this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the hardline shia cleric, ebrahim raisi, will be the next president of iran following a tightly controlled election in which reformists were barred from standing. a major push to offer coronavirus jabs to every adult in england gathers speed as scientists repeat warnings of a third wave of infections. thousands take part in a gay pride rally in warsaw, despite a backlash against lgbt rights in poland. and tributes to one of india's greatest athletes, milkha singh, who's died at the age of 91.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. iran's next president will be the hardline cleric, ebrahim raisi, a harsh critic of the west and a close ally of supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei. he easily beat his nearest rival, but reformist candidates were barred from taking part in the election and turnout crashed to less than 50%. mr raisi, who'll take power in august, has a reputation as an ultra conservative, and is subject to us sanctions, over his alleged role in the mass execution of political prisoners this report from kasra naji of bbc persian. for many iranians, it's been a dark day.

the hardline head of thejudiciary, ebrahim raisi, has won in elections that offered no real choice for the electors and no serious challenges for him. the interior minister says he won just over 18 million votes with the lowest turnout in 42 years, since the islamic revolution in 1979. a good number of iranians have been alienating from the political process, particularly the young, many of whom are tired of living in fear. mr raisi is best known for his role in signing off on the execution of thousands of political prisoners in the 1980s. now, many iranians are dreading what might be in store for them. more restrictions on freedoms, tighter controls on social media, internet and the press, more than before,

and fewer rights and jobs for women. translation: i want to say to others, be yourself, - don't be afraid even if they put you in a police van, like me. tensions will continue in iran's relations with the west. iran may turn more towards china and russia to bail it out of the current desperate economic mess. i'm joined now by hossein abedini who's deputy director of the uk office of national council of the resistance of iran — an iranian dissident group. thank you forjoining us. this election has basically been described as a done deal. first, what does this do for the credibility and legitimacy of the new president—elect of iran? first

new president-elect of iran? first of all, new president-elect of iran? first of all. there _ new president-elect of iran? first of all, there was _ new president-elect of iran? first of all, there was a _ new president-elect of iran? first of all, there was a massive - new president—elect of iran? f "st of all, there was a massive boycott of all, there was a massive boycott of the election by the iranian people. and ebrahim racy is known as the henchmen of the 1988 massacre and he is the murderer of the mek supporters and in the summer of 1988, 30,000 political prisoners, the majority of whom were supporters of the mujahideen, was sent to the gallows. he is a butcher and he was also responsible for the killing of 500 protesters in the iranian uprising in 2019. and also arresting 12,000 protesters and wounding 4000 of them. and since then, a number of them have already been executed. so

raisi has also been called by the secretary general of amnesty international, that he shouldn't be the president of a country like iran. he must be investigated for his crimes against humanity, the crimes he has committed in the past and also the ongoing crime against humanity that is still going on. amnesty international has also said in the past that raisi, while being the head of thejudiciary, has ordered the imputation of the hands and other parts of the body... i understand what he was saying and we have heard reports on this and we know he is on the us blacklist. we have had reaction from a number of countries. israel certainly is not happy with his election. what does this mean for the direction of the

country now? i this mean for the direction of the country now?— this mean for the direction of the count now? ~' ., ., ,., country now? i think the main reason that the supreme _ country now? i think the main reason that the supreme leader _ country now? i think the main reason that the supreme leader of _ country now? i think the main reason that the supreme leader of this - that the supreme leader of this religious dictatorship was forced to install raisi as the president of this dictatorship, is because the regime is absolutely feeling desperate and the regime is being despised by a massive population of the iranians. they are claiming that 48% of the people voted, which this number has been inflated by a number of times. the overwhelming majority of times. the overwhelming majority of the iranian people boycotted the selection. the direction of the country, the time has come as the president elect underscored today, it should stand with the people of iran, ratherthan it should stand with the people of iran, rather than the regime. we think the time has come to really

support the democratic aspirations of the iranian people. that support the democratic aspirations of the iranian people.— of the iranian people. that is not easily done _ of the iranian people. that is not easily done though, _ of the iranian people. that is not easily done though, is _ of the iranian people. that is not easily done though, is it? - of the iranian people. that is not easily done though, is it? you i easily done though, is it? you yourself have experienced you know, push from the iranian government. you know what it's like to be within their focus. you know what it's like to be within theirfocus. it does make you know what it's like to be within their focus. it does make you wonder what the iranian people, what options they have? but when it comes to the iran nuclear deal, how on earth are negotiations going to continue? we have heard from the eu tonight that a formal meeting will be held tomorrow. the tonight that a formal meeting will be held tomorrow.— tonight that a formal meeting will be held tomorrow. the direction of what i was — be held tomorrow. the direction of what i was trying — be held tomorrow. the direction of what i was trying to _ be held tomorrow. the direction of what i was trying to say _ be held tomorrow. the direction of what i was trying to say is - be held tomorrow. the direction of what i was trying to say is that - what i was trying to say is that this regime only understands the language of firmness and the language of firmness and the language of firmness and the language of decisiveness. so any soft—line approach with this regime, it takes it as a green light to continue with its murderous policies inside iran, as well as its

