child abandoned by the same parents over several years. a #w078 is arrested after a drink is thrown over nigel farage, on and the military horses injured after bolting through the streets of london — we follow their remarkable recovery. later on bbc london: an end to this? novak djokovic pulls out of the french open with a knee injury made worse by the court. hello, welcome to the bbc news at six. several major hospitals in london have declared a critical incident because of a cyber attack.

some operations have been cancelled, and there have been problems in particular with blood transfusions and test results. helena wilkinson is outside st thomas' hospital helena. jane a major incident this helena. jane a ma'or incident this evenin: at helena. jane a ma'or incident this evening at some — helena. jane a major incident this evening at some of _ helena. jane a major incident this evening at some of london's - helena. jane a major incident this i evening at some of london's busiest and biggest hospitals after they fell victim to that cyber attack. the hospitals that are affected are those that are partnered with a firm that provides pathology services and it is vision a major impact on patient care. operations have had to be cancelled. blood transfusions and test results have been particularly affected. as have been particularly affected. as have other radio ten tests. guy's and st thomas' hospital in the heart of the capital is one of the nhs trustings after effecteded by the major it incident. king's college hospital, the royal brompton, and the evelina london children's

hospital as well as other services have been affected.— hospital as well as other services have been affected. about ten to 7 last niaht, have been affected. about ten to 7 last night. i _ have been affected. about ten to 7 last night, i received _ have been affected. about ten to 7 last night, i received an _ have been affected. about ten to 7 last night, i received an e-mail- have been affected. about ten to 7| last night, i received an e-mail and last night, i received an e—mail and text that both had exactly the same information on, confirming that due to circumstances beyond their control, blood tests had been cancelled for the foreseeable future. ,, ., , . , future. nhs england describe the im act as future. nhs england describe the impact as significant, _ future. nhs england describe the impact as significant, adding - future. nhs england describe the impact as significant, adding thatj impact as significant, adding that emergency care continued on the available. it is is thought the incident happened yesterday, some departments were unable to connect to the main server. the it service partner has said sorry to patients impacted by the disruption, recognising the upset it has caused. it is not clear how long the disruption to patients and services will last. helena wilkinson, bbc joining me now is our health editor, hugh pym. how vulnerable is the nhs to these kinds of cyber attacks? well, jane, in the last hour or so,

one expert reminded us that ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure such as hospitals is part of the play book of cyber warfare, and of course there was a major attack on hospitals infrastructure with a cyber attack or another ransomware attack in 2017, and that affected 80 trusts either directly or incorrectly —— directly and caused disruption this is two trusts but with several hospital sites and many organisations in south—east london, including general practise surgeries, dependent on the services provided by the trusts for carrying out blood testings and we heard there, there are cancellations, previous blood tests, patients won't get results from that so they will have to be recalled, at the hospitals, blood transfusions can't be carried out and used because of blood supplies being affected although i am told some routine surgery is going ahead. the nhs in england said this is a significant

issue, and one source said it will take some time to resolve but emergency care continues, patients are being reassured about 999 services and appointments are going ahead unless they have been told they have been cancelled.- ahead unless they have been told they have been cancelled. a newborn baby girl who was found abandoned in east london on a freezing cold night injanuary is the third child to be left by the same parents. dna tests established that baby elsa is the sibling of a boy and a girl found in very similar circumstances, in 2017 and 2019. as our correspondent sanchia berg reports, bbc news has been given permission to report these details, after a family court judge said the story was of "great public interest". it was a bitterly cold day injanuary, when a baby girl, less than than hour old, was found here in east london. hospital staff called her elsa, after the frozen character. the bbc can now report that elsa has two full siblings, harry and roman.

all three babies were abandoned in similar circumstances within two miles of each other. the baby boy, harry, was found in plaistow in september 2017, abandoned shortly after he was born. a newborn girl, roman, came 16 months later, injanuary 2019, in a park close to the roman road after which she was named. and elsa, also newborn, was discovered this year, just a few hundred yards away. all three children's names have since been changed. this is where baby harry was found back in 2017. since then, two of his siblings have been abandoned in very similar circumstances, just hours after they were born. judge carol atkinson said it was very very unusual for one baby to be abandoned in modern britain. for three babies to be left in this way, by the same parents,

