this is bbc news. the headlines at apm. there's continued focus on borisjohnson's private life after he failed to answer questions about why police were called to his partner's flat following reports of a row. i think it's always easier to just give an explanation but i think that they key thing is learn how you get onto the issues. what we cannot have is it being a distraction. the united states reportedly launched a cyber—attack on iranian weapons systems on thursday as president trump pulled out of air strikes on the country. neither iran nor any other hostile actor should mistake us prudence and discretion for weakness. five people are arrested over alleged accounting fraud at the bakery chain,

patisserie valerie. england will try to book their place in the quarter finals of the women's world cup when they take on cameroon in half an hour's time. and, how to prioritise the well—being of future generations, bbc future discusses the challenges of avoiding short—termism. there's continued focus on borisjohnson‘s private life this lunchtime after he failed to answer questions at a conservative leadership debate about why police were called to his partner's flat following reports of a row. his supporters, including the cabinet minister liz truss say he should bejudged on his policies not his personal life. but detractors, like international

trade secretary liam fox, who's backing jeremy hunt, said today mrjohnson should have given an explanation of what happened. here's our political correspondent nick eardley. 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 did 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. well speaking just a few moments ago in scotland jeremy hunt was asked about borisjohnson‘s refusal to explain what happened when police were called to his partner's flat on friday night. mr hunt called on mr johnson to do more live tv debates and interviews, saying his opponent is avoiding answering important it is up to him what he says but i don't think the public or conservative party members want a debate about people's personal lives. what they want is a debate on how we are going to get out of the

brexit constitutional crisis that we are in. and my challenge to boris johnson is very simply this. come and do live tv debates with me. come and do live tv debates with me. come and do live tv debates with me. come and do interviews with and remark, interviews on the today programme. it is no way to become prime minister by ducking these questions. he also was asked if it could foster further independence sentiment for scotland. i sincerely hope whoever becomes minister does not allow that to happen. i sincerely i think the greatest thing about this country is our unions with the nations. i think we have to make sure this does not add fuel to the

independence debate. the people of scotla nd independence debate. the people of scotland do not want another debate, that issue was settled. they want to get on, and they want to see the government improve the lives of families in scotland. earlier i spoke to the political commentator and "evening standard" journalist anne mcelvoy. i asked her what she made of how mrjohnson has handled the stories the difficulty is that although a lot of people are using this to go after borisjohnson lot of people are using this to go after boris johnson and to show as they see it, his answer for suitability prospects. i think it will not be possible for him to get through this intense period of hustings without that question coming up again and again. so he has to separated from the broader issue

of character, because character is a very reasonable thing to ask about if someone is going to be the next prime minister and not just lead if someone is going to be the next prime minister and notjust lead to the conservative party but the prime minister for. the conservative party but the prime ministerfor. it is public not the conservative party but the prime minister for. it is public not so reasonable to think about every lapse that borisjohnson makes and wag theirfinger at him. and that is something he needs to talk about. if he does not, those two things will continue to be used. the question of character is an interesting one, because one borisjohnson‘s has been, in terms of political enemies are scoring hits about him, is that he is pretty light on his feet, politically. you can shift quite effectively when a subject shifts. —— he can. that is an asset often in politics. it leads to the suggestion that he is kind of not entirely honest about his politics. how much ofan honest about his politics. how much of an issue is that for him? because it seems to be a problem which comes

up it seems to be a problem which comes up on it seems to be a problem which comes upona it seems to be a problem which comes up on a regular basis, over 15 years in public life. if i was part of his campaigni in public life. if i was part of his campaign i would say the question of character is important and it certainly shows he does have a character and it is often better, particularly in a reactive time in politics, to have a character. theresa may was often accused of not having character. it has allowed him to move across the spectrum of politics when he was mayor of london. this is a much more difficult time in which to date because of the brexit question which does not allow for quite so much fudging. so that is the question he has to answer. in fairness, if you look at the voting record of a lot of mps, a lot of as balance, they often change their minds. so we have

