the race to be prime minister. the last five candidates take part in a live tv debate as dominic raab is eliminated in the latest round of voting. borisjohnson, who's still way ahead after today's vote by conservative mps. tonight he and his rivals clashed over brexit. none of us wants a no—deal outcome. we have to resolve this, and we have to resolve this quickly. the most important thing is to win for britain, and that means getting out. one of the mistakes we've made so far is by having this sort of flexible deadline. let's get on with it, let's vote it through, let's get it done. there is plenty of argument but were there any real answers as these five men march their way to number ten.

we'll be assessing what the candidates said and asking whether any of them has an achievable plan for brexit. also tonight... razed to the ground. satellite images reveal one of the many mosques in china destroyed amid accusations the authorities are trying suppress muslims. the concern is that a whole history and culture are being wiped out. why do you think prince harry is a race traitor? you are happy to post about nazis on the internet but not prepared to admit it on camera? the neo—nazi teenagers jailed for encouraging people on social media to shoot prince harry because he married meghan markle. more weather warnings as thunderstorms, torrential rain and flooding look set to batter parts of the uk again. and a record breaking day for captain eoin morgan as england beat afghanistan at the cricket world cup. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: less than three weeks out from defending his tour de france title, geraint thomas crashes out

of a race in switzerland. good evening. the five men who remain in the race to become the next prime minister after the latest round of voting have taken part in a live bbc television debate. during tonight's debate the remaining candidates clashed on brexit and whether the uk can realistically leave by the current deadline at the end of october. they also faced questions on their tax policies and agreed that the conservatives should hold an inquiry on islamophobia in the party. of the six candidates contesting the leadership, borisjohnson topped today's ballot with 126 votes, jeremy hunt was in

second place with 46. the former brexit secretary dominic raab failed to reach the threshold of 33 votes and was eliminated. our political editor laura kuenssberg is in westminster. moments like this in any political campaign really do matter because it isa campaign really do matter because it is a chance for the public and for tory party members in this contest who will be the ones making the final decision, to see more of the people who want to govern the country, to see more of them being pressed on what they would do in all of our names. as you would expect, there was plenty of verbal fisticuffs tonight, plenty of arguments and may be not so many real and detailed answers. but what they said on the stage and how they interacted with each other will make a difference, as tory mps decides tomorrow who they will back. you can't hide in the wings any more. microphone on. time to talk.

nervous? they all should be. this is nothing less than a publicjob interview for the biggest role in the land. job number one for all of them, how to clean up the brexit mess. can you guarantee you will be able to get your brexit plan through the parliament by october 31? we must come out on the 31st october because otherwise i'm afraid we face a catastrophic loss of confidence in politics. you sometimes have extra time in football matches in order to slot home the winner. my view is the most important thing is to win for britain and that means getting out, honouring the vote you gave.“ there was a prospect, if we were nearly there, then i would take a bit longer because the conservative party is the party of business, the party of union and the party of hope. i would want to avoid the disruption of no deal. hope. i would want to avoid the disruption of no dealli respectfully disagree with michael

and jeremy on this because we have to learn from our mistakes. one of the mistakes we have made so far is by having this flexible deadline for stop if you don't have a deadline you can't concentrate minds. there is only one door out of this and its parliament. i would take the shock of the european elections, let's get oi'i of the european elections, let's get on with it, let's vote it through and let's get it done. we have run into that door three times already, rory. we have to have a different route out. we can't simply represent the same cold porridge for a fourth time. this is about all of our future but the past is never far away. the worry i have about boris's position, we fought together on the leave campaign and hejoined me on that campaign so we both believe it in our heart, but my worry is that, boris, if we got to october 31 and we we re boris, if we got to october 31 and we were so boris, if we got to october 31 and we were so close boris, if we got to october 31 and we were so close to boris, if we got to october 31 and we were so close to getting that deal over the line, would you at that point say, michael, we are almost there at about rip it up...” share michael... i think october 31

