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1. Tax cuts must wait, says Rishi Sunak, the ‘serious’ Tory leadership candidate
Rishi Sunak launched his Tory leadership campaign on Friday night with a pledge to be “serious”, playing down the prospect of imminent tax cuts if he becomes Prime Minister.
The former chancellor, who resigned earlier this week, is widely considered as the favourite to replace Boris Johnson among Tory MPs, advisers, and even other leadership hopefuls, with one senior Conservative source saying: “Everyone could live with Rishi.” Read the full story.
2. Don’t let children run around outside in heatwave, parents told
Parents and schools have been warned not to let children run around in the sun as the longest heatwave in four years arrives this weekend.
Temperatures are expected to hit 31C by the beginning of next week, and will rise again towards next weekend. Read the full story.
3. Turning Japan into a military power could secure Shinzo Abe’s legacy
Video: British newspapers declare Johnson 'on the brink' (Reuters)
As prime minister, Shinzo Abe desperately wanted to end Japan’s constitutional commitment to pacifism and make it a military power once again. In death, he may very well do exactly that.
Stunned at the killing of Mr Abe as he campaigned in Nara on Friday, the country’s conservatives now anticipate an even bigger margin of victory for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Sunday’s election for the upper house of the Diet. Read the full story.
4. Joe Biden attacks ‘out of control’ Supreme Court as he signs executive order to protect abortion access
Joe Biden said an “out-of-control” US Supreme Court was guilty of exercising “raw political power” in a rare partisan attack on the once venerated institution on Friday.
The US president questioned the legitimacy of the court’s recent decision to eliminate constitutional reproductive rights as he issued an executive order to bolster abortion access. Read the full story.
5. Rust-bucket Ferrari sells for £110,000 after being found in leaky barn
A Ferrari that was so rusty its door came off in an auctioneer’s hand has sold for £110,000.
The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTE was found by an auctioneer having languished in a leaky barn for the past 40 years. Read the full story.
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