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.

they say it would pay for the recruitment and retention of 8,000 gps and will be funded by raising tax for the big banks. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker reports. leader of the liberal democrats ed davey. applause applause a day to make some noise. the liberal democrats have been loudly declaring nhs and social care in crisis. with a leader who has spoken about his experience of caring for his disabled son and previously his mother. �* , ., , ., his disabled son and previously his mother. �* , ., ., , ., mother. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, _ mother. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, the _ mother. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, the scale - mother. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, the scale of- mother. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, the scale of the| chaos and neglect, the scale of the challenge is enormous, so our manifesto doesn't shy away from that. 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. the lib

dems are pledging _ manifesto to save the nhs. the lib dems are pledging to _ manifesto to save the nhs. the lib dems are pledging to give - manifesto to save the nhs. the lib| dems are pledging to give everyone the right to see a gp within seven days or 2a hours if urgent. provide free at home care for the elderly and disabled. and guarantee access to an nhs dentist in an emergency. the party also wants to lift the to child benefit cap, increase aviation taxes on people who frequently fly abroad and deep in the uk relationship with the eu. but the party's anti brexit rhetoric is far softer than it once was. how parties will pay for their pledges has become a core element of this election. the lib dems want to raise billions through measures like reforming capital gains tax, higher levies on banks and tackling tax avoidance. levies on banks and tackling tax avoidance-— levies on banks and tackling tax avoidance. , , . , ., ., avoidance. essentially what we are doinu is avoidance. essentially what we are doing is raising _ avoidance. essentially what we are doing is raising taxes _ avoidance. essentially what we are doing is raising taxes mainly - avoidance. essentially what we are doing is raising taxes mainly on . avoidance. essentially what we are | doing is raising taxes mainly on the big banks, the oil and gas companies, social media giants and also the likes of google and amazon, the no .1% wealthiest people, ijust

talked about them, so all that tax revenue set out there. we are spending it i think wisely. we are opting spending it on areas that would save money in the longer term. the liberal democrats won just 11 seats at the last general election. why they are hopeful of making games they are not campaigning on the basis that they expect to be in the next government, but they do argue they think they can influence policy and parliament. splashy photo apps have been a feature of their campaign for have been a feature of their campaignfora party have been a feature of their campaign for a party that used to be a biggerforce. they are particularly ironing conservative seats in england's south to selection and the manifesto marks a new moment, a printed planet that can closely scrutinised. jessica parker, bbc news, westminster. the conservatives say they will recruit an extra 8,000 neighbourhood police officers over the next three years, if re—elected. they claim the commitment would mean a new officer for every ward in england and wales. they'd be paid for by a 25% increase in visa fees for people coming into the uk.

the prime minister was speaking earlier in his first interview since apologising for leaving d—day commemorations early. well, the last thing i wanted to do was cause anyone any hurt or upset, which is why i apologise unreservedly for the mistake that i made. and ijust hope that veterans and others can find it in their hearts to forgive me for that and also consider my record when it comes to supporting our armed forces with a historic increase in investment, but also making sure that we have a minister sitting around the cabinet table focused on veterans. labour says it would create more than 3,000 new nurseries for 100,000 children in england. empty classrooms would be converted to ensure there are enough places. childcare charities have welcomed the plans, but said one of the biggest challenges would be staffing them. labour leader sir keir starmer discussed the plans while on a visit to a nursery.

this is a really important policy, because as any parent with young children will tell you, childcare and nursery places are really essential. they're so good for children in their development and making sure that when they arrive at primary school they've got the skills that they need. really good for parents and carers, because they can get back into the labour market. so very good also for the economy. the snp�*s deputy leader kate forbes has said either a labour or conservative government would mean more cuts and austerity. 0n conservative government would mean more cuts and austerity. on a visit to a sawmill she said only the snp could stand up for scotland and protect public services.- could stand up for scotland and protect public services. labour or talkin: a protect public services. labour or talking a lot _ protect public services. labour or talking a lot about _ protect public services. labour or talking a lot about scotland - protect public services. labour or talking a lot about scotland right| talking a lot about scotland right now but at the end of the day we are seeing them adopt conservative fiscal rules which will ensure austerity continues in scotland and that has a knock—on impact on scottish public services so it is only snp mps that will stand up for scotland, put scotland's interests first and ultimately injure the people scotland are not forgotten about. the leader of the scottish conservatives, douglas ross,

has announced he'll step down from the role once the general election is over. he revealed he'd stand as an mp while also serving as a member of the scottish parliament, which led to criticism from within the party. we're joined now by our scotland correspondent katie hunter. katie, what impact will this have in the middle of an election campaign? i think if you said to most people here last week they would probably have been expecting a man called david took it to be standing as conservative party candidate and probably people wouldn't have been expecting douglas ross to announce his imminent resignation as scottish conservative party leader but that has all changed over the last few days. last week the conservatives announced david ducat would no longer be the candidate and said that was because of its recent ill—health although mr ducat did say he wanted to stand, the scottish conservative party leader douglas ross was announced as the candidate. that caused quite a bit of disquiet internally within the scottish

