this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: voting ends in iran's presidential election to choose a successor to hassan rouhani, but how much choice do iranians really have? both sides claim victory as the eu and astrazeneca face each other in court over the supply of vaccines to europe. more trouble at the golden globes as two members of the body that organise the awards quit, calling the organisation "toxic". one of the most anticipated matches of euro 2020 so far ends in a goalless draw as england face scotland at wembley stadium.

hello and welcome to the programme. polls have closed in iran's presidential election after voting was extended to midnight local time. the winner will succeed hassan rouhani, who's not allowed to serve for a third term. but with candidates hand—picked by iran's powerful guardian council, many would—be voters have become disenchanted — especially the young. the vote also comes at a sensitive time for the country with us sanctions still battering the economy and the future of the iran nuclear deal hanging in the balance. our middle east editor jeremy bowen reports. elections in iran are not free or fair, but they're a window into an opaque country with a repressive regime. any resemblance to democracy is coincidental. candidates are vetted in advance. millions of frustrated iranians have stopped hoping that voting

will improve their lives. in the city of shiraz, he was pulling down every election poster he could find. man yells. "well done!" shouts the man in the car. this man posted a plea to boycott the election next to portraits of his son, amir hussain, who was killed with hundreds of others in protests in 2019. "my vote," he says, "is for the downfall of the dictator and the criminals who sold out the country". a hardliner, ebrahim raisi, the head of thejudiciary, seems to have a clear path to the presidency. his strongest rivals were not allowed to stand. get set... a viral video compared raisi

to the murderous middle eastern tyrant in the sacha baron cohen film the dictator, partly because of the way that voters were denied a real choice. and it's because of the executions of thousands of regime opponents in the late 1980s. raisi was one of their prosecutors. his past sends a bleak message to iranian reformists who want more freedom. this man, not the president, is at the pinnacle of power in iran. he is ayatollah ali khamenei, the 82—year—old supreme leader who seems determined to deliver a victory for conservative hardliners. the only candidate left who might appeal to reformists is abdolnaser hemmati, the former central bank governor. elections in iran can produce surprises, but he needs a miracle. iran's nuclear future remains the big issue for any president. ebrahim raisi says he supports

reviving the international deal that restricts iran's capabilities. iran's price would be an end to the sanctions that have caused real hardship. this was a queue for a chicken in a country with huge reserves of oil. whoever�*s president, the iranian people need some relief. jeremy bowen, bbc news. barbara slavin is director of the future of iran initiative and a non—resident senior fellow at the atlantic council. she's in washington. thank you so much for coming on the programme. thank you so much for coming on the programme-— the programme. thank you for askin: the programme. thank you for asking me- — the programme. thank you for asking me. we _ the programme. thank you for asking me. we don't _ the programme. thank you for asking me. we don't have - the programme. thank you for asking me. we don't have any| asking me. we don't have any results yet — asking me. we don't have any results yet but _ asking me. we don't have any results yet but we _ asking me. we don't have any results yet but we know - asking me. we don't have any results yet but we know who i asking me. we don't have any| results yet but we know who is most likely to win, at least. if, as your corresponding pointed out it will take a miracle, i think, for ebrahim raisi not to win, everything has been put in his favour — the most likely rivals all eliminated. but i think we're

waiting to see is the figure for the turnout. how low is it? does the regime play games with it to make it reach at least 50%, which i think is the bare minimum that would be required to give this individual any sense of legitimacy as eran�*s next president. sense of legitimacy as eran's next president.— sense of legitimacy as eran's next president. interesting, so we should _ next president. interesting, so we should have _ next president. interesting, so we should have a _ next president. interesting, so we should have a note - next president. interesting, so we should have a note of- we should have a note of caution, as we do get any result orfigures. so he is —— say he is the winner, how does life within iran change then? well, i suppose one positive aspect is i think this might actually get the negotiations that have been going on in vienna finally reach conclusion with an agreement on how the united states and iran and both return to compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal. this will mean that iran can sell its oil again and be able to get access to the hard currency earnings from that oil. i don't think it's going to be a day and

