this is bbc news. the headlines — in his first major speech of the general election campaign, labour's leader says his party will deliver security, stability and — above all — change. well, i think if you look at this changed labour party, there's no doubt that the labour party now is fundamentally different to the labour party of 2019 where we lost so badly. meanwhile, the conservative leader, rishi sunak, defends his plan to bring back a form of compulsory national service. this modern form of national service will mean that young people get the skills and the opportunities they need, which is going to serve them very well in life. it's going to foster a culture of service. 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 people should do more to protect themselves from the sun. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's mark edwards. hi, ben, we start with tennis. rafael nadal is out of the french open, losing in the first round in what's likely to be the 37—year—old's last match at the french open. the king of clay, with m titles at roland—garros,

going down fighting against alexander zverev after three hours under the roof on court philippe chatrier. but nadal eventually fell just short, losing in straight sets 6—3, 7—6, 6—3. zverev into the second round. he's reached the semi final three years in a row, but the journey is over for nadal. british number one cameron norrie is being put through his paces by russia's pavel kotov. there are 23 places between them in the world rankings, but it's very close. norrie hasjust taken the third set to lead 2—1. andy murray's conqueror, stan wawrinka, awaits the winner. iga swiatek looked very strong as she began her title defence. the triple roland—garros—winner dropped just three games in beating home qualifier leolia jeanjean. swiatek is bidding for a fourth title in five years. next up for her, four—time grand slam champion naomi 0saka. top—seed novak djokovic gets his campaign under way on tuesday against frenchman pierre—hugues herbert. incredibly, the 24—time grand slam—winner has yet to reach a final in 202a.

i almost feel a bit embarrassed to say what my expectations are. anything but a title for me is not satisfactory. it always has been like that. and i know it might sound arrogant to a lot of people, but i think i have the career that backs it up. and in a way, me playing still at this highest level, one of the major reasons is trying to write more history with the sport and win the biggest titles. you know, paris is definitely one of them. football now, and chelsea are in talks to appoint leicester city manager enzo maresca as the replacement for mauricio pochettino, who left the london club last week. maresca took charge of leicester injune last year and led them to the championship title at the first attempt. he'd previously been pep guardiola's assistant at manchester city, and bbc sport understands leicester

would be seeking £8—10 million in compensation for the italian manager. and unai emery has agreed a new five—year contract with aston villa. he guided them to fourth place in the premier league this season, qualifying for top—level european football for the first time in over a0 years. manchester united defender maya le tissier has been called into the england squad for the upcoming european championship qualifiers. she moves up from the standby list to replace niamh charles, who'll remain with chelsea to manage a calf injury. england are preparing for a double—header against france at stjames' park on friday, then in saint—etienne the following week. england captain leah williamson has signed a new multiple—year contract with women's super league side arsenal. the defender has spent her entire senior career with the london club, who have not revealed how long the deal is for. williamson captained the lionesses to victory at euro 2022 and has also won the wsl and two fa

cups with arsenal. to cricket, and england captainjos buttler is set to miss tuesday's third t20 against pakistan for the birth of his third child. there was a chance buttler could have missed some of the upcoming t20 world cup had the baby arrived later, but it's now likely he'll be available for the whole tournament, which gets going on sunday. in his absence, moeen ali will captain the side, with willjacks likely to open the batting. and that's all the sport for now. thank you very much indeed. back now to the general election. the party leaders have been campaigning across the country, making their pitch to voters ahead of polling day on the 4th ofjuly. still some way off, of course. labour leader sir keir starmer has made his first major speech of the campaign, and rishi sunak has been defending the conservatives' national service plan. adam fleming, one of the presenters

of newscast, joins us now. you have a busy programme, i'm sure. tell was going to be in it.— tell was going to be in it. looking forward to catching _ tell was going to be in it. looking forward to catching up _ tell was going to be in it. looking forward to catching up with - tell was going to be in it. looking forward to catching up with my i forward to catching up with my podcasting best buddy, political editor chris mason. he has been on the campaign trail with the labour leader keir starmer today. start out at that speech on the south coast and chris did an interview with keir starmer. good lines from that, for example keir starmer not being so firm really now increasing vat as the shadow chancellor was with income tax and national insurance yesterday. and then their paths diverged. keir starmer back on the campaign trailand diverged. keir starmer back on the campaign trail and chris went to keir starmer poz my old hometown where he grew up, and it's really interesting that the labour leader is to talking about his very modest background growing up in the 1970s in the suburbs basically because it actually means that labour strategists think the message has not gotten through to voters that

