welcome to bbc news, i'm rich preston, ourtop welcome to bbc news, i'm rich preston, our top stories. three become two, borisjohnson drops out of the race to be tory leader and prime minister, leaving rishi sunak and penny mordaunt in the running. the former chancellor is now the clear frontrunner. we'll be asking what's now more likely, a contest or a coronation? cementing his place at the top, china's president xi will have a third term in power, the first to do so since chairman mao. and, one of brazil's most prominent indigenous leaders warns there'll be further damage to the amazon rainforest, if president

bolsonaro is re—elected. welcome to the programme. we begin in here in the uk, where borisjohnson has announced that he will not stand in the contest to choose the next conservative leader, and prime minister. despite saying he thought there was a good chance he could be backin was a good chance he could be back in downing street next friday he said he thought he could not unite his party. nominations close on monday afternoon, with the former chancellor rishi sunak and cabinet minister penny mordaunt the only declared candidates. our political editor, chris mason, has been following the day's developments. are you running for the leadership, mr sunak? could september's loser be october's prime minister? rishi sunak is a step closer to downing street tonight, beaten by liz truss

just weeks ago, he could replace her as soon as tomorrow. declaring his candidacy today, he wrote: he also felt the need to say: throughout the day, the public support for mr sunak among tory mps has continued to tick up. this minister reckons borisjohnson would be a guaranteed disaster. what we can't do is have him in as prime minister in circumstances where he is bound to implode, taking down the whole government with him, and we just can't do that again. but equally, i am not willing to lay down my integrity for borisjohnson, i am not.

and we willjust have to see what any vote is, but really i want rishi to win. mr baker had backed the former home secretary suella braverman for the job in the summer. today, she backed rishi sunak too, saying: borisjohnson said absolutely nothing publicly about whether he would stand, until an hour ago. instead he had a weekend of attempted telephonic charming. and then, at nine o'clock this evening, a statement.

all weekend, the clock had been ticking, even the business secretary's personalised one. mrjohnson struggled to gain momentum, butjacob rees—mogg explained this morning why he deserved support. boris delivered brexit, he supported ukraine in standing up to russia, he was the first world leader to do that, and he got us through a pandemic. he won a majority of 80, he won hartlepool in a by—election, he has been the greatest asset the conservative party has

had in modern times. and here was the foreign secretary, james cleverly, endorsing mrjohnson this afternoon. this election for our next prime minister excludes the best part of 70 million people and currently involves around 360 people, conservative mps. and it has been rather noisy. rishi, in myjudgment, is the one candidate who is in a position to pull the party together. yes, i am supporting boris johnson in this election. that level of mp support, i which is growing by the hour for rishi sunak. .. i have not come down publicly, iam mulling things over privately. hopefully boris johnson will be the next prime minister. penny mordaunt is the one. and yes, enter the one candidate happy to face questions today, penny mordaunt, although she was not particularly keen on answering

many of them directly. yes or no? do you stand by that? you said it a couple of weeks ago. you are trying very hard, laura... she trails behind the others but she says it is important to keep going. i am very confident about the progress we are making, and i will say to you that i am in this to win it. some of the things we want to do... opposition parties say it is time for a general election. let the public in to decide. do they want to continue with this utter chaos or do they want stability under a labor government? tonight, the latest twist in the career of borisjohnson, after a weekend at the centre of attention, with this former prime minister out and off the stage, for now at least, are we looking right now at the next prime minister? rishi sunak could be walking through a rather different door very soon. chris mason, our political

editor, reporting. david blanchflowerjoins david blanchflower joins us now, david blanchflowerjoins us now, the past week has sent markets up and down, the latest news about borisjohnson pulling out of the leadership race, will that stabilise things somewhat? may be but robabl things somewhat? may be but probably not- _ things somewhat? may be but probably not. we _ things somewhat? may be but probably not. we saw - things somewhat? may be but probably not. we saw a - things somewhat? may be but probably not. we saw a rise i things somewhat? may be but probably not. we saw a rise inj probably not. we saw a rise in the pound up to about $1 14 probably not. we saw a rise in the pound up to about $1 1a and now it has fallen back to, lost, looked about five minutes ago, it had fallen back to $13 25. i think what we are going to see here is extensions of what we have already seen. maybe we are going to see unity in the tory party but i suspected not. markets are sitting on knife edge is not knowing is coming. are the tory party going to fight like rats and a stack going forward? who is the new chancellor going to be? are we're going to see

