days away from crucial africa, just days away from crucial elections here in the country. the ruling party has just concluded the final rally is hoping it's not enough to get south africans to support it. and bbc radio 1's big weekend gets under way, with record—breaking brit award winner raye set to headline today. and she will be live here at nine o'clock on the main stage, which right now, rag and bone man. and its manchester united who beat manchester city to win the fa cup final. in celtic are winning the scottish cup finals against rangers. there's about a minute ago. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. we start with breaking news from ukraine. officials say russian

missiles have hit a busy diy store in kharkiv, killing at least two people and injuring others.the shop is in a residential area — and injuring others. the shop is in a residential area and ukrainian officials say russia also hit a school and other buildings in the city. president zelensky says more than 200 people could have been inside the diy store. the mayor of kharkiv says there are a large number of people missing following the strike. earlier this month, russian forces began a renewed offensive in the kharkiv region, in an attempt to break through a weakened ukrainian front line. here's one of the shop workers who's explaining what had happened. translation: i was in the furniture ste ed on translation: i was in the furniture stepped on my _ translation: i was in the furniture stepped on my section. _ translation: i was in the furniture stepped on my section. me - translation: i was in the furniture stepped on my section. me and - translation: i was in the furniture stepped on my section. me and myl stepped on my section. me and my colleague _ stepped on my section. me and my colleague fell down and hit the floor~ — colleague fell down and hit the floor. after which the second hiss, we were _ floor. after which the second hiss, we were covered in rubble. we started — we were covered in rubble. we started to _ we were covered in rubble. we started to dig her way up to the top _ started to dig her way up to the top the — started to dig her way up to the top. the extinguishing system has started _ top. the extinguishing system has started working. he grabbed a few

people _ started working. he grabbed a few people and an emergency service guy who was— people and an emergency service guy who was shopping saved us. he was with a _ who was shopping saved us. he was with a girl— who was shopping saved us. he was with a girl who was also shopping and he _ with a girl who was also shopping and he helped us to get out through the window. me, my colleague and another— the window. me, my colleague and another boy as well, a shopper and his girlfriend, made it out. our international editor jeremy bowen is in kharkiv and sent this update from the scene of the attack. i've just been talking to the mayor. he said this happened about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, which as i speak to you now, is a couple of hours ago. two people were killed, he says, here in the park, in the parking area. there are, ithink, 11 people, employees of the business who are missing at the moment. it's a diy superstore, an obvious place, you think, for civilians to go on a saturday afternoon.

one of the strange incongruities of the war is that in a way, a modicum of normal life does go on while the war continues. so, people were out doing what they had to do when this place was hit, they say, by two russian supplied bombs. now, this will underline the anxiety that ukrainians feel about not having suitable air defences. president zelensky has said so repeatedly and he's said so again now after this, that ukraine needs to be able to defend itself, and of course it relies upon its western allies for doing all of that. from the russian point of view, this is another sign of their growing strength and the way in which they're taking advantage of what appears to be a window of opportunity for them to up their military effort. while ukraine waits for the kind of reinforcements of weapons to up their military effort while ukraine waits for the kind of reinforcements of weapons and ammunition that it

wants from its allies, which have been held up, particularly in the united states. and also, while the ukrainians train more troops, there's a manpower shortage, too. so, this, quite frankly, at the moment is for the ukrainians, one of the most anxious periods since those first months after the full scale invasion more than two years ago. thanks to jeremy for that. now to the uk election, and party leaders are kicking off a weekend of campaigning around the country ahead of the general election on the lith ofjuly. so far today, rishi sunak has been in the north of england, where he delivered his message to voters at a pub. it comes after the cabinet minister michael gove announced that he was joining a growing list of conservative mps who will be standing down at the election. meanwhile, the labour leader sir keir starmer has been out meeting voters in the west midlands, where he told voters that stabilising the economy would be a number one priority. here's our political correspondent helen catt. the labour leader arriving at a football club in the west midlands, here to put the boot into the tories' economic record

and to explain what a labour government would do. stability is change — it's strange to say in 202a. stability is change — it's strange to say in 2024, but a stable economy has to be the first step of an incoming labour government. and that is what will make an absolute priority if we are privileged enough to come in to serve. it comes as a leading think tank, the ifs, urged both labour and the tories to be open about the tough choices they will face over the country's finances if elected. for rishi sunak, it was a low—key visit — a cuppa with veterans in the north of england. he answered some gentle concerns about his drenching in downing street... it was wet. the amount of people who've given me an umbrella over the last couple of days... ..but no journalists's questions. instead, a treasury minister defended the government. inflation when they came in was 11.1%.| now it's down to -

almost target, 2.3%. that doesn't happen by accident. it's not all the government working in partnership - with the bank of england. we are now back into - a situation where things can start to improve and get better. the liberal democrat leader, ed davey, was in chichester harbour in west sussex. he was there to announce plans for a new water regulator and to highlight his campaign issue of sewage dumping. today's campaign visits have had a more laid—back vibe in an election which is going to be very farfrom plain sailing. helen catt, bbc news. our correspondent aruna iyenga is in winchester where the liberal democrats' campaign is under way. she gave me this update. i'v e i've just been walking along in this beautiful green field in winchester interviewing sir ed davey, the leader of the lib dems. he's been targeting the south of england because he thinks the lib dems have a good chance of making ground here. earlier this morning, he campaigned

