dancing, but this is going to be and dancing, but this is going to be and dancing, but this is going to be a challenging election for the ruling party. hello. i'm lucy gray. former conservative ministers michael gove and dame andrea leadsom are among more than 100 mp5 to reveal they won't be contesting their seats at the general election. the announcements came as the parliamentary session was officially closed last night, allowing full—scale campaigning to begin. political leaders are touring the uk on the third full day of the campaign before voting begins on lith july. rishi sunak will be heading to the north—east as sir keir starmer campaigns in the west midlands. our political correspondent hannah miller has the latest. through the brexit campaign, borisjohnson�*s friend, but at times his greatest foe, michael gove wasn't afraid to make enemies, pushing through education reforms and serving under four prime ministers over nearly 20

years in parliament. but he says he's now concluded, "there comes a moment when you know "it's time to leave, that a new generation should lead. "rishi has the plan our country needs," he added, "i will do everything i can to support him." but as rishi sunak toured the titanic quarter in belfast, the list of mps jumping ship continued to grow. among more than 100 other mp5 standing down, the former prime minister theresa may, the former leader of the house of commons, andrea leadsom, and former defence secretary ben wallace. while the conservatives are now seeing more mp5 walk away than in 1997, labour's losses are less substantial. keir starmer took his campaign to glasgow, hoping scotland will pave his way to a win. after mps lined up to mark the close of parliament last night, the campaign is well and truly under way, with both potential prime ministers constructing their arguments to the country as they try to build

up support to win. hannah miller, bbc news. joining me now is lizzy buchan, deputy political editor at the daily mirror, and james hanson, times radio presenter and political commentator. hello to both of you. james definitely wins the best backdrop! leslie, what do you think about the number of mps who will be contesting their seats. words in the paper today like exodus and sinking ship are being spread around, aren't they? it has been quite dramatic in the last few— it has been quite dramatic in the last few days. there was a steady drip of— last few days. there was a steady drip of conservatives in the last six months and lots of people who have been— six months and lots of people who have been mps for a long time. it has been — have been mps for a long time. it has been a — have been mps for a long time. it has been a very turbulent parliament and you _ has been a very turbulent parliament and you can — has been a very turbulent parliament and you can see that some people might— and you can see that some people might want to go do something else,

but the _ might want to go do something else, but the timing of the general election— but the timing of the general election was sprung on a lot of conservative mps and there has been an influx_ conservative mps and there has been an influx of— conservative mps and there has been an influx of people deciding they have seen enough and they don't want to fight— have seen enough and they don't want to fight the _ have seen enough and they don't want to fight the election. i suspect there — to fight the election. i suspect there are _ to fight the election. i suspect there are some people who think five years— there are some people who think five years more? — there are some people who think five years more? i am not up for it. how bi a loss years more? i am not up for it. how big a loss as— years more? i am not up for it. how big a loss as michael— years more? i am not up for it. hm" big a loss as michael gove to rishi sunak? he has been right at the front for such a long time. aha, of front for such a long time. a of --eole front for such a long time. a of peeple inside _ front for such a long time. a of people inside whitehall would say he has probably been the last standout minister— has probably been the last standout minister of the last 14 years because _ minister of the last 14 years because he had a reputation of being a reel— because he had a reputation of being a real reformer, on top of this brief, — a real reformer, on top of this brief, good _ a real reformer, on top of this brief, good delivery. the fact he is standing _ brief, good delivery. the fact he is standing down as a symbol that a lot of leading _ standing down as a symbol that a lot of leading conservatives do not think— of leading conservatives do not think that they will be back in office — think that they will be back in office after the next election. if you are — office after the next election. if you are you —— if you are michael gove _ you are you —— if you are michael gove you — you are you —— if you are michael gove you are _ you are you —— if you are michael gove you are young enough to do something — gove you are young enough to do something else after the election,

there _ something else after the election, there have been rumours he might go to fteet— there have been rumours he might go to fleet street, for example. it to fleet street, for example. it! shall to fleet street, for example. shall we to fleet street, for example. it shall we talk about the economy? that seems to be the one that they're going principally. the shadow chancellor writing today that it will not play fast and loose with your money. in terms of what labour are wanting to get across is that they are at the party to be trusted on the economy, meanwhile we have the conservatives promising tax cuts, yet we don't have anything specific combats. what do you make of the comments of rachel reeves today? of the comments of rachel reeves toda ? ., ,., , , of the comments of rachel reeves toda? , i, today? labour will be very pleased today? labour will be very pleased to see those _ today? labour will be very pleased to see those comments _ today? labour will be very pleased to see those comments on - today? labour will be very pleased to see those comments on the - today? labour will be very pleased l to see those comments on the front page of the daily mail, they have thrown everything at trying to show that labour is a party to be trusted on the economy, they have tried to capitalise on everything that happened after the liz truss premiership. they have tried very hard to not make unfunded spending

commitments, so talking about sound money, that is the key message they will want to be landing with voters, that labour are scary, they won't do anything that means you are worse off. readers in the daily mail are the kind of voters that they want to manoeuvre to make sure they win an election. i manoeuvre to make sure they win an election. .., , , manoeuvre to make sure they win an election. _, , , ., election. i completely agree with lee c. election. i completely agree with lee c- the _ election. i completely agree with lee c- the big — election. i completely agree with lee c. the big fear— election. i completely agree with lee c. the big fear for— election. i completely agree with lee c. the big fear for labour- election. i completely agree with lee c. the big fear for labour it | election. i completely agree with | lee c. the big fear for labour it is this going — lee c. the big fear for labour it is this going to — lee c. the big fear for labour it is this going to be 1992 all over again where _ this going to be 1992 all over again where despite dissatisfaction with the tory— where despite dissatisfaction with the tory government, the tories were able to— the tory government, the tories were able to accuse labour of big tax rises~ _ able to accuse labour of big tax rises~ i— able to accuse labour of big tax rises. i think the selection will be very different in 1992, but you very different in1992, but you speak— very different in 1992, but you speak to — very different in 1992, but you speak to labour insiders that is the bil speak to labour insiders that is the big fear. _ speak to labour insiders that is the big fear, that there might be a repeat— big fear, that there might be a repeat of— big fear, that there might be a repeat of 1992. will