to distinguish questions which are fairto to distinguish questions which are fair to put boris johnson to distinguish questions which are fair to put borisjohnson on the spot and basically treating it as target practice. we have not mentioned jeremy hunt, his competitor yet. you can feel his campaigna bit competitor yet. you can feel his campaign a bit slow off the ground, getting to that point where he is saying this is very serious, you're going to have to announce to the public what you intend to do. and thatis public what you intend to do. and that is the squeeze which will be put on borisjohnson and i am giving a personal view here, i think that is more relevant than natural through records, if you have had someone through records, if you have had someone who has been mayor twice and has been in politics what a very long time, you are certainly going to find inconsistencies. in boris's case you will feel more than many others. but the reason he has come through this race, mps were supposed not want boris johnson but through this race, mps were supposed not want borisjohnson but now look. when pushed came to shove, they wa nted when pushed came to shove, they wanted boris johnson. when pushed came to shove, they wanted borisjohnson. he merely more tested quite rightly, because he doesn't just want to be tested quite rightly, because he doesn'tjust want to be boris warts and all, he wants to be prime

minister. 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. our washington correspondent chris buckler has been following this story. president trump and the amount —— administration are showing that the wa nt to ta ke administration are showing that the want to take action. that is because there is a feeling there is mixed messages. that is partly because it seems like some of the president's treat to track team are on a different page to the president. we know there are supports that suggest the national security adviser, secretary of state, and vice president are among those who were

pushing for military attacks. a real retaliatory action against this downed us drone. but the president decided not to go ahead with those drone strikes. despite the fact some people have primed, praise him for his estate, he seems to be concerned that there are some within the republican party who feel he walked away and perhaps did not show strength. got a tweet from him in the last 2a is basically saying he did not back down and that he stopped the strikes, suspended them, they could still go ahead at a future date. the vice president was just on cnn asking whether he supported the strikes, he did not deny it but said he was prepared to to offer all the national security tea m to offer all the national security team support to the president. but you get the impression that there are some on the administration who are some on the administration who are in different page to the present and putting it this idea that they have done something, and have had

these cyber attacks on iranians systems, it shows them at least that they have done something in retaliation. studio: it is often hard to appreciate quite how on this side of the atlantic, on how iran is regarded in the united states. not least those who are supportive of israel, and the impact iran has on israel's security. how important is iranfor israel's security. how important is iran for american politicians?m israel's security. how important is iran for american politicians? it is an incredibly big issue and there are deep concerns. they are in mind it was president trump who took the decision to walk away from the iran nuclear deal. steel which limits their nuclear ambitions, of course was a key success for president obama during his time inside the white house. president trump also

said it was a bad agreement. that perhaps give you the idea that in republican circles, there was some concern that it was giving something to iran. that president obama had gone too far. and president trump seemed determined to reel back from that. of course, there were also consequences to that as well. within the next week, we are expecting to iran to breach some of the rules that iran nuclear deal, and bear in mind, while america is not part of it there are european countries which are. some of america's closest allies. they have said they will stockpile more enriched uranium than they are allowed under the deal and it gives you this that potentially, the accord could come apart. you could argue that iran are using that at the moment saying to america's allies that unless you get the us to ease the sanctions, that have caused such pain in the country, then frankly, we are not going to deal with his agreement anymore. but at the moment, we are preparing for

president trump to put down more sanctions and you can only imagine the relationships between tehran and washington will deteriorate even more after that. chris in washington. the headlines on bbc news... there's continued focus on borisjohnson's private life after he failed to answer questions about why police were called to his partner's flat following reports of a row. the united states reportedly launched a cyber—attack on iranian weapons systems on thursday as president trump pulled out of air strikes on the country. five people are arrested over alleged accounting fraud at the bakery chain, patisserie valerie. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. less tha n less than 15 minutes until england begin the knockout phase of the women's world cup. a tie with

cameron getting under way shortly. phil neville makes three changes to the side. jane is in valenciennes for us. a real test jane? the side. jane is in valenciennes for us. a real testjane? never making some changes again. —— neville. he has made changes that beat japan neville. he has made changes that beatjapan 2—0. as neville. he has made changes that beat japan 2—0. as we know, this is a very physical cameron side england are taking on. three changes he has made, the goalkeeper remains. his back for remain the same. but alex greenwood is brought in. with midfield he sticks with and jill scott who becomes england's most capped player. he has bought nikita paris in. tony duggan remains from