in chichester. on the stock walk, he was walking along the banks of the river and trying to highlight the problems that the lib dems foresee in sewage outflows across the country. the lib dems feel this is a good campaigning tool for them, issue for them, sewage outflows. he's been calling for awful lot to be expanded and for another regulatory body to be put in place. i spoke to him earlier today and this is what he said.— i spoke to him earlier today and this is what he said. we've been campaigning for— this is what he said. we've been campaigning for three _ this is what he said. we've been campaigning for three years. - this is what he said. we've been i campaigning for three years. we've led the campaign in parliament and we have a whole set of policies. today, we are talking about the need to abolish all thought. —— ofwat, so we have a much stronger and more coherent regulators to lockdown on this company. we also want a sewage

tax on the profits of the water companies so we can have some of the money to invest the problem. so, he's got hisjob, really difficultjob here, but the conservative majority is only 985. sir ed davey feels the lib dems have a good chance here. and a reminder, you can follow all the latest on the general election on our website. we're running a live page with continuous updates. you can find that on the bbc news app or bbc.com/news. i don't want to bring you some football. it's been a day of two big cup finals. —— football. it's been a day of two big cupfinals. —— ijust football. it's been a day of two big cup finals. —— ijust want football. it's been a day of two big cup finals. —— i just want to. celtic have beaten rangers in scotland. that came just after we got the result from wembley and the fa cup going away of man united beating their rivals man city. continuing with politics.

political rallies are taking place across south africa as parties make theirfinal attempts to win support ahead of wednesday's election. they are seen as the most tightly contested elections since the advent of democracy in 1994. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, has promised to focus on job creation if the governing african national congress is voted back into power next week. the main opposition democratic alliance and two anc breakaway parties are also holding final rallies over the weekend. let's cross to my colleague catherine byaruhanga, who is following events from the anc�*s final pre—election rally in johannesburg. just tell us where you are and what's been happening.- just tell us where you are and what's been happening. yes, louis, we are here — what's been happening. yes, louis, we are here at _ what's been happening. yes, louis, we are here at the _ what's been happening. yes, louis, we are here at the fnb _ what's been happening. yes, louis, we are here at the fnb stadium, i we are here at the fnb stadium, where the role cup final was held backin where the role cup final was held back in 2010. they're packing up the stage and i'm sure the lights will be switched off, but this is been the climax of months of campaigning by the ruling anc party. president

serial ramaphosa was here addressing members —— cyril ramaphosa. this is a party of nelson mandela. it was at the forefront of bringing an end to the forefront of bringing an end to the apartheid regime. despite the rich history, their real questions about what has done to transform south african society. there is a focus, as you would see anywhere in the world, on the economy. there's a slow growth, high unemployment and these were some of the key issues that president cyril ramaphosa had to address. over the next five years, working with all south africans, we will implement a jobs plan to put more south africans to work.

we will build our industries and invest in an inclusive economy. we will tackle the high cost of living. we will invest in our people and provide services that our people need. we will continue to defend our democracy and advance the freedom that we fought so hard. we will continue to build a better africa and a better world for all our children to grow up in. president cyril ramaphosa speaking there. this is been a bruising campaign for the anc. poll after poll show there's not going to gain the majority in the next parliament.

a real dip in the support. the challenges are many. there are over 50 parties contesting in these elections. you have the economic freedom fighters, who have held their own rally further north and south africa. you have the democratic alliance, the long—standing opposition party. but you also have an array of smaller parties, some of them only set up in the last few years. we can now speak to the national spokesperson for actionssa. what'd you make of the message that cyril ramaphosa had for south africans today?— south africans today? thank you so much and good _ south africans today? thank you so much and good evening _ south africans today? thank you so much and good evening to - south africans today? thank you so much and good evening to the - south africans today? thank you so i much and good evening to the viewers of bbc _ much and good evening to the viewers of bbc i_ much and good evening to the viewers of bbc. i hope that my line is clear enough _ of bbc. i hope that my line is clear enough i— of bbc. i hope that my line is clear enough. i have to tell you, i didn't make _ enough. i have to tell you, i didn't make anything, we didn't make anything — make anything, we didn't make anything of what the president had

to say _ anything of what the president had to say he — anything of what the president had to say. he hasn't said anything new. they are _ to say. he hasn't said anything new. they are always reminding us of their— they are always reminding us of their legacy and that it's the party of mandela's, it's a party of oliver ten witt— of mandela's, it's a party of oliver ten will and — of mandela's, it's a party of oliver ten will and sue sulu. they have iirought— ten will and sue sulu. they have brought out the old guard to campaign forthem, so brought out the old guard to campaign for them, so we know they are promising south africans less correction— are promising south africans less correction that they are renewing themselves, but they were create jobs. _ themselves, but they were create jobs. and — themselves, but they were create jobs, and lottie doll, —— la—di—da. we were _ jobs, and lottie doll, —— la—di—da. we were campaigning across the country— we were campaigning across the country to— we were campaigning across the country to try to say to them, we really — country to try to say to them, we really do _ country to try to say to them, we really do need a breath of fresh air in our— really do need a breath of fresh air in our politics and our parliament and in _ in our politics and our parliament and in the — in our politics and our parliament and in the ways that south africans can find _ and in the ways that south africans can find themselves really trusting in the _ can find themselves really trusting in the political process and political— in the political process and political leaders in our country. we haven't _ political leaders in our country. we haven't heard anything new from the

