this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk, on pbs in america, or around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: rare access inside the hidden world of china's detention camps. it's thought up to a million muslims are being held here. translation: we were told ahead of the visits, "if any of you speak out, you'll go to a worse place than this." that's why everyone does what they're told. the pentagon says a thousand more us troops are being sent to the gulf to defend american assets. egypt's jailed former president mohamed morsi dies after collapsing in a cage in court in cairo. and toronto's big party is spoilt, as two people are shot and wounded at the raptors‘ victory parade.

hello to you. china's government has previously denied they even exist. now it says the state—run detention camps it's built in the far western region of xinjiang are simply schools to combat the rise of violent islamist extremism. it's thought up to a million people are being held there. last year, our correspondent john sudworth exposed how rapidly these secure facilities were being developed. now he has returned. and even though access is tightly controlled, and his itinerary was set by the government, he has found out more. you may find parts of his report disturbing. china used to deny it was holding hundreds of thousands of muslims in giant, secure facilities like this one. but now, we are being given a tour.

the message — these people are not prisoners, but students, willingly subjecting themselves to a kind of brainwashing. is it your choice to be here? translation: yes, i was affected by extremism. i've come here to transform my thoughts. government officials watch over every interview. this is how xinjiang's muslims, the uighurs, the kazakhs, and other minorities, have their thoughts transformed — rote—learning chinese, and laws restricting religious practice, and replacing loyalty to faith or culture with something else. "i love the communist party of china", this man has written. doesn't a place where people have to stay until you allow them

to leave sound more like a prison, even if it is a prison in which you can do some art? translation: i don't know what you mean by prison. this is indeed a training centre. over the past few years, a vast network of camps has been built across xinjiang. but, in the places we are being taken to, internal security fencing and what looked like watchtowers have recently been taken down, and exercise yards have been transformed into sports facilities, raising the suspicion that these are merely show camps. rakhima senbay, who now lives in kazakhstan, tells me she was detained just for having whatsapp on her phone, experiencing violence and mistreatment over more than a year in a number of chinese camps, including this one, places, she says, where displays of happiness are reserved for visiting officials

or journalists. translation: i experienced it myself. we were told ahead of the visits, "if any of you speak out, you'll go to a worse place than this." that's why everyone does what they're told, including dancing and singing. what, one wonders, might these people have been told by the officials ahead of our visit? they've been convicted of no crime, faced no trial, but china now believes it can determine their guilt in advance. translation: some people, before they commit murder, already show they are capable of it.

should we wait for them to commit a crime, or prevent it from happening? there is a lot of testimony, we have some ourselves, from people who have been through this system, who describe torture, overcrowding, separation from families. translation: these aren't important issues. the main thing is taking a person on the edge of crime, and returning them to normal society. these, then, are pre—criminals, wearing uniforms and sleeping up to ten a room, with a shared toilet, and no idea how many months or years they will have to stay. we try to film other camps, with their watchtowers and barbed wire still in place. the giant facilities look much less like schools, and we are much less welcome. we return after dark, and listen as the sound of thoughts being transformed echoes late into the night. john sudworth, bbc news, xinjiang.

the united states is to ays it will deploy 1,000 more troops to the middle east as tensions grow with iran. the pentagon says it now has more evidence that iran was behind the attacks on two tankers in the gulf of oman last week. it says still images, said to show iran's revolutionary guard removing an unexploded mine, incriminate tehran. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. more evidence that iran is to blame. these are the photographs the pentagon says offer further proof that the attacks on two tankers in the gulf of oman were carried out by iranian forces. this image shows what the us military describes as the remnants of the magnetic attachment device of an unexploded

limpet mine placed on one of the tankers. the pentagon says it proves that iran has the resources and proficiency needed to quickly remove the unexploded mine. iran continues to deny any involvement in the attacks. announcing a further 1000 troops to be sent to the middle east, the acting us secretary of defence, patrick sha na han, east, the acting us secretary of defence, patrick shanahan, said the recent iranian attacks validated credible intelligence on the hostile behaviour by iranian forces, threatening united states personnel and interests across the region. the extra trips come on top of 1500 announced last month. us military says their role will be defensive, addressing hour, and ground—based threats. the us is insisting it does not seek conflict with iran, but with tensions raising the region is looking increasingly unstable. peter bowes, bbc news. we will be hearing

later from two american analysts with a lot of military experience between them. let's get some of the day's other news. the chinese government in beijing has defended the chief executive of hong kong, carrie lam, who's facing calls for her resignation over the massive unrest in the city caused by an extradition bill. the bill would allow extradition to mainland china. it's now been delayed, but the ill will in hong kong has only been increased by police tactics, using rubber bullets, tear gas and pepper spray to try to force demonstrators off the streets. a united nations internal report says there was a "systemic failure" in the way it handled the situation in myanmar in 2017. the military crackdown drove more than 730,000 rohingya muslims to cross over to bangladesh. the report says the un did not have a unified strategy and lacked security council support. the world food programme says it will start to suspend food aid in yemen if it doesn't receive the assurances it needs to deliver assistance.

