live from london. this is bbc news. in his first major speech of the uk election campaign — the labour leader sir keir starmer — says his party will deliver security and stability. we will also provide the certainty that working people, businesses and communities need. a clear direction. not the endless spinning around that successive tory governments have subjected us all to. we'll talk live to our correspondents travelling with the labour and conservatives leaders, for the latest from the campaign trail. international condemnation of israel after palestinian officials say at least 45 people have been killed at a refugee camp in rafah. the authorities in papua new guinea now say more than 2000 people were buried by a devastating

landslide in a remote village. a british charity warns of a big increase in cases of skin cancer this year and says peopple should do more to protect themselves from the sun. and how yellow became 0range. coldplay thrill fans with a special song dedicated to luton town football club. hello, i'm ben brown, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. let start with a breaking story. israel's military have reported a shooting incident along the country's southern border with egypt, saying it is discussing the

issue with the egyptian authorities, quote, a few hours ago a shooting incident happened along the southern border. it is under review and discussions are being held with the egyptians. some other breaking news. the japanese government has made an emergency warning for residents in the south to take cover from the possible threat of a north korean missile. the government said north korea appeared to have fired a missile and sent the warning out to the residents of the southern prefecture. north korea said earlier it planned to launch a satellite. that is breaking news they are and we will bring you more on both those stories in the coming hour. in the uk general election, the labour leader sir keir starmer has made his first big speech of the campaign. he's told undecided voters in west sussex that they could trust labour because he's changed the party permananently. he said it will deliver stability if it wins power.

he also said labour will carry out a 100—day review of the country's national security, examining the threats it faces. he said britain is facing a choice about its future. i have changed this labour party, dragged it back to service and i will do exactly the same for westminster. that is the choice at this election. service or self—interest. stability or chaos. a labour party that has changed, or a tory party that has run away from the mainstream. the choice is yours. you can stop the chaos. you can turn the page. you can join with us. and together, we can rebuild our country. thank you so much. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is travelling with the labour leader and joins us live from south east england.

interesting that keir starmer should start his campaign with that first major speech, talking to floating voters, undecided voters in particular. voters, undecided voters in particular-— voters, undecided voters in particular. voters, undecided voters in articular. . �*, ., ., particular. that's right, i am on this press _ particular. that's right, i am on this press pass _ particular. that's right, i am on this press pass which _ particular. that's right, i am on this press pass which is - particular. that's right, i am on i this press pass which is following the labour leader around. it's not going to be their branded labour campaign bus, which is going to be unveiled in a few days' time. i was at that keir starmer event on the south coast in west sussex earlier today and it is interesting that his first major speech was in an area where labour has one control of the council for the first time in history. he is very keen to say that people here are looking at labour, people here are looking at labour, people across the country should do the same. interestingly, he decided to talk more about his own personal

life and background, something which we are familiar with as we have been following him since he became the labour leader four years ago, but he felt it necessary to introduce himself to the public, perhaps two people who voted conservative in the past and are now looking at the merits of him and rishi sunak. he talked about growing up in 0xted in surrey, hardly a true blue area but he pointed out that there are areas of deprivation and poverty in different parts of the country, including in the countryside. he pictured himself to be the leader of the whole country. there are two areas he focused on more than any other. one was to eliminate the negatives from labour's 2019 campaign and convince people that won't labour can be trusted with finances. he wanted to say that they would keep a grip on the nation's

purse strings, no increase on income tax. also he tackled illegal immigration. we are not expecting flights to go off to rwanda before the election, but it is a big dividing line with the conservatives and he said that labour can be trusted to tackle illegal immigration with a brand—new body set up within 100 immigration with a brand—new body set up within100 days of a new government to get rid of the gangs that are helping people across the channel in small boats. he wanted to say that he too personally could be trusted as a future prime minister. his final rallying cry was a pledge to fight for you.— to fight for you. thank you very much. in southeast england, and ione wells, travelling ione wells, travelling with the prime minister.

