this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm rich preston. our top stories: three become two. borisjohnson drops out of the race to be britain's next 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. warns there'll be further damage to the amazon rainforest

britain's former prime minister, borisjohnson, says he will not stand in the contest to choose the next leader of the conservative party and therefore prime minister. despite saying he thought there was a good chance he could have been back in downing street next friday, he said he didn't think he could unite his divided party. nominations close on monday afternoon, with the former chancellor, the uk's finance minister, rishi sunak and cabinet minister penny mordaunt the only candidates who've declared they're running. our political editor, chris mason, has this report. 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. in the last few days, i have been overwhelmed by the number of people who suggested i should once again contest the conservative party leadership. i believe i am well placed to deliver a conservative victory in 202a. and tonight i can confirm that i have cleared the very high hurdle of 102 nominations, including a proposer and a second,

and i could put my nomination in tomorrow. there is a very good chance that i would be successful in the election with conservative party members, and that i could indeed be back in downing street on friday. 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. professor christophe crombez is a political economist

specialising in the eu. he's a senior researcher at stanford university. hejoins us now from san francisco. thank you for being with us, what you make of the news boris johnson coming out of the leadership contest? what you make of the news boris johnson coming out of the leadership contest? i what you make of the news boris johnson coming out of the leadership contest? i guess realised he _ leadership contest? i guess realised he didn't _ leadership contest? i guess realised he didn't have - leadership contest? i guess realised he didn't have thel realised he didn't have the support, he does say he did have enough support to go on but my guess is that he simply didn't have that support, that is why he to withdraw. i think for the party and for the country, it's probably a good thing, we all remember that just a couple of months ago, his premiership ended with chaos, and i think they would have been quite likely that a lot of chaos would have continued if he had become prime minister again. there are now 'ust prime minister again. there are nowjust two — prime minister again. there are nowjust two candidates - prime minister again. there are nowjust two candidates in - prime minister again. there are nowjust two candidates in the i nowjust two candidates in the running, rishi sunak and penny

mordaunt, penny mordaunt doesn't yet have the 100 supporters she needs, do you think she can get the numbers by the monday afternoon deadline? i by the monday afternoon deadline?— by the monday afternoon deadline? ., ., , �* deadline? i am not so sure i'm not sure _ deadline? i am not so sure i'm not sure where _ deadline? i am not so sure i'm not sure where the _ deadline? i am not so sure i'm not sure where the undecided l not sure where the undecided mps will end up, but it looks like, i mean i agree with what has been said before, it looks like rishi sunak will be the only one, remaining, the only remaining candidate tomorrow. if penny mordaunt does manage to get sufficient support from the bees, then i think she would have a good chance of winning the vote of the party members but at this point it looks like probably rishi sunak will be the only candidate left tomorrow, monday, and will become prime minister then. looking at bringing's closest neighbours, what are the views europe about the two candidates? i europe about the two

candidates?— europe about the two candidates? ., �* ~ candidates? i don't think most --eole candidates? i don't think most peeple and — candidates? i don't think most people and most _ candidates? i don't think most people and most politicians i candidates? i don't think most people and most politicians in | people and most politicians in europe have a clear preference, i think european union in europe in general probably is most interested in is having stability, political and economic stability, in the uk, uk still an important partner politically and economically for the european union and other european union countries and that stability has not been there in recent months, and the economic instability has also affected the market in continental europe and elsewhere in the world, so europe hasn't liked that so in the first place they want some stability, and they also want a prime minister will stick to the agreements that the british government has, in the past, made with the european union. we will have to leave it there. thank you for your time. china's leader, xijinping, has extended his rule

for at least anotherfive years, and taken a firmer grip on power by promoting his allies. in beijing, mr xi was again chosen as the general secretary of the communist party, the most important political post in the country. china's economic results were finally released after the end of the party congress, the gdp has expanded by 3%, better than expected. 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. staying in asia — and north

and south korea have exchanged warning shots along their western sea border early on monday morning.( south korea's military said its navy fired warning shots to repel a north korean ship that had crossed into the sea boundary between the north and south. north korea's military said it responded by firing 10 artillery shots as a warning to south korea. military tensions on the korean peninsula have risen in the past few weeks. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: gridlock in madrid — but it's sheep not cars causing a commotion. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday she had spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it.

of what each day might bring. 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. this is bbc world 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.