the japan game. she missed the first two games with a thigh injury. there has been some criticism that england perhaps have not played to their potential but this is a strong side and a statement that phil neville is making, setting them out against cameroon. at this stage, i don't think you can take any risks. it is worth saying that it is externally hot here in valenciennes. 30 degrees. walking around here, believe me, carrying equipment and walking upstairs on the way to get to the stadium, we are dripping in sweat. very hot, i would imagine the conditions will be fairly unbearable for the players. it is something they will have to get used to. phil neville has said we are at their fattest that they are ever been. so obviously it —— at their fittest.

conditions will be difficult, but they willjust have to cope with it. and hopefully it won't be a factor. hopefully it won't affect players. not long until kick—off. hopefully it won't affect players. not long until kick-off. we will have more from jane as we bring you that result later on. world champion lewis hamilton won the french grand prix to continue his best start to a season. he cleared 18 seconds of his team—mate valteri bottas. mercedes have now won team—mate valteri bottas. mercedes have now w011 every race as team—mate valteri bottas. mercedes have now won every race as their domination continues. this is hamilton's six when of the season. in tennis, ashleigh barty is the women's number one. she boot gorges. she fought back to win 7—5 and become the first or woman in 43

yea rs become the first or woman in 43 years to set top. —— australian woman. it is a busy day for phyllis leanne . lopez is a place in the singles final and doubles with andy murray. he took the first set against simon 6-2. his he took the first set against simon 6—2. his opponent fought back though. so we are into a third. it has gone to a deciding third. probably not what lopez would have wanted. here are some live pictures. still on serve in that decisive third set. as you can see, lopez receiving there. a former champion backin receiving there. a former champion back in 2017 so he has good form. as we know it serves as traditional warm up to wimbledon. with a match to come with andy murray as well.

plenty watching in the singles as they will be when he takes the court again for the final of the doubles that's all for now. 2a later. 2a later. five people have been arrested as part of a fraud investigation following the collapse of patisserie valerie. the high street bakery chain folded in january, with the loss of 900 jobs. backin back in january, back injanuary, patisserie valerie collapsed. that is following the discovery of a black hole in its accou nts discovery of a black hole in its accounts which was eventually valued at £94 accounts which was eventually valued at £91; million. back in october, somebody had already been an arrested, the former finance director of patisserie valerie. he was arrested and released on bail.

that was part of an investigation by the serious fraud office. looking into what happened, how patisserie valerie came to collapse in that way. it is worth noting that the chain has not disappeared altogether. people can sell to the shops, some of them are still trading but others are close up so a mixed picture? that is right. when they went into administration, some of them had already closed. about 70 stores so 900 people lost their jobs. a firm bought what remained out of administration so that is why it is still trading in another form. if we go back to this serious fraud office investigation into how it initially came to collapse, after that first arrest back in october, we have now had it confirmed that five other people have also been arrested. that happened on tuesday, the tuesday just gone. arrested. that happened on tuesday, the tuesdayjust gone. and we are told that was part of a joint operation with police in hertfordshire, leicestershire, and london. the serious fraud office have not said anything else about exactly who these people are widely

have been arrested. the north korean leader has said he's received a personal letter from donald trump. kim jong—un said he would seriously contemplate the "excellent" and "interesting" content and he saluted the "extraordinary" courage of the american president, according to reports on state media. talks to stop north korea's nuclear programme remain stalled after the failure of the hanoi summit in february. the ethiopian prime minister's chief of staff has been shot dead during an attempted coup. seare mekonen was killed by a bodyguard at his home in the capital, addis ababa. three other officials were killed in two separate attacks. millions of residents of turkey's biggest city, istanbul, are voting in a re—run of an election to choose a new mayor. the opposition candidate narrowly won the vote in march. but the result was annulled after complaints by the governing ak party. critics of the president, recep tayyip erdogan, himself a former mayor of istanbul, have accused him of pressurising

