this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at ham: the neighbour of boris johnson and his partner defends calling the police and giving a recording to a newspaper, after apparently hearing a row. mrjohnson continually refused to answer questions about the incident yesterday. a call for an "urgent de escalation" of tensions between iran and the us as a senior foreign office minister heads to tehran for talks. president erdogan votes in a re—run of the istanbul mayoral election that has become a test for turkish democracy. stoking international tension. researchers detail a russian campaign to put fake content on facebook and twitter. unions warn that some businesses

are using teenagers as free labour by offering unpaid trial shifts. and at 11:30, the conservative leadership race and us iran tensions are among the topics on the agenda for dateline london. a very good morning to you. the neighbour who called police after overhearing a row between boris johnson and his girlfriend has said he'd feared for their safety. tom penn, who's 29, defended his decision to give a recording of the incident to a newspaper, saying that someone likely to become prime minister should be accountable. our political correspondent nick eardley is here with us.

not the ideal start for the johnson campaign. absolutely not. something borisjohnson doesn't campaign. absolutely not. something boris johnson doesn't want to campaign. absolutely not. something borisjohnson doesn't want to talk about. the argument his team—mate because he has kept his private life private and that won't change but something that is again splashed gci’oss something that is again splashed across the front pages of the newspapers this morning and with questions still unanswered, quite frankly. i think more fuel has been put on the fire by liam fox, the international trade secretary, who is urging mrjohnson to give an explanation. i think it's always easier to give an explanation but again, and the key thing is that how you get onto the issues. what we can't have is it being a distraction from explanations about why the policy and where we to and when. suggestion from one ofjeremy hunt's main cabinet backers that this is

distracting from the policies that the candidates would much rather be talking about. let's briefly remind ourselves, borisjohnson was asked about this repeatedly yesterday at a hustings event in birmingham. let's listen to a segment of that interview. just to be clear, you won't make any comment at all on what happened last night?” won't make any comment at all on what happened last night? i think thatis what happened last night? i think that is pretty obvious! applause 0k. look, you know, i've sat where you sat, i understand the responsibilities. i would have spent the first five minutes and if you answered the question.” the first five minutes and if you answered the question. i did answer it. let's move on. that was boris johnson yesterday at the hustings in birmingham being asked about it. he wasn't saying very much about this whole row but what about his supporters? his actual team, the people around him, aren't saying a great deal. if you have a look on

twitter, some of the mps who are backing him are quite clearly saying that they don't think that this guardian story is legitimate. i should point out the man who gave that recording to the guardian, tom pen, said he thought he was in the public interest for it to be out there and he only got involved because he was worried about the safety of the people in the flats ha re of safety of the people in the flatshare of borisjohnson and his girlfriend, carrie symonds. many borisjohnson girlfriend, carrie symonds. many boris johnson supporters insisting he doesn't have questions to answer about this because it is a private matter but some of his surrogates have been suggesting it is of public interest, let's listen. the police we re interest, let's listen. the police were called to an incident and what did they say? they said everybody was safe, everybody was well, there was safe, everybody was well, there was no concerns that the officers had and there was no cause for any further action. given that is what the police have said and it is clearly a private incident, you and i went clearly a private incident, you and iwent there, clearly a private incident, you and i went there, i think we should leave it at that. that is the view

of thejohnson leave it at that. that is the view of the johnson camp. leave it at that. that is the view of thejohnson camp. the wider question is what impact will this have on the leadership contest? the question of character is crucial to this. you can't just question of character is crucial to this. you can'tjust remove somebody‘s life from the campaign to be the prime minister. jeremy hunt, his rival, has made clear he thinks character is important in this. he said character is something that should be scrutinised in televised debates and around the country. teen johnson want to move on from this and to talk about other things but i suspect that will be easier said than done because there are many who are saying there are big questions about boris johnson's are saying there are big questions about borisjohnson‘s character. there has been some opinion polling, not polling of the crucial electorate, which is the conservative party membership, who will be voting between the two main men? boris johnson is the favourite. i think men? boris johnson is the favourite. ithinka men? boris johnson is the favourite. i think a lot of people have thought up i think a lot of people have thought up until now borisjohnson has one footin up until now borisjohnson has one foot in the door at number ten. the mail on sunday has polled