big fear, that there might be a repeat of 1992.— big fear, that there might be a reeatof1992. ~ , ,, . . repeat of 1992. will we see specific romises repeat of 1992. will we see specific premises on _ repeat of 1992. will we see specific promises on tax _ repeat of 1992. will we see specific promises on tax cuts _ repeat of 1992. will we see specific promises on tax cuts from - repeat of 1992. will we see specific promises on tax cuts from the - promises on tax cuts from the conservatives. this morning from the afs, the institute for fiscal studies, saying that the current financial situation is a dark cloud hanging over the election and anybody will have to increase borrowing and in terms of the tax cuts it looks very like a challenging prospect. we'll we hear specifics in the run—up to the election from the conservatives on that front? ~ ., ., ., ., that front? what we are waiting for noi is the manifesto _ that front? what we are waiting for noi is the manifesto launches. - that front? what we are waiting for i noi is the manifesto launches. there might— noi is the manifesto launches. there might be _ noi is the manifesto launches. there might be some commitments from the tories _ might be some commitments from the tories on _ might be some commitments from the tories on things like national insurance. 0ne tories on things like national insurance. one of the things that people _ insurance. one of the things that people say rishi sunak went for this july election as opposed to the autumn— july election as opposed to the autumn is that they wouldn't be able to make _ autumn is that they wouldn't be able to make tax cuts in the autumn, they wouldn't _ to make tax cuts in the autumn, they wouldn't he _ to make tax cuts in the autumn, they wouldn't be able to do a mini budget and might— wouldn't be able to do a mini budget and might backfire because you may

-et and might backfire because you may get broadcasters saying this is unaffordable. given a very difficult first few _ unaffordable. given a very difficult first few days of campaigning for rishi _ first few days of campaigning for rishi sunak, i wouldn't be surprised if he tried _ rishi sunak, i wouldn't be surprised if he tried to — rishi sunak, i wouldn't be surprised if he tried to gamble and try to put tax cuts _ if he tried to gamble and try to put tax cuts into the manifesto. how much is decided _ tax cuts into the manifesto. how much is decided by _ tax cuts into the manifesto. hm" much is decided by voters in an election campaign? how much that is sad between now and six weeks will be listened to? there will be repeating their slogan is over and over again in the hope of getting the hope of getting their messages across, but if somebody is turning away from a party, has the damage already been done? that away from a party, has the damage already been done?— away from a party, has the damage already been done? that is the real battle, particularly _ already been done? that is the real battle, particularly for _ already been done? that is the real battle, particularly for the - battle, particularly for the conservatives, is to get their voters to turn out, to hold on to people who back them and pack them in 2019, particularly people who never voted conservative before, it came in on the borisjohnson get brexit done message. there is a huge

amount of disillusionment. you can see it anecdotally and in the polls, that people are really fed up and it will be very difficult to get voters to really listen to all of this stuff when they feel that politicians are not really doing anything for them anyway and it is just more of the same. some are election people were not expecting. there are other things going on at the moment, the football, the summer holidays, people have other things on their minds, so it will be a battlejust on their minds, so it will be a battle just to on their minds, so it will be a battlejust to make on their minds, so it will be a battle just to make sure that those messages are getting across. the tv debates, messages are getting across. the tv debates. do — messages are getting across. the tv debates, do they _ messages are getting across. the tv debates, do they make _ messages are getting across. the tv debates, do they make a _ messages are getting across. the tv debates, do they make a massive i debates, do they make a massive impact? debates, do they make a massive im act? �* ., debates, do they make a massive imact? �* ., , ::':: debates, do they make a massive imact? �* ., , ff: , impact? i'm not sure. in 2010 they certainly appeared _ impact? i'm not sure. in 2010 they certainly appeared to _ impact? i'm not sure. in 2010 they certainly appeared to do _ impact? i'm not sure. in 2010 they certainly appeared to do so, - impact? i'm not sure. in 2010 they certainly appeared to do so, but i impact? i'm not sure. in 2010 they certainly appeared to do so, but it| certainly appeared to do so, but it depends whether people want to watch them. the conservatives were trying to challenge labour to do six, which seemed an excessive number, even politicaljournalist seemed an excessive number, even political journalist you want to watch that many!

politicaljournalist you want to watch that many!— politicaljournalist you want to watch that many! politicaljournalist you want to watch that man ! ., ., , ., ., watch that many! come on, you love it, this is your— watch that many! come on, you love it, this is your moment! _ watch that many! come on, you love it, this is your moment! the - watch that many! come on, you love it, this is your moment! the most i it, this is your moment! the most exciting period for you guys! lovely to have you put on, thank you so much. enjoy that beautiful sunny daysin much. enjoy that beautiful sunny days in the hills there in northumberland! let's get a quick word with helen kat in our newsroom. there is a lot going on. talk us through the are today. going on. talk us through the are toda . ., ., going on. talk us through the are toda . ., ._ ., ., going on. talk us through the are toda . ., ., ., ., today. today we will hear a lot about the _ today. today we will hear a lot about the economy, _ today. today we will hear a lot about the economy, that - today. today we will hear a lot about the economy, that is - today. today we will hear a lot | about the economy, that is how today. today we will hear a lot i about the economy, that is how it started out with the papers this morning. we have had articles from the chancellor, jeremy hunt, indicating that he wants to continue with the sort of tax cuts that we have seen from him previously, national insurance cuts to try to boost the economy. we have had the shadow chancellor in the daily mail

making a direct appeal to conservative voters suggesting that the economy would be safe in her hands. she said she would never play fast and loose with your money, as she puts it, and they need to have an iron grip on public finances. we will hear quite a bit more about the economy today when people are out and about. the european union's top diplomat says the bloc will have to make a choice between supporting israel or international institutions and the rule of law. josep borrell was speaking after the un's highest court ruled that israel had to halt its military offensive in rafah in response to a case brought by south africa. they've accused israel of violating the un genocide convention in gaza. israel has said no power on earth will stop it going after hamas. there's certainly no sign yet of a letup in israel's military

