live from london. this is bbc news. rishi sunak says he'll bring back mandatory national service for 18—year olds if the conservatives win the general election. meanwhile labour's been answering questions on its plan for the economy, it promises not to increase income tax, if it wins on polling day. sirens heard across tel aviv — as hamas says its launched a large missile attack on the city — the first in months. the united nations says almost 700 people are feared dead following a landslide in papua new guinea. twelve people have been injured — eight taken to hospital — after a flight from doha to dublin suffered turbulence. and — who will return to the premier league?

southampton lead 1 nil to leeds united in the championship play off final at wembley. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. we start here in the uk — and the fourth day of campaigning ahead of the general election on the 4th ofjuly. the home secretary james cleverly says the conservatives plan to bring back a form of compulsory national service if it wins, is about pushing young people out of their "comfort zone". the party says it would cost two and half billion pounds a year and would see eighteen year—olds join the military for a year or serve the community for a weekend a month for the same period. our political correspondent helen catt has more the return of national service is certainly an eye—catching policy but it wouldn't be national service quite like these men experienced between 1949 and 1963.

instead all 18—year—olds would have to choose between a year of military service or volunteer work in public services. it's about addressing the fragmentation we have seen in society. too many young people living in their own bubble, whether a digital bubble or a social bubble, and we want to get back to the situation where people are mixing with young people from different areas, different economic groups, different religions. under the plans, 30,00018—year—olds would do full—time one—year placements in the armed forces or cyber defence and would have to apply for selection. everyone else would have to volunteer for the equivalent of one weekend a month in places like the nhs, charities or police. the conservatives say they would start piloting the scheme from september 2025. other countries like norway already run selective military schemes. the detail of the proposed tory version will not come before the election. instead a special committee called

the royal commission would work them out after — including any sanction for refusing, which the tories say would not be criminal. labour says it is desperate. this isjust a desperate gimmick from the conservative party, with no viable means of funding it. the liberal democrats said the conservatives had cut troop numbers. the snp said the armed forces needed proper investment. they're trying to put a sticking plaster on the future of young people and also a sticking plaster for the armed forces and it is not going to work. the conservatives believe their national service programme would put a modern spin on an old idea for their first policy announced in this campaign. helen catt, bbc news. for more, i spoke earlier to our political correspondent rajdeep sandhu about labour facing questions today about its economic plans. yes, there have been a lot of questions about exactly

what labour would propose for this election and their potential run in government and we have this now a bit more solid from the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, that they won't increase income tax or national insurance so we will see that going into the manifesto and we obviously don't have party manifestos yet but there is a nugget from it and she was pushed quite hard about labour's spending plans in that interview on laura kuenssberg's show this morning and she didn't rule out future spending cuts. she did say that there would be difficult decisions to make and that it wouldn't be a return to austerity but she couldn't completely rule out spending cuts. she did talk about the areas where labour are promising extra spending, areas like more teachers, more police officers, and she said that was a down payment for the change that people could expect from labour. now, she was very careful in that interview about what she said and how she said it,

and she didn't seem to want to make promises she couldn't keep. she kept talking about labour's plans being fully funded, so she says every promise she has made, she has looked at exactly how they will fund that, so what is quite interesting is that the conservatives have said they will be aiming to scrap national insurance altogether. they today have said in response to rachel reeves, they have accused labour of unfunded spending and that they had no plan to cut taxes and ease the burden on families, and they have also said that with labour, they have warned voters it puts them with the same old labour party who as soon as they run out of money "will come after yours". so you can see this will be a very tense topic during the election and those conversations around the economy and taxes willjust keep on going and those arguments will definitely keep on going. and a quick reminder — you can find all the latest on the general election here in the uk — we're running a live page

with continuous coverage. you can find that on the bbc news app and on our website. them did not have done that, some of them did not have done that, southampton are promoted back into the premier league southampton and wembley, the beat leads i—0, full—time whistle just a few minutes ago, this is known as the richest game in football and the money ending up in the champions league up to the premiership is so significant. a lot on the line and a lot at stake. leads versus southampton at three o'clock we have the result i—0 southampton at three o'clock we have the result 1—0 by armstrong was enough and it was a nervy finish and plenty of injury. all the fans of

southampton calling for that final whistle to be blown in the last couple of minutes it has and so southampton are heading back into the premier league. we asked young people at the bbc�*s big weekend fesitval to see what they think about the national service proposal. i don't think it's a bad idea. obviously it depends, you know, if they're up to it. i think it should be your decision to do it or not. but there'll be more people that will be more inclined to do it and others don't. but obviously, if the government needs help, why not? you know what i mean? it's about... you will all learn from it, i think, in my opinion. anything that you do that is new, you get a learning experience out of it and it helps you down the line. people will probably go for it. but again, i think it would kind of have a big backlash

