this is bbc world news today, i'm karin giannone. our top stories: violent clashes in hong kong after one of the biggest marches the territory has ever seen. after hundreds of arrests on election day, kazakhstan‘s interim president has reportedly won more than two thirds of the vote in an exit poll. 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. and rafael nadal wins the french open for the 12th time, defeating dominic thiem in four sets.

hello and welcome to world news today. there have been violent clashes violent clashes in hong kong after a outside the seat of the hong kong violent demonstration. the new law government after one of the biggest marches the territory has ever seen. would allow beijing to target hundreds of protesters tried to political opponents. organisers say more than1 political opponents. organisers say more than 1 million political opponents. organisers say break into the legislative council more than1 million people political opponents. organisers say more than 1 million people took the streets. police in kazakhstan have complex, clashing with police arrested 100 people protesting the in riot gear. organisers say1 million people took to the streets on sunday, presidential election. the exit poll shows the interim president getting but the hong kong government insists it will press ahead with the passage around 70% of the vote. doctors in of a highly controversial extradition law which could see people sent to court sudan state people have been killed in mainland china. the bbc‘s danny vincent on the first day they general was with the protesters outside strike. please use tear gas on the city's legislature in hong kong. protesters trying to put put new roadblocks in the capital. and rafael nadal has been the french open infour there have been large protests, the biggest protest in hong kong. in the last few minutes, things have moved on quickly. many people try to stay.

we are losing a little bit of your sound quality when you speak. how many police have you got in the immediate area and what are they doing, are they pushing back the protesters 7 doing, are they pushing back the protesters? behind us, you can see there are officers and police vans. there seems to be a discussion between protesters and police, it is very heated in the protesters are angry. what are the protesters sing to you that they would do, for they try and stay there as long as they can? the protesters say they can stay here until the 12th ofjune when the extradition bill will proceed with its second hearing. some people have called this a

protest too, but the armed police are determined that these protesters lea p are determined that these protesters leap in the early hours of this morning. the bbc‘s helier cheung says the protest turnout has exceeded any expectation. this has been an exception. a lot of people have said, i don't normally participate, but this could affect me and businesses and tourists coming to hong kong. it seems like for many people it is about hong kong's values. an independent judiciary as part of the whole arrangement, the way that hong kong is supposed to function, so to take that way would be significant, and that's why people are so fearful what's going on. hong kong has its own independentjudiciary what's going on. hong kong has its

own independent judiciary and what's going on. hong kong has its own independentjudiciary and its system a re own independentjudiciary and its system are seen as fair and more than china's that people are worried about the prospect of being sent to china because they do not trust the chinese government or court system. even though hong kong's government have said there will be safeguards, a judge has to prove extradition requests and people will not be extradited in this way, a lot of people simply do not trust the hong kong government on this because they think ultimately it is answering to bashan, not hong kong people. we saw there were clashes. —— to bashan. it was more of hard—core protesters. what do they expect the authorities to do if this continues? if protest organisers during the daytime, the more peaceful element, said they will take further action if required without saying what, but in a lot of protests in recent years, we have seen a protests in recent years, we have seen a hard of protesters staying on in the night time, so a lot of them are expecting a clash of police and

are expecting a clash of police and a lot of them have said they want to stay outside the building until later this week when a second reading happens but whether they will be able to not is not clear or not. how real of those clear is that the nature of hong kong is being changed for ever and that there is one country two systems set up is numbered? it depends on who you talk to. some people support the government and they say hong kong have had a huge peaceful protest which is unthinkable on mainland china so creepy speech has been preserved but other people took back drip drip effect. they feel china has been encroaching more and more in hong kong's rights and freedoms, they are worried about the book sellers that are missing all the financial times journalist who had hisjournal financial times journalist who had his journal list these are removed. a lot of people are worried and i think it is moving in a negative direction. the authorities in kazakhstan say they've arrested about 500 people demonstrating against what they said was a fixed presidential election. interim president kassym—jomart

tokayev, the hand—picked successor to the long—time authoritarian leader, nursultan nazarbayev, is expected to win. exit polls indicate that he has around 70% of the vote. many protesters were dragged into buses by riot police after calling the election a charade. the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie is following developments for us from the capital, nur—sultan. riot police is moving in to push these protesters. many have already been arrested and moved to police vans. they are creating this noise to scare people. but nevertheless, they are still standing because people are saying that they are fed up. for 30 years, they have never seen democratic elections in this country and this time they are saying they will no longer be quiet about the real situation in their country. translation: they spend billions on building palaces but no money for mothers with children. there are just a handful

of protesters left but they are being detained and mishandled by the police and pushed to numerous of those buses. so far we have witnessed dozens of people being detained. the police just warned them through loudspeakers that unsanctioned protests are not allowed. after this announcement, they are now going and detaining people one by one. but people are saying here that, to get permission for a peaceful protest is almost impossible in kazakhstan, and they are simply exercising their right to peaceful assembly. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. in germany, the owners of a 19th—century sailing ship are hoping they can salvage the vessel which sunk shortly after a $1.7 million restoration. eight of the more than a0 people aboard the ship were injured in the collision, which happened when it crashed into a steel container ship.

