hello and welcome to newsday on the bbc. i'm ben bland in london. the headlines: borisjohnson is elected leader as the conservative and unionist party. borisjohnson wins the race to be conservative leader — and britain's next prime minister. he takes office today, with a three—point plan. deliver brexit, unite the country, and defeat jeremy corbyn. and that's what we're going to do. world leaders offer their congratulations. among the first — president trump, who suggests mrjohnson is a british version of himself. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: the firstjoint air patrol by russia and china sees south korean warplanes fire warning shots —

and prompts an international row. the countdown begins — it's one year until the tokyo olympics. but organisers are already worried about the summer heat. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. hello and welcome to newsday. it's 7:00 am in singapore and midnight here in london, where borisjohnson is preparing for the biggest act of his political career. on wednesday, after being invited by the queen to form a government, he'll pick up the keys to number 10 — fulfilling an ambition he's held for decades. borisjohnson promised a "new spirit of can do" and said he would get brexit done by october the 31st. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg.

applause . and therefore i'd give notice that borisjohnson is elected as a leader of the conservative party. a brief moment of weight away go now, as the rest of the room got to its feet. a thumping majority for mrjohnson, a knowingly controversial pick. there will be people round the place who will question the wisdom of this decision and there may be some people here who still wonder quite what they have done. no—one party or person has a monopoly of wisdom, but if you look at the history of the last 200 years of this party's existence you will see that it is we conservatives who have had the best insights. talking as a tory campaigner complete with gags, the prime minister with the most serious of tasks from tomorrow. at this pivotal moment in our history, we have to reconcile

two sets of instincts. two noble sets of instincts. between the deep desire for friendship and free trade and mutual support in security and defence between britain and our european partners, and the simultaneous desire, equally deep and heartfelt, for democratic self—government in this country. brexit‘s not impossible, he says, it can and must be done. i look at you this morning and i asked myself, do you look daunted? do you feel daunted 7 i don't think you look remotely daunted. the people of this country trust us to do it, and we know that we will do it. 0n the threshold of number 10, still entertaining this crowd. i know some wag has already pointed out that "deliver, unite, and defeat" was not a perfect acronym for an election campaign

since unfortunately it spells dud, but they forgot the final e, my friends — e for energise! and i say to all of the doubters, dude, we are going to energise the country, we are going to get brexit done. in a new spirit of can do, we are going to unite this amazing country. the campaign is over and the work begins. thank you all very much. applause. he is the master hair now. the new leader arriving to meet the trip is a conservative headquarters. a man whose political career has been down almost as much as up. a trial of animal spirits over analysis, perhaps. boris johnson's big animal spirits over analysis, perhaps. borisjohnson‘s big cell does just believe. you perhaps. borisjohnson‘s big cell doesjust believe. you can't question mrjohnson‘s enthusiasm for the pursuit of ambition, nor his promise to making the most of brexit are cleaning up the mess he helped create. but as he was cheered by tory mps in the commons this

afternoon, they all know a sumptuous turn of phrase, a love of controversy and power, won't be enough on their own. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. westminster. world leaders have been congratulating borisjohnson. president trump was one of the first, declaring "he'll be great". we have a really good man is going to be the prime minister of the uk now, borisjohnson. applause. good man. he's tough and he's smart. they say britain trump, they call him britain trump. and people are saying that's a good thing. they like me over there. that's what they wanted. that's what they need. applause. that's what they need. he'll get it done. boris is good, he's going to do a good job. as we've heard, mrjohnson has made brexit a priority, promising "do or die" that britain will leave the european union by the 31st of october. the incoming new head of the european commission,

ursula von der leyen, says mrjohnson is facing difficult times ahead. there are many different and difficult issues to tackle together. we have challenging times ahead of us. it is very important to build up a strong and good working relation because we have the duty to deliver something which is good for people in europe and the united kingdom, so i am looking forward to working with him. the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier reiterated that message, tweeting this rather measured response: "we look forward to working constructively with prime minister borisjohnson when he takes office, to facilitate the ratification of the withdrawal agreement and achieve an orderly brexit. we are ready also to rework the agreed declaration on a new partnership in line with european council guidelines. " so that is the international reaction. so when exactly will mrjohnson become prime minister? well, at around midday

