welcome to bbc news. my name's mike embley. our top stories: borisjohnson wins the race to be conservative leader, and britain's next prime minister. he takes office on wednesday with a three point plan. 3 borisjohnson wins the race to be conservative leader, and britain's next prime minister. he takes office on wednesday 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 — donald trump, who suggests borisjohnson is a british version of himself. are tech firms stifling competition and failing their customers? the usjustice department starts a major review. and — hot and getting hotter. europe swelters in the second heatwave of the summer.

hello and welcome to bbc news. here in the uk, borisjohnson is preparing for the biggest act of his political career. on wednesday he'll be invited by the queen to form a government, then enter 10 downing street as prime minister, fulfilling an ambition he's admitted to holding for decades. newly—elected as conservative party leader on tuesday, he claimed in his acceptance speech that he would unite the country and take britain out of the european union by the end of october. here's the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssberg. applause. and therefore i give notice that borisjohnson is elected as the leader of the conservative and unionist parties. a brief moment of "where do i 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 around the place who will question the wisdom of your decision and there may be some people here who still wonder quite what they have done. no—one party, no one 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 again 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. well, 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 are trusting in us to do it, and we know that we will do it. on the threshold of number 10, still entertaining this crowd. i know some wag who 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's the master here now. the new leader arriving to meet the party troops at conservative headquarters. a victory for a man whose political career has been down almost as much as up. a triumph of animal spirits over analysis, perhaps. borisjohnson‘s big sell — belief. you can't question mrjohnson‘s enthusiasm for the pursuit of ambition nor his promise to making the most of brexit — cleaning up the mess he helped to 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 mrjohnson. 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. boris johnson has made brexit a priority, claiming that "do or die," britain will leave the european union by the end of october. the incoming new head of the european commission — ursula von der leyen said mrjohnson faces "challenging 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.

our europe editor, katya adler, says it's very uncertain how the new prime minister will fare with the european union in any new moves on brexit. there were messages of congratulations from across europe today. the european commission is said that he hoped to work constructively with boris johnson and in these times of them and us emmanuel macron reminded the new prime minister that eu — uk relations stretch beyond brexit. whatever happens, when it comes to iran or russian sanctions, the eu still sees the uk is a close ally on the world stage. that said, those warm and welcoming words which are diplomatic, of course, should not be misconstrued as the eu taking a new line just because we have a new

prime minister. on one hand, boris johnson is right. the eu does have more flexibility over brexit than it has wanted to let onto. on the other hand he is probably wrong if he thinks the threat of a no deal brexit however credible, and however much we know eu leaders want to avoid it, will force a major rethink in brussels. the flexibility is much more constrained. they will not want to make decisions or compromises that will hurt them. some changes to that will hurt them. some changes to that irish backstop guarantee are possible if dublin says yes to adding rid of the backstop altogether, which means exposing eu leaders and their lucrative single market to the possibility of smuggled non— regulation good mean them turning their back on ireland, ido them turning their back on ireland, i do not see them going in that direction at all. if you would like to learn more about the new british prime

minister, head to our website where you can find his brexit plan and what europeans think of his appointment. let's get some of the day's other news. south korean warplanes have fired warning shots at a russian surveillance plane which entered its airspace on tuesday. officials claimed two other russian aircraft also passed through its air defence zone. russia denied warning shots were fired and said its planes were over "neutral waters". customs officers in singapore have made their largest seizure of elephant ivory, on a tip—off from china. about nine tonnes of ivory was intercepted, from nearly 300 african elephants. it's estimated to be worth about $13 million. it was part of a shipment from the democratic republic of the congo to vietnam. the us senate, by 90 votes to 8, has confirmed mark esper as president trump's new defence secretary. he's a military veteran and former defence industry lobbyist who'd been serving as army secretary. the pentagon has seen its longest period without a confirmed leader — jim mattis resigned

seven months ago. the usjustice department has announced an investigation europe is about to endure its second heat wave in a month. warnings are emerging of a climate emergency, a warning reinforced by a vote in british parliament. keeping cool in the middle of the city. here in paris, temperatures reached 35 celsius and forecasters say it is only going to get hotter. bordeaux already set its highest temperature of 41 degrees. the elederly are particularly at risk from the heat. at this retirement home in bordeaux, residents are being kept inside. translation: i have a room facing the sun

