the front—runner in the tory leadership race, boris johnson, says he will take part in the bbc tv debate next week. all other candidates had agreed to take part. the former foreign secretary had faced accusations of avoiding media scrutiny. what i think the best solution would be would be to have a debate on what we all have two of the country, our programme to take britain forward. earlier, the health secretary, matt hancock, dropped out of the contest. it leaves six candidates going through to next week's ballot. we'll have the latest live from westminster. also this lunchtime: two years after the grenfell tower fire, a service of remembrance is held for the 72 people who lost their lives.

many of you will never feel that you can truly rest untiljustice has been served. you're not alone in your struggle. we all stand with you. heavy rain continues to cause flooding and landslips in parts of england. a military helicopter had to be deployed to shore up a riverbank. and it's a big day for the home nations at the women's world cup. scotland are about to take onjapan, england face argentina this evening. and coming up on bbc news, will england build on a good start in the field against west indies in their cricket world cup clash in southampton?

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. boris johnson, the frontrunner in the race to be conservative party leader and prime minister, now says he will take part in the bbc television debate with the other contenders next tuesday. the former foreign secretary has been under pressure to do so, after being accused of avoiding media scrutiny. meanwhile, the health secretary, matt hancock, has announced he is dropping out of the contest. after the first ballot, mr hancock was in sixth place with 20 votes, with borisjohnson the stand—out winner with 114 votes. there are now six candidates going through to the second ballot next week. over to our political correspondent chris mason at westminster. jane, there is a seriousness of purpose and organisation around boris johnson's pitch for the top job this time that was not there

three years ago, but also a caution about moments where he could slip up. but his team knew that if he avoided all public scrutiny during this campaign and he was to win, there would be even bigger questions about his legitimacy when or if he moves into downing street. meanwhile, the number of contenders in this race has fallen by another, another dropout this morning, here is the story of the morning. lights, camera, and the end of the action for matt hancock, his attempt to be prime minister is over. where i have put myself forward as a candidate focused on the future, the pa rty‘s understandably focused candidate focused on the future, the party's understandably focused very much on the here and now, and how we get through brexit in the next few months, and so i decided to withdraw from the contest, and i will be looking to how i can make those values are saying and make sure that the party encapsulates the values that are so important. and take a

look at this — mr hancock sucking it to leadership contender dominic raab, this is what a feminist looks like. and it is what the frontrunner looks like, and a big question he is facing... are you afraid of scrutiny, mrjohnson? facing... are you afraid of scrutiny, mrjohnson? all the other candidates say mrjohnson must take pa rt candidates say mrjohnson must take part in tv debates, including one on channel 4 on sunday evening. part in tv debates, including one on channel 4 on sunday eveningm part in tv debates, including one on channel 4 on sunday evening. it is incredibly important, because he is by far the frontrunner in this race, he is going to be the person in the final two, and he is going to be the person in the finaltwo, and a he is going to be the person in the final two, and a realjudgment that mps have to make us who do they want going up against boris in the final two, and there is only one way they canjudge that, two, and there is only one way they can judge that, by seeing boris on the stage against the other candidates. public hustings is not the same as the scrutiny of the media, of tv debates, this is about the prime minister of the uk, and what would churchill say of someone who wants to be prime minister of the united kingdom is hiding away

from the media, not taking part in these big occasions? former brexit secretary dominic raab, the candidate who says he is not a feminist, oh, and nothing says a politician doing a photo opportunity more than a fluorescentjacket. politician doing a photo opportunity more than a fluorescent jacket.|j politician doing a photo opportunity more than a fluorescent jacket. i am looking forward at building momentum and testing the vision, ideas and policies of all the candidates in these first tv debates on sunday. it isa these first tv debates on sunday. it is a great opportunity for me. and after a morning of questions from his rivals, there from mrjohnson, yes to a bbc debate on tuesday, but no commitment to channel 4 on sunday. in the past, when you have had loads of candidates, it can be slightly took and i think the public have had quite a lot of blue on blue action, frankly, over the last three years. we don't necessarily need a lot more of that. here is the pricey and the others are chasing, moving