campaign in the southern gaza strip. we've heard reports this morning of fresh air strikes in the rafah area. what we don't yet know is the situation on the ground. we know that israeli troops and armour are poised very close to the center of rafah, but they haven't yet gone into the center of that built—up area. and we don't know exactly what the military�*s plans are. israel continues to say that the operation is limited. it highlights the fact that it has given civilians lots of opportunity to move out of harm's way. but the un's humanitarian affairs boss, martin griffiths, tweeted last night that there is nothing limited about this campaign. he said, and i quote, "the ground incursion in rafah has displaced more than 800,000 people, fleeing once again in fear for their lives and arriving in areas without adequate shelter, latrines and clean water". so the un's view is that this is having a major impact on the civilian population

of the southern gaza strip and one that is not being properly addressed from the point of view of aid and shelter and everything else that people need. of course, there is still the fear of what happens to the hundreds of thousands of people who are still in rafah, who have yet to flee, who have yet to be told to flee by the israelis. what happens to them if indeed a full—scale invasion of the city takes place? 0ne slight development on the aid situation last night following a call betweenjoe biden and the egyptian leader abdel fattah al—sisi. egypt has agreed to send trucks that were backed—up, waiting to go into through the rafah crossing, which is closed has been for the last two or three weeks, egypt has agreed to send those trucks round to the kerem shalom crossing, that is the israeli crossing nearby that could help the flow of aid into the southern gaza strip,

but it's a little early to know. black majority rule in south africa is three decades old this year — a period in which the african national congress party, has dominated politics. but next week, in a nation where the hopes and dreams of so many haven't materialised, millions will head to the polls. president cyril ramaphosa, and the anc are in danger of losing their majority for the first time. the anc is holding its final pre—election rally today injohannesburg, from where we can join my colleague catherine byaru hanga. it is getting busy and loud here. popular south african music is blaring out from the speakers in the stadium behind me. the ruling party expects around 90,000 people to fill out the stadium that was builtjust before the 2010 world cup. this is the party of nelson mandela, who came to power 30 years ago and has

been dominant in this country? elections, taking at some .70% of the boats. at this time around. they could just take around 40% of the vote because we have seen a real decline in their support. some of the questions or if they have done enough to supply water, jobs, electricity. we are joined enough to supply water, jobs, electricity. we arejoined by enough to supply water, jobs, electricity. we are joined by a spokesperson for the anc. thank you forjoining us. there are questions about whether the anc has done enough to provide enough services for south africans. how do you respond to those questions? you can never say you — respond to those questions? you can never say you have _ respond to those questions? you can never say you have done _ respond to those questions? you can never say you have done enough i respond to those questions? you can never say you have done enough if i never say you have done enough if there are still people living in a shack. we can look at the successes of the human development programme where we have built quite a number of houses for the poor, including

some houses that certain south africans can get for free. much more needs to be done which is why we ask the people of south africa to put us backin the people of south africa to put us back in for transformational changes. 0n the idea of to say we have done enough, it would be very arrogant to say we have done enough. major strides have been made, i'm thinking about the example of the human settlements. much more needs to be done to show that there are patterns of developments. townships are people live, informal settlements where people live, as opposed to the suburbs. the question

at the moment _ opposed to the suburbs. the question at the moment is _ opposed to the suburbs. the question at the moment is whether _ opposed to the suburbs. the question at the moment is whether you - opposed to the suburbs. the question at the moment is whether you might l at the moment is whether you might have to form a coalition government for the first time. are you already having conversations about the prospect of having to share power? we are not having any conversations with any party about coalition because coalitions do not work in the current south africa. where they have been used and applied they have literally failed to provide basic services to the people of south africa. financialthis services to the people of south africa. financial this governance is the order of the day. lack of service delivery is the order of the day. the auditor general gave a qualified audit for the first time.

the anc, when it was in governance, had clean audits when they controls as city. all of these examples, including the coalition is where we have participated do not work in the interests of the people because you will find a two member party bargaining with the other party, it becomes a bargaining thing and that does not work to the best benefit of the people. does not work to the best benefit of the --eole. . ~ i. does not work to the best benefit of the --eole. . ~" ,, ., ., does not work to the best benefit of the people-— the people. thank you for 'oining us here on sac— the people. thank you for 'oining us here on bbc news. i the people. thank you for 'oining us here on bbc news. the i the people. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. the question i the people. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. the question of| the people. thank you forjoining us | here on bbc news. the question of a coalition government is something that has never been tested here in south africa, but a lot of analysts will tell you that after 30 years in power, the inevitable thing that will happen is that the anc at some

point will lose its majority and will have to find a way to share power with other parties. it might not be at this election, but it is likely to happen here in south africa. rescuers have arrived at the site of a massive landslide in papua new guinea. hundreds of people are feared dead after the disaster struck whilst people slept in the country's remote highlands yesterday. a rapid response team of medics and military personnel have reached the site of the landslide, around 600 kilometres from the capital, port moresby. a united nations official in the region said at least four bodies have been recovered from the rubble. families of the victims of the uvalde school massacre in texas two years ago are taking legal action against several major companies. they accuse the social media firm meta, the maker of the "call of duty" video games and a gun manufacturer of promoting dangerous weapons to teens like the attacker. 0ur north america correspondent

peter bowes sent this update. this was one of the worst school shootings in us history. and these are wrongful death lawsuits targeting not only the gun manufacturer — daniel defense — the 18—year—old responsible for this shooting had one of their guns, but also in these lawsuits targeting the developers of the video game call of duty and instagram. and the claim being that, in effect, these three organisations collaborated to market assault—style weapons to teenage boys, that these adolescent boys were, in effect, groomed to carry out the violent video game experiences, things that they had watched, but they would carry out those fantasies in real life. that is the claim. and instagram's parent company, meta, are accused of having lax oversight of this process. now, these lawsuits are quite separate to another one, a $500 million lawsuit that has been filed against almost 100 law enforcement officers,

the police officers who went to the scene of this shooting. but as has been now widely reported and criticized in a justice department report, it was a response that was lacking in urgency. it took more than an hour, 77 minutes, for those officers to eventually move in to the part of the school where the gunman was and where indeed young children had been dying. so a widely criticised response now the subject of this huge lawsuit. and what is happening here is that this is the accountability, accountability on the part of individuals or organisations that the families of the victims have been calling for for much of the past two years. applying make—up, eating fast food and using a laptop — these are just some of the activities drivers have been filmed doing while on the motorway.

