today at one... rishi sunak says he has absolutely not lost hope of winning the general election and warns against giving labour a blank cheque in government. it comes a day after the tories launched their election manifesto. this morning the defence secretary urged voters not to give labour a landslide victory and a supermajority in parliament. it would be very bad news for people in this country. a blank cheque, allowing someone to do anything they wanted, particularly when their particular set of plans are so vague. meanwhile the green party launch their manifesto, saying they would increase taxes on millionaires and billionaires. also on the programme this lunchtime... former nurse lucy letby back in court for a retrial —

charged with trying to murder a baby eight years ago in chester. a warning that more mosquitoes in parts of europe mean a rise in cases of dengue fever and other diseases. and the little girl who saved her mother's life, marching to school to get help in her princess dress and wellies. and coming up on bbc news... manchester united are going to stick with manager erik ten hag despite their disappointing league season, that is after a post—season review by the club's board. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister says he has absolutely not lost hope of winning the general election. it comes after his defence secretary grant shapps suggested labour could win a landslide victory. he urged voters not to give

labour what he caled a supermajority in parliament. mr shapps said no party should have a blank cheque in power. here's our political correspondentjess parker. from a rainsoa ked from a rainsoaked election kick—off to handing some dj duties to his foreign secretary. the two campaign has had its awkward moments. and now a rallying cry from one of rishi sunak�*s top team, seemingly not for a conservative victory but warning against a big labour victory. == against a big labour victory. -- d-da . against a big labour victory. -- d-day- don't _ against a big labour victory. » d—day. don't want to have somebody receiving a super majority, and in this case the concern would be that if keir starmer were to go into no 10, it will either be rishi sunak or keir starmer, and that power was in some way unchecked, it would be very bad news for people in this country. even more unusual is that these comments come just one day after the

tory manifesto launch, an occasion thatis tory manifesto launch, an occasion that is meant to energise. while rishi sunak has again been accused of being out of touch after, in an interview recorded last week he was asked about what he had had to go without as a child. like asked about what he had had to go without as a child.— without as a child. like lots of eo - le, without as a child. like lots of peeple. there _ without as a child. like lots of people, there will _ without as a child. like lots of people, there will be - without as a child. like lots of people, there will be all - without as a child. like lots of people, there will be all sorts| without as a child. like lots of. people, there will be all sorts of things that i would have wanted as a kid that i could not have. famously, sky tv! that was something that we never had growing up, actually. but there are lots of things, but again, thatis there are lots of things, but again, that is my experience is obviously going to be what my experience was, what is more important is my values and how i was raised and i was raised in a house where hard work was really important. the raised in a house where hard work was really important.— was really important. the prime minister told _ was really important. the prime minister told us _ was really important. the prime minister told us today _ was really important. the prime i minister told us today off-camera minister told us today off—camera that he has not given up on victory. rishi sunak said he will fight for every vote but his repeated efforts to try and eat into labour's significant poll lead just don't appear to be working. what is more, his campaign since it started has

built up an undesirable reputation, one of being prone to political gaffes and unforced errors. at a car repair training centre, labour has been talking about tackling potholes and sir keir starmer has faced his own bumps in the road, notably rows over candidate selection, while the tories say labour's policy offer is thin. i tories say labour's policy offer is thin. . ., , ., thin. i am not complacent about this, i thin. i am not complacent about this. i know _ thin. i am not complacent about this, i know that _ thin. i am not complacent about this, i know that every - thin. i am not complacent about this, i know that every single i thin. i am not complacent about l this, i know that every single vote has to be earned, nobody has cast a vote in this election yet but it is important i think for the country that we have change, and i think for change, we need a mandate. tomorrow, labour publishes — change, we need a mandate. tomorrow, labour publishes its _ change, we need a mandate. tomorrow, labour publishes its manifesto, - change, we need a mandate. tomorrow, labour publishes its manifesto, with - labour publishes its manifesto, with three weeks until polling day, they may have the momentum, but politics can move fast, nothing is locked in. jessica parker, bbc news, in westminster. 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffmanjoins us now from westminster. so, henry, we heard rishi sunak saying he has not lost hope of winning but at the same time the

tories are telling voters not to give the labour party a landslide? ben, this feels like an inflection point in the way the conservatives are campaigning. since the start of this election, conservative candidates have been privately telling me that they think victory is implausible, perhaps even impossible. but it is a different order of magnitude altogether to hear a senior cabinet minister making an argument in that direction, in public. so, what was grant shapps trying to achieve? well, he is an experienced communicator, he will have meant to say what he said and he will have known how it will have been taken and i think he was trying to use the possibility of a labour victory to try to ensure that a large labour victory doesn't happen. 0f try to ensure that a large labour victory doesn't happen. of course, for sir keir starmer, that means that he needs to reassure labour voters, or indeed to assure labour voters, or indeed to assure labour voters that they should go to the polls rather than assuming that this general election is a done deal. 0ne general election is a done deal. one last point worth noting, this is all in response to opinion polls, in our

saturated political media environment we get that loads of them every single day, and one thing to watch for is that those polls are not nowjust mere measures of what public opinion is, they are shaping what politicians say, and they hope what politicians say, and they hope what voters then do.— what voters then do. henry, thank ou ve what voters then do. henry, thank you very much _ what voters then do. henry, thank you very much indeed. _ the green party say they would raise billions of pounds in tax revenue from some of britain's wealthiest people. the greens have unveiled their general election manifesto, so let's find out more about what's in it from our correspondentjenny hill, who is at the launch in hove. jenny, what details do we have from their manifesto this morning? jenny, what details do we have from their manifesto this morning? well, their manifesto this morning? well, the greens have _ their manifesto this morning? well, the greens have a _ their manifesto this morning? well, the greens have a vision _ their manifesto this morning? well, the greens have a vision for - their manifesto this morning? well, the greens have a vision for a - the greens have a vision for a fairer, more sustainable society, but it comes with a pretty hefty pricetag. take one of their promises, to fix the nhs, healthcare and social care, at a cost of some

