good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. labour promises to make wealth creation its number—one priority as it launches its general election manifesto. the conservatives say the party is being dishonest. a warning that long waiting times for cancer care have become routine, as specialist centres say they're experiencing severe delays for treatment. it is one a since nottingham university students barnaby webb and and grace o'malley—kumar and caretaker ian coates were killed. here in nottingham their lives will be remembered later today.

as many of us look forward to a summer holiday, the cost of being dropped off at the airport is now higher than ever. i'll have the details on how much it's gone up. it's gold in rome for keely hodgkinson. despite struggling with illness, she wins the european 800m title once again, with the olympics just around the corner. after a brighter, sunny start in central and eastern areas, rain in the west will cross us all except for the far east and it will be windy especially in the west. all the details later. it's thursday the 13th ofjune. our main story. labour will publish its election manifesto this morning, with sir keir starmer saying he is putting wealth creation at the heart of his plans for government. he's said there will be no surprises on tax and has ruled out increases in vat, income tax and national insurance. the conservatives have challenged labour to match their own range of tax pledges for families and businesses.

our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. there are exactly three weeks to polling day and, in the manifesto he's unveiling today, sir keir starmer says there will be no surprises. the labour leader is well aware every opinion poll continues to indicate a healthy lead for his party, so his manifesto will tread carefully while promising change. it'll be a positive case in detail about the future of the country — how we renew and how we rebuild. i'm not complacent about 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. labour says its number—one priority will be wealth creation in order to improve living standards for all. it claims it has a plan to kick—start growth, won't increase income tax, vat or national insurance, but will invest in the industries of the future, saying that

will create 650,000 jobs. the party is making some promises, such as two million more nhs appointments a year to bring down waiting lists. and vat on private—school fees to pay for 6,500 teachers for state schools. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer both took part in interviews in front of a live audience on sky news last night. the labour leader faced sustained questioning about his past support forjeremy corbyn. you said jeremy corbyn would make a great prime minister. did you said jeremy corbyn would make a great prime minister.— great prime minister. did you mean? i was certain — great prime minister. did you mean? i was certain that _ great prime minister. did you mean? i was certain that we _ great prime minister. did you mean? i was certain that we would _ great prime minister. did you mean? i was certain that we would lose - great prime minister. did you mean? i was certain that we would lose the l i was certain that we would lose the general— i was certain that we would lose the general election. and his tax plans and whether he's a bit robotic.

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. i can appreciate people's frustrations. of course we have not got everything right. but this will be labour's day to set out a vision and with the days to polling day counting down, the opportunities to change the arc of this election are slipping by. we are joined now by our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. because the event was in manchester yesterday. we saw during the debates last night and recently that labour is being asked what is new you are offering and what will you pull out offering and what will you pull out of the bag? what shall we expect today? do of the bag? what shall we expect toda ? ., ,. of the bag? what shall we expect toda? ., ,.._ of the bag? what shall we expect toda? ., today? do not expect any surprises. for keir starmer _ today? do not expect any surprises. for keir starmer it _ today? do not expect any surprises. for keir starmer it will _ today? do not expect any surprises. for keir starmer it will be _ today? do not expect any surprises. for keir starmer it will be pulling i for keir starmer it will be pulling together the strands of his leadership and trying to weave them together into one story he can tell the nation. what we think he will focus on as he launches the manifesto is growth and wealth

creation. he was say his offer is a total rejection in his words of those who focus on tax and spend, the wealth the country has rather than growing the well. i think he will focus on planning. labour say they have a plan to build 1.5 million new homes over five years should they win. also planning for things like infrastructure, data centres, science parks. they say they have a plan to get those built that they hope will grow the economy. the conservative say all of thatis economy. the conservative say all of that is a diversion from what they say labour will not talk about and they argue labour has a secret plan to raise taxes. labour's words are they will not increase taxes on working people. we will get more detail on that today?— working people. we will get more detail on that today? probably not. the debate was _ detail on that today? probably not. the debate was in _ detail on that today? probably not. the debate was in grimsby - detail on that today? probably not. the debate was in grimsby but - detail on that today? probably not. the debate was in grimsby but in i the debate was in grimsby but in manchester today we are getting the manifesto launch? irate manchester today we are getting the manifesto launch?— manifesto launch? we are going to net more

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on the election debate. he says the gambling commission are making inquiries. they say it is not their practice to confirm if they are making inquiries but they noted placing a bet on something you have inside information on could constitute a criminal offence. irate constitute a criminal offence. we will be talking to you throughout the morning. we'll bejoined by the foreign secretary lord cameron at half—seven this morning. and by pat mcfadden, labour's national campaign co—ordinator just after half—eight. plaid cymru also launches its election manifesto today, saying it will demand a new funding dealfor wales. speaking to the bbc�*s nick robinson, the party's leader said he wanted people to "recognise that tax is a good thing" and called for an honest debate on the issue. we have a number of proposals for bringing in more of a tax, say, for example, making sure that those oil and gas companies pay more of a windfall tax, that the corporates pay more,

that those who have the huge amounts of wealth are targeted through a wealth tax. so, through a fair taxation system. a reminder. david cameron willjoin us later. 7.30. and also hearing from the labour party. today is the labour party manifesto launch around 11 o'clock happening in manchester. now more of the headlines. 0ne 11 o'clock happening in manchester. now more of the headlines. one thing that all manifestos will take a look at is the state of the nhs and how to improve it. the royal college of radiologists has warned that long waits for cancer care have become routine across the uk. specialist cancer centres say they are experiencing delays most weeks for chemotherapy and radiotherapy. 0ur health reporter jim reed has more. for some years now, all four nations

of the uk have missed their targets for cancer treatment. this report from the royal college of radiologists warns long waits are putting lives at risk. in a survey of all 60 specialist cancer centres across the uk, it said 47% of sites were reporting delays for chemotherapy most weeks or every week — up from 28% in the previous year. and there were similar waits for radiotherapy, which uses radiation to kill cancer cells. any delay in waiting for scan results or for your treatment is worrying for patients. there's a level of anxiety with cancer almost more than any other illness. but also, we know that, actually, delays effect cure rates. delays affect cure rates. we know that for every extra month people wait — for many cancer types,

there's a 10% reduction the chance of them being cured. the college says workforce shortages are one key factor behind the delays, with the number of unfilled vacancies for cancer doctors expected to climb further. in this election, the conservatives have promised to recruit more staff and hit cancer targets in england within five years. labour has said it will double the number of the latest scanners, and the liberal democrats want to introduce a legal guarantee for all cancer treatment to start within two months. health is a devolved power with separate policy set by the welsh and scottish governments and the northern ireland executive. jim reed, bbc news. heath officials haven't yet said whether the acropolis in athens will be closed again today as a heatwave in greece continues. the tourist attraction had to be closed yesterday in the intense heat and it's been confirmed that schools will remain closed in several regions of the country today, including the capital. the labour ministry has also advised employees to work from home, and ordered a pause from midday to 5pm for outdoor work. the technology entrepreneur elon musk has

claimed he's on the verge of increasing his wealth by $56 billion — that's nearly £44 billion. he says shareholders in the electric car firm tesla are on the verge of approving the pay deal. the result of the vote will be revealed later today. a decade—long competition to find new ways to tackle superbugs has ended with the award of an £8 million prize. the longitude prize has been awarded to the creators of a test that determines if an infection is caused by bacteria and identifies the correct antibiotics to fight it. it's been one year since students barnaby webber and grace 0'malley—kumar and caretaker ian coates were killed in an attack in nottingham. today, there will be commemorations for the three victims. 0ur reporter tim muffett is in the city and joins us now. 0ne one year 0ne yearon one year on but the loss is very raw

for so many. one year on but the loss is very raw for so many-— one year on but the loss is very raw for so many. good morning from the university of — for so many. good morning from the university of nottingham _ for so many. good morning from the university of nottingham campus - university of nottingham campus where a year ago shortly after the attacks a vigil took place attended by students and families and i was here covering it for bbc breakfast and was struck by how moving it was. we heard moving words from the families. today, commemorations taking place to remember those who died and we expect a smaller, personal affair. died and we expect a smaller, personalaffair. in died and we expect a smaller, personal affair. in the past year there has notjust be an intense grief for the families but frustration and anger. they do not believe justice had frustration and anger. they do not believejustice had been served. valdo calocane carried out the attacks and was initially charged with murder but however he was eventually found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and ordered to be detained in a secure hospital indefinitely. the families believe the sentence was too lenient and so did the attorney general. the

court of appeal said it had no reason to change the sentence. the families have launched a statement in which they say today they will pause and reflect on what happened. tomorrow they will continue their relentless pursuit for what they call for the appropriate justice. today they say they will take time to remember loved ones and the dreadful events of the year ago. thanks. rishi sunak willjoin world leaders at a g7 summit in southern italy to impose fresh economic pressure on russia. they are expected to agree a plan to use frozen russian assets to raise $50 billion a yearfor ukraine. 0ur rome correspondent mark lowen joins us from the summit in bari. mark, what do we know about this plan so far? something concrete that might come out of this? the most concrete

deliverable is the plan to take the russian assets in the west and valued at $300 billion at the moment, and use the interest on those assets, front—load them as they say, take a few years of the interest payments to come and add it together and create a $50 billion loan for ukraine. previously there was talk of seizing the assets. that was talk of seizing the assets. that was supported by for example the us treasury secretary. it was opposed by others including the president of the european central bank who said it could set a dangerous precedent in international law. they have come up in international law. they have come up with the alternative idea, which is coming into form which would be to use the interest to give ukraine a much needed loan as it is cash starved and war weary. that is

potentially the most deliverable. there will be talk of climate change, the middle east, artificial intelligence. there will be a session chaired by pope francis, the first time a pope has come to a g7. he feels there should be global regulation of ai. this is a meeting of the largest economies at a time when many are in disarray from rishi sunak, emmanuel macron, tojoe sunak, emmanuel macron, to joe biden, sunak, emmanuel macron, tojoe biden, facing situations at home. arguably the most stable at the moment is the host, italy. the city of edinburgh was literally "shaking it off" last weekend when taylor swift fans danced so hard they set off earthquake monitors. seismic activity was recorded up to 6km away from the murrayfield venue during the gigs last friday, saturday and sunday. fans made the biggest commotion during the songs cruel summer, ready for it and champagne problems.

here's carol with the weather. good morning. will we be dancing to your forecast? not necessarily. you might be dancing to avoid puddles created by the rain we will be seeing. we start on a bright note in central and eastern areas. in the west, rain. pushing northwards and eastwards through the day. it is reflected in the temperatures. with clearer skies, a cold start in central and eastern parts. in the west, with the cloud and rain, it is milder. you can see how the rain has gathered in the west overnight. some is heavy and will be persistent. some fog first thing in northern scotland, parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire,

south—east and the midlands. that will go and then we have rain accompanied by gusty winds, particularly through the irish sea. we could have gusts up to 50 mph on the coast of devon, cornwall, west wales. the rain will not get to the far east until later in the day and temperatures, 11—18 north to south. 0vernight, rain advances northwards and eastwards. eventually ensconced in the far north of scotland. some clear skies follow and also showers. still breezy in the north and south. it will be a milder night tonight than last night. tomorrow rain continues across the north. lingering in shetland. the rest have bright spells, sunshine and showers. some showers giving longer spells of rain. and still a brisk wind with a

high up to 19. the ship on which the explorer sir ernest shackleton made his final voyage has been found on the sea floor off the coast of newfoundland in canada. shackleton had a fatal heart attack on board the quest in 1922, on his way to the antarctic. the ship remained in service for another a0 years before finally sinking in 1962, as our science editor rebecca morelle reports. setting sail for sir ernest shackleton's final expedition, the ship called quest leaving london for antarctica. but shackleton never made it. he died of a heart attack aged a7, while the ship was in the harbour at south georgia. quest continued in service until it sank in 1962. now, an expedition has been searching the labrador sea off canada, where the vessel was lost. they used sonar to locate it.

that's it. i think we've got it. are you serious? well, look. that's what i thought. the image shows quest lying almost intact, 390m down. this matches exactly the characteristics, the size, the fact that we can see a mast. it's very clear that that it's quest. we have some wonderful news. we have located quest. the team contact alexandra shackleton, sir ernest shackleton's granddaughter. well, i suppose it's the final discovery of the shackleton story. as you know, it ended when he was only a7. and the ship went on, which is why this expedition came into being. it's squaring the circle. on board quest, shackleton wrote in his diary the night before he died. ath of january, 1922. it's a strange and curious place. a wonderful evening. in the darkening twilight,

i saw a lone star hover gem—like above the bay. rebecca morelle, bbc news. that is an amazing discovery. let's take a look at today's papers. several front pages feature labour's manifesto roll—out, including the times, which leads with sir keir starmer�*s pledge that growth and prosperity are his top priority. the paper also says the labour leader refuses to rule out tax rises. the mirror leads on an interview with barnaby webber�*s mother a year on from the nottingham attacks. emma webber tells the paper that herfamilies' lives have been blown apart since his death. after eight o'clock this morning, we'll be speaking to barnaby�*s dad and brother ahead of the commemorations which are being held at the university of nottingham for the three victims. the guardian reports on a un investigation which accuses israel and hamas of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity on and since 7th october. and around 3.6 million

people are at risk of developing diabetes, according to the daily express. the paper says this record number of people at risk comes as the uk is battling an obesity epidemic, which health officials are blaming on cheapjunk food. he does not love a story about rescue dogs. a story in the telegraph today. from a report in a shelter in montana. studying single dogs. and how quickly they are adopted as opposed to those they put together. they put two together and try to get them home together and the single dogs take longer to home once the dogs have been buddied up together. they say the videos taken showed lonely dogs, which got me, staring into the eyes of passers—by

more. licking their lips. standing on their back legs against the kennel wall. those paired up look happier so people are more attracted to them. staring into the eyes of passers—by. stop it. a tenuous link. hot dogs. those you eat. how many hot dogs, when you look at the record, in 2021, for eating. how many hot dogs and buns in ten minutes? 80.76. and buns in ten minutes? 80. 76. this champion has being banned from the contest. because he signed a deal to promote vegan sausages and they are upset. the competition in coney island, upset because he went for a plant —based frankfurter. do they not have a competition in

which he can compete? it is meat or nothing at all. a finger—prick test has been developed which patients can use at home and which checks the health of your heart in just nine minutes. the test, which posts the results straight to your gp via the nhs app, has taken more than two years to develop. after being trialled in five nhs areas, it's now due to be rolled out across england. 0ur health correspondent nikki fox reports. jason wilson is a receptionist. he wanted to check how healthy he was, so he got involved in the trial. since he took the test, he's lost two stone and is feeling good about the changes he's made. it showed that i was categorised as obese, which was a bit of a shock and it made me realise i need to make some long—term changes to my health to improve. so now i run 30 to a0 minutes either on my treadmill or around the park here. i've started drinking a lot more water and i try not to eat anything

after eight o'clock and i've just tried to be a bit healthier. yeah, it's made a big impact. so who could be given one of these tests? the first are the a0 to 7a—year—olds, which is the age group that traditionally qualifies for the nhs health check. however, there's a much wider group of individuals, potentially starting even as young as 18, who are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease. and we're also targeting that group, as well. so how does the test work? so i prick my finger and then put a droplet of blood on there. it's about 100 times less blood than is required if you go to the gp and they take blood out of your arm. what we're going to do now is start the timer. you wait seven minutes. beeping. as you can hear, that's the alarm. then use the camera on your phone or ipad to take a picture. it analyses the colours on the test. after a few more seconds, the results are through. if any of my values were unhealthy, we would flag that as red.

now, my official nhs heart age is actually the age that i am, which is good, and my blood test values are all in the healthy range. the results will go straight to your gp via the nhs app. it took more than two years to develop, talking to doctors and patients. most of the test is even produced here. we know how stretched the nhs is and the post—covid backlog. the technology like this is a way of preventing long—term conditions. if we know about those early, we can intervene and we can identify those at—risk people in our population. the test and app has been trialled in five nhs areas across england and will now be rolled out across the country. forjason, it's helped him take control of his own health. nikki fox, bbc news. coming up.

all i want to do is have some fun. with nine grammys and 50 million album sales, sheryl crow was rightly inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame last year. she'll be joining us to talk about her new album, the future of ai, and bringing up children in a modern social media world. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. let's get your london news now, with me, frankie mccamley. tomorrow marks the seventh anniversary of the grenfell tower fire tragedy, which claimed the lives of 72 people. in west london, families from the ethiopian and eritrean community have come together to mark the day and unite in their continued fight forjustice. for paulo, who lost his five—year—old son isaac in the fire, the group has been a great help.

