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Heres lucy bronze what a goal pride of england the lionesses reach the world cup semi finals with a 3 0 win over norway its coming home. This was the scene at glastonbury where festival goers watched the match on the big screens demolished an explosive end of the remains of the bridge in genoa which collapsed last year, killing 43 people good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Theresa may will demand justice for the victims of the salisbury nerve agent attack during a meeting which is getting underway with Vladimir Putin at the 620 summit injapan. In an interview with the Financial Times, the russian president has downplayed the poisoning and said he believed the uk was interested in fully restoring relations with the kremlin. The Prime Minister has been speaking to our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. We saw an innocent british citizen die as a result of the use of this nerve agent. Weve been clear. Weve set out the evidence. Charges have been laid against two russian individuals. I want to see those individuals brought tojustice. Russia does not allow the extradition of its nationals, but european arrest warrants are out for those two individuals, and if they set foot outside russia, we will be making every effort to ensure that they are brought tojustice. This is a despicable act, we are very clear about the evidence. And that evidence has been recognised by people around the world, we saw an International Response when this happened on the streets of salisbury. Russian Intelligence Officers were evicted from a number of countries around the world. Russia needs to recognise its acts and stop acting in this way, and stop its other destabilising activities around the world, including, for example, the use of disinformation and cyber attacks. President putin has also said what he calls liberalism, multiculturalism, migration, liberalism is dead. Is he right about that . No, of course migration is an issue that we have addressed, weve addressed in gzos before, the European Union, immigration is good within the uk, immigration has been good for the uk but of course we need to ensure that we have some control in that but as we look around the world, we see many people fleeing from countries where there is conflict, fleeing from countries in which there are problems and they cannot find a stable life and lets just look at some of those countries are ones where russia has an involvement, lets look at syria for example, many millions of people who are now refugees and other countries alongside syria will we need a resolution to that issue so people can return home. What can you say to president putin that might make a difference . I will be very clear with president putin about what i think about russian acts around the world, and the impact those acts are having. The us president , donald trump, held a meeting with his russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin during which a reporter asked whether he would tell the russian leader not to meddle in the uss 2020 election. At the top of the 620 summit agenda are Climate Change and reforms to world trade. But one issue is likely to overshadow all others the tense relations between the us and china over trade. President trump is due to meet the chinese president , xijinping on saturday, their first meeting since the collapse of trade talks between the us and china last month. Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports from 0saka. The 620 summit opened with the traditional family photo, a show of friendship and supposedly of unity between these economic powers. But unity is in short supply here in osaka. Especially on the thorny issue of trade. In his first meeting with donald trump, japans Prime Minister on it are marked five sites where Japanese Companies have made recent investments, creating nearly 5000 newjobs. That was a not so subtle hint to mrtrump that japan is not his enemy and that a trade war is in no one s interest. But ifjapan and the us have trade issues, the much bigger one is between the United States and china. Donald trump and xijinping were putting on a friendly face as they shook hands this morning. But the trade war between these two giants has everyone worried. The threat relations between china and the us are difficult. They are contributing to the slowdown of the global economy. And in our talks both with the us and with the chinese authorities president and Prime Minister, i was drawing their attention to the harmful impact this controversial matter is creating. Japan was hoping to push a broad agenda at this 620 summit including getting commitments on Climate Change, cleaning plastics from the oceans and on free trade, instead, this whole summit has been overshadowed by the us china trade war and now all eyes are on the xi Jinping Donald trump meeting and the hope that they can stop the trade war from getting any worse. Lets get more from 0saka now and speak to our correspondent karishma vaswani. Hello. Its difficult to see what theresa may hopes to get from this meeting with president putin when he talks about the nova drug poisoning case is a fuss about spies in this latest interview hes done with the Financial Times that he is very provocative and his key message is this concept of liberalism being dead. Yes. He was very clear in the interview with the Financial Times and he said there were liberal democracies have operated is very much a thing of the past, liberalism is obsolete in fact and i think thats been the main message hes dry to push certainly in that interview. When the leaders are expected to meet in the next few minutes as we understand it, sit down and have that conversation it will also be a conversation with a Prime Minister who is effectively on her way out so although there have been very strong words as you heard, in that interview, theresa may did with our deputy political editor, it will be something that president putin has at the top of his mind, effectively he is negotiating or having a conversation with someone who wont be in thatjob in a matter of weeks. So i think whatever they decide, it will be, the relationship, he says, he helps, between the uk and russia in that interview with the Financial Times, will be something that they can work towards improving, given that they have had such a testy, difficult relationship in the past. As we indicated, much of the focus on donald trump and the chinese president , the us china trade war, whether they can be any compromise between the two of them hammered out at the summit. What are