£50 billion a year. their view is that the richest in society should contribute more, so there would be a wealth tax, higher earners could expect to pay more national insurance. these are expensive pledges, the party acknowledges that and acknowledges they are ambitious but also says they are fully funded. voters and viewers can look at our manifesto — voters and viewers can look at our manifesto in — voters and viewers can look at our manifesto in detail now but yes, we do have _ manifesto in detail now but yes, we do have some ambitious spending commitments, and the greens are the only party— commitments, and the greens are the only party being honest that that is the level_ only party being honest that that is the level of investment needed to -et the level of investment needed to get the _ the level of investment needed to get the kind of public services we need _ get the kind of public services we need in _ get the kind of public services we need in this country and we are not shy about _ need in this country and we are not shy about talking about the changes to the _ shy about talking about the changes to the tax _ shy about talking about the changes to the tax system which would take the onus _ to the tax system which would take the onus off those on the lowest incomes— the onus off those on the lowest incomes and put it on those with the broadest— incomes and put it on those with the broadest shoulders who can most afford _ broadest shoulders who can most afford to— broadest shoulders who can most afford to pay a little bit extra other— afford to pay a little bit extra other public services that benefit everyone — other public services that benefit everyone. its other public services that benefit eve one. �* , ,, other public services that benefit eve one. a ., , . everyone. as you would expect, there are lans everyone. as you would expect, there are plans to — everyone. as you would expect, there are plans to tackle _ everyone. as you would expect, there are plans to tackle climate _ everyone. as you would expect, there are plans to tackle climate change, i are plans to tackle climate change, are plans to tackle climate change, a green energy transition, the phasing out of new petrol and diesel

cars, a tax on frequent flyers, but in a sense, the greens can promise what they like because they know they are not going to end up running they are not going to end up running the country. they have had one mp, they are hoping to quadruple that, but they are here today pledging that even with a small number of mps, they will hold the next government to account. jenny, thank you very much. just to say a little later in the programme our bbc verify team will be looking into some of those pledges and promises in the green party manifesto — and seeing if the numbers stack up. the liberal democrats have outlined details to replace the water industry watchdog 0fwat with what they call a "tough new regulator" for england and wales, if they're elected. party leader sir ed davey said the clean water authority would be given new powers to reform the industry, with firms required to publish data on the amount of sewage they dump into rivers. sir ed launched the policy on a visit to an outdoor adventure centre in warwickshire.

and not for the fist time during this campaign, it didn't take too long for him to test the water quality directly. the leaders of scotland's five main political parties have clashed in a special debate programme on a range of issues — from how to tackle the cost of living crisis to the problems faced by the nhs, as well as scottish independence. the social democratic party has published its first election manifesto for 37 years saying it wants to address what it calls the epidemic of family breakdown. the party is proposing tax relief forfamilies raising children, and said married couples should have priority for council houses. if you are a couple raising children, you won't pay any tax for the first £25,000. that would make a massive difference to household budgets and take some of the pressure off parents raising children. a man has been charged after objects

were thrown at the reform uk party leader nigel farage. the incident occurred while mr farage was campaigning in barnsley, in south yorkshire, yesterday. josh greally, who's 28, has been charged with threatening behaviour and released on bail to appear before magistrates later this month. the prosecution in the retrial of convicted killer lucy letby has said her status as a multiple murderer and attempted murderer is an important piece of evidence and should be taken into account. she's accused of the attempted murder of a baby at the countess of chester hospital in 2016. she denies the charge. 0ur north of england correspondentjudith moritz is at the court in manchester. judith, what has been heard so far? yes, we have had the case opened this morning by nickjohnson casey who is leading the prosecution. as

you say, the jury have been told about the trial which lucy letby featured in last year. they were told it was a very long trial and that at the end of it she was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder a further six at the countess of chester hospital. prosecuting nickjohnson casey said to the jury that, you should not convey her because of what she did in other cases, he said. the other cases that i have mentioned, though, do have an importance in this case because it gives you significant evidence, he suggested, as to what her intention was at the time that we allege she did something to d—day. in a nutshell, we say her status as a murder and attempted murder is an important piece of evidence that you should take into account. the jury in this case have been told that the charge that lucy letby faces now is one charge upon which the jury at her last trial could not decide. —— baby k. the charge of attempting to

murder a baby baby k. the charge of attempting to murdera baby girl baby k. the charge of attempting to murder a baby girl in february 2016. she is in court in courtroom number seven, and the former nurse denies this charge against her and the case will continue to be opened after lunch. new figures show the uk economy flatlined in april, with zero growth as the wet weather put off shoppers and slowed down construction. the latest data from the office for national statistics follow figures betweenjanuary and march, when the economy recorded its fastest growth in two years. here's our chief economics correspondent dharshini david. the wettest april in 12 years put the boot in many plans and activities. a trip to the beach was off the menu. hi, it's nice to meet you. so tell me about this place. in margate, laurie installs tooth gems which have soared in popularity. businesses like hers aim to make this a year—round destination, but the weather can be an issue.

