today at five... a,500 jobs at risk at the betting chain william hill. the firm blames the planned closure of 700 shops on recent changes to the regulations on fixed odds gambling. a lot of these people, mainly women, in areas where there isn't much other employment have been working for, and very loyally, for william hill for many years. and if the industry as well as government were aware of the potential consequences of this legislation, between the two of them, they should have been meeting to mitigate the circumstances that we're now in. we'll have the latest from our business editor simonjack. the other main stories on bbc news at 5... iran summons the british ambassador

in tehran, over what it calls the "illegal seizure" of an iranian oil tanker off gibraltar both contenders for the tory party leadership are told to raise the standard of adult social care if they become britain's next prime minister. this is the scene live now in stirling where the prime minister is about to make a speech calling on her successor to strengthen the union of the united kingdom. and back at the bridge — frank lampard — one of chelsea's grestest players — is named as the club's new manager. it's 5 o'clock. our top story... the betting group william hill is planning to close around 700 shops across the uk — putting more than 4,500 jobs at risk. the company blames it on new government regulations, which reduce the maximum stake on fixed odds betting terminals from £100 to £2.

william hill says it's suffered a significant fall in revenues as a result. campaigners, who warned that fixed odds machines were encouraging addiction have welcomed the news — but employees say the scale of the losses is a massive shock. tom blenkinsop from the betting shop workers‘ union community described the bookmaker‘s announcement as "devastating news for thousands of workers". the betting shop has always been on the high street. i think the traditional one—to—one human relationship has been able to mitigate against some of the consequences that people have been talking about in relation to problem gambling. gambling in terms of spaced out timings between races is very different to what has been happening with the fobts in betting shops. in terms of our members, the implications for them are pretty stark. a lot of these people, mainly women, are in areas where there isn't much employment have been working for, and very loyally, for

william hill for many years. if the industry as well as government were aware of the potential consequences of this legislation, between the two of them, they should have been meeting to mitigate the circumstances that we are now in. our business editor simon jack is here. there is a balance here, isn't there, a lot of campaigners have wa nted there, a lot of campaigners have wanted to cut the level of gambling addiction. as a result of these new regulations, a lot ofjobs are under threat. a lot of people will find this a victory for their campaigning. people who have been to a betting shop will know they have seen the betting machines and they are profitable for the shops. a lot of high street businesses are leaving the high street, the betting shops have stayed there because of those fixed odd betting terminals have kept them there when a lot of other business has gone on line. for research purposes only i have used them myself and you can lose money

very quickly. we were warned about this. william hill said back in march, if you introduce this legislation, we were close may be 900 shops. it has come up short of that but for and have thousand jobs isa that but for and have thousand jobs is a big number but there are 430,000 gambling addicts in the uk, 2 million if you include those close are at risk of addiction. this will be one high—street casualty that not eve ryo ne be one high—street casualty that not everyone will be lamenting. william hill is one betting chain. there are possibly others that are vulnerable as well. i have been told it is a racing certainty others will follow suit. the other one is ladbrokes. they have over 3000 shops. you could see another thousand school. i am afraid where they caught because of the costs associated with having a high street presence, as all retailers know, it seems inevitable that more will close. simon, thank

you very much indeed. let's take you to stirling. devolved assemblies for wales and northern ireland, institutions that have strengthened democracy and enriched public life. the question of how we can secure our union for a future is being asked with urgency, and it is not hard to see why. here in scotland, the independence referendum in 2014 followed in quick succession by the snp's success in the general election one year later, sent political shock waves across united kingdom. and northern ireland, after the longest sustained period of devolved governments of the 1970s, the power—sharing institutions set up have now sadly not functioned for over two years. in wales, the party which campaigns

for a welsh separation from the united kingdom this year scored its best result any national election the century. and the leader of the party that top people in those elections in england speaks casually of the potential break—up of our union. all of this against the backdrop of brexit, a profound constitutional change that is putting political and administrative strange on the union. when gordon brown recently said he fears the union is more imperilled now than it has ever been, he voiced the fears of many. i care passionately about oui’ of many. i care passionately about our union. i certainly do not underestimate the scale of the challenge it faces. but i am optimistic about its future. the union has proved a remarkably durable and flexible relationship over the centuries, evolving to meet the needs and aspirations of the people of these islands. its strengths are substantial. the

benefits it brings to each constituent part significant. i believe if there was of us who care for eight act wisely, draw on its strengths and think creatively of how to build on them in the years ahead, its futures can and will be a bright and prosperous one. the first step is to appreciate the historical complexity and intricacy of our united kingdom. when we talk about the union, we mean the modern 21st century relationship that existed a bit seen historic nations of great britain and northern ireland. the union is not a result of a single event, it has evolved over many centuries. legal union between england and wales was implemented by the tudors, house with welsh roots. england and wales were united in personal union with scotland in 1603 bya personal union with scotland in 1603 by a scottish royal house, the stuarts. political union was

