this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at two: us president donald trump lifts the threat of tariffs on imports from mexico after its government promises to act over migrants, asylum seekers and border security. michael gove — one of the front runners for the conservative leadership — says his past cocaine use more than 20 years ago should not be held against him in his bid to become prime minister. health officials launch an investigation into the deaths of three hospital patients in manchester and liverpool who ate pre—packed sandwiches linked to an outbreak of listeria. the queen isjoined by members of the royal family for the annual trooping the colour fly—past to mark her majesty's official birthday. the fifa women's world cup kicked—off last night, with hosts france easing

to a dominant 4—0 win over south korea. and coming up on bbc news: following recent sexual abuse allegations against several high—profile creatives, the 100 women programme asks whether we should be pausing for thought before going to the cinema or the book shop. that's at 2:30. good afternoon. one of the candidates for the leadership of the conservative party, michael gove, says he "deeply regrets" taking cocaine more than 20 years ago. he told the daily mail that he had taken the drug at several social events while working as a journalist. he said it was a mistake

but he didn't believe it should disqualify him from becoming prime minister. pete saull reports. michael gove has put himself out there like ten of his colleagues.” confirm that i am putting my name forward to be prime minister. but he is now admitting to his past, admitting taking cocaine more than two decades ago. in his confession today, he says... one of the other would—be leaders has some sympathy. i think michael set out he made a mistake a long time ago, people willjudge it as it is but i do believe in a second chance society and it's up for colleagues and members to decide but i don't see it banning him from the

race. and michael gove is not alone. other candidates have admitted taking drugs themselves. the international development secretary rory stewart apologised for smoking opium at a wedding in iran 15 years ago. the jetsetting foreign secretaryjeremy ago. the jetsetting foreign secretary jeremy hunt ago. the jetsetting foreign secretaryjeremy hunt has also learnt his lesson, telling the times he dranka learnt his lesson, telling the times he drank a cannabis infused drink while backpacking in india. and then thatis while backpacking in india. and then that is boris johnson, while backpacking in india. and then that is borisjohnson, who has faced questions in the past about claims he took cocaine while he was a student. i try to but unsuccessfully, a long time ago. witch three years later, he said it was simply untrue he had taken cocaine. equally fresh face, this is michael gove in the late 1990s. little did he know that 20 years hence, he would be a candidate for prime minister. fast forward to now and with plenty of support among mps, he is considered a frontrunner but if he makes it to the final two,

will the tory membership, conservative by name and often conservative by name and often conservative by name and often conservative by nature, find it hard to forgive his past misdemeanours? and our correspondent peter saulljoins me now. michael gove is not the first to confess. absolutely. as you saw there, this has become a feature for conservative leadership contest, the international development secretary rory stewart talking about a wedding he was out in iran 15 years ago in which he was past a pipe, an opium pipe, and felt that he had to smoke it out of politeness. others have made similar admissions of prior use of drugs. dominic raab, for example, has said he smoked cannabis while at university. you saw the clip from borisjohnson as well when he was asked back in 2005 so this is a question politicians are often asked, how do they behave when they we re

asked, how do they behave when they were younger, perhaps in a former life than politicians? i think the message from michael gove today is, judge me on my record as a politician in parliament because remember politicians have past lives and they were people before politicians. in terms of how he is handling that and his reaction, how is it being received and perceived? the key question is how it goes down among the tory faithful in the country. michael gove is a very popular figure country. michael gove is a very popularfigure within country. michael gove is a very popular figure within the conservative party in westminster. he is considered one of the favourites to get through to the final two. the rounds of whittling it down to the final contenders will begin on thursday. he has a lot of support within the parliamentary party and takes quite a lot of boxes for his colleagues. he's got a wealth of experience in the cabinet and he is also a brexiteer which is and he is also a brexiteer which is a key criteria for a lot of people but the clue is in the name as far as the conservative membership is concerned, they are conservative, they are largely older in terms of