the rain does put people off, but we do get the people who come out and they go, oh, you know, never mind. we'lljust find something to do. the train strikes for sure have been a bit of a problem for us because a lot of the town itself is reliant on tourism. things do seem to be brightening up as many people start feeling better off despite the wet weather putting a bit of a dampener on economic activity in april. however, we've got a lot of catching up to do. some say that we could be up to £11,000 worse off than we might be because growth over the last 15 years, because of things like the pandemic, the war in ukraine has been a fraction of what it was before. so have we turned a corner? in newcastle, experiences are mixed. i'm not complaining because i know there's a lot people worse off than me. ijust think it's getting worse for people. you know, i think the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, in my opinion. but i don't think anything

changes really, does it? things willjust start moving in the economy again. - people have more money— in their pockets spending, spending it in the economy, which that just feeds growth, etc.. - so yeah, i'm positive. i think things will turn - in a couple of months' time. rising incomes should lift the recovery over the summer, but if we are to recapture the sparkling growth of the past, more attention will have to turn to areas like investment in skills, technology and transport. a challenge for all those vying to govern the country. darshini david, bbc news, margate. a second man has denied illegally felling the uk's most famous tree. 31—year—old adam carruthers from wigton appeared at newcastle crown court today charged with causing criminal damage to both the tree at sycamore gap, in northumberland and hadrian's wall in september last year. 38—year—old daniel graham, from carlisle, previously denied both offences. flights are getting back to normal at one of spain's busiest airports

after torrential rains caused heavy flooding. planes had been diverted from palma airport on the island of majorca, with footage showing rain pouring through the roof of the terminal and deep water inundating roads and other areas outside the building. the french president, emmanuel macron, has been setting out his reasons for calling snap elections and urged centrist parties to work together to counter political forces on the extreme right and left. 0ur paris correspondent hugh schofield joins us now. hugh, these snap elections have caused so much surprise — what has mr macron been saying about why he called them? he was giving a press conference and he said he called them because he thought the situation had become untenable. already in parliament it was impossible to do parliamentary

business because his party is in a minority or only has a qualified majority and he could not be sure of getting any laws through. and on top of that we had this result on sunday in which half of the population voted for what he called the extremes. 40% for the far right, 10% or more for the far left. so he said i had to get clarification. translation: we are at a time when our country must rise to a number of challenges and cannot be blocked by the extremes. and because it is an act of confidence in our people can in democracy and the republican spirit, in a national common sense. in my view in this context returning to the sovereign people is the only republican decision. 50 the sovereign people is the only republican decision.— the sovereign people is the only republican decision. so he is taking it back to the _ republican decision. so he is taking it back to the people _ republican decision. so he is taking it back to the people and _ republican decision. so he is taking it back to the people and once - republican decision. so he is taking | it back to the people and once again he wants to pose as a centrist candidate, the common—sense candidate, the common—sense candidate against these blocks on the far left and the far right who

he says they came to power would return the country to a more impoverished state and are more unhappy state. impoverished state and are more unhappy state-— the time is 13.16. our top story this afternoon. the prime minister says the tories have not given up winning the general election, after his defence secretary said labour should not be given a "supermajority". and a charity is urging all political parties to take action on faulty lithium ion batteries — to prevent deadly fires. coming up on bbc news. the england team get settled into their base in germany, with just two days to go until the start of euro 2024 which kicks off with germany against scotland. hamas has issued its first formal response to a ceasefire plan outlined by president biden and backed by the un security council.

a statement from the group said it is ready to deal positively with efforts to reach an agreement, but an un—named israeli official has accused hamas of changing key parts of the draft deal to such an extent that it amounted to a rejection. our middle east correspondent yolande knelljoins us live — are we anywhere closer to a ceasefire? this hamas response. definitely of an outright acceptance. hamas indicating that it wants some amendments and that is not really surprising because we have had hamas leaders in recent days expressing wariness that israel would move from the first phase of this plan which would see a six—week truce in exchange for many of the hostages being released from gaza moving on to a second phase that is supposed to a second phase that is supposed to work towards a permanent end to fighting and a full withdrawal of

israeli troops. the job of mediators including the us now is really to study that hamas reply in detail and see if they think that there is a gap that they can bridge between these sides with ongoing negotiations. this lunchtime we've had a reminder of how high the stakes are here, a reminder that the stretch beyond israel and gaza. with the lebanese armed group foreign barrages of rockets into northern israel, most of those intercepted. that comes after israeli forces killed a senior commander overnight. but really for world powers they want so much to have a ceasefire in gaza just to bring down tensions in the region and to stop this danger of a wider regional war. maw; of a wider regional war. many thanks. an invasive species of mosquito is thought to be behind a rise in dengue fever cases across the european union, with the insects found in countries like france, spain and greece. the european centre

for disease prevention and control says climate change is creating more favourable conditions for the tiger moquito to spread. our health reporter philippa roxby has been investigating. mosquitoes have become a growing threat in europe in the past two decades. the particularly invasive asian tiger mosquito has now set up home in 13 countries in europe including france, spain, germany and greece. warm humid conditions are encouraging it to spread further north and west. and with it some diseases like dengue fever. doctor andrea armand of the european centre for disease prevention and control told a press conference in sweden what they're seeing.— what they're seeing. there a connection _ what they're seeing. there a connection between - what they're seeing. there a connection between higher. connection between higher temperature in summer, milder winter and the spread of the mosquitoes

