and going for the double—double — both manchester city and celtic are hoping to repeat last year's cup success. and coming up on bbc news where next for the boy wonder? we'll be asking how far luke littler can go after his sensational win at the premier league darts finale. good evening. it's been a fight that's lasted a quarter of a century and today hundreds of subpostmasters who've struggled for years to clear their names after being prosecuted for fraud will have their convictions quashed by parliament. it comes on the day when the former post office boss paula vennells admitted to the public inquiry that she was very aware that she had let the subpostmasters down —

although she insisted she did not deal in deception. but she was accused by lawyers for some of those affected of living in "la—la land" and being in a cloud of denial about her role. emma simpson reports from the inquiry. celebration three years ago as the first wrongful convictions are overturned in court. now, hundreds more former sub postmasters are having their names cleared. lee williamson was given a suspended sentence for fraud in 2014 which is now being quashed.— sentence for fraud in 2014 which is now being quashed. there's always been delay or _ now being quashed. there's always been delay or frustration _ now being quashed. there's always been delay or frustration to - now being quashed. there's always been delay or frustration to delay l been delay or frustration to delay the process. so to hear it is relief. maybe other emotions will come to light when it settles in. so, who is to blame. did come to light when it settles in. so, who is to blame.— come to light when it settles in. so, who is to blame. did you put rofits so, who is to blame. did you put profits before _ so, who is to blame. did you put profits before people? _

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the united nations�* top court has ruled that israel must "immediately halt its military offensive" in rafah in southern gaza. the international court ofjustice, which rules on disputes between countries, said "the catastrophic situation" in gaza had deteriorated and described humanitarian conditions in rafah as "disastrous." israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's office on friday rejected allegations of genocide by israel, calling them false andoutrageous, and said its campaign in rafah has not and will not "lead to the destruction of the palestinian civilianpopulation". lucy williamson reports from jerusalem. israel's soldiers have been ordered to push into rafah. israel's leaders have been ordered to stop. footage from both sides shows the fighting as israeli troops edged closer to the city centre. but the un's highest court today focused on civilians, those still there, and the 800,000 who have fled. israel must immediately

halt its military offensive. and any other action in the rafah governorate which may inflict on the palestinian group in gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part. israel says this is a precise and limited operation, but satellite pictures of rafah show the destruction less than two weeks after the assault. today, israel's army said it had recovered the bodies of three hostages from northern gaza. one member of the war cabinet said israel had to keep fighting to return its hostages and safeguard its citizens and would continue to act according to international law. foreign criticism of israel's actions in gaza is growing. but prime minister benjamin netanyahu, or bibi, as he's known, is comfortable being seen as the staunch defender of israel's security under siege. i don't like bibi.

to say the least. i don't think he's a war criminal. it's very easy to sit miles away and criticise what's happening. do we have a better alternative? i don't really care about what people are thinking about us. you can see that if we do care about what people think, so we should stop the war. no, we are here. we are israel. therefore, it's really important for us to have a support and we don't get it. the rafah offensive has blocked key aid routes through southern gaza. supplies brought in via a new us pier, quickly looted. the court today ordered israel to reopen the rafah crossing. two sides driven by promises to protect civilians, gaza ns and israelis. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. our home and legal correspondent dominic casciani has been following the court proceeding in the hague. what happens now? well, not a lot necessarily, because

when you break this down it is complicated to see how it could be enforced. the court said israel should halt the offensive, because it may bring about the physical destruction of palestinians. the important word is may. keep the rafah crossing open. make sure investigators can get in and report back. but none of that is enforceable. there is no world police force to back up the ruling. the practical route for south africa in this case is to go to un and seek a security council resolution. this becomes a political question, because it is less about how israel itself necessarily acts and more about what other nations may do. so the real question is what will president biden do and what will the uk do and other countries? will that pile pressure on israel? there is a

sense from one israeli accuse democrat academic i spoke to that the court is bending in the wind of public opinion, rather than something that isjust public opinion, rather than something that is just and fair. thank you. whatever happens in the fourth july general election, the next parliament will be new—look in more ways than one, with more than 100 sitting mps standing down. that includes over 70 conservatives — more than in 1997, when labour won a landslide victory. today rishi sunak, campaigning in northern ireland, faced questions about a pledge made to the mother of one of the victims of the 2017 manchester bombing. our political correspondent nick eardley was with him— what is this about? martin hett was one of those killed in the manchester bombings in 2017 and his mother has been campaigning for stricter laws on public venues. she walked 200 miles to meet rishi

