work starts on the rob burrow centre for motor neurone disease, just hours after the rugby league hero died in hospital surrounded by his family. he was asked, we were all there, and rob, he used his eyes a lot for yes and no, and is his eyes went like that. yeah. yeah, there were no hesitation, was there? no hesitation. he wants it to go ahead today. his best friend kevin sinfield — who's raised millions of pounds for research into the disease — says this is the moment they were all working for. as you can see it's pretty raw still. he will leave a massive hole. and i know there will be a lot of people out there who are heartbroken this morning. and 80 years on, we hear from one of the oldest surviving veterans of d—day. and coming up on bbc news: preparations for euro 2024 start tonight, as scotland play gibraltar and england host bosnia

and herzegovina at stjames�* park, with the tournament just 11 days away. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one, live from salford. the conservative party is promising to tackle what it calls the confusion over the legal definition of a person's sex, if it wins the general election. equalities minister kemi badenoch said her party wants to crack down on what she described as predatory men who claim to identify as female to gain access to women—only spaces. with more details, here's our political correspondent ione wells. should only biologically female be able to use women's services? just people who are biologically female,

also those who have change their legal sex on a birth certificate? conservatives say that women's services should be able to refuse any one of is biologically male without facing legal challenges. it is quite clear that the intentions in the law are being misinterpreted just because of changes, social changes, and what we are trying to do is reemphasise that sex, in the law, means biological sex. do is reemphasise that sex, in the law, means biologicalsex. it do is reemphasise that sex, in the law, means biological sex. it always has done but there has been a lot of misinterpretation and we are adding that clarification so the law is clearer. , , , ., ~ ., ., clearer. the lib dems are known for their own stance, _ clearer. the lib dems are known for their own stance, but _ clearer. the lib dems are known for their own stance, but they - clearer. the lib dems are known for their own stance, but they and - their own stance, but they and labour have accused this policy of being a distraction from other issues. , , . _ issues. this is a cynical distraction _ issues. this is a cynical distraction from - issues. this is a cynical distraction from the . issues. this is a cynical. distraction from the litany issues. this is a cynical- distraction from the litany of conservative failures, to try and once again stoke up a phony culture war. the lib dems have been clear on this issue, if there are any examples of a public service needs to have further guidance were happy to have further guidance were happy toissue to have further guidance were happy to issue it, but let's not pick

apart legislation that reflects the hard—fought and hard—won protections given to women, who trans women and all sorts of people with protected characteristics. the all sorts of people with protected characteristics.— characteristics. the equality act which they _ characteristics. the equality act which they were _ characteristics. the equality act which they were put _ characteristics. the equality act which they were put in - characteristics. the equality act which they were put in in - characteristics. the equality act which they were put in in 2010 i characteristics. the equality act i which they were put in in 2010 and the tories — which they were put in in 2010 and the tories opposed already protects single _ the tories opposed already protects single sex— the tories opposed already protects single sex pieces for biological women — single sex pieces for biological women. it already defines what a woman— women. it already defines what a woman is— women. it already defines what a woman is stop what is certainly needed — woman is stop what is certainly needed is — woman is stop what is certainly needed is clearer guidance and for service _ needed is clearer guidance and for service providers about how to safeguard those women only spaces. the conservatives also said they would remove the powers of the devolved scottish, welsh and northern irish governments over gender policy. it comes after the uk government intervened last year to stop scotland making it easier for people to change their legal gender. what has been suggested by the conservatives today is just another example of undermining the powers of the scottish parliament. obviously i do not want to see that because i believe we should have a parliament with a full range of powers to tackle all of the issues affecting the people of scotland, but people

in scotland should be aware that only snp mps will stand up to protect the powers of the scottish parliament which are being eroded by the conservatives. the parliament which are being eroded by the conservatives.— the conservatives. the conservatives arc ue the conservatives. the conservatives ara ue that the conservatives. the conservatives argue that this _ the conservatives. the conservatives argue that this pledges _ the conservatives. the conservatives argue that this pledges of _ the conservatives. the conservatives argue that this pledges of their - argue that this pledges of their activity and principle, but tory strategists hope it will put other parties on the spot, about where they stand. our social affairs editor alison holt is in our london newsroom. alison, the complex issue of sex and gender tends to evoke strong feelings. it certainly does. it is a really contentious area. and it is at the heart of many of the culture war is that we have had in recent years, over our evolving interpretation of words like gender and sex. the equality act was passed in 2010, so society has changed a lot since then. and the way that it is written uses the terms gender and sex interchangeably. conservatives say they want to bring to this area,

really clear that they are talking about biological sex, sex at birth, in the act. so that could mean, by protecting, they say that it will protecting, they say that it will protect particularly women spaces, and it could for instance mean that and it could for instance mean that a rape crisis centre, or a women only hospital ward, that a woman who is not, only women who are born as women, will be able to go into that ward, and a trans he was born male would not be able to, but there are huge complexities over this. for example a trans man, who was born as a woman, what would happen then? presumably they would also be able to use the ward. there is a need for clarity in this area, say many people, but there is an awful lot of complicated implications in making any changes to the law.— complicated implications in making any changes to the law. alison holt, thank yon —

our political correspondent hannah miller is in bury where the labour leader sir keir starmer is on the campaign trail. hannah, he's been talking about national security this morning. yes. this event today was as much about presentation as it was about policy. sir keir starmer surrounded by ten veterans, all of them now standing to be labour mps. essentially it is to neutralise conservative party attacks, that his party cannot be trusted with defence. he said that he would push the nuclear button if it was necessary, and he spoke about his commitment to the nuclear deterrent being absolute. let's have a listen. we will maintain britain's continuous at sea deterrent, 24 hours _ continuous at sea deterrent, 24 hours a — continuous at sea deterrent, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. deliver— hours a day, 365 days a year. deliver ali— hours a day, 365 days a year. deliver all of the needed upgrades, and we _ deliver all of the needed upgrades, and we will build four new nuclear submarines, like the ones that i saw in barrow _