achieved under the last stuart monarch, queen and wales were united in personal union with scotland in 1603 by a scottish royal house, the stuarts. political union was achieved under the last stuart monarch, queen anne, one century later, another act of union created union. united kingdom took on the form we know today step it is clear from the potted history that when we talk about the union, we are in fact talking about a complex network of connections stretching back over the centuries. the economic architecture of the union has been remarkably sta ble of the union has been remarkably stable and a huge source of strength, so much so we can sometimes take it for granted. we can forget that the uk's customs union created the first modern industrial marketplace, the pound sterling has served the four unions of the nation for centuries and our fully integrated internal market, with no barriers to doing business, remains the most important market for businesses across the uk. it is

sometimes said that celebrating these economic benefits, while at these economic benefits, while at the same time arguing we should deliver brexit is contradictory. that is to mistake the nature of the united kingdom. because historical milestones and economic hard—wiring are important, but they are not the true essence of oui’ are important, but they are not the true essence of our union. it is not just a constitutional artefact, not just a constitutional artefact, not just in marketplace for goods, it is afamily of just in marketplace for goods, it is a family of nations and the union of people. on the evidence of that social union is all around us. as prime minister, i have seen it first—hand. in our armed forces, where national and local identities are celebrated, but we are every soldier, airman and marine shares a common loyalty. in our diplomats drawn from every corner of the uk, representing our shared liberal values of democracy and the rule of law internationally. you see it in the good that you get it does, help

the good that you get it does, help the purest people around the world, much of it directed from the hq in east kilbride. from our services, working every day to keep everyone in the uk safe. all of these public serva nts in the uk safe. all of these public servants come together from different backgrounds to serve a common purpose, achieving more as one team uk and the ever could separately. you see that social union in our shared institutions, the glue that holds our union together. the bbc, providing this book services in every part of the uk, broadcasting and the different languages of the uk nations, but sustaining a common uk wide conversation. the nhs, whose core principles of high quality health care, free at the point of use, according to clinical need, i the definition of our solidarity as a union of people. there is the prime minister speaking in stirling about the united kingdom. she is expected

to say she is confident that whoever succeeds her at number ten will make the union at number ten will make the union at number ten will make the union at number ten will make the union their priority and will be building on work done during the last years, that she says strengthening the union has been an explicit priority of the government. but nicola sturgeon, the first minister of scotland, has been saying that actually theresa may's legacy will be that scotland is heading towards independence. theresa may they are speaking in stirling. we will go back to that a little bit later on in the programme. in other news... iran has summoned the british ambassador in tehran over the seizure of an oil tanker by the gibraltar authorities with the help of royal marine commandos. the marines flew to gibraltar overnight in order to lead the operation to board the tanker, which is suspected of breaking eu sanctions by taking crude oil to syria. chief minister of gibraltar fabian picardo spoke

earlier this morning about the incident. in the early hours of this morning, assisted by the attachment of royal marines voided a super tanker carrying crude oil to syria. we have detained the vessel and its cargo. this action arose from information giving the gibraltar government reasonable grounds to believe the vessel was acting in breach of european union sanctions against syria. in fact, we have reason to believe it was carrying its shipment of crude oil to the refinery in syria. that refinery is the property ofan syria. that refinery is the property of an entity that is subject to european union sanctions against syria. with me now is our defence and diplomatic correspondent, jonathan marcus what led to marines being flown out to ta ke what led to marines being flown out to take part in this operation? the indications are we have this from a senior spanish official, that the

intelligence came from the americans. that probably is one of the reasons why the iranians are so angry. the reason for seizing the vessel is the belief it was heading to syria. syria has been under european union sanctions since at least 2011. many of those relate to elements of its oil and petroleum industry. the belief was that this was heading to a refinery that was owned by one of the sanctioned entities. it is of course apparently the first time a european union country has seized a vessel in this way. the iranians i think i'm very angry and they have called in the british bass to tehran, summoned him and it looks as though they probably believe this is much more the american maximum pressure campaign to force them into a new nuclear deal. the americans having walked away from the existing deal.

deal. the americans having walked away from the existing dealm comes at a time where relations between britain and iran are pretty bad. of course, there are particular tensions between britain and iran and the european union generally over this nuclear deal. in essence what the iranians icing to the europeans is, we want to in the deal but we are suffering under the american sanctions pressure. you have got to take action to relieve that pressure, improve trade between your companies and tehran. the europeans are making an effort, and a sense, to do that. none of the experts i speak to believe there is any way the europeans can really address the pressure particularly on the oil industry. the iranians have already broken one limit set by the nuclear agreement, they are threatening to break more of those terms this coming sunday. i think this crisis has to be seen very much

in that context. the iranians are very cross and the are trying to send a clear message to the europeans, time is running out to save this agreement. you, the europeans, have to do more to relieve the economic pressure. let's go now to gibraltar and speak to jonathan sacramento — news editor of the gibraltar broadcasting corporation. tell us more about this boarding of the oil tanker. yes, indeed. the royal marines have been involved. the gibraltar government says it has beenin the gibraltar government says it has been in charge of the operation and has been leading on the operation since the beginning, since it started in the early hours of the morning, and the operation at sea itself has been carried out and led