the lawyer representing a woman who alleges brazillian striker neymar sexually assaulted her says he is considering withdrawing from the case unless his client can provide further evidence. danilo garcia andrade said he wants to see the contents of a seven—minute video filmed during the second meeting of his client, najila mendes de souza, with the footballer at a hotel in paris. the international association of athletics federations has extended its doping ban on russian athletes, meaning that the country may be less likely to attend the world championships in doha this autumn. the chair of the task force charged with overseeing russian reintegration says reinstatement can not be considered. the task. noted that recent allegations that banned coaches and band doctors continue to work with

russian athletes. —— the task. if so, that calls into question whether they are able to end. in pants and whether old habits have embraced the change to a new anti—doping culture proclaimed. the first day of a campaign of civil disobedience in sudan has all but halted normal life in the capital, khartoum. opposition leaders called the strike in response to the brutal repression of the pro—democracy movement last monday. on sunday, four people are reported to have been killed during clashes with the security forces. the bbc‘s catherine byaruhanga has more. this is the first working day in sudan after the eid holiday. most businesses and

offices are closed. opposition groups have asked people to stay home as part of a nationwide strike. they are targeting financial institutions, government ministries, and the international airport. they want an effective government shutdown to make it difficult for the military rulers to run this country. workers from banks, the international airport, and ministries are being arrested or threatened, trying to get them to go back to work. at the site of the main protest area outside the army headquarters, security forces are cleaning up what remains of the popular sit—in. it is believed that at this location dozens of people were killed on monday. the opposition in khartoum say that they will no longer negotiate with the military, trying to set up a civilian government. they say there needs to be justice for the dozens of people killed in a violent crackdown on the opposition in the past week.

the president of the sudan doctor's union uk branch says due to the civil disobedience and increasing violence health services are badly affected. there has been civil disobedience in sudan, this is day one. the response was very good. however, it is very clear at the moment that cities are invaded, and there are targeted arrests as well as targeted killings for the community leaders. doctors are very concerned because there is no safe environment. doctors are targeted, hospitals are invaded, as well as the public, and therefore we have released an appeal and we have been working with other organisations. what affect is the

combination of civil disobedience in people's fear of leaving their homes to go to work? what effect is that having on health systems? at the moment, we have left all the concerns we have. the doctors and nurses to go to the hospital, they are subjected to a rest and may be killing. inside the hospital, there can be invasion. today, the central medical supply centre was surrounded. people felt threatened. only some of the organisations were able to get supplies and therefore what we have requested this protection by the police and the army forces who are on the streets. the militia and terrorist groups are threatening the public and targeting that. what do you believe needs to

happen now and how optimistic are you that it can happen, do you have any faith that these militia can be disarmed? this militia must be disarmed. they are a terrorist group. we are carrying on with civil disobedience and the different tools. since december 2018. disobedience and the different tools. since december2018. so disobedience and the different tools. since december 2018. so far, the council today was very keen that it does not have any mandate and therefore the pressure is to handover therefore the pressure is to ha ndover swiftly therefore the pressure is to handover swiftly and smoothly, this is what we are expecting from the international community, the eu troika and other policymakers. one of the leading contenders to become british prime minister says he was fortunate to escape

jailfor taking cocaine. the day the british liberated the falklands. british chooks have begun the task of disarming the enemy. falklands. british chooks have begun the task of disarming the enemym the task of disarming the enemym the heart of the west german capital. the crowd packed to see the man who for them has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. michaeljackson was not guilty on all charges. the screams of the crowd testament to his popularity and their faith in his innocence. i will get out there and ta ke innocence. i will get out there and take them down the hill. what does

it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel? this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: police have fought with protestors in hong kong after the biggest anti—government rally since britain handed the territory back to china in 1997. let's stay with that story, and there's been a lot of comment and conflicting reports about the size of the protest, as helen davidson from the guardian newspaper has been telling me. this is definitely several hundred thousand people, at least 500,000, i would not be surprised if it reaches 1 million. the crowd stretched along a six mile lane, people barely

