course, that makes it difficult as well forjournalists. there is what is known as the contempt of court act, which restrains what anyone can say in these circumstances, it limits any speculation, but it is fair to say that this is a huge development, a very high profile politician, a former first minister, scotland s longest serving first minister, arrested today and being questioned as we speak in connection with this investigation into her party s finances are. party s finances are. very big moment. party s finances are. very big moment. as party s finances are. very big moment, as you party s finances are. very big moment, as you say. - party s finances are. very big moment, as you say. just - party s finances are. very big moment, as you say. just in | party s finances are. very big - moment, as you say. just in terms of what impact this will have on the snp, the us operation for a long time, it began in 2021, has been casting a shadow over the snp. it has, but i t
threatening without breaks of rain. overnight tonight, the rain will clear away from scotland and we will be left with a few showers. then, orkney, and aberdeenshire by the end of the night. clear skies allowing temperatures to dip below single figures. laterwe temperatures to dip below single figures. later we will get more moisture coming into that across england and wales. i think that is a recipe for seeing some mist and fog patches. probably the worst of these over wales, the midlands, parts of southern england, as well. any mist and fog could take a while to clear away but otherwise a clear day of weather, lots of sunshine around, a threat of a little rain towards the far south west of england late in the day, and maybe the odd passing shower for the far north east of scotland. for most it is fine and pretty mild. wednesday, another area of low pressure flexes its muscles. the breeze picks up and we see more cloud working in from the south west along with some sporadic
this is the scene at wimbledon, as the two men in the singles final, novak djokovic and nick kyrgios line up for the opening goal is to be played. and, temperatures rise around the uk with some areas hitting 30 degrees today and the heat expected to remain for much of the next week. the international trade minister, penny mordaunt, has become the ninth candidate to enter the conservative leadership contest. most candidates are focusing on their plans for the economy. the former health secretary, sajid javid, wants to bring forward the 1p income tax cut to next year. both mrjavid and the former cabinet minister, jeremy hunt, are also pledging to reduce corporation tax from 19 to 15 percent. here s our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. and then there were nine. trade minister penny mordaunt the latest to throw her hat in the ring to be the next tory leader. many candidates but one key issue taxes. former health secretary sajid javid will cut them if he is p
crisis in modern times. as covid spread, the nhs came under enormous pressure. in a televised address, borisjohnson announced extraordinary restrictions to daily life. from this evening, i must give the british people a very simple instruction you must stay at home. the prime minister himself became seriously ill with covid. he was admitted to intensive care and spent three days in hospital. a key ally throughout this time was dominic cummings, his unconventional style aggravated many. sorry i m late. and within a year of the election victory, he d resigned after a bitter power struggle clashing with tory mps and the prime minister s wife. he soon went on the attack, becoming mrjohnson s fiercest and most damaging critic. he doesn t have a plan, he doesn t know how to be prime minister and we ve only got him in there because we had to solve a certain problem, not because we thought that he was the right person to be running the country. there were electoral losses too. th