by the royal gibraltar police, in conjunction with law enforcement agencies, such as customs and the port authority and the gibraltar defence police. and what exactly happened, the security forces the flue author —— mackley forces flew over? the royal marines did. the royal gibraltar police approached the vessel by ocean. it is understood the royal marines were deployed on to the vessel by what is known as a first drop from the helicopter and one senior officer, we understand, just seconds after the royal marines landed on board the royal marines landed on board the vessel was also airlifted from the vessel was also airlifted from the police vessel onto the deck of

the police vessel onto the deck of the ship. and a pretty unusual operation, generally, and it has caused quite an international incident. iran is furious with what has happened. yes, indeed. that is what we hear from the international news. i am a local broadcaster and i can tell you about what is happening here on the ground, as regards of course to iran and the diplomatic fallout from it, i think that is not something i could possibly comment on. all right, good to talk to you. the headlines on bbc news... william hill blames new restrictions on fixed odds betting for its plans to close hundreds of shops — but critics say problem gambling had to be tackled. iran summons the british ambassador

over what it calls the "illegal seizure" of an iranian oil tanker off gibraltar. both contenders for the tory party leadership are told to raise the standard of adult social care if they become britain's next prime minister. and in sport, british number one is through to the third round of wimbledon. she beat katerina siniakova in straight sets. fellow brits dan evans and harriet dart are also through. the defending champion angelique kerber is out though. after winning the first set, the fifth seed only picked up three more games against unseeded lauren davis ‘people will question my experience, but i am ready for that', so says frank lampard who is back at stamford bridge. he was named today as chelsea's new head coach on a 3 year contract. i'll be back with more on those stories. there's a warning today that

patients' lives are being put at risk because of delays treating them for sepsis. hospitals are meant to put patients on an anti—biotic drip within an hour when sepsis is suspected — but bbc research shows a quarter of patients in england wait longer than that. delays can increase the likelihood of potentially fatal complications such as organ failure. lauren moss reports. a father remembering his son as a bright student, with ambition of becoming an accountant and taking care of his family. but in may 2016, amir went to hospital in london after he banged his ankle and became unable to walk. the 39—year—old was sent home with paracetomol, but less than 24 hours later he suffered cardiac arrest and died. doctors had failed to spot that amir had sepsis. his last words when i left him in the hospital, he shook my hand, he said "dad, i love you." he gave me his hand, i went and kissed him on the cheek,

kissed his forehead and i came home. i didn't realise that was the last kiss or last cuddle i ever give to my son. sepsis claims more lives in the uk each year than bowel, prostate and breast cancer combined. it is often called the silent killer, and is triggered by an infection. early symptoms can include a fast heartbeat, high or low temperature, chills and shivering. it makes the body's immune system go into overdrive, which can lead to septic shock, organ failure and sometimes death. figures from around three—quarters of hospital trusts in england suggest that one in four patients isn't being started on antibiotics within an hour when sepsis is suspected. it's a similar picture in wales, while neither scotland nor northern ireland provided recent data. william was just a year old when he died of sepsis after a chest infection. it's estimated 25,000 children develop the condition in the uk every year.

in order to treat for sepsis, you first have to think about it, and that's the problem, we have to get those health care professionals on the front line to first think it, to suspect it, to then treat it, and that is half of the problem, that is where the disconnect is. the sepsis trust has been training nhs staff to detect and deal with it quickly. we need to ensure that resources are applied to this. we need to ensure that the new standards for emergency departments accurately measure what is happening for patients with sepsis, and we need to ensure that the government and the statutory bodies do more to allow doctors to deliver this care at the right time. in april, new guidance was issued to all nhs trusts in england. hospital staff were to look for early signs of sepsis when a patient comes in to a&e and alert a senior doctor if a patient hasn't responded to treatment within an hour. any trust missings those targets could face a financial penalty. nhs england says huge improvements have been made, and it is important not to automatically give antibiotics to everyone who is very unwell. but amir‘s father says he has been robbed of a son and his family's grief cannot be healed.

well, i asked our health editor hugh pym just how dangerous sepsis really is. the reality is it is not difficult to treat with intravenous antibiotics. the difficult thing is actually spotting it, particularly in hospitals that are under pressure because of patient numbers. and that's why we've heard some of these tragic cases, as in lauren's piece, of people going into hospital then being sent home and it is too late by the time they get back once sepsis has really taken hold. so let's look at the figures on sepsis. there are about 250,000 cases in the uk every year. of those, sepsis leads to 52,000 deaths. now, the figures today from the nhs in england,

public health england, show as we have been hearing that 24% in a hospital setting are still not treated within one hour with antibiotics, as required by nhs standards. wales is broadly similar to that figure. scotland and northern ireland don't have comparable figures. now, there has been a bit of an improvement in hospitals in the last couple of years, with more awareness. we saw there the sepsis trust have got these red flag alerts for training staff for what to look out for. but as the trust say, if patients going into hospital feel that 24% of them if they develop sepsis want to get that treatment within an hour, it is a huge cause for concern. much more action and resource is needed. boris johnson and jeremy hunt continue to fight it out on the campaign trail in their bids to become conservative leader and today the main focus of the debate has been social care. council leaders have called on whoever becomes prime minister