the prospects . I dont think we are going to see a deal, certainly thats not the expectation. What we might get is agreement to Start Talking again and that, in itself, will be enough to calm the nerves of certainly investors but also many of the countries who are attending the 620 summit. Remember, the trade war isnt just about the united 620 summit. Remember, the trade war isntjust about the United States and china, Many Companies who make their goods in china and sell them to the United States have been hit by these tariffs. They are starting to think about where they should move their factories and when factories cannot decide what to do next people arent hiring, they are not making investments and this has a knock on effect on global economies and that is the main mood music you hear at the summit, they wa nt to music you hear at the summit, they want to see some sort of resolution between donald trump and the chinese president when they meet on saturday but at the same time, they are so farand but at the same time, they are so far and wide but at the same time, they are so farand wide apart but at the same time, they are so far and wide apart in terms of their positions on trade, i dont think we should expect to see any trade deal, so to speak but certainly, the idea that they could Start Talking again will be very well received. Thank you. France is on red alert as the country is braced for its hottest day on record with temperatures expected to hit 45 degrees celsius in places. Large parts of Continental Europe are sweltering in the heatwave, which has also caused wildfires in Northern Spain. 0ur correspondent Lucy Williamson reports. This was the heatwaves first strike wildfires in spains northern forests. Fanned by strong winds, theyve already burnt through 10,000 acres. Across the border in france, officials ordered practice drills in forests here. Emergency measures are in place across the country, National Exams postponed, hospitals and care homes on high alert, and hundreds of schools closed. With record breaking temperatures predicted, four regions have been put on red alert, the first time a heatwave has triggered frances highest weather warning. And being out of the sun doesnt necessarily mean being out of the heat. Temperatures on the paris metro can reach 38 degrees. Despite the discomfort, these few hot days arent expected to cause the kind of Health Crisis france has seen in the past. Some have accused the government of acting like a nanny state, with politicians scrambling to show they are prepared. As one paper put it this morning, ministers no longer risk being interviewed in leisurewear by their pool. The paris mayor has mapped out cool spaces around the city, including frances most famous gallery, the louvre. On display in its marble halls, the art of centuries. 0utside, simply the art of keeping cool. And well have more on the heatwave in europe in a few minutes. We will talk to our correspondence in paris and madrid. England have reached their second consecutive womens world cup semi final as they produced a decisive performance to beat norway in le havre. Heres lucy bronze. What a goal lucy bronzes superb second half strike sealed the victory that sees the lionesses become the first Senior England Team to reach the semis at three consecutive major tournaments. Well, theres been plenty of reaction on social media to englands victory. On twitter, the duke of cambridge said what a performance, lionesses, a superb display the whole country is behind you going into tuesdays semi final, bring it on the spice girls said hands up if youre proud of the lionesses semi finals here we come and even Paddington Bear got involved, tweeting congratulations to the lionesses and news of the result soon reached festival goers at glastonbury. Its coming home, its coming home. Its coming. Footballs coming home. Its coming home. Lets cross to our correspondent, jane dougall, whos in northern france. I watch the game last night, fantastic, impressive victory. Very convincing win, goals from jill scott in the first few minutes, they put down a marker to show how determined they were to get through to the semifinal, a goal from determined they were to get through to the semifinal, a goalfrom ellen white who is now on five goals, joint top scorer of the tournament, on onto potentially get the golden boot which is fantastic for her, shes worked so hard for this team and lucy bronze who put in a fantastic performance, player of the match and understandably so. She was quite modest about it afterwards, i spoke to her and she said she didnt feel she played that well. Shes been recovering from a little bit of illness, her voice was going when she was doing the interview and it is quite incredible how well she played, especially in the second half and that goal which weve just watched, just shows again, how much work they put in, the training ground, that was a training exercise, she said shed been practising that first thing on the morning of the match. Her manager, phil neville, he reiterated she is the world, at least shes on the world stage not to show everyone that because england are through to the semifinal and they are playing in lyon. We could see them allow themselves to experience that euphoria at the end of the game last night but i expect very quickly, back to the focus, they will face either france or the United States, they will be watching that game closely tonight, no doubt. Tell us about those teams, whichever one of them might go on to face england and how england will be preparing for that next game. Yes. Obviously its a rest day officially today for most of the england squad. The players who didnt play who were on the bench will have a bit of a light training session, the hotel is just a little bit further up from where we are now and their Training Base is just we are now and their Training Base isjust a bit we are now and their Training Base is just a bit further down that way so we will watch them train and also they will travel to lyon later on today as well but all the members of the squad that i spoke to after it said what they do is, theyve been watching a lot of football as you can imagine to watch the teams, they get together in their physio and they watch the matches together so they watch the matches together so they can watch as a team, its a tea m they can watch as a team, its a team bonding exercise. France usa game tonight, i think, will be one of the best matches of the tournament so far. These teams have been tipped to take the title. They are favourites to take it but whats fascinating is that neither team