president _ haven't heard anything new from the president. a haven't heard anything new from the resident. �* , ~ haven't heard anything new from the resident. . , ,, , president. a party like yours has been in power... _ president. a party like yours has been in power... sorry, - president. a party like yours has been in power... sorry, was - president. a party like yours has| been in power... sorry, was only formed in 2020. the anc is so dominant. the question is whether you can pose a challenge. we are posing a challenge to the anc. every time people ask us that question, we remind them as to how powerful the apartheid government was. we are no means small. we are giving them a run for their money, i think for the first time, they are taking our osition first time, they are taking our position seriously, which is why they— position seriously, which is why they had — position seriously, which is why they had to dig up people who had retired _ they had to dig up people who had retired from the anc. it's because they realised that this is going to be a watershed moment for them, and we are _ be a watershed moment for them, and we are very— be a watershed moment for them, and we are very serious about fighting for the _ we are very serious about fighting for the rights of south africans to

be realised. for the rights of south africans to be realised-— for the rights of south africans to be realised. �* , , ., ~ be realised. briefly, should the anc failed to being _ be realised. briefly, should the anc failed to being a _ be realised. briefly, should the anc failed to being a majority, _ be realised. briefly, should the anc failed to being a majority, would - failed to being a majority, would you be interested in for a government with the anc? actually, we've always — government with the anc? actually, we've always said _ government with the anc? actually, we've always said we _ government with the anc? actually, we've always said we are _ government with the anc? actually, we've always said we are not - we've always said we are not interested in working with the anc. we cannot— interested in working with the anc. we cannot work with people have plunged — we cannot work with people have plunged our country into so much crisis~ _ plunged our country into so much crisis~ we — plunged our country into so much crisis. we have not formed this party— crisis. we have not formed this partyiust— crisis. we have not formed this partyjust to bring the anc back in the power — partyjust to bring the anc back in the power. we want to work with fresh _ the power. we want to work with fresh organisations that are corruption free, that want to take the country— corruption free, that want to take the country forward, that are committed to rooting out corruption in our— committed to rooting out corruption in our country. you seen all over the continent we've been crippled by systemic— the continent we've been crippled by systemic and gross corruption and not having — systemic and gross corruption and not having any of these political leaders — not having any of these political leaders face the music. so we are not prepared to work with the anc under— not prepared to work with the anc under any— not prepared to work with the anc under any circumstances. we are

prepared — under any circumstances. we are prepared to — under any circumstances. we are prepared to be a great opposition if they are _ prepared to be a great opposition if they are going to be those parties that put— they are going to be those parties that put them back into power. but we've _ that put them back into power. but we've never— that put them back into power. but we've never been equivocal at all. we cannot— we've never been equivocal at all. we cannot work with the anc because corruption _ we cannot work with the anc because corruption is so endemic. it's irreparable. corruption is so endemic. it's irreparable-— corruption is so endemic. it's irrearable. . ~ , . corruption is so endemic. it's irrearable. ., ,, , . ~ , irreparable. thank you very much. as we heard from _ irreparable. thank you very much. as we heard from the _ irreparable. thank you very much. as we heard from the president - irreparable. thank you very much. as we heard from the president today, l we heard from the president today, he says he's determined to root out corruption within the anc and within the wider south african government. those are some of the views that we're getting from south africa. this is going to be a crucial election to watch. we'll bring you much more of this debate as well as these results.— these results. catherine, thanks for that. to israel now, where the military has continued its attacks across gaza — including in the city of rafah —

despite the un's top court ordering it to immediately stop its offensive there on friday. 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 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 and trying to get back israeli hostages seized by hamas on october the 7th. a teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a knife attack left one woman dead and another critically injured at a beach in bournemouth. let's speak to our news correspondent greg mckenzie, who's in bournemouth. hi, greg. what we know about what happened? hi, greg. what we know about what ha ened? ~ hi, greg. what we know about what hauened? ~ . happened? well, the police were called appeared _ happened? well, the police were called appeared to _ happened? well, the police were called appeared to bournemouth | happened? well, the police were - called appeared to bournemouth beach just before midnight last night to reports of a stabbing. when they got here, they discovered that two women had been stabbed— a 34—year—old died

and a 38—year—old was taken to hospice and is said to be in serious condition as she recovers. earlier, the police announced they arrested a 17—year—old boy on suspicion of murder, and he is currently in police custody. the beach here has remained close for all of today and the police believe that it will probably be closed for at least a mile from here down this direction will remain closed tomorrow. it is a crime scene officers have been up and down the beach scouring for evidence. the beach will remain close probably until early monday. they are appealing for witnesses as to that incident that took place here last night and are appealing for people to come forward. i've been speaking to locals all day here on bournemouth beach, and some say there have been a spike in youth

violence, one owner going is hard to say he is so worried about the situation, he comes to work in a stabbed proof vest.— situation, he comes to work in a stabbed proof vest. thank you for that. singapore airlines says it has decided not to serve meals on its planes when the seat belt side is on. the announcement comes after one passenger died and dozens were injured during severe turbulence on a singapore airlines flight from london to singapore. extreme temperatures are continuing to grip pakistan, with some parts of the country expected to reach fifty 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. g7 finance ministers are meeting to discuss plans to use profits from frozen russian assets to help ukraine's war effort, and they say they're making progress at the talks in italy.