is eminently feasible. that's not a guarantee. is that your date? can anyone on the stage guarantee? a cacophony of promises, no guarantees and not much impressing the question are worried about leaving without a deal. carmela, are you reassured by what you have heard this evening? deal. carmela, are you reassured by what you have heard this evening ?|i am not reassured at all. i am really concerned about the future for my children. no one can give a real answer. but there are other huge decisions and have the huge disagreements too. would they all, as the frontrunner promised, cut taxes for higher earners?” as the frontrunner promised, cut taxes for higher earners? i think it's very sensible to have an ambition to raise the higher rate of tax for middle income earners.” think that is wrong. i went into politics to help the very poorest in oui’ politics to help the very poorest in our society. i would focus on tax cuts for working people through the

basic rate of tax. i would like to see everyone in this country be able to own the first £1000 every month without any income tax or national insurance because it would lighten the load. i will be very straight with people. i don't think this is the time to be cutting taxes. i'm not thinking of promises for the next 15 days, i'm thinking of the next 15 days, i'm thinking of the next 15 days, i'm thinking of the next 15 years. rory, you are completely out of touch. you didn't answer my question. it's not brexit, it's about tax cuts. the favourites appeared to agree for once. it's about tax cuts. the favourites appeared to agree for onceli it's about tax cuts. the favourites appeared to agree for once. i agree strongly with sajid and jeremy. did the others deliberately go after rory stewart, who was the outsider? and borisjohnson, rory stewart, who was the outsider? and boris johnson, of rory stewart, who was the outsider? and borisjohnson, of course, faced questions on his loose talk about nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british woman held in prison in iran. i have deep sympathy for her and her family. i iran. i have deep sympathy for her and herfamily. i don't think that case made any difference. but what about accusations laid at the tory party door that they are prejudiced

against muslims, and borisjohnson casually offensive with his language. do the candidates agree that words have consequences? insofar as my words have given offence over the last 20 or 30 years while i have been a journalist, people have taken those words out of my articles and escalated them, of course i am my articles and escalated them, of course i am sorry my articles and escalated them, of course i am sorry for the offence they have caused. they did in 60 minutes all managed to agree on something. sajid javid, you said you would be happy to open up the conservative party to an independent investigation of allegations of islamophobia. would you like to commit to that? yes, i would. do we all agree, guys? we will have an independent enquiry into islamophobia in the conservative party? we all agree. neither of the five candidates walked away having loaded their campaigns tonight. they are in theory on the same side. but despite the hugging, not for now.

in a moment more from our political editor laura kuenssberg, but first letsjoin our europe editor katya adler in the hague. what will be the eu reaction to what we've heard tonight? especially on brexit? don't expect much in terms of the official reaction, but eu politicians across the continent were dipping in and out of the bbc debate. the comments i have heard so far off the record have not been particularly complementary. the eu simply thinks most of those leadership candidates are not being realistic. eu leaders are not being realistic. eu leaders are preparing to come to brussels towards the end of this week for a summitand towards the end of this week for a summit and they are also preparing a united and determined front when it comes to the idea of renegotiating the brexit deal, and their answer is no. even if come the autumn, if the eu were tempted to reopen some of those questions, such as the irish backstop, those conversations could never be finished by october 31, which is the date by which most of those leadership candidates say they wa nt to those leadership candidates say they want to leave the eu. that's why

this evening the eu thinks the idea ofa this evening the eu thinks the idea of a no—deal brexit is becoming increasingly likely, and they heard borisjohnson say increasingly likely, and they heard boris johnson say this increasingly likely, and they heard borisjohnson say this evening that if there were to be no deal, then the uk should have this transition period where it still retains the advantages of eu membership while it negotiates with the eu the future trade relations. the eu says absolutely not, because it would be like them rewarding a no—deal brexit. and we know that the eu wa nts to brexit. and we know that the eu wants to avoid a no—deal brexit because it will hurt them too. but they are convinced it will hurt the uk more and they believe in the case of no deal the new uk prime minister would be forced to come back to brussels, knock on the door and say, please can we start to talk about trade stop before they do that, eu leaders say they insist on sorting out the irish border question first, the same issue that bedevils those conservative leadership candidates tonight. five candidates tonight, laura, and another round of voting tomorrow. where do they all stand after the debate this evening?m

