as the contest to be the next prime minister formally begins, more questions for michael gove over past drug use. the conservative leadership candidate says he was lucky not to go to prison for taking cocaine 20 years ago. i was fortunate in that i didn't but i do think it was a profound mistake and i have seen the damage that drugs do. i have seen it close up and i've also seen it in the work i have done as a politician and that's why i deeply regret the mistake that i made. with mr gove under continuing scrutiny, on the eve of nominations opening, we'll be exploring how the race might be affected. also tonight: police in hong kong clash with protestors angry at a law that would allow suspected criminals to be extradited to china. mourning the deaths of more opposition supporters in sudan

as a general strike is called. and... it has come through here to white, and she has banged in number two for england. victory for england in their opening world cup match. they beat scotland 2—1. good evening. with nominations about to open in the contest to become the new leader of the conservative party — and our next prime minister — questions about past drug use have continued to dog one of the candidates. the environment secretary michael gove has admitted he was fortunate not to be jailed for using cocaine 20 years ago, one of his rivals, the home secretary sajid javid, said those who take drugs destroy countless lives. our political correspondent

chris mason reports. imagine you are a candidate to be our prime minister next month. you wake up to front pages all about you, saying things like this... and your next appointment, having admitted taking cocaine on several occasions two decades ago, is a tv studio. what a weekend for a man who used to bejustice secretary! yes, it was a crime, it was a mistake. i deeply regret it. should you have gone to prison? well, i was fortunate in that i didn't but i do think it was a profound mistake and i have seen the damage that drugs do. mr gove had hoped to talk up his policy plans, like replacing vat with a simpler sales tax. instead he had to fend off questions about whether he'd been honest about his drug taking, including when he applied for a visa to go to america. i don't believe that i have ever, on any occasion, failed to tell the truth about this when asked directly.

it would have been on the form. you would have to say yes or no. if you had said yes, you could be banned for life from entering the united states. i think it is the case that if i were elected the prime minister of this country then of course it would be the case that i would be able to go to the united states. it is foolish to suggest otherwise. enter next, in another studio, the home secretary, whojust so happens to be a leadership contender, too. who could possibly on his mind when he makes this general observation about some drug takers? they have their organic food. they boast about buying fair trade. they talk about climate change and, at the same time, come friday or saturday night, they're all doing class a drugs, and they should be thinking about the impact they are having, especially on children. and then there is brexit. the front runner borisjohnson gave his first interview of the campaign today, saying he would hold on to the divorce payments the uk has said it will pay the eu until a deal on theirfuture partnership is done.

watch out, watch out, guys. he also wants to scrap the backstop, the insurance policy to keep the border on the island of ireland open in all circumstances. his critics point out brussels has repeatedly said no. there are currently 11 candidates to replace theresa may, among them this man, foreign secretaryjeremy hunt, who voted remain in 2016. the question now is not how you voted in a referendum three years ago, it is who has the skills to deliver a deal that is going to get us out of the eu before we have a general election and i have those skills. so here goes. the noise, the flashbulbs, the focus on those who want to be prime minister. and chris is with me now. chris, talk us through how this process is going to unfold. theresa may of course stood down

as party leader on friday. she has allowed the whole process to start and nominations will be submitted tomorrow. each candidate needs the support of at least eight conservative mps. the first ballot of tory mps will take place on thursday — candidates will need at least 17 votes each to stay in the race. the following week, mps vote again. whittling down the contenders to adjust two. they then go forward to a ballot of all conservative party members — fewer than 200,000 people. the winner, who becomes our new prime minister, will be announced towards the end of next month. in terms of the candidates, especially michael gove who underwent a lot of scrutiny, how will that affect things? michael gove would be let into the very

country who leader we welcome last week on a state visit. his team said tonight they had taken legal advice about these application forms. they did think he has built them incorrectly. it talks about scrutiny all the candidates are under, foibles, failings and character. what also will kick in is notjust personalities but policies. central to that is brexit and how they hope to that is brexit and how they hope to deliver and when they hope to deliberate. amber rudd is going to backjeremy hunt, that has just been announced. 0f backjeremy hunt, that has just been announced. of the ii backjeremy hunt, that has just been announced. of the 11 candidates in their field, announced. of the 11 candidates in theirfield, by our announced. of the 11 candidates in their field, by our calculations five of them do not have the public declarations to get onto ballot