they were caught by warwickshire police officers in an unmarked lorry and the footage was released by national highways ahead of a safety campaign. laura tra nt reports. so new footage released by national highways has revealed just some of the reckless behavior of drivers behind the wheel. please driver with their hands on the steering wheel. he's mcdonald's and he's got no hands on the steering wheel steering with his knees. no control at all on the steering wheel, going with his knees. he's eating his mcdonald's. these two offenses are among over 46,150 detected as part of national highways operation tramline campaign, which aims to improve safety on roads.

the reason she keeps swerving is because she keeps looking at the mirror and not on the road. being distracted behind the wheel seems to be on the rise. this is unbelievably dangerous. having no hands on the wheel, it beggars belief. the dangers the consequences are absolutely frightening. the latest government data shows there have been more fatal collisions due to distraction than at any other point. in the last ten years, 458 people lost their lives due to distraction and we have this kind of behaviour on our roads. it is absolutely frightening. just don't need this kind of behaviour on our roads. driving is dangerous enough without people not properly concentrating and being distracted. and on the m40, this driver was captured using her phone and laptop, oblivious to her actions being caught on camera by the campaign's unmarked hgv. just scrolling through, hands on the phone. we'lljust pull off now

so you can pull her over. it looks like she's updating some kind of messaging. the offence of using a phone behind the wheel carries six penalty points on the licence and a £200 fine. warwickshire police said their aim is to save lives, but that while education of drivers is their priority due to the high stakes involved in some driving offences. officers will be robust in their actions. now many people dream about turning left as they board a flight into the first class section, but a new airline has launched a first class flight for pampered pooches. bark air took off for it's maiden flight from new york to los angeles with 10 dogs and their owners on board. prices start at 6,000 dollars for a us flight and it's 8,000 dollars for a one—way ticket

from new york to london. there are no dog—eared in—flight magazines but an on—board spa for the dogs as well as tasty treats including frothy milk drinks and even old shoes. the company says it is already planning new routes from the us to paris and milan. finally, a plant that went extinct in the wild has been re—introduced to the uk mainland. rosy saxifrage was last seen in the mountains of north wales in 1962 having been killed off by collectors, grazing animals and habitat loss. a cutting was saved by a school teacher who grew it in his garden. the charity plantlife and the national trust have now helped bring the species back to eryri national park in wales, also known as snowdonia, where it was last seen. conservationists hope it will spread widely again, allowing visitors to spot its dense leaves and flowers with white petals.

stay with us here on bbc news. 0ur there are plenty of sunny spells around at times this bank holiday weekend. and today is probably the best looking day for the vast majority of the next few lot of sunshine. to start off the morning here in north yorkshire,

we will be seeing some showers. most of those showers will pop up on sunday and bank holiday monday and there could be heavy thundery and also slow moving to a little bit temperatures for the most part will stay in double figures as we head into sunday morning and on sunday. well, it's quite a disappointingly wet start to the day we still got these weather fronts around. so we are likely to see further outbreaks of rain. we'll see some some thundery showers spark off as well where we get the brightest spells for much of the northern half of the uk. there will be a lot of cloud around through the morning with some outbreaks of rain. if we do see those brighter skies, then watch out for some cloud building. heavy thundery downpours developing, but they'll be mostly across the south of england and wales and some of those showers will be slow moving as well, largely dry across the far north of scotland. and here we could see highs of around 20 degrees celsius yet again. further south, of course, underneath the cloud and the rain,

it's always going to be feeling cooler. still that leftover weather front as we head into bank holiday monday. so again, we're expecting some heavy thundery showers to develop as we head through the day, but also some sunny spells. it won't be raining all the time. in fact, a lot of those showers will be towards the north. they'll track eastwards. so towards western parts of the united kingdom, we could even see a mostly dry end to the day perhaps, and another slight drop in temperature, but still round about the seasonal average, which is where our temperatures will probably stay as we head through the week. it's half term, of course. it won't be raining all the time. there'll also be some sunny spells.

this is bbc news. the headlines... party leaders hit the campaign trail in the uk's general election and there's a growing list of tory mps who announce they'll be standing down. the eu's top diplomat says the bloc will have to choose between supporting israel or international law — that's after the un ruled that israel must stop its assault on rafah. with south africa's general election just days away — will nelson mandela's legacy be enough to secure another anc win — or will voters turn away? and — kenya's president william ruto speaks to the bbc — confirming his country's peacekeeping police force will arrive in haiti in three weeks' time.

the former post office boss paula vennells has completed three days of public questioning at the inquiry into the horizon it scandal — in which more than 900 sub postmasters were wrongly prosecuted after faulty software said money was missing from their accounts. her answers included more than 20 apologies, four tearful moments and boos from the gallery. our international business correspondent theo leggett has more on how it unfolded. after years of keeping a low profile paula venables was thrust into the spotlight this week and making her way through a scrum of cameras may have been the easy part. she started with an apology. i would just like to say, and i'm gratefulfor the opportunity to do this in person, how sorry i am for all that subpostmasters and theirfamilies and others have suffered as a result of all of the matters that the inquiry has been looking

into for so long. there were tears as she was asked about the death of a subpostmaster who took his own life after being financially ruined by the post office. and i imagine that... i'm sorry. i imagine that i was probablyjust... yes. okay. try and compose yourself if you can, and then continue your evidence, please. she defended her role. she may have been the boss, she said, but she wasn't responsible for everything. and she wasn't told everything either. you are not responsible for everything that happens underneath you. you have to rely on the advice of internal and external experts. you still continue to live in a cloud of denial. by day three of hearing her evidence, the lawyers for the subpostmasters were clearly unimpressed and they went on the attack. i didn't know. nobody told me. ican't remember. i wasn't shown this.

