' bit orleans are likely to get a fair bit of flooding. and then that's long, over the next few days, will be shifting towards the north, so it is these areas here, the central south coastline that will edit the worst. this is bbc news. the headlines: anger as scotland yard asks the media not to publish leaked government documents. the warning follows the resignation of the british ambassador in washington. it cannot conceivably be right that newspapers or any other media organisation publishing such material should face prosecution. the floodgates have been closed in new orleans in preparation for tropical storm barry —— storm surges and heavy rain are expected later. facebook is reportedly fined a record £4 billion to settle an investigation into violations of its users‘ data privacy. this is the scene at wimbledon where serena williams is chasing her 24th grand slam

title, she's facing simona halep— who is leading after winning the first set. the match attracts a royal audience — the duchesses of cambridge and sussex are among the spectators. and in honour of the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing, click visits nasa in florida. that's coming up in half an hour. 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". yesterday scotland yard announced

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. a man in washington, sir kim darroch has resigned. but it is not the end of the matter. now a police enquiry will try to get to the bottom of who lea ked will try to get to the bottom of who leaked his e—mails. the memos published in the mail on sunday, called the present inept and insecure. mr trump responded by calling the ambassador wacky and pompous. he said he could no longer deal with him. in a statement last night, scotland yard launched its criminal enquiry. the assistant commissioner gave this warning to the rest of the media...

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 theirjoint and criminal enquiry, but they declined saying there was no evidence of crime has been committed. the whole question of press freedom is now becoming a major issue in the battle to become the next prime instead. boris johnson has been accused of the rings are kim darroch under the bus. but at hustings today, he defended press freedom. whoever has done it, they must be prosecuted. but, but i have to say, that it cannot conceivably be rights that newspapers or any other media organisation publishing such material should face prosecution. it

is also very important to defend in a free society the right of the press to publish material that they think is in the public interest. leaks that they get. it is a must not be safe at a secret act, but, you know, in the 21st—century, the big dividing line is going to be between open societies and closed societies. the media are generally worried by this latest intervention from the police. it is somewhat ironic, isn't it? 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 yard making threats against the press in this country. before this latest intervention, thejournalist country. before this latest intervention, the journalist about the original story about sir kim darroch had tended them as emoticons. battle of wills between the police and the press could be looming. earlier i spoke to our

correspondent navtej johal who was in bedfordshire. he had more on the position of both candidates on those leaks. jeremy hunt this morning tweeted that message which we heard him deliver here at the hustings. then borisjohnson deliver here at the hustings. then boris johnson followed, as well. both men have been here, packed out crowd, 300 conservative party members. after they got their teas, coffees and biscuits, they sat down to assess what the two men had to say. boris johnson to assess what the two men had to say. borisjohnson stated that, for example, some of those concerns are a new deal backs that were unfounded. saying, for example, the ingredients for mars bars would still be available after the event ofa still be available after the event of a new deal backs it. despite brexit being for many the biggest and most important topic on the agenda, there was not that much talk about brexit. those leaked cables

we re about brexit. those leaked cables were pa rt of about brexit. those leaked cables were part of the competition, but also questions on immigration, crime and how the party attracts younger voters and women to the conservative party, too. jeremy hunt followed after an hour and he began by advocating a message of unity, saying that both his supporters and those backing borisjohnson would need to come together to unite the country need to come together to unite the cou ntry after need to come together to unite the country after the vote. but when asked by a deal, the interviewer on stage, whether he would take up a position of chancellor in a boris johnson government, he said question is irrelevant because he would be the one to in the vote. of course, we will know anyway and i have time whose confidence has been warranted and whose confidence has been misplaced. but when asked on stage whether the party members in the room, how many new when they came in this morning whether they would be voting either mrjohnson or mr hunt, around, most of the rim that they hand up to say they were undecided and they came in this morning for

and they came in this morning for and then, how many had decided by the end of the hosting? well, most of the signs are made in the air. we will know in about ten days' time which way they have decided to vote. all smiles there, simona halep has beaten serena williams to when the women's wimbledon title. royalty watching on today, as indeed much of the tennis following around the world. huge television audience today. simona halep has won wimbledon, just in the few seconds. earlier simona halep put the first set 6—2, against serena williams and it has been a pretty remarkable match ever since. it is her first wimbledon title and second slam title. of course, serena williams bidding for a record back in 24th

