the broadcaster said that bbc two, bbc four, bbc news channel, bbc scotland channel, radio five liveradio stations would all have been at risk. labour asked a minister to come to the house and explain the change. in 2017—18, the bbc received over £3.8 billion in licence fee income, more than ever before. and the bbc has also making over £1 million a yearfrom commercial work like selling content abroad which can be reinvested. so we are very disappointed that the bbc will not protect free television licenses for all viewers aged 75 and over. the mp who asked the question pointed to the conservative manifesto of 2017. mr speaker, yesterday, we found out just how little a tory manifesto promise is worth. i have read these words in the chamber before, but i will read them again. we will maintain all pensioner benefits, including free bus passes, eye tests, prescriptions and tv licenses for the duration of this parliament. no ifs, no buts, no wavering, a promise. and today, 3.7 million over 755 find that promise in tatters. they have been betrayed. and it is shameful. and the government h

tv or on bbc social media.rom us. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. good evening. through friday, the heat and humidity tended to be focused on the western half of the uk and it is that we saw our highest temperatures. we reached 30 celsius in the highlands of scotland, making it the uk's warmest day of the year so it the uk's warmest day of the year so far, but we are expecting to exceed that on saturday. we are drawing up this heat and humidity from the sahara. it has brought the heatwave across central and western parts of europe and on friday france recorded its highest ever temperature. we have got fresher conditions waiting in the winds but we will not feel the effects of that until a little bit later on in the weekend. for the rest of tonight, we have got that cloud down towards cornwall and south—west wales, more cloud for the western isles of scotland, where we could see an isolated shower, and more cloud down the east coast, but otherwise dry, clear skies a

tv or on bbc social media.m us. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. friday was a hot one in the west of the uk, saturday is going to be hotter across eastern parts of the country. still nowhere near as hot as france — here is a reminder of that record—breaking temperature set on friday in southern france, nearly 46 celsius, smashing the previous record set in august 2003 of 44.1. across europe, still very hot, you can see these deep red colours, temperatures into the 30s across much of the continent, the heat is actually going to be shifting eastwards over the next few days, and then it will start to turn cooler. back to the uk, in england on saturday, temperatures could get up to sa celsius, that is just in one or two spots, for most of us it won't be quite so hot but it will feel very muggy already from the morning onwards, first thing in the morning on saturday in the south, temperatures could be around 16—17, a little fresher in the north—east of england.

this is bbc news.nager from oxford who travelled to syria to join the islamic state group are found guilty of funding terrorism. admits he betrayed britain and regrets joining admits he betrayed britain and regrets joining is. i did what i did, i made a big mistake and that's what happened yeah. i regret what i did. the us iran standoff president trump says he changed his mind just ten minutes after ordering military strikes to punish iran for shooting down a us drone. foreign office minister mark field is suspended after being filmed manhandling a climate change protestor at last night's mansion house dinner. a by election is to be held in brecon and radnorshire after more than ten thousand people sign a petition to remove

this is bbc news.at 11:00: ten candidates have been confirmed tonight after gaining enough support from fellow tory mps. they face the first ballot on thursday. vying for the top job — some launched their campaigns today. the winner should be in place by the end ofjuly. the end of free tv licences for most over 755, but the bbc says the poorest pensioners still won't have to pay. a nurse has been rearrested by police investigating the deaths of babies at the countess of chester hospital's neonatal unit one person has died after a helicopter crashed onto the roof of a high—rise building in new york.

dan roan, bbc news. the time isjust road to recovery. dan roan, bbc news.p story this evening: and still to come, tackling loneliness — how a simple chat on the bus can have a major impact in making people less isolated. in sportsday at 6.30pm on bbc news... will rory mcilroy recover from an indifferent start to this year's us open at pebble beach? the northern irishman is among the early starters as he seeks a 6th major title. two years ago tonight, grenfell tower went up in flames. it was one of the uk's worst disasters in modern times. more than 70 people died, after the huge fire ripped through the flats in west london. tomorrow, survivors and families of the victims will attend a memorial service nearby. our correspondent adina campbell has been talking to one teenager who made the headlines after sitting her gcses just hours after escaping the blaze. you may find some of the images in this report upsetting. the headlines this morning: a fire has engulfed a 27—storey block of flats in west london. hundreds of firefighters and ambulance crews... a night