was, she said, of enormous interest. i asked one of the leading experts whether she had come across a similar case. well, i have done research in various ways for over 20 years and the answer is absolutely no. but i personally have never come across three brand new borns from the same parent, both parents it seems. the three children are safe — adopted or in care. their mother has not come forward, despite multiple appeals over nearly seven years by the metropolitan police. they said today their investigation continues. sanchia is here now. how did we find this out? we know these details from the family court, and the reason why we know them is because i went to the first hearing concerning baby elsa backin first hearing concerning baby elsa back injanuary, just days after he had been found, you will remember there was a lot of news reporting around that. so, i went to the family court, i followed that

hearing, in that very first hearing, there was reference made to the dna testing, to the exist tens of the other two babies left in 2017 and 2019. when came back for the testing, results, there was a colleague from pa media there, together we put in an application to the court to be able to report, it did take quite some time, all together, i think we attended together, i think we attended together three hearings, and we put in legal submissions and so on but we have managed as you know, to report this key piece of information and think it shows how important it is to have transparency in the family court, to be able to report, to be able to say and report things that we haven't been able to do before, and that is all part of this biggs drive towards open justice in this very big tranche of our judicial system, which is for many people, unknown. thank you you.

the first live tv debate of the election campaign takes place this evening, with rishi sunak and keir starmer going face to face for an hour in front of a studio audience in salford. it comes at the end of a day of campaigning dominated by the issue of migration, as our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. the home secretary touring a company that transports things around the uk and europe, though today he's more concerned about the movement of people. the conservatives might point to last year's fall in net migration — the difference between the amount of people arriving in the uk and leaving — but on their watch numbers have reached a record high. now they are saying they would cap family and work visas, though haven't put figures on it. we recognise that companies like this will, of course, need some levels of migration, but we also recognise that migration puts pressure on public services, and getting the balance right is a conversation that is long overdue. thanks for coming, everybody. part of the pressure on the tories has come from this party.

they have opened up the borders to mass immigration like we have never seen before. reform uk's attracted attention, with bold promises on reducing legal immigration levels and stopping small boat crossings. for all the support... ..it seems not everyone's a fan of their approach. nigel farage was covered in milkshake on the campaign trail. police said a woman was arrested on suspicion of assault. a messy startjust a day after taking over as party leader. earlier he had seemed to adjust his party's policy on processing asylum seekers in british overseas territories while he was on air. i don't think it's terribly practical. what, the policy you have put forward? i think it's a very difficult policy and i haven't put it forward by the way. why is it on your website? well, i took over yesterday so give me more than 12 hours and i will sort a few things out. for labour, immigration is another issue where keir starmer�*s keen to prove his party has changed. he says training british workers

to plug skills gaps will bring immigration levels down, though again, no numbers. we can't wish them down, that is what the tories are doing, just plucking numbers and wishing and hoping for the best. you have to understand why they are high, the skills strategy isn't here, we need to fix that, and we need to bear down on bad bosses who are undercutting labour standards. there is every chance the issue will come up here tonight, when the labour and conservative leaders meet for their first head—to—head debate. you might wonder why there can be a lot of hype around tv debates, but they can really matter. they can produce pivotal moments in an election campaign, they can set the mood and tone, and of course they provide an important opportunity of scrutiny of both policy and position, and don't forget, standing at to podiums behind me later will be the two men who are vying to become the next prime minister of the uk. the stage is set and the stakes are high. they will have just over an hour to prove themselves. alex forsyth, bbc news.

also today, the liberal democrats have promised that free personal care would be available for older or disabled people in england, at home, if they were in government. the party leader sir ed davey says the pledge, along with raising the pay of care workers, would end the hospital crisis and help people stay in their own homes. he said the proposal would be funded by reversing tax cuts given to big banks by the conservatives. the snp leader, john swinney, has pledged that tackling child poverty is his priority, saying he also wants to generate wealth in society to invest in public services. he said his government has kept 100,000 children out of poverty, through measures such as the scottish child payment. let's speak to our political editor, chris mason, who's in salford where tonight's debate is taking place. how important do you think it is chris snp how important do you think it is chris sn ' ., how important do you think it is chris sn ' ., ..,

chris snp hello jane, welcome to what is called _ chris snp hello jane, welcome to what is called the _ chris snp hello jane, welcome to what is called the spin _ chris snp hello jane, welcome to what is called the spin room, - chris snp hello jane, welcome to what is called the spin room, in l what is called the spin room, in reality it is a room with seven telly in it, empty chair, one floor up telly in it, empty chair, one floor up from the coronation street gift shop but later on it will be full of reporters and politicians, the politicians attempting to shape how their man is perceived, after the debate is over, and to address your question moments like this really matter, the leaders have been preparing for the last can you remember of day, because they are talking on the audience of millions and they know a phrase or sentence or a gaff eor facial expression could be clipped up and go viral and end up in the bloodstream of this campaign, potentially for week, end up in the bloodstream of this campaign, potentially forweek, let campaign, potentially for week, let me campaign, potentially forweek, let me give you a sense of some of the spin that is going on in the spin room. a labourfigure saying spin that is going on in the spin room. a labour figure saying that they hope the country's former chief prosecutor, a reference to keir starmer will be putting 14 tory years in the dock. a conservative figure responds he, keir starmer is clearly far more comfortable opposing everything, that is not

