good afternoon. borisjohnson and jeremy hunt have both defended the right ofjournalists to publish leaked government documents after police warned any further release of diplomatic cables could be a "criminal matter". scotland yard announced on friday that it was launching an investigation into the leak of dispatches from sir kim darroch. the british ambassador in washington had been highly critical of the trump administration. the leak of sir kim's comments led to his resignation. andy moore reports.

our man in washington, sir kim darroch, has resigned, but that is not the end of the matter. now a police enquiry will try to get to the bottom of who leaked his e—mails. the memos, published in the mail on sunday, called president inept and insecure. mail on sunday, called president ineptand insecure. mrtrump responded by calling the ambassador wacky and pompous and said he could no longer deal with him. last night scotla nd no longer deal with him. last night scotland yard launched is enquiry and the assistant commissioner gave this warning to the rest of the media. he said... in may, gavin williamson was sacked as defence secretary after being accused of leaking secrets from the national security council, a charge he denied. scotland yard were called on them to launch a criminal enquiry but they declined, saying there is

no evidence of a crime had been committed. the whole question of press freedom is now becoming a major issue in the battle to become the next prime minister. this morning, jeremy hunt tweeted. .. mr hun‘s rival borisjohnson has been accused of throwing sir kim darroch under the bus, but today he defended press freedom. whoever has done it must be prosecuted, hunted down and prosecuted. but, but, i have to say that it cannot conceivably be right that newspapers oi’ conceivably be right that newspapers orany conceivably be right that newspapers or any other media organisation, publishing such material should face prosecution. the media generally are

worried by this latest intervention from the police. it is ironic, this week we have had the government staging the first global conference for press media freedom, supposedly to other countries to be more transparent and to protect their media, and now here we have scotland ya rd media, and now here we have scotland yard making threats against the press in this country. before this latest intervention by scotland yard, the journalist who wrote the original story about sir kim darroch had hinted there might be more to come. a battle of wills between the police and the press could be looming. our political correspondent peter saull is here. this is of course borisjohnson, a professional journalist, this is of course borisjohnson, a professionaljournalist, defending press freedom. but he is in a leadership contest and wants to be prime minister. it is a fairly striking criticism of a senior police officer. it is very striking indeed of one of the country's top police officers. borisjohnson will

have worked with him quite closely when he was london mayor and says he holds a in high regard. but this statement by neil bassi warning media organisations that if they published leaked information that could be criminal proceedings. boris johnson said that could not be right. jeremy hunt, the other contender in the leadership race, defending again the right of journalists to publish information they see as being in the national interest, and other politicians have weighed in. the health secretary matt hancock coming out on the side of press freedom. whoever becomes the next prime minister will have to get to grips with this growing trend in recent months of a leaked government information, notjust memories and private e—mails, but from cabinet meetings and the national security council. the defence secretary gavin williamson was sacked from the government over allegations he leaked information

over 5g and huawei. allegations he leaked information over 56 and huawei. a lot of focus on borisjohnson over 56 and huawei. a lot of focus on boris johnson in over 56 and huawei. a lot of focus on borisjohnson in part because of what he said about sir kim darroch earlier this week. he said he was misquoted. nonetheless people say he was not forceful enough in his defence of sir kim darroch before he resigned. he has been under pressure, he admitted last night that he was less than full throated for his support of sir kim darroch and boris johnson felt for his support of sir kim darroch and borisjohnson felt his comments had been misrepresented to the ambassador. but here we see a much clearer statement today from the front runner in this contest and it is perhaps a reflection that team borisjohnson don't quite feel yet that this contest is one. thank you. thank you. regulators in the united states are reported to have approved

a four billion pound fine for facebook because of its mishandling of users' personal information. the social media giant has been hit by a series of privacy scandals, including one involving the british political consultancy cambridge analytica. if confirmed, it would be the largest ever fine against a tech company for failing to protect people's private data. a man has been stabbed to death in birmingham in what police say may have been a targeted attack. officers were called to the sparkhill area of the city last night. the man, who was in his 30s, was confirmed dead at the scene. financial pressures on private and independent day nurseries are creating a workforce crisis in england. that's according to the national day nurseries association, which says people are leaving forjobs in areas like retail where they can earn more. the association is calling on the government to provide more money to support free childcare places. our business correspondent, katy austin reports. this private day nursery in east manchester want as many of its staff

as possible to be experienced and highly qualified. the manager, anne marie, says finding and keeping those staff has recently got much harder. we havejust had two members of staff that went travelling. one of them went three years ago, one of them has gone recently. i asked them if they would like to come back and they both said that they were going to go and work, one in a supermarket, one in a bar, because it was more money. was that the only reason? that was the only reason, yes, and i couldn't better the wages they were on. she says that is because most children here are eligible for government—funded places. day nurseries have been warning for some time the government pays less than the market rate, causing a financial shortfall. now one group is warning that is increasingly affecting the type of staff they can afford to employ. what we have seen over the last three years is government funding stay com pletely stag na nt but at the same time they've got rising staff costs, rising business costs, rising business rates, and other things like pension contributions all pushing the costs up which leaves them much less money

