remember the details. the court in telford was officially listed as part of shrewsbury crown court, leading to people going to the wrong town for their cases. when a prosecuting barristerfailed to appear in one case, another barrister agreed to step in, and told thejudge, i literally barrister agreed to step in, and told the judge, i literally have barrister agreed to step in, and told thejudge, i literally have no idea what this case is about. justice in this area at the moment is scandalous. there is no swifter justice at all. i don't believe there is enoughjudges, i don't believe there is enough judges, there is enoughjudges, i don't believe there is enoughjudges, i don't believe there's enough courtrooms. a lot of the magistrates courts were being closed for a number of years. there is lot of people leaving the profession, they will not stay. the pressure is too high. it will not stay. the pressure is too hiuh. , will not stay. the pressure is too hih, , . ., , , . will not stay. the pressure is too hiuh. , high. it is crosscutting, in my opinion- _ opinion. the west murcia area which covers telford has some of the longest court delays in england, takes over 70 months for a case to go through the courts, seven months longer than before the pandemic. the roof on the courthouse in hereford collapsed four years ago,

adding to the problems. cases that should be tried your now have to be heard across the region. this charity provides support to victims of rape and sexual assault, and says such cases usually take between four and five years to get to court, which leads to some survivors dropping the charges. it is notjust the mental preparation, it is also childcare, taking time off work, transport, all these other things. and then, to go through that once, and then at the last minute you are getting told, no it is not going ahead now, it'll be for another year or so. they feel, i haven't got enough in me to keep going for that. we were waiting a long time for the original— we were waiting a long time for the original court case.— original court case. emma, not her real name. — original court case. emma, not her real name, reported _ original court case. emma, not her real name, reported an _ original court case. emma, not her real name, reported an allegation | original court case. emma, not her. real name, reported an allegation of sexual abuse in 2019. in 2023 the case went to court. but it was adjourned on the first day after a scheduling error, and thejudge wasn't available to hear the entire case. awful. i can't even explain how many

emotions you are dealing with at that time. the realisation that you are potentially going to profoundly impact someone's life, and for that just to be taken away, without even any explanation, no clear communication, it was horrendous. emma's case has been rescheduled for next year. six years after she reported the assault. the ministry ofjustice said the number of sitting days of crown courts in england hit a record high last year. but in telford, as elsewhere, it is too often a case of justice denied, due to justice delayed. as part of our election coverage we have been taking a close look at some of the key battlegrounds for the general election and talking to people across the country. this week we are in derby north. a bellwether seat held by the conservatives since 2019. the seat has historically swung between labour and the tories,

and this time round it is all to play for. i spoke to our critical reporter at radio derby. this will be high on the's list take that, majority ofjust over 2500, it has been a bit of a bellwether since 1983. but then it has been a bit of a to me, to you constituency, labour had a majority in 2010, they hang on despite conservatives taking power in 2010, the conservatives then took it back in 2015 with a majority of just a1, i think it was the smallest majority in 2015. they were triggered back again with 2000 votes. underthe triggered back again with 2000 votes. under the tories have been in power ever since, with a majority of 2500. it is safe to say that if labour do not take the seats with the current poll lead, there will be alarm bells ringing in labour hq come election night. what are the main issues that people in the area, in derby north, are worried about? what are they going to be voting for.

i think it will follow a lot of the same themes up and down the country. the cost of living are something thatis the cost of living are something that is brought up quite a lot. it is interested to hear about labour's policy today and i childcare, i have been speaking to voters in the constituency who have raised the issue of the cost of childcare. i think that'll be another as well. certain issues around kind of local issues around industry in the city as well. even though the trade manufacturer which has hit the headlines over recent weeks before the election, there is concern within derby north and across derby in terms of getting those train orders which employs thousands of people in the supply chain. those issues will be on the doorstep. derbyshire generally there are quite a few bellwether constituencies there. it is an area that both sir keir starmer, and rishi sunak really need to get a grip on if they want to get into

