good morning. welcome to breakfast, with louise minchin and jon kay. our headlines today: in an exclusive interview with the bbc, borisjohnson defends his brexit plan, insisting he can get a deal done by 31 october. but he refuses to discuss his personal life as he battles to become prime minister. i have made it a rule over many, many years, and i think you have interviewed me loads of times, i do not talk about stuff involving my family, my loved ones. royal accounts reveal harry and meghan‘s home was renovated with £2.5 million of public money. a lasting legacy. a new law to protect allergy sufferers is brought

in after the death of natasha ednan—laperouse. we will speak to her parents. elitist britain. people that went to private school continue to dominate the top jobs. that is according to a major study into social mobility, which has found that not much has changed in the last five years. rafa leaving the toon. newcastle fans want owner mike ashley out of the club after manager rafael benitez won't renew his contract. good morning from me. this morning we do have some heavy rain moving northwards from southern england, pushing up eventually into the north sea. for the rest of us, we're looking at some bright spells, also the risk of the thundery shower. but it is going to be humid, and it's going to be more humid as we go through the rest of this week. i will have more in 15 minutes. it is tuesday 24th june. our top story: after facing criticism for avoiding media scrutiny, borisjohnson,

who is campaigning to be the next prime minister, has spoken exclusively to the bbc. he says he would ensure a plan to deliver brexit by the end of october, but refused to address any speculation about his private life. he has been speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg. downing street is the threshold he really wants to cross, but borisjohnson has been uncharacteristically shy about explaining why. borisjohnson, what would you do on day one in number ten to make sure we leave the eu at halloween? i would make sure that we have a plan that will convince our european friends and partners that we are absolutely serious about coming out. and the key things that you've got to do are to take the bits of the current withdrawal agreement, which is dead, take the bits that are serviceable, and get them done.

any eu leader, they have been crystal clear there is no kind of deal without the backstop, an insurance policy for northern ireland. so what evidence do you have you can get round that? nobody wants a hard border in northern ireland, and indeed, nobody believes that it will be necessary. if you want to be prime minister, you have to tell people how you would do it. you can'tjust wish it to be true. let me tell you, there are abundant technical fixes that can be introduced to make sure that you don't have to have checks at the border. if you cannot get the agreement, that sounds like you crossing your fingers, you are clear we would leave. you would take us out at halloween without a deal — an absolute guarantee? you have to be — of course, my pledge is to come out of the eu at halloween, on 31 october. that is not where i want us to end up. it is not where i believe, for a moment, we will end up.

where he goes, controversy often follows, though — these loved—up pictures of mrjohnson with his partner a far cry from the police arriving at their flat a few nights ago. can you just tell us what happened to at your partner's home a couple of nights ago? i would love to tell you about all sorts of things, laura. but i've made it a rule over many, many years — i do not talk about stuff involving my family, my loved ones. and there's a very good reason for that, and that is that, if you do, you drag them into things that really is not — in a way that is not fair on them. but does your privacy mean more to you than the public‘s ability to trust you? because part of trust is being open, it's being accountable, it's being transparent. i get that, i totally get that, but... my key point, though, is that the minute you start talking about your family, or your loved ones, you involve them in a debate that is — in a way that is simply unfairon them. boris johnson's chance at number ten is real, and close now, yet it may

still slip from his grasp. you can see the whole of that interview on the bbc news website. let's get more on this from our political correspondent jessica parker. and jessica, what do you make of it? because so many people had so many questions. how far has he gone to answering them ? questions. how far has he gone to answering them? well, look, we have learned some pretty interesting details about his brexit plan, and how he plans to get the uk out of the eu by 31 october. that is fully his intention to do so, he wants to try and get a kind of outline free trade agreement with the eu by that date, but he also wants the eu at the same time to agree to a sort of status quo transition period after that in order to avoid tariffs, in order to avoid checks at the border. he thinks that the irish border issue can then be resolved after that date, crucially conceding, though, that of course the eu will need to agree to this. we will need the cooperation of russell's in

order to make such a plan happen. many will question whether what he's outlining is remotely realistic. of course, he insists it is. then there we re course, he insists it is. then there were the questions, as well, about his personal life. we had just they're his personal life. we had just they‘ re really not his personal life. we had just they're really not willing to be drawn on that issue, saying that he doesn't think it is fair on his loved ones, as well as saying that he thinks the key thing that people wa nt to he thinks the key thing that people want to see is whether a politician can deliver on their promises. so borisjohnson can deliver on their promises. so boris johnson sticking can deliver on their promises. so borisjohnson sticking to his guns there and not being drawn on that issue, after all those headlines over the weekend. and talking, by the way, of political promises, we are hearing today as well from the other conservative leadership contender, jeremy hunt, making a big pledge on defence spending. he says he would boost defence spending by £15 billion over the next five yea rs, £15 billion over the next five years, so £15 billion over the next five years, so that would see a rise from 296 years, so that would see a rise from 2% of gdp to 2.5% of gdp, jeremy hunt saying he thinks that would help combat new threats to western values and show that the uk is ready to defend its interests. now, of

course, jeremy hunt is the self—described underdog in this context, so he is rather keen to make his mark, he knows this pledge will appeal to conservative party grassroots members, but keen to make headlines to tackle grassroots interest, where is his rival interestingly keen to avoid making headlines. mrjohnson is up against the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, in the fight for number ten. one of mr hunt's supporters, the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, joins us ataround 8:10am. refurbishing the new home of meghan and harry, £2.5 million, it has been revealed. the figures were in the annual review of royal spending published by buckingham palace. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the details. they chose windsor for their wedding, and when harry and meghan considered where they wanted to live, the focus once again was on this town, with its long association with royalty.

they moved from kensington palace in central london for a secluded residence known as frogmore cottage, hidden away close to windsor castle. what is revealed today is that it has cost £2.11 million of public money to turn this cottage into a home fit for the duke and duchess of sussex. the officials here at the palace who control royal spending say it cost £2.11 million to reconfigure the cottage because it was in fact five homes which had to be stripped out to become one single residence, and those officials say that whenever the sussexes wanted features in their cottage which went beyond the basic level of comfort, they paid for them themselves. on the broader question of royal finance, the figures show that what is known as the sovereign grant for 2018—19 amounted to £82.2 million. that is the overall cost of the monarchy, minus things like security.

of that, very nearly £33 million was spent on the refurbishment of buckingham palace, the infrastructure of which is said to be in urgent need of repair. the figures given inside into royal transport costs. for example, the visit last year by the queen and the duchess of sex cheshire via train and chartered aircraft cost £6 million, and the visit to the caribbean and cuba earlier this year by the prince of wales and the duchess of connell cost more than £400,000. overall, officials say the year was a busy one for the royal family, the members of which, led by the queen, carried out more than 3000 official engagements in the uk and overseas. food businesses in england and northern ireland will soon have to list all the ingredients in pre—packaged meals, to help protect people with allergies. the change, which will come into force by 2021, will be called natasha's law in memory of natasha ednan—laperouse, who died from an allergic reaction after eating a sandwich from pret a manger. daniela relph reports.

it was the start of the summer holiday. 15—year—old natasha ednan—laperouse was on her way to the south of france, but on board the plane, she began to suffer a catastrophic allergic reaction. she died soon after. natasha had eaten a sandwich from pret—a—manger. the packaging did not say it included sesame seeds. the ingredient that caused the devastating reaction. since her death, herfamily have campaigned for a change to the law. speaking after her inquest, they spoke of their anguish. our beloved daughter died in a tragedy that should never have happened, and we believe that this inquest has shown that she died because of inadequate food labelling laws. it feels to us that, if pret a manger were following the law, then the law was playing russian roulette with our daughter's life. now, natasha's law will be introduced this summer,

and will come into force in 2021, to give businesses time to make the changes. all prepackaged food going directly to sale must have all all its ingredients listed. natasha's parents have welcomed the legislation, describing it as a way to save others from the enduring agony they have suffered. they also say it is a fitting legacy for natasha's life. daniela relph, bbc news. the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain across much of england and wales. flash—floods caused chaos in parts of scotland yesterday, with edinburgh and stirling the worst affected. in mainland europe, however, authorities are urging people to stay indoors as a week—long heatwave begins. john mcmanus reports.

those pictures from that supermarket arejust quite those pictures from that supermarket are just quite extraordinary. andy murray's search for a mixed doubles partner for wimbledon continues after he was turned down by the australian professional ashleigh barty. he has had an intriguing approach from one hopeful via twitter. she is a veteran player from a proven stable of champions. she is also andy's gran, shirley erskine. let's hear her pitch. all right, andy. if you are still looking for a mixed doubles partner, you've got absolutely the right one here. no problem. any tips? sorry? any tips? any tips, yes. pw. and? watch your trams. he has to sign her up, surely. it wasjudy, andy's mum, who put the video online. she said gran might be slow off the mark, but she mis guarenteed

to bring the shortbread. and if you were wondering, pyv? it's "punch your volleys". look at you. daughter of a tennis coach. i have been punching my own volleys for many, many years. eat your greens, punch your volleys. volleys for many, many years. eat your greens, punch your volleysm is good advice for life. how are you? i am really good, perhaps slightly better than newcastle fans. the announcement was made that rafa benitez is leaving the club, the contract talks that didn't happen, and this is one of the best supported clubs in the country. rafael benitez will leave newcastle at the end of the month after choosing not to renew his contact. newcastle fans reacted angrily to the news turning their focus on owner mike ashley, calling for him to sale the club. england face australia in a vital

match in the cricket world cup. it will be the first time former captain steve smith and david warner face england since been banned for cricket for ball—tampering. england captain eoin morgan said he can't prevent england fans booing the pair. sweden knock canada out of the world cup to reach the last eight in france. christine sinclair has lost the chance to become the all—time international top goal—scorer, just two off the world record. meanwhile, megan rapinoe scored two penalties for the defending champions, usa, as they beat spain to go through to the quarter—finals. thank you very much. shall we catch up thank you very much. shall we catch up with the weather? we had a little glimpse of the weather and what kinds of things it is doing. a lot going on, isn't there? as we go through the next few days the temperature will rise. the source is africa. look at this

chart. you can see the red zone. algeria, for example will have temperatures of 48 or 49 celsius. pa rt temperatures of 48 or 49 celsius. part of spain, france, germany, italy, 41 — 44. the all—time record is 44.1dc in france. the forecast temperature is 44 celsius safer gets a little bit higher it could smash that record, probably not a record anyone wants to smash. coming across oui’ sure, anyone wants to smash. coming across our sure, that is where we have heavy rain and also some thunderstorms. it is also an area covered by the met warning for thunderstorms. in this area we will see the heavy rain or indeed the thunderstorms. likely to cause some disruption. possibly some flash

flooding stop you can see where they have been banging away through the course of the night. a second area in the south—west and in through wales. this will continue to push northwards and eventually it will clear away into the north sea. scotland, northern ireland, acquired to start. a fair bit cloud around. monkey in places but also we will see some brightness. as the rain pulls away into the north sea, it will also brighten up but it will feel quite oppressive. highs in london of 25. as we head on through this evening and overnight, once again you can see a fair bit of cloud coming in from the north sea. clear skies out towards the west. breezy in places and it will be mostly dry night. pressure in the north. much more comfortable for sleeping in. still quite humid as we

push further south. temperatures not as high tomorrow as they are tomorrow. already some of us are looking at18— tomorrow. already some of us are looking at 18— 20 degrees. high pressure still dominating our weather. it is pulling in more cloud from the north sea. quite breezy across norfolk. by thursday, not a lot going on. dry and sunny. quite breezy, particularly in areas along the english channel course line. temperatures around 25, 26. glasgow, 26. a friday and saturday, the temperatures start to climb. we are

looking at 30 degrees on saturday in london. some could see 31 and possibly a little bit more but also we have a weather front coming in from the west during the course of saturday so that means on saturday it will be a little bit fresher. if you're wondering about wimbledon next week, at this stage, it is looking fresher than this week. it is looking dry. thank goodness for that. we will pass that on to andy's granny. let's take a look at today's front pages. borisjohnson dominates the front pages this morning. the daily mail has a picture of him and his partner carrie symonds on its front page but it leads with a story about the duke and duchess of sussex, who have spent £2.4million pounds of public money doing up their windsor home. that photo of borisjohnson is also on the front of the daily mirror. the paper claims the couple "staged" the picture and accuses mrjohnson of dodging tv