to avoid it and what more could bbc have done? know how they go about fighting but when you've got an individual, i think he was from bristol, who questioning the misdemeanours of a politician —— of politicians who lead a very public life and scrutinise on everything they do and he is guilty of the same misdemeanours, it's shocking it wasn't picked up. that went on? i entirely agree with philip, it just seems ludicrous that they should have somebody accusing borisjohnson in effect of the same kind of hate thought that he has professed to have done himself. it would just seem to me... 0k, whatever you think of boris johnson, at worst he may be flippant. philip, what difference do you think a studio audience might have made to the programme? i think it would have had an immediacy to it, i think people would have probably been shouting from the floor but it's down to the chairperson to control the audience and the candidates but you could have got a slightly different angle when somebody is rambling on a little bit, and borisjohnson

please get in touch with your opinions about what you see on bbc tv news online or bbc social media.n appear on the programme. you can e—mail newswatch or you can find us on twitter. you can call us as well. and have a look at previous interviews on our website. that is all from us. we'll back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello. well, saturday is almost certainly going to bring the warmest weather we will have seen so far this year, with temperatures expected to reach the high 20s, but not everywhere. in fact, just across a small part of south—eastern britain. the warm currents of air are coming in from the south, from portugal and spain. the warmth is spreading across france, germany, into eastern parts of europe as well. large swathes of europe will be under the influence of this high pressure. we're actually quite close to the low pressure as well, so there is rain in the forecast. it isn't looking sunny all through the weekend. in fact, starting off quite cloudy across some western areas first thing in the morning on saturday, but it is

we thought the most important thing was to allow bbc viewers and listeners to allow bbc viewers and listenersme minister of this country. we can deliver a network of newsrooms across the uk where we can get viewers and listeners into our newsrooms to question the candidates directly. a studio audience creates other problems. how many of the audience would be conservative party members, who as your own viewer pointed out, can only vote, or should it reflect the broader electorate? should we wait the audience in some way? in this example, we have a few days to go before the programme, but touch wood, simple format seems like it has served us well. some viewers say there has been a lot of focus on personality and past behaviour, how much will that feature in the debate and how much will it actually be that policy? our objection will be that policy? our objection will be that this is a policy led discussion. we have not seen all the questions yet, we cannot tell whether they will be a huge volume of questions... but you choose the questions to be asked. yes, we will choose them on policy areas, t

june kelly, bbc news.est on wednesday — in their campaign against a proposed new law that would allow suspects to be sent for trial to mainland china. it‘s feared the extradition bill — if approved — could allow beijing to target political opponents in the territory, a former british colony, handed back to china in 1997. but hong kong‘s pro—beijing leader carrie lam is standing firmly behind the bill. she insists human rights will be safeguarded. here‘s our china correspondent stephen mcdonell. the hong kong government has remained defiant, even in the face of enormous opposition. exactly how many people joined the demonstration has been a point of debate, but it was certainly in the hundreds of thousands. protesters clogged the city‘s streets, opposing a move to allow extradition to mainland china to face trial. hong kong chief executive carrie lam says there has been a lack of communication, but that she won‘t delay the process. we are doing or objecting to the work that we are doing, i want to thank eve

rianna croxford, bbc news. as part of a visit to brussels today. the scottish first minister will use a speech to outline her government's support for continued eu membership. scottish conservative leader ruth davidson has said ms sturgeon refuses to accept the result of the eu referendum. online retail giant amazon has said it now has more than 200,000 robots working in its warehouses and sorting centres, taking on tasks that in years gone by would have been handled before by human beings. some people are concerned about the impact of robots on thousands of working class jobs. our north america technology reporter dave lee has been speaking about this to the company's chief technologist for robotics. i think of it differently. i think of it as community is having an opportunity for new, good jobs and their immediate area. i think of it as inspirationalforfolks their immediate area. i think of it as inspirational for folks to think big and get excited about engineering and robotics and be part of something that

fergus walsh, bbc news. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, katy balls, who's the deputy political editor at the spectator, and the political commentator, lance price. that's coming up just after the headlines at 11:30. mark easton, bbc news, broadcasting house. several weather warnings are in place for parts of south—east and eastern england tonight. that is after a month's eastern england tonight. that is after a months worth of rain fell in the space ofjust a few hours today. the met office said flooding and transport disruption were likely. the bad weather is said to continue until later on this week. let us find out more about the weather prospects. right now we can get the forecast. hello there. monday was a day of contrast. sunny spells and a few isolated showers for scotland and northern ireland. rainfor for scotland and northern ireland. rain for england and wales. but it probably came as welcome news for many. if we take a look at this chart issued by the met offi

