this is bbc news. i'm geeta guru—murthy. for the headlines at 2pm... ahead of his state visit to the uk, president trump defies protocol. he praises borisjohnson and his bid to become prime minister. i've always liked him. i don't know whether he's going to be chosen, but i think he's a very good guy, a very talented person. in madrid, fans gear up for this evening's all—english champions league final — liverpool versus tottenham. they meet here at the wanda metropolitano stadium in six hours‘ time. liverpool then tottenham are vying for a club football‘s biggest prize. and here in the heart of madrid the anticipation is building ahead of what is guaranteed to be a night of glory for english football. the former arsenal and spain player

jose antonio reyes has died in a car crash at the age of 35. in the us state of virginia, 12 people have been shot dead after a gunman opened fire in a local government office. and coming up at 2:30pm — following a special week of coverage, we‘ll be looking back at some of the highlights of we are middlesbrough. good afternoon. donald trump has broken with convention by commenting publicly on the conservative leadership race — saying that borisjohnson would do "a very good job." in an interview with the sun newspaper ahead of his state visit to the uk, president trump described

mrjohnson as very talented. he also expressed his view about some of the other contenders, as our political correspondent mark lobel reports. it‘s not a diplomatic intervention, but donald trump doesn‘t seem to much care. ahead of a three—day state visit, the president comes close, very close, to endorsing a candidate as our next prime minister. i‘ve always liked him, i don‘t know that he‘s going to be chosen but i think he‘s a very good guy, talented person. he‘s been very positive about me and our country. and offers this teaser about the other contenders. other people have asked me for endorsements, i‘d been asked for endorsements. other leadership contenders have asked you for endorsements? i don‘t want to say who, but other people have asked. there were harsh words for michael gove after he criticised donald trump for sabre rattling over iran. donald trump‘s team don‘t want this

to overshadow his state visit and have insisted the president is not endorsing a candidate despite all appearances. the conservative party members will be left in no doubt that boris johnson has friends in high places. when the british government and the white house fixed the date they probably thought this would not be such a critical moment when we had essentially a lame duck prime minister and an open field for the succession, in which case i think it was inevitable this was a president to say is what is on his mind. meanwhile the leadership race remains wide open. today the home secretary put no—deal firmly at the centre of his bid. speaking in singapore the defence secretary penny mordaunt, who is thinking aboutjoining the contest, was asked to allay us fears about the uk‘s relationship with the chinese telecoms company huawei. these are judgments to be made. there are vulnerabilities ofjust having one supplier.

so, all nations facing these decisions have to look at the detail, they have to weigh that up. candidates have just over a week left to come forward with 12 standing so far. and expect a few more to enter the race and for others to publicly back candidates, though not perhaps with the fanfare the words of support from this man gets. mark lobel, bbc news. adam bienkov, uk political editor of business insider, an american financial and business news website, joins me now. what effect do you think president trump is make words will have on the people that actually get to vote, the conservative membership year? you‘ll make it and think it will have a fundamental difference in the conservative leadership race. i think if you are a conservative mp don‘t like knowing you know about borisjohnson don‘t like knowing you know about boris johnson and you don‘t like knowing you know about borisjohnson and you still want him to be premised i don‘t think having donald trump endorsing him will fundamentally change that. the problem with the endorsement comes beyond this contest. what it says to

the general public who already have strong doubts about borisjohnson because my character and i think this could cause him problems further down the line going into a general election because boris johnson used to be a very popular politician and could reach across the political divide and labour voters, non—conservative voters but he threw a lot of that away when he led the leave campaign and is much more divisive in the general public now and i think this endorsement will only reinforce a perception will only reinforce a perception will step do you think the us president should be endorsing any of the leadership hopefuls? he has also talked about jeremy the leadership hopefuls? he has also talked aboutjeremy hunt positively and a few words of criticism from michael gove. by ordinary diplomatic standards this is a major gaffe but by no means out of character for donald trump, exactly what we would expect. he has already spoken in favour of boris johnson expect. he has already spoken in favour of borisjohnson before when he came over to the uk, he embarrassed theresa may by making

