millar, political commentator. good morning. the conservative leadership contender, michael gove, has said he will look at replacing vat with a lower, simpler sales tax if he becomes prime minister. the environment secretary also says he wants to review business rates. mr gove‘s attempt to focus on policy issues follows his admission that he took cocaine more than two decades ago. he'll be answering questions later this morning on the andrew marr programme. meanwhile his rival, borisjohnson, has given his first major interview since the leadership contest began. our political correspondent, susana mendonca, is here. first of all, michael gove, with a flurry of policy announcements, at the same time as he is trying to deflect these questions about his life a couple of decades ago, when he was taking cocaine at. yes, today, he wants to talk about policy and get the focus on that, he has this key interview later on which he mentioned, and he wants to talk about vat, a radical idea to replace it with a simpler sales tax, no clarity from him yet on how that would happen, when that would happen, but no doubt, he will talk about that later on today. but, overshadowing all of that are the claims that he took drugs, an admission from him that he took cocaine around 20 years ago, at some social events. there have also been claims of hypocrisy, because an article that he wrote back in 1999 has been republished and in this article, he basically criticises middle—class professionals who take drugs and who want it legalised, basically saying that is not what they should want, because it hurts those who are perhaps less wealthy. people are saying, how can you have said that at the very time when you are presumably also taking drugs at some social events? some criticism from michael gove, and he is hoping, well, he is one of the frontrunners in this leadership race at the moment, 11 people at the moment planning to go for it. the official rate only begins tomorrow, so this could potentially damage him. there are then others who have also come out and said they have also taken drugs, other candidates, so it has also raised questions about the conservative party. it is a party that has been talking for years about being tough on crime and drugs, so it when you have leadership candidates coming out and saying that they have taken drugs, that has raised criticism about issues of hypocrisy and issues of whether or not people who say they are tough on drugs and take drugs are tough on drugs and take drugs are actually meaning what they say. as far as boris johnson are actually meaning what they say. as far as borisjohnson goes, he has given an interview to the sunday times today, what has he been saying in that? boris johnson has been very quiet, we haven't heard anything from him in the last few weeks, and 110w from him in the last few weeks, and now we have this article where he is setting out this storm for what he thinks he should be leader. the key headlines in there is this idea that headlines in there is this idea that he wouldn't pay the £39 billion divorce bill, that is the divorce bill you will remember that in theresa may's withdrawal agreement that never got through, but that she would pay that 39 billion. a lot of the money is money that britain owes the money is money that britain owes the eu for things it has already agreed to. labour have pointed out and diane abbott pointed out today that if britain wanted to pay that money, the eu could potentially take britain to court. but borisjohnson is trying to appeal to a conservative base of conservative mps. in order to get to the last two conservative mps in the contest to then be elected by the 100,000 tory party members, he has to get past the tory mps first. so he is trying to get support for his case for his candidacy with that promise. he is also promising to scrap the irish backstop, of course, that has been a key sticking point for theresa may. he said he would only negotiate around the border if the eu agreed to talk about the future relationship. the eu has a ready made clear many times to theresa may that it would not move on to negotiations about trade until the divorce agreement was agreed, so difficult to see how it boris johnson, if he does end up becoming prime minister, whether or not he would be able to achieve what he is saying he would want to achieve. and briefly, what about the other contenders? yes, so, sajid javid, another one of the 11 contenders. he has been boosted by the fact that he has been boosted by the fact that he has ruth davidson, the conservative leader in scotland, saying that she would back him. she is keen on immigration policy that would be not as strict as it currently is, it would enable scotland to be able to get the kind of people coming in to do thejob is get the kind of people coming in to do the job is that it needs for its industry. she thinks that sajid javid is the best person for that. in terms of borisjohnson, he has chris grayling on his side and also, members of the er g, the european research group of conservative backbenchers, the right—wing brexiteers within the tory party. thank you forjoining us. one of britain's most wanted men, who's been on the run for 16 years, is set to be extradited to the uk, after being arrested in malta. police want to question christopher guest more junior over the murder of a man at a remote farmhouse in cheshire, in 2003. he'll appear in court tomorrow. simonjones reports. in handcuffs, far away from home, christopher guest more junior, described as one of europe's most wanted fugitives, headed to his first court appearance, which is set to see him extradited to the uk. it is alleged he fled the uk in 2003, after this man, brian waters, was tortured and beaten to death in front of his two children. he sustained 123 injuries. mr waters had been running a cannabis farm in