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The duke and duchess of sussexs son, archie, has been baptised during a service at windsor castle. Personally i think there should have been a little more access. Its a shame, everybody has come for the day and nobody gets to see them. Shame, everybody has come for the day and nobody gets to see themlj think they are entitled to their privacy. Hundreds of thousands of people have been on the streets of the capitalfor the pride parade. They dont need to go down the line. And the wimbledon dream team andy murray and Serena Williams on centre court. The conservative party says it will expel anyone who casts more than one vote in the contest to choose the next leader and the countrys Prime Minister. A bbc investigation has found that some members have received two ballot papers in the post. Around 160,000 people are eligible to vote in the leadership election, which will see either borisjohnson orjeremy hunt take over from theresa may. Manveen rana reports. As the leadership rivals arrived in nottingham today to face the party faithful, it emerged errors had led to some members being issued with two ballot papers. But for the contenders it was business as usual. Get it right, and we will deliver brexit, unite our party, unleash the incredible potential of our country. We need to get brexit done, we need to get it over the line by october the 31st. Voting has already begun, and one Party Insider said at least a thousand people might have received an extra vote. Some were registered in several local associations. Others were women who received separate ballot papers in their maiden name and their married name. Im pretty certain the chairman of the conservative party has already been asked to look carefully at how they sift, so, obviously there is an issue here, i accept that. But rather than get bogged down in the process, the truth is that even in a general election, people are registered in different areas. The process has been flawed. Ive seen separate ballot papers being sent to the same person at the same address. But neither the conservative party nor the independent body theyve hired to scrutinise this election were able to tell us how many ballot papers were sent out in error. But they are adamant that it hasnt damaged the legitimacy of the vote. Its made very clear on the ballot paper that youre only allowed to vote once. And i expect conservative members to follow that. You rightly point out that if people have joined two associations, they may get two ballot papers. I get two ballot papers in elections because im on two different sets of electoral registers. It doesnt mean that i vote twice i dont. Electoral law doesnt apply. If people are caught voting twice, they face expulsion from the party rather than a criminal conviction. The conservative partys own internal rules will decide if the vote for the next Prime Minister is a fair and legitimate vote. And for the members, like those in nottingham, they have until july the 22nd to decide. Manveen rana, bbc news. Boris johnson and jeremy hunt are facing conservative members in cardiff this evening in the partys latest leadership hustings. 0ur wales correspondent tomos morgan is there. What is their priority . What would they like to hear this evening from they like to hear this evening from the two candidates . The people here wa nt the two candidates . The people here want to hear more on their thoughts oii want to hear more on their thoughts on Welsh Government policy. Their thoughts on that but also about devolution and devolved powers. Jeremy hunt has just devolution and devolved powers. Jeremy hunt hasjust finished talking here in south wales and as you can see, just leaving now to go back to the next hustings in the next couple of days. Jeremy hunt, while he was on stage in front of the members here in cardiff, made a numberof the members here in cardiff, made a number of comments regarding a number of comments regarding a numberof number of comments regarding a number of devolved powers, saying that london actually and westminster should have some sort of accountability over the Welsh Government in certain aspects of their work. The nhs came government in certain aspects of theirwork. The nhs came up, and devolved topic, he had some criticism of the welsh Labour Government and their handling of the nhs but one of the other topics was brexit and the funding that comes to wales. Wales is a huge beneficiary of eu funding, one of the biggest beneficiaries and jeremy hunt did say he would make sure that wales didnt lose out. When we leave the European Union we wont have those annual contributions that we had to make for our membership, so there will be a net increase in funds that the exchequer has to spend and of course we are going to make sure that all parts of the United Kingdom benefit from those additional funds. So it may be that one part of money is less but another part of money will be better. Wales receives the highest amount of any region. And i will make sure as Prime Minister that wales does not lose out because i think it is very important asa conservative party that we are the party that wants to spread wealth throughout the whole country andi am also a passionate unionist. 