30 ”50 years ago. and i'm catherine byaruhanga injohannesburg. the top leaders of the country have been meeting to try to find a way forward following thursday's terrible results for the party. in the uk election campaign — jobs, skills and funding for local towns takes centre stage — as party leaders tour the country. israel and hamas give broadly positive responses to a new peace proposal — as the uk throws its support behind it. we believe that this is an opportunity that we all must seize to bring this conflict to a permanent end. the gates are open at wembley stadium — the gates are open at wembley stadium as 14 time champions real madrid _ stadium as 14 time champions real madrid prepare to face borussia dortmund in the champions league final _

hello, i'm anna foster. south africa's governing party has two weeks to form a coalition, after losing its outright majority for the first time in 30 years. with almost all the votes now counted from wednesday's election, the anc stands at around 40% — a sharp drop from almost 58% in 2019. the anc has accepted the result and, as the anc, what is foremost now in our mind are two things. one is the fact that there is a clear protest from our people. our people are saying we love the anc, but the anc must self—correct. we have already started that programme of organisation. i think we need to fast—track that. we must no longer only speak about it, acting against corruption, we must be seen as doing that. we must be seen as giving our people the service. that is the message that our people have said to us and it's a message we have received loud and clear.

catherine byaruhanga is injohannesburg. this really is going to be a shock for the anc, the fact that it is just one 40% of the vote share compared to nearly 58% at the last elections back in 2019. leading up to these elections there was an expectation that the anc would lose its majority, perhaps 2% or 1%, getting about 48% or 49% of the vote, but it is down to 40% according to the election results we have at the limit which is really a shock for the anc, so what does it do next? what we understand from a senior anc official is that this afternoon the party's top leaders have been meeting here to discuss a way forward, when it comes to these election results. this includes the

president, cyril ramaphosa. we understand there are phone calls between the anc and other opposition parties. today those opposition parties. today those opposition parties have been laying out their demands for the anc as well. we heard from julius malema, leader of the economic freedom fighters, who fell out with the anc. together they have 49% of the vote. they said that they are happy to talk to the anc to look at possible negotiations are performing some kind of coalition government, but they want some strict rules, to create a state bank, they also want to carry owner or to institute the appropriation of land without compensation. that would concern some people even south africa but also foreign interests and people outside of the country. we have also been hearing from the

democratic alliance, and what they are saying to the anc is that they want economic stability. this is a party that is to the centre—right politics even south africa. they believe the india liberalisation of the economy. remember the anc is a left socialist party. they believe in some state support for individuals in order to be able to getjobs. so that is a real challenge for the anc. but there is then also potentially causes infighting within the anc. this is a large coalition of parties, interests, whether you move to the left or to the right good cause further fragmentation within the anc, so this is a tricky negotiation. it is possible to get the numbers, to set up a government within south africa but what are the repercussions for the anc going forward? it is already in a weak position. there will be blaming and infighting within the party that

could further destabilise the anc. what about people you have been speaking to, the voters, what do they make of what has been happening and what will happen over the next couple of weeks while these talks take place?— couple of weeks while these talks take lace? . , ., ., take place? there was a real feeling that this is a — take place? there was a real feeling that this is a watershed _ take place? there was a real feeling that this is a watershed moment - take place? there was a real feelingj that this is a watershed moment the country. that this is actually a positive for south africa, maybe not for the anc, but society members, people you speak to you on the street, they are happy about the fact that south africa's democracy is maturing, the fact that you have various parties now contesting for power, they feel that they can hold their country's leaders to account. there is the question of possible instability. through these negotiations, with the different parties, what kind of a government rule south africa end up with? remember, there is the interest from foreign investment. we hear of the

rand collapsing if the anc turns further to the left, but look at what the vote is today. people have voted for parties like the mk, the eff, the mk took 15% of the vote, having only existed for five months, will they have a share in discussing what happens next, what kind of government comes in south africa and if that doesn't happen, how will voters view about how their vote has been taken by the country's leaders. after a week of general election campaigning here in the uk, all parties are out again this weekend vying for support. rishi sunak has pledged to give thirty towns across the uk £20 million each if the conservatives are re—elected. labour vowed to boost employment and increase support for people with long—term illness. meanwhile the liberal democrats have