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: ten candidates have been confirmed tonight after gaining enough support from fellow tory mps. they face the first ballot on thursday. vying for the top job — some launched their campaigns today. the winner should be in place by the end ofjuly. the end of free tv licences for most over 75s, but the bbc says the poorest pensioners still won't have to pay. a nurse has been rearrested by police investigating the deaths of babies at the countess of chester hospital's neonatal unit one person has died after a helicopter crashed onto the roof of a high—rise building in new york. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers katy balls, the deputy political editor at the spectator, and the political commentator, lance price. good evening. the race to become the next conservative leader and prime minister is officially under way. the names of the ten candidates who have gained enough support from fellow tory mps were announced this eveni

andy swiss, bbc news.man forces off the scottish coast scuttled more than 50 of their own warships deliberately sinking them so they wouldn't fall into allied hands months after the armistice. it was the single greatest loss of warships in history. today, a service was held to remember the nine german soldiers soldiers who died that day — the last german deaths of the war. here's our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon. they are on a journey their grandparents took 100 years ago, when, as schoolchildren they witnessed the sinking of a navy. my grandfather was ramsey's great—grandfather. he was the same age as ramsey. he saw, like, sinking and the teachers, like, panicking. my mother burst into tears, and she always remembers that, and her brother putting his arm round her, he was a bit older. he put his arm around her and said, never mind, we are witnessing history. 74 ships had been interned here at orkney but on midsummer's day 1919, the german admiral in charge ordered the once mighty fleet to be scutt

this is bbc news.ce, boris johnson, says he will take part in a televised debate on the bbc on tuesday. the health secretary, matt hancock, drops out of the leadership race. so far, he hasn't said which of the remaining six candidates he will give his backing to. two years after the grenfell tower fire, a service of remembrance is held for the 72 people who lost their lives. two more hospital patients die in an outbreak of listeria linked to pre—packed sandwiches. heavy rain continues to cause problems in parts of the midlands and north west of england with flood warnings still in place. let's get the sports news now. scotla nd scotland are facing a battle to stay in the win's world cup after they we re in the win's world cup after they were beaten 2—1 byjapan in the win's world cup after they were beaten 2—1 by japan earlier. that result means they are rooted to the bottom of group d. it was a dreadful start to their match, they we re dreadful start to their match, they were 2—0 down by half—time. a s

and coming up on bbc news... is shining for england at the cricket world cup as a great bowling display inspires a big win over west indies. good evening. boris johnson, the frontrunner in the race to be conservative party leader and prime minister, now says he will take part in the bbc television debate with the other contenders next tuesday. in a radio interview, he said it was "perfectly realistic" to renegotiate the withdrawal agreement with the eu before the end of october, but the uk should step up preparations for a no—deal brexit, to help get an improved deal. the leadership race lost one candidate today — the heath secretary, matt hancock, announced he was dropping out, leaving six men going in to the next ballot of tory mps on tuesday. with more, here's our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. leader of the pack, the strong, silent type. are you afraid of scrutiny, mrjohnson? silent type. are you afraid of scrutiny, mrjohnson? was he up before facing live interviews? joining the other candidates in a bb

amol rajan, bbc news. you are with the briefing on bbc news.gn in florida with a promise to, in his own words, keep america great. and after a heated tv debate, the remaining five candidates to lead the governing conservative party and country face another vote by tory mps today. a survey of attitudes towards vaccines around the world reveals that public confidence is at an all time low. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the guardian, and the race to become the next uk prime minister. like most of the uk papers, it is reporting on last night's fractious five—way debate on the bbc, and of course, the first tv performance for borisjohnson. staying with the debate, the daily telegraph says it was a good day for the favourite, borisjohnson, and for the outsider rory stewart, who has almost doubled his support among tory colleagues. let's move on to the tampa bay times, based in florida, and another race for the top job. it is donald trump, of course, who has launched his

james robbins, bbc news.tan police say they are assessing whether a comment by the comedianjo assessing whether a comment by the comedian jo brand, joking assessing whether a comment by the comedianjo brand, joking about throwing battery acid at politicians, amounts to an incitement to violence. the comedian made the remarks during a broadcast of radio four‘s satirical show heresy on tuesday night. downing street suggested it should not have been broadcast. the bbc has responded to the strong reaction to the remark made byjo brand. in a statement to the bbc said... i'm joined by our media and arts correspondent david sillitoe, let's backtrack a bit for people who are catching up with this. where did it start? heresy, bbc radio four comedy programme. it's all about airing provocative views in a comic fashion. they are wanting to have gasps and laughs at the same time. so that is the setting of this. three comedians. they were discussing is brexit dividing the nation. now, jo brand was actually arguing against

hello this is bbc news. on the bbc on tuesday. what i think the best solution would be would be to have a debate on what we all have to offer the country, our programme to take britain forward. the health secretary, matt hancock, drops out of the conservative leadership race. so far, he hasn't said which of the remaining six candidates he will give his backing to. two years on from the grenfell tower fire, survivors and relatives of the 72 dead come together today to remember the tragedy. the us releases a video which it says proves iran was behind attacks on two tankers in the gulf of oman. it claims that iran's revolutionary guards can be seen removing an unexploded mine from the side of one of the vessels. hundreds of passengers are rescued from a train overnight after heavy rain caused a landslide and widespread flooding in northamptonshire.

