but as i say, that is information, but as i say, that is joined the 6pm news here next with clive myrie might thank you for watching. goodbye. rishi sunak�*s hoping another cut in national insurance, and the eventual abolition of the tax for the self—employed, will change tory fortunes. we will enable working people to keep more of the money that you earn, because you have earned it and have the right to choose what you spend it on. we'll report from the tory seat of aldershot on how the manifesto's gone down. i have to hear what others offer, and mull over the real meaning of what rishi sunak is saying, before deciding. also on the programme — president biden's son hunter could face jail, found guilty on weapons charges.

thejury decided the jury decided that hunter biden, who was a crack cocaine addict, had lied about his drug use when he bought a gun in 2018. and england begin training in germany, ahead of the start of their euros campaign. on bbc london: and coming up on bbc news — emma raducanu's comeback goes to plan. she's into the next round at the nottingham open, after a straight—sets win today. hello. rishi sunak has launched the conservative party's election manifesto, promising a raft of new measures that he says "will enable working people to keep more of the money" they earn. he was speaking at the silverstone race track, and made pledges on tax, housing and immigration, including another 2p cut in the pound in national insurance,

plus the abolition of the main self—employed rate. there'll be help for first time buyers, with the scrapping of stamp duty on homes up to £425,000, and a new help to buy scheme. there's also a commitment to halve migration and have regularflights to rwanda for those entering the uk illegally. chris was at the launch today. chris, the conservative manifesto launch, getting into gear where you are? . launch, getting into gear where you are? ~ , , , launch, getting into gear where you are? �* , , ~ are? . absolutely here it is, 76 ”aes are? . absolutely here it is, 76 “aes of are? . absolutely here it is, 76 pages of conservative - are? . absolutely here it is, 76. pages of conservative promises. are? . absolutely here it is, 76 - pages of conservative promises. we are that word manifesto pretty much one week for every five years. —— we hear that word. this is pretty much it for this week and next week. how we will do it on the programme. as opposed to hearing other parties say a variation of each manifesto is

rubbish, we will give more space to each party each evening to set out their arguments, and for us to scrutinise them. so yesterday was the lib dems, tomorrow it will be the lib dems, tomorrow it will be the green party of england and wales, on thursday will be labour and today was the conservatives. halfway through this election most common type of the cardboard boxes. within them, bundles of promises not always kept that set out a party's blueprint for the next five years. so the manifesto is here, so is the cabinet, then the prime minister. music, applause and ovations from party supporters, yes, but also this, a candid acknowledgement rishi sunak about how you may feel about him and the conservatives.— him and the conservatives. i'm not blind to the — him and the conservatives. i'm not blind to the fact _ him and the conservatives. i'm not blind to the fact that _ him and the conservatives. i'm not blind to the fact that people - him and the conservatives. i'm not blind to the fact that people are i blind to the fact that people are frustrated with our party and frustrated with our party and frustrated with me. things are not always—

frustrated with me. things are not always been easy and we have not got everything _ always been easy and we have not got everything right. but we are the only party— everything right. but we are the only party in this election with big ideas _ only party in this election with big ideas to— only party in this election with big ideas to make our country a better place _ ideas to make our country a better place to— ideas to make our country a better place to live. a ideas to make our country a better place to live-— place to live. a central theme of this manifesto _ place to live. a central theme of this manifesto is _ place to live. a central theme of this manifesto is tax _ place to live. a central theme of this manifesto is tax cuts, - this manifesto is tax cuts, including a promise of another 2p cut in national insurance. by 2027, we will have _ cut in national insurance. by 2027, we will have halved _ cut in national insurance. by 2027, we will have halved national- we will have halved national insurance to 6%, that is a tax cut, my friends, — insurance to 6%, that is a tax cut, my friends, worth £1300 to the average — my friends, worth £1300 to the average worker.— my friends, worth £1300 to the averae worker. , . .,~ , . , average worker. rishi sunak praised the enterprise _ average worker. rishi sunak praised the enterprise and _ average worker. rishi sunak praised the enterprise and risk— average worker. rishi sunak praised the enterprise and risk taking - average worker. rishi sunak praised the enterprise and risk taking of - the enterprise and risk taking of the enterprise and risk taking of the self—employed and said this. in the self—employed and said this. in the self—employed and said this. in the next parliament, we will scrap entirely— the next parliament, we will scrap entirely the main rate of self—employed national insurance. and having acknowledged on bbc panorama last night that it has become harder to buy a home in recent years, the prime minister said he wanted to make it easier.