one of the proposals being considered would use frozen russian assets in western banks as collateral for a $50 billion loan to kyiv. g7 leaders are expected to draw up a final agreement at another meeting in italy next month. radio one's big weekend kicked off yesterday for a jam—packed bank holiday, a warning to our viewers, for a jam—packed bank holiday. a warning to our viewers, the pictures in this material might include some flashing images. let's speak to bbc newsbeat presenter pria rai over at the festival in luton. i don't know whether you can hear me or not, but take it away. i absolutely can. you're just cutting through the sound of rag and bone man. let's say hello to the host of radio 1's new music show, jack saunders. the blue and the soul are treated here. i jack saunders. the blue and the soul are treated here.— are treated here. i have seen people literally weeping. _ are treated here. i have seen people literally weeping. his _ are treated here. i have seen people literally weeping. his voice - are treated here. i have seen people literally weeping. his voice is - literally weeping. his voice is unbelievable. it's perfect for this saturday afternoon where the sun is

just gradually starting to set. let's talk about raye. she's won a really special award.— really special award. absolutely. i think ra e really special award. absolutely. i think raye spent _ really special award. absolutely. i think raye spent a _ really special award. absolutely. i think raye spent a lot _ really special award. absolutely. i think raye spent a lot of- really special award. absolutely. i think raye spent a lot of her- really special award. absolutely. i l think raye spent a lot of her career writing for other people, which is where the majority of her success came. we've seen over the last couple of years her saying no, she wants to be her own individual and she wants to show the world what she can really truly do. the album 21st century blues is a top—5 record. it is certainly that raye is one of the biggest uk exports. it is certainly that raye is one of the biggest uk exports.— biggest uk exports. it might be obvious because _ biggest uk exports. it might be obvious because she _ biggest uk exports. it might be obvious because she is - biggest uk exports. it might be obvious because she is such - biggest uk exports. it might be obvious because she is such a l obvious because she is such a superpower, but to have a female british headliner of that status is also special. hat british headliner of that status is also special-— british headliner of that status is also special. not to be laughed at at all, absolutely _ also special. not to be laughed at at all, absolutely huge. _

also special. not to be laughed at at all, absolutely huge. i- also special. not to be laughed at at all, absolutely huge. i think . at all, absolutely huge. i think we talk about it a lot. every single time the festival season comes around and the headliners get announced, it's always the thing on everyone's lips — where are the ladies on the top of the bill? they are making the best at the moment. all the charts prove that on streaming. the ladies are making the best music so we need to see them at the top of the bill. it's just another sign about. big the top of the bill. it's 'ust another sign about. big weekend kicks off in the _ another sign about. big weekend kicks off in the uk, _ another sign about. big weekend kicks off in the uk, and _ another sign about. big weekend kicks off in the uk, and one - another sign about. big weekend kicks off in the uk, and one of i another sign about. big weekend | kicks off in the uk, and one of the big things is that moves around the uk. the diversity of the line up right now, we should still have thames on stage. there really is something for everyone.- thames on stage. there really is something for everyone. there is, if i wasn't on — something for everyone. there is, if lwasn't on air. _ something for everyone. there is, if i wasn't on air, i _ something for everyone. there is, if i wasn't on air, i would be _ something for everyone. there is, if i wasn't on air, i would be watching | i wasn't on air, i would be watching thames. i think she's incredible and i think one of the best things about big weekend is how diverse. we've just been down there and just

walking through the festival as well. whenever someone comes up to you and start telling you about their background and where they've heard you are where they listen from, everyone is different. not everyone is from luton. they come from everywhere. i've met someone from everywhere. i've met someone from america. from everywhere. i've met someone from america-— from america. you'd be very lucky indeed. from america. you'd be very lucky indeed- lf — from america. you'd be very lucky indeed- if you _ from america. you'd be very lucky indeed. if you do _ from america. you'd be very lucky indeed. if you do make _ from america. you'd be very lucky indeed. if you do make it - from america. you'd be very lucky indeed. if you do make it here, i from america. you'd be very luckyl indeed. if you do make it here, you feed treated to four stages. tomorrow, it will be coldplay headlining, but let's get through the magic of what will be raye. great stuff. thank you both indeed. enjoy the evening. a reminder of the football breaking news — manchester a reminder of the football breaking news — manchester united stunned rivals manchester city with a 2—1win in the fa cup final. united took the lead in the first half with two goals. city replied with one of their own late in the game, but it wasn't quite enough. united hung on to take the trophy —

their 13th fa cup win. in the other match, celtic beat the rangers 1—0 to secure the scottish fa cup title. it was a goalless first half and remained that way well into the second. a 90th—minute winner from celtic secured the title, completing the team's league and cup double. plenty more sport coming up in a couple of minutes. stay with us for that. breaking news from india. we are getting reports from local media. indian express our reporting details, at least 20 people have died in a fire. this is in the city of rats caught in western gujarat. this reportedly broke out in a building housing and amusement arcade. there are pictures circulating saying their ambulances they are the building. the roof has

apparently collapsed in a police spokesperson said four people have been arrested in connection. do stay with us. i'm lewis vaughanjones with us. i'm lewis vaughanjones with bbc news. hello there. the weather has been a bit warmer for many of us today, with more sunshine around as well. but things are going to change as it gets wetter overnight, leading into a mixture for sunday and bank holiday monday of some sunshine, but also some heavy and thundery showers. it's warm today, though, across the north—west of england, where we had the sunshine. very different picture, though, earlier on in norfolk and here in suffolk with cloud and some rain. and that cloud has been coming in from off the north sea, dampening things down somewhat. we've also got this cloud that's pushing in from the south—west, and this is where we're seeing some rain arriving as well. and that cloud of rain that we've got across south—western areas will continue to work its way northwards and eastwards into more of england and wales overnight. some heavier rain develops in northern england, pushes into southern scotland, too. so, with a lot of cloud overnight