conservative voters to see what they think of the last few days and interesting to see, since that story broke on friday about this incident at mrjohnson‘s flat, the lead he has overjeremy hunt with conservative members, this poll suggests has been reduced. a long way to go in this. still four weeks. not until the week beginning the 22nd ofjuly that we know the new prime minister. a couple of weeks until the ballot papers go out to conservative members across the country. so whether this will still bea country. so whether this will still be a big issue in a fortnight plasma time, we will have to wait and see but quite clearly for the moment, a lot of pressure on borisjohnson‘s camp. it is interesting, the boris johnson camp have been keeping him, i think it's fair to say, on the whole away from the media in the last few days and weeks and limiting his appearances. because it is argued that he is quite an unpredictable character and, i

guess, this sort of incident that we have heard about over the weekend is exactly what the johnson team feared? the joke you hear around westminster a lot at the moment is the only man that can stop boris johnson becoming prime minister is borisjohnson johnson becoming prime minister is boris johnson himself. johnson becoming prime minister is borisjohnson himself. you are absolutely right. how often have we seen borisjohnson absolutely right. how often have we seen boris johnson answering questions, you saw an example there. he did one interview, he had one press c0 nfe re nce he did one interview, he had one press conference when he launched his campaign and was on that televised debate. but there is a sense with a lot of people out there that we want to hear more from boris johnson. we want to see him answer these questions, notjust about his character. yes, character is important, but also about his politics, about his policies and what he wants to do with number ten, how he will deliver brexit on the sist how he will deliver brexit on the 31st of october as he has repeatedly promised. you are absolutely right. people will want to hear more from mrjohnson in the next few weeks. i think the incident on friday adds to

a long list of questions that still need to be answered. 0k, thank you very much. reports in the united states say america launched a cyber attack on iranian weapons systems on thursday, as president trump cancelled air strikes on the country. the washington post said the attack disabled computer systems controlling rocket and missile launchers. the action was in response to the shooting down of a us drone in the strait of hormuz last week. our middle east correspondent tom bateman is in fujairah. the ministerial visit is likely to have been planned for a while but its timing matters. tensions in the region remain high. the shooting down of an american drone by the iranians over these waters came close to sparking a dangerous confrontation with the us. britain will raise concerns about what it sees as iran's regional conduct but

they will push them on the relief promise from american sanctions after washington pulled out of the nuclear deal which european nations still stand by. within days, iran is likely to start breaching some technical limits of the agreement and the white house says new sanctions will start tomorrow. and the white house says new sanctions will start tomorrowm the leadership of iran behaves badly, then it will be a very, very badly, then it will be a very, very bad day for them. but hopefully, they are smart and hopefully they really care for their people and not themselves and hopefully we can get iran back onto an economic track that's fantastic. it's all adding to a volatile atmosphere in the gulf. president trump said iran could be his best friend if it accepted his terms for abandoning any nuclear ambitions but a conflict, he said, would result in a blue iteration. the us national security adviser

warned iran must not misinterpret president trump's decision to call off those air strikes a few days ago. speaking ahead of talks with israel's prime minister, he said the continuing nuclear programme and threats of aggression were not in his words signs of a nation seeking peace. neither iran or any other hostile actors should mistake us prudence and discretion for weakness. no one has granted them a hunting license in the middle east. we expect that the new sanctions president trump referred to in preparation for some weeks, will be announced publicly on monday. stay tuned. that was john bolton. joining me now is taraneh stone from the bbc monitoring team. an expert on iran. a lot of tension as we have seen in the last few days between iran and the united states, where do you see all this going?

