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. the headlines in today's papers painful reading from michael gove. very much so. he wants to talk about policy, he knows he is one of the frontrunners in this race and he wa nts to frontrunners in this race and he wants to stay up there, but it is becoming quite difficult to talk about anything else, really, because he has faced these questions over drug—taking, we understand that he took cocaine several times about 20 yea rs took cocaine several times about 20 years ago at social events, but people are now saying and accusing him of hypocrisy. there was an article that he wrote in 1999, around the time presumably that he took cocaine, where he was criticising middle—class professionals who take drugs and wa nt to professionals who take drugs and want to make it legal. basically saying that was a negative thing, but there are those who say, wait a minute, what are you doing back then? then there is the criticism about whether or not people who want to be prime minister should have been taking drugs. of course, he isn't the only one, there are a number of candidates who have come forward and said that they have taken, cannabis or cocaine, at some point during their lives. it has raised that question over whether or not those who are talking about being tough on crime and those types of things, whether they can be listened to or not, when they themselves have actually taken drugs. a lot of use of that word in the papers, hypocrisy and hypocrite today, sajid javid had something to say about that. yes, an interesting one, not a direct criticism of michael gove, but he was asked about this whole issue of drug—taking and sided javert is one of the contenders also wanting to be the leader of the conservative party. —— sided javid. he has never taken drugs himself and talked about this hellish as home secretary, saying that middle—class drug use is a serious problem, those who take drugs need to think about the impact that has on the supply chain and those whose lives are destroyed as a result of this. there was an interesting quote where he talks about those who boast of fair trade and talk about climate change and then go on to take drugs at the weekend, actually, they should be thinking about that. it's not for me to passjudgment on your fellow candidates. any tory mp, if they can get denominations, they can run as a candidate, and i have to make their case, i will make mine, they can make their case. at the same time, you're home secretary. as home secretary, i'm very happy to speak about drugs, i'm not wanting to speak about any individual, i don't think that's appropriate. when it comes to drugs, and especially people who have been talking recently about middle—class drug use, i have talked about it a number of times, people do need to know... it doesn't matter whether you are middle—class or not. anyone that takes a class a drugs, they need to think about that supply chain, that comes from colombia, let's say to chelsea, and the number of lives that are destroyed along the way. that is sided javid, so a lot of focus on michael gove today, but borisjohnson has focus on michael gove today, but boris johnson has been focus on michael gove today, but borisjohnson has been keeping a low profile in the last few days, he now has done an interview with the sunday times. what is he saying? this is his first intervention to set out his view, and he is focusing on the issue of the £39 billion, the divorce bill that theresa may had agreed as part of the withdrawal agreement which didn't get past, that britain would pay. boris johnson saying he wouldn't pay it until he got a better deal. also on theissue until he got a better deal. also on the issue of the irish backstop, saying that he would scrap the irish backstop, and he would only negotiate that once they have discussed the future relationship. the eu part of the problem was that they said they wouldn't we on to discussions about trade until the divorce agreement had been agreed, and this issue of the £39 billion, there is an issue that this is money that britain owes anyway, and other leadership contenders have said that the 39 billion is money that relates to the cost of pensions and things that britain has to pay. diane abbott from the labour party, the shadow home secretary, saying that much of what borisjohnson is saying is nonsense, because that is money that britain is legally obliged to pay, so a lot of criticism of boris johnson's take on what he would do. of course, he is appealing to that right wing of the party, he has people like steve baker from the erd on side, we havejust people like steve baker from the erd on side, we have just spoken to james cleverley as well, he was a candidate but pulled out a few days ago, he said he would support boris johnson. borisjohnson ago, he said he would support boris johnson. boris johnson is ago, he said he would support boris johnson. borisjohnson is building up johnson. borisjohnson is building up that support within the party. of course, he isn't the only one, there are 11 candidates so far for this race, it only officially begins tomorrow. jeremy hunt are spoken today, another candidate, the foreign secretary, and he has made the point that for him, it is about being a good negotiator and telling people that those are the skills that he has that others do not have. a bit ofa that he has that others do not have. a bit of a dig at the borisjohnson approach, because he says if you go in with a hard—line approach, you get a hard—line response from the eu. it is very straightforward, we are in the middle of a constitutional crisis and nothing, literally nothing, can be done until we get through brexit. the choice we have to make as a conservative party is who is the leader and prime minister? who can get us a deal to get through parliament and allow us to do all of the other important things that i want to do as prime minister of this country. my argument is as someone who has been argument is as someone who has been a negotiator or their life, i set up and ran my own business for 14 years, i have negotiated big deals in government, whether it is the junior doctors contract dispute, which is a very difficult one, the bbc licence fee, which was an incredibly short negotiation, i have that experience. if we can get a deal, that is the only way we will avoid a general election. that was jeremy hunt and that wasjeremy hunt and the that was jeremy hunt and the contest officially starts tomorrow. you would be forgiven if you thought it had gone on for quite some time. it officially starts tomorrow, they have to put their applications in tomorrow. 0bviously, have to put their applications in tomorrow. obviously, there are 11, there may be others, but there are at least 11 of them. then there will bea at least 11 of them. then there will be a series of votes in the coming weeks of conservative party mps, so the 315 or so mps that they have in parliament, there is the ones who can parliament, there is the ones who ca n vote. parliament, there is the ones who can vote. they will vote for their favourites, the ones that get the fewest votes get knocked off each time, so there will be a number of rounds over a number of days, that will be in june. rounds over a number of days, that will be injune. at the end of that, once they have it down to two finalists, as it were, it's a bit like the x factor, then, the conservative party membership, around 100,000, between 100,000 — 124,000, they will get to vote, and we will have another prime minister in place by mid july. the and in the meantime, theresa may is still ca reta ker meantime, theresa may is still caretaker prime minister. thank you for joining caretaker prime minister. 