in here and just over a month. —— the prize he and the others. and crucially, jane, that bbc debate next tuesday evening, is after the next tuesday evening, is after the next round of voting when the list of co ntesta nts next round of voting when the list of contestants will have shrunk still further. this contest is hotting up. chris, thank you, chris mason at westminster. chuka umunna, who left labour earlier this year to help form the change uk party, has joined the liberal democrats. speaking in the last half an hour at a lib dem press conference, the former shadow business secretary said he was "absolutely delighted" to have joined the party. earlier he admitted he had "massively underestimated" the difficulty of setting a new party up. a church service has been held to mark the second anniversary of the grenfell tower fire, in which 72 people died. later, survivors and the bereaved will lay a wreath at the foot of the tower in west london and hold a vigil to remember those who lost their lives. but two years on from the disaster, three—quarters of tall buildings

in england with cladding categorised as unsafe still haven't had it removed or modified. sarah campbell reports. lit up in memory of all those who died, and for a community still living with the scars of the fire. covered in a screen, but the remains of the tower still dominate this corner of london. two years on, the community has come together once again to remember. nabil choucair lost six members of his family that night. it's to make sure they are never forgotten. it's also so that we all give our prayers to all of the 72 members, getting the community all together and ensuring that we will stick by each other, year after year, until we get the justice and what we are looking for. zainab choucair.

whole families gone, young and old. all 72 were named this morning in st helen's church, in a service described as of remembrance and resilience. forever in our hearts. # i know a change is going to come... at 12 noon, 72 seconds of silence. the public inquiry into what happened is ongoing and will be for some time. the frustrations of many were voiced here today.

it is and should be a matter of national shame that grenfell tower was allowed to get to the state for a small fire in a faulty fridge on the fourth floor could cause so much devastation. that two years on, we seem still no clearer on where responsibility lies and where buildings across the country are still covered in cladding similar to that which seems to have caused the fire here. this was a service by and for a community whose members have tried so hard to help each other over the last two years. sarah campbell, bbc news. let's also talk to our home affairs correspondent tom symonds, and in terms of cladding on buildings, two yea rs terms of cladding on buildings, two years on, so many terms of cladding on buildings, two years on, so many have not changed, not modified, what is driving that?

yes, work hasn't even started on 221 buildings, which is a real issue, and people who live in these buildings are having to pay for, for example, a waking watch throughout night and day so if there is a fire, eve ryo ne night and day so if there is a fire, everyone can be worn. there are lots of reasons. on his face is quite technical staff, the cladding insulations are not just technical staff, the cladding insulations are notjust bits of plastic or metal on a building, there is a whole system around them, thatis there is a whole system around them, that is expensive to remove and redesign. i think there is a financial issue, the ownership of the buildings varies in a great deal of cases. and the biggest amount of work is in private buildings, whether often stand ofs between people who own the building and people who own the building and people who own the building and people who live in the building but are leaseholders, and leaseholders will tell you they are getting huge bills put in front of them to replace the cladding. now, the government has made £200 million available for private buildings, but most of the people i have spoken to who own flats were cladding needs to come down say it is just not enough,

it doesn't go towards all of the buildings that need to work, and there is another problem as well. there are concerns about other types of cladding, not the ones used at grenfell, and the government has only just started testing grenfell, and the government has onlyjust started testing those. flood warnings are still in place in parts of the midlands and north west of england, as heavy rain continues to cause problems. about 400 passengers were stranded on a train near corby for eight hours after a landslide, caused by flooding, blocked the line. and a military helicoper was called into help shore up a riverbank in lincolnshire, after heavy rain. phil mackie has the details. the raf has spent the night trying to repair a breach in flood defences on the river steeping, which has caused severe flooding in wainfleet to more 70 homes, and that number could rise. police say it's one of the most challenging emergencies that the county's ever faced. it's been three days of pain for those communities in wainfleet. to discover that your house has been flooded is, of course, really upsetting. they've been fantastic. some of the heroic efforts by those