debates while he "flaunts" his private life. 0f of course he just told us that he will not discuss his private life. the daily express says it's "time to stop the war on boris", reporting that a number of tory mps have accused a "left—wing hate mob" of trying to wreck mrjohnson's leadership bid with a campaign of intrusion and harassment. the guardian says borisjohnson is planning a "media blitz", with a series of stage—managed appearances over the coming days. it comes amid mounting criticism that he is dodging public scrutiny. they are the front pages. we were chatting about holidays coming up. let's just be clear... chatting about holidays coming up. let'sjust be clear... i have not watched it and i think i know more about it than most people. anyway,

hello, everyone. we were talking about how to keep kids entertained during the summer. and a report this morning, saying wait to hear this a number that parents now stomp up an average of £624 during the summer holidays... obviously a lot of people could not afford to that. two—thirds worried about how they will find the extra cash and one in five are dipping into their savings. some are even going into debt to try and keep their kids entertained. obviously a lot of people are working and things. another little story which tickled me this morning, the barbershops are going to be givena the barbershops are going to be given a cut if they offer healthier alternatives. —— kabab. five

councils who have come together to look at this initiative to try and make things... i guess to get the community to eat better. more letters you give out... back page of the mail, this is a story we will talk about later. morgan said they can boot steve smith and david warner. this is since they have returned after the sandpaper— gait. we will talk about that later. i wanted to show you this. i am prepared. when the boot came in for

rafa benitez parting ways with newcastle. potentially going to china. this is dame judy dench and she has... she is battening at the genital eye disease. there is no cure. she has that date injections in one eye and what she's talking about is the way it affects and particularly stopping to drive it was a very dramatic moment for her. she cannot read the paper and needs an assistant to than her lines. she is worried people might think she's being aloof but it is because she cannot see people when they say hello. britain has made it into the

top 25 tourist destinations in the world so we are up there among the two of the vatican, a canyon bike tour. do you know the thing that has made the 25... tour. do you know the thing that has made the 25. .. does it involve drinking? yes but no kababs. a pub crawl. alongside going to the vatican! yes. this is what tourists wa nt to vatican! yes. this is what tourists want to see. they want to go on a pub crawl. it can be any pub crawl. sounds like there is money to be made. thank you very much. we will see a bit later. in conservation terms, it's a nice problem to have. european zoos have become so good at breeding the eastern black rhino, they're running out of space. now chester zoo is sending five of the animals back to rwanda, where they are critically endangered. our science and environment correspondent victoria gill has been

to see how they're getting on. not your usual feeding time. he loves apples. this is rhino flight training. don't get afraid, ok? with comforting words and lots of apples, the keepers here at this czech zoo are training rhinos to stand calmly in a confined space. it's something they'll need to do for hours on their upcoming flight to rwanda. five young rhinos, all born in european zoos, have been selected to be transported and released into the wild. they're all the descendants of animals that were taken decades ago from africa. we have to do everything we can now to pay back what we did in the past, and one of the ways we can do it is to get involved in the conservation projects, like translocating of rhinos from european zoos back to rwanda and helping establishing a new population in

this african country. these are critically endangered eastern black rhinos, brought together here from three different zoos in preparation for their 6,000 kilometre journey. they are looking pretty content, munching on their breakfast. these are three of the five animals that are going to be taken to rwanda for the reintroduction, from all over europe. they represent the countries that all of these animals come from. from denmark, the uk, and the czech republic. in the early hours of this morning, the flight they've been preparing for finally arrived at kigali international airport. once unloaded, this most precious of cargo is transferred to trucks for the final stage of the journey. this is their final destination and their first footsteps onto african soil. the rhinos will stay in these specially—built areas for several months while the team checks they're settled, healthy and ready for

life beyond the fences. you see these animals having arrived safely. how does that make you feel? very, very happy and ifeel that they are a survivor, they arrive in rwanda safely. it shows me a future of 100 rhinos, so for me conservation is notjust for the sake of conserving but i see it as a way of improving our life today and in the future. while this is the end of a very long journey, it's just the beginning of what will hopefully be a long life in the wild. victoria gill, bbc news, akagera national park, rwanda. amazing to see that happen. we should follow that and see how they get on when they return to the wild. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

hello, i'm asad ahmad. the iranian foreign ministry has said the motherfrom london, currently serving a sentence for spying, will have to serve her full five year term prison. nazanine zaghari—ratcliffe from west hampstead, who's currently on hunger strike, denies the charge against her. her husband, richard ratcliffe is on his eleventh day of a hunger strike here, in solidarity with his wife, but he's been warned that his protest could add to his wife's sentence. south london supermodel, naomi cambell that, south london supermodel, naomi cambell says that, while diversity in the fashion industry has improved over the years, it's still a "big deal" to see a woman of colour on a magazine cover. speaking to the bbc, she also spoke about turning down an invitation to downing street because of her anger at the windrush scandal, when caribbean immigrants were denied their legal rights. but she feels, the fashion world is now responding to the calls for my

diversity in its world. to see more than one woman of colour or diversity on a magazine cover at a time is of big deal but it really shouldn't be. it is not a trend and people shouldn't feel, if they don't use diversity, they are not doing what is right. you can see more you can see more of you can see more of that interview on our website. a growing number of women in the south—east have been found to be turning to social media to find sperm donors, after years of nhs cuts and the high cost of ivf. it's not illegal to use online donors, but it is unregulated. clinics say it's much safer to go through them clinics say it's much safer to go through them as there could be health risks. let's take a look at the travel situation now... a good service on all lines. problems on the victoria line have cleared up.

major disruption for services through haywards heath due to flooding. affecting southern, thameslink and gatwick express services. and on the roads, traffic is building up on the a13 into town through the goresbrook interchange. now the weather with kate. good morning temperatures remaining in the high teens. this morning we are still at risk of some thunderstorms. rain gradually moving away but that could be some rumbles of thunder and flashes of lightning in about rain first thing but it will clear away nice. a bit of drizzle behind it in the afternoon. the cloud descending behind it to some brighter spells. overnight tonight, it is largely cloudy with a bit of mist and making this as we had to the dawn tomorrow. still quite mild just not as sticky as last night. another murky start as we head into wednesday morning but that cloud feeling and breaking in

the afternoon. temperatures are staying around 21, maybe 22 celsius. similar conditions for thursday but then we see the temperatures start to climb. look at saturday, temperatures in the low 30s with plenty of sunshine. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and jon kay. it is 6:30am. we will bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment. but also on breakfast this morning: natasha's law. the parents of a teenage girl killed by an allergic reaction to a pret sandwich tell us about new rules requiring all ingredients to be listed on pre—packaged food. i must be at least 60, maybe 70, and going into battle in his plimsolls.

also this morning: pa ratrooper—turned—documenta ry—maker levison wood on his return to iraq for a new tv series exploring the arabian peninsula. and he plays a shadowy control freak on the bbc drama killing eve, but henry lloyd—hughes was a real—life good guy when he saved co—star jodie comer from choking. we will be chatting to henry after 9:00am. here is a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: after facing days of criticism for avoiding media scrutiny, borisjohnson has spoken exclusively to the bbc about his plans to deliver brexit if he becomes prime minister. mrjohnson pledged to leave the eu, with or without a deal, by the deadline of 31 october, insisting that attitudes in both the uk and the eu had changed since the original deadline of 29 march. i would make sure that we have a

plan that will convince our european friends and partners that we are absolutely serious about coming out. and the key things that you've got to do are to take the bits of the current withdrawal agreement, which is dead, take the bits that are serviceable, and get them done. mrjohnson also refused to address speculation on his private life following reports about his relationship with his partner, carrie symonds. the issue dominated headlines over the weekend after the police were called to the flat the couple share in london. i've made it a rule over many, many yea rs, i've made it a rule over many, many years, ido i've made it a rule over many, many years, i do not talk about stuff involving my families, my loved ones, and there is a very good reason for that. the minute you start talk —— start talking about yourfamily or your loved start talk —— start talking about your family or your loved ones, start talk —— start talking about yourfamily or your loved ones, you involve them in a debate that is — ina way involve them in a debate that is — in a way that is simply unfair on

them. refurbishing the new home of harry and meghan, the duke and duchess of sussex, cost the public nearly £2.5 million. the figures were in the annual review of royal spending published by buckingham palace. officials say the money was needed to get the new residence, frogmore cottage, up to a basic level of comfort. food businesses in england and northern ireland will soon be required to list all the ingredients used in prepackaged meals, to help protect people with allergies. the change, which will come into force by 2021, will be called natasha's law in memory of natasha ednan—laperouse, who died from an allergic reaction after eating a sandwich from pret a manger three years ago. senior executives from itv will face a government inquiry today over the care given to people who appear on reality shows. the department for culture, media and sport inquiry was launched last month following the decision to axe thejeremy kyle show after the death of a man who had

taken part in the programme. flash—flooding caused by heavy rain has hit parts of central scotland. the downpours caused travel chaos in edinburgh, and also in stirling, where a supermarket was badly damaged. in mainland europe, however, authorities are urging people to stay indoors as a week—long heatwave begins. and carol will be giving us details about what is going on with that heatwave. first, though, sally is here. frosty in the north-east. really, really not friendly. not temperature—wise. really, really not friendly. not temperature-wise. i wasjust thinking, i missed that on the weather map. rafael benitez will leave newcastle united when his contract expires at the end of the month. the news hasn't been well received by newcastle fans, who have been protesting over mike ashley's continued ownership of the club.

benitez, meanwhile, has received a £12 million—a—year offer to move to the chinese super league. these fans fear the worst. i know what happens next, is relegation. now they are getting rid of rafa benitez, it is relegation. there is no money being spent apart from by the fans, a 5% increase in season tickets again, the most expensive shed in the league. what have we got for it? when i heard today i thought i don't believe this, and! today i thought i don't believe this, and i did crya bit, today i thought i don't believe this, and i did cry a bit, which for a grown woman is not very... but i just don't know, i really don't know. i can't see a future. we will start plummeting through the divisions, i think. start plummeting through the divisions, ithink. but i mean, i've been coming since the 705, and that's the end for me, and for so many here who loves going. and it's heartbreaking, like.

newcastle legend alan shearer praised benitez. ant & dec also tweeted, saying it was disastrous, making it clear they want mike ashley out of the club. sweden have beaten canada 1—0 to set up a women's world cup quarter—final against germany. stina blackstenius broke the deadlocked game with the first shot on target, ten minutes into the second half at the parc des princes in paris. canada had a chance to equalise, but janine beckie couldn't find a way to score. sweden will face germany on saturday. megan rapinoe scored two penalties to help the usa see off spain 2—1. the defending champions will face hosts france in the quarter—finals on friday. england face australia in a vital match in the cricket world cup this morning. it will be the first time former captain steve smith and david warner play england since been banned from cricket for ball—tampering. but, after receiving a hostile reception throughout the world cup so far, england captain eoin morgan says he can't prevent england fans booing the pair.

you don't know how sports fans are going to react. i think they're entitled to have their own view. just because punishment was handed out, and the two guys served their punishment, doesn't mean they're going to be accepted back into the cricket community straightaway, with open arms. it'll take time. world number one ashleigh barty has pulled out of the tennis at eastbourne, as she manages an ongoing arm injury. the french open winner won the birmingham classic at the weekend, but says she needs to rest before wimbledon starts. meanwhile, defending champion caroline wozniacki won her first round match, beating belgium's kirsten flipkens in straight sets. world number three karolina pliskova is also into the second round. italy will host the 2026 winter olympics and paralympics. skating sports and ice hockey will be held in milan, with most alpine skiing events taking place in the resort of cortina.