sunak on wednesday and said she was promised a law would be passed by the summer. she now feels misled, because that law has not been passed before parliament was wound up. we asked the prime minister about this on his campaign plane this afternoon. and he says he is still fully committed to passing that law by the end of the summer and that he didn't mislead. he can only deliver that if he remains the prime minister and whips the general election. it is an unwelcome row for rishi sunak. he has been touring the uk and trying to get on the front foot, but it hasn't gone completely to plan. two other promises have had to plan. two other promises have had to be delayed, getting flights to rwanda with some asylum seeker and the smoking ban, banning people born

after 2009 to ever legally buy cigarettes. in the midlands today, the prime minister's car was rushed by pro—gaza protesters. we ask rishi sunak how he was feeled. he said that he was pumped up for the fight. i asked him was he going to win, he said, damn right. remember, the conservatives are behind in the polls. rishi sunak has a mountain to climb and at the moment not everything is going to plan. thank ou. labour leader sir keir starmer has been campaigning in scotland, where he said children were "paying the cost" of snp failures there, and of conservative failures in westminster. both labour and the conservatives are hoping to capitalise on the snp�*s recent troubles. from glasgow, our scotland editorjames cook reports. cheering for half a century, labour ruled the roost in scotland. when sir keir starmer was a boy, the party routinely sent dozens of mps to westminster.

at the last general election, it sent one. i want scotland to send a government — a labour government. that means persuading voters that labour, not the snp, can bring about real change. you want to stick to tory spending plans. you, too, want limits on immigration to bring it down. and you want to stick to some tory welfare plans. aren't you just a tory in disguise? what's unforgivable in politics for any political party is to leave your country worse than when you found it. a worse economy, worse public services, everybody feeling that they're not as well off as they were 14 years ago. that is unforgivable. i am not prepared to have a labour government come in and cause that sort of pain and suffering for working people, hence the stability that only labour can now provide. the switch in support from labour to the snp a decade ago was driven in part by a desire among many

voters here in glasgow for scotland to become independent. now, that hasn't disappeared, but the question is, will it be a priority for voters in this election? kate forbes hopes it will. scotland's newly—minted deputy first minister has been campaigning on a croft in invernessshire. we represent farmers, crofters people who make their living in rural industries and all of them lament the impact of brexit on food and drink exports. the impact of the cost of living, for example, on energy. and that's why we need snp representatives to stand up for rural scotland. the conservatives are also bidding for the rural vote. they have six scottish mps in the north—east and the borders. if people want the focus of their mp to be on their local priorities rather than independence, they can unite behind the scottish conservatives to send that very strong signal to the snp to end their obsession with

separating scotland from the rest of the uk. on the streets of edinburgh, the lib dems were focusing on the health service. the snp have let our nhs crumble. that's why lib dems in this election campaign want to improve world class mental health services by taxing the social media giants who do so much of the harm and reducing that burden on our local gp practices. this campaignjourney is onlyjust beginning. voters, not politicians, will choose where it ends. but right now it's labor who are hopeful of restoring their old scottish heritage. james cook, bbc news, glasgow. the former labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has confirmed he will stand as an independent at the election, in his seat in islington in north london. he's been suspended from labour since 2020 over the party's handling of anti—semitism claims when he was in post, and he's now been expelled. our political editor chris mason reports.

two leaders who want to convince you that they deserve to be prime minister go head—to—head in the bbc prime ministerial debate. not even five years ago. how things have changed. twicejeremy corbyn led labour into a general election. this time around, he will be competing against the party he once ran. i am standing to be an independent candidate for the people of islington north. he announced his plan in this social media video today. he turned down my request for an interview. jeremy corbyn used to applaud keir starmer. look at them here. you won't see pictures like these again. mr corbyn was suspended from the parliamentary labour party in 2020, when in response to a report into the party's handling of anti—semitism complaints, he suggested the scale of the problem had been

dramatically overstated. can you confirm that jeremy corbyn has been kicked out of the labour party, and are you glad to see the back of him? jeremy corbyn will make his own decisions. i think he is standing as an independent. that is his choice, we will have an excellent labour candidate in islington north, as we have excellent labour candidates across the country. this afternoon labour picked their candidate, local councillor praful nargrund. and there will of course be others wanting to be elected as the mp for this part of north london. the liberal democrats, the green party and reform uk are among those who have already selected a candidate here, and others are likely to soon. for plenty in political circles, what is happening here is not wildly surprising, but it does illustrate so vividly the changing of the guard in the labour party, and expose the anger of some on the left at keir starmer�*s leadership. but from sir keir�*s perspective, a noisy row here gives him something to point to when he makes the case

