you're watching bbc news at nine with me, annita mcveigh. the headlines: borisjohnson defends his brexit plan and insists he can get a deal with the eu by the 31st october. we will be working with our friends and partners to make sure that we have an outcome that is manifestly in the interests of people, businesses, communities, on both sides of the channel. renovating prince harry and meghan‘s new home has cost taxpayers nearly £2.5 million, royal accounts reveal. the parents of a teenager who died after an allergic reaction to sesame seeds in a baguette, say they're delighted that a new labelling law will be introduced. through her name and through this

low and the legacy that she leaves, it will actually change the lives of so it will actually change the lives of so many and save many too. flash floods hit parts of scotland and the east of england, as temperatures begin to rise across the uk. and the england captain says he can't stop fans booing australian pair steve smith and david warner in today's world cup match. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. boris johnson has admitted he would need eu co—operation to avoid a hard irish border or crippling tariffs on trade in the event of no deal. in an interview with the bbc, he said that if he won the tory leadership contest and became prime minister, he would put aside

parts of theresa may's withdrawal agreement that were "dead" —as he put it— and focus on the parts that were "serviceable", such as the rights of eu citizens. the eu has repeatedly said there can be no renegotiation of the agreement, but mrjohnson said he believed there was a new political reality on both sides of the channel. let's go to westminster and talk to our assistant political editor, norman smith. good morning, norman. lots of talk of hoping and being able to persuade, in this interview that borisjohnson did persuade, in this interview that boris johnson did with persuade, in this interview that borisjohnson did with laura kuenssberg last night, but not perhaps the sort of detail that people were hoping for? no, it's clear that mrjohnson‘s strategy relies heavily on his force of personality, a belief that he has the sort of convictions and self belief to break the brexit deadlock. but really his plan is thin on any

detail or any new proposals. he ex presses a detail or any new proposals. he expresses a firm belief that he can't secure an agreement by october the 31st. he says, i pledge to take us the 31st. he says, i pledge to take us out by october the 31st. and to do so, by essentially gutting and for letting mrs may's existing deal, thatis for letting mrs may's existing deal, that is to say keeping the bits he likes and getting rid of the bits he doesn't like. so mrjohnson says he would keep the agreement on eu citizens‘ rights, but he would dump the backstop. that would be booted off until after we had left the eu, to be dealt with later by some sort of alternative technical arrangements, likewise he says, yes he would want an implementation period, a standstill period when we could negotiate a free—trade deal. no, he is not interested in paying the £39 million divorce bill. the big question is, why on earth should the eu agreed to that? this is mr johnson‘s answer.

there is the important element of mutuality and cooperation in this. we will be working with our friends and partners to make sure that we have an outcome that is manifestly in the interests of people, businesses, communities, on both sides of the channel. on no deal, he said this is not where we would end up. he didn‘t think it was likely. if that did happen, we would not have any control over whether the eu decided to impose tariffs on us. as for his opponent, jeremy hunt, this was his response when he was asked about mr johnson‘s interview i want the debate. he explained that last night. you send

the right person, you have got the best chance. how is your plan compared to mrjohnson‘s the plan is not simple. i think we were having some glitches with the sound of that. apologies. on the subject of boris johnson‘s private that. apologies. on the subject of borisjohnson‘s private life, it wasn‘t drawn on that, it goes to questions about his temperament and suitability to become prime minister. his attempt to shut down those questions probably won‘t have worked, will they? i doubt it, to be honest. he says he has a rule that he never discusses personal family matters. but, of course, when you are going to stand for the position of prime minister, you can‘tjust close off parts of your life. your whole sort of personality is under intense scrutiny. and particularly given the headlines following that i’ow given the headlines following that row with his girlfriend. i am

absolutely sure that when mrjohnson put himself forward for further interviews, and we are told he is going to be slightly more open now with the media, so he is doing a radio interview shortly, he is likely to be out and about during a walkabout later today, so he is beginning to open up a bit more, albeit last night he did not want to discuss his personal life. i would love to tell you about all sorts of things, laura, but i've made it a ruler over many, many years, andl made it a ruler over many, many years, and i think you've interviewed me many times, i do not talk about stuff involving my family, my loved ones, and there is a very good reason for that. and thatis a very good reason for that. and that is that if you do, you drag them into things that really, in a way that is not fair on them. norman, you alluded briefly to counting tactics —— campaign tactics on both sides, jeremy hunt supporters, like amber rudd, doing interviews this morning, clearly going to be pushing borisjohnson