had played to their full potential yet. Actually, france scraped through in their last match and also, the usa we re their last match and also, the usa were held to a draw against spain who then eventually went on to win in added time but its really not been a fantastic performance from each of them throughout this tournament. So which everyone gets through to the semifinal to take on england, you would fancy england s chances because england played so convincingly last night. Exciting days ahead, jane, good to talk to you. The remains of the morandi bridge in the italian city of genoa have been destroyed in a controlled explosion, nearly a year after the structure partially collapsed in a storm. Thousands of people were evacuated from the surrounding area before the demolition. Forty three people were killed last august when part of the bridge fell nearly 50 metres into the valley below. The disaster prompted a fierce debate about the safety of italys infrastructure. The time is 16 minutes past nine. The headlines on bbc news. Hand over the novichok attack suspects theresa mays message to russias president putin with the pair due to hold talks at the 620 summit injapan. Firefighters battle wildfires in Northern Spain as the european heatwave continues temperatures are expected to hit record highs today. Democratic frontrunners clash in the second debate of the race to decide who will take on donald trump in next years election. Your sport headlines, a fantastic performance from england takes them through to the semifinals of the womens world cup, a 3 0 win over norway capped off by a spectacular goalfrom lucy bronze. Norway capped off by a spectacular goal from lucy bronzelj norway capped off by a spectacular goalfrom lucy bronze. I played full back but never to that level she plays at, shes the best in the world. Elsewhere there at coleus man of the match as india thrashed the west indies in the cricket world cup. Virtually assuring india of a place in the semifinals, the west indies go home. Kyle edmund says he can win wimbledon after reaching the semifinals of the tournament in eastbourne. Ill have more on those stories at around 9 40am. The foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has accused his conservative leadership rival borisjohnson of getting facts wrong on brexit, and has urged him to be straight with people. Mr hunt also repeated his call for the pair to take part in a televised debate in the coming days. Mrjohnson has asked his opponent to rule out extending the uks eu membership past october the 31st. Lets speak to our Political Correspondent iain watson. 6ood good morning to you. Jeremy hunt clearly continuing to go on this line that borisjohnson is getting his facts wrong, all the while Boris Johnson is talking about what sort of budget he would introduce to cope with a no deal brexit. But how do you think this is going to play out in the days ahead with another hustings coming up, another one in which they wont actually debate head to head . Which they wont actually debate headtohead . They want to head to head in these hustings even though the wider public, notjust the conservative membership, can watch them. There is going to be two of them in fact on saturday, lots of opportunity for those conservative members who wanted to ask questions of each candidate to do so but the candidates cant ask questions of each other. Its now becoming a familiar theme, jeremy hunt effectively accusing Boris Johnson of running away from scrutiny and inviting him again and again as he doesin inviting him again and again as he does in his latest letter to have a head to head before crucially the ballot papers are sent to the Party Members. So far borisjohnson has only agreed to do a head to head debate once those voting papers have arrived, jeremy hunt is worried at that stage people will have already voted and obviously not voted for him that is his main concern but what you also have is this question of scrutiny from jeremy hunt saying, look, borisjohnson of scrutiny from jeremy hunt saying, look, Boris Johnson is of scrutiny from jeremy hunt saying, look, borisjohnson is playing fast and loose with the facts, how can you possibly say the chance of no deal is a million to one, how can you say you will continue to trade without tariffs if we dont have a deal with the European Union . But i think the trouble with that is even if he catches borisjohnson out, its perhaps not what the conservative party and the Wider Conservative Party and the Wider Conservative Party and the Wider Conservative Party membership are looking for, they are looking for someone looking for, they are looking for someone who will commit to leaving and getting brexit done by october at the 31st and they are looking for someone at the 31st and they are looking for someone who might seem to be inspirational or combative enough to ta ke inspirational or combative enough to take on potentiallyJeremy Corbyn if there is an early election so although in some ways, jeremy hunt is having quite a Good Campaign and dry to put his opponent on the back foot, the question is will his criticisms of borisjohnson actually land with the people who are going to be making this crucial decision . We dont have a lot of evidence one way or the other but there are websites such as conservative home, the independent website that takes surveys of conservative Party Members, its not scientific but it gives some kind of idea and they are still suggesting borisjohnson has a pretty firm lead, about 60 plus. Of Party Members favouring him at the moment overjeremy hunt which is why i think foreign secretary is continuing to ask for those head to head debates because he need something to try and turn this around and perhaps unsurprisingly, johnson steam are dry to restrict the numbers of hostages to fortune and so far, ignoring all the invitations to have these early debates. Ian, briefly, if you would, Chris Williamson and the decision by the labour party to reinstate him following the comments on anti semitism, more than 100 mps and peers have signed a letter saying that decisions should be looked at. How much pressure is there on the party and Jeremy Corbyn to actually revisit this issue . I think there is huge pressure onJeremy Corbyn for a number of reasons but councillors as well, labour party staff, Jeremy Corbyn s leadership has been called into question by many of those who signed that statement organised by his deputy leader tom watson saying thatJeremy Corbyn should step in and take the party whip from Chris Williamson, it would mean hes no longer a labour mp and williamson, it