this is bbc news.gedy of grenfell tower. the leading contender for the conservative party leadership race borisjohnson conservative party leadership race boris johnson says conservative party leadership race borisjohnson says he will take part ina borisjohnson says he will take part in a televised debate on the bbc on tuesday. two more hospital patients die in an outbreak of listeria linked to prepacked sandwiches, bringing the total number of deaths to five. us says footage shows iran was behind an attack in omagh yesterday. england prepared to take on argentina in the women's world cup tonight at 8pm. england play again tonight, as we just mentioned, but scotland are struggling in the women's world cup in france after losing 2—1 to japan. it is not just in france after losing 2—1 to japan. it is notjust scotland but that women's first world cup. this generation of scottish children will grow up with female footballers who inspire them. the women take it more seriously than the men. the men fall over

this is bbc news i'm geeta guru murthy. the headlines at eight.entence for killing her abusive husband was reduced to manslaughter. he had subjected her to years of abuse and coercive control. i like to think my legal team and my family that stood behind me through all of this. thank you. three people have died at hospitals in machester and liverpool after an outbreak of listeria. the infection has been traced back to food provided to nhs patients. three more are seriously ill. labour celebrate a win in the peterborough by election. they narrowly held off the brexit party by fewer than 700 votes. two women subjected to a homomphobic attack on a london bus. but we did, was offered the politics

fergus walsh, bbc news. one it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm adam wild delight for argentina at the womens world cup, which could be a boost for both england and scotlands chances. gibralter run the republic of ireland close in their euro 2020 qualifier in dublin. and south africa are on the brink at the cricket world cup after their game was washed out leaving them still without a win. lots of football to get through this evening and we'll start at the womens world cup in france where there has been a shock that could potentially be a big help to both england and scotland. japan began their quest to reach a third straight final with a poor goalless draw against argentina in group d. these two teams are of course in england and scotland's group. japan won the tournament back in 2011 but couldn't find a goal against an argentina side who have never before now earned a single point at a womens world cup. they were, as you can see, delighted with that result, which leav

bbc news channel.the space of a few hours yesterday. because floods in kent and in medway. commuters could face further disruption today because of the bad weather. eye dragged out the kids on a dog walk yesterday. did you? they were not best pleased. codes on the radiator, all sorts. you? they were not best pleased. codes on the radiator, all sortslj went out for a run. when you're running it totally different. do you running it totally different. do you run through the puddles as well? i love that little splatter, the little splash. i hate the first battle but after that it is fine. let us find out about the puddles and rain. sarah has all the details. good morning to you. we had a few 5°99y good morning to you. we had a few soggy doggy walks yesterday. lots of puddles around. as we have seen from those pictures there has been flash flooding, thick lee across the south—east of england and parts of east anglia as well. for some it was welcome rainfall. for that part of the world it has been particular

james landale, bbc news.ravel to reinforce flood defences in lincolnshire which breached after more than two months of rain fell in the space of a few days. the village of wainfleet, near skegness, has seen homes flooded and residents evacuated with unseasonably heavy rain prompting flood warnings across parts of the midlands, the northwest, and wales. danny savage has this report from wainfleet. this time last year, we were talking about drought, so far, this is a much more typical british summer. local people say it started raining here on sunday nights, and didn't stop until this morning. so the local river burst its banks, that shed behind me as an electricity substation, if that gets what, all the power for the area substation, if that gets what, all the powerfor the area goes substation, if that gets what, all the power for the area goes off. this road needs pumping out behind me still, and these houses are still affected to with the fire brigade here. the authorities say the situation is under control

this is bbc news. welcome if you are watching here in the uk, on pbs in america, or around the globe. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: the frontrunner to be the next british prime minister, boris johnson, speaks exclusively to the bbc. he insists he can deliver brexit by the october deadline. my pledge is to come out of the eu at halloween, on 31 october. the us imposes new sanctions on iran. president trump calls them hard—hitting. the iranians accuse his administration of thirsting for war. the sinister side of south korea's glitzy gangnam district. we have a special report into the underbelly of seoul's most elite nightclubs. and how the eastern black rhino is returning to rwanda, decades after being wiped out there. borisjohnson has told the bbc he doesn't believe for a moment that the uk will leave the european union without an agreement, but he is prepared to do so if it is necessary. in an exclusive interview, the frontrunner for the british conservative party leadership admitted that, in

