a day drug order to fund his £500 a day drug addiction. — order to fund his £500 a day drug addiction, he would need to steal three _ addiction, he would need to steal three times that, so £1500 a day and you can _ three times that, so £1500 a day and you can quickly do the maths, that's more _ you can quickly do the maths, that's more than _ you can quickly do the maths, that's more than half £1 million which is 'ust more than half £1 million which is just one — more than half £1 million which is just one individual so imagine that ”p just one individual so imagine that up and _ just one individual so imagine that up and down the country being replicated. public health england say for— replicated. public health england say for every £1 invested in drug services, — say for every £1 invested in drug services, it_ say for every £1 invested in drug services, it saves the public purse for pounds — services, it saves the public purse for pounds so there is a really compelling argument in terms of investing — compelling argument in terms of investing in drug rehabilitation and another— investing in drug rehabilitation and another appendicectomy that it's almost _ another appendicectomy that it's almost like winning the lottery, being _ almost like winning the lottery, being given a rehabilitation that, they think it isjust being given a rehabilitation that, they think it is just for celebrities because there is not the services _ celebrities because there is not the services there. we cannot arrest our way out _ services there. we cannot arrest our way out of— services there. we cannot arrest our way out of this problem so a mix of legislative — way out of this problem so a mix of legislative changes, as we've seen in the _ legislative changes, as we've seen in the labour commitment to the policing — in the labour commitment to the policing and crime bill, fantastic, that witi— policing and crime bill, fantastic, that will take some of the way. but really. _ that will take some of the way. but really. that— that will take some of the way. but really, that investment in broader social— really, that investment in broader social services is key.— social services is key. thank you both very _ social services is key. thank you

both very much _ social services is key. thank you both very much for _ social services is key. thank you both very much for being - social services is key. thank you both very much for being with i social services is key. thank you | both very much for being with us. social services is key. thank you i both very much for being with us. i wish you all the best and your wife. thank you for talking to our audience. damian green, as a conservative, ifeel you audience. damian green, as a conservative, i feel you are answering for everything that has happened under the government in the last 1a years but that decision in 2014 to last 14 years but that decision in 2014 to essentially downgraded some shoplifting offences, it was a mistake. it shoplifting offences, it was a mistake. , ., , shoplifting offences, it was a mistake. , , shoplifting offences, it was a mistake. , .,,.,_ , , shoplifting offences, it was a mistake. , , mistake. it probably was, yes and it was less stark _ mistake. it probably was, yes and it was less stark than _ mistake. it probably was, yes and it was less stark than it _ mistake. it probably was, yes and it was less stark than it is _ mistake. it probably was, yes and it was less stark than it is portrayed i was less stark than it is portrayed and certainly not meant to be as stark... �* .,, ., stark... but those are the consequences. _ stark... but those are the consequences. it - stark... but those are the consequences. it had - stark... but those are the - consequences. it had consequences and there is — consequences. it had consequences and there is a _ consequences. it had consequences and there is a combination, - consequences. it had consequences and there is a combination, the - and there is a combination, the public health and, what you can do in preventative terms, it's true across the board that we don't spend anything like enough on public health initiatives in this country. compared to curing people. a solution to the nhs as well as for individual crimes like this. this solution to the nhs as well as for individual crimes like this.- individual crimes like this. this is now at labour's _ individual crimes like this. this is now at labour's door, _ individual crimes like this. this is now at labour's door, we - individual crimes like this. this is now at labour's door, we had - individual crimes like this. this is i now at labour's door, we had what yvette cooper said, is it doable to bring these figures down? it has yvette cooper said, is it doable to bring these figures down? it has to