would mean hes no longera labour mp and if williamson, it would mean hes no longer a labour mp and if they were to be an early election he probably couldnt stand as a labour mp either. There is also pressure interestingly from the left that the party, people who were once seen of allies of Chris Williamson and indeed Jeremy Corbyn, the founder of the Left Wing Group momentum saying its time for him to go. Weve had one of the people who made the decision to reinstate Chris Williamson, keith vaz, calling into question the process itself and licks from that process and suggesting perhaps the whole thing could be rerun, if you like, an action replay giving a different result and that might be one way out of this but so far, Jeremy Corbyn saying he is staying out of this, independent of the process and his supporters saying were he to step in he would be criticised for interfering in what the party is doing and making an exception in this particular case. By not stepping in he leaves his opponents inside the party with a huge stick to beat him with and suggesting his leadership on this and other issues including brexit, simply isnt strong enough. Thank you. We hear news from 6reater strong enough. Thank you. We hear news from Greater Manchester police, a 12 Year Old Girl has drowned in a river as hot weather continue across the uk. 6reater river as hot weather continue across the uk. Greater Manchester Police said the girl was found by underwater search teams after officers were called to the river in bury just before officers were called to the river in buryjust before 8pm last night. With the country set to see the hottest day of the year so far this weekend, police issuing a warning about the dangers of cooling off in water, a detective inspector, Andrew Naismith said this is an incredibly tragic incident in which a young girl has lost her life and my thoughts are with her family at this devastating time. Well, the hot weather affecting Continental Europe. In a moment, well talk to 6avin lee in paris. First, lets speak to 6uy hedgecoe in madrid. What can you tell us about the wildfires in the north of spain, warnings there might be the danger of this scenario yesterday. Firefighters trying to bring this large fire under control, its been raging since wednesday. Soldiers have been deployed from elsewhere in the country, help has been sent from other regions of spain to try and bring it under control. Its consumed, we believe, around 6000 hectares so far. But the main aim right now is simply to bring it under control. Today we expect to see it peak in these temperatures of this heatwave, clearly the task for these firefighters will be very difficult but they are trying to bring it under control. Thank you. Lets go to paris, 6avin lee is there. 6avin, ithink lets go to paris, 6avin lee is there. 6avin, i think paris, lets go to paris, 6avin lee is there. 6avin, ithink paris, indeed france fully expects those temperature records to be broken today. Yes, it looks great, doesnt it, picture postcard behind me with the eiffel tower and i will walk, you can see the scene. 23 degrees, the average is around 23 putt today and given this heatwave, by about midday it will be about 33 but what they called the discomfort index, they called the discomfort index, the index of humidity brings the temperatures in paris up to about 40, thats the feeling here and i think the sense around the south of paris is where there is a real one, 0range alert for the country, the first time in four departments in the south, where they have a red alert, a risk to life alert but they actually think there could be a record temperature broken, record temperature in france back in 2003, the range is 43 and 45 celsius today, it could break that. It is worth saying back in 2003, 15,000 people who lost their lives attributed to the hot weather and already the Health Minister here in france is saying there have been inundations to the Emergency Services from people with Health Related illnesses because of the heat. This is the scene at the moment, not stopping the influencers getting their selfies and pictures in what is probably one of the best known spots in the world but behind them, you see the fountains. The trocadero fountain, all around the water, you are not allowed in there usually but the police here have turned a blind eye for the past few days, there have been hundreds of people in this big public, open space knowing its a cool area and the french authorities have used an app, its called extreme paris, forever you are it will tell you where the nearest cool spaces, trees, trees, they talk about things like cemeteries, also areas of museums, its a little bit cooler. Today, it looks great, feels pretty uncomfortable at the moment, its going to get hotter possibly record temperatures. I suspect people will be seeking out cooler spaces very soon. Be seeking out cooler spaces very soon. 6avin in paris, thank you. And 6uy soon. 6avin in paris, thank you. And guy in madrid, thank you. Lets talk to professor dan mitchell at the university of bristol. Tell us about the factors behind this heatwave, why are we seeing records being broken so early in the summer . At the moment weve got what we call a blocking high system, the High Pressure system situated over Central Europe and that High Pressure system is associated with cloudless skies so the sun can just break the surface. But it also changes the atmospheric flow, and the flow of air is coming from closer to the tropics around africa so we are closer to the tropics around africa so we are getting those warm, african temperatures being infected up african temperatures being infected up to europe at the moment. Is there a role for Climate Change in this or what is the role of Climate Change in this, are we going to see this kind of weather as the new normal . Yes, Climate Change is playing a role, Climate Change is warming up the atmosphere so this heatwave is sitting on the background of a warmer atmosphere and so it has increased because of Climate Change. The actual weather pattern itself, the High Pressure system, they are probably unlikely to change because of Climate Change but they are still sitting on this background increase in temperature so we are expecting to see more of these things, we have significantly detected these things already due to Climate Change and we should expect to see more in the future. We have already seen this week, weve heard a lot about how france, for example, has been preparing for this heatwave. Are we going to see more of this, countries improving their preparations are these sorts of heatwaves . Yes, exactly. Normally, a country as a significant improvement in their heatwave plan when they get hit and caught off guard by a significant heatwave which of course, happened to the french in 2003. When the heatwave plan was not particularly strong, if slightly embarrassing for them but they really improved it so we are hoping to see this year, that sort of improved heatwave plan coming into place. Professor dan mitchell from the university of bristol, thank you. The time is almost half past nine. Lets look at our own Weather Forecast and i think we can cross to simon king, it is simon 6ood we can cross to simon king, it is simon good morning. We may have started off with cloudless morning in central and eastern parts of england but that cloud is disappearing, moving its way back to the north sea coast, it may well linger here into the afternoon. But for most of us this afternoon its looking sunny and its going to feel pretty worn as well. Ultraviolet levels bearing in mind will be high if not very high across many parts of england and wales and the highest temperatures will be around western areas, potentially reaching 29 or 30 degrees in the north west highlands, just that little bit cooler around the north sea about 19 21d. Tonight we continue with cloud across the far north east, otherwise lengthy clear spells, temperatures reaching 1016d, clear spells, temperatures reaching 10 16d, could be a little bit uncomfortable in the south west but during saturday summer showers across scotland and northern ireland, sunshine for many, temperatures reaching 34 degrees in the south east, feeling much fresher by sunday. 6oodbye. Hello this is bbc news. Hand over the novichok attack suspects theresa mays message to russias president putin with the pair due to hold talks at the 620 summit injapan. We have set out the evidence. Charges have been laid against two russian individuals. I want to see those individuals brought tojustice. The Prime Minister isnt the only one getting her message across to the russian leader President Trump warns him not to meddle in us elections. Firefighters battle wildfires in Northern Spain as the european heatwave continues temperatures are expected to hit record highs today. Lucy bronze. What a goal pride of england. The lionesses reach the world cup semi finals with a 3 0 win over norway. Demolished an explosive end of the remains of the bridge in 6enoa, which collapsed last year, killing 43 people. Time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. The russian president says liberalism is obsolete in his first intevriew with a british journalist in 20 years. Speaking to the Financial Times before the 620 summit, Vladimir Putin said the ideology that has underpinned western democracies for decades had outlived its purpose. Mr putin was also asked about the poisoning of the former russian intelligence official, sergei skripal, in salisbury last year. Denying russia had anything to do with the incident, the russian president said treason is the gravest crime possible and traitors must be punished. The former National Security advisor, lord peter ricketts, told the today programme that putin was trying to send a chilling message to russian dissidents around the world. Yes, i would call that implausible deniability. In other words, eve ryo ne deniability. In other words, everyone knows he is sending a very strong and sinister, chilling message to dissidents and russian opponents around the world, while saintly for the sake of it, he is not accepting it was russian responsibility. But the message to what he calls russian traitors is unmistakable. What about the broader message, liberal democracy is obsolete . It is astonishing, selecting and self serving of western policy. What he seems to be annoyed about is our society is open and we think diversity is a strength and we think diversity is a strength and not a weakness but i do not see him saying very much about democracy, which is another key underpinning of liberalism, which allows populists to come to power but then test them as to whether their prescriptions will work and almost nothing about economic dimension for that this interview is givenjust on the dimension for that this interview is given just on the eve of the 620 and he has nothing to say about what liberalism has done. You are saying ina liberalism has done. You are saying in a previous interview. To open markets and bring millions out of poverty in the last 70 years, he does not seem to include that in his definition of liberalism. What is his overall message . When he talks about liberalism being obsolete, does he believe that, do you think . How do you know . Do you think he does . If he defines liberalism in this very caricatured way to be about accepting migrants and anything goes. Transgender children. All of that. If that is what he means by liberalism, i suppose he is on to something that it is a huge misunderstanding of the strength of this economic order the west has put in place and the security rules which have allowed so many countries to prosper. I think he is barking up the wrong tree. The battle for the leadership of the conservative party and to be our next Prime Minister continues. The two candidates, jeremy hunt and borisjohnson, have been taking part in hustings around the country, trying to persuade tory members to give them their vote and send them to number 10. Nick robinson has been speaking to a focus group of voters in reading west, a key marginal constituency. All voted conservative at the last general election but half did not vote tory in the european elections, backing other parties. They were picked by the pollsters ipsos mori for the bbc. Heres what they told nick. I have been speaking to a group of voters who are crucial at the moment. They all voted tory in the last general election but half of them didnt in the european elections. Two voted for the brexit party, one for the liberal democrats, and one didnt vote at all. The tories need their votes next time round if they are to stay in power. First of all, welcome. Thank you for coming. Thats all right. Thank you for being here, giving the country a bit of a sense of what people are thinking about this. Just before we took about this race to be the next tory leader and the next Prime Minister, i just want to get a sense of how engaged you are. Are you interested in it . Are you rushing to watch the latest interview . A bit bored by it . Not really bothered . What about you, david . It got a bit tedious and i want it to be over. We have had loads of talk of brexit and the conservatives been killing each other. We