both countries have said they don't wa nt both countries have said they don't want war but the escalations, it is so easy to get out of hand and both countries know that. iran wants america not to risk the lives of its troops and it says that it doesn't wa nt troops and it says that it doesn't want war, it says it wants to follow this up, take legal action, because it is claiming america has invaded its airspace. they repeatedly are saying they don't want war but they would defend their country. the background to all this, underlying this, is the iranian regime, the authorities are under real pressure, aren't they? because of the sanctions and the dire state of the economy and they are under pressure from their own people? they are, yes. they are under pressure from both sides. they are under pressure from their own people because of the

devastating economic situation, because of their sanctions. people are getting less and less well off every day. they can feel it when they buy food or drugs. the government knows that people are under pressure and feel a threat. on the other side, it is under international pressure from america and other countries as well. in some ways is in the interest of the iranian regime to whip up hostilities with the outside world, with the united states in particular asa with the united states in particular as a distraction for all those people who are pretty angry about the state of the economy? iran is standing its ground, saying it won't negotiate until and unless the sanctions are lifted and it is not going to negotiate under pressure. because it believes that it would be giving in to pressure anti—bullying if they do so. they say they won't

negotiate until sanctions are lifted. and going to appeal for some sort of calm for a de—escalation of tensions, is it likely to be successful? well, iran has a ways... it welcomes diplomacy. what they have said is if they didn't have anything new to say... they are saying until the 60 day ultimatum, the deadline they set, it will expire in two weeks, if the europeans take action, that will be a positive step forward. other than that, it's just more a positive step forward. other than that, it'sjust more promises. 0k, thank you very much. voters are going back to the polls today in

turkey, istanbul specifically, in going back to the polls today in turkey, istanbulspecifically, in a rerun of the mayoral election that has become something of a test for turkish democracy, as well as a test of president urdu and's popularity or unpopularity at a time of economic crisis. the ruling party's candidate has cast his vote in the rerun of that election. benali yildirim was a founding member of mr erdogan's ruling party but is facing a strong challenge from the opposition. mark lowen is in istanbulfor us. explain to us why this matters, why should we care about this election today in istanbul? it is much more than a local election, this is a pivotal test for turkey, the president erdogan, after 16 years in power. he wanted this rerun election. the vote was held back in march, he lost by a sliver, 13,000

votes back then his governing party lost to the opposition. then they claimed irregularities and cried foul. the election board was thought to have been pressured by the government to have a rerun, because this is the economic powerhouse of turkey. it's the city he once ran as mayor which propelled him to power as president. if he loses today, and perhaps by a larger margin than he lost back in march, it will be seen by many as heralding the beginning of the end, perhaps, the president erdogan. people will start talking about the post erdogan era. the split in his party would be hastened. people talk about the strength of the opposition, that they are able to challenge him. that is why this local election has taken on far greater significance. given that the stakes are so high, what guarantees are there that this election will be free and fair? well, i have to say that even though the campaign period is usually very,

very swayed towards the government, the government has near total dominance over the media in this country. the election day itself in turkey tends to be pretty free and fair. there are all the different parties have volunteers inside the station checking as the votes are counted and tallied. it is hard to rig an election, particularly in istanbul. it is easier to do that in a city in the east of turkey near the iranian border, near syria. in the iranian border, near syria. in the city where there are checks and balances, it is harder to rig. that said, the opposition is not taking any chances. they have recruited 150,000 volunteers today. they have trained a parallel newsagency to tally up the results to rival the state run news agency. they are throwing everything at this, knowing how important running istanbul is. fascinating contest, thank you very much, mark. more on that throughout the day on the important election in

istanbul. a look at our latest headlines on bbc news: the neighbour of borisjohnson headlines on bbc news: the neighbour of boris johnson and headlines on bbc news: the neighbour of borisjohnson and his partner has been defending, calling the police and giving a recording to a national newspaper after seeing a row between the couple. mrjohnson refused to a nswer the couple. mrjohnson refused to answer questions yesterday about the incident. tackling the tensions between iran and the united states. a senior foreign office minister heads to tehran to appeal for calm. as you just heard, president erdogan has been voting in a rerun of that istanbul mayoral election which has become a test of turkish democracy. let's get all the latest sport for you now at their bbc sport centre withjohn. phil neville says cameroon will pose a threat to his england team which they have not experienced in their first knockout match of the women's world cup in france this afternoon. it is live on bbc one and five live at a:30pm. england won all three