but the prime minister rishi sunak dismissed the labour leader's speech as "waffle". let's speak to ione wells who's, travelling with the prime minister. he is talking to campaigners in the south of england. it's an area that the conservatives feel they have to defend, seen as a tory heartland but recent polls suggest that a lot of the seats here could be at threat from the liberal democrats but also labour, who are heavily campaigning in these seats. they are the top targets for both the liberal democrats and labour. today the focus of received tonight's visit is to appeal to voters in the area who may be undecided, like keir starmer was doing earlier. but also to promote one of the flagship policies of this campaign which was the tories�*s announcement of reintroducing a form of national service. a plan to make all 18—year—olds take part in either a year of military service or to volunteer one weekend a month in the nhs or in the fire service or other community schemes. i think it is

likely that we will hear more about that on the prime minister's visit today. he will want to promote the message that it is important for social good cohesion and giving a sense of purpose. it has been criticised too. the labour party have accused it of being desperate, said it's not worth the £2.5 billion it is estimated to cost. it is also criticised by some conservatives, notably the northern ireland minister who accused it of being a policy drawn up by aides and officials rather than being consulted on by ministers. suggesting he would have raised concerns on it and how it would apply in northern ireland. thank you ve much apply in northern ireland. thank you very much indeed. _ meanwhile in scotland, 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 7 seats in scotland. i've got to make sure that i lift the poor fortunes of the snp. we've had a tough time as a party. i've been completely open and candid about it. that's why i'm now the first minister and leader of the snp, because the snp�*s had a tough time. but i've got the party focused on what our core message is and that message for this election is that we've had austerity, brexit and the cost of living crisis inflicted upon scotland. they're all the product of westminster and the tory government. we've got a chance in scotland to remove every tory mp who's inflicted such damage on scotland, by voting for the snp, because we are the principal challengers to every one of those tory mps and we've got a big chance to make sure that scotland's interests are protected at westminster by electing snp mps

who, apart from anything else, are there for 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 snp are so out of touch and, like the conservatives in england, people want to get rid of them. and in many parts of the country, it's the liberal democrats who can do that. in mid dunbartonshire, for example, we've got the amazing susan murray who already people think she's the mp — she's so, so active. if you go to the highlands and islands, if you go to inverness, skye and west ross—shire, you see angus macdonald knocking on doors in places

like fort william. people are really turning to the liberal democrats and to candidates like angus macdonald. if you go to argyll and bute and see my former parliamentary colleague who's now standing again, alan reid, you'll see liberal democrats really on the march. so i'm really confident that we're going to make gains across scotland in these elections. to the middle east, and there's growing international condemnation of an air strike near rafah in gaza, which palestinian officials say killed at least 45 people — including women and children — at a refugee camp. the israeli government says it is investigating what happened but the initial findings are that an air strike against a hamas compound nearby set off a fire which killed the palestinian civilians. let's take a look at some of the international reaction to the deaths. egypt has called on israel to abide by the order from the international court ofjustice to stop its military offensive in rafah.

french president emmanuel macron says he is outraged by the israeli strike on rafah and qatar says it could hinder reaching a ceasefire deal. dan johnson reports. 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 saw 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. avi hyman is a spokesman for the israeli government. he explained the objective of the israeli strike on rafah. what happened last night sadly, there is no moral equivalence between the two things. what happened last night? we went after two high—value hamas targets and it appears from initial reports that somehow a fire broke out and that was that sadly took the lives of others. now, i say "it appears to" because it is under investigation and the idf investigates every every accident of this of this nature to see what actually happened. let's speak to bushra khalidi, a policy adviser for 0xfam. she's based in the west bank.

thank you for being with us. you have teams in gaza, what more can you tell us about what happened in rafah? ., ., ., ., , rafah? there are no more words, reall to rafah? there are no more words, really to explain _ rafah? there are no more words, really to explain how _ rafah? there are no more words, really to explain how horrific - rafah? there are no more words, really to explain how horrific the i really to explain how horrific the images we woke up to this morning. i have colleagues and friends, my in—laws, the sheer panic and fear of thisjust culminating in—laws, the sheer panic and fear of this just culminating further. we saw images of children blown to pieces, burnt to a crisp, i am sorry to be graphic, but that is what we saw this morning. we woke up two more images of destruction and death and a whole camp of tents on fire. these are displaced people, people who have experience relentless bombing, they are likely to have lost their homes and are sheltering in some way they think it's safe.