0ne one of the other things mentioned by jeremy hunt to the tory Party Members was infrastructure, the m4 relief road around the area of newport, a big traffic hotspot, something that has been scratched by the Welsh Government. Jeremy hunt saying he is for any infrastructure but refused to give a definitive answer on the m4 relief road but he did say that the electrification of the railway was not going all the way to swansea. 0ne the railway was not going all the way to swansea. One of the topics that has come up to date is the situation that a number of tory members have received two ballot papers. We asked a number of members inside, none had received, they all told us they had only received one but there were mixed reaction to this news that has come out today. It is such a small number and i cant see that it will make any difference at all. It is obviously, perhaps an error or difference at all. It is obviously, perhaps an error oi some incompetence perhaps an error or some incompetence somewhere but i wouldnt put it other than that. Incompetence somewhere but i wouldnt put it other than thatm is very unfortunate and i think people have got reasons for concern. But i think it is very unfortunate. Somebody needs to get up to date on the paperwork. If you go by the rules and you are a true member and you vote once, you chuck one away and send it back. Boris johnson is now on stage in front of the tory members here in cardiff and one of the things he mentioned before he came here in a meeting is that he would back a tidal lagoon around swa nsea would back a tidal lagoon around swansea if it were proposed to the government in westminster. It was only last year that the tory government actually scrapped the proposed tidal lagoon around swa nsea, proposed tidal lagoon around swansea, that would create enough power for just swansea, that would create enough powerforjust under swansea, that would create enough power forjust under 200,000 homes. Today in south wales, borisjohnson has been attempting to speak welsh to some of the people down in barry and he was asked about the welsh language when he first arrived, he said he supported the proposal of trying to reach i said he supported the proposal of trying to reachi million said he supported the proposal of trying to reach i million welsh language speakers in wales in the near future, saying it language speakers in wales in the nearfuture, saying it was language speakers in wales in the near future, saying it was obviously one of the tory party goals. It was of course a Welsh Government labour plan to do so and his first point of attack when he got on stage here was to attack the welsh Labour Government and no doubt there will be some more questions about devolution inside as the day goes on. The former head of British Intelligence has told the bbc that the uk is going through a political nervous breakdown. Sirjohn sawers has said hes deeply concerned about the calibre of politicians in the uk as the country prepares to leave the European Union, criticising both the conservative party and labour. We will be finding out how this story and many others are being covered in tomorrows papers. Guests are joining covered in tomorrows papers. Guests arejoining me covered in tomorrows papers. Guests are joining me tonight, covered in tomorrows papers. Guests arejoining me tonight, we have the author and journalist yasmin. Police are investigating an explosion at a Shopping Mall in florida in which more than one dozen people are reported to have been inujred two seriously. The explosion happened at 11. 30 local time west of Fort Lauderdale in the city of plantation. The blast sent large pieces of debris across nearby streets. The local fire chief said they had not yet confirmed the cause and source of the explosion but that ruptured gas lines were found in the rubble. Emergency crews in Southern California are tackling a number of fires and gas leaks after the state was hit with its biggest earthquake in more than 20 years. The epicentre of the quake, which had a magnitude of 7. 1, was near the city of ridgecrest, about 150 miles north east of los angeles. Angus crawfords report contains some flashing images. Oh, my god. Fear and shock. Two quakes in two days. This one with the magnitude of 7. 1, the strongest for 20 years. Evacuate nerves stretched to the limit. Go, go, go panic is infectious. 