the conservative leadership contest. with the first round of voting in conservative mps will be casting their ballot on which of the eight candidates they'll back to be the next party leader and prime minister. i'm tim willcox with the rest of the days news. after months of huge protests against his rule, the president of sri lanka has left the country as the prime minister declares a state of emergency. the office for national statistics has said the uk economy grew more than expected in may. sir mo farah sits down with the bbc�*s amol rajan following revelations he was trafficked to the uk as a child. and temperatures continue to soar in the uk with the met office extending its amber warning for extreme heat across parts of england and wales this weekend.

hello and welcome to westminster. conservative mps will cast their first vote today for who they want to replace borisjohnson as party leader and prime minister. let's take a closer look at the timetable for today.there are eight candidates through to the first round of voting each one of them needs to secure 30 votes today to stay in the race. the poll opens at 1:30 — the electorate is made up of conservative mps. we are expecting a result at about five o'clock. to be announced, as before, by graham brady, the chairman of the conservative backbench 1922 committee. further votes will take place over the next few days in order to whittle the number of candidates down to two. let's get more from our political correspondent ione wells. i can report that we have eight candidates, duly nominated. and then there were eight.

one of these candidates will be the next prime minister, having secured the backing of at least 20 tory mps. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, the attorney general, suella braverman, the foreign secretary, liz truss, the chancellor, nadhim zahawi, minister penny mordaunt and mps kemi badenoch, jeremy hunt and tom tugendhat. things heated up last night quite literally, as they crowded into a hot, sticky room in parliament one by one to encourage colleagues to back them today. please welcome rishi sunak. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, has the most tory mps backing him so far, securing endorsements from the cabinet ministers, dominic raab and grant shapps, among others. mr shapps earlier on had previously put himself forward. actually, i was delighted with the support that i got, but i also recognise that what we need more than anything else is somebody who can step straight into the role

of prime minister in serious times. there will be a lot of eyes on where other candidates lay their support if and when they are eliminated. morning, mrjavid. neither the former health secretary, sajid javid, who withdrew from the contest, or the home secretary, priti patel, who decided not to stand, have said who they will support instead. penny mordaunt has the second—highest number of tory mps publicly backing her. she's kept a lower profile so far, but launches her campaign this morning. but today, support for all candidates will be put to its first test. tory mps will vote this afternoon, and anyone with fewer than 30 votes will be eliminated. successive rounds continue, where the candidate with the fewest votes will be knocked out, until only two remain. those two will go to a vote among conservative party members. the winner will be announced on the 5th of september. this bit is key, as whoever wants to be the party leader

will need to appeal both to their tory mp colleagues but also the party members up and down the uk — a pitch the final two will be making for the rest of this summer. ione wells, bbc news. the chancellor, nadhim zahawi, is one of the remaining candidates, who last week urged the prime minister to stand down after a series of ministers resigned. mr zahawi told this programme that he defended his actions , saying it demonstrated that he put the country first: i went to see boris on tuesday night. he offered me to be his chancellor. he said, i need you to work on this economic strategy that we need to present, which would have been presented this week, tomorrow, thursday. i headed to the treasury. i worked literally all hours to try and get the strategy together. but by about four or five o'clock the next day, it became obvious to me that the number of ministers that were resigning meant that we couldn't realistically have a functioning government. i went to number 10,

i met the prime minister. i explained that i thought that he was in danger of being humiliated, and i didn't want to see him being put through that. he's a friend of 30 years. he said, i'd like to have one more go, let me just try. go back to the treasury, keep working on that plan, nadhim. by the next morning, it was obvious to me, and i thought the only thing i could do was to write a letter to him, because i had been to see him personally, tojust remind him of our conversation and then to ask him to do the right thing. and i think he did the right thing, ultimately. i think that's putting country first. if you talk to anybody in government, in the civil service or otherwise, they will tell you that having a chancellor is the most important individual in the stewardship of the economy, in a turbulent time. we are entering a challenging economic time. hugely challenging. of course, gdp figures are positive, but i'm not complacent, because i still think there are headwinds to come. sure. and i will evidence everything i do. you can come back and talk to us

about that, especially when you can explain how we're going to pay for those tax cuts. we have heard from a few of the candidates this morning the foreign secretary liz truss greeting reporters as she left her home. morning. as the leadership contest descending into bitterness? can you really unite after this? are there smear campaigns? fine really unite after this? are there smear campaigns?— really unite after this? are there smear campaigns? really unite after this? are there smear cam aians? ., ., smear campaigns? one word from her, morninu. smear campaigns? one word from her, morning- we — smear campaigns? one word from her, morning- we also _ smear campaigns? one word from her, morning. we also heard _ smear campaigns? one word from her, morning. we also heard from _ smear campaigns? one word from her, morning. we also heard from jeremy . morning. we also heard from jeremy hunt, saying he is quietly confident. d0 hunt, saying he is quietly confident.— hunt, saying he is quietly confident. , . confident. do you expect you will have enough _ confident. do you expect you will have enough support _ confident. do you expect you will have enough support from - confident. do you expect you will have enough support from your. have enough support from your colleagues in the first ballot? quietly— colleagues in the first ballot? quietly confident.— colleagues in the first ballot? quietly confident. they are not sa in: quietly confident. they are not saying much — quietly confident. they are not saying much today. _ quietly confident. they are not saying much today. a - quietly confident. they are not saying much today. a big - quietly confident. they are not saying much today. a big day, | saying much today. a big day, because they need to get 30 mps in order to get through to the next round. let's bring in our political correspondent, ben wright. eight candidates, is it clear at this point how many are likely to go