similar comments. it is not surprising but out of character for a world leader. is it expected he would endorse boris johnson a world leader. is it expected he would endorse borisjohnson given what i said before? they are political insurgents as they would like to see it stop the reason why borisjohnson is the current favourite to be prime minister is conservative mps are looking at him. they are seeing the rise in populist politicians, donald trump in america and across europe. borisjohnson is ofa similar and across europe. borisjohnson is of a similar mould. we have nigel farage and the brexit party doing so well in the recent european elections. in april this week in second place ahead of the conservative party, looking at that and thinking things are in a really bad state at the moment for the conservative party and perhaps boris johnson has what it takes to win in this landscape. given president trump is making this huge state visit, is it inevitable he might have some contact with people who could be the future prime ministerial team, and given the us — uk links are so crucial to business

and political contacts and so on. as we understand that downing street has been signalling to trump‘s team they would rather he didn‘t intervene and endorse any one candidate, whether or not he sticks that i think remains to be seen. do you think he will meet faris? farage has said that trump has been told not to meet him, whether that is true we don‘t know, it is highly possible he will either meet faraj oi’ possible he will either meet faraj orjohnson or both but i have been meetings between trump as my family members and some of the senior contenders for the conservative leadership and some of those meetings have already been arranged. is that seen as political interference? if he meets a wide range of candidates you could argue it is perfectly reasonable, but i think given his comments about johnson and nigel farage and his previous comments about them i think it very clearly is interference. whether or not we have any real impact on the british public who overwhelmingly see donald trump in a very poor light, i am not convinced.

adam bienkov, thanks for coming in. around 70,000 liverpool and tottenham hotspur supporters will be in madrid tonight — for only the second ever champions league final to feature two english clubs. without a ticket, fans won‘t be able to watch the game on the big screens as officials have confirmed that fan zones will shut before kick—off for safety. if tottenham win, they‘ll lift their first european cup. liverpool will be hoping they can win their sixth. david 0rnstein is already at the stadium in madrid, where tonight‘s match will take place, and anna holligan is in central madrid, where fans are beginning to gather. david, what is the sense of build—up where you are? it's amazing. many of the fans are already making their way here to the wanda metropolitano stadium on the outskirts of the city. 0fficially there will be around 17,000 fans from both liverpool and tottenham. but you can guarantee many more will have got their hands on tickets. it is a

68,000 capacity arena. the fifth time that the city of madrid has hosted the champions league final. the european cup final. the first time for this relatively new stadium. as for the match itself, liverpool arrived as the firm favourites. they reached the final a year ago. this as their ninth european cup final stop they pushed manchester city all the way in the premier league title race. finishing 26 points above tottenham. they have beaten tottenham to have been won twice this season. however tottenham have less pressure. they will be as you cite bidding to win their first european cup, they have never even played in a european cup final before. but what they proved in the semifinal against ajax is that anything is possible with their dramatic late comeback. they also have harry kane in their armoury and will hope he is fit enough to start 01’ will hope he is fit enough to start or make an impact from the bench. neither of the managers, mauricio pochettino orjurgen klopp, despite their brilliant progress, have won a trophy since coming to liverpool and

totte n ha m. trophy since coming to liverpool and tottenham. tonight that will change on what should be an incredible spectacle, and english football is going to have a european champion once again. david, thank you. let's go over to anna in the centre of town i think. 0ur tickets changing hands for these huge sums of money we have been hearing about? we have just heard that a ticket has been sold for 10,000 euros. uefa are also warning there are lots of fakes out there and they are also saying that some people may be dressing up as official stewards to try and steal those golden tickets. have a look around this central square, the heart of madrid. this gives you an indication of the anticipation and trepidation going into this game. both sides believe they are invincible of the back of those incredible comebacks in the semifinals. i have two mac fans standing side by side here which is a reflection of the kind of vibe in

the city at the moment. it is so warm. also the fans, it feels good here. there is a positive atmosphere. definitely. it was a really good journey here as well. we are just chilling out having fun, drinking a little bit. you have been travelling, you drove for 2h hours. what made you make thatjourney without keeping having a ticket?m isa without keeping having a ticket?m is a once—in—a—lifetime experience. six of us drove all the way from stafford on the thursday and got here yesterday morning. worth it. it will be a win for liverpool tonight. that is the pattern on show. you say it is once—in—a—lifetime, this would be liverpool‘s sixth time lifting this precious piece of silverware, the most prestigious in club football, georgia, it would be literally your first, for you and