8 21am here on the air, we are experiencing. And very public. I think we need to get under the desk. 0k, were going to go to break. Well be right back. Wow. In hollywood, tourists werent sure what to make of it. Everythings moving, and the chandelier was shaking, and the kids were saying, its an earthquake. We saw that the rest of the people in our neighbouring rooms were looking at each other. We were all kind of scared, just freaking out about it. Landslides blocked some roads. Motorists using their bare hands to clear the debris. Broken gas pipes caused fires, though no serious injuries were reported. And heres why. The epicentre, remote ridgecrest near death valley. But theres more to come. This was a very large earthquake. And we also know theres going to be a series of aftershocks as a result of the main quake. So we want to prepare ourselves in being able to have those resources in place as the days go on here. For now, california counts the cost of this quake and waits for the next. Angus crawford, bbc news. Speaking at a press conference a little earlier the local police chief said it was incredible no one had died in the quake. It is hard for the world to know what we have been through. Because by the grace of god, we have had no casualties and weve only had minor injuries. Which is amazing considering these two big earthquakes that weve experienced. Also our structures have remained upright, some have sustained some major damage but they are still standing, so that has been amazing. 0ur correspondent peter bowes is in los angeles and a little earlier he gave me this update. This is earthquake country, it is living up to its name but this is a story of dodging the bullet. As we have just heard, it is amazing that no one was seriously hurt. All the buildings are still standing, there is some considerable structural damage and assessment of that damage is still going on and will go on for quite some time, but the fact that no one has been seriously hurt in a 7. 1 magnitude quake is quite extraordinary. I am 150 miles away, i felt it extraordinary. I am 150 miles away, ifelt it in extraordinary. I am 150 miles away, i felt it in los angeles. Pictures we re i felt it in los angeles. Pictures were fawning in my house, you can only imagine what it was like to be close to the epicentre. It was that very well the field, Los Las Vegas but the people of that community are extremely lucky today, it could have been far worse. When you look at the after effects of it and sort are trying to get things back on track again, how do they come across to you . Is this, well, we get on with it, we are used to it . Are they prepared enough . In a sense people in california are never prepared enough and this often when we have events like this, it serves as a reminder of what might be to come and there is always potentially worse to come and we have heard there will be many after shocks. There is a 4 chance of an even bigger quake than 7. 1 in the coming days. Certainly we will feel there is after shocks for months, possibly yea rs is after shocks for months, possibly years to come, but in the back of peoples minds, always the fact that the big one could strike at any time, most likely on the san andreas fault, a completely different fault to the one that is affected by this quake but if that happens, when that happens, because it is well overdue, major cities could see widespread damage and potentially many deaths. Murderers who refuse to reveal the location of their victims bodies could spend longer behind bars under legal changes being set out by the government. Whats become known as helens law, which will apply in england and wales, follows a campaign by the mother of helen mccourt. Helen was killed 31 years ago, but her body has never been found. Ben ando has more. For 31 years, Marie Mccourt has been fighting for helens law, named after her daughter, who was just 22 when she was abducted and murdered in 1988. Her killer, pub landlord ian simms. He has never revealed the whereabouts of helens body. To have this law means that other families will not have to hopefully go through the pain and grief for as long as i have. I believe that these killers now have two face up for what they have done because to take a life is horrendous but then to take the lives of the family of that loved one and not let them know where their loved ones body is, there is no torture worse than that. Marie led a campaign demanding that murderers who refuse to disclose the whereabouts of a victims remains spend longer behind bars. In 2016, mps voted in favour of helens law, but it didnt receive government backing until now. With thejustice secretary david gauke proposing that it be introduced as soon as is practicable. The parole board can already use withholding information as a reason not to release a prisoner, because it suggests they are still an ongoing risk to the public. But its optional. Helens law changes that, and makes factoring it in a legal requirement. Even now, marie lights candles every week at her home in merseyside. Although she still does not know where her daughters remains are, the creation of helens law may provide some comfort, especially if it means other families wont have to face both the pain of loss and the agony of not knowing. Ben ando, bbc news. The headlines on bbc news conservative Party Members are warned not to vote more than once in the leadership election, after a bbc investigation found some had received multiple ballot papers. About 20 people are injured two seriously after a powerful gas explosion rocked a florida shopping center. The duke and duchess of sussexs son has been christened at windsor castle. Theres been criticism for excluding the public and keeping secret the identity of archies godparents. Now centre court at wimbledon, there are two macro tennis heavyweights who have joined forces are two macro tennis heavyweights who