for more detail? i think we will see more of boris johnson for more detail? i think we will see more of borisjohnson but i do not think it is going to be the sort of open, highly visible campaign that clearlyjeremy hunt wants, and i don‘t think we will see him taking pa rt don‘t think we will see him taking part in many live tv debates because his team have formed a pretty firm conviction that they have got everything to lose from them, pretty much nothing to gain. but when he is out and about, yes, he will certainly be pressed again about his temperament, his character, whether he is fit to be prime minister. and he is fit to be prime minister. and he will also be pressed about the nitty—gritty detail of his brexit proposals, which, you have to say, are still pretty threadbare. there does not seem to be any particular new initiative c is proposing to break the deadlock. work and pensions secretary amber rudd took the view that ok, maybe his private life is not going to provide many

more answers, but he will have to provide answers on brexit. if boris is not going to answer questions on his private life, that is his decision. but i would like to see him answer questions on lots of other things. it has been disappointing he has not been able to participate in the debate sky has scheduled for tonight. i would like to see more questioning of his plans for taking the uk out of the eu. the interesting thing i guess will be the reaction in the eu. mrjohnson seems to be suggesting there is a new readiness to move on the part of the eu. just listening to the different key players on the eu side, it is very ha rd to detect players on the eu side, it is very hard to detect that. there has to be a risk that these sort of very demanding approach by mrjohnson, farfrom demanding approach by mrjohnson, far from getting the demanding approach by mrjohnson, farfrom getting the eu to back off, may risk actually them just hardening their position and being even more unwilling to compromise

further. norman, thank you. norman smith. the annual review of royal spending has revealed that refurbishing the new home of meghan and harry — the duke and duchess of sussex — cost the public nearly two and a half million pounds. the figures were 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 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 pre—packaged 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. the iranian president, hassan rouhani, has said the decision by the united states to impose further sanctions shows

it is lying about wanting dialogue. mr rouhani described us policy toward teheran as one of desperation. president trump has imposed an executive order denying key financial support for the country‘s supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, and his associates. let‘s talk to our middle eaast correspondent, tom bateman. hello to you. iran describing this asa hello to you. iran describing this as a permanent closure of the path to diplomacy with the us administration. what other reaction has there been? yeah, of course those sanctions imposed last night from washington. on top of the already crippling embargoes imposed by the us on the iranians, which have stripped iran of many of its oil exports, what we had last night we re oil exports, what we had last night were sanctions which were particularly targeted at the supreme

leader and also at eight commanders of the revolutionary guard. the message from the us was to try to punish the iranians. for the americans, they see it as a iranians aggression over the past six weeks oi’ aggression over the past six weeks or so. that reaction from the iranians overnight and in the last couple of hours, president rouhani speaking to health care officials in comments broadcast live on tv in iran, saying that donald trump had lost his mind. he said the white house was mentally disabled. that was his view. the message was that because these new sanctions have targeted key regime figures, in iran, and also the expectation that the foreign minister will also be sanctioned later this week, they have, as you say, closed the door permanently on dialogue with the us. that goes in diametric opposition to what mr trump wants, which is to near the iranians back to on the

negotiation table —— negotiating table. in your assessment, how dangerous could a potential vacuum of diplomacy be if negotiations are truly stalled by this war of rhetoric? well, ithink truly stalled by this war of rhetoric? well, i think what is happening now in effect leaves the iranians with few options. what we see is the americans pushing and pushing the economy of iran, where you have very serious inflation. it's you have very serious inflation. it‘s very hard for ordinary iranians to buy basics, food, day—to—day living, the cost of living is surging. and so, iran can either try and go back to a negotiating position that it says very clearly it is not going to do. it struck a deal in 2015. the americans abandoned it. then you are left with, will it be a military option?

we have seen that kind of thing here inaform we have seen that kind of thing here in a form of asymmetric warfare, if you like. america says iran was behind these incidents. the iranians vehemently deny this. it does ratchet up the tension. it is places like this that people expect, could there be another incident? the americans have said at the same time they want more maritime security here. but actually they are not prepared to pay for it. they have asked for nations in asia to foot pa rt asked for nations in asia to foot part of the bill because they say is so much of europe passes from here into asian countries. tom, thank you. the headlines on bbc news: borisjohnson defends his brexit plan and insists he can get a deal with the eu by the 31st october. royal accounts reveal renovating prince harry and meghan‘s windsor home has cost taxpayers nearly £2.5 million.