paper later next week. once we clear thursday the hurdle will get even higher and we can expect pretty quickly a sizeable cowl of the candidates with a new prime minister in place within six weeks. thank you very much. there have been violent clashes in hong kong after hundreds of thousands of people took part in a demonstration against a proposed new extradition law. it would allow suspects to be sent to mainland china to face criminal proceedings. activists say that would threaten hong kong's legal independence, which was guaranteed at the time of the handover to china in 1997. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. late into the night, a series of clashes between hong kong police and protesters determined to resist what they see as further erosion of their already limited rights. after a peaceful day, a far more troubled evening. some demonstrators piled high with metal barriers and pushed them towards police surrounding hong kong's legislative council building. it is here that a widely despised new government bill will be debated in coming days. it would allow certain suspects

wanted in mainland china to be sent across the border for trial. there were injuries on both sides. protesters threw missiles and police used batons, pepper sprays and high—pressure hoses. by contrast, earlier in the day, this was the far, far larger peaceful mass demonstration, squeezing its way through hong kong's streets. 0rganisers say over a million hong kong citizensjoined in. the authorities say it was a quarter of that figure. people are afraid. people are also angry about the extradition treaty. mainland china uses all sorts of ways to exercise so—called dictatorship in hong kong, to kidnap the people they treat as enemy. hong kong officials have said local

courts will still have the final say over whether to grant extradition requests and that suspects accused of political and religious crimes will not be extradited. but that's not good enough for chris patten, lord patten, britain's last governor in hong kong before the handover in 1997. the proposed new law, he says, is a major breach by china. i think it's the most serious challenge to the autonomy of hong kong and the rule of law in hong kong since we left in 1997. and it flatly goes against all the promises that were made about guaranteeing hong kong's autonomy. but the sheer scale of protest may not be enough. although opposition to the bill has united business people, often pro—establishment, with lawyers, students and shopkeepers, it seems unlikely that china is ready to give ground. james robbins, bbc news.

now some of today's other news, and labour says its chief whip will remind the mp roger godsiff of his responsibilities, after he spoke in support of those protesting against same sex relationship teaching at a birmingham primary school. i will continue to fight your corner because you are right. nothing more, nothing less. you are right. applause mr godsiff is the mp for the constituency which includes anderton park school — the focus of recent demonstrations. a 55—year old woman has died after being struck by lightning in the highlands. she was hiking near kinlochleven when she and another member of her group were hit. police scotland said both were airlifted to hospital in fort william, but one died of her injuries. the other walker is in a stable condition. an investigation‘s been launched into the cause of a fire, which badly damaged a block of flats in east london. officials say the blaze was brought under control, after around 100 firefighters were sent to the scene in barking this afternoon.

four people are reported to have been killed in clashes with security forces in sudan during the first day of a campaign of civil disobedience. 0pposition leaders called the strike in response to the massacre of dozens of campaigners by government—backed militias last week. from khartoum, here's our africa editor fergal keane. the city is lifeless but the revolution still breathes. we went to the neighbourhood of bakri, where silence and absence have replaced the joyous crowds. but they make no less powerful a point. this street should have been full of work day crowds. we met only groups of youths trying to defend the area from the regime's militia. translation: there is fighting here. there are big problems here in sudan. there is no justice and people want justice.

we want our rights. it feels like a state of siege, people protecting themselves from their own government. the military regime has tried to break the back of these protests with killings, with torture, with mass arrests. but still, here on the ground in khartoum, the people are defying them. for a week, these men have terrorised the city. the militia, known as the rapid support forces. locals them by another name, the janjaweed, notorious for killing and rape in darfur. as we travelled across the neighbourhoods, people cleared barricades to let us pass. they're desperate for the world to know what the militia is doing. this prominent opposition figure was only released from jail in april. the great fear right now is that there are so many killings,

all over. no—one can go outside, outside his home and feel safe. this 37—year—old man is pictured here during the euphoric days of the protests. this morning, he was killed by a militia sniper. there was a barricade and he talked to his friend there, said his uncle, ismael. there were police nearby but they had no reason to shoot him. no reasons for his killing. no, at all. just kill him and that's it. so much has changed for them in so little time. the son that lived this morning is dead tonight. the country they hoped for is being stolen away. fergal keane, bbc news, khartoum.