what leadership is about. now given where the opinion polls are, the conservatives languishing it seems well behind the labour party, for rishi sunak, a know score draw is no good, he needs a game—changer or at the very least something that helps p"°p up the very least something that helps prop up conservative morale. chris. prop up conservative morale. chris, thank yom — prop up conservative morale. chris, thank you. thanks _ prop up conservative morale. chris, thank you. thanks for _ prop up conservative morale. chris, thank you. thanks for now. - now to the election that dwarfs ours, the world's biggest, with nearly a billion people registered to vote. it's looking likely tonight that narendra modi will win a rare, third consecutive term as india's prime minister. he is certainly claiming victory, though results so far show his bjp party is falling well short of the landslide that exit polls had predicted. our south asia correspondent yogite limaye joins us from delhi. i think there are two big stories tonight. one of course about prime minister modi's win, the reason why

so many people are talking about the margin of that victory being lower than what it was last time is largely thanks to the prime minister himself, when he started campaigning, the slogan they used was that this time we are going to win more than 400 seats. if we look at the trends right now, they are well short of that. but this 400 seat narrative was something that opposition parties also believed. we met them on the ground and many of them didn't really tell us they felt confident going into this election about launching any kind of challenge. lots of people accused the opposition of not doing enough, on the ground, to try and gained voters to try and gain seats, well if you look at their results today, thatis if you look at their results today, that is the second story. because this is certainly not been a one—sided contest. a widely expected moment and an

historic one. it is only the second time that an incumbent prime minister has won a third term. it is the winner of our commitment to develop india, narendra modi told his supporters. but it isn't the victory he wanted, winning fewer seats than the last election. it will damage the air of invincibility that has surrounded him and the bjp over the past ten years. perhaps the biggest shock came from here where prime minister narendra modi inaugurated a grand hindu temple in january at a site that had been disputed by hindus and muslims. expected to galvanise hindu voters, but the ruling party was defeated here by a large margin. this is how the opposition congress took in the

results, with an almost equal fervour. it is rare to see this kind ofjubilation amid the losing side, but that is because over the past ten years the congress party has suffered humiliating election defeats. what that has resulted in is a party whose confidence was so low that they didn't believe they could actually launch a proper challenge. so this is a celebration for being significantly back in the game. long live rahul gandhi, supporters chanted the name of the leader, from india's most prominent political dynasty, but whose capabilities and future were under question. today will mark a point of resurgence. the question. today will mark a point of resurgence-— resurgence. the country has unanimously _ resurgence. the country has unanimously said _ resurgence. the country has unanimously said they - resurgence. the country has unanimously said they do i resurgence. the country has| unanimously said they do not resurgence. the country has - unanimously said they do not like the rule of nnaamm under modi's

country. so that is a huge message to mr narendra modi. it is country. so that is a huge message to mr narendra modi._ to mr narendra modi. it is a bittersweet _ to mr narendra modi. it is a bittersweet victory for - to mr narendra modi. it is a i bittersweet victory for the bjp. with the numbers they have got they cannot pass laws unilaterally. they will need to take others on board. some will see this as a win for indian democracy. you may remember this extraordinary sight a few weeks ago of horses galloping through central london without their riders. they were military working horses, and some were injured, but they are all recovering. chi chi izundu takes up the story. back in april these images of two horses bolting through the streets of london went around the world. these two, along with three others from the lifeguards of the household cavalry mounted regiment, were on a daily morning exercise when they were spooked by the sound of construction rubble being dropped from a height close to them.

