for him to withdraw from the race for the new york times, the leading newspaper in the city he's visiting today, ironically, calling forjoe biden to withdraw from the race saying it would be a reckless gamble as a editorial put it were he to stay as a candidate for the and urging him to move aside to make way for somebody younger who could really take on donald trump. those sentiments have been echoed in the last few hours by another leading newspaper the chicago tribune. you mentioned joe biden is robust performance in north carolina yesterday for that you're absolutely right, he bounced back quite spectacularly for the taking to the stage seeming energised, everything but the shambling old man we saw on thursday night to tell his loyal supporters that yes, he wasn't drunk as he once was, he wasn't a great a debater as you'd once been but he was in honest man and he told the truth. well, whether that goes down well with the very anxious candidates will have to wait and see. we've seen people like barack obama, coming out to tamp down the flames to say look, there's a long way to run for the four months still to go to the selection but the concern is palpable. —— wasn't as young as he once was. to hear more about calls mr biden drop out of the race, i spoke with hugo lowell a senior political correspondent for the guardian. calling for president biden to drop out of the race, what kind of effect these will have? that kind of newspaper will certainly end up on the desk of the oval office at some point. it on the desk of the oval office at some point.— at some point. it will. i don't think it's _ at some point. it will. i don't think it's going _ at some point. it will. i don't think it's going to _ at some point. it will. i don't think it's going to have - at some point. it will. i don't think it's going to have the i think it's going to have the effect that the times wanted to. i think president biden famously among congressional campaigners doesn't like listening to the new york times. orany kind listening to the new york times. or any kind of major media he thinks they are naysayers and always questioning his ability. if anything the times running an editorial like this based on conversations over the weekend will probably encourage them to stay in it more. the people who have influence with biden and his thinking are his family and closest advisers with up those people like president obama say, joe, i think you need to step down, that will have influence but not the new york times. ~ ., ., , ., ~' influence but not the new york times. ~ ., ., ~ , times. what do you think comes next? was _ times. what do you think comes next? was still _ times. what do you think comes next? was still sorting _ times. what do you think comes next? was still sorting the - next? was still sorting the fallout of this debate. the president attending fundraisers today. what does he need to do today. what does he need to do to start to move ahead and really prove to his own party that he is the man to take on and defeat donald trump? president biden needs a reset. that is abundantly clear. i cannot tell you the number of millionaires, billionaires, the people who are big dollar doughnuts to the campaign had a collective freak out after the debate. the one thing that president biden has to do is convince people that his age is not going to be an issue. he struggled and frankly failed at that at the debate the other point he has to make of it this is where he is doing well and you should get credit his democracy is on the ballot in this election. his campaign and surrogates have always made the case that is a contest between an authoritarian like figure with donald trump who wants to reset the way the us government works to his own benefit and biden is the guide that is going to keep democracy as it is. that's the point he has distress to donors to keep them on his side. distress to donors to keep them on his side-— on his side. donald trump, his performance — on his side. donald trump, his performance was _ on his side. donald trump, his performance was filled - on his side. donald trump, his performance was filled with i on his side. donald trump, his performance was filled with a l performance was filled with a number of falsehoods. do you think on the other hand donald trump might be let off the hook a little bit here for a performance that maybe it wasn't as strong as some people think it was? i wasn't as strong as some people think it was?— think it was? i think that is fair. think it was? i think that is fair- trump _ think it was? i think that is fair. trump had _ think it was? i think that is fair. trump had somebody| fair. trump had somebody falsehoods and lies in every response he gave during that debate. and yet it got overshadowed by bidens performance. that'sjust overshadowed by bidens performance. that's just not the place that biden needs or wants to be. the fact of the matter is, trump is going to lie all the way through this. it ended up being incumbent on biden to fact check him because the moderators work to do that. loops wasn't a debate where the moderators were going to fact checked and biden struggled on that front as well.— that front as well. we're seeinu that front as well. we're seeing some _ that front as well. we're seeing some calls - that front as well. we're seeing some calls in - that front as well. we're seeing some calls in the j that front as well. we're - seeing some calls in the media from republicans calling on the presidents cabinet to invoke the 25th amendment of the constitution. this was basically to clearjoe biden unfit to serve and remove him from office now, not even talking about the election. is this a political ploy on the behalf of the republicans? filth. behalf of the republicans? oh, es. this behalf of the republicans? oh, yes- this is _ behalf of the republicans? oh, yes. this is pressure _ behalf of the republicans? oi yes. this is pressure from republicans to try and cause chaos in the democratic ranks and inside the west wing. it is clear that we're nowhere near that point where the president has to be removed. at worst he had a bad debate night where he struggled