just want to get it going really, get it done. Its a bit tortuous really. We started with 57 candidates coming down to ten, 11. It was ridiculous, the numbers involved. Everyone from day one knew boris would be in the mix at the end of it and, you know, struggling and listening you start to switch off. I dont know why youve been recruited but youve been recruited because you all, unless we got it wrong, voted conservative in the last general election 2017. Thats right. Anybody not vote conservative at the last euro election . I voted brexit party. Why did you do that . I quite like Nigel Farrage to be honest. From the point of view of straight speaking, and a bit of frustration because the two main parties arent really delivering brexit, are they . Anyone else vote for the brexit party . Idid. Same reasons. Weve had enough of the conservatives. Theresa may hasnt delivered. None of them have got together. I think theyjust havent acted on the democratic vote. So you voted remain and you voted liberal democrat at the euros. . Yeah. But you want us to get out . Its a democracy. We voted to leave. Whether i agree with it or disagree with it, we voted to leave and thats the democratic vote. So lets leave that up when youre making your mind about what is important you . Leadership. Strong. Actions. Likeable. Is that different from strong . Yeah, i think so. Charisma. Listen to the people. Youve got to deliver your promises. And we have got to trust you that youre going to deliver. Jeremy hunt. Liz, do you know whatjob he does . No. No, i dont. If you have anything that comes into your mind when you think about him, words off the top of your head, what do you think . In my perception, he comes across a bit wet, a bit not really strong. However, it then comes down to commit when i trust what he has said more than boris . I would probably trust him more. I think he is very weak and i think he is quite sly actually. Sly. I think hes sly. Ithink. I dont trust him. He might be the best of a bad bunch really, other than boris. Thats what i feel. Better because . No trust in boris. Lets have a look at borisjohnson, who you probably know a bit better of course. Can you tell us what happened at your partners home a couple of nights ago . I would love to tell you about all sorts of things, laura, but ive made it a rule over many, many years, i do not talk about stuff involving my family, my loved ones. There is a very good reason for that. Personal life character, personality. He evaded that question. He didnt answer her question, boris didnt. Should he talk about his personal life . No, no. He has a right to his privacy, like everyone else does. You dont look quite so sure. Yeah, people have a right to their privacy he didnt actually answer her question. And who would get a better deal from the eu, johnson or hunt . In anything you need charisma and personality charisma and personality and out of the eu, for me, its boris. The loose cannon boris makes you feel if he makes a threat of walking away theyre more likely to believe boris and jeremy hunt that youre going to walk away with no deal. If its Prime Ministerjeremy hunt tomorrow, what sort of Prime Minister is he . Boring, boring. What we had before. David cameron. Lack of charisma. Boring, definitely. Safe pair of hands. Could he be reliable . So if its Prime Minister Boris Johnson, what do you think . Enthusiastically passionate. Passionate. Driven. Bumbling. What is going to happen today . Unpredictable. 0h, christ. Thats two words. Sorry. We have just got some pictures we havejust got some pictures in we have just got some pictures in an theresa may meeting Vladimir Putin in osaka. I think we can bring those to you now. This is the first formal bilateral meeting between the two since then another chuck poisoning in salisbury. A berry stonefaced theresa may, who has called on Vladimir Putin to ensure there is justice, that the suspects are brought to justice over the salisbury poisoning. President putin, for his part, has been somewhat more dismissive about this incident, calling the skripal poisoning a fuss about spies and focusing on the idea that liberalism is defunct and having outlived its purpose. Those picturesjust into us. Purpose. Those picturesjust into us. Lets move on now. In the United States, a further ten democratic president ial hopefuls have taken part in a televised debate. The debate included frontrunenrs joe biden and bernie sanders. But candidate karmala harris, took former Vice President biden to task over his political past specifically over his opposition to bussing which was an attempt to desegregate american schools. It was hurtful. To hear you talk about the reputations of two United States senators, who built their reputations and careers on segregation of race in this country. Everything i have done in my career. I ran because of civil rights, i continue to think we have to make fundamental changes in civil rights, and those civil rights by the way include not only African Americans but the lgbt community. Lets speak to dr brian klaas, assistant professor in Global Politics University College london. Joe biden was a candidate that all the others were trying to score points over in that debate last night. How did she do when he was taken to task on how he had dealt with race in his political career . Joe biden is the frontrunner and he will be the frontrunner after this debate. It is a powerful exchange. The reason was the main vulnerability of joe the reason was the main vulnerability ofjoe biden in this contest as he has been on the record in american politics for four decades and has made statements as pa rt decades and has made statements as part of the Democratic Party which we re part of the Democratic Party which were progressive at the time, leading on civil rights, but by 2019 standards, they are seen as regressive are not acceptable statements. The vulnerability is past statements will continue to come up. The interviewer really did shine in that debate. He will have to find a way to put all of that into context. He did make comments for many decades it may be seen differently now than they did at the time. But he will have to do in the end of the debate in the toy is, he will had to say, some of the things isaid in will had to say, some of the things i said in the past were on the leading edge of the Democratic Party and that has changed and i have changed and i will probably win some people either. People will understand it was a different country then. Joe biden was the first African American president s Vice President. The important thing here is that the democrats