this is bbc news. i‘m ben bland. the headlines: a number of british conservative politicians have joined the race to replace the prime minister, theresa may, after she announced this is bbc news. she will be stepping down. i'm ben bland. our top stories: the former foreign secretary, borisjohnson, the race is on to find is seen as the frontrunner. a new british prime minister. the new leader is expected to be fights over europe claim another in post by the end ofjuly. british prime minister, theresa may announces her the president of intention to resign. the european commission, i do so with no ill will, jean—claude juncker, has made it clear that finishing the brexit process is but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. the eu‘s primary concern. his spokeswoman said mrjuncker would establish working relations with any new british prime minister. the irish prime minister warned that the favourite to succeed her negotiations could enter is former foreign secretary, a dangerous new phase. borisjohnson, who says he's an estimated one million young prepared to leave the eu people are estimated to have joined without a deal if neccessary. the latest international protesst on climate change. school students joined coordinated in other news, a bomb in the french city of lyon marches in over a hundred countries injures eight people. from japan and the philippines to delhi, istanbul, and cities across europe. the strikes are thought and an estimated one million school children in over 100 countries skip classes to demand action to be the largest yet. to stop climate change.

hello and welcome to bbc world news. the race is on to find a new british prime minister after theresa may announced she would step down as leader of the conservative party in two weeks‘ time. in an emotional statement, mrs may said she'd been unable to complete britain's withdrawal from the european union, despite her best efforts. former foreign secretary boris johnson is the favourite to succeed mrs may. he's declared that under his leadership britain would leave the european union in october with or without a deal. political editor laura kuenssberg reports. it was time. time to go to work, although the job has slipped away. good morning. lovely weather. for confidantes to choreograph the exit rather than plan the future. time to confront the truth.

a broken government, a broken leader. time to forget distractions. the men in suits walk out. then silence drops. as with every leader, it's lonely at the end. the cameras click just for them. ever since i first stepped through the door behind me as prime minister, i have striven to make the united kingdom a country that works notjust for a privileged few, but for everyone and to honour the result of the eu referendum. i negotiated the terms of our exit and a new relationship with our closest neighbours that protects jobs, our security and our union. i have done everything i can to convince mps to back that deal. sadly, i have not

been able to do so. i tried three times. i believe it was right to persevere, even when the odds against success seemed high. but it is now clear to me that it is in the best interests of the country for a new prime minister to lead that effort. so i am today announcing that i will resign as leader of the conservative and unionist party on friday the seventh of june. painful for her inner circle after all the agony of trying to get parliament on side for someone else to try now. it will be for my successor to seek a way forward that honours the result of the referendum. to succeed, he or she will have to find consensus in parliament where i have not. such a consensus can only be reached if those on all sides of the debate are willing to compromise. but her efforts to deal first with her party, then labour, came crashing down.

with the country watching, this inscrutable leader, human after all. this country is a union, notjust a family of four nations, but a union of people. all of us — whatever our background, the colour of our skin or who we love — we stand together and together we have a great future. our politics may be under strain, but there is so much that is good about this country, so much to be proud of, so much to be optimistic about. i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold. the second female prime minister but certainly not the last. i do so with no ill will, but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love.

for so long, theresa may fought and fought to hold onto her party, to hold onto her premiership, but that struggle is now exhausted, her time in office nearly done. there's no immediate exit. she'll stay until a new leader is chosen by the tory party at the end ofjuly. but who? coy for now. i found it moving actually. i think the prime minister has put her heart and soul into trying to do the best for this country at a difficult time, facing a challenging climate in parliament. and i know that the prime minister has always striven to do what she believes is best for this country. the first cabinet minister in a race of rivals confirmed in a meeting in his constituency he'd run just a few hours later. her passion was to deliver the referendum result, the brexit referendum results. that will now be someone else‘s responsibility,

