welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: polls are closing in mexico's biggest and deadliest election, seen as a referendum on the policies of president obrador. israeli forces fire stun grenades as two high—profile palestinian campaigners are released after being questioned by police. named in honour of her great grandmother and her grandmother, harry and meghan announce the arrival of lilibet diana. and the thick layer of slimy sludge that's causing environmental chaos in turkey's sea of marmara.

hello. thanks for joining hello. thanks forjoining us. polls have now closed in mexico in the biggest and deadliest election in the country's history. more than 21,000 seats are being contested for mayors, state legislators and the entire lower house of congress, where the morena party of president andres manuel lopez 0brador is hoping to retain its two—thirds majority. but the vote has been marred by some of the worst violence in mexico's history. 89 assassinations of politicians recorded from september to the end of may — 35 of them were due to be standing in this vote. 0ur correspondent will grant joins me now from mexico city. will, you can't ignore the scale of the violence that has

accompanied this particular campaign. 0ne hopes not brought into the day of voting itself. well, it has a little bit, i'm afraid, david. there was an example of that in kawana, where a human head was placed outside polling stations, a shocking event there, although elsewhere although it wasn't a tax necessarily with guns, we saw videos of polling stations being attacked by unknown activists from one side or the other, voting being shut down at one point in one area, so intimidation and violence. by and large this has been an election day that has passed usefully and most voters turned out because they were angry about a variety of things, all very much behind president andres manuel lopez 0brador�*s broader project of and political reforms. i broader project of and political reforms. i suppose

which you _ political reforms. i suppose which you will— political reforms. i suppose which you will be _ political reforms. i suppose which you will be waiting i political reforms. i suppose which you will be waiting to j which you will be waiting to see is how much of his support he is hanging onto, because he is very well—placed coming into this election. he is very well-placed coming into this election.— this election. he is. he is in a very unassailable - this election. he is. he is in| a very unassailable position, certainly as president, because there is only one term of office of six years, but also in terms of, i think, some of the ground swell of support at the ground swell of support at the state level, the local level, this will be a litmus test. since the pointer came into office there has been the coronavirus pandemic. 230,000 mexicans lost their lives during the pandemic, at least, and i think the referendum you mentioned will be very much on how he was seen to handle that. all eyes, really, in terms of mexico watches, will be at congress on the boat to see if he retains the supermajority of two—thirds of the parliament. the difference being, if he loses two—thirds but keep the majority, how much of an impact does that have on him rolling out his own programme? i think

it 'ust out his own programme? i think it just makes — out his own programme? i think itjust makes matters _ out his own programme? i think itjust makes matters a - out his own programme? i think itjust makes matters a lot - itjust makes matters a lot harder for itjust makes matters a lot harderfor him. this is a very ambitious programme that he calls the fourth transformation of mexico. he puts it on par with mexican independence. he is basically saying he wants nothing less than the root and branch sort of redrawing of the political landscape in mexico, the social landscape, basically to break the stranglehold of the traditional parties. it does look to some extent that he has managed to do that over recent years, whether he will be able to push forward the social reforms, push things like pension reforms, things like pension reforms, things like that, well, that very much depends on how his turnout has been today. we depends on how his turnout has been today-— been today. we wait to find out. been today. we wait to find out- thank— been today. we wait to find out. thank you _ been today. we wait to find out. thank you very - been today. we wait to find out. thank you very much l out. thank you very much indeed. will grant in mexico city. germany's governing christian democrats have scored a convincing victory in a key state election — the last before national polls in september. partial results put them on 37% in saxony—anhalt, up by more than six points from five years ago. the anti—immigrant afd party, which had been expecting big gains, is trailing at less than 2i%. the result is a big boost