for the first time buyers, purchasing a home up £425,000 and we will abolish— purchasing a home up £425,000 and we will abolish stamp duty entirely. stamp _ will abolish stamp duty entirely. stamp duty is a tax on buying a home in england and northern ireland. next, what about the plan to send some michael storer rwanda? some conservatives say it is time the uk left the european convention on human rights to make this easier. but mr sunak stopped short of saying that. if but mr sunak stopped short of saying that. ., ., . ., . ., .,, that. if we are forced to choose between our — that. if we are forced to choose between our security _ that. if we are forced to choose between our security and - that. if we are forced to choose between our security and the i between our security and the jurisdiction of a foreign court, including _ jurisdiction of a foreign court, including the echr, we will always choose _ including the echr, we will always choose our— including the echr, we will always choose our nation's security. for much of the _ choose our nation's security. for much of the last _ choose our nation's security. er,“ much of the last 18 months you have tried everything to try and revive conservative fortunes and not much appear to have worked. could we rename this document today your last chance saloon?— chance saloon? well, chris, i've been very _ chance saloon? well, chris, i've been very clear _ chance saloon? well, chris, i've been very clear and _ chance saloon? well, chris, i've been very clear and i _ chance saloon? well, chris, i've been very clear and i got - chance saloon? well, chris, i've been very clear and i got this i chance saloon? well, chris, i've| been very clear and i got this job is that— been very clear and i got this job is that we — been very clear and i got this job is that we were in for a very difficult _ is that we were in for a very difficult time of the country. if

you want— difficult time of the country. if you want a secure future, if you want _ you want a secure future, if you want lower— you want a secure future, if you want lower taxes and if you want your— want lower taxes and if you want your pension is protected, more sensible — your pension is protected, more sensible approach to net zero and you want— sensible approach to net zero and you want your borders are secure, vote _ you want your borders are secure, vote conservative at the selection. and there — vote conservative at the selection. and there ended perhaps this man's last big set piece moment to change his fortunes. time, then, to scuttle through the crowds and talk to some cabinet ministers. what do you make of that? l cabinet ministers. what do you make of that? ~ , , ., ., , of that? i think this is a really excitin: of that? i think this is a really exciting manifesto _ of that? i think this is a really exciting manifesto for - of that? i think this is a really exciting manifesto for the - exciting manifesto for the future and what i love about it is that it addresses every stage of our lives. if this is the game show, why are you standing down?— if this is the game show, why are you standing down? me? i am an old war horse who _ you standing down? me? i am an old war horse who has _ you standing down? me? i am an old war horse who has been _ you standing down? me? i am an old war horse who has been put - you standing down? me? i am an old war horse who has been put out - you standing down? me? i am an old war horse who has been put out to i war horse who has been put out to grass— war horse who has been put out to grass because we need a new generation to support the prime minister— generation to support the prime minister in the future.— minister in the future. this is a lot of fudge — minister in the future. this is a lot of fudge on _ minister in the future. this is a lot of fudge on the _ minister in the future. this is a lot of fudge on the echr, - minister in the future. this is a lot of fudge on the echr, isn't| minister in the future. this is a i lot of fudge on the echr, isn't it? the safety of rwanda act makes it clear that if there is a contradiction between an adjudication in a foreign court and our ability to protect our borders, we protect our borders. share

