footage of them revelling in the fruits of their deception. the judge said they'd systemically plundered the state's support mechanism. 12—year—old richie parry and his father tom, missing in the scottish highlands — police say they have found two bodies. a child and three adults are in hospital after a shooting last night in east london. is your supermarket�*s loyalty points scheme pushing you to spend more than you can afford? and how the harries — that is, fans of harry styles — can now be guided around the village where he lived. and coming up on bbc news... "i feel at home" — vincent kompany speaks for the first time since he swapped burnley�*s manager dugout for bayern munich�*s.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. five bulgarian nationals have been sentenced to a total of 25 years in prison after being convicted of the biggest benefit fraud ever in britain. the gang stole almost £54 million by making thousands of fraudulent claims for universal credit. the judge said they'd "systemically plundered the state's "support mechanism" to steal "eye—watering sums." our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. taxpayers�* money thrown around like confetti by a multi—million pound fraudster. the scale of the scam astonished investigators. now the gang behind it have been sentenced. the full story of britain's biggest benefit fraud can be told. prosecutors say thousands of people were flown from bulgaria to london, that ids were then used

to make claims for the main benefit universal credit. police officers. when the fraudsters various premises were raided, investigators found an extraordinary amount of evidence. 900 mobile phones all fully charged, most with the names of the false claims attached, thousands of sim cards also discovered computers. opened on universal credit application page, packed full of forged documents such as tenancy agreements and proof of earnings for fake companies and spreadsheets with details of the thousands of claims. prosecutor said the fraud was the brainchild of gyunesh ali, in this video promoting his accountancy

video promoting his accountancy video and he had previously identified himself as a captain. he previously fled to bulgaria, he and galina nikolova were found to have started the fraud in 2016. he galina nikolova were found to have started the fraud in 2016.— started the fraud in 2016. he was clearly the _ started the fraud in 2016. he was clearly the ringleader _ started the fraud in 2016. he was clearly the ringleader and - started the fraud in 2016. he was clearly the ringleader and the - clearly the ringleader and the evolution of the gang begins with gyunesh ali. we could see he essentially thought the gang how to operate and galina nikolova benched into a version of her own. the operate and galina nikolova benched into a version of her own.— into a version of her own. the food i to live a — into a version of her own. the food i to live a life _ into a version of her own. the food i to live a life of— into a version of her own. the food i to live a life of luxury, _ into a version of her own. the food i to live a life of luxury, visiting - ito live a life of luxury, visiting stately homes and going on foreign holidays. galina nikolova and her boyfriend stoyan stoyanov posted pictures from turkey, they bought luxury goods and money was no object. when the home of galina nikolova was raided, £750,000 in cash was discovered, under a bed in a suitcase, even behind a fridge. until you start seeing the photographs, you do not realise how

much was involved. quite a disregard for that amount of money. two scenes that amount of money in one day, it is unheard of. this that amount of money in one day, it is unheard ot— that amount of money in one day, it is unheard oh— that amount of money in one day, it is unheard of. this morning at wood green crown — is unheard of. this morning at wood green crown court _ is unheard of. this morning at wood green crown court the _ is unheard of. this morning at wood green crown court the gang - is unheard of. this morning at wood green crown court the gang were i green crown court the gang were sentenced to a total of almost 25.5 years in prison for committing the biggest benefit fraud in britain and thejudge described them biggest benefit fraud in britain and the judge described them as committing fraud on an industrial scale and the sums involved were simply eye watering. as you expect the ringleaders got the longest sentences, galina nikolova were sent to prison for eight years, gyunesh ali got a sentence of seven years and three months. thejudge explicitly said there was a limit to how much they could sentence because of the sentencing guidelines, had they been banned for instance from stealing for the tax meant they could have expected a sentence that would happen longer than he was able

to handle as a result of stealing from the benefits system. as there were and have served prison sentences that can be deported and there will be four court hearings in there will be four court hearings in the next few months to see prosecutors can find and acquire the assets they believe the gang acquired most of which, much of which they suspect is in bulgaria. there was praise from the judge for the counterfor there was praise from the judge for the counter for the officials from the counter for the officials from the department for work and pensions who uncovered what he described as a complex fraud but there was also pointed criticism of the department and he said the gang were able to take advantage of what he described as woefully inadequate checking systems that meant the same names, addresses and telephone numbers were often attached to the claims they can put in. michael buchanan, thank you. two bodies have been found in the search for a father and son who went missing after going hillwalking in the scottish highlands.

