veteran left—wing politician diane abbott says she intends to "run and win" as a labour candidate. scotland first minister john swinney officially launches the snp's general election campaign — less than a month after he became party leader. mexicans are at the polls in an election which is almost certain to result in the country's first female president. it's been the most violent election campaign in modern mexican history. south africa's ruling anc says it will talk to all parties about forming a coalition government after losing its majority for the first time in 30 years. and a chinese spacecraft has landed on the far side of the moon in a landmark mission to retrieve rock and soil samples. tributes have been pouring in for the former great britain and leeds rhinos rugby league international rob burrow, who has died aged 41, after a five year struggle with motor neurone disease. the prince of wales described him as a "legend of rugby league" who had a "huge heart."

let's speak to the sports journalistjohn davidson. thank you forjoining us. tell us about rob bottle thank you forjoining us. tell us about rob bottle on thank you forjoining us. tell us about rob bottle on the thank you forjoining us. tell us about rob bottle on the impact thank you forjoining us. tell us about rob bottle on the impact that he had on rugby league. rab about rob bottle on the impact that he had on rugby league.— he had on rugby league. rob is a fantastic individual _ he had on rugby league. rob is a fantastic individual first, - he had on rugby league. rob is a fantastic individual first, but - he had on rugby league. rob is a fantastic individual first, but a i fantastic individual first, but a fantastic individual first, but a fantastic player. he was almost a small is played on the field. he was a small mountainous ofjoints, but he was inspirational in the way he played and what he achieved in the sport, and he carried that through with its fight against mnd. he was inspirational to millions across the uk and around the world. he inspirational to millions across the uk and around the world.- uk and around the world. he was diaunosed uk and around the world. he was diagnosed just — uk and around the world. he was diagnosed just two _ uk and around the world. he was diagnosed just two years - uk and around the world. he was diagnosed just two years after i uk and around the world. he was| diagnosed just two years after she retired from rugby league. how did he deal with that initial diagnosis? i think they way he dealt with it and his family it was breathtaking. there was so much courage, so much bravery. hejust basically

there was so much courage, so much bravery. he just basically got on with it, and he dedicated the rest of his life to raising awareness and raising money to fight mnd, and i thank him and his great friend and former team—mate kevin sinfield raced up to £20 million to fight the disease, and he constantly was banging the drum about mnd. and i think that really inspired so many people, just a way he took on the challenge and was so brave and courageous. we challenge and was so brave and courageous-_ challenge and was so brave and courageous. we are seeing some really inspirational _ courageous. we are seeing some really inspirational pictures - courageous. we are seeing some really inspirational pictures of. courageous. we are seeing some | really inspirational pictures of rob morrow and his best mate, kevin sinfield. what is it about those to come up what made them so close and so good at capturing the public�*s imagination? i so good at capturing the public's imagination?— so good at capturing the public's imagination? i think it was a tight bond sector— imagination? i think it was a tight bond sector from _ imagination? i think it was a tight bond sector from together - imagination? i think it was a tight bond sector from together at - bond sector from together at headingley as leeds rhinos team it's come as great britain international team—mates. and just how that flowed from their time on the pitch to off it. there was love on there was friendship and there was such a tight bond, and i think rob had that

temper tunnel lots of people. he was so humble, so genuine, loved to laugh. he wasjust so humble, so genuine, loved to laugh. he was just a really likeable character. and his story resonated so many people, and hejust won't character. and his story resonated so many people, and he just won't be forgotten, and his legacy will live on for a long time. you forgotten, and his legacy will live on for a long time.— forgotten, and his legacy will live on for a long time. you talk about his lea on for a long time. you talk about his legacy there. _ on for a long time. you talk about his legacy there. what _ on for a long time. you talk about his legacy there. what will - on for a long time. you talk about his legacy there. what will his - his legacy there. what will his legacy beef, both on and off the pitch? i legacy beef, both on and off the itch? ~ , . pitch? i think in rugby league he will be remembered _ pitch? i think in rugby league he will be remembered as - pitch? i think in rugby league he will be remembered as one - pitch? i think in rugby league he will be remembered as one of i pitch? i think in rugby league he. will be remembered as one of the greatest players to have had the game. he achieved everything possible. he is the player of the match in the grand final, and the there what has been named after. you would be forgotten for what you did in the field, but has wider impact will be around mnd and the courage that him and his family face in fighting it, and letting people know about it and trying to find a cure. and i think what you started will continue on, and hopefully one day we will have a cure for this horrific disease.—

