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The battle lines are drawn - Jeremy Corbyn will fight

Owen Smith for the leadership of the Labour Party.

The two men will spend the summer appealing to party members,

after Angela Eagle decided to withdraw.

I think it's in the best interests of the Labour Party that we now come

together so we can have one candidate.

So I am announcing tonight that I am withdrawing from this race.

For Owen Smith, the former work and pensions spokesman,

an MP for just six years, he says it's time to move

I can be not just the next Labour leader but a Labour Prime

That is what I intend to prove to the country.

But Jeremy Corbyn says he's confident that party members

We'll be looking at the battle ahead and asking how

likely it is that Labour will have a new leader by September.

Will all Russian athletes be banned from the Olympics in Rio?

The International Olympic Committee says it's seeking legal advice

In Turkey, a strong show of support for the president,

Thousands more public servants are suspended.

A daughter and mother shot dead in Lincolnshire.

It's thought the gunman - who also died - was the husband.

# We'll keep on fighting to the end.#

And at the Republican Convention, it's not Donald Trump

making the headlines, it's his wife.

British cyclist, Mark Cavendish, pulls out of the Tour de

France claiming continuing would have a detrimental

effect on his preparations for the Rio Olympics.

The contest for the Labour leadership - to take

place over the summer - will feature Jeremy Corbyn

and Owen Smith, the party's former spokesman on work and pensions.

Angela Eagle, who'd been the first to challenge Mr Corbyn,

has pulled out of the race, and she's backing Mr Smith,

who won the backing of more Labour MPs in a party ballot.

Jeremy Corbyn says he's confident of holding on to the job,

despite losing the support of most Labour MPs, because party

Our political editor Laure Kuenssberg reports.

Saving Labour is the slogan, with lefleaters trying to catch

you on the evening commute, they now know whose name

The man who claims he can stop Labour from disaster not yet well

I want to say to all members of the Labour Party tonight,

young and old, long-standing and new members, I can be their champion.

I am just as fanatical as Jeremy Corbyn.

I am just as radical as Jeremy Corbyn.

Jeremy deserves our gratitude for helping Labour

recover its radical roots but we need a new generation

of Labour men and women to take this party forward.

Many of those members will say they have someone like that

who was chosen overwhelmingly by them, less than 12 months ago.

We have now an opportunity, Jeremy and I, to debate the future

I will take Jeremy Corbyn on on the issues.

I have ideas that can turn the slogans we have had in recent

He was a BBC journalist and then a lobbyist for a big

Then elected in 2010 as the member for Pontypridd.

Before resigning from Jeremy Corbyn's team,

he was Shadow Welsh Secretary and Shadow Secretary of State

He wants to rewrite Labour's famous clause four of the constitution, to

include a specific promise to fight inequality.

Just a few weeks ago he said he would not run.

Having changed his mind completely it seems...

How do you decide between the two of you?

He persuaded his colleagues he was a better bet than his rival

Angela Eagle was the first to have the guts to challenge

Jeremy Corbyn with support from 20 or so your MPs, tonight,

We need to have a strong and united Labour Party so we can

be a good opposition, take the fight to the Conservative

I am announcing tonight that I will be supporting Owen Smith

Even with her help and the vast majority of Labour MPs,

Owen Smith will have to take this on.

Jeremy Corbyn with his huge swell of Labour Party members.

For Labour, the last few months have been ugly.

The summer contest might be more fraught still.