tom parry, who's a9, and his 12—year—old son richie were reported missing yesterday after failing to return home to cheshire. glencoe mountain rescue say the father and son were experienced hillwalkers and police say there are no apparent suspicious circumstances. here's leigh milner. the landscape and history of glencoe draws hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. it is fast and the changes constantly. while it is undeniably breathtaking, it can also be dangerous. this is for 39—year—old market research tom parry and his 12—year—old sun richie came to spend some time together on a hill trip trips after visiting ben nevis. when they appear to return to their home in cheshire yesterday they were reported missing and rescue teams began to search the area. last night, two bodies were found. police said formal identification has yet to take place but tom parry and his sun �*s family

have been made aware. the car was found in a car park in glencoe and they set off from there on tuesday. glencoe, this particular area, is not the trickiest to walk in, providing you are prepared but if you are not, unfortunately it can produce grave consequences. inquiries are ongoing and the officer said there are no apparent suspicious circumstances. st marys church says it will remain open for anyone who wishes to offer their condolences and prayers to all the family and friends now coming to terms with this shocking and devastating news. leigh milner, bbc news. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glencoe. just bring us up to date with what there was an extensive search for richie and tom parry after they were

reported missing, a search and rescue helicopter from prestwick were involved in mountain rescue teams were out dry to find a pair. the weather can change quickly here and when it does it can become extremely challenging. there are exposed religious and a lot of rock faces which can become treacherous when wet. mountain rescue teams so that call—outs are on the right here in scotland, in part because of the instagram generation, people heading out to take photographs or the mountains stop glencoe mountain rescue said that was not the situation in this case. they say these were experienced walkers so what will happen now as they will be dry to work out where exactly this pair were and what went wrong that led to the tragedy. lorna, thank you. the conservatives and labour have both ruled out raising value added tax or vat which is presently 20% for most items if they win

the general election. chancellorjeremy hunt made the tories�* commitment last night, and accused labour of planning to put it up. but the shadow chancellor rachel reeves immediately rejected that. the liberal democrats also said they would not �*look to raise' vat or income tax. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. a week after the election was announced, campaigning is getting up to speed. the conservatives have gone on the attack with the sad suggesting a labour government would put up taxes, something the chancellor said his party would not do. ., , , ~' , do. four times this week they refused to _ do. four times this week they refused to rule _ do. four times this week they refused to rule out _ do. four times this week they refused to rule out increasing | do. four times this week they - refused to rule out increasing vat, although might we hear they are rolling it out. and when you have an economy that has turned a corner, the labour party that cannot make up its mind on basic questions could only mean one thing i sure as night follows day, that taxes will go up.

vat is the tax you pay in the majority of goods and services you buy. for most items it is levied at 20%. the labour party has been keen to shut down that line of attack, seniorfigures have ruled out a vat increase. sir keir starmer campaigning in monmouthshire today repeated the point. we campaigning in monmouthshire today repeated the point.— repeated the point. we have been really clear _ repeated the point. we have been really clear about _ repeated the point. we have been really clear about not _ repeated the point. we have been really clear about not raising - really clear about not raising income tax and national insurance and we have said repeatedly that nothing in our plan requires us to raise tax that is why we have been able to set out position on vat as well. ., , ., , ., , well. from the liberal democrats, it was a similar— well. from the liberal democrats, it was a similar story. _ well. from the liberal democrats, it was a similar story. ed _ well. from the liberal democrats, it was a similar story. ed davey - was a similar story. ed davey injured himself meeting voters in somerset, a spokesperson was in the tv studios. we somerset, a spokesperson was in the tv studios. ~ . ., somerset, a spokesperson was in the tv studios. ~ _, ., ., tv studios. we could not look to raise vat _ tv studios. we could not look to raise vat or _ tv studios. we could not look to raise vat or income _ tv studios. we could not look to raise vat or income tax - tv studios. we could not look to raise vat or income tax or- tv studios. we could not look to i raise vat or income tax or national insurance, what we have set out is that we would reverse the cuts in tax to the big banks, i have said