with all the sport now, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening. england came out on top against scotland in their world cup opener in france. it finished 2—1 to the lionesses, although the manager, phil neville, was farfrom happy with their second—half performance. 0ur correspondent, katie gornall, was at the match in nice. full scotla nd full scotland fans, a sight to say that first ever trip to a women's world cup and the setting was picture perfect, even with their noisy neighbours for company. looking at the players right now... their rivalry is one of the best in the world. after a high tempo the only thing holding the game was the video assistant referee. handball penalty was the decision. it was

paris with the first goal. alexander had to be at her best. despite attem pts had to be at her best. despite atte m pts by had to be at her best. despite attempts by fifa to talk up ticket sales, attendance was a modest 13,000. seeing the england fans among them are back on their feet. there was no keeping out ellen white for long. scotland had room to improve and in the second half they had england scrambling. emsley with scotland's first world cup goal. the game finished 2—1 and scotland have vastly improved. england were not just babies for this game, they are seen just babies for this game, they are seen as just babies for this game, they are seen as favourites for the whole tournament. they knew they had to deliver in nice. we came to the tournament for the first time we

know we need to win one game. it did not have to be their first game that we regroup, we recover and we will go again against japan.|j we regroup, we recover and we will go again against japan. i want us to play like we did in the first half for 90 minutes. we had to be relentless. we want to be here for the next 37 days. england lead with the next 37 days. england lead with the result they wanted while scotla nd the result they wanted while scotland have a performance to give hope. —— give them hope. england's men have finished third at the nations league finals in portugal. it was goalless against switzerland after extra time in their play—off. they won 6—5 on penalties. jordan pickford scored and also made the winning save. portugal are the first nations league champions. they beat the netherlands in tonight's final in porto. goncalo guedes with the only goal of the game. there was a contentious end to the canadian grand prix. ferrari's sebastien vettel led from start to finish, but although he took the chequered flag in montreal, he had a five—second penalty hanging over him for dangerous driving midway through the race when he almost collided with lewis hamilton.

the reigning champion was given the win ahead of vettel, although the german made it very clear who he thought should have finished second. rafa nadal has become the first man or woman to win the same grand slam tournament 12 times. he beat the austrian dominic thiem in four sets to become french open champion once again. the spaniard, who is nowjust two off roger federer‘s record of 20 major titles, says it's a dream to win again at roland garros. india have made it two wins out of two at the cricket world cup. they set australia 353 runs for victory at the oval and they fell well short, bowled out for 316. that's the reigning champions' first defeat at this year's tournament. india face unbeaten new zealand on thursday. england's women have wrapped up the one—day series against the west indies. 0pener tammy beaumont top—scored with 61 as they reached 233. the windies' target was revised because of two rain delays in worcester, but they still lost by 121 runs. england are two up with one to play

and, more importantly, the result all but guarantees them qualification for the 2021 world cup. there's more on the bbc sport website, including the goals from today's other world cup matches that saw wins for brazil and italy. how have attitudes towards immigration changed since the brexit referendum three years ago? it used to regularly be among the top issues of concern reported in opinion polls. but now, recent surveys have suggested that immigration is viewed more positively. for bbc news' latest crossing divides season, our home editor mark easton reports from herefordshire. thank you. freshly from the pan. amelia was among the first polish workers to come to the uk after eu expansion 15 years ago. that's very polish. she set up home in herefordshire, from where she now runs an award—winning polish food business. you can always top it up with a sausage. amelia has worked hard

to integrate into the community but the brexit vote seemed to embolden a minority who directed racist abuse towards eu migrants. the comments were just vile. like, deport them or get rid of them. and then we would have people who would come to us and would say, "it's not in my name, i do apologise on behalf of my nation. i welcome you here." the arrival of thousands of eu workers in herefordshire was a culture shock to communities unused to immigration. before the brexit vote, there was a spike in race hate crimes with road signs defaced. the village of marden, where amelia is based, is also home to britain's biggest strawberry farmers, hundreds of migrant workers are housed in a caravan park behind high hedges during the picking season. despite the economic benefit they bring, there has been local hostility. the parish council recently had to make a public apology for racist remarks directed at local poles by one councillor during a meeting here at the community centre.