spurs. how much do you think they have in them to go against the odds that we are hearing here?|j have in them to go against the odds that we are hearing here? i have a feeling we will do it but i am biased, but i do think we will do it. i have a little feeling. but yeah, no... i really don't think totte n ha m yeah, no... i really don't think tottenham will do it. i think liverpool were lifted for the sixth time. is anything you guys would like to say to each other? thanks, and enjoy it. police, the policy and strategy here in the city is to try and keep fans apart after kick—off so and keep fans apart after kick—off so there are two mac separate fan owns a kilometre apart. the games would be shown in those zones, so the idea is to try and disperse the passion is a bit throughout the city into the bars and restaurants. 5000 officers on patrol. this is of

course a high—risk event, but whatever happens here in madrid i think both of you can agree this is guaranteed to be a night of glory for english football. definitely, for english football. definitely, for liverpool definitely. for tottenham obviously. and you have a ticket, georgia, hold on tight. so the message from here, people should be watching out for touts selling fa kes be watching out for touts selling fakes and those who have tickets, hold onto them and only show them to the officials, back to you guys. have a good few hours ahead of that much, thank you. and you can see all the build—up to the game here on the news channel, and then listen to live commentary on bbc radio 5 live at 8pm tonight. the former arsenal footballer jose antonio reyes has died in a car crash at the age of 35. the spain international signed

for arsenal in 2004 and returned to spain after two years, going on to play for real madrid, and atletico madrid. from today, private tenants in england will no longer have to pay letting agents fees when they sign up to rent a property. the new rules, announced in 2016 by the chancellor, have been described as the biggest change to the renting industry in decades. but there are warnings rents are already being pushed up as rental businesses try to claw back income. our business correspondent katy austin reports. today‘s changes affect letting agents, landlords and millions of private renters, like kirsty in coventry. this is what she had to pay on top of her first month‘s rent. application fee, that was 300. deposit, 895, i think it was. so, £120 to then renew the contract, to stay for another 12 months here. the fees charged to kirsty were fairly typical,

but for years there have been complaints that some agents have been charging far more and that some of what renters have had to pay simply hasn‘t been justified. there‘s already a ban on fees charged to tenants in scotland, and now england too. charges including application and referencing fees are banned. deposits are capped at five weeks rent. some things can still be charged for, including replacing lost keys, but only reasonable costs. campaigners worry letting agents willjust make money in other ways. some letting agents are looking to use things like deposit alternative products, which they get a commission from, but can end up being very expensive for renters. agents say they‘re already charging landlords higher fees to boost income, and they will raise rents. but businesses who can‘t make up the difference, they say, will fold. it will have a massive effect. they will close offices, and we've already seen that started. it's going to be the smaller ones, the independents, that are going to suffer more. landlords agree rents will rise

and say more will self manage to avoid agents‘ costs. do you have the training, do you have the time, do you have the experience for it? and if they don‘t, they are probably going to go out of the market. it‘s not worth it, especially with tax changes coming up in the next year as well. tenants like kirsty are just happy their next move will involve lower upfront costs. katy austin, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... ahead of his state visit to the uk — president trump defies diplomatic norms, praising boris johnson and his bid to become prime minister. in madrid, fans gear up for this evenings all—english champions league final — liverpool versus tottenham. in the us state of virginia — 12 people have been shot dead after a gunman opened fire in a local government office. in the united states, at least 12 people have been killed —

and several injured — in a shooting at a government building in virginia. the suspect has been named by police as dewayne craddock, described by officials as a disgruntled city employee. he fired indiscriminately at the location in virginia beach last night. 0ur washington correspondent, chris buckler, reports. some of the employees who were finishing up their work on friday afternoon never had a chance to go home. the police say one of their long—time colleagues walked in and started shooting indiscriminately, killing a dozen people. they said to stay and wait until the cops got there and let us come out. there was probably about 20 of us in an office, crammed in. we barricaded the door. did you hear any gunshots? yes, we did. several people were wounded and had to be airlifted to hospital.