we will have a cure for this horrific disease. , ., , ., , horrific disease. yes, he has raised millions of— horrific disease. yes, he has raised millions of pounds _ horrific disease. yes, he has raised millions of pounds along _ horrific disease. yes, he has raised millions of pounds along with - horrific disease. yes, he has raised j millions of pounds along with kevin sinfield. part of the family's opts for what happens next? i sinfield. part of the family's opts for what happens next?— sinfield. part of the family's opts for what happens next? i think the ho -e is for what happens next? i think the hepe is that _ for what happens next? i think the hope is that there _ for what happens next? i think the hope is that there is _ for what happens next? i think the hope is that there is a _ for what happens next? i think the hope is that there is a disease - for what happens next? i think thej hope is that there is a disease that refined the way to fight it. obviously, there isn't a cure, and there are thousands and thousands of people around the world fighting this horrible disease, that has taken so many lives, but i thing to be the drop and his family welcomed in the cameras, and to have shared their story from tv through podcasts of three books, they have shared the struggle and really revealed the personal side, and i think that is given mnd a new life insurance to people the strength of the human spirit. i think the line is that superheroes don't wear capes, but rob burrow was a superhero both fighting mnd and on the field as well. g ., fighting mnd and on the field as well. , ., . ~' , ., fighting mnd and on the field as well. g ., ., ~ , ., , fighting mnd and on the field as well. , ., . ~' ,, , . well. john, thank you very much. that's john _ well. john, thank you very much. that's john davidson, _ well. john, thank you very much. that's john davidson, a - well. john, thank you very much. that's john davidson, a sports i that'sjohn davidson, a sports reporter, joining us from barnsley to talk about rob burrow, who has

devised it —— died age ai. let's have a look at what's making the monday morning papers. the upcoming generalelection dominates tomorrow's headlines. the daily mail leads on a political flashpoint as the conservatives promise to rewrite equality laws to define sex as biological to safeguard women if they win the general election. the i covers labour's plans to renegotiate a softer brexit deal with the european union. it points out this would mean signing up to brussel�*s rules — something the labour leader has already ruled out. the telegraph also leads on rishi sunak�*s pledge to clarify gender laws to define sex as a biological characteristic, they say, to protect female only spaces. the daily express pays tribute to rugby star and campaigner to rugby star and campaigner rob burrows, who died today after his long battle with motor neurone disease.

the independent has an exclusive on its front page, reporting that ten years on since the inquiry intojimmy savile's sexual abuse of children in hospitals, the nhs has failed to implement any of the inquiry�*s reccomendations. with me to reflect on the week's politics news and to look ahead to next week's campaigning is our political correspondent damian grammaticas. you have got an array of newspapers out in front of you. what has caught your eye over the weekend? the interesting _ your eye over the weekend? tue: interesting thing your eye over the weekend? tte: interesting thing on your eye over the weekend? "tt2 interesting thing on the your eye over the weekend? tt2 interesting thing on the front pages is the way they are all looking forward to the coming week, and they are picking up leaving behind the arguments of last week, although some of those are still rumbling on, and looking forward to what is coming. you saw those three papers, which all focus on this idea that the conservatives are just putting out this evening, and will be what they want to sort of want to talk

about and the morning, changing the equality act, pledging to bring a change to the equality act, to say that protected characteristics and outcome of the protected characteristics for sex should be biological sex, the reason for that they say is that it makes it simpler for those providing services, for women and girls, so, sexual violence or rape services, that sort of thing, to provide protected spaces for women and girls. they do see in the south of the reason for this it is not sufficiently clear at the minute that the law hasn't been framed in a decade ago hasn't caught up framed in a decade ago hasn't caught up with the times, and i think one thing that will possibly raise some eyebrows is that as part of this, they want to say as well that it is impractical to have different rules in different parts of the country, so they will make clear that this is a reserved matter. therefore meaning

that it a reserved matter. therefore meaning thatitis a reserved matter. therefore meaning that it is basically a matter for the government in london nationally. we have seen of course they had a row with scotland with your gender recognition law, the uk government intervened to block that. the snp was highly critical of that, saying that they were acting to try to protect a disadvantaged, discriminated against minority. so, that aspect of it could cause some eyebrows to be raised. we haven't heard yet what the other parties say about this. but it is one thing that this is something the conservatives have been talking about for some time. they talked about this and approach poster equality and human rights commission about this change, who had said it might be happy to have some clarity but it could also cause confusion in some areas. that in itself... it has been raised before. the interesting thing i guess your question is who is this poster, and i think it is preached

