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Good evening in a moment we bring you the news at ten, but first, a reminder of the top story this evening. The conservative Leadership Contest evening. The conservative Leadership Co ntest d own evening. The conservative Leadership Contest down to the last four candidates, after rory stewart was eliminated after finishing last in the third ballot at torrey and peace. Borisjohnson the third ballot at torrey and peace. Boris johnson once the third ballot at torrey and peace. Borisjohnson once again won the lions share of the belt with 143, followed by jeremy the lions share of the belt with 143, followed byjeremy hunt with 54 and michael goes on 51. Sajid javid remains with 38 but it was rory stewart who mustered the least, 27 this time around. He drops out of the contest leading the four candidates to battle it out in the next round of voting. Earlier this evening, rory stewart gave us his reaction to being eliminated from the leadership race. Im disappointed because i think our country is in a moment of great crisis and disappointed because long term future of our party and country must be in the Centre Ground of politics and im disappointed because really, the fact that lived and though there is and that labour voters wanted to vote for me should be something we are proud of and embrace as a party and im disappointed also that in the end some of things i said that no deal brexit would be catastrophic or you cannot negotiate a new deal with europe, proved truth that people werent ready to hear but i still think they are true and i keep saying it. Sajid javid is also speaking tonight, and he told the bbc that people are crying out for change and he was a candidate becker provided. Im very pleased to be in the final four, i will try my best to win this in my message to my colleagues, which i think is resonating as a wristlock, we need a constructed competition so when we get to the final two we know that borisjohnson will be get to the final two we know that Boris Johnson will be one get to the final two we know that borisjohnson will be one of get to the final two we know that Boris Johnson will be one of those and well done to him, but in terms of having a real good data, constructive competition, i can provide that. And second, we need a change candidate because we need to recognise after nine years of incumbency, not delivering brexit people are crying for change and if we do not offer it, they will vote for it and the form ofjeremy corbyn andl for it and the form ofjeremy corbyn and i can be an agent of change and third, we need to reach out to new audiences, my background and howl chose a conservative party and guide to politics is very different from other candidates and i think it can resonate with so many other people around the country and help us to reach audiences. The tory leadership race five becomes four as mps make their choices. Borisjohnson is still far ahead of the others but rory stewart is out. Perhaps some of the things i was saying, that a no deal brexit would be catastrophic, or that you cant negotiate a new deal with europe probably proved to be the truths that people werent quite ready to hear, but i still think theyre truths. And with more voting to come, by tomorrow evening well know the final two in the contest to be the next Prime Minister. Also tonight. The murder of the saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi the un concludes theres evidence the Saudi Crown Prince was behind it. The death of the footballer Emiliano Sala a man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. America ratchets up the pressure over the attacks on oil tankers showing what is says is evidence of irans involvement. It may have been designed to damage rather than sink but either way, it has sparked Huge International tension. It is in. And three goals couldnt keep scotland in the womens world cup while england finish top of their group. Coming up on sportsday, a century from Kane Williamson guided new zealand to victory in the final over against south africa, of the cricket world cup. Good evening. Four men are left in the race to be next Prime Minister after rory stewart was knocked out of the conservative Leadership Contest. The International Development secretary was eliminated after coming last in this afternoons vote by tory mps. Borisjohnson topped the ballot with 143 vote, jeremy hunt came second with 54 ahead of michael gove with 51. Sajid javid also made it into the next round with 38 but mr stewart has been knocked out after receiving 27 votes ten fewer than last night. With two more rounds of voting by tomorrow we will are the last two the race. Laura kuenssberg reports contained some good morning, mrjohnson. Mrjohnson, youve been fired. Not a shabby birthday present. A gift from Boris Johnson, support from nearly half of all tory mps, as he turned 55. Are you an honest person . Despite the appearance of chaos, no blunder so far from the former foreign secretary. Can the nation trust you . 