conservative party and people weren't particularly happy. some people, with how he handled the situation at this morning we got that somewhat unexpected announcement at the timing was unexpected, that he would be standing down as leader of the scottish conservative party after the next general election. there has been lots of political reaction to this as you would expect. the snp have said bluntly he should stand down today as an msp, scottish labour have said it is a sign of a divided and chaotic tory party, out of time and ideas, and the lib dems have said it is proof of conservative party disarray. thank ou. here conservative party disarray. thank yon here is _ conservative party disarray. thank yon here is a _ conservative party disarray. thank you. here is a full _ conservative party disarray. thank you. here is a full list _ conservative party disarray. thank you. here is a full list of _ you. here is a full list of candidates and for more information you can go to the bbc news website. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. henry, as we've heard, the prime minister has reiterated his apology. will that be the end of it now? rishi sunak will certainly be hoping so. just note that he went further

today than he did on friday when we last heard from him on this subject or indeed on any subject. on friday he said he had made mistake and he apologised. today perhaps a more emotionally he said he hoped voters could find it in their hearts to forgive him. beyond changing the language, one way rishi sunak will try to move the conversation on this with eye—catching policies. we have one today on the police and i suspect we'll have many more at the conservative's manifesto launch tomorrow. but even if rishi sunak is successful drawing a line under this and moving on is dominating his campaignfour and moving on is dominating his campaign four days. those are four days the prime minister will never be able to get back. it is days the prime minister will never be able to get back.— be able to get back. it is a big week for the _ be able to get back. it is a big week for the general - be able to get back. it is a big week for the general election | be able to get back. it is a big - week for the general election and many of the parties are launching their manifesto, with the lib dems kicking things off today. what can we expect through the rest of the week? it we expect through the rest of the week? . ., , , we expect through the rest of the week? . . , , ., we expect through the rest of the week? . . in, week? it certainly is a big weight. this is the business _ week? it certainly is a big weight. this is the business end _ week? it certainly is a big weight. this is the business end of - week? it certainly is a big weight. this is the business end of the - this is the business end of the campaign, because by the end of this week or perhaps a few days into next

week or perhaps a few days into next week we will have a proper detailed policy platform from all the major parties competing for your boat. a sense of what they would do if they win this general election but also for those parties like the liberal democrats who are frankly not going to provide the prime minister after july the 4th, a sense of who they are, the ways in which they want to shape the political debate. so we will find out much more of that sort over the coming days. it is one of those final chances for all of the parties to shape how you vote. thank ou. we parties to shape how you vote. thank yon we want — parties to shape how you vote. thank yon we want you _ parties to shape how you vote. thank you. we want you to _ parties to shape how you vote. thank you. we want you to shape _ parties to shape how you vote. thank you. we want you to shape how- parties to shape how you vote. thank you. we want you to shape how we cover this general election campaign, so if you have a question for a politician or an issue you are concerned about you can let us know. tonight the six and ten o'clock news on bbc one is tackling housing with somebody who has been in touch with us and if you want us to come to you, you can get in touch as part of our your voice, your vote campaign. all the details we need are on the bbc news website.

a postmortem examination on the broadcaster michael mosley has found no signs of criminal involvement in his death. he died of natural causes. 0fficials he died of natural causes. officials say he is likely to have died at around four o'clock on wednesday afternoon, the same day he went missing. his body was found on the greek island of symi yesterday as jim connolly reports. now i'm about to do something that many years ago i swore i would never do — it's dangerous... his methods were often unconventional. and there's a good chance that i'm going to be sick, which is why i've got a bucket down there. the milk i'm going to keep... but he was the person we all came to trust when it came to health. so i'm left with a decent amount of food, including, i'm pleased to say, a bottle of red wine. sadly, the news many feared was confirmed yesterday. dr michael mosley died out walking on this rugged island in greece. and now we're getting more details about what happened. a beautiful place, but a combination of the terrain and the extreme heat seems to be to blame.

his death all the more sad because he was just metres from safety. his body was found yesterday by teams searching the coastline. and now cctv has emerged showing his final steps. we're told it shows him making his way down a slope before disappearing behind a wall. the police believe he'd been dead for a number of days — his body only found by accident. it was seen by a greek tv crew when they got back to edit footage, they'd filmed close to the site where he died. translation: when we return 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. and tributes continue to be paid. his wife said he was "wonderful, funny and kind", adding she was so proud of how her children had handled the past few days. the family are taking comfort that he nearly made it. they're expected to lay flowers where he was found later. i'm michael mosley, in this series...