because you're being forced to do something and not a lot of people want to be forced to do something. like, we live in a free country. i mean, ithink it'd be pretty good because the army isn't doing - too well with recruit, and the whole thing i with russia would be good with a lot more recruits. . but it does infringe a lot on the current human i rights that people know. i don't know, ijust think it would be a large change . for a lot of people. a little earlier, i spoke to kayleigh wainwright, director of youth sector innovation at uk youth — a charity set up to empower young people. it will make the reality is many things work for different people and it should be a choice and things work for different people and it should be a choice— it should be a choice and lots of examples _ it should be a choice and lots of examples of — it should be a choice and lots of examples of successful - it should be a choice and lots of examples of successful national services programmes and also supported by wider infrastructures and support for the people in the reality is here, over ten years of

cuts to youth services in different services that support young people and we need to be thinking about how do we provide that sustained investment in youth development and support. at least eight rockets were launched from the rafah area of southern gaza, some made their way through and our home in the suburb suffered damage but no serious losses were reported. 0ur correspondent injerusalem, danjohnson, gave us this update. interceptions have been heard over the city by colleagues who are in tel aviv at the moment — at least six, possibly eight rockets that have been intercepted by israeli air defence systems, which are very secure, very effective. but it does look like some of these rockets that we believe have been fired from the south of gaza, from rafah, have got through.

there are some videos emerging showing where rockets have landed on open ground. no word yet on whether any serious damage has been caused, whether there are any casualties. but this certainly does mark another moment in this conflict. it's the first time since, we think, january that tel aviv has actually come under rocket attack. these would be long—range rockets fired from the very south of gaza. and the al-qassam brigade, the armed wing of hamas, says it is doing that in response to israel's massacre of its civilians. we know that the military operations around rafah have continued intensifying over the weekend with more air strikes and more ground military activity as well. this is despite israel having been told on friday by the international court ofjustice that its offensive there should end. now, whether this isjust hamas reacting to that offensive on the ground in rafah or whether this is some sort of last stand as israel's military actually moves further and further into rafah and reduces the operating space that hamas has left there, that's a question that we'll have to contemplate in the hours that follow when we assess how serious

this attack was and how much damage it has caused. but certainly it's the first time that air raid sirens have sounded in tel aviv for some time. it's the first time that area has come under hamas attack for many months. and it does show that hamas still has weaponry, heavy artillery, and is prepared to use it to target israeli civilians. there had been renewed hopes that peace talks could recommence on tuesday. this had been something that had been talked about by the americans and israelis. it would be the talks that have been mediated by the egyptians and the qataris. and there were hopes that a new deal may be put to hamas as early as this week for the possibility of returning more hostages, bringing about some sort of peaceful conclusion to this military operation. now, whether hamas has preempted that and is determined to show

that it can still launch rockets and cause damage and destruction in israel, that could be one possible explanation for this attack. hamas itself is saying that this is in response tojust a massacre of its civilians. it's not clear whether that means the conflict more generally or specifically operations around rafah over this weekend. we know over the last two weeks, since israel's military first went into rafah, more than a million palestinians have been uprooted and displaced. russia says it has seized another village in the east of ukraine, where its troops have made a number of small gains in recent weeks. the village of berestove is close to kupyansk in kharkiv province. it comes after 16 people were killed in the city of kharkiv on saturday — after a russian airstrike hit a hardware store. it's now known that a russian airstrike on saturday in the city of kharkiv killed sixteen people. two glide bombs hit the building on saturday. some people are still missing. later in the day russia launched another attack, on the residential area in the kharkiv city centre, with the civilian block of flats

damaged, leaving at least 25 people injured, according to local authorities. it takes the total current number of injured in kharkiv to 68. earlier i spoke to mariia mezentseva, ukrainian mp from kharkiv, and the head of ukrainian delegation to the council of europe parliamentary assembly. a counter offensive has started on our side and the ukrainian army is counter attacking on the ground, those nine villages that are temporarily under russian occupation will for sure be brought back to ukrainian control and the famous city of vovchansk has experienced a massive evacuation of civilians but still the ukrainian army is doing its best to progress and not to let russians take it over as it is a strategic spot. of course best brigades are currently on the ground and we see the numbers and russia is putting so much human efforts where they don't actually cherish human lives, and that is why this senseless

battle which they are committed to for not even knowing the reason why they are fighting, whereas us, we are defending our homeland, we are calling for the international tribunal to be established so that at a high political level of politicians in the russian federation would be responsible for that, not only generals, soldiers and military personnel. it is so important to speak aboutjustice today, so air defence, justice in courts and the coalition for more weapons. this is high thanks to every british person and you personally for spreading the world across the globe. for spreading the word for us across the globe. you have been speaking to politicians here in the uk. correct. what was your assessment of the level of practical support you think will be coming your way? i'm sure all other nato members should follow the uk's example when you are increasing your defence

budget up to 2% and the security commitment meaning our international agreement for the next ten years is currently working. thank you for being very clear on our opportunity, our armed forces to use long—range missiles to defeat the spots of evil in the russian federation's territory so basically, if everyone would do as the uk does, the world would be much closer today to peace, justice and, of course, victory. at least nine people have been killed after tornadoes ripped through central us, destroying buildings and a petrol station that was sheltering dozens of people. two people were confirmed dead in arkansas, two in oklahoma and five in texas,

