welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: jubilation for liverpool — crowned winners of the european champions league after beating tottenham 2—0. huge celebrations in the spanish capital. it's the sixth time liverpool have won europe's premier football contest. brillant! awesome! a0 years i have been following them. a0 years. and they love them! in other news: an explosion at a weapons factory in russia — the day after its director is fired for violating industrial safety rules.

hello and welcome. liverpool football fans are ecstatic, after their team became champions of europe for the sixth time. liverpool claimed that title after beating fellow english side tottenham hotspur in the champions league final in madrid. a controversial early penalty from mo salah and a late finish from divock 0rigi gave them a 2—0 win and a first trophy for manager jurgen klopp at anfield. tim allman reports. for liverpool fans, this truly was the joy of six. we won it six times! the club prides itself on its european pedigree. no english club comes close, and winning the champions league never gets boring.

i am buzzing, i can't put it into words. i went to the final last year, i was there and it was...not the worst time, but sad times. tonight was amazing, not the best game ever, but fine. six—time champions league winners. i'm ecstatic. my voice has gone. i am absolutely buzzing, i can't wait to get into town and feel the atmosphere tonight. a momentous occasion, albeit not the greatest of matches. it started with a bang, liverpool awarded a penalty inside 30 seconds, dispatched with some gusto by the egyptian superstar mo salah. but as far as goals were concerned that was that until divock 0rigi hit home in the 87th minute. a glorious night for the team, but also forjurgen klopp. his first trophy is liverpool manager, his first win in a final for seven years.

for the players we were all pretty much crying on the pitch, because it was so emotional, so big, it meant so much to us. spare a thought for tottenham, who have pulled off some heroics during this champions league campaign, and might argue they were a little unlucky in the final, but this was liverpool's night. adding to a rollcall of honour, a cavalcade of legendary captains who have lifted the european cup, and now you can add jordan henderson to that list. liverpool's love affair with europe goes on. tim allman, bbc news. gavin lee is with the liverpool fans celebrating in central madrid. early hours of the morning, this is puerta del sol, one of the main streets here, and there is a sea of red everywhere, parental guidance for this one. we are going to go in and get a sense of the atmosphere, because the beer is flowing, the tops are off, it is 2a degrees

here in madrid, and they have just won the biggest prize in europe. let's look around for a moment, because these are fans who are in the best spirits. these fans are some of the 10,000 who haven't been able to get into the stadium, so they have come for the spirit and they are soaking up everything. come this way. there is a family i want to speak to somewhere in the crowd. you're live on the bbc, what is your name? rebecca. you have come from...? northern ireland. bring the camera in. rebecca, did you say? yes. this is rebecca from northern ireland. tell us about the atmosphere. it is unbelievable, best night of my life. is this the first time in madrid? yes. tell me about the spurs fans, the liverpool fans, in one capital? harmonious?

it's been grand, no fighting or anything. fantastic. enjoy the beer, and enjoy the night. take care. let me say this... this way, there are quite a lot of police here because it is the biggest surveillance operation for spain in their history, in sport. they have a700 officers, they have drones up ahead, they want it to be like this, celebratory, but — with a parental advisory — they are having a fantastic time. that's it, it is the early hours of the morning, they are still going, so am i. they are sweaty, i'm sweaty, loads of beer, we have avoided it so far, we are doing well.