promised to make ten premier league games available on free—to—air—tv per season. our political correspondent ione wells reports. applause and cheering cheers, change and cheesy grins. labour are hoping to show a positive front today, with... the launch of the bus — angela's bus. and doesn't it look fantastic? laughter ..after their campaign was a little derailed this week by internal fallout over whether diane abbott could run as a labour candidate. sir keir starmer clarified yesterday she was free to stand. well, i dealt with that issue yesterday. today is about taking our argument to the country, and getting people back to work. there are millions of people who aren't in work, who are on benefits, who desperately want the dignity and respect of being back to work. we're putting our plan on the table to reform thejob centres so that they can actually be places that support people back into work. applause and cheering the conservatives are also trying to refocus this weekend, after another former tory mp said they were switching

their allegiance to labour. and that's what we're going to stop, aren't we? audience cheers rishi sunak�*s pitch to stop others following was a promise to invest £20 million in 30 towns. the majority are seats currently held by the conservatives. he denied the choice was political. i'm not going to make any apology for supporting towns. it's where the majority of people live. they were neglected for decades under previous labour governments, and we're in teesside today, it's a great example of a place that we've focused on as a government. people can see the change in the community as it's happened. i want to make sure we spread that type of opportunity and pride right across the country. the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey says he is taking today to care for his son, who has severe disabilities. his campaign, though, are out touring the south coast. their pledge today is to change the law to force the premier league to show ten games per season on free—to—air television, criticising the rising cost of season tickets and subscription channels. champions again!

there are still weeks to go of this campaign, but all parties hope these pledges will help them be victorious on 4thjuly. ione wells, bbc news. the workers party of britain — which was founded by former labour and respect party mp george galloway in 2019 — have launched their general election campaign in greater manchester today. mr galloway — who won the rochdale by—election in february — says the party will field hundreds of candidates. the workers party leader also told supporters he will begin legal action against itv and 0fcom for not being invited to take part in next tuesday's head—to—head debate between labour leader keir starmer and prime minister rishi sunak. the opposition leader in israel has asked the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, to accept a peace proposal announced by president biden to end the conflict with hamas in gaza. yair lapid said he would support the government, if right—wing members of benjamin netanyahu's coalition

resigned in protest. mr netanyahu says israel will continue to focus on the destruction of hamas and the freeing of all hostages. he was responding to a three—phase proposal from presidentjoe biden who says hamas is no longer capable of launching another 0ctober 7th—style attack on israel. meanwhile, there are reports that a meeting between egyptian, us and israeli officials will take place on sunday to discuss the re—opening of the rafah crossing. let's look at some reaction from inside gaza. in the central city of deir al—balah, where many have recently fled following israel's ground assault on rafah last month, people are living in tents with no running water. here's what some of them have said about a potential deal. translation: this proposal came late but better late than never. _ therefore, we hope to god the american administration and the european community in general to continue to put pressure on israel for a ceasefire and to save the children and women of gaza, because most

of the martyrs in the gaza strip are women and children. translation: any proposal which leads to us returning i to our homes and the reconstruction of our houses, and the release of our detained brothers, we are with it, all of us as a people. and i, as a citizen, support this proposal. a short time ago, i spoke with the uk's foreign secretary, lord cameron. i asked him what this deal contained and how it differs from previous attempts at peace. i think what the deal contains is a staged process for the release of hostages in the first phase, and a pause in the fighting. then it goes on to a second stage with a longer pause, more israeli withdrawals, and the release of further hostages, then goes onto a third stage, hopefully without any return to fighting, when we get onto the rebuilding of gaza.