although, we have said many times that nowhere in gaza is safer. it is appalling, horrific and it needs to stop. we thought that this was going to be the red line. we thought that with the icj order member states would take this upon themselves to impose measures to stop the rafah incursion, but we are seeing more deaths, more destruction in the last standing city of gaza. tell deaths, more destruction in the last standing city of gaza.— standing city of gaza. tell us what 0xfam is doing — standing city of gaza. tell us what 0xfam is doing in _ standing city of gaza. tell us what 0xfam is doing in gaza, _ standing city of gaza. tell us what 0xfam is doing in gaza, i - standing city of gaza. tell us what 0xfam is doing in gaza, i don't . 0xfam is doing in gaza, i don't think you are operating in and around rafah for safety reasons, what about in the rest of gaza? fix, what about in the rest of gaza? big part of our programming at 0xfam and what we have been doing for years in gaza is working on water and sanitation, so it can be repairs to damage on pipelines for example,

we have in—store desalination units that serve small communities with desalinated water. we have latrines, we also have a big programme in cash assistance and food parcels. what we have been doing is not what we aspire to do because of the restrictions. what can enter and what is rejected by israel. we are restricted by what entrances and roots we are able to use. we are restricted because of the bombings. when bombs and bombardment is happening, ourteams when bombs and bombardment is happening, our teams are not there on the ground delivering because our duty of care is to our colleagues, staff and partners first and foremost. it is difficult to deliver when you don't have fuel. that has also been a huge impediment to our operation. the obstacles are so many and often feel like they are insurmountable. we try to do what we

can as long as our partners and colleagues have the capacity to continue to deliver under heroic circumstances.— continue to deliver under heroic circumstances. ., ~ , ., , . circumstances. thank you very much. policy adviser — circumstances. thank you very much. policy adviser for _ circumstances. thank you very much. policy adviser for 0xfam _ circumstances. thank you very much. policy adviser for 0xfam speaking - circumstances. thank you very much. policy adviser for 0xfam speaking to l policy adviser for 0xfam speaking to us from the west bank. we are hearing reports from the israeli military of an exchange of fire between israeli and egyptian soldiers that took place on the southern border between israel and egypt, close to the rafah crossing into gaza. 0ne egyptian soldier is reported to have been killed. israel says it is discussing the issue with the eygptian authorities. that's all we have at the moment, we will bring you more on that as we get it. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

now to papua new guinea

where the government estimates that a landslide that swept across a remote village on friday buried more than 2,000 people. the country's national disaster centre says the landslide destroyed buildings, farmland and completely blocked the main highway to porgera mine. it also says unstable terrain is making work dangerous for rescue teams. the landslide hit enga province, some 370 miles north west of the capital port moresby. the country has appealed for international help to cope with the disaster. a warning katy watson's report contains some distressing images. help is desperately needed here in enga. 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: l 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. spain has promised to give ukraine a billion euros worth of military aid. the predge came during a visit to the country by ukraine's president zelensky. he's been holding talks with the spanish prime minister pedro sanchez and signed a security agreement. the visit comes as ukraine battles a russian ground offensive in the northeastern kharkiv region which began on may 10 in moscow's biggest territorial advance in 18 months. the biggest problem that we have now is that russia is using more than 3000 bombs a month. we think they

could use 3500 bombs next month. they have used 32 thousand and these will fall on civilians who have no weapons. it doesn't matter how much protection the soldiers have, they will not be able to resist. that was president zelensky _ will not be able to resist. that was president zelensky in _ will not be able to resist. that was president zelensky in spain. - live now to our correspondent in madrid — guy hedgecoe. a big promise in aid from the spanish government.- a big promise in aid from the spanish government. a big promise in aid from the sanish covernment. , ,, , spanish government. yes, the spanish prime minister — spanish government. yes, the spanish prime minister said _ spanish government. yes, the spanish prime minister said this _ spanish government. yes, the spanish prime minister said this help _ spanish government. yes, the spanish prime minister said this help will- prime minister said this help will include patriot missiles, leopard tanks and ammunition. just over1 billion euros worth of military material. this is a bilateral deal that goes beyond just purely providing ukraine with weapons. it will also expand into areas of reconstruction of ukraine and into