our ability to protect our borders, we protect our borders.— we protect our borders. are you auoin to we protect our borders. are you going to win? — we protect our borders. are you going to win? this is _ we protect our borders. are you going to win? this is absolutely| we protect our borders. are you l going to win? this is absolutely in our grasp- — going to win? this is absolutely in our grasp- l _ going to win? this is absolutely in our grasp. i know _ going to win? this is absolutely in our grasp. i know we _ going to win? this is absolutely in our grasp. i know we are - going to win? this is absolutely in our grasp. i know we are behind l going to win? this is absolutely in | our grasp. i know we are behind in the polls. our grasp. i know we are behind in the olls. ., ., ., our grasp. i know we are behind in the olls. ., . ., , , the polls. you are not saying yes. it's an election _ the polls. you are not saying yes. it's an election and _ the polls. you are not saying yes. it's an election and i _ the polls. you are not saying yes. it's an election and i can't - the polls. you are not saying yes. it's an election and i can't predict| it's an election and i can't predict the outcome of an election, that's not myjob. the outcome of the election is yourjob at home. the cases the different parties are making are becoming clearer. chris mason, bbc _ making are becoming clearer. chris mason, bbc news, _ making are becoming clearer. chris mason, bbc news, silverstone. the conservatives are adamant that their sums add up, but after a significant tax—raising parliament, they are trying to convince voters that it will now be reversed. but what is the detail and how will they pay for it? here's our economics editor, faisal islam. (pres) (throw t0 corr at catwalk) the manifesto is a £20 billion a year change to tax and spending designed to communicate one thing, there can —— the conservatives want voters to trust them that taxes can be lowered after an increase in tax and the size of government since the pandemic. let's take a look at how they say this adds up. that further

2% cut to national insurance, essentially is a tax on work, 1% next april and another 1% in 2027, adding up to a £10 billion giveaway. this monitorfor the adding up to a £10 billion giveaway. this monitor for the abolition of self—employed national insurance and the same again for some state pension tax bills. over here is the funding for those. two crackdowns essentially on tax avoidance and welfare, saving a total of £18 billion a year. let us take that £12 billion a year. let us take that £12 billion on welfare. the conservatives described an agenda for dealing with the challenge. not going ahead with a massive post—pandemic rise in benefits for working households so could you raise that money? yes, but it is not a detailed plan. we don't know the specific policies, as are those affected whereas we do know that over there for the tax cuts. so a total of £17 billion tax cuts with the biggest element of tax cut for workers. that is balanced by what

the conservatives have said they can raise from the £18 million double crackdown. the other big change is a 6 billion a year increase in defence spending to get it up to the 2.5% target funded by tens of thousands fewer civil servants and reversing the post—pandemic increases and a diversion of research and development spending to defence. all development spending to defence. all the money to pay from that comes from _ the money to pay from that comes from uncertain things, tax avoidance, cutting civil servants jobs, _ avoidance, cutting civil servants jobs, efficiencies and quangos, cutting — jobs, efficiencies and quangos, cutting welfare spending without definite — cutting welfare spending without definite plans. so we've got definite promises of goodies, of giveaways, with very uncertain ways of actually funding those promises. all this doesn't all this doesn't include all this doesn't include the all this doesn't include the already all this doesn't include the already announced policies of similar size, bumper income tax hike from frozen thresholds employed real cuts to some government departments too. this manifesto is basically asking voters to trust that the conservatives can, will and want to

shrink the welfare bill and the size of government in order to afford specific tax cuts, or rather to give back some of the recent tax rises. faisal, thank you. well, how's the conservative manifesto going down in the tory heartlands? at the last election, aldershot was comfortably held by the conservatives, but now labour has high hopes of taking the seat after success in the may local elections. danjohnson has spent the day in the town. this is a military town with a conservative tradition. but all sort of things in aldershot are changing and political loyalties are shifting too. so much so that labour could now have a chance here in the seat that has been conservative for over 100 years. so, will tory election manifesto promises take much difference? l manifesto promises take much difference?— difference? i am interested, definitely- — difference? i am interested, definitely. i _ difference? i am interested, definitely. i have _ difference? i am interested, definitely. i have reached i difference? i am interested, | definitely. i have reached the difference? i am interested, - definitely. i have reached the age i am now, 63, i've always been a socialist, i have started warming towards the tories. l