number ten. that is right. i think it was quite telling that rishi sunak launched his local election campaign, back in may, in langley mill, and of the first day of the general election campaign, he was in ilkeston, not too farfrom langley campaign, he was in ilkeston, not too far from langley mill, to launch the general election campaign. and then followed four days after that, keir starmerand and then followed four days after that, keir starmer and rachel reeves came to derby in a rolls—royce and set out or frame the economic vision for the country. these are marginals. there, interesting the brexit party didn't stand in a couple. these are seats at a sizeable conservative majorities. reform uk now standing in those seats, which i think will siphon some votes from the conservatives in that respect. safe to say the seats where labour before, they were labour during 1997 in 2010. they have been conservative ever since. in 2010. they have been conservative eversince. labour, even with in 2010. they have been conservative ever since. labour, even with the

big majorities the tories have, with the national mood and the polls at the national mood and the polls at the minute i think there comes that they could cause a couple of upsets come july the ath. some comejuly the ath. some other news. as come july the ath. some other news. as voters comejuly the ath. some other news. as voters prepare for the election here, faceting and dramatic results from the weekend's european parliamentary elections. mr macron has called a general election saying he couldn't act as if nothing has happened. european commission president has described her block as an anchor of stability. questions about the direction of europe as we head into the election. earlier my colleague in brussels talked me through all the latest.

the headline news overnight the fact that president macron has called a snap election in france where national rally took 32% of the vote compared to his party's a0%, a record performance for national rally, it left the president in his view with no option but to dissolve parliament and call a snap election. he is a dangerfor our nation parliament and call a snap election. he is a danger for our nation stop but also, for our europe, for france's position in europe. the french right is the result of impoverishment of the french and the downgrading of our country, at the end of the day i cannot act as if nothing had happened, i into the

situation is a fever which has gripped havoc parliamentary debate in our country in recent years. a disorder which i know that sometimes shocks you, and to which i do not intend to give in. however, today, the challenges that present themselves to us, whether external dangers, climate change, and its consequences or threats to our own cohesion, these challenges require clarity in our debates. ambition for the country. and respect for every french person. this is why after having carried out the consultations provided for in article 12 of our constitution, i decided to put back in your hand is the choice of our parliamentary future by the vote. i can tell you that at party headquarters in paris last night that drew a sharp intake of breath, with cries of, no, from some of mr macron's supporters. but over at marine le pen's election party there are a celebration with people

looking on shouting, dissolution. shortly after that many in the pen took to the stage. this is what she had to say. —— marine le pen. translation: the french have spoken and this historic election shows - that when the people vote, the people win. by giving more than 32% to the national rally, the french have just given us their highest score, all parties combined, in a0 years. it is a real emotion to see this beautiful popularforce rising up throughout the country. i can't quite remember a party getting over 30% in any election in france, certainly not in recent memory. let us have a quick look at the map to stop this map shows you the map to stop this map shows you the communes right across france. the brown is national rally. bar paris and some of the metropolitan communities around france, it is almost a whitewash right across the country, which tells you what an enormous gamble this is going to be.

europe correspondent explained why president macron had taken the entire country by surprise and calling a snap election. huge political bombshell in france. president macron last night during a tv address and said that he simply couldn't ignore the fact that so many people had voted for the far—right party, for the national rally of marine le pen. in fact, they got double the number of votes than his own centrist party. he says he is calling elections, they will take place, the first round, in three weeks' time. he is taking a massive gamble. last night, president macron said to be french is to write history, not to be governed by it. but it could well be that we find out in less than a month's the time he has made an historic, monumental error. having said that, it could be that he is taking the best possible course of action in the circumstance in which he finds himself. in that the far right have surged in france, and maybe he is thinking