this guy is from a modest background. many people see the server bit of syrup keir starmer rather than the keir starmer bit so that's quite interesting. i have a theory of the cori campaign. i think maybe they have a traditional model of general election campaigning where you have a fresh new story for the media every day and everyone talks about because we are now on date two of talking about their announcement of a new kind of national service. now that might be because they think it takes a couple of days for messages to really sink in to the public mind so rather than doing one thing every day, you do something new every two or three days. but the downside of that is politicaljournalists days. but the downside of that is political journalists are hyperactive to all applicable journalists have gone looking for other things to say about the conservative party today and they have found quite negative things like a conservative pier say they think that rishi sunak wants us to be over and done with the can move to california after the election.

conservative mp until recently who is now kicked out of the party today because she is endorsing the reform party of canada in her seat, and also steve baker, a northern ireland minister and tory candidate at this election, saying if he consulted about this national service policy, he may be would not have agreed to it or would've suggested some pretty massive tweaks. i have to admit lots of my theories are disproved but i'm happy to have the minutes worth having the brainstorm. full disclosure, _ having the brainstorm. full disclosure, adam, - having the brainstorm. full disclosure, adam, thank you very much. and you are in fact one of those hyperactive little journalists you referred to so thank you very much. and viewers in the uk will be able to see newscast with adam and our political editor chris mason at 7:30pm tonight. and a reminder, you can listen to around the world at any time on bbc sounds or watch the latest episode of the bbc iplayer. one of the big things that is being searched for is opinion polls. now we've had quite a few polls published since rishi sunak called the election last week, including some that were fully

conducted after the announcement. overall, the bbc�*s senior political analyst peter barnes says they don't suggest there's been any significant change, so let's take a look at the bbc�*s poll tracker. this takes into account all the polls until saturday the 25th. as you can see, labour are on 44%, the conservatives on 23%, reform on 11, the liberal democrats on nine, greens six, snp three and plaid cymru one. joining me now is polling expert joe tywman from deltapoll. always good to have you with us. what is your reading of the polls that this very early stage? as someone once said during an election campaign, _ someone once said during an election campaign, nothing has changed. and our latest _ campaign, nothing has changed. and our latest data, we have labour with a 20 point _

our latest data, we have labour with a 20 point lead, the conservatives on 45... _ a 20 point lead, the conservatives on 45... labour on 45 a conservative on 45... labour on 45 a conservative on 23 _ on 45... labour on 45 a conservative on 23 and _ on 45... labour on 45 a conservative on 23 and those are all the same as they were before the election was called _ they were before the election was called a _ they were before the election was called a week prior. and so nothing at the _ called a week prior. and so nothing at the moment appears to have changed. — at the moment appears to have changed, but of course we are only really _ changed, but of course we are only really in _ changed, but of course we are only really in the — changed, but of course we are only really in the beginning of the campaign and so many ways. and although— campaign and so many ways. and although this situation has persisted so far, it is likely we do expect— persisted so far, it is likely we do expect that — persisted so far, it is likely we do expect that is the campaign rebels on and _ expect that is the campaign rebels on and those events take place and announcements are made, there will be some _ announcements are made, there will be some movement in the poll. if there _ be some movement in the poll. if there is_ be some movement in the poll. if there is hot— be some movement in the poll. if there is not and this result replicated at a general election, that is_ replicated at a general election, that is a — replicated at a general election, that is a big gift but if it were the case, _ that is a big gift but if it were the case, we estimate this would be enough _ the case, we estimate this would be enough for— the case, we estimate this would be enough for it labour to have a majority — enough for it labour to have a majority of well over 250 seats. what _ majority of well over 250 seats. what is — majority of well over 250 seats. what is the history of general election campaigns? to what extent the polls always narrowed a little bit as the weeks go by with all the arguments being rehearsed again and again every day?—