further in areas where they are not present right now.— further in areas where they are not present right now. figures for 2023 show a significant _ present right now. figures for 2023 show a significant rise _ present right now. figures for 2023 show a significant rise in _ present right now. figures for 2023 show a significant rise in people - show a significant rise in people infected locally and through international travel. with the olympic games bringing large numbers to paris this summer experts are warning of the risk of more outbreaks. advice is to use a repellent and remove stagnant water from gardens where mosquitoes can breed. if climate change progresses at the pace it has so far a recent report warns that dengue fever could be transmitted in uk within a0 years. philippa roxby, bbc news. campaigners are calling for more action to stop fires caused by faulty lithium ion batteries. the charity electrical safety first says new laws should be a priority for the next government. the campaign is being backed by scott peden whose partner and two children died in a fire,

believed to have been started by a faulty e—bike battery. tim muffett has this report. i screamed, "gemma, the kids, pass me the kids!" and i heard a voice from her saying, "i can't get out." lastjune, scott peden lost everything. he'd bought a replacement battery online for his e—bike. the following week, a blaze ripped through his home. cambridgeshire fire and rescue service believes it was caused by the battery that had been left on charge overnight. in november, scott described how, afterfour weeks in an induced coma, he was told what had happened. my mum and my dad broke the news to me. and, yeah, i have lost my girlfriend, my son, my daughter, and our two dogs. scott's partner, gemma, was 31. his daughter lily was eight. his son, oliver, four.

scott, it's nearly a year ago, isn't it, that the terrible fire happened? this morning on breakfast, scott backed calls by safety campaigners for tougher safety regulations when it comes to the sale of lithium ion batteries. i want to save the next person's brother, sister, mother, father, daughter, from having to go through what i've gone through now. no—one should go through what i've gone through. lithium ion batteries contain a large amount of energy in a small space. but this is thermal run away, demonstrated in a lab. if a cell in a faulty battery heats up uncontrollably, a devastating chain reaction can follow. we've seen a 70% increase in fires in 2023, about four or five fires a week. we're calling on the next government and all parties, actually, to work together to bring an urgent safety measures so that batteries that are sold have been tested and confirmed to be safe

by a third party. at the moment, we've got manufacturers able to self—certify, self—declare that their products are safe. we believe that needs to stop. people are modifying them to gain that little extra power to make it like new and selling it on. and they're not being clear enough to say that it's been modified. scott suffered serious burns, broken bones and lung damage in the fire. he says he's taking each day as it comes, but he hopes tougher safety laws will spare others the devastation he's suffered over the past year. tim muffett, bbc news. there are just two days to go before the opening game of the euros. in a moment we'll speak tojohn watson, as scotland prepare to play the hosts germany on friday evening. but first, let's go to our reporter andy swiss, who is in blankenhain, where the england team are training ahead of their first match on sunday. andy, how are spirits in the england camp?

the england players certainly seem to enjoy their first full training session here in germany. their training pitch is in a beautiful location deep in the german countryside. the local ground staff were asked to prepare the surface as if it was wembley stadium and it certainly looked in pristine condition. but there was one england player who was not at training today and that was defenderjohn stones. he did pick up a bit of an injury last week but we understand in fact it was illness that kept him out of the training session today. that will be a bit of a worry for england because they are already without one of the most experienced defenders harry maguire and so to miss another experienced defender would be a real blow. they will be keeping their fingers crossed that this is nothing serious. watching over the training session of course was the england manager gareth southgate and in an interview with a german newspaper he said that this might be his last

chance to win a trophy with england. so he will be hoping that they get off to a winning start against serbia on sunday. but of course before then scotland play their opening match against germany and john watson is in munich. yes. opening match against germany and john watson is in munich.— john watson is in munich. yes, and it does not — john watson is in munich. yes, and it does not come _ john watson is in munich. yes, and it does not come much _ john watson is in munich. yes, and it does not come much tougher - john watson is in munich. yes, and it does not come much tougher for| it does not come much tougher for scotland than host germany here in munich on friday night. scotland also training today, their manager steve clarke says he has a very clear idea and a strong idea of what his starting line—up will be for the match to come here in munich on friday night. as he looks to do what no one has managed before, to steer scotland out of the group faces of this european championship for the first time in history of the nation. we have started to see some of those scotland fans arriving here today ahead of kick—off on friday night. anywhere between 150, 200,000 scotland fans will be arriving here

in the coming days and many of them making the long journey by the cheapest means possible, some even arriving with their tents as they prepare to stay in camp sites here in the coming days. but no doubt about the excitement will certainly start to build here as well as numbers of scotland fans as we edge ever closer to kick—off here on friday night. john watson, many thanks. former manchester united star david beckham was among the celebrities attending an awards ceremony for the king's foundation, which is his majesty's charitable trust. beckham revealed he has spent time with the king talking about beekeeping and getting younger people connected to nature. at the event, sir rod stewartjoked that it was time the former england captain was given a knighthood. penny and i are so honoured to be ambassadors for the king's trust. i'm also wonderfully honoured to be a knight.

and david, yours is coming soon! a reminder of our top headline this afternoon. the prime minister says the tories have not given up winning the general election, after his defence secretary said labour should not be given a "supermajority". and as most of us rely on our smartphones everyday — we hear how a group of teenagers got on after ditching their devices. 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 ben rich. i'm sure you do not need me to tell you it is another unseasonably cold day with average temperatures at this time of year should be 1a may 201 this time of year should be 1a may 20 1 degrees this time of year should be 1a may 201 degrees but today we this time of year should be 1a may 20 1 degrees but today we have values a few degrees lower than that. in this rather cool air mass.

