of their long—running pay dispute with the government. it's their 11th walk—out since last year, with talks breaking down. they'll now strike again a week before election day. confusion over the status of the veteran mp diane abbott — she says she's been barred from standing for labour in the election. the party leader says no decision has yet been taken. the leaders of the three main parties out and about across the uk on the campaign trail. damp, mould and related health problems, stemming from homes badly fitted with cavity—wall insulation under government—backed schemes. # if you're happy and you know it clap your hands... and it's never too early to go techno, the push to update some well—loved toddler tunes. and coming up on bbc news. four days into the french open and there are no brits left in the singles, after katie boulter was beaten

by paula badosa of spain. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. junior doctors in england are to stage another five day strike from june 27th tilljuly 2nd. talks with the government started two weeks ago, but appear to have broken down. the doctors�* union, the british medical association, has been in dispute overjunior doctors�* pay for more than a year now. our health editor hugh pym reports. what do we want? they call it pay restoration. _ what do we want? they call it pay restoration, that _ what do we want? they call it pay restoration, that is _ what do we want? they call it pay restoration, that is what - what do we want? they call it pay restoration, that is what they - what do we want? they call it pay | restoration, that is what they have been demanding in ten strikes staged in england since march last year. thejunior in england since march last year. the junior doctor's union the bma want a 35% pay rise to compensate

for inflation over more than a decade. ministers said that wasn't reasonable and awarded 9% on average last year, mediation talks started earlier this month but they stalled, and the bm. a has called another strike. the latest walk out by junior doctors in england will start at 7.00am on thursdayjune 27th and end at the same time on tuesdayjuly 2nd, that of course is just two days before polling day, onjuly 4th. last week, the government decided to walk away from negotiations, and throw their hands up and abdicated themselves of any responsibility of solving a dispute we have had with them over pay for the last 20 month, but there was criticism from conservative mps. it but there was criticism from conservative mps.— but there was criticism from conservative mps. , ., ., conservative mps. it feels to me to be very political— conservative mps. it feels to me to be very political this _ conservative mps. it feels to me to be very political this move, - be very political this move, constructive talks had been held, but frankly, this is what you will get more of the labour get in, because we have passed some tough laws, when it comes to strikes, and francsly they are going to be

unravelled.— francsly they are going to be unravelled. ., ., unravelled. the labour leader said ministers should _ unravelled. the labour leader said ministers should have _ unravelled. the labour leader said ministers should have done - unravelled. the labour leader said ministers should have done more | unravelled. the labour leader said l ministers should have done more to end the dispute.— end the dispute. firstly i am shocked we _ end the dispute. firstly i am shocked we are _ end the dispute. firstly i am shocked we are in _ end the dispute. firstly i am shocked we are in this - end the dispute. firstly i am . shocked we are in this position, because this has been going on a very long time. i think the government should have resolved it and negotiated a settlement, and a what they have effectively done is kicked it the other side of the general election. that is unforgivable.— general election. that is unforgivable. there are still dis - utes unforgivable. there are still disputes between _ unforgivable. there are still disputes between junior - unforgivable. there are still i disputes between junior doctor unforgivable. there are still - disputes between junior doctor and the devolved administrations in wales and how significant is the timing of this latest strike action? ending two days before general election it will cause disruption in hospitals, a lot more operations and appointments cancelled and the nhs is a big issue this this campaign. and undoubtedly it will feed into that. victoria atkin, the health secretary covering england has in the last few minutes given her reaction, she said it was a reaction of anger and display, and she

accused the bma of pulling the rug on the talks and walking out. so there is obviously a war of words going on here. but i think one of the key questions is going to be whoever forms the next government afterjuly 4th, the next day we will find this is very high on the agenda and this dispute is far from settled and this dispute is far from settled and further talks and discussions about money will no doubt have to take place. and labour has in fact been talking more generally about the nhs today. yes, labour have set out their plans if elected to get the waiting lists down to target, which is even should start treatment within 18 week, there is currently 3.2 million people waiting longer than that, and wes streeting had this to say earlier. a plan from labour which will deliver 40,000 extra appointments at evenings and weekends to help bust the backlog, using an approach that's already been tried and tested in a small number of hospitals. but we need to take the best