so it is 30—35 degree celsius. i have fans, i have a cooler with cold water, but we can't stand it, i mean, i can't stand it. this is the second heatwave in quick succession this summer. it comes as climate activist, greta thunberg, visited politicians in paris. she had this message. we are after all, just children. you do not have to listen to us. but you do have to listen to the united science, the scientists, and that is all we ask. just unite behind the science. merci. it is notjust france, record temperatures are expected in germany too. for the first time belgium has issued a code red warning for the whole country,

and the netherlands has activated its national heat plan. on wednesday, the core of the heat will concentrate on france, the netherlands and belgium. by thursday, a southerly wind will sweep across western europe, pulling up saharan heat. that's when temperatures are expected to peak. heatwaves do bear the hallmark of climate change. so it is not a problem that is going to go away. as europe prepares for yet another few days of intense heat, scientists say weather like this will be increasingly common. laura westbrook, bbc news. the usjustice department has announced an investigation into leading online platforms to examine whether they are unfairly restricting competition. it hasn't named any firms, but companies such as facebook, google, amazon and apple are likely to come under close scrutiny. david shepardson is a tech reporter at reuters.

good to talk to you. why particularly now? this is months after the trump administration first announced its growing concerns about the rising influence and size of us tech companies. critics on the left including elizabeth warren and other democrats say they should be broken up democrats say they should be broken up and critics on the right to say the companies are biased against conservatives and are too big. with all this pressure in washington, i think this is something many people wa nt to think this is something many people want to look at and especially in the wake of the plan $5 billion settle m e nt the wake of the plan $5 billion settlement on privacy allegations, this is just the settlement on privacy allegations, this isjust the beginning of another phase of strict scrutiny. google was already being investigated over anti—trust law. and last week, didn't the house judicial to committee have all four

of the big players in? the house judiciary committee conducted a wide—ranging investigation into the big technology companies and their dominant positions in certain sectors of the tech economy. and this is a pretty wide open ground for the doj. for any number of reasons they want to look at google's share of the search market for example. i think this will put a lot of pressure on tech companies and make them reassess what they go for and how they tried to dissuade regulators who are taking this step of breaking them up. any response yet from any of the big technology players? google and apple pointed to state m e nts players? google and apple pointed to statements from senior executives

including tim cook recently who denied that the company is a monopoly and what you will not hear from the technology companies is a yes. they all face competition everywhere. netflix now has competition from dozens of online streaming services. they would argue that the next facebook, the next amazonas just around the corner. critics would say that these companies are so critics would say that these companies are so big that there are barriers and it is much harderfor start—ups to take on these four entrenched companies. and that is what will play out over the next 6-12 what will play out over the next 6—12 month will the doj find evidence to move forward with specific action or will technology companies take action to avoid a doj? stay with us on bbc news, still to come: former fbi director robert mueller faces questions in congress about his report on donald trump's campaign and russia.

what could it mean for the president? 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 bbc news, the latest headlines: 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". the father of one of the crew of a british flagged tanker held by iran has told the bbc he feels his son has become a pawn between countries. dijo pappachan is a cook on the stena impero. from the family home in kerala, his father 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 the waters here in fujairah that the crew of 23 set off on friday. now, they are mostly indian nationals on the british—flagged stena impero. instead though of their routine journey they were expecting, the crew pretty quickly heard on the ship's radio a sudden order to change course and soon, iranian revolutionary guards were fast—roping from a helicopter onto the deck of the ship. one of the crew is 26—year—old dijo pappachan. he's a chef on the ship and at his family home in southern india, they got a distressing call. his father, tv pappachan, says they were phoned in the middle of the night. translation: we feared something bad was happening. we told our daughter, who is younger than him, we were all worried. they said the ship was captured. they were talking about the ship deviating from its route. the troops came from the helicopter. the family says the first tv

pictures to emerge of the crew brought them some relief. translation: now the iranians have released pictures and we have seen those. he is a messman on the ship. we saw him working on it. others are also there, all sitting together. from those visuals we saw that they are all healthy enough. britain has demanded the release of the ship that now has an iranians flag flying over its deck. tehran demands the release of a tanker carrying iranian oil, seized by british royal marines, off gibraltar three weeks ago. translation: it is between countries. he might have become a pawn in it. not only my son, all those who are in the ship should be saved. i speak for all of them. the more time it takes, it creates more anxiety for those who are captured as well as all of us who are related to them.