this is bbc world news.britain, france, canada, and the united states have joined veterans in honouring those who fought and gave their lives in the d—day landings 75 years ago. sudan has been suspended from the african union after the killing of dozens of pro—democracy demonstrators by security forces. r kelly has appeared in court in chicago and pleaded not guilty to the latest sexual assault allegations against him. eleven new sex crime charges were announced last week. they are felony charges and some carry a potential sentence of up to 30 years. the singer's lawyer has described them as a rehashing of old allegations. a german nurse has been sentenced to life in prison for killing 85 of his patients. niels hoegel gave lethal doses of medication at hospitals in northern germany. he's believed to be the country's most prolific serial killer since world war ii, as jenny hill reports. arriving to account for his crimes, though niels hoegel says he can't remember how many patients he killed. sentenced today

they feel that the bbc made too much of the images. to us about the scheduling of the news and weather on bbc one poss possibly bulletins. 0n on monday, the former lead singer gave an interview to the bbc entertainment correspondent, the subject matter was wide—ranging. politics not of that, i keep my eye on it but i do not know much about brexit. they don't seem to be doing a good job, all those kids getting knifed, but either comes out of his mouth was blended is open. open for knife crime and dying and stuff. every time you wake up in the morning, some 16—year—old kid getting knifed knife kids at home and without going and doing their thing, living and being young, that frea ks thing, living and being young, that freaks me right out. one of the strange things about recently, suddenly all these politicians are coming out and saying they have been taking drugs. shame on them. one of those unimpressed by that writing. finally, the debate programme, question time. attracted a lot of feedback and we are planning to record a discussion ab

lucy manning, bbc news.heir late teens have been killed in separate attacks this afternoon in south london. the first was stabbed in wandsworth at 20 to five, minutes later, a second was shot dead in plumstead. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, tweeted that he is second to hear that two young lives have been ended within minutes of each other. our correspondent, ben andojoins us of each other. our correspondent, ben ando joins us now. of each other. our correspondent, ben andojoins us now. tell us more about these fatalities. i think the first thing to point out, as far as we are aware, they are not linked in any way. the first run as you said took place in on the side road in southwest 17 in london, at around 20 to five, and in that, a teenager was found with stab wounds, the ambulance service tried to help him, but they were unable to come and he died at the scene. and in connection with that, six people, six men have been arrested, and are being questioned by the police. the other incident was a shooting i

and coming up on bbc news...ek to make it two wins from two under new manager steve clarke, but can they cause an upset against belgium tonight? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. 0xfam, one of britain's biggest and best known charities, has been given a warning by the charity commission, that's the official watchdog in england and wales. it follows an inquiry into how 0xfam dealt with claims that some of its staff were involved in sexual misconduct, including paying for sex while they were in haiti to help victims of the earthquake in 2010. the report says that the charity failed to investigate fully allegations that children might have been involved. 0xfam has repeatedly apologised and today its chair of trustees described the episode as shameful. manveen rana reports. amid scenes of catastrophic damage, the earthquake in haiti in 2010 left hundreds of thousands dead and 1.5 million people without homes. but as this report shows, 0xfam, one of the biggest charities that went into haiti to help, al

this is bbc news.trations after a week of mass protests force the government to suspend a bill allowing extraditions to china. saudi arabia blames iran for the attacks on two tankers in the gulf and says it's prepared to defend its interests. here in the uk, rivals competing to be the next leader of the conservative party and prime minister have dismissed suggestions they should withdraw and allow an uncontested coronation for the frontrunner boris johnson. they've been campaigning for the support of party members at a meeting in london. our political correspondent nick eardley was there. his report does contain flashing imagery. blink and you'll miss him — boris johnson arrives at the first leadership hustings for tory activists. in here, he told them he's a winner, and he's undoubtedly the man to beat, but his rivals say a coronation would be a mistake. that would be a complete disgrace. the public deserve the chance to look at these leaders. mrjohnson‘s opponents insist this isn't over. we had a cor

this is bbc news.arriving ahead of the 620 summit injapan. trade wars, iran and climate change are all topics likely to dominate the meeting. the second democratic presidential debate gets underway very shortly. ten candidates will go head—to—head in miami. the car giant vauxhall has warned that the next generation of the vauxhall astra will be built in the uk as long as a satisfactory brexit deal is agreed. colletta smith has more from ellesmere port in cheshire, where that car could be built. this is really good news for the workforce here, after a couple of years of uncertainty, to be told that this is the site that will build the new vauxhall astra. but the company are reserving the right to pull that prize away if there's a no—deal brexit, effectively cutting a lifeline for more than 1,000 staff who work at the plant here, where the vauxhall astra and the opel astra are now the only products that are made on a site that has a 50—year history. around 80% of the cars that roll off the production lin