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. well, as you can imagine — the leadership race has dominated the news agenda here in the uk. here's how the newspapers see things. it see things. is just quarter past four in the it is just quarter past four in the morning newspapers this is the morning newspapers this is the front page rishi sunak set for number ten as borisjohnson lack of unity among bowing out of sunak favourite for number ten after tory mps forced johnson to quit. focusing here onjohnson losing support of key conservative mps like suella braverman the former

home secretary, in his look at the leadership of the party. not the right the guardian, not the right time, johnson out of race to leave the tories. the mirror, rishi sunak set for power, prime minister �*s the race, leaving and penny leaving rishi sunak and penny those 100 the bait? a big four page 42, telegraph, a big four page 42, rishi sunak set become prime rishi sunak set to become prime minister isjohnson pulls out. the daily mail, rishi sunak set for number ten as borisjohnson bellsouth. rishi sunakfirmly on course to become the new prime minister of britain. much more on that story on the bbc news website. in east africa, at least 9 people have been killed and about 50 injured in an attack on a hotel in southern somalia. heavy gunfire was heard in the 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 into the building, opening fire. somali officials say security forces ended the siege and killed the attackers. the islamist militant group al—shabaab says it carried out the attack. syria is dealing with the first outbreak of cholera since 2009. the disease has been rapidly spreading across the country's northeast and northwest. it's believed to be linked to people drinking contaminated water from the river euphrates. the outbreak is also seen as an indicator of the severe shortages of water throughout syria caused by climate change and the conflict there. stephanie prentice reports. here at least, families can find some respite. a treatment centre just wait —— west of idlib doing its best to fight the infection, which hasn't been seen in syria since 2009.

translation: this is hassan, my son. | he is sick and has had severe vomiting and diarrhoea. i brought him to the centre and they explained to us the serious of the illness. my son's blood pressure has dropped considerably and he was very tired but his condition has improved a lot. cholera is known for causing extreme dehydration, which can kill within hours, if left untreated, and dozens of people have died so far, after contact with contaminated water. infections are spiking in refugee camps. with lebanon also reporting hundreds of cases, as people displaced by the war in syria shelter on its border. the syrian health ministry has promised to supply a vaccine, but this is yet to materialise, meaning, for now, it seems the burden is on the shoulders of health workers like this, treating patients, while also teaching people how to avoid becoming infected.

since the first patient was treated, just over a month ago, an estimated 15,000 cases have been logged, and counting. makeshift facilities may not be enough to stem the spread in a country where water and sanitation infrastructure has been devastated by 11 years of conflict. stephanie prentice, bbc news. anti—government protests have continued in iran, where there have been confrontations between students and security forces at several universities. scuffles broke out at the sharif university of technology in tehran, as students broke through a security cordon around the gender segregated cafeteria. gunfire was heard in sanandaj, where female students were holding a rally. the novelist salman rushdie has lost sight in one eye and the

use of one hand, his agent has consent. the author was stabbed in the neck and arm at a literary event in august. president zelensky has condemned claims by russia's defence minister that kyiv was preparing to use a so—called dirty bomb in a false flag operation, and then try to blame it on moscow. the uk defence secretary ben wallace has rejected claims by his russian counterpart that ukraine was planning to escalate the conflict. in a rare call with sergei shoigu, mr wallace cautioned against using the allegations as a pretext for greater escalation. russia is yet to publish any evidence to support its bomb 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 election run—off. under president bolsonaro, deforestation has increased dramatically. his rival, the former president lula da silva, says he will end illegal mining and deforestation — but that is likely to

be a tough challenge. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson reports from the world's largest indigenous reserve in the yanomami territory, where the very 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. we've just passed 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: | would | 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. in the northern hemisphere we're now well in to autumn — and winter is on the horizon. forfarmers — it can be a busy time of year — making sure livestock are properly housed and fed. in spain — that process can take an unusual turn — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. bells ring. congestion on the streets of madrid is hardly unusual, but it normally comes in the four—wheeled, rather than four—legged, variety, hundreds of sheep and goats bringing the spanish capital to a standstill. i 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: it's unique to see that many sheep in central - madrid. i was talking with tourists from new york and they said this is unique in the world. the shepherds herd their flocks through ancient routes, from the north of the country

down to warmer climes in the south. translation: we vindicate | the use of royal cattle tracks, we have the right to walk through the vast net of tracks that link the north to the south, east and west. tim allman, bbc news.

that is it from us. much more on the bbc news website. you can reach me on twitter. get in touch. for more of us here on the team in london, thank you for your company and we will see you next time. goodbye. 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, but that brings the potentialfor more rain, which could be heavy and thundery at times. now, we've got the overnight rain to clear away from some eastern parts of england out into the north sea. we've still got some rain in the far north of scotland, but otherwise this 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, and 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 warmer 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 start 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. a chance to take a breather, and it is still pretty mild, temperatures still reaching 17 or 18 degrees. we've 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, mostly showers will be towards the western parts of the uk. with those temperatures beginning to rise a bit in that sunshine there, across many eastern areas. and 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 continuing to rise, we could make 21 in the south—east of england, and those temperatures are about four or five degrees above the average.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the former british prime minister, borisjohnson, has abandoned his attempt to return to the job just months after he resigned — saying he won't stand in the race to replace liz truss. the front runner in the contest is the former chancellor — rishi sunak. china's leader, xijinping, has extended his rule for at least another five years and taken a firmer grip on power by promoting his allies. mr xi was again chosen as the general secretary of the communist party — the most important political north and south korea have exchanged warning shots along their western sea border. south korea's military said its navy fired shots to repel a north korean ship

that had crossed into the sea boundary between the north and south.