of the nhs to the rest of the nhs. we will double the number of diagnostic scanners, notjust more scanners but ai enabled scanners so we can get through the 1.6 million backlog of people waiting for tests and scans. that was wes streeting for labour and of course we will hear more from the other parties on their health plans in the weeks ahead e very much. the status of the long—serving mp diane abbott is unclear this lunchtime, after she told the bbc she was barred from standing as a labour candidate in the general election — only to be contradicted sir keir starmer, who said no decision had yet been taken. diane abbott was the first black woman to be elected to the house of commons nearly a0 years ago. she was suspended from the party last year after saying thatjewish, irish and traveller people didn't face racism "all their lives". she later apologised and was allowed back into the parliamentary party yesterday. 0ur political correspondent jess parker reports.

the first steps back in 1987 into a long career in parliament, as britain's first ever black female mp. good morning, my name's diane abbott. but is it now all coming to an end? what have labour said to you? diane abbott says she's dismayed by reports she's been barred from standing for labour, despite being let back in to the parliamentary party. it follows her suspension last year for saying jewish, irish and traveller people don't face racism all their lives. she apologised, so has she been barred from standing? no, that's not true, no decision has been taken to bar diane abbott. the process that we were going through ended with the restoration of the whip the other day, so she's a member of the parliamentary labour party, and no decision has been

ta ken barring her. also out on the campaign trail the prime minister, who said it was time to unpack the truth. the labour party have been telling everybody this investigation into diane abbott is ongoing, it now appears it concluded months ago, so really, i guess it's a question for them to clear this all up, what happened when and be transparent with people about it. the scottish national party says she has been treated disgracefully. the liberal democrats say it is a matter for labour. diane abbott is seen as a trailblazer, an important figure in the party's story, and the whole saga has caused some unease, even anger, in labour's ranks, but she has been critical of the current labour leadership, while also having been a close ally of the former leader, jeremy corbyn. so while this may all look like an unedifying mess, labour's top ranks perhaps view it slightly differently,

as part of their efforts to make a clean break from the corbyn era. a prominent campaignerfor decades, a veteran mp on labour's left, no—one doubts diane abbott's place in history, but her place in keir starmer�*s labour party is now farfrom certain. jessica parker, bbc news in westminster. rishi sunak is campaigning in cornwall, after taking an overnight sleeper train from london. he's been meeting a group of apprentices after announcing his latest election pledge, to replace what he called "rip—off" university degrees and fund 100,000 more apprenticeships instead. there are university degrees that are letting young people down. independent studies say that around one in five people who are on degrees would have been financially better off not doing them. about one in three graduates are on non—graduate jobs, so actually we are better off providing those young people with the opportunity of a high quality apprenticeship. 0ur political correspondent ione wells is travelling with the prime minister. so the party wants to replace the "worst—performing degrees". how does it define those?

well, that has been the question really that everyone has been asking today and it seems like the conservative party are describing these low performing degree as ones which either have high drop out rates or statistics would suggest don't lead to furtherjob progression after or high pay progression after or high pay progression after or high pay progression after as well, because of the fact that the way the student loan system works means people pay the loans back depending on how much they earn after they have great wait. rishi sunak has been meeting apprentices here in cornwall, saying that with the money saves from scrapping some of to rip off degrees in his words they could fund 100,000 new apprenticeships, this has though been criticised by opposition party t labour have been stressing they would set up what they describe as technical excellence colleges to train people in skills needed for

local industries but labour and the liberal democrats as well have criticised the conservatives for presiding over that they see as a fall in the total number of apprentices in general. the prime minister is hoping for further promoting this campaign pledge today, this comes after two other big announcements so far, the first being their one pledging national service for all 18—year—olds, the second being that change to tax thresholds for pensioner, this is the third major offering from the party so far thank you. now a look at the other parties on the campaign trail today. it's full speed ahead for sir ed davey, who has launched the liberal democrat welsh campaign this morning in knighton. he has pledged a billion pounds extra funding for the agriculture budget, which he calls a rescue plan forfarmers. first minsister of scotland and snp leaderjohn swinney says he will pressure a future labour government to nationalise the railways.