italy'sjoint bid beat stockholm to stage the event. cortina last hosted the winter olympics back in 1956. and another situation to keep your on eye in terms of the women's world cup, but it's nothing to do with var. thank goodness for that. england forward georgia stanway has tweeted glastonbury to ask if they can screen the quarter—final game at the festival, because her brother will be there on thursday. have they replied yes yet? not yet, there are currently no plans to screen it. sorry, stormzy, we have to show the foot ball instead. screen it. sorry, stormzy, we have to show the foot ball insteadm has been done before, but not for quite a few years.

it's more than ten days since nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british charity workerjailed in iran on spying charges, went on hunger strike. her husband, richard, is doing the same thing here in the uk. the joint protest at her treatment by iran appears to have fallen on deaf ears, however, as she has now been told she must serve her five—year sentence in full. that is according to mr ratcliffe, whojoins us now from outside the iranian embassy in london. good morning to you. thank you very much forjoining us. i understand you were told she would have to serve her full sentence yesterday, and she was as well. do you know how she reacted to that, richard? that's right, yesterday we had it announced by thejudiciary right, yesterday we had it announced by the judiciary publicly that she will serve her full sentence, and she was devastated, very traumatised by it. the first time she was being interrogated, and also generally when she was told by the news that

they hardened their position. i think obviously they are not happy at all. so the prisoners inside the ward told her, and others told her and —— our lawyers told her we will just wait and see how serious it is. and both of you are now on hunger strike, i suppose, and both of you are now on hunger strike, isuppose, how and both of you are now on hunger strike, i suppose, how is she doing? she is much more fragile, it is the beginning of day 11, and she started from a much less healthy base. certainly yesterday she was complaining of retching and feeling very fragile, and there was talk of putting her on a drip. i think she will take it day by day. and how long, it is difficult to answer this, i suppose, long, it is difficult to answer this, isuppose, but long, it is difficult to answer this, i suppose, but how long are you planning to carry that on for?|j am only planning on doing it as long as she is doing it. she told me yesterday she will keep going until tomorrow and then we will reassess.

and hopefully it is days rather than weeks. she wanted to make a clear point. i think she has done that, she has got the attention of the iranian authorities. you say you have the attention of the iranian authorities, is there a sense that it will make any difference? look, it will make any difference? look, it is hard to say for sure. i think people have all sorts of love and care, and you can see it from the m essa g es care, and you can see it from the messages and so care, and you can see it from the messages and so on. care, and you can see it from the messages and so on. we are in front of the iranian embassy, and it remains a clear focus for them. i am sure that it will be a focus. remains a clear focus for them. i am sure that it will be a focu5.|j remains a clear focus for them. i am sure that it will be a focus. i am sure that it will be a focus. i am sure you know that borisjohnson has been asked again about the role that he has played in the case, by laura kuenssberg. take nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, and all the other things involving around. all that does is lift the blame of the people who are really responsible.

he has repeated what he said before, that it lifts the blame of the people who are responsible for what is happening to nazanin. well, of course we are in front of the iranian embassy, they are the ones who imprisoned her, but he does have to ta ke who imprisoned her, but he does have to take responsibility. his comments have made things worse, the judiciary yesterday referenced his comments, so he really can't sort of elide any responsibility, and any prime minister would be responsible. thank you very much for your time, joining us from central london, and apologies also for the sound on that. it has been a very dramatic night of weather across the uk, carol getting full use of her graphics equipment this morning. good morning to you. john is right as always. yesterday in edinburgh you would have seen pictures in the news, there were 33

millimetres of rainfall in just three hours, leading to the flash flooding that we saw. and we have had a lot of heavy rain overnight. more on that and a second. let's concentrate on the heat first of all. the source of the heat is africa, in algeria for example the next couple of days will be 48 or 49 degrees. in spain, france and switzerland it is also going to be pretty hot, the air coming across the mediterranean into those countries. now, france could beat its all—time record across any month. that is 44.1. it was held backin month. that is 44.1. it was held back in august 2003, the same year that the uk had its highest temperature, and this thursday and friday we are forecasting a temperature of 44. itjust needs to go above that 44.1 and that record will be smashed, but i'm sure that is not a record that anybody wants to smash, it will be so uncomfortable. today we have all this cloud coming up from the near continent, producing heavy rain

through the course of tonight and also some thunderstorms. you can see the area covered by the met office yellow weather warnings. these are the areas most at risk of seeing some heavy, thundery downpours. to give you an example, sussex and kent, for example, and parts of essex, have seen a lot of rain and a lot of thunderstorms. in fact, in those very areas, 15 millimetres of rainfall fell in just those very areas, 15 millimetres of rainfall fell injust one those very areas, 15 millimetres of rainfall fell in just one hour. those very areas, 15 millimetres of rainfall fell injust one hour. rain now is pretty heavy as well across south—west england, coming into wales. now, all of this rain is going to push northwards and eventually eastwards, clearing off into the north sea, but it could lead to some travel disruption before it does so, and some localised flooding. for northern ireland, for scotland in the far north of england, it is a start, a lot of cloud, quite murky but we will see some brighter breaks. there goes the rain, it will brighten up behind it, but it will still be quite humid with highs in london of 29 degrees, cardiff 22. then, as we head onto the evening and overnight

period, well, a lot of dry weather around. we will be pulling in some cloud from the north sea, but there will also be some clear skies out towards the west. there is the chance we could see some mist and fog patches forming, as well, with all the dampness around. fresher conditions in the north, still quite muqqy conditions in the north, still quite muggy in the south, but not as muggy as start as it is today. some parts of the uk already today are looking at temperatures of about 18 degrees. as we head on into wednesday, high—pressure still very much dominating our weather. still quite breezy, especially the northern parts of the country, that breeze bringing in more cloud from the north sea, for example around norfolk. we could catch the odd shower across south—west england, and temperatures 13 to about 21 or 22. for thursday, there is not a lot going on. high—pressure still very much dominating the weather. a lot of dry conditions, breezy in the north, breezy in areas adjacent to the english channel coastline, and we start to lose the humidity. but we're also going to start to be in

warmer air. so we have a range of temperatures, 13 and then off to about 23 or 25 has become further south. then, as we go through the weekend, well, you can see how the temperature is continuing to claim for most of us, cardiff looking at about 28 degrees, london on saturday at least 30 degrees. some of us could see a little bit higher than that. but also on saturday we got a weather front coming in from the west, and behind that we will start to see some fresher conditions coming our way. there is so much going on, carol, isn't there. you will keep us up—to—date throughout the programme. thank you very much, for the moment. this week marks the fiftieth anniversary of the stonewall riots in new york. it was an event which sparked the gay rights movement now known as pride. but with homophobic attacks in the uk more than doubling over the last five years, pride organisers say this month's celebrations will be a chance to protest as well as party. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin went

to see the preparations for one of the biggest events, and one of the smallest. this is the first in kendall bay, a town of less than 8000. we have had 200 or so people interested. making history here. they have been a few people that have said, why are you doing this? that might be how it goes down. there is nothing like this so it is needed. they know exactly why it is needed. growing up she had not even heard the word lesbian. you got married, had children. that was it. nothing said about feelings until i met my partner and that is when i got the feeling. after 25 years of marriage

she left and it wasn't easy. my daughter will not speak to me. i left my village. i wonder if you we re left my village. i wonder if you were the only gay in the village. precisely. cathy and jenny and told me they have also paid a heavy price to be themselves. it has cost me my job five times. until recently it costs a granddaughter who grew up thinking the very worst reason for why the grandpa had been cut out. was it because grandpa abused mummy? that is what my granddaughter was told. my sister said, that is what my granddaughter was told. my sistersaid, i that is what my granddaughter was told. my sister said, i think grandpa is quite cool. there is the next generation right there. for alex, a youth worker, he says it is not always that simple. it is upsetting to see a young person who

have thought about ending their lives. and you just want to tell them that it can be ok. the reality is, sometimes it is not. a world away from kendall bay, london is gearing up for the capitals biggest ever pride and team's mum is there. this is the transgender flag, this is the bisexual flag. this is the transgender flag, this is the bisexualflag. i think it is wonderful. i want him to be happy and he can develop how he wants to and he can develop how he wants to and give him all the freedom in the whole world to be who he feels he is andl whole world to be who he feels he is and i think that is what he de5erve5. that is what every child de5erve5. that is what every child deserves. 50 years after stonewall, there are still those who disappear but as this quality assessment...

pride to us all. if you have any thoughts. memories of other celebrations of change. we often hear that we have to become more socially mobile. but things may not have changed much, steph? this is based on a report and this is something i talk about a lot. the social mobility commission was set up in 2010 to update the government on whether peoples' background and education continue to impact the jobs they get. today they've said not much has changed in the last 5 years to make things more equal. they've looked at the type of schools that more than 5,000 people in high—profile jobs went to. just 7% of the uk population go to private school but 40% of the top jobs in politics, business and entertainment are filled by people who are privately educated.

in some jobs, like seniorjudges, top civil servants and diplomats, well over half went to a fee—paying school. in fact, of the jobs they looked at, people that went to private school were only under—represented among top footballers. interesting statistic. the government appointed 12 social mobility commissioners last year to keep an eye on this, one of them is saeed atcha who joins us now. you have been looking into all of this. it is fair to say that you and i defied the odds to get where we are but give us a flavour of your background. i grew up in care, in bolton. i went to a normal comprehensive state school. went to couege comprehensive state school. went to college and then to manchester metropolitan university. not going down the feepaying school route. metropolitan university. not going down the feepaying 5chool routem

has been an interesting journey. i think you are being modest. you owned a business, you have a queens honours, and obe. you have overcome the odds. what have you found since becoming a commissioner? the report has been quite shocking reading. i did not realise that so many of the power in britain rests at the top which is worrying for people like me because, not having been to private school, what are my odds and why are my chances not the same? social mobility itself has kind of stagnated across the past five yea rs. we stagnated across the past five years. we released a report recently that said we have not improved as a country social mobility wise in five yea rs. country social mobility wise in five years. why haven't we improved? we have heard so much rhetoric about making things equal to people so

people are not disadvantaged and bridges that gap. why hasn't it changed? is quite complex. lots of different reasons. why people are in the top, a round of it is around access to finance stop if you can pay to get into those schools. you can get in. access to finance but also gender. women are under represented at the top. ethnicity also. a lot of things. you cannot pinpoint it on one thing but there are so many pinpoint it on one thing but there are so many things. i would say that there has not been as much focus on social mobility for a while. for you, why do you think you have done so you, why do you think you have done so well? what has been different? because i grew up in care and with that kind of rebellious attitude, i did not make decisions been made for me and! did not make decisions been made for me and i wanted to influence decisions so that is why i applied to bea

decisions so that is why i applied to be a commissioner. it is in a way to be a commissioner. it is in a way to increase that representation so young people who i speak to, my friends, i can take their problems directly to the heart of the decision—making and this report can then reflect on a lot of those things. do you feel different when you are out with the commissioners? yes, ido you are out with the commissioners? yes, i do feel different. when i am into these rooms. it is a nice difference because we're coming at from a real point of view and it is all about the lived experience and that kind of thing and that is... so how do we change things? people like you and i are doing our bit but how do we change things? we are recommending a few different things as part of this elitist britain

report. university should make use of more contextualised offers. we are not saying people should get rid of them but we should get more disadvantaged people into those top universities. there is that. we want an end to long—term unpaid internship. we would like employers to pay. there are two big things but also looking at somebody‘s socio—economic status as a protected characteristic. gender, and other things as well so that we can see where they stand. let's hope it makes a difference. saeed atcha thank you for the chat. interesting to hear that point of view and people can get in touch. they do a

lot with you, steph. you're watching brea kfast lot with you, steph. you're watching breakfast this morning. still to come this morning, returning rhinos to rwanda. find out how chester zoo is leading the charge. the breeding programme has been so successful that we are having to make a bit of space and try to rehabilitate them. the journey is 3700 miles. more on that later. ca role 3700 miles. more on that later. carole will have all the weather because some dramatic weather maps coming up. some of it good, some of it looking pretty horrible. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news.