this is bbc news.ime minister, boris johnson, speaks exclusively to the bbc. he insists he can deliver brexit by the october deadline. the us imposes new sanctions on iran. president trump calls them hard hitting and designed to target the country's supreme leader. trade will be top of the agenda at the g20 meeting later this week, when the us and chinese presidents will be sitting down to try to resolve the trade war between their two countries. but with tariffs of up to 25% on billions of dollars—worth of goods, questions are being asked about how effectively they are being used. karishma vaswani drills down to the basics to ask, what are tariffs and how exactly do they work? ta riffs tariffs seem to be all the rage these days. china not playing fair on trade? tariffs. lots of refugees coming into america from mexico? tariffs. some much so that the name behind this is giving himself a name... so how do tariffs work? the tariff is like an entrance fee for goods to get into a country. you have to pay j

amol rajan, bbc news.public nearly £2.5 million to refurbish, according to figures released by buckingham palace. frogmore cottage, in windsor, used to be five separate homes, but it's been turned into one single property for prince harry and meghan. france is bracing itself for a heatwave, with temperatures expected to reach a0 celsius in some places by the end of the week. the government has designated almost 1000 "cool spaces" around paris. in 2003 around 15 thousand people died during extreme temperatures in france — many of them isolated elderly citizens. from paris, here's lucy williamson. amongst the visitors to paris this week, one has come straight from the sahara, a blast of summer heat that has sent temperatures into the 30s and the government is scrambling for cover. hundreds of cool spaces including parks, gardens and public buildings have been marked out across the capital and temporary fountains and list makers have been set up to help people keep cool. the weather may be coming from the sa

we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage next week.u for watching and goodbye. hello. the weekend isn't looking as wet as it's been, particularly in those areas which have had a soaking in the past week but there will still be some rain or showers around and the reason why low pressure is still close by towards the north—west of the british isles, around that we're seeing weather disturbances moving through, with either some rain at times, very least getting showers from west to east. still fairly unsettled this weekend. it won't be wet all weekend long. some sunshine occasionally, looking breezy this weekend. still not particularly warm, though feeling a bit warmer than it has done for the past week. it looks like quite wet start to saturday morning in northern ireland after rain overnight. it peps up at the end of the night. some rain too towards western scotland, wales and western parts of england. this is that first weather disturbance coming our way, slowly moving eastwards, reain becoming more patchy, showery in nature but still

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i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story: hong kong's preparing for another day of protests as crowds begin building near parliament. it comes ahead of the second reading of a controversial extradition bill, which would allow people to be sent to mainland china for trial. hundreds of businesses have said they will go on strike on wednesday. reports in the us say that the murdered half—brother of kim jong—un was an informant for the us spy agency, the cia. kim jong—nam was poisoned in malaysia two years ago. and this story is doing well on bbc.com... an ethiopian woman gave birth and just half an hour later sat important exams. almaz derese had hoped to sit the tests before her baby was born, but they were were postponed because of ramadan. congratulations to her. that's all. stay with bbc world news. lots more on all our stories on our website. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. hong kong protests that by business leaders havejoined hong kong protests that by business leaders have joine

stay with bbc world news. lots more news stories on oui’ we have lots more news stories on our website and more about what president trump will be doing on tuesday, his second day of his state visit. now it is time for the business news. fangs blunted. the us heavyweights are set to launch groves into the sector. tiananmen square anniversary. china's economy 30 yea rs anniversary. china's economy 30 years on from the brutal crackdown that shook the world. good morning, vietnam, hello, well. it is a tuesday. glad you could join us for an exciting addition of asia business report. i'm at rico hizon. we kick off the programme with us technology stocks. they slumped overnight in new york under reports that enforcers are set to launch probes into the sector's biggest players. the so—called faangs. they are all losing ground overnight. the biggest loser among the major indices. michelle fleury has all the details from new york. the spark that set it offers the prospect of greater regulatory scrutiny. us anti—trust e