he added his party will force labour to the left at westminster. the owner of royal mail has agreed to a £3.6 billion takeover bid from the czech billionaire, daniel kretinsky. the offer includes commitments to keep the company's branding and uk headquarters, as well as protecting the existing employment rights of all staff. the deal will still need a final agreement from the government. our business editor simonjack is with me. if this goes through, what difference will it make to people who use royal mail? first boss of the royal mail henry viii 500 years ago, potential future boss this man, daniel kretinsky, he owns some of sainsbury�*s and west ham and owned 27% of the royal mail which was privatised over a decade ago, today the board of the owners recommended that other shareholders

sell him the rest, as you say, this is clearly sensitive, so it comes with assurance, retaining the name and brand, no compulsory redundancies until 2025, but with the possibility of extending that, and maintaining the one price goes anywhere universal service obligation, the government can block this deal, jeremy hunt said scrutiny would be brought to bear but they don't object in principle. the shadow business secretary says the assurances are welcome, but even the unions don't seem that violently opposed. what will users notice? well in the short—term hopefully nothing because it's a regulated service but expect focus on parcels delivered outside of the home, that will be a big growth area, but if the deal goes through, that is all if the deal goes through, at the moment the price he is offering is 3.70 and the shares are trading at 3.30 so people think there is is a lot of doubt whether this deal goes

through. no decision this side of the election.— cavity wall insulation — fitted in more than three million homes under government schemes — could have failed in hundreds of thousands of cases because it wasn't fitted to the required standard, the bbc has found. the work was paid for by the energy companies, but too often the quality has been poor, and faulty insulation can lead to damp, mould and related health problems, as our correspondent zoe conway reports. mould took over zoe goodrich�*s swansea house after cavity wall insulation was fitted three years ago. and this is where we all sleep. all four of you in this room? yeah. my 15 —year—old sleeps here, and i sleep here with my six and my five—year—old. they sleep on mattresses on the floor. their mould ridden beds thrown away, her children's bedrooms uninhabitable. my children's health has

been severely affected. so my daughter, who's got asthma, she takes the steroid pump. my son, then, he's on steroid creams for his eczema. his eczema bleeds. it's quite severe. and were they on this medication before the insulation was installed? no. since the 1920s, homes have a gap or cavity between the outer and inner wall. the insulation is made out of fibreglass wool, polystyrene beads, or sometimes a polyurethane foam. when installed correctly, it can make homes warmer, reduce energy bills and cut carbon emissions. more than three million homes have had it done under government schemes since 2008. 5% were inspected to check on the quality of the work. figures compiled by the regulator 0fgem, seen by the bbc, suggest that hundreds of thousands of homes could have insulation that wasn't fitted properly that can lead to damp and mold.

zoe's insulation was fitted for free under a scheme set up by the government and paid for by the energy companies. it's just constant. it's like a little waterfall. the company that carried out the work went bust. it's a botched installation. david walter is a building surveyor. he's been looking at insulated homes all over the country for more than 25 years. the industry is motivated by money. they get grant, government grants for doing doing this work. they had huge sums of money in the past. five years ago, the government asked trustmark, an arm's length organisation, to improve the quality of installations. in a statement trustmark said...

what zoe and her children want most of all is for their house to feel like a home once more. zoe conway, bbc news. the time is 13.16. our top story this afternoon. junior doctors in england will stage another five day strike as part of their long—running pay dispute with the government. still to come — jurors begin their deliberations in donald trump's hush money trial. coming up on bbc news. the chairman of saudi arabia's general entertainment authority says 0leksandr usyk and tyson fury are set to meet in a rematch in december. since russia launched its full—scale invasion of ukraine, almost 2,000 children have

been injured or killed. and the suffering is not only physical. child psychologists report a "catastrophic" surge in young people across the country struggling with symptoms that include panic attacks and depression. 0ur eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports on ukraine's children, growing up underfire. angelina lives in the ruins of a war that's transformed her childhood. her kindergarten was destroyed in russian shelling, and the eight—year—old's head is full of memories from when russian forces first tried to take kharkiv. translation: it was very scary when i was in the basement. . i thought, when will it all end? there were rockets flying. it was frightening. and there was a plane that flew over us.