night change for the iranian people but it will inject at least some hard currency into the system, could probably improve the exchange rate, reduce inflation. in terms of personal freedoms and so on, i don't expect much change there, i'm afraid. ~ , , don't expect much change there, i'm afraid-— i'm afraid. why is that? what kind of character _ i'm afraid. why is that? what kind of character is _ i'm afraid. why is that? what kind of character is he? - i'm afraid. why is that? whatj kind of character is he? well, he is really... _ kind of character is he? well, he is really... how— kind of character is he? well, he is really... how shall- kind of character is he? well, he is really... how shall i - kind of character is he? well, he is really... how shall i put| he is really... how shall i put it? someone who is a preacher of the system but has had very little exposure to the west as far as i know, he is from the far as i know, he is from the far east of iran. he is a cleric, although there are some questions about how scholarly he really is. he was brought into the system very early as a young prosecutor, was involved in the decision to carry out mass executions of prisoners at the end of the iran— iraq war in 1988 and he has moved on and up in 1988 and he has moved on and up through the system and he has very powerful father—in—law who is in charge, i believe is the main prayer leader in the

city, and he has been groomed, he is only 60, i think, so he has been groomed as a possible successor to supreme leader ali khamenei and the presidency is a stepping stone towards that. i see. election results are due within the hours ahead but for the moment, we will leave it there. barbara, thank you. you are quite _ there. barbara, thank you. you are quite welcome. _ let's get some of the day's other news. a court in switzerland has sentenced a former liberian rebel commander to 20 years in prison for numerous war crimes, including rape and murder committed during the 1990s. the judges upheld 21 of the 25 charges against alieu kosiah. he's the first liberian to be tried for crimes carried out during the country's civil wars dangerously hot temperatures across the us south—west continue to climb this week. an excessive heat warning is now in place for much of arizona and california and southern areas of nevada and utah. people are being told to stay in air—conditioned areas and out of the sun. many areas have seen

temperatures topped 43 celsius for much of this week. the palestinian authority has cancelled a deal under which israel was to give it at least a million coronavirus vaccines. the palestinians said the jabs were too close to their expiry date. there's been international criticism of israel's failure to fully extend its world—beating vaccination programme to the occupied territories. a court in belgium has delivered a ruling on the supply of the astrazeneca covid—i9 vaccine to the european union. the eu brought the case, saying that the pharmaceutical company had broken its contract by not supplying enough doses to the bloc. the court in brussels ruled that the firm must send 80 million doses by the end of september in line with a strict timetable, with the first 15 million due on july the 26th. it will be fined ten euros for every dose short.

both sides claimed victory, with the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, tweeting: we don't know why she says 50 million and not 80 million. astrazeneca has too claimed victory, welcoming the court's decision and saying it would easily meet the target, having already supplied 70 million doses. our europe regional editor mike sanders explained more about today's ruling. it is by a belgian court in brussels, not by an eu court and the judge has set out a distinct timetable for az to supply vaccines to the european union, and the first 15 million doses, it says, must be supplied very specifically by 9am on the 26th ofjuly, so not long there.

but astrazeneca says it feels quite confident that it will be able to reach these deadlines and says it is pleased with the judgement. if it fails, of course — and there are several of these deadlines coming up — if it fails, it will be fined a rate of ten euros for every dose short. the eu has really been criticised for being slow in supplying vaccines to its populations, and ursula von der leyen has been herself blamed for the speed of the procurement process. she has always insisted that she was very eager to tie these contracts down on a sound and legal basis. and she says that this judgement today by the court in brussels has validated to that extent. it shows that what the eu negotiated with the vaccine supplies is on a sound legal basis and can be enforced by a court — as has happened here.

and she said at the time, when she was coming under criticism, that vaccine procurement was a marathon, not a sprint. thanks to mike there. all adults in england can now book their coronavirus vaccine as part of the uk government's plan to vaccinate as many over 18s as possible ahead of the new target date for the end of restrictions onjuly 19th. it comes as new data from public health england suggests that a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine reduces the risk of needing hospital treatment by three quarters. here's our health correspondent catherine burns. in normal times, this would be entirely unremarkable — festival—goers braving the british summer weather. i feel a wee bit damp, but this will be the highlight of my year. download festival at donington park at leicestershire is going ahead as part of a government pilot scheme. everyone's had to test for coronavirus before pitching their tents. no tents in sheffield,

but the queues for vaccines started early this morning. from today, all over—18s in england can book theirs. my arm doesn't hurt too bad, and i think that's outweighed by the prospect of having normal life back. normal life was pencilled in to start in england next monday, but it's been pushed back a month to get as many people vaccinated as possible. 18—year—old andreas and his mates have just left sixth form and want to celebrate before university. how does it feel that it's finally your go after seeing all the other ages have theirs? it's just good to feel like you're actually doing something, because for so long, we've just been sitting, doing nothing. yeah, — ijust really want to get the vaccine, so that i can sort of go out as much as i can this summer. long—term, it's probably good we all get it but short—term, i i don't think it makes any real difference to your life, - what you can do. flo, unlike the rest of these guys, you are not 18 yet, are you? no, i'm not.