those that work with him say they're devastated, but proud to have had him as a friend. this is trust me, i'm a doctor. the way that i got to know him on screen, that really personable, accessible character that comes across on television, that's exactly how he was in real life. and how he was with me — he instantly put me at ease, settled me down, and we got on with the job and i forgot about the cameras and the lights. we just had a really good conversation. a postmortem examination has confirmed there were no injuries on his body suggesting anything criminal had happened, but the cause of death couldn't be proved. and that leaves questions about the final moments of one of the country's most loved experts. jim connelly, bbc news. 0ur correspondentjoe inwood joins us now from symi. how much more do we know now about

the circumstances surrounding michael mosley�*s death? the circumstances surrounding michael mosley's death? there are two development _ michael mosley's death? there are two development we _ michael mosley's death? there are two development we have - michael mosley's death? there are two development we have had - michael mosley's death? there are two development we have had in l michael mosley's death? there are i two development we have had in the last hour. 0ne two development we have had in the last hour. one is the cctv footage jim was talking about. we have spoken to two sources who have intimate knowledge of it. they say it shows michael making his way down the hill and you can see he is visibly in distress. the poster his knees and he then appear disappears behind the wall. and the other bidder breaking news is that we have spoken a police source who said they had established he died of natural causes. it is thought he died around for pm, a couple of hours after he was last seen. we are starting to get a more full picture of the last moments of michael mosley. thank ou. the french president, emmanuel macron, has surprised even his closest political allies by calling a snap parliamentary election. it's after his centrist alliance suffered a big defeat by the far—right in european union elections. 0ur paris correspondent hugh schofield reports.

national rally headquarters when the exit polls came in last night. they were expecting a big win and they got it. although a third of those who turned out to vote choose the populist right, victory far greater than any they have had before. 0ver than any they have had before. over at the lees eye, president macron was taking stock and then a bolt from the blue, this dramatic announcement.— from the blue, this dramatic announcement. �* ., .., announcement. after having carried out the consultations _ announcement. after having carried out the consultations provided - announcement. after having carried out the consultations provided for. out the consultations provided for in article 12 in our constitution, i decided to put back in your hands the choice of our parliamentary future by the vote. in a few moments i will sign the decree convening the legislative elections which will be held on the 30th ofjune for the first round and on the 7th ofjuly for the second round. it first round and on the 7th ofjuly for the second round.— first round and on the 7th ofjuly for the second round. it means that in 'ust for the second round. it means that in just three — for the second round. it means that in just three weeks _ for the second round. it means that in just three weeks there _ for the second round. it means that in just three weeks there will- for the second round. it means that in just three weeks there will be - in just three weeks there will be more elections, this time for the national parliament first. macron

gambling the national rally won't pull off a double, but how can he be sure? forthe pull off a double, but how can he be sure? for the national rally leader marine le pen and her young colleague early elections offer a tantalising glimpse of the possibilities of power. but if they are to repeat their triumphs at the europeans, they need to convince the public they are a party of government. translation: we are read to be government. translation: we are ready to be empowered _ government. translation: we are ready to be empowered if _ government. translation: we are ready to be empowered if the - government. translation: we are| ready to be empowered if the french people give us the support in the forthcoming legislative election. we are ready to turn the country around, ready to defend the interests of the french people, ready to put an end to mass immigration, in short we are ready to turn a contrary amount, ready to bring back to life. this to turn a contrary amount, ready to bring back to life.— bring back to life. this morning president macron _ bring back to life. this morning president macron was - bring back to life. this morning president macron was paying . bring back to life. this morning - president macron was paying respects to french victims of the second world war, blithely confident as ever so he seems, but his rule is at a turning point, turbulent times lie ahead. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. we're joined now by christian

fraser, who's in brussels. christian. what does the picture look like in the rest of europe? it what does the picture look like in the rest of europe?— what does the picture look like in the rest of europe? if you look more widel , the rest of europe? if you look more widely. two — the rest of europe? if you look more widely, two stories _ the rest of europe? if you look more widely, two stories can _ the rest of europe? if you look more widely, two stories can be _ the rest of europe? if you look more widely, two stories can be true - the rest of europe? if you look more widely, two stories can be true of. widely, two stories can be true of this election. yes the right did well across europe, but so did the centre right. if you look from the social democrat centre—left to the centre right, they still hold a50 seats. they're still the power. there are two things to say about this parliament, it doesn't work like a conventional parliament. legislation is reserved for the eu. the second thing to say is this group of hard right parties are a disparate lot and don't agree on much. so it remains to be seen whether they can be a cohesive group to pull the parliament to the right.

the last thing to say it is more concerning for the commission at the naldo national domestic. a third of countries rely on the hard right in coalition or in government and that i think is the pattern, the trend thatis i think is the pattern, the trend that is developing that will concern people here in brussels.— that is developing that will concern people here in brussels. our top story this afternoon. the liberal democrats have pledged to "save the health service" in england in the launch of their manifesto, with a £9 billion spending boost by 2028. calls for more blood donors to come forward, after a cyber attack affected stocks at a number of london hospitals. coming up on bbc news... tennis's grass court season is under way. heather watson is among the british players in action on centre court in nottingham, with harriet dart taking on katie boulter later.