0ut front in the final four. The following candidates are now eligible to continue onto the next ballot on thursday the 20th ofjune at 10am. Michael gove, jeremy hunt, sajid javid and Boris Johnson. The formal announcement revealing three senior cabinet ministers are the ones to take him on. Boris continues to build his lead and build a wide field across the party. We keep going, hopefully well be lucky enough to get down to the last two and then we can go and really sell a vision to the country, which will be the really exciting part. The insiders outsider did draw a crowd. Relax, im not going anywhere. Except he was going out. The momentum for rory stewart was punctured. In the end, perhaps, some of the things i was saying, that a no deal brexit would be catastrophic or that you cant negotiate a new deal with europe, probably proved to be truths that people werent quite ready to hear. Three ministers now grapple for the silver medal. Right now, the foreign secretary has it in his grasp. I think that he did very well in the tv debate last night. He came across as clear, concise, authoritative. I think he has a calm presence that people are beginning to increasingly participate. But with the trio, including michael gove, struggling to keep up with borisjohnson. Do you want to get through . Yes, absolutely. There are whispers of pacts to provide a genuine challenge. At some point, theres going to have to be a deal, isnt there . No, i think michael has begun to make real progress. Hes put on a tremendous spurt over the last couple of days. I believe he won last nights debate. I believe genuinely there is a proper challenger to borisjohnson, and that is michael gove. And the home secretary, whose support looked wobbly, is through and reckons he could still do it on his own. What will happen overnight, and im already hearing it from colleagues, theyre going to go away and think very carefully about this. Everyone realises, and they accept absolutely, that borisjohnson will be one of the final two, and well done to him, and now its about who will be that second person. I think what my colleagues want, at the end of the day, they want a winner. Remember, though, its tory Party Members like jeremy, richard, kevin and nabeel that will make the final call. After mps choose the final two tomorrow night, they are the ones wholl chew it over. We have a fantastic pool of prospective future cabinet members, prospective leaders, and i think a lot of people have done themselves a Great Service being in this race. Borisjohnson has got a lot of baggage with him. I think, if you wanted somebody that was high in morals, then you wouldnt have got rid of theresa may in the first place. Ive not been the biggest boris fan in the past. However, hes providing a unifying factor, both inside the party and perhaps more importantly to other people i talk to. Hes a little marmite, but more people seem to be willing to rally around him than not. Its getting very wearisome. Texts from my daughter today, will you get the conservatives off the news for me, please . Not likely. Pencil in tomorrows headline, borisjohnson speeding towards number ten. The unknown, who will be the last man standing in his way . After man standing in his way . Nine days of this contest three after nine days of this contest, three rounds of voting, we are almost at the stage where we are getting to the final two, where over the next few weeks, the candidates, the next few weeks, the candidates, the final two, will vie to offer their vision of how to dig the country out of the brexit mess, how to run the country and all sorts of other thing, the health service, what would they do about education, how would they boost the economy . And how least importantly for all of us and how least importantly for all of us they propose to bring their warring Party Together . At this stage barring an odd implosion it is almost inevitable borisjohnson will be on that ticket but in terms of who will run alongside him there are so who will run alongside him there are so many possibility, difference alliances and pacts that might emerge, that there is a big question mark over who will be the other character to try to take him the bbcs vetting process has been called into question after it emerged that one of the contributors to last nights Leadership Debate is alleged to have extreme views. Abdullah patel has been suspended from his job as deputy head at a Gloucester School and relieved of his duties as a local imam. The bbc says it only discovered his background after the debate. Heres our media editor amol rajan. In politically febrile times, any editorial error or shortcoming by the bbc can prompt huge anger. Hello, good evening. One of the men on stage will become our next Prime Minister. 