out today how we would tax more at the tech giants and digital and social media companies. the snp leader and _ social media companies. the snp leader and scotland's _ social media companies. the snp leader and scotland's first - social media companies. the snp i leader and scotland's first minister john swinney was brewing coffee in edinburgh this morning. the party are still working on its manifesto but has already said it wants to see a cut in vat. but with the main party slightly rolling out increases and the headline rates of tax and national insurance and vat, experts say the one for manoeuvre is becoming severely restricted. if rare becoming severely restricted. if we take them at _ becoming severely restricted. if we take them at their _ becoming severely restricted. if we take them at their word _ becoming severely restricted. hf we: take them at their word there is a serious constraint on future options, that taxes are the biggest tax is racing together two thirds of the toga of tax revenue and it means evenif the toga of tax revenue and it means even if they currently have no plans to raise tax revenue in the future, if something comes along, a shock comes along, a shock, is a lot like recession or cost—of—living crisis, they have constrained their options. they are basically taking tours from the table before they might have to

fix. ., ., ., ., ., . ., fix. taxation and how much of your money the — fix. taxation and how much of your money the major — fix. taxation and how much of your money the major parties _ fix. taxation and how much of your money the major parties planned l fix. taxation and how much of your| money the major parties planned to take away to fun spending commitments is already a key theme of this election but can be fairly sure the skirmish today over vat rates is just the sure the skirmish today over vat rates isjust the beginning. in a moment, we'll speak to harry farley in bristol and tomos morgan in bangor, but first to hannah miller, who's in somerset with the liberal democrats' leader ed davey. hannah, another eye—catching photo stunt from ed davey, but with a political message too? absolutely, ed davey was asked this morning for that the insistence that he was doing it risked undermining the seriousness of the message and his response was essentially one who thinks the politicians should take people seriously, he does not think there is much need for them to take themselves too seriously and that has been his attitude throughout this campaign so far. he was in

somerset this morning. happy to go down more than once for the cameras, i heard him saying afterwards he enjoyed it more than he expected but when he walked away from those moments, he takes questions about the liberal democrat policies and today he talked about putting a mental health practitioner into every primary and secondary school in england. that's looking at around... loss of sound. funded by tripling the tax on social media companies. all the assistance clearly are part of the strategy to capture the attention of people, we have just heard that even more of them to come next week. harry in bristol, the greens have launched their campaign today. what are they saying? that is right. you have to from bristol — that is right. you have to from bristol for— that is right. you have to from bristol. fora that is right. you have to from bristol. for a long time the green party— bristol. fora long time the green party of— bristol. for a long time the green party of relative political manners but there — party of relative political manners but there was a real excitement here, _ but there was a real excitement here, the — but there was a real excitement here, the party saying this is its

most _ here, the party saying this is its most ambitious election launch and they say— most ambitious election launch and they say they are aiming to get four mps they say they are aiming to get four we at _ they say they are aiming to get four we at the — they say they are aiming to get four mps at the general election on the 4th of— mps at the general election on the 4th ofjuly— mps at the general election on the 4th ofjuly and there were speeches some _ 4th ofjuly and there were speeches some months ago about the conservatives record, that the green party— conservatives record, that the green party thinks— conservatives record, that the green party thinks is appalling but much more _ party thinks is appalling but much more talk— party thinks is appalling but much more talk about the labour party plans _ more talk about the labour party plans and — more talk about the labour party plans and put the greens say is labours — plans and put the greens say is labours half measures and broken pledges _ labours half measures and broken pledges because they know if they are to _ pledges because they know if they are to get — pledges because they know if they are to get any mp5 at a general elechon— are to get any mp5 at a general election they will have to beat labour — election they will have to beat labour and persuade voters whether it is a _ labour and persuade voters whether it is a cost—of—living or affordable housing _ it is a cost—of—living or affordable housing or — it is a cost—of—living or affordable housing or on preventing privatisation of the nhs, they will have to _ privatisation of the nhs, they will have to persuade voters that can offer _ have to persuade voters that can offer a _ have to persuade voters that can offer a left—wing challenge and an alternative to sir keir starmer and his party~ — tomos in bangor with plaid. what's their message? the middle of the party said her party was the only party in wales to keep the labour party in check and