that the elections for this place, the european parliament, don't necessarily translate into votes in the french national election, and maybe there is the will and the capacity to build a coalition to keep out the far right in france, even if they top the polls. certainly the far—right party in france has won the last three european elections, in terms of the vote in france. that is not new. i think the extent to which they trounced president macron's party yesterday was new. they will certainly be hoping they are on the crest of a wave here and can consolidate this success in the national elections. certainly marine le pen has tried to change the image of this party, to detoxify it, as some may say. it was her father who, for many people, was seen as the unacceptable face of france, even though they were picking up votes some 20 or 30 years ago, there was always

an alliance against them. but in the past couple of years they have used very savvy marketing and other sort of pr tools at their disposal. they have been big on tiktok, they have a 28—year—old leader now, leading the party, and they seem to be picking up the youth vote, which has been an interesting dynamic. rather than talking about the stability of europe and geopolitical matters like emanuel macron has, it is clear he is somebody who likes that role that he takes on the global stage, the national rally have been talking about making life betterfor younger people, the cost of living crisis, as they call it, and all of that sort of stuff, trying to paint this positive vision of france. now it is time for a look at the weather. the search for summer

continues. temperature is below average for the time of year. a mixture of sunshine and showers for many. some of you could stay dry and reasonably sunny for the next few days, that there will be more persistent and widespread rain later in the week. persistent rain today came from this weather system which is now departing into the near continent, but happy to bring in that northerly earful. after some sunshine elsewhere, shower clients develop. last of persistent rain after lunchtime. that breeze will bring frequent showers. some of the south and west may avoid the showers. more cloud than sunshine between showers in scotland. but for all, that northerly wind knocking back the temperatures. a good four or five degrees below average for many this afternoon. 0vernight, remaining showers will fade, some will continue in the north of scotland, down to eastern districts, with the breeze, and some through northern ireland into wales and parts of the midlands as well.

where you are sheltered from that breeze, particularly across parts of central scotland, a cold night, could be a touch of frost you to take us into tuesday morning. but a lot about whether around for a tuesday, may be a bit more sunshine more widely than we had today. much of rice literal build—up. showers later in the number and fewer in the number than be seen through today. the heaviest of showers likely towards eastern areas, some in the west they could put dry altogether. that actually start temperatures could even be a degree or so lower than today's values. wednesday, the base of sunshine first thing and last thing on the day. fibre build up after sunny start, could produce a few light showers, but more of you will stay dry throughout wednesday. temperatures to start to nudge up again by a degree or so. and they nudge up further later this week, but at a price, this area of low pressure off the atlantic, weather fronts with it, strengthening southern winds, not straightaway on thursday, many will star driver some sunshine, quickly

clouding overfrom the star driver some sunshine, quickly clouding over from the west, because ireland, wales, south—west wind, rain will set in through the afternoon. that rain spreading across the rest of the country through thursday night and into friday. this is bbc news and these are the headlines. the liberal democrats launch their general election manifesto, promising billions of extra investment in the nhs and social care. we are putting forward bold ambitions fully costed plan to tackle the health and care crisis from top to bottom. this is a manifesto to save the nhs. labour pledges to create 100 thoudsand new childcare places , in england's primary schools. the conservatives promise to recruit an extra 8,000 neighbourhood police officers over the next three years, if re—elected.

and a greek coroner says a postmortem on the body of television presenter michael mosley has found no evidence of foul play. some big pledges then, in the liberal democrat manifesto. big pledges tend to be expensive. let's get more from bbc verify�*s ben chu. yes, what is the big picture on tax and spend in the liberal democrat manifesto? it is £9.5 billion extra spending on health and social care to be paid for by around £9.5 billion in extra revenue from an increase in capital gains tax and new taxes on the banks. the party presented the tax rises as falling on big bounce and on billionaires. that is what the party deputy leader

daisy cooper said. is that right? tax experts say the broad idea of raising 9.5 billion extra revenue for capital gains tax reforms and the banks levy and surcharge do not look unreasonable but misleading to suggest it is free money. when you raise taxes, it ultimately is passed on to people. evidence capital gains is concentrated among higher income people. research from the london school of economics suggests three in every £7 school of economics suggests three in every e7 of capital gains in the uk was for people earning more than 150,000 a yearand uk was for people earning more than 150,000 a year and the majority do not pay it. tax experts warn that we do not know precisely how costs of save the bank levy would be distributed. and it would not necessarily only fall on bankers and