angelina's family fled then, through all this, desperate for safety. but they came back last year, because this is home. despite everything. her mum shows me the shrapnel marks in the kitchen. and now russia is attacking again. translation: if they start bombing, then i tell mummy that i'll— go into the corridor and she sits with me. i think at least the corridor will survive an explosion. kharkiv is just a few miles from the russian border, and it's a nervous place again. but ukraine's children are growing up underfire. right across the country. lira's leg was shattered in a missile attack on her city last summer. she is gradually healing, physically.

translation: at first i was really scared. i afraid of every little noise. i'm not scared like that anymore. but if they say there's a missile heading for us then ijust go crazy. it's awful. almost 2,000 children have been injured and killed since vladimir putin's full scale invasion. but not all the pain is visible. translation: we witnessed - a catastrophic amount of children who started turning to us with different unpleasant symptoms. do you think that there's enough help for all the children who need it? translation: to be honest, we have a very long queue. i we really do. for lira, it's the loss of her brother that's hit hardest. sasha was killed on the front line. translation: i used to look for his face in every person .

who passed on the street. i don't believe it, even now. then her sister produces sasha's last message. sending his love from the front line. lira's not heard his voice since he died. children are learning to live with the blackouts, the loss and the loneliness, and with the worry that there may yet be worse to come. translation: these school holidays are just a little bit strange. _ but when i ask angelina what she wants most... she wants this war to end. sarah rainsford, bbc news. jurors in the criminal trial of donald trump are expected to begin their deliberations today — after lawyers for the prosecution and defence wrapped up

their closing arguments. the former us president is accused of falsifying business records to try to cover up hush money paid to the porn actress stormy daniels before the 2016 presidential campaign. mr trump's lawyers said the case was based on lies. our north america correspondent nada tawfik is following the case in new york. nada, what happens now? well this morning the judge will instruct thejury on well this morning the judge will instruct the jury on the law and then the 12 ordinary new york citizens will go behind closed doors to begin their deliberations and to decide the fate of donald trump and it is the first time in this week—long trial that they will be able to discuss the evidence they've heard. closing arguments went late into the evening yesterday. both sides trying to win over the jury. the defence is saying that michael

cohen the prosecution star witness was out for revenge and lying about donald trump and his intent. the prosecution saying that the case is about more than a sex scandal with an adult film star and falsifying business records, that it was about an effort by donald trump to defraud the american people to benefit one person and one person only, himself. we have seen an extremely charged atmosphere outside the courthouse as we get closer and closer to a verdict. security has been stepped up verdict. security has been stepped up here and yesterday we saw the largest crowd yet of dualling protesters and campaigns. for the trump campaign the children of donald trump again decrying it as a witch hunt and for thejoe biden kamala harris campaign the actor robert de niro coming here to warn that donald trump was a threat to democracy. but now it is in the hands of the jury and anyone's guess

how long they will need to reach a unanimous verdict. it only takes one hold out for a hung journey and for thejudge to be hold out for a hung journey and for the judge to be forced to declare this mistrial. the welsh first minister vaughan gething will face a motion of no confidence onjune 5. the welsh conservatives tabled the motion following the collapse of the co—operation deal between labour and plaid cymru and a series of rows involving mr gething. bbc news has learned that criminals are using social media to sell guides on how to carry out sextortion. the guides include showing how to pose as a young woman online, trick a victim into sending sexually explicit material and then blackmail them. last month, the national crime agency issued an alert to schools across the uk about a rise in the number of cases involving children. our correspondent angus crawford reports. on the beach. drinking cognac, living it up. olamide shanu, accused of making