be. but bring these figures down? it has to be- but it's — bring these figures down? it has to be. but it's also _ bring these figures down? it has to be. but it's also one of— bring these figures down? it has to be. but it's also one of those - be. but it's also one of those difficult — be. but it's also one of those difficult priorities for labour. the reason _ difficult priorities for labour. the reason why— difficult priorities for labour. the reason why the conservative government took the decision they did was— government took the decision they did was not because they wanted to be soft— did was not because they wanted to be soft on— did was not because they wanted to be soft on shoplifting but because they wanted police resource dedicated in other areas so that will be — dedicated in other areas so that will be the challenge for labour, is being _ will be the challenge for labour, is being done — will be the challenge for labour, is being done is to make those difficult _ being done is to make those difficult choices. a being done is to make those difficult choices.— being done is to make those difficult choices. a quick look at the front pages. _ difficult choices. a quick look at the front pages. we _ difficult choices. a quick look at the front pages. we have - difficult choices. a quick look at - the front pages. we have referenced the front pages. we have referenced the daily telegraph. tom tugendhat, "i'm ready to leave the echr." the times, labour plans thousands of offshore wind turbines. the guardian revealed rich western countries lead the global gas and oil expansion. the ice is common in to form a rebel alliance to fight a stammer point is that true? i alliance to fight a stammer point is that true? . . alliance to fight a stammer point is that true? , , ., that true? i presume that the letter he sent to the _ that true? i presume that the letter he sent to the rebels _ that true? i presume that the letter he sent to the rebels which - that true? i presume that the letter he sent to the rebels which i - that true? i presume that the letter he sent to the rebels which i would | he sent to the rebels which i would not quite _ he sent to the rebels which i would not quite put as a rebel alliance. thank— not quite put as a rebel alliance. thank you — not quite put as a rebel alliance. thank you all very much for being with us. christian fraser is here tomorrow. till then, goodnight.

breaking news from around the world 24 hours a day, this is bbc news. you're watching bbc news. i'm nicky schiller. good evening. it's just gone 11 o'clock and we start with a developing story tonight. video has emerged of a police officer kicking and stamping on the head of a man lying on the ground at manchester airport. greater manchester police's assistant chief constable, wasim chaudhry, said the video showed an event that is "truly shocking." we are about to show you the footage,

which you may find disturbing. here it is. the incident happened after reports of an altercation between members of the public. the force said that while trying to arrest a suspect in the original altercation, three officers were violently assaulted. a female officer was taken to hospital with a broken nose. the force confirmed tonight that one male officer has been removed from operational duties and it has referred itself to the independent office of police conduct. our north of england correspondent, judith moritz, is at police headquarters in manchester and sent us this update. we're told that happened just before 8:30pm last night at terminal 2 of manchester airport. there'd been a fight between members of the public which caused the police to be called, and when officers got down there, and they'd seen on cctv that one of the people involved at that fight was at one of the car park ticket machines, when they got down there, greater manchester police say that their officers were attacked. one female officer had her nose broken, two others had to be taken to hospital.

they said that by way of context, those officers were firearms officers and there was a clear risk of their firearms being taken from them during the process of the arrest. but in terms of the conduct of the officers involved, what the force has said tonight they know that people are rightly extremely concerned about the video, which they've acknowledged is extremely shocking. they say it's very unusual for such a force to be used during an arrest of this nature and they say that one of the officers has been taken off operational duty. he hasn't been suspended, but the force has referred itself, as you said there, to the police watchdog, the iopc, and four men have been arrested on suspicion of affray and assault. judith moritz. in the last half an hour, we've also heard from the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, who said he had recognised the widespread and deep concern the incident had caused

in greater manchester and beyond and that he and the deputy mayor have raised concerns with the deputy chief constable. next to the race to be the next conservative leader, and the former minister tom tugendhat has said he is running to lead the party. writing in the daily telegraph, he said he was "notjust running to be the next conservative leader" but also to become the "next conservative prime minister". he joins james cleverly, who announced his leadership bid yesterday. let's cross live to westminster and speak to our political iain watson, not a surprise that tom tugendhat has thrown his hat into the ring? tugendhat has thrown his hat into the rim? �* ,, , tugendhat has thrown his hat into the rim? . ,, , ., the ring? absently not, we were exectinu the ring? absently not, we were exnecting this. _ the ring? absently not, we were expecting this, he _ the ring? absently not, we were expecting this, he is _ the ring? absently not, we were expecting this, he is having - the ring? absently not, we were expecting this, he is having to l the ring? absently not, we were | expecting this, he is having to go frequently after nominations for conservative leader opened this evening. he and his competitors have until monday afternoon to get the support of at least ten colleagues to get into the first stage of the leadership race, and he has made his pitch. james cleverly, you