submarines, like the ones that i saw in barrow. that will not just submarines, like the ones that i saw in barrow. that will notjust keep us safe, — in barrow. that will notjust keep us safe, but _ in barrow. that will notjust keep us safe, but will also support good 'obs us safe, but will also support good jobs and _ us safe, but will also support good jobs and growth across the uk. it jobs and growth across the uk. [it was jobs and growth across the uk. it was striking at times that this was in some ways quite a personal pitch about the importance of defence, and thatis about the importance of defence, and that is because while keir starmer can say he is proud of his own record in terms of voting on this, is perhaps not quite so proud of the record of some members of his shadow cabinet, including deputy leader angela rayner, who when previously there was a vote about renewing the nuclear deterrent, she actually voted against it. keir starmer was asked about that, asked whether all of his team are so on—board with the labour party talking proudly about defence and nuclear deterrent, in this way. his response was that the party has changed. he said the most important thing is that he voted in favour, he leads from the front and that this is an issue he feels very strongly about.—

that this is an issue he feels very strongly about. anna miller, thank ou. -- strongly about. anna miller, thank you- -- hannah— strongly about. anna miller, thank you. -- hannah miller. _ the liberal democrats are promising new protections for rivers and coastlines if they get into power. the party says it will expand marine protected areas, and introduce a new blue flag status for rivers, to end what they call "environmental vandalism". leader sir ed davey says families should be free to "swim safely in the knowledge that our waters are not polluted with sewage." the leaders of four of scotland's parties will take part in a televised debate tonight. the snp'sjohn swinney, labour's anas sarwar, the liberal democrat's alex cole—hamilton, and the scottish conservative leader douglas ross willjoin the 90—minute debate, which starts at nine o'clock on stv. the scottish green party has described its omission as "out rageous" work has begun this morning on the rob burrow centre for motor neurone disease — as tributes continue to pour in for the former rugby league player, who died yesterday aged 41. fans have been laying flowers and cards at headingley, where he played for leeds rhinos

until his diagnosis nearly five years ago. our correspondentjohn maguire has this report. three, two, one... cheering it is the moment rob burrow was determined would go ahead today without delay. a spade went into the ground for the first time to create the motor neurone disease centre in leeds that will bear his name. along with rob's family was his former team—mate kevin sinfield. between them they have raised almost £15 million. some of that money will help to build the centre. it will be rob's legacy. i help to build the centre. it will be rob's legacy-— help to build the centre. it will be rob's legacy. i wish he could have seen the outpouring _ rob's legacy. i wish he could have seen the outpouring of _ rob's legacy. i wish he could have seen the outpouring of love. - rob's legacy. i wish he could have seen the outpouring of love. i - rob's legacy. i wish he could have. seen the outpouring of love. i think we all lose special people, but it is very rare that you lose someone who is so special to so many

different people. as you can see, it is pretty raw, still. he will leave a massive hole.— is pretty raw, still. he will leave a massive hole. rob's family say that this new _ a massive hole. rob's family say that this new facility _ a massive hole. rob's family say that this new facility meant - a massive hole. rob's family say that this new facility meant the i that this new facility meant the world to him and despite this being such a difficult day, it is a very proud moment. it such a difficult day, it is a very proud moment.— such a difficult day, it is a very proud moment. such a difficult day, it is a very roud moment. , , ., ., ., proud moment. it is 'ust amazing to be here today _ proud moment. it is 'ust amazing to be here today for _ proud moment. it isjust amazing to be here today for rob. _ proud moment. it isjust amazing to be here today for rob. we - proud moment. it isjust amazing to be here today for rob. we are - be here today for rob. we are flying the flag and beating the drum and we will keep doing it, raising money. and we will get a cure. hat will keep doing it, raising money. and we will get a cure.— will keep doing it, raising money. and we will get a cure. not 'ust the care eente — and we will get a cure. not 'ust the care centre but i and we will get a cure. not 'ust the care centre but a h and we will get a cure. notjust the care centre but a breakthrough - and we will get a cure. notjust the care centre but a breakthrough forl care centre but a breakthrough for people _ care centre but a breakthrough for people with mnd. so that it is not the hell_ people with mnd. so that it is not the hell on earth that it has been, but we _ the hell on earth that it has been, but we will make sure there is a remedy— but we will make sure there is a remedy for— but we will make sure there is a remedy for sufferers, robert wants us ta _ remedy for sufferers, robert wants us to. ., , us to. rob played a part in designing _ us to. rob played a part in designing the _ us to. rob played a part in designing the centre, - us to. rob played a part in - designing the centre, designed as a one—stop shop for patients and their family. after signing from leeds rhinos as a teenager he went on to become one of their greatest doc not

long after his retirement he was diagnosed with mnd, a condition he faced with incredible positivity. i am not giving in until my last breath. i have too many reasons to live. ., ., ., , ., , live. the love he had for his family and the love _ live. the love he had for his family and the love that _ live. the love he had for his family and the love that they _ live. the love he had for his family and the love that they had - live. the love he had for his family and the love that they had for- live. the love he had for his family and the love that they had for him | and the love that they had for him shone through, as he made his private battle a public one, to raise awareness of the disease. rob overcame so many challenges on and off the field. you will always be remembered as a giant of rugby league, and in the face of this cruel disease. —— he will be remembered. john maguirejoins us now from headingley stadium in leeds. john, the tributes there showjust how loved and admired rob burrow was. absolutely right, sally. so many shirts, scarves, bunches of flowers.