terms of the race and what mps have voted on in the commons, boris johnson is the clear and far—away favourite. the international development secretary rory stewart had been the candidate who was surprising on the upside, to use the jargon, the one with momentum, who had done extremely well in terms of account from mps today. but if you lookjust at the debate tonight, borisjohnson, it lookjust at the debate tonight, boris johnson, it didn't lookjust at the debate tonight, borisjohnson, it didn't look like a slam dunk, and rory stewart was under attack from the other candidates, which shows they are worried about him, but also he didn't knock it out of the park either. although there were not any giant blunders or any huge successes for any of them on the platform, it isa reminder for any of them on the platform, it is a reminder tonight that these campaigns do not always follow a script. mps have some tricky decisions to make before the next round of voting tomorrow when one or more of the candidates will be knocked out. by the end of this week we should know who the final two are. and like it or not, our views will all have their own views, one

of these five men will be our next prime minister, moving into number ten at the end of next month. laura kuenssberg and katya adler, thank you. mosques and religious sites have been destroyed in the last few years in china's far western region of xinjiang amid growing evidence of the efforts to control muslims and suppress their beliefs. last night, we reported from camps set up by china which are thought to be holding more than a million muslims without conviction or trial — mainly from the uighur ethnic group. uighurs make up only a tiny fraction of china's overall population but they're close to half of the population in xinjiang. but many have simply disappeared from their homes. china insists the camps where they're being held are just schools, built to combat the rise of violent islamist extremism. our china correspondentjohn sudworth has been given access to religious sites and has been talking to senior islamic officials as the authorities try to refute allegations that they're suffocating religious beliefs.

at the id kah mosque, xinjiang's largest, china's supremacy overfaith is being made clear — from the flag fluttering on the roof, to the clean—shaven faces below. inside, though, the government approved imam denies that long beards are now banned in xinjiang. translation: chinese citizens have religious freedom. it's a part of that freedom to choose whether to have beards or not. the locked and deserted homes tell a different story. hundreds of thousands of uighurs, kazakhs and other muslim minorities have disappeared and even mild expressions of belief are now forbidden. so here it is in black and white, a notice telling people living in this village that certain religious practices are banned. this point here at number ten says

that the wearing of long beards for young men is not to be allowed. and there's this... right across the region, mosques are being destroyed. over the past two years in cities, towns and villages, dozens of religious sites, once clearly visible on satellite images, have been turned into patches of bare earth. china's case is laid out in gruesome detail in this exhibition, designed to show that xinjiang has suffered yea rs of separatist violence. and it hopes that by giving us access, including to some of the secure facilities for muslims that it calls schools, such policies will be seen as restrained and reasonable. but this is the gatehouse to the id kah mosque. its distinctive shadow shows

it was still standing in late 2017. now, it's gone — overwhelmed by the surrounding commercial development. work is still underway when we visit, with construction machinery on the spot where the gatehouse once stood. nearby, traditional uighur neighbourhoods are being demolished too. the old homes are visible in this image from two years ago. just a few months later, whole swathes have disappeared. this patch of land encapsulates perfectly the two driving forces of modern china. political stability and economic development. there's no doubting that these neighbourhoods were poor but by demolishing them, by repressing the faith of those who lived in them and by forcing hundreds of thousands of them

into re—education, the concern is that a whole history and culture are being wiped out. in 2015, we filmed the crowds, young and old, turning up to pray at the id kah mosque. four years on, this is the scene just before prayer time. inside, a few elderly men gather in silence. isn't the truth that what we've just seen as proof that china has suffocated islam in this region? translation: it's true that a few years ago there were many more people, but nowadays, the government is creating jobs. people are busy making money. so, naturally, fewer come to pray. until recently, this place was the vibrant heart of a deeply devout society. now, there's almost no one left.

china denies it is persecuting muslims and destroying mosques, calling such claims hearsay and gusset but our report adds to the evidence that there is something serious and systemic taking place. —— mike hearsay and gossip. while there is mounting international concern, critics say the real issue is not how much this matters but how much china's growing economic clout influences the behaviour of others, and that is why international voices have been so muted. thank you. two teenage neo—nazis have been sent to prison for terrorism offences after encouraging people on social media to shoot prince harry for marrying meghan markle. michal szewczuk, who's 19, was jailed for four years and three months. 18—year—old oskar dunn—koczorowski got 18 months. they were both members of a group called the sonnenkrieg division an ultra extreme revolutionary