and it getting wetter as well, temperatures should be typically 10 or 11 degrees by the morning. and quite a wet start for some of us early on sunday morning — these two areas of rain are pushing their way northwards. and following on from that, we'll get some sunshine, but we'll see those showers developing as well. and those showers could be heavy and thundery. the greatest risk of some slow—moving, thundery downpours will be across northern england, into the midlands, across to east anglia. risk of some local flooding as well. but with more showers around on sunday, temperatures are going to be lower than today. still could make 19 degrees, perhaps, in south—eastern parts of england. those showers are still around into the evening and they will tend to fade away from england and wales, but we'll keep some wetter weather for longer further north. and here, we've got this area of low pressure that will still be sitting close by into bank holiday monday, and again, we've got a mixture of sunshine and some showers. now, many places may start dry across england and wales and northern ireland,

but the cloud will bubble up, there will be a scattering of showers developing. perhaps the heavier ones are going to be across central and northern parts of scotland with some thunder. again, in the sunshine and in the light winds, it will feel pleasant enough. those temperatures are typically going to be 16 or 17 degrees, and those numbers are not really going to change much over the week ahead. we'll keep a south—westerly wind going into the early parts of next week, eventually turning to more of a north—westerly and cooling things down a bit in the far north—west. but otherwise, it's still going to be very unsettled. more areas of low pressure coming in, bringing showers or longer spells of rain and some sunshine in between.

live from london, this is bbc news. ukraine says russia has struck a busy superstore in kharkiv, killing at least two people and injuring others. this, quite frankly, at the moment, is for the ukrainians, one of the most anxious periods since those first months after the full—scale invasion more than two years ago. the amount of people that gave me over the _ the amount of people that gave me over the last couple of days... over the last couple of here in the uk, party leaders hit the campaign trail in the uk's general election, amidst a growing exodus of conservative mps. campaigning out in west midlands, sir keir starmer says labour will lower the voting age to 16 if it wins. and manchester city sees red as man united wins the fa cup.

meanwhile in scotland, beating rangers, celtic do it again, winning the scottish cup. let's get the latest with the sport straightaway, shall we? let's head to the bbc sport centre. hi, hugh. hello, lewis. manchester united have won the english fa cup, beating rivals manchester city 2—1 at wembley in a match that many had billed as erik ten hag's last in charge of united. as rumours swirled that the manager might be sacked regardless of the result, his team produced a shock against the premier league champions — alejandro garnacho taking advantage of a mistake to score the first, which another teenager kobbie mainoo added to before half—time. manchester city were attempting to win a historic second league and cup double in a row. but even thoutheremy doku scored late on, united held on for the victory — a 13th fa cup, a place in europe and a trophy in each of ten hag's two seasons as boss.

imean, i mean, it's been a tough season, ups and downs, and recently the only thing we have had look forward to is this final. such a big want to row back from last year. last year i was in the stands, i could not be involved, but it was incredible. like i say, since it has been such a tough season, we knew we had to come together, and he sat at the players, the preparation for the scam has been amazing showing we can compete and can win games, you know, in such and can win games, you know, in such a big game on such a big stage. white city couldn't claim a double, celtic did by winning the scottish cup final. they too beat their rivals rangers in an old firm derby. it took until the 90th minute for the only goal of the game to arrive, adam idah pouncing on an error by rangers goalkeeperjack butland to give celtic yet another trophy, claiming the scottish cup for a record—extending 42nd time. the holders barcelona are taking on eight—time winners lyon in the women's champions league final. we have had about 31 minutes in the

first half, still goal is between the two teams who contested last year's final as well, but no goals so far in that one —— goalless between the two teams. bbc sport understands that vincent kompany has agreed a deal in principle to become the new bayern munich coach. the german side moved for kompany after a series of rejections in their search for a successor to thomas tuchel. kompany�*s new deal is believed to run through until 2027, with bayern set to pay burnley over £10 million in compensation. it's also been confirmed that manchester united's record goal—scorer wayne rooney has been appointed as the new head coach of plymouth argyle in the championship. rooney is keen to re—establish his reputation after a disastrous spell at birmingham city, when he lost nine games out of 15. it's his fourth managerial role since retiring three years ago. yeah, really excited. to go in as argyle's new head coach, it was a fuller process. a lot of managers

were interviewed for the job, fuller process. a lot of managers were interviewed for thejob, and thankfully the club found i was the best person for the job and excited to get started. pakistan are chasing 184 to win the second t20 against england as both continue their preparations for next month's t20 world cup. pakistan won the toss and put england in to bat, who posted 183—7 from their 20 overs, the captain jos buttler smashing 8a. pakistan in reply running out of time and wickets. they have lost a seventh. 140—7 is the latest from edgbaston, and it looks like it could well be england, the defending champions for that world cup, you're going to take a 1—0 lead in the series. charles leclerc will start sunday's monaco grand prix in pole position. the ferrari driver claimed pole at his home race for the third time in his career and his team's 250th in their history. oscar piastri will line up alongside him on the grid for mclaren. the other ferrari of carlos sainz was third.