to publish by mid—september long—delayed plans on how to look after an aging population. and a house of lords committee has said that £8 billion a year should be on raising the adult social care system to an acceptable standard. helena wilkinson reports. borisjohnson's message... make me your next prime minister and i will keep you safe. he says he will do it by recruiting thousands more officers at a cost of around £1 billion, one of his many spending commitments. i have just talked to a load of police and crime commissioners, they are doing a fantasticjob but they want more police officers out on the streets, so we think we can get 20,000 more police officers with this funding and keep driving down crime. away from bobbies on the beat, the other candidate in this race has been talking about an altogether different issue. jeremy hunt told the telegraph he would offer mps a free vote

on whether to lift the ban on fox hunting in england and wales, but he made it clear it is not his priority. the law is not going to change on fox hunting. there isn't a majority in the house of commons and i don't see there ever being one. i was just restating our position from our manifesto in 2017 that there should be a free vote if it ever looks like that majority would change, but it isn't my priority. both candidates are also being challenged over how they will tackle care for the elderly. a committee of peers has published a report into social care. it says repeated promises by those in power have come to nothing and there needs to be a move towards a free nhs—based system. my committee is all party and no party, consists of two former chancellors, we have been able to sort this in six months and make sensible recommendations. i would hope that anyone of goodwill would read this report and realise urgent action is needed now. no more talk, no more

discussions, just do it. both candidates have spoken about the need to take action on social care, but the question is whether it will be enough and in time. as the current prime minister found out at the last general election, social care can be a difficult political issue, and with brexit continuing to drown everything else out, just how much will both actually be able to do? helena wilkinson, bbc news, westminster. and conservatie party members in yorkshire will have their chance to question both contenders this evening — we'll be live in york ahead of those hustings. that's in the next half hour. a firearms officer says he shot dead one of the ringleaders of the london bridge attacks because he feared he'd stab him, kill him, and get hold of his weapons. the three armed officers who responded on the night have been giving evidence anonymously at the old bailey. earlier our correspondent john donnison gave us the latest from court.

well, today we have heard from three firearms officers. this is the first time they've given evidence, the three officers who shot and killed khuram butt, rachid redouane and youssef zaghba. they appeared anonymously behind a screen. their identities is only given. they were told they were two to three miles from london bridge when they were told there was a van attack on the bridge. 0ne officer immediately field the worse. this camejust two immediately field the worse. this came just two and a half months after the westminster bridge attack. they arrived at borough market alongside london bridge within a matter of minutes. 0n jumping alongside london bridge within a matter of minutes. 0njumping out of the car, one officer saw one of the attackers raise his knife and run towards him. within seconds, he had shot him and he feared he would be stabbed, and as you say, his weapon

would be seized. the other two assa ila nts would be seized. the other two assailants were shot just seconds later. in court, the council for the coroner said he was aware that through the evidence was happening ata through the evidence was happening at a snail pace. he pointed out that events just unfolded much, at a snail pace. he pointed out that eventsjust unfolded much, much quicker. in fact, from getting out of the car to the three men being shot was just seven seconds. at that point, it still wasn't over. the officer said they thought there might be other attackers at large. they were also aware the three men we re they were also aware the three men were wearing what they believed at the time genuine suicide vests. some five minutes after the initial shots we re five minutes after the initial shots were fired, they fired again into one of the attackers when he was seen one of the attackers when he was seen to move and they shot him again when he moved again. at that point, the three officers began to evacuate people from in the buyers close to where they were.

two british men have died after falling from a spanish cliff which reportedly trying to take a photograph. the incident happened punta prima, near torrevieja in alicante yesterday evening. a third man was taken to hospital, but has since been discharged. the foreign office said it was helping the families of the men. let's get a look at the latest weather forecast. a very good evening to you. a fine evening across the uk. cloudy and damp the further north you are. 0utbreaks across the uk. cloudy and damp the further north you are. outbreaks of rain across scotland. splashes of rain across scotland. splashes of rainfor rain across scotland. splashes of rain for northern ireland and the far north—east of england. most places becoming dry. clear conditions the further south you are. temperatures up a degree from last night. another sunny one for much of england and wales tomorrow. a bit more cloud around tomorrow. a

lot more cloud pushing into northern england and northern ireland. an isolated shower cannot be ruled out. damn across the west of scotland. the hebrides will brighten up later. 14 celsius lehi. further south, 28 celsius as possible. as we go into the weekend, we will turn fresher. winds from a northerly direction. most will be dry with sunshine at times. see you in half an hour.

