a consultant should follow—up what's happening to their patient throughout their care. i accept not every single day, but there should be somebody that can be contacted via the staff. and it didn't seem like that happened at all. after the surgery, stephen was unable to eat and speak. the state he was in when he saw him after the surgery wasjust shocking and upsetting. stephen wasn't given a tracheostomy, which the bbc has been told is the appropriate procedure in these circumstances. but his family are most angry about what happened when he was moved to a general ward at worthing hospital, where they say his complex needs weren't met. he fell out of bed three times and developed pneumonia. the last two months of his life were just harrowing. you know, i've never witnessed anything quite so awful.

and you think that was partly due to the care? yes, definitely. how would you characterise the care? negligent. inhumane. while the trust says decisions about tracheostomies are not made solely by neurosurgeons, one expert with 35 years' experience has another view. in your opinion, was this death avoidable? yes. and why do you say that? if he had been assessed on a daily basis, and people had _ |tested his swallowing on a dailyi basis they would have picked up impaired swallowing rapidly. the responsibility for protecting the patient's airway must lie - with the operating surgeon, who must assess whether.

there-s been— a compromise of swallowing ability. and as soon as there's any suspicion of that, i you must get a tracheostomy done immediately to protect _ the patient's lung. university hospital sussex told us they offer their deepest condolences and added, "our front line teams strive to give "patients the best possible care. "the coroner did not raise concerns regarding the care that mr coles "received in 2021 but we always want to hear how we can further improve." they've told us they hope to meet with stephen's family. meanwhile, sussex police are investigating at least 105 cases of alleged medical negligence at the trust, and sources suggest more may be on the horizon. i'm going to show you a front page for tomorrow, the front page of the daily telegraph and the main story is, starmer lacks the courage to debate me, says sunak. you have some breaking news? rifihi debate me, says sunak. you have some breaking news?— breaking news? rishi sunak is throwina breaking news? rishi sunak is throwing down _ breaking news? rishi sunak is throwing down the _ breaking news? rishi sunak is throwing down the gauntlet i breaking news? rishi sunak is. throwing down the gauntlet and breaking news? rishi sunak is- throwing down the gauntlet and in the last few minutes i understand keir starmer is going to accept that

and he will agree, the labour party leader, to take part in two head—to—head debates with the prime minister on the bbc and on itv. that is not what rishi sunak wants. he wants to have it all the time, the classic underdog would like the debate about the top dog is more cautious. keir starmer thinks we will follow the format from the 2019 election, two head to heads between borisjohnson and election, two head to heads between boris johnson and jeremy corbyn. labour sources say that we aren't going to rip up the formatjust to suit the whims of the conservative party. that's it from us tonight. election newsnight is here every weekday night 10.30 bbc two and bbc news — for interviews with all the parties and deep insight. faisal�*s here tomorrow. have a good night

live from london, this is bbc news. rishi sunak zigzags across britain on a whirlwind tour — and sir keir starmer rallies support at a football club in kent — at the start of six frantic weeks of the uk general election campaign. at least four people are dead after a building collapses in mallorca. hello, i'm courtney bembridge. it's only 2a hours since the prime minister sprung ajuly general election on us all — but campaigning is already in full swing. party leaders are setting off on what will be six frantic weeks of intense campaigning ahead of the 11th ofjuly. the prime minister has already been to events in england,

wales, and scotland today. the labour leader, who had no notice of what was to come, travelled to kent. the liberal democrats and the snp have also been setting out their stall. amid the handshakes, placards, and kissed babies, the economy and immigration emerged as the main early battle lines — with mr sunak confirming that flights to rwanda to remove people who arrive on small boats won't set off before polling day. meanwhile, nigel farage confirmed he won't stand in the election, but he will help the reform uk campaign. with our first report tonight, here's our political editor chris mason. cheering placards and cheers, and babies getting attention from politicians. keir starmer is quite the fan of visiting lower league football grounds in places he hopes labour can win. he was in gillingham in kent this morning. his deputy with him, too. thank you. whatever service people try and access these days, they find it's like wading through treacle.

red cards aren't usually welcome for folk on a football pitch, but expect to see plenty of these in the next month or so, spelling out labour's core message. we've had 1a years of going round and round in circles, getting absolutely nowhere. chaos and division feeding chaos and division. if you want change, you have to vote for it. and if you vote labour, it's a vote to stop the chaos. it's a vote to turn the page and it's a vote to rebuild our country together. thank you very much! thank you! a general election is about winning seats and staying in them. rishi sunakjust about managed that in ilkeston in derbyshire, as he made the case the economy is on the up.