toulouse have won rugby union's champions cup after a dramatic win over leinster. the game was tied at 15—15 and went to extra time, before the french side went on to take victory by 31—22. it is their sixth european title, scotland's blair kinghorn kicked 12 points for toulouse. the french open starts on sunday, with many expecting it to be 14—time champion rafael nadal�*s last roland garros. nadal has said he expects to retire later in 2024, but on the eve of the tournament, the spaniard is not ruling out extending his career. he will turn 38 during the tournament but says he's been encouraged by his form and fitness in recent weeks. it's a big, big chance that's going to be my last rolando aarons, but if i have to tell you it's100% my lesser lung errors, sorry, buti tell you it's100% my lesser lung errors, sorry, but i will not, because i cannot predict what's going on —— my last rolando garros.

my going on —— my last rolando garros. my personal feelings are better than a month and half ago, without a doubt, so in some way i don't want to close 100% the door. it's been dubbed one of the biggest grudge matches in british boxing history. jack catterall will get his chance for revenge when he faces josh taylor in a re—match of their light welterweight clash on saturday. the pair fought in 2022 with many observers believing that catterall won the fight, but the judges gave it in favour of taylor, who was then the undisputed king of the division — although he's since lost the belts. catterall has long called for a re—match and will finally get the chance to avenge that controversial loss. it will be a relief come saturday. it's been a fight that has been dockable way before the first fight, and then two years in the aftermath since the first fight, so our names have been linked. in a roundabout way, is good for boxing and it's good for us, the driver we have created, but to win convincingly saturday, draw a line under and move on with my career, that of the good.

plenty of live sports for you to follow ongoing, and plenty reaction to the two cup finals we have had in the uk as well, but that's it for now. back to you, lewis. thanks for that. let's get more on the uk general election. a parliamentary committee has written to rishi sunak to say the government should be prepared for the possibility of foreign interference during the general election. the letter calls on the electoral commission — the independent body overseeing elections — to issue guidance on how to spot deepfakes and other types of misinformation online, warning members of the public may not fully understand how these threats may appear. there has been a recent example of election interference using ai. over in the united states, an ai—generated robocall imitating presidentjoe biden's voice was commissioned by a rival political consultant to dissuade people from voting for him in new hampshire's democratic primary election. let's take a listen to the call that was obtained by cnn. it's important that you save your vote for the november election. voting this tuesday only enables the republicans in their quest to elect donald trump again.

for more on this, let's speak tojoe burton, professor of international security at lancaster university. thank you very much for coming on the programme. you thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on the rouramme. ., . .., . the programme. you are welcome, nice to be here. the programme. you are welcome, nice to be here- so — the programme. you are welcome, nice to be here. so let's _ the programme. you are welcome, nice to be here. so let's focus _ the programme. you are welcome, nice to be here. so let's focus on _ the programme. you are welcome, nice to be here. so let's focus on the - to be here. so let's focus on the uk election, under— to be here. so let's focus on the uk election, under way, _ to be here. so let's focus on the uk election, under way, campaigning l to be here. so let's focus on the uk| election, under way, campaigning is election, underway, campaigning is underway. election, underway, campaigning is under way. what exactly should people be aware of? i under way. what exactly should people be aware of?— under way. what exactly should people be aware of? i think there are two main _ people be aware of? i think there are two main trends _ people be aware of? i think there are two main trends at _ people be aware of? i think there are two main trends at the - people be aware of? i think there i are two main trends at the moment. the first is, we are in the worsening geopolitical environment, our relationship nationally and internationally with russia, and china, is not great, and in the last five or ten years, there's been clear evidence of both of these countries trying to subvert democratic processes in the uk, in europe, in the us, and indeed elsewhere, and they're becoming increasingly brazen in doing so. the second element i think is the technological tools they now have at their disposal to interfere in our democracies, whether that's the

political use of ransomware, whether it's synthetic media, you've just shown the clip of the robo call of a call mimicking joe biden cosmic voice in seemingly a very authentic way, whether that's more traditional hack and leak operations, or indeed disinformation, disseminating through social media, these countries have technological tools to reach out and harm our democracy directly. to reach out and harm our democracy directl . , ., , , to reach out and harm our democracy directl . , . , , to reach out and harm our democracy directl . , ., , , ., to reach out and harm our democracy directl. , .,, , ., , to reach out and harm our democracy directl. , ., , , directly. presumably part of this is --eole directly. presumably part of this is people being _ directly. presumably part of this is people being aware _ directly. presumably part of this is people being aware of _ directly. presumably part of this is people being aware of what - directly. presumably part of this is people being aware of what kind . directly. presumably part of this is| people being aware of what kind of techniques are used and being alive to it, but what about the responsibilities on social media companies, media companies in general? companies, media companies in ueneral? . ~ �* , companies, media companies in ueneral? . ~ �*, , general? yeah, i think there's been heiahtened general? yeah, i think there's been heightened awareness _ general? yeah, i think there's been heightened awareness in _ general? yeah, i think there's been heightened awareness in the - general? yeah, i think there's been heightened awareness in the tech i heightened awareness in the tech sector of these problems, and there has been evidence for example to indicate communiques coming out of the munich security conference recently, these companies are getting together to remove malicious content on their platforms, the problem really is the scope and