this is bbc news. the headlines: william hill blames new restrictions on fixed odds betting for its plans to close hundreds of shops, but critics say problem gambling had to be tackled. iran summons the british ambassador over what it calls the "illegal seizure" of an iranian oil tanker off gibraltar. both contenders for the tory party leadership are told to raise the standard of adult social care if they become britain's next prime minister. and back at the bridge, frank lampard, one of chelsea's grestest players, is named

as the club's new manager. here is the rest of the sports now. it has been a pretty good day in terms of british interest at wimbledon. three singles players are into the third round with andy murray to come in the men's doubles later. as catch up withjohn watson who is there for us. the latest of those three to progress isjohanna konta who impressed on centre court. she did indeed, it's another straight set tween for yana konta who progressed through to reach the third round here at wimbledon. she came through against katarina at centre court and her progress she will face sloan stevens in the next round of the grandson champions. it would be a tough one for yana konta but as we know she has pedigree here

at wimbledon having reached the semifinals here two years ago. the good news as well, harrietjoining her there as well, let us bring one upset today. the defending champion in the women's singles, angelique carver is out, she was beaten by the 25—year—old american lauren davis, this is a real upset for the defending champion, lauren davis, the best performance for her here at wimbledon was the third round back in 2014. she is there again so a big casualty here with angelique carver. it's worth pointing out at court one at the moment, these last pictures we can bring you with serena williams up against the civilian and as you may be able to see, she has won the first set. serena has broken back early in the second and is leading 3—1, we know that serena williams has tried to draw a level with the record of 24 grand slam titles, that could of course and

where she could go out here. but she is on top now in the second set. as far as their british men are concerned, a big raymond floyd down evans today he is back into the third round here at wimbledon once again. he came through advanced batch sdb and he came through in straight sets. 60—60, he was almost in tears at the end of this match just to show how much it means to be back once again. his best performance, the third round back in 2016 when he lost to roger federer, a man who is back into the third round as well. he beat and breath, jay clark today, saturday and another one of those five bricks is out. that is bringing the action on centre court at the moment. what a match up this is. we have ralph on the dial against nick kyrgios, you might remember it was nick kyrgios that beats found that out here at wimbledon back in 2014. rafael nadal took the first step, 6—3, it was a

few mind games with my found that out campaigning for the umpire that nick kyrgios had taken a toilet break but, in the second set at the moment, it is an nick kyrgios who is on top. he needs three games as you can see there just on a break at the moment. sheltering on the dash under those umbrellas, extremely hot here today as it will be over on the centre court and you can imagine that that he too would only be ramped up with that bad blood between them. there's been a bit of a warof between them. there's been a bit of a war of words between the ceiling to bead up to this match. i'm sure they'll want to keep their talking purity to what happens. what unravels on the tennis court this afternoon. we hope so. thank you very much forjoining us back from wimbledon and you can follow the action on bbc one and as bbc sport website and app. he spent 13 years ata—— website and app. he spent 13 years ata —— as website and app. he spent 13 years ata——asa website and app. he spent 13 years at a —— as a player at stamford bridge now at 21 years old he has returned to the club where he made his name and is still regarded as a

legend. he leapt —— left derby cou nty to legend. he leapt —— left derby county to become chelsea bus but in your head coach after leading them to the championship final in his debut managerial season. he signed a three—year contract with the blues succeeding maurizio. having played here i felt the pressure was high because of expectations and pressure i put on myself having been a managerfor one i put on myself having been a manager for one year i put on myself having been a managerfor one year at i put on myself having been a manager for one year at derby i realised on the side of the fence, the pressure is much more whatever clu b the pressure is much more whatever club you're at and of course when you come to a public chelsea, you have expectations and standards for a competitive year in year out and they understand that. i can't type from that. i would not stay apprehended, a realist and i understand what is wanted from me from within the club and i will try to live up to that. that is all this point and now myself and john watson will have much more for you in sports day at half past six.

he claims herfriend he claims her friend was he claims herfriend was mowed down bya he claims herfriend was mowed down by a car. he denies 12 counts of perverting the course ofjustice and one of fraud. i heard the car. in a police interview he claimed he had witnessed a friend called scott being deliberately hit by a car. 0ne of the boys he says was murdered by a paedophile ring. he's alleged —— alleged that bmp was involved in killing two other boys, stabbing one to death. today he told the jury that hart —— harvey was present when a third of the team was singled out. he said he was crying and they told him that he could save himself if he chose one of us instead.

he allegedly was watching as the child was beaten to death. he's also accused him of raping them. child was beaten to death. he's also accused him of raping themlj child was beaten to death. he's also accused him of raping them. i had puppies pinned to my chest. in his interviews he described having poppies pinned to his bare chest. he told the jury this happened at military sites including embraer, and army training base. he claimed the former head of the army was among those present at 20 called rememberance day party. his allegations that led to an 18 month inquiry by stop —— scotland yard which cost £2 million and ended with no arrests. he denies fraud and perverting the course ofjustice by lying about his claims. he'll be backin lying about his claims. he'll be back in the witness box tomorrow.