havejoined forces in are two macro tennis heavyweights who have joined forces in the mixed doubles, andy murray and Serena Williams are a set up against. Lets cross and speak to our sports rich reporter. Cross and speak to our sports rich reporter. They are on top. It is a dream combination. Andy murray alongside Serena Williams. It is the problem is that he has had that post him out last year but he is back and hes had a very busy day. He went out in the mixed doubles and they are on top and on the cusp of booking their place in the next round. But as you say, they are a set up, 6 4 and they are four games to love up in the second. Andy murray alongside his partner Serena Williams are very much on top and you can imagine huge cheers out on centre court having witnessed these two heavyweights and they stand a very good chance of progressing to the next round, because in light of the next round, because in light of the doubles match that andy murray had to play today in the mens discipline, it means this is his only chance of winning some silverware at wimbledon this year. He hasnt featured in the singles. He hasnt featured in the singles. He didnt feel just yet that his bodyis he didnt feel just yet that his body is there to be able to play singles tennis but if all goes well and his body can put up with the strain and the stresses of this wimbledon fortnight playing doubles, then who knows. We could well see him playing singles tennis once again. This isnt the only action taking place at wimbledon. What else has been going on today . Taking place at wimbledon. What else has been going on today7m taking place at wimbledon. What else has been going on today . It has been a busy day of brits in action. We have had three british players playing hoping to book their place in the last 16. One of those, the british number one, joanna contour, she is safely through. A big win this. A lot of pressure on her shoulders, leading the british challenge in the womens singles. Disappointment for harriet dart. She was playing the world number one, ashleigh barty. Bear in mind her first match she won here was the first match she won here was the first match she has ever won in wimbledon. To make it to the third round was a big result for her but joanna still flying the flag. We still have andy murray in the mixed doubles and likely to progress alongside Serena Williams. Roger federer through, rafa nadal is through. Ashleigh barty in the womens draw as well. It is really shaping up to be a fascinating second week. No play tomorrow on middle sunday but we will have a bumper line up on monday when the tournament organisers will see all fourth round matches in the mens and womens singles played and we hope to see andy murray there alongside Serena Williams. The son of the duke and duchess of sussex has been christened by the archbishop of canterbury in a private ceremony. Archie harrison mountbatten windsor was baptised in front of close family and friends in the private chapel at windsor castle. Two photographs from the day, taken by fashion photographer chris allerton, were released on the couples official instagram account. The post, which also shared details about archies christening gown, said the couple were happy to share the joy of this day with members of the public. Crowds of royal fans had gathered in windsor earlier to celebrate the christening. There was some disappointment from those that had gathered that the royal couple had opted to exclude the press and the public from that day, although other supported their decision. Personally i think there should have been a little more access. Its a shame, everybody has come for the day and nobody gets to see them. |j everybody has come for the day and nobody gets to see them. I think they are entitled to their privacy. It isa they are entitled to their privacy. It is a private thing with the family but it would be nice if they we re family but it would be nice if they were able to come out afterwards. As a father of five, the first instinct is to protect your children. I understand that. The uks biggest pride event has been taking place Central London celebrating 50 years since the start of the modern lgbt rights movement. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Central London, with the organisers predicting that this years london pride might be the biggest ever. The mayor of london, sadiq khan, was there as well and told us why it is so important. The great thing about pride in london is we get to celebrate our diversity but its also a good chance for those of us that are not from the Lgbtq Community to be allies and to be proud allies. It is really important that we celebrate the diversity of our city and i want to date to be the biggest pride ever and i think it will be. A National Newspaper has reported that a senior british establishment figure was given anonymity after accusations of Sexual Harassment and assault in an employment case. The times reported that one woman said she was groped at his Country House and another that she was sexually assaulted in his private office. A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman and three children were stabbed in north london. Police were called to a house on livingstone road in enfield after midday today to find the children all under the age of 12 and the woman suffering with stab injuries. The force says the attacker was known to victims and they are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident. Police also say they are still waiting for an update on the condition of the victims. Work to protect a Lake District beauty spot from flooding is finally complete after more than 3 years. Glenridding was badly hit during storm desmond in 2015, flooding twice in a matter of days. Since then, works been ongoing to repair damage and protect the community. £1. 