so often people have left a personal note, perhaps they have a memory of seeing rob playing at headingley. he played for leeds rhinos for 70s years, winning everything you could win in the game, so we had a stellar career, that touched so many leeds rhinos fans but people right across rugby league is a great britain player. it is the work since his diagnosis with mnd for a half years ago that took his name around the world. you see the word is repeated here, inspiration, one of them, legend, another. iwant here, inspiration, one of them, legend, another. i want to point out a couple. a boxing glove they are from george warrington, the local former world champion. he said it is not the size of the dog in the fight, it is the fight in the dog, and he kept on fighting to the end. rob famously stood five tall, but he was a giant of a man within rugby league. this one here, too rob, thank you for the memories and

inspiration, that word again, do us all, your legacy will live on forever and we know that it will through the rob burrow centre for motor neurone disease. and this one blue, but the white shoulders, a legend on the pitch, a hero of it. today's ceremonial started the construction work at the new centre, just a few miles from here, was already in the diary, already scheduled to happen, but robert was determined that despite everything happening and ultimately him losing his life, that today would go ahead as planned, and that tells you exactly what type of a man rob burrow was. back to you. john maguire. _ burrow was. back to you. john maguire, thank— burrow was. back to you. john maguire, thank you. _ china has accused the uk of recruiting a married couple, employed by the chinese government, as spies. it claims that the intelligence service mi6 started cultivating a man — identified only as mr wang — while he was studying in britain nine years ago. whitehall is neither confirming nor denying the story.

in a moment we'll be joined by our security correspondent frank gardner, but first let's speak to our china correspondent laura bicker in beijing. laura, what else can you tell us about these claims? the report by the ministry of state security alleges that mr wang and his wife were heavily influenced by mi6 operatives, when he came to the uk back in 2015, to study. the allegations claim that mi6 operatives wined and dined the couple, and they said that they did this to find out the weaknesses of mr wang. they found, the report says, that he had a desire for money. they offered him a highly paid job, and then they offered him money and security to spy on behalf a great britain. they say that they gave him espionage training then sent him back to china to give information about the chinese government. we don't know what role they played within the chinese government, but we are told that it

was core and confidential. china has published this on a wechat account, the equivalent of whatsapp, they wanted their citizens to see this as both the west and beijing traded accusations of espionage. our security correspondent frank gardner is in the london newsroom. frank, would it be unusualfor mi6 to recruit a spy in this way? this is classic human intelligence gathering in its purest form. britain does it, china does it, lots of countries do it and people get recruited for lots of different reasons. in this case, if the allegations are true, it was about financial incentive. remember that 2015 was the time of the so—called golden age of anglo sino british relations between britain and china when a lot of people were being encouraged to come over here. there were still thousands of chinese students in the uk, so rich pickings

for any intelligence agency. china does the same thing.— for any intelligence agency. china does the same thing. frank gardner, thank ou. the time is 1:16pm. our top story this afternoon. the conservatives pledge to clarify the legal definition of a person's sex. and we'll be hearing more about the issues concerning bbc news viewers as we approach the general election, with your voice, your vote. coming up on bbc news: an emotional maiden pga tour victory for scottish golfer robert macintyre, who wins the canadian open, with his dad as his caddie. macintyre says he plans to pay off his parents' mortgage with his prize money. the bbc has learned that a waste company, linked to a £200,000 donation to the first minister of wales, was under criminal investigation at the time. vaughan gething, who took office in march, was given the cash during his leadership campaign. but since december another of the donor's companies has been

under criminal investigation by the environmental regulator mr gething insists he hasn't broken any rules, as wyre davies reports. all smiles for the cameras. welsh first minister vaughan gething is one of the most senior labour politicians in the uk and a key player in the party's general election campaign. but questions over a £200,000 donation to his own leadership campaign earlier this year won't go away. his successful bid to become party leader in wales was bankrolled by a waste management company controlled by david neal, a wealthy businessman who has two criminal convictions for environmental offences. another of mr neal's companies runs this troubled landfill site in west wales. it's an inescapable stench that makes you retch. it's horrendous, it's rancid. it's almost like you can taste it. other people living nearby say the smell from the site is ruining their quality of life. don't want to wake up to my house

smelling of rotten eggs, which is worse than my son's nappy. my biggest concern is that it's not being managed as it should be. david neal says his company is working with the regulator to stop the smell, but the stench from here stretches all the way down the m4 to the office of wales's top politician. up until now, the questions for vaughan gething have focused on what one of his donors did in the past. but we can now reveal that one of that millionaire donor's companies is currently under criminal investigation and was when vaughan gething accepted the sum of money. the conservative opposition in the welsh parliament, the senedd, has tabled a vote of no—confidence in mr gething's leadership. to him, the prize of becoming first minister was too great and he was prepared to sacrifice the integrity of the office of first ministerfor the £200,000 that he took. with news that one of david neal's

companies also revealed plans for a solar farm in this protected area of countryside the day before a firm he controls made a second donation to mr gething, others have questioned the new first minister's judgement. you get offered £200,000. the level of due diligence that you would expect to take place in that context would be significant. vaughan gething has not broken the ministerial code in taking the donation and he retains the full backing of labour's uk leader with only weeks to go before the general election. i'm really looking forward to a new partnership where we can both deliver together for wales. thank you, vaughan. but we've also discovered that one senior labour figure offered to lend mr gething money to repay the controversial donation in full. he turned down the offer. we've repeatedly tried to ask the first minister about the new evidence. did you know about the criminal investigation before you accepted the money?

thank you. but his team said the issues had previously been addressed and were a matter of public record. this week's senedd vote of no—confidence is an unwelcome distraction for the first minister at a particularly busy time. wyre davies joins us now from outside the senedd. wyre, how much of a problem could this cause for vaughan gething and labour? and said he knew nothing about this latest investigation given the track record in their history. was the right due diligence done? that is what opposition parties in wales, plaid cymru and the conservatives, asking. mr gething is facing a vote of no—confidence in the senedd hid behind me on wednesday where labour

only has a working majority. it could be difficult for vaughan gething given the disaffection and disgruntlement in some labour ranks. for the time being he remains at the forefront of labour's general election campaign. it is difficult to get a cigarette paper between him and sir keir starmer. keir starmer was down here last week giving his backing to vaughan gething. it will be a difficult time for mr gething but again he says he has done nothing wrong it hasn't broken the ministerial code and the company which gave him this £200,000 has again said it wasn't trying to buy anything, seek influence or change government policy by doing so. wyre davies, government policy by doing so. wyre davies. thanks _ government policy by doing so. wyre davies, thanks very _ government policy by doing so. wyre davies, thanks very much indeed. you can find out more about this story by watching the documentary wales investigates — a big stink. it's on the bbc iplayer now — and on bbc one wales tonight at 8:00. mexico has elected its first female president. former scientist claudia sheinbaum won by a landslide after taking nearly 60% of the votes.