for the new cdu leader, armin laschet, who's hoping to succeed angela merkel as chancellor. the west african branch of the islamic state group, known as iswap, has said the leader of the rival militant group boko haram is dead. abubakar shekau is said to have blown himself up when he was pursued by iswap fighters following a battle. he led a bloodyjihadist campaign in northeast nigeria for more than a decade, and was once rejected by the islamic state group for being too radical. his death's not been confirmed by nigerian authorities. a leading kremlin critic, dmitry gudkov, says he's left russia for ukraine, because of pressure from the authorities, ahead of september's parliamentary elections. mr gudkov, a former

mp, said people close to the kremlin had warned him he would be arrested over a "fake" criminal case unless he left. he was picked up and held in detention for 48 hours earlier in the week. israeli police have released two palestinians who campaigned against the threatened eviction of families in the sheikh jarrah neighbourhood of occupied east jerusalem. twins muna and mohammed al—kurd were detained on sunday morning. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. israeli police take muna away in handcuffs. "don't be afraid," she tells her family. their case has grabbed global attention as the two palestinians again face being uprooted. supporters gather outside the police station where muna and her twin brother mohammed are held. theirfather nabil waits outside. translation: i don't care if they arrested l them, he says.

because they're fighting forjerusalem. they're fighting for the quality of their life, for the right to live in their home. then as muna is released... ..israeli forces fired stun grenades towards the crowds and the press. we had to run and it's still extremely tense here. there are more firecrackers now. and more stun grenades. you can just see how this case crystallises the current tension injerusalem. it's not all over yet. theel—kurds and several other family face eviction in their homes to make way forjewish families. israel claims it's a private housing dispute accusing palestinians of making

it a nationalist cause. i met muna in may as a family have brought new attention to the issue on social media and supporters came to the street. i feel not safe. i feel weak. although i'm strong. but i feel weak because i'm facing a whole government from america and from other countries in the world. we won't leave, we won't leave. clashes erupted and police protected settlers in the road. the case added to surging tensions injerusalem, culminating in last month's war in the region. in a statement, israel police said they detained

—— in a statement, israel police said they detained muna el—kurd on suspicion of rioting. they said she was arrested under court order. they didn't respond when asked the details of when the alleged incident happened. her and her brother had both been released. but with more friction likely injerusalem this week and israel in the midst of political turbulence the air once again calls volatile. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. the duke and duchess of sussex have announced the birth of their second child, a baby girl who they've named after queen elizabeth and princess diana, harry's mother. the couple have not released any photos of lilibet diana mountbatten—windsor who was born on friday in california, where prince harry and meghan markle now live. here's our royal correspondent daniela relph, whose report contains some flashing images. it was a photo that announced a second baby was on the way taken in the garden of their new home in california in february. and it was close to here, at santa barbara cottage hospital, that their daughter was born on friday, weighing seven pounds, 11 ounces. in a statement, the couple said that they felt blessed.

their daughter will be called lilibet diana mountbatten—windsor. she'll be known as lili. it's a name loaded with royal significance. lilibet was the queen's childhood family nickname. diana, in honour of lili's late grandmother, the princess of wales. lili's older brother archie was born while the couple still lived in the grounds of windsor castle with royal great—grandparents nearby. two years later, family tensions have changed the dynamic dramatically. lili will be raised in california by a duke and a duchess carving out a life outside of the royal family. daniela relph, bbc news. turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan has pledged to defeat a plague of so—called �*sea snot�* that's threatening the sea of marmara.

a thick layer of the slimy sludge is blanketing harbours, shorelines and the sea bed. courtney bembridge has this report. this is the so—called sea snot suffocating the seabed. a thick, slimy layer of organic matter has spread through the sea of marmara, south of istanbul, threatening marine life and the fishing industry. translation: of course this affects our work. - look at the mussels and the sea snails. it kills everything. you know what it does to the shellfish? when they open up, it prevents them from closing up again because it gets in the way. all of the sea snails here are dead. the sea snails die, the fish die, they can't breathe. scientists say climate change, pollution, and waste water have contributed to the problem. this vision was filmed by a team at bbc turkish. reporter neyran elden dived into the sea of marmara this week and this is what she saw. the situation there under the water was very heartbreaking.