hello, i'm asad ahmad. the iranian foreign ministry has said the motherfrom london, currently serving a sentence for spying, will have to serve her full five year term prison. nazanine zaghari—ratcliffe from west hampstead, who's currently on hunger strike, denies the charge against her. her husband, richard ratcliffe is on his eleventh day of a hunger strike here, in solidarity with his wife, but he's been warned that his protest could add to his wife's sentence. south london supermodel, naomi cambell says that, while diversity in the fashion industry has improved over the years, it's still a "big deal" to see a woman of colour on a magazine cover. she also spoke about turning down an invitation to downing street because of her anger at the windrush scandal, when caribbean migrants were denied their legal rights. but she feels, the fashion world is now responding positively to people of colour. to see more than one woman of colour

or diversity on a magazine cover at a time is of big deal but it really shouldn't be. it is not a trend and people shouldn't feel, if they don't use diversity, they are not doing what is right. a growing number of women in the south—east have been found to be turning to social media to find sperm donors, after years of nhs cuts and the high cost of ivf. it's not illegal to use online donors, but it is unregulated. clinics say it's much safer to go through them as there could be health risks. let's take a look at the travel situation now... major disruption for services through haywards heath due to flooding. affecting southern, thameslink and gatwick express services. and on the roads, traffic is building up on the a13 into town through the

goresbrook interchange. now the weather with kate. good morning. temperatures remaining in the high teens. this morning we are still at risk of some thunderstorms. rain gradually moving away but could be some rumbles of thunder and flashes of lightning in about rain first thing but it will clear away northwards. a bit of drizzle behind it in the afternoon. the cloud descending behind it to some brighter spells. overnight tonight, it is largely cloudy with a bit of mist and murkiness this morning as we had to the dawn tomorrow. still quite mild just not as sticky as last night. another murky start as we head into wednesday morning but that cloud thinning and breaking in the afternoon. temperatures are staying around 21, maybe 22 celsius. similar conditions for thursday but then we see the temperatures start to climb.

look at saturday, temperatures in the low 30s with plenty of sunshine. va nessa vanessa phelps is on bbc london in a few minutes. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with louise minchin and jon kay. our headlines today: in an exclusive interview with the bbc, borisjohnson defends his brexit plan,

insisting he can get a deal done by 31 october. but he refuses to discuss his personal life as he battles to become prime minister. i've made it a rule over many, many years, and i think you've interviewed me loads of times, i do not talk about stuff involving my family, my loved ones. royal accounts reveal harry and meghan's home was renovated with £2.5 million pounds of public money. a lasting legacy. a new law to protect allergy sufferers is brought in after the death of natasha ednan—laperouse. we will speak to her parents. employing ex—offenders. one in five former prisoners is in a steady, paid job a year after they are released. we will be speaking to a recruiter who is looking to help more of them getjobs. rafa leaving the toon. newcastle fans want owner mike ashley out of the club after manager rafael benitez

won't renew his contract. some heavy and thundery rain moving from the south, heading northwards eventually into the north sea. it could lead to some localised flooding and tricky travelling conditions before it does so. for the rest of the uk, dryer, a lot of cloud to start with but they will be some sunshine around. and i will have more in 15 minutes. it is tuesday 25june. our top story: after facing criticism for avoiding media scrutiny, borisjohnson, who is campaigning to be the next prime minister, has spoken exclusively to the bbc. he says he would ensure a plan to deliver brexit by the end of october, but refused to address any speculation about his private life. our political correspondent jessica parker is in westminster. you have listened to the interview, so you have listened to the interview, so many people seeing it last night and this morning. what do you make of it? well, as you are saying he

has been accused of ducking scrutiny and avoiding giving details. so he wa nts to and avoiding giving details. so he wants to fill it out, pick out some of what he sees as the better bits of what he sees as the better bits of theresa may's withdrawal agreement, getting a new deal in place with the eu by 31 october, that will allow for a sort of status quo transition, implementation period, after 31 october. and that will keep motoring along until a free trade agreement is in place, and that will help avoid tariffs, and that will help avoid tariffs, and as well, crucially, checks on the irish border. the important thing is that there should be in agreement that the solution of the border que5tion5, agreement that the solution of the border questions, the irish border, the northern irish border que5tion5, all those issues need to be tackled on the other side of 31 october, during what is called the implementation period. but the implementation period. but the implementation period, as it stands, as part of the withdrawal agreement. of course. and you have said you

will not sign up to the withdrawal agreement, because it is dead. both of those things can't be true. and you will need some kind of withdrawal agreement in order to get some kind of implementation period. a lot of people today are going to question whether his plan is remotely realistic. the era has been pretty clear before, no cherry—picking when it comes to the withdrawal agreement, but boris johnson saying he thinks there is a new energy on both sides of the channel to try and get this thing done. meanwhile, you guys werejust mentioning a moment ago, as well, inevitably facing questions about his personal life, why police were called to his flat that he shares with his partner in the early hours of friday morning after neighbours overheard an altercation, a row, of course police had said there was no cause for concern, boris johnson saying he is not going to be drawn on that topic, saying he does not go into this stuff, saying he doesn't think it is fair on his loved ones

to be dragged into the spotlight in this way. so yes, more details on his brexit plan, but when it comes to details in his personal life, not so to details in his personal life, not so much. and we are going to hear more of that exclusive interview with boris johnson in a few minutes' time. that is at 7:10am. refurbishing the new home of meghan and harry, the duke and duchess of sussex, cost the public nearly £2.5 million. the figures were in the annual review of royal spending published by buckingham palace. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the details. they chose windsor for their wedding, and when harry and meghan considered where they wanted to live, the focus once again was on this town, with its long association with royalty. they moved from kensington palace in central london for a secluded residence known as frogmore cottage, hidden away close to windsor castle. what is revealed today is that it has cost £2.4 million of public money to turn this cottage into a home fit for the duke

and duchess of sussex. the officials here at the palace who control royal spending say it cost £2.4 million to reconfigure the cottage because it was in fact five homes which had to be stripped out to become one single residence, and those officials say that whenever the sussexes wanted features in their cottage which went beyond the basic level of comfort, they paid for them themselves. on the broader question of royal finance, the figures show that what is known as the sovereign grant for 2018—19 amounted to £82.2 million. that is the overall cost of the monarchy, minus things like security. of that, very nearly £33 million was spent on the refurbishment of buckingham palace, the infrastructure of which is said to be in urgent need of repair. the figures give an insight into royal transport costs. for example, the visit last year by the queen and the duchess of sussex to cheshire by royal train and charter aircraft costjust under £30,000, and the visit

to the caribbean and cuba earlier this year by the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall cost more than £400,000. overall, officials say the year was a busy one for the royal family, the members of which, led by the queen, carried out more than 3,000 official engagements in the uk and overseas. food businesses in england and northern ireland will soon have to list all the ingredients in prepackaged meals, to help protect people with allergies. the change, which will come into force by 2021, will be called natasha's law in memory of natasha ednan—laperouse, who died from an allergic reaction after eating a sandwich from pret a manger. daniela relph reports. it was the start of the summer holiday. 15—year—old natasha ednan—laperouse was on her way to the south of france, but on board the plane, she began to suffer a catastrophic allergic reaction. she died soon after. natasha had eaten a sandwich from pret a manger. the packaging did not say it included sesame seeds, the ingredient that caused

the devastating reaction. since her death, herfamily have campaigned for a change to the law. speaking after her inquest, they spoke of their anguish. our beloved daughter died in a tragedy that should never have happened, and we believe that this inquest has shown that she died because of inadequate food labelling laws. it feels to us that, if pret a manger were following the law, then the law was playing russian roulette with our daughter's life. now, natasha's law will be introduced this summer, and will come into force in 2021, to give businesses time to make the changes. all prepackaged food going directly to sale must have all its ingredients listed. natasha's parents have welcomed the legislation, describing it as a way to save others from the enduring agony they have suffered. they also say it is a fitting legacy for natasha's life. daniela relph, bbc news.

we will be talking to natasha's parents, nadim and tanya, in just over half an hour. the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain across much of england and wales. flash—floods caused chaos in parts of scotland yesterday, with edinburgh and stirling the worst affected. in mainland europe, however, authorities are urging people to stay indoors as a week—long heatwave begins. john mcmanus reports. it wasn't just the prices that were dropping at this supermarket in stirling yesterday evening. a furious thunderstorm outside was the signalfor parts furious thunderstorm outside was the signal for parts of the roof to give way under the sheer weight of rainwater. customerjames way under the sheer weight of rainwater. customer james charity film these images on his phone. rainwater. customer james charity film these images on his phonem rainwater. customer james charity film these images on his phone. in a few minutes everyone started to get more panicked because the rain started to come through the ceiling and it literally looked like it was raining on the aisles, coming through the light fittings, coming

through the light fittings, coming through the light fittings, coming through the ceiling tiles, and then people started to really get scared when the roof started collapsing in. several tales came in at once over the fruit and veg and fresh fruit isle, people started going towards the door. meanwhile, in edinburgh, torrential rain trapped some drivers, and even caught the odd politician by surprise. we have just passed the middle of summer, and this is the water flooding into our office. you couldn't make it up, could you? scotland will see a respite from the plane today but forecasters say the risk of flash flooding has now moved to eastern england and the midlands, and later in the week of the mercury is set to soar. that is because the sahara heat wave gripping mainland europe will cross the channel. already, the french authorities have warned citizens to beware of heatstroke and dehydration. 15,000 people died in a heat wave in 2003. with temperatures predicted to pass 40 degrees, harris has installed temporary fountains

and missed machines, and opened up air—conditioned buildings. even national school exams have been postponed. countries right across europe, including belgium and germany, are on alert. this week, temperature records could be broken. senior executives from itv will face a government inquiry today, over the care given to people who appear on reality shows. the department for culture, media and sport inquiry was launched last month following the decision to axe thejeremy kyle show after the death of a man who had taken part in the programme. andy murray's search for a mixed doubles partner for wimbledon continues, after he was turned down by the australian professional ashleigh barty. he has had an intriguing approach from one hopeful via twitter. she is a veteran player from a proven stable of champions. she is also andy's gran, shirley erskine. let's hear her pitch.

right, andy. if you're still looking for a mixed doubles partner, you've got absolutely the right one here. no problem. any tips? sorry? any tips? oh, any tips, yes. pyv. and? watch your trams. you have the job, you have thejob, surely, surely. —— shirley, surely. it wasjudy murray, andy's mum, who put the video online. she said shirley might be slow off the mark, but she is guaranteed to bring the shortbread. and if you were wondering about the meaning of pyv, it's "punch your volleys". any tips? any tips? i love that bit. wouldn't it be great to see them playing together at wimbledon.