high courtjudges have been told that the former leader of the english defence league, stephen yaxley—lennon, was subjectively reckless, when he broadcast defendants in a criminal trial. mr yaxley—lennon, who goes by the name tommy robinson, is accused of contempt of court. dan johnson reports from the old bailey. heading back to court to answer claims he committed content. claims that have already seen him jailed once then freed on appeal. are you prepared to go back to prison? did the media you should be standing behind me on this and getting prosecuted i spent months for nothing, listen to the evidence in court, i broke no law. i nothing, listen to the evidence in court, i broke no law. lam at nothing, listen to the evidence in court, i broke no law. i am at leeds crown courts where these men here that night he seemed at this live on facebook last year. how do you feel about your verdict? how do you feel about your verdict? how do you feel about the verdict? you've got your

prison bag? these men were on trial accused of grooming and raping young women. the attorney general case is this broadcast breach of temporary reporting banner and put at risk their right to a fair trial. he is accused of inciting his followers while 10,000 accused of inciting his followers while10,000 watch tonight, over a quarter of an alien site later. harass him. find him, go knock on his door. he is accused of unlawfully interfering with the administration ofjustice, unlawfully interfering with the administration of justice, his defence is that he was not aware of any repointing restrictions and that he had tried to check whether any we re he had tried to check whether any were in place but the barrister here on behalf of the attorney general said that was not the case and he acted recklessly. some of his followers were outside court this morning as he once again took to the states. he denied contempt but could face up to two years back in prison. the hearing is expected to conclude

tomorrow. china is warning the uk not to interfere in its domestic affairs after the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt repeated his warning about "serious consequences" if freedoms in hong kong are watered down. tensions between the uk and china have been rising since mr hunt backed demonstrators during large pro—democracy protests in the territory. beijing's ambassador in london has accused the uk of having a "colonial mindset". 0ur correspondent ben ando sent us the latest on the growing diplomatic row from the chinese embassy in london. this situation is very intense and at the moment there seems to be no sign of that tension decreasing. we are used to the changes being very circumspect —— circumspect, very nuanced in their approach to democratic language but they are being very clear and their message is simply britain should but out as far as they are concerned, hong kong isa far as they are concerned, hong kong is a domestic issue. that's not how

it seen in westminster in the foreign office because of course for more than 150 years, hong kong was a british colony, it was returned to chinese rule in 1997. with the caveat of that time the people there would continue to enjoy some of the freedoms and civil liberties that they have become used to. it's changes they are being proposed by beijing aaron lynch extradition that's causing all the problems, people in hong kong are worried that political dissidents could more easily be extradited to mainland china than they have been in the past. that is what is causing the violent demonstrations at the moment in hong kong it seems things have calmed down a little bit. here the rhetoric remains high, the foreign secretaryjeremy rhetoric remains high, the foreign secretary jeremy hunt rhetoric remains high, the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt is continuing to say that jamie should respect civil liberties and entering the changes are saying it's radiant —— really none of britain ‘s business. more than a million people

living onjapan's southern island of kyushu have had to leave their homes as torrential rain continues to cause disruption. the extreme weather has raised the risk of floods and mudslides with authorities warning that a major disaster could happen at any time. last year 200 people were killed after heavy rain devastated the west of the country. he's been described as the most important scientific thinker in the world, and his work has led to what we understand about climate change today. now james lovelock is about to celebrate his 100th birthday. mishal husain went to meet him. he is about to celebrate his 100th birthday. he is one of the worlds most influential environmental thinkers. time is getting short there and if rico doing city things like global warming it will make is even shorter scale. i think scientists are a bit like artistes. in the 1960s he was a pioneer who invented super—sensitive testing

devices which detected atmospheric pollutants. nasa uses equipment to test for life on mars. when you put forward your views about what the search for life might look like how is it the receipts? it was received very roughly in fact they complained to the management and nasa said what are you doing upsetting them, it was great expense and you are telling them that what they're is rubbish. what would you do instead? his revolutionary theory argues that life that's more than adapt to the earth, it changes the earth to its own purposes. today, he calls himself an engineer first and is very proud of his inventions. so what is this? that is in a trance modulator. is this what you came up with at very short notice? when nasa sort of set you a challenge? yes. that is my life. electron capture detector. it worked like a dream, it

could analyse incredibly small things of certain compounds. his new book argues that the are entering a new agent when artificial intelligence systems take over. artificial intelligence i reckon will be something like 10,000 times faster in thinking that we are. it's a new form of life that evolves. and a new form of life that evolves. and a new form of life that evolves. and a new form of life that you think will in the fullness of time be much more intelligent than we are and supersede us? yes. if you give supersede us? yes. if you give supersede the right word we are all necessary. does all of this fit into the theory that you are best known for? the hypothesis, that the earth isa for? the hypothesis, that the earth is a self—regulating entity, is this the next stage of that if you like? yes, the earth is in a rather dodgy

position, looked at astronomically. i think we should just stop burning fossil fuels, i think we should just stop burning fossilfuels, i think i think we should just stop burning fossil fuels, i think it's a crazy, daft and very dangerous thing to do. but we continue to do it's because there's so much money invested in it. they could have used nuclear energy quite safely without worrying the planet at all. happy 100th birthday, thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news. william hill blames new restrictions on fixed odds betting for its plans to close hundreds of shops, but critics say problem gambling had to be tackled. iran summons the british ambassador over what it calls the "illegal seizure" of an iranian oil tanker off gibraltar. both contenders for the tory party leadership are told to raise the standard of adult social care if they become britain's next prime minister.