and whoever succeeds in doing that will know that she laid the foundations. and no prizes for guessing who will also be one of a cast of maybe more than a dozen, speaking at a conference in switzerland today. i do not wish to elaborate now on what we are going to do and how we are going to do it, but believe me you will be hearing possibly more about that than you necessarily want to hear. laughter you cannot see power, you cannot touch power, but in this street you feel it profoundly when it has fallen away. that report by laura kuenssberg. whoever steps in to number 10 as prime minister, he or she will have the same basic challenge as theresa may — that is trying to deliver brexit while parliament seems incapable of agreeing on a way forward. and to underline the scale of the challenge, the european union

says the brexit agreement which it reached with theresa may remains the only offer on the table, and that her resignation doesn't change its position. so what lies ahead for the brexit process? our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. everyone expected this, the fourth tory premier in a row forced out over europe. the only real shock was seeing her heartbreak on show. now the same deadlock that brought theresa may down is waiting for the next one. well, the numbers have not changed in parliament. the challenge, the significant challenge, of seeing that we leave the eu, deliver on the brexit referendum with a deal, which remains firmly in our national interest, that challenge still firmly remains. what do we want? brexit! the brexiteers are strong and getting stronger, among conservative mps and their democratic unionist allies. and with nigel farage scooping up tory supporters, pressure for a tough line

on brexit won't let up. until we deliver brexit, nothing else really counts. if we don't deliver brexit, there won't be a conservative party, so there's no point in talking about other things until we deliver brexit. for months, this issue's split the country. at westminster, rival factions are dug in deep. if all we do is talk about brexit and we pivot towards no deal, we will not move in the polls and eventually, we will simply hand the keys of number 10 tojeremy corbyn. the riders and runners for leader are off. expect lots of promises to make up for lost time and get a better deal in brussels that mps can get behind. but so far, summit after summit, nothing but failure, staying close to eu rules and standards rejected by mps, including those meant to avoid a hard eu border with ireland. yesterday, the european commission president told german tv... translation: what can someone else achieve that she didn't?

and the irish leader, voting today, is saying britain could see a general election, a new referendum, maybe a no—deal brexit. british politics is consumed by brexit and will be consumed by brexit for a very long time. it means that we now enter a new phase when it comes to brexit, and a phase that may be a very dangerous one for ireland. if leadership campaign promises to get a better deal in brussels fall flat, and leaving without a deal is all that's left, there's no clear way for mps to stop that happening. and with most mps opposed to leaving with no deal, another constitutional crisis may well be on the cards. so if clarity about brexit is what britain needs most, the painful end of yet another premiership mayjust have achieved nothing at all. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. let's have a look at how the newspapers here in the uk are reporting on theresa may announcing she's stepping down as prime minister. they've nearly all gone for the same photograph. the daily mail chooses just three words —

‘a crying shame' — highlighting theresa may's emotional farewell outside downing street. the times opts for ‘it all ends in tears‘ as their headline. its lead story says the coming leadership contest could cause a constitutional crisis, with the new leader facing a potential vote of no confidence in parliament. the daily mirror, which traditionally supports the opposition labour party, goes with ‘the crying lady‘ and says britain is in chaos as the humiliated prime minster sets a date for her departure. the sun takes a lighter tone with ‘teario theresa, hello bojo‘. the paper says the former foreign secretary is now the front—runner among 15 candidates thought likely to stand. and the daily telegraph has the same picture but its headline is ‘boris makes brexit vow in push for no 10‘, saying the former foreign secretary

has vowed to take britain out of the eu on october 31st, deal or no deal, if he becomes prime minister. here‘s political correspondent jessica parker on what ms may‘s departure means for brexit. that‘s a big, big question, and it will depend on whoever succeeds her. so you‘re going to get people saying that what needs to happen now is that what needs to happen now is that britain, the uk, needs to be prepared to leave without an agreement come what may. if an agreement come what may. if an agreement can‘t be reached by that new deadline of the end of october, i‘m sure there will also be the argument being made that a renegotiation needs to happen with the eu, although of course the eu has been pretty clear that when it comes to withdrawal agreements, the divorce element of the deal, they are not up for any kind of renegotiation. so i think different candidates will be offering out