all agree on race issues now in ways that are very starkly different from donald trump. What you see on that stage as a party that is fundamentally different from what donald trump will be presenting on the stage next year when there is a democratic candidate and him. Yesterday morning we discussed this next point in relation to the first debate, the first ten candidates. I would like to get your take on these ten candidates, whether it isjoe biden or someone candidates, whether it isjoe biden or someone else who emerges as the person to take on donald trump, how will they do that . When they tried to ta ke will they do that . When they tried to take on donald trump on his own terms . Would that be inadvisable . How did they tackle that challenge . The debate in the Democratic Party isa the debate in the Democratic Party is a lota the debate in the Democratic Party is a lot a policy debate. The appeal of donald trump to a lot of americans is emotional to make americans is emotional to make America Great again is tapping into nostalgia. The needle to thread is to have substance but also be about what america represents. There is a relative child separation policies and the morality of the behaviour of donald trump and that could resonate emotionally. They will also need to punch back. Donald trump punches all the time in politics, he punches his opponents. Unless you are willing to stand up to the belly, you are not going to do well on the debate stage. That is one of the points that was being highlighted. I am a prosecutor and i know what it is like to be in a court i will stand up like to be in a court i will stand up to the bullies. Thank you very much. Lets just take a quick look at what you are reading and watching on the bbc news app. Lego family builds empire with its purchase of merlin entertainments. That is the group which owns madame tussauds, the london eye, alton towers, chessington adventures, other facilities like that. It has agreed a £4. 8 billion offerfrom the legoland empire. At number two, trump golf course dunes to lose special status in aberdeenshire. They are expected to lose their status as a nationally important protected environment. Natural heritage has recommended that they be removed from the existing list of sites of special scientific interest, concluding that mr trumps golf course had destroyed the sand dune system, causing permanent habitat loss. Lets have a look at what you are watching. This story at number three, the story is from bbc world and is about a new hi tech prosthetic limb which is developed by an inventor in the uk with a price tag of less than £100. The idea is the man who has developed this hope is the design can be rolled out in the developing world where access to prosthetic limbs and their cost can be prohibitive. That isa their cost can be prohibitive. That is a really interesting story, doing very well and the most watched at number three. That is it for todays morning briefing. Sport now. And, for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, what a game last night yes, a fantastic all round performance for england. Theyre through to the semi finals of the womens world cup, after a 3 0 win over norway. They now take on either france or the United States, as they bid to go, one better, than four years ago. Katie 6ornall was watching in le havre. This was meant to be englands toughest test yet, and they passed it with flying colours, looking more together than ever. Norway were made to look ordinary from the start. Ellen white usually finishes these in her sleep. Fortunately, jill scott had her back. England had hit top gear. This was a display of brilliant efficiency, engineered by Nikita Parris and finished by white, this herfifth goal of the tournament. But the best was yet to come for england. Heres lucy bronze. What a goal as lucy bronze underlined why her manager calls her the worlds number one. Hands up if you enjoyed that one. England werent flawless, but when norway threatened, Steph Houghton was there. And englands captain had an impact at both ends, winning a penalty. But there was no final flourish from parris. In the end, it didnt matter. England had seized their moment. England have answered every question thats been posed of them at this world cup. Theyve outclassed a very good side in norway here to set up a blockbuster semifinal against either the holders, usa, or the hosts, france. And, on this evidence, england will fear neither. Katie 6ornall, bbc news, in le havre. I think what youve seen tonight, youve seen that lucy bronze is the best player in the world, without a shadow of a doubt. Ive said it once, ive said it three times. There is no other player like her in the world. There is no player that has her athleticism, her quality, and i am very lucky. I played fullback, but never, never, ever to that level that she plays at. She is the best player in the world. Unbelievable. I think we know now, usa or france, theyre going to be a top team. Were going to have to raise our game again, another level. But were excited. We know we can match up against either one of those teams. But were excited to head to lyon tomorrow and get our rest, and watch the rest of the quarterfinals. Some of the players showed their delight on social media. Nikita paris wrote. And toni duggan said and we saw earlier that david beckham, was there with daughter harper, who has england fever. Dad says, this is what happens when you get inspired by the lionesses. Who will england play next . You can follow france against the usa across the bbc tonight. Its live on bbc one, as well as radio 5 live, and all your devices. And of course englands win is all over the back pages. The mirror headline is roaring success threesy does it, they say, with a great goal celebration shot. The times goes with one word magnifique and a picture of the aftermath of lucy bronzes goal. And the sun lead with bronze is pure gold. And they also report on england cricketerjohnny bairstow, hitting out at critics, saying you lot want us to fail. And that relates to englands performance at the cricket world cup, of course they went in as favourites, but theyve lost three of their seven matches so far. One of the critics is michael vaughan, whos responded to bairstow, on social media, saying negative, pathetic mindset. It is not the medias fault you have lost three games. Thats a row, thats bound to continue if england dont make the semi finals. And their next match is on sunday, against india, who are unbeaten. Their captain virat kohli was man of the match, scoring 72 as they thrashed west indies by 125 runs at old trafford. Their bowlers taking apart the opposition, as they virtually booked their place in the semi finals, but knocking out west indies. Its sri lanka against south africa today on 5 live sports extra and the bbc sport website, where youll find in play video clips. Kyle edmund says he really believes he can win wimbledon and hes living the dream by going into the tournament as british number one. Hes going well in the warm up event at eastbourne he came from a set down to beat compatriot dan evans in the semi finals edmund takes on taylor fritz this afternoon. You can watch live coverage from eastbourne on bbc two from one oclock and before that, edmund will find out who hell be facing in the first round at wimbledon the draw is at 10 oclock. Dont forget sportsday this evening at 6. 