mentioned, he was talking to the bbc earlier today, mentioned, he was talking to the bbc earliertoday, he mentioned, he was talking to the bbc earlier today, he said the party had been wrong with each other, that was one of its problems. tom tugendhat says it comesjust one of its problems. tom tugendhat says it comes just one word, trust, and the loss of trust from the british people. he said that trust has to be won back. the party have broken promises before to lower taxation, lower immigration and it had to do what it said if he wanted to the next form government. it was the sort of labour bashing stuff in his article in the telegraph as well, but i thought it was interesting this summit is seen as a moderate within the conservative party was also making at least a hint that he might be compared to —— prepared to leave the european commission on human rights if and made it difficult for the country to control its borders. he also floated the idea of perhaps sums exemptions from that, but that is something that might go down better than with some of the party's grassroots and, should he make it through the area stages of this long leadership contest, the final two candidates

will then go to a palette of the party membership, not of the fellow mps, before the results are announced in november. it is a little bit in his pitch, very mindful of the views of some party members, notjust his colleagues as well, but i think we will be hearing probably from quite a few potential conservative candidates over the next few days. there are others interested in this, former home secretary pretty purcell, for example, anotherformer home example, another former home secretary example, anotherformer home secretary so the braverman, robert jenrick, the former immigration minister, and mel stride, close to rishi sunak, and kemi badenoch, a whole range of people interested. one thing they will have in common is having some type of words which are incredibly similar however the express them, to tom tugendhat about that lack of trust and the need to deliver on the party's promises. ion deliver on the party's promises. ian maatsen at westminster —— ian

maatsen at westminster —— ian maatsen at westminster —— ian maatsen at westminster, thank you very much. to the united states now, and in less than two hours, joe biden will address the nation in a tv address from the white house on how he plans to spend his remaining months in office. it will be the president's first official remarks since his decision on sunday to drop out of the us election race and endorse kamala harris to be the democratic nominee. we'll have that address live here on bbc news at 1am. meanwhile, donald trump is holding his first rally since kamala harris became his probable rival in november's election. these are live pictures from charlotte, north carolina — where we're expecting to hear from the former president shortly. this all comes as the israeli prime minister addressed the warm—up acts are pretty much under way. this all comes as the israeli prime minister addressed lawmakers in the us congress earlier this evening. some lawmakers boycotted the speech, but inside the chamber, his remarks were frequently interrupted by roars of applause. outside, thousands of protestors gathered to protest the prime minister's visit and demand an immediate ceasefire in gaza. our north america correspondent

tom bateman was following events. a short walk back into the american limelight, after months of fraught ties between the us leadership and the israeli prime minister. here, among friends, many republicans — but some notable absences from joe biden's democrats — benjamin netanyahu started by thanking the president. he rightly called hamas "sheer evil". he dispatched two aircraft carriers to the middle east to deter a wider war. and he came to israel to stand with us during our darkest hour, a visit that will never be forgotten. applause he quickly turned to the issue of hostages still held by hamas, with families and one of those freed watching, trying to point to his accomplishments. israel has already brought home 135 of these hostages. israel has already brought home 135 of these hostages,

including seven who were freed in daring rescue operations. applause chanting: not another dime! not another nickel, not another dime! i outside, the protesters came in their thousands, headed to the heart of us democracy, or as close as they could get. anger has raged over the huge numbers of civilians killed in gaza. it's shameful that he's been invited to speak before congress. it's shameful what our government has been allowing to happen, and aiding, and funding. you can see how the pressure has been building on benjamin netanyahu, and then there are his critics at home, some of whom have accused him of not gripping a ceasefire deal hard enough, because of his own political problems. and so, arriving here at the us capitol, for him, is the big prize, as he tries to face off his opponents. the israeli leader castigated

the demonstrators. but there was more to come inside the chamber. a silent protest from rashida tlaib, the first palestinian american woman to serve here. roughly half the elected democrats in congress are believed to have stayed away. the vice president kamala harris also absent, her office said due to a schedule clash. mr netanyahu addressed the move by the prosecutor of the international criminal court, who is seeking an arrest warrant against him. the icc is trying to shackle israel's hands and prevent us from defending ourselves. deafening praise in congress, but there may be less behind closed doors tomorrow, as mr netanyahu meets president biden, an alliance backed by arms but blighted by the fraught politics between its leaders. tom bateman, bbc news, washington. my colleague christian fraser has been speaking to the head of the palestinian mission to the uk, husam zomlot. he gave his reaction

to netanyahu's address. a very sad day for the us' standing in the region and globally, i have to say. to platform netanyahu. .. and this isn't about netanyahu, it's about the us and the us congress in particular, because netanyahu is very well—known, a very petty politician who would do anything to maintain his power and his office, including continuing committing a genocide, a person who's charged with corruption in his own country and with war crimes at the icc, a person who lost all grounds, including the international court ofjustice only last friday, saying that his occupation of the west bank and gaza, all palestine, is unlawful, all the settlements are unlawful and illegal, must be dismantled and that there shouldn't be negotiation for that — israel has to quit its occupation — and a person who is really known to be a pathological liar. i mean, really? israel did not target civilians? he's talking to a person like me...