scotland's euro 202a squad have sent their best wishes to their former international alan hansen. it's been announced that the former liverpool defender and match of the day pundit is seriously ill in hospital. our correspondent is in germany, have the coaching staff had anything to say about alan hansen. yes have the coaching staff had anything to say about alan hansen.— to say about alan hansen. yes the s: uad to say about alan hansen. yes the squad landed _ to say about alan hansen. yes the squad landed here _ to say about alan hansen. yes the squad landed here yesterday - to say about alan hansen. yes the squad landed here yesterday and i to say about alan hansen. yes the i squad landed here yesterday and had their first training session today and a short time ago the assistant scotland managerjohn carver gave a conference and i asked him about alan hansen. he said they were told about his condition as they landed in munich before they drove down to bavaria. he said everybody, the

players, coaching staff and the sfa as a whole, are thinking about alan hansen's family at this difficult time. i asked hansen's family at this difficult time. iasked him hansen's family at this difficult time. i asked him about alan hansen's career on the pitch. he said that he remembered watching alan hansen that he was a truly fantastic player. so graceful, that is what stood out and he described him as a legend of the game. although he earned 26 caps for scotland, he is widely regarded as the best defender scotland produced, remembered for winning three european cups with liverpool. andy roberts posted on social media linking to the news about hansen and wishing him all the best for a speedy recovery. meanwhile the england squad are on their way to the tournament in germany. they left st george's park this morning where they were seen

off with a visit from a very special guest. our correspondent andy swiss is in blankenhein, where the team will be based. tell us more, andy. yes, welcome to the little town _ tell us more, andy. yes, welcome to the little town here _ tell us more, andy. yes, welcome to the little town here in _ tell us more, andy. yes, welcome to the little town here in the _ tell us more, andy. yes, welcome to the little town here in the heart - tell us more, andy. yes, welcome to the little town here in the heart of. the little town here in the heart of the little town here in the heart of the german countryside. this is where england will be basing themselves. it is a quiet place, well away from the hype of a major tournament. as you said, the england players left st george's park in staffordshire this morning. the prince of wales was there to wish them good luck. the prince of wales also the president of football association. and the players are now expected to arrive here in germany later this afternoon. they are staying in a five—star resort on the outskirts of the town. it has the sort of luxes that you would expect —— luxuries that you would expect

with a swimming pool and golf courses. the owner of the resort said the german national team were jealous that england got this as their training base. they have some work to do after that disappointing defeat against iceland. but then be hopeful they're ready to go for their opening match on sunday. thank ou. a four—day inquest into the death of teenage motorcyclist, harry dunn, has started this morning. the 19—year—old was killed in a collision outside a us airbase in northampton in 2019. an american woman anne sacoolas, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving in 2022, but declined an invitation to attend the inquest in person. harry's mother charlotte charles said she remained determined after a long fight for justice. it has been an ongoing battle for almost five years, where we are tired, we are exhausted, and unfortunately we are a little bit angry with the us government

for making us wait this long. but we are here now, there are things that we need to learn, lessons that they need to learn as well. and we are jolly well determined to make sure that we do all we can to make sure that that happens. health bosses are appealing for o blood—type donors, after several major nhs hospitals in london were hit by a cyber attack, which has affected transfusions and test results. our health correspondent dominic hughesjoins us now. dominic, what more can you tell us about the appeal? this 0 type bloods are important. 0 negative is known as the universal blood type. anyone can have that blood type. anyone can have that blood transfused into them. it is carried by paramedics and air ambulances. 8% of the population have 0 negative. there is also 0 positive, that is the most common blood type. that can be given to

anyone who has a positive blood typer anyone who has a positive blood type, so it covers about 75% of the population. so together those 0 groups cover almost every patient. but the demand is extraordinary for blood. three blood donations are needed every minute. but all of this relates to that ransom ware attack on two big trusts in london, guys and st thomas's and king's college. so they cannot match blood at the same frequently as they would do. a lot of planned operations have been cancelled. forthose lot of planned operations have been cancelled. for those procedures that need to take place, they need that o need to take place, they need that 0 type blood, because it is safe to use for all their patients.- use for all their patients. thank ou. pressure on public services is a key issue ahead of the general election, and one area that politicians are expected to focus on is the criminaljustice system.

our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has been to telford, which has some of the longest court delays in england. in 2019, ryan bailey was charged with possession of an imitation firearm and handling stolen goods. he pleaded not guilty. england's struggling criminal justice system then took over. so i've had two children since i was charged with it in 2019, i've had two children since then. his case was listed for trial on three separate occasions. if convicted, he was facing up to five years in prison. i've been prepared, spoke to all my kidsjust in case i did get sent down or whatever. i've been prepared a few times now, and it's just got put back and kept getting put back. barristers have failed to turn up forsome, and, like, my co—defendant�*s solicitor, they failed to turn up so they couldn't go ahead with the trial. witnesses have failed to turn up. in april, five years after he was charged, the case against ryan was dropped after the witnesses failed to turn up. it's all over now, yeah. is that a relief?

yeah, a big relief. i'm glad. start moving on with my life now. yeah. nothing hanging over me. over several days in this temporary crown court, the multiple problems in england's criminal justice system became clear to me. all rise. one trial stretched back to 2019, so witnesses often say they couldn't remember the details. you may be seated. 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, but told thejudge, "i literally have no idea what this case is about." justice in this area at the moment is scandalous. there is no swift justice at all. i don't believe there's enoughjudges. there's enough courtrooms. i think a lot of the magistrates' courts were being closed for a number of years. there's a lot of people leaving the profession. they will not stay. the pressure's too high, and it's cost cutting, in my opinion.