the feeling i have in my mind, my head, i can understand her feeling and his feeling. it is all the same way. and obviously, you know, we really suffered a lot with this situation. so in the early stage of the fire, we were really struggling a lot. but now this group makes us together and makes us help, makes us to share information with one another. and that is really good here. an essex headteacher says it would be "hypocritical" to fell a 150—year—old tree on school land when its pupils are "passionate" about the environment. the 50—foot oak tree that on the playing field of thundersley primary school, near to southend. insurers say its roots may have caused cracks in a nearby property. the school says it wants to keep

the tree, but could face a bill of more than £a5,000. 0ur pupils are really passionate about the environment. i mean, look at these beautiful grounds. we're really lucky to have these beautiful grounds. and we spend a lot of time talking with the children, them learning about how important the environment is. you know, it's never been so important to look after an environment and really for us to then fell this tree seems very hypocritical. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a part suspension on the overground this morning now onto the weather with kat, hello there. good morning to you. well, not a bad start to the day apart from one or two showers. for many of us, it's a dry start with the best of the sunshine most certainly at first this morning. it is going to turn far

more unsettled later. those winds are also going to pick up. it's going to feel breezy later on in the day. but this morning, some sunshine at first, but cloud will increase. outbreaks of rain later, highs of around 17 degrees. and it does look like that rain is going to continue on and off through the evening. we may get the odd heavy burst, but actually most of it clearing by the end of the night. it will stay breezy widely and our temperatures will fall away to around 11 to 12 degrees. friday, another breezy day ahead with sunny spells, scattered showers. those winds will pick up even further on saturday. so it's going to feel windy with some sunshine. again, a few showers around, not as windy on sunday, but it will feel slightly warmer with highs of around 19 celsius. that's it from me for now. i'll be back in half an hour. until then, i'll hand you back naga and charlie. bye bye. hello, this is breakfast with

charlie stayt and naga munchetty. let's get back to our top story now and later on this morning, labour will unveil its manifesto at an event in greater manchester. the party's leader sir keir starmer has said wealth creation will be his "number one priority" — but what else can we expect today? here's bbc verify�*s nick eardley with a roundup of what pledges could be in today's manifesto — and how they might be paid for. good morning. yes, we're getting the manifestos thick and fast now. today is labour's keir starmer�*s chance to pitch to voters with three weeks to go until polling day and he is offering what he's calling a plan for growth. expect a lot of focus on things like reform of planning rules to try and achieve economic growth, something that's proved quite tricky over the past few years. but labour are trying to avoid spooking the horses. so today it looks like being a safety first manifesto with as few big surprises as possible.

in fact, we already know a fair amount of what is going to be in the manifesto. you can see a list here — more nhs appointments, more teachers, school breakfast clubs, a beefed—up border security command. you can see the full list here. i think today will be a focus on the big picture. labour want to avoid what one person described as a sugar rush of policies. that's what they're accusing the conservatives of with their manifesto. but all of this costs money. so the next question is, where is the cash to fund that coming from? well, here are a few of the things labour are pledging to do. they say they will introduce vat on private schools. they will expand the windfall tax on oil and gas company profits. they will close the tax gap, collecting more of the taxes people already owe and they are promising stricter rules on non doms. that's people whose permanent home for tax purposes is outside the uk. labour say when you

look at the pledges and they look at the money raising policies, that will all add up by the end of the day and we'll be able to scrutinise that. but one thing that i think is also really significant is that the manifesto is going to explicitly rule out raising some of the big taxes. so labour are saying no to increasing income tax rates, no to increasing national insurance, no to increasing vat, no to increasing corporation tax. these are all policies that both labour and the conservatives have embraced, but they limit labour's way of making extra money. one area labour has been asked about a lot and hasn't ruled out is this one — raising capital gains tax. they say they have no plans. they haven't explicitly ruled it out, but they are saying they will reduce that by the end of the next parliament.

and when you put all of that together, its led to a warning about this, a potential spending squeeze. you might have heard me talk about this before, but the warning from some economists is that there's going to be a squeeze in some government departments. it's a warning, by the way, about both the conservatives and labour that because they're saying, we're not going to raise the main taxes and we'll reduce borrowing, therejust won't be much money to spend in the next parliament. so this is something to bear in mind today. this morning, at that manifesto launch, we will get a lot more detailfrom labour. we'll get their sums, how they think that all of this adds up and we will have people going through the numbers all day and we'll have full details across the bbc. mike hasjoined us for a look at mike has joined us for a look at the sport and success on the track. we are looking for signs, pointers ahead — are looking for signs, pointers ahead of— are looking for signs, pointers ahead of the olympics and keely hodgkinson was crowned european champion— hodgkinson was crowned european champion for the second time in roma, _ champion for the second time in rome, with the crown on there after

winning _ rome, with the crown on there after winning the — rome, with the crown on there after winning the 800 metres in rome and in the _ winning the 800 metres in rome and in the face _ winning the 800 metres in rome and in the face of adversity as well. she almost pulled out. she was not feeling _ she almost pulled out. she was not feeling well and thank goodness she did not— feeling well and thank goodness she did not pull out because it makes it more _ did not pull out because it makes it more special when you can do it despite — more special when you can do it despite feeling poorly. keely hodgkinson, is certainly looking in great shape, with the countdown to the olympic games, well and truly on. she won the european 800 metres, and did it in style too — leading from the start, to retain her title. and that's despite revealing afterwards that she'd been struggling with illness the day before, but had 'found a way to win'. so after winning silver at the tokyo olympics, hodgkinson, now has her eyes, fixed on gold in paris. i do believe in the power of manifestation. — big on that. so yeah, it's obviously something i think about, something i've thought about since i got my silver in budapest last year. and really the olympics is so special. huge opportunities to change your life. and i'm just ready to go for it. and there was another gold for britain on the final night of action in rome,

and that came in the women's a by 100 metres. dina asher—smith, desiree henry, amy hunt and daryll neeta running the fastest time in europe this season, and it meant great britain and northern ireland finished third in the medals table, with four golds in total. felt amazing. we're definitely trying out new things before the olympic games because obviously we're looking to actually do amazing in paris. we've got so such a deep squad and so many amazing athletes that we'rejust, you know, trying things out. and that was great. it was so slick. it's so smooth. it's great to have amy in this squad as well. so yeah, i mean, like. yeah, yeah. sorry, i didn't mean like that. with wimbledon fast approaching, the brits are showing some good form on grass. katie boulter is through to the quarter—finals of the nottingham open after beating canada's rebecca marino. the british number one is the defending champion in this event, and broke early, in both sets for a 6—a, 6—3 win.

it didn't go quite so well though for heather watson, though who lost to 2016 wimbledon, champion karolina pliskova. in the men's draw, dan evans is also through, to the last eight after a straight sets victory, over another british player, henry searle. the teenager made it difficult for evans though, and took him to a tie—break in both sets. searle is a player to keep your eye on, having won the wimbledon junior title last year. and over at the stuttgart open, jack draper put in another impressive performance to beat the american marcos giron in three sets. he'll face frances tiafoe in the quarter—finals. after wimbledon there are gold medal up for grabs at the olympics. and how about this for a formidable pairing? rafael nadal will team up with carlos alcaraz in the doubles. they'll represent spain together in paris, with the tennis event being played at roland garros. nadal has plenty of good memories

on the red clay having won the french open there 14 times. alcaraz won his first title there on sunday. england have work to do if they're to make it, to the last eight of the t—20 world cup. they face oman in antigua later, knowing a big win is needed. they're fourth in their group, behind australia and scotland, with only the top two progressing. england need to win both of their remaining games, by big margins, to finish level on points with scotland. net run—rate could then determine who goes through. we still can control our own destiny. we've got a game here against oman. we expect to play really well. and that's the thing. if we get in a position where we can push it home, we'll do that. but if we have to scrap and claw and get two points, we'll do that as well. so just the realisation that what we've got in front of us is still very much alive. now we are just a day away from the start of the euros and tomorrow night scotland take on the hosts, germany, in munich.

john watson, is in the city for us now. and john, among the thousands of fans arriving there, you've been mingling with one of the most well known and passionate. a yes, ayes, i a yes, i have indeed. it's noticeable just how many more scotland fans have started to arrive in the last 2a hours or so. we didn't see many yesterday morning and it might not look like it now but many more have started to arrive and you can understand why the scotland fans are so keen to be here when you think of the big tournaments, the big international competitions that scotland had qualified for, you have to look at france in 1998 on the world cup that was staged then, that was the last really big overseas tournament scotland qualified for and it's been such a long time so many of the scotland fans simply want to be here and one of those just happens to be

the line of duty star martin consett who will present a live show for scotland fans out here and i caught up scotland fans out here and i caught up with him yesterday to talk about that and we also had to talk about scotland's hopes heading into the game tomorrow against germany when they will kick off the tournament. great to see you. you have your own show and what a time to have it right in the middle of scotland taking part in the euros. i know it's quite surreal to be here, you know, but taking nothing away from the boys qualifying for the last one. but the world was a different place with covid and all that kind of thing and the half empty stadiums. and i'm not really a fan of the the tournaments going the way they are now being spread out. you know, i love the idea you had like it was a italia 90 and all that kind of france 98. and so the last time we qualified for a proper one like this was euro 96, you know, when i was 12 years old. so i've been waiting on this moment for my entire adult life. and to be here having your own show,

it's just it's an unbelievable feeling. how will the millions of scotland fans watching be feeling is it nerves, excitement? talk us through the emotions. terror, terror, excitement. in some ways, i don't want the anticipation to half the fun of it. like you don't want to start, because i don't want it to be over. i think i got here quite early and you're seeing the fans coming in. i'm really excited. i think the day before the game is when you really see the influx and the build of that huge anticipation. but we kind of gave become the masters of glorious failure, you know? and i think steve clarke is quite right that we need to go with that mentality. you know, it's not good enough tojust do a good show and have a good sing song and then go home. we want to be involved in it later. so i do think this time, instead ofjust coming up here to make up the numbers, i really do think we've got to try and go and get out this group. had things panned out differently, you yourself as a former player? yeah. you could have ended up playing. oh, no.

because there was actually talking through the the kind of footballing career you had before. turning to that, if there was any chance of that happening, i wouldn't be talking to you. and also i'm a9. so of that time with a long, long gone, you know, it's a thing in life. i don't think it's a bad thing to know your limitations because you know what you're good at then and know what you can really go for. so, no, i was lucky to make my debut. i mean, but no, that was 23 years ago. but yeah, i was i knew my level and i knew i had a decent chance to act. and so it was the right choice. you pleased how things have panned out because it has been a very successful acting career. you said hopefully you've still got a while to go. you know, that's that's the one thing with acting, you know, even 40 is quite young. and look, i feel i do feel like the whole country is part of this. you know, those guys are going to represent us on the pitch. but, you know, just to even be here as part of the tartan army, it's an amazing feeling. and how iare things shaping up? because i know a lot of line of duty fans out there will be wondering,

is there a chance you'll be reprising that role, heading off screens again? we've always said i think we've got one more done is at some point i think the thing is with jed and he's quite right, we wouldn't do itjust for the sake of it. you know, there have to be a story to tell. but i think we believe that as one and me and eddie, you know, they're notjust colleagues they are my closest friends, you know, ijust spent a weekend with vicky during my head and because she beat us at soccer it and she's still not shutting up about it over the over the whatsapp but so ijust get together at some point be great but you know, what's that thing like we're we're very grateful that how big the show's got but that all afforded us other opportunities so we're all are we're doing different stuff at different times a year. so it's getting us all together and getting the right stories. so i would love to at some point. but yeah, there's unfortunately no update at the minute. thanks so much. thank you. half past ten, bbc scotland for that show and it's great to hear that he says there is still another series and fans of line of duty will be

thrilled, and he says he doesn't want to start because he doesn't want to start because he doesn't want it to be over and that's the sense of the passion and excitement that all of the scotland fans are experiencing here as we hopefully avoid getting run over here in munich this morning. that's properly assigned to leave, isn't it? some thins assigned to leave, isn't it? some things are _ assigned to leave, isn't it? some things are the — assigned to leave, isn't it? some things are the same _ assigned to leave, isn't it? some things are the same wherever . assigned to leave, isn't it? some| things are the same wherever you assigned to leave, isn't it? some things are the same wherever you go, you are doing a live and the bin lorry all the truck always turns up. it's the same everywhere.- lorry all the truck always turns up. it's the same everywhere. always bin lorries at this — it's the same everywhere. always bin lorries at this time _ it's the same everywhere. always bin lorries at this time of _ it's the same everywhere. always bin lorries at this time of the _ it's the same everywhere. always bin lorries at this time of the morning. i lorries at this time of the morning. oh, i love it.— oh, i love it. live tv. there it toes oh, i love it. live tv. there it goes again- — oh, i love it. live tv. there it goes again. see _ oh, i love it. live tv. there it goes again. see you - oh, i love it. live tv. there it goes again. see you soon, . oh, i love it. live tv. there it. goes again. see you soon, john. oh, i love it. live tv. there it- goes again. see you soon, john. like with john a — goes again. see you soon, john. l age: withjohn a little later. no doubt it'll get busier as the morning goes through. lt it'll get busier as the morning goes throu~h. . ~ . ~ through. it looks nice in munich. a crisp morning. _ through. it looks nice in munich. a crisp morning. a — through. it looks nice in munich. a crisp morning, a bit _ through. it looks nice in munich. a crisp morning, a bit of _ through. it looks nice in munich. a crisp morning, a bit of sunshine, l crisp morning, a bit of sunshine, not sure we will get that here. good morning, carol, from that picture, if that's an indication, it's

nothing like munich. for if that's an indication, it's nothing like munich. if that's an indication, it's nothin: like munich. ., ., , nothing like munich. for some of us it is. for nothing like munich. for some of us it is- for some _ nothing like munich. for some of us it is. for some of _ nothing like munich. for some of us it is. for some of us _ nothing like munich. for some of us it is. for some of us we _ nothing like munich. for some of us it is. for some of us we are - it is. for some of us we are starting _ it is. for some of us we are starting on _ it is. for some of us we are starting on bright or sunny note across— starting on bright or sunny note across eastern areas with a chilly start _ across eastern areas with a chilly start and — across eastern areas with a chilly start and in— across eastern areas with a chilly start and in the west it is much milder— start and in the west it is much miider and _ start and in the west it is much milder and that's because we have a rain and _ milder and that's because we have a rain and it— milder and that's because we have a rain and it will be sweeping its way east and _ rain and it will be sweeping its way east and north as we go through the day. east and north as we go through the day~ if— east and north as we go through the day. if you _ east and north as we go through the day. if you have an allergy to grass pollen, _ day. if you have an allergy to grass pollen, these are the levels today, so they— pollen, these are the levels today, so they are — pollen, these are the levels today, so they are moderate or high across the far— so they are moderate or high across the far south of england. we have -ot the far south of england. we have got this— the far south of england. we have got this clutch of weather fronts attached — got this clutch of weather fronts attached to an area of low pressure which _ attached to an area of low pressure which is _ attached to an area of low pressure which is pushing in from the west, moving _ which is pushing in from the west, moving north and taking rain with it, moving north and taking rain with it. also— moving north and taking rain with it, also mist and fog to start the day across — it, also mist and fog to start the day across northern and eastern parts _ day across northern and eastern parts of — day across northern and eastern parts of england as well as the north— parts of england as well as the north and _ parts of england as well as the north and midlands. the rain has been _ north and midlands. the rain has been piling on from the west and will continue to do so, and as it does _ will continue to do so, and as it does so, — will continue to do so, and as it does so, ahead of it we will see more _ does so, ahead of it we will see more cloud. the rain at not getting into the _ more cloud. the rain at not getting into the far— more cloud. the rain at not getting into the far east until later but the rate — into the far east until later but the rate will be heavy and persistent as it moves across northern— persistent as it moves across northern ireland into western scotland and parts of western

engiand — scotland and parts of western england and wales. gusty winds through— england and wales. gusty winds through the irish sea in areas adjacent, _ through the irish sea in areas adjacent, so coastal gales in devon, cornwaii— adjacent, so coastal gales in devon, cornwall and west wales and temperatures between 11 and 18 degrees. as we head through the evening _ degrees. as we head through the evening and overnight the rain continues— evening and overnight the rain continues itsjourney evening and overnight the rain continues its journey moving evening and overnight the rain continues itsjourney moving north and east _ continues itsjourney moving north and east and behind it we see clear speiis _ and east and behind it we see clear speiis but — and east and behind it we see clear spells but there will also be some showers _ spells but there will also be some showers still lingering. one thing you will— showers still lingering. one thing you will notice is it's going to be a much — you will notice is it's going to be a much milder night tonight than the last few _ a much milder night tonight than the last few. we are looking at overnight lows between eight and 13 degrees _ overnight lows between eight and 13 degrees. so that takes us into tomorrow— degrees. so that takes us into tomorrow with low pressure driving the weather and the weather front is ensconced _ the weather and the weather front is ensconced across northern scotland and it _ ensconced across northern scotland and it will— ensconced across northern scotland and it will be a wet day across shetland _ and it will be a wet day across shetland in particular and they will have the _ shetland in particular and they will have the rain on and off for much of the day— have the rain on and off for much of the day but — have the rain on and off for much of the day but move away from the north of scotland _ the day but move away from the north of scotland and for the rest of the country _ of scotland and for the rest of the country we — of scotland and for the rest of the country we see bright spells, sunshine _ country we see bright spells, sunshine and showers and some of those _ sunshine and showers and some of those showers will merge to give ionger— those showers will merge to give longer spells of rain and some will be heavy— longer spells of rain and some will