where denton and cooke counties were among the hardest hit. severe storms formed over texas and oklahoma on saturday. footage showed a petrol station almost completely destroyed, with twisted metal littered over damaged vehicles. the twisters also overturned lorries and shut down a highway near dallas. georgia is celebrating the anniversary of its independence from russia. with official ceremonies being held in the capital tbilisi. it comes as the country continues to grapple with the mass protests against a controversial, so—called "foreign agents" law which opponents believe would put georgia's independence at risk. let's speak to our south caucasus correspondent rayhan demytrie, who's in tblisi for us what's been happening there? georgia is markin: what's been happening there? georgia is marking its — what's been happening there? georgia is marking its independence _ what's been happening there? georgia is marking its independence and - is marking its independence and where outside parliament which has been the focal point for the mass protests against a controversial law on the despairing sea of influence in the foreign agents law, their

celebrations and wandered around and further down the street, there is a protest. protests of resume once again against the law where georgia is now, earlier today to the celebrations to march independence, the country prosperous prime minister delivered a speech and accuse the countries president of the tray and georgia abbas plus president, she early vetoed this controversial bill and would go back to parliament and it is expected on tuesday that parliament which is dominated by the georgia dream party will override his veto. it is a time of deep political crisis and appears in the past six weeks since this process began, georgia fell out with the traditional allies and partners and talking by the united states and

the eu earlier this week, the state department says that they will impose travel restrictions on those or undermining georgia's democracy and a statement on the assembly of nato and urging the governments, the dream government to withdrawal this bill and return to the democratic path that will take this country eventually to europe and not back to russia as it is seen by those who are protesting against this bill. as you outlined there, the veto is likely to be overruled and become law or the protesters are telling you what they will do next? these rotests you what they will do next? these protests have _ you what they will do next? these protests have been _ you what they will do next? these protests have been decentralised, there's notjust one big political party and driven by georgia's youth and the students and allow the students are on strike in there

single continue protesting but they now realise that they will have to somehow gather all of their energy and take it to october parliamentary elections because it is seen that these laws are being introduced in these laws are being introduced in the way to ensure victory for the governing georgia because by enacting the law, they will eliminate criticism from nongovernmental organisations or independent media and effectively silence free speech in this country and that is where the young people who say we want democracy we want a country, they are full of energy and they will continue their protests are the next stage will be to take this energy to the ballot boxes in october and perhaps vote this party out.

donald trump has been heckled by audience members at the libertarian party's national convention as he tried to win the fringe group's support for his presidential campaign. many in the crowd repeatedly booed and jeered while mr trump was addressing the gathering in washington, while only a small section cheered in support. the largely hostile response to his speech marked a change from the adulation the former president usually receives at rallies from his supporters. libertarians, who advocate for limited government and individualfreedom, blame donald trump for hastily creating a covid—i9 vaccine and not opposing public health restrictions on the unvaccinated during the pandemic. tributes are being paid to one of hollywood's most successful songwriters, richard m sherman, who has died at the age of 95. he wrote over 150 songs with his brother robert for classic films such as mary poppins, jungle book and chitty chitty bang bang. our culture reporter victoria bourne looks back at his career.

# supercalifragilistic— expialidocious #. generations of families will be familiar with the work of richard m sherman. alongside his late brother, robert, he won two 0scars in 1965 for the score of mary poppins. # now, i'm the king of the swingers. # 0h, thejungle vip. some of their best—known songs include thejungle book's i wanna be like you... # i wanna be a man, mancub. # and stroll right into town.. ..and chitty chitty bang bang. # chitty chitty bang bang, we love you. during his long career, he won numerous awards, including three grammys, and received 2a gold and platinum albums. he was described as being a key member of walt disney's inner circle of creative talents. the boss of the walt disney company, bob iger, paid tribute to him, saying his music captured the hearts of generations of audiences.

his musical legacy will no doubt be enjoyed by old and young for years to come. richard m sherman who has died at the age of 95. an investigation is underway into a spitfire crash in which a royal air force pilot was killed. it happened near raf coningsby in lincolnshire, during a flight to commemorate the battle of britain. philip norton reports. a second world war spitfire lies badly damaged in a field. it crashed in what the raf has called a tragic accident. the pilot was killed. the spitfire came down a short distance from the runway here at raf coningsby. as well as being home to modern—day typhoon fighterjets, the spitfire is part of the much—loved battle of britain memorial flight, which is based here. next month, they're due to take part in commemorative d—day events. many enthusiasts here had seen the spitfire. soon as you lose a pilot,

it's like you've lost a member of your family. when you are obsessed with planes like we are, especially the raf because it's some sight here some days, it's a shame, really. the prince and princess of wales, who have close links with the lincolnshire raf station, led tributes to the pilot. they said "they were incredibly sad to hear of the news this afternoon from raf coningsby. our thoughts this evening are with the pilot's loved ones, the battle of britain memorial flight and the wider raf family". an investigation into what caused the crash is now under way. philip norton, bbc news, at raf coningsby in lincolnshire. riverfrom river from various opposition party leaders as well, huge rallies have

