imean, i i mean, i like cheese, but, you know? good weatherfor i mean, i like cheese, but, you know? good weather for cheese? i mean, i like cheese, but, you know? good weatherfor cheese? is it ever good weather for cheese rolling? whatever you do this weekend the weather is mixed. but some of us will see spells of sunshine through the weekend, but that is not the whole story. there will also be some really heavy downpours. now, some areas still do have quite a lot of clout today and that is producing bits and pieces of showery rain as you can see from the radar picture. the thickest cloud this afternoon likely to be across parts of south—west scotland, and northern ireland. we may see a few sharp showers in the north—east of england, the best of the sunshine towards the south. temperatures around 16 to 19 degrees. this evening and overnight much of the remaining clyde will tend to break

up. it will be central and south—western scotland and northern ireland that hold on to cloud and spots of drizzle. under clear skies it will get quite chilly tonight, particularly in the countryside in england and wales, some as low as three degrees. a fine start to the weekend, but this frontal system will bring rain into eastern england and another front will bring rain into eastern england and anotherfront behind will bring rain into eastern england and another front behind me and that will come into the west later on. in between, a slice of sunshine, early mist and fog to clear, one or two showers. this weather system brings that cloud and showery rain into eastern england and this weather front brings rain into the south west later in another front behind me and that will come into the west later on. in between, a slice of sunshine, early mist and fog to clear, one or two showers. this weather system brings that cloud and showery rain into eastern england and this weather front brings rain into the south—west later in 2a glasgow, maybe 21 in the highlands and parts of south—east england could also get to south wales and

northern ireland. this makes progress northwards and the two just rotate around as we head through saturday night this front pushes and from the south—west, bringing rain to south wales and northern ireland. this makes progress northwards and the two just rotate around on top of us. what that means for our weather really is it is a day of sunny spells and showers, but these showers mean business. they could be quite slow moving and you could see a lot of rain in a short space of time. thunder and lightning most likely in england and wales, but in the gaps it will feel fairly warm. bank holiday monday is a similar day with the heaviest showers in northern england and scotland this time. not as many showers further south and west. temperatures 16 or 17, so maybe a bit cooler. as we head through next week it is half term and the weather symbols show rain but it does not mean it will be raining all the time, but it stays quite mixed with spells of sunshine. and that's bbc news at one. now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are, goodbye. hello. i'm ben thompson.

you're watching bbc news. we'll have all the sport in a moment, but let's head back on the general election campaign trail. let's speak to the defence secretary and mp for welwyn hatfield, grant shapps. we have seen rishi sunak out today in northern ireland. sir keir starmer also white, ed davey out. i wonderfirst starmer also white, ed davey out. i wonder first of all were you surprised by the date that the election was called? i surprised by the date that the election was called?— election was called? i was surprised. _ election was called? i was surprised, yeah. - election was called? i was surprised, yeah. that - election was called? i was surprised, yeah. that is l election was called? i was surprised, yeah. that is a | election was called? i was - surprised, yeah. that is a decision that only the prime minister can make and it is the prime minister's provocative and he discusses not only with his majesty the king. it was a surprise for me. quite rightly

i think the prime minister has come to the view that there has been a big fall in inflation, fast growth in the economy compared to america, germany and france and he decided it was time to hold labour to accounts who smoke from the sides all the time but never tell us what they are going to do. he wanted to share his plan of a secure future with what we think is no plan, taking the easy way out in every decision which would lead to an uncertain future. i'm looking at the polls and it suggests that the conservative polling is lower since when liz truss was prime minister. emir; polling is lower since when liz truss was prime minister. only a prime minister _ truss was prime minister. only a prime minister can _ truss was prime minister. only a prime minister can make - truss was prime minister. only a prime minister can make the - truss was prime minister. only a - prime minister can make the decision to go to the election. opinion

polls, people look at them and then tend to ignore the actual poles, like in the by—elections that were nowhere near as what they looked in the opinion polls. rishi sunak is prepared to make decisions. i look at keir starmer and do not know what that guy stands for. he stood for election as labour leader supporting a lot of socialist, left—wing stuff. ines says i never believed in the first place. when i compare the two of them and when i think the country goes, there will come to the conclusion that rishi sunak is clear, bold plan and labour has none of that i know the general election is it pointing the fingers that other people, but let's talk about what the conservatives stand for,