knutsford, when a group of men stormed the property to demand money. three people are currently serving life sentences for his murder. mr more junior, leaving court with a coat over his head, is wanted in connection with mr waters's death, the attempted murder of a second man, and false imprisonment and assault of other people at the scene. the national crime agency said it had waited a long time for this moment. it insisted it was never going to give up the hunt. mr more junior was arrested on a joint arrest warrant following a joint operation with authorities in malta. he has been remanded in custody and will next appear in court on monday. a woman has died after being struck by lightning while walking on a mountain range in the scottish highlands. the 55—year—old was hiking near kinochleven, when she was hit yesterday evening. police scotland said another woman in the same group was also injured — she's now in a stable condition in fort william. five teenagers arrested in connection with a homophobic attack on two women on a london night bus, have been released on bail. a group of young men began harassing them after discovering they were a couple, and asked them to kiss while making sexual gestures. the suspects were questioned on suspicion of robbery and aggravated grievous bodily harm. the leyton orient manager, justin edinburgh, has died at the age of 49. the former tottenham defender, who guided 0rient back into the english football league last season, suffered a cardiac arrest five days ago. leyton orient chairman nigel travis said everyone at the club was completely heartbroken. a labour mp has been reported to the party, after telling campaigners opposed to lgbt teaching at a birmingham primary school that they were right. roger godsiff mp told protesters at anderton park primary school — which is in his constituency — that they had a "just cause". protesters have been demonstrating at the school over concerns children were "too young" to learn about lg bt relationships. they also said the lessons contradict islam. shadow education secretary angela rayner says she reported mr godsiff‘s comments to the labour chief whip. thousands of people in the city of venice are calling for large cruise ships to be banned from the famous giudecca canal. the protest comes days after a cruise ship crashed into a tourist boat, injuring four people. rahuljoglekar has more. the msc 0pera lost control and crashed into the pier in venice last week. it injured people and caused damage to property. but in its wake, residents of the lagoon city have been left fuming. they came out onto the streets wanting ships like these to be kicked out from their canals. translation: we demand that these liners be immediately banned from venice lagoon. what happened on sunday shows that they are dangerous, out of control in case of failure and they cannot continue to play russian roulette with our homes, lives and with our city, just to enrich these cruise companies. translation: it is absurd, i believe there is very little to say. if we want to save venice and the lagoon, we shouldn't allow those liners to enter, it is terrifying just to see them. the issue has been bubbling along for a while in venice. the government banned ships weighing more than 96,000 tonnes from the canal in 2013. but then, legislation was overturned. following sunday's accident, the mayor of the city urged immediate action and asked for a different channel to be opened up. translation: even if everything went well today, it could have been a tragedy. i thank all of the rescue teams, firefighters and security personnel who are working here. once again, it has shown that big ships cannot go down the canal, they must go through san marco. we have said it already, now the minister must decide quickly. for centuries, venice has been a hub of maritime trade and nicknamed the city of water. now, its residents want to keep large ships out of these waters, while the government claims it is finally close to a definitive solution. voting is under way in kazakhstan‘s presidential election after the shock resignation of its long standing leader, nursultan nazarbayev in march. he'd ruled the country for almost 30 years. kazakhstan has never held elections deemed free and fair, but a mood of protest is on the rise, and in the last few months, there's been a wave of demonstrations by young kazakhs. this report is by rayhan demytrie. political transition, kaza khsta n style. at this highly—staged campaign event, the country's president of 29 years, nursultan nazarbayev, appears with his chosen successor, kassym—jomart tokayev. this snap election comes after the surprise resignation of nursultan nazarbayev in march. the very next day, the parliament voted to rename the capital in nursultan nazarbayev‘s honour. for many, this was a step too far. "nursultan is not my city, i have a choice", chants this young girl in a video that went viral on social media. more protests followed, but dissent is not tolerated in kazakhstan. police dispersed the demonstrations, dozens were arrested. "you can't run away from the truth, #forfairelections", reads this banner, held by two activists at the marathon in april. both gotjailed for 15 days for violating the public assembly law. and this young man was detained for holding a blank sheet of paper. but the government says the freedom of expression exists in kazakhstan. translation: nobody is tightening the screws, nobody is being persecuted or repressed. the state has to defend its own interests. if our candidate wins, we will continue the democratic reforms in the country. the kazakh youth are unconvinced. as people, we woke up and realised we have the power to do something and we need to take part in the life of our country. these young people have gathered here to sing together, to recite poems, they describe it and call it what it means a walkabout