inflation down from 11% when i got thisjob, down back to normal, just over 2%. energy bills now falling by hundreds of pounds. wages have been rising by faster than prices for almost ten months now. the conservatives and labour have a very different approach to dealing with people crossing the channel in small boats. labour would scrap the tory plan to send some migrants to rwanda, which rishi sunak claims could make a big difference. how do we stop the boats? well, i'm very clear, it requires bold solutions. that's why we need rwanda. got to make it crystal clear to everybody. if you come to our country illegally, you won't get to stay. but the prime minister told us today he didn't expect anyone to be sent to rwanda before the election. within hours, mr sunak was at a brewery in barry in south wales, having a go with the kit. there was then an awkward moment

when he said this... are you looking forward to all the football? not so much my bag. wales have not qualified for the euros, the football tournament starting next month. england and scotland have. and talking of scotland, rishi sunak completed his three nation dash today by flying to the highlands. and having a catch up with the scottish conservative leader at the port of nigg, north of inverness. meanwhile, in edinburgh today, the new look scottish national party had their general election launch. 0njuly 4th, independence day. make sure your voice is heard. i expect over the next six weeks, we'll see the tories and labour really going at it. they'll be going hammer and tongs to discredit each other. i'll also be going hammer and tongs, but not against anyone. i'll be going hammer and tongs to put scotland first.

ready? right. cheering, let's go. cheering and in cheltenham, in gloucestershire, the liberal democrats were sorting out their choreography. some in party colours from head to toe. leader ed davey has a phrase we'll hear a fair bit of. a fair deal where everyone can have a decent home that is secure and clean, and affordable, comfortable retirement when the time comes. a fair deal where every child has a decent school, where they can have the opportunity to realise their potential. the next six weeks will involve a fair bit of ticker tape and assorted electioneering paraphernalia. luckily, there are those keen to pick it up. chris mason, bbc news. well, behind the scenes at westminster, mps have scrambling to pass key laws before parliament dissolves tomorrow. the process is called wash up — among those bills likely to be

passed is compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal, and another aimed at limiting costs for leasehold property owners in england. but it's thought that one of rishi sunak�*s flagship policies — a plan to phase out smoking — will be shelved, as damian grammaticas explains. all day in there, there have been high—stakes negotiations — which laws to push through, which tojunk? some have been campaigned for for years, delicately drafted and debated for months — but now, with a short—notice election, they're having to be ditched. one of the casualties is rishi sunak�*s own signature legislation — meant to be part of his legacy — to ensure children now, and one day adults too never smoke. the commons here has seen it, but the lords there hasn't. so it seems his tobacco and vapes bill is doomed. it would have banned the sale of cigarettes to anyone born in 2009 or after, created £100 on—the—spot fines for shops in england

and wales flouting the law, and given ministers the power to restrict the packaging and flavours of vapes to make them less attractive to children. at the last election, the conservatives promised in their 2019 manifesto to protect those renting homes, to give them more secure tenancies, recently saying it will be done by this election. but that too won't happen. the renters reform bill was meant to end so—called no—fault evictions, though some think it had already been watered down to the point of being an effective. and what will disappoint legions of football fans is the loss of a long—fought—for law to update how football is governed. it would have created a new independent regulator for football, with powers to assess the suitability of club owners, to force teams to stay solvent, and sanction any that don't stick to the rules. the football bill might be revived after the election, as it has cross—party support, and there are still a few hours for horse—trading

to try to save some legislation — but much is being cast aside. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. some breaking news to bring you now. at least four people have been killed on the spanish island of mallorca, after the roof of a two—storey building collapsed. more than 20 people were injured in the incident. it happened at the medusa beach club, in palma de mallorca, which is popular with foreign tourists. with me is our news correspondent simonjones. what do we know so far? this is very much an ongoing _ what do we know so far? this is very much an ongoing situation, - what do we know so far? this is very l much an ongoing situation, emergency services remain at the scene. we understand that part of the building collapsed. we are not sure entirely which part, some talk about parts of the roof collapsing, others talk about the first story of the building collapsing. what's clear is it's fallen onto a large number of people, so as well as for dead,

we've had reports that seven have been what the authorities describe as very seriously injured, another nine seriously injured, plus reports of other casualties. it's not clear entirely what caused this to happen, but we know it's in a very popular area of mallorca, very busy with tourists at this time of year. the tourists at this time of year. the tourist season is really beginning, so it's popular particular with british tourists, and this island is a visited by 1a million visitors each year, to give you an idea of how popular it is. although it's a developing situation, there are no reports of any british citizens being caught up in this, though some talk about tourists being at this beach club at the time of this collapse. beach club at the time of this colla se. , , beach club at the time of this collase. , , ., beach club at the time of this collase. , , . ., ~ beach club at the time of this colla se. , , . ., ~' . collapse. this is a long weekend, a lot of peeple _ collapse. this is a long weekend, a lot of people will _ collapse. this is a long weekend, a lot of people will be _ collapse. this is a long weekend, a lot of people will be heading - collapse. this is a long weekend, a lot of people will be heading off to | lot of people will be heading off to destinations like may, and it may throw their plans into disarray. have we heard anything from prime minister pedro sanchez? irate have we heard anything from prime minister pedro sanchez?— have we heard anything from prime minister pedro sanchez? we have, he sa s he's minister pedro sanchez? we have, he says he's monitoring _ minister pedro sanchez? we have, he says he's monitoring the _ minister pedro sanchez? we have, he says he's monitoring the situation -

