on. but where are they getting it from? the answer, of course — their phones, tablets and computers. even for those studying media, tv and newspapers are far from the first port of call. due to the fact that we have an accessible, like, phone which knows everything and we are able to find all the information we need at a click of a button, it's almost unnecessary to us to purchase something when it's for free on our mobiles. the top three places helping to keep them up to date are instagram, tiktok and youtube. and this is new — last year, the number one source was bbc one. it's now slipped to number five. i think teenagers don't appear to be going directly to news brands online, so just 5% say they

use bbc news 0nline. fewer than one in ten say they use a newspaper website. so it's much more that news is being pushed to them through their social feeds from a wide range of sources, and children do say that they recognise that they get a bigger range of opinion through their social media services than they do through other news organisations. however, tv as a whole is still bigger than any app or website, and the biggest overall source of news for teenagers? theirfamilies — and mum and dad are rather more likely to be getting their news from more traditional sources. david sillito, bbc news. scientists have developed a new telescope to detect the smashing together of dead suns known as neutron stars — up until now something that ordinary telescopes were unable to do. it gives astronomers the opportunity to study these objects for the first time. 0ur science correspondent, pallab ghosh, has had exclusive access to the new telescope, and sends this report from la palma

in the canary islands. opening to the heavens, high above the clouds. a new telescope scans the skies for one of the most enigmatic objects in the universe — a neutron star. they're the smallest and densest bodies in the cosmos, so heavy that a sugar cube of it would weigh about the same as 8 billion people. scientists have now found a way to detect them. neutron stars have such powerful gravity that they're drawn together until they eventually merge. when that happens there's a flash of light and a powerful shock wave ripples across the universe. when that shock wave is detected on earth, the new telescope scrambles into action to find the exact location of the flash. the astronomers have to work fast. the flash of light lasts only a couple of days. computer software is key in this

impossibly difficult hunt. researchers compare pictures of the same bit of sky night by night, and any speck of light that wasn't there before may be the momentary colliding neutron stars. you would think that these explosions are very energetic and luminous, it should be easy, but we are having to search through 100 million stars for the one object that we're interested in. we need to do this very rapidly because the objects will disappear on a time scale of a few days, so really this needle in a haystack challenge almost doesn't cut it. it's a huge challenge. these quick collisions create conditions that take us to the very edge of the laws of physics. it could help to answer the mystery of how some of the heavier elements — such as gold and platinum — are created in the universe. the british—built telescope, called goto, is nimble, and can rapidly scan every bit of the sky above it. when a real good event comes along its all hands on deck to make

the most of it and that's a nice sort of feeling, to sort of spring into action. with these instruments researchers are learning about the cosmos faster than ever before and are on the precipice of a new age of astronomy. now we have almost a new way of looking at the universe. we're not hoping for new discoveries, we're being told where to find them and we're getting to uncover, piece by piece, what lays out there in the universe. so farjust one neutron star collision has been detected. now, this new telescope can pinpoint them routinely, revealing a new view of the universe that has so far been hidden. pallab ghosh, bbc news, la palma. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker.

after this week we will never at 25 degrees in the same way ever again, will be? you are absolutely right, i was thinking about that, today, 25 is the temperature in the south—east. after 40, you know what, and we could get 30 degrees this weekend in east anglia and i want to say that's going to be a very hot day, but then again, is it? one thing that we would like is some rain. now, thunderstorms are possible, rain bearing clouds are possible, rain bearing clouds are possible over the next couple of days. not too many of them and we really need the rain. we had such a dry spring. it's been a scorching summer so far dry spring. it's been a scorching summerso farat dry spring. it's been a scorching summer so far at least at times, a lot of parched land out there. these temperatures nothing spectacular compared to what we had but it's so dry out there so any rainfall that we talk about is often good news, but you can see that only specks of rain here and there on the weather map and through today and tomorrow i think it's going to be a case of hit and miss showers. now, from tomorrow morning, the showers will be out

towards the west. it will be a muggy start to