through to the next stage? nobody knows. it's through to the next stage? nobody know it's a _ through to the next stage? nobody knows. it's a hot _ through to the next stage? nobody knows. it's a hot day _ through to the next stage? nobody knows. it's a hot day in _ knows. it's a hot day in westminster. the candidates and their supporters are fanning out across westminster to try and tell anybody who will listen why the person should get this nomination. some will be eliminated today. we don't know who. it's a pretty safe bet that rishi sunak, the former chancellor, will get through. he currently leads the pack in terms of the number who have publicly declared their support for him. the last candidate, 50 came out for rishi sunak, then penny mordaunt and liz truss, and then the numbers taylor way after that. they are making their cases and pictures, but the arm—twisting, the lobbying and persuading is going on behind closed doors, between tory mps in the various campaigns. right now, the only people that matter are the 358 tory mps who have the job over the next few days of winnowing down the

list of candidates to the final two, and it will then go to the tory party member ship. it is a race of two separate contests. in party member ship. it is a race of two separate contests.— party member ship. it is a race of two separate contests. in terms of the candidates, _ two separate contests. in terms of the candidates, the _ two separate contests. in terms of the candidates, the particular- the candidates, the particular flanks of the party get behind, how is that shaping up? if flanks of the party get behind, how is that shaping up?— is that shaping up? if you compare it to the last _ is that shaping up? if you compare it to the last leadership _ is that shaping up? if you compare it to the last leadership contest, . it to the last leadership contest, brexit was the fracture in the tory party. you could see how that was playing out within the leadership contest, and the time before that. this time, it feels like brexit is fading a bit as the main fracture within the party, which is why everybody is talking to tax. it is not easy to see where the most passionate pro—brexit members of the party are lending their support. you look atjacob rees—mogg and nadine dorries, massivejohnson loyalists on brexiteers, they have gone for liz truss. summary like david davis is backing penny mordaunt. michael gove has gone for kemi badenoch.

they are split between a number of candidates. what will matter is of some of the candidates we see fall away today, then in the second round, what happens to their support? people i have talked to in the campaigns cannot tell me with any certainty whatsoever how they see that playing out. we don't know, at the moment. this see that playing out. we don't know, at the moment.— at the moment. this debate around tax and whether _ at the moment. this debate around tax and whether it _ at the moment. this debate around tax and whether it is _ at the moment. this debate around tax and whether it is a _ at the moment. this debate around tax and whether it is a edible - tax and whether it is a edible debate, and people who have previously supported certain positions, some saying they absolutely would not do that going forward, today we had the gdp figures, up a very slightly, but unexpectedly 0.5%. does that start to change the debate at all? i unexpectedly 0.5%. does that start to change the debate at all?- to change the debate at all? i don't think it will — to change the debate at all? i don't think it will improve _ to change the debate at all? i don't think it will improve the _ to change the debate at all? i don't think it will improve the debate - think it will improve the debate around tax that we are seeing thrashed out in the early stages of the leadership contest. it does feel that taxes the auction they all want to have at the moment. most of the candidates are promising to reverse or scrap the planned rise in corporation tax, scrapping the planned rise in national insurance. there are various pictures being made, as they try to persuade the

party that they are the ones that have low tax blood running through them. it was interesting today, rishi sunak, in the telegraph, he has put himself apart from the pack on this as a former chancellor, saying that he thinks that tackling inflation is the priority, tax cuts can follow, trying to pitch himself as a thatcherite fiscal conservative. there is a massive interesting battle going on there, and lots of economic pictures that have not been fleshed out or thought through. the consequences that lower taxes would have for inflation, spending, these are argument is that are not getting a proper airing yet as the candidates but the headlines forward. fist as the candidates but the headlines forward. �* , ,., , as the candidates but the headlines forward. �* , , ., forward. at this point, it is for votes of tory _ forward. at this point, it is for votes of tory mps. _ forward. at this point, it is for votes of tory mps. there - forward. at this point, it is for votes of tory mps. there willl forward. at this point, it is for l votes of tory mps. there will be forward. at this point, it is for - votes of tory mps. there will be a different constituency when it goes out of the party, then another constituency again when it comes to the consideration of who is actually going to fare well in the vote in

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we don't know if the hustings. .. the selection of — we don't know if the hustings... tue: selection of grandees, we don't know if the hustings... tte: selection of grandees, they we don't know if the hustings... t'te: selection of grandees, they are meeting in parliament at about ten, and then they will see a parade of hopefuls coming through the room to make their case. it is thought that the erg, the big 60 odd group of pro—brexit tory mps, led by steve baker, they might be having a hustings later on as well. to decide which candidate _ hustings later on as well. to decide which candidate on _ hustings later on as well. to decide which candidate on the _ hustings later on as well. to decide which candidate on the right? - hustings later on as well. to decide which candidate on the right? and i which candidate on the right? and whether which candidate on the right? mr. whether they decide, in a way, mobilise numbers en masse. at the moment, they haven't done. a big question for the next few days is whether the right of the party, would have to put the erg into that group, if they do coalesce, clearly, around a single candidate in a way that they haven't so far, as they try to get someone they want in that second spot, if rishi sunak gets one of the place on the final ballot. thank you very much, ben. lots to play for. eight candidates today. we will be hearing from penny mordaunt