be heavy and thundery and it's going to be _ be heavy and thundery and it's going to be a _ be heavy and thundery and it's going to be a blustery day particularly around — to be a blustery day particularly around the area of low pressure so in the _ around the area of low pressure so in the north— around the area of low pressure so in the north and south. temperatures ranging _ in the north and south. temperatures ranging between 12 in the north to about— ranging between 12 in the north to about i8 _ ranging between 12 in the north to about i8 or— ranging between 12 in the north to about 18 or 19 as we push towards the south—east. heading into saturday— the south—east. heading into saturday it looks like we could see rain in _ saturday it looks like we could see rain in northern scotland and could be heavy— rain in northern scotland and could be heavy and persistent but a lot of showers _ be heavy and persistent but a lot of showers across the rest of scotland, england _ showers across the rest of scotland, england and wales and northern ireland _ england and wales and northern ireland and again some of those are emerging _ ireland and again some of those are emerging to give longer spells of rain, _ emerging to give longer spells of rain, some thunderand emerging to give longer spells of rain, some thunder and lightning in between _ rain, some thunder and lightning in between but also some sunshine as well and _ between but also some sunshine as well and it's going to be a blustery day across— well and it's going to be a blustery day across southern england and the north— day across southern england and the north of— day across southern england and the north of scotland. temperature wise, during _ north of scotland. temperature wise, during the _ north of scotland. temperature wise, during the course of saturday, we are iooking — during the course of saturday, we are looking at 13 in the north to about— are looking at 13 in the north to about i8 — are looking at 13 in the north to about 18 at best, so still below average. — about 18 at best, so still below average, which is roughly 16 in the north— average, which is roughly 16 in the north to _ average, which is roughly 16 in the north to 20 — average, which is roughly 16 in the north to 20 in the south, so what happens — north to 20 in the south, so what happens beyond that? low pressure in charge _ happens beyond that? low pressure in charge of— happens beyond that? low pressure in charge of the weather as we head into the _ charge of the weather as we head

into the weekend and into the early part of— into the weekend and into the early part of next week, so the forecast remains _ part of next week, so the forecast remains unsettled. once again it is the mixture — remains unsettled. once again it is the mixture of sunshine and showers and some _ the mixture of sunshine and showers and some of— the mixture of sunshine and showers and some of them merging to give ionger— and some of them merging to give longer spells of rain and on sunday it looks _ longer spells of rain and on sunday it looks like most of the wet weather _ it looks like most of the wet weather will be across scotland and northern _ weather will be across scotland and northern ireland and a bit dry and further— northern ireland and a bit dry and further south but then blustery winds — further south but then blustery winds and we continue with business as usual, _ winds and we continue with business as usual, sunshine and showers but the temperature looks like it will creep _ the temperature looks like it will creep up— the temperature looks like it will creep up a — the temperature looks like it will creep up a little bit temporarily at the moment. we creep up a little bit temporarily at the moment-— creep up a little bit temporarily at the moment. ~ , ., the moment. we 'ust need to get rid ofthe the moment. we 'ust need to get rid of the rain the moment. we 'ust need to get rid of the and — the moment. we just need to get rid of the rain and keep _ the moment. we just need to get rid of the rain and keep the _ the moment. we just need to get rid | of the rain and keep the temperature and then it will stop feeling like summer. ~ , ,., y and then it will stop feeling like summer-_ -- - and then it will stop feeling like summer._ -- start. and then it will stop feeling like - summer._ -- start feeling summer. absolutely. -- start feeling like summer- — if you're getting ready to jet off this summer, then prepare yourselves for another hike in airport drop—off charges. at some airports it'll cost you an extra 20% compared to last year. ben's been having a look at this. it's such a frustrating thing

because there are many of us who remember you didn't have to pay, and it was convenient and he dropped off but now more businesses are looking for ways to increase revenue. you might have heard the forecast from carol and thought, i'm going to go in search of the sun and you budget for your holiday and at the last minute you find there is this other charge that you haven't factored in. and it all adds up. this is why we're taking a this morning. we've checked out what it will cost you to park for a short time in an airport drop off zone this summer. at bristol airport you'll pay £6 for up to 10 minutes — compared to £5 last year. it wasjust £1 for 10 minutes pre—covid. a 500% increase in five years. it's a similar story at gatwick — you'll pay £6 for 10 minutes there. up 20% on last year. it was free in 2019. and regular travellers from leeds bradford

will notice 10 minutes in the drop off zone will cost an extra 50p compared to last year. one motoring organisation — the rac — says free drop offs are now a thing of the past. a few years ago we had some airports that still offered a free drop of parking but those are the days of the past. it's not the case any more and airports know they can make revenue from drivers and that is the reason that they continue to put drop of parking prices up. it's a real frustration for holiday makers but a modern day reality, i'm afraid. airports say these charges are in place to reduce congestion, raise money to improve public transport — and they point out that there are usually cheaper parking options available. but these are usually some distance away — so be prepared for a big walk or a shuttle bus to the terminal itself. so what else can you do to beat these extra charges? if you have a taxi booked instead of driving yourself,

check whether the charge is included in what you're paying, to avoid any surprises at the drop—off point. and finally, keep your goodbyes short to avoid any nasty fines by overstaying your time slot! and it's worth pointing out there are some airports where you can still drop off forfree — cardiff, inverness and newquay among them. we'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences on this. has it changed how you go to the airport? if you still drive, has it reduced congestion at the drop off points? does it affect which airport you use? let us know — you can get in touch in all the usual ways. thank you. goodbye. were you a fan of mr tickle? maybe you could eat as many eggs as mr strong?

who is this we see arriving behind us? mr who is this we see arriving behind us? ~ �* , with who is this we see arriving behind us?_ with all- who is this we see arriving behind us?_ with all his - us? mr bumper. with all his bandages- — the famous children's characters have been entertaining young readers for more than half a century — and now the mr men and little misses are being re—imagined by contemporary artists. peter whittlesea went to take a look. mr men theme. they're instantly recognizable and have sold more than 250 million books. roger hargreaves created mr men and little miss stories. his son, adam, says it's their human traits that have kept them relevant 50 years on. they're ageless because each character is a little bit of us. so they're kind of human emotions, characteristics and personalities that never age. so, you know, happiness 30 years ago is the same as happiness now.

and because they're part of so many childhoods, artists havejumped at the chance at re—imagining these classic characters. so it's obviously super playful. i think it's really nostalgic, and i think that everyone can recognize the imagery that's in this and they know the characters, but it'sjust re—imagined in such a new, unique way, whether it's mr men and little misses, with their skeletons showing or your favorite characters turned into breakfast cereal. in a world where everything is copyrighted, it's rare that famous figures can be altered by artists. and that's a beautiful thing. as an artist, you don't often get a chance to play - around with such iconic imagery. so to almost take them out _ of the mr men universe plunked them in my own artistic universe, shake it up and then get it down on canvas is a dream come true. _ and for adam, that shaking up of the characters that he grew up with and now draws himself, helps

keep his father's legacy alive. the wonderful thing about them is that they're really adaptable. so actually i really enjoy seeing other interpretations of the characters and it's sort of we've done it off and on over the past. but, you know, what's happened here is something quite unique. and what would your dad think of them? i think he would have loved it. the exhibition is on at the helm gallery until the 21st ofjuly. peter whittlesea, bbc news, brighton. i like the music. i liked all of the stories. more than a5 years ago medical history was made when louise brown, the world's first ivf baby, was born. now, that story is being brought to the stage. 'a child of science', showcases the incredible team behind ivf in the 19705. our reporter laura jones joined the cast during rehearsals.

1978 and a baby is born whose birth is described as one of the most remarkable medical breakthroughs of the 20th century. her name is louise j°y the 20th century. her name is louise joy brown, born two bristol parents, leslie and john and she is the first baby anywhere in the world conceived using a brand—new process called in vitro fertilisation. a6 years later, the story of ivf is being told on the story of ivf is being told on the stage, and louise is coming to watch. the man behind it all is writer gareth farr. mr; watch. the man behind it all is writer gareth farr.— watch. the man behind it all is writer gareth farr. my wife and i went through — writer gareth farr. my wife and i went through four _ writer gareth farr. my wife and i went through four rounds - writer gareth farr. my wife and i went through four rounds of - writer gareth farr. my wife and i went through four rounds of ivf| writer gareth farr. my wife and i i went through four rounds of ivf as three were unsuccessful and then our final round, were the twin girls, which was our own success story. and from that i was really interested in how the science came about. the play starrin: bi how the science came about. the play starring big names _ how the science came about. the play starring big names from _ how the science came about. the play starring big names from the _ how the science came about. the play starring big names from the worlds i starring big names from the worlds of stage and screen tells the story of stage and screen tells the story of the three pioneers of ivf, bob

edwards, patrick steptoe and jean purdy. i edwards, patrick steptoe and jean purd . , edwards, patrick steptoe and jean purd. ., edwards, patrick steptoe and jean purd. , ., ., purdy. i play doctor patrick steptoe. — purdy. i play doctor patrick steptoe, who _ purdy. i play doctor patrick steptoe, who was - purdy. i play doctor patrick steptoe, who was a - purdy. i play doctor patrick - steptoe, who was a gynaecologist purdy. i play doctor patrick _ steptoe, who was a gynaecologist and obstetrician who teamed up with robert edwards, who was a scientist and with their two specialties they combined along withjean purdy who was an embryologist who worked alongside them.— was an embryologist who worked alonuside them. ~ . , x' .,, alongside them. what struck me was the women who _ alongside them. what struck me was the women who all— alongside them. what struck me was the women who all are _ alongside them. what struck me was the women who all are volunteer - the women who all are volunteer themselves as part of these trials, and most — themselves as part of these trials, and most of them, their experience was unsuccessful. they didn't end up with a _ was unsuccessful. they didn't end up with a baby— was unsuccessful. they didn't end up with a baby as they would have wished — with a baby as they would have wished. , ., with a baby as they would have wished. , ._ , with a baby as they would have wished. , , ., ., wished. the play is on at the bristol old _ wished. the play is on at the bristol old vic _ wished. the play is on at the bristol old vic until- wished. the play is on at the bristol old vic until the - wished. the play is on at the bristol old vic until the 6th | wished. the play is on at the | bristol old vic until the 6th of july. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, let's get your bbc london news now with me frankie mccamley. tomorrow marks the seventh anniversary of the grenfell tower

tragedy, which claimed the lives of 72 people. in west london, families from the ethiopian and eritrean communities have come together to mark the day and unite in their fight for justice. for paulo, who lost his five—year—old son isaac, the group has been a great help. the feeling i have in my mind, my head, i can understand her feeling and his feeling. and obviously, you know, we really suffered a lot with this situation. so in the early stage of the fire, we were really struggling a lot. but now this group makes us together and makes us help, makes us to share information with one another. and that is really good here. an essex headteacher says it would be hypocritical to fell a 150—year—old tree on school land

when their pupils are passionate about the environment. the soft oak tree is on the playing field of thundersley primary school near to southend. insurers say its roots may have caused cracks in a nearby property. the school says it wants to keep the tree, but could face a bill of more than £a5,000. thameslink says it's putting sanitary bins in all of its men's toilets across the network. the railfirm which runs gatwick express, southern and thameslink services is supporting a campaign by the charity prostate cancer uk. it hopes to break the taboo surrounding male incontinence, which is affects around a third of men over 65. let's take a look at the tubes now — there's a part suspension on the overground between liverpool street and chingford. minor delays on the northern line. now the weather. hello there. good morning to you. well, not a bad start to the day apart from one or two showers.

for many of us, it's a dry start with the best of the sunshine most certainly at first this morning. it is going to turn far more unsettled later. low pressure closed by these associated weather fronts will continue to track eastwards through the course of the day, bringing cloudier conditions later with outbreaks of rain. those winds are also going to pick up. it's going to feel breezy later on in the day. but this morning, some sunshine at first, but cloud will increase. outbreaks of rain later, highs of around 17 degrees. and it does look like that rain is going to continue on and off through the evening. we may get the odd heavy burst, but actually most of it clearing by the end of the night. it will stay breezy widely and our temperatures will fall away to around 11 to 12 degrees. friday, another breezy day ahead with sunny spells, scattered showers. those winds will pick up even further on saturday. so it's going to feel windy with some sunshine. again, a few showers around, not as windy on sunday, but it will feel slightly warmer with highs of around 19 celsius. head to the bbc london website to find out about the james bond spy tunnels opening up under the capital.

i'm back in half an hour. under the capital. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. labour promises to make wealth creation its number—one priority as it launches its general election manifesto. the conservatives say the party is being dishonest. a warning that long waiting times for cancer care have become routine as specialist centres say they're experiencing severe delays for treatment. experiencing severe it experiencing severe is a years since nottingham university it is a years since nottingham university students barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar and school caretaker ian coates were stabbed and killed and here at nottingham university their lives will be remembered later today. united by loss.

bereaved families whose loved ones were killed on the roads meet for the first time to call for tougher restrictions on newly qualified drivers. enough is enough and we want safety precautions for our young drivers. we're not asking for much, you know, we just want them to be safe. we want them to a future. not like my daughter, whose future was taken from her. a golden night in rome for keely hodgkinson. despite struggling with illness, she wins the european 800m title once again, with the olympics just six weeks away. a bright or sunny start. rain in the west spreads north—eastwards. accompanied by gusty winds. all the details shortly. it's thursday the 13th ofjune. labour will publish its election manifesto this morning, with sir keir starmer saying he is putting wealth creation at the heart of his plans for government.

he's said there will be no surprises and has ruled out increases in vat, income tax and national insurance. the conservatives have challenged labour to match their own range of tax pledges for families and businesses. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. there are exactly three weeks to polling day and, in the manifesto he's unveiling today, sir keir starmer says there will be no surprises. the labour leader is well aware every opinion poll continues to indicate a healthy lead for his party, so his manifesto will tread carefully while promising change. it'll be a positive case in detail about the future of the country — how we renew and how we rebuild. i'm not complacent about 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. labour says its number—one priority will be wealth creation in order

to improve living standards for all. it claims it has a plan to kick—start growth, won't increase income tax, vat or national insurance, but will invest in the industries of the future, saying that will create 650,000 jobs. the party is making some promises, such as two million more nhs appointments a year to bring down waiting lists. and vat on private—school fees to pay for 6,500 teachers for state schools. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer both took part in interviews in front of a live audience on sky news last night. the labour leader faced sustained questioning about his past support forjeremy corbyn... iyou said i do thinkjeremy corbyn. would make a great prime minister. jeremy corbyn. - did you mean that? i was certain that we would lose the 2019 general election. that wasn't my question. we were not ready. - i was certain that we would... i was certain that we would lose it.