at the end of the day to cover staff wages. the department for education told us more children, including from low income families, are now benefiting from free childcare and it is investing in training early years staff, but it is monitoring the sector closely, including workforce and costs. katie austin, bbc news. president trump has declared a state of emergency in the state of louisiana as tropical storm barry heads towards land. the storm has been gathering speed over the gulf of mexico in recent days and may reach hurricane strength by the time it makes landfall. all eyes are on wimbledon as serena williams faces off against simona halep in the women's final today. if williams wins, it'll be her 24th grand slam victory. david ornstein is there for us. it is hard to believe it is 20 years already. two decades since serena

williams won her first grand slam title at the 1999 us open. three yea rs later title at the 1999 us open. three years later she collected her first title here and the rest is history, and a lot of it. she is bidding to win wimbledon for the eighth time in singles. she will go within one of martina navratilova's all—time record if she does that. she would surpass her as the oldest women's singles winner here and crucially draw level with margaret court on an unrivalled 2a grand slam singles titles. record spanned the amateur and professional era. standing on the other side of the net to serena is simona halep. she is a fellow former world number one, she has never reached the wimbledon final before now and has won only one grand slam title at the french open last year. since then she suffered a slump inform last year. since then she suffered a slump in form but has regained it here. she says she can beat anyone

and this is a real opportunity for her to show that she has improved mentally. let's hear from her to show that she has improved mentally. let's hearfrom both of the players. let's hear from both of the players. so many amazing memories of wimbledon. gosh. so many finals here. so many doubles championships here with my sister. so many great memories. and it's always special, obviously, holding up that trophy at the end of the two weeks and just, you know, doing the best out of everyone else in the tournament. now i know the feeling of winning a grand slam and i'm more relaxed, but at the same time i'm very focused and very motivated to win every match i play. i'mjust enjoying... i'm happy on court, and the fact that i'm in the finals of wimbledon makes it an amazing feeling. watching the action will be some very special guests, including the duchess of cambridge, who has already arrived here at the all england club alongside her sister pippa. they have been meeting some

young, aspiring tennis players, who we re young, aspiring tennis players, who were all very happy to be greeted, as you can see. and we could see even more royalty watching on, supporting the queen of wimbledon. it could be her best friend, the duchess of sussex. we will be watching out from the royal box to see what happens there on centre court. it is fair to say serena has the overwhelming support of the crowds inside centre court and on the hill behind us. it should be a very exciting and potentially historic spectacle. then tomorrow of course is the men's final and that sees novak djokovic against roger federer. thank you very much. coverage on bbc one of the ladies' singles final is on at one o'clock. the next news on bbc one is at 6:35. goodbye.

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. as we've been hearing, the conservative leadership contender borisjohnson has criticised police over a warning to journalists that they could face prosecution

if they publish any further leaked cables from the british ambassador to the us, sir kim darroch. speaking at a tory leadership hustings in bedfordshire, mrjohnson said that the onus should be on the person behind the leak, not the leaks publisher. whoever has done it must be prosecuted. hunted down and prosecuted. hunted down and prosecuted. but i have to say, it cannot conceivably be right that newspapers or any other media organisation publishing such material should face prosecution. because in my view there is no threat to national security implied by the release of this material, or it is embarrassing, but it is not a threat to national security. it is the duty of media organisations to

bring new and interesting facts into the public domain. that is what they are therefore. i think that a prosecution on this basis with ashley amount to an infringement of press freedom and have a chilling effect on public debate. —— actually amount. well, that hustings event is still going on, jeremy hunt is yet to take to the stage. we'll be bringing you all the latest from the event in the next hour. ministers are playing down the significance of sending another warship to the gulf. hms duncan will join the british tanker that was threatened by iranian gunboats earlier this week. iran has already warned the uk it's playing a "dangerous game". meanwhile, politicians in america have voted to restrict president trump's ability to attack iran after he claimed he didn't need their approval for such an action. a little earlier, the former defence secretary sir michael fallon said britain had to protect itself. it isa

it is a worrying situation, and the government is right to reinforce our presence there. this matters to us asa presence there. this matters to us as a waterway, it has the waterway through which our island the gas tankers pass, so we will need more presence there. we will also need to work closely with our allies. we cannot leave it to the united states to protect our ships. we will need to protect our ships. we will need to work with france and other allies to work with france and other allies to ensure that this international waterway is safeguarded and that our ships do have the right of passage which they enjoy under international law. what iran has been doing is attacking western shipping. there have been mines placed on norwegian and japanese tankers and so on, and we have got to make it very clear to the regime that we do not want to escalate the situation — on the contrary, we would like to de—escalate the tension. but equally there has to be a red line. we have to be prepared to protect our own ships. at least 26 people, including one briton, are now confirmed to have been killed in an attack at a hotel in somalia. gunmen rammed a car containing explosives into the asasey hotel and then stormed the building in the southern