the head of the wfp has told the un security council the agency cannot act independently in areas held by houthi rebels. but a nutrition programme for malnourished children, pregnant women and new mothers will continue. egypt's former president mohamed morsi has died after collapsing in a cage in court in cairo. the 67—year—old former muslim brotherhood leader was attending a hearing to answer charges of espionage. he had been held in prison ever since he was ousted by the egyptian army, a year after his election in 2012. 0rla guerin reports. this is how state tv announced the death of mohammed morsi of the muslim brotherhood. no fanfare, no tributes, no mention that he was egypt's first democratically elected president. here is how he has been seen in recent years, a prisoner in the dock in a soundproof cage. it was in court today that he spoke his last words, collapsing and dying soon afterwards. condolences were offered by the president of turkey,

recep tayyip erdogan, a fellow islamist and close ally. "may allah grant rest to the martyr‘s soul," he said. "history won't forget the tyrants that led to his death byjailing him and threatening him with execution." back in june 2012, when mohammed morsi won the presidency, there was hope in the airfor many in egypt. but fast—forward a year, and mass crowds were demanding his removal, branding him autocratic and inept. the army, happy to oblige abdul fattah el—sisi, who went on to become president himself. then came the first of many trials, show trials, according to critics. well, i witnessed mohammed morsi's first appearance in court in november 2013. since then, he has been held in solitary confinement 23 hours a day, according to mps

who investigated his detention. they warned last year that his conditions in prison, including a lack of medical care, could lead to his premature death. now, they believe it has. there needs to be an independent, international investigation into the circumstances of his death. what we found were, on a balance of probabilities, his conditions of detention were so inhuman and degrading, they could actually sustain a charge of torture. tonight, heavy security outside the prison complex where mohammed morsi was incarcerated. a spokesman for the muslim brotherhood claimed his death was first—degree murder. the authorities will deny that. for many egyptians, he is just a footnote to history, but others will look back at a brief moment when morsi was a symbol of hope and democracy. 0rla guerin, bbc news.

sarah leah whitson, executive director for the middle east for human rights watch, agreed that president morsi was in poor health. no, he was not a well man. he had diabetes and he had a liver condition, both of which required specialised medical attention and a specialised medical diet, which the egyptian government, as you noted, knew of but failed to provide any of the specialised treatment that he needed. so your case would be that, even though his health had been deteriorating over a number of years, they made it worse. president morsi was serving as president and was in fine health, with his diabetes under control. it was after he entered prison that his health took a very serious decline. he lost a great deal of weight. every time he appeared before a judge, he pleaded for specialised medical care. he pleaded that he needed special treatment for the situation with his diabetes and his liver. on some occasions, the courts even ordered it, but the government always failed to provide the medical treatment and medical help that he needed. and on top of that, they kept him in solitary confinement,

as your reporter noted, 23 hours a day. even in the one hour he was allowed out, he was not allowed to speak to anyone. he said he had no bed in his cell. these are not conditions that are a recipe for good health. and i think it is the case, isn't it, that really the way he was treated is not that different from the way many other people are treated in the egyptian system. there have been scores of deaths in these situations. indeed, we have documented numerous deaths in custody in egyptian prisons, as well as pervasive, systematic and widespread torture in egypt's prisons. but, in fact, he was treated even worse than they were. there was absolutely selective targeting of president morsi because of his status as former president. while other inmates could have their families bring food to them, that's basically the custom and routine in egypt's prisons, he was never allowed to have his family bring food to him. and yet western governments,

despite backing democracy, we are told, the values and principles of democracy, still back this government. well, i don't even know if they're claiming to back democracy and freedom around the world. maybe that's sort of the nostalgic feeling that governments and countries have. but certainly in egypt, there is no effort to promote democracy, and certainly no effort to criticise the ongoing abuses of the egyptian government. just the opposite — we continue to ply this government with over $1 billion in military aid. sarah leah whitson of human rights watch. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the american fashion icon, gloria vanderbilt, has died at the age of 95. we look back on her life. there was a bomb in the city centre.

a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for a0 years forcibly classified each citizen according to race. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. the real focus today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while.