2 million has been spent on the flood management system. Now, its finally finished theres relief, but also frustration, as Megan Paterson reports. It isa it is a landscape which inspired wordsworth and countless others since. It is a Lake Districtjewel. The tranquillity of today a stark contrast to the chaos of december 2015. Obviously very scary obviously for the poor souls that live on this stretch of the village. And the feeling of helplessness as well, especially at the start because we we re especially at the start because we were cut off for two days. When the rain comes in off those fells, it comes down with some force and it washes not just comes down with some force and it washes notjust water down but all of these rocks that you can see here. To see it now and weve got this great new green space is superb. However, it doesnt take a lot of rainfall to get this back to rise. For much of the last three yea rs, rise. For much of the last three years, this pretty village has been a building site. Tonnes of silt and gravel to shift. Was to build higher, drainage to improve. Prevention the main focus. The main problem with gravel coming down the syste m problem with gravel coming down the system and blocking the channel. What we do have now is we have improved the gauging systems, so the way we monitor levels. We have installed a camera down by the bridge so that from our incident room we can monitor how the river is behaving, making sure that the bridge is clear of debris so we can keep water moving through the system rather than coming out of its banks and then into peoples property. The Community Came together in the aftermath to mop up any clean out. Alan has had a business here for 37 yea rs. Alan has had a business here for 37 years. Like many he has been left frustrated by the speed of the work. Devastating. To see your business and your livelihood sail off down the road in the water. The period of time it took to do, i cant believe it took three years. Why has it taken three years to do this . The challenge of working in a river environment, there is always an option to make things faster, we wanted to make sure the scheme we left the community was going to be as good as it possibly could be. As the climate changes so too will be landscape. This Community Like many others hopeful it can manage those changes and limit the devastating impact of future flooding. We will take you straight to wimbledon. We are on the second match point. There is much anticipated match with andy murray and Serena Williams. The Murray Williams coupling up, about to win the second set. Andy murray is resurfacing surgery back injanuary. He is back and letsjust listen into some of that commentary. You hear the crowd there. That was so hard. Watching can be quite a relaxing experience. Another match point for the grand slam champions. And the Murray Williams show is under way. And for andy murray, a successful return to the centre court. There you go. Job done. Andy murray and Serena Williams have won their mixed doubles match. Out on centre court. The match that was originally meant to ta ke the match that was originally meant to take place on friday but their fa ns very to take place on friday but their fans very happy today. Andy murray, the two time wimbledon champion and the two time wimbledon champion and the seven time single champion Serena Williams. Great day for them. That match completed in a pretty short space of time. More on this shortly. Hopefully from the sports team. In the meantime, lets catch up team. In the meantime, lets catch up on the weather. The sunshine should return more widely to england and wales and hopefully northern scotla nd and wales and hopefully northern scotland tomorrow although northern scotla nd scotland tomorrow although northern scotland will continue with the risk of showers. Further south the cloud has been courtesy of this weather front. A few spots of rain to come in southern areas but behind it is much fresher. Quite cool potentially across the glens of scotland but it does mean an abundance of sunshine first thing on sunday. This low cloud here, the odd shower reluctant to clear could give some mis along the pembrokeshire and cornwall coast but it should ease away in the afternoon. Sunshine developing quite widely. But the winds are light, so in the light winds and sunshine and it does return as you can see more widely to england and wales, with temperatures average for the time of year, it will feel quite pleasant. Pollen levels very in the south