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and the heat is on — the met office says today could be the hottest day of the year so far. some parts of the uk will be hotter than athens and ibiza today. what's it like where you are and how are you coping? get in touch @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. also coming up, birth control for grey squirrels as scientists hope to control an expanding population and save our native reds. hello and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, liz truss, is the latest senior cabinet member to enter the conservative leadership race. ii contenders are now in the running. conservative...

Future. President trump prays at the western wall on a visit to israel and talks to both israeli and palestinian leaders. And the diamond that turned out to bea and the diamond that turned out to be a cut above the rest, bought the £10 ina be a cut above the rest, bought the £10 in a car boot sale it will go under the hammer the £350,000. Its five oclock. Our main story the conservatives have performed a rapid climb down over their central manifesto pledge on social care. Theresa may, in a Campaign Speech in wrexham, said their plans include a consultation on a cap or in her words an absolu...

They are bringing less in, they need to be spending more. they need to be honest with the electorate about what that is going to mean. that is proving a bit hard to eke out of them at the moment.- proving a bit hard to eke out of them at the moment. thanks so much, we will talk later _ them at the moment. thanks so much, we will talk later during _ them at the moment. thanks so much, we will talk later during the _ them at the moment. thanks so much, we will talk later during the day. - we will talk later during the day. nick eardley, with his take on where we are with the leadership race. let...

Thing. we have seen this on both sides of the aisle. former colleagues steve king. jim jordan the list goes on and on. why are these people still in office? does it strike you for the most part we're talking about guys? >> i'll say something that will surprise you. as a lawyer. i think that everybody is entitled to due process. there's often a lot of mud being slung in politics. against a lot of people. we don't have all the facts, some look terrible. until somebody has really been convicted especially -- a great example. i was a member of the new york state assembly. silver. it was revealed h...

>> i think i'm going to say something that's going to surprise you. as a lawyer -- >> yeah. >> i think everybody is excintid to due process and often, there's a lot of mud being slung in politics and against a lot of people. and although we don't have all of the facts on some of these things, some of them look terrible. but until somebody has really been convicted, especially for -- i'll give you a great example. when i was a member of the new york state assembly, sheldon silver, it was revealed he used taxpayer money to cover up sexual harassment claims. i called for his resignation. and ever...