Laura's in Westminster you tonight. How do you rate Mr Smith's chances

of beating Mr Corbyn? The reason Angela Eagle dropped out with such

dignity, the reason why Owen Smith was very warm about her and dropped

heavy hints of having her side by side alongside him during the

campaign, is because, finally, some people might say, most Labour MPs

have found a way that they actually believe they'll be able to take

Jeremy Corbyn on. Not necessarily beat him, but after months of angst,

after months of rum beings, unhappiness -- rumblings,

unhappiness on the benches, they are united in a contest that is now

under way. They know they need to stick together if they have a

chance, because they're taking on Jeremy's mountain of support from

the membership that he built over the long, hot, last summer and has

continued to build in the months since then. If the contest were

tomorrow, it's extremely likely that Jeremy Corbyn would hold on. He

might even increase his share of the vote. But it's not tomorrow. There

are two months of what will be hard campaigning, what may be ugly

campaigning, in some circumstances, ahead. If Owen Smith has shown

anything in the last couple of weeks, coming almost from nowhere to

be the person to take the position as being the challenger, is that he

has the energy and he has ambition to give it a very good try. Labour

MPs, in a funny way tonight, are relieved that, at least, the path to

a contest, after so much confusion and so much unhappiness, is actually

now clear and the contest is on. Laura, once again thanks very much.

The International Olympic Committee says it's seeking legal advice

on whether all Russian competitors should be banned from

It follows an independent report, which uncovered a state-run

doping programme at the Winter Olympics

The IOC has ruled that all Russian athletes who competed in Sochi must

now have their samples re-tested for doping, as our sports

With little more than two weeks to go until Rio, doping has cast a

shadow over sports show piece event. The scathing report into

state-sponsored cheating in Russia has led to demands for their banning

from the Games. Today the IOC held emergency talks but delayed one of

the biggest decisions it's ever faced. We will have to take a very

difficult decision, also in legal terms, this is on the one hand,

between a collective ban for all Russian athletes and, on the other

hand, the natural right to the individual justice for every clean

athlete in the world. Russia's track and field team, including the

Olympic champion in pole vault, is already banned from Rio. Today she

was one of 68 athletes who began an appeal in the court of arbitration

for sport. That decision, expected on Thursday, could have a bearing on

what the IOC does. Sport's governing bodies may be asked to decide. For

now, disciplinary action against Russian officials has begun. The

sports minister, barred from attending Rio. Preparations for

winter sports events to be staged in Russia have been halted. And all

samples given by Russian athletes during the 2014 Sochi Games will be

re-analysed, with any cheats named. There's a part of me that worries

that the IOC are not strong enough and they don't have a backbone. They

will do the least they can possibly get away with. There is another part

of me that really hopes that they understand that they made a massive

mistakes in the 70s and 80s. At all levels of sport, the Olympics are

held up as a unifying force. But the Games find themselves at a

cross-roads, with Rio down the track amid the biggest doping scandal in

its history, the IOC faces making an unprecedented call with serious

political ramifications. Not since the boycotts of the 1980s have the

Games been contested without one of its major players, but the risk is

that banning Russia could cause serious divisions. This swimming

event outside Moscow was supposed to be a final warm up for Russia's

Olympic squad, but right now, Rio feels a long way off.

TRANSLATION: It's not fair. We train hard. We put in the effort. The

decision on whether we go to the Olympics doesn't depend on us. We're

really worried. President Putin's portrayed the crisis as politically

motivated, but for a leader who's used sport to show case his country,

isolation from its grandest stage would be unthinkable. Russia's place

in Rio hangs by a thread. The Turkish government has taken

more drastic measures in the wake Some 40,000 state employees -

including judges and teachers - The decision follows the detention

of more than 6,000 soldiers. The government wants

the United States to extradite a cleric, Fetullah Gulen,

whom it accuses of plotting the coup, though he

vehemently denies it. Our special correspondent

Fergal Keane looks at what President Erdogan might do next

in a country that appears They celebrate the man of the hour

and the fall of his enemies, "In this issue of the homeland,

we're not going to leave our country to these people,"