this is our worry. already the iranians have suggested they could hold this ship for a month or perhaps more. meanwhile the british have talked about a new maritime patrol unit right here in the strait of hormuz. tensions are rising and not least for the crew and their families. tom bateman, bbc news, fujairah. former fbi director robert mueller faces questions on wednesday from two congressional committees, about his report on the donald trump election campaign and russia. the bbc‘s anthony zurcher, now, on how we got here and what may lie ahead. robert mueller. mr mueller. it never stops. remember this guy? robert mueller is back. for a curtain call. it was just four months ago the special counsel

concluded his investigation into russian meddling of the 2016 election, and issued a 450—page report that concluded that there was insufficient evidence to find any criminal conspiracy between members of the trump campaign and russia. no, russia did not help me get elected, you know what got me elected? i got me elected. chargining the president with a crime was therefore not an option we could consider. but he also notably declined to conclude whether or not donald trump obstructed justice. if we had confidence that the president clearly did not commita crime, we would have said so. in his one and only public appearance in may, robert mueller said he was "done" talking about this investigation. i hope and expect this to be the only time i will speak to you in this manner. congress, not surprisingly, has had other ideas. yes, i think it would be useful for him to testify before congress. and has subpoenaed him to testify.

did he want attorney general william barr to be the finaljudge about whether donald trump committed a crime or did he think that was really congress' job? it has been a campaign of misrepresentation. william barr misrepresented what was in the report. it's important the american people hear from it's important the american people hearfrom him. and also asking mueller about why he declined to reach a conclusion about whether donald trump obstructed justice and whether he thought he could have, if he were allowed to. i think for the sake of the american people, that bob mueller in whatever setting is appropriate should answer congress' questions. they want to look into the beginning into the beginnings of the investigations and see whether it was a deep state conspiracy to disrupt donald trump's presidential campaign. as well as bias within his own investigative team. i think mueller is a true never—trumper. he's someone who dislikes trump.

muller hasn't seen that interested in appearing before congress, he has extensive experience testifying before congress and he's unlikely to volunteer any more than the bare minimum. for two years, robert mueller was a washington sphinx, silent and mysterious. in what could be in the final episode of the special counsel investigation, he's unlikely to change as stoic ways. no questions. anthony zurcher for us there and we will have full coverage of those hearings on wednesday. borisjohnson, the man who will be britain's next prime minister, has served as london mayor, foreign secretary and has been credited with securing victory for the leave campaign in the brexit referendum. but what else do we know about the man who will enter downing street on wednesday afternoon? our chief political correspondent vicki young takes a look at his career. borisjohnson‘s path to the top is a well trodden one —

the 20th prime minister to be schooled at eton. the house will proceed to a division. he went on to study classics at oxford university. a career in journalism followed with a stint in brussels for the telegraph, where he relished mocking the european commission. i didn't want to be totally stitched up here. his profile was boosted by tv appearances. borisjohnson had set his sights on a political career, and where better than the safe conservative seat of henley upon thames? but even back then, as borisjohnson tried to become the conservatives' candidate, the local party was divided over his talents. some were attracted to this slightly eccentric, larger than life personality, but others were concerned about whether he could be taken seriously. he was elected mayor of london in 2008. such an honour to have you here, mr mayor. oh, please call me boris. mrjohnson was the charismatic frontman, happy to perform for the cameras... oh no! and the mishaps only added

to the celebrity status. release the rings into position...now! his supporters say his leadership style is all about creating a feel—good factor. over the years his private life brought unwanted press attention. i have absolutely no comment. during his 25—year marriage, he had several affairs. he was sacked as a conservative spokesman for lying about one of them. last year, he split up from his wife marina. professional relationships have been strained too. mrjohnson‘s two years as foreign secretary brought awkward moments, some with serious consequences. colleagues complain that he didn't focus on important details and found it hard to make decisions. there is a real trust deficit so that he hasn't done what he's supposed to have done, that he hasn't read his briefs, he hasn't turned up to things, he hasn't put the country first but he's put himself first. but friends insist his unconventional approach can charm even the toughest of audiences.