she'll replace her mentor, the current president, on october 1st. our mexico correspondent will grant reports. a genuine moment of history in mexico. in a nation where women only got the vote in the 1950s, claudia sheinbaum becomes the first woman to break centuries of male domination over the mexican presidency, shattering the glass ceiling for generations of women to come. "for the first time in 200 years, women have reached the presidency," she told herjubilant supporters in the capital's main plaza. translation: it's | historic, completely. it's for the women who are no longer with us and those who are still fighting, notjust in the political arena, but in any way where we have conviction as women. to see someone who comes from the fight at the bottom to the presidency, it's so emotional. for me, it's marvelous.

in a nation of such entrenched machismo, what claudia sheinbaum has achieved here is no small feat. other women have tried and failed, but her offer of continuity with the governing party's social policies, which have pulled millions from poverty, have proved hugely popular with the electorate. her critics, in particular, her opponent in this vote, xochitl galvez, are left deeply frustrated, especially by the huge margin of victory. they say her mentor, president andres manuel lopez obrador, is a populist and an authoritarian and that ms sheinbaum will govern as his puppet, something she denies. this election has been historic for all the wrong reasons, too. it's been mexico's most violent campaign in living memory, with dozens of candidates threatened and murdered. one of them was the candidate for mayor of coyuca de benitez, alfredo cabrera, shot in the back of the head by a gunman at his closing rally.

his murder was a sign of the huge security task facing ms sheinbaum. a staggering 11 women and girls are killed every day in mexico and her critics fear she isn't up to the task of tackling the problem. if sheinbaum wins, i think the militarisation will continue increasing, they will keep on having ever more so power. you know, both the military and the narco because they have been together for decades. for now, her supporters are celebrating having made history. but once the party ends, most voters want the president—elect to prioritise drug cartel crime over all other issues in her in—tray. claudia sheinbaum inherits a nation mired in violence. her challenge now will be to succeed where so many men before her have failed. will grant, bbc news, mexico city. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder and kidnap of a 17—year—old girl in 1999.

victoria hall was last seen alive near her home in trimley saint mary, in suffolk. steve wright, who is 66, appeared before ipswich magistrates via video link but did not enter a plea. he's also charged with the attempted kidnap of a 22—year—old woman the previous night. an inquest has opened into the death of zara aleena, who was sexually assaulted and murdered as she walked home two years ago. the 35—year—old was attacked byjordan mcsweeney in east london — just nine days after he was released from prison on licence. he was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 38 years. the number of children moving to home education in the uk is at its highest level since the pandemic. a bbc investigation found that councils received almost 50,000 notifications in the last academic year from families wanting to take their children out of school. the latest government figures suggest mental health is the biggest reason for the rise.

the royal college of nursing says the number of nhs patients being treated in corridors and other crowded places now amounts to a national emergency. one in three nurses who replied to a uk—wide survey said that — on their latest shift — they ended up providing care in a waiting area, side room or corridor. our health reporter jim reed has more. paul simms had a heart attack injanuary. he describes his treatment that day in a&e as excellent. but he then had to spend almost two days being cared for in this small corridor because there was no space in the main wards of the hospital. it was constant foot traffic by doctors and nurses. so it was very difficult for me to even sleep or rest because people were coming in and out, pushing the doors, banging the doors, trolleys were coming through, knocking into me because i shouldn't have been there really in a corridor. and also there wasn't a power supply in the corridor, so my heart monitor went flat.

the hospital where paul was treated describes his experience as less than ideal, but said the same level of care is provided regardless of where patients are located. the royal college of nursing, though, is concerned that scenes like this are becoming more common. one in three of the 11,000 nurses who filled out the union's online survey said that on their most recent shift, they had to look after someone in a corridor, waiting room or other location not meant for treatment. similar results were seen across the four nations of the uk. we are calling this a national state of emergency. our members are incredibly concerned around the fact that very poor, undignified, unsafe care is being totally normalised. it is not ok for patients to be

looked after in corridors, in store cupboards, by nurses stations, without emergency equipment, without call bells. and sadly, some of our patients are having their entire hospital stay and treatment sitting in a chair, sometimes up to 72 hours. totally u na cce pta ble. the conservatives said the nhs budget had increased by a third since 2010 in england, with more community diagnostic centres opened. the snp—led scottish government said health funding had also risen in scotland. the liberal democrats and labour both said they had plans to fix or reform the nhs. jim reed, bbc news. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon. the conservatives pledge to clarify the legal definition of a person's sex. and 80 years on, we hear from one of the oldest surviving veterans of d—day.

but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's louise. this week noticeably cooler across northern ireland. even if we see 18 of the south—east, that's just below parfor of the south—east, that's just below par for this time of year. to add insult to injury it will be cloudy and breezy at times with the risk of some sharp heavy downpours, particular further north and west. if i'd not put you off, stay watching because i have all the detailsjust watching because i have all the details just before two o'clock. louise, thank you. if you are a regular bbc viewer you will know there is one voice that we really value and it is yours.