the west mercia area, which covers telford, has some of the longest court delays in england. it takes over 17 months for a case to go through the courts, seven months longer than before the pandemic. adding to the problems, the roof on the courthouse in hereford collapsed four years ago. cases that should be tried here now have to be heard across west mercia. this charity provides support to victims of rape and sexual assault. they say such cases usually take between four and five years to get to court, which leads to some survivors dropping the charges. it's notjust the mental preparation. it's also childcare, taking time off work, transport, all these other things. and then to have to go through that once and then literally at the last minute, you're getting told, no, it's not going ahead now. it's going to be adjourned for another year or so. they feel like, well, i, i haven't got enough in me to actually keep going for that. we were waiting for a long time

for the 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 meant the judge wasn't available to hear the entire case. awful. ican't... i can't even explain how... how many emotions you're dealing with at that time, and the realisation that you're you're potentially going to profoundly impact somebody's life. and then 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 say that the number of sitting days at crown court in england hit a record high last year. but in telford, as elsewhere, it's too often a case ofjustice denied due to justice delayed. michael buchanan, bbc news, telford. cat owners in england face

a fine of £500 from today, if their pet isn't microchipped. the new law applies to all cats that are 20 weeks old or more. the latest figures from the cats protection charity suggests nearly 2 million in england don't already have the chips. our reporter dave guest has more. princess is about to be microchipped. it's quick — no more painful than an injection — and it means that in future, no matter where she may wander, she could always be reunited with her owner. microchipping is the quickest and most efficient way in reuniting cats with their owners if they become lost or stolen or injured. obviously, we always hope that the worst won't happen to our cats, but sadly, sometimes it does. well, princess seems none the worst for having been chipped, in fact, the cats don't feel it at all. this is the microchip that is injected into them. the details are then logged onto a national database, and if ever you need to find a cat's

details, you simply go onto one of these websites, put in the number, and there you go. of course, the thing is, you must remember that if you move or change your phone number, you have to update the database. yeah, there are still lots of cats out there who are not microchipped. there are almost nine million cats in england, but around 22% aren't chipped. if it's such a good thing, why are so many owners currently not having their cats microchip? i think some people don't quite realise how beneficial it can be, or they don't think that their cat's going to go missing or be injured. so they don't realise how important it would have been and how much better it would have been if it had had them cats microchipped. is it possible that cost puts people off? i mean, how much does it cost. potentially, it varies between vets, but somewhere between £10 to £30. there are places, if people are worried about the cost, that could offer you reduced fees. from today, all cat owners in england must have their pet chipped, orface the possibility of a £500 fine. i think sometimes we need to encourage people to do the right

thing for their pets. also for the rspca, we're at the forefront of rescue and we have to spend a lot of time and resources trying to reunite cats with their owners if they come into our care and they are even not microchipped or the contact details aren't up to date. what's the reaction to the fact that people could be fined £500 if they don't have the cats microchipped? yeah, well, i mean, ithink the rspca, we don't want to see people being fined, but there are often lots of low cost cat microchipping schemes available across the country. so, some local rspca branches will provide low cost microchipping and there's lots of other animal welfare charities out there that do as well. pet owners are being allowed 21 days grace before the law is enforced. dave guest, bbc news, salford. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon: the liberal democrats have pledged to save the health service in england with a £9 billion spending boost by 2028.

and how to spot a new social media scam, where fraudsters pose as airline customer services to try and steal our personal details. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. you are probably wondering where our summer has gone. you wouldn't be alone in that. it was a wet start morning and windy in east anglia and it is cold for the time of year. at this point in early to mid june we would expect to see temperatures around 16 to 20 degrees celsius. but we will be lucky today and tomorrow to get much past these numbers. is it going to warm up? i will have the details later. thank you. raise as we've been hearing, the liberal democrats have launched their election manifesto today, with a particular focus on health and social care in england. they're promising a £9 billion package — which would go towards recruiting extra gps

and boosting cancer survival rates — but how do the figures stack up? ben chu, from the bbc verify team, has been analysing the pledges and the numbers behind them. the big picture on tax and spend in the liberal democrats' manifesto, it is £9.5 billion extra spending for health and social care, paid by £9.5 million in extra revenues from an increase in capital gains tax and new taxes on the banks. now, the party has presented these tax rises as falling on big banks and on billionaires. that's what the party's deputy leader daisy cooper said this morning. is that right? well tax experts say the broad idea of raising £95. idea of raising £9.5 billion in revenue from capital gains tax reforms and the reintroduction of the bank levy and bank corporation tax surcharge doesn't look unreasonable, but it is potentially misleading to suggest this is somehow free money. when you raise taxes,

even on big firms, it ultimately gets passed on to people. now there is evidence capital gains are very concentrated among higher income people. recent research by the london school of economics suggests three in every seven pounds of capital gains in the uk go to people earning more than £150,000 a year. and the vast majority of people don't pay it. but tax experts warn we don't know precisely how the costs of for instance the bank levy would ultimately get distributed and it wouldn't necessarily only fall on bankers or bank shareholders. dan needle of a tax think—tank tells me the likely effect of the bank levy is for mortgage and consumer lending the cost is passed on to customers. this is not to imply these taxes should not be increased to pay for more spending on health and social care, but it's a reminder that we should not think of tax rises, even those which look like they're hitting faceless corporations as costless. some more relevant context.