bank shareholders. i think—tank says the likely effect of the levy is for mortgage and consumer lending, the costis mortgage and consumer lending, the cost is passed on to customers. this is not to imply that taxes should not be increased to pay for more spending on health and social care, but a reminder that we should not think of tax rises, even those who look like they hit faceless corporations, as without cost. most public finance experts think it is unwise for political parties to pledge to try their hand by ruling out any increases in the big revenue raisers such as income tax, national insurance and vat, something the tories, labourand now insurance and vat, something the tories, labour and now the lib dems have done. back to you. thank you. analysing the figures from the liberal democrat manifesto. i think we are going to be able to speak to

a spokesperson from the lib dems shortly. can we get her now? we will go on. we can talk to nick robinson because he has an interesting task, interviewing all major party leaders interviewing all major party leaders in the run—up to the election. first off is the prime minister and he will sit with rishi sunak later to talk to him. and this is nick robinson on what he expects it to be about. , ,., , .,, about. there will be some people watchin: about. there will be some people watching saying _ about. there will be some people watching saying not _ about. there will be some people watching saying not another - watching saying not another interview, not more evasive answers from politicians. ithink interview, not more evasive answers from politicians. i think what i hope will make these interviews different is instead of quick clip from the road or a debate, this is around half an hour, one—on—one, from the road or a debate, this is around halfan hour, one—on—one, no autocue, no notes shoved in front of politicians, no access to the mobile

phone, where i can take them through the questions people tell the bbc they want answered. the areas they want focused on, policy choices people are considering. in that senseit people are considering. in that sense it is an old—fashioned traditional set piece election interview, the sort i watched when i was growing up with robin day, david dimbleby, andrew neil. these people did them and i am delighted to have the chance to do it. how did them and i am delighted to have the chance to do it.— the chance to do it. how do you approach _ the chance to do it. how do you approach these _ the chance to do it. how do you approach these big _ the chance to do it. how do you approach these big interviews? | the chance to do it. how do you - approach these big interviews? what ou have to approach these big interviews? what you have to do _ approach these big interviews? what you have to do is _ approach these big interviews? what you have to do is try _ approach these big interviews? “await you have to do is try to think approach these big interviews? “iii"isgt you have to do is try to think what is the essence of the choice people facing at the election? what are the questions they ask about the individual and whether they are fit for thejob, individual and whether they are fit forthejob, right individual and whether they are fit for thejob, right to have individual and whether they are fit for the job, right to have your vote. what are the policy areas? we are likely talk about big subjects, the economy, immigration and health. climate change to some but maybe not all, or education. we cannot do everything in half an hour but we

can do more than the average news interview on the normal day which is my dayjob. 0ften interview on the normal day which is my dayjob. often i get ten minutes with a politician. 0ften my dayjob. often i get ten minutes with a politician. often less. this is a more considered interview and it is not about a moment we can clip out and put on social media to try to embarrass a politician. they have a right to get their message across, to explain what they are about. i have a duty on behalf of viewers and listeners, people who read the bbc website as well, to say hold on, are you sure? can you justify that? is it true? what do you say to those who raise this problem? that is the challenge and the advantage of an interview. and the day after we learn of the extraordinary election results in europe where voters are angry, looking for new choices and often voting for parties they would

