this is bbc news. the headlines. michael gove acknowledges he committed a crime when he took cocaine while working as a journalist 20 years ago. yes, it was a crime, it was a mistake. i deeply regret it. meanwhile, boris johnson says he would not pay britain's £39 billion brexit divorce bill until better terms are agreed for the uk to leave. thousands of people call for large ships to be banned from venice's main canal — days after a cruise liner crashed into a tourist boat. england and scotland fans descend on the south of france, as the two teams prepare to go head—to—head in the women's world cup. and coming up on bbc news — carrie gracie and a guest panel will be discussing the political crisis in sudan — that's in dateline

at half past eleven. the conservative leadership contender, michael gove, has admitted he committed a crime when he took cocaine 20 years ago. he said he had used the drug several times and deeply regretted it. he's been speaking this morning to the bbc‘s andrew marr. it was a crime, a mistake, i regret it. should you have gone to prison? i have seen the damage that drugs do, i have seen that close up, and in the work i have done as a

politician, that is why i deeply regret the mistake i made. i took it on several social occasions more than 20 years ago when i was working asa than 20 years ago when i was working as a journalist. was it a habit? i do not believe it was. it was a mistake that i regret. you were 30. you are not a young man, a teenager. did you have any sense of the damage that this was doing to other kids on the streets of london, many of them might be in prison right now?|j the streets of london, many of them might be in prison right now? i do have a profound sense of regret about it all and i am very aware of the damage that drugs do. as you know, i was just as a secretary. during that time i said people should not be defined by the worst decision they make, they should be given a chance to redeem themselves and to change. i introduced efforts to have problem solving courses, so that individuals who may have used drugs had the opportunity to change their lives, to make a contribution. iam their lives, to make a contribution. i am conscious of the fact that the mistake that i meet is not a mistake

i would want anyone else to make. the crime you committed, the maximum sentence for that is seven years in prison and, or, an unlimited fine. and there are people right now who did what you did who are in prison. there are lots of kids who supply to cooking to people like yourself who have either been stabbed or are dead? the metropolitan police force said that people like yourself who use cooking up middle—class parties have blood on your hands. use cooking up middle—class parties have blood on your handslj use cooking up middle—class parties have blood on your hands. i respect cressida, it was a mistake that i profoundly regret. i also completely agree that the drug trade is wrong, drugs wreck lives. that is one of the reasons why i have sought in office to try to help people to move away from that. that was michael gove speaking a short time ago. 0ur political correspondent is here.

that was an excruciating interview for michael gove, how damaging is that to his prospects of winning the conservative party leadership? what it does, it distracts attention in terms of him trying to win the support of other conservative mps, to attract attention from what he wa nts to to attract attention from what he wants to be talking about. he wants to talk about his plans on things like vat. he was talking about the issue of whether or not we leave on the 31st of october, whether we delete by weeks or days, if it meant we could get a good deal. that is what he wanted to focus on. instead all of the focus is on this issue of drug taking. the point is that he used to be thatjust a secretary. that adds to the problems for him because he was somebody who was very much dealing with people who had committed crimes in this country. and dealing with the policy around that. i suppose people would expect

a higher level of behaviour from somebody who would go into that. but he was making the point that human frailty, people seek to do better, in his view you should not be judging people purely on what they have done in the past, the learn from their mistakes and what have you, that is what they should be judged on, but suddenly it distracts attention from what he wanted the message to be about. in terms of the impact it will have on his chances come at the moment his chances are determined by whether or not he gets enough conservative mps backing him, because if he doesn't get enough, if he gets to the last two, then he gets the vote with the conservative party membership. it is not clear if the drug issue will affect him more adversely than other candidates because as we know other candidates have come forward and said that they have come forward and said that they have also taken drugs. for example, andrea leadsom and dominic raab said

the took cannabis at university. rory stewart said he smoked coat yea rs rory stewart said he smoked coat years ago at a wedding. boris johnson appeared to admit to having been given cooking when he was on a programme 14 years ago. all these leadership candidates involved in this discussion. actually what they wa nt to this discussion. actually what they want to be discussing is how would they do things differently to theresa may in order to achieve what they want on brexit. 0ne they want on brexit. one of the papers has the headline, the drugs cabinet. borisjohnson, it is here to see the front runner, will be delighted by michael gove's difficulties at the moment, and he has been keeping a low profile until recently but now he is in an interview with the sunday times. borisjohnson has interview with the sunday times. boris johnson has been interview with the sunday times. borisjohnson has been keeping a low profile. a lot of people have been talking about that, is that on

