this is bbc news. the headlines. there is continued focus on boris johnson's private life after he failed to answer questions about why police were called to his flat among reports of a row. it is always easier to give an explanation. i think again, the key thing is how you get onto the issues. what we cannot have a set being a distraction. the united states reportedly launched an attack on iran -- reportedly launched an attack on iran —— cyber attack. reportedly launched an attack on iran -- cyber attack. now that iran orany iran -- cyber attack. now that iran or any other hostile actor should mistake the us's couldn't for weakness. five people arrested at

the patisserie chain patisserie valerie. england prepare to take on cameroon in the women's world cup. and we look atjohn bercow‘s decade as speaker. that and more on the week in parliament. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. there is continued focus on boris johnson's private life after he failed to answer questions at a conservative leadership hustings as to why police were called to his partner's flat after reports of around. mrjohnson‘s supporters say he should bejudged on his policies, not his personal life. detractors

such as liam fox said today, mr johnson should have given an excellent nation about what happened. often in the headlines, this time for the wrong reasons. after police were called to the flat borisjohnson shares with his girlfriend, mrjohnson has been reluctant to explain. i don't think they want to hear about that kind of thing, er... applause. but this senior tory, who's backing mrjohnson‘s leadership rivaljeremy hunt, said an explanation would be sensible. it's always easier to just give an explanation, but i think the key thing is then how you get on the issues. what we can't have is it being a distraction from explanations about wider policy. mrjohnson‘s team say he has never answered questions about his private life and won't start now. his supporters say we should move on. the police were called to an incident and what they say?

they said everybody was safe, everybody was well, there was no concerns that the officers had and there was no cause for any further action. given that's what the police said and it's clearly a private incident, i wasn't there, you weren't there, i think we should just leave it at that. but the front runner to be prime minister is no stranger to controversy. scotland's first minister suggested he was racist for comments he's made in the past, like comparing women wearing the muslim veil to letterboxes. boris johnson has made overtly racist comments, people who are prepared to make comments like that can't suddenly throw their hands up in horror when people call them out for it and say that they appear to be racist as a result of it. the first thing we need to do — you know what it is — we need to get brexit done. at the heart of the leadership contest are questions about brexit. both sides made their case at a hustings in birmingham yesterday. liam fox suggested some of borisjohnson‘s claims about what would happen if we leave without a deal are wrong. but mrjohnson‘s supporters

say their man can deliver. we need a leader with a determination to follow through, go through to the 31st of october, leave, preferably with a deal but without a deal if necessary. he will be asked many more questions over the next few weeks, but for now, he's the man to beat. nick eardley, bbc news. mick is here with me. picking up on what liz said. there was a sense among the activists yesterday at the hustings, ask the questions and then move on. why does the attention not seem to have moved on? mrjohnson wa nts to seem to have moved on? mrjohnson wants to move on, he has made it clear he does not want to talk about it. his team think that he has never spoken about his private life so why would he now? but there are some in the political world who think it is a question of character. boris

johnson could be prime minister in just over four weeks' time. some people say we deserve to know more about the character of the person who could be leading the country is. that is the point the labour party have been making this morning. one of the shadow ministers said, is this man fits to be by minister? i'm not so sure. so i'm not sure the attention will go away. jeremy hunt is in scotland and aberdeen, he was asked about whether not this question of character came into things. interesting, because clearly he does not want to be drawn on the specifics of whether boris johnson was right to not answer questions about what dead or did not happen on friday morning. he is making a general point which alludes to boris johnson, which is saying that there isa johnson, which is saying that there is a need for people who want to be prime minister to come and answer questions, to put the character forward for scrutiny and jeremy hunt

clearly doesn't think borisjohnson is doing that. clearly there is difficulty for the conservative party in arguing for the future, the party has to address the immediate past. both candidates have had to trash the government of which they have been part. both voted for the prime minister's deal at the final time of asking. both say there is good things and bad things, but the main thing we need to get rid of as the backstop. but there is no process or clarity about what they would do that would allow this to happen? no eureka moment suddenly where westminster says why didn't we think of that? there is annulment of that, it is negotiation, they will need to see we have to go to brussels and say this is something we have to change, we have a new prime minister, the dynamics of

