this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at apm: michael gove — one of the front runners for the conservative leadership — says he deeply regrets his cocaine use more than 20 years ago but it should not affect his bid to be prime minister. us president donald trump lifts the threat of tariffs on imports from mexico, after its government promises to curb illegal immigration. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested over a homophobic attack against two women in london, on a bus. the queen isjoined by members of the royal family for the annual trooping the colour parade, to mark her majesty's official birthday. the actor olivia colman is among the famous names recognised in the queen's birthday honours list england's cricketers have achieved their highest

world cup score, reaching three—hundred and eighty—six in their fifty overs against bangladesh in cardiff. and coming up on bbc news, the week's best interviews and reports from the victoria derbyshire programme. that's at half past four. 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. peter saull reports. michael gove has put himself out

there like ten of his colleagues. i confirm that i am putting my name forward to be prime minister. but he is now facing up to his past, admitting taking cocaine more than two decades ago. in his confession to the daily mail today, he says... one of the other would—be leaders has some sympathy. i think michael set out that he made a mistake a long time ago, people willjudge it as it is, but i do believe in a second—chance society generally and it's up for colleagues and members to decide, but i don't see it barring 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 hunt has also learnt his lesson, telling the times he drank a cannabis—infused drink while backpacking in india. have you snorted cocaine? and then there's borisjohnson, who has faced questions in the past about claims he took cocaine while he was a student. i tried to, but unsuccessfully, a long time ago. three years later, he said it was simply untrue he had taken cocaine. equally fresh—faced, 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 nature — find it hard to forgive his past misdemeanours?

our political reporter peter saull explained why mr gove may have decided to talk about his past. this is becoming feature of the conservative leadership contest. another candidate talking about being at a wedding in iran 15 years ago and being passed an opium pipe, saying he felt he had to smoke it due to politeness. others making similar admissions of taking drugs, you saw the clip of borisjohnson as well when he was presenting the news backin well when he was presenting the news back in 2005. this is a question that politicians are often asked, how did they behave and they were younger? perhaps any former life as politicians and i think the kind of message you can take from michael gove today is, look, judge me on my record as a politician in

parliament, remember politicians had passed lives. in terms of how he is handling it, how is he being received? i think the key question is how it goes down among the tory faithful out there in the country. michael gove is a very popular figure within the conservative party at westminster. he is considered one of the favourites to get through to the final two. those rounds of voting whittling down to the final two were begin on thursday. he has a lot of support within the parliamentary party, he takes quite a lot of boxes for his colleagues. he has a wealth of experience in the cabinet, but, you know, the clay is in the name as far as the conservative leadership goes. they are conservative and largely older in demographics. they may take a dimmer view than some of his conservative colleagues in westminster to some of his past misdemeanours. a lot of people are

saying by an, it happened when you we re saying by an, it happened when you were younger. but these are high—profile figures, what sort of message is this handing out to the public? it is a very serious issue, isn't it? he has said he would be serious about tackling the issue of drug misuse. the metropolitan police commissioner has made the point that middle—class drug users should take greater responsibility. the county lines networks that we see up and down the country at the moment are increasing, so, all of the leadership contenders need to take this very, very seriously. but i think the way it has been perceived by senior politicians at the moment is at least he is being honest here

and we can move on and perhaps look at the policies. that is really what matters when it comes to this leadership contest, because ultimately the person who wins or become the next prime minister. this isa become the next prime minister. this is a big week, isn't it? is there the feel out there that there are going to be more revelation such as these coming up? such a wide, open field at the moment. 11 candidates had to themselves forward, it may be that some people drop out and others joined the race. they have until five o'clock on monday to get the nominations in. given that there are so many of them, it is a very competitive race. as a move through the next couple of weeks, particularly to the next tonbridge final two, it'll only take a fortnight to whittle them down to the final two and then 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 biting for thatjob. yes, i think remains these somewhat revelations. 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 mexican 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 that america has been pushing for. but it will concern those fleeing countries in an attempt to claim asylum. 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 geymonat 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. 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. i'm joined now via webcam by the broadcaster and tv historian dan snow, he's become an mbe in the queens' birthday honours list. huge congratulations. what does it all mean for you? thank you. i am feeling a little intimidated just watching that last report. i have not fostered one child let alone hundreds or a not fostered one child let alone hundreds ora campaign not fostered one child let alone hundreds or a campaign against fgm. i feel i hundreds or a campaign against fgm. ifeel i do not hundreds or a campaign against fgm. i feel i do not deserve to be at this table, to be honest. but it is a huge honour and it is hard to be surrounded by all these remarkable people. we saw history in action and the importance of it this past week at the d—day celebrations. why does