moving. what sort of people were out there? was a huge cross—section of there? was a huge cross—section of the general public? it was. i spoke toa number of the general public? it was. i spoke to a number of lawyers and teachers. there are a lot of families out there and students, and students and young people are probably the main ones that stuck around and are still out there at the moment. so there is almost a bit of the difference between the activists and the people who will stay there and others who came out to show their solidarity just on the dates of? there is. in the last half hour, we have seen that protest start to get violent down the legislative council building. there have been a number of arrests and at least one officer injured. i think a lot of people have cleared out already. there were still several thousand when i left an hourortwo still several thousand when i left an hour or two ago. most people have gone home but there was a sizeable crowd at the legislative council. it

was very tense, particularly around the road where police were not opening the reds to let people through. the crowds are ramping up against the barriers so it looks that has spilled over into violence. you have spoken to protesters who say they will stay there whatever happens? it is starting to look a bit like the occupy movement of a few years ago. people with effort 90 days, that was incredibly peaceful, but this one is bigger than people we re but this one is bigger than people were expecting and people are feeling passionate about telling the hong kong government not to put this extradition three. one of the main contenders to replace theresa may as the next british prime minister and leader of the governing conservative party has admitted that he took cocaine 20 years ago. using the drug is a criminal offence in the uk. andrew marr asked michael gove about his past drug use.

ido i do think it was profound damaging. i've close up and in the work i have done as a politician, that's why i deeply regret the mistake i made. how many times did you take cocaine? i took on several occasions more than 20 years ago and i was working asa than 20 years ago and i was working as a journalist. was it a habit? no, it was a mistake. earlier, the bbc‘s political correspondent, chris mason, joined me to explain why so much attention is being given to the leadership candidate's previous experiences with drugs. it is scrutiny. in any contest, you will be subjected to a huge amount of questioning about your calibre and character as well as policy. it isa and character as well as policy. it is a huge issue not least around brexit, but the focus this weekend on michael gove emphasises the extent to which the whole process of the race to be prime minister as a character assessment with all of these questions about what he got up

to 20 years ago. there was a particularly awkward moment in the interview where he was asked about filling and a visa form to go to the united states, where at certain points in the past you had to acknowledge whether or not you had taken classe serious hard drugs. mr gove was forced to say it would not stop him from going to the country. imagine saying that in a tv interview when you want to be prime minister next one days after the lead at the country you're talking about has been hit on a state visit to! that is the very definition of a horrible weekend from an aspiring prime minister! everybody else seems to shed their drugs stories. everybody else has been asked so everybody else has to come up with words. how long have you got? dominic rob said he smoked cannabis at university, so did andrea leadsom, jeremy hunt talked about

drinking a cannabis lassie on a backpacking trip around italy, rory stewart said he smoked opium wedding in around 15 years ago, so there are intriguing answers offered. boris johnson, the frontrunner, has not been asked yet because he has had very little in public in terms of scrutiny bit, but 15 years ago he went on a tv show in the uk and suggested he had had an expense with cocaine back in his university yea rs, cocaine back in his university years, but that he sneezed and none of it ended up inside his system. three years later he denied having ever taken it. three years later he denied having ever ta ken it. those three years later he denied having ever taken it. those questions will continue, particularly for him, whether he expects to have this robust stick scrutiny. the reason is that the leadership crisis of? you would be forgiven for thinking it has been going on for months because tomorrow monday starts formally so nominations have to be submitted,

mps have to find eight fellow mps to back them to get them to the start line. the first round of voting ta kes pla ce line. the first round of voting takes place on thursday, they have to get to 16 colleagues backing them by that stage. by the end of this week, that number will be hugely shrunk down because a lot will fall by the wayside. the mps at westminster have to rattle it down to just two candidates, then the final to go to the conservative membership, about 100,000 people. they are choosing the uk's next leader on behalf of 65 million people. gavin ramchurn has all the sport. thank you. some controversy in the formula one to start with. and lewis hamilton has won the canadian grand prix, but only after his title rival sebastian vettel was given a 5 second penalty — over a race violation, with