group games against teams ranked higher than cameroon. our reporter jane dougaljoins higher than cameroon. our reporter jane dougal joins us higher than cameroon. our reporter jane dougaljoins us now. england won all three group games but is there a feeling they have got another gear? well, yes, they haven't had to get out of second gear because as you mentioned, they won all three of their group matches and finish top of the group. i think there is a lot more potential to be seen from england and perhaps they are saving that for later on in the tournament when they are challenged and if they do get through to the semifinals, then the way it looks, they could be facing either the usa or france. so they will need to fulfil their potential for that. the cameroon game will be very different to the previous three matches that england have played so far. they are a very physical side. that is how they like to play their football and physical side. that is how they like to play theirfootball and it physical side. that is how they like to play their football and it has done very well for them so far this tournament. they got into the knockout stages by beating new zealand with a last—minute goal but yes, they are very physical and phil

neville has spoken about that, about how that could prove to be a challenge for england but that his players are certainly up for that challenge. the other issue that will bea challenge. the other issue that will be a factorfor challenge. the other issue that will be a factor for england is the temperature. we are expecting it to be around 30 degrees in the stadium later this afternoon, which will be quite tough conditions for them. but the captain steph horton says they arejust the captain steph horton says they are just looking at this like another match. knockout, 90 minutes, potentially extra time, hopefully not but we know it is your performance on the day. for us as a squad, we know we have to go and perform. this is the foot ball we have to go and perform. this is the football we want to be part of, we wa nt football we want to be part of, we want to be playing in the nitty—gritty bits of winning foot ball nitty—gritty bits of winning football games. it's counting down the games in your head, this is game four and we have to try and take that one. good luck to the lioness is, for 30 pm for one. one match in the cricket world cup today comes at lord's, south africa playing pakistan. they are currently eighth

and ninth in the table so both sides desperate for a win. pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. 61-0 at the toss and decided to bat first. 61—0 at the moment. commentary on five live sports extra. virat kohli has been fined 25% of his match fee for excessive appealing in the victory over afghanistan yesterday. the indian skipper has also had one demerit points added to his disciplinary record after he was ruled to have approached aleem dar in an aggressive manner. virat kohli accepted the punishment imposed by the match referee. andy murray has reached the doubles final at queens only five months after having career saving hip surgery. andy murray and his partner feliciano lopez played their games back to back, going through in three sets and will play britain's joe salisbury and

america's ram later today. ididn't america's ram later today. i didn't know what to expect and a tough, tough draw. the top seeds in the first match, never played them before so didn't have high expectations at all. it will be a busy day for lopez, murray's doubles partner, in the finals of the singles. he beat the canadian teenager in straight sets before playing those two doubles matches with murray. she lay simon played in the other semifinal. and there are two britons in the wheelchair finals this morning. these are live pictures, they are about to get under way, as you can watch now the stock they just got under way. that game in the first set. that is all your support for now. more for you in the next hour. thank you, see you later on. union

members have raised concerns over unpaid trial shifts where employers ask potential staff to work before deciding whether or not to keep them on. unite claims a loophole in the law allows some employers to use inexperienced people as free labour. sangita myska reports. like thousands of teenagers this summer, 16—year—old mia had been looking for a part—time job. when a local cafe responded to her cv with the offer of a trial shift, she was elated. she says she spent seven hours waitressing on a busy saturday, but was not offered any work or paid the minimum wage. i don't think it's fair at all, that we would not get paid. just because we are young, i think we should still be treated like adults, and the fact we are young doesn't mean we shouldn't be able to get the job or anything like that. it is interesting that so many other people have posted a similar experience to you. when her dad, shaun, posted mia's experience on twitter, he says dozens of parents wrote back saying their kids had experienced

