today at one — the labour leader makes his first big speech of the election campaign. sir keir starmer appeals to undecided voters and says they can trust labour because it's changed. has labour changed enough? do i trust them with my money, our borders, our security? my answer is yes, you can, because i've changed this party permanently. applause. also on the programme this lunchtime... dozens of people are dead as fire rips through a refugee camp in gaza after an israeli air strike. warnings that people need to be better protected from the sun after predictions of a big rise in melanoma skin cancer.

and behind the scenes at the museum — a special report on how hundreds of treasures were stolen from the british museum. the labour leader sir keir starmer has given his first major speech of the general election campaign. he was speaking in west sussex and promised that a labour government would bring security, stability and change. he said voters could trust labour because he has changed the party permanently. our political correspondent iain watson is travelling with the labour leader. that's right, i'm in this part of west sussex, which labour took control of in the local council elections for the first time in its history earlier this month. so sir keir starmer thinks that some people who previously voted conservative

perhaps all their lives might now be a bit more receptive to his message. but he also feels that even though he is 20 points ahead in the opinion polls, they also require reassurance that the party has changed, and that is what he sought to give them in that first major speech of the campaign. whatever the polls say, i know there are countless people who haven't decided how they'll vote in this election. they're fed up with the failure, the chaos and the division of the tories, but they still have questions about us. has labour changed enough? do i trust them with my money? 0ur borders? 0ur security? my answer is yes, you can, because i've changed this party permanently. applause. that's a bold claim to make, isn't it? he has changed the party

permanently. jeremy corbyn would have said the same thing in 2017, but it shows how much keir starmer feels it's necessary to say that he has moved on from that corbyn era. jeremy corbyn has now been expelled, and he is focusing in on those issues which people who might have voted conservative in the past carabao, including national security ca ra bao, including national security and carabao, including national security and tackling illegal immigration. the keir starmer also made a personal appeal, saying that he was somebody who grew up in surrey in an area that is not traditional labour territory. and he thought that if he can lead labour, others might make a similarjourney. iain can lead labour, others might make a similarjourney-_ similarjourney. iain watson, our olitical similarjourney. iain watson, our political correspondent. - elsewhere, the northern ireland minister, steve baker, has said the new conservative election pledge to introduce a form of national service has been "sprung" on tory party candidates. he suggested he had no say in the policy. under the plan, 18—year—olds would spend 12 months in the armed forces, or undertake community work

for 25 days a year. labour says the plan is a "gimmick", but government minister anne marie trevelyan says there is funding for it. the prime minister's set out very clearly that for this programme, he's allocated £2.5 billion towards the end of the parliament when this would be brought in in full, £1 billion from the roughly 6 billion we can get back through tax fraud every year, so that's a commitment of a proportion of funds that we know we can claw in and £1.5 billion from the uk prosperity fund. the snp leader has told voters that the quickest way to "rid scotland of the tories is to vote snp". speaking at a campaign event in dumfries, john swinney said the party would challenge every conservative seat north of the border. the snp are currently the third largest party in westminster — with 43 seats. that compares with the conservative party's seven seats in scotland. the liberal democrat leader

sir ed davey has told voters that it's time for change and urged voters in scotland to send a message that the snp government isn't doing a good enoughjob. at the party's scottish launch, sir ed davey said voters north of the border had been doubly let down by the tories at westminster and snp at holyrood and said that the liberal democrats would fight for a fair dealfor communities. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza say at least 45 people have been killed in an israeli air strike that hit a camp for displaced people in rafah. the israeli army says it had been targeting two senior hamas leaders at one of the group's compounds, and killed both of them. it's now reviewing the attack. dan johnson reports from jerusalem. explosions. this was israel's air strike late last night in southern gaza —

it says, targeting senior hamas figures with precision weapons. but look what it did to the nearby camp where thousands of palestinians were sheltering. israel says it was striking legitimate targets in line with international law. but many of these people had already been uprooted many times through this conflict. "suddenly, we heard the sound of a missile," this man says. "we ran and found the street covered in smoke. we couldn't see anything. then we found a girl and a young man who had been blown to pieces." women and children are among the casualties here in what they believed was a safe humanitarian zone. this morning, israeli drones surveyed the damage as people questioned how this could happen. translation: we heard a very loud sound and some fire, _ the kids were screaming

and all the rooms surrounding us were made out of metal sheets, the sound was terrifying. translation: we set up our tents here and it has been targeted. - they killed our children and burned our women and elderly in the place they claimed was safe. this is our seventh time being displaced. earlier yesterday, hamas reminded israelis that it remains a threat. tel aviv came under rocket attack for the first time in months. there are questions over israel's military strategy and an international court ruling against it. israel continues in military action that has been asked to stop. also, hamas is launching rockets against israel, so both sides do not respect the rule of law. israel says a review will examine this loss of life. but it is palestinians who count their dead and wonder where in gaza they can find safety.