many conservative mps are pinning their hopes on borisjohnson because they believe he's a winner. he drew adoring crowds when he led the vote leave campaign but brexit has proved to be the most divisive of issues. i like it, it's brilliant! and the new prime minister will need more than exuberance, charisma, and a bit of optimism. vicki young, bbc news. a pair of running shoes has been sold at auction for close to $450,000. the nike ‘moon shoe' was designed by nike co—founder and athletics coach bill bowerman for runners of the 1972 olympic trials. handmade, with a waffle sole pattern, this was one of only 12 pairs ever made. they were bought by a canadian collector who plans to display them at his museum in toronto. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbcmikeembley.

hello. temperatures have been soaring across the uk. in fact, to record levels forjosey on tuesday and a newjuly record set in maison saint louis of 35.7 degrees celsius. and don't be too surprised i think if we don't see some further records being broken before this hot spell is out. the peak anticipated on thursday and some spots could get up to 37 degrees celsius and that would be a new ukjuly record. to start us off on wednesday, plenty of humidity around, and some pretty 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 as they drift

across scotland through the morning. they clear from all but the northern isles by the afternoon. then we are then left with widespread sunshine. bit more of a south—westerly flow today. so that will just take the temperatures down a little towards the west of the uk but still some hotspots in the east facing highs of 32 or 33 degrees. through the evening and overnight, not a lot of changes but you'lljust noticed some business going on out here towards the western area of low pressure is trying to get closer and what that is going to do is increase the southerly flow for thursday. thursday morning, again, a very hot affair after a very uncomfortable night. it is all to do with that wind direction though, bringing the extreme heat on a thursday. that southerly wind tapping us in to heat from the continent, where we're looking at record—breaking temperatures for parts of belgium, the netherlands, luxembourg and germany on thursday. that hot air surges into the uk too. this front trying to approach from the west could spark off a few showers ahead of it. but in eastern areas, as the sun beats down, we are anticipating about 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 stands at 36.7 degrees celsius and that was set at heathrow on the first ofjuly in 2015. if it is all getting a bit much for you, though, there is some hope for the end of the week. the low finally starts to really bring in its implements overnight, thursday into friday. nothing actually particularly dramatic in the way of rainfall for many areas but fresher air arriving behind the cold front for friday. still pretty warm in london but we're back down to much more average temperatures for the likes of belfast and cardiff. as for the weekend, definitely a fresherfeel for all, and the potential for some quite rain in places as well.

this is bbc news. the headlines: boris johnson takes over as british prime minister today, as the country faces its biggest political crisis in decades over brexit. he won the leadership of the conservative party on tuesday and has claimed he can take the uk out of the european union by the end of october even if it means a no—deal brexit. the usjustice department has announced an investigation into leading online platforms to examine whether they are unfairly restricting competition. it didn't name any firms, but companies such as facebook, google, amazon, and apple are likely to come under close scrutiny. parts of europe are in the grip of the summer's second heatwave, with the jetstream bringing conditions from north africa. south—western france was worst affected — reaching 42 degrees centigrade. the world meteorological organisation said the rising temperatures bore "the hallmark of climate change".

you are up—to—date on the headlines. now on bbc news — panorama. in america's south, some call it baby killing. we see this as the holocaust of our nation. my body, my choice. alabama has passed a law to ban abortion. other states are following suit. america is going to wake up one day. this is infanticide. women in some states could be forced to have their babies, even if they've been raped. if i'd had the option to terminate my pregnancy, i would have made that choice. across the country, many are outraged. this is not a moral issue. i think a lot of this is about politics and political gain. tonight on panorama, i travel across america and meet people on both extremes of the debate.