and there is a level of vaccine envy. it's kind of a race at this point between the vaccinations and the increase in cases at the moment. figures from the office for national statistics suggest that one in 540 people across the uk would test positive for covid. that is up — not hugely, about 10% on the week before. this vaccine push comes as public health england says 99% of the cases it's checking are now the delta variant. and since february, 806 people with it have needed hospital treatment, but only 84 of them were double vaccinated. and there's good news, too, about the impact of a single jab — if you've had two doses of either of these vaccines, you're more or less guaranteed not to end up in hospital. your chances of ending up in hospital are reduced by more than 20 times. and even one dose, once you've had a chance to make an immune response to it, will very substantially reduce the risk of ending up in hospital. just lift your sleeve for me, please. with just 31 days

now until i9july, the postponed �*freedom day', everyjab in every arm will give us extra protection. catherine burns, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. the headlines: polls have closed in iran's presidental election after voting was extended to midnight local time. the winner will succeed hassan rouhani, who's not allowed to serve for a third term. both sides are claiming victory after a verdict in a case between the eu and the drug company astrazeneca. roman catholic bishops in the us have voted overwhelmingly to draft a teaching document addressing whether catholic politicians who support abortion rights — including presidentjoe biden — should be barred from communion. the decision is seen as a direct rebuke to mr biden, and exposes the deep political and cultural divisions within the american church. jamie manson is the president of the advocacy group

catholics for choice. shejoins me now from washington. thank you for coming on the programme. what is going on here, what is going on with the timing, why bring up this issue now? i timing, why bring up this issue now? ~ , , now? i think the timing is very obvious, now? i think the timing is very obvious. joe — now? i think the timing is very obvious, joe biden _ now? i think the timing is very obvious, joe biden is - now? i think the timing is very obvious, joe biden is one - now? i think the timing is very obvious, joe biden is one of. obvious, joe biden is one of the most faithful and religious presidents we have had in a long time, he has a very devout catholic. and he supports abortion rights, and the bishops have decided that is the pre—eminent issue. they use it really is a political rallying cry.- it really is a political rallying cry. it really is a political rall in: c . �* j , rallying cry. but won't they sa it is rallying cry. but won't they say it is very _ rallying cry. but won't they say it is very important - rallying cry. but won't they say it is very important to l rallying cry. but won't they i say it is very important to us, it is what we believe in everyone must believe the same thing? everyone must believe the same thin ? ~ . ., everyone must believe the same thin ? ~ ., ., , thing? well that would be true if they were — thing? well that would be true if they were consistent. - thing? well that would be true if they were consistent. the i if they were consistent. the reality is they had nothing to say to president trump, who supported capital punishment, who treated migrants at the border in a subhuman manner, who daily defile the earth with his practices and his policies.

if they were consistent, sure, but they are not consistent on these issues.— these issues. let's get into sli . ht these issues. let's get into slight technicalities, - these issues. let's get into slight technicalities, not i these issues. let's get into | slight technicalities, not too much, but what kind of document are they drawing up and what kind of weight does it have? it is a teaching document, it is not official norms, but it is something that they can draw upon to back up their demands, that politicians who support abortion rights refrain from communion.— abortion rights refrain from communion. �* , ., communion. and 'ust to remind eo - le communion. and 'ust to remind peoplewho_ communion. and 'ust to remind people who _ communion. andjust to remind people who are not _ communion. andjust to remind people who are not catholic, i people who are not catholic, what is communion and why is it important?— important? absolutely, this is the central — important? absolutely, this is the central sacrament - important? absolutely, this is the central sacrament of- important? absolutely, this is the central sacrament of the l the central sacrament of the church, you can receive it daily when you are a catholic, you receive it once a week —— at least once a week, it is the body and blood of christ for catholics, it is the real presence of god in our midst. it truly brings us into communion, into one with each other. and so we see this disunity happening is profoundly painfulfor disunity happening is profoundly painful for the church. ~ . ~ profoundly painful for the church. ., ~ ., church. what kind of impact would have _ church. what kind of impact would have if _ church. what kind of impact would have if this _ church. what kind of impact would have if this does - church. what kind of impact would have if this does go l would have if this does go ahead, joe biden is formally according to this document ——

not allowed to take part? it would notjust be joe biden, it would notjust bejoe biden, it would notjust bejoe biden, it would be nancy pelosi and early 100 other catholic congresspeople who are pro—choice. they would be forced to refrain from communion. it is very sad because they are using this to bully the president, with something that is profoundly sacred to him, and many of our elected officials. so it would be, i think, a causing great embarrassment for the church, and a cause of great pain for elected officials.— elected officials. jamie manson. _ elected officials. jamie manson, thank - elected officials. jamie manson, thank you - elected officials. jamie manson, thank you so | elected officials. jamie - manson, thank you so much for coming on. manson, thank you so much for coming om— two members have resigned from the hollywood foreign press association, the body that organises the golden globes, denouncing the organisation as "toxic". the hfpa has been battered by recent criticism — back in may, the us broadcaster nbc announced that it would not air the golden globes in 2022. among the reasons given, the hfpa had not had any black members in more than 20 years.