humanitarian errors as well, support in those areas. mr sanchez and mr zelensky with both presenting this as a significant bilateral deal which, as they present it, is not just about military material presented today or over the coming months, but something which goes beyond that and into the coming years. i beyond that and into the coming ears. , , ., beyond that and into the coming ears, , , ., , beyond that and into the coming ears. , , ., , . ., years. i guess that will be welcome aid for ukraine, _ years. i guess that will be welcome aid for ukraine, they _ years. i guess that will be welcome aid for ukraine, they are _ years. i guess that will be welcome aid for ukraine, they are under- years. i guess that will be welcome aid for ukraine, they are under a i aid for ukraine, they are under a lot of pressure with this latest incursion around kharkiv. the ukrainians have been critical about the slowness of some of the military aid they have been getting, especially from the united states. are they more happy with the help they have been getting from spain? certainly the feeling was that there was a very warm relationship it seemed between the two men and it seemed between the two men and it seemed genuine. if you look at the reception he got, he was received off the plane here in madrid by king

felipe, which is very unusual for a foreign leader and there were warm words between them. he said that spain has been a reliable partner for ukraine and has not turned a blind i to what is happening in the country. you mention mr zelensky may not be happy with other countries, he did make that appeal especially for more air defence materials from ukraine's partners around the world. thank you very much. that is our madrid correspondent. finally this half hour — something not to try unless you know what you are doing. the season opening event in the cliff diving world series has taken place in athens. each diverjumps from 27 metres into the water below. canada's molly carlson

won the women's event. whilst in the men's category last year's winner constantin popovici from romania continued where he left of last season with a win. this year is the 15th anniversary of the men's series, with the 10th year the women have taken part. hello. it's a bank holiday monday of sunshine and showers, but as we go through the afternoon the heaviest, most persistent showers are likely to be across eastern scotland. you can see rather threatening—looking skies in edinburgh just a few hours ago. this has been the shower distribution so far today. most frequent showers across the far north. fewer showers, but most of those out to the west, but some of them are starting to push further inland. for the remainder of the afternoon, it's sunny spells and scattered showers almost anywhere, but the heaviest, most frequent, with maybe the odd rumble of thunder, across eastern scotland. lighter winds here, so if you get some showers they could be slow moving. slightly brisker winds, particularly on exposed south coasts, that should help push those showers through at quite a pace. top temperatures today between 16 and 18 degrees. if you dodge the showers and keep some sunshine with a little shelter, it will still feel quite pleasant.

clearer skies across the far north—east through the night, but cloud and rain gathers out to the west, so that means it's going to be a wet, but mild start to tuesday. clearer skies, a chillier start further north and east, but at least you will have some early morning sunshine. it's not expected to last. the rain will push in from the west. some heavier bursts as it gradually drifts its way north and east. even once the rain eases away, it will be a case of sunny spells and scattered showers following on behind. again, temperatures peaking at around 18 degrees. moving out of tuesday into wednesday, still low pressure dominating the story as these frontal systems sweep their way steadily eastwards. as we go through the day on wednesday with the front to clear, the most frequent showers look likely to be along exposed east coasts, particularly as we go through the afternoon. a light north—westerly wind, a little more shelter, the drier, brighter weather out to the west, but temperatures a little bit subdued for this time of year. again, we're looking at highs

of 15 to 18 degrees, maybe 19, if we're lucky, in the far south—east. that low pressure will push away. as we head towards the weekend, high pressure is going to build in and quieten things down really quite considerably. as we look further ahead, there is some welcome news. as we move into the new month ofjune, it looks likely to dry up, brighten up and, fingers crossed, warm up too.

this is bbc news, the headlines. in his first major speech of the uk election campaign — the labour leader sir keir starmer says his party will deliver security and stability. we will also provide the certainty that working people, businesses and communities need. a clear direction. not the endless spinning around that successive tory governments have subjected us all to. international condemnation of israel after palestinian officials say at least 45 people have been killed at a refugee camp in rafah. the authorities in papua new guinea now say more than 2,000 people were buried by a devastating landslide in a remote village. a british charity warns of a big increase in cases of skin

cancer this year and says peopple should do more to protect