purpose so he does not need any gaffes. we had this article now where he is setting out his stall. again he is trying to appeal to those conservative mps, that is currently what they all need to do to get enough votes to get to the next stage, therefore he is talking about this issue of not paying that £39 billion to the european union, saying he would not do it until or u nless saying he would not do it until or unless they got a better deal. scrap the irish backstop, negotiate on the border if the european union agreed first to discuss the future relationship. we know this was a problem that teresa may face when she was negotiating with the european union, that they were not going to get into the rounds of a future trade relationship until their withdrawal agreement was agreed. and the issue of the 39 billion, borisjohnson agreed. and the issue of the 39 billion, boris johnson has agreed. and the issue of the 39 billion, borisjohnson has come under criticism for that, for example, diane abbott, shadow home secretary, said much of that as many that britain owes that european union anyway, we could end up in

court. another of the conservative candidates, the only tory candidate supporting another referendum, he said this is the result of years worth of things like pensions that britain would have to pay. what is important to remember is at the moment what boris johnson important to remember is at the moment what borisjohnson is trying to do is get the support of conservative mps. they are coming round to him. people like james cleverley, a candidate until a few days ago, he said he will support him. he has got members of the european research group on site, they are the ones he is trying to appeal to. this message is very much focused at them. we know that sometimes mps say they will vote for somebody and they do not necessarily do it. indeed. as we have seen with boris johnson and michael gove previously. we will see what happens. the leadership contest officially starts tomorrow. one of britain's most wanted men, who's been on the run for 16 years, is set to be extradited to the uk, after being arrested in malta. police want to question

christopher guest morejr over the murder of a man at a remote farmhouse in cheshire, in 2003. he'll appear in court tomorrow. simon jones reports. in handcuffs, far away from home, christopher guest morejr, described as one of europe's most wanted fugitives, being led to his first court appearance, which is set to see him extradited to the uk. it is alleged he fled the uk in 2003, after this man, brian waters, was tortured and beaten to death in front of his two children. he sustained 123 injuries. mr waters had been running a cannabis farm in knutsford, when a group of men stormed the property to demand money. three people are currently serving life sentences for his murder. mr more jr, leaving court with a coat over his head, is wanted in connection with mr waters‘s death, the attempted murder of a second man, and false imprisonment and assault of other people at the scene. the national crime agency said

it had waited a long time for this moment. it insisted it was never going to give up the hunt. mr morejr was arrested on a european arrest warrant following a joint operation with authorities in malta. he has been remanded in custody and will next appear in court on monday. a woman has died after being struck by lightning while walking in the scottish highlands. a group of seven walkers were on a mountain near ben nevis, when the lightning struck. the party were all airlifted to the nearby town of fort william but the 55—year—old died as a result of her injuries. another woman in the same group was also injured — she's now in a stable condition. five teenagers arrested in connection with a homophobic attack on two women on a london night bus, have been released on bail. a group of young men began harassing them after discovering they were a couple, and asked them to kiss while making sexual gestures.

the suspects were questioned on suspicion of robbery and aggravated grievous bodily harm. the leyton orient manager, justin edinburgh, has died at the age of 49. the former tottenham defender, who guided 0rient back into the english football league last season, suffered a cardiac arrest five days ago. leyton orient chairman nigel travis said everyone at the club was completely heartbroken. local authorities in hong kong are bracing themselves for the biggest march in the city in 15 years. tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets in protest at a proposed extradition law which critics fear would allow the chinese authorities to target political enemies. the controversial extradition bill would allow suspected criminals to be sent to mainland china for trial. the bbc‘s martin yip is at the protest. well, we can't tell how big itjust

yet, but as you can see, people are still streaming across, this is a major thoroughfare in downtown hong kong, it is still quite packed. the organisers have been putting up an estimation of around 400,000 people before. just yesterday, they are putting their hopes high, re—scaling it up to probably 500,000. if they achieve that figure, it will be on par with the ist ofjuly rally back in 2003, where people came on the street to oppose the anti—subversion law back then. the leaders of the pro—democracy movement in sudan have called for a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience. three key figures in groups that oppose the government, including a politician, have been arrested. the sudanese professionals association — one of the main protest groups — says some bank, airport and electricity workers have been arrested ahead of a planned strike against military rule.

it follows a deadly crackdown last monday, during which it's claimed more than 100 people were killed. thousands of people in the city of venice are calling for large cruise ships to be banned from one of its main canals. the protest comes days after a cruise ship crashed into a tourist boat, injuring four people. the msc 0pera lost control and crashed into the pier in venice last week. it injured people and caused damage to property. but in its wake, residents of the lagoon city have been left fuming. they came out onto the streets wanting ships like these to be kicked out from their canals. translation: we demand that these liners be immediately banned from venice lagoon.