attempt to have big spending cuts and what in the end other people going to say? that seems to be pretty important. they are headed to a really tough winter struggling to pay their bills and here we have the second prime minister in what, 47 days, but nobody is elected. so i think the markets are sitting on a knife edge, we will see what happens but the suspicion is fighting and dissent within the tory party is likely to be treated badly by the markets. what will the new promise to do in terms of appointing the chancellor, what will the relationship be with the bank of england and what happens to the data? on friday we had very bad data on retail sales so i am sitting watching, hoping that things will now calm down, may have a couple of days where they do but my bet is that we are going to be back to craziness in the markets pretty soon. to craziness in the markets pretty soon-— to craziness in the markets re soon. ., ., ., pretty soon. you mention that uncertainty — pretty soon. you mention that uncertainty but _ pretty soon. you mention that uncertainty but in _ pretty soon. you mention that uncertainty but in the - pretty soon. you mention that uncertainty but in the grand i uncertainty but in the grand scheme of things we are only talking about a few days here, we should know the answer to this question by the end of the

week at the latest. out of the two contenders at the moment, what are the market is likely to make of each one? i think the answer _ to make of each one? i think the answer is _ to make of each one? i think the answer is it's _ to make of each one? i think the answer is it's not - to make of each one? i think the answer is it's not so - to make of each one? i think| the answer is it's not so much what happens of the next few days but who is the parameters to. the choice i suppose is one we had before, we have —— had a choice between liz truss who was unknown to the markets and rishi sunak who essentially was known and was regarded as a safe pair of hands and did warn of the craziness that was to come. so certainly rishi sunak for the markets now. penny mordaunt is an quantity, has said that she would appoint hunt stopping the markets are saying another unknown, another person who hasn't been elected, another person potentially elected by people so i think in a sense the markets will at least say we know what we're going to if we get sunak although we may find very quickly we don't like that either but it will depend. does

he reappoint hunt? it remains unclear but i think normally at these circumstances, the markets are going to like people who kind of go back to the established order, presumably rishi sunak is going to say we will listen to what the permanent secretary of the treasury says, we will go to the cpr, treasury says, we will go to the opr, we will do things in a calm way, we won't do all the economics and pandemonium that we've had for the last 45 days. he will know that nerves have to be calmed in the markets, thatis to be calmed in the markets, that is probably the biggest and he has to do. qm. that is probably the biggest and he has to do. 0k, professor david blanchflower, _ and he has to do. 0k, professor david blanchflower, thank- and he has to do. 0k, professor david blanchflower, thank you l david blanchflower, thank you very much for your insight, appreciate it. let's go to china now where xi jinping has become the most powerful chinese leader in decades. just under 2a hours ago he was elected to a tradition breaking third five year term as general secretary of china's communist party. has taken an even firmer grip on power by promoting his allies, china's ms fulton and billy —— most formidably

powerful leader. —— china's most formidably entrenched leader since mao zedong appeared in beijing's great hall of the people with his new leadership team, which some observers claim prizes loyalty over experience. stephen mcdonell reports. applause xijinping led out china's new leadership team in order of rank, with him at the top. it confirmed one of the world's worst kept secrets, that he'd officially broken the mould in place for decades limiting party bosses to two terms in power, lest anyone become too strong. it would have taken a bold conference delegate to oppose this move, which leaves mr xi at the helm for as long as he likes. translation: china is embarking on a long journey filled _ with glory and dreams. the road map has been drawn and the bugle has been sounded. again, there were no women on the seven—person politburo standing committee, the group at the top of china's governance system, now stacked with xi loyalists. the appointment of li keqiang as premier will concern some. he oversaw the disastrous months—long shanghai lockdown