scale of this. companies do employ thousands of people to content moderate, but disinformation spread so quickly and such a scale, it's a difficult thing to take down and there's a fine line between what you take down and whether that could be considered legitimate information or disinformation. so there are some real challenges for the tech company in this space. one of the things i know they are doing is trying to develop new technologies which would enable us to identify defects and synthetic media more easily, things like widgets embedded in web browsers for example that would watermark a synthetic content —— deepfakes and synthetic media. ultimately, technology is not the solution. we've got to be more proactive as governments and also as individual people and trying to protect ourselves in this space. {lilia protect ourselves in this space. ok, so lastl , protect ourselves in this space. ok, so lastly. then. _ protect ourselves in this space. ok, so lastly, then, as _ protect ourselves in this space. ok, so lastly, then, as individuals, what are we looking for? if an

image... how do you train question an image or a video and try and check whether it is real or not? when -- 20 —— 20 you can do is look at source of it. that's for if it is a phishing e—mail that does not look authentic, look at the source, look at where it has come from in terms of synthetic audio or video or pictures. where is this content being hosted? we do have legitimate well—established news organisations, the bbc included, that are not likely to carry this content and will have fairly robust mechanisms to take that content down or establish whether it is a fake before it is posted, so i would encourage everyone to question the source of the content, to have conversations with their families about whether they think it's real or fake, about whether they think it's real orfake, cannot

about whether they think it's real or fake, cannot trust everything they see on the internet, and this really i think is going to involve a multiyear public awareness effort around this new technology. jae around this new technology. joe burton, thank you very much for coming on the programme. next, g7 finance ministers say they've made "progress" in finding ways to use profits from frozen russian assets to help ukraine as they wrapped up a meeting in italy, envisioning a concrete proposal to present to a leaders' summit next month. here's our world business reporter david waddell. $300 billion in russian assets is held in western jurisdictions. $300 billion in russian assets is held in westernjurisdictions. the us has argued those assets should be used to help ukraine, the european union has argued instead that profits or interest payments from those assets should be used instead. what ackley been agreed is that a $50 billion loan will be issued to ukraine based on future profits and future interest payments. the actual due will be agreed by g7 leaders at their summit due will be agreed by g7 leaders at theirsummit in due will be agreed by g7 leaders at their summit in italy next month. the european union has been

concerned about the unpredictable legal implications of a deal like this and those invocations are becoming clearer. russia has accused the g7 of state—level theft and it says it could reciprocate in kind by leveraging western assets held by russia. so why�*s this deal taking place now? the ukraine invasion took place now? the ukraine invasion took place just over 27 month ago. that's a year and three months as of friday. ukraine was doing rather well in pushing back russian advances soon after the russian invasion, but it is struggling militarily now, and russia was expected to suffer more deeply from a western sanctions, but india and china are accused of supporting russia's war economy. there is one other factor, russia's war economy. there is one otherfactor, and russia's war economy. there is one other factor, and that is the upcoming us presidential election in november. the g7 leaders have today —— of today are concerned a reelected president from could mean supporting ukraine in the future could become more difficult. thanks to david for that. now to the

elections in south africa. the african national congress party has dominated politics. presidency or rim oppose are in danger of losing the majority for the first time. fergal keane, who ported on the end of apartheid, has returned to south africa and sent this report. it was one of those rare shining moments. archive: the end of the order of racial discrimination, of segregation, the end of the age of pain and humiliation for millions of black south africans. an extraordinary story unfolding... archive: white rule on the continent of africa came to an end at 7:00 south african time this morning. ..when history shuffled forward with the promise of equality and justice for all. 30 years later, loud and energetic, democracy has endured.

the ruling anc talks of promises delivered on housing and services, but it's presided over a massive corruption. archive: it is dawn on the margins of existence... back in 1994, they hoped for a very different south africa. hopes i heard from the poor of the squatter camps. i want to live in a nice house with my children, because i'm suffering. i want to be the same like the white people. a single mother, cynthia mthebe scavenged on a dump for tin cans which she sold to feed her seven children. if you don't work, you can't eat. you must work very hard. now, as south africa prepares to vote, i've come back to find out what's happened to cynthia and her hopes. i'd meet her again in a rural area, where she'd come to escape the squalor and crime

of the squatter camps. i'm so happy to see you. but cynthia, now 78, is blind and ill. it's so lovely. yeah. it's you, fergal! it's me. you can't see me at the moment, can you? but you can hear me. there we go. she has a house — but built by her children, not the state. no running water, frequent power cuts. what do you think of how the country is now? oh, south africa. there's no life. there's no life in south africa. cynthia escaped from this, but apartheid's legacy of poverty and anc corruption have hurt. son amos was shot by criminals and is lame. he can't find a job. daughterjoyce, also among the more than 30% of unemployed people. they survive because daughter doris set up her own small shop and helps everyone else.