the parents of a teenager who died after an allergic reaction to sesame seeds in a baguette say they‘re delighted that a new labelling law will be introduced. and in sport... england captain eoin morgan says he can‘t stop fans booing australian pair steve smith and david warner in today‘s world cup match. newcastle fans want owner mike ashley out of the club after manager rafael benitez won‘t renew his contract. and sweden knock canada out of the world cup to reach the last eight in france to set up a quarterfinal with germany. i‘ll be back with more on those stories after half—past. britain‘s new f—35 stealth fighterjets have taken part in their first operational missions, joining the hunt for the remnants of the islamic state group. the aircraft have been involved in fourteen reconnaissance flights

over iraq and syria. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, reports from raf akrotiri in cyprus. britain‘s most advanced and most expensive fighterjet britain‘s most advanced and most expensive fighter jet is britain‘s most advanced and most expensive fighterjet is now ready for combat. f—35 is flying out of raf akrotiri in cyprus. they have 110w raf akrotiri in cyprus. they have now flung their first sorties over iraq and syria. nearly five years after the raf first began its air campaign against islamic state. the f-3ss campaign against islamic state. the f—35s have flown over a dozen missions over iraq and syria, hunting down the remnants of the group known as islamic state. but as yet they haven‘t fired or dropped any weapons in anger. instead the jets, each of which cost around £100 million, have been gathering intelligence. albeit against an enemy that has already lost its

territory. the real test for this aircraft, designed for stealth, will be against a more sophisticated adversary with air defences. for example, a country like iran. let‘s say a certain state wanted to protect its borders. with this aircraft, because of the stealth qualities, you are able to find your way through without being seen. the f-35 is way through without being seen. the f—35 is still suffering from a host of technical glitches. the defence secretary came to cyprus to assess the progress. it comes amid rising tensions in the gulf. is this a warning? everything is continually under review. this deployment, for example, is part of one that was preplanned. we have moved more assets in. it is not in response to what iran has been doing. but clearly, we are positioned in the area. and we will take action if we think that is the most appropriate

course. for now, the focus is defeating islamic state. six f—35s will continue flying missions over iraq and syria until the end of the month. combat ready, if not yet battle proven. jonathan beale, bbc news. a pilot has been killed in a mid—air collision involving two german air force eurofighter jets in north—east germany. while both pilots managed to eject from the planes, only one of them survived. the accident happened as three eurofighter typhoons were taking part in an air combat exercise. 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 a0 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. as we heard there, parts of europe are bracing for that heatwave to get even more intense, german, switzerland and belgium are expected to see records broken while in france, temperatures are expected to hit a0 degrees celsius and upwards, later this week. hugh schofield is in paris. good morning. how are the french are getting ready for this heatwave?

there has been a lot of warnings and people are bracing for some terrific temperatures tomorrow, thursday and friday. today, so far this morning, it is simply a glorious morning. i have just cycled in from home and there was a bit of a breeze, the sun is blazing down. but it is far from being oppressive. that may change. for now, people in paris are going about their business pretty much as normal. these exams have been rearranged. these are exams that eve ryo ne rearranged. these are exams that everyone who is 1a or 15 in france has to take midway through their secondary school career. they have been delayed until next week because of fears that at the end of this week, when they would have taken place, we are going to see a really soaring temperature. there is an element of supreme caution in all of those. as you heard in the package, there was the heatwave of 2003 which did killan there was the heatwave of 2003 which did kill an awful lot of people. but so far there is no comparison. that lasted an awfully long time and it

became a news story after week one, week two, when it didn‘t seem to stop. how hot is it going to be in france in the next few days compared to normal average temperatures for this time of the year? that is the point. it certainly doesn‘t feel excruciatingly hot yet. but the point is that it isjune. normally we have heatwaves injuly, august, when people are on holiday. people are still at school, epic economic life is functioning as normal. they are talking about the temperature getting up two a0 degrees in some areas. in paris, possibly, buti getting up two a0 degrees in some areas. in paris, possibly, but i am looking at today‘s predictions and it is more like mid 30s, which is hot but not excessively so. the other thing is that a lot of weather maps have put up this thing saying that the weather you will feel, the temperature you will feel, a bit like the wind—chill factor when it‘s cold, they are talking about the humidity factor now that it‘s hot. this is causing some maps to be

broadcast which have an alarming black colour across the country, suggesting it is going to be unbearable, almost apocalyptic in nature. i think that is probably exaggerated and reflects a certain desire on the part of news organisations to make a story of this, even with what happened. thank you, you. stay cool in the next few days. a disproportionate number of doctors from black and asian backgrounds are facing disciplinary hearings, compared to their white colleagues — that‘s according to a report published today. research commissioned by the general medical council has found that poor support and working patterns can leave medics from ethnic minorities feeling isolated. amara sophia elahi reports. black, asian and minority doctors make up around a third of the workforce in the uk. yet they‘re more likely to be complained about, investigated and sanctioned. that‘s why the gmc commissioned a review to look into this. the report found that doctors from diverse groups don‘t always receive effective, honest or timely feedback that could prevent problems later on.