not have dreams of voting for 20—a0 years ago. it is a reminder politics matters. if you think you already know who is going to win, you don't because nobody has voted. and it is the balance of forces within parliament regardless of who wins that will matter, as well as the person who gets the keys to downing street. we are lucky enough to live in a country where people who want our votes step into the studio and take the risk of i hope facing tough but fair questioning for that period of time. that is something i think, i hope we should value. the panorama interview will — i hope we should value. the panorama interview will be _ i hope we should value. the panorama interview will be broadcast _ i hope we should value. the panorama interview will be broadcast at - i hope we should value. the panorama interview will be broadcast at eight - interview will be broadcast at eight o'clock on bbc one iplayer. now returning to the lib dems manifesto with plenty to unpack with what we have been told, including pledges on

funding for the national health service and social care reform as well as the eu. let“s speak to christine jardine who is the liberal democrat who is the liberal democrat spokeswoman. ed davey said everything you have talked about, the 9.5 billion you are planning to spend is fully costed. when we analyse the figures, experts analyse the figures, they say a lot of the levies on banks, capital gains tax, they are based on uncertain measures and they depend on how people behave. actually a few people in terms of capital gains tax. ~ ., ., ., people in terms of capital gains tax. . . ., ,, ., people in terms of capital gains tax. ~ . ., ,, ., ., ., . . ., tax. we have taken that into account and looked at _ tax. we have taken that into account and looked at how— tax. we have taken that into account and looked at how behaviour - tax. we have taken that into account and looked at how behaviour can - and looked at how behaviour can change and being cautious in calculations so that we do not make

that mistake. we have looked at the billionaires and big banks, who pay the smallest amount. they are only around 1%. people on lower income brackets will pay less in cgt, and we will reverse the tax cuts to the banks. between those measures, capital gains tax reform and tax cuts to the banks, we will bring in £9 million a yearfor cuts to the banks, we will bring in £9 million a year for vital changes to support the nhs and make it possible for people to have free personal care at home, free up hospital beds to allow us to reduce waiting lists and give more people treatment may need more quickly. tail: treatment may need more quickly. tax exerts treatment may need more quickly. tax experts say if you put a levy on a bank, the bank will put up mortgage rates, put up consumer rates. people will feel it in their pocket. we

have taken — will feel it in their pocket. - have taken that into account and we are confident the calculations, which have been worked out for a long time. it is not something we have just long time. it is not something we havejust come up long time. it is not something we have just come up with. we have looked at this, spoken to experts, to make sure we get this right. it is the single biggest thing apart from the cost—of—living crisis that hit that people talk about on the doorstep. they are concerned about the nhs. what i thought noticeable about ed davey“s speech today, he was talking to the concerns of british people. he was talking in a way he understands, he gets what we have been through the past seven years. ifound one part moving when he talked about parents. hulu lose a partner. and the support needed for them. that speaks to my experience in my family with my father dying. i know from constituents and the work

i have done with bereaved children that so many people have been affected by that. that is the sort of support carers need. they need support. people who are bereaved need support. the nhs needs our support and this is how we plan to do it. “ , ., ., support and this is how we plan to do it. �*, ., ,, ., support and this is how we plan to doit. �*, ., ,, ., do it. let's talk about costing. exerts, do it. let's talk about costing. experts, economists - do it. let's talk about costing. experts, economists say - do it. let's talk about costing. experts, economists say nonei do it. let's talk about costing. i experts, economists say none of do it. let's talk about costing. - experts, economists say none of the parties want to put up their hand and not rule out raising personal taxes, income tax, national insurance, vat. is it wise, given you are relying on such fast economic growth to get to where you want to go, to rule out raising those? are you not being honest with people? we those? are you not being honest with --eole? ~ ., , those? are you not being honest with --eole?~ ., , , , people? we are being completely honest. people _ people? we are being completely honest. people who _ people? we are being completely honest. people who have - people? we are being completely honest. people who have been i people? we are being completely - honest. people who have been through so much over the past five years. if you look to where we were in 2019 and what has happened since with