socialist, i have started warming towards the tories.— socialist, i have started warming towards the tories. i 'ust know i am not auoin towards the tories. i 'ust know i am not going to vote — towards the tories. ijust know i am not going to vote conservative. - not going to vote conservative. whatever— not going to vote conservative. whatever they say, can i ask why? i just think we need to change. i would love to get on the property ladder~ _ would love to get on the property ladder~ l— would love to get on the property ladder~ l have— would love to get on the property ladder. i have been wanting - would love to get on the property ladder. i have been wanting to. ladder. i have been wanting to upgrade — ladder. i have been wanting to upgrade so— ladder. i have been wanting to upgrade so having _ ladder. i have been wanting to upgrade so having my- ladder. i have been wanting to upgrade so having my own - ladder. i have been wanting to. upgrade so having my own place ladder. i have been wanting to- upgrade so having my own place would be lovely _ upgrade so having my own place would be lovel . ~ ., ., , be lovely. would that sway your vote? abli. _ be lovely. would that sway your vote? abli, yes, _ be lovely. would that sway your vote? abli, yes, actually. - be lovely. would that sway your vote? abli, yes, actually. it - be lovely. would that sway your vote? abli, yes, actually. it is l be lovely. would that sway your| vote? abli, yes, actually. it is in my interests- — vote? abli, yes, actually. it is in my interests. so, _ vote? abli, yes, actually. it is in my interests. so, who _ vote? abli, yes, actually. it is in my interests. so, who should i vote? abli, yes, actually. it is in i my interests. so, who should serve? david has only _ my interests. so, who should serve? david has only ever _ my interests. so, who should serve? david has only ever voted _ my interests. so, who should serve? david has only ever voted for - my interests. so, who should serve? david has only ever voted for a i david has only ever voted for a conservative government. security also means — conservative government. security also means the — conservative government. security also means the security _ conservative government. security also means the security of - conservative government. security| also means the security of knowing you will— also means the security of knowing you will have to —— to contain retirement _ you will have to —— to contain retirement. gf you will have to -- to contain retirement.— you will have to -- to contain retirement. , ., , ., ., ., retirement. of the promise of a tax cut for pensioners _ retirement. of the promise of a tax cut for pensioners comedy - retirement. of the promise of a tax cut for pensioners comedy like i retirement. of the promise of a tax cut for pensioners comedy like the | cut for pensioners comedy like the sound that? i cut for pensioners comedy like the sound that?— cut for pensioners comedy like the sound that? . , , , ., sound that? i am blessed with enough that it would — sound that? i am blessed with enough that it would not _ sound that? i am blessed with enough that it would not make _ sound that? i am blessed with enough that it would not make a _ sound that? i am blessed with enough that it would not make a difference i that it would not make a difference to me but for many it would be a good help. to me but for many it would be a good help-— to me but for many it would be a aood hel.�* i. ., , ., ~ , good help. are you any more likely to vote for — good help. are you any more likely to vote for rishi _ good help. are you any more likely to vote for rishi sunak _ good help. are you any more likely to vote for rishi sunak this - good help. are you any more likely to vote for rishi sunak this time? i to vote for rishi sunak this time? not more likely at this stage. i have to hear what others offer, and mull over the real meaning of what

rishi sunak is saying, before deciding. b. rishi sunak is saying, before decidinu. �* ., rishi sunak is saying, before decidinu. . ., ., rishi sunak is saying, before decidinu. ., ., ., , , , deciding. a growing town means gps under pressure. _ deciding. a growing town means gps under pressure. this _ deciding. a growing town means gps under pressure. this one _ deciding. a growing town means gps under pressure. this one is - deciding. a growing town means gps under pressure. this one is still- under pressure. this one is still uncertain. i'm really pleased he is still planning to put the vape ban in place. i want to hear investment in place. i want to hear investment in primary care, we can keep costs down and make things effective. taste down and make things effective. we are on the doorsteps for patients to reach _ are on the doorsteps for patients to reach us _ are on the doorsteps for patients to reach us. another doctor at the surgery— reach us. another doctor at the surgery will make such a difference. sharon _ surgery will make such a difference. sharon is _ surgery will make such a difference. sharon is living with parkinson's and wants to be heard.- sharon is living with parkinson's and wants to be heard. make our streets safe _ and wants to be heard. make our streets safe and _ and wants to be heard. make our streets safe and make _ and wants to be heard. make our streets safe and make our i and wants to be heard. make our streets safe and make our roads| streets safe and make our roads safe and pothole free. all the little things that make our country look untidy. they are strong enough to govern our country, labour. i will vote for labour or reform uk, can decide. , . , ., , ., .,~ and chris mason, our political