general election campaign — so we want to hear about the issues which matter to you. we're calling it your voice, your vote — and we can find out more with our uk editor, ed thomas and our political editor chris mason. good afternoon and what it is for. your voice, your vote, the ambition is for bbc news to lean in and listen to our audience, put them at the heart of our reporting. if you are following the election, hearing promises, hearing pledges, and want to understand more about them, let us know the question is, the issues that really matter to you and you want us to investigate. and we can take those questions, we can look at them and we can inform our reporting and put them to the politicians when people like chris are in front of them. i people like chris are in front of them. ., �* ., , ., them. i don't need to tell you it has already _ them. i don't need to tell you it has already been _ them. i don't need to tell you it has already been a _ them. i don't need to tell you it has already been a busy - them. i don't need to tell you it has already been a busy time. i them. i don't need to tell you it - has already been a busy time. how's it going so far? it is

has already been a busy time. how's it going so far?— it going so far? it is definitely ste- tint it going so far? it is definitely stepping up — it going so far? it is definitely stepping up a _ it going so far? it is definitely stepping up a gear. _ it going so far? it is definitely stepping up a gear, this - it going so far? it is definitely - stepping up a gear, this campaign. on stepping up a gear, this campaign. 0n the _ stepping up a gear, this campaign. on the whole question of hearing from _ on the whole question of hearing from our— on the whole question of hearing from our audience, there is nothing more _ from our audience, there is nothing more important, there's nobody more important _ more important, there's nobody more important in _ more important, there's nobody more important in a general election campaign than people who choose how or whether— campaign than people who choose how or whether to vote, it's not about the politicians, certainly not about the politicians, certainly not about the reporters. it's about people making — the reporters. it's about people making such a big decision. that is why this _ making such a big decision. that is why this project is so key. it is stepping — why this project is so key. it is stepping up a bit, the campaign, no doubt _ stepping up a bit, the campaign, no doubt. what we have seen today and we saw _ doubt. what we have seen today and we saw evidence of last week, is a pattern, _ we saw evidence of last week, is a pattern, so— we saw evidence of last week, is a pattern, so the conservatives have a pattern _ pattern, so the conservatives have a pattern of— pattern, so the conservatives have a pattern of making announcements, generating headlines, generating talking _ generating headlines, generating talking points. yes, they will be talking — talking points. yes, they will be talking points. yes, they will be talking points that divide, that will provoke an opinion, but they have _ will provoke an opinion, but they have found — will provoke an opinion, but they have found a knack for generating attention — have found a knack for generating attention. now, that is a strategy i think— attention. now, that is a strategy i think grounded in the fact that they know— think grounded in the fact that they know that _ think grounded in the fact that they know that even though they are the incumbents, they are up against it. the opinion— incumbents, they are up against it. the opinion polls suggest they are up the opinion polls suggest they are up against it, whereas labour are being— up against it, whereas labour are being that — up against it, whereas labour are being that bit more cautious, they are saying — being that bit more cautious, they are saying less things that are brand—new but emphasising what they have been—

brand—new but emphasising what they have been saying in recent months. we saw— have been saying in recent months. we saw that— have been saying in recent months. we saw that play out this morning for lahour— we saw that play out this morning for labour with their announcement about— for labour with their announcement about defence and what they have been _ about defence and what they have been saying on defence. from the conservatives on the whole question of identity. — conservatives on the whole question of identity, gender and biological sex. �* �* of identity, gender and biological sex. “ ., . , sex. the bbc campaign launched this mornint sex. the bbc campaign launched this morning and — sex. the bbc campaign launched this morning and we _ sex. the bbc campaign launched this morning and we have _ sex. the bbc campaign launched this morning and we have already - sex. the bbc campaign launched this morning and we have already had - morning and we have already had several thousand people get in touch. what sort of things are they concerned about? it touch. what sort of things are they concerned about?— concerned about? it went live this mornint. concerned about? it went live this morning- last _ concerned about? it went live this morning. last time _ concerned about? it went live this morning. last time i _ concerned about? it went live this morning. last time i checked - concerned about? it went live this | morning. last time i checked there were 2000, so the number has just increased. it is striking a chord with the people who matter to us. i will give you a few examples of what has been said. alexandra from cardiff wants to know more about environmental issues, climate change policies, nhs, public service investment. that is what matters to her this election. sue from yorkshire is retired from the public sector. she wants to know more about pensions and taxing of them and the environment. christopherfrom birmingham has messaged in. he says, what has happened to dentists squeezing the funding to make people go private? this is what is playing out on people's minds right now.

just a few examples of what people are reaching out to us and telling us. , ., ~ , us. chris, where do you think things are ttoin us. chris, where do you think things are going from _ us. chris, where do you think things are going from here _ us. chris, where do you think things are going from here over _ us. chris, where do you think things are going from here over the - us. chris, where do you think things are going from here over the next i are going from here over the next couple of weeks? the are going from here over the next couple of weeks?— couple of weeks? the big focus in the next 24 _ couple of weeks? the big focus in the next 24 hours _ couple of weeks? the big focus in the next 24 hours is _ couple of weeks? the big focus in the next 24 hours is going - couple of weeks? the big focus in the next 24 hours is going to - couple of weeks? the big focus in the next 24 hours is going to be i couple of weeks? the big focus in l the next 24 hours is going to be the first debate — the next 24 hours is going to be the first debate between the two candidates to be prime minister, so rishi sunak— candidates to be prime minister, so rishi sunak against keir starmer. yes, _ rishi sunak against keir starmer. yes. for— rishi sunak against keir starmer. yes, for anyone who has occasionally seen what _ yes, for anyone who has occasionally seen what goes on in the house of commons — seen what goes on in the house of commons the two of them have exchanged views for quite a few years _ exchanged views for quite a few years but — exchanged views for quite a few years. but to see them on prime—time television _ years. but to see them on prime—time television tomorrow answering questions from viewers and from the presenter— questions from viewers and from the presenter absolutely key. i think it's the _ presenter absolutely key. i think it's the first big moment of the campaign. and there is a whole host of these _ campaign. and there is a whole host of these tv— campaign. and there is a whole host of these tv debates to come on the bbc and _ of these tv debates to come on the bbc and elsewhere in the coming weeks _ bbc and elsewhere in the coming weeks. and then before we know it we will get _ weeks. and then before we know it we will get to— weeks. and then before we know it we will get to those bundles of promises, the manifestos, where we will seek— promises, the manifestos, where we will seek on— promises, the manifestos, where we will seek on behalf of our audience some _ will seek on behalf of our audience some of— will seek on behalf of our audience some of the answers to the questions ed was _ some of the answers to the questions ed wasiust_ some of the answers to the questions ed wasjust talking some of the answers to the questions ed was just talking about because they will— ed was just talking about because they will have to set out, and if they— they will have to set out, and if they dont— they will have to set out, and if they don't they will face tough questions, how they will take on everything from dentistry,