the president said. But before he could go on, the crowd

chanted back: To the president's loyalists, this

is a fight for national survival, the purging of the disloyal

is described as cleansing. New images of the coup

are being broadcast on state television, a reminder to the people

of military violence to be avenged, like this air strike

on the Presidential Palace. Ahmet Hamdi Ozsarac has known

the president for nearly 30 years TRANSLATION: Has this made him

stronger? Yes. He is stronger among

the people and in the state. Such attempts won't be

tried again by anyone The message we have internationally

is that despite such an event, a leader who stopped this,

with the people, will feel stronger. Turkey feels like a nation turning

inward, certainly away from the West, with its criticisms

and pleas on human rights. Defiant anti-Western rhetoric

is nothing new here, but it has sharpened

in the last few days. President Erdogan came close

to being overthrown, His backers see Western

support for his survival At worst, they see

complicity in the coup. Turkey and its military

matter hugely to the West, not only as part of the Nato

alliance, but also the air campaign The fear is that an escalating

crackdown creates more instability. At a time when all around us

institutional order has collapsed, in the Middle East in particular,

but elsewhere too, that is the most dangerous situation

for Turkey to find itself in. We need to rebuild our institutions

and rebuild our institutions as in A plural and democratic state

feels far away tonight. Live to Istanbul tonight. What is

your sense of the next steps that the president might now take? What

we know for sure is that the purge will continue. State officials have

been alleging the existence of a vast conspiracy, not just involving

the military, but judges, academics, all the centres of influence in this

society. Now tomorrow the president will chair a meeting the national

Security Council. He says he will announce something very important

after that. Could that mean increased security powers by this

time tomorrow night, we'll know for sure. That won't go down well in the

West. Remember, the United States needs Turkish territory to launch

its air strikes against the so-called Islamic State in Syria and

the EU needs Turkish cooperation in order to stop refugees using Turkish

soil to reach Europe. So any European response is likely to be

largely retorical. Thanks very much. Our special correspondent there in

Istanbul tonight. The group which calls

itself Islamic State has posted a video online,

showing a teenager claimed to be the Afghan refugee,

who attacked passengers with an axe The person on the video

is heard promising to carry Police have already said

they found a homemade flag of the so-called Islamic State

in the 17-year-old's room. Five people were injured,

two of them seriously, in the attack near the southern

city of Wurzburg. Our correspondent Tom Burridge sent

this report from Bavaria. One witness compared the scene

afterwards to a slaughterhouse. A 17-year-old refugee apparently

from Afghanistan, who arrived in Germany without his parents,

attacked several passengers on a moving train with

an axe and a knife. The teenager was shot dead by police

as he ran from the train. Today, the attacker's body

was taken from the scene, he'd spent the last two

weeks in a foster home. In his bedroom, police found

evidence linking him TRANSLATION: A hand drawn IS flag

was found in the perpetrator's room Police are investigating this

evidence pointing to There is currently no knowledge

of links to other suspects. The so-called Islamic State

published this video, In a statement, the group claimed

responsibility, but the authorities in Bavaria said there was no

evidence that the boy was directed The 17-year-old spent much

of the past two years at this migration centre for

unaccompanied minors. 14,000 children came here to Germany

last year without their parents. Last night's violent attack by one

teenager will focus minds on how to protect others from extremist

ideology and propaganda. Tonight, a small demonstration

at the local train station The actions of one teenager

will intensify the debate. What are the implications of last

year's open door migration policy for security

across this country? Downing Street has insisted that

reducing net migration to tens of thousands a year

remains a target. The statement came after

the new Home Secretary, to be drawn on specific figures

and said the Government was committed to bringing migration

down to "sustainable levels." The International Monetary Fund says

the British referendum vote to leave the EU has depressed

the world economic outlook. In a new report, the IMF has

lowered its forecast for global growth to 3.1% and its prediction

for the UK economy is even more But as our economics editor,

Kamal Ahmed, reports the IMF didn't forecast a recession in the UK

despite the strong warnings it gave Nearly a month ago and scenes

of jubilation, contrasted with scenes of despair,

as Britain voted to leave Britain left hanging on the end

of the line, as investors feared Today, a little less gloomy

