a senior british cabinet minister says it's time to move on. i think people both in the conservative party and outside, don't miss the drama of it all. what we have got now is rishi sunak and downing street is getting on with the job. a search operation is being carried out in egyptian waters for three british tourists reported missing, after the boat they were on caught fire. and the serbian tennis player novak djokovic makes history, as he wins his third french open, to secure a record—breaking 23rd men's grand slam title. hello, i'm gareth barlow. the former first minster of scotland nicola sturgeon says her arrest was a shock and she is innocent of any wrongdoing. she's now been released,

without charge — pending further investigation. she had earlier been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into the scottish national party's finances. it follows the arrest back in april of her husband peter murrell, the former chief executive of the party, and the former treasurer, colin beattie. both were released back then without charge pending further inquiries. a spokeswoman for ms sturgeon, says the former leader has always made it clear she'll cooperate with any investigation. let's look at nicola sturgeon�*s statement she released on twitter. in it she says... she goes on to say... our scotland correspondent

lorna gordon has the latest. yes, so a dramatic day in scotland in the developments in this ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the snp. nicola sturgeon was arrested this morning at nine minutes past ten. she was taken into custody and questioned by detectives. this was under arrangement, so it was prearranged, this interview and arrest, but she was in custody for seven hours and 15 minutes, released from custody at 2a minutes past 5.00 this afternoon. she hasn't been charged, pending further investigation, and as is normal in these kind of situation, a report will be send to the crown office and procurator fiscal service here in scotland for further consideration. within the last half hour, nicola sturgeon released that statement on twitter, and for someone who is an accomplished communicator, i think it is fair to say

that the emotions came across as quite raw in that statement. as you said, she said... strongly worded statement. she is a very high profile politician here in scotland, she is scotland's longest serving first minister, scotland's first female first minister, and, you know, very dramatic developments

today, perhaps unsurprising in the sense that the other two signatories on the snp's accounts have also been arrested and then released without charge, pending further investigation, so perhaps it was a slight inevitability the third signatory on those accounts, nicola sturgeon, would also be questioned under caution, but certainly the timing of it has taken some people by surprise, in being arrested on a weekend. sirjohn curtice, professor of politics at strathclyde university gave us his analysis. well, perhaps not necessarily as much as the drama might suggest. the reason for saying that, is that we have now had five opinion polls, conducted by four different companies, since the arrest of nicola sturgeon�*s husband at the beginning of april and the pictures

for that were dramatic, police lines outside the home of nicola sturgeon and peter murrell, all those things we associate with a serious crime, but the level of support for the snp in the polls at 38% is exactly what it was on average in the polls that have been conducted after humza yousaf became leader of the snp, towards the back end of march and that arrest of mr purr richly equally the level of support for independence at round a7, 48% equally the level of support for independence at round a7, a8% that also is unchanged. now, that is not to say that the snp doesn't have its political difficulty, it does. it faces a labour party north of the border which is much rejuvenated. labour was the dominant party and thenit labour was the dominant party and then it fell to one seat, but, more or less on the back of the rise of the labour party south of the border

because the uk government, conservative government's difficulty in borisjohnson and then liz truss, labour has emerged as the prince public health challenge tore the snp and running at currently at round eight or nine points best line them in the opinion poll, that is enough for labour to have reasonable prospect of beginning to be able to pick up seats in scotland, at the next westminster election, which improves the labour leader keir starmer�*s chances of getting an overall majority, it is also true that snp support is down from what it was when nicola sturgeon resigned, but the decline in snp support occurred not in the wake of the peter murrell resignation but rather during the course of the conservative snp leadership contest and the problem that humza yousaf faces in a sense is not simply noises off, associated with the claims about financial irregularity, his big problem is that voters in