fire rescue officers. a real challenging operation here in lincolnshire. rail passengers had to be rescued near corby last night, after first one and then a second train became trapped by a flooding and a landslide. it's been a week when it's seemed like it would never stop raining, which would be less of a problem if it were in the middle ofjune. it is unusual, and we've got a lot of people by rivers, who perhaps wouldn't normally be — on holiday, camping, that kind of stuff. what we are urging is people, if you are near rivers, they're very high—end swollen and reacting very quick to rain, increased vigilance, be very careful about your surroundings. the rain is easing off and the forecast is a little bit better, but the rivers are still filling up and the peak here in worcester isn't expected until late tomorrow afternoon. which means the disruption's going to continue for a few more days, and those with weekend plans willjust have to make the best of it, which will suit some more than others. phil mackie, bbc news, worcester.

a couple have been found guilty of murdering a vulnerable young woman in inverclyde more than 18 years ago. one of them was also found guilty of fraudulently collecting her benefits, worth £182,000. a jury at the high court in glasgow convicted edward cairney and avriljones of killing 19—year—old margaret fleming between december 1999 and january 2000. margaret's body has never been found. lorna gordon is at the court now. a very distressing case, tell us more. yes, it is. margaret fleming was last seen arrived around —— alive christmas 1999 but it was 16 yea rs before alive christmas 1999 but it was 16 years before anyone realised that she was missing. the couple, has a posted carers, concocted a web of

lies to cover up their crimes. after the murder, they travelled to london and typed up and posted letters which were said to be from margaret. the prosecution here at the high court in glasgow was able to show it was not the teenager who had written the letters but them. when they were finally questioned about her whereabouts, they made up fantastical claims as to where they had gone. they said she was a wannabe spy, gang master, that she had run away from the police because she was afraid. the jury here, though, did not believe them. this morning, in the last few minutes, they found them guilty of murder and they found them guilty of murder and they will be sentenced next month. lorna gordon, thank you. iran says it "categorically rejects" us claims that it was behind attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, said the type of weapons used indicate iranian forces were involved. it's the second such attack on tankers using the strategically important waterway, which separates

iran from the arabian peninsula, in the last month. crude oil prices have risen in response. jonathan beale reports. is this proof of iran trying to remove evidence from one of the two tankers targeted in the gulf? america says their video shows iran's revolution guard taking away an unexploded mine, which the us believes they planted on one of the ships. the us navy also released these photos, ta ken earlier, of the same ship. one arrow pointing to where they believe a mine exploded, and the other where they think the mine was still attached. america has no doubt iran was behind these attacks on a critical shipping route. britain says it will study the evidence, but it too is pointing the finger at iran. we have no reason not to believe the american assessment, and our instinct is to believe it, because they're our closest ally and we are very worried about the situation in iran.

iran's still denying it. this morning in a tweet, their foreign minister accused the us ofjumping to make allegations without a shred of evidence. what is clear is that tensions are rising. with iran angered by america's re—imposition of sanctions over its nuclear programme, and the us beefing up its military presence in the region. neither side says they want a war, but the united states is stressing it's ready to defend its interests. jonathan beale, bbc news. in less than an hour, scotland take on 2015 finalists japan in the women's world cup in france. the scots will be hoping to bounce back from their opening defeat to england. and this evening england face argentina — the lionesses will reach the knockout stage if they win in le havre. in the men's game, argentina are formidable rivals,

but, as katie gornall reports, the women's team are lucky to have qualified for the tournament at all. it gives me great pleasure to be able to announce... these days, england's women are supported at every level. nikita parris will wear the number seven shirt. the profile of the players has never been higher. here in france, they even have their own daily show. this team is one of the best funded in the world. last year, the fa invested nearly £18 million in women's football. it's money that their next opponents, argentina, can only dream of. sat here in this position of being, you know, a humble lioness, you really, really appreciate the work that they've done for us. just them being at a world cup, hopefully, opens argentina's fa's eyes a little bit and allow them to you know, fall in love with the women's game, like our fa has. what a result for argentina! argentina have already made history in france, after they picked up theirfirst—ever world cup point