on the face of it looks like something warmer is coming away for tomorrow but with that we will see a frontal system bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain and some strong wind so i suspect it still is going to feel pretty disappointing tomorrow and towards the end of the week. but full details will come later in the programme. the greens have launched their election manifesto today, with promises to transform housing, transport, and the green economy. ben chu, from the bbc verify team, has been analysing the pledges and seeing if the numbers add up. on verify we're asking the same questions of all the parties and their election manifestos this week. so today, what is in the green party manifesto and does it add up? well, their key spending pledge is £50 billion extra per year for health and social care, and to pay for it an increase in taxes, which they say

would raise up to £70 billion. so which taxes do they think should go up? among them are employee national insurance, capital gains tax, carbon taxes and a new wealth tax raising they say £15 billion. so let's focus on this last one. the greens say that this would be levied at a rate of 1% on the assets of people with more than £10 million and at 2% on those with more than £1 billion. would that work? well, a lot would depend on the design of the wealth tax and some tax experts are sceptical that it would raise the amount claimed year after year. but the wealth tax expert arun advani of the university of warwickjudges that aiming to raise this total amount of new tax money, over £50 billion, including from new wealth taxes, is economically credible, although the merits of doing so are, of course a matter for voters.

it's also worth putting the size of the green party's manifestos, tax and spending package in the context of other parties we've heard from so far. so here's the liberal democrats with their £27 billion of tax rises and additional spending, and here is the conservatives, £18 billion. that's mainly tax cuts. the greens tower over that with £70 billion of tax rises and new spending. they say they're being more radical because they're being more honest about the scale of the economic challenge facing the country. their opponents will say they're doing it to distinguish themselves and because they'd be unlikely to form the next government. by the way, labour's tax and spending commitments are expected to be smaller than all of these, but we will find that out tomorrow. and verify will of course be on hand to bring you the full analysis. trust and confidence in uk politics have sunk to their worst level ever — that's according to a new report examining the public�*s perception

of governments from the 19705 to the present day. the analysis for the national centre for social research also suggests a record numbers of voters "almost never" trust politicians to tell the truth. our home editor, mark easton, has more. jingle: radio humberside. what do you want to hear from the politicians ahead of the general election? let me know. the voters of hull tend not to get excited about elections. the city had the lowest turnout at the last one of anywhere in the country, and it doesn't take long to find out why. the hopelessness is just, what's the point? it doesn't matter who i vote for, it's all going to be the same. will you be voting? me? it's a waste of time. waste of time, voting. i have no faith in any of it. none. tony martin, hull born and bred, contacted the bbc�*s your voice your vote because he feels so angry that politicians are taking people for fools.

i am absolutely fed up to the back teeth of not hearing the truth. politicians in every party seem to treat us like idiots. you obviously feel really strongly about this. i do. i've never known the decline that we've experienced, notjust this year, but probably for the last ten or 20 years. it's notjust yorkshire skepticism. a new report from the national centre for social research finds that across the country, trust and confidence in politics and politicians has never been lower. this election is being held amid a collapse of faith in our democratic systems. the report finds 45% of voters would almost never trust the government to put the country before their party — the highest proportion ever. 58% would almost never trust politicians to tell the truth when in a tight corner —

a figure that's never been higher. changing the electoral system under which we'll all be... the report's author, the doyen of election analysis, professor sirjohn curtis, told me he's detected a sense of desperation among the electorate. these figures mean that we are now less trusting, less confident in our system of government than we have been at any point during the last a0 or 50 years. the report suggests voters think the way we're governed is broken. eight in ten say the system needs improving quite a lot or a great deal, with more than half wanting the voting system changed to one which is fairer to smaller parties. it's not boiling hot. it's not freezing cold. so what is the answer? many of the parties promised to give more power to the people. this part of yorkshire is due to have its own regional authority and most manifestos propose to devolve more control to such bodies. but hull is at the forefront of a grassroots movement to counter political apathy by creating people's assemblies.

people need to have the power to make decisions for themselves. they've lost faith in politics from the top, and they need to really feel ownership over a movement that's coming from the bottom — something that meets their needs where they are. all sorts of people from a local community, who wouldn't normally necessarily meet, come together and discuss what's important and what they might do about things. disillusionment over brexit, political scandal and economic crisis — all are blamed for the lack of trust. whoever wins the election will have an urgentjob to restore the nation's faith in its democracy. mark easton, bbc news, hull. we want you to help shape how we cover this general election campaign, so if you have a question for a politician, or an issue that you're concerned about, then you can get in touch as part of your voice, your vote — you'll find all the details you need on the bbc news website. still to come on today's programme.

from bristol to paris — we'll hear how a synchronised swimming team have become the poster girls for the upcoming olympic games. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news hello. welcome along to sportsday. i'm adam wild. manchester united stick with erik ten hag. despite all the speculation — the dutch manager stays at old trafford. england get settled into their base in germany with just two days to go until the start of euro 202a. we'll also look ahead to that opening fixture with scotland taking on the hosts. and a silver for daryl neita at the european championships — after a dramatic photo finish in rome.