grand slam title. did not quite manage it. i am sure she will feel she lost to a good winner. so, simona halep walks away with the £2.35 million prize. well done her. we'll have more reaction a bit later. people in the us state of louisiana are bracing themselves for tropical storm barry, which is expected to make landfall later. officials say the storm has been growing in strength over the gulf of mexico and is likely to become a hurricane by the time it reaches the us coast. from new orleans, sophie long reports high winds lashing the louisiana coast as tropical storm barry approaches land. as it travelled slowly across the warm waters of the gulf of mexico, families, friends and neighbours filled sandbags in the hope of protecting their homes. a state of emergency was declared days ago, and people were told to stock up on supplies. they may not have another

opportunity for several days. people here have seen stronger storms, but it's the amount of rain — estimates of up to 2a inches — that barry will bring that people are really worried about. i'm on the levy on the south side of the mississippi river. you can see new orleans just over there. now, forecasters are predicting that a storm surge is gonna travel upriver from the gulf of mexico. just to give you a sense of how high water levels already are, people tell me that normally, they can walk amongst these bushes and trees that have been almost completely submerged in water. forecasters say the combination of conditions predicted over the next few days could cause water levels to crest at a historic high, and dangerously close to the top of the levies that protect new orleans from being submerged. the defence and drainage systems have been strengthened since the catastrophic flooding that followed hurricane katrina. that storm of 2005 claimed more than 1,800 lives. but the city's mayor has warned there's no drainage system

in the world that can handle the amount of rain they're expecting to fall over the next 48 hours. sophie long, bbc news, new orleans. it is not just it is notjust about it is not just about the it is notjust about the new it is not just about the new flood defence systems that are in place, it is about the reaction of the emergency services that everybody will be watching. following the lack of response to hurricane katrina others years ago. this is the scene live from the banks of the atchafalaya river in morgan city near new orleans, where storm barry is expected to make landfall very shortly it is windy. you can still see people making their way to whatever they are going. sophie was just reporting, people are used to hurricane is like this and worse. so many possibly braving the storm, but you can many possibly braving the storm, but you can see many possibly braving the storm, but you can see the webinar is getting a bit rougher and higher. but,

you can see the webinar is getting a bit rougherand higher. but, i hate to be cliche, but it is almost the calm before the storm at the moment in louisiana. just after 9am in the morning over there. the people of louisiana bracing themselves for the storm. back here, do scenes from wimbledon where simona halep has taken the women's wimbledon title. in the last few moments, the chick of kent and others presented the trophies on centre court to a right of applause. —— duke of kent. it is

how he has sealed her first wimbledon title and second slam title. —— wimbledon title and second slam title. -- it wimbledon title and second slam title. —— it is halep. shall wejust listen because mac congratulations, serena. to get through here and get to the final after hardly playing any matches is truly spectacular. thank you. you know, just got to keep fighting and keep trying and enjoying the sport. i love coming out here and playing in front of you guys. it is literally a joy, so, yeah, it has been really fun. would unite to say a few words to your team? my team is amazing, thank you guys for all the support. serena williams!

former british number one just tweeting, i feel very sorry for serena williams, every time she gets close to 24th grand slam champions and she gets further away. let us now listen to simona halep. and she gets further away. let us now listen to simona haleplj and she gets further away. let us now listen to simona halep. i have worked a lot for this moment, it is an honour to play in front of the royal box. thank you. i have no words to explain what i feel. you played no sign of nerves, no sign of nerves coming out are. well i had nervous of my stomach was not by well before the match. i know that there is no time for emotions. i just came on quite and give my best. how does it feel to be holding that famous show? unbelievable. it is something very special that i will never forget. it was my mum's dream, when i was about ten or 12, she said ifi when i was about ten or 12, she said if i wanted to do something in tennis i had to play the final in