i relied on the lawyers. i have tried to do this to the very best of my ability. it is extraordinary, though, isn't it, because cartwright king, your external lawyers, know all about it, and yet you're saying that you didn't. the board didn't. i mean, this is la la land, isn't it? and the subpostmasters who were watching also seemed unconvinced. the crocodile tears did not faze me whatsoever. i was sat right at the front with my solicitor and i just wish she'd answer the questions instead of going round and round in circles with the same answers. i think she knows a lot more than what she's letting on. and i think basically she's lying. after three days of testimony, paula venables left flanked by police, the end of another major

chapter in one of the biggest scandals the uk has ever seen. theo leggett, bbc news. let's speak to former sub—postmaster , tim brentnall whojoins us from roach in pembrokeshire. how have you been feeling watching paula venables's evidence? i how have you been feeling watching paula venables's evidence? i thought she miaht paula venables's evidence? i thought she might approach _ paula venables's evidence? i thought she might approach proceedings i paula venables's evidence? i thought she might approach proceedings with | she might approach proceedings with some openness and contrition but it's just more of the same from what we've come to see from post office witnesses at the inquiries. the we've come to see from post office witnesses at the inquiries.- witnesses at the inquiries. the lies and deflections. _ witnesses at the inquiries. the lies and deflections. she _ witnesses at the inquiries. the lies and deflections. she made - witnesses at the inquiries. the lies and deflections. she made 20 i and deflections. she made 20 apologies. that wasn't enough and she said she was not responsible for everything. i suppose what they are trying to establish is who knew what and who is responsible, who is taking responsibility in all of this? ~ ., taking responsibility in all of this? ., , .,

taking responsibility in all of this? .,, ., ,, taking responsibility in all of this? ., , ., , , ., this? who is more responsible in a coman this? who is more responsible in a company than _ this? who is more responsible in a company than the _ this? who is more responsible in a company than the ceo. _ this? who is more responsible in a company than the ceo. she - this? who is more responsible in a company than the ceo. she was i this? who is more responsible in a i company than the ceo. she was happy to take the salary for the year she was in that position but when anything awkward was put to her, she seemed to deny she was across the detail of absolutely anything. horse detail of absolutely anything. how do ou detail of absolutely anything. how do you feel _ detail of absolutely anything. how do you feel more _ detail of absolutely anything. how do you feel more generally about this inquiry and its ability to achieve anything? i’ee this inquiry and its ability to achieve anything?— achieve anything? i've got confidence _ achieve anything? i've got confidence in _ achieve anything? i've got confidence in the - achieve anything? i've got confidence in the inquiry. | achieve anything? i've got i confidence in the inquiry. from achieve anything? i've got _ confidence in the inquiry. from what i've seen of the lawyers and councils they are really across the issues. it's called the post office and horizon it inquiry and it seems now that it was more about the culture in the post office than this. ., , ., , ., this. could you remind us what happened _ this. could you remind us what happened to — this. could you remind us what happened to you _ this. could you remind us what happened to you because i this. could you remind us what happened to you because it i this. could you remind us what| happened to you because it was this. could you remind us what i happened to you because it was a £22,000 shortfall that was... that you were accused of. can £22,000 shortfall that was. .. that you were accused of.— £22,000 shortfall that was. .. that you were accused of. can you explain our you were accused of. can you explain your situation? _ you were accused of. can you explain your situation? i _ you were accused of. can you explain your situation? i was _ you were accused of. can you explain your situation? i was audited - you were accused of. can you explain your situation? i was audited in i

your situation? i was audited in late 2009, 22 than how thousand pounds shortfall which the post office demanded i paid back immediately. as soon as i did so, i was charged with false accounting and my barrister advised me to plead guilty to. they said that a jury wouldn't believe me and that the post office didn't disclosure to mount any kind of offence. —— provide any disclosure. i stayed out of prison but i had a suspended sentence for two years. for the last decade, i haven't been able to gain any kind of meaningful employment because my conviction wasn't quashed until 2021. because my conviction wasn't quashed until2021. have because my conviction wasn't quashed until 2021. have you had any money back? i've had a small interim payment but because i've got an overturned conviction, we are going on to sue the post office for

malicious prosecution but they are insisting that we evidence and document every loss we claim for and that has taken three years for that to build. . ~ that has taken three years for that to build. ., ~ i. that has taken three years for that to build. . ~" ,, ,., that has taken three years for that to build. ., ~ i. . ., to build. thank you so much for talkin: to build. thank you so much for talking to _ to build. thank you so much for talking to us. _ to build. thank you so much for talking to us. we _ to build. thank you so much for talking to us. we appreciate i to build. thank you so much for. talking to us. we appreciate your time, tim. extreme temperatures are continuing to grip pakistan, with some parts of the country expected to reach 50 degrees celsius. punjab and sindh provinces are the worst affected. schools in punjab are closing a week early for the summer holidays, although exams will go ahead as planned. people have been told to avoid direct sunlight and advised to stay indoors during the hottest times of the day. let's speak to our correspondant now. right now, there is an intense heatwave going on in pack and stone

and across different provinces people are being advised to keep themselves hydrated. —— pakistan. in punjab there's been a one weekly for students because of the heatwave. i think the people who are suffering the most are labourers who cannot stay inside because i have to go out and work on a daily basis to earn their living. forthem, and work on a daily basis to earn their living. for them, it's and work on a daily basis to earn their living. forthem, it's a big, big problem because the authorities have announced that people need to keep themselves hydrated and covered most times and stay indoors. in islamabad and other cities, this is the time where people get out and they have things going on but right now, i don't see any cars and the temperatures have risen dramatically because last month in april it was pretty nice, raining and around 15

celsius. so this has happened before and now a month later, it's really bad here. ~ ., ., , ., bad here. what about in terms of hospitals? _ bad here. what about in terms of hospitals? you _ bad here. what about in terms of hospitals? you hear— bad here. what about in terms of hospitals? you hear about - bad here. what about in terms of hospitals? you hear about olderl hospitals? you hear about older people being affected, how will they cope? people being affected, how will they co e? ., .,, ., cope? right now, most of the hositals cope? right now, most of the hospitals are _ cope? right now, most of the hospitals are receiving - cope? right now, most of the l hospitals are receiving patients cope? right now, most of the i hospitals are receiving patients and hundreds have been admitted across the country, notjust one area. people are suffering from heat strokes and in most cases, as you know, people still rely on the senior men, so as a result, they are suffering the most in this scenario. even when you are inside your home, there is a risk of feeling congested or claustrophobic so people are