borisjohnson dominates the front pages this morning. the daily mail has a picture of him and his partner, carrie symonds. they call it a mills & boon scene that takes us for fools. that photo of borisjohnson is also on the front of the daily mirror. it claims the couple staged the picture, and accuses mrjohnson of dodging tv debates while he flaunts his private life. the daily express says it is time to stop the war on boris, reporting that a number of tory mps have accused a "left—wing hate mob" of trying to wreck mrjohnson's leadership bid with a campaign of intrusion and harassment. the guardian says borisjohnson is planning a media blitz, with a series of stage—managed appearances over the coming days. he did, however, find time to speak to the bbc‘s laura kuenssberg about his plans for brexit, and those stories about his personal life. downing street is the threshold

he really wants to cross, but borisjohnson has been uncharacteristically shy about explaining why. borisjohnson, what would you do on day one in number ten to make sure we leave the eu at halloween? i would make sure that we have a plan that will convince our european friends and partners that we are absolutely serious about coming out. and the key things that you've got to do are to take the bits of the current withdrawal agreement, which is dead, take the bits that are serviceable, and get them done. the important thing is that there should be an agreement that the solution of the border questions, the irish border, the northern irish border questions, all those issues need to be tackled on the other side of 31 october, during what's called the implementation period. but the implementation period, as it stands, is part of the withdrawal agreement. of course. and you've said that you wouldn't

sign up to the withdrawal agreement, and it's dead, so those things can't both be true. no, because you're going to need some kind of agreement, and that's certainly what i'm aiming for, in order, as you rightly say, laura, to get an implementation period. any eu leader, they have been crystal clear there is no kind of deal without the backstop, an insurance policy for northern ireland. so what evidence do you have you can get round that? nobody wants a hard border in northern ireland, and indeed, nobody believes that it will be necessary. if you want to be prime minister, you have to tell people how you would do it. you can'tjust wish it to be true. let me tell you, there are abundant technical fixes that can be introduced to make sure that you don't have to have checks at the border. if you cannot get the agreement, that sounds like you crossing your fingers, you are clear we would leave. you would take us out at halloween without a deal — an absolute guarantee? you have to be — of course,

my pledge is to come out of the eu at halloween, on 31 october. that is not where i want us to end up. it is not where i believe, for a moment, we will end up. but, in order to get the result that we want, the commonsensical thing to do is to prepare for a wto exit. would you really be willing as prime minister to face the consequences of no—deal? in the real world, the uk government is never going to impose checks or a hard border of any kind in northern ireland. that's just number one. number two, in the real world, the uk government is not going to want to impose tariffs on goods coming into the uk. but it's notjust up to the uk. hang on, that's right, i'm coming to that point. of course, it's up to the other side as well. where he goes, controversy often follows — these loved—up pictures of mrjohnson with his partner a far cry from the police arriving

at their flat days ago. can you just tell us what happened to at your partner's home a couple of nights ago? i would love to tell you about all sorts of things, laura. but i've made a rule over many, many years — i do not talk about stuff involving my family, my loved ones. and there's a very good reason for that, and that is that, if you do, you drag them into things that really is not — in a way that is not fair on them. but does your privacy mean more to you than the public‘s ability to trust you? because part of trust is being open, it's being accountable, it's being transparent. i get that, i totally get that, but... my key point, though, is that the minute you start talking about your family, or your loved ones, you involve them in a debate that is — in a way that is simply unfairon them. boris johnson's chance at number ten is real, and close now, yet it may still slip from his grasp.

that exclusive interview with our political editor laura kuenssberg, has he said enough to silence his critics but he is still all over the papers this morning. we will speak to amber rudd, who is backing jeremy hunt to be the new conservative reader so we will get her point of view later. —— leader. reader so we will get her point of view later. -- leader. we have had all sorts of problem in the weather. here is carol with a look at this morning's weather. yesterday in scotland and edinburgh, 33 millimetres of rainfall in just three hours. we have seen some hefty totals as well. across parts of south—east england today. but it will turn hotter and not just south—east england today. but it will turn hotter and notjust for us. will turn hotter and notjust for us. the air source is north africa. in algeria, in the next couple of days, the temperature will reach 48

or 49 degrees and that is coming across the mediterranean for parts of spain, france and switzerland, these are temperature values you can expect. a red heat wanting in force for switzerland. france could break its all—time temperature record for any month of the year and that was 2003 in august when it hit 44.1 celsius. this thursday and friday, temperatures reaching 44, possibly more. it was the same heat that brought the uk its highest ever temperature. 38.5dc. we can see also the cloud coming across our shores this morning. this is where we have the heaviest rain and thunderstorms. it is also where the met office has a yellow thunderstorm warning in

force from ten o'clock this morning. we could see some flooding from the rain coming in. not all areas prone to that and we have also seen a lot of thunderstorms through sussex, kent and also essex. in fact, 50 millimetres of rain fell in just one hour earlier this morning. heavy rainfor hour earlier this morning. heavy rain for the south—west of england and wales. that will eventually push on to the north sea. to the extreme north of northern england, scotland and northern ireland, a fairly cloudy start with some drizzle coming out of that cloud. we will see some breaks in the cloud and some sunshine coming through. sunshine following the rain as well. temperatures up to 25 degrees and that will feel quite muggy once again. through the evening and overnight, we will be pulling in some cloud from the north sea. there will be some clear breaks, where we have the moisture in the air, we

could see fog patches forming and a fresher night across the northern half of the country. still quite muqqy half of the country. still quite muggy for the south but not as high temperatures. we started this morning in some part of the morning at 18 and tomorrow it will be 16. through wednesday, we still will have all these cloud coming in from the north sea. with the breeze, it will fill cooler. some sunshine in northern scotland and northern ireland. top temperatures in the south—west about 23 for example. for thursday, high pressure is plumbed right across this. a lot of dry weather. a bit of sunshine around. reza nfc north. brizzie as well in areas adjacent to the english channel. —— breezy in the north and

breezy as well. temperatures continued to climb. by the time we get to saturday, highs of 30 or more in parts of the south. that is going to be bringing in fresh airfrom the west behind it. it is not looking to shabby fault cluster berg and for wimbledon. no kebabs, no alcohol, no plastic bags. confused? steph's with us on the sofa to explain all. it is all about trying to limit thing5 it is all about trying to limit things and making us all a bit healthier. five council5 looking at way5 healthier. five council5 looking at ways to sell more healthy food so they are looking at whether they can

reduce rate5 they are looking at whether they can reduce rates for kebab5 job5 they are looking at whether they can reduce rates for kebab5 jobs that may offer vegetable ke bab5. reduce rates for kebab5 jobs that may offer vegetable kebab5. also, if there is an establishment 5elling totally healthy junk food, there is an establishment 5elling totally healthyjunk food, they may not get the planning permission. the government trying to make things a bit healthier and trying to reduce obesity but, of course, financial incentives go along way it comes to bu5ine55e5. another 5tory incentives go along way it comes to bu5ine55e5. another story is about the amount of alcohol available on eurostar. i was quite shocked by the limit. i think it is still a lot of alcohol. one bottle of wine or a four pack of drinks but no spirit which per person, if there is for review, that is four bottles of wine. but they say it has become not

a very nice environment and people getting hammered on the train. they brought in this policy into the autumn but people have only started to notice now. and the plastic bags at boots. they have moved to paper bags. they say it will reduce 900 tons of plastic from the supply chain but people are criticising them because they started to bring in plastic bags for prescriptions. not all prescriptions but some are better in plastic bags. thank you very much for wrapping all those stories together. that is what i am about. in conservation terms, it's a nice problem to have. european zoos have become so good at breeding the eastern black rhino, they're running out of space. now chester zoo

is helping to send five of the animals back to rwanda where they are critically endangered. our science and environment correspondent victoria gill has been to see how they're getting on. not your usual feeding time. he loves apples. this is rhino flight training. don't get afraid, ok? with comforting words and lots of apples, the keepers here at this czech zoo are training rhinos to stand calmly in a confined space. it's something they'll need to do for hours on their upcoming flight to rwanda. five young rhinos, all born in european zoos, have been selected to be transported and released into the wild. they're all the descendants of animals that were taken decades ago from africa. we have to do everything we can now to pay back what we did in the past, and one of the ways we can do it is to get involved in the conservation projects, like translocating of rhinos from european zoos back to rwanda and helping establishing

a new population in this african country. these are critically endangered eastern black rhinos, brought together here from three different zoos in preparation for their 6,000 kilometre journey. they are looking pretty content, munching on their breakfast. these are three of the five animals that are going to be taken to rwanda for the reintroduction, from all over europe. they represent the countries that all of these animals come from. from denmark, the uk, and the czech republic. in the early hours of this morning, the flight they've been preparing for finally arrived at kigali international airport. once unloaded, this most precious of cargo is transferred to trucks for the final stage of the journey. this is their final destination, and their first footsteps onto african soil.

the rhinos will stay in these specially—built areas for several months while the team checks they're settled, healthy and ready for life beyond the fences. you see these animals having arrived safely. how does that make you feel? very, very happy and ifeel that they are a survivor, they arrive in rwanda safely. it shows me a future of 100 rhinos, so for me conservation is notjust for the sake of conserving but i see it as a way of improving our life today and in the future. while this is the end of a very long journey, it's just the beginning of what will hopefully be a long life in the wild. victoria gill, bbc news, akagera national park, rwanda. an amazing story and we should follow those rhinos to see how they

do. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, i'm asad ahmad. the iranian foreign ministry has said the motherfrom london, currently serving a sentence for spying, will have to serve her full five year term prison. nazanine zaghari—ratcliffe from west hampstead, who's currently on hunger strike, denies the charge against her. her husband, richard ratcliffe is on his eleventh day of a hunger strike here, in solidarity with his wife, but he's been warned that his protest could add to his wife's sentence. south london supermodel, naomi cambell says that, while diversity in the fashion industry has improved over the years, it's still a "big deal" to see a woman of colour on a magazine cover. she also spoke about turning down an invitation to downing street because of her anger at the windrush scandal, when caribbean migrants were denied their legal rights. but she feels, the fashion world is now responding positively to people of colour. to the calls for my

diversity in its world. to see more than one woman of colour or diversity on a magazine cover at a time is of big deal but it really shouldn't be. it is not a trend and people shouldn't feel, if they don't use diversity, they are not doing what is right. a growing number of women in the south—east have been found to be turning to social media to find sperm donors, after years of nhs cuts and the high cost of ivf. it's not illegal to use online donors, but it is unregulated. clinics say it's much safer to go through them as there could be health risks. let's take a look at the travel situation now... the northern line is part suspended on the tube. good service elsewhere.

major disruption for services through haywards heath due to flooding. affecting southern, thameslink and gatwick express services. now the weather with kate. good morning. it's been another humid night, with temperatures remaining in the high teens celsius. for this morning, we are still at risk of some thunderstorms. we've had some rain. gradually it's moving away but could hear some rumbles of thunder and get some flashes of lightning in that rain first thing. but, like i say, it will clear away northwards. maybe a bit of drizzle behind but through the afternoon the cloud descending a little to some brighter spells. feelnig quite warm again. feeling quite warm again. we're looking at a maximum of 25 celsius. overnight tonight, it is largely cloudy. you could get a bit of mist and murkiness as we head through to the dawn tomorrow morning as well. still quite mild just not quite as sticky as last night. the minimum between 14 and 16 celsius. so another murky start as we head

into wednesday morning, but that cloud thinning and breaking through the afternoon to some sunny spells. temperatures probably staying around 21, maybe 22 celsius. similar conditions for thursday but then we'll see the temperatures start to climb, through friday. and look at saturday, temperatures in the low 30s with plenty of sunshine. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast, withjon kay and louise minchin. after facing days of criticism for avoiding media scrutiny, borisjohnson has spoken exclusively to the bbc about his plans to deliver brexit if he becomes prime minister. mrjohnson pledged to leave the eu, with or without a deal, by the deadline of 31 october, insisting that attitudes in both the uk and the eu had changed since the original deadline of 29 march. i would make sure that we have a

plan that will convince our european friends and partners that we are absolutely serious about coming out. and the key things that you've got to do are to take the bits of the current withdrawal agreement, which is dead, take the bits that are serviceable, and get them done. mrjohnson also refused to address speculation on his private life, following reports about his relationship with his partner, carrie symonds. the issue dominated headlines over the weekend after the police were called to the flat the couple share in london. i've made it a rule over many, many years — i do not talk about stuff involving my family, my loved ones, and there's a very good reason for that. the minute you start talking about your family or your loved ones, you involve them in a debate that is — in a way that is simply unfairon them. refurbishing the new home of harry and meghan, the duke and duchess of sussex, cost the public nearly £2.5 million.

the figures were in the annual review of royal spending published by buckingham palace. officials say the money was needed to get the new residence, frogmore cottage, up to a basic level of comfort. food businesses in england and northern ireland will soon be required to list all the ingredients used in prepackaged meals, to help protect people with allergies. the change, which will come into force by 2021, will be called natasha's law in memory of natasha ednan—laperouse, who died from an allergic reaction after eating a sandwich from pret a manger three years ago. senior executives from itv will face a government inquiry today, over the care given to people who appear on reality shows. the department for culture, media and sport inquiry was launched last month following the decision to axe thejeremy kyle show after the death of a man who had taken part in the programme.

flash—flooding caused by heavy rain has hit parts of central scotland. the downpours caused travel chaos in edinburgh, and also in stirling, where a supermarket was badly damaged. in mainland europe, however, authorities are urging people to stay indoors as a week—long heatwave begins. that is all your news for now. sally is here with the sport, and they are not happy in newcastle. we have reported that rafa benitez is parting ways with the club, and contract talks have not been going. there were reports that he might have an offer to go and manage in china, that might not be the right thing for him, but who knows what might happen over the next few days?