keep the labour party in check and keep the labour party in check and keep the tories side of westminster. a boat for the party would help communities across wales but really the party will be swimming against the party will be swimming against the current in uk general election because a0 seats in wales now become 30 tea and some experts predict having run for the seats in 2019 they will do well to equal that this year, it would vat equivalent of 2019. of 2019. when you look at what they said today, the party has led out which seats labour target, in welsh language speaking strongholds aren't outputted predicted the leader there might be a lack of ambition there, not targeting seats outside the areas you will commonly believe the party could win. the burst that off, saying they were a bit realistic about the boundary changes had not been kind and this is a first past the post system but i put it to him if labour were to win and it was a hung parliament would they vote for a coalition but

he would not be drawn into thatjust yet. he would not be drawn into that 'ust et. �* . ~ he would not be drawn into that 'ust et. �* ., ~' , ., he would not be drawn into that 'ust et. �* ., ~' i., ., he would not be drawn into that 'ust et. �* ., ~ i. ., ., he would not be drawn into that 'ust et. �* ., ~ ., ., ., ., yet. and thank you to all of our correspondence. _ sir keir starmer has denied blocking candidates from the left of the party from standing in the general election. he says no decision has been taken to bar diane abbott, who he says has been a trailblazer as an mp. leila nathoo has been following the labour leader in wales today. has diane abbott become a figure head for a wider problem? good afternoon. i think questions have certainly followed good afternoon. i think questions have certainly followed keir good afternoon. i think questions have certainly followed keir starmer to monmouthshire today as he came here to launch a campaign in wales. the future of diane abbott as a labour candidate at this point unclear. remember, she is a key figure on the left of the party, a key ally ofjeremy corbyn. she was suspended more than a year ago. that investigation into her concluded and

she was readmitted. it is not clear whether she can stand. she thinks she is barred, but keir starmer says she is barred, but keir starmer says she is barred, but keir starmer says she is not. she still wants to represent her london seat, but sir keir starmer says no decisions have been made. he has paid tribute to her and her achievements today, describing her as a trailblazer, and he is insisting and has denied there is no cull of left—wing candidates, which is the accusation from diane abbott at the moment. but another left—wing labour candidate was also banned from standing last night, faiza shabheen. she has indicated she has instructed lawyers and will challenge that decision, according to a friend. candidate choices will be finalised next week by labour's nec. but we have repeatedly heard from sir keir starmer, especially in the last few days that i have followed him, his party, he insists, is unrecognisable from what came before, and the choreography of candidates is certainly one way of demonstrating that. thanks very much.

four people, including a child, are in hospital after a shooting in east london last night. emergency services were called to dalston in hackney shortly after 9 o'clock, after reports of gunshots near a restaurant. thomas magill is at the scene. just bring us up—to—date with what we know, thomas. just bring us up-to-date with what we know, thomas.— just bring us up-to-date with what we know, thomas. yes, well, the high street remains — we know, thomas. yes, well, the high street remains closed _ we know, thomas. yes, well, the high street remains closed here _ we know, thomas. yes, well, the high street remains closed here today - street remains closed here today after that gun attack last night as people were out enjoying the bars and restaurants in the area. when specialist armed officers arrived here, they found four people with gunshot injuries on the street outside this turkish restaurant. one of them was a child, who we now know is in a serious condition in an east london hospital. still signs of what happened here today. there are half finished cups on the tables here, and chairs lying on the ground. one eyewitness i spoke to described the scene is chaotic in the moments