all of these plans are incredibly difficult to put in place but fundamentally, why i think this is a moment we should seize to try to bring this conflict to an end permanently, is that it is one thing to call for a ceasefire but of course, if you cannot put in place the conditions that make a ceasefire sustainable, then it will not last, and this is an attempt to start to put those conditions in place because we all know that you have got to look at issues of israeli security and issues of palestinian statehood alongside each other, in order to make a deal last and to solve this problem. is the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu going to seize this, though, because the far right elements of his coalition have made it very clear they will bring the government down if he ends the war, so how is that going to encourage mr netanyahu to back this deal? i think what this offers to the israeli government is, first of all, the chance to get the hostages out, which everybody

in israel wants, and it then provides a process during which you can put in place the things that will make a ceasefire permanent. obviously that will be challenging. and it is challenging, notjust for the israeli government, but any israeli, to release prisoners in return for hostages which should never have been taken, this is impossibly difficult but we've all got to lean in and take difficult decisions and try to play our part, to make this something that leads to a permanent, sustainable ceasefire, and permanent, sustainable peace. that is what we are aiming for. i'm still curious as to whether this is fundamentally different. i'm looking at the statement issued by the prime minister's office just this morning. it says that israel put my conditions for ending the war has not changed. this is the notion that israel would agree to a permanent ceasefire before these conditions are fulfilled is a nonstarter, so is your

understanding that israel have committed, in this new deal, to permanently end the war at a future point from phase three? what they are committed to is to say that we are, if the hostages get released and we get a pause in the fighting, we are happy to go on talking, and then the crucial question would be can we get the conditions in place, that turn a pause into a permanent ceasefire. we know what those conditions are, and from the palestinian point of view it is support for the palestinian authority, setting out the parameters for a palestinian state and on the israeli side it is going to be that you cannot have gaza run by hamas, and we need guarantees about security and no repeats of october 7th, and attacks from gaza into israel, so it is fundamentally two twin things, it is statehood for palestine and security for israel. if that can be achieved through a political process

rather than continuation of the fighting, that's a good thing. does this contain a vision for palestinian statehood? it would seem unusual that israel would agree to that or that the israeli prime minister would agree to that when he said clearly that he wouldn't. does that exist in the deal at this stage or would it be worked on, as the deal progresses? it has to be worked on, because fundamentally, a deal like this will only work if you can meet those twin needs, israeli security on the one hand and palestinian statehood on the other. but i think that, why i think this is a moment we have got to seize to bring this conflict to an end is that there is the short term, which is to get the hostages out, and flood gaza with aid to help the desperate humanitarian situation, that is the short term, the medium to long term is, can you put in place the conditions necessary to bring about a permanent peace and ultimately a settlement of this problem.

one of the things that has changed that is a potential positive is that the arab states are leaning in and prepared to help and support a peace process, in ways that i have not seen before, and i think an incredibly positive contribution being played by egypt, jordan and qatar and others in helping to bring this about. that bears testament to that. and there is the other prize here, or what people refer to as normalisation but countries like saudi arabia, as part of this process, recognising israel, having proper relations with israel, as two normal countries should. that is an enormous prize for israel and also i would argue for saudi arabia also. by adding in some of these extra elements, you make that movement from pause to ceasefire, to settlement, more likely. as a final thought, can hamas be trusted here? because they, throughout this process, have held these hostages, it seems they have not said for sure

which hostages are alive or dead, maybe don't know where they all are, because some of them may be held by criminal elements inside gaza, so, can hamas be trusted to keep to their part of this deal? what hamas did on october 7th can never be forgiven or forgotten. i remember seeing for myself what had happened at kibbutz be'eri, and the appalling things that had been done. that cannot be undone or forgotten. what is required here is for hamas to accept a deal that has been put forward, with israeli support, that meets almost all of the things that they have been asking for in terms of the release of prisoners from israeli jails, in terms of stopping the fighting, in terms of the potential for that stop to be permanent, without a return to fighting, and of course for there to be the chance of discussions