uk time on wednesday, theresa may will hold her final prime minister's questions, after which she'll head to buckingham palace and offer her resignation to the queen. soon after that, borisjohnson will travel to the palace to be formally appointed prime minister. the queen will then invite him to form a government. he'll then make his way to downing street to deliver a speech before entering the building for the first time as prime minister. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the former fbi director robert mueller faces questions on wednesday from two congressional committees about his report on the donald trump campaign and russia. ahead of his appearance at congress, president trump been sharing his views on the mueller inquiry. the russian witch—hunt, 0k. first of all, it's very bad for our country. makes it very hard to deal with

russia. and we should be able to, they are a nuclear powerful they have a big country. and we should be able to deal with them without having this artificial stuff. but think of it, only ii%, in a new poll, favour the starting of this ridiculous impeachment hearings that are going on. you hear about it. also making news today — and we'll stay with president trump as his administration is introducing a new fast—track deportation process which will bypass immigrationjudges. it's part of measures to combat illegal immigration. under these new rules, any undocumented migrants who can't prove they've been in the us continuously for more than two years can be immediately deported. the usjustice department said to open an investigation of major digital tech firms on whether they engage in anticompetitive practices. the investigation is set to look at if big us tech firms are engaging in practices that have reduced competition.

large parts of western europe are expecting record temperatures this week with a second major heatwave of the summer on the way. the french city of bordeaux has already hit its highest temperature since records began, reaching 41.2 degrees on tuesday. much of france has now been issued with an orange alert — the second highest level of warning. the former chinese premier li peng has died at the age of 90. he was best known for his role as the so called "butcher of beijing" during the tiananmen square crackdown when soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed civilians. chinese state media announced that li died on monday evening after suffering from an unspecified illness. the us senate has confirmed mark esper as president trump's new defence secretary by 90 votes to eight. mr esper is a former industry lobbyist and had been serving as army secretary. it ends the pentagon's longest period without a confirmed leader — following jim matti's

resignation seven months ago. take a look at these pictures from sydney, where police have arrested a man accused of carrying us$1a0 million worth of drugs after he crashed his vehicle into police cars outside a police station. he's been charged with supplying drugs and negligent driving. let's get more on our top story. borisjohnson has won the race to become the tory party leader and so will be appointed the uk's next prime minister on wednesday. earlier, i got the thoughts of kulveer ranger — a former advisor to borisjohnson on transport matters during his stint as the mayor of london. he isa he is a unique politician. he energises people, the room, and,

yes, he put some bold statements are there. it is what he had to do when he became mayor of london. he also, much as he has done now, realises he's come at a time of great challenge, the people are questioning him as an individual, his character. and he wants to rise to the challenge was up and that's what he did as mayor of london, a bill dating of a group of him around him, to really deliver, using his political capital, because that's something borisjohnson political capital, because that's something boris johnson can political capital, because that's something borisjohnson can do, is generates ways of political capital, and then make any promises and then get the right people around him to deliver those promises. and i think you will see that happening in number 10 you will see that happening in number10 in you will see that happening in number 10 in government as well. so he built a team of people around him as mayor of london. 0ne he built a team of people around him as mayor of london. one would assume he did the same in hisjob as foreign secretary, yet he mishandled the case of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and he has made some gaps that people have considered racist. is that down to him not listening to those around him? i think the challenge there is that the roller foreign secretary and the role being a secretary of state is very different to the role

of mayor and the role of prime minister. these are executive roles, effectively. you look across the big piece, you're in charge, you decide you have big teams around you. the role of foreign secretary wasn't like that. you know, boris is probably... he would have felt being advised by probably a small group of very well—meaning civil servants, but he was probably not getting the broader view. the thing that boris likes, andi broader view. the thing that boris likes, and i think you continue to do, is he wants opinions from across the board. he likes a multitude of different voices, diverse voices giving him different opinions. then he takes a view. he doesn't want one view or two views, he wants five, six, seven, eight. that's how he looks at his view of the world, it is to get a consensus. and that is why he has his finger on the pulse. it's why he is better than most politicians of getting closer to the public and where the public are than where politicians are. kulveer ranger, a former advisor to borisjohnson

kulveer ranger, a former advisor to boris johnson speaking earlier to ben bland. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: a pawn in a global power struggle. how iran's seizure of a british flagged tanker has affected one crewmember — the ship's cook. also on the programme: withjust a year until the opening of the tokyo 0lympics — we meet the local athletes hoping it's their time to shine. mission control: you can see them coming down the ladder now. it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today.

there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. i'm ben bland, in london. our top stories: borisjohnson‘s preparing to become britain's next prime minister, after winning the conservative party leadership election. world leaders offer their congratulations, including president trump. but the new head of the european commission warns of challenging times ahead.

let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: the philippine star is leading with the controverisal death penalty bill president duterte is trying to get through the country's congress. it says the bill is looking likely to pass with a thin margin. you can see they've placed it next to a picture of boxer, manny pacquiao, back from a fight in la, who also happens to be one of the senators who helped introduce the measure. over to the south china morning post, which is leading with the death of the former chinese premier, li peng. the paper reports on his involvement in the bloody tiananmen crackdown, contrasting that with state media which has described his death as i. and finally to singapore, where the straits times is reporting on a major seizure of elephant ivory by the country's customs officials and national parks board. here they are up close.