from Maurice Obstfeld, We saw financial markets fall out of

bed. You might have worried they would have knock-on effects. Some

might have seized up, market could have become disorderly. That didn't

happen. You have said that Britain will grow, yes, a significant

downgrade will grow faster than Germany, faster than France, faster

than Italy next year. Do you worry that some people might accuse you of

scaremongering? I think losing, you know, more than a percentage point

off of growth for the next two years is not a good thing. I think that's

a pretty bad outcome. Now since the referendum,

we have been able to follow two key economic indicators,

sterling and the stock market. On the day of the vote,

the pound hit $1.50, as the markets gambled the UK

would vote to remain. When the result became clear,

we saw a massive drop, down to $1.28 over fears

of an economic slowdown in the UK. Since then, it's gone a little

stronger, up to $1.31. Some political stability has

returned and the Bank of England has made it clear it

will support the economy. Let's take the FTSE 250

of leading UK companies, a pretty good barometer

of the economy. Again, the FTSE 250 hit a 2016 high

of 17,277 on the day of the vote. This was followed by a huge drop

and quite a big amount of volatility, as uncertainty

gripped the markets. Now it's back up to

nearly 17,000 again. Many companies that export,

for example, are helped There's clarity about

the politics and about policy. Also financial markets have

proved very resilient. The biggest danger is that we talk

ourselves into a self-fulfilling downturn, but as long

as we don't do, that I think we should be confident

about pulling through this. The effects of the vote on June

23 are still working Whether it will be tears or some

hearty cheers remains to be seen. Lincolnshire Police say three people

killed in a shooting near a swimming pool earlier today were all known

to each other. The man and two women died

outside the leisure centre The police are not looking

for anyone else in connection Our correspondent, Danny Savage,

has sent this report. A leisure centre car park

in a Lincolnshire town centre which, just after 9.00am this morning,

became a murder scene. This is where local people say a man

shot dead his wife and daughter The BBC understands the two women

who died were 19-year-old Charlotte Hart and her mother

Claire Hart, who was 50. The man involved was

57-year-old Lance Hart. Many local people

heard the commotion. The first two were

a few seconds apart. The third one was slightly longer,

several seconds apart. They sounded to me a bit

like shotguns, but again that wasn't sinister because there is a gun

maker in the town and he tests guns. As 999 calls came in,

paramedics were told to approach Police soon said there was no

indication it was terrorist related. Late this afternoon,

they gave more details. CPR was attempted on both women,

but I'm sad to report that both We believe a shotgun was involved

in the incident and are currently investigating the circumstances

of this tragic incident. During the day a house,

believed to be the family home, Neighbours say Lance and Claire Hart

had other grown-up children who'd left home and the house

had recently been sold Why the family were torn apart

by such awful events isn't clear, but the shooting in a town centre

car park has left those that tried Danny Savage, BBC News,

Spalding. In Iraq, the battle to recapture

territory controlled by so-called Islamic State

is now making progress. Late last month, Iraqi forces seized

the city of Fallujah. Now, they're moving closer

to the IS stronghold As the campaign intensifies,

there's growing concern about the country's humanitarian

crisis as 3.5 million people The BBC's chief international

correspondent, Lyse Doucet, sent this report from near Sharqat,

whichis some 40 miles south A gunner on guard, leaving Baghdad

and flying north to see the Iraqi We're travelling with the Army chief

to see the latest battlefield success against so-called Islamic

State. IS's black fires still burn

on the horizon, but Iraq's In ghostly villages -

houses half-built, Corpses of IS fighters

lie here, unburied. Then, like a desert oasis,

the River Tigris in sight. This crossing was once

a key IS supply route. Now, a newly built bridge

will hasten the army's The enemy's difacto capital

is just 40 miles away. It will be the hardest of battles

against IS - Daesh as it's called. TRANSLATION: We think

Daesh will collapse. We know they are bankrupt and unable

to hold their ground. Our orders are to liberate every

square inch of Iraq. We're determined to eliminate Daesh

by the end of the year. They're getting advice from western

armies, Iranians too, but the Iraqis insist

they'll do the fighting. We have all the equipment,

but we need just the green light from US forces to say,

do the operation, and we just need the jet

fighters to cover the sky. A short distance away,

families fleeing the Most have only

the clothes they wear. 19-year-old Jashem heads his family

now, a dozen to care for. "It was horrible", he tells me,

"Daesh kidnapped my father. There's a human cost in the war