at 10.30 and will be hearing from penny mordaunt at10.30 and the will be hearing from penny mordaunt at 10.30 and the voting begins at 1.30. we will have full coverage here. now, back to the studio. this is the situation in sri lanka. life pictures, tear gas fired by police as protesters gathered around the prime minister's house. ranil wickremasing has been appointed acting president — it comes just hours after the previous president gotabaya rajapaksa fled to the maldives. he landed in the last hour or so. we think he is in transit to another place. police are now continuing to fire tear gas at protesters. interesting that the prime minister, ranil wickremasing, interesting that the prime minister, ranilwickremasing, is interesting that the prime minister, ranil wickremasing, is now the acting president. he was brought in

acting president. he was brought in a few months ago because he was considered to have international credibility following economic turmoil of the country. the imf knew who he was, it was hoped he could do something, coming into the country, which is now bankrupt, food and medicine shortages as well. let's get the latest from our correspondent in colombo. many sri lankans feel that leaving is their only option, in a crisis defined by endless waits. hundreds queue for passports. a chance to leave their troubled homeland in search of something better. many trying to make it to the middle east, like vasana, who's hoping she'll find work as a cleaner to support her six—year—old. how do you feel about wanting to leave sri lanka?

your heart is in sri lanka? she says she's going because she's struggling to even get food and that's one of the reasons why she's trying to find work in kuwait. me, i'm planning to go to uk. we don't see any future. so that's basically we want to move on this country for our kids, not for us. there's been a lot of pressure for president rajapaksa to step down. did you vote for him? i voted for him. vote for him. yeah, we vote for him. and we never expected this. actually, we thought he's our saviour. and it's notjust these crowds who are trying to leave the country. the very people who are blamed for creating this economic crisis, president gotabaya rajapaksa and his family members, are also trying to flee the island. this video is believed to have been recorded at the airport as formerfinance minister basil rajapaksa was stopped at immigration.

he finally left, said to be heading to america. his brother, president gotabaya rajapaksa, has now also fled. a ruthless politician accused of brutality and corruption, part of a family dynasty which has ruled sri lanka for decades — once popular, now parodied. gotabaya rajapaksa is blamed for the country's economic woes. he's brought this country to its knees. we have no food to eat. we have no food. the basic, the basic human necessities are missing. and that's thanks to these people and this one family, which has been basically draining all the sources of income that we have. lining up for a peek inside the presidential palace. days after gota baya rajapa ksa fled his home, he's now left the country.

the headlines on bbc news... conservative mps will be vote on which of the eight candidates they'll back to be the next party leader and prime minister. after months of huge protests against his rule, the president of sri lanka has left the country as the prime minister declares a state of emergency. he has now been declared acting president. the office for national statistics has said the uk economy is on the up — growing more than expected last month. lets stay with that story. the uk economy grew by 0.5% in may, recovering from a drop in april, according to official figures. the office for national statistics said the rise was the result of a bounce back across all three main sectors of the economy —

services, manufacturing and construction. our business correspondent caroline davies is at a food factory in north london, she says the growth is better than expected. it is higher than many economists were predicting. they thought even at best it was going to be about 0.1. so, 0.5 really is an improvement on that. but what does it mean? well, firstly, also, what does it mean for companies like this? here, in the allplants factory in north london, they are producing vegan ready meals. now, this is the tex—mex bowl. they are adding a bit of rice mix here, adding some chilli, adding some kale. now, companies like this one have seen a lot of their prices increase, both for their ingredients, for the cost of wages, for the energy bills. and that is all potentially feeding through into the cost of living crisis. and that was what the concern was. now, that's why everybody was looking at these gdp figures, which shows how the economy is doing. it's a very important measure of that. and if there is growth in the economy, that's considered to be a good thing. that's money in the economy. now, hearing that gdp has

gone up by 0.5% in may, many people are thinking, well, that might suggest that things are on the up. but, at the moment, it's very difficult to say. these monthly figures do tend tojump around. and the big focus will also be on what happens long—term. now, looking at these 0.5 figures, we can see a little bit about breaking down where that is coming from. there is talk about gp appointments managing to increase and improve the economy as well. talking about travel agencies doing relatively well, and even dairy companies doing well because of increased sales of ice cream. we are also seeing retailers dragging the economy back as well, that's because, potentially, people are spending more on things like fuel and food, and therefore they don't have as much to spend on other items too. so, this really needs to be taken on a bigger context. yes, it is up for the month of may. that doesn't necessarily mean that it means the economy is shifting altogether. across england there are nearly 2.5

million people living in areas that are known as left behind neighbourhoods — deprived areas where people are more likely to be in debt, rely on benefits and have poor access to secure employment. there are 225 communities like this, but more are in the north east than anywhere else. fiona trott reports from one such neighbourhood in bishop auckland. extremely stressed. i live on my own. i'm a single person, and i have my own home. that sounds like it's all great. but, at the end of the day, i also have a lot to lose. susan loves living in this corner of county durham, but it's hard. i am extremely worried. not only that we don't have supermarkets, we only have one small shop, we have only one cash machine that you don't have to pay for to use. but then people have to get out of the village to go and get a shop — a big shop. all this has an impact on how you get out and how you get back into the village. it is wrong. coundon is a left—behind neighbourhood, a deprived community that can't catch up.