aggressive policies to the international community. the only way to stop the regime from what it is doing outside iran is not to give further concessions to this regime. it is to stop giving concessions to this regime and adopt a firm policy to this religious dictatorship. because the regime, it was absolutely wrong from the beginning, the nuclear issue and other concerns, the human rights situation, the threat... i concerns, the human rights situation, the threat... i hear what ou are situation, the threat... i hear what you are saying. — situation, the threat... i hear what you are saying, when _ situation, the threat... i hear what you are saying, when you - situation, the threat... i hear what you are saying, when you say - situation, the threat... i hear what you are saying, when you say not i you are saying, when you say not give further concessions, have sanctions worked so far? the sanctions _ sanctions worked so far? the sanctions which _ sanctions worked so far? the sanctions which has - sanctions worked so far? tie: sanctions which has crippled the revolutionary guards, which has been responsible for tens of thousands of executions in iran and hundreds of thousands of killings in syria, iraq and lebanon and over the middle east, the sanctions against the

revolutionary guards are crippling the regime terrorist arms has been effective. the iranian people are chanting in the streets of tehran and all over the country that our enemy is here, that means the supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei and his dictatorship. i am so sor , khamenei and his dictatorship. i am so sorry. we — khamenei and his dictatorship. i am so sorry, we have _ khamenei and his dictatorship. i am so sorry, we have just _ khamenei and his dictatorship. i am so sorry, we have just run out of time but thank you so much indeed forjoining us this evening. pop—up vaccination centres and walk—in clinics are opening in england this weekend, in a major push to offer coronavirus jabs to all remaining adults. it comes as surge testing is being rolled out in areas of south london and cumbria because of a rise in the number of cases. here's our health correspondent, katharine da costa. chelsea football stadium's used to hosting large crowds. now a pop—up vaccination centre, people packed in,

ready to roll up their sleeves. for the first time, those aged 18—20 were eligible. for many, their turn couldn't come soon enough. i feel quite safe, being able to see my grandparents and not feel kind of like i'm going to potentially infect her. i feel better about going home, like, with my parents and stuff. elsewhere in the capital, london's olympic park welcomed 10,000 people who'd booked, as well as those who turned up on the day. making vaccines more accessible is part of efforts to boost take—up in the city. it's a fantastic effort by the nhs, working with all our organisations. this is about getting all our residents vaccinated, so pop—up campaigns like this are crucial tojust get more people vaccinated. this hospital in manchester is one of more than 30 walk—in sites across the north west. there is no need to book or be registered with a gp. all adults are being urged to come forward as the region tackles the highest infection rates in the country.

vaccines have weakened the link between catching covid and ending up in hospital or dying but it's not been broken. as we can see here, daily hospital admissions are gradually rising but not at the same rate we've seen in previous waves, shown by these spikes. that's why the priority is to roll out more second doses, which offer high levels of protection from falling seriously ill. i am, i suppose at the moment, cautiously hopeful that whilst we probably would expect some sort of wave of hospitalisations over the next few weeks, it won't be the same scale we saw back in january. the new target's to offer all adults a first dose and two thirds of the over 40s a second dose by the 19th ofjuly. everyjab in every arm brings us closer to the so—called freedom day. katharine de costa, bbc news. staying in the uk, the former speaker of the house of commons and previously tory mp john bercow says he has switched allegiance to join labour.

he told the observer newspaper that the conservatives under borisjohnson are — quote — "reactionary, populist, nationalistic and sometimes even xenophobic." the government says his move isn't a surprise and it's continuing to pursue an ambitious agenda. thousands of people have been taking part in a gay pride rally in warsaw, despite a backlash against lgbt rights in poland, where same sex marriage is illegal and the current government backs conservative catholic teaching. adam easton has more from warsaw: there were thousands of people on the streets of warsaw became a sea of colour, many people draped in the rainbow flag, and it was pretty noisy, too, because there was a loud pop music playing in a truck as well. so, this is, as you mentioned, all taking place at the time of a backlash against lgbt rights,

and the organisers were saying that basically, we want to quality. basically, we want equality. as you mentioned, in poland, same—sex relationships are not legally recognised. 0ften same—sex couples are unable to, or at least have major problems seeing their partners in hospital if either of them should fall ill. one of the organisers of today's parades said today is the only day where he feels safe enough to walk in the streets of warsaw holding his partner's hand. the un special envoy for myanmar says the country is at real risk of a large—scale civil war if more isn't done to reverse february's military coup. christine schraner boorgener told the un general assembly that time