this is because managers avoid difficult conversations, particularly if they‘re from different ethnic group to the doctor. in addition, some groups of doctors are treated as outsiders, cutting off work privileges and support, and leaving them feeling isolated. the gmc can support employers of doctors to think through socialisation, to make sure that people can fit in through induction, through direct feedback, through inclusive leadership. the gmc says it wants to avoid doctors being referred for issues that can be solved earlier or locally. figures obtained by the bbc show that over a five—year period aa% of complaints made against black doctors led to investigations. for asian doctors it was a0%, and for white doctors it was just 29%. they also revealed 12% of black doctors were suspended or erased from the medical register after an investigation. that‘s more than double

the proportion of white doctors. the next generation of doctors — around a0% of medical students in the uk are from black, asian and minority ethnic groups. they, too, are concerned about the consequences racial bias might have on their careers. it does stem all the way down to medical school, so i‘m in a year with about 322 students, and i‘m one of four black guys. the people that are in charge of determining whether they lose their licence are actually majority white, so the panel that actually assesses the doctors may don't see themselves in the doctors that they are assessing. i don't want to use the word pardon, but it almost is of being a bme doctor. i guess it is something that kind of plays in the back of my mind — "if i was to make a mistake, is it going to be handled differently? " amara sophia elahi, bbc news. senior executives from itv will face questioning today, about how guests were treated on thejeremy kyle show.

they‘ve been called to a parliamentary inquiry, following the death of a man who had appeared on the programme. here‘s our media correspondent, david sillito. as a drug addict, and someone who beats women... it was a show all about dramatic confrontations, on—screen drama. jeremy kyle was famous for tough questions. but when one of those guests, steve dymond, was found dead after appearing on the show, it was the end. now the heads of itv and the people responsible for the programme, are to face questioning from mps today. however, the one person missing isjeremy kyle himself. he was asked to appear. the committee said he was an important witness. in a statement, the digital culture, media and sport committee said: "we will be pursuing the matter to fully understand the reasons why he declined." butjeremy kyle is not the only programme to raise concerns about reality tv. love island has faced questions about its duty of care after the deaths of two people who appeared on the show. the enquiry is asking,

how should programmes look after people who take part, and are they simply putting too much psychological pressure on them? david sillito, bbc news. the time is almost half past nine. let‘s get the weather with carol kirkwood. good morning. there is a lot going on, isn‘t there? good morning, yes there is. we have seen torrential rain across parts of kent, essex and sussex this morning. 50 millimetres in one hour. this whole band around you can see on the radar is going to continue to move northwards and eastwards as we go through the rest of the morning. still some heavy bursts mixed in. some of it has cleared into the north sea. the second batch following on right behind it. north of that, for northern england, scotla nd of that, for northern england, scotland and northern ireland, after a cloudy start of the cloud will break. some sunshine coming through. sunnier skies behind the rain. still

feeling muggy across the south with highs of 25 degrees. as we head into the evening and overnight, once again we see a fair bit of cloud coming in from the north sea. it will be mostly dry, clear skies and the west, and we could see patchy mist and fog. once again, humid the west, and we could see patchy mistand fog. once again, humid in the south. tomorrow, more cloud coming in again from the north sea, with showers in the south—west. hello, this is bbc news at 9.

with me, i need with me, —— annita mcveigh. the headlines: boris johnson defends his brexit plan and insists he can get a deal with the eu by the 31st october. we will be working with our friends and partners to make sure that we have an outcome that is manifestly in the interests of people, of businesses, communities, on both sides of the channel. do you think the eu will budge on the backstop? i think if you send the backstop? i think if you send the right person there you will have a better chance. is your plan similarto a better chance. is your plan similar to boris johnson? the plan may be similar, the person's not. renovating prince harry and meghan‘s new home has cost taxpayers nearly £2.5 million, royal accounts reveal the parents of a teenager who died after an allergic reaction to sesame seeds in a baguette say they‘re delighted that a new labelling law will be introduced. 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 too. flash floods hit parts of scotland and the east of england as temperatures begin to rise across the uk. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. let‘s start with boris johnson, because as we‘ve been hearing the favourite to be the next prime minister has been speaking to the bbc about topics including brexit, his personal life and his character. we can hear more now from that exclusive interview with our political editor laura kuenssberg, in which mrjohnson said it is possible to broker a new deal with the eu before the end of october. 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. the key things that you've got to do are take the bits of the current