port of kismayo yesterday. regional politicians and clan elders were holding a meeting inside. the islamist group al shabaab said it carried out the attack. scuffles have broken out and police fired pepper spray during another demonstration by the people of hong kong. thousands of hong kong people marched in a town near the border to protest against mainland chinese traders. it's the latest in a string of demonstrations that has roiled the former british colony for more than a month. more now on the news that financial pressures on private and independent day nurseries are creating a workforce crisis in england. that from the national day nurseries association, which says people are leaving teaching to work in retail where they can earn more. it blames the government for under funding free childcare places. i've been speaking to neil leitch from the early years alliance. and the reality is that it has never been worse. we have known for several years that we are in decline when it comes to actually recruiting

people to come into the sector. as your report clearly showed, there is a major problem particularly at this point in time. we operate some nurseries in areas of deprivation. we had to temporarily close some of those nurseries because we cannot recruit staff. it is absolutely critical at this point in time. there is a reason why staff are choosing to go to supermarkets and other sectors. that is because we we re other sectors. that is because we were singled out by the low paid commissionjust two were singled out by the low paid commission just two years ago as being one of the worst payers in the country. that is because we do not get enough funding, as again your report alluded to. you are saying that because the amount of money that because the amount of money that has made available from the taxpayer to provide this service to to support the provision of early ca re to support the provision of early care for the youngest children is not enough, your members cannot pay staffed efficiently at the staff are voting with their feet. exactly.

most providers, i talk to, they want to do more, want to pay more, but when you have got funding rates that we re when you have got funding rates that were calculated on data that goes as far back as 2012, 2013, we are now having to see a massive increase occurred in minimum wages, etc. you have a major problem. you cannot keep doing this. with poorfunding, now ina keep doing this. with poorfunding, now in a critical position, and it is disingenuous that governments can play the game of paying more into the system than ever before, because more money does not mean enough money. new zealand has been holding its first public firearms collection event in christchurch as part of the government's response to the city's mosque shootings in march. high—powered semi—automatic weapons were banned after the atrocity in which 51 people were killed. licensed owners who hand in their weapons will be compensated. phil mercer reports.

dozens of people came to a racecourse in the south island city to hand in weapons that are now illegal. we are really proud of what we have achieved today. we have had 169 people come through today, we have had handed over 244 firearms, 217 parts, and $153,000 had been paid out to people handing over firearms. the engagement with the public from the firearms public in canterbury has been stunning. new zealand has been forced to change its attitudes to firearms. gun ownership has been high, but the mosque attack four months ago in christchurch prompted a ban on military—style semiautomatics. more than $130 million has been set aside to compensate owners of prohibited weapons. they have until december to hand them in. more than 250 buy—back events will be held across new zealand. some owners are complaining that the amount of compensation they

will receive is inadequate. but in christchurch, there is an acceptance that gun owners must do the right thing. the law changed and i can understand, it makes everyone feel safer, so yeah, get it over and done with and hand it back. it wasn't an heirloom or an antique, just a firearm. i can get another one with the right size magazine tube. the australian man accused of the christchurch shootings has denied 51 charges of murder, a0 counts of attempted murder and a terrorism charge. he is expected to go on trial next year. backstage 100 years ago an neglected estate in essex was transformed into a place where young people could embark on a life of adventure. gilwell park became the spirtitual home of the scouts. robert hall has been retracing scouting history as celebrations get underway to mark the location's

100th birthday (vt) the opening of our gilwell park training school is, to my mind, the most important step that has occurred in the history of the movement since its inauguration. every time you drive through those gates and down the drive, there's that spirit of scouting, endeavour, of friendships, of that sense of family and belonging. and it is loved by scouts all over the world. it started with a rundown manor house an overgrown estate, and a group of east london scout volunteers here to bring another baden powell dream to reality. she members the story her father victor told her of that visit. they got the train from the east end of london, because it was an eastern group, to chingford station and then they pulled that track card up to here. of course it was almost derelict by that time.

they found they couldn't sleep in the house, it was just derelict. so they had to find somewhere and that's where they found the pigsty, because it had a roof on it and it was dry. 50,000 young people had flocked to scouting during the first world war. gilwell park's priority was to replace the leaders lost during the conflict. in the years since it opened its doors, gilwell park has trained over 50,000 adult volunteers and welcomed tens of thousands of visitors from all around the world. they included members of the 23rd poplar comedy east london scout troop that started that restoration work. i have learned how to pitch a tent. i've learned how to tidy up a tent. i've learned how to cook.