the same thing. what does the law say? according to the government, it is illegal to employ anyone on an unpaid work trial for what it calls an excessive period of time or if there is nojob on offer. but trying to prove exactly what an excessive period of time is, or whether there was ever a job in the offing, is difficult to prove, especially if you are a young and inexperienced. the guidelines that they put out kind of give a bit of a loophole to the employer so they can say that this is a genuine trial and we need to assess if the person is right for the job. but thatjust creates a situation where employers can take advantage. having someone there for five hours or an entire day is not a trial shift, that his working time and people should be paid for that. after the bbc contacted the cafe where mia had had her trial shift,

she received a text message saying that she had not got the job as a waitress, and that her travel expenses would now be reimbursed. in shetland they call this time of year "the simmer dim", because the sun dips just below the horizon for only a few hours at night. imagine what it's like trying to get the kids to bed when it's light until midnight. our weather presenter matt taylor has been to meet one family in lerwick to find out more about living in a place where the sun barely sets. this family loves the summer. living in shetland, the most northerly inhabited place in the uk, winter can get pretty dark, with less than six hours of daylight. so at this time of year, when they have more than 19 hours of daylight to play with, they want to make the most of it.

living in shetland in the summertime is fantastic. it is a fantastic place to live and bring up children. it is filled with life at this time of year. all the visiting sea birds come out, the flowers are out, it isjust a magical time here. you sometimes lose track of time. when it is a nice night, you really have to make the most of it and just get out whenever the weather allows, and store up some vitamin d. do you like going to the beach? i want my shovel! you want your shovel? we forgot our bucket and spade, didn't we? it's just the freedom at this time of year. if it's a nice night you can pack a picnic and go to the beach. on a nice night when the sun is still shining, then sometimes bedtime does get pushed back a bit. the lighter evenings can make it a struggle for her to get her three and seven—year—olds to sleep. you don't want to go to bed?

no! trying to get them to understand it is bedtime when it is so light, how difficult is it? i think that because they were born here it isjust normal, it's what they are used to. it is just a reality. they know that in the winter, it is dark all the time and in summer it is light all the time. you go from 16 hours of daylight in the summer, to barely six in the winter. what's that like? house gets trashed. why is that? when they go to school in the morning it is dark, when they get home in the afternoon it's dark. so, really, there is no opportunity to get outside, so they are just bouncing off the walls inside. wintertime can actually be worse. which is better, summer or winter in shetland? summer!

do you like going to bed in winter? no! do you ever like going to bed? no! what do you like about summer, is it all the sunshine? yeah! do you like playing outside? yes, for all week! beautiful shots there from matt taylor. we have our other weather forecaster, nick miller. how is it looking? a fairly quiet day in shetland. the weather is happening much further south across the uk. more cloud around generally compared with yesterday but some of us are getting into the wetter weather eventually this afternoon. south—west england, wales, moving towards a midlands in northern ireland, increasing breeze as well as these outbreaks of rain start to become a bit more widespread. heavy overnight in parts of wales and northern england on towards eastern scotland, could see some heavy and even torrential

downpours at times and rumbles of thunder. temperature is not going down as far tonight, so quite a humid night, especially across southern parts of the uk. into tomorrow, more showers and thunderstorms developing. there could be some intense downpours in places where they develop, particularly in parts of southern, central and northern england, towards eastern scotland once again. quite warm and humid in south—east england in particular but it is as the week goes on, once we get rid of the week goes on, once we get rid of the stormy weather at the start of the stormy weather at the start of the week with increasing sunshine, temperatures are going up and by the end of the week into the start of next weekend, some spots look like being in the low 30s. that is your forecast.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the neighbour of boris johnson and his partner defends calling the police and giving a recording to a newspaper after apparently hearing a row. mrjohnson refused to answer questions about the incident yesterday. reports say the us launched a cyber—attack on iranian weapons systems on thursday as president trump pulled out of air strikes on the country.

neither ryan or any other hostile actors should mistake us prudence and discretion for weakness. —— iran. president erdogan votes in a re—run of the istanbul mayoral election, that has become a test for turkish democracy. a trade union warns that some businesses are using teenagers as free labour by asking them to complete unpaid trial shifts. now, on bbc news, it's time for dateline london.