0ne contributor to last nights tv debate was Abdullah Patel from gloucester. I see first hand the every day impact of islamophobic rhetoric on my community. Following the programme, it emerged mr patel had previously made offensive comments on social media, including about israel. The bbc say they carried out Extensive Research on all contributors. A researcher was told he had a twitter account which had been deactivated. Once he reactivated it after the debate, the remarks came to light. Words have consequences. The editor of the show last night tweeted to say that we wouldnt have put him on the programme if these were public before broadcast. But they were not. Mr patel was suspended today by the school in gloucester where he is deputy head teacher. His local mosque is also investigating, he says the remarks were not anti semitic. This is amman who is going to talk to us. The final question in yesterdays show was from amman thakkar in london. When will you do the right thing and call a general election . But last year, mr thakkar, who is a solicitor, stood as a candidate for labour in local elections. His employer has been commissioned by the labour party to work on anti semitism. And last october, mt thakkar was appointed to arrange conduct of the partys investigation. He was given a labour e mail address. This connection with the labour party was not conveyed to viewers. And mr thakkars social media past was also under the spotlight. He was suspended today by his legal firm while they investigate tweets for which he has apologised. I think today theres a lot more checking that needs to go on, because the whole sort of social media profile and that sort of thing and i think its the duty is on the producers or the researchers and the production teams to do their absolute best to make sure they are doing due diligence. There are two editorial issues here quality of vetting and transparency. Given there were thousands of submissions, the fact that two out of eight contributors were suspended from their roles the following day is not a good look, and on honesty with audiences, there is no suggestion the bbc tried to deceive anyone, and it doesnt as a rule reveal political affiliations, but perhaps some viewers would like to know more about who is asking the questions. In an age of instant outrage on social media, a debate watched by millions is no place to let standards slip. Amol rajan, bbc news. An investigation for the United Nations into the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi has concluded there is credible evidence the crown prince of saudi arabia was behind it. Mr khashoggi who was a critic of the prince was killed inside the saudi consulate in istanbul last year. 0ur Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. Jamal khashoggi was a columnist for the washington post, a critic of the saudi leadership and a proud husband to be. In october last year, he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul to get some papers he and his fiancee, hatice cengiz. Needed for their marriage. He was never seen again. An independent investigation for the United Nations has now concluded he was the victim of a deliberate, premeditated execution by the saudi state. The 100 page report sets out in grim detail how officials at the saudi consulate planned and carried out the murder, from the initial struggle to the sound of the body being dismembered. Many of the saudi officials who flew into istanbul and are suspected of involvement are named in the report. But crucially it also says mohammad bin salman, the crown prince and de facto ruler of saudi arabia, should also be investigated, citing experts who said it was inconceivable he was not aware of the operation. That evidence demonstrates that further investigation is required to determine individual liability, including at the highest level of the government of saudi arabia. That includes the crown prince. Her report urged un Member States to impose targeted sanctions against individuals allegedly involved in the killing of mr khashoggi. These should include the crown prince of saudi arabia, unless or until proof emerges he had no responsibility. The crown princes foreign minister said the report contained nothing new, just contradictions and unfounded allegations. But this report matters because it puts pressure on saudi arabias allies, the united states, the United Kingdom and others, that they cannot ignore this murder and carry on with business as usual. Such as ministers discussing trade and intelligence as if nothing had happened. The Foreign Office said those responsible must be held accountable, but right now that only includes 11 unnamed suspects being tried behind closed doors. So this report is not the last word on what happened to Jamal Khashoggi. James landale, bbc news. Detectives investigating the death of the cardiff city footballer Emiliano Sala say a 64 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. The 28 year old argentinian died in a plane crash injanuary. Sian lloyd is in cardiff. What more can you tell us . Well, the footballer was on his way here to cardiff city, to started a new chapter in his career, when the plane he was travelling in crashed north of guernsey and that was back injanuary, north of guernsey and that was back in january, both emiliano north of guernsey and that was back injanuary, both Emiliano Sala and the pilot David Ibbotson were killed. A month later, Emiliano Salas body was found, and it was taken to dorset. Since then, detectives in the police force have been carrying out inquiries on behalf of the coroner, tonight they confirm that a 64 year old man from North Yorkshire had been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by an unlawful act. They say that he had been helping them with their inquiries, and that he has been since released from custody, pending further investigation. Now the families of both Emiliano Sala and David Ibbotson have being kept informed of the