he is definitely out of there. rafael benitez will leave newcastle united when his contract expires at the end of the month. the news hasn't been well received by newcastle fans, who have been protesting over mike ashley's continued ownership of the club. benitez, meanwhile, has received a £12 million—a—year offer to move to the chinese super league. these fans fear the worst. i know what happens next, is relegation. now they're getting rid of rafa benitez, it's relegation. there's no money being spent, apart from by the fans. a 5% increase in season tickets again, the most expensive shirt in the league. what have we got for it? when i heard today, i thought i don't believe this, and i did crya bit, which for a grown woman is not very... but ijust don't know, i really don't know. i can't see a future. we'll start plummeting through the divisions, i think. but, i mean, i've been coming since the '705, and that's the end for me, and for my son here, who loves going. and it's heartbreaking, like. former newcastle player

alan shearer praised benitez. ant & dec also tweeted, saying it was disastrous, making it clear they want mike ashley out of the club. sweden have beaten canada 1—0 to set up a women's world cup quarter—final against germany. stina blackstenius broke the deadlocked game with the first shot on target, ten minutes into the second half, at the parc des princes in paris. canada had a chance to equalise, but janine beckie couldn't find a way to score. sweden will face germany on saturday. megan rapinoe scored two penalties to help the usa see off spain 2—1. the defending champions will face hosts france in the quarter—finals on friday. england face australia in a vital match in the cricket world cup this morning. it will be the first time former captain steve smith and david warner

play england in a competitive match since been banned from cricket for ball—tampering. but, after receiving a hostile reception throughout the world cup so far, england captain eoin morgan says he can't prevent england fans booing the pair. you don't know how sports fans are going to react. i think they're entitled to have their own view. just because punishment was handed out, and the two guys served their punishment, doesn't mean they're going to be accepted back into the cricket community straightaway, with open arms. it'll take time. and another situation to keep your on eye in terms of the women's world cup, but it's nothing to do with var. thank goodness for that. england forward georgia stanway has

tweeted glastonbury to ask if they can screen the quarter—final game at the festival, because her brother will be there on thursday. it has happened before, several yea rs it has happened before, several years ago, but it's not something they do regularly. i thinkl remember watching a world cup game on the pyramid stage. that was in 2010 when england played germany. we don't know if they will do it this time around. that would be quite a statement. they have got enough screens. in the guardian this morning, a great piece about the women's world cup. the other day we spoke at great length about england versus cameroon and the behaviour of the cameroon players, and everyone was saying it is an advert for the

world cup, and you have to inspire women. this writer says it is one game, don'tjudge women's football on one game that was a bit of a shambles. this week marks the 50th anniversary of the stonewall riots in new york, an event that sparked the gay—rights movement we know today as pride. with homophobic attacks in the uk more than doubling over the last five years, organisers say this month's celebrations will be a chance to protest as well as to party. we went to meet some of those preparing for one of the biggest events, and also one of the smallest. this is a first in kinmel bay, a town of less than 8000, on the north wales coast. we have had about 200—plus people saying that they're interested on our facebook page so far. making history here. we are. how's it been greeted? there have been a few people that have said, like, why are you doing this?

i think they think there's going to be people outside with pitchforks. really? and that's how it's going to go down. but there's nothing like this in the local area. it's needed. lisa, aileen and pat know exactly why it is needed. aileen tells me, growing up, she had not even heard the word "lesbian". what you did, you left school, you got married, you had children. that was it. but there was nothing said about feelings until i met pat, and that's when i got the feelings. after 27 years of marriage, she left, and lost a lot. it's not been easy? my daughter will not speak to me. i left my village because i felt like i was an alien. i wonder if you were the only gay in the village. precisely — there probably was others. love ya. love you too. cathy and jenny—anne tell me they, too, have paid a heavy price to be themselves. it's cost me myjob five times. and until recently, it cost her a granddaughter, who grew up thinking the very worst reason

for why her grandpa had been cut out of their lives. "was it because grandpa abused mummy?" and when my granddaughter was told... she's like, oh, that's fine! she said to my sister, "i think grandpa's quite cool." and there's the next generation right there, hopefully. but alex, who is a youth worker, tells me it is not always that simple. it can be incredibly upsetting to sit there with a young person who is telling you that they've thought about ending their lives because it's easier than talking to their parents. and you just want to tell them that it can be ok. the reality is, sometimes it is not. a world away from kimnel bay, london is gearing up for the capital's biggest ever pride, and tim's mum is buying him a new necklace. this is the transgender flag, this is the bi flag, it's for myself. kind of a special thing to be 14 and know who you are.

i think it's wonderful. i want him to be happy, and that he can develop like he wants to, and give him all the freedom in the whole world to be who he feels, who he is. and i think that's what he deserves. that's what every child deserves, i think. 50 years after stonewall, there are still those who disagree, but as pride volunteer costa says... love conquers all. some lovely stories there. this time three years ago, 15—year—old natasha ednan—laperouse was looking forward to her summer holidays and a trip to france the following month. tragically, she never made it. natasha died on the flight to nice after eating a pret a manger sandwich which triggered an allergic reaction. her parents, nadim and tanya, have been campaigning for a change in the law, and today that new legislation

has been announced. food businesses in england and northern ireland must now list the full ingredients labelling on pre—packaged foods. they join us now. good morning to both of you. thank you so much forjoining us. i know this is something you have thought long and hard for. what was your reaction when you heard the law was coming in? i was absolutely delighted, i have to say, ecstatic. it is something that has never been given. you know, we have campaigned and we have worked really, really ha rd and we have worked really, really hard for it, but the result is exactly what is right and what we wanted. so today is a day for us, certainly, and for the country, to celebrate for this. why do you think it is right that this needs to come in? well, it is all really, really simple, logical, commonsense and straightforward, at the end of the day. there is a growing allergic

community, food allergic community in this country. a minimum of 2 million people plus, and rapidly growing every year. now, disproportionately affects children, about 6—8% roughly of children have about 6—8% roughly of children have a food allergy and 2% of adults. is that percentage grows, it is right for the environment in which they live, the food environment, to modify its behaviour and shift and change with the times. and therefore listing the 14 main allergens and full ingredients makes common and logical sense, and that is why we are celebrating today, really, a victory for common sense, logic, and for the future, for the safety of people with food allergies in our nation. it is momentous news, and we are really, really pleased, aren't we? really are really, really pleased, aren't we ? really pleased. are really, really pleased, aren't we? really pleased. and if all of those ingredients had been listed on the sandwich that natasha bought on that day, you think she would be alive today? she would be alive. 100%, would be alive. you would never know who we are, the public

would never have known our name, or natasha's name. we would be anonymous, and we wish we were anonymous, and we wish we were anonymous for those reasons. she would be alive, healthy and happy today, and we wouldn't be talking to you today. how much comfort does it give you that this law is to be called natasha's law, albeit in the most tragic of circumstances? but that must give you a real sense of pride that she is going to save lives, potentially, in the future. it does, it gives us an enormous amount of pride. she was young, she was idealistic, she was full of energy, and she wanted to change the world. her dreams were really, really big, and for her name to be attached to the law is very, very meaningful to us. but what it does is, through her name and through this law and the legacy that she leaves, it will actually change the lives of so many, and save many, as well. so it is something that gives us an enormous well. so it is something that gives us an enormous amount of peace and

iby, us an enormous amount of peace and joy, to know that her name is in this law, natasha's law. obviously when ourtime this law, natasha's law. obviously when our time comes to pass, we will go away thinking as parents we have done the right thing, the best that we can, you know, and the people that are on this planet with food allergies, hopefully leaving a lot better place than it was before. any regrets about the fact that it will be a couple of years before this comes into effect?” will be a couple of years before this comes into effect? i think it isa this comes into effect? i think it is a fact comment to raise and it is understandable, actually, that to do something well, well, to do anything this important it needs to be done well. and in order to do something well, businesses and people dash and businesses are really made up of just groups of people— talking about

changing mindsets and procedures in the hospitality industry so to do it well is really important. a two—year grace — learning. makes complete sense. it allows everybody to get it really ride. and in two years we will have a brilliant example for the rest of the world and two years isjust fine. the rest of the world and two years is just fine. what would you say to a small business, someone making sandwiches, who is now going to have to provide a lot more paperwork and detail of ingredients. they might say, iam detail of ingredients. they might say, i am only a tiny business and now i have this bureaucracy. say, i am only a tiny business and now i have this bureaucracylj say, i am only a tiny business and now i have this bureaucracy. i would explain to them that the only reason this has come about is to save lives. there is no other reason for it and the food industry, obviously people are accountable for their health and well—being if they have

allergies, but there is such an enormous responsibility in public consultation for this law that said we wa nted consultation for this law that said we wanted to be standard. no confusion. one label lists one thing, another label lists everything. it is as though the public cannot trust labels and that defeats the point in having them. i would say there is a lot of support and the agency said they will give support where it is needed. it is a change of your mindset and it is a new learning and we take on board they would have to change their practices but if they are in the food industry, the times have changed as well and people want to know what is in their food and they need to meet what the public demand and that is for more transparency. to the person you mention, do you

wa nt to the person you mention, do you want to save somebody's life or not? and we know what the answer would be. thank you forjoining us. we have followed your fight and campaign and people have been in touch this morning gratefulfor the difference you have made. some very high temperatures on the way. here is carol with a look at this morning's weather. we're going to see temperatures in some parts of the uk of up to 31 celsius. the is coming from north africa, algeria. highs of 48 or 49, crossing the mediterranean sofa parts of spain, france and switzerland it is going to be hot. in france, we could see their highest temperature ever recorded in any month of the year. it would have to be higher than 44 x one celsius,

that was reported in august 2003. in the south of france. it is quite possible it will do so because on thursday and friday the forecast is 44 degrees. it will not take much for that to nudge up a little bit. for ourselves, today we have quite a bit of cloud. this bright cloud has been producing some heavy thundery downpours of this morning. in parts of sussex, kent and essex, 50 millimetres of rain injust of sussex, kent and essex, 50 millimetres of rain in just one hour. yellow weather warning this area. not all of us seeing those kind of rain falls but tricky travelling conditions around and the risk of some localised flooding. you see the thunderstorms banging away. now coming in from the south—west, across gloucestershire, for example, currently. eventually it will clear off into the north sea. for the far north of northern england, northern

ireland and scotland, cloudy start. the cloud thick enough for some drizzle. sunny skies developing through the day. a few showers behind the rain. they can be sharp. feeling humid once again. highs of 25 degrees in the south. for the evening and overnight, we start to pull in some cloud from the north sea. there will be some breaks and clear skies out towards the west. with all the moisture around, we could see fog patches forming. not as muggy night is the one just gone. overnight lows of 18 degrees in some parts but fresher as we push further north. more comfortable for sleeping in. tomorrow, a breezy day, particularly in the north. and we will have a few showers coming in

across the south—west. the longest periods of sunshine will be in the west and in glasgow, 23 and in cardiff 22. thursday, high—pressure across our shores which means a lot going on with the weather. dry with sunshine. breezy, particularly areas adjacent to the english channel. as we head through the weekend, you can see how temperatures start to climb before some of us. by saturday, temperatures in the south possibly into the low 30s. the weather front coming in from the west bringing rain and behind that some fresher conditions. something to look forward to. it is almost like summer is here. not for long. should companies be encouraged to employ former prisoners?