but today the army confirmed that the cavalry grey, vida, and the cavalry black, quaker, who was also badly injured, both seen here arriving at the horses' trust for more r&r, are making remarkable progress. the three other horses have already returned to duty and will probably take part in the king's birthday celebration next weekend. three of the injured soldiers have also returned back to work, while two others are still recuperating. vida and quaker are still being cared for by specialist vets, but it is believed they too will make a full recovery and eventually rejoin their regiment. chi—chi izundu, bbc news. 19 minutes past six. our top story this evening. several major hospitals in london declare a critical incident after a cyber attack. operations have been cancelled and blood transfusion services affected. still to come, why asian hornets look likely to be in the uk for good and what it means

for our honey bees. england attempted to kick—start their european camping chip by meeting france to who they lost on friday, with an automatic place at switzerland next year far from guaranteed. in the run up to the election, we're getting the latest from our reporters across the uk, finding out what's at stake in their backyards and the key issues concerning local people. this evening, we'll hear from ben parker who is in ipswich, but first kaleigh watterson is in crewe in cheshire. kaleigh. yes, welcome to crewe, a town famous for its links to the railways and many here think the railways could be significant for its future as

well with the arrival of hs2 before the northern leg was scrapped last year. but it wasn'tjust the northern leg was scrapped last year. but it wasn't just about the northern leg was scrapped last year. but it wasn'tjust about more trains coming here, it was about investment and regeneration that it could have brought. like many places, it has struggled with its town centre facing difficulties in recent years. although it has had money from the town found people here are concerned. one thing here is certain is we will have a new mp as the former conservative mp, kieran mullen, decided not to stand. but crewe and nantwich is not the only seat of interest here in cheshire. according to the recent polls, labour could take some of the traditionally conservative seats here. the county has been fairly evenly split politically in recent years, but places like tatton and macclesfield are looking like labour could do well this time around and last week in macclesfield we saw visits from both lord cameron and rishi sunak. meanwhile, labour has sent big hitters to cheshire as well. we saw rachel reeves in the new constituency of mid—cheshire. it

looks like this is an important battleground over the coming weeks. let's head to ipswich, not that hard to say, ben parker.— to say, ben parker. well, here at portman road — to say, ben parker. well, here at portman road for— to say, ben parker. well, here at portman road for the _ to say, ben parker. well, here at portman road for the last - to say, ben parker. well, here at portman road for the last couple j to say, ben parker. well, here at i portman road for the last couple of years there have been some incredibly exciting night as ipswich town secured back—to—back promotions and the return to the premier league for the first time in 20 years. in a month's time a few hundred metres that way, there will be another exciting night in ipswich as the town elects its next mp. this seat has switched between conservative and labour over the years, the tories took it in 2019, labour in 2017. what are people in ipswich talking about? one thing is the town centre. shops in particular, there are a lot of empty ones and some big ones as well, particularly when the department stores shut down. crime is another hot topic. shoplifting and county lines drug dealing which has drawn some young people into

some pretty serious incidents of violence. and immigration, another fiercely debated topic in ipswich. one of the time's most prominent hotels was used as a home for asylum seekers and that sparked a protest, a counter protest and tensions were running really high. so there is plenty for candidates in ipswich to get stuck into. one thing i will say to you is come election night, do watch out for ipswich. this is a very interesting seat when it comes to that swapping at what happens in ipswich tends to tell the picture of what is going to happen across the rest of the country as well.- rest of the country as well. thank ou, rest of the country as well. thank you. item — and as the campaign progresses, we want to hear from you about what's important in your community. it's your voice, your vote, where do you want us to report from? what issues do you care about? we've had suggestions in already, we are looking at them and they'll help shape our coverage. find out how to get in touch with your ideas, on the bbc news website and app, it's under the heading general election 2024.

asian hornets have survived the uk winter for the first time, meaning they're likely to stay here for good. they pose a threat to honey bees, they can eat as many as 50 bees a day. lauren moss reports. a buzzing, deadly menace to bees. just one asian hornet is capable of eating 50 bees in a single day. over the last two decades, they have spread in europe, arriving on our shores in greater numbers last year than ever before, and for the first time genetic analysis has shown some survived the winter. they pose no greater risk to humans than our native wasps and hornets, but with no natural predator here, for pollinators and spiders, it can be lethal. tony warren is a beekeeper in kent, where the majority have been seen. they sound like a helicopter. as the bees come back, they grab them. a hornet�*s nest over its life span will take about ten or ii

kilos of pollinators, so it's bees and everything, so everything out there, bees, wasps, flies, hoverflies, anything you like. measuring two—and—a—half centimetres long, asian hornets are smaller than the european hornet, but larger than wasps or honey bees. their bodies are dark, with a thick orange stripe in the lower abdomen, and their lower legs are bright yellow. there were more than a quarter of a million honey bee hives in the uk last year, which sounds like a lot, but actually our population is declining — that is without the asian hornet threat, and fewer bees means fewer trees and flowers get pollinated, which feed and support insects and animals all the way up the food chain. experts don't think the population's established here yet, but we're all urged to report sightings on the asian hornet watch app to protect our british bees. lauren moss, bbc news. some of the last surviving