different visions in terms of how to ta ke different visions in terms of how to take brexit forward, but of course i think as we learn from theresa may‘s premiership, having a plan is one thing, making it happen quite another. and the favourite emerging, certainly judging and the favourite emerging, certainlyjudging by the and the favourite emerging, certainly judging by the front and the favourite emerging, certainlyjudging by the front pages that we were just going through, is the former foreign secretary was. with clearly strong brexit can ensure is, and also someone very well—known on the international stage because of his formerjob? yes, former foreign secretary and a job that some said he didn‘t do pretty well. he had his critics during his time as foreign secretary. well—known here as well in the uk and those advocating boris johnson‘s cause will say he is well known amongst the public, that he can really known amongst the public, that he ca n really ta ke known amongst the public, that he can really take the fight in any upcoming general election whenever a general election may occur. his critics don‘t much like his record

asa critics don‘t much like his record as a former foreign secretary, didn‘t like the way in which he thought the referendum, so while there will be his very keen advocates, there will also be some very strong critics but of course at the moment, as you say, he is seen to be the frontrunner but worth mentioning, it‘s often the case in these tory leadership races that the frontrunner isn‘t the one that ends up frontrunner isn‘t the one that ends up walking into number 10 downing st. we don‘t want to get too far ahead of ourselves. of course, in terms of the timetable here, we‘re looking at conservative mps the candidates down to bojo roughly around the end ofjune and the new leader being in place when the membership has had its eight awards the end ofjuly. it's worth underlining for viewers around the world that theresa may‘s departure does not trigger a general election, does not trigger a general election, does it, that people in the uk do not now have a vote on who will lead the country through this most challenging and historic. 7 the country through this most challenging and historic. ? you're

absolutely right, so what happens here in the uk is people elect a local representative via their constituency stopping that representative is usually a member ofa representative is usually a member of a party and whichever party gains the largest number of votes, or the largest number of seats i should say, their leader will become prime minister or in theresa may‘s case, of course she runs a confidence—and—supply arrangement with the democratic unionist party because she didn‘t win enough seats to form a majority in 2017. so as things stand, what will happen is actually around 100,000 people who are members of the conservative party will choose their conservative party will choose their conservative party leader, and because the conservative party leader is the largest party in parliament, but party will then become prime minister. that‘s not to say we couldn‘t see some kind of general election down the line, maybe if the brexit deadlock continues and it‘s seen as brexit deadlock continues and it‘s seen as one brexit deadlock continues and it‘s seen as one of the only ways to dry and bright that, but for now, you‘re

quite right, whoever the conservative party choose as their leader will walk into the door of number10. jessica parker, our political correspondent speaking to me a little earlier from westminster on what mrs may‘s departure means for brexit and also the next steps. there‘s been reaction from europe and leaders there. the bbc‘s europe editor is in brussels with more on the reaction from european leaders. first off, what doesn‘t change is that eu leaders remain fed up with the brexit process, which they feel has been going on and on, and the change of prime minister threatens to lengthen that process even more. where they do expect change is they think that the new prime minister will want to come here to brussels to try to renegotiate the brexit deal, particularly that controversial backstop guarantee on the irish border, and brussels was quick to say today that it would not be budging. eu leaders feel they have gone around that block so many times over the last two years, and they point out that theresa may and her cabinet signed off on the brexit deal back in november.

but the concern here is that a new, maybe more hard—line, prime minister could use what one eu diplomat described to me today as "dirty tactics" if they do not get their way, such as holding up eu business, maybe vetoing the next eu budget. another worry here is that that next prime minister could be willing to trigger a costly no—deal brexit, something the eu never really believed that theresa may was willing to do. now, however her successor deals with the eu will affect how open eu leaders are to offering a new brexit extension to the uk. the current one runs out on the 31st of october and the assumption here is that the next prime minister will want more time to try to renegotiate the brexit deal, and possibly to hold a new general election.