good afternoon. all the talk going into the fa cup final last month was that manchester united manager erik ten hag was going to lose his job whatever happened. well, what happened was they won, and now two and a half weeks on, he's staying in charge — and it's believed he's in talks to extend his contract. our chief football reporter simon stone is following developments. just over two weeks after what has been termed as a thorough review of manchester united's performance over the last season was instigated, i was told by people at the club that the decision is to stick with eric ten hag and not only to stick with him, but they will talk to him about a new contract because his current one runs out at the end of next season. i think many people would have been surprised before the fa

cup final to learn that this was going to be the outcome because most people thought eric ten hag was in very difficult situation at manchester united, but the victory over man city, the performance against manchester city gave an indication of what ten hag had always said, which was if he had his players back, the injured players who he has had so many of last season, performances would improve, results would improve and the whole situation at the club would look different. but he did give a warning in the aftermath of the cup final to the manchester united hierarchy and basically said, if you don't want me, i will go somewhere else and i will win somewhere else. you have to remember he has come into the club, he has had two years at manchester united, won two trophies. there are only for managers in the history of manchester united that have won

trophies in successive seasons. that is a fairly exclusive club and it put him in a position of semi—strength and it has also made the people at ineos, sirjim ratcliffe, think twice before making a change. scotland are stepping up their preprations for the opening match of euro 202a — against the hosts germany in munich on friday. they've never made it beyond the group stage at a euros — or in fact at any major tournament. jane dougall looks at some of the players who will be hoping to make history. as scotland prepare to kick off their euros campaign, who can we watch out for? let's start with the captain andy robertson. champions league winner and premier league winner with liverpool in 2020, he is the most accomplished of the squad and a natural born leader. he may be the comedian of the squad but super john mcginn's skills are no joke.

the comedian of the squad but super john mcginn's skills are nojoke. he helped aston villa get to the semifinals of the europa conference league last season. scott mctominay scored to put manchester united in the fa cup final which they went on to win. he also scored seven for scotland in their qualification campaign. he scotland in their qualification campaign-— scotland in their qualification camaiun. ., . scotland in their qualification cam-cain. ., . campaign. he has done that so many times this season. _ campaign. he has done that so many times this season. goals _ campaign. he has done that so many times this season. goals are - campaign. he has done that so many times this season. goals are likely i times this season. goals are likely to come from _ times this season. goals are likely to come from lauren _ times this season. goals are likely to come from lauren shankland. l to come from lauren shankland. scottish premiership player of the year scoring 30. there are some players missing from the squad through injury so there are a few new faces here.— through injury so there are a few new faces here. wasn't the easiest ick. you new faces here. wasn't the easiest pick- you expect — new faces here. wasn't the easiest pick. you expect one _ new faces here. wasn't the easiest pick. you expect one or _ new faces here. wasn't the easiest pick. you expect one or two. - new faces here. wasn't the easiest pick. you expect one or two. we i pick. you expect one or two. we ended up with three or four that you are thinking, come on, that's not fair. we are over it, we are here. i have all the bodies i want and this is what we work with.— have all the bodies i want and this is what we work with. bristol city's tommy conway — is what we work with. bristol city's tommy conway has _ is what we work with. bristol city's tommy conway has been - is what we work with. bristol city's tommy conway has been called i is what we work with. bristol city's tommy conway has been called up is what we work with. bristol city's - tommy conway has been called up from the under 21s and lewis morgan, who last played for scotland six years ago, has been recalled. he has

travelled from the mls in america. it did like lee. now that lewis morgan has been called in, i think steve has done the right thing. ads, steve has done the right thing. a mountain backdrop with chilly weather, familiar surroundings to help the team settle in. the faces in the squad might change but the scotland spirit remains consistent. england get their campaign under way against serbia on sunday evening. the team trained at the german base for the first time this morning — with just defenderjohn stones missing because of illness. john watson is following the preparations. sakho has two score. it is saved! and it is italy who are the champions of europe. and it is italy who are the chamions of euro e. , champions of europe. this the same three years — champions of europe. this the same three years ago- _ champions of europe. this the same three years ago. the _ champions of europe. this the same three years ago. the final _ champions of europe. this the same three years ago. the final of - champions of europe. this the same three years ago. the final of the - three years ago. the final of the last euros. england so close to ending that long wait for a major

men's trophy. losing on penalties to italy at wembley. here in munich where the host kick off the tournament on friday, will there be a different outcome this time? germany face scotland already enjoying the ride. the party started for the players upon arrival at their training base and the fans will ensure it continues. as they descend on munich in their thousands. it is the first of 51 games over 31 days. the top two in each group progress automatically and will be joined each group progress automatically and will bejoined by each group progress automatically and will be joined by the a best third placed teams. england opened the tournament against serbia on sunday. then it is the knockouts. all the way to berlin, head of the final onjuly1a. with all the way to berlin, head of the final on july 1a. with fans arriving here, final onjuly1a. with fans arriving here, hoping their euro dreams and lead all the way to the olympic stadium next month. it's the final day of the european athletics

championships in italy, with keely hodgkinson leading the british medal hopes in the women's 800 metres later. no gold's last night for britain — but boy, was it close. daryl neita, second from the bottom here, was within one hundredth of a second of winning the 200 metres. that's how close it was. in the end it was silver for her, gold for mujinga kambundji, as neita was denied her first first major title. i gave everything i had. i mean, i did a season's best but it wasn't enough. honestly, iam disappointed. i'm not sure exactly how the race went but i was giving everything i had. i need to get back to work. and there was bronze for megan keith in the women's 10,000 metres, as home favourite nadia battocletti took gold. elish mccolgan, meanwhile, failed to finish. commonwealth games medallists kyle kothari and jordan houlden are set to make their olympic debuts. they have been announced as part