withdrawal agreement which is dead, take the bits that are serviceable, and get them done. and that is, number one, the stuff about european union citizens. the 3.2 million need to be properly protected. i wanted that done the day after the referendum, you may remember. their rights should be enshrined in an unconditional way in uk law, number one. number two, and there are other things you can do to make progress with the bits of the withdrawal agreement that we have. i think the money is more difficult. i think the 39 billion as at the upper end of the eu because my expectations, but there it is. it's a considerable sum. i think there should be a bit of creative ambiguity about when and how that gets paid over. the important thing is that there should be an agreement that the solution of the border question, the northern irish border questions, all those issues need to be tackled on the other side of october the 315t 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. that's right. so those two 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. but 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. well, 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. there is no solution ready... there is no solution ready right now. you're right, laura, that there's no single magic bullet, but what there is a wealth of experience, a wealth of solutions, and what's changed now is that there is a real positive energy about getting it done. and if you cannot get that

agreement, and it sounds like you‘re crossing your fingers, you are clear we would leave — you would take first night out at halloween without a deal? an absolute guarantee? of course. my pledge is to come out of the eu at halloween, on the 315t of october, and the way to get our friends and partners to understand how serious we are is finally, i'm afraid, to abandon the defeatism and negativity that has enfolded us in a great cloud for so long, and to prepare confidently and seriously for a wto or no deal outcome. of course. my pledge is to come out of the eu at halloween, —— you've got to understand, laura, listening to what i've just said, that is not where i want us

to end up. it is not where i believe for a moment we will end up. would you really be willing as prime minister to face the consequences of no deal, which could mean crippling tariffs on some businesses, it could mean huge uncertainty over what on earth happens at the northern irish border, it could mean huge uncertainty for people‘s livelihoods and people‘s real lives. 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. numbertwo, in the realworld 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, i'm coming to that point. of course that's right, laura — it's notjust up to us. it's up to the other side as well. and there is an element, of course, a very important element, of mutuality and cooperation in this. can you just tell us what happened at your partner‘s home a couple of nights ago? i would love to tell you about all sorts of things, laura, but i 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, and there is a very good reason for that. that is that if you do, you drag them into things that really... ..in a way that is not fair on them. but now you hope to be in number ten, things are changing. does your privacy mean more to you than the public‘s ability to trust you, because part of trust is being open, is being accountable, 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 in a way that is just simply unfairon them. but you seem to care about your privacy so much that yesterday a photographer or someone with a phone just happened to stumble upon you in the middle of the sussex countryside. i mean, aren‘t you just trying to have this both ways? look, i repeat my key point to you, laura, which is that over many, many years — and you can look back

at innumerable statements i gave when i was mayor and probably before — where ijust do not go into this stuff, and there a good reason for it, because actually i think what people want to know is "what is going on with this guy?" "when it comes to trust or when it comes to character and all those things, does he deliver what he says he is going to deliver?" that is the key thing. well, let‘s look at your record, then. let‘s look at that, then, because there are plenty of people, even in the conservative party, who worry that you do not stick to what you promise. well, they are talking absolute nonsense. when i was... when i became mayor of london, when we said we would do something... you said you would keep all ticket offices open and you closed every single one. you said you would build more affordable houses, and yes, you build more, but the definition of affordable housing changed. you said you would bring down rough sleeping in the number went up. we build more affordable

homes than under labour. when you talk about the tube, we increase capacity by about 30%, the biggest investment in infrastructure the city had seen. i pledged to reduce crime and we reduced crime by about 20%, we reduced the murder rate which statistically is very difficult to fudge, we reduce that by... why do you think, boris johnson, people worry about your character? why do so many conservatives worry about you sticking to your word or being careless with the truth? when it came to the british citizen nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe you put her in danger by being careless with the fa cts . danger by being careless with the facts. your words were used in evidence against her in an iranian court. i think of course people will want, you know, to point the finger of blame at me if they possibly can. actually, all that does is serve to exculpate, to lift the blame off the people who are really responsible, who are the iranian revolutionary guard. if you are prime minister do