ok, guys, i'm going to show you something here that you've never seen. the mthebes asked us to see the old film of their lives. you must work very hard. do people get sick? in their reaction, the measure of what's been endured. on laptop: fergal keane, bbc news. things are better now, but still we're still pulling hard. so my mother, i want to thank this lady. because of her, i'm who i am. i really, mum, i love you. and i want to be like you. back in 1994, cynthia's shack was demolished in the last days of apartheid. forward to now, a few kilometres from where i first met her. the destroyed shacks

of a new generation. the homeless, in the world's most unequal society, where the top 10% own 86% of the wealth. this land is slated for development, including houses for the poor. but the waiting is long. in the meantime, shotguns keep trespassers at bay. there's people suffering. but they can say, "vote for me, vote for me," always. that's why i was saying, i'm not going out to vote. i'm staying at home. singing the generations of mthebe women, like so many other of this nation's poor, who, when elections have come and gone, will be holding theirfamilies and their country together. fergal keane, bbc news,

klipgat, south africa. 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. drjeff 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. so that was my first meeting with alex, and then i 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. there is no information anywhere about 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 oar in my prosthetics, so what happens if i fall in the water? so we've done all sorts of capsize drills, drowning drills, to learn what happens when i do go in the water. what are your biggest concerns? the sea and the weather. although we're doing it injune, it still can be pretty unpredictable, especially in the uk. prosthetics, how do they cope in salt water?

we don't really know. how do i cope in salt water, in extreme heat? 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 how am i going to cope with that? 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 mackinlay, 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, the reception. and i was sat there watching it and i was tingling, thinking how...similar experiences like that. and it's unbelievable. when i left hospital, i think the military had about 2,500 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. applying make—up, eating fast food and using a laptop — 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. we've got customers for you. car nearside, a lady is putting her makeup on while she's trying to drive. footage released by national highways has revealed just some of the reckless behavior of drivers behind the wheel. so he is driving with no hands on the steering wheel. so van to the nearside,

bloke is having his mcdonald's and he's got no hands on the steering wheel, he's steering with his knees. so lane two, no control at all on the steering wheel, steering with his knees, he's eating his mcdonald's. now he's picking up a drink. so drink in left hand, chips on the right hand. 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. the rac says 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. 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 while education of drivers is their priority, due to the high stakes involved in some driving offences, officers will be robust in their actions.

laura trant, bbc news. 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 its maiden flight from new york to los angeles with ten dogs and their owners on board. prices start at $6,000 fora us flight, $8,000 for a one—way ticket from new york to london. onboard, there is spa for the dog as well as tasty treats, frothy milk drinks and even old shoes. the company says it's already planning new routes from the us to paris and milan. that's about it from me. 20 more online, of course, and the latest with the football results too. do

stay with us. plainmoor coming up, headlines at the top of the hour. i am a lewis vaughanjones. this is bbc news. hello there. the weather has been a bit warmer for many of us today, with more sunshine around as well. but things are going to change as it gets wetter overnight, leading into a mixture for sunday and bank holiday monday of some sunshine, but also some heavy and thundery showers. it's warm today, though, across the north—west of england, where we had the sunshine. very different picture, though, earlier on in norfolk and here in suffolk with cloud and some rain. and that cloud has been coming in from off the north sea, dampening things down somewhat. we've also got this cloud that's pushing in from the south—west, and this is where we're seeing some rain arriving as well. and that cloud of rain that we've got across south—western areas will continue to work its way northwards and eastwards into more of england and wales overnight.

some heavier rain develops in northern england, pushes into southern scotland, too. so, with a lot of cloud overnight and it getting wetter as well, temperatures should be typically 10 or 11 degrees by the morning. and quite a wet start for some of us early on sunday morning — these two areas of rain are pushing their way northwards. and following on from that, we'll get some sunshine, but we'll see those showers developing as well, and those showers could be heavy and thundery. the greatest risk of some slow—moving, thundery downpours will be across northern england, into the midlands, across to east anglia — risk of some local flooding as well. but with more showers around on sunday, temperatures are going to be lower than today. still could make 19 degrees, perhaps, in south—eastern parts of england. those showers are still around into the evening and they will tend to fade away from england and wales, but we'll keep some wetter weather for longer further north. and here, we've got this area of low pressure that will still be sitting close by into bank holiday monday, and again, we've got a mixture of sunshine and some showers. now, many places may start dry

across england and wales and northern ireland, but the cloud will bubble up, there will be a scattering of showers developing. perhaps the heavier ones are going to be across central and northern parts of scotland with some thunder. again, in the sunshine and in the light winds, it will feel pleasant enough. those temperatures are typically going to be 16 or 17 degrees, and those numbers are not really going to change much over the week ahead. we'll keep a south—westerly wind going into the early parts of next week, eventually turning to more of a north—westerly and cooling things down a bit in the far north—west. but otherwise, it's still going to be very unsettled — more areas of low pressure coming in, bringing showers or longer spells of rain and some sunshine in between.

live from london, this is bbc news. ukraine says russia bombed a superstore in kharkiv, where 200 people are thought to have been shopping, killing at least two people and injuring others. this, quite frankly, at the moment, is for the ukrainians, one of the most anxious periods since those first months after the full—scale invasion more than two years ago. the amount of people who've given me an umbrella _ over the last couple of days... here in the uk, party leaders hit the campaign trail in the uk's general election, amidst a growing exodus of conservative mps. campaigning out in west midlands, sir keir starmer says labour will lower the voting age to 16 if it wins. as south africa's political parties hold final rallies ahead of wednesday's general election,

will nelson mandela's legacy be enough to secure another anc win? music plays. bbc radio 1's big weekend gets under way, with record—breaking brit award winner raye set to headline today. and she is due on the main stage behind me live at nine o'clock. 35,000 people are expected through the doors here at luton. hello, i'm loren taylor. we start with breaking news from ukraine. officials there say russian missiles have hit a busy diy store in kharkiv, killing at least two people and injuring others. the shop is in a residential area, and ukrainian officials say russia also hit a school and other buildings in the city.

president zelensky says more than 200 people could have been