immigration, the health service and defence. _ immigration, the health service and defence, the help latta that a government takes on.- defence, the help latta that a government takes on. what has sur-rised government takes on. what has surprised you — government takes on. what has surprised you so _ government takes on. what has surprised you so far, _ government takes on. what has surprised you so far, chris? - government takes on. what has surprised you so far, chris? i i government takes on. what has i surprised you so far, chris? i think the sense that _ surprised you so far, chris? i think the sense that you _ surprised you so far, chris? i think the sense that you have _ surprised you so far, chris? i think the sense that you have to - surprised you so far, chris? i think the sense that you have to have i surprised you so far, chris? i think the sense that you have to have if| the sense that you have to have if you are _ the sense that you have to have if you are reporting on it all for the politicians, — you are reporting on it all for the politicians, and i was talking to some _ politicians, and i was talking to some this _ politicians, and i was talking to some this morning, stamina. it is a lon- some this morning, stamina. it is a long old _ some this morning, stamina. it is a long old way— some this morning, stamina. it is a long old way yet and things can still change significantly. election campaigns can really make a difference. just ask theresa may, the former— difference. just ask theresa may, the former prime minister, when she called _ the former prime minister, when she called an— the former prime minister, when she called an election in 2017 because she thought she was going to win big and went— she thought she was going to win big and went backwards. this is the moment— and went backwards. this is the moment and why this project is so important. — moment and why this project is so important, whether power moves away from westminster, where it moves away— from westminster, where it moves away from — from westminster, where it moves away from politicians, where they are appealing to a greater or lesser extent— are appealing to a greater or lesser extent for— are appealing to a greater or lesser extent for the support of people. they— extent for the support of people. they are — extent for the support of people. they are going to spend the next month— they are going to spend the next month or— they are going to spend the next month or so trying to demonstrate that stamina and those of us traipsing _ that stamina and those of us traipsing around after them the same thing. _ traipsing around after them the same thing. to— traipsing around after them the same thing. to try— traipsing around after them the same thing, to try and get those answers. it's thing, to try and get those answers. it's all— thing, to try and get those answers. it's all about — thing, to try and get those answers. it's all about answers to these key questions — it's all about answers to these key questions about people's day to day lives _ questions about people's day to day lives. ., ., , ., , questions about people's day to day lives. ., ., . lives. how do people get in touch? reau lives. how do people get in touch? really easy — lives. how do people get in touch? really easy and — lives. how do people get in touch? really easy and already _ lives. how do people get in touch? really easy and already people i lives. how do people get in touch? really easy and already people arej really easy and already people are getting in touch and it shows that

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hello and welcome to sportsday. here's what's coming up in the programme. preparations for euro 2024 start today. scotland play gibraltar in portugal tonight ahead of their first match with germany in 11 days' time. while gareth southgate's england host bosnia and herzegovina at stjames park tonigh. a big occasion for newcastle's for kieran trippier. and dad and lad. robert macintyre wins his first pga tour title with his father as a stand—in caddy. tour title with his father yeah, he's going to get a nice paycheque out of it. my mum and dad will be mortgage free now. life is looking a little bit better. good afternoon.

we start though with the tributes to leeds rhinos legend rob burrow. as you've been hearing, burrow, who'd been battling motor neurone disease, has died at the age of 41. the rugby football league say they are finalising plans to celebrate his life at the challenge cup finals next saturday. tributes have been flooding in from the world of sport including from wigan warriors, a team rob played against many times, who said they are deeply saddened at the news. rugby union side leicester tigers, where burrow�*s close friend kevin sinfield worked as a coach, said rob inspired communities across the world. and chris sutton, who played for blackburn rovers and celtic amongst others, said rob had done so much to raise awareness for the debilitating illness. jamiejones—buchanan, who played alongside burrow at leeds rhinos spoke to bbc breakfast this morning, and paid tribute to his former teammate. we spoke many times about how small he was, and how people, as a young person, doubted his ability to play rugby league and he used that strength, that gift, to prove notjust everybody wrong, but that was his superpower.

that try that he scored in 2011 that we see played so often, that was the best try in a grand final. i remember him reflecting on that and talking about this. the big guy that he ducks under and scored a try, and got knocked into next week. rob, as you know, got knocked into next week. on many occasions he would do that for his team—mates. the lessons that we've learned through rob, the inspiration that he has been to continue, i'm just looking at his plaque here, the memories of curve coming in here and seeing him. living now this journey from the 15th of december 2019, when i first heard about it, until the 2nd ofjune 2024, those two dates and what happened in between will never leave me. it charges me every single day, notjust me, all of us who wear the number badge in rugby league. the rugby league community continues to come together. everybody in the whole of england, to remember rob, what he has done, why he has done it, and what we need to keep doing to make sure it's

a legacy that rob left and the life fulfilled. preparations for this summer's european championship start today for both scotland and england. tonight, scotland take on gibraltar in the first of two warm up games. steve clarke's side kick off the tournament against hosts germany injust 11 days' time. jane lewis is there for us. with the euros less than two weeks away, scotland have come to portugal for their penultimate warm—up match. this evening they take on gibraltar, a side ranked 164 places below them in the world rankings. so with that in mind, scotland head coach steve clarke will use tonight's game to give some game time to some players. he'll of course still be after a morale—boosting win. for me, it's just a chance for some minutes on the pitch for some players, maybe a slightly unfamiliar line—up in terms of people starting the game. still got one or two, not injury doubts, but people coming back from a longer—term injury. so we're careful to manage minutes and it's one of them.