a place where getting a job or even a bus is difficult. and when you do catch one, it's not cheap. it's a 15 to 20—minute walk on top of the travel to get to work, which is a five... just over a five—minute journey in the car. that costs e2 on this bus. you have to get another one as well. e2 on top. so how much is that a day? just under £8 a day. how are you? i'm good, thanks, how are you? lunch for the locals, but it's also a lifeline. this is the only meeting place they have in eldon — another feature of a left—behind neighbourhood. we have an excellent building and we just need them to put more money into it. so we take youngsters,

who have very few formal qualifications and we can give them in—house training here in catering, administration, it services... this community has its own solutions. and one charity says they could be so much stronger if theyjust had the right support. what left—behind neighbourhoods are lacking is perhaps the density of that — of community activity. they're lacking places to meet. they're lacking organisations to bring people together. and when you look at the statistics over the last ten years, you can see that that makes a real difference. and it made a real difference to connor and his mum. a community—led charity paid for his driving lessons and test. it broadens my horizon to where i can find a job. you know, if i was looking, it would just be in bishop. but now i can look downton, newton aycliffe, so it'sjust broadened the horizon for me to be able to go out and get a job. being able to drive also means

he can visit his dad's grave. shall i move these over? then you can put them ones on that. a community coming together to help those in need. i didn't know there was people did things like that. not for people like us, you know? ordinary people. i thought it was just for, like, better people, you know, that had a bit of summat that could do some things for themselves. a few streets away, susan arrives at work. hi. herjob is to find volunteers to improve life in the local community. to come out of their front doors and see what they need. know what their children need. know what the elderly need in the community. why can they not make the decisions on their own lives? one woman's solution to surviving the cost—of—living crisis in this left—behind neighbourhood.

the government says it's giving more power to local leaders in the north east and is investing £900 million to regenerate its town centres. fiona trott, bbc news, county durham. trading standards in england and wales have told the bbc they are worried the market is being flooded with illicit vaping products — and they're concerned about the ease with which children have access to them. it comes as complaints to trading standards about illegal sales of vaping products increased significantly from tens per month to hundreds. rachel burden has been to newcastle to see first hand how big an issue underage vaping is in the city. go into any city or town centre and you are likely to see young people puffing on vapes. while vapes don't contain tobacco, they do contain nicotine, the chemical that makes people addicted to smoking. how long have you been vaping for? five years. so you started quite young.

yeah. what about you ? three months. what drew you to it? the flavours, the smell. would you say you are addicted? 100%. these are some examples of some of the most popular vapes available to buy and they are all bright coloured, slimline and come in a range of flavours and would typically cost between £7—8. so how are teenagers getting hold of them? trading standards have been worried about shops selling vaping products to under 18s. here in newcastle they are carrying out spot checks on shops they have intelligence may be breaking the law. we will conduct a test purchase exercise. we joined them in the operation where they sent a 17 and 15—year—old girl into stores to see whether they are sold vaping products. we gave the teenagers secret recording equipment to film what happened.

trading standards test purchasers went into ten shops and while the majority of shopkeepers did refuse to sell to the underage girls, on two occasions one of the under 18s were illegally sold vaping products. we have got these three bars that have been sold to our child volunteers doing the test purchases. a couple here are compliant, but should not have been sold to children. this one is of particular concern as there are 4000 puffs in there, and normally you get about 600—700. they asked for id but one of them didn't mind that we didn't have any id. and the other one didn't even ask for anything. trading standards carry out investigations like this before taking any actions against the shops in question. how big a problem is this in generalfor you, the selling of vapes to kids? at the moment, it is massive. the single use vapes, the colour, the flavour, the styles which are quite child appealing.

5live have carried out research with an online network which suggests that of those who responded, almost two thirds of secondary school teachers say vaping is a problem, with half of them saying they caught pupils vaping in the last year and around a fifth say they found children as young as 11 vaping. what impact is this having on teenagers? we met dominic and his mum. dominic is 17 and has been vaping since he was 15. i was smoking beforehand and my mates started getting them and i preferred them to cigarettes. how common would you say it is amongst you and your friends? very. most of my friends smoke or vape. about 90%. and mum, you know about this? how do you feel about it? not happy. it is too accessible. the colours are projected to these youngsters, as in the colours, the flavours, the packaging. so what are the health

risks for young people? vaping products are for smokers and ex—smokers to keep away from cigarettes, not products for people who never smoked or those who are young and are perhaps smoking occasionally. we need to keep these e—cigarettes away from young people. we don't know the long—term health harms. far less risky than smoking, but ideally we don't want young people to be using any device that harms their health. the uk vaping industry association say... whether it is plain packaging, stronger regulation of products or cracking down on the shops, there is a huge challenge to tackle the popularity of teen vaping. a spokesperson for the department of health and social care said there are no

current plans to change the fines but we'll keep it under review. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. a very pleasant summer's day out there for many of you. the exceptional heat has become confined to the very far south—east corner of england and even that is easing down a little bit on recent days. a bit cloudy across southern areas continuing with a few splashes of rain. north of that, much of england and wales, sunny skies through the rest of the day, sunshine and a few showers through scotland and northern ireland, mainly across western areas where temperatures are mid to high teens. widely low to mid 20s but 29, 30 celsius is still possible in south—east england and the london area. as you go into this evening and overnight, temperatures in the south—east down five, six, 7 degrees, we saw last night, 16 probably the minimum. still pretty warm for a night's sleep. but elsewhere a good deal more comfortable. some clearer skies around, just a few showers in north—west scotland and starting temperatures for thursday around ten or 11 for most. different day for thursday, scotland and northern ireland and northern england, a bit more cloud, scattering