brexit, covid, the war in ukraine, energy crisis, cost—of—living crisis. the highest tax burden in living memory. people cannot be asked to pay more tax. people need to know we will fix the nhs, provide better social care which is key to fixing the nhs, but they are not going to have to face more personal tax increases. that is why we are looking at reforming capital gains tax, that it will be billionaires, big banks, the wealthiest people, the super wealthy, who will pay extra in orderfor us the super wealthy, who will pay extra in order for us to fix that system for those hard hard—hit families, pensioners, businesses who have struggled the past five years. you promised 8000 more gps in england. will they be fully trained? 0f england. will they be fully trained? of course they will. how will you do

that? it takes up to ten years. to full that? it takes up to ten years. trr fully qualify. that? it takes up to ten years. to fully qualify. what _ that? it takes up to ten years. to fully qualify. what is _ that? it takes up to ten years. to fully qualify. what is the - that? it takes up to ten years. to j fully qualify. what is the timeline on the increase _ fully qualify. what is the timeline on the increase in _ fully qualify. what is the timeline on the increase in the _ fully qualify. what is the timeline on the increase in the number- fully qualify. what is the timeline on the increase in the number of| on the increase in the number of gps? and getting an appointment within seven days? {line gps? and getting an appointment within seven days?— gps? and getting an appointment within seven days? one of the first thins we within seven days? one of the first things we will— within seven days? one of the first things we will do _ within seven days? one of the first things we will do is _ within seven days? one of the first things we will do is reform - within seven days? one of the first things we will do is reform the - things we will do is reform the pensions contract. i know from the number of gps who have seen me and been to see my colleagues that that is currently a disincentive to gps staying within the nhs. it is not worth their while, they are having to retire. we would reform so they are incentivised to stay within. that is not 8000 more. we are incentivised to stay within. that is not 8000 more. we also train --eole in that is not 8000 more. we also train people in this — that is not 8000 more. we also train people in this country _ that is not 8000 more. we also train people in this country every - that is not 8000 more. we also train people in this country every year - people in this country every year who we do not encourage to stay and who we do not encourage to stay and who go off and take the training we invested in, time spent here and they use it in other countries. we

will encourage them to stay here and to build up those gps over the lifetime of parliament and ensure people have access to a gp. in the area i have represented in the past seven years in scotland, we have a similar problem. we would want to see more gps there. we would invest in more gps there. in my area i have represented, a practice recently closed its list to new patiently back. there are new houses being built and people coming in and they cannot get gps. they do not want to have to do that. they want to cater for more people and have more gps in the system. they won the nhs to have more resources. we need to tackle this. i believe we can do this with the changes we propose to social care and invest in more gps. ed davies said, i have been told an

election is a roller—coaster so i am going to go on a roller—coaster. is he going to go on a roller—coaster, as i have heard, in thorpe park? we will find as i have heard, in thorpe park? - will find out about that but the important thing to remember about him, he takes politics very seriously but he does not take himself very seriously. he thinks too many politicians take themselves seriously and we forget we are here to work for the public. i think we will see what he has been up to today. will see what he has been up to toda . ., will see what he has been up to toda. ., ,, .,~i will see what he has been up to toda. ., ,, ., will see what he has been up to toda . ., , , .,~ ., thank today. good to speak to you. thank ou. you today. good to speak to you. thank from you are _ today. good to speak to you. thank you- you are very — today. good to speak to you. thank you. you are very welcome. - you. you are very welcome. take care. douglas ross the leader of the scottish tories is resigning from the role and he said he will stand down as an msp in holyrood if returned to westminster. he has held all three roles since 2019 but said he realises it is not feasible to carry on. while campaigning, the

deputy first minister said his priority is westminster and not holyrood and he should design today. a coroner in greece said a postmortem on michael mosley has not found foul play but too early to establish the cause of death. his remains were found after a four—day search. his wife described him as wonderful, funny, kind and brilliant. it was here on a rocky hillside that michael mosley was found. he was just metres from safety when he was seemingly overcome by the heat and collapsed. the people of this island and the greek authorities had done everything they could. despite that, he was not found for nearly four days. it was on that beach of agia marina that the body, which has now been identified as michael mosley, was found. he was found lying just to the right