8.8 tons of ivory were found alongside 11.9 tons of pangolin scales, in three shipping containers. the father of a crew member aboard a british flagged tanker held by iran has told the bbc he feels his son has become a pawn between countries. 26—year—old dijo pappachan is a cook on the vessel, the stena impero. speaking from the family home in kerala, his father, tv pappachan said the family was concerned, but that the indian government had told them it would intervene. our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports from the uae port city of fujairah on the strait of hormuz. it was from these supporters that the crew of 23 set off. mostly indian nationals on the british flag

ship. a sudden order was heard to change course and soon, arabian revolutionary guards west roping from a helicopter onto the deck of the ship. one of the crew, dijo pappachan, is a chef on the ship and his family got a distressing call. his father said they were phoned in the middle of the night. translation: refer to something bad was happening. we told our daughter, who is younger than him, we were all worried. he said the ship was ca ptu red worried. he said the ship was captured and will talk about deviating the sheep. the troops came from the helicopter. the family says the first tv pictures to emerge brought them some relief. translation: now the iranians have released pictures and we have seen

those. he is a mess man on the ship. we saw him working on it. others are also there, all sitting together. from those visuals we saw they are all healthy enough. britain has demanded the release of the ship which now has an iranians flag flying over its deck. it demands the release of an oil tanker seized by british authorities a few weeks ago. translation: it is between countries. he might have become a pawn in it. not only my son but all on the ship should be saved. the more time it takes, it creates more anxiety for those who are captured as well as those who are related to them. this is our worry. already the iranians have suggested they could hold the ship for a month or perhaps more. meanwhile the british have

talked about a new maritime patrol unit here in the strait of hormuz. tensions arising and not less for the crew and their families. russia has now confirmed it carried outjoint russia has now confirmed it carried out joint exercises. for russia has now confirmed it carried outjoint exercises. for bombers flew over the sea of japan and the east china sea. it also says the russian military plane violated the airspace over the disputed islands. earlier, i spoke to a visiting scholar and asked him if he thought this is linked tojohn bolton's visit. it is possible it was time to coincide withjohn bolton's visit but it may also be completely

unrelated. what is interesting is that this is something that the chinese do fairly regularly off of south korea's south—west coast. they violate these defence identification zone which is not the same as territorial airspace. but what kind of statement want to make here with russia? the russians and the chinese have been cooperating, the military ts, have been cooperating, the military ‘s, much more in recent years, particularly the navy. perhaps we are seeing now beginning of more air force cooperation. it could in the long run because the challenge to the us. they want to play a part in the us. they want to play a part in the complex equation that would lead to peace in the korean peninsula israel may be. i think it is a good reminder to other actors that these are two great powers that have a sta ke are two great powers that have a stake in the korean peninsula both strategically and economically. certainly we tend to forget, we

often think it is just about the united states and north korea, but there are other important players as well. i think what is interesting is they flew over these disputed islands, as you noted, and that perhaps is put a bit of fuel between the fire on this ongoing conflict. that's right and ongoing trade dispute between south korea and japan. what do you think willjohn bolton tell about this ongoing rift? it is not clear if first the russians flew over the island in order to provoke a bit of controversy between japan and order to provoke a bit of controversy betweenjapan and south korea. if they did, however, it might backfire because this is something thatjohn bolton could use to push the two allies to resolve these more quickly.