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 in the scottish highlands. a group of seven walkers were on na gruagaichean, a mountain near ben nevis, when the lightning struck. the party were all airlifted to the nearby town of fort william but the 55—year—old died as a result of her injuries. another woman in the same group was also injured — she's now in a stable condition. 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 one of its main canals. 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. 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 not pay 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. sport now, here's a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. sally, you're living the high life in nice, where it is the women's world cup. you said it, then, you know what it is like. look at the surroundings, we are in the port of nice, someonejust going off in his fishing boat, the first five cell out there this morning. a bit of a slow start, an enormous party in the port last night. there has been some clearing up this morning. of course, lots of fans looking forward to the game tonight, england versus scotland, england are the favourites in scotland i very much the underdogs. england are under a little bit of pressure, they are basically one of the tournament favourites, they are ranked third in the world, they won the she believes cup in march, scotland are vastly improved compared to the side thrashed 6—0 by england. improved compared to the side thrashed 6-0 by england. for a scottish team to play in a world cup for over two decades, ourjourney so far has been fantastic, and we are playing against a formidable england team who are ranked third in the world, and already, phil neville, pa rt of world, and already, phil neville, part of the reason he took the job was to win the world cup. it will be a tough task for us, but it is one that we are really looking forward to. we probably have the most difficult first game out of all teams in the competition, because it is our nearest rivals, against a tea m is our nearest rivals, against a team who we have a lot of respect for. players that know each other, both sets of teams know each other, so both sets of teams know each other, so it is a really difficult game for us, and we are looking to get off to a good start, to keep building the confidence that we have and the belief, and to grow into the competition. away from the world cup, wales lost their euro 2020 qualifier against croatia to — one, but steve clark's reign as the scotla nd but steve clark's reign as the scotland manager, scotland head coach, got off to a really dramatic start. with a 2—1win over cyprus. the winner was scored just three minutes from the end. that keeps them joint second in their group. and it is three wins out of three for northern ireland, who came from a goal down to when to— one in estonia. josh mike ennis with a late winner. —— josh mcguinness. let's talk about the game no one wa nts to let's talk about the game no one wants to play, the third—place play—off. after losing their semifinal, england face switzerland later. they are hoping to get something out of the game. we have thousands of fans here, and we need to make sure that our performance is one that gives them something back, that we finish the season in the right manner, having had a very good season. right manner, having had a very good season. every time we take the field, we are learning things about the players and learning things about how we need to play and improve. for us, it is an important match. we mustn't forget the canadian grand prix this weekend, where sebastian vettel will start on pole position for ferrari, after edging out louis hamilton in qualifying. it is the second time in seven races that mercedes had been beaten to pole position. that is all this bought from me for now, but just to that is all this bought from me for now, butjust to give you some idea comedy fans arriving today, the point is where they will congregate, that way is at the beach, and that way, that is the stadium, where we are expecting things to be a very feisty later on. five o'clock on bbc 0ne if you want to watch it. can you squeeze on a visit to the beach as well as the football, sally? always! i am a correspondent in the ben brown mould. thank you so much, sally. voting is under way in kazakhstan‘s presidential election after the shock resignation of its long standing leader, nur—sultan nazar—bayev in march. 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. 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. the stepsister there of anne frank. the leaders of the pro—democracy movement in sudan have called for a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience. following mediation attempts by the ethiopian prime minister, three key figures in groups opposing the government, including a politician, were arrested. the sudanese professionals association — one of the main protest groups — also says some bank, airport and electricity workers have been arrested ahead of a fresh planned strike against the military rule. it all follows a deadly crackdown last monday, during which it's claimed more than 100 people were killed. 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. the bbc‘s martin yip is at the protest — he gave us an idea of the scale of today's demonstrations. well, we can't tell how big itjust yet, but as you can see, people are still streaming across, 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 before. just yesterday, they are putting their hopes high, re—scaling it up to probably 500,000. if they achieve that figure, it will be on par with the 1st ofjuly rally back in 2003, where people came on the street to oppose the anti—subversion law back then. that was martin reporting from hong kong. a full weather forecast in just 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. despite some nuisance showers across scotland and northern ireland, it has been a much better start to the second half of the weekend. as you can see from the satellite picture, there is a good slice of sunshine to be found. shower clouds starting to threaten down into the south—west as well, and as we go through the day, we could see some sharper showers developing across south—west england and wales, and drifting further inland. at the same time, northern ireland and scotland keep those nuisance showers going. elsewhere, we keep some sunshine and with a little more sunshine and lighter wind than yesterday, temperatures will be a degree or so up, highs of 20 celsius. things are set to change as we move through sunday night into monday, with a weather front moving in from the near continent and that is going to bring some wet weather across from eastern england. eastern england and south—east england could see some heavy rain and it will be cool and disappointing. further north and west, we cling on to the sunshine and a little more in the way of warmth. keep abreast of the forecast, take care. 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 £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. england and scotland fans descend on the south of france, as the two teams prepare to go head—to—head in the women's world cup. now on bbc news. it's been an emotional week for those marking the 75th anniversary of d—day. in this programme, we follow three hundred normandy veterans as they board a ship, re—creating thatjourney across the channel, 75 years ago. it isa it is a duty to go back. i feel it isa it is a duty to go back. i feel it is a duty. what these men dead

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