to finish some answers. he struggled to recollect things late at night. he is old. they are both similarly the closing date for the biden has been pretty good at legislating and governing for got a good team around him, he's been doing the nuts and bolts of government a long time. i don't think there is a competency question there is an age question were he to return to the white house next year for second term, whether that would be continual bold through four years. would be continual bold through four years-— four years. hypothetically, you can tell me _ four years. hypothetically, you can tell me the _ four years. hypothetically, you can tell me the odds _ four years. hypothetically, you can tell me the odds but - four years. hypothetically, you can tell me the odds but if- four years. hypothetically, you can tell me the odds but if joe| can tell me the odds but ifjoe biden were to step down who might be able to step into that void and actually run on the ticket? fix, void and actually run on the ticket? �* . , ., ticket? a tricky question. the likelihood _ ticket? a tricky question. the likelihood of _ ticket? a tricky question. the likelihood of that _ ticket? a tricky question. the likelihood of that happening i ticket? a tricky question. the | likelihood of that happening is zero. from a logistical standpoint and a president biden perspective, for biden to step down that is a decision he's got to make himself with at the moment as of right now he is nowhere close to that. we spoke to multiple people close to the president today and he is not in that frame of mind for that he thinks it was just one bad night and he can ride it through until november. with respect to the convention, what are democrats going to do? president biden won those primary states. he's got the delegates, you can't take them away, you can put up a new candidate the only way biden is not the nominee on the democratic ticket is if biden himself steps down and that is not close to happening. with just five days until the uk general election, prime minister rishi sunak and opposition leader keir starmer have been out campaigning on defence and support for veterans. at an event in london earlier the labour leader warned that nothing had been decided, even though opinion polls suggest labour is on course to win. visiting a temple on saturday night, the prime minister said his hindu faith guides him in his public service and said he is proud that the united kingdom was the world's most successful multi—ethnic, multi—faith community, adding "we should all be uplifted by that". meanwhile, reform uk has withdrawn support from three of its candidates because of offensive comments they reportedly made. our political correspondent, ben wright, reports. the finishing line is in sight. we've had the manifestos, the pitches and promises. now the campaigns are all about persuading supporters to get out and vote. change is possible. most of all, they need to be convinced. to vote for it because change doesn't happen unless you vote for it. labour's leader, sir keir starmer, has been rallying his party at an event in london this evening. there is a buzz within labour, confident but terrified of complacency, too far ahead in the opinion polls, but knowing it still needs to mobilize the party's voters. rishi sunak has been on the stump tonight too, at a temple in west london. the conservatives have spent the last few weeks defending the seats they currently hold, and warning voters not to risk a change of government. education, hard work, family. those are my values. those are your values. those are conservative values. still having more fun than any other leader on the campaign trail, the liberal democrats ed davey began his final tour of the country in scotland. we're here to win as many seats as we can, because if we have lots of liberal democrat mps in the next parliament, we will be able to get changes in our nhs and care system. we will be able to tackle the sewage scandal. meanwhile, the snp leader said only his party would stand up to spending cuts at westminster. people will only get that if they vote for the scottish national party and elect a strong group of snp mps. one thing that has united all party leaders today is fierce criticism of reform uk. this was a comedy act, but it was designed to hurt us and sadly, sadly, some people believe it. i've always been a tory voter. what annoys me... nigel farage has insisted a reform uk canvasser a reform uk canvasser racially insulting rishi sunak in an undercover report for channel racially insulting rishi sunak in an undercover report for channel 4 was a set up. channel 4 has again strongly rejected that claim, saying it was rigorous, impartialjournalism. but last night mr farage was also challenged about racist or offensive comments made by three of his candidates. the party now says they've been dropped. you know, we've been running, as it were, to catch up with the electoral timetable and it seems that we have made some mistakes, but we've, you know, uh, corrected those mistakes to the extent possible at this stage by dropping those candidates. but as we speed towards polling day, this is not the sort of scrutiny reform uk wants. iran will hold a run—off presidential election, after results released on saturday showed the lowest turn—out in decades. voters will now choose between conservative candidate saeed jalili and reformist massoud pezeskian on july the fifth. both failed to secure a majority in the first round, which saw only around 40% of iranians vote — a record—low since the 1979 islamic revolution. the election will decide who replaces ebrahim raisi who was killed in a helicopter crash last month, along with iran's foreign minister and six other people. i talked about the run—off presidential elections with negar mortazavi — an iranian—american journalist who's a senior fellow at the center for international policy. what more can you tell us about these two candidates now in this runoff election and the big differences between them? as you said, one of them, saeed jalili former nuclear negotiator and ultra hardliner negotiator and ultra ha rdliner and negotiator and ultra