together in kazakh. unsanctioned protests or any sort of public gatherings are not allowed in kazakhstan, so this is an alternative, creative way to get together to make their voices heard. "change, we want to change", they sing. change that this presidential election is unlikely to bring. the time is 9:15am. the headlines on bbc news: as the conservative leadership race continues, michael gove says he wants to replace vat with a ‘lower, simpler, sales tax' if he becomes prime minister. meanwhile, boris johnson says he would wouldn't give the eu britain's £39 billion brexit divorce bill until better terms are agreed for the uk to leave. thousands of people call for large ships to be banned from venice's main canal, days after a cruiseliner crashed into a tourist boat. the two british teams in the women's world cup are playing each other today. england versus scotland kicks off at five o'clock in nice. the lionesses are favourites to win but scotland are growing in confidence, as jane dougall reports. come on england! there has always been rivalry between these two nations, especially in the beautiful game. fans have descended on picturesque nice, and the banter has begun. credit to scotland, first time they qualified, and it is great... game on...! ranked third in the world, phil neville's england are favourites, but he knows that it could be a potential banana skin. it is a game where you can get caught up in the emotion, notjust of the rivals but of the first match in the world cup. if we don't succeed in this world cup we have to accept the criticism that goes with it. we spoke about our ambitions and what we want to achieve, and if we don't achieve what we want to achieve, we leave ourselves open for criticism. scotland may be the underdogs, but with players like erin cuthbert, they could cause an upset. i think we have grown and developed and matured as a team. i think we have played a different brand of football, we have certainly bridged the gap, but that is up to us to make it happen on the pitch where it matters. the scotland side will want to capture and remember every moment, because they will make history in this stadium, playing in their first ever world cup match. but england don't just want to win this game, their aim is to win the tournament, and they won't let sentiment stand in their way. a new exhibition is bringing to life the diary of anne frank — the journals of the jewish teenager hiding from the nazis in occupied amsterdam. earlier this week, anne frank's stepsister, 90—year—old auschwitz survivor eva schloss, visited the exhibition and spoke to the bbc'sjohn beattie. she was a very lively little girl. very full of stories. was very interested in always looking smart, with nice hairstyles and different clothes. full of stories. a big chatterbox. we've been covering the 75th anniversary of d—day all week and the number of people alive who can tell the stories is getting smaller. how important is it that we talk to people like you and that we remember? yes, well it is, and we are getting very thin on the count. every day, i hear about a survivor or a military man who was fighting in that war is dying. so this will be the last generation of kids who will hear a personal story of us. your family were sent to auschwitz. can you even begin to describe to someone like me what that is like? well, we knew already that when we were being transported to auschwitz, we knew that people were going to be gassed there. so that is, of course, incomprehensible. healthy, young people, children were going to be taken in a room and within 15 minutes they were killed. this is still something which i can't comprehend how this was possible — since the world knew about it and the world didn't object whatsoever. what happened to you and what was left of your family after the war? well, my mother, luckily she survived as well, with me. and 0tto frank, the father of anne was the only member of the family who survived. and both were lonely. both had problems to cope with the loss. he helped me as well, over my hatred. he who had lost his whole family had no hatred. and, you know, he said, "if you hate people, the people you hate they don't suffer, they don't know, but you will become a miserable person". and i was. and slowly, slowly he helped me. when you think of your father and your brother what was your last memory? well, my brother, he was very, very scared of dying. i think that we all are. we wanted to have not lived for nothing. we wanted to be remembered. anne has become a symbol now of one and a half million children who have been murdered. and everybody knows about her. so she has become immortal. her diary will be read and read and read for many, many generations. that was the stepsister of anne frank. local authorities in hong kong are bracing themselves for the biggest march in the city in 15 years. tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets in protest at a proposed extradition law which critics fear would allow the chinese authorities to target political enemies. the controversial extradition bill would allow suspected criminals to be sent to mainland china for trial. bbcjournalist martin yip is there. just tell us how big this demonstration is. well, we can't tell just yet, but as you demonstration is. well, we can't telljust yet, but as you can see, this is a major thoroughfare in downtown hong kong, it is still quite packed. the organisers have been putting up an estimation of around 400,000 people. just yesterday, they were scaling it up to probably 500,000, they think they will achieve that figure, it will be on par with the 1st ofjuly rally backin on par with the 1st ofjuly rally back in 2003, where people came on the street to oppose the anti—subversion law back then. the street to oppose the anti-subversion law back then. how worried are these people there are behind