what happened on sunday shows that they are dangerous, out of control in case of failure and they cannot continue to play russian roulette with our homes, lives and with our city, just to enrich these cruise companies. translation: it is absurd, i believe there is very little to say. if we want to save venice and the lagoon, we shouldn't allow those liners to enter, it is terrifying just to see them. the issue has been bubbling along for a while in venice. the government banned ships weighing more than 96,000 tonnes from the canal in 2013. but then, legislation was overturned. following sunday's accident, the mayor of the city urged immediate action and asked for a different channel to be opened up. translation: even if everything went well today, it could have been a tragedy. i thank all of the rescue teams, firefighters and security personnel who are working here. once again, it has shown that big

ships cannot go down the canal, they must go through san marco. we have said it already, now the minister must decide quickly. for centuries, venice has been a hub of maritime trade and nicknamed the city of water. now, its residents want to keep large ships out of these waters, while the government claims it is finally close to a definitive solution. the headlines on bbc news. michael gove acknowledges he committed a crime when he took cocaine while working as a journalist 20 years ago. meanwhile, boris johnson says he would not pay britain's £39 billion brexit ‘divorce' bill until better terms are agreed for the uk to leave.

thousands of people call for large ships to be banned from venice's main canal — days after a cruise liner crashed into a tourist boat. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. there is a huge match coming up at their women's world cup, england against scotland, live on bbc one. england go into the game as one of the tournament favourites, ranked third in the world. manager phil neville has created a confident scored with great camaraderie, apparently. we get on all right, don't we? do we? ithink we get on all right, don't we? do we? i think so. i we get on all right, don't we? do we? ithink so. i have we get on all right, don't we? do we? i think so. i have huge respect for phil. as soon as he came and it was about building relationships, making sure that i knew what he

wa nted making sure that i knew what he wanted from me as a captain, first and foremost i know that i need to put ina and foremost i know that i need to put in a performance for my team and play the way i have been playing all season, and improving as much as i can. scotla nd can. scotland are playing in the world cup for the first time and they have shown a huge improvement. they are unbeaten in their last five games. a very different side to the one that was thrashed 6—0 by england at euro 2017. there is no doubt that there is more 2017. there is no doubt that there is more pressure on 2017. there is no doubt that there is more pressure on england than there is on scotland. however the pressure that we have will be the pressure that we have will be the pressure that we have will be the pressure that the players put themselves under. in terms of end results, of course we are hoping to win the game. any footballer and any coach, you go into every game hoping to win it. it is going to be a tough match for us. it is that match that no one wants to play. a third—place play—off. but

after losing the nations league semifinal that is what england will face later today, they face switzerland and portugal. they still think there is plenty to be achieved from that match. we have got thousands of fans here and we need to make sure that our performance is one that gives them something back, that we finish the season in the right manner. and every time we take the field to be out learning things about the players and learning things about how we need to play and how we need to improve. for as it is an important match. the final of the french open, dominic thiem will take on rafa nadal. it is something very special and difficult to play, but here we

are. the day we start thinking of defeat will be the day to do another thing. to play rafa nadal here on this court is the ultimate challenge. 0ne of the toughest channel gers in sport in general —— one of the toughest challenges in sport in general. i played a good match in barcelona six weeks ago. i try to do similareven barcelona six weeks ago. i try to do similar even though it is way tougher to play here. the canadian grand prix in montreal takes place later. live commentary on bbc radio five live. ferrari's sebastian vettel will start on pole position after edging out lewis hamilton's mercedes in qualifying. it is only the second time in seven races that receive these have been beaten to pole position.

that is all the sport for now. more in the next hour. voting is under way in kazakhstan‘s presidential election after the shock resignation of its long standing leader, nursultan nazarbayev in march. he'd ruled the country for almost 30 years. kazakhstan has never held elections deemed free and fair but a mood of protest is on the rise, and in the last few months, there's been a wave of demonstrations by young kazakhs. political transition, kaza khsta n style. at this highly—staged campaign event, the country's president of 29 years, nursultan nazarbayev, appears with his chosen successor, kassym—jomart tokayev. this snap election comes after the surprise resignation of nursultan nazarbayev in march. the very next day,

the parliament voted to rename the capital astana in nursultan nazarbayev‘s honour. for many, this was a step too far. "nursultan is not my city, i have a choice", chants this young girl in a video that went viral on social media. more protests followed, but dissent is not tolerated in kazakhstan. police dispersed the demonstrations, dozens were arrested. "you can't run away from the truth, #forfairelections", reads this banner, held by two activists at the marathon in april. both gotjailed for 15 days for violating the public assembly law. and this young man was detained for holding a blank sheet of paper. but the government says the freedom

of expression exists in kazakhstan. translation: nobody is tightening the screws, nobody is being persecuted or repressed. the state has to defend its own interests. if our candidate wins, we will continue the democratic reforms in the country. the kazakh youth are unconvinced. as people, we woke up and realised we have the power to do something and we need to take part in the life of our country. these young people have gathered here to sing together, to recite poems, they describe it and call it a walkabout together in kazakh. unsanctioned protests or any sort of public gatherings are not allowed in kazakhstan, so this is an alternative, creative way to get together to make their voices heard.