side of that fence you can see over there, so really close to where people would have been relaxing and playing on this popular and busy beach. we spoke to a police source who said that the body of michael mosley had been there for a number of days. it was a tragic end to a story that had begun on wednesday when michael mosley left the beach where he'd been with his wife clare atabout1.30pm. he was then picked up on a camera at a coffee shop here, a second one at a restaurant here, and then finally on one at a marina before he walked out of town, heading towards agia marina. but despite an extensive search and rescue operation involving police, fire, helicopters, dogs, even members of the public, in the end, he was found by accident. it emerged a greek television crew were filming with the mayor and only noticed the body in their shot when they got back to edit their pictures. translation: when we returned here in symi and the footage - was being prepared to send

to athens, we spotted the body of a man. we informed the mayor and so the coastguard was immediately mobilised with the doctors. michael mosley“s death was confirmed by his wife, clare. she said... a medical team carefully moved michael mosley to a waiting coastguard boat then to rhodes for a postmortem. there has been a genuine sense of shock, of sadness on this quiet island over the disappearance and death of michael mosley, a man most had never met. imagine then, the pain of those who knew and loved him. joe inwood, bbc news,

on the greek island of symi. in the wake of this weekend's freeing of four israeli hostages in a raid in gaza, which health officials there say killed at least 27a palestinians, the us secretary of state is embarking on another tour of the middle east, in an effort to boost support for a ceasefire. it“s antony blinken“s eighth trip to the region since the war between israel and hamas began last october. during the three—day visit, which begins in egypt, he“ll urge arab leaders to pressure hamas into accepting the draft peace deal unveiled at the end of last month by president biden. meanwhile, benny gantz — one of the most senior members of the israeli war cabinet, which was set up after the hamas attack last october — has resigned. he had threatened to stand down, unless he felt there was a post—war plan for gaza, with a deadline set for yesterday. this is the moment he confirmed he was standing down. u nfortu nately,

unfortunately, benjamin neta nyahu unfortunately, benjamin netanyahu is preventing us from approaching to victory which is the justification for the painful ongoing price and this is why we quit the national unity government today. with a heavy heart, yet we feel it is the right decision. we are now in the midst of a campaign that will impact the fate of israel generations ahead. in order to guarantee true victory, this coming fall when it will be the one—year anniversary of this disaster, we shall go for elections and reach a new government. call on benjamin netanyahu to set a date for elections. a clip on our prince william speaking to the england team before they depart for the european championships. this is what he said.

i think the biggest thing i have learnt by coming to see you guys over the years and every dressing room i have been too is the togetherness. i get that. what gareth has instilled in you over the years, you are a unit, fight for each other, play for each other and care about putting that shirt on. i want you to know how much it means to everyone back here that you go out there give it your all, play for the shirt, play for each other and play for the country.— the shirt, play for each other and play for the country. everybody is behind you- _ play for the country. everybody is behind you. sorry _ play for the country. everybody is behind you. sorry to _ play for the country. everybody is behind you. sorry to make - play for the country. everybody is behind you. sorry to make you i play for the country. everybody is| behind you. sorry to make you put the volume up. scientists have a new tool to protect woodland and stock diseases from spreading. they say it is like a giant vacuum cleaner. the device is used to collect samples, making it easier to spot bacteria and viruses that can threaten plants and viruses that can threaten plants and animals.