been taking place over this weekend to drum up the last bit of support in the final days, this is a hugely significant election because the agency could potentially lose power for the first time since democracy came to south africa —— anc. we are keeping a close eye on those elections and plenty of coverage next week but next week is voting day. and just before we go — let's leave you with these pictures it's a giant picnic on paris's most famous avenue — the champs—elysees. you can see here — the french capital's iconic boulevard was laid with a 216—meter—long red—and—white chequered rug — thought to be the world's largest tablecloth. but it wasn't open to everyone — nearly 273,000 people applied to take part in the event — and only 4,000 were chosen.

in peru, they have been celebrating the annual peruvian clown day. hundreds of them on the show there is a festival atmosphere as you can probably see. you can showcase the important tradition of clowning in peru and the events of the breadth of a cloud used to walk the breadth of a cloud used to walk the neighbourhoods back in the 19805. the neighbourhoods back in the 1980s. plenty more online is always and of course you can always keep right up to date with the general election twists and turns here the 4th ofjuly uk elections but plenty of campaigns between now and then you can see it on her life pages and on bbc news app.

hello there. this is probably not the sort of whether you would expect in an ill be warm when the sun was out but we have seen a lot of showers, heavy thundering downpours and really bringing us soaking in the short space of time and this was the looked earlier on a england and heading up to southern scotland and virtually overnight we're going to see those starting to fade away for most areas and clear spells for england and wales be more cloud and wet and windy weather as you move further north new keep temperatures but higher we have the clear skies to the south, temperatures can give way to seven or 8 degrees. some sunshine for central eastern parts of england will continue to see some sunshine on bank holiday monday but

there'll be more showers around as well and quickly, the cloud will build up and that will lead to a scattering of showers developing the focus or heavy thundering, this is more towards eastern parts of scotland and the risks and travel disruption in local flooding. scotland and the risks and travel disruption in localflooding. it will be warm and typical temperatures are going to be 16 or 17 degrees. 0ne temperatures are going to be 16 or 17 degrees. one area of low pressure bringing all the showers and at the moment is being placed by another one in the atlantic and the unsettled theme going to to stay beyond and coming in from the west, the showery outbreaks and later on the showery outbreaks and later on the northern england the driest weather they will be across scotland and western sunshine for most of the day. temperatures around 16 or 17 degrees and some wet weather around and now continuing to wednesday in that area of low pressure pushing its way across the uk and right in the middle, we may have to wednesday

in that area of low pressure pushing its way across the uk and right in the middle, we may have the latest weather first thing on wednesday morning for that what weather will push down across england and wales followed by some sunshine in any significant thundershowers for scotland the driest weather is likely to be across northern ireland and this time the driest weather is likely to be across northern ireland in a northwesterly breeze this time and again, this temperatures does not really changing much for the weekend in actual fact, not really changing much for the weekend in actualfact, those numbers are what we expected this time of year but next week, heavy showers longer spells of rain but later next week, and pressure should turn drier and brighter.

live from london. this is bbc news. rishi sunak says he'll bring back mandatory national service for 18—year olds if the conservatives win the general election— meanwhile labour's been answering questions on its plan for the economy —— it promises not to increase income tax —— if it wins on polling day. sirens heard across tel aviv — as hamas says its launched a large missile attack on the city — the first in months. rescue teams search for survivors in the aftermath of a huge landslide in papua new guinea — where almost 700 people are feared dead. eight taken to hospital — after a flight from doha to dublin suffered turbulence. now for sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. (1730 bulletin) hello from the bbc sport centre.

let's go live to wembley and join out reporterjoe lynsky. it out reporterjoe lynsky. is for a southhampt in a significant it is for a southhampt in a significant achievement which ever way you look at it. the significant achievement which ever way you look at it.— way you look at it. the weather is turn for the _ way you look at it. the weather is turn for the lead _ way you look at it. the weather is turn for the lead united _ way you look at it. the weather is turn for the lead united fans - turn for the lead united fans that have entered wembley stadium about just behind me. it will make things any betterfor them. such just behind me. it will make things any better for them. such a just behind me. it will make things any betterfor them. such a painful match to lose, the championship playoff where 90 minutes can really shape a clubs future. it is southampton going back up to the premier league and leeds united state for at least one more season in the championship. it was typical for this occasion, tense and singled by a single moment i demand strong given so much in the leeds penalty area. scoring the goal. in the end sealed his team promotion. leeds came here was so much expectation. they were 90 points in the regular season which in most campaigns would've been enough to seal automatic promotion. they had very few chances and this was a day with a failed to show up for the day and