against so-called Islamic State, These people escaped

with their lives, but more and more Iraqis are now entering a different

kind of hell and as the campaign for Mosul intensifies,

so too will the humanitarian crisis. Iraq is struggling

to take back its land, To do that, it needs

the world's help. Lyse Doucet, BBC News,

in northern Iraq. The Foreign Secretary,

Boris Johnson, has been holding talks with the US Secretary

of State, John Kerry, At a news conference afterwards

he faced some direct questions about the controversial comments

he's made in the past about President Obama

and Hillary Clinton. Our diplomatic correspondent,

James Landale, reports. Today he's Foreign Secretary,

sitting alongside global statesmen, but for many years Boris Johnson

was a journalist, one who'd been rude about many

leaders around the world. At his first news conference

in his new role some of that past You've accused the current US

President, Barack Obama, of harbouring a part

Kenyans "ancestral dislike You've described possible

future US President, Hillary Clinton as someone with,

"dyed blonde hair and pouty lips and a steely blue stare

like a sadistic nurse You've also likened

her to Lady Macbeth. Mr Johnson hit back,

insisting his words had been There is such a rich thesaurus now

of things that I've said that have been one way or another,

through what alchemy I do not know, somehow misconstrued that it

would really take me too long to engage in a full global itinerary

of apology to all concerned. You have an unusually long history

of - Not this one again! ...wild exaggerations and, frankly,

out right lies. Just look at how uncomfortable that

made the US Secretary of State, who went out of his way

to praise his new colleague. This man is a very smart

and capable man. That's the Boris Johnson -

I can live with that. That's the Boris Johnson that

I intend to work with and we intend This evening, Mr Johnson and other

foreign ministers discussed Syria and Yemen which he said were more

important than his past views. But the Foreign Secretary has come

to his new role with some baggage In Ohio, on the first day of

the Republican National Convention, it was Donald Trump's wife,

Melania, who made the headlines as she faced accusations

of plagiarism following her Commentators noticed remarkable

similarities with a speech made Let's join our North American

editor, Jon Sopel, in Cleveland. Huw, there is a simple over arching

ambition for this Republican Convention, that is to bring the

party together after a particularly bruising primary season. The other

thing they want to do is to convince doubters in this hall that a Trump

campaign would be well run. Well organised. Disciplined and

professional. So far, you'd have to say, things are not going entirely

to plan. The entrance of Donald Trump

was like something out of a sci-fi movie, but by the end of the evening

it had become a horror show. The next First Lady

of the United States... Mr Trump's only role

was to introduce his Slovenian-born wife,

Melania, she spoke fluently. But some of it, well,

had a bit of a familiar ring to a speech Michelle Obama gave

when she was hoping to be From a young age, my

parents impressed on me... ...Like, you work hard

for what you want in life... That you do what you say you'e going

to do... ...And you do what you say

and keep your promise... ...That you treat people

with dignity and respect... ...That you treat people

with dignity and respect. The only limit to your achievements

is the strenght of your dreams... ...The only limit to the height

of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness

to work hard for them. ...And your willingness

to work for them. Last night's Convention Hall triumph

is today's public relations catastrophe with Melania Trump

the butt of all sorts You know the sort of thing -

I'd like to thank my speech But this isn't about Melania Trump,

it's about the perception of a Trump campaign that is chaotic

and dysfunctional and, as a result, the

recriminations are flying. A question I put to Dr Ben Carson,

former presidential hopeful and now If they were verbatim,

then probably the speech But, first of all, you have

to prove they were verbatim. It was pretty close

to verbatim, the odd word... Wait a minute, you said "pretty

close." But let's end with a bit more

Melania Trump that definitely wasn't plagiarised, but now seems

strangely prophetic. It would not be a Trump contest

without excitement and drama. But it was drama that

the Republican Party was hoping So the 19th July has been

the hottest day of 2016 - so far - and that's been true of most

of the United Kingdom. Some places recorded

temperatures in excess But, you won't be surprised

to hear me say that Thunderstorms and heavy rain

are on the way for some. Temperatures by the end of the week

will be back closer to average. Tonight, we'll have some

politics over there - Emily's in Ohio at the Republican

Convention. And, politics here -

the struggle in the Labour Party. We'll ask if the two factions can

possibly cuddle up Here, on BBC One, it's time

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