after the incident. there were a lot of people screaming. i saw people lying on the floor~ _ screaming. i saw people lying on the floor~ i_ screaming. i saw people lying on the floor~ i saw — screaming. i saw people lying on the floor~ i saw a — screaming. i saw people lying on the floor. i saw a lot of people gathered around. there was a high degree _ gathered around. there was a high degree of— gathered around. there was a high degree of tension in the air. you know, _ degree of tension in the air. you know. and — degree of tension in the air. you know, and people were just waiting for the _ know, and people were just waiting for the police and ambulance to arrive — arrive. well, caroline woodley, the mayor of hackney, has described this as a shocking attack, and said there would be deep concern in dalston today, but also reassured the public that there would be support if it was needed. so far, no arrests have been made, and this is still very much an ongoing investigation, with the police asking anyone with information to come forward. thank ou ve information to come forward. thank you very much. _ information to come forward. thank you very much, thomas. _ the time is 1.19. our top story this afternoon: a total of 25 years in prison for members of a benefit fraud gang who stole almost £5a million from the public purse. still to come: the it failures

in nhs systems which have been linked to the deaths of three people. coming up on bbc news: it's all change for netball�*s super league. they announce major changes to the format, the franchises and the player rosters as they try to grow the game. consumer groups have warned that supermarket challenges which reward shoppers with extra loyalty points for buying more could lead to overspending. four of the uk's biggest supermarkets offer members of their loyalty schemes bonus points if they hit spending targets. but the organisation which? and debt charity stepchange warned that such challenges could encourage shoppers to spend more than they can afford. jennifer meierhans reports. let me show you how i'vejust saved £9.50 using my loyalty offers this week. jo rauch shares tips on social media

on how to save money on the food shop. she's noticed supermarkets are increasingly offering cheaper prices to members of their loyalty schemes. it does feel very aggressive now in regards to how visible it is in the supermarkets. i think what you have to be careful of is, they're not always the best offer in store. you could have another item, similar item next door that's cheaper. are you a loyal customer? no, i don't think it pays to be a loyal customer. i think it pays to shop all of the supermarkets in your area. we all seem to be shopping around more these days. the latest data shows the average person has loyalty cards for three different supermarkets. i go to all the shops, all the different shops, whatever bargains they've got. it's certainly one of the reasons primarily why i go to tesco's . as well, because they have good deals on there. - not for me. i mean, other people have got time to do all these things and shop about. that's fine, you know,

but not for me. consumer group which? has told the bbc supermarkets should not encourage shoppers to spend beyond their means in order to access rewards, while debt charity stepchange says if spending is incentivised, there is a risk, people may end up spending more than they can afford. so saving money now is much easier than it was before... jed foster, who advises supermarket suppliers, says stores are simply competing for customers. personalised pricing is something we're starting to see. it's happening more and more with some of the retailers. so what they'll look at is, they'll look at products that you buy during the course of the month and then they will give you offers to make sure that you buy that product again with them. the last thing that a supermarket wants to do is track any of their customers. there are promotional cycles that take place, and if you don't want to have a loyalty card, there are some retailers that you can use that don't have loyalty cards at all. if you do use loyalty prices, jo has some tips. get all of the membership cards that are available to you in your area. get to know how they send

their offers out and just make sure that you keep an eye out for them. if you switch up where you're shopping, your regular supermarket will then try and entice you to get back into the store, and you're more likely to get the offers through. the competition watchdog is investigating supermarket loyalty prices and its findings are expected by the end of the year. meanwhile, jo will be helping herfollowers make the most of their grocery budget. jennifer meierhans, bbc news. the role of the princess of wales will be replaced by a member of the armed forces in a ceremonial military event injune, the colonel's review. the princess has not been attending public engagements since she revealed she was being treated for cancer. in the last hour, buckingham palace has confirmed that king charles will attend next month's trooping the colour ceremony, which marks the sovereign's official birthday, but will ride in a carriage, not on horseback. it failures in nhs systems used to manage patients' care in england have been linked to the deaths of three people and more than 100 instances of serious harm, a bbc investigation has found. a freedom of information request was sent to more than 120 major hospital trusts.