you think it would be acceptable for a prime minister to say things like muslim women in second might look like bank robbers... if you move into number ten, would you change? —— muslim women in full veil. meghan yes, occasionally, i may say things, i have said before —— yes, occasionally i may say things that occasionally i may say things that occasionally cause offence and i apologise, but i will continue to speak my mind because i think people deserve to hear my approach to things. be in no doubt that at heart lama things. be in no doubt that at heart i am a centre—right, progressive, modern conservative, and i will govern from the centre right because thatis govern from the centre right because that is where you win, that is where the broad mass of the people of this country r. —— country are. well, we heard there,

one of the things borisjohnson was asked by laura kuenssberg, was about his handling of the case of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british charity workerjailed in iran on spying charges. it comes more than ten days after nazanin, and her husband richard ratcliffe, started a hunger strike in protest at her detention. the joint protest appears to have fallen on deaf ears, however, as she‘s now been told she must serve her five—year sentence in full. that‘s according to mr ratcliffe, who spoke to bbc breakfast from outside the iranian embassy in london, a little earlier. she was told and in fact yesterday we had it announced by thejudiciary public that she was to serve her sentence. she was devastated, very traumatised. also by the news that they have hardened their position. my they have hardened their position. my sense is we will see how things develop. i think obviously they are not happy at all we are here. other a nalysts not happy at all we are here. other analysts have also told me we will see how serious that announcement is, but certainly it was very ominous. and both of you are now on hunger strike. how is she doing? she

is much more fragile and i have to say it is quite difficult for me. this is the beginning of day 11 and it is getting quite hard going. she started from a much less healthy base. certainly, yesterday she was complaining of retching and feeling very fragile and dizzy. and there was talk of putting her on a drip. it is very hard but i think we will ta ke it is very hard but i think we will take it day by day. it is difficult to a nswer take it day by day. it is difficult to answer this i suppose but how long are you planning to carry that on for? so i'm only planning on doing it as long as she is. she told me yesterday she will keep going until tomorrow at least then we will be assessed. hopefully it is days rather than weeks. i think she wants to make a clear point and i think she is doing that with the attention but, yeah, we don‘t want her going out on a stretcher. you said you have the attention of the iranian authorities. is there a sense it will make any difference? it is hard to say for sure. there has been all sorts of love and care and you can

see the board of messages and so on full stop we are clearly in front of the iranian embassy and have made a clear focus for them. i am sure it will do things —— messages and so on. and we are clearly in front of the stuff i might borisjohnson has been asked about the role he played in the case by laura kuenssberg and what do you make of that —— in the case by laura kuenssberg and what do you make of that -- and borisjohnson has what do you make of that -- and boris johnson has been what do you make of that -- and borisjohnson has been asked. he said it left the blame on the actual people who are actually responsible. of course we are stuck in front of the iranian embassy and they are the ones who have imprisoned nazanin and many other prisoners but he does have to take responsibility. for making things worse, even yesterday journalists referenced his comments and saying she had to serve the full sentence build mikey can‘t deny any responsible tea. write like that was richard ratcliffe talking about the hunger strike that he and his wife nazanin are continuing ——

hunger strike that he and his wife nazanin are continuing -- so he can‘t deny the responsibility. that was richard ratcliffe talking. let‘s get more now on the new law protecting allergy sufferers — because as we‘ve been hearing, new legislation is to be introduced following the death of 15—year—old natasha ednan—laperouse. the teenager died three years ago, after suffering an allergic reaction to sesame in a baguette she bought from pret a manger. under "natasha‘s law" — named after her — food businesses in england and northern ireland will have to include full ingredients labelling on pre—packaged food. her parents, tanya and nadim, campaigned for the new legislation — and they told john humphreys on the bbc‘s radio a today programme what it means to them. we are delighted with the announcement today. it is something we have been gunning for since willie after the inquest. it was very clear because of this loophole in the law. —— since right after the inquest. white might just in the law. —— since right after the inquest. white mightjust tell us... in terms of the labelling? for some years now, since 2014, it has been mandatory in the uk for food

businesses to... sorry, manufactured food in factories, sandwiches, to label with the 14 allergens and ingredients. however, there is an exemption made for small businesses such as a local sandwich shop, considering such a law might be too odorous for them. what has actually happened and what transpired and this is shocking news really, at the time of inquest, larger businesses like pret a manger and indeed others as well. there were others as well. they have been or had been using that law, if you like, in their own business. so large corporations were using a law meant to protect or help small businesses really, using it perhaps to their advantage, you could say, and the result was really asa could say, and the result was really as a consequence. . . could say, and the result was really as a consequence... we got caught out as a family and her 15—year—old daughter died, which is horrific, but the good news i think is that this is changing now. it is changing

really rapidly. which is wonderful news, i have to say, and i want to say it is some good news here of the 2 million plus people and growing every year with serious food allergies in the uk, and many children, many, many children, as well, we'll be better protected going forward. can somebody like your daughter, your late daughter, go into pret a manger or wherever it happens to be, by a sandwich knowing there is nothing in that sandwich that could cause them to come to harm —— buy a sandwich. that could cause them to come to harm -- buy a sandwich. now, yes, she could. but what happened before as there was a label on the sandwich that had partial ingredients on it and it gave a false sense of security that this was actually a safe sandwich for her to eat. because your daughter did nothing wrong, she knew about her allergy, she had an epipen with her, she was very cautious, read the label, but the label didn‘t help.