change in parliament. but as you say, no one is clearer about how you get from a to b on that. we are in this series of 16 hustings stretching out over the next few weeks. quite an intense period for the candidates themselves. never mind the factjeremy hunt still foreign secretary. in terms of the balance going out. that does not happen untiljuly nine? and then we get the final announcement by the 22nd. what is the sense that there has to be a debate going on between the two men? this was something jeremy hunt said yesterday. as anything to say the bodice campaign accept that argument? that they have to go head—to—head before they get the ballot paper? i'm not sure there is much of an acquiescence to mr hunt's demand, when he has repeated over the last few days. that

scrutiny is key. team johnson think there is a long time to scrutinise there is a long time to scrutinise the potential prime ministers because they are going to the 16 hustings around the country. they say that is the proper place for this to happen, their main concern is that you end up with blue on blue action, conservatives are fighting conservatives as mr hunt tries to make up the ground he needs on mr johnson. at the same time, i don't think the calls for that scrutiny are going to go away, either from the media, certain mps or whether it is from the hunt camp. there seems to bea is from the hunt camp. there seems to be a real desire to see, there is a desire for it. they said we didn't properly scrutinise a religion act last time and it didn't work out well. —— our leader last time. reports in the us say america launched a cyber attack

on iranian weapons systems on thursday, as president trump cancelled air strikes on the country. several sources including 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. a senior british foreign minister has arrived in tehran today for talks amid growning tensions between iran and the west. jane frances kelly reports. america appears to have used cyberspace rather than air power to retaliate against iran's elite military forces. us media reports that the online operation was designed to cripple weapons systems like this, used by the islamic revolutionary guard to shoot down an american drone last thursday. the wreckage was later put on display by tehran. it came as president trump publicly declared he had pulled back from an air strike on iran because it would cause a loss of life. what it has to do with, very simply, is the fact is we are not going to have iran have a nuclear weapon, and when they agree to that, they are going to have a wealthy country, they are going to be so happy, and i'm going to be their best friend.

i hope that happens. but tensions remain high. the downing of the drone comes after a series of attacks on tankers travelling through the busy shipping lanes of the gulf, which washington has blamed on iranian forces. mr trump pulled out of the iran nuclear deal last year and has announced new sanctions will begin on monday. a british foreign office minister meeting with diplomats in tehran today has called for a lessening of tensions. within days, iran is likely to start breaching some technical limits of the agreement. this puts pressure on european leaders including germany's chancellor, who remains committed to it. translation: i say that the political solution should not just be a hope but it should be worked towards with the utmost seriousness, because i believe it should only be a political solution. mr trump is using both the stick and carrot. he is piling on the pressure while offering the hand of friendship. and so far iran has shown little

inclination to bow to his will. team sport players are as good at endurance as long distance runners and as powerful as body—builders. that's according to research carried out by manchester metropolitan university. the key is to combine strength and endurance training. i'm joined now via webcam by the lead researcher of the study professor hans degens, professor of muscle physiology at manchester metropolitan university. professor, thank you for being with us professor, thank you for being with us this afternoon. first of all, what is at the heart of your findings and how surprise where you buy them? at the heart is that team athletes who combine endurance and resista nce athletes who combine endurance and resistance training are doing as well as our athletes in the power measures, and were doing as well in

endurance measures as endurance athletes. this is somewhat surprising because the current concept is there is an interference effect between endurance training and resistance training. this means that if someone is doing resistance training and wants to build up his or her muscle, and then adds endurance training to that, the effect of the resistance training will be reduced. that is the idea. if someone wants to build up his or her endurance, and then as resista nce her endurance, and then as resistance training to it, the idea is that the gains from endurance will be reduced. our study suggests thatis will be reduced. our study suggests that is not the case and that the tea m that is not the case and that the team athletes who combine both types of training are doing as good as endurance specialists and also as good as power specialists. so your advice would be that in some sports people need to adapt their training and not be frightened of doing the thing that they might have in the

past worried would have a negative impact on their overall performance? ended? at the moment we are working on body—builders, we had problems in recruiting people to participate in an endurance training programme because of this idea that it is ruining, and we said to them we do not have evidence that this happens but also if you participate it will be probably good for your health because you have a high capacity to burn fatty acids and we know that the capacity to burn fatty acids is quite a nice thing. in terms of applying this to those of us whose levels of activity do not go anywhere near a sporting field or a racetrack, or indeed a gym if i'm honest, but do things like walking and climbing, all those kinds of activities, are there things that you can apply to everyday