nazi group. daniel sandford reports from the old bailey. oskar dunn—koczorowski, standing in the middle of a neo—nazi demo in 2016, when just 15—years—old. after this group, national action, was banned as a terrorist organisation, he went underground. last year, he became a founder member of the even more extreme sonnenkrieg division. when the british—based group was exposed by a bbc news investigation in december, he was arrested the next day. sonnenkrieg division produce some of the most violent nazi propaganda to emerge in britain. one post, which we're not showing, suggested prince harry should be shot as what they called a "race traitor". they were encouraging others, online, to commit terrorist attacks and, of course, it only takes one individual to be encouraged or be inspired by that propaganda, to take that further step.

today, michal szewczuk, a computer science student from leeds, responsible for many of the posts, was sentenced to four years three months in prison. he'd encouraged followers to rape and kill women, writing... but at an earlier hearing, he didn't want to discuss his views on camera. why were you running an account saying all women should be raped and babies should be raped? no comment. do you think prince harry should be killed ? no comment. on the sonnenkrieg group's social media page, oskar dunn—koczorowski had written... oskar, why did you think that prince harry was a "race traitor"? so, you're happy to post about nazis on the internet, but you're not prepared to admit it on camera? sonnenkrieg division was allied to this ultra—extreme nazi group from the united states... atomwaffen division, that encourages loan actor attacks

and has been linked to five murders. daniel sandford, bbc news. let's take a look at some of today's other news. a former uefa president is being questioned by french anti—corru ption investigators, over the awarding of the 2022 world cup to qatar. michel platini was head of european football's governing body until being banned in 2015 for ethics breaches. he denies any wrongdoing. a man who threw a milkshake over brexit party leader nigel farage has been ordered to pay him compensation. paul crowther pleaded guilty to common assault and criminal damage. he was given 150 hours of unpaid community service and ordered to pay £350 to mr farage. meanwhile, the electoral commission says it has asked the brexit party to check all past donations, following concerns about transparency. rules state political parties have 30 days to return any donation that's not legal or allowed. if it's after this time, the money is forfeited,

and goes to the treasury. but political parties can, and often do, challenge decisions. more weather warnings are in place as thunderstorms, torrential rain and flooding have battered parts of the uk. some flood hit communities, such as wainfleet all saints in lincolnshire, could face further damage. around 600 homes have already been evacuated. the environment agency has blamed "unprecedented" rainfall. alison freeman reports from lincolnshire. oh, not as bad as i thought. it was better than when we left it. some people have had it much worse. gail hadn't been back to the house she shares with her husband richard since the water levels drop. they'd acted quickly, getting their furniture onto breeze blocks to save it, before the water came in last week. they're still shocked by what happened. have you ever had anything like this? i have lived here now nearly 60 odd years and it's neverflooded in my time and it's neverflooded in my family's time, nor my grandfather's time.

the work has already begun to remove water damaged items. they think it will take at least four months to get their home back to normal. you see the floor bowed up. from the water and pressure underneath it, shoving the floor up. all eyes are now on the river steeping, which burst its banks on wednesday. this gap's already been plugged, but there are concerns about what will happen if water levels rise again. efforts are continuing to pump as much water away from the town as possible, to protect those houses that haven't been affected and prevent more damage to those that have. and that's even more vital tonight, with between 15 and 50 millimetres of rain forecast over the next 2a hours. well, i'm feeling very nervous. i mean, we've got off fairly lightly by the looks of it, but, you know, if it comes again, it could be worse. some people have been told to stay

away from their homes until the end of the week, but for those that have stayed, the wait to see what the next 2a hours brings continues. alison freeman, bbc news, wainfleet all saints. the german chancellor angela merkel has insisted she is doing "very well" after being filmed visibily shaking during a meeting with the ukranian president in berlin. she appeared to be struggling to stand. afterward she said she felt much better after a drink of water. president trump is expected to announce tonight that he will run again to be president of the united states, in the 2020 race for the white house. he will address a rally of supporters in orlando in a few hours time. our north america editorjon sopel is there for us now. jon... thank you very much and welcome to a very noisy crowd. the capacity here is 20,000, according to the trump