developments and meanwhile an investigation by the air Accident Team into what caused the plane to crash is continuing. A woman in her 80s is in a serious condition after an accident involving a Police Motorbike on monday, which was part of a convoy escorting the duke and duchess of cambridge. The royal couple are said to be deeply concerned and saddened. The incident is now being investigated by the independent office for police conduct. Donald trump has officially launched his campaign for re election as president in 2020. He unveiled his new slogan, keep america great, and told thousands of supporters at a rally in florida that the American Economy was the envy of the world. Mr trump also pledged to continue to crack down against illegal immigration and lashed out at democrats, accusing them of trying to rip your country apart. The bbc has learnt that the uks biggest gambling firms are offering a tenfold increase in the amount they contribute to tackling problem gambling. This could, after five years, amount to £100 million a year. In a letter to the government, the Companies Said they would also consider reviewing the tone and content of their advertising in order to protect young and vulnerable people. Four men have been charged with the death of almost 300 people when a plane was brought down across the ukraine. Prosecutors issued arrest wa rra nts ukraine. Prosecutors issued arrest warrants for three russian citizens and a ukrainian who, they say, brought a missile launcher to Eastern Ukraine, which was then fired at the plane. 0leg pulatov. Leonid kharchenko. And leonid kharchenko. Charged with mass murder, three men, all russians, all former military and intelligence officers, and one ukrainian. Prosecutors say they were commanding separatists in Eastern Ukraine in 2014. Losing on the battlefield, they phoned senior military and government officials in russia, desperate for weapons and support. The calls, intercepted by ukrainian intelligence, are part of the evidence unveiled today, along with footage, found on the internet, of the missile launcher dispatched from russia, and more. There is forensic, there is witnesses, there is wiretap, there is data analysis, and when you go through all those layers, at the end you can say one and one and one is five. We have enough evidence to go to court. And this is what happened when the missile was fired, not a ukrainian fighterjet but Malaysia Airlines mh17 brought down. The pieces retrieved from ukraine were reassembled by prosecutors. They say the men may not have fired the missile but are culpable anyway. There are more people with responsibility for this. Silene fredrikszs son and his girlfriend were among the 300 people on the plane. 23 year old bryce and his girlfriend, daisy, heading on holiday to bali. Who do you think is ultimately responsible for what happened that day, shooting down that airline . Vladimir putin. He knows everything. This could not have happened without his permission. This is far from the end of the investigations. Prosecutors say they will pursue the evidence as far as it takes them, to identify both those who pressed the button and fired the missile and those all the way up the chain of command in russia itself who might have had anything to do with it. You saw a telephone call with a higher ranked person from the russian federation, so, well, it can go higher. Russia maintains the investigation was biased. It wont send its citizens to stand trial abroad, but the family say just the truth being established will bejustice enough. Damian grammaticas, bbc news, the netherlands. Excluding children from school who have not been vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella is being considered by the Health Secretary thats as the government tries to tackle an increase in the numbers of children in england contracting the diseases. The uptake of the mmr jab has fallen for the last four years, as our health editor, hugh pym, reports. He was funny, he used to make up dances, make up songs. Gemmas son sam had measles at the age of three. He hadnt had the injections because of other health problems. Earlier this year he developed a rare brain disorder, sspe, linked back to the measles virus. He died in hospital. Its left a six year old sized hole. Even at the hospital, he had the nurses laughing and. Yeah, its hard. Measles is highly infectious. This little girl was too young to be vaccinated. She recovered in hospital. Some families, perhaps influenced by false claims about vaccine safety, are refusing jabs, and now there have been calls for them to be mandatory. The idea of a compulsory vaccination system is now part of the debate. Other countries, other European Countries are moving there. And some states in america are moving there. But i would rather we didnt do that. Historically, weve had very high vaccination rates in the uk. Persuasion doesnt always work. This gp and others in west london was told by officials to contact parents about vaccinations after measles outbreaks at local schools, but there wasnt much response. We suspect that its not a Strong Enough message perhaps to convince people who are very convinced they dont want the vaccine to change their mind. There is a balance between educating encouraging, but also not insisting. And gemma has this message for parents. Its not always just about your family. Vaccinating your child, if they can be vaccinated, you could help save another parent from burying their six year old. 0r younger. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, reporting there. The us military has ratcheted up still further the tension with iran following the attacks on oil tankers near the strategic straits of hormuz in the last month. The us is blaming iran and today has tried to bolster its case by displaying fragments of mines which it claims iran planted on the ships. Iran has denied any involvement. And the us navy has taken journalists to see one of the damaged ships, currently docked nine miles off the united arab emirates, our correspondent mark lowen was among them. Its brought a volatile region closer to conflict attacks last week on two ships in the gulf that the us is blaming on iran. Washington says this was the iranian patrol boat involved. Tehran denies it. Today, American Forces showed us what they say are fragments of the mine that caused the blast, and a magnet, allegedly part of an unexploded device resembling those iran is known to have. This type of attack is a threat to International Freedom of navigation in International Waters as well as freedom of commerce. As they build their case, the us navy took us out on a rare trip to see one of the stricken tankers. We travelled for an hour from the coast of the uae through choppy waters, where a fifth of the worlds crude oil is transported a geopolitical flash point that feels nervous. As we approached the japanese owned vessel, the impact of the attack was clear, gouging out the side. If it was a warning shot, it had a crippling effect. Well, you can see the force of the blast here. This is the hole that the americans say was caused by the iranian limpet mine that ripped through the outer and inner hull of this ship. It may have been designed to damage rather than sink but, either way, it has sparked Huge International tension. Iran says it will increase its Nuclear Stockpile next week, due to us sanctions that were meant to force tehran to the negotiating table. Theyre putting us under economic pressure while at the same time asking us to talk, said president rouhani. That would be like an act of economic surrender. In this crucial choke point, peace is being strangled. Neither side may want war, but the risk of an accident is perilously real. Mark lowen, bbc news, off the coast of fujairah. Football, and scotland have gone out of the womens world cup after conceding a late penalty. England topped their group and are in the last 16. Katie gunnell is in nice. A night of contrasting emotions for england and scotland, but little drama in nice, england beating japan 2 0 to top the group but, in paris, despairfor scottish fans, watching their team throw away a 3 0 lead in the final minutes. Their last chance, with pride in their hearts, scotlands women readied themselves for the most important match in their history. And they rose to the occasion a flash of pink when Erin Cuthbert struck in the box, the keeper parried, but not far enough. 10 in the second half, Jason Beattie scored. Scotland were flying. And another from a set piece. Leanne crichton headed to goal, the keeper saved, but cuthbert followed up. Argentina got one back, and then a defensive error from scotland led to this. Its in a nervy final ten minutes. It wasnt over. Another controversial video assistant referee decision against scotland. It came down to this kick. Lee alexander thought she was the hero, but wasjudged to alexander thought she was the hero, but was judged to have come off the line. Retake. And scotland were out. Tears, but still a team. Their first world cup ended, but scotland have entertained and inspired. Expectations have been elevated around this england team, and these fa ns around this england team, and these fans hope the party is just getting phytate. With both sides already through to the knockout stages, this was a duo for top spot, and karen ba rdsley was a duo for top spot, and Karen Bardsley stretched was a duo for top spot, and karen ba rdsley stretched every was a duo for top spot, and Karen Bardsley stretched every sinew to keep this one out. England breathed a sigh of relief, which minutes later became a raw. Georgia stanway with the perfect pass, ellen whyte with the perfect pass, ellen whyte with the perfect pass, ellen whyte with the finish to match. Japan have world cup parody pedigree, but this site is young and inexperienced, but they caused england plenty of problems. Just as japan were getting a foothold, ellen white struck again, with her third goal in france. England looking good. Tournament football is about it in your stride at the right time, and so far england havent put a foot wrong. So england top the group and will 110w so england top the group and will now face a seemingly easier task in the last 15, taking on one of the best third placed teams, where scotland, scoring five goals in the tournament and showing plenty of promise, but it wasnt enough to keep them in france, and they head home from theirfirst keep them in france, and they head home from their first world cup having learned a harsh