..about his tax plans and whether he's a bit robotic. you seem more like a political robot. how are you going to convince others like me to vote for you? well, um, the most... laughter. now it is the prime minister's turn. rishi sunak was jeered when he blamed doctors' strikes for nhs waiting lists, and a lifelong tory voter said her trust was broken when he was fined for attending a downing street party during the pandemic. in this election i find myself an undecided voter. actions taken by this government actually make me feel ashamed. more generally at this election, as you said, you are undecided. this election is about the future and the future that you want for our country. your polling is now worse than in the dying days - of the liz truss government. what is going so wrong?

well, i've got to say, beth, it has not been an easy 18 months in general. so what i've done, though, isjust keep going to try to do my best for people. how do we know that if you won the general election you'd - will still be prime minister in a year's time? - applause. i can appreciate people's frustrations. of course we haven't got everything right. but this will be labour's day to set out its vision. and, with the days to polling day counting down, the opportunities for the conservatives to change the apparent arc of this election are slipping by. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. we are joined now by our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. good morning. manifesto launch day for the labour party in greater manchester. a lot of criticism levied as we saw, it is a bit boring. not hearing anything new.

can you tell me that is going to change? l can you tell me that is going to chance? . can you tell me that is going to chanle? ., ., ., can you tell me that is going to chane? ., ., ., ., can you tell me that is going to chanle? ., ., ., ., ., �* change? i am afraid not. i don't think anyone — change? i am afraid not. i don't think anyone will _ change? i am afraid not. i don't think anyone will hear - change? i am afraid not. i don't think anyone will hear anything | change? i am afraid not. i don't - think anyone will hear anything new, certainly people paying attention to the labour campaign and what keir starmer has said. they are treating the launch of the manifesto as a moment to weave together the strands of keir starmer�*s leadership over the last four years. i think he will focus on in his speech before they unveil the document, 800 pages of plans for government, is growth. for keir starmer that is a shift from where the labour party was when he became leader. he said he wants to totally reject the views of those more interested in tax and spend and how you distribute wealth rather than growing that wealth. i think he will talk a lot about planning, reforming the planning system. he said labour has a plan to overcome objections of councils to ensure 1.5

million new homes are built. infrastructure, net zero, data centres. science laboratories. things like that. for the conservatives, we will get a familiar response i think. they will argue labour's plans would mean taxes going up. labour will say they will not increase taxes on working people and we will hear a lot of that the next three weeks. you can introduce us _ that the next three weeks. you can introduce us properly _ that the next three weeks. you can introduce us properly to _ that the next three weeks. you can introduce us properly to a - that the next three weeks. you can introduce us properly to a name, i introduce us properly to a name, person you know that the rest of us do not. craig williams, the prime minister's parliamentary private secretary, and now link to a bet put on the date to the general election. an extraordinary story. parliamentary private secretary is an importantjob. craig williams spends a lot of time with rishi sunak and it is hisjob to make sure conservative mps are listened to from downing street so if you skulk

around the corridors of westminster, uc craig williams making sure conservative mps in quiet chats are happy. the guardian reports that just a few days before rishi sunak made the announcement that shocked me and a lot of people that the election would be onjuly the ath, craig williams placed an online bet the election would be injuly, apparently £100 and 5—1. craig williams did not confirm the details but he confirmed having a flutter on the election. he confirmed the gambling commission are making inquiries. the gambling commission say they cannot confirm that sort of thing but pointed out that making a bet on something you have inside information on could constitute a criminal offence. there is potentially a serious story here. we'll bejoined by the foreign secretary lord cameron at 7.30 this morning. and by pat mcfadden,

labour's national campaign co—ordinator just after 8.30. plaid cymru also launches its election manifesto today, saying it will demand a new funding dealfor wales. speaking to the bbc�*s nick robinson, the party's leader said he wanted people to recognise that tax is a good thing and called for an honest debate on the issue. we have a number of proposals for bringing in more of a tax. for example, making sure that those oil and gas companies pay more of a windfall tax, that the corporates pay more, that those who have the huge amounts of wealth are targeted through a wealth tax. so, through a fair taxation system. you have more on the nhs. which will be a focus of every manifesto. this specifically is a note from the

royal college of radiologists. it has warned that long waiting times for cancer care have become routine across the uk. specialist cancer centres say they are experiencing delays most weeks for chemotherapy and radiotherapy. our health reporter jim reed has more. for some years now, all four nations of the uk have missed their targets for cancer treatment. this report from the royal college of radiologists warns long waits are putting lives at risk. in a survey of all 60 specialist cancer centres across the uk, it said a7% of sites were reporting delays for chemotherapy most weeks or every week — up from 28% in the previous year. and there were similar waits for radiotherapy, which uses radiation to kill cancer cells. any delay in waiting for scan results or for your treatment is worrying for patients. there's a level of anxiety with cancer almost more than any other illness.

but also, we know that delays affect cure rates. we know that for every extra month people wait for many cancer types, there's a 10% reduction the chance of them being cured. the college says workforce shortages are one key factor behind the delays, with the number of unfilled vacancies for cancer doctors expected to climb further. in this election, the conservatives have promised to recruit more staff and hit cancer targets in england within five years. labour has said it will double the number of the latest scanners, and the liberal democrats want to introduce a legal guarantee for all cancer treatment to start within two months. health is a devolved power with separate policy set by the welsh and scottish governments and the northern ireland executive. jim reed, bbc news. schools in parts of greece remain closed today as temperatures of up to aa degrees celcius are expected. authorities are also ordering a pause from midday to 5pm

for certain outdoorjobs, and warning of a high risk of fires. athens is among the worst affected areas, with the acropolis closed to tourists yesterday. the technology entrepreneur elon musk has claimed he's on the verge of increasing his wealth by $56 billion — that's nearly £aa billion. he says shareholders in the electric car firm tesla are on the verge of approving the pay deal. the result of the vote will be revealed later today. it's been one year since students barnaby webber and grace o'malley kumar and caretaker ian coates were killed in an attack in nottingham. today, there will be commemorations for the three victims. our reporter tim muffett is in the city. a year ayearon a year on but still so raw. the attack caused so much shock and sadness. , ,., ., attack caused so much shock and sadness. , ., .,

sadness. yes. good morning from the university of — sadness. yes. good morning from the university of nottingham. _ sadness. yes. good morning from the university of nottingham. it _ sadness. yes. good morning from the university of nottingham. it was - university of nottingham. it was here a year ago shortly after the attacks a vigil took place attended by hundreds of students. today, commemorations will take place to remember those who died. i think it will be a more personal affair. it has notjust been grief for the families over the past 12 months but frustration and anger. they do not believe justice was served properly. valdo calocane who committed these stabbings was initially charged with murder but eventually found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and ordered to be detained indefinitely in a secure hospital. today the families released a statement in which they say they will take time to pause and reflect today but tomorrow, they will continue their pursuit for appropriate justice and individual and organisational accountability. they refer to archaic out of date laws. they will

today though remember those who died as will many others. rishi sunak willjoin world leaders at a g7 summit in southern italy to impose fresh economic pressure on russia. to raise $ 50 billion a yearfor ukraine. rome correspondent mark lowen joins us from the summit in bari. good morning. we need to explain who is buying into this and how quickly it could have an effect if it happens. lt it could have an effect if it happens-— it could have an effect if it hauens. , it could have an effect if it ha ens. , ., happens. it is something bought into b all g7 happens. it is something bought into by all g7 members. _ happens. it is something bought into by all g7 members. that _ happens. it is something bought into by all g7 members. that is _ happens. it is something bought into by all g7 members. that is the - by all g7 members. that is the world's most advanced economies and it will also then have to get international support so some international support so some international leaders beyond the g7 are invited from brazil to south africa, turkey, saudi arabia, to reach a broad consensus. the idea is

russia has assets frozen in the west amounting to about $300 billion. the interest on those would be collected and gathered for the next few years and gathered for the next few years and given now, amounting to $50 billion to give to ukraine. there was an idea to freeze and dissolve the assets but that was opposed by other parties here who thought it could violate international law. one issue that will be discussed along with climate change, ai, the pope is also attending for the first time. the big question is is the g7 more than a talking shop and can they achieve anything in concrete terms? thanks. a great dane has been officially crowned as the world's tallest dog. kevin stands three feet and two inches tall from his feet to his withers.

we did not know the withers. it is the area above the shoulder. that is how you measure the height of the dog from the ground. it is like the back of the neck. the tallest part of the back. his headis the tallest part of the back. his head is taller. when we say three thatis head is taller. when we say three that is not all of him. he's around eight inches taller than the average great dane. kevin's owners describe him as a gentle giant who loves nothing more than snoozing on the sofa. a dog after my own heart. and playing with his fellow pets. he lives in iowa with his family. perfect access to all tables. it would make controlling dinnertime

snatches turkey. kevin likes to snooze on the sofa. don't we all? absolutely right. gorgeous animals. it is mixed fortunes depending on which end of the country you are in. if you are in central and eastern parts, a bright start. as you can see from the picture. if you are in the west, cloud or rain. the rain is moving in across northern ireland and will continue, pushing northwards and eastwards with cloud building ahead. a wet afternoon across south—west england, wales and the midlands. gusty winds in areas close to the irish sea. rain in northern ireland, north—west england, moving across scotland. the far north of scotland and eastern england will see the

rain later in the day. overnight, pushing up into the north of scotland. some showers follow behind. you will notice compared to the last few nights, a milder night. tomorrow we start with rain in northern scotland. it will linger in shetland. the rest will have a mixture of bright spells, showers, and some will merge to give longer spells of rain. we might see lightning. temperatures 12—18. and it will be lightning. temperatures 12—18. and it will be blustery. 0k, it will be blustery. ok, we are warned. we've been closely following the campaign to introduce graduated driving licences here on breakfast. those calling for them believe lives could be saved by putting tighter restrictions on newly qualified drivers. it's something many parents of young people who've died in car crashes are passionate about, and now a group launched

on breakfast in april, has more than 100 members. our reporter abi smitton joined them for a walk, where many of them were meeting in person for the first time. i was getting a little bit worked up yesterday, getting a little bit emotional thinking about it. but actually meeting people today, it's lovely. this is probablyjust a tiny snippet of how many people have actually been a victim of road crashes. everybody is here with the same objective. it's very moving, actually. these are the forget—me—not families. after months of exchanging messages online or video calls, they're finally together, walking in memory of loved ones tragically killed on the roads. what we're saying is enough is enough and we want safety precautions for our young drivers.

we're not asking for much, you know, we just want them to be safe. we want them to have a future. not like my daughter, whose future was taken from her. sharon founded the group following the death of her daughter, caitlin. she'd been a passenger in a car that lost control. the families are calling for the introduction of a graduated driving licence, meaning better controls over what newly qualified drivers can do. i'm a voice for caitlin now. you know, she's no longer with us. she can't speak up and say, you know, this isn't right, how i was killed. so now i'm that voice for caitlin and forjustice for her, kind of thing. we first met sharon and the other forget—me—not families in april. hello, everybody. i'm really, really grateful to all of you forjoining us in this group. this video call was the first time many had seen each other.

this is a club we don't want any more members. ijust find it heartbreaking. their plan for a graduated driving licence would restrict things like how many passengers new drivers can carry. it's already in place in countries including canada and new zealand, while in northern ireland, newly qualified drivers have to display special r plates on their car and keep to a a5mph limit. some of our group, the very first time we have met in person. since then, their numbers have grown with nearly 100 families part of the group. finally, their face to face at last. finally, they are face to face at last. it's not just what we've been through and the victims' siblings have been through, it's the waste of so many young lives. it's been more than a0 years since robin and patsy first started their fight for change following the death of their son neil in 1986. only now, with so many other families around them, do they finally feel

like change is coming. he can't achieve anything now in life. who knows what he might have achieved in life? but at least. . . in dying, he spurred us on. and that's the only positive thing that can be said for a lot of the accidents that have happened — that it's spurred parents and families to do something about it. maureen heard about the forget—me—not families uniting after watching sharon on breakfast. her daughterjane was killed the same year as neil. 38 years ago and it's still as raw as what it was then, you know. and it's still happening to our children. it's nice to feel part of a community, i think, isn't it? people can't go suffering like us all these years. it was an especially difficult day for crystal owen, exactly six months to the day

since her son harvey was killed in a crash in north wales. this was to be harvey's first weekend away with friends and was to become his last. today, she's supported by the new friends she's made. itjust gives you that bit of hope. in the early days, you literally don't think you can even go on. but we're going nowhere, we're not going to stop until something it's done. and how much is harvey driving you on? 100%, i would say. i don't want to be here today and i shouldn't have to be. he should be here enjoying the sun. but, instead, you know, this is the only thing i can do. harvey loved to help people in his life and i'm hoping that, in his name, you know, we can save more lives. a group determined to make change and to support each other through the unimaginable pain of grief and loss for some still so raw decades on. abi smitton, bbc news.

you can find out more on the issue of graudated licences by watching the documentary drive fast, die young, which is available now on iplayer. the nhs is encouraging people to become blood donors as the number of people in england registering to donate has nearly halved over the last four years. to mark national blood week, which runs until sunday, our reporter zoie o'brien has been to meet one man who knows just how life—changing receiving a blood donation can be. this is life—saving in action. you don't have to wear a cape and you often get a biscuit afterwards. giving blood might not look glamorous, but it does prevent deaths every single day. david rose, who lives in suffolk, lost his leg in an accident almost a5 years ago. he was on his motorbike when he was hit by a car on the wrong side of the road. a quick—thinking policeman and, later, donated blood saved his life. we met, unfortunately, on a very sharp bend and i had a split second to avoid

a head—on collision. and in doing so, exposed the right side of my body and my right leg was destroyed by the impact. i was lying in the road, effectively dying through blood loss. david's given more than 100 units of blood since 1976 — three years before his life was saved. he's now a chair of the limbless association and knows how important giving is. in essence, it's the gift of life. there are few things that we can do in this world as volunteers that can truly save lives. the gift of life stems from blood. we all have that in us and we need it to survive. three units of donated blood are needed every minute across the national health service. this week is national blood week and donors are being urged to come forward. one unit of blood that's donated can save up to three people with a blood transfusion. we never know when we might need one. and when you do donate, you get to hear where your blood has

gone in terms of which hospital it went to, that it was used, etc. so it's a really rewarding experience. but the nhs has to have blood supplied to it for its patients, whether it's somebody in an emergency having surgery, an accident, people that have cancer — lots of people need pre—planned blood transfusions. the nhs is asking everyone eligible to consider donating and helping patients because, as people like david can tell you, you never know when a stranger's act of kindness might be needed to save your life. zoie o'brien, bbc news. you saw ella in the vt. she joins us now. i was surprised to see the number of people in england registering to give blood has halved. we had to focus in the pandemic in ensuring blood we needed we had. it

is focusing now on the type of blood donors we need and encouraging people to register to be a blood donor is vitally important for the nhs. ~ , ., , donor is vitally important for the nhs. ~ , .,, ., ., ., nhs. why the drop, the hangover from the pandemic— nhs. why the drop, the hangover from the pandemic when _ nhs. why the drop, the hangover from the pandemic when people _ nhs. why the drop, the hangover from the pandemic when people were - nhs. why the drop, the hangover from the pandemic when people were told i the pandemic when people were told this is not the time? we the pandemic when people were told this is not the time?— this is not the time? we have had lots of things _ this is not the time? we have had lots of things to _ this is not the time? we have had lots of things to focus _ this is not the time? we have had lots of things to focus on - this is not the time? we have had lots of things to focus on so - this is not the time? we have had lots of things to focus on so now. this is not the time? we have had l lots of things to focus on so now we want to drive people towards donating, particularly younger donors and donors from black heritage is really important. what heritage is really important. what are ou heritage is really important. what are you hearing — heritage is really important. what are you hearing is _ heritage is really important. what are you hearing is the _ heritage is really important. what are you hearing is the reluctance, the reason is to give blood? brute are you hearing is the reluctance, the reason is to give blood? we hear from people — the reason is to give blood? we hear from people who _ the reason is to give blood? we hear from people who want _ the reason is to give blood? we hear from people who want to _ the reason is to give blood? we hear from people who want to give - the reason is to give blood? we hear from people who want to give blood | from people who want to give blood but we do not hear a lot from people who do not want to do it. we are working on making sure donation is something people feel motivated to do. most people say it is a good experience for them personally. they have strong motivations and want to come back and do it so we are driving forward the reasons that

make donation a positive thing. there might be someone scared about giving blood. someone who thinks i am busy, what about getting an appointment. am busy, what about getting an appointment-— am busy, what about getting an appointment. am busy, what about getting an a- ointment. , , appointment. sometimes, it can be challenauin appointment. sometimes, it can be challenging to _ appointment. sometimes, it can be challenging to get _ appointment. sometimes, it can be challenging to get an _ appointment. sometimes, it can be challenging to get an appointment. challenging to get an appointment where you live. stick with us. we have lots of appointments in donor centres and we have 25 of those, and mobile teams. it is making a commitment and if you make it a habit it is something you will do more often. if you have a fear of needles, of blood, come along. staff are brilliantly trained and experienced in making it a good experienced in making it a good experience so they can deal with myths and fears of donating and i can assure them they will be well looked after. can assure them they will be well looked after-— can assure them they will be well looked after. ., ., , looked after. you mentioned there is a shortaae looked after. you mentioned there is a shortage of— looked after. you mentioned there is a shortage of black _ looked after. you mentioned there is a shortage of black heritage - looked after. you mentioned there is a shortage of black heritage donors. | a shortage of black heritage donors. why is this important? we have a need for black heritage donors because of sickle cell disease and

those patients need more transfusions. we need at least 12,000 black heritage donors a year as well as 1a0,000 new donors, particularly younger donors. if we can encourage people to donate younger they potentially become donors for life. bud younger they potentially become donors for life.— younger they potentially become donors for life. and do not forget the biscuits. _ donors for life. and do not forget the biscuits. thank _ donors for life. and do not forget the biscuits. thank you _ donors for life. and do not forget the biscuits. thank you so - donors for life. and do not forget the biscuits. thank you so much. | time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. let's get your bbc london news now with me, frankie mccamley. 70 firefighters are at the scene of a large fire at a recycling centre in edmonton. the fire brigade says about 500 tonnes of waste is burning and it's advising people near the scene — on nobel road — to keep their doors and windows closed

because of the smoke. traffic in the areas is also affected, so try to avoid it if you can. tomorrow marks the seventh anniversary of the grenfell tower tragedy, which claimed the lives of 72 people. in west london, families from the ethiopian and eritrean communities have come together to mark the day and unite in their fight for justice. for paulo, who lost his five year—old son isaac, the group has been a great help. the feeling i have in my mind, my head, i can understand her feeling and his feeling. it is all the same way. and obviously, you know, we really suffered a lot with this situation. so in the early stage of the fire, we were really struggling a lot. but now this group makes us together and makes us help, makes us to share information with one another. and that is really good here.