scotland, including many who voted for the snp at the last two elections are not necessarily convinced that humza yousaf is the right person to be first minister. he will want to reverse that position, by being able to get on to the front foot to present the snp and the government is a positive light. th is that task, that task thatis light. th is that task, that task that is frankly made pretty much impossible for so long as these allegations are in place, so in other words, allegations are in place, so in otherwords, not allegations are in place, so in other words, not necessarily going to be direct impact on snp support, the problem is that it will make it more difficult nor the snp to recover and widen the leader of labour it needs to do if it is going to hangton to its westminster seats in 18 months' time. that to hangton to its westminster seats in 18 months' time.— in 18 months' time. that was professor — in 18 months' time. that was professor sir _ in 18 months' time. that was professor sirjohn _ that was professor sirjohn curtis. meanwhile, a senior member of the british government says the country wants to "move on" from the political drama surrounding borisjohnson, after the former prime minister

resigned as an mp on friday. grant shapps also denied accusations that the current prime minister made changes to borisjohnson�*s resignation honours list. some allies ofjohnson have claimed that number 10 interfered, but the energy secretary, says rishi sunak simply passed the names to the commission which oversees appointments. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas reports. at the very top of the conservative party, a former prime minister and the current one, now with a deep rift between them. parliament's inquiry into downing street parties triggered boris johnson's departure. he quit on friday before facing its consequences. but the fact some of his closest allies were not on the resignation honours list released by downing street has angered him, too. today a senior minister was asked if number 10 had removed the names of some mrjohnson wanted to get peerages. as far as i'm aware that's not true. and what of mrjohnson�*s claim

he was forced out by a witchhunt? he made that decision to step down. he would have been welcome to stay. as i say, a man of many qualities. a, i think a calmer period is what the country wants and what it's getting with rishi sunak in downing street as well. i'm going now, so there's no point hanging around all day. calm was not nadine dorries's reaction to learning she wasn't getting an honour. she, too, quit as an mp on friday. part of what has piqued borisjohnson appears to be his belief that he won the tories' biggest majority here in years but has now been hard done by by some in his party. of course, scandals in his time led to some serious by—election losses. but by resigning he and those close to him are now forcing new by—election tests on rishi sunak, making trouble for his successor. we have a former prime minister crafting a letter undermining the sitting prime minister, and we've got three by—elections brought about not in the usual way because an mp has passed away or there has been wrongdoing, but simply because these mps want to put pressure

on the current government. in those circumstances, of course there should be a general election. in nadine dorries's bedfordshire constituency, the liberal democrats who fancy their chances here are already out on the doorsteps. the conservatives are totally divided, completely chaotic, and letting people down. when we have the cost of living crisis, the crisis in the nhs, the conservatives seem to be unable to give the lead that britain needs. as borisjohnson recedes from political life, rishi sunak�*s new team are hoping the dramas he's created may also fade. but with an ex—prime minister who is both aggrieved and still ambitious, that may not happen. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. on to you can follow all the developments on our website, bbc news.

turning our attention to egypt, where three british tourists are missing after a fire on board a boat in the red sea around 25 kilometres — or 15 miles — from the resort of marsa alam. these are the latest pictures of the boat — we can't see any flames but there's still a lot of smoke and clearly a lot of damage. 26 people, including 12 britons, were rescued — they were all on a diving cruise. the foreign office says it's supporting the british nationals. huge fires ripped through this boat in the red sea resort of marsa alam. nearly 30 people were on board, including 15 british passengers. amateur footage shows the moments of horror as somejump to safety and are rescued. local authorities say most of the foreign visitors and the egyptian crew have been rescued, but search operations are still under way for those missing. translation: we arrived at dawn. we wake up daily at 6am and the briefing before

