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like nothing else in my life. good morning from edgbaston ahead of the second day of an ashes series that s so far lived up to all the hype. a brilliant century from joe root and brave battling by england helped them to nearly 400 before they turned the pressure onto australia, with this opening test intriguingly poised. and ian wright, ken bruce and davina mccall are among those in the king s first birthday honours list. it will feel increasingly humid this weekend when the sun is out but more cloud around and the increasing chance of thundery showers especially tomorrow. all the details here, on breakfast. it s saturday the 17th june. around 500 people are still missing at sea after a boat, carrying migrants, sank off the southern coast of greece on tuesday. at least 78 people have died. the greek authorities are now facing mounting questions about whether more could have been done to prevent the tragedy. louisa pilbeam reports. this new footage is said to show the boat in ....
we ll have the latest. good morning. the heat continues to build over the next few days. today it is looking dry, with strong sunshine, and it will feel very warm, especially in the south. i will have all the details throughout this morning s programme. it s sunday, iothjuly. our main story: eight candidates are now officially running in the conservative leadership contest, following a series of announcements from senior figures within the party. the former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, are the latest to come forward and the foreign secretary, liz truss, is expected to declare in the coming days. our political correspondent, jonathan blake reports. the two newest entrance into the race are the first to set out detailed plans, and both focus on economic policy. entrants. jeremy hunt, who lost a borisjohnson in the final two last time around, promises to council rise in corporation tax, and reduce it further. to cancel. he would also cut business ....
north, the country s most marginal seat, to find out what voters make of it all. also this morning. holding out, but outnumbered. ukrainian forces struggle to keep russia out of key cities in the dombas region. good morning once again from normandy in northern france, where this year s d day anniversary has been marked notjust by remembrance but also by gratitude. and as emma raducanu prepares for wimbledon, could a future partnership with andy murray be on the cards? good morning. we ve got some patchy rain to clear parts of the east and south this morning, and for most of us it will be dry with variable amounts of cloud, some sunshine and amounts of cloud, some sunshine and a few scattered showers. but warmer today across england and wales. i will have all the details later on in the programme. hello, good morning. welcome to breakfast. it s tuesdayjune the 7th. the bunting is still up from the jubilee here at number 10, but i m not sure howjubilant borisjohnson would be fe ....
record high, and the office for budget responsibility says it would represent the largest fall in living standards since the 19505. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. these reforms will save around two million self employed people an average of £350 a yearfrom april. better than nothing. tuning into the autumn statement at walthamstow market. a good place to test the mood. pensioners seemed happy. him increasing pension, that s good for me. and young workers like the rise in the minimum wage too. 10% more i m going to win i m going to earn. yeah. who wouldn t like it? but other workers said the cut to national insurance isn t enough. not with the way things are at the moment. the cost of living is too expensive. £450, divide that by 12, divide it by the family that you ve got. is it enough? i don t think so. here are the key details. first, that national insurance cut. it s going from 12% to ten for all employees from january. the self employed will ....