30 on bbc news, to bring you up to day with all todays events, but thats all from me for now. Often when we talk 6lastonbury, we sympathise with those donning their wellies and wading around in mudbaths. But, this year, were looking at what could be the hottest festival on record. 0ur correspondent lizo mzimba is there. What with the weather and the line up, i think it could be a vintage year. Absolutely. People come here for two reasons, their music and hoping for great weather. This year it looks like it will be a combination of both. Not as hot as the absolute record in 2017 when they hit Something Like 31 degrees but still pretty hot. It becomes synonymous in so many peoples minds with mud and wet and rain and wellies. That does happen but not this year. This year there will be great music in prospect and great weather for the weekend. I am joined bya cab weather for the weekend. I am joined by a cab at the tom and sophie. By a cab at the tom and sophie. Bya by a cab at the tom and sophie. By a couple of festivalgoers. What are your First Impressions . It is much bigger than i thought it would be. Everyone is here to have fun. I have a good group of friends with me. How are you hoping this will compare with your best and worst 6lastonbury so far . Compare with your best and worst glastonbury so far . The first year i came it was mud up to your knees and the second year was the year you we re the second year was the year you were talking about. A cool breeze and lots of water around. Everyone is hydrated and it is great. With the hot weather here, maybe not record temperatures. What are you doing to ensure the weather does not get on top of you . Are you doing the water and the sunscreen . Regularly filling up water at these wateraid points. Lots of sunscreen as well. The festival is so well organised, you could never be without what you needed because there is water everywhere. It is not that worrying, is it . The music is kicking off soon. Is it . The music is kicking off soon. Hed you want to see . Vampire weekend. It is like a revival of them coming back from your teenage years. And for you . It is likely off left like malibu jungle, their oneness on the smaller stages. He had a favourite actor . In 2016, it was coldplay and adele headlining. I do not think i could beat apple to others standing here crying for about two days. I could beat that. Maybe elton john and i would like to see. I think he has said he would never do it. Will it in a ram between lots of different stages already position yourself somewhere . Will you be around lots of different stages . You had to pick the best and go for it. Thank you for talking to us. I hope the music lives up to expectations and you keep hydrated. Thank you for your time. We will be here all day at 6lastonbury for the rest of the weekend. For the time being, back to you. Clear blue skies at glastonbury. Lets ta ke clear blue skies at glastonbury. Lets take a more detailed look at the Weather Forecast. Clear blue skies across many northern and western parts of the uk. This photo from a weather watcher in the highlands. Absolutely stunning. In the highlands we will see the highest temperature today, up 230 celsius possible. It has not been sunny everywhere. Yesterday there was cloud across central and eastern areas, moving its way back towards the coast. Cloudy in parts of lincolnshire, norfolk and is a. Around the post the cloud will burn away. It might stay cloudy around the coast but elsewhere plenty of sunshine developing. With sunshine into the afternoon it is worth bearing in mind that uv levels will bearing in mind that uv levels will be high, if not very high, in northern ireland, most of england and wales. Temperatures will be responding. 30 celsius in the highlands, asi responding. 30 celsius in the highlands, as i mentioned, and fresher down the north sea coast. This evening and tonight not a lot going on. Still clad up to the north sea but it is moving that way and not this way. Ploughed. Temperatures getting up. Across eastern parts that will be sunshine. A hot and humid day for many of us. We have heat building across europe. Temperatures today, even into the weekend, up into the 40s across parts of france and in the uk we will see the highest temperature in the east, about 34 celsius. In the west it will be slightly fresher with cloud across scotland, northern ireland. Further south east for much of england and wales, it will be sunny and that is where you will find the highest temperatures. A bit fresher in the western parts, 20 to 22 celsius. We have a cold front moving eastwards. As it pushes east and the wind comes round to a westerly direction, on sunday it will feel much fresher. If you are not a fan of the high temperatures sunday will be more comfortable. Quite a bit of cloud and showers in the west. Temperatures will be around 19 to 24 celsius. A 10 degrees drop in temperatures in the south east on saturday and we keep the temperatures into next week. 6oodbye. Hello, its friday, its 10 oclock, im joanna 6osling. The disputes over leaseholds that are taking their toll on some Peoples Mental Health a new survey suggests more than two thirds of people whove had lease issues feel anxious about their future. I want to get out, i dont want anything to do with these freeholds, theyve not been nice to me, they put me in a position where i have anxiety, my antidepressants have doubled in dosage because sometimes ijust doubled in dosage because sometimes i just cant cope. Well be speaking to this women who started a National Campaign to tackle what she calls a leasehold scandal. And if you are living in a leasehold property and are having problems please get in touch. Every day 115 people who work in shops are violently attacked. Now a group of businesses and trade bodies are calling for more to be done