diving is at 6:30 am. during the briefing, one of the people saw smoke coming out of the boat in front of us. it was close to us, around 50 metres away. one of the people said there was light smoke and in one or two minutes the smoke became white and heavy, and then it turned black. and the fire broke out so fast because it was windy in the morning. initial reports say an electric fault caused the fire, but thorough investigations are a priority now to explain what exactly happened. search operations continue for those missing, but fears are growing for their safety. sally nabil, bbc news, cairo. eight teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of a 16—year—old boy in bath on saturday evening. emergency services were called to an address on eastfield avenue, bath, shortly after 11pm. members of the public provided the boy with first aid

before paramedics arrived, but he could not be saved and died at the scene. a 35—year—old woman was also stabbed in the incident and was taken to a hospital. she has since been discharged. now it's time for a look at today's sport with karthi. novak djokovic has made history by claiming his 23rd grand slam single stitle beating casper ruud 7—6, 6—3, 7—5 in the men's final of the french open. djokovic has now won more grand slam titles than any other male player in history — and has also become the first men's player to win each of the grand slams three or more times. his opponent, ruud, was playing in his second successive french open final. djokovic also moves back into the world number one spot. i was iwasa i was a seven—year—old dreaming that i was a seven—year—old dreaming that i could win wimbledon and become number one in the world one day, as i said i am beyond grateful and blessed to be standing here, with so many incredible achievement, but one

thing is for sure, many incredible achievement, but one thing is forsure, i many incredible achievement, but one thing is for sure, ifeel they many incredible achievement, but one thing is for sure, i feel they have, i had the power to create my own destiny and ijust i had the power to create my own destiny and i just want to send a message to every young person, forget about what happened in the past, the future something that is going to happen but if you want a better future you create it. tournament director amelie mauresmo insisted that the french open�*s prime—time slots are now more equally shared between male and female players, but thinks more can be done with the night matches. the night sessions are promoted as the highlight of the day at roland garros, but only one women's match — aryna sabalanka taking on sloane stephens in the fourth round— was scheduled for a night—time slot. this year, that we put definitely way more women's matcheses on the prime slots, in 2023. it doesn't make it perfect, yet, because of these night matches that are unique,

that are only one matches and that is where i come to the length and we talked about it last year also. staying with tennis, the three time grand slam champion, andy murray has claimed his first grass—court singles title since winning wimbledon in 2016. murray beatjuri rodionov in the surbiton trophy challenger final. the 36—year—old produced an impressive display of big serves and fast returns to brush aside the austrian 6—3, 6—2. newly crowned european champions manchester city have returned home after their victorious trip to istanbul. they landed at manchester airport in the last few hours. several fans were waiting to welcome them from the fence around the perimeter. city will parade all three of their trophies around manchester on monday. australia captain pat cummins says winning the ashes would make it a career defining summer after his team beat india

at the oval to become world test champions. australia stamped out india's resistance in ruthless fashion to claim a 209—run win at the oval in london. nathan lyon finished with figures of fourfor a1 as india were left runners up for a second successive final. with just five days to go before australia renew their biggest rivalry against england, cummins says winning the ashes could define this team's legacy. ashes tend to define eras an teams, i think the great thing about this final is we feel like we have played awesome cricket for the last to years and being there at the end, holding the trophy feels well deserved, that is great for the team and in a way ashes they are hard to win, i think it has been 20 odd years so yeah, it won't be easy but you know, if we were to win it, is legacy defining. ferrari have claimed a surprise victory at the centenary edition of the le mans 2a hours race. it was ferrari's first le mans win for 58 years and means they have now won the race ten times.