history matter? history matters a lot, as you can see. history is everything that has ever happened on planet earth, the reason we are conversing in english, the reason the bbc exists, the reason that britain is going through brexit and also the reason that britain is a prosperous and fairly civil society. we could be at war but we are not because of our unique story. if you wa nt to because of our unique story. if you want to understand the present, you wa nt to want to understand the present, you want to understand the present, you want to understand the present, you want to understand the words we use, the clues we wear, the belief systems we have it is important to know. history is a bit tribal and at the moment, history matters quite a lot. i would like to get onto your view of how today plasma castrate but be regarded. but first off, it was not always history was it? my first job, was not always history was it? my firstjob, not to stray. well, you

know, when you are a student you have to work whenever you have. i was uploading software to a data company andi was uploading software to a data company and i was pretty bad at that. i am fairly bad at most things, iam that. i am fairly bad at most things, i am absolutely privileged to pursue one thing that i am all right at and that is telling stories of history. i love technology, as well, i am listening to a podcast, i have started my own tv channel and i'm trying to combine history with new ways of engaging, as well. how do you go about choosing to tell the story that you are focusing on? because that cannot be easy. essentially, we have to bring history to life. yeah, that is right. i do not find that hard, really, because i buy the story so extraordinary. look at d—day, modern history when we have eyewitnesses still with us. those men and women who were involved in the invasion of

normandy, they make it very straightforward. sorry, my daughter is running around. she is very excited. we would like to see her, as well. she is as bad as her dad. what do you think of your dad getting this award?|j what do you think of your dad getting this award? i am very proud of daddy and i think he really deserves it. absolutely! what would you like to see daddy tell? the next story? what history do you like? you like the vikings, don't you? what else, busy care. fantastic, how old she? and she knows all those generations and history. she? and she knows all those generations and historylj she? and she knows all those generations and history. i am seven. how many times have even to hms victory? a thousand. my son hasjust

run in, as well. hello there. hello! there will be celebrations in your house today. very quickly, today's living history, how will it be told? today plasma history, i think it is too soon to tell, of course. i think today we are probably underestimating the potential of technology and global warming. i do not think the big stories of a theresa may or donald trump or brexit, i think in 100 years' time they will be wondering why women knew so much about global temperatures rising bible did not do more about it and why we are not talking more about al. the ethics around the biochemical revolution. i think it is those things that we are not paying enough attention to. again, huge thank you.

congratulations to everybody who we re congratulations to everybody who were honoured. 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 curb illegal immigration. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested over a homophobic attack against two women in london. in sports, bangladesh are faltering in their bid to beat england in the cricket world cup. they were 105—2 after overs. wales dropped a third ina european after overs. wales dropped a third in a european championship qualifying group after losing 2—1 in croatia. dominic thiem is in the

french open final. he beat novak djokovic after four sets. more and all of those stories in the next hour. 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. new "noise cameras" are to be 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 for 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 01’ 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. 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 a hundred 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. it's 70 years since the publication of george orwell‘s — "1984" , 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 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 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. next year's early may bank holiday will be moved back by four days,

to friday the 8th of may — to coincide with the 75th anniversary of ve day. a weekend of events is being planned in england, wales and northern ireland to mark the end of the second world war in europe. scotland is yet to announce whether it will make a similar change. when construction began on the sagrada familia cathedral in barcelona 137 years ago, it seems there was one thing the architect forgot, planning permission. but now, that's finally been put right — after the city's authorities awarded a building permit. the lack of the document was only discovered three years ago. the committee charged with completing the iconic gaudi—designed construction will have to payjust over five million dollars for the right to carry on. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins it is been a blustery and fairly

cool feeling saturday. some gusty winds, as well. touching a0 or a5 miles an hour this afternoon across southern and eastern counties of england. sunshine to end the afternoon, temperatures up to 17 or 18 celsius. the rain across northern england and eastern scotland will gradually pull away through this evening, we will keep some showers overnight. maybe one or two elsewhere, for most it is mainly dry. some clear skies is when spotlight clear. most of us will struggle to stay in double figures into a fairly cool night. tomorrow is much more straightforward, a day of sunny spells and showers. showers initially across the western part of the uk and filtering eastwards as the uk and filtering eastwards as the day goes on. lighter winds and a bit more sunshine means it will feel a bit warmer tomorrow.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines: michael gove — one of the frontrunners 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 curb illegal immigration. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested over a homophobic attack against two women in london.