and moves on strengthening the palestinian authority, the parameters of the palestinian state and the other things i've said, so all they have to do is to accept this deal, that was the uk foreign secretary, lord cameron. now let's talk football and look ahead to tonight's champions league final. real madrid face borussia dortmund at wembley in just a few hours. the spaniards are record 14—time winners of the competition and start as favourites against the german side. let's speak to olly foster, our sports correspondent at wembley. before we talk about what is going to happen on the pitch, let'sjust spend a moment on security because, in some minds, pictures and what happened at the final of euro 2020 will still be fresh and there is going to be a lot of focus on that today. pm going to be a lot of focus on that toda . �* . ' going to be a lot of focus on that toda . �* . , ., going to be a lot of focus on that toda. ., today. an awful lot. three years ago that euro final— today. an awful lot. three years ago that euro final between _ today. an awful lot. three years ago that euro final between italy -

today. an awful lot. three years ago that euro final between italy and - that euro final between italy and england, italy winning on penalties at wembley, wembley was essentially put on notice because there was a complete breakdown in security, stewarding and policing. a subsequent inquiry found that it was very lucky that lives had not been lost. about 6000 so—called supporters without tickets just swarmed into the area, about 2000 breakthrough entrances to gain access to that euro final and wembley were very fortunate to actually get another match of this significance. but they have pumped about £5 million into local infrastructure. there are about 2000 police on duty today. there are extra ticketing precautions to make sure that everybody coming into the area has a valid ticket, and there is a noticeable police presence. the gates have only been open about 20 minutes. we are just under four hours away from kick—off, but

everything is going very smoothly. 86,600 expected for this final where as you say real madrid will be the strong favourites. the? as you say real madrid will be the strong favourites.— as you say real madrid will be the strong favourites. they are, and all i have strong favourites. they are, and all i have heard _ strong favourites. they are, and all i have heard is _ strong favourites. they are, and all i have heard is the _ strong favourites. they are, and all i have heard is the name _ strong favourites. they are, and all i have heard is the name of - strong favourites. they are, and all i have heard is the name ofjude i i have heard is the name ofjude bellingham being bandied around. he has had such a good season, hasn't he? �* , ., , has had such a good season, hasn't he? ~ , ., , ., he? astonishing, the england midfielder, _ he? astonishing, the england midfielder, he _ he? astonishing, the england midfielder, he is _ he? astonishing, the england midfielder, he is up _ he? astonishing, the england midfielder, he is up against i he? astonishing, the england. midfielder, he is up against his former club in russia jordan. he is in his debut at —— in borussia dortmund. he is the player of the year in la liga. they have won the league, and here he is in his first champions league final, and he has been absolutely sensational. so many stories that you can look at here. borussia dortmund were in the last final at wembley 11 years ago. they lost against their great bundesliga rivals bayern munich. madrid have never played any of those 14 finals that they have one, here at wembley,

it will be the eighth file staged here hear the european cup so that is a bit of history they would like to create, and they are best history makers, real madrid. they are such huge favourites. they did scrape the rate through the knockout phases, getting past manchester city on penalties, and then you look at borussia dortmund who locked against psg home and away but still came through in the semifinals. they are the underdogs. real madrid are the strong favourites. but we willjust see, maybe we have another shock. this time last week, the fa cup final, we all had egg on ourface, because we said manchester city would win easily but then manchester united came up with the unexpected, and borussia dortmund will be hoping to do the same. i and borussia dortmund will be hoping to do the same.— to do the same. i can hear the drums alread . to do the same. i can hear the drums already- they — to do the same. i can hear the drums already. they are _ to do the same. i can hear the drums already. they are beginning to - to do the same. i can hear the drums already. they are beginning to pace l already. they are beginning to pace

themselves. thank you, all foster, are sports correspondent at wembley. —— thank you —— olly foster. music festival season is almost here in the uk and later this month, thousands of music fans will gather at worthy farm for the world famous glastonbury festival. well, ever since he started rapping as a teenager, chay—doo o—rack—a, dreamed of performing there — and he's now finally secured a slot. our reporter natalie bell went to meet him. # different inside # because i'm from a place that's deprived... north hull! growing up on this estate, chiedu, did you ever imagine and picture yourself at glastonbury? i never thought back then that i would be performing at glastonbury. ever since chiedu oraka began rapping as a teenager, one of his biggest dreams has been to perform in front of thousands of people at glastonbury, and in just a few weeks' time that will become a reality. i'm privileged to be in a position to be able to do that,