james hitting the crossbar with a long—range effort. there will be questions they are for leeds united manager who came in last summer when the team had just been relegated from the top flight. his one task was to get them back for that many leeds fans leaving the stadium desperately disappointed foot with what they've seen from the team today. it is southampton heading back up at the first attempt to win an promotion that earns this club at least £140 million in revenue, significantly more they managed to stay in the premier league next season. all thanks to that adam armstrong winner. those are the five margins that make the playoffs so enthralling. margins that make the playoffs so enthrallina. . ~ , ., it's been a big day in the calendarfor formula one — ferrari's charles leclerc has won the monaco grand prix. it's the first time leclerc has won his home grand prix and he led from start to finish with 0scar piastri in the mclaren behind him and leclerc�*s ferrari team—mate carlos sainz rounded out the podium. championship leader max verstappen finished sixth... in fact the top ten

in qualifying finished the race in the same positions. that was despite earlier, the race had to be restarted after a lengthy delay following a huge crash on the opening lap. the collision occured between the red bull of sergio perez, and the haas of kevin magnussen, which resulted in a red flag and brought an end to both drivers�* races almost before it had begun. magnussen�*s team—mate nico hulkenburg also saw his race finished by the incident. the french open is underway at roland garros. and the attention turns to carlos alcaraz this year, as he looks to improve on his semi—final exit at last year's tournament. the men's number three seed, is on the hunt for a first title at roland garros — he's won his opening round match against quialifierjj wolf, of the us, dropping just 4 games on the way to victory. earlier, andrey rublev, the 6th seed, won his first round match against taro daniel. four—time grand slam winner naomi 0saka is through to the second round after beating lucia bronzetti in three sets. she's never been past the third round at roland garros before. elsewhere 2017 winner jelena 0stapenko is thorugh after beating jacqueline cristian.

world championship medallists jack laugher and anthony harding have continued their build—up to the paris 2024 olympic games with victory in the synchronised 3m springboard final at the aquatics gb championships in birmingham. laugher won olympic gold with previous partner chris mears at rio 2016 before claiming individual bronze at the tokyo games three years ago. he and harding have claimed world silver and bronze medals over the last 12 months and achieved a strong score of 1121.11 points for their six routines. laugher also won the individual 3m event on friday. in the women's synchronised 3m springboard final, the european games champions amy rollinson and desharne bent—ashmeil took gold. the pair have not been selected for paris 2024, but will be targeting success at the european championships in serbia next month. much to follow at the website, including the ipl final which is going night riders way. and that's all the sport for now. the united nations says more than 670 people are feared dead

in a huge landslide in the pacific nation of papua new guinea. dozens of houses are thought to have been buried in rock and earth. the disaster was sparked by an earthquake that hit enga province, some 370 miles north west of the capital port moresby. this report is from our correspondent katy watson in sydney. a scene of total devastation. in an area so remote and with land here still unstable, rescuers are struggling to do theirjob. more than two days after the landslide, villagers aren't giving up in their hunt for survivors but the situation on the ground is difficult. the landslide struck in the early hours of friday morning. more than 100 houses were buried at a time when most of the villagers would have been asleep butjust a few bodies have been recovered so far. debris from the landslide is up to eight metres deep in some places but getting heavy machinery to this remote area of highlands is difficult. people are using whatever

tools they can get their hands on, be it shovels or sticks, to help dig victims out. to make matters worse, nearby tribal violence which is totally unrelated to the landslide is also complicating the delivery of relief materials. but in the search for survivors, some good news. there has been some glimmer of hope in the last 24 hours. a husband and wife that were buried were rescued and thankfully their three children were not at the scene when the landslip happened. understanding the true scale of this disaster and finding those thought to have died among this rubble will take some time. katy watson, bbc news, sydney. in india's most populous state, uttar pradesh, education for children is under threat. the state has stopped paying the salaries of 21,000 teachers who taught modern subjects such as english, maths and science

at muslim religious schools, known as madrasas. this comes after the national government stopped funding a program to teach these subjects in these religious schools, which have been the main source of education for many children, especially those from poor muslim communities. archana shukla travelled to some of these madrasas in varanasi, which is also the constituency of prime minister narendra modi. p, e, p. e. r. p, e, r, a... the future is cast in shadow for nearly two million children studying in madrasas. the government has cut funding for their teacher salaries and cuts mean the teachers might lose theirjobs. madrassas have often been the only source of education for millions of muslim children coming from poor and marginalised backgrounds. but in many towns and villages

like this one, free education in madrasas has also helped poor children from other communities. these madrassas have filled the void. in a country where public schools are short on both resources and tutors and private schools expensive for many. i spoke to the families in the neighborhood. they were anxious. translation: | can't send my - daughter to government high school. it's very far away. we're poor, have meagre incomes. we can't afford private schools. the teachers taught maths, science and english under a government programme aimed to bring madrassa students at par with modern education. the federal government has now ended this two decade old scheme. salaries stopped much earlier. science teacher arjun sharma didn't get a regular pay for over five years.