yes, the international court of justice ruled on friday that israel should cease its military offensive on rafah and do more to protect palestinians. now it's once again stands accused of falling short of its obligations to protect civilian life in gaza, and there is growing international condemnation. qatar says this could set back the ceasefire talks that have been hoped would commence again tomorrow, and there are now 36,000 palestinians who have died in gaza since the start of this conflict. dan johnson re ”ortin. a woman who was stabbed to death on bournemouth beach on friday night has been named locally as amie gray. another woman, who's 38, remains in hospital with serious injuries. duncan kennedy is in bournemouth for us. bournemouth is a place full of contradiction today. on the one hand by the pier here, you have thousands of people enjoying the bank holiday

sunshine. but on the side of the pier, it's much more subdued. you can see the police tape behind me just along from where the incident happened on friday night, an incident where a woman named locally as amie gray was fatally stabbed. police are not saying exactly what they think happened other than that she was 3a years old and a personal fitness instructor. what the police are saying is that they have arrested a 17—year—old boy from lancashire on suspicion of murder. they have also released stills from a cctv camera of a person of interest. they have asked members of the public to come forward if they have any information about this person. it's also important to say that a second woman, a 38—year—old, was also caught up in the stabbing and is still in hospital in a serious condition. , , serious condition. duncan kennedy re-aortin. cases of melanoma skin cancer are at an all—time high, with over 20,000 people expected to be diagnosed with it this year. cancer research uk says there's been an especially big increase among older people — as chi chi izundu reports.

going to take a locating photograph. these are just some of the examples of what melanoma skin cancer can look like. and according to cancer research uk, the number of cases of this serious and often most dangerous form of the disease is on the rise. rates of melanoma have increased by almost a third over a decade, from 21 to 28 per 100,000 people between 2007 and 2009 and 2017 and 2019. it's more common in the elderly. among those aged over 80, there was a 57% rise, while amongst those aged 25 to a9, there was a 7% increase. 17,000 melanoma cases every year are preventable, with almost nine in ten caused by too much ultraviolet radiation. and one source of that uv radiation comes from the sun, damaging skin cells and causing cancer.

we think that there are a few different reasons for this record high of melanoma skin cancer cases. the main one being too much exposure to ultraviolet or uv radiation from the sun and sunbeds, which is why it's so important to take care in the sun. but there are other factors at play as well. here in the uk we have an ageing population and age is a big risk factor for cancer. we also have a growing population, so when we have more people we're going to see more cases. another reason the figures are up is because people are getting better at spotting abnormalities and going to the gp. last month, experts revealed a game changing jab is being trialled on british patients, which has dramatically reduced the risk of melanoma returning. but prevention is key. in order to stay safe, apply generously high factor sunscreen often, cover up and avoid the sun

between 11am and 3pm. chi chi izundu, bbc news. the authorities in papua new guinea are estimating more than 2,000 people could have been buried in a landslide that swept over a remote hillside village on friday. there are fears that few susvivors will be found because of the treacherous terrain and the difficulty of getting help to the area. the landslide crashed through yambali village in in enga province in the early hours on friday while most of the community was asleep. a warning, katy watson's report contains some distressing images. help is desperately needed here in enga province. but while people wait for it to arrive, there is nothing else for it. they are digging through debris with any tool they can find. nearly four days on from the landslide, few bodies have been pulled from the rubble. while this family is able to bury their loved one, not many here are being afforded this moment.

translation: i have 18 of my family members buried under the debris - and soil that i'm standing on, and a lot more family members in the village i cannot count. i am the landowner here, but i cannot retrieve the bodies, so i'm standing here helplessly. it was three in the morning on friday when the landslide struck, wiping out well over 100 houses while residents were asleep. the problem is, it is so deep, it is really difficult to recover the bodies from underneath the heavy debris. and the land is still sliding, rocks are continuing to fall. papua new guinea has called for international assistance. neighbouring australia has already responded and humanitarian agencies are on the ground. but more help is needed in what's looking more like a recovery than a rescue mission.