demographic so they may take a more dim view and some of his conservative colleagues in westminster to some of his past misdemeanours. a lot of people are saying fine, it happens when you we re saying fine, it happens when you were younger, but these are high profile figures. what sort of message with this be sending out to the public who may well turn around and say, we have to face much harsher consequences? is a serious issue, michael gove admits today is very serious and he would be serious about tackling drug misuse as prime minister. cressida dick, the metropolitan police commissioner, has made the point that middle—class drug users should take greater responsibility for their taking of cocaine, given the problems that exist down the supply chain in terms of violence stop the county lines networks that we see up and down the country at the moment, which are an increasing problem, say nothing of the origins of these drugs. sometimes in south america and the violence that is to that, and so all

of the leadership contenders need to ta ke of the leadership contenders need to take this very, very seriously but i think the way it has been treated by senior politicians is, at least he is being honest and we can perhaps move on and look at some of the policies which is what really matters because ultimately, the person who wins will become the next prime minister. this is a big week coming up, it really kicks off this week, so is there the feeling out there that there are going to be more revelations such as these coming up? it is such a wide, open field. you candidates have put themselves forward, it may be that some drop over the next 2a to 48 hours some drop over the next 24 to 48 hours and others join the race. some drop over the next 24 to 48 hours and othersjoin the race. they got until five o'clock on monday to get the nomination zone but given there is so many of them, it's a really competitive race and they will be quite a lot of mudslinging as we move through the process of the next couple of weeks, particularly when we get to the final two. it's going to take a fortnight for the parliamentary

party to whittle them down to two final contenders and then it will ta ke final contenders and then it will take a month of hustings up and down the country where the two contenders will be put in front of conservative members and it could potentially get quite acrimonious if those two individuals are fighting to get that topjob so i think individuals are fighting to get that top job so i think we individuals are fighting to get that topjob so i think we may individuals are fighting to get that top job so i think we may well see more revelations over the coming weeks. peter, thank you very much. the us president donald trump says the us and mexico have reached a deal on illegal migration. the american president had threatened to impose tariffs on all mexican imports from the start of next week unless action was taken to stem the flow of people crossing the border illegally. here's our washington correspondent, chris buckler. the problems at this border have been the source of deep divisions between the us and mexico. the surge of migrants trying to cross into the united states here led president trump to threaten tariffs on the huge amount of trade that also comes across from the mexican side. with just days to go, the tariffs have been avoided, much to mexico's relief.

translation: an agreement has been reached between the governments of mexico and the united states, with which, as you surely already know, tariffs will not be implemented on monday. on twitter, president trump said the tariffs were indefinitely suspended. and that mexico had agreed to take strong measures to stem the tide of migration through mexico to america's southern border. in the last week the mexico government has made a point of showing it is doing more to try to deterrent groups from making their way from central america. it has promised to deploy thousands of members of its national guard to mexico's southern border with guatemala as part of a crackdown on smuggling and human trafficking. there had been three days of talks at the white house

while donald trump was in europe, but the agreement was not signed off until he returned to washington. the president has long promised his supporters that he would address concerns about illegal immigration. he will see this as a significant step forward, and by saying that he is indefinitely suspending tariffs, president trump may be warning that he is threatening them again if he does not see the number of migrants fall. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested over a homophobic attack against two lesbians in london. melania gimoanat, and her partner chris were passengers on a night bus when a group began harassing them and asking them to kiss. four other males aged between 15 and 18 are being questioned on suspicion of robbery and aggravated grievous bodily harm. health officials are investigating the deaths of three hospital patients in manchester and liverpool, following an outbreak of listeria, which has been linked to pre—packed sandwiches. three other people are seriously ill. production at the factory

where the sandwiches were made has been stopped. public health england says the risk to the public is low. we hope there will be no more cases. one of the problems with his particular infection is the long incubation period. it can be three or four weeks. in terms of the numbers, we are just watching. the queen's official birthday has been marked by the annual trooping the colour ceremony. the duchess of sussex joined the parade in an open—top carriage, her first public appearance since the birth of her son four weeks ago. sarah campbell reports. it is one of the biggest events on the royal calendar, and always one to attract crowds to the mall. this year, many were hoping for a glimpse of the duchess of sussex and they were not disappointed. sitting alongside her husband, prince harry, with her sister—in—law, prince catherine, the duchess