gavin lee therewith liverpool fans in central madrid. a factory explosion in the russian city of dzerzhinsk has injured 79 people and damaged 180 homes nearby. city officials say that the factory was used to produce and store high—explosive bombs for the military. at least five people were inside the factory at the time of the explosion. they were all safely evacuated. ramzan karmali reports. a huge tower of smoke overshadows the city of dzerzhinsk, the aftermath of a massive explosion. witnesses say there were at least two huge blasts that caused the shockwave through the city. translation: there was a terrifying column of smoke. it looked 20 metres high from here. it was probably a couple of kilometres high. a black column of smoke in the shape of a mushroom. the explosions took place

in a factory that stored high explosive forms for the military. scores have been injured and despite the damage to windows and nearby homes there were no fatalities. most of those hurt were cut by flying glass. translation: at the moment one person is in a serious condition. there is no threat to the local population and all the emergency services are making checks and evaluations to eliminate any possibility of situation getting worse. more than half of those injured were residents of the city and not in the plant when the blast occurred. last august, three people died in another factory blast in the city. now a criminal investigation is being launched into potential safety violations at the plant. ramzan karmali, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. the state funeral for the veteran democratic republic of congo opposition leader, etienne tshisekedi, has taken place in the capital kinshasa. tens of thousands of people attended the ceremony, including several heads of state, and the drc‘s current president — his son, felix tshisekedi. he died two years ago in belgium,

but congo's previous government had blocked the return of his body. a group of doctors linked to anti—government protesters in sudan is blaming the security forces for the death of a demonstrator near the site of a long—running sit—in. they say ten people were injured. since the protests led to the military overthrowing president 0mar al—bashir in april, the transitional ruling council has become the focus of the protesters‘ anger. a complete ban of plastic bags has come into force in tanzania which has become the 3ath african country to bring in such restrictions. under the new environmental laws, using, selling importing or producing plastic bags is completely banned in the east african state. anyone caught using plastic bags or wrappings could face a week injail. a 37—year—old political outsider nayib bukele has been sworn in as el salvador‘s new president.

he has promised to tackle corruption and gang violence, and pledged to cure the central american country that he described as a "sick child". the search for eight missing climbers in the himalayas, including four britons, is expected to resume in the next few hours. the group had been attempting to climb the nanda devi mountain which is the second highest in india. their goal is believed to have been the east peak of the mountain, which is more than 7,000 metres high and lies close to the border with china. the alarm was raised on friday night after the team failed to return to base as expected. gordon janow is director of programmes at alpine ascents. hejoins me now. thank you so much for your time. first of all, we are

hearing a lot about the route that these climbers were trying to take, what they were trying to achieve had never been done before. can you explain why their route was so unusual? that's what mountaineers try to do, is test new up mountains. so for a competent group of mountaineers that are highly skilled we look at mountains in different ways and say is this route or that route a way that we can claim, so thatis route a way that we can claim, so that is what it makes it exciting for this group of climbers, obviously very dangerous. what is it about this region that they were trying to get to that was so dangerous? they were very technical. you are not just dangerous? they were very technical. you are notjust walking on a path, you are using ice axis. when it is icing it might turn to rock, you are using multiple skills at one time to scale this mountain. it is a very challenging mountain even by its more common route. this is a mountain that has only seen 13 or 1a

successful expeditions since it was first claimed in 1936. those are extraordinary statistics. these are obviously experienced climbers. what sort of precautions did they take in case they got into trouble on the claim? well, we don't know what the situation was. but they might have avalanche beacons that send out a message if they were activated. they might be taking oxygen with them. they are very meticulous when they are claiming this mountains as much as possible, trying to keep warm. the conditions are like mount everest in that sense, they are high in the himalayas and are on very difficult terrain. they might not be an obvious place to set camps up, setting up tents in precarious situations as you make your way up the mountain. he was saying earlier that experienced climbers try and, i suppose, get more of a challenge for them every time, do you think climbers are taking more and more dangerous risks? —— you were saying.

this is what climbers have done historically. no more dangerous than the first ascent in 1936. it took them ten plus years to even find a possible route up the mountain. any time you are taking on a himalayan peak of this difficulty is always going to be dangerous. but you hone your skills, you do a lot of research, and you have a plane you are going after. hopefully it will be found it was not an avalanche, it could be a single fall where people we re could be a single fall where people were trying to help them, and they arejust were trying to help them, and they are just delayed getting were trying to help them, and they arejust delayed getting back were trying to help them, and they are just delayed getting back to base camp. we will certainly keep an eye on that rescue attempt as it continues. gordon janow, eye on that rescue attempt as it continues. gordonjanow, director of programmes at alpine ascents, thank you so much for your time. you are very welcome. president trump has broken diplomatic convention by publicly commenting on the british conservative party leadership race. ahead of next week's state visit, he told a british newspaper that boris johnson would make an "excellent" prime minister. here's our political correspondent iain watson.