turkey's election authorities. thousands of runners and cyclists have taken part in a charity race in thailand, marking a year since a group of boys and their football coach became trapped in a cave complex. the team was eventually rescued 18 days later in a mission that caught the attention of the world. kathryn armstrong has more. the start of a race in remembrance of a rescue that captivated the world. these are some of the 12 boys who, a year ago, entered the vast tham luang cave system in northern thailand with their football coach to relax after training. a trip that went horribly wrong. flash flooding left the teens trapped inside for more than two weeks with little food or water, before diving experts were able to rescue them. the death of a former thai navy seal and rescue volunteer, who ran out of air while returning through the caves, highlighted just how perilous the mission was. a year later, and the boys have had their story

chronicled in the books, documentaries, and a netflix production is also in the pipeline. translation: its indescribable, my life has changed a lot. translation: i feel thankful for all the officials who, on this day last year, spent their time to help me out and the boys are so that we got out safely. i thank you very much. also among those taking part in the charity race from the still closed caves to the village where the rescue took place were some of the experts involved. i think it's important we never forget what happened in june and july last year. it's just really about people coming together and enjoying the day. it how the base will be an annual event, with the money raised going to the redevelopment of the cave complex. kathryn armstrong, bbc news. team sport players are as good at endurance as long—distance runners and as powerful as bodybuilders. that's according to research carried out by manchester metropolitan university,

and earlier this afternoon i spoke to the lead researcher of the study who's professor of muscle physiology at the university. professor hans degins who explained that the key is to combine strength and endurance training. at the heart of the findings is that team athletes who combine endurance and resistance training are doing as well as power athletes in the power events, and they were doing as well as endurance athletes. this is somewhat surprising because the current concept is that 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 does endurance training, 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 add resistance training to it, the idea is that the gains in endurance will be reduced. our study suggest that is not the case and the team athletes that combine both types of training are doing as good as enduring specialists, on the other hand, as good as power specialists. your advice would be in some sports that people would need to adapt their training and not be frightened of doing the thing they might in the past of what he would have a negative impact on their overall performance? indeed. in fact, indeed. infact, at indeed. in fact, at the moment we are working on body—builders. we had some problems recruiting people to participate in an endurance training programme because of this idea. and we said to them we do not have evidence that this happens but also, if you participate, it will probably

be put to love good for your health because you have a high capacity to burn fatty acids and that is quite a nice thing. in terms of applying this to those of us whose level of activity doesn't go anywhere near a sporting field or racetrack or indeed a gym if i'm honest, but do things like walking and climbing and all those kind of activities, are there things that you can apply to everyday activities? the things you could do enjoy life are things like gardening, walking, maybe a bit of jogging- gardening, walking, maybe a bit of jogging. asa gardening, walking, maybe a bit of jogging. as a rule of thumb, you could say that any exercise which is ata could say that any exercise which is at a pace where you can just have a conversation, so it is a bit difficult to conversing with someone, but you can do it at the right pace. also throughout your

ageing process, because that is a big thing. when you become older, you become weaker, your endurance becomes problematic and you may have problems with rising from a chair. and of course in this case, strengthening muscles with resista nce strengthening muscles with resistance exercise is highly beneficial and adding some endurance like modest walking will help as well. encouraging news. what about 14 well. encouraging news. what about 1a athletes? —— for team athletes. this information could re—evaluate how they train. i think they should not be afraid to add endurance training to their resistance training to their resistance training programme. there can be strenuous training. but also strength training should be added to endurance programmes. so there is no reason to believe there is a danger that the gains from one sort of

training are lost when you add to the other type of training. it can be combined and you can gain the best of both. is it changing your athletic activity? not in that way that i am not afraid to add resista nce that i am not afraid to add resistance to cycling. i like long distance cycling and there is no reason not to add the resistance exercise so yes. let's see if he has good weather to look forward to. it has been a weekend of two halves. today we have seen increasing amounts of cloud across the uk. rain which has pushed entered the southwest will push its way further north overnight. heavy bursts for north england ireland and some of the midlands. through the early hours of monday that rain goes across central parts of scotland when it will be persistent through

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