you that there is this law that might mean that china has more ofa that might mean that china has more of a hold over hong kong? well, those are the worries. they are infearof well, those are the worries. they are in fear of such a law being put in place, it is an extradition law, but it might mean to the public that beijing could make use of any sort of... inaudible that was martin, we just lost on the line, but these are live pictures from hong kong of that demonstration that you can see that martin was talking about. it is a law that would allow china to extradite fugitives, clearly since hong kong was handed over, after having been a british colony to china in 1997, there have been concerns about how china would treat hong kong and whether it would gradually try and assimilate hong kong into mainland china, in terms of the laws and freedoms their that people in hong kong have, which are clearly greater than the freedoms they have on mainland china. that is why these protests that you can see, some of the biggest that hong kong has seen for many years, are taking place right now. that is against that proposed extradition bill, whether the chinese authorities are listening or will take much notice will remain to be seen. we will talk to martin later on in hong kong. up to 50,000 people have taken part in a gay pride march in the polish capital, warsaw. for the first time, the city's mayor was also there. but the leader of the governing law and justice party has described the lgbt movement as a threat to poland's identity. warsaw's pride march isn't the only one taking place this weekend, as ramzan karmali reports. from boston to rome. zagreb to vilnius. pride marches were in full swing. but perhaps the one most under the spotlight was in warsaw. notjust because it was the city's biggest pride event ever, with an estimated 50,000 people taking part, but perhaps because it has come at a time when the ruling conservative law and justice party has increased its opposition to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. recently, the leader of the party described the lgbt movement as a threat to polish identity. but for the first time ever, the mayor of the city led the pride march. translation: this is about tolerance for everyone. not only gays and lesbians but for disabled and elderly people, for all who are marginalised today. i will always stand by every minority. gay rights has become a political issue in the country. last month's european parliamentary elections saw the ruling party outperform parties which are more supportive of lgbt rights. and the issue is likely to feature again in the general election later this year. whether coming up in just whether coming up injust a moment. and now, some pictures of a baby elephant. here she is, taking herfirst steps at a zoo in belgium. she's only a few hours old here, and hasn't been given a name. it wasn't long until the calf was up on herfeet, with help from her mother, and getting used to her new surroundings. asian elephants are critically endangered, with just 38,000 left in the world. welcome to the world! now it's time for a look at the weather with louise. it has been a sunny sunday so far, and we might see some showers developing in the south—west. after a beautiful start in cornwall, we could see some showers developing across south—west england and wales. we have seen some showers throughout the morning and in northern ireland and scotland, some with the odd rumble of thunder. as we go through the remainder of the day, sunshine turning hazy in the south—east, showers may develop and more frequently in wales. you should stay fine and dry, scattered showers continuing from northern ireland. we can't rule out the odd rumble of thunder. in terms of the feel of things, would lighter wind than yesterday and with a little bit more sunshine, a degree or so up, with highs of 19—20 in the south—east. the story will change as we move through sunday night into monday whether this area of low pressure developing and it will stay with us for the next couple of days. on top of that, we will drive in more of a north—easterly flow, so it will feel cooler, particularly in the rain, with the heat staying in eastern europe. that means that on monday morning, we could start of grey and wet across the south—east, stretching up to east anglia, lincolnshire and east yorkshire. that rain will drift its way westwards as well, as we go through the day. on monday, the better chance of seeing the dry and bright where there will be in the north and west. with some sunshine coming through, we could see highs of 18 celsius. under the cloud and rain, only 13—14. that rain will stay with us on only 13—14. that rain will stay with us on monday and tuesday across is in england, we could see as much as 60 millimetres of rain in places, thatis 60 millimetres of rain in places, that is a lot of rain in a short space of time over a very dry land, so space of time over a very dry land, so it could cause some issues. wet weather will continue to be an issue with pulses of heavier rain moving on from the near continent across east anglia, the midlands and wales, and yet again, on tuesday, the best of the dry weather will be further north. it will feel cold, particularly on those exposed east coasts due to the wind. that low pressure will move its way north, taking the rain into scotland and northern ireland by the middle part of the week. hazy hello this is bbc news, with ben brown. the headlines. in the conservative leadership race, michael gove says he wants to replace vat with a ‘lower, simpler, sales tax' if he becomes prime minister. meanwhile, boris johnson says he would not pay britain's £39bn brexit ‘divorce' bill until better terms are agreed for the uk to leave. thousands of people call for large ships to be banned

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