advised to keep themselves hydrated and be in an area which is more airy. unfortunately, there is an electricity shutdown in parts of pakistan which people are also complaining about. it's a rough time for many people right now. thank you for many people right now. thank you for the from — for many people right now. thank you for the from islamabad. _ thank you for the update from islamabad. voting has begun in the sixth round of india's general election. millions of people are casting their votes, including in the capital, delhi. the six—week long campaign began in april with prime minister, narendra modi's ruling bjp party, looking to secure a third term in office. the results are expected onjune 4th. israeli peace activists have started to organise patrols at the main kerem shalom crossing, located on the gaza, israel, egypt border, to ensure aid convoys get through to gaza unscathered. this comes after, in recent months, protestors started attacking trucks of aid, and in some cases the drivers too. our diplomatic correspondent,

paul adams reports. not everyone wants aid to reach gaza. some israelis are going to great lengths to stop it. it seems like this increasingly common in recent weeks. social media flooded with images of aid, lorries with images of aid lorries blocked and ransacked. no one too young to join in. it's important to stop the aid this right wing activist says it's the only way we'll win. the only way we'll get our hostages back. as night falls, the protesters, mostly made up of israeli settlers, finished the job and celebrate a successful operation. the police are unable or unwilling to intervene. the ending by now inevitable.

but some israelis are fighting back, getting in the way, trying to stop the attack and when they can't... doing their best to salvage every precious package and now standing guard at key checkpoints. this is tacumia, where the occupied west bank meets israel. this is the crossing where a week ago an aid convoy was attacked and ransacked by right—wing israelis. any aid coming from jordan and heading to gaza has to come through here. it's a choke point and that's why we've seen attacks taking place right here. horn honks five signs of gratitude from the lorry drivers, the presence of peace activists. they hope providing some badly needed security. something they don't think they're

getting from the authorities. suf says they're forcing the police to act. whenever we're getting to a place and see that the extremists are here. we call the police to encourage them to come to the area. a lot of time the police were in the areas when attacks occurred. but they didn't have someone to push them to act. and it's very sad because the police should keep the law. the group brings togetherjews and arabs from all over israel. i feel very empowered. all, all these seven, eight months of war and the killing of gazans. now, finally, i have something to do. to help to help these people that are starving. but the attacks have spread. injerusalem, vigilantes have been seen stopping palestinian lorries, demanding to see papers, acting with what looks like complete impunity. and in the west bank, a palestinian driver was dragged from his cab and beaten. he wasn't transporting aid. it didn't matter.

paul adams, bbc news, jerusalem. the white house is calling for the swift deployment of a kenyan—led multinationalforce to haiti — after a us couple was named among three missionaries killed in the caribbean nation. a missouri state politician confirmed that his daughter and son—in—law — natalie and davy lloyd — were killed by gang members in the capital, port au prince. president biden has pledged to support the "expedited deployment" of kenya's forces — in talks with the kenyan president on thursday. president william ruto has been in washington this week on a state visit — and sat down with my colleague caitriona perry. she began by asking mr ruto about the plans for kenyan forces in haiti. i have a team already in haiti as i speak to you. i spoke to them this morning. they are finishing a mission tomorrow. that will give us a frame of what things look like on the ground, the capabilities that are available, the infrastructure that has been set up. and once we have that assessment that we agreed with

the haitian police and the haitian leadership, we are looking at the horizon of between three weeks and thereabout for us to be ready to deploy once everything on the ground is set. what is the situation on the ground like, in terms of those preparations? us officials were helping prepare base, for example. i think the base that was being prepared is, i think i was given that is maybe 70% complete. my team met with the transitional presidential council yesterday. they also met with the leadership of the police the day before. i think they are meeting with other groups just to make sure that we all, we have all the, you know, all the items in place for us to facilitate the deployment because there are many actors,

you know, we are working under a un resolution that gives kenya the mandate to lead. and we're going to be working with others who will be contributing different capabilities to facilitate this because we're doing it for the people of haiti. increasing numbers of england and wales' most vulnerable children are being detained in sometimes unregulated conditions by local authorities under measures known as deprivation of liberty orders. the use of them has increased twelvefold since 2017 with over 1,200 applications in the last year. for the first time young people who have lived under these orders have spoken publicly to our reporter ashleyjohn—baptiste. hanging with friends, making music, posting in socials. everyday things for many people this person's

childhood wasn't normal. she was in care before she even started school. ijust remember being hungry, a lot of fighting, seeing my mum get beaten up and stuff like that. having no food, having to eat dog food, sexual abuse. filuff having no food, having to eat dog food, sexual abuse.— having no food, having to eat dog food, sexual abuse. stuff like that. in foster care. _ food, sexual abuse. stuff like that. in foster care, she _ food, sexual abuse. stuff like that. in foster care, she repeatedly i food, sexual abuse. stuff like that. in foster care, she repeatedly ran l in foster care, she repeatedly ran away. when she was 13, her local authority apply tread deprivation of liberty order. i authority apply tread deprivation of liberty order-— liberty order. i was locked away. that's rrot _ liberty order. i was locked away. that's not how _ liberty order. i was locked away. that's not how you _ liberty order. i was locked away. that's not how you deal- liberty order. i was locked away. that's not how you deal with i liberty order. i was locked away. i that's not how you deal with someone who's gone through trauma. this allows local _ who's gone through trauma. this allows local authorities to take away vulnerable children's most basic freedoms. it was meant to keep sara safe but she said it did anything but. it sara safe but she said it did anything but-— sara safe but she said it did anything but. it was literally horrible- — anything but. it was literally horrible. i— anything but. it was literally horrible. i felt _ anything but. it was literally horrible. i felt trapped. i anything but. it was literally horrible. ifelt trapped. ii anything but. it was literally i horrible. ifelt trapped. icouldn't