i am looking forward to more camping trips, because they always bring out new activities. they are like a wild forest that you can go and explore. there's lots of different activities. our last camping trip was pretty funny. because we didn't want to sleep in our tent, we would stick our heads out and look at the stars, which was pretty fun. my dear brother scout, i am 80 years old. what do you think of that? but i can't say i feel very much older than some of you. the scouting values are still there, rooted in that friendship and endeavour and going the extra mile and helping your community. and i think he'd have this huge sense of pride. nearly 80 years after robert baden powell's death, the movement he founded is thriving and gilwell is its beating heart. for more than 200 years, a lighthouse has stood at 0rfordness on the coast of suffolk. but experts fear it won't be there for much longer. homemade defences to stop it from toppling into the sea have

now been overwhelmed. volunteers are hoping to rebuild a smaller replica nearby, salvaging the famous lantern, as richard daniel reports here over the centuries, there have been 19 lighthouses here. there the last. home—made sea defences have been overwhelmed. shall part of my life had childhood, growing up in this area. mark is one ofa growing up in this area. mark is one of a band of volunteers who have had to a cce pt of a band of volunteers who have had to accept time is running out. inside 109 steps, trodden by cou ntless inside 109 steps, trodden by countless lighthouse keepers, lead to the top. a spectacular view that soon will be lost. the mac unless we build something they're probably never be another one, with technology as it moves on, but it is still used as a waypoint, people still used as a waypoint, people still leak at it, even local

fishermen when they are coming in, they know they are close to home. the erosion has been unforgiving. in 2005, the last lighthouse keeper paste the distance to the sea. the lighthouse trust now hopes to save what it can. this was built as an oil store to store the sperm whale oil store to store the sperm whale oil which was used to like the lantern. you can smell the oil. absolutely, over 100 years old, electricity was used to like the lighthouse from the mid—1920s, yet you can still smell it. so we have to continue that. the trust what has many people as possible to visit the lighthouse before it becomes unsafe. you get an idea of how close tcs.“ you look, you can see the beachhead either way, in line with the

doorway. it probably would have gone if not for these defences. s, or lapping around the seller. the lighthouse could fall into the sea as it as they steer, in truth no one knows. but now the hard work begins to save the wonderful artefacts, the lantern and all the fixings, to recreate a smaller version on firmer ground inland. just like brass bands legally need a licence for under 16 to perform but they argue they should only apply to those that are paid to perform. welsh buyers now are qualify change in legislation. this band, with 28

members, they have a busy concert schedule and compete regularly. you cannot beat the sound of a brass band. iam cannot beat the sound of a brass band. i am only sitting cannot beat the sound of a brass band. iam only sitting in cannot beat the sound of a brass band. i am only sitting in it with these guys tonight. when i was little i used to compete across the country with bands. some people are saying it is now harder these days for kids to do that. early in the year brass bands were told that theirjunior year brass bands were told that their junior members we year brass bands were told that theirjunior members we need a child performers licence. for the majority of their public appearances. performers licence. for the majority of their public appearancesm performers licence. for the majority of their public appearances. it is a 15 page document. for each individual at the age of 16. it is a complex document. here in anglesey, the situation is causing some confusion. i am not sure why it reared its head they see a, because the legislation was introduced in 2014. if we took exactly the same young people to a football competition, we would not need a child performers licence. sports

organisations are exempt from the child performers licence. do be thrown into this same category as organisations who are paying children to work as performers seems a bit unfairfor children to work as performers seems a bit unfair for what is after all an amateur hobby in brass banding. it is not just an amateur hobby in brass banding. it is notjust affecting bands in the wales but across the whole of the wales but across the whole of the uk. a lot of bands have struggled. some have said to ours, we are not going to pay children at certain events, and to me that is the point at which the law is not doing what it is intended to do. the brass bands are one of the most embedded artforms within their communities, and if children are not being involved, that is the appointed wedge they are not going to be able to exist in the same way. what would you say a somerset you cannot compete? i would feel very sad, because not only would i not be able to play, but they were probably able to play, but they were probably a massive gap in the bands because a lot of them are felled by younger

people. i enjoy competing because you go and meet new people and it is fun to get, to windstar. you get loads of different opportunities. really thing i do not like about competing is losing. other there is help for buyers in england, the moment there is not in wales. the welsh government says the purpose of a child performers licence is to safeguard children taking part in a performance or activity. it is not intended to be burdensome. they go on to say that they will raise this issue with local authorities to identify whether more can be done to make the process more consisted without jeopardising make the process more consisted withoutjeopardising the safety of the child. protecting children is the child. protecting children is the aim, while also protecting an old tradition so that the unique sound of brass bands will still reside for years to come. —— resound. it is going to be quite an

afternoon, is it not?