back now to the race for the tory party leadership. this week the ballot papers are due to be sent out to party members who will choose between boris johnson and jeremy hunt. well today and tomorrow, we'll be taking a closer look at both men, starting with the foreign secretary jeremy hunt. 0ur political correspondent iain watson looks at who he is, where he's come from and what he stands for. he has been an mp for 14 years, a government ministerfor he has been an mp for 14 years, a government minister for nine, he has been an mp for 14 years, a government ministerfor nine, but number ten is thatjeremy hunt wants to be and now only borisjohnson stands in his way. i am saying i am trustworthy and i do believe that i can be trusted. but to trust someone you need to know a little more about them. jeremy hunt first got involved in conservative politics when he was at oxford before becoming an mp he started a public relations agency in a publishing company and he's team

to brandish its business credentials. as an entrepreneur by background. he's close to david cameron and has made 0lympics minister in the coalition government where he got to see a lot in his future leadership rival. not everything has gone smoothly for jeremy hunt. he was the longest serving health secretary since the nhs was created, embroiled in conflict withjunior nhs was created, embroiled in conflict with junior doctors moving to their first strike in 40 years. and theresa may jeremy to their first strike in 40 years. and theresa mayjeremy hunt took on extra response ability for social care. and he strategy in this contest seems to be to admit m ista kes contest seems to be to admit mistakes and try to move on. some of the cuts in social care did go too far. it is so easy to say of course i was right but you stand back and you think could i have done it a bit better? and jeremy has not been afraid of saying exactly that. jeremy hunt campaign for remaining in the european referendum but now says he wants to bbe you with a new brexit deal. jeremy hunt's critics accused him of being the candidate

blowing busily and badly on brexit, not long after the referendum he said he would consider having another one then he made it clear he was a lever but did not want to exit the eu without idea that he says he is prepared to leave without idea if need be. the big thing thatjeremy hunt has to offer on brexit is his ability to negotiate. and he is as a negotiator. the downside is because he felt that remain will the people in parliament trust him to deliver brexit? jeremy hunt support terry say he is appointed is cruel but despite spending two years in his career teaching in japan managed despite spending two years in his career teaching injapan managed to misplace his nationality. my wife is japanese, my life is chinese sorry. critics ofjeremy hunt to say he has gotten critics ofjeremy hunt to say he has gotte n less critics ofjeremy hunt to say he has gotten less name recognition that his opponent but is this really true

because he had to contend with embarrassing mispronunciations of his four letter surname. embarrassing mispronunciations of his four letter surnamelj embarrassing mispronunciations of his four letter surname. i just think he possibly find it slightly amusing and sometimes things happen ini's life amusing and sometimes things happen in 1's life these things sort of ta ke in 1's life these things sort of take hold and i'm sure he'll rememberthe take hold and i'm sure he'll remember the national debt —— nationality of his wife in the future. he says he's a serious candidate for serious times. remember the name and how to pronounce it. and tomorrow here on the bbc news at one, we'll look in detail at the other candidate, boris johnson. welljeremy hunt and borisjohnson are preparing for the latest set of hustings in york this evening. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is in york. another day another set of postings by the two men. it's starting to feel a little bit like that at this point because i've done a number of

these already and there's still a whole load up and get to go. it is of course when borisjohnson and jeremy hunt had their chance to pitch directly to the people that will pick our necks by minister, that conservative ministers are carrying out 16 of these events across the united kingdom as you say tonight this one is in york and it follows the format we have seen from the others where each man in turn makes their pitch to the audience and then they built a series of questions one from a moderator and then from the audience themselves. so fara then from the audience themselves. so far a whole range of topics have come up but that one of grace which rises again and again is what their plan is for brexit and checking the people here tonight what they are seeing is that they want to clear and checking the people here tonight what they are saying is they want clear a nswers what they are saying is they want clear answers and a definitive plan from the candidates. something they wa nt to from the candidates. something they want to put a bit more detail about how they plan to deliver on the borisjohnson pledge to leave on 0ctober borisjohnson pledge to leave on october 31, thatjeremy hunt place to do that if there is a deal or not in place. boris johnson to do that if there is a deal or not in place. borisjohnson was doing a bit ina in place. borisjohnson was doing a bit in a local area to a sausage factory and he was asked about something other than brexit and that is his policy on social care. he has

talked about the need for a cross party working with the try and solve the social care crisis but this is what he had to say a little earlier on today. the way forward has got to be to get everybody together to say it affects every family in the land, two key principles, no one should face eviction from their home to pay for the cost of their care and everybody has got to have dignity and security in the old age, let's work together to get that done. there are policy issues other than brexit which have come up in the debate in the past and we have had that pledge today by borisjohnson to put 20,000 extra police officers on the streets if you went this context. jeremy hunt has talked about his tax plans as well as what he would like to do for social care so he would like to do for social care so expect more of that tonight. what's interesting is when you're speaking to people, some of the people made their minds up, others are going into this event willing to listen before they decide in the next few days when a site to get there by the papers through and when