again every day? generally speaking, cam aiuns again every day? generally speaking, campaigns don't _ again every day? generally speaking, campaigns don't make _ again every day? generally speaking, campaigns don't make that _ again every day? generally speaking, campaigns don't make that much - campaigns don't make that much difference to the actual polling, and there is a bit of movement along the way— and there is a bit of movement along the way and — and there is a bit of movement along the way and a good event here will prove _ the way and a good event here will prove a _ the way and a good event here will prove a small boost for one party in vice versa~ — prove a small boost for one party in vice versa~ it— prove a small boost for one party in vice versa. it actually generally speaking — vice versa. it actually generally speaking there is not much movement of some _ speaking there is not much movement of some however there have been exceptions— of some however there have been exceptions to that, noticeably recentlv — exceptions to that, noticeably recently in 2017 when the conservatives really did not have a good _ conservatives really did not have a good campaign at all in on the flip side labour did well and a big lead of the _ side labour did well and a big lead of the start of the campaign contracted to a much smaller lead at the end _ contracted to a much smaller lead at the end it _ contracted to a much smaller lead at the end. it was still the case that it was— the end. it was still the case that it was the — the end. it was still the case that it was the conservatives who had the most _ it was the conservatives who had the most seats _ it was the conservatives who had the most seats in the house of commons in the _ most seats in the house of commons in the end _ most seats in the house of commons in the end even though it was not enough _ in the end even though it was not enough to— in the end even though it was not enough to form a government. so things— enough to form a government. so things can — enough to form a government. so things can still change my over to contractor— things can still change my over to contractor lead enough this particular instance, we need to see movement— particular instance, we need to see movement in the polls far greater then we _ movement in the polls far greater then we have ever seen in british clinical— then we have ever seen in british clinical history. and it looks as each _ clinical history. and it looks as each day— clinical history. and it looks as each day goes by in those days turn into weels— each day goes by in those days turn into weeks and there is some movement that is very unlikely. a

quick movement that is very unlikely. quick last question with only a few seconds left, to what extent is the election presidential in the sense it's about the party leaders? at one of the polls saying about rishi sunak and keir starmer in particular?— sunak and keir starmer in articular? ~ . , ., particular? well, leaders are so very important _ particular? well, leaders are so very important because - particular? well, leaders are so very important because it's - particular? well, leaders are so | very important because it's from there _ very important because it's from there that — very important because it's from there that some people get their cues, _ there that some people get their cues, their ideas about the overall stories— cues, their ideas about the overall stories of— cues, their ideas about the overall stories of each of the parties. and the situation is bad for voting tension _ the situation is bad for voting tension. but it's also bad for leadership. keir starmer has a large leadership. keir starmer has a large lead over— leadership. keir starmer has a large lead over rishi sunak in our latest poll is _ lead over rishi sunak in our latest poll is a _ lead over rishi sunak in our latest poll is a plus seven rating some people — poll is a plus seven rating some people think he is doing a good job in a bad _ people think he is doing a good job in a bad job— people think he is doing a good job in a bad job compared to macro one's -37. in a bad job compared to macro one's -37~ that's _ in a bad job compared to macro one's -37~ that's a — in a bad job compared to macro one's —37. that's a very good elite and is the iriggest — —37. that's a very good elite and is the biggest it's been the entire time _ the biggest it's been the entire time of— the biggest it's been the entire time of that keir starmer and rishi sunak— time of that keir starmer and rishi sunak have — time of that keir starmer and rishi sunak have been leaders. so the long-term — sunak have been leaders. so the long—term trend is one that's moving away from _ long—term trend is one that's moving away from rishi sunak and that will -ive away from rishi sunak and that will give a _ away from rishi sunak and that will give a great deal of concern for the conservatives because it's never the case of _ conservatives because it's never the case of the — conservatives because it's never the case of the party has come for mind