most public finance experts think it is simply unwise for political parties to pledge to high their hands by ruling out any increases in the really big revenues raisers such as income tax, national insurance and vat. something the tory, labour and now the liberal democrats as well have done. tonight we'll see the first in a series of panorama interviews with party leaders. they'll be conducted by nick robinson, and start with the prime minister rishi sunak. nickjoins us now. nick, you're hoping to use these to get some clear a nswers for voters ? that is what people want, people get frustrated with politicians issuing sound bites, verbal press releases or dodging questions. thejoy of these interview, they're almost half an hour, they're one—to—one, there is no autocue or mobile phones. it is no autocue or mobile phones. it is an opportunity to put to seven

party leaders notjust the prime minister and the man who wants to be prime minister, keir starmer, but the leader of the liberal democrats and the greens and reform and the snap. snp. the questions that you say that you care about. your voice is on the web—site we use. that is your chance for you to tell us the subjects that you want, maybe a question that you want asking. if you want me to do it for you, that is easier. tune in tonight. the prime ministerfor half is easier. tune in tonight. the prime minister for half and is easier. tune in tonight. the prime ministerfor half and hour and everything he says is what you will see. . ~' everything he says is what you will see. ., ~ , ., everything he says is what you will see. ., ~ ,, w still to come on today's programme, we'll hear about one family's relief after a convicted sub—postmistress has been posthumously cleared of her wrongful conviction. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are.

hello and welcome to sportsday. thing up, the countdown is on but more injury concerns for scotland. great britain's keely hodgkinson is comfortably through to the next round in the european athletics championships. and tennis�* grass court season is under way. heather watson is due back on court after rain halted earlier play. hello and welcome to the programme. it's the last thing scotland wanted ahead of their european campaign. with a host of players already out of their squad through injury, they've now had two more scares

in their first training session in garmisch—partenkirchen. captain andy robertson came off early, while hearts striker lawrence shankland didn't take part in the full session either. management played down concerns. they are expected to train tomorrow, those players. hundreds turned up to see scotland this morning. they take on germany in munich. clarke is already without the services of six players incuding lyndon dykes and ben doak. he is fine. i have spoken to him. as a precaution, really. itjust caught his ankle. when he trains tomorrow he will be fine and at this stage we will be extra cautious. like i said, everybody is at different stages of their return to football and match time. we have to be careful. we have

to make sure we get the science right. we know in the tournament we want to make sure we have everybody fit and firing for the first game. well during the press conference he also expressed his concern for one of scotland's all time greats — former defender alan hansen who is seriously ill in hospital. hansen was a key part of the great liverpool teams of the 1970s and 1980s, winning eight first division titles, three european cups and two fa cups. after retiring in 1991, he also appeared as a pundit on match of the day from 1992 until 201a. he was a fantastic defender, but he was a ballplaying centre half. probably one of the first i remember seeing playing, the way he stepped out with a ball. he was so graceful. that is what i remember. he was obviously in one of the top sides in the world at the time, winning european cups and everything in sight. a proper legend of the game.

the 38—year—old will head to germany to support the trio of pickford, ramsdale and henderson for the duration of the tournament. he won three senior caps for england and was part of the 2016 squad. england play serbia. well, wales won't be at the euros after failing to qualify and their manager rob page is under increasing pressure following his side's a—0 defeat in a friendly against slovakia yesterday. page said he felt low after being given a hostile reception by wales's 1,000 supporters. many have called for his sacking after a humiliating goalless draw in another friendly with gibraltar in portugal last week. i've got to stay focused on the job i've got. and if the powers that be decide otherwise, then that's their decision. it's been a difficult camp, of course, you never

want to be booed. you never want to be questioned. you never want to be challenged. if we'd won that game tonight, we would have beat the record for the amount of unbeaten games. so, you know, yeah, it's a hard camp to take. but we've got to look at the positives and we've found people that will now step up. so yeah, disappointing. but like i said, i'll apologise to the supporters. i thought their support at the end was magnificent throughout the game actually, and i completely understand the frustration. i went up to them at the end after i'd clapped them with the players and said, it's on me. i'll take that. following on from great britain's first gold medals of the european athletics championships on sunday, another medal favourite has been in action on monday morning in rome. keely hodgkinson is the defending champion in the women's 800 metres and won her heat to make it through to tomorrow's semis alongside erin wallace and alex bell. scotland's neil gourlay set a season's best time in winning his semifinal in the men's 1500 metres and is into wednesday's final, aiming to improve on his eighth