this is a community in mourning and people here are still waiting to say their goodbyes. katy watson, bbc news. last summer, the british museum admitted it had been the victim of theft — saying up to 2,000 items from its collections were missing, stolen or damaged. many were ancient greek and roman objects removed from its storerooms, with some put on ebay. for a new bbc news investigation, our culture editor katie razzall has had special access to the museum. i can see a lot of white dots, what does that mean? the white dots on my way of marking out the ones that come from the british museum. if danish antiquities dealer dr ittai gradel is right, then you are looking at ancient gems that were stolen from the british museum, treasures he bought in good faith over years. how many gems here do you think belong to the british museum? i think it's about 150

here and roughly the same amount in my drawer over there. more than two years before the global scandal about the thefts was revealed, ittai had warned the museum that an insider was selling its artefacts online. back then, he was rebuffed. at first i was in shock, almost paralysed, ijust couldn't imagine it. ittai has since handed over the gems he believes belong to the museum. and we followed his mission to find other missing artefacts. to paris... ..at a meeting with a collector ittai sold gems to. hi, lovely to meet you. the collector has asked us not to show his face. he never imagined these items could have belonged to the british museum. very, very sad story. but i'm happy it's going back to the museum. in 2023, a curator at the british museum, dr peter higgs, was sacked in connection with the thefts. he denies any wrongdoing and

the police are still investigating. our investigation has discovered that some of the items the british museum says have disappeared have been on quite a journey. two of the gems were unwittingly put on display at another museum, in germany, and 260 have ended up in washington, dc — the fbi is investigating. we've had exclusive access to the british museum's own recovery programme. it still hasn't been able to prove in most cases that the objects belong to the museum, because so many were never catalogued. it has now begun to register all its collection. there were things that we could have done better as a museum, and we've apologised. the museum today, a couple of years on as a result of this saga, i think, is much more open, much more transparent. at the british museum says it has recovered almost half of the 1,500 items it believes were stolen or missing. but it is likely many others,

particularly priceless ancient gold jewellery, will never be found. and hundreds of its artefacts have been damaged. katie razzall, bbc news. and you can see the full documentary, "thief at the british museum", tonight at 7pm on bbc two or watch anytime on bbc iplayer. in the last hour, gloucestershire's famous annual cheese rolling competition has got under way on cooper's hill near brockworth. dozens of competitors ignored warnings about the potential dangers of taking part in the event after it was declared unsafe. they willingly threw themselves down the famous hill in a tradition that began two centuries ago. the prize for the winner — a large wheel of double gloucester. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. we will all take this kind of story for a bank holiday monday. st ives, glorious at the moment but some

showers the cornish area. but a look at this threatening —looking sky in edinburgh and for the next few hours that's where we are likely to see more widespread showers, may be the odd rumble of thunder as well. showers fairly widespread across eastern scotland through this afternoon, a few showers continuing across wales. but it is quite breezy as well done across exposed south coasts, lighter winds further north but that means if you get showers, unfortunately they could be pretty slow moving. top temperatures a little bit down on the last couple of days, run 1a to 17. through the evening and overnight, we will see some contrasts, there showers will ease away from the north—east, clearer skies, ease away from the north—east, clearerskies, chilly ease away from the north—east, clearer skies, chilly night to come just about cloud and rain gathering out into the west, a sign of what's to come. 6 or 7 sources here, 11 or 12 where the rain is and that rain will sweep its way steadily north and east as we go through the day. on tuesday some heavier bursts mixed

in, perhaps not quite getting to aberdeenshire and the northern isles during the day. brightening up slowly but surely behind with a few showers tucking in behind the front. temperatures a degree or so up, highs of around 18. low pressure staying with us through the middle part of the week and we still see some showers, particularly head to the east. an area of high pressure slowly starting to build so as we go through the day on wednesday, sunny spells and scattered showers of the show most frequent along exposed east coasts. perhaps a bit quieter out to the west. a little more sunshine coming through so here we might see 18 or 19 but a little bit cooler and exposed east coast. as we move into thursday and friday, this high pressure is going to start to build on that moves in for the start of the weekend. a north—easterly wind could feed in, a little more cloud potentially, but as we head towards the weekend and the beginning ofjune, drier, warmerand

hopefully more sunny conditions to look forward to. thanks, louise. the news continues here on bbc one — as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodbye. welcome to bbc london. i'm tolu adeoye. treated without an "ounce of compassion" — the words of a family who say they were forced off a plane from gatwick to turkey after asking fellow passengers not to eat nuts because of their daughter's allergy. the airline has defended the decision by the captain, saying it could not guarantee a nut—free environment. vincent mcaviney is here with more on this. it looks like a normal bank on a daily we can and do you see the bottled water which has been part of life here for nearly two weeks now.