with significant food shortages. now mr li is in charge of managing china's economy. i think the appointment of li keqiang as the premier shows that xijinping is not principally interested in the economy. he's never really been interested in the economy except as a political tool. china's new leadership faces exploding youth unemployment and a massive property crisis. they also have to generate economic activity while implementing strict zero covid lockdowns. xijinping and his team have pledged to tackle these problems with ideological unity and nationalist zeal. well, many will wonder if that's going to be enough. translation: | don't care | whether xi is in a third term, so long as we have food. translation: putin has had four terms and 16 years. - now xi is imitating him. the mysterious removal of china's former leader at the end of the communist party congress

led to speculation that this was a symbolic step to ram home the transition with xijinping in charge. it's also possible, though, that hu jintao may not be well. he appeared confused. yet questions remain about the timing of this departure in front of the cameras. today, though, there was no sign of the influence of leaders gone by, and crucially, no identifiable successors to xi in this new group. another indication he could remain in powerfor a long time. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. well, china's neighbours are watching events in beijing, with increasing concern. from bangkok, here's jonathan head. xi jinping and his assertive foreign policy are here to stay and that has prompted big changes in how the rest of asia views china. japan was always sceptical that china's rise could be peaceful and at the urging of the late

shinzo abe, japan has wrapped itself in the security blanket of the so—called quad, the us—japan—india—australia alliance established explicitly to counter chinese military power in the region. what's less clear, though, is how the quad would work in an actual military confrontation. for south—east asian countries, though, xijinping's leadership has posed challenges to which they have no answers. when china began occupying disputed islands in the south china sea, asean tried to get an agreement with it on a code of conduct. china simply stalled. when multiple chinese dams have messed up the water flow in the mekong river, countries affected downstream have found they have little redress. and when the philippines won an international arbitration case against chinese claims in the south china sea, china simply ignored it. instead, china has fractured the famed consensus and unity of asean, picking off the smaller states like laos and cambodia with generous aid and development, turning them into virtual client states.

the other south—east asian countries are now dealing with china very much according to their own interests. indonesia runs a china sceptic foreign policy but welcomes chinese investment with open arms. thailand, though, is more hesitant about such investment but willing to be much more accommodating of china's foreign policy concerns. vietnam has perhaps the most china—phobic population and historic grievances against its giant neighbour but vietnam's world beating export industries depend on supply chains from china so the communist leadership there manages its relations with china extremely carefully. all the countries in this region have been frustrated by the erratic interests of the united statesunder different presidents and the focus now on military rather than economic engagement. they fear being drawn into a superpower conflict here. all countries here ideally would like to maintain good

relations with both superpowers but in reality, they accept that china's dominance here is probably inevitable. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come: gridlock in madrid but it is sheep not cars causing the problem. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. only yesterday she had spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it. "every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth "of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no i more uncertainty of what each day might bring. . booster ignition and lift—off of discovery, with six astronaut heroes and one american legend! we're enjoying the show. this is beautiful.

baby cries a milestone in human history. born today, this. girl in india is the seven billionth- person on the planet. hello. you're watching bbc news. the latest headlines. borisjohnson has dropped out of the race to be tory leader and prime minister, leaving rishi sunak and penny mordaunt in the running. and cementing his place at the top, china's president xi will have a third term in power can be first to do so since chairman mao. let's go to east africa now.