with 12 laps to go. vettel had come off the track, and then re—entered. which the race stewards deemed unsafe. it led to angry scenes at the end with vettel trying to get clarity on the penalty — claiming the race was ‘stolen from him' vettel took the chequered flag, but hamilton was awarded the win, his 7th in canada. it's one of football's oldest international rivalries and, on sunday, it was england who came out on top against scotland at the women's world cup. they won 2—1 in nice against the tournament debutants to cement their status as one of the favourites for the competition. adam wild was watching. a rivalry unlike any other, england against scotland is always special. at the world cup it could scarcely have a lot more important. england are one in the world. scotland have never been better. but the rivalry and so does this, it began in the most modern way, pa are called upon to see a scottish handball and that was the evidence and the decision. and perhaps fittingly, nikita paris capitalising on front. england should have been further ahead by

the time the ball eventually fell for ellen white. no second look needed this time, the finish was perfect. this was gotten's first ever game at a world cup and had it not been for the goalkeeper it could have been well beyond their reach. but ina have been well beyond their reach. but in a moment, the mood changed. claire ensley, 2—1, and some reward, it was not enough in scotland but both sites have plenty on which to build. earlier, italy produced the first shock of the tournament. they came from behind to beat australia in the opening match of group c, barbara bonansea's strike in the 95th minute sealing a 2—1win. it will come as great disppointment to the matilda fans who have high hopes for the team, according to football journalist louise taffa. and this free kick rounded off a hat—trick for cristiane as brazil beat world cup debutants jamaica 3—0 in the other group c match. the result puts them top of the group, level on points with italy. the final of the nations league is taking place in portugal. the hosts playing the

netherlands in porto. it's currently 1—0 to portugal. portugal hoping to win this european final to add to their euro 2016 win. victory for the dutch would cap off a remarkable comeback ater failing to qualify for the 2018 world cup and the 2016 european championship. earlier, england beat switzerland on penalties in the third place play off. rafa nadal has won a record—extending12th french open title, beating dominic thiem in four sets. the spaniard, who now has 18 majors to his name, won a high octance first set 6—3, but thiem levelled by taking the second 7—5. nadal responded by taking the next two 6—1. he's now also become the first player to win the same grand slam title 12 times. the first thing i want to say is congrats to dominic, and ifeel

sorry because he deserved it. i really hope that he will have the chance to win in the future. he has an unbelievable intensity and passion for his work, the sport, so i want to congratulate him and encourage him for the future, all the best to you. finally, india beat australia by 36 runs to make it 2 wins out of 2 at the cricket world cup. shikhar dharwan made 117 as india posted 352 for 5 from their 50 overs. australia were always behind the required rate and despite a top score of 69 from steve smith they fell short. that's all the sport for now. 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 mum and getting used to her new surroundings. asian elephants are critically endangered with just 38,000 left in the world. hello again. well, i suppose there was a modest improvement with the weather today. we didn't have the persistent cloud and rain that we had on saturday, but instead, it was a day of sunny spells and heavy showers — those showers captured earlier in the day in cornwall. and perhaps the rain we should get used to — the weather over the next few days looking very wet for some of us. overnight tonight, many of the showers will tend to fade away. but later on we will see some cloud thicken across the east anglia and south east england with outbreaks of rain developing here and turning progressively heavier. and that really is a key theme to what we've got coming over the next few days. a real clash of air masses takes place with warmer, moist air coming up from north africa across the mediterranean and into central europe. and this collides with cooler, drier air working down from polar regions.

it's this clash of air masses that will make a very potent weather front that'll bring some heavy rain. now, the met office have got weather warnings already enforced for this — the amount of rain very variable on monday, but some places could see 60 mm of rain. that's anywhere from a month's worth of rain, so there will likely be some localised surface water flooding from that very wet weather. and through the day, the rain will spread westwards into wales and western parts of england. further north into scotland and northern ireland, by and large, a similar kind of day. sunshine with some slow—moving, heavy and thundery showers. temperatures for most between 14—16 celsius, so it's not especially warm forjune. now, through monday night, that rain continues to pour down — notice the weather front not really moving very far and fast, hence those large rainfall totals really do build up. and we have more of the same to come on tuesday with scotland and northern ireland still missing out on the wet weather by and large — some bright and sunny spells across the north, but the rain could cause further significant issues across england and wales and will really

begin to mount up. so through tuesday and on towards thursday, it's across these eastern areas of england that some areas can pick up as much as 80mm of rain although, again, the amount of rain you see in any one place will vary. wednesday sees more of that wet weather, and certainly up north you see this heavy band of rain — but the main focus across northern england and wales, scotland and northern ireland perhaps turning cloudier with an increasing threat of rain later in the week. temperatures still below par for many of us for this time of year. 00:28:30,399 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 that's your latest weather.