the gunman is said to have made his way from floor to floor, shooting wildly, before being killed in an exchange of fire with police. an officer was also struck, but he was saved from serious injury because he was wearing a bullet—proof vest. the suspect, and this will be the only time we announce his name, is dewayne craddock. he was an engineer of public utilities, and was employed with that department for approximately 15 years. the suspect because my family has also been notified. behind the cordons, police teams, the fbi and forensic officers are examining the scene and trying to piece together the background to this country‘s latest shooting. it is believed the gunman was a disgruntled public employee, based here at the offices at virginia beach. there will be a full investigation to try to determine what led him to commit these murders. but the wider debate once again will now about how easy it

is to get guns in america. this is the 150th mass shooting in the united states this year. chris buckler, bbc news, virginia beach. the uk border force has confirmed it‘s dealing with a number of boats carrying migrants off the kent coast. there are reports of as many as 13 boats. four have apparently been intercepted, with around 30 people on board. people protesting against lgbt lessons at a primary school in birmingham have been banned from gathering outside its gates by a high court injunction. birmingham city council made the application after more than two months of demonstrations at anderton park school. the education secretary, damian hinds, said it would allow parents to "continue peaceful discussions with staff". 3a people have been arrested at a rally of thousands of hells angels bikers in sussex and surrey on suspicion of drugs

offences and possession of offensive weapons. twelve people have been charged. the hells angels euro run, in sussex and surrey, marks the creation of the first branch of the california—based motorcycle club in the uk 50 years ago. the procession will begin at pease pottage, near crawley, and end in brighton. earlier this week, surrey and sussex police were granted powers to stop and search people within a designated area across the two counties in a bid to tackle anti—social behaviour. hm revenue and customs says it‘s found a way to stop fraudsters from tricking people into believing they‘re recieving a call from genuine tax officials. it‘s known as "number spoofing" and because the call—display looks genuine, it‘s easier for scammers to persuade people to send them money, as our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz explains. fraudsters have been bombarding the public with calls, trying to deceive their victims into making payments, thinking they are settling genuine bills. hmrc says there was more than 100,000 attempts last year to get people to pay spurious tax bills, up from 8,000 the year before.

the scam involves manipulating call number display. people are tricked into thinking the calls are genuine because the phone shows a real hmrc phone number. now, with the help of phone companies, hmrc has managed to put a block on a list of its most frequently used helpline numbers, so they can‘t be displayed. number spoofers also pretend to be calling from banks, trying to get direct access to accounts and siphon off cash. the banks say they are working with phone regulator 0fcom on how they can crack down on the problem as well. the british retail mogul sir philip green has been charged with four counts of misdemeanour assault in the united states. sir philip is the chairman of arcadia group, which owns a number of retail brands including topshop. prosecutors say he has been accused of touching a woman inappropriately while staying at a resort in arizona. a spokesman for sir philip says he‘s "strenuously denied" the allegations.

tens of thousands of football fans have descended on madrid in preparation for the champions league final tonight. among them is 11—year—old scottish soccer—player and amputee, keeley cerretti. keeley is the face of uefa‘s ‘equal game campaign‘ and has been invited as the special guest of uefa president aleksander ceferin. 0ur reporterjohn beattie went to meet her. hi, my name‘s keeley. i‘m an amputee footballer. i do football, skiing, running and rock climbing. what is it that you like about football? just the fun of it. kicking and just running around and having fun. this weekend is going to be exciting, isn‘t it? why is that? because i‘m going to madrid and i‘m going to watch the champions league final. it's not a smile that's the face of the campaign, it's the determination. the fact that they've just caught her in that moment

where she'sjust hammered the ball, she has the look on her face — we call it her braveheart face. her scary braveheart face. she does have a smile that would light up a room. it was traumatic at the beginning because you didn't know what the future was going to hold for keeley. i remember looking at a wee pair of sandals and falling apart at the seams because my child would never wear sandals, but she does. she wears sandals, she paints her toes on her prosthetic leg. she just gets on with it. in terms of fitness and health and well—being and just enjoyment. it gives her the bit of drive and determination to go there and to try and do her best. when she does it, that smile of hers, the way she just beams, she knows she‘s amongst children like her.