wimbledon. so, thank you to my parents. sometime she did 0k, mum, then she? she did ok! sometime she did 0k, mum, then she? she did 0k! coming here with all the history, it is so much more, isn't it? at the beginning of the turner meant i told people that if i went this tournament won't be amazing, because i will get a membership for life. so, here i am. it was one of my motivations before this turner meant so i am happy. —— for this tournament. -- for this tournament. you did not like grass courts before this, what

has changed ? like grass courts before this, what has changed? i have worked very hard to win matches on grass. i like to runa lot, to win matches on grass. i like to run a lot, here you cannot really slide or run that much. but i started to feel this year the game, you know, the ball. when it comes to me,| you know, the ball. when it comes to me, i know what to do with it. so it was an amazing year, and amazing tournament and i cannot wait to come back, actually. would you like to say a little white, as well, your mum, dad, brother, yourteam is up there? to my team and my family thank you very much for your support. i could not be here without you. they supported me since, actually, i was born. thank it for that. my team, of course. you're working everyday with me. thank you. very special person who came to support me, i have no words to thank you. because of the i have learnt

how to be a better person on the court. thank you very much. and of course. . . court. thank you very much. and of course... i would like to thank my country, because i had a lot of support every time i play. he came especially for my finals, thank you for supporting me all the time, it has been great. thank you very much. you mentioned in your press conference you you mentioned in your press conference you were you mentioned in your press conference you were hoping that the duchess of cambridge to be here today. she is there along with the duchess of sussex, as well. you talked about the membership, but you also get to see your name up on the honours... that is amazing, i did not know that. it is even my special

now. thank you, everyone, from coming from the royal family. it is been an honour to be here and to end. what a match, what a performance. ladies and gentlemen, simona halep! dt duchess is there watching at incredible match. john williams also watching it. john, she mentioned romania there. they will be on theirfeet like mentioned romania there. they will be on their feet like they were on centre court. they public still chewing? they will be indeed, chris. aan chewing? they will be indeed, chris. a an astonishing performance from simona halep. the signs were there, certainly in that first set. wrapped up certainly in that first set. wrapped up injustii minutes, as certainly in that first set. wrapped up injust 11 minutes, as serena williams lost her two opening service game is, as simona halep raced to that early lead. much the same in the second. serena williams

on reflection will point to a number of u nforced on reflection will point to a number of unforced errors. a total of 25 in that match. which would suggest, not only that simona halep played well, but that serena was off again. in a letter serena williams, she has not played a great deal of tennis, she went out early in the french open and did not play in any tournament before wimbledon. it'll all be about simona halep today. they are to say she herself had something to prove. having spent a long time as world number one before she won her first grandson title at the french open last year. relatively inconsistent since, she went out on the third round of wimbledon last year. followed up a defence of the french open title this year by going out in the quarterfinals. she was always seeking to demonstrate that she could fight the consistency to challenge for the biggest honours and the women was 19. she will be delighted to have got your hands and arguably the biggest prize in women's tennis. no greater feeling that holding a dash here at

wimbledon. she herself said how much it means, not only to romania and people watching, but to her mum, as well she said it was her mum's dream to watch a left wimbledon title. she has certainly done that. we'll be reflecting on this success over the coming hours. fantastic scenes there. much more reaction to simona halep's when to wimbledon. still carrying that dish amount centre quite with a big smile on herface but will not be going away for some time as you can imagine. miller tried to get some reaction from romania as well. it is been a tough cheque from there to get to wimbledon. let us nowjust have a look at some other stories. clashes have broken out between police and protesters in hong kong thousands of people marched against mainland chinese traders. police fired pepper spray and used batons on the marchers, who threw umbrellas and hard hats

back at them. it's the latest in a string of demonstrations that has roiled over the chinese government trying to encroach, in their eyes, on the former british colony. stephen mcdonell has more from hong kong. there seems to be the new normal in hong kong. every weekend there are a rolling series of protests which, at any stage, could turn into a conflict with the police. based out of isa conflict with the police. based out of is a march and then, at the end, those who i can say are at the more radical end of the protest movement, really tacking it up to the authorities. please here also showing that they are tolerant of the tactics of these protesters, it