it's just a little balancing act to make sure that we get a good performance and hopefully a good result. we need to sort of get back to ourselves, priding ourselves on clean sheets and doing everything we can to win games. so that's certainly been a message this week, but to obviously come out here and play against gibraltar, it's going to be be a good game for us. we don't underestimate anybody. and we've got a strong performance, full of energy. and yeah, lay our stakes down to be in the manager's plans for germany. so, scotland ramping up their euros preparations, and after losing striker lyndon dykes in another injury blow, steve clarke will be hoping his squad come through this one unscathed. jane lewis, bbc news, portugal. england manager gareth southgate will be without six players from his squad for their warm—up against bosnia and herzegovina at st james' park later. that includesjude bellingham, who won the champions league with real madrid last saturday. he'lljoin up with

the squad this weekend. newcastle united's kieran trippier will lead the team out as captain at his home ground of stjames' park. very, very special obviously at the stadium that i play at week in, week out. and again, i've got to thank gareth again for giving me that trust. and yeah, but for me, it's if i have the armband or not, if i play or not, i'm always there. i'm always ready for the team and i'm a leader with or without the armband. so i've never had it on a permanent basis. and so, yeah, that's the type of character that i am, but to lead the lads out, it's very special. my son will be mascot as well, so that's even more special. so, yeah, yeah. really proud moment for myself. everton say they've been made aware that former striker kevin campbell is seriously ill in hospital. campbell won the english first division, fa cup and league cup with arsenal during his career. he became unwell last week. everton sent their support

to their former player on social media, calling him an incredible person and wishing him and his family well at this challenging time. to tennis now and 2022 wimbledon champion elena rybakina is through to the last eight of the french open. rybakina, at the bottom of your screen, beat 15th seed elina svitolina in straight sets in the first match of the day. it's just the second time in her career she has reached this stage at roland garros. aryna sabalenka, top of your screen, is also through to the quarter finals in paris after a comprehensive win over american emma navarro in straight sets. the world number two is yet to drop a set this year at this tournament. defending men's champion novak djokovic is due on court shortly for his match against argentinian francisco cerundolo. to athletics, where british attention is now focused on the european championships in rome which get under way on friday. laura muir will head to the italian

capital in good spirits after an impressive performance at the diamond league meeting in stockhom yesterday afternoon. the scot had too much for the rest of the field in the 1500m and will be among the contenders for gold in rome. muir's fellow scotjemma reekie controlled the women's 800m, winning injust undera minute and 58 seconds. although there were no points on offer to aid qualification for september's final, as it wasn't deemed an official diamond league race. elsewhere, amyjones secured third place in the women's 200m. jones isn't heading to rome for the european championships but will have her sights set on the british trials at the end of the month. finally, mondo duplantis came within millimetres of breaking his own polevault world record in front of his adoring fans in stockholm. the swede is unsuprisingly the overwhelming favourite to win gold in at the olympics in paris. and finally, scottish golfer

robert macintyre says winning the canadian open with his father as his caddy, the man who taught him the game, meant everything to him and his family. macintyre sealed his first victory on the pga tour here, with dad dougie filling in as his caddy, finishing one shot clear at the top of leaderboard in hamilton. the father and son sharing a congratulatory hug after wrapping up victory on the 18th green. macintyre said he didn't think they'd be able to win when his dad stepped in, but confirmed afterwards that he'll be rewarded for his help. yeah. he's going to get a nice paycheque out of it. and my mum and dad will be mortgage—free now, and life's looking a little bit better on that side of things. but he just wants me to do well because i'm his son. i just felt like the guy that's properly taught me the game of golf. i'm going to win a tournament with him in my bag and it's just so special. so it sounds like he's going to get the caddie's percentage, then? yeah, he'll do all right.

i think i got to get rid of some moneyjust now for tax reasons. but he'll do he'll do nicely out of it deserves that. look, he was a caddie for the week but at the end of the day, he's my dad and it was just the emotion that you seen at the end was just almost out of sheer disbelief that we done it with him in the bag. before we go, just a quick reminder that you can follow england's game against bosnia and herzegovina on 5 live and bbc sounds from 7 o'clock tonight as they prepare for euro 2024. stay across scotland's game with gibraltar over on the bbc sport website, as well as all the latest from the french open. but from me and the rest of the bbc sport team, bye for now. with the rest of the bbc news at one.

just one day after the death of the rugby league legend rob burrow, aged 41, his family and his former team—mate kevin sinfield have attended a ground—breaking ceremony for the motor neurone disease centre, bearing his name. building work at seacroft hospital in leeds began this morning, at rob's request. his great friend kevin explained the difference the centre would make for patients living with mnd. so. . i wish he could have seen the outpouring of love. so brave, so tough. i think we all lose special people but it's very, very rare you lose someone who is so special to so many different people. as you can

see it is pretty raw still. he will leave a massive hole and i know there will be a lot of people out there will be a lot of people out there who are heartbroken this morning about the news from yesterday. what's really important is rob burrow continues to live forever. i'm sure the mnd community and everyone who has supported us previously will ensure that rob's name is at the forefront of everything going forward. we are amazed at some of the things he did on a rugby field but to see some of the things he has done in the last four and a half years has been unbelievable and the respect and love and admiration i've got for him couldn't be any higher.