this is bbc news, the headlines: borisjohnson this is bbc news, the headlines: boris johnson says this is bbc news, the headlines: borisjohnson says he is delighted to have won the first round of the conservative leadership contest, three former ministers are knocked out, narrowing the field to seven. andrea leadsom, mark harper and esther mcvey are all eliminated after failing to secure support from their colleagues. two tankers hit by explosions in a suspected attack in the gulf of oman. a remark on a radio four programme by the comedian jo brand about throwing battery acid at politicians is being investigated by police. the bbc has said that it regrets a ny by police. the bbc has said that it regrets any offence caused. ina in a moment, time for sportsday, but first, what else is coming up on bbc news, 7pm, beyond 100 days speaks to the former us defence secretary ash carter, on the rising tension between iran and the us. eight o'clock, looking at the damage caused by flooding after homes in england were evacuated, motorists stranded and trains cancelled and we will have a review of

that's all from the bbc news at one. hello there, you are watching bbc news.ere, you are watching bbc news. iam holy. at hello there, you are watching bbc news. i am holy. at the bbc sport centre. the former head of uefa michel platini has been detained by french police investigating the award of the 2022 world cup to qatar. platini is still serving a football ban after being found guilty of receiving a disloyal payment from former fifa boss sepp blatter let's cross to paris where platini is being questioned jane dougall is there, jane. it is deeply embarrassing? yes. he is very well respected in france than in his playing days, the head of uefa in 2007 and was instrumental in bringing the world cup to france. it was very successful. this morning it was reported he was brought here to these buildings behind me, to the judicial police based in the ministry of the interior. his lawyer has been seen leaving the building but as yet there has been no sign of michel platini yet. there has been a statement for michel platini's solicitor. roughly translated from fran

i'm kasia madera with bbc news. the bbc has been given their access inside china's detention camps, more than1 million inside china's detention camps, more than 1 million muslims are thought to be held there. china initally denied the camps existed but now claims they're schools, to combat the rise of violent islamist extremism throughjob training and language lessons. the united states says it will send about 1,000 additional troops to the middle east. it comes amid growing tensions with iran, after attacks on oil tankers. iran denies any involvement. and this story is being watched a lot online. celebrations in toronto greet the city's newly crowned nba basketball champions the raptors, were marred when two people were shot and injured. two suspects are now in custody. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: the contest to become the next prime minister will intensify on tuesday when tory mps cast their votes in their second secret ballot. ontenders will need to secure at least 33 votes.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the us says it could still apply trade tariffs if itjudges that mexico hasn't done enough to limit migration to the us. officials say they expect to see results within four to six weeks. a deal agreed on friday includes more troops being sent to mexico's southern border to stem the number of arrivals. the vatican has released a new document attacking modern conceptions of gender identity. it criticises the modern understanding of gender as something more complex than a straightforward binary division of sexes. it claims the current debate annihilates the concept of nature and destabilises the family, and that people claiming anything other than a binary gender are just being provocative. lgbt groups say it will encourage bigotry, hatred and violence. canada's announced a ban on the single—use plastics that are most harmful to the environment and the world's oceans. prime ministerjustin trudeau says the ban on items such as straws, cutlery, bags, and cotton buds will com

sophie long, bbc news, san diego.or more on this move and what the response may be, i mexicanith former ambassador to the u.s. what impact is all this having on u.s.-mexican relations? >> it is certainlyer the pral wrench in the works. first of all, if the tariffs std, and especially if the escalate to the 25% maximum the president has threatened to apply on mexican exports, it will have a huge economic impact on both countries. people forget that as a result of the trade war -- the u.s. trade war with china, mexico in the fit quarter of 2019 has now displaced china and is the first tradinpartner of the united states. we trade $1.6 billion a day of goods in both directions every single day. and it is not just what will happen with the price of avocados and mexican beer. it is everything from machinerym ical equipment to aeronautical components to autos. one of the things that has happened in these 20 years ofdu nafta is our pion platforms and supply chains have become integrated. what that means is that out of rtery d

gareth barlow, bbc news.e on president trump and president xi as they meet to try to defuse the trade war between the world's two biggest economies. president trump's enthusiasm for slapping tariffs on imports is seen by many as a major threat to prosperity around the world. but what do american businesses make of their president's apparent enthusiasm for trade wars? samira hussain has been speaking to some of them in pennsylvania. the fortunes of york pennsylvania were built on manufacturing. heavy industry remains essential to the local economy. and it is communities like these that acutely feel the impact of president trump's trade wars. bob wilson's business is selling electrical wire and cable. it has been hit by duties on the material it buys overseas and the finished product he sells to his customers. plans to hire two new fulltime staff have been put on hold. not knowing what the future is going to hold, those plans have since been put on the shelf. up until last year, bob wilson was a ca rd—carrying