this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the bbc has been given special access to one of the detention centres being used to hold around 1 million muslims in the chinese province of xinjing. the united states says it will send about 1,000 additional troops to the middle east. a pentagon statement said the deployment was for defensive purposes. let's stay with that story now. we've been hearing very different perspectives from two american analysts with a lot of military experience between them. first, i asked retired lieutenant colonel daniel davis if he thinks war is now inevitable. you have to get down to the bottom line of what the united states is trying to accomplish

the whole thing about maximum pressure and bringing pressure to the regime and pointing all these fingers and things happened, the fact is, whether we rounded this not, is conflicting information, it could have gone either way. what is clear that when you put too much pressure you could cause the very things were trying to prevent and the objective should be stability in the middle east, not pushing it towards war and that is what we are getting close towards. would you say war is likely? it hasn't started so as i was possible to change that, but we're going to have to change the way do business and one -- iran the way do business and one —— iran will have to change the way they do business because a war is in no 1's business and everyone would lose. i hope that both governments will actually look at the temperature right now so we can make a diplomatic offramp to where we can get this discussed. you would know as well as anyone that the national security adviser john bolton is on record from long ago as favouring war with with iran.

yes, he is. we are definitely seeing that. secretary pompeo is pushing in the same direction as well. it's kind of interesting that you have president trump who has many times said, i'm not looking for war, looking for dialogue and he has to keep branding back those two advisors so it might good if he would consider putting himself out there and raining those guys ina lot out there and raining those guys in a lot more but right now they are pushing in that direction, they are pushing in that direction, they have a track record of that. lieutenant general david deptula was a commander of the no—fly zone in iraq and of the air operations center for the opening phases of the operation enduring freedom in afghanistan. he had a very different interpretation of the evidence and where events may be heading. ididn't i didn't say things were not ina i didn't say things were not in a dangerous state, this should be an international concern, but i don't think it is surprising at all. particularly when one takes

into account the consideration of the fact that these attacks were fully consistent with iran's own declaration that it didn't disrupt the oil flow. what do you make of the argument that sensejohn what do you make of the argument that sense john bolton was what do you make of the argument that sensejohn bolton was in what do you make of the argument that sense john bolton was in favour ofa war? that sense john bolton was in favour of a war? those are opinions. i think it is nonsense to suggest that the united states is interested in conflict with the region particularly when the president has indicated he is not interested in any such conflict. the fact of the matter is, the us or any of the

otherjtc nations are not aggressors in this case. it is you run which as a consistent history. —— iran. i think that line of argument is really fallacious. toronto police confirmed two people were shot as basketball fans packed the city's downtown area to watch the toronto raptors nba title parade. two people have sustained serious but non—life threatening injuries in the incident and two people have been taken into custody. the parade was attended by an estimated 1.5 to two million and was resumed after a short delay. ramzan karmali has the details. why is everyone running? panic fills the air of downtown toronto. moments earlier, shots had been fired into a crowd. they were there to celebrate the toronto raptors nba championship victory. but instead, some fans were caught

up in something much more serious. i want to make sure everybody stays calm right now, 0k? please, stay calm. we're dealing... i'm getting information that we are dealing with the situation that's not farfrom here. this is serious. the result of the shooting was that two people sustained serious but not life—threatening injuries. two people were arrested, and two firearms were also recovered. it was meant to be the homecoming parade to end all homecoming parades. vast amounts of people filled the streets of toronto, estimates range from 1.5 million to 2 million fans in attendance, including their most famous one. i want you to turn to somebody you don't know and i want you to give them a hug and congratulations because we have the greatest city in the world and we are the nba 2019 champions of the world!

let's go, raptors! they were there to welcome back their heroes, the toronto raptors basketball team — the first and only canadian team to win the nba championships, ever. it's amazing, everybody is out, hopefully nobody went into work today, hopefully they got the first few hours of the day off. look at it, it's crazy! as canada's only nba team, the whole country got behind the raptors, as they clinched the championship, beating five—time champions, the golden state warriors. monday's rally, though marred with violence, will still be remembered for some time. the american fashion icon, gloria vanderbilt, has died. she was 95 and had been suffering from stomach cancer. she was a pioneer of designerjeans and later expressed her artistic flair through painting and writing. the bbc‘s tim allman looks back on her life and career. 1980, and a fashion show,

very much of its time. then, of course there are jeans — the basic in any girl's wardrobe. but these weren't any old jeans, these were gloria vanderbiltjeans. a cut above exclusive, but not that exclusive. you know, i think the whole point of fashion and the whole fun of fashion is that it makes a woman feel easy, at ease with herself and also her best self, and you feel your best self if you're wearing something that you feel comfortable in. her death was announced by her youngest son, the american television journalist anderson cooper. he described her as: gloria vanderbilt was born in new york in 192a. she was famous before she could walk. an illustrious family name, she inherited much