that the labour party has changed. i think back to 15 years ago, when this party was torn apart over the issue of vietnam, because we had a labour government supporting the american imperialist adventures in vietnam. jeremy corbyn's been an mp for more than 40 years. he will have to beat the party he was a member of for decades to still be representing people here, in six weeks' time. and here is the list of the other candidates who have been selected so far, to fight in the constituency of islington north on 4thjuly. the bbc will have a full list of candidates once nominations close. and back to chris mason, as parliament formally dissolves ahead of the election there's been a scramble to pass several bills into law, bring us up to date. erik ten hag. in erik ten hag the labour leader stuart armstrong has been erik ten hag. in erik ten hag. pep guardiola. erik ten hag. in erik ten hag. erik ten hag. in erik ten hag. erik ten hag. erik ten hag. in erik ten han. , ., ten hag. yes, evening to you, the focus has switched _

ten hag. yes, evening to you, the focus has switched away _ ten hag. yes, evening to you, the focus has switched away from i ten hag. yes, evening to you, the| focus has switched away from here ten hag. yes, evening to you, the i focus has switched away from here in westminster but parliament is still trundling on for a few more hours roughly at least. it is what is called wash up where all of the prospective laws rattling round are either binned or very very rapidly turned into law, so where are we? the law needed for compensation for the victims of the infected blood scandal, that has been sorted but a number of others look like they are done for, so, rishi sunak�*s plan he has championed, the idea of gradually banning smoking, that isn't going to happen, neither were planned changes for renters in england or indeed a bill as far as football governance was concerned. also this afternoon, some really human moments in the harry kane, as long—standing mps stood up for the last time, to address their colleagues, theresa may, the former prime minister one of them, 27 years she has been here, harriet harman the veteran labour mp more than 40

years an mp, at westminster, ian blackford the former leader of the scottish national party, he too standing down, i —— a are reminder place will change whatever happens on polling day. place will change whatever happens on polling day-— on polling day. many thanks, chris mason reporting — on polling day. many thanks, chris mason reporting from _ on polling day. many thanks, chris. mason reporting from westminster. the time is 18.21. our top story this evening. the former post office boss admits she let sub—postmasters down as they will have their convictions quashed. and comes up can manchester city and celtic do it again? we look coming up on bbc news... gloucester face sharks in the challenge cup final, withjonny may preparing to say goodbye to the fans. gloucester are looking to finish the season in style, after a disappointing league campaign in the premiership. ahead of the election,

we are hearing from our political reporters the length and breadth of the uk about what is at stake in their constituencies and the key issues concerning people there. (map issues concerning people there. in a moment we'll speak to bethan nimmo who's in the brand new constituency of bicester and woodstock, but first edward rowe is on a tall ship at the docks in gloucesterfor us. edward? good evening, i'm here in gloucester docks where the tall ships festival will be taking place this weekend. these vessels have been battling the tide of the river severn and politicians will be having to battle the tide of public opinion in gloucester. why? well, the parliamentary seat tends to go with whoever is in government, with the conservatives holding the city for 14 years but labour have been campaigning hard to win it back. however, it's been a different story at the local elections with the liberal democrats taking power on the city council from the conservatives

after 20 years in charge. but what are people wanting from their politicians in gloucester? well, the city has had a lot of investment in recent years with big projects like a new university campus and a large office block called the forum, but none of it's finished and people i've spoken to aren't feeling the benefits yet. that the kind of stuff people will be thinking about when they cast their vote opjuly be thinking about when they cast their vote op july 4th be thinking about when they cast their vote opjuly 4th pfult their vote op july 4th pfult thanle ou ve their vote op july 4th pfult thanle you very much — their vote op july 4th pfult thanle you very much edward. _ and in bicester we canjoin bethan nimmo, who is the political reporter at bbc oxford. what's the picture there? now you might know bicester because of the shopping centre, but there's much more to it than that. it's a place that's grown from a quiet market town, to somewhere that's seeing huge housing growth, industries moving in, and this new train link with london marylebone. boundary changes here from the last gen election will mean parts of four boundary changes here from the last general election will mean parts of four other constituencies will form a new constituency.

bicester and woodstock is being created to reflect the growing population here. it's set to be a tight contest here, and one that's particularly difficult to predict. so a new constituency and a politicalfight to be mp here. sounds exciting, right? well, people i've been speaking to here are not exactly feeling enthusiastic. couldn't really care less. it's one of those things, they're both as bad as each other, the parties. a bit apprehensive, i suppose, really, although i do want- something to change. it seems clear to me that one of the challenges politicians will face over this campaign is actually getting people engaged with the general election. getting them motivated enough to actually go out and vote. thank you very much bethan. the court of appeal has ruled that the former nurse lucy letby cannot challenge her convictions for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others. the reasons for the decision have not been made public. miss letby, who worked at a neonatal unit, was given a whole life sentence in august this year. a public inquiry examining events at the hospital which employed her is expected