under the water, we see that all the bottom of the sea was completely covered with the sea snot. it was like a white curtain at the sea. we saw all of the marine livings were covered with it and they were dying. turkey's president has blamed the outbreak on untreated water from cities and has vowed quick action. translation: hopefully we will save our seas. i my fear is that if this expands to the black sea, the trouble will be enormous. we need to take this step without delay. his government has sent a team of 300 people to identify potential sources of pollution and turkey's environment minister has unveiled a disaster management plan. translation: we will put the sea of marmara under| protection. we will take all of the necessary steps in three years and we will save not only the present but hopefully also the future of marmara. a huge cleanup operation is planned for tuesday with all hands on deck. residents are being encouraged to get involved, alongside

businesses and government agencies. courtney bembridge, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: two tennis legends depart from the french 0pen. are we seeing the end of an era in tennis? the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorby—mania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who for them,

has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. it happened as the queen moved towards horse guards parade for the start of trooping the colour. gunshots. the queen looks worried but recovers quickly. as long as they'll pay to go and see me, i'll get out. there and kick 'em down the hill. - what was it like to be the first man to cross the channel by your own car? it's feels pretty neat. it feel marvellous, really. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: polls are closing in mexico's biggest and indeed deadliest election for many years. it's seen as a referendum on the policies of president 0brador. israeli police have released two palestinians who campaigned against the threatened eviction of families in the sheikh jarrah neighbourhood

of occupied east jerusalem. it's seven years since war broke out in eastern ukraine between separatists backed by russia and the ukrainian government. since then, more than 13,000 people have been killed, and over a million uprooted from their homes. the conflict has had a devastating impact on elderly people, many of whom were trapped during fighting in the regions of donetsk and luhansk. our special correspondent fergal keane has reported on the war for the bbc since it began, and he's followed the stories of some of those directly affected. the war is in its seventh year. translation: everything is ruined or burned. - only the chimneys are left standing. our house burned down. there is no roof. there are more than 13,000 dead. translation: even though seven years have passed, . i still feel like

they're next to me. gunshots living on this front line, it took a rare determination not to flee your home. we first met svetla na six years ago. and that night saw how she and husband anatoly lived with constant war. anatoly was a beekeeper, and the couple among a handful of people determined to stay in the front line village of pesky. translation: just take a look. if i went to a city, i would be under shelling as well. somebody could shoot me or steal my car. when we went back the following winter, a warm welcome. but the strain was growing. translation: we are sad. it's not the right word

to say we are sad. of course we are. translation: i want to cry. now, seven years after the war began, i'm returning to see what's happened to anatoly and svetlana. i knew they'd been forced to leave their home and the precious bees had died from chemical poisoning. there he is. but in their new home, farfrom the front, the welcome was still warm. laughter how lovely to see you! so, this is the new house. ok, but no bombs, and no shooting. and the generosity abundant. as usual, lunch! at 7a, they're making a new home. the old one is lost forever. translation: we will

never get back. - we believe that pesky is almost destroyed. everything is ruined or burned. only the chimneys are left standing. our house burned down. there is no roof. but the bond between them is as strong as it's ever been in their more than 50 years of marriage. what makes you happy? what's the secret to being happy? translation: how could i not be happy with such a wife? _ translation: the best gift for me is you. - they've produced everything here themselves, and they really are just the most generous people. and, you know, notwithstanding everything that's happened to them because of the war, it's just always heartening to visit them.

you come here, you eat wonderfully and go away feeling that bit better about humanity. and with spring, anatoly has begun beekeeping once more .. ..with new hives. translation: | just - like to take care of them. here's one bee i took, it'sjust one of 10,000. it's not that important on its own, but i feel sorry for it. it's so tiny. here you go. where are you going? look at her, little bandit. go away from here. she needs to go everywhere. but even away from the front line, life is hemmed in by the war. i'm on my way now to meet a woman i met seven years ago, early in the conflict, when she was one of the wounded carried across the front lines on a day when her grandchildren