of her father's fortune when she was still a baby, leading to the nickname, "poor little rich girl." a notorious custody battle involving her mother and her auntie followed, dubbed, "the trial of the century." then there were the four marriages, the death of a son, her life was full of incident. away from her fashion empire, she was a writer, an actress, and an accomplished painter. gloria vanderbilt came from an extraordinary background, and lived an extraordinary life. 0ne magazine described her as "a feminine version of the renaissance man." gloria vanderbilt, who's died at the age of 95. much of india is struggling with an extreme heat wave. reports of dozens of deaths from heatstroke. bridges exceeding well over 100 fahrenheit

four weeks. this woman struggles every day to collect water for her family from this almost empty well. her village in the indian district of beed in maharashtra, is facing extreme water scarcity. since all the wells and ponds in her village have dried, the girl has to trek more than two kilometres to fetch water. translation: the road isn't good as it is under construction. i don't have time to study, i don't have time to play, i have to bring water three times a day. i am afraid i will fall into the well. in some parched villages, people are forced to drink untreated water, supplied by tankers. a lost painting believed to be the work of caravaggio and dating back to the end of the 16th century is to go on display to the public in paris before it goes for auction later this month. it was found in the attic of an old house in south—west france where it had been left forgotten

under an old mattress for 100 years. thank you for watching. that's it for now. hello there. south—eastern parts of the uk were warmest and sunniest on monday, but things look a little bit different over the next few days. we are looking down towards iberia, a lot of cloud around here, that is going to get drawn up towards the uk, together with some warm and humid air, and it brings the threat of some thundery downpours towards the south—east. at the moment though, things are fairly quiet. towards the end of the night, we are starting to see a bit of rain arriving across the channel, we've got some rain in towards the north—west of scotland, but otherwise a dry start. a little bit chilly for some eastern parts of england. for the cricket at old trafford, whilst there is a band of cloud around, it shouldn't really produce any rain. it should be a dry day, fairly cloudy with temperatures maybe 18 or 19 degrees. we do have some rain though, coming into scotland,

showery rain, mainly for western scotland, coming into northern ireland, too, and then some sunshine. but increasing cloud for england and wales, and this rain, moving northwards through the channel into england and wales. the heaviest rain towards the south—east of england and east anglia. temperatures on tuesday, similar to those of monday. but it will feel quite muggy i think, as that wetter weather pushes in towards the south—east, and it's going to be arriving at royal ascot as well, which starts on tuesday. we've got some rain here, and overnight, and into wednesday as well before things improve for ladies‘ day on thursday. but before then, this is the main area at risk of some rain, which could be quite heavy, as you can see there, and some thunderstorms. now, this could be a high impact event but there is an awful lot of uncertainty about the detail. hence, it is a yellow thunderstorm warning from the met office. now, we may well find the earlier rain moving away, out into the north sea, and things quietening down for a while. but we're looking at some storms to push in on tuesday night, up from the near continent, into the south—east of england, the midlands towards east anglia and lincolnshire, perhaps, for the rush hour on wednesday. that wetter weather then moves northwards,

taking away most of the storms, but there's still some rain around across england and we could see some more storms in the south—east later. scotland and northern ireland, it's much more straightforward. there'll be some sunny spells, there'll be some showers around as well. and again, those temperatures 16—20 degrees. but a humid feel for many central and eastern parts of england, together with those storms potentially, all on that weather front. as that moves away we've got slightly fresher air, slightly cooler air coming in from the north—west around that area of low pressure. so things get a little more straightforward everywhere, really, i think, on thursday. most of the showers in the north—west of the uk, close to that area of low pressure. there'll be a few showers coming into england and wales, but not many, probably the driest weather and the warmest weather back again towards the south—east of england. again, highs of around 20 celsius.

the latest headlines for you from bbc news. the bbc has been given access to one of the many state—run secure detention camps in the far west of china that are being used to contain around a million muslims. china's government has previously denied they even exist. it says the camps are simply schools to combat the rise of islamist extremism. the united states is to send about a thousand more troops to the middle east. a pentagon statement said the deployment is to protect american assets. tensions are growing tensions between the us and iran over two attacks on oil tankers in the gulf of oman last week. amnesty international has urged egypt to hold an impartial investigation into the death of the former islamist president, mohamed morsi, who collapsed during a court appearance. state tv says the muslim brotherhood leader, who was 67, died of a heart attack. amnesty and human rights watch say there are serious questions about his treatment in custody.