at least nine people have been killed and almost 50 injured in an attack on a hotel in southern somalia. heavy gunfire was heard in the southern port city of kismayo. the attack started when a suicide bomber rammed his car, loaded with explosives, through the gate of the tawakal hotel, blowing up the vehicle. several attackers rushed through into the building, opening fire. somali police say security forces ended the siege and killed the attackers. al—shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. bbc africa's emmanuel igunza has been following the story. it has taken them several hours, the better part of sunday afternoon, but security forces in the port city of kismayo now say that they have ended this attack at the hotel in southern somalia. earlier reports indicate that several people have been killed, many injured, some critically, and authorities to believe that that number will rise even further as they continue the search and rescue at this very popular venue. the al-qaeda linked al—shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility for this attack. what we do know also is that local elders and security forces were holding a meeting

at this hotel when a vehicle laden with explosives was rammed at the gates of the hotel and then three gunmenjumped out, went into the hotel and started shooting people randomly. in recent weeks, the government forces, backed by the african union troops and local militia and clan elders, have made huge significant gains in parts of somalia, retaking territories from the jihadist group. but even then, the al—shabaab group has continued to carry out attacks similar to this one notjust inside somalia but across into neighbouring kenya and they do continue to pose a deadly threat for the peace and security of the region. let us get an update on the beachin let us get an update on the beach in ukraine. president zelenskiy has denied claims that kev was preparing to use a

so—called dirty bomb in a false flag operation employment on moscow. ben wallace, the uk defensively, has said that you —— has defended against the claims. it was used as a pretext for great escalation. russia is yet to publish any evidence to support its poem claim. one of brazil's most prominent indigenous leaders has warned of further damage to the amazon rainforest if jair bolsonaro is re—elected in this week's presidential run—off. under president bolsonaro deforestation has increased dramatically. his rival, lula da silva, said he will end illegal mining and deforestation but that is likely to be a tough challenge. our south american corresponding katy watson reports from the well�*s largest indigenous reserve, with future of the rainforest is at stake.

the yanomami live deep in this pristine forest. hunter gatherers, they're among the most isolated tribes in south america. but their land is becoming coveted, and their lives disrupted. this indigenous health centre has become a field hospital on the front line of illegal mining. malnutrition is growing as miners destroy the land around them. old and young, nobody escapes this scourge. outside, a makeshift ward is full of patients with malaria — yet another illness brought in by outsiders and making the yanomami sick. "they come so close to our community, the diseases don't "stop," malarina tells me. "the machines work constantly, the smoke from them causing diarrhoea and illness. " her two—month—old grandson has pneumonia. he doesn't have a name. yanomami parents wait a few years to name them out of fear they may die.

it's a very real anxiety. the mercury used to extract gold in the mine upstream has poisoned these once crystal—clear waters. fishing and drinking here is now impossible. and this is the mine that is causing their pain. production in full swing, it has scarred the landscape and its people. there are as many as 20,000 illegal miners working in the region. it is part of one of the worst—affected areas in the yanomami territory. we couldn't land, the pilot said many of the miners are armed and he was worried they would shoot at the plane. the way of life for nearly 30,000 yanomami hangs in the balance. translation: if bolsonaro wins again, he will kill us all. we are surrounded by big politicians who don't want to know us or respect us. nowadays, we are worried about people in the city. they don't want to stop, they

just want to rob our lands. maria works as a cook at the mines, she doesn't want us to identify her, she's scared. with the money she has earned, she has built a better house, but maria is worried for her kids and the lack of opportunities open to them. translation: iwould prefer us to go without than to have my children do this, because it's illegal. you run the risk of being arrested. but we all go, my son doesn't have work, he has a family. in a region with huge resources, bolsonaro has many friends here, but lula says if he becomes president, he will put a stop to all illegal activity in the forest. but as long as inequality exists, so, too, will the challenge of protecting the amazon. katy watson, bbc news. anti—government protests have continued in iran where there

have been confrontations between students and security forces and several university. struggles broke out in a university in tehran as students broke through a security according around the gender segregated in —— cafeteria. wind is on the horizon, for farmers can be a busy time of year. spain, the process can take an unusual tone, and tim allman explains. congestion on the streets of madrid is hardly unusual, but it normally comes in the four wheel, ratherthan it normally comes in the four wheel, rather than four liga bradie, hundreds of sheep and goats bringing the spanish capital to a standstill. i’zre capital to a standstill. i've thou~ht capital to a standstill. i've thought it _ capital to a standstill. i've thought it was _ capital to a standstill. i've thought it was such - capital to a standstill. i've thought it was such a - capital to a standstill. i�*e: thought it was such a wonderful experience. i thought it was crazy that there were so many sheep. i've never seen anything