what the conservatives stand for, what another conservative government would look like. you what another conservative government would look like.— would look like. you are going to the peeple _ would look like. you are going to the peeple and — would look like. you are going to the people and saying _ would look like. you are going to the people and saying if - would look like. you are going to the people and saying if you - would look like. you are going to the people and saying if you vote for us this is what things will look at like. today is the last day the parliament can push through legislation in this parliament. there is a lot of legislation that the conservatives promised that simply will not happen. one of course is that smoking ban, not going to happen we understand. renter reform, on the book since 2019, that would protect renters from no fault of actions, that will not happen. it questions over the compensation that would be paid to people affected by the infected blood scandal. you have art —— had all of this time time, why not the 11th hour, promises that you have made to the people, not able to get through parliament. i made to the people, not able to get through parliament.—

through parliament. i would make a coule of through parliament. i would make a couple of points. _ through parliament. i would make a couple of points. it _ through parliament. i would make a couple of points. it is _ through parliament. i would make a couple of points. it is completely i couple of points. it is completely normal. it is normal at the end of the parliament there is a workshop session. it is up to the opposition what they like uthrough and they are disappointed that some of these things haven't gone through. if we are elected we are likely to have them in our manifesto. secondly, and i think anyone reasonable watching this programme would say hold on, there was covid, which are not the timetable in this parliament. unsurprisingly, things have ended up towards the end. if people want those things, renter reform or changes to smoking in the country, then i imagine there will be a party with the plan. conservatives have a plan for these things. you with the plan. conservatives have a plan for these things.— plan for these things. you say choosin: plan for these things. you say choosing the _ plan for these things. you say choosing the date _ plan for these things. you say choosing the date of- plan for these things. you say choosing the date of the - plan for these things. you say i choosing the date of the election was within the gift of the prime

minister. why not move back a little bit to get these key policies that you promise to people through parliaments, give them enough time to get them done? i parliaments, give them enough time to get them done?— to get them done? i can't speak for him, buti to get them done? i can't speak for him, but i think— to get them done? i can't speak for him, but i think the _ to get them done? i can't speak for him, but i think the prime - him, but i think the prime minister's concern once you have keir starmer always sniping from the sidelines and, eventually, having achieved some very substantial things, bringing inflation down from well over 11% to 2.3% now, it is a question of how much the government can claim credit for bringing down inflation we were under pressure from the labour party and their union friends to submit to some very large pay demands and we took the harder decision not to cave in to the unions. that would have caused the spiralling inflation that would have continued high, as

happens in other areas, the 19705 people say. we didn't do that. the bank of england 5et5 interest rates. also, if we had caved in to labour�*s demands we would have still had very high inflation. going back to your original question, the prime minister is we delivered 5ome minister is we delivered some difficult things. it is for people to say what is the choice here, keir starmer, no plan, take the easy way out, got elected on the most 5ociali5t platform po55ible out, got elected on the most 5ociali5t platform possible then dump it all. in my own area of defence he now says he is in favour of trident, our nuclear defence which keeps us safe in the world, yet he has twice supported a leader who wanted to scrap it. he has four members of the shadow cabinet he wants to get out of trident. they don't believe in our deterrent. i

don't believe in our deterrent. i don't know what labour believes him. the prime minister felt it was good to put our clear plan, bold plan in front of people. that will now be a choice in this election. i am front of people. that will now be a choice in this election.— choice in this election. i am going to come back _ choice in this election. i am going to come back to _ choice in this election. i am going to come back to those _ choice in this election. i am going to come back to those policies, i choice in this election. i am going l to come back to those policies, the key policie5 to come back to those policies, the key policies in the conservative manifesto that have not been pushed through parliament. he said time has been tight and a lot of work needs to be done before parliament is dissolved, but there are choices that have gone on here. the renter5 reform bill will not go through, but the leasehold build will go through. that is about choices and it is about looking at it will get you the most votes if you push this through parliament on the last day, isn't it? i parliament on the last day, isn't it? ., �* ., parliament on the last day, isn't it? ., ,, ., it? i don't agree. the process of worship is _ it? i don't agree. the process of worship is largely _ it? i don't agree. the process of worship is largely about - it? i don't agree. the process of worship is largely about the - it? i don't agree. the process of i worship is largely about the whips, worship is largely about the whip5, going through the usual channels,