thameslink says it's putting sanitary bins in all of its men's toilets across the network. the railfirm which runs gatwick express, southern and thameslink services is supporting a campaign by the charity, prostate cancer uk. it hopes to break the taboo surrounding male incontinence, which affects around a third of men over 65. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a part suspension on the overground this morning between liverpool street and chingford and minor delays on the northern line, now onto the weather with kat. hello there. good morning to you. well, not a bad start to the day apart from one or two showers. for many of us, it's a dry start with the best of the sunshine most certainly at first this morning. it is going to turn far more unsettled later. low pressure close by. these associated weather fronts

will continue to track eastwards through the course of the day, bringing cloudier conditions later with outbreaks of rain. those winds are also going to pick up. it's going to feel breezy later on in the day. but this morning, some sunshine at first, but cloud will increase. outbreaks of rain later, highs of around 17 degrees. and it does look like that rain is going to continue on and off through the evening. we may get the odd heavy burst, but actually most of it clearing by the end of the night. it will stay breezy widely and our temperatures will fall away to around 11 to 12 degrees. friday, another breezy day ahead with sunny spells, scattered showers. those winds will pick up even further on saturday. so it's going to feel windy with some sunshine. again, a few showers around, not as windy on sunday, but it will feel slightly warmer with highs of around 19 celsius. head to the bbc london website to find out about the james bond spy tunnels opening up under the capital. i'm back in half an hour. see you then.

hello this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. rishi sunak has said he has "absolutely not" lost hope of winning the general election after the defence secretary, grant shapps, warned labour could be on course for a "supermajority". it comes following the backlash he received for leaving d—day commemorations early last week. we are joined now by the foreign secretary lord cameron. thank the foreign secretary lord cameron. you for yourt and thank you for your time this morning and it's ourfirst thank you for your time this morning and it's our first opportunity to speak to you since rishi sunak left the d—day commemorations early. can you give us your account of why that happened? you give us your account of why that ha ened? , ~ , happened? yes, the prime minister went to the — happened? yes, the prime minister went to the event _ happened? yes, the prime minister went to the event in _ happened? yes, the prime minister went to the event in portsmouth i went to the event in portsmouth which was a fabulous event at the day before d—day and met with many veterans there and then we went across to normandy and went to the key british event above sword beach with the beautiful new commemorative

centre that has been built partly by this government and then after that he decided, on long—standing plan, to go back to the uk before the later international event which i went to and then after that he said, quite rightly, he regretted not staying and thought he had made a mistake and was very frank and honest about it but to be fair to him he had been to the two key british events that the veterans were principally out and met with many of them and gave a good account of himself but he said he wish that he had stayed and i think we should leave it at that. we he had stayed and i think we should leave it at that.— leave it at that. we 'ust show the ima . e leave it at that. we 'ust show the imaue of leave it at that. we 'ust show the image of yourself — leave it at that. we just show the image of yourself and _ leave it at that. we just show the image of yourself and president i leave it at that. we just show the i image of yourself and president joe image of yourself and presidentjoe biden president macron and the german chancellor. you were attending the event. and in the idea of transparency, did you advise rishi sunak that he should be at the event that we are showing now. did you have that conversation with him?

first of all the photograph of president biden and president macron and president schultz comic that was president macron saying he wanted a word with me and i went up and we had an exchange and then he said, let's have a photo of the quad, britain, france and america and germany and there we were having a photograph, so it wasn't an event or meeting or anything like that. i am part of a team. and i support my team leader and i give advice confidentially to my team leader about all sorts of things. we act as about all sorts of things. we act as a team and i support his decisions on the things he does.— on the things he does. trust is really important _ on the things he does. trust is really important and _ on the things he does. trust is really important and we - on the things he does. trust is really important and we will i really important and we will come onto it in a moment but in the light of that, trust in you is important and it's about peoples credibility, so my question was simple, did you at any point advise him that he was making a bad decision. date

at any point advise him that he was making a bad decision.— making a bad decision. are not caettin making a bad decision. are not getting into — making a bad decision. are not getting into advice _ making a bad decision. are not getting into advice i _ making a bad decision. are not getting into advice i or - making a bad decision. are not getting into advice i or my - getting into advice i or my department gave and politics is a team enterprise. ijoined this team because i believe in the prime minister and his leadership and i've seen him work at close quarters and how effective he is in cabinet, with world leaders, making decisions. he has my support and he gets my advice but i back up what he does. that is the way a team works. [30 but i back up what he does. that is the way a team works.— but i back up what he does. that is the way a team works. do you believe the way a team works. do you believe the conservatives _ the way a team works. do you believe the conservatives can _ the way a team works. do you believe the conservatives can win _ the way a team works. do you believe the conservatives can win the - the conservatives can win the general election? absolutely. film; general election? absolutely. any outcome is _ general election? absolutely. in; outcome is possible. i remember general election? absolutely. fifuy outcome is possible. i remember in 2015 being told i was behind in the polls and i didn't have a chance and we won that election, so i think time in an election talking about what the outcome is going to be or what the outcome is going to be or what the outcome is going to be or what the polls are telling us is sort of time wasted because every bit of time we waste talking about that, we are not talking about economic policy or tax policy or the dangers we face in the world and how we need to keep the country safe. brute

we need to keep the country safe. we listen carefully when government ministers like yourself speak and the reason i asked the question is because of the defence secretary, grant shapps, who said that in the next government, speaking to voters it, whoeverforms it there is a proper system of accountability, and anybody hearing that will realise that he is envisaging a situation in which labour is the government and you are in opposition. why is he talking that way? l you are in opposition. why is he talking that way?— you are in opposition. why is he talking that way? i think what he is sa in: is talking that way? i think what he is saying is the _ talking that way? i think what he is saying is the more _ talking that way? i think what he is saying is the more people - talking that way? i think what he is saying is the more people that - talking that way? i think what he is| saying is the more people that vote conservative and the more conservative and the more conservative members we will have an more effective we will be in parliament. effective in opposition. if we have more than 325 conservative members of parliament we will form the government and that is what he is saying and i am saying and it is a truism. bud is what he is saying and i am saying and it is a truism.— and it is a truism. and when people have read into _ and it is a truism. and when people have read into that _ and it is a truism. and when people have read into that that _ and it is a truism. and when people have read into that that you - and it is a truism. and when people have read into that that you are - have read into that that you are thinking you are going to be defeated, what would you say to

them? i defeated, what would you say to them? ., _ defeated, what would you say to them? ., �*, .,.. defeated, what would you say to them? ., . ., them? i would say it's a cliche that there's only _ them? i would say it's a cliche that there's only one _ them? i would say it's a cliche that there's only one poll— them? i would say it's a cliche that there's only one poll that - them? i would say it's a cliche that there's only one poll that counts, i there's only one poll that counts, there's only one poll that counts, the one on election day, but it is true. the public at this huge opportunity to make a decision. do you want to carry on with rishi sunak, who in the last two years has inflation down from 11% down to 2% and has the economy growing again and has the economy growing again and has the economy growing again and has announced a series of exciting plans on everything from national service to young people to a tax free basic state pension and i think it's been a very energetic campaign full of content, agenda setting. do you want that, or do you want to take a risk with keir starmer who does not have a plan for the future of the country and at the last election was telling us that jeremy corbyn was the greatest thing since sliced bread, although last night when asked said he only said it because he thought labour wasn't going to win, but he honestly wasn't telling us the truth at the last election, so what see not being straight about at this one? the

national service _ straight about at this one? the national service idea, has that changed? it was suggested as a big idea and there were a certain number of days attached to it and how it would work, but that has changed, is that correct? that has been di looted. ~ ., ~ , ., , looted. what the prime minister has set out is that _ looted. what the prime minister has set out is that this _ looted. what the prime minister has set out is that this is _ looted. what the prime minister has set out is that this is something - set out is that this is something for 18 years old and there is a military option at 5% would be great for the future of our armed services because it will give you a sort of reserve through those peoples lives and they will have extraordinary skills that they will build up in their civilian lives, but the key thing is there's going to be a royal commission that will look at all of this in detail because it's an immensely complicated undertaking and i know from introducing the national citizen service for 16 that has been incredibly successful and continues today that these programmes are complicated and there's a lot of things to work out and that is what the royal commission will do. so and that is what the royal commission will do. . ., commission will do. so much of the election is about _ commission will do. so much of the election is about trust, _ commission will do. so much of the election is about trust, and - commission will do. so much of the election is about trust, and i - commission will do. so much of the election is about trust, and i want l election is about trust, and i want to quote words of your own that you

might rememberfrom when to quote words of your own that you might remember from when you are prime minister in march of your own that you might remember from when you are prime minister in march 2013. you said my party has a clear aspiration to reduce net migration tojust tens of aspiration to reduce net migration to just tens of thousands over the coming years. and i'm just, for a point of reference, net migration, the figure most recently was thought to be 685,000, so your comments in 2013 over the coming years, compared to with where we are now, why should people trust you on immigration? there's a few things that have happened that fundamentally change the situation quite rightly —— quite rightly we welcomed a quarter of a million ukrainians into our homes and also welcomed over hundred and 50,000 hong kong chinese, again correctly and i think the right decision was made. but crucially covid, the after effects of covid seem to reduce the available workforce by almost a million people and business cannot suddenly change

its practices so quickly so we've seen a big increase in net migration as businesses draw people in from overseas so the crucial question is, who is going to come up with the combination of immigration control but also welfare reform to get british people of working age back to work and then crucially who will have the training programme and education programme to make sure that people can fulfil the jobs created. that people can fulfil the 'obs created. ., , ., , _ created. certain people might say... let me finish — created. certain people might say... let me finish the _ created. certain people might say... let me finish the point. _ created. certain people might say... let me finish the point. what - created. certain people might say... let me finish the point. what you i let me finish the point. what you heard from rishi sunak as we will deliver the welfare reform with back to work tests and create 100,000 new apprenticeships as well as continuing to invest in the education system so i think we have the three sided answer of immigration, welfare and education and i'm not hearing that from the labour party. and i'm not hearing that from the labour party-— and i'm not hearing that from the labour party. and i'm not hearing that from the labour pa . , .,, ., ., labour party. some people would ask a more fundamental _ labour party. some people would ask a more fundamental question, - labour party. some people would ask a more fundamental question, why i labour party. some people would ask. a more fundamental question, why the conservative party doesn't do what they say they are going to do? i've quoted you the figures on

immigration, your own words and then we look at tax, and you claim to be the party that wants to lower tax, and as you well know, the tax burden now is higher than it has been for 7a years. now is higher than it has been for 74 ears. ., . ,, now is higher than it has been for 74 ears. ., ., , , , 74 years. two massive things happened _ 74 years. two massive things happened in _ 74 years. two massive things happened in the _ 74 years. two massive things happened in the last - 74 years. two massive things i happened in the last parliament 74 years. two massive things - happened in the last parliament and thatis happened in the last parliament and that is covid, which was a fundamental shock to our economy and the ukrainian wall which spiked inflation to 11% and this didn't just happen to britain, happened all over europe and the world. we have been recovering from those two shocks and i would say the real test for rishi sunak coming on as prime minister is how are you going to get the british economy back to growth and an even keel after those events and an even keel after those events and he has passed that test. we went from 11% down to 2% inflation and the economy is growing faster than france, germany, italy oramerica and that was the key test. a lot of the election campaign, sometimes commentators forget that covid and

ukraine were huge icebergs that hit the british ship of state and had a massive impact on it. fine the british ship of state and had a massive impact on it.— massive impact on it. one last auestion massive impact on it. one last question if— massive impact on it. one last question if i — massive impact on it. one last question if i may, _ massive impact on it. one last question if i may, this - massive impact on it. one last question if i may, this is - massive impact on it. one lastj question if i may, this is about craig williams. a new name to a lot of people, who is the prime minister's private secretary. he is understood to have placed a bet with ladbrokes to have guessed the date of the general election. what is his situation as we stand? his situation havin: situation as we stand? his situation having made _ situation as we stand? his situation having made this _ situation as we stand? his situation having made this clearly _ situation as we stand? his situation having made this clearly foolish - having made this clearly foolish decision is that he's being investigated by the gambling commission and have considerable powers in terms of what the consequences could be and i think we have to let that investigation take place, so i can't really comment any further on it. pare place, so i can't really comment any further on it— further on it. are you happy with him standing _ further on it. are you happy with him standing as _ further on it. are you happy with him standing as a _ further on it. are you happy with him standing as a candidate - further on it. are you happy with him standing as a candidate for. further on it. are you happy with i him standing as a candidate for the conservative party?— conservative party? yes, the nominations _ conservative party? yes, the nominations are _ conservative party? yes, the nominations are in _ conservative party? yes, the nominations are in and - conservative party? yes, the - nominations are in and candidates are standing and i don't think we can change that. in fact it's

important that we don't make alterations after these things have been set, but he will be investigated and we will have the consequences of that investigation. foreign secretary, thank you for your time. and a list of all the candidates in all constituencies is available on the bbc website. lt is all constituencies is available on the bbc website.— the bbc website. it is time to celebrate- — the bbc website. it is time to celebrate. it _ the bbc website. it is time to celebrate. it does _ the bbc website. it is time to celebrate. it does feel - the bbc website. it is time to celebrate. it does feel todayl the bbc website. it is time to i celebrate. it does feel today like we are at the — celebrate. it does feel today like we are at the top _ celebrate. it does feel today like we are at the top of— celebrate. it does feel today like we are at the top of a _ we are at the top of a roller—coaster about to take the ride of our lives in sport in the next few weeks and months with the euro starting tomorrow, then wimbledon and then the olympics six weeks away and looking at potential olympic stars for great britain and keely hodgkinson is one after winning the european title again. wearing the crown, the queen of europe in the 800 metres. these are the events we — europe in the 800 metres. these are the events we look _ europe in the 800 metres. these are the events we look at _ europe in the 800 metres. these are the events we look at as _ europe in the 800 metres. these are the events we look at as pointers. i the events we look at as pointers. and also a test of personality, perseverance.— and also a test of personality, erseverance. , ., , , ,

perseverance. dealing with pressure, retainin: perseverance. dealing with pressure, retaining the — perseverance. dealing with pressure, retaining the title, _ perseverance. dealing with pressure, retaining the title, despite _ retaining the title, despite adversity which i will mention in a moment. good morning. this latest golden moment, and the manner of it can only help keely hodgkinson as she counts down to the moment, when she goes for olympic gold in paris, in just over 6 weeks time. she won the european 800 metres, and did it in style too — leading from the start to retain her title. and that's despite revealing afterwards that she'd been struggling with illness the day before, but had 'found a way to win'. this so after winning silver at the tokyo olympics, hodgkinson now has her eyes fixed on that gold and going one better in paris. i do believe in the power of manifestation. — big on that. so yeah, it's obviously something i think about, something i've thought about since i got my silver in budapest last year. and really the olympics is so special. huge opportunities to change your life. and i'm just ready to go for it. and there was another golden moment for britain on the final night of action in rome, and that came in the women's a by 100 metres. dina asher—smith, desiree henry, amy hunt and daryll neeta, running the fastest time in europe this season, and it meant great britain

and northern ireland finished third in the medals table, with four golds in total. it felt amazing. we're definitely trying out new things before the olympic games because obviously we're looking to actually do amazing in paris. we've got such a deep squad and so many amazing athletes that we'rejust, you know, trying things out. and that was great. it was so slick. it was so smooth. it's great to have amy and desiree in this squad as well. so yeah, i mean, like. yeah, yeah. sorry, i didn't mean like that. with wimbledon fast approaching, the brits are showing some good form on grass. katie boulter is through to the quarter—finals, of the nottingham open after beating canada's rebecca marino. the british number one is the defending champion in this event, and broke early in both sets for a 6—a, 6—3 win. it didn't go quite so well though for heather watson, though who lost to 2016 wimbledon, champion karolina pliskova. in the men's draw,

dan evans is also through to the last eight after a straight sets victory over another british player, henry searle. the teenager made it difficult for evans though, and took him to a tie—break in both sets. searle is a player to keep your eye on, having won the wimbledon junior title last year. and over at the stuttgart open, jack draper put in another impressive performance to beat the american, marcos giron in three sets. he'll face frances tiafoe in the quarter—finals. now we are just a day away from the start of the euros in germany, and tomorrow the focus in the opening match will be on the hosts taking on scotland in munich. there's a huge sense of excitement, amongst the tens of thousands arriving in bavaria and mingling with them is our very ownjohn watson. ican i can see no bin lorries this time, and hopefully you have found some fans that are arriving or waking up in music —— munich with a day to go.