showers more widely, the odd heavier one. easing from the west later. wales, the midlands, southern england, east anglia, a dry day, sunny spells and closer to our normalfor summer. hello, this is bbc news the headlines: conservative mps will be vote on which of the eight candidates they'll back to be the next party leader and prime minister. sri lankan prime minister ranil wickreme—singhe has been appointed acting president as he declares the country is in a state of emergency — the president has fled the country after months of huge protests against his rule. the office for national statistics has said the uk economy is on the up — growing more than expected last month. and sir mo farah sits down with the bbc�*s amol rajan following revelations he was trafficked to the uk as a child

temperatures continue to soar in the uk with the met office extending its amber warning for extreme heat across parts of england and wales this weekend sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jon watson. good morning... much of the talk before the start of the 150th open championship, has been about the future of golf. the new saudi arabia—backed liv golf tour has threatened to divide the sport with tiger woods critical of those who've chosen to follow money. our sports correspondent joe wilson is at st andrews... tiger woods practising again at st andrews. they've sure been good for each other. cheering 2000 was when woods first won the open here. he is now a golfer contemplating the end. i don't know how many open championships i have left here at st andrews. but i wanted this one.

it started here for me in �*95 and if it ends here in �*22, it does. and if it doesn't, it doesn't, if i get the chance to play one more, it would be great. but there is no guarantee. watching woods move around his practice round, you see the issue. maybe he is lucky to be able to walk at all after his car accident. but the limp is clear. well, it's windy, the terrain is undulating, completing 18 holes is a test of stamina. it is supposed to be. there are other famous players here who have chosen a different form of golf. sergio garcia, dustin johnson, men who are part of the rival saudi—funded liv tour but are permitted to play this open at least. lee westwood is another. woods does not agree with their choice. what they have done is they have turned their back on what has allowed them to get to this position. what these players are doing for guaranteed money, what is the incentive to practise? what is the incentive

to go out there early in the dirt? it is a prominent issue. i even spotted this topically redesigned liv t—shirt worn by a practice spectator. woods now may be a traditionalist, standing against encroaching gales of change, but he is also a golfer still trying to get better. joe wilson, bbc news, saint andrews. it was a day to forget for england in their first one day international against india yesterday. as they lost by ten wickets — there was not one, not two but four ducks. what's even more of a surprise, two of those were joe root and ben stokes. england all out for 110. that allowed india to calmly knock off the runs, without the loss of a wicket. you certainly don't want days to come like that and they come few and far between and today is one of those days. it is tough to take. but i certainly will try and learn from it as much as we can. but we'll stick to what we

know and there is huge trust in that dressing room and there are some brilliant players in there. so i look, again, to see a response on thursday. yesterday we told you about england's record eight nil win over norway. we now know the hosts will avoid eight—time champions germany in the quarter—finals after they beat spain in brentford last night. it means they'll top the group and thus avoid sernea wigman's side in the last eight. they were gifted their opener when the spanish goalkeeper gifted the ball to klara buhl inside 2 minutes. alex popp doubled their lead just before half—time. england will face spain or denmark, who beat finland here one nil, chelsea's pernille harder with the goal, that keeps their hopes of reaching the knock out stage alive. let's not forget they were the finalists last time out and sets them up for a showdown with spain on saturday. and we know how deep football rivalries can run. so you wonder how liverpool and manchester united fans will be feeling after this one?

a—nil, united came out on top here in bangkok. now i know this is only pre—season, but fans don't often need much to cling to, certainly not against a rival. it's no wonder some of them enjoyed this. in what was erik ten haag's first game as manchester united manager. who was very low key, he is off to a winning start nonetheless. that's all the sport for now. eight candidates remain in the race to number ten — and by the end of next week, just two will be left. let's look at the week ahead. the first round of voting gets under way today — and candidates with less than 30 votes each will be eliminated. voting will continue in rounds and those with the fewest votes will be knocked out of the running — until only two remain next thursday.

they will make their pitch to lead the party — and the winner will be announced by fifth september. after a vote of the wider membership of the _ after a vote of the wider membership of the tory— after a vote of the wider membership of the tory party. it's another hot day at westminster. timely then to look at what the conservative leadership candidates are promising to do to tackle the climate crisis? many are not saying very much at all. on the right of these eight candidates we have had some statements suggesting the net zero commitment, the commitment to reach net zero emissions of greenhouse gas by 2015, that might be opposed or suspended, from kemi badenoch, from, for the rest of the candidates, it is a topic they are looking to avoid if they get pushed on it, they would

remain committed to what is a policy that was front and centre in the conservative party manifesto of 2019 and has been written into uk law. there has been a later come out this morning from businesses here in the uk, thousands of businesses, parts of groups who have signed the letter including amazon, coca—cola and unilever, they have been making the case, the economic case for continuing with green policies, net zero policy, arguing the net zero strategy could create half a million newjobs, create and unlock £90 billion in private investment. effectively urging the eight contenders who remain to remain committed to the government's policy and the transition and change needed to achieve the net zero goal by 2050. ., , , ., .,