toyota have been dominant over recent years but a ferrari win made for a thrilling end to the 100th le mans race. and before we go just an update from the canadian open where the final round is under way. tommy fleetwood and justin rose are within a shot of canada's nick taylor. we'll have more sport for you in the next hour. dozens of sri lankan migrants have been stranded for 20 months on the british territory of diego garcia, a militarised island in the indian ocean. the island is located just south of the equator. it's one of the largest among the 60 small islands in the region. it hosts a secretive uk—us military base, hundreds of miles away from any other population. the migrants are desperate to leave for a safe place, describing conditions as hellish, but the unusual legal status of diego garcia — also known as the british indian ocean territory — means they have faced challenges in their attempts to claim asylum. bbc have spoken to a woman who has

been stranded on the island. translation: i'm - a 22-year-old woman. i was born in 2000 in india. ourfamily moved back to sri lanka in 200a. when i was working there as a photographer, i was raped by the sri lankan army in 2021. so i decided to flee the country and went to india. i got arrested by police. conditions were difficult. i heard a boat is going to canada, so i decided to take a chance and leave. during our voyage the sea was rough and we landed in diego garcia. we got three meals a day and there was no threat to our life, so i was happy and hopeful, but as the months went by everyone got frustrated. a man who came with me in a boat, raped me on the island. when i initially reported it, no—one took it seriously. neither the doctor nor the police visited me, only the next day a doctor gave me pills to avoid pregnancy. afterfive days, when i gave the police complaint, they said you washed your dress so there is no evidence.

they did register my complaint, but they still kept the man who raped me in the same tent. that stressed me out. only after a few days he was moved out. in this situation an official told me that we came here illegally. not only the uk, but other countries won't accept us and we will have to go back to sri lanka. i was shocked and i swallowed razor blades. they send me to hospital in rwanda and save my life. they gave me a letter, saying that they will not send me back to sri lanka and will send me to a third country instead. we put her story and other concerns to the government, and they said:

we can now speak to tom short, who is a senior associate solicitor at leigh day — a law firm that launched a judicial review on behalf of a number of asylum seekers on diego garcia. thank you forjoining us. the complex and challenging legal situation regarding these migrants situation regarding these migrants situation themselves, must make that hugely challenging case for you, what going on? i4541431111 hugely challenging case for you, what going on?— what going on? well it is, it is challenging. _ what going on? well it is, it is challenging, but _ what going on? well it is, it is challenging, but quite - what going on? well it is, it is challenging, but quite simplyl what going on? well it is, it is - challenging, but quite simply there is a group of individuals who are fled persecution in sri lanka, many of them like our client you heard from there, via india, they have sought to escape and that was not successful, an attempted sea crossing —— to can dark they were

picked up by british royal navy vessels and taken to diego garcia and since then they have been in a state of limbo, they have been there for 20 months now, many of our clients like the woman you have heard from there, their mental health and physical wellbeing in some cases as well, have deteriorated gravely. there is very limited facilitieses on the island, it is as you said in your record, primarily, or really exclusively a military base that is shared with the us, there are no civilian facilities and in fact there is no civilian permanent population, so these clients of our, these individuals who fled persecution they have been housed in... it has a steel perimeter fence, they are living in houses, it sit in tented accommodation, sorry, it is

overcrowded, conditions are unsanitary, there is very limited provision that has been put forward by the biot administration by the children who are there, an frankly many of the individuals are losing hope. forthe many of the individuals are losing hope. for the first eight months or so, there appeared to be nothing happening and no progress from the commission to decide what would happen to these people, because they are at risk if they are sent back to sri lanka, many have been involved in the liberation tamil, liberation tigers, they are at risk of persecution from the sri lankan national government, injune last national government, in june last year they national government, injune last year they introduced a process and thatis year they introduced a process and that is what this legal challenge now is about, they introduced a process to decide whether or not it is safe to return people to sri lanka, and unfortunately, a number of decisions have been made, aiming

to send our clients back to sri lanka, so that is what is currently under challenge in the biot courts. considering the testimony we have heard and background off your clients and sri lanka for them is not a safe place to be, where potentially could they go? what their future? potentially could they go? what theirfuture? you potentially could they go? what their future? you say they were trying to get to canada, at least some of them.— some of them. this is the pig question. _ some of them. this is the pig question, and _ some of them. this is the pig question, and four _ some of them. this is the pig l question, and four individuals, including two who are currently if rwanda for medical treatment, the commissioner of british indian ocean territory accepted they cannot be returned to sri lanka and were hopeful that would be the same outcome for many other, so the question has crystallised, what happens next? given the uk's involvement in diego garcia and british indian ocean overseas territory, given it is the uk government that negotiates on the international plain, biot can't do