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world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than a500 episodes. the chatshow has made her one of the richest people on the planet. jerry honeywell, otherwise known as ginger spice, has announced she has left the spice girls. i don't believe it! she is the one with the bounce, they go, the girl power. not geri. why? this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the race is on to find a new british prime minister after theresa may announced she would step down over her failure to deliver brexit. the favouite to succeed her is former foreign secretary, borisjohnson, who says he‘s prepared to leave the eu without a deal if neccessary.

two abortion and healthcare providers, the american civil liberties union and planned parenthood, are suing the state of alabama over its ban on abortion. the ban was signed last week and offers no exceptions for rape or incest. anti—abortion activists hope the ban will be brought before the us supreme court, and lead to a review of federal laws on abortion. alexa kolbi—molinas is the senior attorney at the aclu, and told me on what basis they were suing alabama. we are bringing this lawsuit on the basis that this ban is blatantly unconstitutional. it violates more than four decades of supreme court president holding that states cannot do what alabama adjusted, which is about abortion. but if this did go to the supreme

court eventually is there not a risk that it could result in achieving the exact opposite of what you want to achieve, in that there could be a change to the federal position on abortion? well, it is very early days, i think, abortion? well, it is very early days, ithink, to abortion? well, it is very early days, i think, to say that about this case in particular. it takes yea rs this case in particular. it takes years for cases to work their way through the courts. what i actually think is important for people to realise is that the supreme court doesn‘t need to take up an abortion ban if it is going to overturn roe the wade. there are a number of cases in the pipeline, a number of restrictions that have been passed across the country, and any one of those could, if the supreme court took it, be the grounds to overturn roe vs wade. but of course we are fighting very hard to ensure that doesn‘t happen. fighting very hard to ensure that doesn't happen. just to clarify for oui’ doesn't happen. just to clarify for our viewers, but roe vs wade case, the 1973 supreme court decision which made abortion legal throughout the united states. ijust wonder, given that that is the legal precedent, how has the state of alabama gone ahead with this ban?

presumably they must feel that somehow it is compatible with that ruling? that is a great question, and infact ruling? that is a great question, and in fact the sponsor of the bill, the author of the bill, and even the governor of alabama herself have all stated that they know it is unconstitutional. they know that it is going to be blocked by the courts. and yet they still feel emboldened, emboldened by president trump‘s anti—abortion agenda, emboldened by the restrictions they have been pushing over the years, to pass this extreme ban anyway. —— ban. they know it is unconstitutional. we are seeing, dare i say, a trend here. because alabama is not the only state that is tightening the rules and the laws on abortion. i mean, to name a few, georgia, missouri, ohio, kentucky, north dakota, they are all introducing laws which limit access 01’ introducing laws which limit access or the right to an abortion. why do you think that is? again, i think

these are extreme politicians but have really been emboldened by president trump and his anti—abortion agenda. but these are the same legislatures and politicians who have been pushing medically unnecessary and politically motivated restrictions for years. it isjust politically motivated restrictions for years. it is just now, they have finally come out and i doing in the open what they have been trying to do for so long. but i do think it is important to acknowledge that of all the states you just mentioned, abortion remains legal. it remains legal in all 50 states. none of those laws have taken effect. many have been blocked by the courts and if they have not been already they will soon be by lawsuits that have been filed. an explosive device has gone off in a shopping street in the french city of lyon, injuring eight people. the blast happened outside a bakery near the city centre. eyewitnesses said it contained nails, nuts and bolts. reports say that video footage captured the moment a man on a bicycle left a bag behind, shortly before the explosion. he‘s thought to be in his thirties and is now being searched for by police. anti—terrorism officers have now

taken charge of the investigation. school students are holding strikes in countries around the world today to demand action on climate change. organisers have said more than a million people are expected join in at least 110 countries. the strikes were sparked by the swedish student greta thunberg, whose solo protest outside sweden‘s parliament last year has led to movements across the world known as "fridays for future". our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. from marchers in the streets of spain... ..to demonstrations in india. and protests in new zealand. around the world, the school strike movement continues to grow, calling for urgent action on climate change. basically we have two demands.