his state stipend of $36 a month has been stopped too, leaving him with no income. translation: even with a postgraduate degree. l i work as a farm labour after school. we're struggling financially, but no one listens to us. the stipend was her last hope. the ministry of minority affairs, which governs these schools, has not responded to bbc queries. muslims are a minority in mainly hindu india, as the majoritarian political rhetoric grows louder. critics say madrassas are losing government favor. only 4% children they go to madrassas. poorest of the poor among muslims. but the impact on communities 100%. i think we need a national law that

regulates madrassas and give some kind of reform, not only reform them, give them a fresh lease of life rather than trying to obstruct it. between the politics and the bureaucracy, the promise of education that reaches every child in india is becoming harder to achieve. archana shukla, bbc news, varanasi. millions across south india threatening heatwave. pakistan sizzling in the fierce heatwave, part of the country are experiencing temperatures of 50 celsius, even though it's not yet the height of signed up with next summer. schools of close early, people around the country being advised to limit their outdoor activities. earlier i spoke to a journalist. it’s outdoor activities. earlier i spoke to a journalist.— outdoor activities. earlier i spoke to a journalist. to a “ournalist. it's so oppressive. it's to a journalist. it's so oppressive. it's like a cement _ to a journalist. it's so oppressive. it's like a cement wall _ to a journalist. it's so oppressive. j it's like a cement wall surrounded you and there's no escape and there's no breath of fresh air. there's no wind, it's an incredibly

debilitating experience. and certainly we're known for having hot summers but nothing like this. when you talk to old—timers they will tell you they've never experienced a heat like this. of course the only thing you see on the street are people pouring water over their heads trying to wet their head and tried to use that to cool down. the other source of trying to cool down our fans and air—conditioners but the air—conditioners, at least for those who can afford them have got very... not working at full capacity. and then blowing hot water down from the room, into the room. i just wanted to ask about people who have to work outside, what is there option? fix. have to work outside, what is there 0 tion? �* ., have to work outside, what is there

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for more on this, let's speak to roger smith, an aviation analyst. thank you for coming on the program. thank you for coming on the program. thank you for having me. what thank you for coming on the program. thank you for having me.— thank you for having me. what do you make of what's _ thank you for having me. what do you make of what's happened _ thank you for having me. what do you make of what's happened here? - thank you for having me. what do you make of what's happened here? well, j make of what's happened here? well, it's in a part — make of what's happened here? well, it's in a part of — make of what's happened here? well, it's in a part of the _ make of what's happened here? well, it's in a part of the world _ make of what's happened here? -ii it's in a part of the world where there aren't severe under storms. i've flown over turkey some years ago now but there's often a rough trip between 27,000 feet and 35,000 feet but not to the extent that seems to happen here where it seems more severe. i had a quick look at the weather over turkey today, there are thunderstorms but of course it could be this thing called clear air turbulence. you can see thunderstorms on the radar on your aircraft, you see a big red mark

with the worst activity is. however, where it's clear turbulence there is no way of telling it's going to happen unless you actually hit it. what about the two incidents happening so close together? weill. happening so close together? well, our happening so close together? well, your previous _ happening so close together? well, your previous article _ happening so close together? -ii your previous article demonstrated how different the weather is, not just over turkey but around the world. of course we've had this very wet weather here. it seems that the weather around the globe is suffering some strange changes which are not normally present at this time of the year. if are not normally present at this time of the year.— are not normally present at this time of the year. if it's a case of any changes _ time of the year. if it's a case of any changes now _ time of the year. if it's a case of any changes now that _ time of the year. if it's a case of any changes now that anyone i time of the year. if it's a case of- any changes now that anyone needs to make and the airlines or regulation changes or is it in perspective the sheer number of flights that pass off without any incident that means there may not need to be any changes? i there may not need to be any changes?— there may not need to be any chances? ~ ., , changes? i think the airlines will take a serious... _

changes? i think the airlines will take a serious... although - changes? i think the airlines will take a serious... although it - changes? i think the airlines will| take a serious... although it was changes? i think the airlines will. take a serious... although it was a heart attack it was probably triggered by the events of what happened on board that aircraft. i think one of the things that will happen now is there will be more concentration on ensuring that all passengers are seated, wearing seat belts throughout the flights not just for landing and takeoff. sometimes you have to convert right but that will probably be the only time that you will be allowed not to have a seatbelt. what they're going to do about the cabin crew i really don't know. that's a difficult one. to do theirjob they've got to be standing around the aircraft looking after the passengers. unless they put some kind of straps that they can hold, which might help them. what i think it's a very difficult task to do it for the cabin crew. much easier to do it for the passengers. much easier to do it for the passengers-— much easier to do it for the assenuers. ., ,, ., ~ i.

it's now less than two weeks until millions of people across the world pause to remember the 80th anniversary of d—day — when allied forces stormed the beaches of northern france in a bid to re—take occupied europe from the nazis. it remains the largest seaborne invasion in history. rachel burden reports. i must have been frightened, aye, it frightening, it was. because the noise was terrific. the american battleships were actually giving us covering fire. they were firing shells over our heads and the germans, of course, they were firing from the shore. you used to watch the flash and you'd wonder where the shell was going to land, you know? everybody was bombarding. it was a fantastic noise. and then bombers came over and they didn't fly across the beach, they flew along the beach, dropping bombs all the way along, so as we looked at the beach you could see it flickering with flame.