horrible. ifelt trapped. i couldn't do anything. everything i was doing, they were there, when i was going to they were there, when i was going to the toilet, cooking something, just going down to the kitchen, they were watching. she going down to the kitchen, they were watchinu. . . , going down to the kitchen, they were watchinu. ,, ., , ., ., going down to the kitchen, they were watchin. ,, ., , ., ., watching. she was detained in a care home 16 miles— watching. she was detained in a care home 16 miles away. _ watching. she was detained in a care home 16 miles away. she _ watching. she was detained in a care home 16 miles away. she wasn't i home 16 miles away. she wasn't allowed a final internet access. two workers, often male would observe her 24 hours a day. i workers, often male would observe her 24 hours a day.— her 24 hours a day. i could be restrained _ her 24 hours a day. i could be restrained simply _ her 24 hours a day. i could be restrained simply for - her 24 hours a day. i could be restrained simply for going i her 24 hours a day. i could be i restrained simply for going into crisis. they would restrain you even if you cried. if they thought you were going to be of harm to yourself. were going to be of harm to yourself-— were going to be of harm to ourself. ~ ., , yourself. when the high court first issued these _ yourself. when the high court first issued these orders, _ yourself. when the high court first issued these orders, it _ yourself. when the high court first issued these orders, it was - yourself. when the high court first issued these orders, it was meant| yourself. when the high court first l issued these orders, it was meant to be as a last resort but they use has rocketed in the last seven years. the government recently started a task force. , , ., ., ., ., task force. this is a national scandal- _ task force. this is a national scandal. some _ task force. this is a national scandal. some of— task force. this is a national scandal. some of our- task force. this is a national scandal. some of our most. task force. this is a national - scandal. some of our most vulnerable children _ scandal. some of our most vulnerable children. , .,, scandal. some of our most vulnerable children. , ., , .,

scandal. some of our most vulnerable children. , .,, ., scandal. some of our most vulnerable children. , ., ., children. some people would say that this is a necessary _ children. some people would say that this is a necessary resort, _ children. some people would say that this is a necessary resort, what i this is a necessary resort, what would — this is a necessary resort, what would you _ this is a necessary resort, what would you say— this is a necessary resort, what would you say to _ this is a necessary resort, what would you say to that? - this is a necessary resort, what would you say to that? me i this is a necessary resort, what would you say to that? we might need to rotect would you say to that? we might need to protect them _ would you say to that? we might need to protect them but _ would you say to that? we might need to protect them but i _ would you say to that? we might need to protect them but i can't _ would you say to that? we might need to protect them but i can't help - to protect them but i can't help thinking — to protect them but i can't help thinking they were better ways to achieve _ thinking they were better ways to achieve this.— thinking they were better ways to achieve this. children services say the onl achieve this. children services say they only use _ achieve this. children services say they only use this _ achieve this. children services say they only use this when _ achieve this. children services say they only use this when a - achieve this. children services say they only use this when a child i achieve this. children services say they only use this when a child is| they only use this when a child is extremely vulnerable and this is because of children with serious need entering the care system at a greater volume. and you can hear the full story on radio 4's file on 4 programme — detained and restrained: britain's vulnerable kids, now available on bbc sounds. it's a big day for machunians today, as the city's vival football teams go head to head in the fa cup final at wembley stadium. kick off is at 3pm and manchester united manager erik ten hag is preparing his side for the final with manchester city with reports swirling that he could be sacked whatever the outcome of this afternoon's match. united have

refused to comment on the story and bbc sport understands there has been no contact with ten hag or his representatives by unitedas far as city are concerned they're aiming to do the "double—double" — winning the league title and fa cup twice in a row. joining me now is longtime manchester city fan, graham keller. are you on your way to wembley? i've ulled u- are you on your way to wembley? is: pulled up in are you on your way to wembley? i�*e: pulled up in a are you on your way to wembley? i�*9 pulled up in a lay—by are you on your way to wembley? i"9: pulled up in a lay—by in are you on your way to wembley? i�*9 pulled up in a lay—by in wycombe. for the sake of neutrality i said that we should be speaking to manchester united fan but they haven't answered their phones you could accuse them of not turning up today. talk me through how you are feeling. share today. talk me through how you are feelina. : ,:, today. talk me through how you are feelina. : y:. , , feeling. are you feeling super? there's always _ feeling. are you feeling super? there's always a _ feeling. are you feeling super? there's always a bit _ feeling. are you feeling super? there's always a bit of - feeling. are you feeling super? there's always a bit of nerves l there's always a bit of nerves before a big final, a big game. we've got every reason to feel confident today.— we've got every reason to feel confident today. pretty confident. with that comes _ confident today. pretty confident. with that comes the _ confident today. pretty confident. with that comes the pressure i confident today. pretty confident. with that comes the pressure of. confident today. pretty confident. i with that comes the pressure of the expectation, doesn't it?— expectation, doesn't it? there's a lot of pressure — expectation, doesn't it? there's a

lot of pressure on _ expectation, doesn't it? there's a lot of pressure on the _ expectation, doesn't it? there's a lot of pressure on the team i expectation, doesn't it? there's a lot of pressure on the team and i expectation, doesn't it? there's a l lot of pressure on the team and we are expected to win by most people. if we don't win today, there will be a lot of criticism but we've got every reason to feel confident today. every reason to feel confident toda . :, , :, , :, every reason to feel confident toda. :, , :, , :, , today. the double double would be really spectacular? _ today. the double double would be really spectacular? it's _ today. the double double would be really spectacular? it's not - today. the double double would be really spectacular? it's not been i really spectacular? it's not been done before. _ really spectacular? it's not been done before. plenty— really spectacular? it's not been done before. plenty have - really spectacular? it's not been done before. plenty have done i really spectacular? it's not been i done before. plenty have done this before but to do it to years in succession would be in hell of an achievement. it�*s succession would be in hell of an achievement.— achievement. it's tough for manchester _ achievement. it's tough for manchester united, - achievement. it's tough for manchester united, i i achievement. it's tough for i manchester united, i imagine achievement. it's tough for - manchester united, i imagine that you don't have much sympathy but all these rumours with the manager before the day of the match. pretty rou:h? it before the day of the match. pretty rough? it happened _ before the day of the match. pretty rough? it happened to _ before the day of the match. pretty rough? it happened to us _ before the day of the match. pretty rough? it happened to us back- before the day of the match. pretty rough? it happened to us back in i rough? it happened to us back in 2013 when we played wigan. the manager at the time, and then a deity before the final, we were told