hardliner and conservative belonging to the core of that faction of the regime and by many believed to be the favourite or one of the top favourite candidates for the supreme leader. in the hardline regime for the massoud pezeshkian, a former health minister in the reformist administration, the reformist president, is a reformist five times member of parliament it was a surprise even that he was allowed to run for the that he was qualified for the election as a sole reformist candidate. the expectation was nobody would be able to run for that he essentially brought this upset result, the surprise result and is leading, he is not the winner, not the president yet they have to go to war runoff but he came out with the highest number of votes. in an election as you said with the lowest voter turnout for the you said you are surprised that massoud pezeshkian did as well as he did. , ., , ., pezeshkian did as well as he did. , .,, ., ., , did. he seen as a reformist what does _ did. he seen as a reformist what does that _ did. he seen as a reformist what does that actually - did. he seen as a reformist l what does that actually mean did. he seen as a reformist - what does that actually mean in iran? i've heard he is someone who's actually spoken out against the against the way the regime has treated some of those protesters seen in recent years. if those protesters seen in recent ears. ., ., ~' those protesters seen in recent ears, ., ., " ., those protesters seen in recent ears. ., ., , years. if we look at what is allowed — years. if we look at what is allowed within _ years. if we look at what is allowed within the - years. if we look at what isj allowed within the system, years. if we look at what is - allowed within the system, the regime of the islamic republic, what is considered legal oppositions, these reformist factions within the regime are the relative moderates, have different economic, political, social and cultural policies and views when it comes to comparison with the hardliners for that they are seen as the more liberal faction within the islamic republic. and massoud pezeshkian is one of those without the economic policies he promotes, foreign policy, as far as relations with the world, talking to the world, not fighting everyone, not in conflict with everyone, with our neighbours as he says. also critical of the social and cultural policies including the morality police. as he says the weight women and girls are being treated on the street, which is also a reference to the death of mo salah meeting two years ago. the the death of mo salah meeting two years ago-— two years ago. the turnout for this preliminary _ two years ago. the turnout for this preliminary route -- - two years ago. the turnout forj this preliminary route -- masa this preliminary route —— masa for that this seems to be a big movement to boycott for that do you think people might come off the sidelines if they have a chance to vote for somebody who they see is a reformist?— they see is a reformist? well, deafinu they see is a reformist? well, dealing with _ they see is a reformist? well, dealing with hybrid _ they see is a reformist? well, dealing with hybrid apathy - they see is a reformist? well, dealing with hybrid apathy for| dealing with hybrid apathy for all these reasons without a lot of grievances that the state is not responding. they've closed the space for what was relatively competitive elections in the past by eliminating an disqualifying reformist and moderate candidates for really giving very few options to the constituents to choose for the alto protest after protest has been met with violent crackdowns and really brutality by the state. this high level of apathy is seen in the low turnout at this presidential election and the one before. the runoff usually has a specific feel to it. maybe part of the constituency of the voters of the reformist will realise that their vote is really critical right now. that massoud pezeshkian was indeed able to pass through that filtering, that he was able to deliver this leading vote within that framework for them and if they don't come to the ballots they will have to live with someone like saeed jalili, ultraconservative, very hardline candidate for the next port to eight years of their lives. there is potential that massoud pezeshkian can pull this off and even come off as the winner in the runoff next week. if the winner in the runoff next week. , ., . ., , week. if you could 'ust remind us, it week. if you could 'ust remind it has * week. if you could 'ust remind us, it has been _ week. if you could 'ust remind us, it has been an _ week. if you could just remind us, it has been an interesting | us, it has been an interesting time for iran, just embroiled in all kinds of turmoil. just remind us of the background of what iran is going through in these elections.— these elections. they say cominu these elections. they say coming out _ these elections. they say coming out of _ these elections. they say coming out of about - these elections. they say coming out of about a - these elections. they say l coming out of about a year these elections. they say - coming out of about a year of protest, though women life freedom protest and the incarceration of the young woman by the morality breeds two years ago. iran is indirectly involved in the middle east war and what's going on between israel and not just thomas but the so—called axis of resistance to our allies and supported by iran. economic sanctions, very strict economic sanctions have been impacting the countries economy, in time but my combined with corruption. all things that have been discussed in debates but nevertheless not able to bring a big majority of voters to the polls. palestinian health officials say israeli strikes. in gaza killed at least 35 people on saturday. the israeli military says two soldiers were killed during fighting in the shejaiya neighbourhood of gaza city on friday. both hamas and the palestinian armed group islamichhad say they are fighting israeli forces. the united nations humanitarian agency estimates �*60,000 to 80,000�* palestinians were displaced this week and that people are