there were some rocket launchers and they would all launch together, 25, disappear into the cloud and then come down in a shower on the beach and the beach virtually exploded. it was the most amazing sight, which i've never seen anything like it since. they said, oh, you'll be ok, you'll be walking ashore, but the germans were all dug in. they had four years to dig these massive, big gun enplacements in concrete. all our shelling and bombing and it hardly touched them. at 7.25am, the first british soldier came ashore here at gold beach. along the coastline tens of thousands of allied troops waded through the chilly waters.

right at the very last moment, the american said, "well, gee, because utah beach is going to be an american beach, in the nicest way, we don't want the brits leading us on there". and i said, "hell's bells, well, what are we going to do? " and they said, "well, we've got another something else for you to do". we have got into line towards the beach, then turned to port. and they said, "well, sorry we have to tell you, the lead ship was blown out of the water in the first half—an—hour". and we thought, good god, if they hadn't altered the orders, etcetera, and want to have their own ship there, we would have been there, we could be blown out of the water. we might have been seriously injured. we could even be dead, of course. the place was alight. boats all in the sea, hundreds and hundreds of them. not many aeroplanes about, but there's heavy gunfire from land to beach.

we will have plenty more coverage coming up in the days ahead. june southampton has made it back into the premier league, after beating leeds at wembley, one—nil. southampton scored the only goal of the game in the first half, securing their victory early in the match. joe lynskey is at wembley stadium for us. southampton did it. they did, yes. we know the _ southampton did it. they did, yes. we know the championship - southampton did it. they did, yes. we know the championship final i southampton did it. they did, yes. we know the championship final is| southampton did it. they did, yes. | we know the championship final is a unique occasion on english football calendar. 90 minutes back in shape to clubs futures. today it is southampton on their way back up to the premier league for the first time as you say after their relegation last season for that lead united who are in the same position looking to bounce back but they will have to cope with one more year at least in the second tier of english football. typically for this

occasion this match was tense. it usually settled by one goal, one moment in the championship playoff final the most common score line over the years as 1—0. that was the case again for the saints. adam armstrong in the first half getting the moment that proved to be the winner. a low finish into the bottom corner for that he was given so much space in the penalty area. leeds defence really opened up for him. then it was such a disappointing, leeds united really failed to show up leeds united really failed to show up and had very few chances a response to that for the jay and james the wells international hit the underside of the crossbar and the underside of the crossbar and the second half but that was really as good as it got for them. many leads fans leaving the fee on two stands, not waiting for the trophy left for southampton which is happen, desperately disappointed with what they've seen from their team this afternoon. it is southampton heading back to the primary leak at the first attempt for the win and promotion that zack club at least £140 million in revenue, possibly more if united say

in the premier league of the next season or two. all thanks to the armstrong winner those of the fine margins that make the play also special. margins that make the play also secial. ., ~ you for that. just want to take you to france, french media reporting on an incident that four people have been injured in a knife attack and the city of leon. a suspect has been arrested after the four people were attacked in the metro station in the french city that you can see for the we don't have any more details on fat at the moment. of course when we do we will bring them to you. here in the uk a story about a woman who took a break for playing the piano for 80 years. as juliette phillips reports.

she has never lost her love of music and now rediscovered her passion for performing put up after decade she was inspired to return to the piano by listening to volunteer playing for residents. i by listening to volunteer playing for residents.— for residents. ithought, i love doinu for residents. ithought, i love doing that _ for residents. ithought, i love doing that lovely _ for residents. ithought, i love doing that lovely music- for residents. ithought, i love doing that lovely music that i for residents. ithought, i love| doing that lovely music that is. for residents. i thought, i love i doing that lovely music that is. i wish i could've kept on my piano lessons. playing like that. add be able to be happy in this carers home. add make all the other people happy. home. add make all the other people ha - . ,, . home. add make all the other people ha . . _ ,, . , home. add make all the other people ha-- . ,,. _., home. add make all the other people ha-- . ,,. _. ., home. add make all the other people happy. since then they pay or have become happy. since then they pay or have ioecome quite _ happy. since then they pay or have become quite the _ happy. since then they pay or have become quite the double _ happy. since then they pay or have become quite the double act - happy. since then they pay or have become quite the double act for. happy. since then they pay or have | become quite the double act for the even losing her eyesight hasn't stopped civil patiently practising to relearn all the notes.-