was running out and violence and killings must not be allowed to continue. we have an alarming situation on the ground for all civilian people because the health system collapsed completely and food security is also in danger. we expect, if the situation continues like that, that we have next year around half of the population will live under the poverty line. the headlines on bbc news: the hardline shia cleric, ebrahim raisi, will be the next president of iran following a tightly controlled election in which reformists were barred from standing. a major push to offer coronavirus jabs to every adult in england is gathering speed, with queues forming outside pop—up vaccination centres. it comes as scientists repeat their warnings that a third wave of infections is under way. 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. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis, has more. seen here attending mass on the day he was inaugurated, joe biden is arguably the most religiously observant commander—in—chief in half a century. but even as he was being sworn in, a senior church leader was condemning the new president for his advancement of so—called "moral evils", among them his views on abortion. in the name of the father and of the son... it is a divisive issue for the church hierarchy here in the us and, in their spring assembly, it was argued that those whose views

were at odds with church teaching shouldn't be allowed to receive communion. the eyes of the whole country are on us right now. if we fail now and do not act courageously in presenting church teaching — again, this is a teaching document, comprehensive — of presenting this clearly and convincingly on this core catholic value, how can we expect to be taken seriously when speaking on any other topic? the vatican is wary, fearing such a move could politicise the sacrament of holy communion. 0thers fear the issue could deepen divisions among american catholics at a time when the church needs to rebuild its congregation after the pandemic. quite a few pastors here in chicago are puzzled to hear the bishops now want to talk about excluding people at a time when the real challenge before then is welcoming people back to the regular practice of the faith and rebuilding their communities.

the president himself clearly didn't want to be drawn on the issue. that is a private matter and i don't think it's going to happen. thank you. a private matter which, it is felt for those who favour the more conservative christianity of the trump era, might have more to do with the election calendar than religion. there seems to be a rush to this and i don't think the holy spirit traditionally works that quickly and certainly the roman catholic church doesn't. i can't help but wonder if the years 2022 and 2024 might be part of the rush. joe biden favours a more liberal christianity, one focused on issues such as poverty and climate change and racial inequality, but abortion is such a sensitive issue here that his stance on it may yet lead to him being barred from receiving holy communion. it's 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 i think it would be a cause of great embarrassment for the church and a cause of great pain for our elected officials. the election of the most religiously observant president sincejimmy carter has exposed once again the deep divisions within the catholic church. the bishops are due to meet again in november. one of president biden's two dogs at the white house, a german shepherd called champ, has died. announcing his death, the president and his wife jill biden said champ had been their constant and cherished companion for the past 13 years. the bidens have a second dog, major, who was sent for retraining after biting several members of staff. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. there've been protests in brazil, as the number of people who've died with covid has passed the half a million mark. demonstrators have called for brazil's vaccination

programme to be speeded up. so far only 11% of the population has been fully vaccinated. brazil's president jair bolsonaro has opposed strict lockdown measures, saying they'd affect the poorest in society. but he insists he's done all he can to buy vaccines from several countries. japan is cancelling plans to open six live viewing areas in tokyo, where spectators could have watched the olympics next month. the venues, three of them in parks, will now be used as vaccination centres. japan has yet to decide whether to allow spectators into stadiums. the head of the world health organization has congratulated the people of guinea after the latest outbreak of the deadly ebola virus there was declared over. the who chief said that a coordinated response, community engagement and the use of a vaccine meant that guinea had managed to control the disease. robert schuman, the late french

politician who played a central role in the founding of the european union, has been declared venerable by pope francis, putting him on the path to sainthood. mr schuman served as prime minister of france after the second world war. the roman catholic church praised his dedication to seeking reconciliation with germany. armenians are heading to the polls in snap parliamentary elections to defuse a political crisis in the country, which was defeated by azerbaijan last year in renewed conflict over the territory of nagorno—karabakh. the voters face a tough choice between an embattled prime minister and a former strong man president. high on the agenda is national security, and the return of dozens of prisoners of war held captive by azerbaijan. the bbc�*s rayhan demytrie reports. does armenia have a future, the country's leader,

nikol pashinyan, asks his supporters at a recent rally. sunday's snap election will decide whether he still has a role to play in that future. translation: this is . a symbol of construction. we must build armenia in a new way, not only in terms of physical infrastructure, but also in terms of content. we must establish a dictatorship of law in armenia. nikol pashinyan no longer enjoys the mass support he had when he came to power in a revolution in 2018. that's because last year, armenia lost territories and as many as 4000 soldiers in a war with azerbaijan over the region of nagorno—karabakh. the opposition's frontrunner is ex—president robert kocharyan. he blames nikol pashinyan for the country's defeat. translation: the uniqueness