against the 2011 champions, japan. in many ways, argentina are here in spite of their federation, rather than because of them. they qualified for this world cup despite a two—year hiatus during which time they played no matches, had no coach, and fell out of the world rankings altogether. for these players, their whole careers have been about overcoming adversity. translation: it was very difficult, not easy at all. we've been fighting all this time in argentina, and what we do now will make it easier for those who come after us. scotla nd scotland are also making a statement in theirfirst world scotland are also making a statement in their first world cup. despite being on the losing side against england. this is the best team i've ever played in, without a doubt. everyone really good characters, supportive, once each other to do well. they always helping each other. it is that togetherness that could see them cause an upset when

they play japan. by scotland and argentina are facing teams above them in ranking and resources, or they can do now is hope to be equals on the pitch. katie gornall, bbc news, in normandy. you can follow both today's matches on the bbc. scotland kick off at 2pm, with coverage begins straight after this programme, and england play this evening, coverage starts at 7.30pm on bbc1, and you can listen on radio 5 live. time for a look at the weather... here's louise lear. hello. this time last week i was moaning because my garden was desperate for rain. that is the kiss of death! it has been a miserable week for most of us. record—breaking rainfall for some, believe it or not. in northumberland earlier on this week. and some of us have seen close to three months worth of rain and without rain it has been disappointingly cold, hasn't it, for the time of year? i can offer you something a little more optimistic

into next week. dry for most of us. still some rain around but more sunshine than we have seen this weekend as a result, just a little bit warmer as well. but for the time being, still under the influence of low pressure. it will stay with us into the weekend spiralling around the low like a catherine wheel, a series of weather fronts that continue to bring in showery outbreaks of rain across the country. for the rest of the afternoon, a lot of cloud around and bits and pieces of showery rain. one moving through the midlands and eastern england, another across northern ireland and into western scotland. we keep mostly cloudy but if you get a few glimpses of sunshine, particularly favoured spots in the south—east, temperatures a degree or so higher than of late. maybe even 20 degrees if we are lucky, 68 fahrenheit. as we move through this evening, we keep the rain out in the west. the next band of rain will and gather and gather and that will get more intense custom eastern areas staying relatively driver stopped starting saturday morning on a relatively

sunny note across the eastern half of the uk. at this we still have that low with us and we will still see weather fronts moving that low with us and we will still see weatherfronts moving on, particular the further north and west you are. on saturday, western areas will start off cloudy with outbreaks of rain. early morning sunshine. eventually clouding over in the eastern half of the uk in that weather front moving through the spine of the country by the middle of the day. temperatures range ranging between 15—19. that front will move its way eastwards, bringing a few showers overnight and as we move into sunday, closest to the low pressure, so western scotland, northern ireland that may be western fringes will continue to see some showers. the further east you of the dryer, brighter weather you of the dryer, brighter weather you will get and the temperature is perhaps into the high teens. if we are lucky, we will see 20. into the early half of next week we then draw in this area of high pressure influencing the story across the near continent and southerly winds are likely to take over. so for many

of us, we will see a good deal of dry weather in the forecast, may even get pretty warm into the south—east. just wednesday, we could see a brief hick up with a little more rain but in comparison to this day, much better! thank you very much. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime... the frontrunner in the tory leadership race, boris johnson, says he will take part in the bbc tv debate next week. the former foreign secretary had been accused by some of avoiding media scrutiny. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon, it's 1.20pm and here's your latest sports news. play is back on at the cricket world cup after a rain affected thursday.

it's a great match—up as england face west indies at the hampshire bowl. england won the toss and chose to field. and it's been an up—down—up performance so far. as our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. in southampton, the morning skies we re in southampton, the morning skies were ambiguous. by recent world cup standards, that is ambiguous. the sun is out, it's blisteringly hot, england won the task, they will be barrelling. hurry up, you'll miss a wicket. chris woakes struck before the crowd had time to settle. but west indies still had chris gayle, who stands, hits and hopes. mark wood would catch it, wouldn't he? that was the wicket england wanted, because chris gayle can do this. when he starts, you just never know where he will stop. in this case, to england's huge relief when chris