the burrow family with how courageous they have all been. to come here today and see some of the fruits of rob's work, he was so proud of this. i have heard they are going to try and build it in record time now because that's what rob did, he broke records. and he wanted people to have a better outlook on life, he wanted people to have hope and to find a cure for this disease. and building the centre and the work he's been able to do over the last four and a half will ensure that those who come after him will be on a far betterjourney. i would urge anybody, if you don't remember rob burrow as a rugby player going to take a look because you'll be amazed the guy. he was superhuman, a big strong athlete. i'm sure there will

be a big photo of rob in this building and i'm sure there will be some little kids who walk through with parents and grandparents and relatives who ask who is that? and i'm also very sure the answer we will get is he was the legend behind this building. that's some legacy for him to leave. pretty heartbroken this morning but he was a special quy- you can watch a special documentary about rob burrow�*s story and his remarkable friendship with kevin sinfield. it's called there's only one rob burrow and it's on bbc one at 8:30pm tonight. it's also on the bbc iplayer. it's also on the bbc iplayer. commemorations will take place later this week to mark the 80th anniversary of d—day — when thousands of uk and allied forces landed on the beaches of northern france to liberate europe from nazi occupation.

among them was percy chaferfrom london. he's been sharing his memories with our reporterjayne mccubbin. are you ready? yes. i am percival frank edward chafer, age 104, and still going strong. that all right? that was good. percy chafer was there, one of 156,000 allied troops who landed on the beaches of normandy 80 years ago and decided the fate of the world. soldiers, sailors and airmen of the allied expeditionary force, you are about to embark upon the great crusade toward which we have striven these many months. eisenhower gave the word go, and we went. it was the most amazing sight. all these boats heading for normandy, you know. what could we expect? the worst, i suppose, really. you know?

you told me, percy, you prayed. we all prayed. you say you don't believe in god, but when the time comes, you say, "god," don't worry. and i was very, very lucky. so very lucky. some 4,400 allied troops died on d—day. around 9,000 were wounded or missing. gunner chafer, who landed on sword beach with the 7th armoured division, remembers it all well. armoured division, remembers it all. well, the noise was terrible, wasn't it? a terrible noise. banging and flashing and god knows what, and bullets lying around. just a mess of soldiers running everywhere, really. some calling for their mates, you some of them go down, and you just have to ignore it. it's part of the war, you know, you see your mates die. they used to let these bombs go

and they would scatter all these anti—personnel mines and you could hear them whirring down and you'd hope one didn't land near you. but there was some guys who would call for their mum. they were really scared. his memories are still razor sharp. he remembers orders almost impossible to follow, to run into, not away from, the bombs. i saw these four little pills leave the plane and i thought that's bombs. so i said, "run." i suddenly realised that the sergeant major had said once, don't run with bombs, run into them. and that's what we did. and by the time they came down you could hear them whistling, and they went over our heads. these were orders which saved

gunner chafer�*s life. we could have been the targets. i don't know. they may have seen us and decided we were the four blokes they may have seen us and decided we were the poor blokes who were going to cop it. but we didn't. hello, my friend. how are you? percy has a lot to be thankful for. later this year, he'll turn 105. it is thought he is the uk's oldest living d—day veteran. that might be the end. who knows? 0h, get out of it. you'll be 150 before you know it. he is an absolute legend. he is definitely a legend here. everybody knows percy. he still does his own shopping. he still does his own laundry. he still lives independently in the town where everyone knows his name. whatever needs doing, i do. play bingo. and he still thanks god for every day he has lived

when so many of his peers fell. most of my mates think. he looks better than me! a couple of them call him warren beatty i because of his hollywood smile. warren beatty. for these old guys, i i think it's the last one. i don't see any of any of the d—day, certainly the d—day people, - being around in ten years' time. so i think this has _ absolutely got to be recorded for these people. but it is his own friends percy misses. he is one of the last of an ever dwindling number. see, i don't know what's happened to the rest of my unit. far as i know, they've all gone, you know. do you miss them? oh, terribly. it was seven years of my life. it was seven years i wouldn't leave. again, we were lucky. you keep being lucky, percy. 105 in november, is that right? that's right. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. it's not too bad going, is it really? it's not.

i'm happy with it anyway. now the weather with louise. term, wasn't it? we had a real mix of fortunes —— last week was half term. we finished with a final flourish of sunshine, on sunday temperatures peaked between 22—24 across the nation, 24 is 75 fahrenheit. it is all change with our week ahead, the first week of june for some of this is very disappointing, in scotland and northern ireland temperatures way below par, 13 degrees, and even if we get 18 in london it'sjust below the average for this time of year. on top of that to add insult to injury, it will be cooler, breezy and they will continue to be some heavy showers developing. it is because the jet stream is changing

its position. it had been to the north of us over the weekend and now it is sinking steadily south will stop the jet stream that drives in areas of low pressure and fronts, that will push these fronts further south and east. behind it, the cool air starts to arrive with that north—westerly wind. butjust air starts to arrive with that north—westerly wind. but just take a look at scotland at the moment, glorious afternoon here because the morning has been beautiful. so enjoy the sunshine, you are going to keep it throughout the day. some brightness into south wales, southern england as well, but sandwiched in between the two, a lot of cloud and the cloud hasn't been thick can for a drizzle. 21 degrees not out of the question, 70 fahrenheit, similar values into eastern scotland may be as well. through the night to night the emphasis is on the cloud and as we go into the early hours of tuesday morning the winds will pick up and the first weather front arrives bringing outbreaks of rain. temperatures will hold up because of the amount of cloud around. but all change as we go into tuesday. the

first front will bring some outbreaks of showery rain as it sinks steadily south and east. we cling onto some sunshine in south—east england perhaps. but quite a narrow band will develop a heavy, possibly thundery downpours by the end of the afternoon across northern england and north wales. behind it, breezy, showery and noticeably cooler across scotland, 10-14 c. as noticeably cooler across scotland, 10—14 c. as we go into wednesday, england and where is will keep the drier, perhaps even sunnier weather. the sharper showers and blustery winds further north and west, some of them heavy, with hail and thunder, even a little bit of winteriness to the tops of the mountains. 11—13 c in the north and 15-18 mountains. 11—13 c in the north and 15—18 further south. that trend continues as we close out the rest of the week. on the whole it stays quieter for england and where is of the week. on the whole it stays quieterfor england and where is but there is likely to continue to be a few sharp blustery downpours and the feel of the weather i'm afraid stays disappointing. sally. louise, thank

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