they send them back who will be not just the conservative party leader but of course the country's next by minister. it's pretty busy day by my view, obviously a lot of people want to go and eat the two contenders. yes, these events have been reading but attended so far, hardly any spare seats in the real because of course this is notjust an ordinary leadership contest, this is one now which the country does depend, they have been packed out with members coming to each one that feel, we've been to this the south coast in bournemouth and exeter and manchester and that they say the tour continues at them tomorrow and asa tour continues at them tomorrow and as a series of events across the weekend as well. i think it does feel a little bit now we're coming to the crunch point because members are starting to receive their ballot papers and it is a post about it said a little been in and fend them off and that is decision made and it may be that many members will do that pretty quickly in the next few days or weeks or so so we asked about a couple of weeks left, these really are the crucial points because this is the point at which conservative members will put a pic

ina box conservative members will put a pic in a box for whoever they choose. we may start to get a sense in the next few days and the direction this is taking, boris johnson few days and the direction this is taking, borisjohnson clearly few days and the direction this is taking, boris johnson clearly still the frontrunner but plenty of support forjeremy hunt who is far from out of this fight. remind us of that timetable, when to be actually find out who is going to be the next leader of the conservative party, britton's next by minister? —— prime minister. we've only got a couple of weeks left now really and it would be the third week ofjuly when we get that final answer, the result of this contest is announced and let me find out who will take the reins from teresa and me and she will step down eventually after doing her last prime ministers questions in the third week ofjuly so it really is not very long to go at all now. there will be another series of interviews and debates between the candidates themselves on television ata candidates themselves on television at a series of interviews the candidates independently. as i say these events are what i let it be conservative members and the people who making this choice and voting in

this context, it is the event that they are looking for. some of them to try and make up their mind about what would be an essential decision for the future of the country. thank you very much indeed. 0ur political correspondence. the weather forecast is coming your way. before that i wa nt to is coming your way. before that i want to show you what happened when the queen visited a city farm in edinburgh today leading the way on her tour was all leave the way on her tour was all leave the dock. 0live —— 0live is unflappable and one of the farm's most beloved residents. she goes for a walk every day we are told with the staff. and workers on the farm say she thinks she's a human being and once even waited at a nearby bus stop before catching the number 25. today herjob was just to escort her majesty the queen on a tour of that city farm in edinburgh. well done.

let's see what the weather is doing to us. good evening to you. nothing too much as far as the weather is concerned, southern areas we have plenty of blue sky, strong sunshine overhead and a bit of warm and tempting people onto the beaches you can see here in cornwall, in the north, grey skies, cool breeze, kept folks away and that crowd sits in place this evening, look at that for a spit in the satellite imagery, clear skies here, northern and western scotland, so even the eastern scott infringing into england don't be surprised you get a spot or two added to that, nothing substantial. between each for many overnights and we will see some clear skies develop to the east of high ground, saw some lengthy clear skies further south across the country and temperature is not quite as though in recent nights. ten to 15 degrees take this into your friday morning commute. particularly

we have got the sunshine across much of sa nta we have got the sunshine across much of santa ana in southern england and wales and morehead crowd around, sunshine could be a touch on the hazy sign, some breaks in the crowd to the east of northern england but overall a bit more cloudy compared today one or two showers cannot be rolled out, rain gradually easing a bit away from the far north of scotla nd bit away from the far north of scotland but with blue skies remaining overhead it was the temperature is even a degree or two, not out of the question, much more crowd as i said northern england still let some sunny spells, 20 degrees if you see some sunshine here and it might be a brighter and slightly warmer day across eastern scotla nd slightly warmer day across eastern scotland but still reign in the highlands edging its way from north highland into the south highlands and that means with the breeze it's going to be a brighter and today. the square conditions going to friday evening behind this cold front which will take their rain further south, it pushes into england and wales for the start of the weekend. to the south of it we

have sunshine but the weather front that this is a rough area that we could see some patchy rain and drizzle starting in north wales edging its way southwards through the day. may even bring the first batch of rain to wimbledon but by no means guaranteed many will stay dry still a bit of warmth to be felt if you've got the sunshine in seven counties but for most the temperatures are down, cool breeze down the eastern coast might actually feel it it's a bit warmer than today. as it will do in sunday, light winds around, a cool start varying amounts of crowd and one or two showers and then cropping up just here and there later in the day. around 14 through 22 celsius for the most as i said getting to the weekend reasonably dry. sports they would have the latest sports news then at seven to be from washington and beyond 100 days.

they say it follows the government's decision in april to cut the maximum bet at fixed—odd terminals from £100 to £2. but the government says it's acted to protect gamblers from extreme losses and the industry had plenty of warning to prepare. also this evening: an armed officer tells an inquest of the danger he faced when he killed the ringleader of the london bridge attack. it's all to play for, sasteremy hunt, of his race against borisjohnson to lead the tories and the country. how doctors are failing people like tim mason — in pain and givenjust paracetomol — he later died of sepsis. he was begging us to help him, and

the doctors and