were killed beside her. translation: i don't know how i'm going to survive this. - the images of them are in front of my eyes. six—year—old karolina and nikita, aged 12, and disabled, were killed by a long—range shell. translation: even though seven years have passed, . i still feel like they're next to me. i cry often and deeply. it's very hard, but that's what it is with me. they're always next to me. but there is new life in her world. dominik, age two, was born after the killing of his brother and sister. it's lovely to see you smile again. translation: i'm smiling|

because i live for him now. i have someone to take care about. he brings mejoy. he comes to my place, knocks on the door and shouts 'grandma' and comes in as if it's his own place and takes everything he wants. he's always happy when i tell him we're going out. he brings his things and off we go. the stories of ljubov and dominik, of anatoly and svetlana. .. ..are filled with loss. but they also speak of a tenacious humanity, refusing to yield to the cruelty of war. fergal keane, bbc news, eastern ukraine. moore election news now. ——

more. polls have closed in peru's run—off presidential election, which offered voters a stark choice between candidates of the left and right. the conservative keiko fujimori — the daughter of a jailed former president — has promised to follow the free market model introduced by her father. her socialist rival pedro castillo, who's the son of peasant farmers, advocates a stronger role for the state to ensure wealth is shared more widely. two of the biggest names in tennis are now both out of the french open. roger federer abandoned his pursuit of a record 21st grand slam title after voicing doubts over his match fitness. meanwhile, serena williams's hopes of lifting her 24th title and tying australian margaret court's record were dashed after losing to 21—year—old kazakh elena rybakina in the fourth round. i've been speaking to ben rothenberg who's senior editor at racquet magazine. i asked him whether he thought

serena williams age was a factor in denying her a 24th grand slam title. i think she is certainly at a point where it has been very tough to get that on clay. i think clay was a surface where things came least easy for serena in her career and as she is reaching 39, she turns a0 later this year, is absolutely going to be the steepest uphill climb. her power to penetrate the court as much was not she will have the hardest time winning here of anywhere. it was a draw that opened up for her a bit but it was noise going to be the toughest challenge to win the 2ath in paris. challenge to win the 24th in paris. , . ., , ., , paris. the stamina question is a very good — paris. the stamina question is a very good one _ paris. the stamina question is a very good one for _ paris. the stamina question is a very good one for serena. it| a very good one for serena. it does seem as if dominance are almost a match too long. —— tournaments. almost a match too long. -- tournaments.— almost a match too long. -- tournaments. she has, she has made a bunch _ tournaments. she has, she has made a bunch of _ tournaments. she has, she has made a bunch of finals - tournaments. she has, she has made a bunch of finals and - made a bunch of finals and hasn't been able to cross the finish line. she will like her oddsin finish line. she will like her odds in wimbledon next month. she has done very well. she is much more confident there and her weapons, she is not out of hope but the —— paris was a

bridge too far. i hope but the -- paris was a bridge too far.— hope but the -- paris was a bridge too far. i think roger federer almost _ bridge too far. i think roger federer almost new - bridge too far. i think roger federer almost new it - bridge too far. i think roger federer almost new it was l bridge too far. i think roger - federer almost new it was going to be a bridge too far. he has used his useful training to get back into tennis and has had useful operations on his knee stop what sort of shape is he on? element overall he is doing 0k. he won matches in paris. it is strange to use a grand slam tournament as a warm—up but it was fairly his plan. it was to be able to peak at wimbledon this year and have his best shot at a 21st grand slam. he has been rusty since the pandemic began so getting those three matches under his belt in paris i think will give him a big success. i paris i think will give him a big success.— big success. i am not sure paris is — big success. i am not sure paris is too _ big success. i am not sure paris is too chuffed - big success. i am not sure paris is too chuffed about| big success. i am not sure | paris is too chuffed about it but that is the way it goes. do you think he can do it, do you think he could win wimbledon again, really? think he could win wimbledon again. really?— again, really? absolutely. he had two championship - again, really? absolutely. he had two championship points| had two championship points last time you played there. one was held at 2019 in the final.