that itself, it is only a territory, the obvious solution is the uk, but so far there is no movement on the side of the uk home office to accommodate these individuals on a long—term basis, what we understand has been happening, the biot commissioner, through the secretary of state here in london, in whitehall, has be going out and talking to other country and perhaps not surprisingly, no other countries so far has come forward and said we will accept these individuals, so they are in a very precarious position, theirfuture is uncertain and we really do need some action by the british government and the british indian ocean territory to secure a future foes these individuals.— secure a future foes these individuals. �* , ,., individuals. the british government would say they _ individuals. the british government would say they are _ individuals. the british government would say they are working - individuals. the british government would say they are working with - individuals. the british governmentj would say they are working with the association to find way through this. from your perspective, how much of a sympathetic ear, how much support you finding coming back? we support you finding coming back? - are not. we are not. ithink, it is

are not. we are not. i think, it is fine to say it is not a particularly sympathetic ear, it has been 20 months since the individuals arrived at diego garcia, they are grateful they were rescued by the british navy but a solution needs to be found, and right now some individuals have lost hope, they have made on ward journeys by vessels, many... have made on ward “ourneys by vessels, many..._ have made on ward “ourneys by vessels, many... tom i am going to have to interject. _ vessels, many. .. tom i am going to have to interject. i _ vessels, many... tom i am going to have to interject. i can _ vessels, many... tom i am going to have to interject. i can tell - have to interject. i can tell viewers there is more on the situation and story on the website, or on the bbc news app, you can find it on your smartphone or tablet. for the moment, thanks for watching. do it has been another hot and humid day but we are starting to see the signs of a change for the latter stages of the afternoon. the shower clouds are brewing, and the heat has

not been as widespread as yesterday, we have seen some stubborn cloud and showery rain into scotland, some sharper showers developing into the south—west, over the last few hours and you can see the first signs of the thunderstorms starting to break out. i suspect over the next few hours, those thunderstorms are likely once again, to become more widespread, particularly across england and wales to close out our sunday evening, probablyjust time for an evening family barbecue i am after trade. for an evening family barbecue i am aftertrade. so for an evening family barbecue i am after trade. so we could see more persistent rain moving out of dorset across gloucestershire, and up into south wales, here we could volley a couple of incheses of rainfall on tom of the thunderstorms as well to look out for, —— on the. may lead to localised flooding. that rain clearing slowly away from south wales, it stays misty and murky to the south—west. we keep cloud in northern scotland but elsewhere it will be another un. comfortable humid night, with overnight lows in

london only of round 17 or 18 grease. the south—west starts off cloudy and murky but there will be lovely spells of sunshine again, another hot and humid affairfor most the hands once again with the humidity is going to spark off spark potentially thundery downpours into the afternoon. so as you can see widespread, the shower, across england and wales, on monday, northern england should be largely fine, withjust northern england should be largely fine, with just a few isolated shower, a few isolated showers to the west of northern ireland. and there will be some drifting and making their way across scotland as well. in terms of the feel of the weather we are still going to keep that humidity for the early part of the week. so, mid to high 20s widely across the country on monday, and o ten a chalet into tuesday and that, as we have had a hot weekend is set for heat waive conditions and it will stay warm through the night. there are indications of something that bit more comfortable as we head towards tuesday. so if are trying to

plan your week ahead i can tell you the beginning starts hot and humid with the risk of thunderstorm, later oner less mew mid, stunning and staying dry. —— humid.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the former first minster of scotland nicola sturgeon says her arrest was a shock and she is innocent of any wrongdoing. she's now been released, without charge — pending further

investigation into the finances of the snp.