to begin in the autumn. the average household should save around £122 a year after the energy watchdog ofgem announced that the price cap, which is the maximum amount paid for a unit of energy, will go down. at the moment, the cap is just under £1,700 a year for an average home in england, wales and scotland. from july, it'll drop to £1,568 a year. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith reports. after two years in a rising cycle, energy prices are now beginning to tumble. is it going to help to be charged a little less through the summer? any expense cut�*s an expense cut, so it does definitely help. you need that. right now, things are getting tougher and tougher. you've just got to carry on, keep moving, can't, you know... you know... stay as positive as you can. more customers have been coming

here to pauline's laundrette since the energy crisis began. you know how tight people's budgets are at the moment. that's right, yes. people using our driers a lot more, and have done throughout the winter, because of that, and even washing machine — instead of two hours in the washing machine, 25 minutes here. it's always a struggle, but then again, it's how you live. i'm down to the bone. our data is showing that millions of people are in the red already, and are struggling to keep up with their essential costs from month—to—month, so it feels like really it's is going to offer quite little comfort to those households who are still really facing cost of living pressures. the regulator says standing charges shouldn't increase injuly, and the price you are charged for each unit of gas and electricity will both fall. before you rush to spend that extra £122, it's worth remembering that if you pay by direct debit your bills are unlikely to fall, because those monthly

payments are already averaged out to cover the expensive winter months. if you're on a prepayment meter, you are less likely to feel the benefit over the summer because that is when people are spending less on energy any way. but lots of people can't cut back on the energy they use, even in the summer. deborah depends on charging her wheelchairs in order to get out and to move around her home. the lowering is still not enough to pay for my wheelchair to be charged every day, and this time i've had to put my electric, my gas and electric bill, energy bill, on my credit card and hopefully pay for it the following month, when i will have a bit more money. whatever the weather this summer, there is another price rise forecast for the autumn. coletta smith, bbc news in ashton—under—lyne. tomorrow, fierce rivals from two cities will battle it out to see who reigns supreme in the finals

of the fa cup and the scottish cup. in a moment, we will speak to jane dougall, who's at hampden park, where celtic will play rangers, but first natalie pirks is at wembley, ahead of the fa cup final between manchester city and manchester united. this might be a repeat of last year where city scored the fastest fa cup final goal in history but in the season that followed the gap between the two sides has become more of a chasm, city have continued that domination of the premier league, winning that record fourth title and if they were to win tomorrow they would make history as the first team to win back o back double, things are not so rosy on the red side of manchester however, there are reports that this could be erik ten hag's final game in charge of manchester united, regardless of the result. that is because they fell to their lowest league position in more than 30 years, there can't be that many united fans coming here tomorrow full of hope because city have beaten united six in the last

seven game a they have scored 21 goals in the process, the prince of wales will be up there in the royal box and very few would bet against him having a good view of a repeat of last yea r�*s him having a good view of a repeat of last year's trophy lift. lift. and jane, the two dominant forces in scottish football celtic and rangers will battle it out again. yes, but in sharp contrast to the match at wembley, it is 22 years since rangers and celtic faced each other in the scottish cup final here and no matter what happens here tomorrow, one half of the old firm will finish their season with two trophies, in the league, celtic pipped their rivals rangers to lift the title last week, and that was brendan roger's first piece of silverware in his second spell at the club, if his side win tomorrow that will be his second trophy in his second spell. however, rangers boss only arrived at the club in october and he promptly won the

league cup in december, so if they win tomorrow that will be their second trophy too. now the odds are in celtic�*s favour t two sides have met each other four times and of those four matches celtic have won three and the fourth one was a draw. but if we cast our minds back to that match 22 years ago when the old firm last played in the scottish cup final against each other at hampden, it was rangers who lifted the trophy on that day, they will be hoping for history to repeat itself this is the 150th scottish cup final and sticking with tradition they seem to be making it rain again. jane. sticking with tradition they seem to be making it rain again. jane, thank ou. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. i , thank you. hello to you. good evening, the skies are slowly clearing now as we move through tonight. that will set us up for a sunnier day for many, but as the skies clear tonight, it will turn chilly, even a touch of mist and fog developing, clearer skies for england and wales, any shower, cloud

across northern ireland, northern england and scotland will fade away and gaps will appear in the clouds, these are towns and cities value, outside of towns, central wales, part of the midlands we are looking at temperatures downes three or four, bank holiday weekend looks mixed. it start off with sunshine on saturday and downpours on sunday and monday. we have two frontal systems approaching as we move through saturday, this will encroach into east anglia, eastern england to bring cloud and outbreaks of rain, another one in the south—west later in the day, but elsewhere after that chilly start lots of sunshine round, temperatures will respond, the odd shower developing, most places dry, could be up tow 20 or 21. saturday, tomorrow, looking like the warmest day of the weekend. the weather fronts gang up on us for sunday, so it looks a messy picture there, we will have a bit of cloud in the northern half of the country, showery rain, any showers in the morning clear away, lots of sunshine for england and wales but then these

thundery slow—moving downpours develop, if you