nearly half of those with electronic recording systems reported issues affecting patient care. our health correspondent sharon barbour reports. to my baby boy. i miss you so much. my heart aches for you every day. i have so many things to tell you when we see each other again. darnell�*s parents wrote this letter to their son which he'll never hear. darnell had sickle cell disease, cerebral palsy, and he was non—verbal. he was admitted to hospital in sheffield, and should have had his vital signs checked hourly for a minimum of six hours, but it wasn't done for more than 12 hours. two weeks later, he died of pneumonia. you're fighting for your child's life. imagine just sat watching your child die as a parent. that's what we endured. the hospital's it system had made it difficult for staff to see his care plan. it was a screen with different

sidebars that nurses could go into. and in the right hand corner, a small square, which was the alert, which wasn't really visible. the it system should be set up in a way where you have to see it, it should just be a tick box, or itjust doesn't allow you to move any further until you've read what you're supposed to read. it could be a matter of life or death. after darnell�*s inquest, the coroner said if clinicians can't see vital information like care plans, there was a real risk of further deaths. sheffield hospitals have apologised that darnell�*s care was below the standard they would expect. they said they've already made changes to limit the chances of this happening again and that it was implementing a new it system this year. but it's not the only hospital with computer problems. we sent a freedom of information request to 122 major hospital trusts.

it revealed almost half of trusts with electronic patient records reported instances of potential patient harm linked to their systems. professorjoe mcdonald has overseen systems for years. the thing about paper is, when you make a mistake, you make them one at a time, but electronic records give you the opportunity to make the same mistake thousands of times. many experts agree that digitising paper notes is the right thing to do, but the costs are huge and different systems don't always connect between hospitals. £100 million and in some cases you are looking at several hundred million pounds. that makes electric health recordss probably the most expensive item on any hospital's budget. it's a broken jigsaw. they don't interoperate in a way you would expect the same system to work.

——a sane system to work. nhs england said it's invested nearly £900 million and says it's working closely with trusts to review any concerns. darnell�*s family hope that his death will force hospitals to urgently check that their it systems are safe. sharon barbour, bbc newss. sharon barbour, bbc news. iceland has had major trouble with volcanic activity in recent months, and there is now yet another eruption. these night—time pictures show lava spewing 50 metres into the air. a state of emergency has been declared and the small fishing town of grindavik has been evacuated again, along with the country's biggest tourist attraction, the blue lagoon thermal spa. since he shot to fame, thousands of fans of the pop star harry styles have flocked to the cheshire village holmes chapel, where he grew up. now his supporters, who call themselves "harries", will be able to take a new guided tour of his old stomping ground.

our culture reporter noor nanji has been to find out more. cheering we love you, harry! harry styles is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. starting in one direction before launching a successful solo career. he shot to fame on the x factor. # isn't she lovely...# since then, the village where he's from has become a must—see forfans, known as harries. due to the weather today, the walk down to the viaduct itself will be quite muddy and challenging. now, people visiting holmes chapel are being offered a new walking tour. more than 5,000 fans are thought to have visited this village last year. that's almost equal to its entire population. the new tour will take those fans through a trip through local harry hotspots. to your right,

just there behind those green metal gates is harry's primary school. the tour guides faced a competitive process to get the job. rm amen. — i'm from newjersey in the us. i've been a fan of his for ia years and i saw this job and i live in manchester now. and it was my dream job and i had to do it and give it a shot. this is banville's bakery. it's where styles used to work part time. so you hired harry styles when he was just a teenager. what was he like? he was a really nice lad. just so easygoing. such a pleasure to work... have working for me. how long have you been a fan? since about 2010. so since one direction started. pretty much half your life? way more than half, yeah. other stops on the tour include the twemlow viaduct, where the singer had his first kiss. it's also where he famously wrote his name in the one direction documentary, this is us. and fans have now covered harry's wall with their own messages to him.

behind it all, there's an important safety message. by taking visitors on a traffic—free route, tour organisers hope to keep them safe. back at the viaduct and i couldn't go without leaving my own heart. slate hart, that is. noor nanji, bbc news, in holmes chapel. a new display has been revealed in paris' notre dame cathedral, showing scenes from d—day made completely out of wool. it's to mark the 80th anniversary of the normandy landings, when more than 150,000 allied troops attacked the coast of france to liberate it from nazi occupation during world war two. hundreds of knitters from across the world have been involved in the project. quite a quitea yarn! time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. boom boom! thanks very much, retre. the weather will be changing. a mixture of

sunshine and showers today, but