of cambridge and the duchess of cornwall, this was her first public appearance since the birth of her baby archie, on the 6th of may. the queen celebrated her 93rd birthday in april. trooping the colour has marked the moniker‘s official birthday for more than 200 years. after a week honouring the sacrifices made by the military on the beaches of normandy, today, more than 1,000 members of the armed forces honoured the queen, their commander—in—chief. it was a proud moment for all those taking part, watched on by invited guests, including the prime minister, theresa may. after the ceremony, back to buckingham palace, and what is perhaps the world's most famous balcony, the crowd surging forward to get the best view. not in attendance as expected was prince philip, who turns 98 on monday. making his first balcony appearance

was prince william's youngest son, prince louis, making sure, along with his siblings, this is one for the royal family photo album. the actor olivia colman, and tv adventurer bear grylls, are among the famous names recognised in the queen's birthday honours list. theyjoin hundreds of members of the public who receive awards for the contribution to their community. lizo mzimba's report contains some flash photography. academy award winner olivia colman says she is thrilled to have been made a commander of the order of the british empire for services to drama. now is the winter of our discontent... simon russell beale has received a knighthood for his acting work. in the world of music, performer and actor alfie boe becomes an obe for services to music and charity. while the grammy— and brit—nominated performer m:i.a becomes an mbe. but of course, the majority

of the honours have gone to people who aren't in the public eye. for work in their communities across the country. people like nimco ali, who has become an obe for her work campaigning against female genital mutilation. i spoke out because i was hurt that 20 years after i was subjected to fgm, girls in the uk were still at risk. and now we have a decade to make sure we save the most vulnerable girls on the planet. 15 foster carers have been made mbes, including gordon and brenda potter, who have looked after hundreds of children. something we have enjoyed doing for so long has actually won us this award. i would hate never to have done it. i am very proud of the award, but i'm glad i have done it. and liverpool street cleaner tommy mcardle receives a british empire medalfor services to the community. he is just one of hundreds being recognised for the work that they do that benefits

so many others. the headlines on bbc news: michael gove — one of the front runners for the conservative leadership — says his past cocaine use more than 20 years ago should not be held against him in his bid to become prime minister. us president donald trump lifts the threat of tariffs on imports from mexico after its government promises to act over migrants, asylum seekers and border security. health officials launch an investigation into the deaths of three hospital patients in manchester and liverpool who ate pre—packed sandwiches linked to an outbreak of listeria. new "noise cameras" are to be be on used on britain's roads to detect excessively loud vehicles. they're aimed at catching so—called "boy racers" revving their engines in quiet communities. our business correspondent katy austin has more.

people who live in the hampshire countryside are fed up of hearing things like this. bikes roar. we have had readings over 100 decibels. jonathan chairs a group that has campaigned for years about action against people who cause a racket with illegally modified exhausts. you don't live in a village with a main road going through it without expecting some noise. however, it is the anti—social times that the noise is made, particularly in the summer months, when the windows of houses are open because it is too hot to sleep otherwise. cars and motorbikes already have to meet strict noise level requirements before they are allowed on the road, and they shouldn't be modified to make them noisier. the police already enforce the existing rules where they can, but the government is looking at using new technology to crack down on excessively noisy vehicles. it says acoustic cameras would probably work a bit like speed cameras.

the noise from the vehicle would be picked up by a microphone. if it picked up noise above a certain level, yet to be decided, it would trigger one or more cameras to capture a registration number and other images. an alert would be sent prompting a fine to be issued. this technology could provide an alternative to make sure those communities are protected against excessive noise, that people acting illegally are prosecuted, it is a simple and easy way of doing it. why are you not simply giving the police more money or powers to tackle it themselves? it's about using smart technology to find different ways for the police to enforce the law. we asked some bikers in hampshire what they thought. i like the sound of a bike exhaust, but i also get irritated by excessive noise from bikes. bikes are noisy, and that is part of the thrill of it. i know it can cause people some concern, but personally i try to keep to the law, keep to the speed limit,

and don't cause too much noise. campaigners like jonathan would like to see more evidence about exactly how a noise camera would work. i'm not convinced. we'll have to wait and see what the results of tests and trials by hampshire police in this case, if they are prepared to do that, then we would be interested to know how they get on. the government will now develop its noise camera idea and decide where to trial them. trials will include deciding exactly how loud vehicle would have to be to earn its owner a fine. the head of the international monetary fund has warned that the world's financial system could be significantly disrupted by giant technology firms. christine lagarde said the financial system's payment and settlement arrangements risk being controlled by a handful of tech companies with products based on big data and artificial intelligence. ms lagarde was speaking on the sidelines of a meeting injapan of g20 finance ministers.