this is bbc news with shaun ley. we'll be joined by viewers on bbc one shortly for the lunchtime news, but first: one of the front—runners in the race to become the next prime minister, michael gove, has admitted taking cocaine on several occasions, 20 years ago. in an interview with the daily mail, mr gove said he deeply regretted his actions and insisted it shouldn't rule him out of the contest to succeed theresa may, which begins next week. our political reporter peter saull explained why mr gove may have decided to talk about his past. his message really in that interview is, judge me on my record in parliament and not what i may or may not have done before that. michael gove is clearly one of the front runners in this conservative leadership contest which gets under way this week, with the first round of voting taking place on thursday. he may feel that this is about clearing the decks, so to speak. putting it out there, past misdemeanours, and i suppose he will still rely on the support of a lot of his colleagu

this is bbc news.and the united states have joined veterans in honouring those who fought and gave their lives in the d—day landings 75 years ago. sudan has been suspended from the african union after the killing of dozens of pro—democracy demonstrators by security forces. a german nurse has been sentenced to life in prison for killing 85 of his patients. niels hogel gave lethal doses of medication at hospitals in northern germany. he's believed to be the country's most prolific serial killer since world war ii, as jenny hill reports. arriving to account for his crimes, though niels hoegel says he can't remember how many patients he killed. sentenced today for 85 murders, but investigators believe he probably killed many more. his victims: elderly, infirm, defenceless in the wards of two german hospitals. hoegel administered drugs in fatal doses then tried to resuscitate the very patients he attacked. christian's grandfather was one of them. he told the bbc he wrote to hoegel in prison to ask him why.

daniel sandford, bbc news. now on bbc news, sport today.sport centre. coming up on this programme: sam kerr scores all four for australia against jamaica as they qualify for the last 16 of the women's world cup. former uefa president michel platini questioned by investigators over the awarding of the 2022 world cup to qatar. and records tumble as england captain eoin morgan leads his side to victory over afghanistan at the cricket world cup. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that sam kerr scored all four goals as australia progressed to the last 16 of the women's world cup in france. the matilda's finished second in group c after beating jamaica 4—1 while marta created her own slice of history as she scored in brazil's 1—0 win over italy. watching was paul frostick. australia and jamaica lined up against

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. stay with us on bbc news.t needs greater regulation? the company comes up with its own ideas. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade centre armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim in certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8, god told him to plead guilty and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the frontrunner to be the next british prime minister — boris johnson speaks

this is bbc news. the headlines at 8: hundreds more people are urged to leave their homes in lincolnshire because of flooding brought on by heavy rain. going around to people, knocking on the door and then dropping sandbags, just basically helping people and doing what we can do. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianjailed in iran, begins a new hunger strike in protest against her imprisonment. her husband gives his full backing. i said, well, if you are going on a hunger strike i think it's time that i should as well. i'm not going to leave you alone in it. police are investigating after three people were killed in separate attacks in london in the last 2a hours. a mass is held at notre—dame cathedral for the first time since a fire destroyed the roof and spire two months ago. and four—time tour de france winner chris froome posts this picture from his hospital bed and says he's fully focused on getting back to his best after his high—speed crash. with the cricket world cup in full swing, we

paul adams, bbc news.as promised to give boris johnson the ‘fight of his life' in the race to become the next conservative leader, and britain's next prime minister. earlier, the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, rejected mrjohnson's argument that new trade tariffs can be avoided if there's a no—deal brexit. our political correspondent ben wright reports. did you encourage tactical voting, mrjohnson? boris johnson's place in the final ballot was never in doubt. yesterday more than half of tory mps sent him through to the party members, but did some of his supporters vote tactically to keep michael gove out of the final run—off? possibly, some shenanigans are part of politics, but the johnson team denies coordinating anything. and now it doesn't matter. jeremy hunt is borisjohnson's rival for number ten, today kicking off a round two of his campaign in kidderminster. thousands of jobs in the west midlands depend on having a wise prime minister who makes sensible calls on how we leave the europea

daniel sanford, bbc news.tacks two years ago has heard that an independent report, commissioned by city of london police weeks earlier, warned of almost exactly the kind of attack that was carried out. eight people were killed when when three men drove into pedestrians before stabbing people in borough market. our correspondent richard lister is outside the old bailey. tell us what happened in court this morning? this report was commissioned by the city of london police just after the westminster bridge attack in march 2017, and city of london police were trying to find out where other targets might be vulnerable, what other places might be at risk. they commissioned a security company to look into that. their employees carried out surveillance at various high profile points in london and concluded that london bridge was a viable option for terrorists wishing to carry out an attack, and especially a vehicle attack. they went on to say in the report, published in april 2017, that the southern end of the bridge