on leadership in behind an economic to win _ on leadership in behind an economic to win the _ on leadership in behind an economic to win the most seats and a general election. the conservatives are not 'ust election. the conservatives are not just behind — election. the conservatives are not just behind him but we are behind by some _ just behind him but we are behind by some distance on both and have been behind _ some distance on both and have been behind for— some distance on both and have been behind for some time.— some distance on both and have been behind for some time. always good to net our behind for some time. always good to get your analysis. _ behind for some time. always good to get your analysis, thank _ behind for some time. always good to get your analysis, thank you _ behind for some time. always good to get your analysis, thank you very - get your analysis, thank you very much. i'm sure it will be talking to him again during the campaign. and a reminder that we have a special page on the bbc news website and app where you can check the latest trends measuring how people say they intend to vote throughout the campaign. you can also use the interactive cursor to drag back and forth so you can see the trends from 2020. you will find that at bbc.co.uk/polltracker or on the bbc news app. a 17—year—old boy who was arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death in bournemouth has been released without charge. a 34—year—old personal trainer, named locally as amie gray, died at the scene on durley chine beach on friday. let's get more from our correspondent duncan kennedy,

who's in bournemouth. bring us up—to—date with the latest developments. bring us up-to-date with the latest developments-_ developments. another day of the elements and _ developments. another day of the elements and another— developments. another day of the elements and another day - developments. another day of the elements and another day of- developments. another day of the j elements and another day of quite extreme contrast here in bournemouth. we are right now with a peer and on that side of the pier to my right, a crowd of people enjoying this bank holiday sunshine and butler behind me on this side of the peen butler behind me on this side of the peer, the beaches deserted and that's because the police have continued to seal it off. they been selling it off ever since friday night when this incident happened and that is of when this woman, named locally as amie gray, was fatally stabbed. police are not releasing any details about it and if not even officially named her but we do know she is 34 years old and from poole. her adapted football club she coaches that put out a statement on ask saying have them they work with the loss of amie

gray. with the police have sent today and if you said there was that this 17—year—old boy from lancashire who was arrested on saturday morning on suspicion of murder has now been released without charge and they say he has been eliminated from all of their inquiries. what they have added the, and they put out this still from a cctv camera of what looks like a male, they're describing him as a suspect and they've asked members of the public to come forward if they have any kind of information about this person. they have also asked the public to come forward with any information about the night in question. late on friday night, if anybody has a desk and footage or saw anything suspicious, dorset police like to hear from those people. just to end on here, i wore that 38—year—old woman who was also stabbed in the same incident along with amie gray, that woman remains in hospital where she is said to be in hospital where she is said to be in a serious condition. all right, duncan, thank _ in a serious condition. all right, duncan, thank you _ in a serious condition. all right, duncan, thank you very - in a serious condition. all right, duncan, thank you very much, l in a serious condition. all right, i duncan, thank you very much, the latest on that news from

bournemouth. the fbi has been investigating the sale of hundreds of treasures that the british museum says were stolen. the museum said up to 2000 or its artefacts have been damaged or stolen from its storerooms and sold on ebay. it suspects dr peter higgs, a senior curator at the iconic london tourist attraction, of being involved in the items' disappearance. dr higgs has denied any wrongdoing, and the police are investigating. our culture and media editor katie razzall has been looking into what happened for a new documentary out tonight called thief at the british museum. i can see a lot of white dots. what does that mean? exactly. the white dots are 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... ..and 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've 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's now begun to register all its collection. there were things that we could've 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. - the british museum says it has recovered almost half of the 1500 items it believes