technological firms, technologicalfirms, very technological firms, very large ones, that will eventually be disruptive in the financial landscape because they will be using a lot of the ample resources as well as massive access to data in order to actually penetrate a field where there is market share that is for a grab. people are being urged to avoid buying fresh or frozen yellowfin tuna sourced from the indian ocean. a report from the conservation group, the blue marine foundation, says the breed is being overfished and pushed to the brink of collapse in the area. the study says that stocks in the pacific remain strong. when finn the police dog was stabbed and seriously hurt while chasing a suspect, the attack could only be treated as criminal damage.

now, after a campaign, a new law comes into force today, giving more protection to service animals, and longer, more serious sentences for those who harm them. more than 100 service animals are thought to have been wounded since 2012. pc dave wardell is finn's handler. he welcomes the new law but told my colleague shaun ley that this is only the start. when you look at canada, new zealand, australia, most of america, they have specific laws to protect their service animals. and if we are going to use these animals, and we should because they are incredible, there is no piece of machinery that can do they do, then it is right that we protect them. and that is what finn's law will do. and we are asking the government now to increase the maximum sentences from six months to five years, and if we can do that it really will be incredible. and that's a significant change,

because that will apply the board. yes, that will be for all animals, all animal welfare cases. we are calling it finn's law, part two. could eating small doses of boiled peanuts be an effective way to treat severe nut allergies? it's a theory being tested by researchers in london, who hope it could lead to a safe and cost—effective treatment being made available on the nhs. as dafydd evans reports, it could help transform the lives of thousands of children in the uk. an egg each. not straight into there, please. it's pancakes time. a favourite for many children. but six—year—old bradley has learned what he can and can't have. even a trace of nuts could cause an allergic reaction which could become really serious. when someone brings in like a nut cake my teachers look at it and then if there are nuts i can't have it in school. his mother can't take any chances.

bradley's symptoms could range from a slight rash to swelling to severe breathing problems, which, in extreme cases, can be fatal. he doesn't go to any children's parties without us. we don't want to put him at risk because it's his life that we could be toying with so we'd rather keep him safe, keep him in our little bubble where we know that he is safe. in the hope that things could change, bradley and his family are hoping to be selected for a ground—breaking trial at this london hospital. it will mean giving bradley tiny doses of boiled peanuts. there are other ways of overcoming the allergy, but this study could pave the way for cheaper methods for the around 4% of children living with the condition in the uk. so we did some lab work. that showed that a lot of the allergic protein leaks out or changes with the boiling process. and, essentially, we've ended up with a low—allergy version of peanut that we can use to gently teach the body how not to react.

all of those who completed the first trial in this study could, as a result, tolerate 6—8 peanuts without significant symptoms. but as with any study like this, there is a risk and he and his family will have to stay overnight as a precaution. yeah, i'm really nervous about it. i'm not going to lie about it. i'm absolutely petrified. but bradley's taking it in his stride and so shall we. so we'll be positive. my pancake! if selected for the trial, bradley and his family will be visiting london for around six months. friends and family have been busy fundraising. and if its successful, life could taste very different. it was once a distant dream, but space tourism could be a reality from next year. nasa is opening the international space station for visitors. but you'll need plenty of cash — a round trip will cost as much as £45 million. gareth barlow has the details. three, two, one, zero...