yes, that's right. you join us outside the hoff brow house, one of the big german beer halls in munich and it is flowing already this morning. johnny, how are we feeling? i bet the beer is tasting sweet. lovely. i bet the beer is tasting sweet. lovel . ., . ., , ., i bet the beer is tasting sweet. lovel. ., . ., i've lovely. how excited are you? i've never been _ lovely. how excited are you? i've never been more _ lovely. how excited are you? i've never been more excited - lovely. how excited are you? i've never been more excited in - lovely. how excited are you? i've never been more excited in my i lovely. how excited are you? i've i never been more excited in my life, genuinely — never been more excited in my life, uenuinel . �* , never been more excited in my life, uenuinel . . , , never been more excited in my life, uenuinel. . , , genuinely. and this comes as you were there _ genuinely. and this comes as you were there in _ genuinely. and this comes as you were there in france _ genuinely. and this comes as you were there in france 1998, - genuinely. and this comes as you were there in france 1998, the i genuinely. and this comes as you i were there in france 1998, the first match scotland played in that tournament.— match scotland played in that tournament. , , ., , . ., , match scotland played in that tournament. , , ., , . ., tournament. this beats it. words are not enough- — tournament. this beats it. words are not enough. simple _ tournament. this beats it. words are not enough. simple as _ tournament. this beats it. words are not enough. simple as that. - tournament. this beats it. words are not enough. simple as that. it's - tournament. this beats it. words are not enough. simple as that. it's one| not enough. simple as that. it's one of those _ not enough. simple as that. it's one of those where you have a generation that have _ of those where you have a generation that have not experienced anything like this _ that have not experienced anything like this. and we have a chance. when _ like this. and we have a chance. when did — like this. and we have a chance. when did you book the tickets? as soon as they qualified? the when did you book the tickets? as soon as they qualified?— soon as they qualified? the flights on the night _ soon as they qualified? the flights on the night of _ soon as they qualified? the flights on the night of the _ soon as they qualified? the flights on the night of the draw, - soon as they qualified? the flights on the night of the draw, the - soon as they qualified? the flights j on the night of the draw, the hotel the following day and the tickets as soon as _ the following day and the tickets as soon as they came out.— soon as they came out. similar emotions _ soon as they came out. similar emotions for _ soon as they came out. similar emotions for you? _ soon as they came out. similar emotions for you? definitely i soon as they came out. similar. emotions for you? definitely and i've not emotions for you? definitely and i've got hundred _ emotions for you? definitely and i've got hundred and _ emotions for you? definitely and i've got hundred and 50,000 - emotions for you? definitely and - i've got hundred and 50,000 friends coming _

i've got hundred and 50,000 friends coming over — i've got hundred and 50,000 friends coming over hohr— i've got hundred and 50,000 friends coming over-— coming over. how they got enough beer in this — coming over. how they got enough beer in this city? _ coming over. how they got enough beer in this city? no. _ coming over. how they got enough beer in this city? no. i've - coming over. how they got enough beer in this city? no. i've heard i beer in this city? no. i've heard the 've beer in this city? no. i've heard they've already _ beer in this city? no. i've heard they've already run _ beer in this city? no. i've heard they've already run out - beer in this city? no. i've heard they've already run out in - beer in this city? no. i've heard they've already run out in a - beer in this city? no. i've heard they've already run out in a fewj they've already run out in a few places — they've already run out in a few places already _ they've already run out in a few places already. the _ they've already run out in a few places already. the main - they've already run out in a few - places already. the main contingent aren't— places already. the main contingent aren't here — places already. the main contingent aren't here yet _ places already. the main contingent aren't here yet-— aren't here yet. germany and the o enin: aren't here yet. germany and the opening game. — aren't here yet. germany and the opening game, the _ aren't here yet. germany and the opening game, the hosts - aren't here yet. germany and the opening game, the hosts no - aren't here yet. germany and the| opening game, the hosts no less. very tough, very tough. we will take a draw _ very tough, very tough. we will take a draw. but— very tough, very tough. we will take a draw. �* , ., very tough, very tough. we will take a draw. �* ,, ., very tough, very tough. we will take a draw. �* i. ., ., a draw. but you are here for the whole of the _ a draw. but you are here for the whole of the group _ a draw. but you are here for the whole of the group phase - a draw. but you are here for the whole of the group phase and i whole of the group phase and watching every single game. yes. well, the tartan _ watching every single game. yes. well, the tartan army, _ watching every single game. yes. well, the tartan army, the - watching every single game. yes. well, the tartan army, the tickets were _ well, the tartan army, the tickets were rare. — well, the tartan army, the tickets were rare. but _ well, the tartan army, the tickets were rare, but it's— well, the tartan army, the tickets were rare, but it's all— well, the tartan army, the tickets were rare, but it's all good. - well, the tartan army, the tickets were rare, but it's all good. me i well, the tartan army, the tickets were rare, but it's all good. we are still waiting — were rare, but it's all good. we are still waiting for _ were rare, but it's all good. we are still waiting for a _ were rare, but it's all good. we are still waiting for a few _ were rare, but it's all good. we are still waiting for a few more - were rare, but it's all good. we are still waiting for a few more but - were rare, but it's all good. we are still waiting for a few more but we | still waiting for a few more but we have got some friends, some english friends no less. jasper, how are you feeling with england beginning the tournament on sunday. thoughts about the serbia game? easy tournament on sunday. thoughts about the serbia game?— the serbia game? easy win. it's dangerous _ the serbia game? easy win. it's dangerous to — the serbia game? easy win. it's dangerous to be _ the serbia game? easy win. it's dangerous to be optimistic - the serbia game? easy win. it's dangerous to be optimistic but | the serbia game? easy win. it's| dangerous to be optimistic but i think— dangerous to be optimistic but i think it — dangerous to be optimistic but i think it should be a good game and i think it should be a good game and i think 2-0 _ think it should be a good game and i think 2—0 and get off to a good start— think 2—0 and get off to a good start and — think 2—0 and get off to a good start and then see how the rest of the tournament goes. got to keep a bit optimistic. supposedly one of the favourites. that bit optimistic. supposedly one of the favourites.— bit optimistic. supposedly one of the favourites. ., , ., ., the favourites. that is what england are but there _ the favourites. that is what england are but there are _ the favourites. that is what england are but there are a _ the favourites. that is what england are but there are a few _

the favourites. that is what england are but there are a few issues - are but there are a few issues perhaps defensively at the moment. do you share the optimism and confidence that jasper do you share the optimism and confidence thatjasper has? obviously. i hope we get to the semifinals— obviously. i hope we get to the semifinals and _ obviously. i hope we get to the semifinals and lose _ obviously. i hope we get to the semifinals and lose on - obviously. i hope we get to the i semifinals and lose on penalties. don't _ semifinals and lose on penalties. don't do — semifinals and lose on penalties. don't do it— semifinals and lose on penalties. don't do it to _ semifinals and lose on penalties. don't do it to the _ semifinals and lose on penalties. don't do it to the nation. - semifinals and lose on penalties. don't do it to the nation. what i semifinals and lose on penalties. don't do it to the nation. what are you talking about?— don't do it to the nation. what are you talking about? getting as far as the semifinal _ you talking about? getting as far as the semifinal is _ you talking about? getting as far as the semifinal is optimism. - you talking about? getting as far as the semifinal is optimism. i - you talking about? getting as far as the semifinal is optimism. i don't i the semifinal is optimism. i don't know _ the semifinal is optimism. i don't know it's — the semifinal is optimism. i don't know. it's difficult _ the semifinal is optimism. i don't know. it's difficult being - the semifinal is optimism. i don't know. it's difficult being an - know. it's difficult being an england _ know. it's difficult being an england fan _ know. it's difficult being an england fan. you _ know. it's difficult being an england fan. you go - know. it's difficult being an england fan. you go high, i know. it's difficult being an i england fan. you go high, you know. it's difficult being an - england fan. you go high, you go low _ england fan. you go high, you go low. , ., . ., , england fan. you go high, you go low. ,., ..y ., england fan. you go high, you go low. ..y , low. historically it has always been heartache but _ low. historically it has always been heartache but surely _ low. historically it has always been heartache but surely we _ low. historically it has always been heartache but surely we don't - low. historically it has always been heartache but surely we don't want low. historically it has always been i heartache but surely we don't want a penalty shoot—out. a long way to go, jane and jasper, colin, johnny, great to speak to you both, all of you, and i hope they have got plenty of beer in the city because by the sound of it we have 200,000 scots may be arriving before friday night and i think they will be a little thirsty when they arrive. l and i think they will be a little thirsty when they arrive. i think it miaht be thirsty when they arrive. i think it might be a _ thirsty when they arrive. i think it might be a bit— thirsty when they arrive. i think it might be a bit busy _ thirsty when they arrive. i think it might be a bit busyjust - thirsty when they arrive. i think it might be a bit busyjust where i thirsty when they arrive. i think it| might be a bit busyjust where you are when they arrive. but enjoy it. thanks so much. lt’s are when they arrive. but en'oy it. thanks so muchfi

thanks so much. it's going to be mad. we thanks so much. it's going to be mad- we will — thanks so much. it's going to be mad. we will speak _ thanks so much. it's going to be mad. we will speak to _ thanks so much. it's going to be mad. we will speak to you - thanks so much. it's going to be mad. we will speak to you later. the are mad. we will speak to you later. they are starting _ mad. we will speak to you later. they are starting early. - tasha ghouri was love island's first deaf contestant. now, two years on, she's been using her platform to campaign for british sign language to be on the school curriculum, and more representation and deaf accents on tv. she's also just released her debut novel — hits different — about a partially—deaf young woman who dreams of becoming a dancer. tasha joins us now — and you can watch with live signing on the bbc news channel. hello. hello. writing a book, campaigning. _ hello. hello. writing a book, campaigning. yes. _ hello. hello. writing a book, campaigning, yes, keep- hello. hello. writing a book, campaigning, yes, keep you | hello. hello. writing a book, - campaigning, yes, keep you busy, hello. llelln writing a book, campaigning, yes, keep you busy, and writing a book, and you had a co—writer. how has the process been? it's been amazing. we both had the same vision for hits different and really wanted that representation and that kind of sexy summer romance but definitely been a dream. lt’s

but definitely been a dream. it's been amazing. it's been a real contrast but a similarity to your experience in love island because you with a first person with hearing difficulties on love island and you must have been very conscious about how you would have been received, the perception of if you are a deaf person, are you as attractive, for example as someone who is able hearing? example as someone who is able hearinu? . , ., , ., hearing? absolutely. that is what the book is _ hearing? absolutely. that is what the book is about, _ hearing? absolutely. that is what the book is about, finding - hearing? absolutely. that is what the book is about, finding the - hearing? absolutely. that is what | the book is about, finding the love and self confidence and you can find love no matter the disability you have so that is what the messages about, you can find the person that will truly love you for you and throughout the book, it is educational, you learn about cochlear implants and gender terms and things like that, so it such a beautiful message throughout the book that it is learning that you have to love yourself first before you can love somebody else, and that's what it is on about in hits different. ., . ., , ., , , different. how much of the story is our different. how much of the story is your story? — different. how much of the story is your story? because _ different. how much of the story is your story? because people - different. how much of the story is your story? because people have i your story? because people have learned more about you and your childhood and the challenges you

have faced along the way. there are elements in — have faced along the way. there are elements in there. _ have faced along the way. there are elements in there. it's _ have faced along the way. there are elements in there. it's not - have faced along the way. there are elements in there. it's not fully - elements in there. it's not fully me, but cassie has elements of tasha in her experiences but there is a part when her cochlear implant falls out when she is dancing, but that is something that happened to me but she carries on.— she carries on. what were the circumstances? _ she carries on. what were the circumstances? it _ she carries on. what were the circumstances? it is _ she carries on. what were the l circumstances? it is something people will sort of understand. ltrul’heh people will sort of understand. when i am dancing — people will sort of understand. when i am dancing sometimes _ people will sort of understand. when i am dancing sometimes my - people will sort of understand. emery i am dancing sometimes my cochlear implant will fall out and that friend didn't know how to deal with it, so you could be walk out and be upset with yourself, and there was one time ijust carried on still in time with the music and didn't let it bother me at all and eventually i learned how to not let it define me and not let my hearing define me, and not let my hearing define me, and it is something that is special and it is something that is special and unique in that is where i found my confidence. l and unique in that is where i found my confidence.— my confidence. i dare say that you have met young — my confidence. i dare say that you have met young people, _ my confidence. i dare say that you have met young people, probably| have met young people, probably people of all ages, to be honest, who you have had an impact on that must be very special for you. lt is. must be very special for you. it is. i don't think—

must be very special for you. it is. i don't think i _ must be very special for you. it is. i don't think i am _ must be very special for you. it is. i don't think i am used _ must be very special for you. it is. i don't think i am used to - must be very special for you. it is. i don't think i am used to it, - must be very special for you. it is. i don't think i am used to it, i'm i i don't think i am used to it, i'm still getting used to messages from people and that makes me happy because all i ever wanted to do was give confidence to and help them find their inner selves, and that makes me happy if people can feel safe to message me and say because of you, i felt confident to wear my hair up or even talk about it, and thatis hair up or even talk about it, and that is so special and having that platform to use it for the better and be positive about raising awareness. and be positive about raising awareness-— and be positive about raising awareness. ., ., , ., awareness. you have called your deafness your — awareness. you have called your deafness your superpower. - awareness. you have called your deafness your superpower. and | awareness. you have called your. deafness your superpower. and that is empowering, as you said, but there is a reality that at the end of the day, and i watch you and i am making sure i annunciate clearly, but it is exhausting by the end of the day having done a whole day of lip—reading, for you, and that needs to be acknowledged as well. absolutely. i do talk about stuff that people with deafness suffer with concentration fatigue and headaches, migraines and it might be

different for everybody but because we are lip—reading everyday, different voices, noisy environments and social events are very draining. after a red carpet, i wiped out. so there is that reality as well, because when you've dealt with it for so many years, you know how to deal with it and i know how to take time off and recharge and come back again and do my thing.— again and do my thing. which is why bsl is so important, _ again and do my thing. which is why bsl is so important, and _ again and do my thing. which is why bsl is so important, and you've - bsl is so important, and you've successfully been part of the campaign to get this taught in schools. what is the world that you envisage, for people who are hard of hearing or deaf, to make that easier? l hearing or deaf, to make that easier? , ., �* , ,, easier? i envision british sign language _ easier? i envision british sign language becoming - easier? i envision british sign language becoming the - easier? i envision british sign| language becoming the norm, easier? i envision british sign i language becoming the norm, a language that everybody has in their pocket. i think it is great that it is happening now but i wish it happened years back when i was at school because i could have carried on with it and my friends could have learnt it and it would have been so beneficial and i hope people take

the opportunity to learn bsl because it is a beautiful language and it is great to have with you because you will bump into someone who is deaf or hard of hearing that uses to sign language and there are so many other disabilities that use it as well. anecdotally, i think a lot of people want to know sign language. there is an interest in it. do you think that is true? . ~ . an interest in it. do you think that is true? , ~ , , is true? yes, i think it is true but it is taking _ is true? yes, i think it is true but it is taking that _ is true? yes, i think it is true but it is taking that first _ is true? yes, i think it is true but it is taking that first step - is true? yes, i think it is true but it is taking that first step in - it is taking that first step in learning it. you've got google and classes, online classes and i think people are scared to take the first step of thinking i need to learn it because it is muscle memory and you have to put time into it and do repetition and get into your body. l repetition and get into your body. i suppose in a way because you know sign language, you are not the right person to ask, but fundamentally, how hard is it to learn? lt’s person to ask, but fundamentally, how hard is it to learn?— how hard is it to learn? it's not hard. i how hard is it to learn? it's not hard- i was _ how hard is it to learn? it's not hard. i was learning _ how hard is it to learn? it's not hard. i was learning bsl- how hard is it to learn? it's not hard. i was learning bsl when | how hard is it to learn? it's not| hard. i was learning bsl when i how hard is it to learn? it's not - hard. i was learning bsl when i was five years old, so that's me as a little toddler and i was very fluent, and i'm not as fluent now but back then i could do it as my

main language at the time so it's easy to learn but it's having to go back home and keep doing it and go on to the next thing and keep working on it.— on to the next thing and keep working on it. one of the things when it comes _ working on it. one of the things when it comes to _ working on it. one of the things| when it comes to empowerment working on it. one of the things i when it comes to empowerment is working on it. one of the things - when it comes to empowerment is your deaf voice. you can explain this. i'm not being rude. there is a moment, when you have a cochlear implant in, you hear differently therefore speak differently. how different is your voice and how important was it to you for others to hear, can i call it the deaf voice? l to hear, can i call it the deaf voice? ., ., .. ., voice? i say death accident. -- deaf accent. voice? i say death accident. -- deaf accent- when _ voice? i say death accident. -- deaf accent. when i— voice? i say death accident. -- deaf accent. when i get _ voice? i say death accident. -- deaf accent. when i get ready _ voice? i say death accident. -- deaf accent. when i get ready i - voice? i say death accident. -- deaf accent. when i get ready i have - voice? i say death accident. -- deaf accent. when i get ready i have my| accent. when i get ready i have my cochlear implant out and that is the normal for me and when i was doing the video i thought this is not me being 100% authentic or being rightly so. i did the video where i had my cochlear implant out and i just spoke, and biaxin goes more monotone, lowerand

just spoke, and biaxin goes more monotone, lower and it is a part of me that i wanted to share it with world as much as i can and the number of people who said thank you so much because they felt the same as well. it shows how important voices are, especially on social media where it is so powerful and practical to have. you media where it is so powerful and practical to have.— practical to have. you are busily makin: practical to have. you are busily making an _ practical to have. you are busily making an impact, _ practical to have. you are busily making an impact, which - practical to have. you are busily making an impact, which is - making an impact, which is brilliant. thank you very much for coming —— you are obviously making an impact. tasha's novel, 'hits different�*, is out now. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, your bbc london news now with me frankie mccamley. 70 firefighters are at the scene of a large fire at a recycling centre in edmonton. the fire brigade says about 500 tonnes of waste is burning. it's advising people near to nobel road to keep their doors and windows closed because of the smoke. tragedy, which claimed the lives of 72 people.