exactly one year from today, tokyo will welcome the world's best sportsmen and women when the 32nd olympics gets underway. for local athletes, it's a chance to shine and show the world what they're capable of. but as temperatures topped 41 degrees celsius last summer, conditions during the games time is a source of concern for both athletes and organisers alike. our olympic sports reporter david mcdaid has this report from tokyo. ata summer at a summer course in tokyo, foreigners and locals study the biggest sporting expired. it is little wonder that of all the spores in next year ‘s olympics, it isjudo where the japanese want to excel most of all. translation: at the rio olympics, our men one medals in all seven categories but even then we we re seven categories but even then we were not satisfied. for the tokyo

olympics they all say they want to win gold. as a coach i believe in them and want to help them achieve that goal. expectations are high in one of japan's most that goal. expectations are high in one ofjapan‘s most traditional olympic spots but the japanese also have loved it ambitions in some of the new additions. among the new sports is sport climbing. translation: personally i was not ever that interested in the olympics. but gradually, after sport climbing was included, i started to think i really wanted the gold medal. one of the biggest challenges for medal hopefuls will be the japanese summer. translation: for medal hopefuls will be the japanese summer. translatiosz for medal hopefuls will be the japanese summer. translation: it is not simply the heat but also the humidity stop it makes your hands sweat and it is easy to slip. that isa sweat and it is easy to slip. that is a point of concern. and the conditions athletes will face next

summer is on the minds of organisers as well. last year we observe the highest temperature records in many areas in cities across the country so from that experience we are not optimistic about the condition at all. we have got a providing water and ice cubes and we are trying to avoid hosting competitions between the most hated daytime. but japanese athletes are ready to shine. translation: this is a big chance to show the strength of japanese talent and we really want to give everything we have to make sure we do that. you have been watching newsday. iam i am really looking forward to the tokyo olympics. it is just around

the corner. you better get your running shoes on. but mine is ahead. there is a story about 450,000 nikkei running shoes that were auctioned off. i'm sure you can afford that. i get my train is rather muddy and you would not want to do that for such expensive shoes. a final countdown until the opening ceremony to the tokyo olympics. we will be looking at who the likely financial winners are and losers of this event. before we go, let's leave you with these pictures. temperatures rising across europe, these lions in the uk at a safari park and being keeping cool by clicking big piles of ice. the heatwave predicted to bring

temperatures above 35 degrees celsius to parts of the uk. one way to keep cool. thanks for watching. temperatures have been soaring across the uk. in fact, to record levels for josey across the uk. in fact, to record levels forjosey in tuesday and the newjuly record levels forjosey in tuesday and the new july record set levels forjosey in tuesday and the newjuly record set in saint louis of 35 degrees. further records being broken before this hot spell is out. the pig dissipated on thursday and some spots could get up to 37 celsius and that would be a new uk july record. to start us off on wednesday, plenty of humidity around. widespread thunderstorms across the northern half of the uk. potentially some big hail, gusty winds and a lot of lightning and thunder. losing their intensity

through the morning. we are then left with widespread sunshine. a south—westerly flow today. that will ta ke south—westerly flow today. that will take the temperatures down a little towards the west of the uk but still some hotspots in the east with highs of 32 or 33 degrees. through the evening and overnight, not a lot of changes but i havejust evening and overnight, not a lot of changes but i have just noticed some business going on out here towards the western area stop blood pressure tried to get closer and what that is going to do is increase the southerly flow for thursday. thursday morning, again, very hot affair after a very uncomfortable night. it is to with the wind direction bringing the extreme heat ona direction bringing the extreme heat on a thursday. that southerly wind tapping as an to heat from the continent. record—breaking temperatures for many parts of europe. that hot air surges into the uk. he could spike off a few showers ahead of it. eastern areas, as the sun beats down, we are anticipating

an 80% chance of thatjuly record being tumbled somewhere in the south—east of england, probably favouring somewhere around the greater london area or parts of kent. the current record is that a 6.7 celsius set on the first ofjuly in 2015 at heathrow. there is some hope for the end of the week if it is getting too much for you. the low bringing in its implements overnight. nothing particularly dramatic in the way of rainfall but fresher and arriving behind the front. pretty warm in london but back down to much more average temperatures for the likes of belfast and cardiff. for the weekend, a fresher fill for all and the potential for some weekend, a fresher fill for all and the potentialfor some rain in places.

i'm ben bland with bbc world news.

our top story: borisjohnson‘s set to become britain's next prime minister — in just a few hours' time. he said it was now time for a "can do spirit" — after being chosen by party members. but the new head of the european commission has warned of challenging times ahead. former fbi director and special counsel robert mueller is due to face two congressional committees in washington on wednesday. he'll be questioned about his report into donald trump's campaign links with russia. and this story is getting a lot of attention on bbc.com. large parts of western europe have been hit by the second major heatwave of the summer, with more record temperatures on the way. the world meteorological organisation says the conditions bore "the hallmark of climate change". that's all.