lift off. it is the trip of a lifetime, and now anyone can make it — if you have the money. the us space agency, nasa, has announced that from 2020 tourists and business ventures will be able to visit the international space station. staying at the only space hotel in the universe won't be cheap. the price tag: $35,000 a night. it is enough to leave anyone seeing stars. but that is cheap compared to the cost to get there. we pay about $80 million a seat for our own astronauts to go. if you average out the commercial crew programme, our costs is coming down to about $58 million a seat. activities on board the space station will surely include enjoying zero gravity, marvelling at the incredible view and possibly badminton. successful private astronauts

will have to complete vigorous training, and the money spent by those who take part will help mankind venture further into space. the commercialisation of low—earth orbit will enable nasa to focus resources to land the first woman and the next man on the moon by 2024 as the first phase of creating a sustainable lunar presence and preparing missions to mars. 50 years after neil armstrong took one small step for man, nasa has taken a giant leap to make space accessible for millionaires. it's 70 years since 1984, by george orwell, was published and the world is still fascinated by his famous dystopia. dorian lynskey, author of the ministry of truth, takes us on a journey through the classic novel's many layers. "war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength. " it's the most famous dystopian

novel, but it's also a thriller and a love story and, at times, a horror story. as orwell knew, he didn't have the imagination of a great novelist. he was not very good at sort of conjuring things up. the texture of airstrip one was inspired by london after the war, when it was still blitz—damaged. the texture of the ministry of truth was based on his time working for the bbc. the destabilising of the idea of truth came to him when he thought of truth came to him when he fought in the spanish civil war and saw the news reports in many of the papers, particularly the stalinist papers, just bore no resemblance to what he'd seen. ingsoc was basically a satirical exaggeration of totalitarianism, the things that orwell had learned

about hitler's germany and stalin's russia. so it is oppressive on multiple levels. the thought police, they basically arrest people for things they haven't even done yet. you have surveillance through the two—way telescreen, and then you have the most pernicious form of all, which is doublethink, which basically teaches people to believe two contradictory things, and to have lost faith in objective truth. there is so much in the book that different aspects of it come to the surface at different periods in history, so when it came out and throughout the 1950s, it was seen as a study of totalitarianism. in the late ‘70s and in the ‘80s, people became far more interested in technology, which is not actually a huge part of the book, but they became fascinated that it was a warning against computer data bases and close=circuit tv cameras. and what's happened recently, people are going to it for what it says about truth and flagrant lies and the nature of exerting power

by distorting reality. and for a book to have these sort of multiple meanings that it seems relevant at very different times in history for different reasons is remarkable, and perhaps not something that he would have expected. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello. it's very mixed fortunes today. some rain, others have had sunshine, a lot of rain at the moment across the north of east anglia into the north midlands, and southern scotland, down to this area of low pressure which was with us yesterday and brought the heavy rain. it's moving north and eastwards but we still have gusty winds around this area of low pressure which has been strong enoughin pressure which has been strong enough in places to bring trees down. this was norwich earlier today. you can see a lot of heavy rain here but by contrast, this is

portland, lots of sunshine and clouds in the distance. showers are never too far away. this is how the rest of the afternoon continues. we still got some heavy rain across the northern half of england and southern parts of scotland. some sunshine but also sharp showers working there way across northern ireland, some gusty winds, particularly for eastern and southern counties of england. where we got the sunshine, 17 or 18 celsius. where we've got the rain, just 12 or 13, so big contrast through the rest of this afternoon. through this evening, most of the rain across england and scotland will slowly start to pull away. we will keep showers going overnight across southern and western scotland, a few for northern ireland and one or two elsewhere but for most of us it's mainly dry, temperatures are struggling to stay in double figures overnight and we could see patchy mist and fog. tomorrow is much more straightforward, some sunny spells, some showers, chiefly in the west of the uk at first but as the day goes

on, they will filter our way south and eastwards, we could see them forming into bands, we could see a few but others could see very little, the winds will be lighter and the sunshine should be warmer tomorrow, 19 or 20 celsius for east anglia and southeast england and most should be in the mid—if not high teens. into monday, keeping an eye on what's happening across france, frontal systems work north and westwards so that will bring rain initially on monday, probably into east anglia and southeast england. through the day, that rain will transfer across a large swathe of england and wales, bringing a wet start to the week. northern england escaping the rain but we will see showers here for scotland and northern ireland, heavy where we get them, quite a cool day on monday where we got the rain, just 12 or 13 celsius, in the sunshine, 15 or 16 celsius. northern ireland probably mainly dry on tuesday but for much of next week, it's an unsettled and cool