in west london, families from the ethiopian and eritrean communities have come together to mark the day and unite in their fight for justice. some of those getting together who lost loved ones say the group has been a great support network. an essex headteacher says it would be hypocritical to fell a 150—year—old tree on school land when their pupils are passionate about the environment. the soft oak tree is on the playing field of thundersley primary school near to southend. insurers say its roots may have caused cracks in a nearby property. let's take a look at the tubes now — a part suspension on the overground between liverpool street and chingford. minor delays on the northern line. now the weather. starting dry with a fair amount of cloud, but rain later on with highs of 17c. so take a brolly with you.

that's it. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines. labour promises to make wealth creation its number—one priority as it launches its general election manifesto. the conservatives say the party is being dishonest. a warning that long waiting times for cancer care have become routine as specialist centres say they're experiencing severe delays for treatment. it isa it is a years since nottingham university students barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar as well as school caretaker ian coates was stabbed and killed. here their lives will be remembered later today. as many of us look forward

to a summer holiday, the cost of being dropped off at the airport is now higher than ever. i'll have the details on how much it's gone up. #ifit # if it makes you happy. we'll bejoined by multi—grammy award winning artist sheryl crow to discuss songwriting, motherhood and the rise of ai. after a bright start in eastern areas, cloud and rain in the west will spread north—eastwards and we have gusty winds across the irish sea. it's thursday the 13th ofjune. labour will publish its election manifesto this morning, with sir keir starmer saying he is putting wealth creation at the heart of his plans for government. he's said there will be no surprises and has ruled out increases in vat, income tax and national insurance. the conservatives have challenged labour to match their own range of tax pledges

for families and businesses. political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. there are exactly three weeks to polling day and, in the manifesto he's unveiling today, sir keir starmer says there will be no surprises. the labour leader is well aware every opinion poll continues to indicate a healthy lead for his party, so his manifesto will tread carefully while promising change. it'll be a positive case in detail about the future of the country — how we renew and how we rebuild. i'm not complacent about 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. labour says its number—one priority will be wealth creation in order to improve living standards for all. it claims it has a plan to kick—start growth, won't increase income tax, vat or national insurance, but will invest in the industries

of the future, saying that will create 650,000 jobs. the party is making some promises, such as two million more nhs appointments a year to bring down waiting lists. and vat on private—school fees to pay for 6,500 teachers for state schools. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer both took part in interviews in front of a live audience on sky news last night. the labour leader faced sustained questioning about his past support forjeremy corbyn... iyou said, "i do thinkjeremy corbynl would make a great prime minister." jeremy corbyn. did you mean that? i was certain that we would lose the 2019 election. that wasn't my question. we were not ready. i was certain that we would... i was certain that we would lose it. ..about his tax plans and whether he's a bit robotic. you seem more like a political robot. how are you going to convince others like me to vote for you?

well, um, the most... laughter. we have heard from the labour leader — now it is the prime minister's turn. rishi sunak was jeered when he blamed doctors' strikes for nhs waiting lists, and a lifelong tory voter said her trust was broken when he was fined for attending a downing street party during the pandemic. in this election, i find myself an undecided voter. actions taken by this government actually make me feel ashamed. more generally at this election, as you said, you are undecided — this election is about the future and the future that you want for our country. your polling is now worse than in the dying days - of the liz truss government. what's going so wrong? well, i've got to say, beth, it has not been an easy 18 months in general. so what i've done, though, isjust keep going to try

to do my best for people. how do we know that if you won the general election you'd - still be prime minister in a year's time? - applause. i can appreciate people's frustrations. of course we haven't got everything right. but this will be labour's day to set out its vision. and, with the days to polling day counting down, the opportunities for the conservatives to change the apparent arc of this election are slipping by. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. we are joined by chief political correspondent henry zeffman. good morning. labour manifesto launch day. we know quite a bit about what the party is planning. d0 about what the party is planning. l�*irr we expect any surprises? no is the simple answer to that. what we are going to hear from simple answer to that. what we are going to hearfrom sir keir starmer is similar to what we have heard through the campaign so far. we are at the halfway point, 21 days still

to go. similar to what we have heard throughout his leadership. he has been a leader more than four years. what keir starmer will try to do is weave strands together into a story he can sell to the nation in these crucial last few weeks. he will say unlike perhaps previous labour leaders, he is not obsessed with tax and spend and how you divide up the proceeds of growth. he wants more growth. he wants to grow the economy. how you do that is the obvious question. a big part of his answer will be around planning and reforming the planning system to build more houses and labour have a pledge that they will build 1.5 million more homes in five years if they win. and infrastructure, net zero infrastructure, science laboratories. forthe zero infrastructure, science laboratories. for the conservatives, that cannot happen unless labour raise taxes. labour say they will not raise taxes on working people and i think we will hear more

questions to him about how that works later today. lgrate questions to him about how that works later today.— questions to him about how that works later today. we have stories that emerge- _ works later today. we have stories that emerge. craig _ works later today. we have stories that emerge. craig williams, - works later today. we have stories that emerge. craig williams, the i that emerge. craig williams, the prime minister's parliamentary private secretary. very close to rishi sunak. he put a bet on the date of the election.— date of the election. what an extraordinary _ date of the election. what an extraordinary story. - date of the election. what an extraordinary story. you - date of the election. what an extraordinary story. you are l date of the election. what an - extraordinary story. you are right to say craig williams is close to rishi sunak. sometimes physically close. if you have watched prime minister's questions, he sits behind him, occasionally handing notes and whispering in his ear. that is his job. it turns out in a report in the guardian newspaper, just a few days before rishi sunak surprised westminster by announcing the election would be onjuly the ath, craig williams placed a bet apparently with ladbrokes, £100 at 5-1 that apparently with ladbrokes, £100 at 5—1 that the election would take place injuly. he confirmed he

placed what he called a flutter on the election and said he should have thought about how it would look. the gambling commission cannot confirm, but craig williams confirmed, that they are making inquiries. that is potentially very serious because it could be a criminal offence if you gamble on something you have insider information about. you spoke to lord cameron and he said craig williams had been foolish. it is pretty clear the campaign will be furious today. you do not often hearfoolish the campaign will be furious today. you do not often hear foolish as a word applied to a colleague. it is a proper slap down. lgrate word applied to a colleague. it is a proper slap down. we spoke to lord cameron _ it is a proper slap down. we spoke to lord cameron earlier. _ we'll be joined by by pat mcfadden, labour's national campaign co—ordinator just after half—eight. plaid cymru also launches its election manifesto today, saying it will demand a new funding dealfor wales. speaking to the bbc�*s nick robinson, the party's leader said he wanted

people to recognise that tax is a good thing and called for an honest debate on the issue. we have a number of proposals for bringing in more of a tax. for example, making sure that those oil and gas companies pay more of a windfall tax, that the corporates pay more, that those who have the huge amounts of wealth are targeted through a wealth tax. so, through a fair taxation system. and of course, nhs waiting times is a huge general election issue. in every manifesto. the royal college of radiologists has warned that long waiting times for cancer care have become routine across the uk. specialist cancer centres say they are experiencing delays most weeks for chemotherapy and radiotherapy. our health reporter jim reed has more. for some years now, all four nations of the uk have missed their targets

for cancer treatment. this report from the royal college of radiologists warns long waits are putting lives at risk. in a survey of all 60 specialist cancer centres across the uk, it said a7% of sites were reporting delays for chemotherapy most weeks or every week — up from 28% in the previous year. and there were similar waits for radiotherapy, which uses radiation to kill cancer cells. any delay in waiting for scan results or for your treatment is worrying for patients. there's a level of anxiety with cancer almost more than any other illness. but also, we know that actually delays affect cure rates. we know that for every extra month people wait for many cancer types, there's a 10% reduction the chance of them being cured.

the college says workforce shortages are one key factor behind the delays, with the number of unfilled vacancies for cancer doctors expected to climb further. in this election, the conservatives have promised to recruit more staff and hit cancer targets in england within five years. labour has said it will double the number of the latest scanners, and the liberal democrats want to introduce a legal guarantee for all cancer treatment to start within two months. health is a devolved power with separate policy set by the welsh and scottish governments and the northern ireland executive. jim reed, bbc news. schools in parts of greece remain closed today as temperatures of up to aa celsius are expected. authorities are also ordering a pause from midday to 5pm for certain outdoorjobs, and warning of a high risk of fires. athens is among the worst affected areas, with the acropolis closed to tourists yesterday. the united nations refugee agency said that more than 117 million people were forced to leave their homes last year due to conflict — a record number.

it warns that the figure could increase unless there are major political changes. more than two million people in sudan alone have been displaced. a machine that takes just a5 minutes to assess whether an infection is bacterial and which antibiotics are needed to treat it has won an £8 million award called the longitude prize. the current process takes three days and requires samples to be sent to a lab. rishi sunak willjoin world leaders at a g7 summit in southern italy to impose fresh economic pressure on russia. they are expected to agree a plan to use frozen russian assets to raise $50 billion a yearfor ukraine. rome correspondent mark lowen is at the summit in bari and spoke to us earlier about what we can expect to come out of this gathering. the most concrete deliverable is the plan to take the russian

assets in the west and valued at $300 billion at the moment, and use the interest on those assets, front—load them, as they say, so take a few years of the interest payments to come and add it together and create a $50 billion loan for ukraine. previously, there was talk of seizing the assets. that was supported by for example the us treasury secretary. but it was opposed by others including the president of the european central bank, who said it could set a dangerous precedent in international law. they have come up with this alternative idea, which is coming into form, which would be to use the interest to give ukraine a much needed loan, as it is cash starved and war weary. that is potentially the most deliverable. there will be talk also on climate

change, the middle east, artificial intelligence. there will be a session chaired by pope francis, the first time a pope has come to a g7. he feels there should be global regulation of ai. this is a meeting of the largest economies at a time when many are in disarray — from rishi sunak, emmanuel macron, tojoe biden, facing difficult situations at home. arguably the most stable at the moment is the host, italy. the city of edinburgh was literally "shaking it off" last weekend when taylor swift fans danced so hard they set off earthquake monitors. seismic activity was recorded up to six kilometers away seismic activity was recorded up to 6km away from the murrayfield venue during the gigs last friday, saturday and sunday. fans made the biggest commotion during the songs cruel summer, ready for it and champagne problems.

sheryl crow will be here later. she knows about big stadium gigs. making some noise. big songs, big themes. around 8.50. and our other superstar. carol. good morning. you will be glad to heari good morning. you will be glad to hear i am not singing anything this morning. if you are stepping out in central and eastern parts, it is a cold start. but a bright or sunny start. in the west, more cloud, some seeing rain already. this morning, if you have an allergy, particularly to grass pollen, levels are moderate to grass pollen, levels are moderate to high across much of the uk. we have rain continuing to come in from the west through the morning. cloud

building ahead of it. eradicating the bright start. winds picking up in the west. rain not getting too far north—east of scotland until later but it will be heavy and persistent in northern ireland and western uk with coastal gales through the irish sea and south—western approaches. by four o'clock in the afternoon, the rain is into eastern and south—eastern england. overnight, it makes it there and pushes northwards and eastwards. behind it clear spells and showers. it will be a milder night. tomorrow, we have rain pushing across northern scotland. on and off all day in shetland. the rest have bright spells, sunny intervals and showers. some showers will be heavy and some merging and some of them will have thunder and lightning. blustery in the south. temperatures 12—18.

it's been one year since students barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar and caretaker ian coates were killed in an attack in nottingham. today, the university of nottingham will be holding commemorations for the three victims on campus. our reporter tim muffett is in the city. good morning. it will be a difficult day for many. what will happen? good morning from the campus at the university and it was here shortly after the attacks took place a vigil took place last year and i was here covering it. hundreds of students here. it was so striking how much goodwill there was for the families and we heard moving messages from family members. later today, the lives lost will be remembered here. ithink today, the lives lost will be remembered here. i think it will be a more personal affair. for the past

12 months there has notjust been grief for the families, there has been immense frustration and anger. what the family is considered to be a failure of the criminaljustice system. barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar on their way home after a night out lastjune. but they would never make it back to their university accommodation. they were fatally stabbed by paranoid schizophrenic valdo calocane. shortly afterwards, school caretaker ian coates became his third victim. vigils were held in the city to remember the victims as the community shared its grief. look after each other. that's the big thing — is that. ..look after your friends and look after people around you. calocane was initially charged with three counts of murder, but, injanuary, he was ordered to be

detained indefinitely at a secure hospital, having admitted to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. the families of his three victims said justice had not been served. the attorney general agreed that the sentence was unduly lenient and referred the case to the court of appeal. but, in may, judges there refused to change calocane's sentence. barnaby�*s mum, emma, said the three families now face their own life sentence in ensuring valdo calocane is never released. we arejoined by we are joined by david, barnaby�*s dad. how will you remember your son today? lgrate dad. how will you remember your son toda ? ~ . ~ dad. how will you remember your son toda ? ~ ., . , today? we are here. we came up yesterday- _ today? we are here. we came up yesterday- it _ today? we are here. we came up yesterday. it was _ today? we are here. we came up yesterday. it was lovely - today? we are here. we came up yesterday. it was lovely to - today? we are here. we came up yesterday. it was lovely to be - today? we are here. we came up| yesterday. it was lovely to be here

with grace's family. we will be walking down ilkeston road at 10.30. basically tracing their last footsteps. today the university are putting on a memorial at midday. we will be here for that. it is a very strange day, being here. because a year ago, we were here. very different. we have gone through the wave of emotion is the last 2a hours. being here is very surreal. we should not be here for the reasons i think everyone knows. but we are here. you have spoken about the strength you have from grace's family and ian coates' family. ii'iin�*g�*

family and ian coates' family. how im ortant family and ian coates' family. how important is _ family and ian coates' family. how important is that? _ family and ian coates' family. hon-m important is that? incredibly important. you see people in this situation... i don't say give up, you never give up. of course you don't. but going into the background, they don't want to fight. for us, that strength of having grace's family and ian's family, we fight. we are fighting. the world changed a year ago for us immeasurably. and, today, we will mark the first anniversary. but, yes, we are here and it is the hardest thing, driving into the city. it is nothing to do with the city, it is to do with what happened here and knowing my son's last

breath was here. that's... that is what we are here... barnaby fell here, grace fell here, ian fell here. and also the people he tried to kill, we are here for that. the su ort to kill, we are here for that. the sopport he _ to kill, we are here for that. the support he received last year at the vigil on campus, it was incredible. the student community have been amazing. the student community have been amazinu. , , ., the student community have been amazin.. , , ., ., .,, . amazing. the students are fantastic. like we have — amazing. the students are fantastic. like we have said _ amazing. the students are fantastic. like we have said all— amazing. the students are fantastic. like we have said all the _ amazing. the students are fantastic. like we have said all the way - like we have said all the way through. barnaby loved this university. grace loved this university. grace loved this university. ian loved the city. we are here for them. it... university. ian loved the city. we are here forthem. it... if university. ian loved the city. we are here for them. it... if you asked me what i really want to do, i want to curl into a ball in the corner in my bedroom and just not

leave. but that is not what barnaby would want me to do. or grace and ian would want me to do. you would want me to do. or grace and ian would want me to do.— ian would want me to do. you say toda is ian would want me to do. you say today is a — ian would want me to do. you say today is a time — ian would want me to do. you say today is a time to _ ian would want me to do. you say today is a time to pause - ian would want me to do. you say today is a time to pause and - ian would want me to do. you say. today is a time to pause and reflect but from tomorrow onwards you will continue the fight for justice yet as you see it. continue the fight for 'ustice yet as you at continue the fight for 'ustice yet as you rah continue the fight for 'ustice yet as you see it. lots of things need to change- _ as you see it. lots of things need to change. the _ as you see it. lots of things need to change. the justice _ as you see it. lots of things need to change. the justice system i as you see it. lots of things need to change. the justice system is| to change. the justice system is wrong in this country and it needs to change now. politically, i really don't care what people say or think. it needs to push across all political parties. we have a problem in this country and if we don't step on it now it will get worse. i paid the ultimate price, we've paid the ultimate price, the families paid the ultimate price. it needs to change now. we have a legal team.