a report out today says the government should be doing more to get ex—offenders into work. steph's looking into this one for us. interesting numbers. around 70,000 people leave prison every year. but 12 months after being released only about 17% of them are in a stablejob. nearly half of them go on to re—offend. today a think tank has come up with some ideas to change that. they want more training and some financial incentives for businesses. we're going to speak to a recruitment boss in a moment but first this is emily's story. she recently completed an 18—month prison sentence and now works in a cafe that takes on former prisoners. when i went to prison i thought my life was over so having gone back to work, working for an amazing charity, it just means work, working for an amazing charity, itjust means everything. there are places that do take on ex—

offenders but just there are places that do take on ex— offenders butjust to give us a second chance is the best thing. in prison i had a big opinion of people that were in prison but people are in there because they have made some mistakes. i do believe... you know... we deserve a second chance. so for a company like clink to employer and give you a second chanceis employer and give you a second chance is crazy, it is good. i'm joined by robert walters who runs a recruitment firm which is planning to offer employment advice to prisoners. you have been doing a tour of prisons to get a sense of maybe what prisoners need to get work when they get out. what have you found?” found that it is not fabulous news. i think there is very little support in terms of getting a job. of course, i run a recruitment firm. in

terms of prisoners, the most important thing in terms of self—esteem and getting back on their feet and not reoffend is to actually get a job and there seems to be precious little done to help. one initiative that i am working with a government think tank is provide information training to allow that to happen. it is giving ex— offenders more confidence and the training they need but what about from the business perspective, other people happy to take them on? no, there are not plenty of employers. there's a few audible months. various companies do initiatives. i think it is growing —— laudable ones. the client need to be introduced to the concept of basically getting people back into

the community. what would change employers under this?” the community. what would change employers under this? i tell you what would change it and i saw it in lloyd when i went to prison there. i have been to a couple of prisons in london, one in norway and it is an immense difference. one of the things is they bring experts in, whether it is classes on tuition or language, metalwork, whatever it might be. bring people in from the outside into the prison and educate people while they are in prison. they encourage people to get out of their cells and encourage people to learn and get back into society. the government to say they are matching jails with nearby employers in order to ta ke jails with nearby employers in order to take into account local labour demand that you do not think this is happening enough?” demand that you do not think this is happening enough? i do not think it is happening enough. they get £46 and a phone number when they leave.

last week, i was talking to some prisoners and there is a sense almost of despair and that you might almost of despair and that you might almost come back because my mates are here and it is a terrible thing to hear, to be honest. thank you for speaking with us this morning. from a recruitment firm who try to get ex— prisoners into work. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, i'm asad ahmad. the iranian foreign ministry has said the motherfrom london, currently serving a sentence for spying, will have to serve her full five year term prison. nazanine zaghari—ratcliffe from west hampstead, who's currently on hunger strike, denies the charge against her.

her husband, richard ratcliffe is on his eleventh day of a hunger strike here, in solidarity with his wife, but he's been warned that his protest could add to his wife's sentence. my my sense is they were trying to scare us. we will see how things will respond. our point is to say enough is enough. south london supermodel, naomi cambell says that, while diversity in the fashion industry has improved over the years, it's still a "big deal" to see a woman of colour on a magazine cover. she also spoke about turning down an invitation to downing street because of her anger at the windrush scandal, when caribbean migrants were denied their legal rights. but she feels, the fashion world is now responding positively to people of colour. to the calls for my diversity in its world. to see more than one woman of colour or diversity on a magazine cover at a time is of big deal but it really shouldn't be. it is not a trend and people

shouldn't feel, if they don't use diversity, they are not doing what is right. a growing number of women in the south—east have been found to be turning to social media to find sperm donors, after years of nhs cuts and the high cost of ivf. it's not illegal to use online donors, but it is unregulated. clinics say it's much safer to go through them as there could be health risks. let's take a look at the travel situation now... northern line with severe delays. major disruption for services through haywards heath due to flooding. affecting southern, thameslink and gatwick express services. good morning. it's been another humid night,

with temperatures remaining in the high teens celsius. for this morning, we are still at risk of some thunderstorms. we've had some rain. gradually it's moving away but could hear some rumbles of thunder and get some flashes of lightning in that rain first thing. but, like i say, it will clear away northwards. maybe a bit of drizzle behind but through the afternoon the cloud descending a little to some brighter spells. feeling quite warm again. we're looking at a maximum of 25 celsius. overnight tonight, it is largely cloudy. you could get a bit of mist and murkiness as we head through to the dawn tomorrow morning as well. still quite mild just not quite as sticky as last night. the minimum between 14 and 16 celsius. so another murky start as we head into wednesday morning, but that cloud thinning and breaking through the afternoon to some sunny spells. temperatures probably staying around 21, maybe 22 celsius. similar conditions for thursday but then we'll see the temperatures start to climb, through friday. and look at saturday, temperatures in the low 30s with plenty of sunshine. va nessa vanessa phelps has

good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and jon kay. our headlines today: in an exclusive interview with the bbc, borisjohnson defends his brexit plan insisting he can get a deal done by the 31st october. but he refuses to discuss his personal life as he battles to become prime minister. i've made it a rule over many, many years, and i think you've interviewed me loads of times, i do not talk about stuff involving my family, my loved ones. royal accounts reveal harry and meghan's home was renovated with £2.5 million of public money. a lasting legacy — a new law to protect allergy sufferers is brought in after the death of natasha ednan—laperouse. her parents tell us it's a momentous day. a record fine and a criminal investigation for southern water.

it agrees to pay more than £100 million back to customers. australia expect a hostile reception. england captain eoin morgan says he can't stop fans booing australian pair steve smith and david warner in today's world cup match. good morning. across southern england and wales we have some heavy rain, thunderstorms are moving north, clearing into the north sea through the course of the morning. behind it, brighter skies but humid. for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, a brighter start but cloudy skies developing. more in 15 minutes. it's tuesday the 25th ofjune. our top story: after facing criticism for avoiding media scrutiny, boris johnson, who's campaigning to be the next prime minister, has spoken exclusively to the bbc. he says he would ensure a plan to deliver brexit by the end of october, but refused to address any speculation about his private life. he spoke to the bbc‘s

political correspondent, laura kuenssberg. downing street is the threshold he really wants to cross, but borisjohnson has been uncharacteristically shy about explaining why. borisjohnson, what would you do on day one in number 10 to make sure we leave the eu at halloween? i would make sure that we have a plan that will convince our european friends and partners that we are absolutely serious about coming out. and the key things that you've got to do are to take the bits of the current withdrawal agreement, which is dead, take the bits that are serviceable, and get them done. any eu leader, they have been crystal clear there is no kind of deal without the backstop, an insurance policy for northern ireland. so what evidence do you have you can get round that? nobody wants a hard border in northern ireland, and indeed, nobody believes that it will be necessary.

if you want to be prime minister, you have to tell people how you would do it. you can'tjust wish it to be true. let me tell you, there are abundant technical fixes that can be introduced to make sure that you don't have to have checks at the border. if you cannot get the agreement, that sounds like you crossing your fingers, you are clear we would leave. you would take us out at halloween without a deal — an absolute guarantee? you have to be — of course, my pledge is to come out of the eu at halloween, on 31 october. that is not where i want us to end up. it is not where i believe, for a moment, we will end up. where he goes, controversy often follows, though — these loved—up pictures of mrjohnson with his partner a far cry from the police arriving at their flat a few nights ago. can you just tell us what happened to at your partner's home a couple of nights ago? i would love to tell you about all sorts of

things, aura. but i've made it a rule over many, many years — i do not talk about stuff involving my family, my loved ones. and there's a very good reason for that, and that is that, if you do, you drag them into things that really is not — in a way that is not fair on them. but does your privacy mean more to you than the public‘s ability to trust you? because part of trust is being open, it's being accountable, it's being transparent. i get that, i totally get that, but... my key point, though, is that the minute you start talking about your family, or your loved ones, you involve them in a debate that is — in a way that is simply unfairon them. boris johnson's chance at number ten is real, and close now, yet it may still slip from his grasp. refurbishing the new home of meghan and harry — the duke and duchess of sussex — cost the public nearly £2.5 million. the figures were in

the annual review of royal spending, published by buckingham palace. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the details. they chose windsor for their wedding, and when harry and meghan considered where they wanted to live, the focus once again was on this town, with its long association with royalty. they moved from kensington palace in central london for a secluded residence known as frogmore cottage, hidden away close to windsor castle. what is revealed today is that it has cost £2.4 million of public money to turn this cottage into a home fit for the duke and duchess of sussex. the officials here at the palace who control royal spending say it cost £2.4 million to reconfigure the cottage because it was in fact five homes which had to be stripped out to become one single residence, and those officials say that whenever the sussexes wanted features in their cottage which went beyond the basic level of comfort, they paid for them themselves.

on the broader question of royal finance, the figures show that what is known as the sovereign grant for 2018—19 amounted to £82.2 million. that is the overall cost of the monarchy, minus things like security. of that, very nearly £33 million was spent on the refurbishment of buckingham palace, the infrastructure of which is said to be in urgent need of repair. the figures give an insight into royal transport costs. for example, the visit last year by the queen and the duchess of sussex to cheshire by royal train and charter aircraft costjust under £30,000, and the visit to the caribbean and cuba earlier this year by the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall cost more than £400,000. overall, officials say the year was a busy one for the royal family, the members of which, led by the queen, carried out more than 3,000 official engagements in the uk and overseas. food businesses in england and northern ireland will soon be required to list all the ingredients

used in pre—packaged meals, to help protect people with allergies. the change — which will come into force by 2021 — will be called natasha's law in memory of natasha ednan—laperouse, who died from an allergic reaction after eating a sandwich from pret a manger three years ago. her parents said they were happy that her legacy would protect others. 6—8%, roughly, of children have a severe food allergy, and 2% of adults, so as that percentage grows it's right for the environment which they live in, the food environment, to modify its behaviour and shift and change with the times, and therefore listing the main allergens and ingredients makes complete common logical sense. and that's why we are celebrating today. southern water has been hit with a

record £126 million punishment for failing to treat some of its sewage works properly. customers will get a re bate of works properly. customers will get a rebate of at least a £60 each over the next five years. it comes after the regulator, ofwat, found the company had spilt wastewater into the environment and mis—reported information about its water treatment works. staff willjoin us with the latest on that in a few minutes. the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain across much of england and wales. flash floods caused chaos in parts of scotland yesterday, with edinburgh and stirling the worst affected. in mainland europe, however, authorities are urging people to stay indoors as a week—long heatwave begins. john mcmanus reports. it wasn't just the prices that were dropping at this supermarket in stirling yesterday evening. a furious thunderstorm outside was the signal for parts of the roof to give way under the sheer weight of rainwater. customerjames charity filmed these images on his phone. in a few minutes everyone started to get more panicked, because the rain started to come through the ceiling,

and it literally looked like it was raining in the aisles, coming through the light fittings, coming through the ceiling tiles. and then people started to really get scared when the roof started collapsing in. several tiles came in at once over the fruit and veg and fresh fruit aisle. people started going towards the door. meanwhile, in edinburgh, torrential rain trapped some drivers, and even caught the odd politician by surprise. we have just passed the longest day of summer, and this is the water flooding into our office. you couldn't make it up, could you? scotland will see a respite from the rain today, but forecasters say the risk of flash—flooding has now moved to eastern england and the midlands, and later in the week, the mercury is set to soar. that is because the saharan heatwave gripping mainland europe will cross the channel. already, the french authorities have warned citizens to beware of heatstroke and dehydration. 15,000 people died in a heatwave in 2003. with temperatures predicted to pass

40 degrees, paris has installed temporary fountains and mist machines and opened up air—conditioned buildings. even national school exams have been postponed. countries right across europe, including belgium and germany, are on alert. this week, temperature records could be broken. carroll will have all the latest in a few minutes. all sorts of weather warnings in place. flashes of lightning all over her maps. she will have all the information you need. two years ago, the uk's equality and human rights bodies warned that disabled people were being increasingly shut out of society as they bore the brunt of government spending cuts. now, as she prepares to leave office, prime minister theresa may has ordered a set of consultations on housing, working hours and sick pay for people with disabilities. the work and pensions secretary amber rudd is in our westminster studio to tell us more.