editor, joins us from silverstone. put a lot of the contents of this manifesto has rightly been flagged up manifesto has rightly been flagged up in the last few days and weeks, perhaps what might be more of a surprise for some is what has been left out? , , ., surprise for some is what has been leftout? , , ., ., i, left out? yes. it is not atypical for a party _ left out? yes. it is not atypical for a party to _ left out? yes. it is not atypical for a party to try _ left out? yes. it is not atypical for a party to try to _ left out? yes. it is not atypical for a party to try to flush i left out? yes. it is not atypical for a party to try to flush out i left out? yes. it is not atypical i for a party to try to flush out some of its ideas in advance of the publication of the hope that each gets some attention in and of itself as opposed to a deluge all coming at once. and yes, it is always worth asking what is not there as well as what is there because a manifesto offers a spine of a party's outlook for the next five years. the premises in documents like this are meant to have a sanctity that other more disposable ideas from politicians perhaps do not. so yes, there are tax cuts. the controlling part of this manifesto is tax cuts, stamp duty, national insurance, but there's no mention of income tax or

inheritance tax. there is the promise for instance people who have arrived in small boats to be sent to rwanda but not the promise to withdraw from the echr. reading this, to me, this is very much rishi sunak�*s manifesto. his allies would say it is pragmatic, it is thought through, it is deliverable. his internal critics privately say it is not bold enough, it is not game changing enough in a game changer is just what they need, if that would be possible at this stage. one senior tory said to me that they felt this would make no difference but perhaps little could make a difference. one final thought. conservatives are now beginning to say in public what they have mused in private for a while and that is the anticipation of possible defeat. but maximising the conservative vote is about minimising labour because , s is about minimising labour because �*s victory rather than necessarily preventing 's victory rather than necessarily preventing it-—

preventing it. chris, thank you. chris mason, _ preventing it. chris, thank you. chris mason, our— preventing it. chris, thank you. chris mason, our political- preventing it. chris, thank you. i chris mason, our political editor, at silverstone. a man has been arrested after objects were thrown at nigel farage in barnsley. the leader of reform uk was on top of a bus and has posted a video of the incident online. police say a 28—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence. labour is promising to create 100,000 extra dental appointments for children, in a bid to clear backlogs in england. the new appointments would be for urgent and emergency care, and on evenings and weekends. access to an nhs dentist has become increasingly difficult in many areas, with tooth decay the most common reason children aged five to nine are being admitted to hospital. i'm not prepared to simply stand by and let that happen, which is why we've championed supervised teeth cleaning — we've been watching that this morning. and i don't really care what people call it. if the price for a child of not taking action is losing your teeth between the ages of six to ten, that's a price that's too high, as far as i'm concerned.

also on the campaign trail, the liberal democrats are calling for a new rural gp fund, to support doctors' surgeries around the country. they say it forms part of a package of measures, worth £1 billion, aimed at improving medical services, and giving patients a legal right to see a gp within a week. on to other news now and in america, president biden's son hunter has been found guilty of lying about his drug use to illegally buy a gun. the jury in the trial in wilmington in delaware convicted him on all three counts, and he faces a maximum of 25 years in jail. sarah smith is outside the federal courthouse. hunter biden walked out of court after the verdict holding hands with his stepmother, joe biden, the first lady and it is obvious this trial has been a huge strain on the whole family including the president. he says he loves his son and is proud of the man he is today, a clean,

reformed addict. this trial was about a time when he was anything but. drugs, guns, prostitutes — this trial was peppered with a multitude of lurid details about hunter biden's private life and the chaos that came from his self—acknowledged addiction to crack cocaine. prosecutors argued that hunter biden had committed a crime by lying on a federal form about his drug use when buying a .38 calibre revolver in october 2018. that gun, along with the remnants of crack and drug paraphernalia, were discovered in his car by his then—partner, hallie biden, who was also his sister—in—law, the widow of his brother beau, who died of cancer three years earlier. prosecutors showed video of her trying to dispose of the weapon in a dumpster. and she told the court, "i realise it was a stupid idea now, but i was panicking." "why did you panic?" asked the prosecutor. "because i didn't want him to hurt himself and i didn't want my kids to find it and hurt themselves." hunter biden has already chronicled much of his struggles with drug addiction in a book, excerpts

of which were entered into evidence and read by the author himself in the audio version. smoking crack cocaine every three days soon became smoking every two days. then every other day. then every hour of every day. but throughout the case, the defence argued that hunter biden believed himself clean in october 2018. his lawyer said that the president's son was not using drugs when he bought that gun and that it was never loaded, never carried, never used during the 11 days he owned it. hunter biden's stepmother, the first lady, jill biden, attended nearly every day of this trial, appearing emotional as some of the evidence was laid out. this case has clearly put the whole family under great stress. just before leaving for d—day commemorations in france, the president himself issued a statement saying he was proud of his son for beating his addiction. hunter biden's wilful refusal to comply with... hunter biden has also long been a target for republicans in congress, who've been investigating

