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an amber weather warning. drivers at eight rail companies have voted to strike in a dispute over pay, but scotrail drivers accept an improved pay offer of 5%. the president of sri lanka says he will resign after thousands of demonstrators stormed his official residence in protest at the state of the economy. and still to come, we'll be looking at england and northern ireland's chances ahead of both their euro fixtures tonight. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson says in his final few weeks as prime minister, he's "determined" to deliver what he promised when elected ...

That i tried everything. england women are playing south africa in the first of three one day international�*s of their multi—format series. south africa won the toss and chose to bat — they were all out for 218, chloe tryon top scoring with 88 at the county ground in northampton. the series is currently level at 2—2, they will also play t20 as part of the series. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. back to the tory leadership now, and this evening we'll be learning a lot more about the rules around how borisjohnson's successor...

Lobbying worked. proposals that would have limited uber�*s expansion in london were dropped. it was scandalous what went on. i still can't believe that it happened in this country. more to the point, nothing has ever been done about it. we just accept that's what happened. ok, yeah, the chancellor and the prime minister lobbied for one of their mates, fine, that's all right, move on. uber says new management has transformed every aspect of how the company operates and its engagement with government are legal and transparent. the ministers say they properly complied with the declaration rules...

And the ministers say rules were followed. richard bilton has more. when uber arrived in london, there was chaos. black cab drivers weren't happy and blockaded the capital. then london mayor, borisjohnson, set up a review which could have limited uber�*s expansion in the capital. the leaked documents show uber was on a secret offensive, a concerted campaign to influence policy. george osborne, the then chancellor, went to a private dinner in california with uber�*s chief exec, travis kalanick. an internal uber e—mail says... it's better than a meeting in london because this is a much mor...

To declare that meeting? well, i think they should be very disturbed, frankly. it perfectly captivates the problem with lobbying and how vested interests capture ministers and decision—making. the documents say there were more meetings with ministers, including sajid javid, matt hancock, michael gove and priti patel. they weren't declared. meetings between ministers and companies where business is discussed should be declared. but the guidelines are so vague, it is hard to be sure if politicians are breaking the rules. the leaked documents show uber felt it got what it wanted. they describe ...