living in �*unbearable' conditions. a senior hamas official based in neighbouring lebanon said on saturday that negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal with israel have not made any progress. a report by us media outlet axios says us officials have drafted new language in the ceasefire proposals to bridge the gap between israel and hamas. humanitarian workers have started to move tons of aid that piled up at a us build pier off the gaza coast to warehouses. the temporary pier, designed to deliver aid to gaza, has once again been removed because of high seas. it's the third time since it became operational in mid—may that weather conditions have forced the pier to be detached from the gaza coast. officials in kenya are preparing for more protests despite the president's withdrawal of controversial plans to raise taxes. kenya's defence minister says the army will stay on the streets until calm is restored, following a week of unrest and political turmoil. but human rights groups warn that using force could worsen the situation on the ground. at least 23 protesters were killed at the peak of the demonstrations on tuesday, when activists broke into the parliament building and set part of it on fire. lawyers estimate that an intelligence police unit abducted 35 people suspected of leading the protests. on wednesday, president william ruto said all of them had been released — but rights groups say that at least 10 activists ae still reportedly missing. the bbc is working to verify those reports. for more i spoke to ernest cornel, with the kenya human rights commission about what it's been like in nairobi. i understand you are on the front lines and the government response. can you tell us what you personally witness?- response. can you tell us what you personally witness? what i witnessed _ you personally witness? what i witnessed was _ you personally witness? what i witnessed was a _ you personally witness? what i witnessed was a large - you personally witness? what i witnessed was a large number| you personally witness? what i i witnessed was a large number of young kenyans coming out in the street to protest the high taxes that in 202a. what i witnessed on the streets was police using live musicians to take out protesters for the who are asking the government, asking the mps and the president to reject the bill. i witnessed police shooting five protesters and two of them died instantly. one of the persons who were shot dead had his head blast off. another one was hit and he died on the spot for the three eyewitness getting shot, another three word rushed to the hospital. these young protesters were chanting anti—finance bill slogans all through the nairobi streets. i witnessed police through tear gas to them for them using water cannons to try and disperse them for them and also in some instances firing stun grenades these groups were largely peaceful and the police was monetary interfered when police started using force. given what you describe there, what does your organisation make of the government response and what are you asking or calling on the government to do now? ~ . �* calling on the government to do now? ., �* ., calling on the government to do now? . ., �* ., ," ., calling on the government to do now? . ., �* ., ., , now? what we're asking for is accountability. _ now? what we're asking for is accountability. a _ now? what we're asking for is accountability. a life - now? what we're asking for is accountability. a life of - now? what we're asking for is accountability. a life of a - accountability. a life of a human being cannot be lost without an accountability. whoever pulled that trigger must be held accountable. it is not only that person to pull the trigger to be accountable also their bosses, the command, who the call came from that person must be held accountable.- person must be held accountable. ~ �* ., , accountable. we've also been heafina accountable. we've also been hearing reports _ accountable. we've also been hearing reports that - accountable. we've also been hearing reports that the - accountable. we've also been hearing reports that the abcl accountable. we've also beenl hearing reports that the abc is working to independently verify that there been objections surrounding these protests allegedly carried out by a police unit. can you tell us any more about that? what a- ears any more about that? what appears to _ any more about that? what appears to be _ any more about that? what appears to be happening i any more about that? what appears to be happening is| appears to be happening is security forces in kenya were surrounding up people and mobilising for the protest. they are mostly people who have on tiktok for the head of the demonstration on tuesday and most of them were objected for that by the time they were released the demonstration and had already taken place with them this was contrary to the war because the law says if someone is arrested under justifiable grounds they need to be before a court within 2a hours with up there interested two instances when people are arrested only later to be released without any charge for the we think it we believe that these were intimidation tactics, to not effectively mobilise people to come in protest without a kenyan government spokesperson has said "criminal element to wanted a coup d'etat to use these peaceful protests to their advantage" for that we do note was set on fire.