we want to have a more ambitious zero carbon net but also, we are wanting the government to declare a climate emergency. it's fundamental to be here, fundamental that everyone takes part in the strikes on the 2ath of may and also every single week. we are putting pressure on the governments and we want them to act fast and now. leading the protests in sweden, 16—year—old greta thunberg. her decision to boycott classes in 2018 has prompted young people around the world to follow suit. translation: some adults think it is wrong for us to go on strike instead of going to school, that we instead should study so that we can make a difference in the future. but the fact that it will be too late when we are finished with our studies is something they ignore. and the organisers say today‘s global strike is their biggest yet. it comes as global temperatures are rising.

the last four years have been the warmest on record and the un says major changes are now needed. that will mean cutting greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 and ending our dependence on fossilfuels. the students say it‘s their future that‘s at stake and they are now calling for older generations tojoin their protests later this year. but while they‘re highlighting this global issue, it is not yet clear if it will prompt the action from governments they demand. rebecca morelle, bbc news. a reminder of our top story this hour. the race is on to find a new british prime minister after theresa may announced she would step down as leader of the conservative party in two weeks‘ time. in an emotional statement, mrs may said she had been unable to complete written‘s

withdraw from the european union despite her best efforts. don‘t forget, you can reach me and most of the team on social media. this is bbc news. thanks for watching. hello there. well, as you‘ve probably already heard it is not going to be a heatwave this bank holiday weekend. it is turning cooler and there is some rain in the forecast, but it is not going to be a washout by any means. there is sunshine around. most of the rain is likely to be across more northern and western parts of the uk but by sunday night it is a bank holiday monday and it will be turning cooler for all, with north—westerly winds setting in. this is the pressure chart for this morning. we‘ve got this week weather fronts gradually easing into the north—west corner of the country is the day wears on. that will produce thick outbreaks of rain in northern ireland and much of scotla nd rain in northern ireland and much of scotland as the day wears on. further south, the best of the sunshine. staying dry for many

places, skies turning hazy across the southwest as the cloud begins to build. temperatures reaching 19 or maybe 23 degrees in the south—east. a little bit cooler across scotland with all that rain and the breeze. more weather fronts moving with all that rain and the breeze. more weatherfronts moving in during tonight. it is going to be heavy rain in places and that rain also arriving across northern and western england as well, the south—east continuing to stay dry, with temperatures here around 11—13, actually quite a mild mind for many because of the cloud, the breeze and the rain. low pressure firmly in control as we head into sunday. this cold front is the way —— the one that will bring the cooler air to the country as it continues to spread its way south and east. it will do so quite quickly, i think. bursts of rain eventually reaching east anglia under south—east during sunday afternoon. skies brightening up, one sunday afternoon. skies brightening up, one 01’ sunday afternoon. skies brightening up, one ortwo sunday afternoon. skies brightening up, one or two showers, at least it is an improvement since the afternoon. 20—21 in the south—east early on, but as that cold front moves through comedy cooler hour will arrive here as well. it does so

during sunday night, opening the floodgates for north—westerly. quite a brisk north—westerly. this next feature will bring more wet weather to northern parts of the country, showers or even longer spells of rain here, but through bank holiday monday it looks like it will be a day of sunshine and showers for northern ireland, england and wales. some of those showers will be happy across western areas and quite blustery to. the further east you are, the better chance you have of staying dry and seeing sunshine. noticeably cooler for everybody. beyond bank holiday monday to tuesday, a northerly wind for a while, but will feel quite chilly, feeding and further showers at times. again, there will be some sunshine around but it is pretty u nsettled sunshine around but it is pretty unsettled for the upcoming week. it is going to feel quite cooler times, most of the showers across northern areas, with some sunshine and signs of things warming up a bit across southern areas the end of the week. _by southern areas the end of the week. 00:28:53,306 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 —— by the end of the week.