accusations he made money by peddling influence when his father was vice president. no charges have resulted from that, and attempts to impeachjoe biden in connection with his son's business dealings have stalled. this is not the only criminal case against hunter biden — he's also due to go on trial in california in early september for allegedly failing to pay more than $1 million in taxes. sentencing won't happen for months, possiblyjust before the presidential election in november, so will this verdict have any impact on that election? voters already knew hunter biden was previously a crack cocaine addict but may be donald trump's claims that the american justice system is donald trump's claims that the americanjustice system is being rigged and used byjoe biden to persecute his opponents, maybe those claims will be undermined now the president's own son has been convicted.

the time is 6:19pm. our top story this evening... the prime minister launches the conservatives' election manifesto, with a raft of pledges on tax, housing and immigration. and the england squad begin limbering up after arriving in germany for the euros. coming up on bbc news — all eyes in rome later, as daryll neita goes for gold in the women's 200—metre final at the european athletics championship, on a mixed day for the british competitors in action. in the run—up to polling day we're getting the latest from our reporters across the uk, finding out the key issues in their backyards. in a moment, we'll hear from dan o'brien in swindon, but first, to lucinda adam in shoreham—by—sea, in west sussex.

good evening from sussex where apart from brighton and hove, the conservatives currently control every seat across east and west sussex but this blue coastal wall is currently not seen as safe as it used to be and that is why polling suggests the conservatives could lose more than half of the seats they are defending here, and that is why it has been such a key battleground in the election so far and why we have seen party leaders on the campaign trail here. we have seen ed davey having ice cream on the beach in eastbourne, one of the liberal democrats's four target seats and so keir starmer came to worthing to make labour's first major campaign speech and not far from here, rishi sunak was campaigning in a pub in horsham and it's surprising to see places like shore a man portion on the front line of this election because they have been saved conservative seats for more than a century. —— shoreham i'm standing by the river and last month in the local elections labour

took control of the district council that mattered because until recently the conservatives controlled all of our borough and district councils but now they don't control any. a sign, perhaps that the tide is turning for the conservatives here in sussex. thanks lucinda, and over to dan in swindon. good evening and welcome to wiltshire, a county that in recent elections has only returned conservative mps. this time round the liberal democrats are really hoping to make some inroads here but here in swindon there is a key battleground between labour and the conservatives. this town, you see, has picked mps of the party that has ended up in government in every general election dating back to 1983. the closest run seating is this one, south swindon, plays with an awful lot going for it but you wouldn't get that impression if you visited the town centre. and we are not just talking about visited the town centre. and we are notjust talking about boarded—up shops and businesses, we are talking

about crime and safety, the changing face of a local economy and a sense of pride in where people live. and it is that issue as well as the struggles of the local nhs which voters here and many of the candidates are really keen to talk about in this town which has such form for picking which side ends up in number ten. dan form for picking which side ends up in number ten.— in number ten. dan and lucinda, thank you- _ and a full list of the candidates standing in the general election, is available on the bbc news website. a high courtjudge has ordered the convicted sex offender and former pop singer, gary glitter, to pay more than half a million pounds in compensation, to a victim he abused when she was 12. the woman sued the disgraced pop star after he was jailed in 2015 for abusing her, and two other young people in the 1970s. ajury has been sworn in, in the retrial of the former nurse, lucy letby, at manchester crown court. she's charged with attempting to murder a baby in chester,

in february 2016. judith moritz is at the court for us now. just take us through this, judas. --judy —— judy is. just after the trial the judge addressed them with lucy letby watching from behind the glass wall darkin watching from behind the glass wall dark in courtroom number seven and told them almost a year ago she was convicted of murdering and attempting to murder a number of babies and thejudge attempting to murder a number of babies and the judge said to the jury it was highly likely that you will have known something about this case at the time last year when the verdicts were returned and he said that we accept that, but it's important that you try her in this case solely on the evidence presented to you in court and not anything you may have read or heard about. in this case, lucy letby is charged with one count of attempted murder of a baby girl in february 2016 and the judge told the jury