politics, like comedy, can be all about timing. donald trump's three—day state visit will comejust ahead of the conservative leadership contest, and perhaps unsurprisingly, he's been signalling support for a blonde—haired, occasionally gaffe—prone big beast, telling a uk newspaper that borisjohnson would be excellent. 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, a very talented person. he's been very positive about me and our country. and the president claimed that other candidates had asked for his support. other people have asked me for an endorsement, i have been asked for endorsements. state visits are supposed to be diplomatic, not political occasions, but diplomacy and etiquette aren't really donald trump's strong points, and he's not alone in this, because four years ago, as london mayor, borisjohnson accused donald trump of "stupefying ignorance" and suggested he wasn't fit to hold the office of us president.

ah, how things change. this conservative leadership contender said, in any case, an endorsement from donald trump could be seen in a more negative light. i think you have to ask boris whether that helps or hinders boris's campaign, but, look, what i would say is that i'm very proud as foreign secretary that we have the best relationship with the united states. and another runner in the conservative leadership race didn't get the thumbs up from the president. he was annoyed by michael gove's suggestion that he had been sabre rattling over iran's nuclear programme. the white house insists that donald trump hasn't formally endorsed a leadership candidate, but some aspiring occupants of number 10 will be bracing themselves over the next few days, unsure if they're going to be praised or buried by the outspoken vip visitor. iain watson, bbc news.

this is bbc news, the latest headlines: liverpool have won football's top club competition, the european champions league, beating fellow english clu b tottenha m. well, more on this now, and of course for every winner there is a losing team. spurs were always the underdogs going into the final and simonjones spent the evening with some of them in north london. here in north london some pretty glum faces. hundreds of fans have packed into this pub to watch the game on big screens, thousands more went to watch the game at nearby tottenham stadium, their brand—new stadium, but it wasn't the result they wanted. things got off to a really bad start, spurs going behind under one minute, giving away a penalty. despite that the fans have been in good voice during the evening, cheering on their team even though it didn't go the way people wanted. people here have been very proud of the way they have played in the champions league this season, they never really expected them to get to the final

but they admitted that spurs were the underdogs, but against perhaps their better hope and judgement, they thought maybe they could pull off a victory. it hasn't proved to be that way, but if you take a look down there, fans still chanting for their team, they know this has been a successful season, even if the result wasn't the one they wanted. you can get much more on liverpool's historic champions league win on our website. there's a full match report, lots more on the fans reactions. just log onto bbc.com/sport, or download the app. the uk border force intercepted 7a migrants on saturday after eight small boats attempted to cross the english channel. the home office said the men, women and children have had medical examinations.

a criminal investigation‘s been launched. here's richard galpin with more details. eight boats in total, 7a people. seven of those boats were intercepted by border force and the coastguard. just one boat managed to reach the south coast of england. on top of that, the french authorities intercepted another two boats in french water. and this is linked to the fact that the weather is good, it is warm, calm and that encourages people to try and make the crossing. in response there has been a robust statement from the home secretary. he has said that the numbers of people trying to cross now is deeply concerning and they are putting their lives at risk. it is very dangerous and the english channel is a very busy shipping lane. the home secretary says he will do everything possible to stop more people crossing and saying that people trying to enter the uk illegally will be sent back.