diederik van hoogstraten and wenting xu wrote a letter, here is some of what they had to say: in a statement, the hfpa said they "share one common goal — passing the transformational change our organisation needs". here's our la correspondent, david willis. this has been a terrible year for the hollywood foreign press association, no question about that. it has long be the butt ofjokes, as a group of about 85 starstruck journalists, ofjokes, as a group of about 85 starstruckjournalists, many 85 starstruck journalists, many of 85 starstruckjournalists, many of whom work for obscure overseas publications. even then, part time rather than full—time in many cases. but

those jokes became a lot more serious this year, following the publication of an expose in the publication of an expose in the los angeles times, which talked about corruption in the organisation, and basically made it seem more like a sort of country club at best, or a sort of baal at worst. that was followed by the news that some of the big powerful companies in hollywood like amazon and warner brothers —— cabal, were boycotting the hollywood foreign press association until reforms had taken place, and nbc, which as the annual golden globe ceremony also announced it was stepping back. now we have this very damning criticism from insiders who are basically saying that any motion towards reform that the organisation says it is taking is really no more than windowdressing. goals were few and far between in the three games

on friday in euro 2020. the oldest rivalry in world football produced few chances and no goals as england played out a goalless draw against scotland at wembley. the other game in group d between croatia and the czech republic finished 1—1 at hampden park. in group e, sweden followed up their opening draw with spain with a 1—0 win over slovakia in st petersburg — a victory that moves them to the top of group e. dan roan reports from wembley on the stalemate in group d. no older rivalry and no greater stage. a quarter of a century had passed since wembley hosted the only previous meeting between these two teams at a major tournament — one of england's most memorable victories, but the visitors have enjoyed success of their own here. a night of history and hope lay ahead. we've got a good chance here, a good squad, good line—up. anything can happen and england always underestimate us. we have nothing to lose here. so let's do it.

i'm nervous. i can see scotland getting a goal and it's making me nervy but i think we will come through. we will get what we need. these fixtures almost always have an edge, and with the rain failing to dampen the atmosphere, it was clear be no exception. in a lively opening period, john stones's towering header came agonisingly close to putting england ahead. so much for predictions — this could be cagey. jordan pickford forced into a great save by stephen 0'donnell. hard to believe a0 places separate these teams in the world rankings. despite an injury time goal mouth scramble, england had been kept at bay in a performance that raises more questions than answers. a goalless draw the final result, but a point scotland will be proud of. we defended well, we had a game plan and we drew 0—0, and we are going to qualify, so thank you. i are going to qualify, so thank ou. . , are going to qualify, so thank ou. ., , , . ., are going to qualify, so thank ou. ,. z: you. i was expecting a 12-0 victory- —

you. i was expecting a 12-0 victory- here _ you. i was expecting a 12-0 victory. here we _ you. i was expecting a 12-0 victory. here we are - you. i was expecting a 12-0 victory. here we are going. victory. here we are going auainst victory. here we are going against croatia, _ victory. here we are going against croatia, we - victory. here we are goingj against croatia, we should victory. here we are going - against croatia, we should win that one _ against croatia, we should win that one. , , , . ., that one. this is difficult for england. — that one. this is difficult for england, really, _ that one. this is difficult for england, really, this - that one. this is difficult for england, really, this is - that one. this is difficult for| england, really, this is what we do. we are average and then i don't know. irate we do. we are average and then i don't know— i don't know. we will still win it. a british woman who was attacked repeatedly by a crocodile in mexico has been discharged from hospital. 28—year—old melissa laurie suffered a perforated intestine and several other injuries when she was attacked by the animal in a lagoon. her twin georgia had to fend off the creature, while trying to pull her sibling to safety. she's been speaking to will grant. a bandage hiding the teeth marks in her wrist is the only outward sign of georgia laurie's recent encounter with a crocodile. but the horrific attack which almost killed her twin sister melissa has left much deeper, emotionalscars. i actually heard her scream and i saw her being taken underneath by the crocodile. then i realised she was really in trouble when i was calling