that that is a count which the jury in the original trial could not decide upon. lucy letby denies the charge and we expect the prosecution will open their case tomorrow. thanks. england have been training for the first time, since arriving in germany ahead of the start of their euros campaign this weekend. it's been almost two decades since the germans hosted a major footballing tournament, so what's at stake for the hosts? here's dan roan. england hope to make a big impression here in germany. and they've made a promising start. the squad the star attraction this afternoon as they held their first training session in front of hundreds of local schoolchildren near to their erfurt base. the last major men's tournament hosted here, the world cup in 2006, unleashed huge national pride, showcasing a modern and unified germany. but 18 years on, this feels a less confident country

one facing mounting economic and political uncertainty. the man who represents 70 football fan groups across germany is hopeful the euros could help 2006. the general mood was much more friendly, more open to europe as well. not as fractured as it is now, not so many conflicts. can this tournament be a unifying force then? these four weeks, definitely. they will open a window. a window where things are better. football can bring people together. and this will happen in germany as well. while england will enjoy plenty of support out here in germany, with more than a quarter of a million of their supporters expected to travel here during the course of this tournament. and around 40,000 are expected in gelsenkirchen on sunday for the opening match against serbia. but that game also presents the organisers with a challenge. serbian football has been sanctioned over the behaviour of its fans several times in recent years, with hooliganism linked to far right, pro—russian groups and the local police have said they believe there is a threat of violence.

they have shared that inter—intelligence with us. the man in charge of the tournament today told me security was a priority. the authorities rated that match from the start as a high risk match. serbia has not been in the tournament for some time, so there wasm as well,, some unknown factors. how are the two fan groups going to react? our records do not show a high risk of clashes, but of course the match has a bit of a potential, and if we are not taking care of that, it could escalate. germany rules the world again. germany remains synonymous with success in the sport. a fourth world cup in 2014 cementing its status as a footballing heavyweight. they've gone in the first phase but it's been a steep decline since with no knockout win at a major tournament for eight years. especially after the last tournaments. we have to prove ourselves, but we are excited. the mood in the team isjoyful. i hope we will be able to cope

with this whole situation. germany today continued preparations for their opening match against scotland on friday. for the hosts, plenty at stake, both on and off the pitch. dan rowan, bbc news, jena. they mightjust look like random rocks, but eight perfectly preserved giant catapult missiles used to attack kenilworth castle in warwickshire during a 13th century civil war have been found by english heritage. historian will wyeth has been telling us about them. the larger of these stones are enormous. there are over 100 kilos. and these would have been launched by war machines, 200 or 300 metres at the castle. those ones are probably designed to attack walls and doors and towers. the smaller ones, about the size of a grapefruit, kind of upwards, were probably more to attack people, whether it's archers or people mounting defences, etc. they would have been terrifying.

you know, historic sources talk about how once the king henry iii had set up the siege at the castle, he told his nine war machines to fire continuously for 172 days. so it would have been kind of cinematic quality siege that these stones are part of, really. there you go. time for a look at the weather. here's stav. good evening. the weather looks similar to what it was yesterday for many of us and i think tomorrow is also looking similar stop a lot of dry weather around in some showers towards eastern areas but some good sunny spells in the sun is strong so when you are out of the breeze the wind will be lighter tomorrow and it should feel pleasant. as we head through the evening and overnight central and eastern areas fade away unlike the last few nights with clearing skies, it will turn chilly and these are the towns and city values and it could be down to three degrees in mist and fog, so another chilly night to come. this ridge of high pressure builds in for wednesday so it will bring lighter

winds and we should see sunshine towards western areas but we still have the chilly air looming around the shores so it will again be below average temperatures through the afternoon with most places dry on a chilly start and a bit of mist and fog that will clear and some showers developing eastern england or northern scotland but the further west you are, it should be mostly dry and in the sunny spells temperatures below par and plymouth could be the warmest spot at 80 or 90 degrees. we have a new area of low pressure and a frontal system working in towards the western areas as we go through the day and actually start and the clouds building as the wind and rain bushes north and east, probably not reaching as far as eastern england until after dark but we have changed the ring —— wind direction so the nights will be milder and we should see warmer air but with friday on the weekend they are dominated by

the weekend they are dominated by the area of low pressure, you won't be a wash—out