is growing smaller and smaller. they are turning out in big numbers again. you can see rows of right police here in the shopping district tonight. even though most of the demonstrators have gone home, they have decided to really push them out of the streets and clean out the area. now calling out warnings for people to leave, shaking a cancer pepper spray. people to leave, shaking a cancer pepper spray. batons and shields are ready and now they are going to come forward. —— shaking a can of pepper spray. they have decided the time for this protester come to an end is now. they are moving towards the makeshift barricades to pull them apart. and in big numbers they are going to return this shopping district to the way that it was. the thing is it is hard to see how this is going to finish. because come on the one hand, beijing is not going

to easily give people in hong kong and universal suffrage, not without and universal suffrage, not without a fight. but on the other hand, these protesters now at least many amongst them, they are not going to give up. unless they have genuine one person one vote democracy in hong kong. one thing is for certain though, there is no going back to the way things were. both sides need to find a way forward. 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 at around 11:30pm last night. the man, who was in his 30s, was confirmed dead at the scene. detectives say they believe the attack was "targetted." facebook is facing a fine of nearly £4 billion over its handling of users' personal data. the social media giant has been hit by a series of privacy scandals, including one involving the political consultancy,

cambridge analytica. the fine by the us federal trade commission is the largest ever against an american tech company. here's our north america technology reporter, dave lee. it is the largest fine ever levied against a us technology company. even so, facebook pulls back many critics i sang it is little more than a slap on the rest for a company he made more than $15 billion in the first three months of 2019 alone. the $5 billion facebook will reportedly now pay is notjust for cambridge analytical, but for a broad range of privacy by—elections. the us federal trade commission said facebook had breached a rams that had made in 2011, over how personal data would be used. what is not yet entirely clear is what additional measures may be imposed on facebook in future. such as independent oversight on the farm's privacy

practices. according to reports in the us media, the measure shall not include any personal repercussions for facebook‘s chief executive. facebook told investors in april that it had already put aside most of the money needed to pay this penalty. meaning there will be little financial strain on the company. one former official from the us trade regulator said he felt facebook considered this line simply the cost of doing business. facebook has consistently aggressively violated consumer privacy. i believe at least in the us it is a calculated decision and i think the company has prioritised growth at any cost. facebook would not comment on the settlement, but has any pass that it had learned tough lessons and was working hard to change. that will not be enough. one us senator called the sign a mosquito bite. pledging, like many lawmakers around the world, to create strict data

privacy regulation. just to update you on that attack now, at least 26 people at including a briton has been killed there in somalia. gunmen rammed a car containing explosives into the asa—sey hotel and then stormed the building in the southern port. regional politicians and clan elders were holding a meeting inside. the militant group al shabaab said it carried out the attack. more than 30 people have been killed in floods in nepal and north—eastern india. torrential monsoon rains have caused landslides and swollen rivers to reach dangerous levels across the region. hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by the rising floodwaters. heavy rains are expected to continue in the coming days. ministers are playing down

the significance of sending another warship to the gulf. hms duncan willjoin 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 is a worrying situation, and the government is right to reinforce our presence there. this matters to us as a waterway, it is the waterway through which our island 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 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. new zealand has been holding its first public fire—arms 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 as phil mercer explains. 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 224 firearms, 217 parts, and $133,000 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with just to return to our top story this year, the diplomatic lea ks just to return to our top story this year, the diplomatic leaks that described the president as inept. the ambassador has now resigned, he

was doing hisjob to report back the ambassador has now resigned, he was doing his job to report back on how the administration is going. the centre of the story is the leaking of the document and finding out who lea ked of the document and finding out who leaked them. also today, reaction to the meta— policing that editors of newspapers should not print any further leak documents as it is a criminal offence. that, as you can imagine, has had a very angry reaction from people here at bbc news reaction from people here at bbc n ews sto ps reaction from people here at bbc news stops saying it is freedom of press, they have a right to pen these documents we have just had a statement than the commissioner of the match. it says in must please respect the rights of the media and has no intent of... the media hold an important role in scrutinising the actions of the state. however, he goes on to say that a body charged with enforcing the law, which we are, we have received legal advice that has caused a criminal enquiry into the leak of these specific documents as a potential breach of the official secrets act.

he claims