very cautious, read the label, but the label didn't help. yeah. and this news this morning about changing the law at michael gove coming out with this, it is fantastic news. it is probably the most momentous change there has been in food labelling laws in this country for a very long time. sing hallelujah, because this is such big news. we need to look at the good here and this is fantastic news coming out of the department. that was nadim and tanya laperease talking about natasha‘s law. this is what you are reading on the website... the renovation of the duke and duchess of sussex, there home in cornwall, costing the taxpayer almost £2.5 million. and this is one correspondent in seoul have been working on for months,

centring around the district in south korea and details of a scandal emerging there of powerful men requesting women who are drugged or unconscious, taking them to rooms where they sexually assault them. you can read the story from laura bicker there. and on the most watched, naomi campbell, she has been talking to newsnight, and the supermodel talking about a range of subjects including diversity in the fashion industry, saying it is still a big deal to see a woman of colour ona a big deal to see a woman of colour on a magazine cover. that‘s it for today‘s morning briefing. it is 9:48am. the headlines on bbc news: borisjohnson defends his brexit plan and insists he can get a deal with the eu by the 31st october. royal accounts reveal renovating prince harry and meghan‘s windsor home has cost taxpayers nearly £2.5 million.

and the parents of a teenager who died after an allergic reaction welcome a new law to make businesses in england and northern ireland list all ingredients on pre—packaged food. sport now, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here‘s sally. a little later than normal. apologies, sally. good morning. yes, the cricket world cup, due to get under way in about an hour. 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. i am now joined by former england cricketer ryan sidebottom. is promised. have you ever been booed? is promised. have you ever been booed ? eleanor is promised. have you ever been booed? eleanor it does happen, you see that. obviously it is not always nice to see -- yes, it does happen. but i think it is making the two might best players in the world play better and perform better under pressure so they are thriving on the booing so i think we will need to stop it a little because they are doing too well. white might historically that‘s drilling team have not nine did a bit of that, play like that friction? yes, they like a bit of nitty—gritty, to get

involved in a fight, as it were, in terms of playing cricket. this england team and i think are similar, or big players, and when it matters they stand up and perform for england. to my great teams in form, obviously england with a bit of luck against sri lanka but i anticipate a great game at lord‘s. i don‘t know about the weather, a bit hot and don‘t know about the weather, a bit hotand humid don‘t know about the weather, a bit hot and humid in london so the ball might swing around so never wins the third mcknight ball first. england are and have been favourites in this world cup. what has gone wrong for them so far? —— whoever wins the toss might bowl first. it is not just about the top four we presume will make the semifinals. lots of great teams. there will always be upset plymouth and hiccups along the way. i am upset plymouth and hiccups along the way. iam intrigued upset plymouth and hiccups along the way. i am intrigued to see how these next three games go —— there will a lwa ys next three games go —— there will always be upsets and hiccups.

next three games go —— there will always be upsets and hiccupsm next three games go —— there will always be upsets and hiccups. if you we re always be upsets and hiccups. if you were speaking to those players today, what would you say about this challenge? i think they will be up for the challenge. you have to say, go out and play your attacking cricket, enjoy the occasion, you are playing at lord‘s, a huge crowd, and you‘re playing against the auld enemy. no bigger incentive than going out there and battering the aussies. i hope they are listening. thank you forjoining. let‘s look at some of this morning‘s back pages. the daily mail lead on the cricket — with a picture of bowler chris wakes and ben stokes smiling in lord‘s famous long room — "make sure you‘re smiling tonight, lads". tthe telegraph have a moody picture of the australian team at practise yesterday with reference to captain eoin morgan‘s comments "caring on booing." the news that rafa benitez