0n grass he has been able to hang with people as well as anyone. he won his more recent major there in 2017 was up he will like his odds as much as anyone. it would be a surprise to see roger again in the late stages of wimbledon.- to see roger again in the late stages of wimbledon. unfair to ut ou stages of wimbledon. unfair to put you on _ stages of wimbledon. unfair to put you on the _ stages of wimbledon. unfair to put you on the spot. _ stages of wimbledon. unfair to put you on the spot. who - stages of wimbledon. unfair to put you on the spot. who is - put you on the spot. who is going to win wimbledon, men and women? ., _ going to win wimbledon, men and women? ., ., ., ~ women? ok. i would say novak d'okovic women? ok. i would say novak djokovic has — women? ok. i would say novak djokovic has been _ women? ok. i would say novak djokovic has been very - women? ok. i would say novak djokovic has been very good - women? ok. i would say novak djokovic has been very good on| djokovic has been very good on the grass in recent years and he is probably a good favourite for the men. for the women, if she is not too injured with a hip industry that make injury that forced her out of the french open, i like ash barty. number one, not too original. let's see if it pans out that way. stars of the small screen here in the uk have celebrated ——stars of the small screen here in the uk have celebrated their work at the annual bafta television awards. the big winner of the night was michaela coel�*s "i may destroy you" —

she took best leading actress, director and drama writer. congratulations to her and all the winners. and all the winners listed as they are on the bbc website. just follow the site there. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcdavideades. hello there. last week was the first week ofjune but it was also half term and the weather could not have been better. we quite literally had sunshine topping and tailing the country as you can see by this weather watch picture sent in. all the way down to cornwall, not a cloud in the sky, light winds, lots of sunshine. the warmth peaked on wednesday and in fact it was the warmest day of the year so far across scotland, northern island, wales and also into england. 0ur week ahead will be a little bit more mixed, unfortunately. particularly into the far north and west as we see weather fronts toppling in across an area of high pressure that's going to bring some clout in increasing strengthening wind at well at the time but this further south in the east will keep warmer, dryer and sunny weather.

so let's take a look and a little more detail. monday morning it starts off a little on the cloudy side with some mist and fog shrouding the coast. that will thin and break, will see sunshine develop into the afternoon we could have a few sharp showers and particularly to the east of the penines, some of these heavy and thundery. temperature is widely high teens, low 20s, just that little bit cooler into the far north and east. as we move into tuesday, high—pressure clings on across england and wales, across the top of that high we start to see a weather front pushing in. the winds will start to increase, will have a little bit of showery rain in northern ireland in the western fringes of scotland. and generally a little more cloud into scotland. sheltered area should keep some sun and the highs of 20 degrees but we could see 22 celsius, 72 fahrenheit across the south east england.

of the same, really, if anything the isobars squeeze together and the winds are set to increase. some of the rain could be heavy along west facing slopes and there'll be more cloud generally pushing into northern england, wales and down into the southwest. the best of the sunshine on wednesday into the southeast. but because the wind direction is coming from south—westerly, it's going to be quite a humid feel to the day. temperatures widely into the low to mid 20s to the south, a little bit cooler further north. thursday into friday looks likely to see a good deal of dry weather. but again, always the warmest of the weather down to the south. that's it, take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines: polls are closing in mexico in the biggest and deadliest election in the country's history. more than 21,000 seats are being contested for mayors, state legislators, and the entire lower house of congress, where the party of president 0brador is hoping to retain its two—thirds majority. israeli forces have fired stun grenades as they released two palestinians who campaigned against the threatened eviction of families in the sheikh jarrah neighbourhood of occupied east jerusalem. twins muna and mohammed al—kurd were detained on sunday morning. they have used social media to bring the issue to public attention. meghan markle and prince harry have announced they've had their second child — a baby girl who they've named after queen elizabeth and princess diana, harry's mother. lilibet diana mountbatten—windsor was born on friday morning in santa barbara, california, where the duke and duchess of sussex now live.