out her name and there was no response from her. my worst fear became a reality, is that i have probably lost her, that she is dead. their nightmare began here at the manialtepec lagoon, their unlicensed german guide told the tour group they could swim in these waters, despite it being hatching season for crocodiles. i grabbed her body, pulled her towards me and wrapped her around my chest. she was blue and i tried to revive her. then the crocodile came along, so i beat it off. and it went away but then she started going into a fit, flailing her arms and legs. i think she thought it was still attacking her. i tried to calm her down and then it came back. so i beat it off again, but i was trying to hold her head up at the same time so she didn't take in any more water and beat it off.

and then it went away and i dragged her body away to safety and then a boat came along. but unfortunately, they couldn't get close enough with the boat and it took a little while, and then it came back for a third time. that's when i sustained the most injuries because it grabbed her on the leg and her behind and tried to death roll her and drag her away. i was beating it on its snout and it grabbed my wrist and my arm. so i had to beat it off with my other arm. georgia's quick thinking and bravery, hitting the animal repeatedly on the nose, undoubtedly saved melissa, who is still recovering from a perforated intestine and other injuries. crocodile attacks in this part of mexico are rare, but rarer still is to survive one and tell the story afterwards. the laurie twins are pretty unique in that regard, but the scars of their experience, both emotional and physical, could take

a lifetime to fade. she thought that this was the way she was going to go and she wasn't ready. she was thinking of me in herfinal moments. like, what is going to happen to georgia? you know, it's really harrowing that she was feeling that way. i am counting my lucky stars that someone was looking out for us. an awful story, thank you to georgia for speaking to us. a european art collector has just paid $3.11 million for a copy, not the real thing, a copy of leonardo da vinci's mona lisa. this is it,, known for its owner who unsuccessfully argued that a copy bought in the 1950s was the real thing. it is one of the many copies of the

original, which of course hangs in the louvre in paris. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. hello there. friday brought us two very different days of weather depending on where you were across the uk. forsome, beautifulsunshine, that was the scene for weather watcher in 0rkney, if you compare that with this picture from oxford, where the rain was teaming with some parts of southern england saw over a month's worth of rain injust 2a you see that wet weather on the earlier radar picture. but it did begin to clear off through the latter part of the day, the area of low pressure responsible sliding away eastwards and that leads us between two weather systems for saturday. but the contrasts in the weather system will be less dramatic. some places will be a little cloudier than others.

some will see some showers, but generally speaking, there's quite a lot of dry weather on the way. we will see some spells of sunshine developing and some showers breaking out particularly across parts of scotland through the day some of those will be heavy and some creeping across the channel islands in the southern counties of england later on. temperatures perhaps at their highest and parts of wales and north—west england giving up around 21 or 22 degrees. as we have through saturday night, we are going to see some of the showers pushing up from the south. some longer spells of rain and places. northern ireland and scotland sting largely dry through the night with some clear spells and temperatures generally between 8 and ia degrees. so for sunday, it is quite a complicated weather setup. low pressure to the south—west, this frontal system will bring some early rain across south—eastern and north—eastern parts and a few showers elsewhere. so, the detailfor sunday probably will not change between now and then. but we are going to see quite a lot of cloud spilling up from the south

with some showers and longer spells of rain. some sunny spells across parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, and perhaps the north of england. but even here, we could see some showers breaking out. and temperatures will depend on how much sunshine you get, but generally between 13 and 20 degrees. let's have a look at the start of next week. as we head into monday, this weather front here is likely to become quite slow moving across southern parts of the uk. so that means there will be operates of rain here. with the wind coming down from the north, we are going to tap into some rather cool air for the time of year. monday is the summer solstice. it is not going to feel much like summer, cool for all, wet down towards the south. stays unsettled and quite cool into tuesday.

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polls have closed in iran's presidential election to choose a leader to succeed hassan rouhani, who's not allowed to serve for a third term. in a highly controlled contest, almost all those allowed to run were regarded as hardliners. the conservative cleric ebrahim raisi is expected to win. roman catholic bishops in the us are on a potential collision course withjoe biden after voting overwhelmingly to draft a teaching document addressing whether catholic politicians, who support abortion rights, should be barred from communion. the vatican has already indicated its opposition to the bishops�* move. england and scotland have played a 0—0 draw at wembley in their eagerly anticipated group game at euro 2020. it was the first contest between football's oldest rivals at a major tournament since euro 96. the stalemate still leaves both sides still able to qualify for the next round. now on bbc news, click.