placed finish in munich two years ago. in the other semi, adam fogg missed out. a new personal best for lina nielsen to progress to the final of the women's a00 hurdles but there was agony for guernsey's alastair chalmers — who despite running a personal best in his semi, failed to make it through. as we mentioned, there was medal success for great britain yesterday. dina asher—smith claimed 100m gold. lizzie bird repeated her european 3,000m steeplechase bronze medal—winning performance of two years ago, and georgia bell clinched the 1500m silver to achieve herfirst major international medal. bell's been speaking to bbc radio 5 live this morning. when it comes to 1500 metre racing thatis when it comes to 1500 metre racing that is the case, it comes to burn up that is the case, it comes to burn up at the end which can create

problems. the heats were slower. i got my achilles slashed by spikes on friday night. ifinished got my achilles slashed by spikes on friday night. i finished the got my achilles slashed by spikes on friday night. ifinished the race, covered in blood. that can happen when it is slow like that. when it is slow and tactical, it does play that way. but it is exciting for the spectator when it comes to a fast last lap which is what happened. for people who do not know, can you talk about _ people who do not know, can you talk about your _ people who do not know, can you talk about your journey _ people who do not know, can you talk about your journey to _ people who do not know, can you talk about yourjourney to this _ people who do not know, can you talk about yourjourney to this point? - about yourjourney to this point? you are — about yourjourney to this point? you are out— about yourjourney to this point? you are out of— about yourjourney to this point? you are out of the _ about yourjourney to this point? you are out of the sport - about yourjourney to this point? you are out of the sport and - about yourjourney to this point? you are out of the sport and i - about yourjourney to this point? i you are out of the sport and i guess at that— you are out of the sport and i guess at that point — you are out of the sport and i guess at that point you _ you are out of the sport and i guess at that point you did _ you are out of the sport and i guess at that point you did not _ you are out of the sport and i guess at that point you did not know- you are out of the sport and i guess at that point you did not know if- at that point you did not know if you would — at that point you did not know if you would come _ at that point you did not know if you would come back. - at that point you did not know if you would come back.— at that point you did not know if you would come back. yes. i was a aood you would come back. yes. i was a good youngster — you would come back. yes. i was a good youngster and _ you would come back. yes. i was a good youngster and then _ you would come back. yes. i was a good youngster and then start i good youngster and then start running when i graduated, got back into it during covid when all you could do was run if you wanted to leave the house, and that is when i got in contact with my old coach trevor and i have worked with him about two years. it has been a whirlwind. starting with out rank and no sponsor and now an olympic

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court season — ticket to paris. the tennis grass court season is _ ticket to paris. the tennis grass court season is starting. - ticket to paris. the tennis grass | court season is starting. heather watson was on court in nottingham after a difficult start, losing the first two games in her match against an american. that was before rain stopped play. harriet dart is due to take on katie boulter in the next match, weather permitting. they are back on court and about to resume. you can follow it on the website. sale's tom curry has been named in steve borthwick�*s 36—man squad for the tour of japan and new zealand. curry has only played just over half an hour of rugby since the rugby world cup because of a serious hip injury. there are six uncapped players in the party including northampton's ollie sleightholme. england face japan on the 22nd june before tests against the all blacks on the 6th and 13thjuly. three returning athletes and a debutante will form paralympics gb�*s badminton squad.

they all featured when the sport made its debut in tokyo and they have been selected. alongside rachel chung who will be the first female athlete to represent paralympics gb in the sport. it's as if the world just stopped. and i did not know what to do. i was just in so much shock. it is something i have dreamt of a very long time and there was a point, particularly when my events weren't included in the tokyo programme, that i did not think this would be possible. i had almost given up on it. so to have it come round and be selected, yeah, genuinely it is a dream come true. i am thrilled. you can stay up—to—date on the bbc sport website. goodbye.

a former sub—postmistress whose final wish was to have her wrongful conviction quashed has been exonerated two years after dying from cancer. she was falsely accused of stealing money from the post office branch she managed in kilmarnock and has anger about the scandal has grown her family campaign to clear her name. what can i say? soulmate, she was just my soulmate, yeah. caren lorimer died in 2022, 13 years after she was convicted of embezzlement. her family found out ten days ago that conviction has now been quashed. amazing, amazing. i think the last time i spoke to you, i said it would mean the world to me, it definitely does. how are your emotions? you've been through so much. up and down, up and down.

i'm really happy and i'm really sad. ijust, i wish caren could have been here to see it because she'd have been so happy, she would have been really so happy. caren lorimer ran this post office in kilmarnock. she was convicted in 2009. when she was dying from cancer, she told her family that she wished she'd cleared her name. while grieving, they navigated the legal system to try to quash her conviction. they were due back in court later this week but received good news sooner than expected. just finishing up at work, happened to open my mobile phone. i went straight into my emails and i could see there was an email there from the lawyers. i opened it up and it confirmed it, the judges didn't need the case to be heard, that they had quashed the conviction, and caren's name was clear. first thing i did was call david and he answered

the phone and i don't even think i said hello. i think ijust said, i was like, "that's it, she's clear, she's clear." i think we were both like, goose bumps. shocked. just ecstatic. but this is bittersweet for caren's family. her daughter laura was 25 when her mum was convicted. she had to plead guilty in order to avoid prison. and she also was sentenced to the maximum number of hours of community service. so that was humiliating for her, going every week serving community service. it wasn't fair, it wasn't right, she'd done nothing wrong. she was broken by it. broken, but like so many others, laura's mum was innocent. it's extremely important for her to be cleared. yeah, it's... i find it most upsetting that she died a convicted criminal.