activities? yes, the things you could do in daily life is do things like gardening, walking, maybe a bit of jogging, like gardening, walking, maybe a bit ofjogging, asa like gardening, walking, maybe a bit ofjogging, as a rule of thumb you could say that any exercise that is ata could say that any exercise that is at a pace where you can have a conversation just, so a at a pace where you can have a conversationjust, so a bit difficult to convert but you can just do it, that is the right place to maintain your physical activity. also throughout your ageing process because that is a big thing, when you become older, you become weaker, your endurance becomes problematic and ultimately you may have problems with even rising from a chair and of course, in this particular case, strengthening muscles with resista nce strengthening muscles with resistance exercises is highly beneficial. adding modest working well also help. encouraging news. what about for team athletes, could this affect their training schedules

through the year, because this kind of information could re—evaluate what we do? i guess those people should not be afraid to add endurance training to their resista nce endurance training to their resistance training programme and it can be strenuous, and also others add strength training to the endurance programme. so the study shows there is no reason to believe that the gains from one sort of training are lost by adding the other type of training. so it can be combined and it can gain the best of both, so to say. is it changing your activities as? i like long distance cycling and there is no reason not to add resistance exercise, so yes. a real pleasure to speak with you professor, thank you very much hans

degens. the headlines on bbc news. there is continued focus on boris johnson's private life after he refused to answer questions following reports of a row at his partner's flat. the united states has reportedly wants a cyber attack on iran. that was after president trundled out of your strikes against iran. five people arrested from patisserie valerie. millions of residents of istanbul are voting in a rerun of an election to choose a mayor. the opposition candidate narrowly won the vote in march but it was an old after complaints by the governing party. president dick critics of the president have accused him of pressurising

this is a privilege to test for the president, the key figure on the world stage. this is the president's key city, he once ran it as mayor. whoever wins istanbul when starkey has said. —— wins turkey. if you lose it would start talks of whether it is the beginning of the end of his political rise over the last 25 yea rs. his political rise over the last 25 years. the opposition has managed to tap the widespread desire amongst its supporters for change with a positive optimistic message. this is a watershed moment for turkey, this crucial country and its most powerful leader of modern times. the north korean leader has said he has

received a personal letter from donald trump. kim jong received a personal letter from donald trump. kimjong in city received a personal letter from donald trump. kim jong in city would definitely talks have been stalled after the failure of the hanoi summit. three other officials were killed in two separate attacks. here, five people had been arrested as part of a fraud investigation following the colla pse a fraud investigation following the collapse of the chain, patisserie valerie. it folded in january with the loss of 900 jobs. our business corresponded is here. there have been arrests before, what do we know about this time? we can go back to the start. injanuary, patisserie valerie collapsed. this was after

the discovery of a black hole in its accou nts the discovery of a black hole in its accounts which was eventually valued at £94 accounts which was eventually valued at £91; million. in october, someone had already been arrested, this was chris marsh, the financial director. he was arrested and released on bail. that was part of an investigation by the serious fraud office into what happened, and how patisserie valerie came to collapse in that way. it is worth noting the chain has not disappeared. you can still see them, some are still trading but others are close up so a mixed picture? when the firm went into administration, some of them had already closed, about 70 stores so 900 people lost theirjobs. a firm bought what remained out of administration which is why it is still trading in another form. administration which is why it is still trading in anotherform. if administration which is why it is still trading in another form. if we go back to this serious fraud office investigation into into how it literally collapse. after that first arrest in october, we have had it confirmed that five other people have also been arrested. that

happened on tuesdayjust going and we are told that was part of a joint operation with hertfordshire, leicestershi re operation with hertfordshire, leicestershire and london. the serious fraud office have not said anything else about who these people are and exactly why we are being arrested. thank you. researchers have said they had uncovered a campaign to plant for content on twitter and facebook. they say the material originates in russia. britain spying on america. anti—immigrant sentiment in germany. the involvement of irish paramilitaries in a russian spy. serious stories. all of them fake. a campaign on 30 online platforms was designed to stoke international tension. researchers from the atla ntic tension. researchers from the atlantic council see it originated in russia. most of the post failed

to gain traction. with russia repeatedly accused of trying to destabilise democracies, the latest revelations will surely cause further alarm. moscow has repeatedly denied using the internet to spread fa ke denied using the internet to spread fake news and also alter public opinion. but politicians in europe and the united states see the kremlin is guilty of trying to influence elections. in 2017, fake news was made word of the year. it has become synonymous with elections, russia and the internet. the latest campaign used scores of accou nts the latest campaign used scores of accounts in multiple languages and although its impact was limited, it highlights the challenge facing social media providers and governments. to separate news which is real from news governments. to separate news which is realfrom news which is not. governments. to separate news which is real from news which is not. the people who come out of work but getting a job can actually reduce reoffending by a third, according to the ministry ofjustice.