there has been criticism from the local mp in dover saying that the crisis was supposed to have been dealt with by the home secretary last christmas and yet the numbers are continuing to increase and the home secretary needs to get a grip. federal agents say they believe a man who shot dead 12 people at a local government building in the us state of virginia, had bought his guns legally. all but one of the victims were colleagues of his. police described the scene of the shooting at the complex in virginia beach as "a war zone." it's the 150th mass shooting this year, and the deadliest. chris buckler reports. the police had no choice but to run in the line of fire but little could have prepared them for the carnage they discovered inside this local government building. the office workers were finishing up for the weekend when one of their colleagues walked in and started firing shot after shot, 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. for those that managed to escape the relief was obvious, as others were airlifted to hospital. so far the only explanation that has been offered for all of these deaths and injuries is that the gunman was a disgruntled employee. the suspect, and this will be the only time we announce his name, is dewayne craddock. at a news conference, the authorities were determined to focus on the victims, not their killer. one had worked for the city of virginia beach for more than four decades, another for just 11 weeks. this was a long—term — lack of any other term — running gun battle with this individual. vigils after shootings like this in america have become almost a custom, but nothing can prepare people

for an attack on their community. my mom works down there and she was there, just trying to call everyone and make sure everyone was ok. it still doesn't even seem real. this was the 150th mass shooting in the us this year. but in the aftermath of these murders many people here did not want to talk about tighter gun controls. a large number of americans still believe in the constitutional right to bear arms, despite the obvious evidence about what easy access to guns allows. chris buckler, bbc news, virginia beach. northern ireland's chief constable says there was an attempt to murder one of his officers in belfast yesterday afternoon. a bomb was found under a car at a golf club in the east of the city. the officer had been playing at the club and was preparing to leave. the club was evacuated and other vehicles in the car park checked.

earlier our correspondent in belfast, john campbell, told us more about today's events. this all happened at shandon park golf club, which is in the east of the city, not very far from police headquarters. the police officer was playing a round of golf. as he was preparing to leave, he noticed that something was not right. there was a strange object lying under his car. he took no chances. he immediately went back into the clubhouse, he raised the alarm, and this huge security operation swung into force — involving army bomb experts and also a police helicopter. this evening, those army experts have confirmed that it was a viable device which was found under his car, and the chief constable was clear — this was an attempt to murder that officer. the chief constable, george hamilton, describing this as a reckless attack. now the security operation around that golf club is still ongoing. tomorrow afternoon, we expect to get further details from the officers leading this enquiry

about exactly what has happened. for example, where was the bomb planted? was it planted at the golf club, or had it been planted on the officer's car earlier and fallen off? there should be further clarity on what exactly the police know about this attempted attack when we speak to them tomorrow afternoon. scientists are warning that drought could damage scotland's peat bogs, undermining efforts to tackle climate change. the flow country, in the far north of the nation, stores three times as much carbon as all the trees in the uk combined. now artists are trying to raise awareness of the area's importance by turning the scientific data being gathered there into music, sculpture and sound. this report from james cook. this is the flow country, a blustery bog that covers hundreds of square miles. unique in europe, it looks

flat and featureless. when you first walk out into this bog, you get the idea that there is nothing much going on here, but it is amazing what happens if you just stop and listen. suddenly the whole landscape seems to come alive. from this observation tower, scientists and visitors alike can marvel at a landscape formed over thousands of yea rs. landscape formed over thousands of years. the peat is composed of not quite rotted away remains of plants, and plants, when they are growing, ta ke and plants, when they are growing, take in carbon through photosynthesis, so that is holding carbon in the pete. and the sphagnum moss, that is the important one.