gayle made 36, jonny bairstow got it and he held it. thank goodness. to com pletely and he held it. thank goodness. to completely restore mark wood's mood, he took the next wicket. lbw on review, to be technical, out, basically. west indies passed 100 with this format, but the scoring rate was comparatively slow. their innings was limping. nicholas knew they had to get moving, shots like that. england's bowling options included joe root, first getting rid of the first, and then hold. west indies captain would not rescue them this time. i can tell you that england have got rid of the big hitting andre russell, caught on the boundary shortly after he was dropped on the boundary. they are heading into the final ten overs of the innings. they can get to a competitive total, but west indies will have to rely on their very strong bowling attack here later this afternoon.

thank you, joe, this afternoon. thank you,joe, in this afternoon. thank you, joe, in southampton. it's an equally important day at another world cup. this time it's football and the women's world cup with both england and scotland in action. first up, scotland have a very tough ask against 2011 winners japan this afternoon in rennes, which is where we find our reporterjane dougall. jane, despite that opening defeat to england, do you sense this is still a very positive scottish camp? what are the spirits like? you can see behind me that the stadium is pretty much filling up here, there isa pretty much filling up here, there is a real family atmosphere at most women's games, and world cup has been no exception. the morale in the scotla nd been no exception. the morale in the scotland cap is really high, i have been spending a couple of days there. they are staying in a chateau about one hour drive n. of here, so they have been doing a lot of team bonding, because the wi—fi is not great, they have been playing with board games, playing pool in a games room as well. they felt they have really got away from the hustle and

bustle and i have managed to connect a bit more. they have taken a lot of positives out of that to— one loss against england, because they played so well in the second half. —— 2—1 loss. a lot of this cotton support seems to have arrived, lots of kits and kilts, all hoping to see scotla nd and kilts, all hoping to see scotland get through the group stages of the first ever woman's world cup. i think we will do well today, i think the heat got to scotland, they didn't play as well as i've seen them play. i think they'll do a lot better today. i think i'll get the result. are important is it that they get the result? quite important, it is their best chance to get a win and get through. everybody would have liked them to win, but people didn't expect scotland to win. we would have settled for a draw against england, we would have liked to build them —— to beat them, but i would have settled for a draw. we

need to win it today, though. how difficult a test willjapan provide? however they played so far this year and what sort of the parents will they be? scotland desperately need at least a draw against japan this afternoon, they are bottom of their group currently, so if they don't get at least a draw, they could be looking at an early exit. japan, as we have mentioned, with a draw, they could be looking at an early exit. japan, as we have mentioned, with the 2015 runners up in the 2011 winners of the world cup. the squad has been going through a transitional period, they didn't play very well in the she believes cup in february and march. their opening match against argentina was lacklustre, in a 0—0 draw. the calibre of the young and emerging team, that is quite encouraging for scotla nd team, that is quite encouraging for scotland and it was a shock result for them. shelley carey spoke yesterday in her media conference and said despite that, we must not underestimate japan at all, because they are known for being a technical side and they are very well

organised, and they will bring their best game today, because they will best game today, because they will be injured and be licking their wounds after that 0—0 draw against argentina. scotland, too, realise that they have to get something out of this match, so they must bring their best game also. live coverage across the bbc and kick—off is at 2pm. you can watch that match on bbc one. that is all this but for now, we will have more in the next hour. —— that is all the sport for now.

hello this is bbc news. leading contender boris johnson says he will take part in a televised debate on the bbc on tuesday.

what i think the best solution would be would be to have a debate on what we all have to offer the country, our programme to take britain forward. the health secretary, matt hancock, drops out of the conservative leadership race. so far, he hasn't said which of the remaining six candidates he will give his backing to. two years on from the grenfell tower fire, survivors and relatives of the 72 dead come together today to remember the tragedy. the us releases a video which it says proves iran was behind attacks on two tankers in the gulf of oman. it claims that iran's revolutionary guards can be seen removing an unexploded mine from the side of one of the vessels. hundreds of passengers are rescued from a train overnight after heavy rain caused a landslide and widespread flooding in northamptonshire.