£2 million through sextortion, part of a gang tricking victims into sending nude images of themselves online, and then blackmailing them. yesterday in court in london, facing extradition to the us. investigators say olamide shanu was involved in the sextortion of hundreds of victims, part of a new wave of gangs based mainly in nigeria. their aim — terrify their targets, often children, and make them pay. he was shell shocked and he was literally physically shaking. there are scores of different gangs targeting children, children like lucy's14—year—old son. and hejust came up to me and said, "mummy, i've had this message." and he just looked terrified, worried. and i said, "what? what is it?" and he showed me his phone. it was a text message, basically saying, "don't shut us down. if you don't send us money in 2a

hours, we'll send a picture to all your contacts." lucy closed her son's account, turned off the phone, and never heard from the gang again. her son's fine. she's furious. we know that some teenagers tragically have ended their own lives because of this. if he hadn't been at home that morning and i hadn't been in the kitchen and he hadn't talked to me, i don't know how he would have carried on the rest of that day, you know. i don't know how it would have played out for him. a film made to warn young people in the us, where cases have surged. experts warn boys are most at risk. nigerian criminals calling themselves yahoo boys, target schools, sports teams, social clubs. internet scammers over these past two years have found out that they can get very rich, very quickly by scamming an untapped market, and that's teenagers. so adults have been targeted by romance scams, sextortion for many years. and these scammers now

are specifically targeting kids as that potential market. i will be giving you guys how you can start blackmailing... it's become a global industry. look at these. diy guides, sextortion manuals openly for sale online. every friday, usually payment... he boasts that his victims have to pay him again and again. this is why blackmail... this one takes pride in threatening people. i'm going to post it all over the internet. we decide to call one, see if he'll pick up. challenge him. hello? yeah. hello? can you hear me? yeah, i can hear you. i'm a journalist from the bbc. 0k. you're a criminal and you're exploiting children. you're extorting them and blackmailing them. what have you got to say for yourself? i'm really sorry about that. and i can actually assure that that won't continue. well, he says he won't continue, but i don't believe a word of that.

he's completely untraceable. and there are hundreds, maybe thousands of men just like him carrying out sextortion. lucy is speaking up about her child now to protect other people's. if every teenager in england knew this was a possibility, hopefully very few would become prey. angus crawford, bbc news. if you've been affected by sextortion, you'll find details of help and support on the victims of crime page at bbc.co.uk/actionline. what's the largest thing you have ever bought for one pound? well this man, robert hampton, has bought himself a train. the rail enthusiast purchased a 1970s merseyrail class 507 train to save it from the scrapyard. robert says it is a piece of merseyside's history and he hopes to move it to a museum. has twinkle twinkle had its day? should we update nursery rhymes?

new research has shown that many parents think it's time to widen the musical diet for the nation's toddlers. david sillito reports on those wanting to bring a new sound to our classrooms and playgroups. # the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round.... #. the wheels on the bus. a toddler classic, but now a new version. techno version: # the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round... #. basically, i remix nursery rhymes and i turn them into modern sounding mainstage club anthems. # the people on the back go up and down... #. welcome to techno for toddlers. lenny pierce, just one of a number of artists trying to widen the pre—school musical diet. my daughter is one and a half years old. and because i'm a music producer, i was like, "oh, maybe i should try and remix this into something more modern for my tiktok." and then i did that.

and then itjust resonated with a lot of parents. it got about almost 2 million streams in just three weeks, which is really, really crazy. and it's notjust parents. new research has revealed the musical tastes of under—fives are rather wider than the wheels on the bus. so your favourite music? michael jackson and janet jackson. what type of music do you like? johnny cash. johnny cash? yeah, you do listen to that, don't you? # jordan's got a cheeky smile.... #. the survey reveals around half of parents have doubts about nursery rhymes and feel their children would prefer a wider musical diet. the under fives are often just underestimated and kind of written off. and actually what we've seen here is that they, you know, they're like the rest of us. they like listening to a diversity of music and the music that's being produced for them should reflect that. your least favourite? # twinkle, twinkle, little star... #.

for these preschool performers, it's thumbs down for twinkle, twinkle. and the parents? you've pretty much had it with traditional nursery rhymes, haven't you? i have. i definitely have. children's rhymes, nursery rhymes, no. they're not for me, no. so, yeah. you've had it with baa baa black sheep, haven't you? yes. # the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round... #. so maybe lenny�*s onto something with his toddler techno. but as any parent knows, we'll wait and see what britain's three year olds actually demand. david sillito, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. you have to follow that! it could be the spider who climbed the water spout and got washed out! the best i

can do! there are some shower clouds