to the same sorts of groups we have seen already, particularly those groups that the conservatives want to hold onto. socially conservative voters. voters who voted last time for the conservatives in 2019, they are trying to make sure they can hold onto them in the coming election. ., , ., ., ., election. that is on the front of three newspapers. _ election. that is on the front of three newspapers. do - election. that is on the front of three newspapers. do you i election. that is on the front of l three newspapers. do you expect election. that is on the front of i three newspapers. do you expect to dominate the agenda about other issues take the forefront? {line dominate the agenda about other issues take the forefront? one issue that is not on _ issues take the forefront? one issue that is not on the _ issues take the forefront? one issue that is not on the front _ issues take the forefront? one issue that is not on the front of _ issues take the forefront? one issue that is not on the front of those i that is not on the front of those papers that the labour party want to talk about tomorrow morning, and i think we'll be making a big effort, so we will hear about it is the issue of defence and security. that issue of defence and security. that is interesting because rishi sunak, remember when he stood on the steps of downing street and the rain and announced the selection, one of the things he said then was that these are uncertain, dangerous times. he pointed to vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine, to what is happening in the middle east. he these uncertain

times, you need to vote for a government that you know will protect your security. he said that the squirt of the conservatives. what was going to see in the morning, the labour party wants to see that years giving a triple lock on the uk's nuclear deterrence. this is something he has talked about before, in april visited barrow in furness for the nuclear submarines about them and then he committed to this. it is to commit to the construction of four new nuclear submarines, them maintaining a continuous 24—hour city deterrent at caecum and any future upgrades to that, and he says that is because he wants to show that labour under him has changed. it is reported that can be trusted with the nation's security, in contrast to the chaos and security of the last 1a years. and he is going to see that he has more than a dozen labour candidates

who all have backgrounds in the military and armed services, and thatis military and armed services, and that is a sign of the fact that you should be able to trust labour on defence. the conservatives of course come back and say, no, they believe that they have committed to increasing defence spending. they said they don't believe that labour has committed to the same extent that they have, and that they point to come as a half often in the past, keir starmer�*s records serving under jeremy corbyn and so you can't trust keir starmer from the point of view. it is interesting that both the issues you have read when the purchase of mention before. is there anything new to be expected? hat anything new to be expected? not that much- — anything new to be expected? tirrt that much. 0n the front of the guardian, there is a suggestion that labour will raise questions about rishi sunak�*s past when he worked for a hedge fund called tci which

deals at the time of the financial crash and question marks about his involvement in that. that has been raised before and he said then that he wasn't involved in those, and that there was nothing, no impropriety of all other industries. labour will be trying to put questions out ahead of tuesday, when we have the first leaders debate, which will take place on tuesday night on itv. you saw the independent, that had questions about the relationship with europe, thatis about the relationship with europe, that is interesting because of course since the last election, we have had brexit delivered, but it does not really an issue that the parties want to talk about in this election. i think for all of them, for some difficult reasons, they are not interested to talk about that.

one other thing, the liberal democrats want to get on, under getting in on the action with a typical announcement about water quality. they want to expand the provisional designation of areas as protected under blue flag status for rivers as well as beaches, that sort of thing. they want to poster. remember, we already saw sir ed davey out on a paddle board falling off into the water. they are back into that sort of tariff true. not new territory, because i think they feel that that is an issue that they can appeal to the core vote that they are looking for, which is particular indo southern blue conservative constituencies that they're trying to one another. we did of course you're from john swinney to one another. we did of course you're from john swinney today, he did talk about brexit�*s and in the context of what he said the damage it was done to the

scottish economy, but the other leaders all focus on the television debate on tuesday.— leaders all focus on the television debate on tuesday. yes, that is the big moment — debate on tuesday. yes, that is the big moment for— debate on tuesday. yes, that is the big moment for them. _ debate on tuesday. yes, that is the big moment for them. the - debate on tuesday. yes, that is the big moment for them. the snp i debate on tuesday. yes, that is the i big moment for them. the snp unhappy that they are not included in the foot of the liberal democrats pretty unhappy too, because they know that it's a big moment. buti unhappy too, because they know that it's a big moment. but i think that is what the parties are gearing up for now, and you can be sure behind the scenes the leaders are gearing up the scenes the leaders are gearing up for with your debate preparation teams are being peppered with questions, trying to prepare them for every angle that can come. because they know that that is the moment ofjeopardy, were the leaders are exposed, face—to—face, on the debate stage, under the lights come on for different reasons, i think. for keir starmer, we have seen the opinion polls barely shift in what they are indicating, or suggesting could happen. so, for him, i think it will be the pressure not to slip up. for rishi sunak, it is a