what they are negotiating. we had a choice about what bill5 we supported to get through in the last period of time and i don't know the specifics of what you put through to me, but there are are questions about negotiation. people want these things that were in our legislative programme and wanted to get through, often being resisted by other parties, there is no way of getting partie5, there is no way of getting them through and that is to vote conservative on the 11th ofjuly. it conservative on the 4th ofjuly. it is a big as to say we didn't do it the first time we promise a vote for us the next time and we might do it then. ~ .,, us the next time and we might do it then. ~ ., ., , .,, us the next time and we might do it then. ., ., , w then. most normal people watching this will go. — then. most normal people watching this will go. i _ then. most normal people watching this will go. i do — then. most normal people watching this will go, i do remember- then. most normal people watching this will go, i do remember covid, l this will go, i do remember covid, parliament wasn't able to operate as it would, i do remember there have been big other unexpected things like a war in europe that meant that parliament had to legislate for other things, parliament had to legislate for

otherthings, including parliament had to legislate for other things, including pay paying half of the average family's energy bill. that doesn't mean we are not committed to those things. there are much wider choice is now ahead of us. we know that labour�*s plan will add to everyone's taxes. we know that every single labour government in history has left more people unemployed and on the dole. we believe that this labour government who have plans to bring in french style union lost will do the same 5tyle union lost will do the same thing again. there is a real choice to come up in six weeks. i thing again. there is a real choice to come up in six weeks.- thing again. there is a real choice to come up in six weeks. i know you want to talk— to come up in six weeks. i know you want to talk about _ to come up in six weeks. i know you want to talk about what _ to come up in six weeks. i know you want to talk about what labour - to come up in six weeks. i know you want to talk about what labour willl want to talk about what labour will want to talk about what labour will want to, i want to talk about the conservatives because that is how you will be judged conservatives because that is how you will bejudged in conservatives because that is how you will be judged injuly. conservatives because that is how you will bejudged injuly. in your constituency you got a majority of 11000 and you have told me that you don't want to look at the polls but the polls are good for you, you could lose your seat. absolutely. we 'ust had could lose your seat. absolutely. we just had local — could lose your seat. absolutely. we just had local elections _ could lose your seat. absolutely. we just had local elections and - could lose your seat. absolutely. we just had local elections and it - could lose your seat. absolutely. we just had local elections and it was . just had local elections and it was even stevens. we have the recent crime commissioner and make

constituency with a clear conservative majority. i will be fighting very hard. i was out earlier today and i will be out later. i represent tens of thousands of constituents and i intend to try to convince them that i should carry on doing thejob. my number one priority has been to look after people in my constituency. i am 'ust lookin: at people in my constituency. i am 'ust looking at the — people in my constituency. i am 'ust looking at the pool, i people in my constituency. i am 'ust looking at the pool, andrewfi people in my constituency. i amjust looking at the pool, andrew lewin, l looking at the pool, andrew lewin, your labour rival has a lead of nearly 11% according to the latest pool nearly 11% according to the latest ool. , ., ., , nearly 11% according to the latest ool. , . ., nearly 11% according to the latest ool. , ., ., ., nearly 11% according to the latest pool. does that worry you? you are lookin: at pool. does that worry you? you are looking at the _ pool. does that worry you? you are looking at the pool, _ pool. does that worry you? you are looking at the pool, i _ pool. does that worry you? you are looking at the pool, i am _ pool. does that worry you? you are looking at the pool, i am looking i pool. does that worry you? you are looking at the pool, i am looking atj looking at the pool, i am looking at true elections that took place this month. we won in the recent police and crime commi55ioner. i am looking forward to working, reminding people how hard i work but this is an election, of course it can go either way. i'm confident that i will put

my own track record of working for tens of thousands of people locally in my constituency and trying to win, of course.— in my constituency and trying to win, of course. good to talk to you, thank ou win, of course. good to talk to you, thank you for— win, of course. good to talk to you, thank you for being _ win, of course. good to talk to you, thank you for being with _ win, of course. good to talk to you, thank you for being with us. - hello. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes, live from the bbc sport centre. coming—up on this programme: teenage dart5 sensation luke littler becomes the youngest major winner in history. a manchester derby at wembley, as city and united prepare to go head—to—head in the fa cup final. the streets of monte carlo are abuzz again as britain's lewis hamilton is fastest in first practise for the monaco grand prix.

welcome to the programme. we're starting with the british teenage dart5 sensation luke littler, who has become the youngest major champion in history after winning the premier league final on his debut. the 17—year—old threw a perfect nine—dart finish on his way to beating the world champion, luke humprie5, in london 11 legs to seven. it's the first time anyone has done a nine—darter in the premier league since phil taylor back in 2010. it's been an extraordinary few months for littler, who burst onto the scene at the worlds at the beginning of the year, only losing to humphries in the final. he's now the becoming the biggest name in the sport. yeah, the worlds wa5 yeah, the worlds was reared, i wasn't crying a5

yeah, the worlds was reared, i wasn't crying as i was,