that he was going to be dismissed and so that ensued. it can diss rail. it's not the best preparation, i would say. i know from our perspective when it happened to us, it wasn't great and it undermined a final if i'm being honest. it undermined all the preparations that had gone into the game. can you give me a score prediction? i'm going to say 3—1 to city. irate me a score prediction? i'm going to say 3-1 to city-— there was an extraordinary moment in parliament this week when the conservative mp craig mackinlay returned to the commons with four prosthetic limbs after losing them to sepsis last year. alex lewis from hampshire went through a similar ordeal ten years ago, also losing four limbs to sepsis. he's been speaking to linzi kinghorn

about his rehabilitation. ever since i lost my limbs, it's always been how do i prove to my son that i can still live an amazing life, do some great things. alex is a quadruple amputee after having contracted strep a in 2013. dr geoff watson was one of the team who saved his life. he�*d come in having collapsed on a sunday afternoon, having been a bit unwell for a few days, and my colleagues had admitted him to the icu severely septic. so i came in on the monday morning and found him on absolutely maximum life support, everything. that was my first meeting with alex and then met with his family and explained that he was going to die and he failed to achieve the target. now both are teaming up to take on an extraordinary challenge rowing and cycling across the south coast,

something they think has never been done before. no information anywhere on any other quad amputee, even attempting it. so we've had to develop attachments i can release from because obviously i'm attached to the all in my prosthetics. i'm attached to the oar by my prosthetics. so what happens if i fall in the water? so we've done all sorts of capsize drills, drowning drills and to learn, you know, what happens when i do go in the water. what are your biggest concerns? the sea and the weather. you know, they were doing it injune. it still can be pretty unpredictable, especially in the uk. and prosthetics, how do they cope in saltwater? we don't really know how to how i cope in saltwater in extreme heat. you know days get to about 25 degrees. it's going to be really hot out there and we're hot all the time anyway as quad amps. so, you know how am i going to cope with that, and sores, the rubbing, the physical degradation of my right arm, i would think over that period of time in the water.

another quadruple amputee, the kent mp, craig mckinlay, made headlines this week after returning to parliament after suffering a life threatening episode of sepsis, which led to the amputation of his hands and feet. i don't think anybody had a dry eye when we saw him go back into the commons. it was just amazing. and the reception and i was sat there watching it and i was tingling, thinking. i've had similar experiences like that and it is unbelievable. you know, when i left hospital, i think the military had about two and a half thousand charities supporting injured servicemen, and i think the uk had about four for civilians. so we were a real minority. alex is hoping to raise money for three charities, including his own, the alex lewis trust. living life as an amputee has been the best thing for me ever. and if you could give me my legs and arms back, i wouldn't take them. because the last ten years we've packed in so much. it's just been incredible. linzi kinghorn, bbc news in hampshire.

stay with us here on bbc news... hello, there. plenty of sunny spells around at times this bank holiday weekend. today is probably the best looking day for the vast majority of the next few. a lot of sunshine to start off the morning here in north yorkshire. we will be seeing some showers. most of those showers will pop up on sunday and bank holiday monday and they could be heavy, thundery and also slow moving too. a little bit of wet weather around, as well, this afternoon across parts of norfolk, into lincolnshire, stretching up through the east midlands with plenty of cloud here. another weather front out towards the south—west of england bringing outbreaks of rain here. but there will be a lot of dry weather around. one or two isolated showers.

sunny spells developing, variable amounts of cloud and highs in the best of the sunshine of 20 or 21 degrees celsius. through this evening and overnight, outbreaks of rain will continue to spread their way further northwards. it's quite a wet night to follow with plenty of cloud, a milder night than we saw last night. temperatures for the most part will stay in double figures as we head into sunday morning. on sunday, well, it's quite a disappointingly wet start to the day. we've still got these weather fronts around, so we are likely to see further outbreaks of rain. we'll see some some thundery showers spark off where we get the brightest spells. for much of the northern half of the uk there will be a lot of cloud around through the morning, with some outbreaks of rain. if we do see those brighter skies, then watch out for some cloud building, heavy, thundery downpours developing, but they will be mostly across the south of england and wales. some of those showers will be slow moving, as well. largely dry across the far north of scotland. here we could see highs of around 20 degrees celsius yet again. further south, of course, underneath the cloud

and the rain it's always going to be feeling cooler. still that leftover weather front as we head into bank holiday monday, so again we're expecting some heavy, thundery showers to develop as we head through the day, but also some sunny spells, it won't be raining all the time. in fact, a lot of those showers will be towards the north, they'll track eastwards, so towards western parts of the united kingdom we could even see a mostly dry end to the day perhaps. another slight drop in temperature, but still round about the seasonal average, which is where our temperatures will probably stay as we head through the week. it's half—term, of course. it won't be raining all the time, there will also be some sunny spells. bye— bye.

live from london, this is bbc news. party leaders hit the campaign trail in the uk's general election and there is a growing list of tory mps who say they will be standing down. the eu's top diplomat says the bloc will have to choose between supporting israel or international law. that's after the un ruled that israel must stop its assault on rafah. with south africa's general election just days away, will nelson mandela's legacy be enough to secure another anc win, or will voters turn away? iam in i am in johannesburg, iam injohannesburg, where thousands of i am injohannesburg, where thousands of people are streaming

into this stadium injohannesburg. the president will address his supporters, but this has been a challenging election for the ruling party. hello, i'm lucy grey. we start this hour here in the uk, where the former conservative ministers michael gove and dame andrea leadsom have added their names to a list of more than 100 mp5 who say they won't contest their seats at the general election. the announcements came as the parliamentary session was officially closed last night, allowing full—scale campaigning to get under way. party leaders have already begun touring the country as they take their message directly to voters. our political correspondent hannah miller has the latest. through the brexit campaign, borisjohnson's friend, but at times his greatest foe, michael gove wasn't afraid to make enemies, pushing through education reforms and serving under four prime ministers over nearly 20 years in parliament.

but he says he's now concluded, "there comes a moment when you know