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she settled in much better sense playing music again. you've got a cu of tea playing music again. you've got a cup of tea if _ playing music again. you've got a cup of tea if you _ playing music again. you've got a cup of tea if you wanted. - playing music again. you've got a cup of tea if you wanted. she - playing music again. you've got aj cup of tea if you wanted. she was uuite cup of tea if you wanted. she was quite distressed _ cup of tea if you wanted. she was quite distressed when _ cup of tea if you wanted. she was quite distressed when she - cup of tea if you wanted. she was i quite distressed when she first came in. since she started the music and playing the piano again she is much calmer. no one knew that sybil could play the piano. herfamily calmer. no one knew that sybil could play the piano. her family didn't know. and the fact she'd gone blind several years ago, it's a beautiful story for the up the joy on her face when she is playing isjust amazing. when she completes her studies elia is hoping to work in the care home permanently. no doubt there will be plenty more performances to come. juliet phillips, bbc news. faye tozer is best known as a member of the squeaky clean pop group steps but she's embracing her darker side for her latest project. faye's playing the fur—coat—loving baddie cruella di vil in a stage version of "101 dalmatians — the musical". kirsteen 0'sullivan went to meet her. # tragedy # when you lose control and you got no soul # it's tragedy...# their upbeat dance tracks are iconic, and now steps'

faye tozer is playing the lead in 101 dalmatians: the musical — none other than cruella de vil. i have had that rage and wickedness on stage before, and i feel like she's going to be a heightened extension of that, i literally can't wait to get my teeth into her. it's so lovely to do a role that is polar opposite to what people see me in as usual. faye has enjoyed a career spanning stage and screen. she says she loves theatre and is embracing the ageing process. there was a gap in my career, i think, where your�*e too old to be the princess and you're too young to really morph into the next character — the mother or whatever. i'm really finding joy in the character roles that i am being offered these days. faye is a busy mum, and being a performer often means time on the road away

from herfamily, something she says is simply par for the course. i'm not the only type ofjob that works away from home. you know, we've got our people in the army, on the rigs, everybody who has to work away. and i think it's a really good example to set your children that you're hard—working and you love yourjob. the 101 dalmatians musical arrives at the marlowe theatre this summer, and faye can't wait to perform in kent. i've done a few shows here. i did singing in the rain, 42nd street. i'm a big fan of canterbury anyway. i've got my favourite restaurants around, i know where i'm going to be staying, so i'm really excited to come back. and canine lovers in the audience are in for a treat. we are actually touring with a real live dalmatian puppy. the thing is going to get smothered. this is the bestjob ever. so you've got a little puppy coming onto it with you? yes. where is it going to sleep? in my bed — i'm going to steal it.

101 dalmatians arrives at the marlowe theatre from 16 to 20 july. kirsteen 0'sullivan, bbc news. this is bbc news. hello. this is probably not the sort of weather you'd hope for in a bank holiday weekend. yes, it's been warm when the sun was out, but we have seen a lot of showers, heavy thundery downpours, really bringing a soaking in a short space of time. this was the radar picture from earlier on. you can see all those thunderstorms dancing away across england heading up into southern scotland. but gradually, overnight, we're going to see those tending to fade away for most areas, some clearer spells for england and wales, but more cloud and still some wetter weather as you move further north, that will keep temperatures a bit higher. but where we have the clearer skies, where the south temperatures

could dip away to seven or eight degrees. there could be some early sunshine, though, for central and eastern parts of england. and we'll continue to see some sunshine on bank holiday monday. but there will be more showers around as well. and quickly, the cloud will build up as temperatures rise. that will lead to a scattering of showers developing. but the focus for the heavy thundery ones, this is more towards northern and eastern parts of scotland, bringing the risk of some travel disruption and some local flooding. it will be warm in the sunshine when it's out and typical temperatures are going to be 16 or 17 degrees. one area of low pressure that's bringing all the showers at the moment will be replaced by another one. this one coming in from the atlantic and sort of keeping the unsettled theme going into tuesday and beyond. so we've got more cloud coming in from the west that's going to bring with it the showery outbreaks of rain. it'll get wetter later in northern england, but this time the driest weather may well be across the north east of scotland with some sunshine here for much of the day. typical temperatures, again, 16 or 17 degrees. but there is some wet weather around on tuesday and that will continue into wednesday. that area of low pressure pushing its way across the uk right

in the middle of the low. this is where we may well have the wettest weather first thing on wednesday morning, but that wet weather will push down across england and wales, followed by some sunshine but maybe some heavy thundery showers for scotland. and this time the driest weather is likely to be across northern ireland and a northwesterly breeze this time and again. those temperatures not really changing much right the way through the weekend. in actualfact, those numbers are near what we'd expect at this time of the year. but a mixed week ahead. heavy showers, longer spells of rain, but signs of hope are later next week, higher pressure should turn it drier and brighter.

live from london. this is bbc news. rishi sunak says he'll bring back mandatory national service for 18—year—olds if the conservatives win the general election. meanwhile labour's been answering questions on its plan for the economy — it promises not to increase income tax — if it wins on polling day. protests in georgia continue over a russian—style law against foreign influence, on the day the nation celebrates its independence from the soviet union. georgia celebrates its independence from the soviet union as protests continue over controversial laws which opponents they will bring this country back to russia's orbit. rescue teams search for survivors in the aftermath of a huge landslide in papua new guinea — where almost 700 people are feared dead.