like it. translation: �* , ., like it. translation: �*, ., , translation: it's unique to see that many sheep _ translation: it's unique to see that many sheep in _ translation: it's unique to see that many sheep in central - that many sheep in central madrid _ that many sheep in central madrid. i was with tourists from — madrid. i was with tourists from new york and they said this is— from new york and they said this is unique in the world. the — this is unique in the world. the shepherds heard their flocks through ancient roots, from the north of the country down to warmer climes in the south. centuries ago, this would be quiet countryside, now it's a teeming metropolis. translation:— it's a teeming metropolis. translation: ~ �* translation: we've indicated the use of royal— translation: we've indicated the use of royal cattle - translation: we've indicated the use of royal cattle trucks i the use of royal cattle trucks because they are spanish farmers, they link the north to the south, east and workforce. by the south, east and workforce. by tradition, a small fee is paid for every thousand sheep as part of an agreement that dates back to the 15th century. it is a journey more than 1000 kilometres. uphill, down dale, and, occasionally, across thai.

tim allman, bbc news —— tarmac. that is it from us for now. you can reach me on twitter. we will see next time. bye—bye. hello there. we certainly have seen some lively weather over the past 2a hours, multiple bands of heavy rain, some thunderstorms for a while. things are beginning to quieten down by monday morning, but over the week ahead, we are going to stay in this very mild air, and that brings the potential for more rain, which could be heavy and thundery at times. now, we've got the overnight rain to clear away from eastern parts of england out into the north sea. we've still got some rain in the far north of scotland, but otherwise the west to south—westerly breeze will bring sunshine and a scattering of showers on monday. those will get blown into some eastern areas but there will be some sunshine between. we are still making a mild 15 degrees in scotland and 17, maybe 18 across eastern parts of england. now, this is the general weather pattern, really, over the rest of the week. this is the jet stream, the upper level winds, you can see how that is buckled

to the west of the uk, not really changing very much. within that buckle, you find areas of low pressure spinning around and bringing us most of the rain. but because of the orientation of the jet stream, we are on the warm side of it so we have got winds coming from a long way south bringing us those higher temperatures. as we head into tuesday, we started generally dry with some sunshine, there will be a few showers around first thing, one or two continuing in the west, and then as the southerly wind picks up, the cloud will thicken in the south—west and we will start to see some rain coming in here. a lot of places, though, will have a dry day, probably, on tuesday. it is still pretty mild, temperatures still reaching 17 or 18 degrees. still got low pressure sitting to the west of the uk, then, and around it, this weather front is focusing all the rain, that rain could turn heavy and thundery as it runs northwards overnight, sitting across more northern parts of the uk early on wednesday and then moving away. still got those brisk southerly winds, those will bring a mixture of sunshine and showers, and again, most of the showers will be towards the western

parts of the uk. those temperatures beginning to rise a bit in that sunshine there across many eastern areas. we continue to run those winds from a long way south, more areas of low pressure pushing more rain in, mainly across the western side of the uk. there will be a few showers around on thursday, some of them could be heavy and thundery, but more in the way of sunshine coming out across eastern parts of the uk. still with those southerly winds so temperatures still continuing to rise, could make 21 in the south—east of england. and those temperatures are about four or 5 degrees above the average.

welcome to bbc news. our top stories: the former prime minister boris johnson has abandoned his attempt to return to the job saying he won't stand in the race to replace liz truss. the front runner is rishi sunak. xi jinping has extended his rule for at least another five years and taken a firmer grip on power by promoting his allies. he was again chosen as the general secretary of the communist party, the most important political post in the country. and north and south korea have exchanged warning

shots along the western seaboard south korea's military says its navy fired shots to repel a north korean