that can't be undone. you know, i'm happy she's exonerated, but she still died a convicted criminal. i think it's very upsetting, something that my mum hadn't done and she's taken it with her. caren's name would likely have been cleared once blanket legislation passed by the scottish parliament comes into force. but her family had already started the process to quash her conviction through the courts, and they're pleased they did. i think she'd be delighted, yep. she knew all along she'd done nothing wrong, so did we and now it's just the proof. it's like we've made her final wish come true, which is priceless. she'd be so proud of everything we've done for her, everything we've done for her. yeah, yeah, she'll be happy,

she'll be happy up there just now. that was david lorimer. in a statement the post office said we apologised to victims of the horizon it scandal and our focus apologised to victims of the horizon it scandal and ourfocus is supporting the ongoing inquiry to establish the truth of what happens in those affected can receive the justice and redress they deserve. there is a warning about the rise in fake social media accounts being used to impersonate airlines and trick customers into revealing details. if you contact customer services on social media to make a complaint, the response you receive may not be all it seems. and that's because scammers are increasingly impersonating airline accounts in an attempt to defraud you. so, this is a response that one customer received from an airline. they've contacted the correct account, but have a look at this — you can probably spot it, there's a slight misspell suggesting

this could be a fake account. so we spoke tojohn, who was having issues with easyjet�*s who was having issues with easyjet after he wasn't allowed to board a flight. he contacted the company via x and when he received a response, well, the alarm bells were ringing. i started to receive different tweets from people which purport to be easyjet supervisors and it didn't look correct, because the photographs to me didn't look like they were naturally people who were working for easyjet. so i was very suspicious to that. and then after that, they then contacted me in order to try and get me to link into an app, where they wanted to say they could give me all my money back, which made me more suspicious. and, as withjohn's case, a common tactic is for these fake accounts to ask for your phone number, flight details or other personal information. they might even encourage you to click on a link and that will attempt to take your personal data. well, consumer groups say that these scams are cropping

up increasingly on airline accounts, but it is possible these techniques are being used elsewhere. there's no reason why this type of scam can't be applied across the board to all sorts of industries. we're seeing it more at the moment in airlines, purely because it's that time of year when people are more likely to be booking their holidays and taking flights, and it's going to become much more common during the summer months whilst people are on their summer holidays. but, absolutely, we could be seeing this in far more industries and it's something we really need to be concerned by. well, airlines have told us that customers should always ensure they're in touch with the authentic account on x. now, these will normally have a gold tick, and you should check the spelling and report any fake accounts. and if you've sent any money or account details in error, then the advice is to contact your bank immediately. scientists have found a quicker way to detect deadly diseases and stop

them spreading. researchers in norfolk capture particles from the air and test dna they contain. 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. 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 analysing 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. within the last few minutes the professional cast of strictly come dancing has been announced and it is confirmed that giovanni pernice will not take part. it comes after allegations about his teaching methods. in a statement he rejected suggestions of abusive or threatening behaviour. now the weather forecast. hello. it is unseasonably cool but some of

the best of the weather the rest of the best of the weather the rest of the afternoon will be across wales, south—west england, where it should be largely dry but elsewhere, a tale of sunny spells and showers. variable amounts of cloud. plenty of cloud this morning, rain. the satellite shows the cloud clearing from east anglia. a brisk north—westerly wind, particularly on the north sea coast. it is dragging down the colder air from the north. that is why temperatures are low at the moment. a scattering of showers particularly in scotland, with cloud. showers elsewhere with some of the driest weather and sunshine in wales, south—west england. breezy wherever you are with a noticeable north—westerly wind. temperatures will not make it much past 11—16. across hampshire and dorset, we should get to 18. overnight, a cold

night. a lot of showers will fade. a scattering towards north sea facing coast and the liverpool bay area. clear spells. temperatures in scotland could get down to 1—2 c. tomorrow, more of the same with sunny spells and more showers. fewer showers this time across much of scotland. we have a noticeable breeze towards the north sea coast and temperatures below the seasonal average. wednesday, temperatures will improve. showers further south and east. the wind is lighter and we could see a high of 13 — 18. and then we look to the atlantic to find then we look to the atlantic to find

the rest of the week's weather. more of a south—westerly wind will share in atlantic france with showers and longer spells of rain. a mostly dry start on thursday. then rain slowly pushes eastwards. temperatures will improve a little. that is all. goodbye.

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places in primary schools. a postmortem examination confirms michael mosley died of natural causes. we will talk to his friend and colleague alan yentob this hour. antony blinken pushes for a ceasefire in the middle east. his eighth visit to the area since war broke out in gaza. hello, welcome to bbc news now. it is manifesto week in the general election — with the liberal democrats announcing theirs today. a key part of the party's 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. they say, it would pay for the recruitment and retention of 8,000 gps and, will be funded by raising

tax for the big banks. our political correspondent jessica parker reports.