says he's monitoring the situation very closely, and he's made contact with the authorities on the island, offering any support needed for the government. he also says his thoughts are very much with the people who have been caught up in this, just to recap, we are talking about for people we know who have died in this, plus emergency services tell us they are looking in the debris of the building because there are reports of people being trapped, it's an ongoing situation we are keeping track. to trapped, it's an ongoing situation we are keeping track.— trapped, it's an ongoing situation we are keeping track. to we know how lona this we are keeping track. to we know how long this process _ we are keeping track. to we know how long this process may _ we are keeping track. to we know how long this process may take? _ we are keeping track. to we know how long this process may take? we - we are keeping track. to we know how long this process may take? we know| long this process may take? we know the firefighters _ long this process may take? we know the firefighters at _ long this process may take? we know the firefighters at the _ long this process may take? we know the firefighters at the scene _ long this process may take? we know the firefighters at the scene appear i the firefighters at the scene appear to be leaving the search operation at the moment, but other parts of the emergency services will also be involved in this, so i think this is very much when they are looking through this debris, it might take a lot of time, so it's likely the search operation will continue throughout the night.- search operation will continue throughout the night. simon, thanks ve much, throughout the night. simon, thanks very much. i — throughout the night. simon, thanks very much, i know _ throughout the night. simon, thanks very much, i know you _ throughout the night. simon, thanks very much, i know you will— throughout the night. simon, thanks very much, i know you will stay - throughout the night. simon, thanks very much, i know you will stay that | very much, i know you will stay that —— across that for us. now time for the weather with stav. hello there. conditions look a lot better for the next couple of days.

we should see more sunshine around, lighter winds, so it should feel a bit warmer as well. friday, it's an improving picture — we should see sunshine breaking through across many areas. and for most areas, it should be dry, just a few showers across northern areas. now, areas of low pressure is continuing to weaken, and the rain is fizzling out, so there'll be barely anything on this weather fronts across scotland, northern england, as we move through friday morning. should see plenty of sunshine developing across southern areas, and some holes appearing in that cloud further north. just the odd shower dotted around, but many places will stay dry. temperatures responding, as well — lighter winds, more sunshine, 19 celsius, maybe 20 celsius, in the south, high teens further north. as we head through friday night, it looks like skies will clear pretty widely, so it will turn chillier. just the odd shower across scotland, a bit more cloud here — so i think double figure—values in much of scotland and northern ireland, single figures for large parts of england and wales. so into the bank holiday weekend, it's starting off fine and settled on saturday for most areas, and then, we'll start to see sunshine and showers through sunday and bank holiday monday. we've got this weather front

encroaching in slowly during the weekend — but ahead of it, plenty of sunshine around. will be a chilly start, a little bit of mist and fog around. this feature moving in from the continent could bring some cloud and rains east anglia, eastern england, and then, later in the day, this weather front moves its way into southwest england. but plenty of sunshine across the country, just the chance of a shower. a much warmer 20 celsius for many areas, up to 22 in the southeast. now, as we head into sunday, this weather front starts to cross the country, destabilising the atmosphere. it'll be one of sunshine and showers, i think — and through the afternoon, some of these showers could turn out to be heavy and thundery, some local torrential downpours in places. temperature—wise, because a bit more cloud around and some showers, i think we're looking at highs of 18—19 celsius. and then, through bank holiday monday, again, sunshine and showers — probably the heaviest of the showers on monday will be across the northern half of the country, a bit more of a breeze as well coming in from the west. so, temperatures 16—17 celsius i think for many places.

and then, for the upcoming week, i think it stays fairly unsettled — low pressure always close by, showers or longer spells of rain. however, there will still be some decent spells of sunshine at times. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines. four people died and

at least 21 are injured after a 2—story building collapsed in mallorca. several are believed to be trapped at the side of the medusa beach club. rishi sunak�*s world tour were written. sir keir starmer rallies support at a football club in kent. it's the first full day of the general election campaign. the post office offences bill has been passed by parliament. it means that some sub—postmasters will have their convictions quashed tomorrow after the bill gets royal assent from the king. now on bbc news — it's time for electioncast. do you have any little tricks of the trade. we'll trade

sheets? i tricks of the trade. we'll trade sheets? ., , tricks of the trade. we'll trade sheets? . , ., ., tricks of the trade. we'll trade sheets? ., ., , sheets? i was going to say “elly babies. . that is i sheets? i was going to say “elly babies. . that is an i sheets? i was going to say “elly babies. . that is an opr h spreadsheet when it's pouring pins don't _ spreadsheet when it's pouring pins don't work — spreadsheet when it's pouring pins don't work. i thought i was going to find some _ don't work. i thought i was going to find some pencils. do you want to tell them why they needed to tell them why they need a toothbrush. it was in rochdale. i got up at five in the morning.