2050. you said mostly they do not want to talk _ 2050. you said mostly they do not want to talk about _ 2050. you said mostly they do not want to talk about this, _ 2050. you said mostly they do not want to talk about this, it - 2050. you said mostly they do not want to talk about this, it is - want to talk about this, it is interesting when those business leaders say it is something that needs to be a key issue. in terms of the wider public, what is the sense? in part, that is due to the electorate that is being courted by the conservative contenders. at the moment, it is conservative mps who are voting and will decide who will go forward to the next round and thenit go forward to the next round and then it will be conservative members and it does not appear that net zero is such a huge priority for them. but when you look at the country at large, opinion polls consistently suggest that climate change is one of the top issues for people and there is broad support for net zero policies. it mayjust be that in terms of thinking about the short term, getting through the vote today and the next few days, net zero is not something which the conservative leadership contenders want to talk

about at this moment in time simply because they do not believe it has a vote winner amongst the conservative mps who are voting.— mps who are voting. thank you very much. let mps who are voting. thank you very much- let me _ mps who are voting. thank you very much. let me talk _ mps who are voting. thank you very much. let me talk you _ mps who are voting. thank you very much. let me talk you through - mps who are voting. thank you very | much. let me talk you through what is happening today. it is 9:1i0am and the candidates will be doing a hustings before the 92 group of right—wing mps. it is not clear whether all of the candidates are invited to speak. it is the first of the day. the second will come later after the results of today's ballot announced and that will be when mps again get to address the backbench mps whose votes are going to be absolutely crucial. at that point, thatis absolutely crucial. at that point, that is going to be after 5pm when the result today is a nice, we do not know how many candidates will remain, currently eight, the need to get 30 votes to get through to the next stage. another interesting day

in westminster, i will be here with plenty of coverage but i'll hand you to the studio. sir mo farah has said he is "relieved" that the home office will not take action against him after he revealed he was trafficked into the uk. he told the bbc he was born hussein abdi kahin — but was given the name mohamed farah by those who flew him from eastern africa with fake documents when he was 9 years old. he's been speaking to amol rajan. welcome. thank you. where am i sat? over here? yeah, just there. sir mo farah is not the man millions think they know. now i'm coming to terms with it, talking about it, let alone, you know, coming to tell the public and tell people. i didn't even have the courage to talk to my own members of family. i was only tiny really — new, because i didn't feel comfortable. i felt vulnerable, felt at times, lonely. and if i can't share it with myself, how can i share it with the whole world?

he shot to national and internationalfame by winning two olympic gold medals at london 2012. commentator: it's gold! he's one of britain's most—decorated olympians. he was knighted in 2017 for services to athletics and has become a regular on tv screens and newspaperfront pages. this is the visa to come to the uk. but in a tv documentary, airing tonight on bbc one, farah reveals his real name is hussein abdi kahin, and that he was illegally trafficked to the uk as a child for the purposes of domestic servitude. how quickly were you aware that actually your life was going to be very, very tough, and you weren't going to be reunited with family and you're going to live a very different life to the one that you thought you were coming for? pretty much early on. i knew my life would be different. living with that lady.

i honestly, as much as i can think and made it more a fantasy thing, and go "i'll get to go to school. i get to play with other kids." i never did any of that. i wasn't allowed to play with any other kids. i wasn't allowed to be myself. i had to cook, clean, and half the time, more than half the time was abused. and that was tough for me. i look around and there was no—one there. and all i ever wanted as a kid was to have my parents, or to have people who care for you. but then, early on, i knew at that point, no—one was going to be there for me. so ijust learned to block it out. he eventually confided in a teacher, who helped him alert social services, move to a new family, and become a british citizen, as mo farah. it was then that he discovered running. what was it like for you living

this kind of double life and becoming globally famous? there's a lot i couldn't say, and, in my mind as a kid, often i try and think about at that moment where i made a decision for myself, where i used to lock myself in that bathroom. and you cry every day. you cry every day and tell them, "please, someone get me out of here." no—one comes to you. so you learn to lock that up. so i told myself, "i'm not going to get emotional. i'm going to lock that up inside. and just carry on." even myself, it was hard for me to admit what has happened. what are your emotions, tania? both now that he's able to talk about this, but when you think back to what he must have gone through. i experienced a whole range of emotions when i first realised what his background really was. my first reaction was heartbreak and sadness for him. ijust immediately pictured nine—year—old mo and being so helpless and vulnerable.

and then, equally, i felt angry at the people that did that to him, that put him through that. i don't know how anyone can live with themselves — treating a child that way. and you know, lots of sympathy for mo and confusion as to why, you know, why him? why was he brought here under those circumstances? i've known mo for, gosh, you know, 25 years—plus. and he's always been very guarded with emotions. he doesn't show them. he's been able tojust bury every emotion possible and just show happiness. and that's... you know, it's not natural. i think people... it's normal to feel sad and angry and upset. mo doesn't allow himself to, but he's now finally giving himself permission to feel those feelings of hurt and pain. and that's valid. it's ok. there's been an extraordinary reaction globally to this — these revelations — social media, front page news in the uk, headlines around the world, the fact that mo farah had a different name and a different

story to the one that most people know. it's been overwhelmingly amazing to see the support out there that we've been getting. we've had floods of messages. what have you made of the reaction around the world? it's been incredible to have so much support. thisjust shows, you know, a lot of people behind me. and it's nice to have that as well as my family. were you a bit worried in advance that people might think, a, that you'd sort of deceived them or b, that it might have legal consequences for you now? that's always my story. and as i said, i wasn't even comfortable enough to talk about it with my family. i couldn't talk about it publicly. it has taken me a long time to come to this. but i'm glad i made this documentary to show people the reality of what really happened to me as a child. the bbc has spoken to the home office, and they said, they told us, and i quote, "no action whatsoever will be taken against sir mo, and to suggest otherwise is wrong." how does that make you feel?