thetford forest is brimming with life, a patchwork of pine and broadleaf trees and heathland. but this lot and the devices they“re carrying are taking a much closer look at things. so this is our air sampler. the process is called air sampling. and it has effectively a really big hoover. so it's going to suck in air, it's going to suck 200 litres of air a minute. so over an hour, that“s thousands of litres of air. so as the air goes through the filter, anything in the air, like bits of bacteria, like skin cells, maybe a bit of pollen, that will get stuck onto the filter so we can then look at the dna later on in the lab. air sampling is about analyzing all the different kinds of life you find in an area, so its biodiversity and it will detect plants, animals, bacteria and fungi. so the things you can see, but also those things you really can't see with the naked eye, no matter how hard you look for them. if we know what fungi and what bacteria or diseases are in the air at that moment, then we can better understand how we can treat the plants or any crops nearby so we can prevent

the infection from happening. and it can also help us to understand what species might be under threat in the future. norfolk was chosen as the best place for these devices because it's got a bit of everything. a city, a coast, farmland, forest and more. so we're going to pull that off. the dna that“s collected by these machines, which, just for fun, are named after characters from pride and prejudice, is extracted and sequenced in the labs just outside of norwich. each one of these discs contains millions of cells which help scientists work out the best ways to protect our environment, but could also mean we save money on our food shops. if we can inform a farmer that there's a pathogen in the air, he can take a more targeted approach when it comes to spraying. so typically they might spray a cocktail of different chemicals. if he only had to spray one, he'll save money. and then if the pathogen is not there at all, he won't have to spray at all, again, saving money. if he can save money, then that can be passed on and the customer will get a cheaper product.

samples are going to be taken every season, but we won't know the full results until this time next year. laura foster, bbc news, thetford. now it is time to look at the weather stop good afternoon. you have probably noticed it is feeling rather cold for earlyjune. feeling rather cold for early june. today feeling rather cold for earlyjune. today some sunny spells, variable amounts of cloud and some showers. some of the best of the weather in parts of wales and south—west england. a wet start to the day especially in east anglia where it was blustery. it will stay cold here the rest of the day. low pressure moves away so the rain tears but windy down the north sea facing coast. more cloud and showers moving south across scotland. a scattering of showers in england and wales and northern ireland, but driest in parts of wales and south—west

england. some of the best of the sunshine here, but still breezy with the brisk north—westerly. temperatures below the seasonal average but may be up to 18 in parts of dorset and hampshire. also west and wales. 0vernight, a lot of showers fade. they continue for eastern coast and through wales, northern ireland and parts of the midlands. elsewhere dry, clear spells, feeling cold with temperatures down to 1—2 in sheltered spots of scotland. a lighter wind tomorrow but a noticeable north—westerly blowing towards eastern coasts. a scattering of showers and sunny spells. fewer showers in parts of scotland. temperatures, no big improvement. 10-17. temperatures, no big improvement. 10—17. below the average for the time of year. they will improve a little on wednesday. a cold start. a

few showers on eastern coasts. dry weather particularly towards the north and west. temperatures rising. 12-18. and north and west. temperatures rising. 12—18. and then we look to the atlantic to find changes on thursday onwards. turning wetter and windier. low pressure bringing showers, longer spells of rain and also mild air. untilwe longer spells of rain and also mild air. until we get there, it will be cold this week. sunny spells and showers with more persistent outbreaks of rain. goodbye.

today at one. .. it's the start of a week of election manifesto launches. first it's the liberal democrats, with a focus on the nhs and social care. the party is promising to spend an extra £9 billion a year, as well as employing more gps and dentists. we are putting forward a bold, ambitious and fully costed plan to tackle the health and care crisis from top to bottom. this is a manifesto to save the nhs. also on the programme... a post mortem—examination out on the body of tv presenter michael mosley, has ruled out a "criminal act", after he was found dead yesterday on the greek island of symi. a strong showing for far—right parties in the eu elections lead to france's president

emmanuel macron calling a snap parliamentary election. and cat owners in england now face a £500 fine if they don't get their pets microchipped. and coming up on bbc news... the european athletics championships continue, with britain's keely hodgkinson safely through the first round of qualifying in the 800 metres. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. it's a significant week in the general election campaign as several parties launch their manifestos, with the liberal democrats announcing theirs today. later in the week we'll hear from the conservatives and labour, and next week it's the turn of the snp. a key part of the lib dems“ offer is to "save the health service" in england, saying they“d boost spending on health and social care by a total of more than £9 billion by 2028.

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