A busy morning, before heading to N Yorkshire to stay with a friend prior to a funeral tomorrow, where we will mourn the loss of a dear man who coped bravely with Parkinsons for more than 10 years. The leadership race continued, although it stalled a bit when the presenter at another of these ghastly hustings fainted on air. The shortage of rain led to warnings of using water wisely in England. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will strike on Friday 19 August as part of their long-running fight over jobs and pensions. And a British tourist who died after getting caught up in the blades of a helicopter in Greece was named. What a tragedy.