a lot of cancellations have happened here and i don't blame people because you're so worried. landlady says it should be much busier than this. i would say around 50% have not come down to the bank holiday it is a bank holiday sunday and it is a sunny day and it is so quiet but you see a lot of people walking around i think

they. making these kind of announcements, that they can't guarantee an allergen free environment and they can't prevent other passengers from bringing nuts on board and consuming them.

who can now take advantage of a new ticketing system. passengers will pay no more than the value of a weekly season ticket for multiple journeys between two stations. bosses say it will benefit commuters unsure how often they will be travelling to their place of work. now, it's pretty rare and special to have five generations of one family alive at the same time. ann taylor from haringey, who is 102, has met her

great—great—grandaughter, who lives in australia, for the first time in a surprise reunion here in london. anna o neil was there. so i'm here to surprise 102—year—old ann taylor from haringey. undocumented migration figures hit record highs last year with the issue of major one ahead of the presidential election. our correspondent reports from the town of eagle pass. where the deadly waters of the rio grande meet the razor wire of america's southern frontier, a woman has waded her way from the mexican side, finally reaching the safety

of us soil. she pleads to cross the fence. she has gone back into the water. oh, my goodness, oh, my goodness, oh, my goodness. an activist films the scene as the woman met by us guards returns to the river, which is notorious for the numbers killed trying to cross. herfate is now unknown. directly on the other side it goes slower, you can see through and you can see the river right there. we joined a volunteer who saw the scene unfold. here, at the ground zero of america's bitter feud over immigration. in texas, drownings have risen dramatically in the last 18 months, as the numbers of people trying to cross into the us hit record highs. i felt very helpless there, and i felt like there was nothing that i could do. and i remind myself that telling her story, telling what i witnessed, that words have power. this is one person, one story, but this is happening hundreds of times on our border. we are out with a rescue crew. geared up to fight fires, these days they are the first responders to a global surge of movement, as people fleeing conflict or seeking work in america

encounter its hidden dangers. they found no documentation, no id, so at the moment nobody knows who he is, where he has come from, which country he has come from.

we have heard so many of the political rows about this issue of immigration, but in the end this is the human cost. there are no recent official figures on the numbers killed in the river. hundreds drowned last year. the republican governor of texas says his troops and razor wire deter crossings, a claim activists reject, saying they have made it more dangerous. tragedy keeps flowing into this riverside town. immigration is now a decisive election issue at home, but one they know here along the border also needs global answers, in the town where they bury the dead with no names. tom bateman, bbc news, eagle pass in texas. 12 people had been injured due to turbulence on a flight from two hart to dublin. it had to be taken to hospital after landing in ireland. it comesjust hospital after landing in ireland. it comes just days after a man died after extreme turbulence on a singapore airlines —— airlines flights.

passengers and crew on board this qatar airways plane were launched into the air and objects thrown across the cabin. some of those who landed in dublin said the seat belt signs were off when sudden turbulence hit. we just felt the plane dip for about five seconds. and next to us, we saw the flight attendantjust go up in the air and come straight back down. they had the seat belt signs on, they were off. next minute, whomp, dinner came off my lap, and yeah, just food all over the plane. i had my seat belt on, she didn't. he had his arm around me and held me down. i saw people two rows ahead, flying up in the air, _ about a metre, then drop down. when the plane landed in dublin, it was met by emergency services. 12 passengers and crew were injured. the incident comes less than a week after a british man died on a flight from london to singapore and 20 people were left in intensive care after extreme turbulence. we know that one of the effects of climate change is that it's generating more turbulence in the atmosphere, whether that's turbulence associated with storms

orflying over a mountain or invisible turbulence in these atmospheric currents called jet streams, they're all projected to increase because of climate change in the future. however, i would stress that turbulence is very rare. only one tenth of 1% of the atmosphere has severe turbulence in it. qatar airways told the bbc that a small number of passengers and crew sustained minor injuries and are receiving medical attention and said an internal investigation has begun. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. we should not get a bank holiday sports round—up. we start with tennis and the second grand slam of the year. day two at roland garos is well under way. the opening round continues and, in the next few hours, rafael nadal could potentially play his last match at the french open.

or is it? the record 14—time winner has signalled this might be his last season on the tour, injuries have seriously hampered him for the last couple of years and he's ranked 275th in the world. today he's up against one of the tournament favourites in alexander zverev, who he doesn't have a great record against. but if he does lose, a planned farewell ceremony has been scrapped by organisers after nadal suggested there is a chance this may not be the end. today, in some way, i cannot guarantee that that will be the last one, but of course it is a big chance. that's nadal, but what of andy murray? he's also suggested that he will retire come the end of the season, which means he may well have played his final singles match at the french open. he was up