one of iceland‘s most beautiful natural attractions has been left in ruins after years of uncontrolled tourism. the layderrendi cave — near reykjavik — has seen many of its stalactites and stalagmites destroyed — and much of the walls have been covered in graffiti. conservationists say local tourist companies are to blame. tim allman reports. an age old dilemma when nature and commerce meet head—on. this cave was only unearthed in 1990, but it is estimated that since then hundreds of thousands of tourists have tied a visit. i delicate coating of fungus that covers the walls has been damaged by people writing graffiti, sta la ctites damaged by people writing graffiti, stalactites and stalagmites have been broken off. translation: stalactites and stalagmites have been broken off. translationzlj stalactites and stalagmites have been broken off. translation: i have come to the conclusion that a natural wonder of this magnitude and

importance should have some sort of natural rights, like human rights, so natural rights, like human rights, so it would be illegal to use it without limitations. the cave has been proven to be highly lucrative with climate some tourist companies charge $130 a trip. with thousands of people visiting each year you are talking about a lot of money. the local authorities say they‘re working on an action plan to try and things right. translation: we will start inside the cave and try to repair the damage. regrettably some people don‘t show respect for their surroundings. we need to know how many people visit because that gives us an many people visit because that gives us an indication of the plans we need to make. if tourist numbers are not controlled the damage to the cave is likely to continue, and potentially get worse. but the clue might have been in the name. leidarendi means end of the road. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with susan powell.

nick, it was glorious when i was walking into work this morning. nick, it was glorious when i was walking into work this morningm is across some parts of the uk. the highest temperature of the year so far, breaking 26 at heathrow airport. south—east england and east anglia seeing most of the sunshine. this picture from dumfries and galloway earlier. that heater towards the south—east with most of the sunshine wafting up from a very warm iberia. 32 in madrid, a big soccer match taking place tonight. to get warmth close to that in the uk you have to be well to the south of this weather front. across north wales, northern england, some of us have a saturday afternoon with cloud and rain. a few showers in northern scotland. a big variety and big range of weather, across the uk this afternoon and a big range of temperatures. some of us in the mid—teens. the highest temperatures topping out in the upper 20s. this is how we are looking as we go through the evening. a lot of the

rain along this area of cloud will fizzle out but replaced with heavier rain from northern ireland, scotland overnight and parts of wales and west in england. the breeze picking up west in england. the breeze picking upa bit west in england. the breeze picking up a bit further. very mild night but particularly so a warm and muggy night where temperatures have reached into the upper 20s. in part two of the weekend lopressor is close by. that is the focus of cloud and some rain. this weatherfrom slowly moving east during the day taking showers with it with cooler air following taking showers with it with cooler airfollowing behind. most of taking showers with it with cooler air following behind. most of the sunshine across eastern parts of england. plenty of showers across the north and west to start the day. moving eastwards. it tends to weaken but many of us will see showers at some stage. the breeze picks up a little further as well. quite a blustery sunday afternoon. especially towards north—west of the uk to this area of low pressure moving on with further showers. many of us see a day of sunshine and blustery showers and higher temperatures ahead of that cold front into east anglia, some spots

into the upper 20s, most of us well short of that. on monday into tuesday, low pressure to the north of the uk. the winds are easing and showers around becoming more widespread on tuesday, and heavy downpours with light winds and may bea downpours with light winds and may be a rumble of thunder. of us have had temperatures into the upper 20s, barely making 20, most of us in the teens, below average for the time of year. the chance of the week ahead getting some rain on the gardens that are most needed. showers so the rain will be quite patchy, some downpours and some escaping with hardly anything. that‘s your focus.

hello, this is bbc news with geeta guru—murthy. the headlines: ahead of his state visit to the uk, president trump defies diplomatic norms, he praises borisjohnson and his bid to become prime minister. in madrid, fans gear up for this

evening‘s all english champions league final — liverpool versus tottenham. the former arsenal and spain player, jose antonio reyes, has died in a car crash at the age of 35. good news for tenants in england, as a ban on letting fees — including credit checks and viewings — comes into effect. now on bbc news, the town of middlesbrough recently played host to a special week of coverage featuring the stories that matter most to the people of the teesside town. these are some of the highlights of we are middlesbrough. i. ..love. ..middlesbrough. it's my home now. anybody describe me, i'm from middlesbrough. i think they focus on the negative and not look at the positives. are you proud to be from middlesbrough? all: yes! this is we are middlesbrough.