of the team gb diving squad for the paris 202a games. grace reid has also been selected for her third olympic games, eight years on from her debut at rio. theyjoin the likes of tom daley, jack laugher and andrea spendolini—sirieix. three—time paralympic champion david smith and reigning world champion claire taggart have been named as part of the boccia team for the paralympics. smith is britain's most decorated player and will be hoping to add to his five paralympic medals. northern irish athlete taggart will compete in the new individual female category introduced for these games. australia showed namibia no mercy as they continued their impressive start to the t20 world cup with a dominant win in antigua. having won the toss, australia elected to bowl, dismissing namibia forjust 72. adam zampa was the pick of the bowlers taking four wickets for 12. in reply, australia wasted little time in chasing down the target, winning the match inside six overs. the aussies are now assured of their place in the super 8

which could mean bad news for england, should they rest players against scotland. in this tournament you potentially come up against england and as i said, they are one of the top few teams on the day. we have had some real struggles against them in t20 cricket. if we can get them ahead of the tournament, that's in the best interest of ourselves but it will be interesting to see. we have never beenin interesting to see. we have never been in this position before as a team. whether we have discussions or not, we willjust play the way we did tonight. jon rahm has withdrawn from golf�*s us open because of an infection in his foot that led to concerns it could damage the rest of his game. rahm, a former masters champion and former world number 1, announced his decision on social media saying he has consulted doctors and felt this was best in the long run. plenty more on that and coverage of tennis from nottingham over on the bbc sport website and app — but from me and the sportsday team, that's all for now.

many of us use a smartphone everyday, and rely on them for a whole host of our daily activities — but how well could we cope without them? a new survey of 2,000 young people, carried out for the bbc, suggests three quarters of teenagers would not swap their devices for a basic model — one without apps or a camera. research from ofcom shows that nearly every child has their own phone by the time they're 12 years old. but it's notjust children who're glued to their screens — we all spend nearly three hours a day on our phones. our reporter kristianjohnson has been to see how a group of teenagers in salford have coped without their smartphones forfive days, as part

of a bbc radio 5 live project. on friday, i received a79 notifications. it's fair to say some teenagers are pretty glued to their phones. 0k, guys. point of no return. thank you very much. but this group of students are doing the unthinkable — locking them away for almost a week. you said your goodbye? yes. good. no tiktok, no snapchat, no whatsapp. so, guys, these are your new... oh, my god! ..mobile phones. instead, they'll be using these for the next five days. the only way of communicating — texts and calls. i'm on a nokia. guys, do you want to see something? mum, this is weird, i don't like it! oh, my gosh! they're going to have to learn a whole new set of skills for the next week to be able to adapt and continue their life as close to what it used to be. but with that mobile phone underpinning most of their activities, it's going to be a real challenge.

so in the mornings, usually, i'll, like, search up the travel times, because then i know, "oh, yeah, i need to leave in five minutes. oh, yeah, i've got a little bit of time before i need to leave." but with, like, without a phone, i've got no way of knowing when the next tram will be. and not being involved in group chats means it's harderfor ruby to meet up with friends. i feel like with the nokia, i'm kind of missing out a bit more on social interaction. like, we always go bowling or something. we've not organised anything so far. 0k. so i'm 52 hours into the detox. i'm finding it ok. i don't think it's difficult oranything, like. two days into the journey, and while ruby's coping well, charlie has already given into temptation. it's genuinely hard when you don't have it. it's like having, like, a comfort item for how many ever years and itjust goes... it was really stressful. some others are struggling too. not knowing what's going on in, like, a group chat, itjust makes me like, "what am i missing out on?"

but most are focusing on the positives. without my phone, i feel like i'm actually learning stuff and engaging more — noticing stuff around me, which i probably should be doing anyways but i'm just too addicted to my phone. usually before i go to bed, i usuallyjust watch, like disney+ for like an hour and then just drift off. but since then, i've just gone straight to sleep and it's weird. feels much better. the more time goes on, it like becomes a lot easier to think of things to do because you've not got your phone, so you're like, "oh, new message." will's journey home takes over an hour. announcement: this is l a service to etihad campus. a tram first, then a bus. so in terms of not having a smartphone, it makes it more difficult because i can't check the timetable. and when they say it's been delayed or something, i could at least ring my dad and ask for a lift, you know? will's mum, alison, admits not being able to use family tracking apps like life360 is a hindrance, but she's noticed big changes in her son just three

days into the detox. it's actually quite nice seeing you without headphones. i don't see that much normally. no. i think it'sjust become the norm. whereas actual social interaction does require you to put these things away, and... yeah. ..engage a little bit more. five days later, it's the end of term and time to get those smartphones back. got yours? yeah. maybe i'll put my phone away in the car and i'll put my phone away, like, when i'm around my friends. but in general, like, going on to tiktok and everything, i'm still going to do that. like, ifanything, i'm going to do it more now. i think it's been pretty difficult without a smartphone, but i've managed to get through it all right. i'll try and use less of tiktok, that's for sure. i know my screen time is quite high on that. judging by their initial reaction, perhaps the students aren't quite ready to give up their smartphones entirely, but the detox might start to slowly change their habits. kristian johnson, bbc news.

this image will be featured on billboards across paris this summer, to advertise the upcoming olympic games. the women in the photograph are from a synchronised swimming team in bristol, and they'd agreed to have their pictures taken by a photography student in the months leading up to lockdown in 2020. our reporter dickson hooper met them, to find out how they've gone international. swimming in all weathers, in all waters and all perfectly synchronised. # somewhere beyond the sea.# it's a really good laugh. it kind of combines things that we all love — getting together and learning new skills, keeping fit, and also that kind of musical creative aspect, i think, is important as well. and why do you do it? it's just really fun. i really love being part of a little group and a gang of girls.