it's interesting you talk about him as a pathological liar, because jeremy bowen did say that there were there were plenty of untruths in what he was saying, particularly about the civilian casualties in rafah and also the supply of food aid to palestinians. he said there was no crisis, that israel had supplied enough, and he talked... he gave this idea that when he talked to soldiers in rafah — he'd been in there the other day — he said they had told him they'd killed about a thousand fighters, hamas fighters, but no civilians. this is a desperate person. and by the way, i read also the body language. this is a person who has lost all grounds, including his own public opinion, by the way. he's watching that the ring is closing — arrest warrants by the icc, what the icj ruled, recognitions by key countries and recognitions by even more now to be discussed. he knows that he is isolated. and then there is one audience he knows that he has, which is the us congress. it's very unfortunate,

and it's very unfortunate that you have to applaud while he's still bombing rafah and khan younis — you know, i come from rafah, i know what is happening as we speak — and still committing the genocide. and the one sentence that really he wanted to make there is that, "give me these tools" — he means the 2,000—pound bombs — "faster, so i finish the genocide faster." he wanted the tools to continue his war. netanyahu has no plan, christian. he has no plan for palestine, for peace, for any future. he is not warring hamas, he is not targeting hamas — i assure you, he's targeting the palestinian people and he's targeting the idea of a palestinian state. hejust returned, came from israel after passing a law in the knesset preventing a palestinian state. so he went there for one thing — to get the weapons to continue his genocide. that's why i say that was a disgraceful day for the us role in world peace and security.

thank you... former president from 'ust thank you... former president from just turning — thank you... former president from just turning to _ thank you... former president from just turning to speak _ thank you... former president from just turning to speak at _ thank you... former president from just turning to speak at his - thank you... former president from just turning to speak at his first - just turning to speak at his first campaign rally since president biden said he was leaving the race for the white house. irate said he was leaving the race for the white house-— white house. we have these incredible — white house. we have these incredible women _ white house. we have these incredible women from - white house. we have thesej incredible women from north white house. we have these - incredible women from north carolina right over there.— right over there. cheering and they — right over there. cheering and they have _ right over there. cheering and they have been - right over there. cheering and they have been to, - right over there. cheering and they have been to, i i right over there. cheering - and they have been to, i should not tell you, 129 different rallies. can you believe it? look how great they are. and their husbands love them. i don't know how the husbands do this. they travel all over, and finally we have one in north carolina nice and easy. it's nice and easy for you! know, they are incredible people. 129 rallies, it's great. but it is really terminus to be back in this pitiful state with thousands and thousands of proud of the hard—working american patriots, ha rd—working american patriots, which hard—working american patriots, which is what you are. —— this beautiful state. this is a nice

arena. how about the people outside that can fit in? that's a lot of people. would anybody like to give up people. would anybody like to give up your seats? you're just not generous people! as you know, three days ago, we officially defeated the worst president in the history of our country, crooked joe biden. cheering he quit because he was losing so badly in the polls, he was down in every single pole, and down by a lot, so he quit. but really, what happened was the leaders of the democrat party, in a very undemocratic move, the boss is you either get out or we will throw you out using the 25th amendment also bets what happened. you know that, that's what happens, that's what happens. these are nasty people of

the democrats, so we better beat them or we are not going to have a country left, you are not could have a country left. we have a new victim to defeat. lying kamala harris... booing the most incompetent and far left vice presidents in american history. by vice presidents in american history. by the way, they did a poll, she was voted the worst vice president in history. i've never seen that poll before, but that's the poll. together we will win north carolina in an epic landslide, we are way ahead in the polls.— ahead in the polls. cheering we will take _ ahead in the polls. cheering we will take back _ ahead in the polls. cheering we will take back that - ahead in the polls. cheering | we will take back that beautiful white house and we will very simply make america great again.