all the parish councillors have since undergone equality and diversity training. what about you, richard? some local people though are working to break down the barriers. the strawberry farm has invited a local english language teacher to help eastern european migrants integrate into the british way of life. do you like living in england? do you like living in herefordshire? i like this country. i will live here. now i sense there is a tilting point where we have actually become much more accepting, we're assimilating. in the beginning there was a lot of hostility but now that's died away. if the brexit debate gave voice to cultural anxieties, there's been an even greater shift in public attitudes in the opposite direction. as the new arrivals of the past 15 years have integrated, so concerns about immigration have subsided. anxiety about immigration has fallen to levels not seen before the wave of new arrivals from eastern europe and views on the impact of immigration have turned around.

in 2011, two thirds of people thought it had been negative. now the uk emerges at almost uniquely positive. it's so great to see the graves are so well kept. in hereford's cemetery, the city's mayor told me how the council is working to improve relations, reminding locals how polish servicemen were re—settled in herefordshire after world war ii and signing a formal link with a town in poland. it is really important that we keep the friendship and the link going because we're living in uncertain times. nobody knows what's going to happen down the line. at the strawberry farm, foreign workers are now encouraged to volunteer in the local community. managers know that the answer to social tensions is integration. we should start to refer to people as guest workers rather than economic migrants. as guests of our business theya re helping to make us a success and make the community a success.

if foreign arrivals fail to assimilate with the local community they will remain outsiders. the key to cohesion is for people to meet and mix. mark easton, bbc news, herefordshire. a first look at tomorrow's papers is coming up on the bbc news channel. but on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodnight. welcome to bbc london news.

hello, this is bbc news. around 100 firefighters have brought a large fire at a block of flats in east london under control. 15 fire engines were called to the flats at de pass gardens near barking, where the fire had engulfed six floors of the building. the cause of the fire is not yet known, and two people have been taken to hospital with minor injuries. barking and dagenham council has

opened a rest centre and says it will be arranging temporary accommodation for those who need it. 0ur correspondent, leigh milner, was in barking earlier and spoke to the fire brigade's incident commander at the scene. we've had an extensive fire today. the fire service were called at 3:31pm and, at its height, we had 15 fire engines, and a number of our specialist appliances, aerial appliances and fire rescue units. and at its height, we had about 130 firefighters fighting an extensive fire. unfortunately, there have been multiple properties that have been affected by this incident, but we are working really hard to minimise the disruption, working with our partners. and more importantly, are people safe? have we had any injuries? unfortunately, we have had two injuries but, thankfully, they are minor, and the fire service did assist and rescue one gentleman. and we've been hearing of a local hero who's been helping out with you. i know you don't encourage people to come and help,

but you've had a real community supported, haven't you ? yes, we've been really grateful that the community have come together and helped each other out. there's been food passed around. and just by identifying the people that have really helped us just try and look to ensure that we can make sure everyone's accounted for and everyone is then passed over to the local authority to ensure that we can assist their onward travels. what now? because we are absolutely surrounded by residents standing out here. what advice would you give to them? we are going to be on scene throughout the night. this will be protected for the london fire brigade. but we are going to be working with the local authority, and we are asking them to work with the local authority, go to the rest centre where we can ensure that everyone's accounted for, and where there is accommodation and assistance that's needed, then the local authority will support them. it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes.

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 it's the rain we should get used to — the weather over the next few days looking very wet for some of us. 0vernight 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. that's your latest weather.

hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first 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. police in hong kong clash with protestors angry at a law that would allow suspected criminals to be extradited to china 130 firefighters tackle a blaze at a block of flats in east london — two people have been taken to hospital with minor injuries. so i picked up my sons and my missus, and wejust ran — just ran out. and as we came out the front door, behind us was the most raging fire i've ever — scariest thing i've ever seen. and england hang on to beat scotland 2—1 in the women's world cup.