"change, we want change", they sing. change that this presidential election is unlikely to bring. and we are hearing that kazakhstan police have detained hundreds of opposition protesters today during these elections for the new president. that is according to a news agency, hundreds of opposition protesters have been arrested in kazakhstan. we will bring you more on that later. a new exhibition is bringing to life the diary of anne frank — the journals of the jewish teenager hiding from the nazis in occupied amsterdam. earlier this week, anne frank's stepsister, 90—year—old auschwitz survivor eva schloss, visited the exhibition and spoke to the bbc'sjohn beattie. she was a very lively little girl. very full of stories. was very interested in always

looking smart, with nice hairstyles and different clothes. full of stories. a big chatterbox. we've been covering the 75th anniversary of d—day all week and the number of people alive who can tell the stories is getting smaller. how important is it that we talk to people like you and that we remember? yes, well it is, and we are getting very thin on the ground. every day, i hear about a survivor or a military man who was fighting in that war is dying. so this will be the last generation of kids who will hear a personal story of us. your family were sent to auschwitz. can you even begin to describe to someone like me what that is like? well, we knew already that when we were being transported

to auschwitz, we knew that people were going to be gassed there. so that is, of course, incomprehensible. healthy, young people, children were going to be taken in a room and within 15 minutes they were killed. this is still something which i can't comprehend how this was possible — since the world knew about it and the world didn't object whatsoever. what happened to you and what was left of your family after the war? well, my mother, luckily she survived as well, with me. and 0tto frank, the father of anne was the only member of the family who survived. and both were lonely. both had problems to cope with the loss. he helped me as well, over my hatred. he who had lost his whole family had no hatred. and, you know, he said, if you hate people,

the people you hate they don't suffer, they don't know, but you will become a miserable person. and i was. and slowly, slowly he helped me. when you think of your father and your brother what was your last memory? well, my brother, he was very, very scared of dying. i think that we all are. we wanted to have not lived for nothing. we wanted to be remembered. anne has become a symbol now of one and a half million children who have been murdered. and everybody knows about her. so she has become immortal. her diary will be read and read and read for many, many generations. and now, some pictures of a baby elephant.

here she is, taking herfirst steps at a zoo in belgium. she's only a few hours old here, and hasn't been given a name. it wasn't long until the calf was up on herfeet, with help from her mother, and getting used to her new surroundings. asian elephants are critically endangered, with just 38,000 left in the world. here is the weather. what is it looking like? better than yesterday. it was windy and wet at times yesterday. but there is a little bit of sunshine around although the cloud is developing over the last hour or so. south and eastern areas are seeing the best of the sun. showers in north of

scotla nd the sun. showers in north of scotland and northern ireland. showers in the south—west. any of these showers could become heavy and thundery. best of the sun in eastern areas. although it will turn increasingly hazy into the south east corner. the fact that the winds are lighter, it will feel warmer. all change tomorrow. this frontal system will bring wet weather, some of it's quite heavy and relentless, monday into tuesday. this will be there for the early morning rush hourin there for the early morning rush hour in south—east england, lincolnshire, gradually drifting westwards. the best of any shelter and sunshine in south—west scotland. highs of 18 celsius. it does look like that rain will be a nuisance. beneath the clouds, 13, 1a celsius. stay tuned to the forecast tomorrow.

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hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. "for democracy, for liberty, for peace", said western leaders last week at ceremonies to mark the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings. their commemorations were dignified by the presence of the elderly survivors of that pivotal moment in history. but away from the normandy beaches, it was not a week for celebrating democracy, liberty and peace. in sudan, paramilitaries killed peaceful protestors on the streets of the capital, and threw some of their bodies into the nile. what will the world do about it? my guests today are political commentator alex deane, nesrine malik of the guardian newspaper, stephanie bolzen of die welt, and henry chu of variety international. thank you all for being here. burned tents and silence. that's all that remains of khartoum's democracy protest this weekend. back in the heady days of april, the protestors succeeded in sweeping