pressure to change the dynamic and try to inject something different, because all those policy announcements and the terms to try to get a raft of ideas out there and to get a raft of ideas out there and to try to shape the debate, hasn't at the minute seem to be reflected in any move in the opinion polls. damian, thank you very much. donald trump has suggested that his supporters could reach "breaking point" if the former president is sent to prison following his criminal convictions. meanwhile, one of his lawyers has told the bbc nothing will change in the former us president's election campaign, despite his criminal conviction. mr trump was found guilty by a jury on thursday of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments made to the former adult film actress, stormy daniels during the 2016 presidential election campaign. he is due to be sentenced next month. one of his lawyers has told the bbc nothing will change in the former us president's election campaign, despite his criminal conviction. lina habba spoke to the bbc�*s

laura kuenssberg and told her mr trump stands by the claim that he was taken down by a fascist state. absolutely, absolutely. you don't live here, so i don't expect you to fully understand what we have been through. but as the attorney for the former president for the last almost three years, at this point, i can assure you that we have seen some corruption that this country has frankly never seen before in ourjudicial system. it is very real. it is not posturing by any means. it is 100% a problem that this country is going to have to handle and get a grapple on in november. but to use language like claiming america is like a fascist state, that's a description that's associated with leaders over a time who've been responsible for all sorts of atrocities. doesn't itjust give the impression that former president trump is a bad loser? hmm. no. i think the only bad loser is the person who's concerned that they're going to lose in november, who has to use means like this

to come after president trump. when you take your political opponent and try to jail them, try to keep them off the campaign trail. that is 100% what they do in fascist countries. but elena, what is your direct evidence that president biden somehow caused this trial, somehow caused these convictions in a court in a country that has a proud record of thejudiciary, when you have flawed indictments, when you do have this politicisation, when you have ags, state officials have no business bringing federal crimes. it was flawed in itself. but there is no direct evidence of political interference in this court case. this was not brought not once, but twice. they chose not to bring this case. they said it was weak. the da, cy vance, didn't bring this case, that it was weak. da alvin bragg, the man thatjust now brought it, said it was weak. the facts never changed. this is an eight—year—old case. this was brought after president trump decided he was running for office.

if you don't win on appeal, does president trump fully intend to run for the office of president of the united states as a convicted felon? absolutely. don't you think that for many voters that might be a step that they are just not willing to countenance? president trump, in the last 2a hours has raised over $50 million for his campaign. $15 million for his campaign. when i tell you that the support is bigger than ever, there would be... a disservice to the american people if president trump quit at this point. this is selective prosecution and the constitution, frankly, does not warrant it. and yet from the outside, many people, notjust in the uk but around the world, actually look at donald trump as being the person who has incited division in the us. they actually look at donald trump as the person who has fallen foul of the law. they look at donald trump as the person who incited riots onjanuary the 6th and they point the finger to him, or they have concerns that he is the one who is dividing america and making

inflammatory and reckless statements because he's been caught out in the courts. i'm sorry, but you're wrong. and the truth of the matter is very simple. it's the people in the background, the puppeteers, the people that are sneaking around using fbi to spy on americans. the people that are putting assets, fbi assets, injanuary 6th to make it look like there was an incitement of violence. meanwhile, the police opened the doors for american citizens and invited them in. i recommend that whoever thinks that educate themselves a little bit more on what's going on in this country. so you're suggesting that somehow donald trump is the victim of a whole conspiracy? donald trump is the victim of political selective prosecution. and if he fails in his appeal that you say that you are win, that you would win and he does end up injail, would he run for president from a jail cell? he is running for president. nothing will change there. even if he ends up being locked up? again, i recommend you find the latest polls in this country from the people that live in this country, the people that need him in this country, because frankly, it's more important than anything

anybody else thinks. our people are speaking loudly. they're donating. they're small donors and they're standing up because they're afraid, because we cannot have this happen to us. until now, the far side of the moon has been relatively unexplored — except perhaps by pink floyd — but now the chinese have landed a spacecraft on the far side of the lunar surface. the mission to discover to bring back rock samples and see if there is ice or water there. here's laura bicker. this is the view from the change 6 space probe as it comes into land on the far side of the moon. now that it's here, it has work to do in what china is describing as an historic mission. every movement was monitored at beijing's aerospace control center. landing on this part of the moon, as shown in this animation, is risky. this is a very impressive mission because the thing about the far side of the moon is you've got no line of sight communication

with the earth. but years earlier, china launched a satellite to relay messages from earth to solve that problem. after decades of preparation, the probe finally touched down. for the next two days, a mechanical arm will drill and collect rock and soil samples. this is a world first. scientists have never been able to study this side of the moon. the change 6 began its mission in early may, and if the uncrewed craft makes it back later this month with the precious samples, china will know it is leading the way in this type of lunar exploration, and the country is yet another step closer to putting their own man or woman on the moon. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing.