veterans who fought in the second world war are in normandy to commemorate 80 years since d—day. it was a turning point in the war, as allied troops landed on the coast of northern france and began the liberation from nazi occupation. our correspondentjohn maguire travelled with some of the veterans as they crossed the channel again. for many of these veterans, their departure from the shores 80 years ago, all as very young man, was theirfirst venture ago, all as very young man, was their first venture overseas. cheering. excitementt and a sense of celebration will, in coming days, turned to commemoration. stan ford survived as his ship was sunk by a mini submarine, but many other members of the group were killed. figs members of the group were killed. 223 you members of the group were killed. is you know, john, i have 32 reasons for going back, 32 guys who never came home. i made that promise to myself that every opportunity i

would go back and pay my respects and honours those guys. figs would go back and pay my respects and honours those guys.— would go back and pay my respects and honours those guys. as they left portsmouth. — and honours those guys. as they left portsmouth, their _ and honours those guys. as they left portsmouth, their modern _ and honours those guys. as they left portsmouth, their modern day i portsmouth, their modern day counterparts flew overhead in a royal air force transport plane and stood to attention, saluting on the deck of the aircraft carrier hms prince of wales, respect between the generations. john dennis has been back to normandy before but never to the british memorial. it back to normandy before but never to the british memorial.— the british memorial. it was very emotional and _ the british memorial. it was very emotional and i _ the british memorial. it was very emotional and i am _ the british memorial. it was very emotional and i am afraid - the british memorial. it was very emotional and i am afraid that i the british memorial. it was very i emotional and i am afraid that will probably be a bit emotional when we get there, to see the actual thing. we will remember them. figs get there, to see the actual thing. we will remember them.- get there, to see the actual thing. we will remember them. as the ferry a- roached we will remember them. as the ferry approached the _ we will remember them. as the ferry approached the french _ we will remember them. as the ferry approached the french coastline, i we will remember them. as the ferry approached the french coastline, the | approached the french coastline, the engine slowed and the veterans paid tribute.

so, a short, poignant, but highly symbolic ceremony as the reefs were thrown over the side of the ferry. the idea is to pay tribute to those who died before even reaching the french shores and beaches they had come here to liberate. and so to france and two full days of ceremonies and commemorations for those who can tell the story of what happened here eight years ago first hand. the number may be dwindling, but their commitment today, as it was then, remains immense. john maguire, bbc news, normandy. to mark this week's 80th anniversary we'll be bringing you some special coverage on the six and ten o'clock news. here's sophie with the details. we are on our way to normandy, more than 40 british d—day veterans

are on board this ferry. roy harrison, who served with the royal navy, is one of them. you can hear their stories on the bbc news at six and ten this week. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. this morning, we started off with a lot of clout and outbreaks of rain in northern areas of the country. this was argyll and bute. a cold front moved through, taking the rain away and cheering the skies up. that cold front brought a significant drop in temperatures. look at edinburgh, 21 yesterday, today 14 degrees, well below average. you better get used to the chill because it will be with us for some time. overnight rain clears away, followed by showery conditions in northern and western areas. the lowest

temperatures in the countryside in scotland could get down to one celsius. we have got this cold air mass to blame and that will be with us for the next few days. that will bring a mixture of sunshine and showers. the majority of showers will be in northern areas of the country with hail and thunderstorms, in scotland in particular, but temperatures are well below average for the time of year. further south, not so many showers, temperatures will be below average, but in the june summit will probably feel ok. our weather pattern will get stuck over the next few days and it is all down to this locked pattern south—west that maintains this north—westerly jet stream over the uk and the significance of that is it will continue to push in cold area across northern areas of the country. it will be quite chilly, the cold air getting heated by the june sunshine, and that is why we will see showers, and hail and thunder will be widespread across scotland where it will continue to feel quite chilly. a few showers

southwards, but don't expect any change in the weather pattern anytime soon, we have got more of the same on friday and the weekend. thanks, chris. and that's bbc news at six. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. scheduling problems... slippery quartz... and now the french open has another problem, no more novak djokovic, the defending champion withdraws to injury. the rain is following england and scotland's cricketers, their opening match has delivered a six and onlyjust over six overs in barbados. maybe not mathematically a must win, but england do need to kick—start their

euros qualifying campaign in france.