for three and a half years, lying kamala harris has been the ultraliberal driving force behind every single biden catastrophe. she is a radical left lunatic who will destroy our country. if she ever is the chance to get into office. we are not going to let that happen. you know, iwas are not going to let that happen. you know, i was supposed to be nice. they say, something happened to me when i got shot, i became nice. laughter and when you're doing with these people, they are very dangerous people, they are very dangerous people, when you're dealing with them, you can't be too nice, you really can't be, so if you don't mind, i'm not going to be nice. is that 0k? mind, i'm not going to be nice. is that ok? i'm not going to be nice.

thank you. kamala harris is the most liberal elected politician in american history. did you know that? she's an altar liberal politician. she's an altar liberal politician. she is absolutely terrible. she's, as you know, more liberal than bernie sanders. can you believe it? she is rated far more liberal than bernie sanders. and she's now trying to get rid of her record, but she can't. she is going out and saying things she does not believe, and if she ever got in, she destroy this country so fast. so she was the borders are, but she never went to the border, right? she never... she was appointed by this horrible president of this horrible guy, this guy president of this horrible guy, this quy 9°t president of this horrible guy, this guy got to be president in his basement, he stated in his basement, and we did a lot better the second time than we did the first. how this guy time than we did the first. how this quy 9°t time than we did the first. how this guy got to be president, what they've done to this country in three and a half years and we are

going to turn it around the but what they've done to our country is unthinkable. as border tsar, kamala threw open our borders and allowed 20 million illegal aliens to stampede into our country from all over the world. as vice president, she cast the tie—breaking votes that created the worst inflation in a half a century, decimating middle—class families and hurting very badly, as you know, all people in north carolina. and by the way, laura says hello. how good is lara? she is terrific. she has done a tremendousjob. i am saying it now because if i forget it later on, they will say, he is cognitively challenged! i don't want to be cognitively... i want to thank her because she is unbelievable. she loves it. i will introduce michael

in a couple of minutes but i wanted to introduce lara and she has been a fantastic daughter—in—law and wife to eric. and she happened to name her one beautiful daughter, you know what, carolina! carolina!— what, carolina! carolina! cheering i said, what, carolina! carolina! cheering i said. which _ what, carolina! carolina! cheering i said, which carolina? _ what, carolina! carolina! cheering i said, which carolina? she - what, carolina! carolina! cheering i said, which carolina? she said, i i said, which carolina? she said, north, of course. let's call them both. do you mind if i call them both? they have both been great, frankly. and when kamala harris was sent to europe to deter russia, what a joke that was, from attacking ukraine, how did that work out? russia answered by launching the invasion just five days after she left. putin laughed at her like she was nothing. she is nothing. she's so bad for us. everything, let

touches turns into a total disaster. she's destroyed san francisco with her policies, check out san francisco. 20 years ago, it was the greatest city in our country. today, is not a liveable city. she will destroy our country if she is elected, so we won't let her be elected, so we won't let her be elected and we can't let that happen. elected and we can't let that ha en. . . elected and we can't let that ha en, ., , ., elected and we can't let that ha en. . ,., elected and we can't let that ha en. ., ,., .,, ., elected and we can't let that hauen. ., ,., ., ., happen. that is a taste of donald trum - 's happen. that is a taste of donald trump's first _ happen. that is a taste of donald trump's first rally _ happen. that is a taste of donald trump's first rally since - happen. that is a taste of donald trump's first rally since joe - happen. that is a taste of donald | trump's first rally since joe biden trump's first rally sincejoe biden quit the presidential race. he said that he did it because he was losing in the polls, and then we had an idea of some of the attack lines that he is obviously going to use against kamala harris. he always tend to come up with a phrase, he had sleepyjoe, lying kamala harris, he was using their tabraiz at the top of his speech also also saying that she was an ultraliberal, a radical left lunatic, he called her,

at one point, more liberal than bernie sanders, and also he brought in the fact that she was joe bernie sanders, and also he brought in the fact that she wasjoe biden's border tsar. in the fact that she wasjoe biden's bordertsar. he in the fact that she wasjoe biden's border tsar. he claimed she never went to the border and that also saying that she was behind the worst inflation as well in the united states, so there, i think a taste of some of the lines that donald trump is going to use against kamala harris as that election goes ahead towards november. the actual current president, president biden, as we mentioned, is to address the nation later. that will be at around 1am our time, later. that will be at around 1am ourtime, in and later. that will be at around 1am our time, in and defining political moment, and he extends like he dropped out of the presidential race and how he plans to govern over the next six months —— as he explains. you can watch his remarks live here on bbc news at 1am — with coverage starting at 12.30am. just over an hour's time. the olympics have got under way in paris with the first rounds