— note was set on fire. several lawmakers — note was set on fire. several lawmakers ran _ note was set on fire. several lawmakers ran to _ note was set on fire. several lawmakers ran to safety - note was set on fire. several lawmakers ran to safety in l note was set on fire. several| lawmakers ran to safety in an underground tunnel. given all that, could it be argued that the use of force during this demonstration was justified? know, at no point was the use of force justified. when that government say that there was a coup d'etat i don't know where that was the case. using force against an unarmed protester is unacceptable. there are pockets of violence and these peaceful demonstrations were led by young canyons, all treated by people with ulterior motives with the police are trained to control such kind of a crowd. at no point should they have been allowed to use force. i been allowed to use force. i want to talk about what comes next. we've heard the president has pledged to withdraw this controversial finance bill. has pledged to withdraw this controversialfinance bill. do controversial finance bill. do you controversialfinance bill. do you think that might satisfy this protest movement? the finance bill— this protest movement? the finance bill was _ this protest movement? the finance bill wasjust - this protest movement? tue: finance bill wasjust one finance bill was just one aspect for the people are complaining about bad governance. about corruption, people complaining about government for the people are complaining about wastefulness people are complaining about the promises that have been made in 2022 are not been met. i'm sure people will keep for more. let's turn to some important news around the world. at least 18 people were killed and 30 others injured after a series of blasts in nigeria's northeastern borno state on saturday, the head of the local state emergency management agency said. the exact cause of blasts are unknown at this time. some local media outlets report nigerian officials say at least one attack was carried out by a suicide bomber. a police officer was hit in the neck with a crossbow arrow outside the israeli embassy in the serbian capital, belgrade, saturday morning.the country's interior minister says the officer then shot and killed the attacker. the country's president called it a �*terrorist act'. some 200—thousand people are expected over the weekend at the glastonbury festival that's under way at worthy farm in somerset. since it began in 1970, it's become one of the longest—running music events in the world. this year's performers include coldplay, dua lipa and shania twain. and before we go: the bbc�*s analysis editor ros atkins is best known for his work explaining the context behind the biggest stories of our time, and why they matter. but at glastonbury, ros showed crowds another side of him and the bbc, re—mixing our beloved news theme by david low, into a drum and bass banger. the former dnb dj called it a �*dream come true.�* stay with us here on bbc news. hello. thanks forjoining me. let's see what the weather's got in store for the rest of the weekend. and here's the headline — for most of us, it's not looking too bad. some sunshine, but at times it will be cloudy. could be a few showers as well. now, recently there was a weather front across northern wales and northern england. it brought some damp weather on saturday. that should be mostly out of the way come sunday, as this ridge of high pressure tries to build across the uk. remnants of that weather front still visible in the morning across east anglia and the southeast, all the way to southwestern parts of england. so quite cloudy with some spits and spots of rain for a time. 16 in london. north of that, i think sunshine to greet us in the morning. through the morning into the afternoon those cumulus clouds will be developing and then eventually spreading. so i think it is going to be quite a cloudy afternoon for many of us during sunday. some showers as well possible almost anywhere. your best bet for sunny skies is actually around coastal areas, almost anywhere, especially looking out to sea — blue skies. temperatures 20 in london, high teens further north. nothing spectacular, and actually similar temperatures and weather for the football in germany. ok, on to the forecast now for monday. another weather front approaches from the west. this is going to bring thick cloud and some outbreaks of rain initially to northern ireland, to scotland, the irish sea and then eventually that weather front will move eastwards across the country. so i think most of us are in at least for a little bit of rain. a short spell of rain on monday, but come the afternoon, skies all brighten across western areas of the uk, so there will be some clearer skies towards the end of monday. it may take time for that weather front to clear the east coast. and then the azores high still here on tuesday and indeed wednesday but we're just on the edge of that high pressure and often on the edge of high pressures there's a lot of cloud, good chance of catching a shower, and that's pretty much what we've got on tuesday. i think your best bet for the dry, sunny weather will be further southwest on tuesday, for example in plymouth and in cardiff, whereas in the north west of england — a chance of a few showers. so here's the week at a glance. if you want really warm weather, it's not so great because temperatures are below the average. if you like cloudy, changeable, cool weather, well, it's perfect for you. bye— bye. hello, a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. is global trade facing its biggest crisis since the cold war? as the us and eu slam new tariffs on china, just how much damage will they do? electric vehicles and solar panels are just some of the green technology under threat from the growing tensions between the world's biggest economies. but will that harm the battle against climate change? i'm going to be discussing all of that with these two, there they are, the president of the european union chamber of commerce in china, who tells me why confidence to invest in that country is at a record low amongst his members, and the big boss of one of the world's biggest shipping lines explains how the red sea crisis is adding to the pressure that companies are facing if they want to ship stuff around the globe. plus, the boss of the world trade organization tells me of her concerns for the health of the global economy if all of these differences continue to grow. wherever you'rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to my show for one last time. yeah, i'll tell you more about that shortly. but first, did you know, ever since the end of the second world war, peace and prosperity, they've been tied together with global trade? yeah, selling stuff to other countries. but is that now unravelling, and how much damage could it do