venice is banning loudspeakers and tourist groups of more than 25 people in an attempt to ease the impact of mass tourism. the italian city is one of the most popular destinations for british tourists, with an estimasted 300,000 having arrived from britain alone in 2023. the loudspeaker ban has been introduced because the devices can cause confusion and disturbances, city officials say. 0ver—tourism is widely regarded as one of the issues that most urgently needs addressing for venice. about a quarter of a million people live in venice but in 2019 more real madrid's players have been celebrating winning the champions league — the 15th time the club has won the competition. they held a bus parade through the spanish capital after beating borussia dortmund 2—0 at wembley on saturday night. thousands of fans lined the streets of madrid and packed into the bernabeu stadium to celebrate the victory. the club also won the domestic la liga title last month — securing another double under coach

carlo ancelotti. a key player for real madrid this season has been england footballer jude bellingham. he's just 20 years old, but is already a champions league title winner, in his first season with the spanish club — and the euros with england begins, in less than 12 days' time. joe wilson, has more on the rise of the man, from the west midlands. jude bellingham always says he signed for real madrid because they're the best team in the world. that worked. but does is the world have a better player? well, he's a champions league winner at 20. his england manager today referenced bellingham's crucial self—confidence, but never arrogance. he's got the humility, the understanding, i'm surejoining a big club like madrid, he recognised he had to earn the respect of people like luka modric, toni kroos, but he would have also had little respect on the training pitch

for that and would have gone and attacked that challenge. so that's why he's adapted as well as he has, i'm sure. celebrating with his mum and dad last night, bellingham said his boyhood dreams were now reality. boyhood. at 16, he was starring for birmingham city before moving initially to borussia dortmund, germany. stourbridge, west midlands isjude bellingham's hometown. he's in their art. he's in their hearts. the summer is just beginning. england will need more of this from bellingham in the euros. currently england are preparing without him. the manager understandably says bellingham need some time to psychologically switch off. in spain, they're still hyping it up. real madrid today parading the trophy. fine, but take good care ofjude bellingham, he is already irreplaceable. joe wilson, bbc news.

england and wales on sunday saw 2a degrees in a few location. this coming week put on a lot of cool for earlyjune, sunshine and showers and lights will be chilly. gardeners and growers, to be better, because your touch of frost from tuesday. the high—pressure retreating back out towards the atlantic, allowing for some weather fronts to work done from the north. 0ne some weather fronts to work done from the north. one such will bring quite a bit of cloud through the country. some sunny spells, spots of rain over western hills, the best of the sunshine across northern scotland, but the bid may be a few showers across the north, quite bluster here, in turn include already, but top temperatures 19 or 20 in the warmer spots. monday night, the cloud coming and going. there will be some clearer spurs. a

few spots of rain pushing on to the north—west of the country, a sign of things to come. most places will be fairly mild. it is all change on tuesday. this conference will bring out breaks of heavy rain, heavy showers and behind it, the colder autocare spells its way southwards across the whole country through tuesday and wednesday, and hangs around for the rest of the week. we could see some heavy may be thundery showers across the northern half of the uk. to risk over the high ground, hill mixed in, so much i was migrating to england and wales, and it will also be quite blustery. a much cooler air mass, the low to mid—teens in the north could just make 19 or 20 mid—teens in the north could just make 19 or20 in mid—teens in the north could just make 19 or 20 in the warmer spots across the south—east. about callisto for all areas on wednesday. further showers across the northern half of the country, the odd one getting into the midlands and perhaps eastern england. but to enter stage right here. 17 or 18. ten to 1a across the north of the

country with his heavy showers, which will was returned. little change as head into thursday and friday. the theory of the processors to the north of the year, fitting in the year, fitting in this go north westerly breeze. plenty of showers, mainly to the northern half of the country. next we can come it will remain quite cool, further showers here, the best of anyjoy available will be towards the south. a pretty disappointing temperatures for the time of year.

welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai, reporting live from singapore. the headlines... ukraine's president vlodomyr zelensky accuses china of prolonging the war in his country — by supporting russia. it comes amid calls for more support from the west.

translation: is this enough? no. i have mentioned the example before, the airfields from where russia bombed ukraine, knowing that ukraine will not bomb them in response not having the systems to do so. mexicans are at the polls in an election which is almost certain to result in the country's first female president. it's been the most violent election campaign in modern mexican history. south africa's ruling anc says it will talk to all parties about forming a coalition government, after losing its majority for the first time in 30 years. and a chinese spacecraft has landed on the far side of the moon, in a landmark mission to retrieve rock and soil samples.