of the men's football and the rugby sevens tournaments getting under way. ahead of the official opening ceremony on friday, more than 10,000 athletes from around the globe have begun arriving in the french capital. for their part, team gb are looking to increase their medals haul from the last games in tokyo — when they took home more than 20 gold medals. our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports from paris. even when you've been there, done it and got the t—shirt, every day's a school day. oh wait, that's a video! they laugh for tom daley and helen glover, at their fifth and fourth olympics, carrying the flag for team gb on friday will be a whole new experience. but this time, with their children watching, paris will be a family affair. everyone i've told so far has cried, including i cried when i was told as well. so, yeah, i think itjust goes to show how much of an honour it is. i thought i'd retired and it was robbie, my son,

who convinced me to come back and give it one more shot. and to be flagbearer as part of that as well, it's just the icing on the cake. it's exactly 100 years since the last paris olympics, and the world of sport looks very different for british athletes. at team gb�*s performance lodge, where athletes can train, eat and recover, nothing's been left to chance. soundproof sleep pods for day naps, anyone? team gb is bringing 327 athletes to paris, its smallest team since beijing, but they're hoping to win medals across a wider range of sports than ever before. for the second successive olympics, there are more female athletes than men, but they're chasing a medal haul of between 50 and 70 medals. a minimum is hoped for of 60 — which they've achieved at the last three olympics. i do think it's a very, very talented team that we've brought here. i do think it is stacked with medal potential, and it's really whether we can support athletes to convert that medal potential into podium places. there are plenty of familiar faces coming back. emily campbell will be britain's

only weightlifter here after winning the nation's first medal in the sport in tokyo. the most successful gymnast in british history, max whitlock, is returning for his fourth and final olympics before retirement, and double olympic champion sir andy murray will swing his racket here for one last time too. i'm happy that this is where it's going to end. i'm ready to finish now, i know it's the right decision for me and, yeah, i'm looking forward to the rest of my life, yeah. but there are also plenty of athletes at the start of theirjourney, like 17—year—old phoebe gill, who will become the youngest british track athlete at a games for more than four decades, in the women's 800m. the opening ceremony isn't until friday, but the sport has already started. no football for team gb — but for those athletes dreaming of gold here, their moment is almost upon us. natalie pirks, bbc news, paris.

and this is the live shot of paris, coming up to half past midnight in the french capital. and there's full coverage from the paris of the olympic games across the bbc starting today — on tv, watch on iplayer and listen on sounds — and live coverage of the opening ceremony on friday evening. my my colleague maryam moshiri will be live from paris throughout the day here on bbc news tomorrow and throughout the couple of weeks of competition. doesn't the eiffel tower look lovely lit up there in paris? time to take a quick look at tomorrow's newspaper front pages. we start with the telegragh — and as we mentioned, tom tugendhat is the main headline on the front page as he announces his bid to lead the tories. also a picture of prince harry on the front.

the financial times leads with wall street's slump, as big tech earnings slide. the arrest of a man following a horror crash in west yorkshire is the lead story for the metro. the i is leading withjeremy corbyn trying to form rebel alliance to fight starmer. looking at the labour party and jeremy corbyn. the daily mail asks if it's the end for copper coins. it looks like they are saying the treasury has ordered no new coins be printed for the first time ever and they expect to mint no extra one or two peas in the coming years. and the guardian has an exclusive report revealing rich western countries lead global gas and oil expansion. you get a full review of the papers when you wake up in the morning on the bbc news website and app. taking a back to the live pictures from washington, here is the white house — in 90 minutes' time, joe biden will address the nation on tv to

explain why he has pulled out of the presidential race, which he did on sunday, but this'll be the first time we've heard from him in his own words why he has done it. don't forget, you'll be able to watch that live here on bbc news at one a.m. and our coverage will start in an hour's time. we will have a full bulletin of news at the top of the hour. but first, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm sarah montague. venezuela's election this weekend could see president nicolas maduro voted out after more than a decade of his authoritarian socialist rule. at least, that's according to the polls, which put the opposition parties 20 points ahead. my guest today, maria corina machado, should have been their candidate. but as institutions loyal to the government have blocked her from standing, she backed the relatively unknown retired diplomat edmundo gonzalez to stand in her place.