we go around and do lots of things together and it's really fun. yeah. the group started in 2019 and a year later they were being photographed by a final year student in bristol. i remember it being really cold and the lake was flooded that day. and so we were... sort of had to wade through horrible, big, wet grass. it was the middle of winter, but it wasn't sort of your classic photo shoot. classic enough, though, for the pictures to end up in new york and now on the paris metro to help promote the olympic games. i was completely, you know, shocked and incredibly happy and honoured. it's not something that i ever thought was going to happen to me. so my first thought was, i have to get to paris and go see it myself. oh, it was so exciting. when eva contacted us to say that this project was happening, we just couldn't believe it. we couldn't believe that we were going to be part of the promotion of the olympics. that's very exciting.

and when we eventually saw how big the pictures were, it was quite amazing. anybody asked for your autograph yet? no! are you hoping they will know? no. a modest group, who've become close friends, taking some bristol panache to the paris olympics. dickson hooper, bbc news. a five—year old girl is being hailed as a little hero — after she sat with her unconcious mother overnight before walking to school in her princess dress and wellies to get help. leisha, who lives near blackwood in caerphilly, was suffering with septic shock when her daughter poppy raised the alarm. our reporter nelli bird has the details. oh, i love you. a massive cwtch from them for the little girl who saved her life. you are my hero.

oh, i love you. poppy is a lively and typical five—year—old girl. but earlier this year, she did something completely remarkable. dad ryan was at work and she was home alone with her mum, leisha, who'd been feeling unwell for a few weeks after having an operation. i collapsed on the floor. my daughter then she stayed with me the night, she curled up beside me in the night and slept beside me. so in the morning then she waited for the school to open. she got her wellies on and she got her little crown on and she was in a princess dress and unlocked my door. she went out out of my door then, and she went in through the school gate and she went and told her teachers that mummy�*s on the floor and she can't, i can't wake her up. i was iwas in i was in her room and i could not wake _ i was in her room and i could not wake up — what was it like going to school by yourself?

was it scary or was it ok? scary. leisha was rushed to hospital. she was in septic shock and her body was shutting down. after a month fighting for her life, she woke up from her coma. she is my hero and she saved my life. and, you know, ialways praise her for that. leisha is now recovering and doing well. she will have to have part of both her feet amputated in the months ahead, but she says she feels lucky to be alive. all thanks to poppy, the little superhero, nelli bird, bbc news. well done, amazing. now the weather with ben — and it's still colder than it should be for this time of year, ben? absolutely, no end to this run of very cooljune days with temperatures a few degrees below average for the time of year, hard to imagine that we could see hot weather at this time of year but throw your mind back 12 months because on the 12th ofjune 2023

some of us had temperatures in the low 30 celsius. 31 degrees and compare that with the day when morecambe is expected to reach a high ofjust 13 degrees. and with that there is a fair amount of cloud around, this is the satellite and radar picture from the last couple of hours. many areas are seeing some cloud, a few showers just grazing this eastern coast. but as we go through the rest of the afternoon showers become fewer and further between and particularly across western areas, continuing to be some breaks in the cloud and some spells of sunshine. but average temperatures at this time of year should be 15 up to 21 degrees and today 11 up to 70 degrees. and it will turn quite chilly overnight tonight as well with clear skies overhead and a few mist and fog patches developing for a time overnight. but temperatures dropping down into single digits and impact some spots in scotland out of the countryside heading down to around two or three degrees. a bit milder

out towards the west because here we see cloud and our pics of rain courtesy of this frontal system. this is tomorrow and it will bring some pretty soggy conditions for some. many places particularly central, eastern and northern parts of the uk start with some sunshine tomorrow but that frontal system is quite slow moving bringing heavy and persistent rain across the south—west of england and wales, maybe up to 30 millimetres or more. and unusually windy for the time of year with gusts of 50 miles an hour and may be even stronger for the exposed western coast. the rain getting across the isle of man into north—west england and affecting northern ireland, south—west scotland and into the central bank. both in scotland to hang onto some sunshine and hear a bit warmer than of late with highs of 17 degrees. the rain bearing weather system will move north and east as we get into friday. still some rain left behind across the north of scotland and friday also quite windy. to the

south of that we see some spells of sunshine but also some showers erupting and some of those will be pretty heavy perhaps with the odd flash of lightning and the odd rumble of thunder. signs of things perhaps turning a bit less cool by this stage but still those temperatures a degree or so below the norm for the time of year. then as we head into the weekend low pressure remains firmly in charge of the scene so we are going to see showers or longer spells of rain. on saturday the showers quite widespread, some of them heavy. by sunday many of the showers across the north of the uk and perhaps something a bit drier further south. but temperatures although just a touch higher than they have been still below par for the time of year. no sign of any heat on the way. cant wait for summer to begin! we are waiting! you can keep in touch with all of today's stories and the latest analysis of the election campaign on bbc news online. that's all from today's bbc news at one. enjoy the rest of the day.

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live from london, this is bbc news. the defence secretary warns of what he calls a labour supermajority if they win big at the election. the prime minister denies he has given up prime minister denies he has given up hope of victory. the labour leader says if you want change you have to vote for it. the green party is pending tax increases to fund investment in health and social care. i am investment in health and social care. iam nicky investment in health and social care. i am nicky schiller live in one suffolk village. as the greens publish their manifesto, we will look at the issue of offshore wind farms and how you bring that energy back onto land. new figures show no growth in britain's economy in april with wet weather partly to blame.

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