good morning. thank you forjoining us. just looking at part of this consultation and she is talking about 300,000 accessible, adaptable homes. where are they going to come from? this is part of the government agenda to build 300,000 new homes a year, and what the prime minister is saying is we are going to consult on how we make sure all those homes are disabled friendly. issues like making sure the corridors are wide enough. we are making sure that the lives of disabled people are at the centre of all government policy. this is just part of a consultation. theresa may is moving on. is there a guarantee this will continue what you are trying to do under the next prime minister? what we are proposing today, making sure that disabled people are at the centre of all the government does, is going to be welcomed by any new prime minister. i am completely confident

about that. the work i've been involved with, consulting on statutory sick pay, i have done in consultation with both the health secretary and the business secretary, greg clark. we are already working across government. this initiative, this suite of changes and consultations, it's about making sure the full power of government, which is centred in the cabinet office, is really used to make sure that we work across departments to deliver the best outcomes. is it an admission you have been getting it wrong? no, it is about building on what we have already done. some of these initiatives are the result of a lot of work done in the past few months. my of work done in the past few months. my predecessor wanted to lead on making sure that we put disability at the centre of the cabinet office. a lot of people criticise government for not working across different departments. sometimes that is justified. but if you want to address that, you can put it at the centre of the cabinet office, where

the leveraged really is for working across government, and that is what we are doing. i want to talk to you about the leadership race. you're supporting jeremy hunt for prime minister. borisjohnson boris johnson making the front borisjohnson making the front pages again. let us give you an idea of what is being said. it is this picture that people seem to be focusing on at least the papers, borisjohnson focusing on at least the papers, boris johnson with focusing on at least the papers, borisjohnson with his partner in a beer garden. he said yesterday in an interview with the bbc he won't a nswer interview with the bbc he won't answer questions about his home life. with that sustainable for someone who wants to be prime minister? i think it's very difficult forfamilies minister? i think it's very difficult for families of senior politicians. if boris is not going to a nswer politicians. if boris is not going to answer questions on his private life, that is his decision. i would like to see him answer a question and lots of other things. it has been disappointing that he hasn't been disappointing that he hasn't been able to participate in the debate that sky has scheduled for tonight. i would like to see more rigorous questioning of what his plans are for taking the uk out of the eu. he was questioned by laura

kuenssberg last night. he was talking about guaranteeing leaving on the 31st of october and are saying also it is possible to broker a new deal. is that a realistic plan? i did watch the interview and it was so full of energy and positivity, but what i didn't see was any real plan about how to break the impasse. we have to live with the impasse. we have to live with the world in which we find it. that is in parliament there is an impasse. the conservatives have a majority of just four. impasse. the conservatives have a majority ofjust four. 34 conservatives voted against the government of the last time to leave the european union. let's face up to the european union. let's face up to the problem we have there. also, an impasse with the european union because we need to renegotiate an element of the withdrawal agreement and they won't do that. ijohnson to face up to these difficulties and tell us how he is going to solve them. if, despite his energy and enthusiasm, he isn't able to solve them, what is the plan for the legal basis on which we leave on october

the 31st? it's not sufficientjust to say, we are out, what is is the legal basis? what is jeremy hunt's plan? he was saying there is the possibility for a new deal. the european union say there is no reopening of the withdrawal deal. jeremy has been more upfront about the challenges. he is right. he would get a better hearing from the european union commission that boris would get. why would he get a better deal? because he has the personality to approach this in a way that would create a compromise. he has shown that in his role as foreign secretary and health secretary. he is the sort of person who people can trust, they understand where he is coming from, his desire to approach this, to find a solution notjust with the absolutist, we are leaving on the 31st. his approach is about finding a solution while facing up to the difficulties. some conservative mps saying they would vote against the government if there

was a no deal. what would you do in that situation? i am very clear i would support the government in that case and in any case. but the fact that some of them are saying that it should be a very severe and, severe warning to future prime ministers. they have to take the whole party with them. you have to make sure that whoever is the new prime minister, and i hope it will be jeremy hunt, has the confidence and the right skills to engage with every single member of the party. we have a majority of four. we need every single mp with us. will you work for it boris johnson every single mp with us. will you work for it borisjohnson if he got into downing street?” work for it borisjohnson if he got into downing street? i think it is too early for me to say. but in principle i am a conservative. i will not vote in a vote of no—confidence. i will work with the prime minister if they want me to. i will also my voice clear about my concerns about no deal. amber rudd, thank you.

burning lee hunter across mainland europe. severe flash flooding in scotland. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. yesterday in edinburgh we had 33 millimetres of rainfall. we are going to turn a bit hotter in the next few days. the air sources north africa, algeria, seeing house of 48, 40 9 degrees in the next couple of days. in parts of spain, portugal and switzerland, into the low or almost of the mid—405. the highest temperature ever recorded in france in any month was 44.1 celsius in the south of france. that was in august, 2003. we are forecasting and land temperatures on thursday and friday of 44 degrees. it will be cooler on the coast. tempered by the mediterranean. that record may well be broken. it is not a record we wa nt to be broken. it is not a record we want to see broken either. you can see the cloud coming in across our

shores today. it has produced heavy thundery downpours in the early part of this morning. still some rain around. this area covered by the met office warning shows where we are likely to see heavy rain and possibly still some thunderstorms. in parts of essex, sussex and kent in the small hours of last night, we had 15 millimetres of rainfall in just one hour. that is moving north, north—east, as indeed is this next batch, which is heading across wales and parts of south—west england, in through gloucestershire. the whole lot will eventually clear into the north sea. poor visibility around cardigan bay. foggy conditions. something to be aware of. to the north of that rain across northern england, scotland and northern ireland, a lot of clout, some drizzle coming out of that cloud here and there, some breaks and some sunshine developing. as we well in the south. once again, it is going to feel humid, with highs of up to 25 degrees. as we head into the

evening and overnight we pull in more clout from the north sea across eastern areas. in parts of the south west and north we will see some clea ra nce west and north we will see some clearance in the sky. we have all this moisture around. once again we see some patchy mist and fog falling. temperatures falling to a fresh nine in the highlands and grampian is, but not so pleasant, 16, as we push towards the south. on wednesday, we still have a fair bit of cloud coming in from the north sea. it will be breezy, particularly along the north —— norfolk coastline. showers in the south—west, but equally sunshine in western parts of the uk. temperatures 23 in glasgow, 22 in cardiff. high pressure across us during thursday, meaning settled conditions. still quite breezy. a north—westerly breeze coming in. pulling in some clout as that breeze rotates around an area of high pressure. breezy also across areas adjacent to the english channel. temperatures by then 26 in glasgow,

25 in cardiff. and then as we head into the weekend, we are looking at temperatures climb, 28 in cardiff on friday, saturday sees london authority, possibly more. a weather front from the west will bring some rain. behind it, fresher conditions. looking further ahead, what about glastonbury? glastonbury is looking set fair. there is a chance late on saturday night and on sunday we could see an isolated shower. and it won't be as hot as we head into the weekend. not bad at all if anybody is going. thank you. that is good news. a week ago it looked like it was going to be horrific, again! it looks like the storms will just horrific, again! it looks like the storms willjust miss somerset. good news. in 1970, there were around 70,000 black rhinos in the world. 25 years later, that number had fallen to just over 2,000. thankfully, in recent years, european zoos have become so good at breeding the eastern black rhino, that they're

now sending five of them to live in rwanda. chester zoo is leading the project. let's go there now to speak to its director—general, mark pilgrim. and behind you, in the far distance, ican and behind you, in the far distance, i can see one of the rhino we are talking about. typical, hiding behind a tree! tell us about these a p pa re ntly behind a tree! tell us about these apparently elusive creatures? yeah, it's a hugely exciting day, fantastic news this morning. it has been a ten to 15 year project working with 25 other zoos in europe, cooperating to make this possible and get this breeding programme to a situation where we can actually send some back to africa, which is fantastic. is that sort of coals to newcastle, sending rhinos back to a wanda? absolutely.

ten yea rs rhinos back to a wanda? absolutely. ten years ago it seemed like a dream. the last few weeks has been a real headache. today is hugely exciting. we are over the moon they have arrived, they have settled in well, they will be exhausted after a lot of travel, but everything has gone fine. the weather is probably better in row wanda than it is in chester this morning. how difficult has it been to re—adapt these rhino to life in the wild in africa? that will be quite a challenge, won't it? in some ways, yes. one thing we now, there have been single animals and a couple of animals moved in the past that have done extremely well. this is the first coordinated breeding programme release where actually we have chosen the animal genetically to suit not only each other but the other animals already there. releasing black rhino, the problem with them has been poaching. so the habitat is in priskin condition. ——

pristine condition. everything they need is there, wejust pristine condition. everything they need is there, we just need to stop the poaching. these animals know what to do. these are fourth and fifth generation european bread rhinos that will adapt perfectly well to the conditions in rwanda. rhinos that will adapt perfectly well to the conditions in rwandam there more that his zoos like chester zoo and others in europe could be doing to encourage more breeding programmes in places like row wanda in africa, so it's not a case of having to transport them back there, they are all ready? well, i think the what the answer is, these animals, these black rhinos, were brought into europe in the 19505 and 60s, and we have now got these wonderful healthy populations of animals. the answer is that what we need is more protection for animals in the wild, not more reserves. this is what is known as the one plan approach, where we look at all the populations, those living in the wild and under human care in zoos, and working together to make sure that we do the best we can to

co nse rve that we do the best we can to conserve them for the future. is this programme specifically suitable for this type of rhino, or is it something that can be expanded, extended to other animals as well in danger? it absolutely could. the breeding programme set up through european zoos has a system whereby you have one coordinator responsible for all of the breeding, recommendations, transports, and it is basically like a giant dating game. we look at getting those animals together which are going to be the best match for ensuring we have a healthy genetic population. that happens for more than 200 endangered populations across european cells. —— zoos. but you have to make sure the danger is that cause them... i love the idea of an international dating agency. you are playing cupid for rhinos?

absolutely. that is exactly what we do, but it is very scientific. you need a data analysis to do that but fundamentally that is what we are doing. the rhinos seem to have disappeared. maybe they have gone to the airport! they don't want to stay in chester any more. well actually, they have a very large area in chester, so they do tend to just kinda wander around and explore first thing in the morning. hopefully they will pop back interview soon. there we go, we found one, chewing the cheshire grass. thank you forjoining us. i a lwa ys grass. thank you forjoining us. i always wanted to keep my voice down, david attenborough style. they are the most majestic animals. absolutely beautiful. stunning to watch. brilliant. what are we talking about in the next half an hour? (pres) a cottage fit for a duke and duchess. but was harry and meghan's home refurbishment really worth more than two million pounds from the public purse? we'll be talking to royal reporter victoria murphy. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. hi there, good morning. we've had some pretty heavy showers and thunderstorms moving their way up across eastern and south—eastern areas of england throughout last night, and through today we'll continue with a very warm and humid feel, and that will kick off more thundery rain. this is the satellite imagery for the morning. massive cloud moving up from the south. as you can see, much of the uk is quite cloudy throughout this morning. beneath that, we've got this rain which will turn quite heavy with some thunderstorms in northern wales, north—west england, for a time this morning. elsewhere, that rain is moving

its way towards the north and east, but it could well cause some problems, but of flooding in places throughout this morning. drier for scotland and northern ireland, but lots of cloud here. temperatures in the central belt getting up to about 19 or 20 celsius. to the south, 22 to 25 degrees. throughout this evening and tonight, we'll continue with quite a lot of cloud, especially down the eastern side of england and eastern scotland, where actually it's going to be a little bit cooler and fresher. elsewhere, though, well, it will be another warm and muggy night. those temperatures getting no lower than about 11 to 16 degrees into wednesday morning. wednesday, we'll see a few more showers, particularly across southern areas of england and south wales. there might be some thunderstorms here. otherwise, though, many of us on wednesday will have a dry day, and again a fair amount of cloud, particularly across eastern areas, and there is a muggy feel to things, temperatures on the rise across parts of scotland — 23 degrees in glasgow and edinburgh. temperatures still in the low to mid 20s across the south.

but then by the time it gets to thursday and for the rest of the week, this area of high pressure is extending its influence the uk. its influence across the uk. that weatherfront moving its way north—west, just perhaps heralding the sign of warmer air moving in, so we'll see those temperatures continue to rise. the peak of the heat is likely to be on saturday, across eastern and south—eastern areas. 31—32 celsius possible in the south—east. bye— bye.

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