cathy hind keeps her ear close to the ground. she is capturing the sounds of the flow country for a show of soundscapes and sculptures at the edinburgh festival. she is one of five artists are turning science into art. i started off recording sounds from inside the bog, i have underwater microphones that i can throw into the bog pools and have a listen. i also have things i can bury in the squelchy bog. i kind of want to listen underneath the bog, below the blanket, which is the title of the show, and i am hoping to hear some other water boats and other invertebrates that will make popping sounds. yard carries a message about conservation in an era of climate change. for centuries, the folk of the highland sliced and burned pete for warmth. scientists now say it is essential to keep the bog christine. underneath our feet in the flow country there is an estimated a00

million tons of carbon. that is more carbon than trees in the whole of the uk, approximately three times as much. peatland covers overall a very small proportion of the landmass of the globe, but they play a tremendous role in regulating and slowly but surely cooling the climate. is there a danger that as the climate warms, that the storage of carbon he will be disrupted? there is a risk. when peatlands are disturbed we lose the carbon at a much greater rate than it is being created, so it could fuel climate change rather than mitigated. conservationists are fighting back, damning drains to raise the water level and clearing 1980s forestry to restore the peatland to its original state. preventing this bog drying out is, they say, critical in the struggle against climate change.

now the weather with ben rich. the first half of the weekend and the first day ofjune of course, brought a burst of heat and sunshine for some of us. scenes like this were repeated across many southern and eastern parts of the uk thanks to a feed of very warm air from iberia. temperatures to the west of london got very close to 28 degrees, the warmest day of the year so far. but as you can see that was not the story everywhere. further north and west it was much cooler, largely down to some extra cloud and some outbreaks of rain. that cooler weather is going to spread across all parts of the uk over the next 2a hours or so. low pressure increasingly taking charge. this cold front here will eventually open the door to that cooler air. but most of us starting sunday morning in the very mild, muggy air. temperatures as we start the day generally between 11 and 17 degrees. we start off with some heavy rain, too, across scotland and that'll move northwards. and then here's our cold front, this band of cloud and showers

moving across scotland into england and wales. could be the odd flash of lightning, the odd rumble of thunder. but as this band of cloud and showers drifts eastwards, it squashes the heat ever further east. so eastern parts of england, through yorkshire, lincolnshire, east anglia, the south—east, it could again get into the middle 20s, maybe 27,28 degrees. but further west, look at that 16 in plymouth, 19 in cardiff. we continue to see these outbreaks of showery rain pushing eastwards as well. something brighter for western fringes of england and wales later, certainly some brighter weather through the day for northern ireland, at least for a time. 0ur cloud and showery rain continues to push eastwards across scotland. and it will be breezy for all of us. but into northern ireland, late in the afternoon we're likely to see some showers and possible thunderstorms, and you can see the swirl here, this is quite a deep area of low pressure moving close to northern ireland and scotland. that'll bring some brisk winds during sunday night into monday. wind gusts of a0—a5 mph are possible across parts of northern ireland and scotland with some hefty showers. all of us into cooler air though, by monday morning, so temperatures

as we start the day between nine and 12 degrees. there is the cold front, all of us behind that front on monday. so a cooler, fresher feel but with low pressure in charge and some fairly tightly squeezed isobars on that chart, it is going to be windy, particularly across the northern half of the uk where we will also see quite a few showers, further south not as many showers, there will be one or two but most places will be dry with some spells of sunshine. but those temperatures, whereever you are, 15—20 degrees at the very best. and we stick with that much cooler theme as we head through the week ahead. we will see some rain at times, but also some spells of sunshine.

this is bbc news. the headlines: liverpool have beaten fellow english club tottenham hotspur 2—0 to win the european champions league. liverpool's german manager, jurgen klopp, said it was the best night of his professional life

and paid tribute to his boys forfighting on "with no fuel in the tank" after an exhausting season. eight climbers, including four britons and others from the us, australia, and india, are missing on india's second—highest mountain. they began their ascent of nanda devi, near the border with china, almost three weeks ago, but rescuers were sent out when they failed to return. a blast at an explosives manufacturing plant in the russian city of dzerzhinsk is now known to have injured 79 people. the kristall plant said that its director had been fired the previous day after being blamed for an explosion that occurred in april and also destroyed a section of the plant. private tenants in england will no

longer have to pay letting agents