of this election campaign - is that the incumbent authorities are not talking about what they've done. we reject the authorities that gave up our lands to the enemy, brought disaster upon us and cause discord in society. security remains a national priority. tensions are at breaking point in border areas between armed azeri and armenian troops. and then there is an unresolved issue with armenian prisoners of war. some of them went on trial in baku this month. for armenia, it is still a state of war because of the over 200 armenian prisoners of war and civilian hostages that remain in azerbaijani captivity. this open emotional wound has prolonged the sense of insecurity, exploited by the opposition, but also exacerbated

by the government's ineffectiveness. in the streets of the capital, many voters remain undecided. translation: it is difficult to - choose, but something must change. it really must change because there is no progress now. i want none of them to win, i not pashinyan nor the others. i would like to see a new generation to lead the country. _ three years ago, nikol pashinyan promised a fairer, more democratic armenia, but a disastrous war happened under his watch. voters may want to punish him for that. the legendary indian athlete milkha singh, has died from covid—19. he was 91. popularly known as the flying sikh because of how fast he ran, mr singh had a remarkable life, from being a refugee after the partition of india to being an olympic sprinter. from mumbai, the bbc�*s india correspondent yogita limaye reports.

with each run, milkha singh pushed a newborn india to dream bigger. his own journey rooted in his nation's tragedy. his family was killed in religious violence during the partition of british india in 1947. he escaped on a train, hiding in the women's compartment. a refugee, an orphan. and in 1958, at the commonwealth games in cardiff, a sprinter — seen here as he stunned record holders. commentator: and milkha singh, milkha singh of india. _ translation: i could feell the closest runner was right behind me so i pushed as hard as i could. after that, the indian anthem played and 100,000 people in the uk stood up for it. "i was told i had made india shine in the world," milkha singh said a few years ago.

he narrowly lost out on an olympic medal. that he even reached the games was an unimaginable feat at the time. he's inspired generations of athletes. indian icon anju bobby george is one of them. he was there in front of us like a real legend, a real motivating factor. you know, if he could hear you right now, what would you say to milkha? milkha ji, thank you very much for giving us, showing us the path to success. and we, india, are really missing you and we respect and we salute all your victories. milkha singh was given state honours. india has lost so many to covid. today, a national hero.

yogita limaye, bbc news, mumbai. you are watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. we saw temperatures into the mid 20s but sunday we will be lucky to get in the mid—teens. a legacy of cloud and developing easterly breeze. into the morning, not too chilly at this stage and across scotland and northern ireland not as chilly as it was saturday morning. northern ireland, a lot of cloud around and outbreaks of rain and drizzle. heavy bursts to the east of england in particular. that will fade away and light touches will develop in southern counties of england. we see cloud a showery rain in scotland and

some of it will push southwards and eastwards. a developing easterly breeze across the eastern half of the country and that will limit the temperatures to 14 or 15 degrees. in sun sunny spells in the english channel, 20 or 21 and some of the same temperatures in parts of scotland and south—west england. their showers will push further southwards and at the same time another batch of rain it works its way out of france, across the channel islands on toward southern counties of england. the cooler night to take us into the summer solstice across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. high pressure is building in the north bringing coolair pressure is building in the north bringing cool air interacting with the rain. the big uncertainty is how north this rain band gets. it looks many across southernmost counties but it could be in the midlands and maybe east anglia. away from that it should be a dry and bright day but with a northerly breeze at this stage in latejune it will be cool.

temperatures for some only around 13 to 16 degrees. what will follow will be a distinctive chilly night. we finish is are must all test and go into a night which could bring a touch of frost across sheltered valleys, the grampians and the highlands. tuesday compared to monday, much brighter and a lot more sunshine around. the noticeable breeze down eastern coast and that will ease through the day. gradually becoming less chilly and temperatures in one or two spots climbing back up to 20 or 21 degrees. into the end of the week it looks like a bit of a flip around. northern areas most likely to see some rain at times in southern areas a bit dry. goodbye for now.

hello. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines: hardliner ebrahim raisi has won iran's presidential election. he secured 62% of the votes after reformists were mostly barred from standing. mr raisi is iran's topjudge

and holds ultra—conservative views. a major push to offer coronavirus jabs to every adult in england is gathering speed, with queues forming outside pop—up vaccination centres. it comes as scientists repeat their warnings that a third wave of infections is under way. more turmoil at the top in northern ireland — new first minister paul givan has been told he must resign as his party looks for another leader. thousands of people have been taking part in a gay pride rally in warsaw, despite a backlash against lgbt rights in poland. same sex marriage is illegal and the current polish government backs conservative catholic teaching. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be

bringing us tomorrow. with me arejoe mayes, uk politics reporter