now the charity, key for life, is urging companies across the uk to employ ex offenders and give them a second chance. fiona lamdin has been to see how some former inmates are being prepared for the world of work. five years ago, saj was still in prison. i have spent most of my life in and out ofjail. but having served his sentence, now the task of re—entering society and trying to find a job. carlos is coming over and joining in when we are talking about negative people, so... part of the training ready for the world of work is equine therapy in somerset. it is believed the horses can work with the men's emotions. but why do prisoners deserve this help? in a competitivejob market, why should they be given work over others? i am at a stage where i am trying to do better in my life and leave all that behind, break the cycle, kind of like move

on from what i did. i am no longer that person, i'm a different person now. but it is hard getting people to understand that. 64% of men spending less than 12 months in prison reoffend within the year. so, how do you break that cycle? it is thought that work can make a huge difference, and yet a year on, only 17% of ex—offenders are in work. but the charity key for life are trying to change that. i'm going to ask a few questions that will help us learn about you... they have got 64% of their men into work. -63% listing the nine prisons in ten years that he has been to, truman tells me at 28 he's desperate to be given a chance. if i was an employer, how would you persuade me that i should trust you now? if you would take a chance on me

i would tell you i am not still like a little child. you cannot look at my criminal record to see what i was like as a kid and go off that. i feel that nowadays i have grown up a lot. in reality, it is not that easy. according to the department for work and pensions, half of all employers said they wouldn't consider hiring an ex—offender. but the ministry ofjustice say 5,000 businesses are now signed up, and this dairy farm in dorset is one of them. mikey came out of prison three years ago. if you're not working and keeping busy, you will find things to do and you will probably end up getting in trouble and getting arrested. doesn't it feel like a massive risk? they have a chance to redeem themselves, and they have a big point to prove, they come here, if they can work for us for a long time that is brilliant. if they can work for us for six months, that's just as good. it is really about giving them

a chance to prove themselves. for some, certainly a risk. one many employers so far have found too big to take. 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. weather presenter matt taylor has been to meet one family in lerwick on the shetland islands 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, it can get pretty dark, with only 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. 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 b. do you like going to the beach? i want my shovel! you want your shovel! we forgot our bucket and spade, didn't we? 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 little bit.

the lighter evenings can make it a struggle for her to get her 3 and 7—year—olds to sleep. you don't want to go to bed? trying to get them to understand it is bedtime when it is still light, how difficult is it? i think 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. 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 inside? yes, for all week! that if it is a strange one, they are all still wearing jumpers though, it doesn't guarantee much in terms of whether? cloud increasing across a lot of the

country. temperatures turning fresher across northern parts of scotland. for the rest of uk things will warm up. some heat and humidity building. this afternoon, there is some rain moving into the south—west edging its way through england and wales into the midlands and this evening it pushes through northern england and northern ireland. further south, a driver but kind of muqqy further south, a driver but kind of muggy night, temperatures following no lower than 18 degrees. uncomfortable for sleeping. this area of rain will linger across parts of scotland but elsewhere it will be a day of sunny spells but also a few hit and met thundershowers. we would all see them but if you catch one of the showers there could be some lying surface water. temperatures will continue to rise through the rest of the week, still unsettled shower whether particularly in the south, things turned dryer from whether particularly in the south, things turned dryerfrom mid week

onwards. a note is continued focus on boris johnson's private life after he refused to answer questions over why police reported to his partner is flat after a row. and aye i think it is always easier to give an explanation. the key thing is, how you get onto the issues. what we cannot have is it being a distraction. us superior to services reportedly launched a cyber attack on iranian systems after the us pulled out of a planned strike. neither iran should mistake us prudence for weakness. five