but i've been grafting. like, people might think, "oh, chiedu's "just been around for a couple of years." this is like 15 years of graft. i always say my official start—up in the game was 2011 because that's when i released my first cd, when i was like dishing them out on the streets and selling them for £3. humber street sesh 2017 i'm going to say is probably my favourite ever gig. first time people have mosh—pitted in one of my performances, so that was crazy. # anything goes, so don't tell me to stick to a genre. # don't limit yourself. # don't let anyone out here ever con ya...# his tracks have now had millions of streams on spotify. now, then, this is room 73, the home studio of me and the lockdown boys. and this is where the magic happens — in this little booth

that my mate built for me. thejourney has been mad. when i first started rapping, i got laughed at for rapping. why is a hull guy rapping in a hull accent? people used to take the mickey out of me. # no one makes it round here. # round here we get forgotten... i had to sandwich my performances in between, like, indie bands. i had to just try and get a piece of anywhere that would want to listen to me. and not many people did want to listen to me at first. # i motivate the youth, that's what i'm doing with my art...# chiedu says as well as changing people's perceptions of hull with his music, it's also about inspiring the next generation. i feel like it's important to sort of be that inspirational character, especially for the kids on my council estate, to see, like, if chiedu can do it, because he comes from a place like us, then i can do something successful with my life. # this lifestyle's not a walk in the park...# it's a busy few weeks ahead for chiedu as he gets ready for the biggest performance of his career. he'll take to the bbc introducing stage at glastonbury on the 30th ofjune.

# and someone asked me, am i ever going to make it? # if there's a glass ceiling, my intention is to break it.# now have a look at these pictures. this is scott whitehouse in his driveway in derbyshire here in the uk. he's taken the internet by storm after displaying these nifty football skills that were captured on a home security camera. he was not expecting that! it is just as well that somebody or someone was filming. we were talking aboutjude bellingham a few moments ago but it is all about scott whitehouse on his driveway. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. there's a lot of dry weather to come this weekend and it's all down

to an area of high pressure that's to the west of the uk, closest to the high pressure today. we'll see the best of the sunshine across parts of scotland, although southwest england's also enjoying some sunny skies, almost cloud—free skies then in stirling earlier in the day. but we have seen quite a bit of cloud come down the north sea into parts of eastern england. but even so, there are still some breaks in the cloud, for example, here in essex. now, looking at the weather across east anglia, and southeast england, as well as that cloud, we have some fairly brisk winds, gusts running into the 30s of miles an hour. thatjust knocks the edge off the temperatures to a degree. but still some decent weather to come for the most of the uk. sunny spells in northern ireland, lots of sunshine for south west england, western parts of wales also looking fine. and in the best of today's sunshine, we're looking at temperatures quite widely reaching the high teens to low twenties. and in thatjune sunshine, first day of summer, according to climatologists, it will feel pretty warm. now, overnight tonight, we'll have clear skies for most

areas and it's going to be quite a chilly night. temperatures getting down into single figures, lows down to about five degrees in the very coldest parts of scotland and northern england. but another fine day coming up for tomorrow. again, for the majority of the country, lots more sunshine and probably more in the way of sunshine across eastern areas of england, given a slight change in the wind. at the same time, probably a bit more cloud for the far north west of scotland with a little rain getting into the hebrides and the highlands through the day. in the sunshine, temperatures more widely high teens to low 20s, 20 to 21 for aberdeen, 22 in london. and for monday, when we start to see a bit more of a change in the weather patterns across the north of the uk, this cold front bringing a bit more in the way of cloud. a few splashes of rain, mostly light and patchy, move south with that as we go through monday, with some sunnier weather following the cold front through. the cold front will bring some cooler and fresher air, so temperatures dropping by a few degrees across the north but we could still reach around 20 in hull, in cardiff and in london. however, into next week, the middle part of the week,

we see some much cooler air arriving from the northwest and with that we'll see temperatures dropping further and there'll be some showers around, particularly across the northern half of the uk. some of the showers are likely to be heavy with some hail and thunder.

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