yes. it makes me relieved. you know, me. this is my country. amol rajan, bbc news. you can watch the full documentary �*the real mo farah' — on the bbc iplayer now. it'll also be shown on bbc one tonight at 9pm. the headlines on bbc news... conservative mps will be voting on which of the eight candidates they'll back to be the next party leader and prime minister. after months of huge protests against his rule — the president of sri lanka has left the country as the prime minister declares a state of emergency. the former president fled the country after months of protest. the

met office has an amber warning across england and wales this weekend. you might have seen these astonishing shots on social media over the last couple of days harry shimmin, who was walking with friends in the mountains in kyrgyzstan. harry kept on filming as the torrent of snow and ice came closer — and closer — until he finally had that is looking pretty close. i think suddenly the penny drops. oh, dear. he shelters behind a rock as

the avalanche engulfs them. luckily he managed to survive without a scratch — and this morning he talked to the bbc breakfast team from the safety of his hotel room. they asked him how he'd managed to keep on filming. yeah, good question, i suppose. probably a balance between stupidity and good luck and there was nowhere to actually run away to and i was on the edge of a cliff and there was some shelter right next to me and i knew i didn't have far to go and i knew it was a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity, so i took the risk to just carry on filming. you ducked at the final moment and behind you there was a cliff edge. we have watched you a few times and i'm guessing as you are there it doesn't look like it is coming that fast and then all of a sudden there must have been a moment where you thought, oh, my goodness, iam on the edge here. yeah, when it first started moving right at the top i was not even slightly afraid i just thought, wow, i can't believe i have managed to see this and how lucky i am to start the filming straightaway.

i did not expect it to reach me, let alone as quick as it did, so, yes, it did turn to fear quite quickly, basically. the video obviously stops at a significant point. tell us what happens next. i think my finger must have accidentally stopped recording. i definitely did not mean to stop recording at that point. once i dived down into the shelter, yeah, it got really dark, hard to breathe and, you know, the snow was pouring over the top of me and for a second itjust carried on getting worse and that is when i did not really know what was going to happen which is probably a moment i will not forget too soon and then itjust kind of steadily turned into this weird kind of blizzard in

the air displacement, something i'm not sure about, but it literally all blew over and i wasn't covered in more than a few inches so i was able to stand up straightaway and be grateful i was still there. it's really entertaining to watch but it could have been very different. fortunately there was just a few inches above you but you could have been buried alive, you and your pals who you were with. have you been playing it back in your mind and thinking that the outcome could have been different? absolutely. i knew i was lucky straightaway after i managed to get out and up but it was only about 20 minutes later when i started moving again that we realised that the path we were supposed to take was where the main bulk of the avalanche was, so if we were literally three to five minutes further down the road, that would have been it and there would have been no chance, so walking through that was quite emotional, i suppose and one

of those things where if you do not laugh, you will cry, sort of thing so i was trying my best to make light of the situation when we were there and just keep a positive spin on it rather than thinking about it too much. an amazing story and a narrow escape for him. we have breaking news from the met office regarding the amber warning originally in place until the second heat wave coming to the country, originally till midnight on sunday, that has been extended to midnight on tuesday, temperatures up to 40 midnight on tuesday, temperatures up to a0 degrees expected, it would appear that the intensity of the heat is going to continue beyond sunday into monday and tuesday, the amber warning set to expire at 11:59pm on tuesday.

there's been some double—takes going on this morning in weston—super—mare, as an old offshore oil rig from the north sea lands on the town's beach. the see monster is set to become a huge art installation and will have gardens, an amphitheare and a waterfall for visitors to see once complete. john maguire is in weston—super—mare for us — it is not sunny but it looks warm. take us through it.— it is not sunny but it looks warm. take us through it. sunny, overcast, cuite take us through it. sunny, overcast, quite bright. — take us through it. sunny, overcast, quite bright. we _ take us through it. sunny, overcast, quite bright, we have _ take us through it. sunny, overcast, quite bright, we have seen - take us through it. sunny, overcast, quite bright, we have seen all- take us through it. sunny, overcast, quite bright, we have seen all sorts| quite bright, we have seen all sorts of conditions today. it has been dry and not windy which is thankful considering the extraordinary engineering feat that is taking place today. have a look at the see monster, the platform, a gas platform that spent 20 years extracting gas on the north sea, 25 metres in height, it will be dragged onto the beach by the huge machine, transferred by an enormous crane, so