is leaving newcastle shares the coverage on the back pages. the mirror — "toon barmy" — as alan shearer criticise the decision to let him leave. so 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. someone who could attract the best players if we ever got there in terms of the budget but also look at the club in the league over the last few seasons. it has been a long time coming, really, nota few seasons. it has been a long time coming, really, not a shock to many people. 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. that‘s all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre at 11.15. sally, thank you very much. russia is to have voting rights restored by the council of europe — the pan—european human rights body. the country was suspended by the group in 2014 following the annexation of crimea. the council‘s decision has upset ukraine which says it has surrendered to russian demands. it also ease‘s the groups financial difficulties — russia has withheld its membership fees for the last two years. the supermodel naomi campbell has said that while diversity in the fashion industry has improved, it is still a "big deal" to see a woman of colour on a magazine cover. she said it was "amazing" to see black and asian women on the catwalk and in magazines, but it was still unusual to see more than one at a time. she was speaking in an interview with newsnight‘s emily maitlis. it's it‘s improved absolutely. i can‘t say it hasn‘t. i do think that there

a lwa ys say it hasn‘t. i do think that there always more room for improvement. you always have to want to improve. but now we hope that people don‘t think it‘s in for a trend, like clouds are in and out for a season. that‘s not going to happen. clouds are in and out for a season. that's not going to happen. naomi campbell. —— like clothes are in and out for a season. the spacex falcon 9 rocket has launched nearly two dozen satellites into space for the us department of defense. this was after a launch from the historic cape canaveral launch pad 39a, from where apollo 11 set off for the moon. these are images of the falcon 9‘s heavy side boosters landing side by side at the kennedy space centre. as you can hear, a big round of applause and cheering.

before we go, just time to bring you a really good news story about conservation and these pictures of an eastern black rhino setting foot — or hoof — on african soil for the first time. this is one of five animals sent from europe to rwanda, where they are critically endangered. european zoos, which have become so good at breeding the eastern black rhino, they‘re running out of space, so had to carefully prepare the rhino for their extremely long flight but all five arrived safely and in good condition. iam i am pleased to say, after their journey. so are really good news story there on the conservation front and let‘s hope those rhinos thrive in their new home. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with simon. yes, a lot of rainfall over the past 24 hours. in eastern and south—eastern areas we have had intense rainfall and you can see on the satellite there has been a lot of cloud

streaming up from the south. beneath that, we still have some intense downpours. a really muggy feel two things. that is the earlier rainfall. you can see across parts of eastern wales, west midlands, parts of england, the heaviest of the rain currently gradually moving north and east. you could still catch the odd thunderstorm with that heavy rain pushing north—east, staying quite cloudy with showers into the afternoon. still quite a bit of cloud for much of england and wales but brighter skies in the south and south—west wales. largely dry for scotland, northern ireland, quite a lot of cloud as well. temperatures down the eastern coast about 14—15dc but warming up elsewhere. and humid feel, about 26 degrees on the london area. tonight we keep a lot of cloud, giving mist and some mark first thing tomorrow and some mark first thing tomorrow and again those temperatures really warm and therefore an uncomfortable night for many —— giving mist and

some murk first thing tomorrow. throughout wednesday we will again see a lot of cloud, a muggy feel again, buta see a lot of cloud, a muggy feel again, but a drier day on wednesday. maybe a few show is developing across southern england, south wales, and eventually some sunny spells in scotland, northern ireland. elsewhere will stay quite cloudy. temperatures again getting up cloudy. temperatures again getting up into the 20s, and a warmer day across central scotland with a bit of sunshine coming through. for the rest of the week, with an area of high pressure moving in across the uk we start to import some drier air, well they might things get brighter and one front moving out of the south of england willjust bring in warmerair but the south of england willjust bring in warmer air but you can see on thursday for many of us it is a dry day and actually a lot more sunshine around, you the level is quite high, and those temperatures starting to get higher —— uv levels quite high. there is temperatures will rise and will go further by the end of the

week. a real intense heatwave this week. a real intense heatwave this week. we could see temperatures up to 45 celsius in the south of france. that could smashjun pulls my all record, so dangerous heat for many. goodbye. —— could slashjune‘s all—time record.

hello, it‘s ten o‘clock, i‘m victoria derbyshire. borisjohnson admits he‘d need eu co—operation to avoid a hard irish border or crippling tariffs on trade if britain leaves the eu without a deal. i think that politics has changed somewhat since march the 28th. on both sides of the channel there is a different understanding of what is needed. £2.4 million of your money was used to renovate harry and meghan‘s house, windsor home. was it money well spent? let us know. strippers at two manchester clubs say they‘re "angry and terrified", after a campaign group carried out undercover filming of private nude dances. we‘ll talk to the union which represents them — they describe it as "revenge porn".