were stolen or missing, but it's 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 get hear more about the inside story of how ancient treasures disappeared from one of the world's most famous museums and how one man believes he uncovered a thief in our podcast series on bbc sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. a cancer charity is warning people to do more to protect themselves from the sun as the number of melanoma skin cancer cases in the uk continues to rise. cancer research uk predicts there will be a record 20,800 cases diagnosed this year, up from a yearly average of 19,300 between 2020—2022. the charity says there's been a particularly large 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—2009 and 2017-2019. it's more common in the elderly. among those aged over 80, there was a 57% rise, while amongst those aged 25—49, 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—3pm. chi chi izundu, bbc news. beth vincent is the health information manager at cancer research uk. earlier, she told me why melanoma cases were rising. so there are a few different reasons why, and a lot of those were covered in the vt that you just ran. but the main one is too much exposure to ultraviolet — or uv — radiation, mostly from the sun, but also from sunbeds. actually around nine in ten cases of melanoma skin cancer could be prevented by enjoying the sun safely, but that's not all. there's also an ageing population so, as we get older, there's more and more time for that damage in our cells that can lead to cancer to build up, and that's going to increase our risk. and there's also a growing population, which means more cases. and, as well, people are generally, we think, much more aware of the signs and symptoms

of melanoma, and that means that if they spot something unusual for them, they're more likely to talk to their doctor and receive a diagnosis. what is the advice to people? and what are people not doing enough of that they should be doing? so my advice is that there are key three steps to sun safety. the first one is spend time in the shade, especially in the middle of the day because that's when the sun is strongest. so that's 11am—3pm here in the uk. a lot of people think that when it's hottest, that's when we need to take the most care, but normally it's in the middle of the day. the second thing is to cover up, so pick a top that covers your shoulders, pick a hat with a wide brim and also uv—protection sunglasses. and also make sure you're applying sunscreen generously and regularly throughout the day, picking one with at least spf 30 and four or five stars. is it an issue that, if people think, well, actually, you know, it's not a very sunny day,

it's sort of bright but not full you know, it's not a very sunny day, it's sort of bright but it's not full sun, so i don't need to bother with any of those precautions? absolutely, i think that can be an issue. i think a lot of us will be familiar with the experience of getting caught out on a cloudy day or a day where it's a bit cooler. the sun in the uk can actually be strong enough to cause sunburn and skin damage from mid—march right the way through to mid—0ctober. so it's notjust those really hot sunny days that we have sometimes in the middle of summer where we need to be careful. we need to be thinking about those three steps to sun safety in the spring, summer and autumntime. do you think that people, without being too critical, that people are quite often a little bit complacent about this? they worry about other kinds of cancer, but maybe don't think too much about skin cancer. i think it's always a good time to kind of remember that skin cancer is a really big issue that faces a lot of us. it's always a good time to remind people that we can be safe

in the sun and we can enjoy the sun safely. i want to be really realistic with the advice that we're giving out. i don't want to tell people to be staying indoors. you know, there's lots of great things about going outside, it's lovely, it's good for us in lots of ways. but it really is just about enjoying the sun safely, and i think what we've seen is that, amongst younger adults, the rise in cases is lower. so we do think that awareness is growing and it's continuing to grow, which means people are being safer. beth vincent there. the sun was shining today in gloucestershire. gloucestershire's famous annual cheese—rolling competition has been taking place today in south—west england. dozens of competitors ignored warnings about the potential dangers of taking part in the event after is was declared "unsafe". they willingly threw themselves down the famous hill in a tradition that began two centuries ago.

stay with us here on bbc news. hello, then. 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. and 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. and top temperatures today between 16—18 degrees. and if you dodge the showers

and keep some sunshine, with a little shelter, it'll still feel quite pleasant. now, 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. and even once the rain eases away, it'll be a case of sunny spells and scattered showers following on behind. again, temperatures peaking at around 18 degrees. now, 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 a 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—18 degrees, maybe 19 if we're lucky in the far south—east. now, that low pressure will push away, and as we head towards the weekend, high pressure is going to build in and quieten things down really quite considerably. so, 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.

today at six — sir keir starmer pledges to rebuild the country if labour wins the general election. in his first major speech of the campaign, he appealed to undecided voters. has labour changed enough? do i trust them with my money, our borders, our security? my answer is yes, you can. another half—hour speech, not a single new idea. he's taking the british public for granted. rishi sunak has been defending his plans for national service for 18—year—olds. we'll have the latest from the campaign trail. also on the programme — an israeli air strike hits a camp for displaced palestinians in rafah. hamas says 45 people were killed. protect yourself from the sun, warns a cancer charity, as cases of melanoma hit an all time high in the uk.

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