campaign, over 100,000 people is 20,000, according to the trump campaign, over100,000 people tried to get tickets. it's amazing. two and a half years into his presidency just how popular he remains with his supporters and how devoted they are to him. but of course, different to four years ago is he will now have to defend his record, notjust attacked the democrats. on certain things, he hasn't built the wall yet with mexico, he hasn't managed to replace the health system in america, but critically, on the economy, unemployment is at a record low and the stock market is a record high and that is a good story to tell and i'm sure we will hear more on that tonight. the slogan doesn't seem on that tonight. the slogan doesn't seem to be make america great again, it has changed to keep america great. tonight donald trump launches, next week it's the democrats. only 17 months to go until polling. thank you. it's a highly contagious disease, for which there is a safe and effective vaccine. yet, the world is taking

an "unacceptable step backwards" in the fight against measles according to the world health organisation. it says a wave of misinformation online has contributed to vaccination rates stalling across the world, resulting in an alarming rise in measles cases, including in england. one of the worst affected countries is the philippines, where there have been more than 36,000 cases and almost 500 deaths since the start of this year. our global health correspondent, tulip mazumdar reports from manila. this is what can happen when measles takes hold. james hasn't eaten for days, and he's now developed pneumonia. some of these babies are less than six—months—old, too young to have the measles vaccine. they rely on others around them being immunised, so they don't even come into contact with the disease. in the next ward, two—year—old princess relies limp and exhausted. "first she had a cough", her grandmother tells me. "then, suddenly, a severe fever." princess was not immunised.

her family were worried vaccines might harm her. we were admitting 30 to 40, and even as high as 80 patients admitted every night. we were so frustrated, disappointed, because the vaccine for measles is even free at the different health centres. much of these recent misconceptions around vaccines centre on the controversial roll—out of a new dengue vaccine in 2016. the manufacture of dengvaxia later disclosed that its product posed a risk to some children. some families blamed the vaccine for their children's deaths. investigations are underway, but no link has been proven. health officials say inaccurate and sensationalist information about vaccines, in general, spread online, resulting in the confidence in all vaccines plummeting. misinformation and fear overtook evidence and science when many parents were deciding whether to vaccinate their children. health facilities and medics can

also be difficult to access in these poor, slum areas. there are trust issues too. so, when accurate information wasn't available wasn't believed, many parents instead listened to rumour and scaremongering online. the infection of misinformation, as the un children agency unicef has called it, can spread as far and fast as a computer virus. this woman bitterly regrets her decision not to vaccinate her two children. her two—year—old daughter and her eight—month—old son died of measles within a week of each other. translation: ijust feel so angry. i shouldn't have listened to the tv and social media. i was afraid, but i should have protected my children. these volunteers are on a mission to restore faith in vaccines among concerned parents who just want the best for their children. slowly, the trust in the immunisation programme is getting back.

so, now mothers are visiting the health centres, demanding for the vaccines because they are afraid for their children. the measles outbreak has slowed dramatically from its peak earlier this year. families in the philippines have paid a high price for the dip in vaccination rates here, but confidence in these life—saving vaccines is returning. tulip mazumdar, bbc news, manila. england are now top of the table at the cricket world cup after beating afghanistan today by 150 runs as their captain owen morgan hit an impressive 17 sixes a world record for a one day international. andy swiss was watching all the action at old trafford. he'd only just recovered from a bad back. fair to say, you'd hardly have guessed it. as eoin morgan took the art of smashing cricket balls to new dizzying heights. for england, it was the stuff of dreams, for afghanistan, more a nightmare. wherever they bowled it, he just whacked it.

talk about a captain's innings! but reaching his century was just the start. the crowd almost losing count, as morgan clobbered his way into sporting history. that his 17th six, a record in one—day internationals and although he eventually fell for 148, his team—mates carried on. england's total of 25 sixes another record in a display of dazzling destruction. 398 was afg hanistan's gargantuan target. and although they tried to match morgan's heroics, they fell way short, as england wrapped up an emphatic win. a victory, then, which takes england to the top of the world cup table and if they can bat like their captain did here, well, they'll take some beating. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. that is it from us. good night.

good evening. thanks forjoining us on sportsday. i'm ben croucher, and these are your tuesday night headlines. there's a shower of sixes in manchester as captain morgan