big that the crane will build the crane. transfer the a50 tonnes onto the top of those legs, they are ten metres high, it will be 35 metres high, the whole thing, hundred and 15 feet tall, quite a sight, and being built here in the 1930s that has been abandoned for several years now. it has been reimagined and re—virgin. it is the brainchild of these mad scientist, matt artest. tell us what it is all about. irate these mad scientist, matt artest. tell us what it is all about. we are art of tell us what it is all about. we are part of one _ tell us what it is all about. we are part of one of _ tell us what it is all about. we are part of one of the _ tell us what it is all about. we are part of one of the ten _ tell us what it is all about. we are | part of one of the ten commissions in 2022, _ part of one of the ten commissions in 2022, an— part of one of the ten commissions in 2022, an experiment in creativity, we had lots of stories to tell, — creativity, we had lots of stories to tell, we — creativity, we had lots of stories to tell, we platform to tell the stories. — to tell, we platform to tell the stories, what better than one of the biggest _ stories, what better than one of the biggest platforms possible? we found these decommissioned rigs and we thought— these decommissioned rigs and we thought it — these decommissioned rigs and we thought it was an amazing opportunity, the first people in the world _ opportunity, the first people in the world ever— opportunity, the first people in the world ever to take one of these and tell stories — world ever to take one of these and tell stories about reuse, renewable futures _ tell stories about reuse, renewable futures and the great british

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one thing _ funded by the governments of the uk. one thing you — funded by the governments of the uk. one thing you told _ funded by the governments of the uk. one thing you told me _ funded by the governments of the uk. one thing you told me earlier, - funded by the governments of the uk. one thing you told me earlier, the - one thing you told me earlier, the legs are painted bright yellow, they are new, you're not going to paint the platform, is that right? why do you want to mark the difference? it is important not hiding the past of see monster, we want the experience of the _ see monster, we want the experience of the great british weather out there _ of the great british weather out there in— of the great british weather out there in the north sea for 30 years. we do _ there in the north sea for 30 years. we do not _ there in the north sea for 30 years. we do not want to hide the heritage, we want _ we do not want to hide the heritage, we want to— we do not want to hide the heritage, we want to make shmy sure people can see the _ we want to make shmy sure people can see the scars— we want to make shmy sure people can see the scars of living in the sea. you get — see the scars of living in the sea. you get the — see the scars of living in the sea. you get the juxtaposition between new and _ you get the juxtaposition between new and old, it is important to see it coming _ new and old, it is important to see it coming together in one piece. there _ it coming together in one piece. there is— it coming together in one piece. there is an _ it coming together in one piece. there is an educational aspect, you are talking about you want to spark conversations about recycling on a grand scale and making something sustainable too. the grand scale and making something sustainable too.— sustainable too. the whole pro'ect is to invest — sustainable too. the whole pro'ect is to invest and fi sustainable too. the whole pro'ect is to invest and celebrate �* sustainable too. the whole pro'ect is to invest and celebrate the h sustainable too. the whole project is to invest and celebrate the uk l is to invest and celebrate the uk creativity— is to invest and celebrate the uk creativity hy— is to invest and celebrate the uk creativity by bringing _ is to invest and celebrate the uk creativity by bringing together. creativity by bringing together scientists. _ creativity by bringing together scientists, technologists, - scientists, technologists, engineers, _ scientists, technologists, engineers, artists, - scientists, technologists, - engineers, artists, mathematicians to say, _ engineers, artists, mathematicians to say, you — engineers, artists, mathematicians to say. you know. _ engineers, artists, mathematicians to say, you know, how— engineers, artists, mathematicians to say, you know, how can - engineers, artists, mathematicians to say, you know, how can there i engineers, artists, mathematicians. to say, you know, how can there will be better? _

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some exceptional heat heading our way. the change is coming on a southward journey behind the stone of clyde, temperatures close to where we should be. some very warm conditions across the south of england, it gets very hot here quite quickly through the next few hours, 30 celsius in the london area. the cloud will produce one or two showers. sunshine in england and wales. sunshine and showers in scotland and northern ireland in the west. temperatures mid to high teens. low 20s easter is, low to mid 20s through much of england and wales but the heat continues in the far south. this evening and overnight, fresh air gets on but not completely fresh, pretty muggy in the south—east corner, temperatures of 16 celsius. not as bad as the 22 degrees we saw last night. elsewhere, a night to open the windows, let the residual heat out,

fresh air in for tomorrow morning. temperatures 10 celsius. bright and sunny spells, showers and northern ireland and western scotland, northern england, as we head through into the afternoon. wales, midlands, southern england staying right where sunshine. warm out there in the sunshine, temperatures mid to high 20s, more places around the high low 20s. thursday night into friday, high pressure is with us, round the age a weather feature which will bring more cloud, a more cloudy day. outbreaks of rain and drizzle in the morning, brightening up in the afternoon, some damp weather in north wales and north of england, further south, north wales and north of england, furthersouth, it north wales and north of england, further south, it stays 27 celsius. similar values on thursday further north. through the weekend, it starts to change, the north of the country, sunny spells, stays dry, 12

showers, temperatures creeping up in the mid or high 20s for some. across the mid or high 20s for some. across the southern half of the uk a mate of this extreme heat warning is in force until end of tuesday. the record—breaking heat will push on, we could see temperatures peaked in mid to high 30s. we will keep you 30s. updated. bye for now. the conservative leadership contest. bye )s. the conservative leadership contest. bye for now. a dry day, sunny spells and closer to our normalfor summer. i'm joanna gosling in westminster on what's set to be another busy day — to be another busy day — with the first round of voting in with the first round of voting in the conservative leadership contest.

conservative mps will be casting their ballot leader and prime minister.