solicitors who are on our side. bless them, they came to us. we need them to now push for change because it needs to happen now.— it needs to happen now. david, thank ou for it needs to happen now. david, thank you for talking _ it needs to happen now. david, thank you for talking to _ it needs to happen now. david, thank you for talking to us _ it needs to happen now. david, thank you for talking to us and _ it needs to happen now. david, thank you for talking to us and best - you for talking to us and best wishes from everyone. we really appreciated and wish you the best today. l appreciated and wish you the best toda . .., ., appreciated and wish you the best toda . ., ., ., ., today. i cannot imagine how hard it will be. thank— today. i cannot imagine how hard it will be. thank you. _ today. i cannot imagine how hard it will be. thank you. it _ today. i cannot imagine how hard it will be. thank you. it is _ today. i cannot imagine how hard it will be. thank you. it is going - today. i cannot imagine how hard it will be. thank you. it is going to i will be. thank you. it is going to be a very tough day.— will be. thank you. it is going to be a very tough day. david webber, barnab 's be a very tough day. david webber, barnaby's dad. commemorations i be a very tough day. david webber, i barnaby's dad. commemorations take place later today, a chance for students, families and friends and everyone to remember those three special people. if you're getting ready to jet off this summer, then prepare yourselves for airport drop—off charges. there was a time you could do it for

free. a friend, relative would drop you off and now it is a cost going up you off and now it is a cost going up quite a bit. these charges have been introduced and gone up. who can blame someone going in search for sunshine. but the charges add up. we've checked out what it will cost you to park for a short time in an airport drop off zone this summer. at bristol airport you'll pay £6 for up to 10 minutes — compared to £5 last year. it wasjust £1 for 10 minutes pre—covid. a 500% increase in five years. it's a similar story at gatwick — you'll pay £6 for 10 minutes there. up 20% on last year. it was free in 2019. and regular travellers from leeds bradford will notice 10 minutes in the drop off zone will cost an extra 50p compared to last year.

one motoring organisation — the rac — says free drop offs are now a thing of the past. a few years ago some airports offered free drop of parking but those are the days of the past. airports know they can make revenue from drivers and that is the reason why they continue to put drop—off parking prices up. it is a frustration on holiday—makers but a modern day reality. airports say these charges are in place to reduce congestion and raise money to improve public transport options. so what can you do to keep costs down and beat those extra charges? the airports themselves point out that there are usually cheaper parking options available. but these are usually some distance away, so be prepared for a big walk or a shuttle bus to the terminal itself. if you have a taxi booked instead of driving yourself, check whether the charge is included in what you're paying,

to avoid any surprises at the drop—off point. and finally — keep your goodbyes short to avoid any nasty fines by overstaying your time slot. and it's worth pointing out there are some airports where you can still drop off forfree — cardiff, inverness and newquay. we would love your thoughts. 20 have beenin we would love your thoughts. 20 have been in contact already. paul said i notice that no mention was made about exemptions for disabled people. he asks about those with blue badges. each airport runs its own system so check that out. gordon said drop off your friends at a park—and—ride one—stop from edinburgh airport. another said avoid charges if you go to heathrow, there is a bus service from your

area to heathrow for £2, you can travel from many towns directly to the airport. fist travel from many towns directly to the airport-— the airport. at birmingham, steve said avoid excess _ the airport. at birmingham, steve said avoid excess taxi _ the airport. at birmingham, steve said avoid excess taxi charges, i the airport. at birmingham, steve| said avoid excess taxi charges, get dropped off at the international station and catch the monorail which is a couple of minutes and cheaper and sometimes quicker. a lot of you have been in contact. we will go through any more comments later. i am dropping off my friend barry, we haveit am dropping off my friend barry, we have it planned, within the ten minutes. very kind of you. barry forget something and we have a delay. i am one minute over. does it go shooting up after? it depends, each airport has a different regime. ten minutes is usually the initial block. gatwick will charge a pound per minute over that. others itjumps up £2 for the next ten minutes. others it shoots up next ten minutes. others it shoots up to the maximum of 20, 25. if you

are dropping off, check the system for paying. do you pay as you enter? a lot of them do it where you pay online later. don't forget to do that because some people say they were out and ended up paying a lot more. when is barry's next trip? barry is made up. he is not a real person. just a spoilsport. i am sorry to barrys out there everywhere. if you need a lift, obviously. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with gethin and jaqui. you are outside. a bit windy today. i could have sworn i was going to be a heatwave. llat i could have sworn i was going to be a heatwave-— a heatwave. not in the hot seat but we are on the _ a heatwave. not in the hot seat but we are on the balcony. _ coming up. with major changes to tax credits just weeks away, bbc cost of living correspondent colletta smith tells you what to do today or risk

losing a vital lifeline. the final letters should be arriving in the post. i'll explain what you need to tell hmrc and show you how a quick phone call could ensure you don't miss out on cash _ plus, with used—car sales at a five—year high, we investigate the risks of buying a second hand motor online, even from trusted dealers. and share the tips that make it an easy ride. and fibromyalgia is a condition that many of us might not understand, and lots of you experiencing this have been in touch. dr punam has more. symptoms include feeling tired and ibs. i'll be answering your questions on why it's sometimes overlooked. and how exercise, heat and even acupuncture can help. also, a huge shock this morning. we've been cooking pasta wrong. chef theo michaels has the answer. i'm going to blow your minds. i'll show you how perfect pasta

takes just two minutes on the hob and wil save money. plus millions have been bingeing bridgerton. the latest episodes dropped. so our very own lord of the manor, rhys stephenson, is behind the scenes of one of the grand stately homes used in the show. he has nailed it. he has got the wave down. very regal. that is his back garden. we'll see you at 9:30. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. let's get your bbc london news now, with me, frankie mccamley 70 firefighters are at the scene of a large fire at a recycling centre in edmonton. the fire brigade says about 500 tonnes of waste is burning. it's advising people

near to the scene — on nobel road — to keep their doors and windows closed because of the smoke. traffic in the area is also affected, tomorrow marks the seventh anniversary of the grenfell tower tragedy which claimed the lives of 72 people. in west london, families from the ethiopian and eritrean communities have come together to mark the day and unite in their fight for justice. some who lost loved ones say the group has been a great help. the feeling i have in my mind, my head, i can understand her feeling and his feeling. it is all the same way. and obviously, you know, we really suffered a lot with this situation. so in the early stage of the fire, we were really struggling a lot. but now this group makes us together and makes us help, makes us to share information with one another. and that is really good here.

thameslink says it's putting sanitary bins in all of its men's toilets across the network. the railfirm is supporting a campaign by the charity, prostate cancer uk. it hopes to break the taboo surrounding male incontinence , which affects around a third of men over 65. an essex headteacher says it would be "hypocritical" to fell a 150—year—old tree on school land when their pupils are "passionate" about the environment. the 50—foot oak tree is on the playing field of thundersley primary school, near to southend. insurers say its roots may have caused cracks in a nearby property. the school says it wants to keep the tree, but could face a £a5,000 bill. a few issues on the tube. severe delays on the overground and northern lines. now onto the weather with kat. hello there. good morning to you.

well, not a bad start to the day apart from one or two showers. for many of us, it's a dry start with the best of the sunshine most certainly at first this morning. it is going to turn far more unsettled later. low pressure close by. these associated weather fronts will continue to track eastwards through the course of the day, bringing cloudier conditions later with outbreaks of rain. those winds are also going to pick up. it's going to feel breezy later on in the day. but this morning, some sunshine at first, but cloud will increase. outbreaks of rain later, highs of around 17 degrees. and it does look like that rain is going to continue on and off through the evening. we may get the odd heavy burst, but actually most of it clearing by the end of the night. it will stay breezy widely and our temperatures will fall away to around 11 to 12 degrees. friday, another breezy day ahead with sunny spells, scattered showers. those winds will pick up even further on saturday. so it's going to feel windy with some sunshine. again, a few showers around, not as windy on sunday, but it will feel slightly warmer with highs of around 19 celsius. that's it from me. i'm back in half an hour.

see you then. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. let's get back to our top story now and later on this morning, labour will unveil its manifesto at an event in greater manchester. the party's leader sir keir starmer has said wealth creation will be his "number one priority" — but what else can we expect today? here's bbc verify�*s nick eardley with a roundup of what pledges could be in today's manifesto — and how they might be paid for. good morning. yes, we're getting the manifestos thick and fast now. today is labour's keir starmer�*s chance to pitch to voters with three weeks to go until polling day and he is offering what he's calling a plan for growth. expect a lot of focus on things like reform of planning rules to try and achieve economic growth, something that's proved quite tricky over the past few years. but labour are trying to avoid spooking the horses. so today it looks like being a safety first manifesto with as few big surprises as possible.

in fact, we already know a fair amount of what is going to be in the manifesto. you can see a list here — more nhs appointments, more teachers, school breakfast clubs, a beefed—up border security command. you can see the full list here. i think today will be a focus on the big picture. labour want to avoid what one person described as a sugar rush of policies. that's what they're accusing the conservatives of with their manifesto. but all of this costs money. so the next question is, where is the cash to fund that coming from? well, here are a few of the things labour are pledging to do. they say they will introduce vat on private schools. they will expand the windfall tax on oil and gas company profits. they will close the tax gap, collecting more of the taxes people already owe and they are promising stricter rules on non doms. that's people whose permanent home for tax purposes is outside the uk.

labour say when you look at the pledges and they look at the money raising policies, that will all add up by the end of the day and we'll be able to scrutinise that. but one thing that i think is also really significant is that the manifesto is going to explicitly rule out raising some of the big taxes. so labour are saying no to increasing income tax rates, no to increasing national insurance, no to increasing vat, no to increasing corporation tax. these are all policies that both labour and the conservatives have embraced, but they limit labour's way of making extra money. one area labour has been asked about a lot and hasn't ruled out is this one — raising capital gains tax. they say they have no plans. they haven't explicitly ruled it out, but they are saying they will reduce that by the end of the next parliament. and when you put all of that together, its led to a warning about this,

a potential spending squeeze. you might have heard me talk about this before, but the warning from some economists is that there's going to be a squeeze in some government departments. it's a warning, by the way, about both the conservatives and labour that because they're saying, we're not going to raise the main taxes and we'll reduce borrowing, there just won't be much money to spend in the next parliament. so this is something to bear in mind today. this morning, at that manifesto launch, we will get a lot more detail from labour. we'll get their sums, how they think that all of this adds up and we will have people going through the numbers all day and we'll have full details across the bbc. we are joined now by labour's national campaign co—ordinator, pat mcfadden. good pat mcfadden. morning. you watch to that, as we good morning. you watch to that, as we watched that. was that fair in your opinion? for

we watched that. was that fair in your opinion?— your opinion? for some of the manifesto. — your opinion? for some of the manifesto, but _ your opinion? for some of the manifesto, but it's _ your opinion? for some of the manifesto, but it's not - your opinion? for some of the manifesto, but it's not all- your opinion? for some of the manifesto, but it's not all of. your opinion? for some of the | manifesto, but it's not all of it. there were questions, and one raised was a spending squeeze, and if you're not going to raise taxes all the major taxes, and i will ask you to clarify and capital gains tax and you are going to borrow less, then when you look at how to raise revenue, the general assumed answer is that public funding spending is cut but is it something we should expect under the labour government? it is something that's been missing notjust in the question you have put put in the whole three weeks of the election is a debate about the economy. and the performance of the economy. and the performance of the economy and that is what is missing from all of these estimates and at the heart of the manifesto today is notjust the heart of the manifesto today is not just a the heart of the manifesto today is notjust a belief but the heart of the manifesto today is not just a belief but a the heart of the manifesto today is notjust a belief but a set of policies to improve the performance of the economy, and the investment in new ports, the energy transition and an industrial strategy to take

advantage to take advantage of the opportunities presented by ai and labour market reforms on childcare support and getting people back to work. and a new national wealth fund and a new investment in future industries in the country and if we can improve the very low rates of economic growth we have had then the spending picture begins to look very different. ~ , ., ., ,, spending picture begins to look very different. ~ ., ,, ., different. when you talk about economic growth _ different. when you talk about economic growth and - different. when you talk about economic growth and i - different. when you talk about economic growth and i am - different. when you talk about - economic growth and i am reading figures that growth has averaged 1.1% since 2008 so the most optimistic growth forecast in the medium term and we are thinking about five years, so the duration of the parliament, the optimistic forecast is 1.8%, and that is by the 0b r but forecast is 1.8%, and that is by the ob r but the average prediction is one and a half percent. that is not big growth. one and a half percent. that is not big growth-— one and a half percent. that is not bi orowth. , ., ., , big growth. they made the forecast based on current _ big growth. they made the forecast based on current government - big growth. they made the forecastl based on current government policy. the point is it still not good. the whole point _ the point is it still not good. the whole point of _

the point is it still not good. tye: whole point of politics is the point is it still not good. ty2 whole point of politics is to change things. we don't enter this election as innocent bystanders saying we just have to accept everything as it is nothing can change. if we did, what would be the point? the whole of the manifesto that we will launch this morning is to generate more wealth for the country which will have two important impacts. it will raise the living standards of the public but also generate more funds for public services. that's not easy. but it is at the heart of what we are trying to do.— we are trying to do. after your manifesto _ we are trying to do. after your manifesto launch _ we are trying to do. after your manifesto launch today, - we are trying to do. after your manifesto launch today, is - we are trying to do. after your manifesto launch today, is it i we are trying to do. after your. manifesto launch today, is it fair to say that economists will be reassessing the medium term growth forecast for the uk and 1.5% will be completely changed? because you say you have big plans. the completely changed? because you say you have big plans-— you have big plans. the economists will have to — you have big plans. the economists will have to speak— you have big plans. the economists will have to speak for _ you have big plans. the economists will have to speak for themselves i will have to speak for themselves but i'm here to talk about policy and ambition and the policy and ambition is to raise the economic growth rate to change the picture

that we have been trapped in for so many years. that we have been trapped in for so many years-— that we have been trapped in for so many years. everybody's ambition is to crow many years. everybody's ambition is to grow the — many years. everybody's ambition is to grow the economy. _ many years. everybody's ambition is to grow the economy. but _ many years. everybody's ambition is to grow the economy. but we - many years. everybody's ambition is to grow the economy. but we have i to grow the economy. but we have done it before. _ to grow the economy. but we have done it before. if _ to grow the economy. but we have done it before. if you _ to grow the economy. but we have done it before. if you compare - to grow the economy. but we have done it before. if you compare the | done it before. if you compare the rate of growth from the labour party to the conservative rate for the last 1a years, if you had carried on with the labour rate of growth, you would have tens of billions of pounds more for public services without touching a single tax rate, so... ., . so... there might a pandemic in the enero so... there might a pandemic in the energy crisis — so... there might a pandemic in the energy crisis has _ so... there might a pandemic in the energy crisis has happened - so... there might a pandemic in the energy crisis has happened as - so... there might a pandemic in the energy crisis has happened as well. | energy crisis has happened as well. this is from the institute for fiscal studies and i think it will resonate with a few people. they have said that the major parties occurs in both houses in a way are involved in a conspiracy of silence over the financial situation facing the country. so this is targeted at you as well as the conservative party about the reality check and you just went through the possibilities public spending, raising taxes, increase borrowing.

they say you are not being honest with people and trust, as we all know by now, is going to be one of the key thing is debated during this election. the the key thing is debated during this election. . . the key thing is debated during this election. . , ., election. the clue is in the name, the enormous _ election. the clue is in the name, the enormous respected - election. the clue is in the name, i the enormous respected institution, the enormous respected institution, the institution of fiscal studies which means the government budget. they are not looking at a change in the economic performance of the country. they take the situation as it is today and projected forward and what i'm saying to you is, we don't take that view. we believe in the capacity of politics and government decisions to change things, so when it comes to getting more investment into the infrastructure and changing the planning regime to build more homes and making sure it happens, and labour market reforms, all of these things can change the economic performance of the country will stop we are presenting you with a fiscal

picture, but not with how the economy can change in the future. you talked about spending on infrastructure which is hugely expensive and we all know that. the numbers can be astronomical. if you are trying to raise the money through growth, it comes later. there is a timeline here. so where does the money for infrastructure come at the beginning of your term. most infrastructure investment will come from the private sector. the problem we have is a gridlocked sclerotic planning regime that makes things take far too long to build. the time taken for planning decisions on major infrastructure projects has increased by about 65% since 2012. if we could take the decisions as quickly today as we did a decade ago, we get a lot more investment going. and the key to this is public and private working together. there is an estimated £200 billion of energy investment in the

pipeline, gridlocked because we cannot get access to the grid, we cannot get access to the grid, we cannot get access to the grid, we cannot get the planning permission and we cannot get moving, so government can make a difference but it's not all about what government spends, it's about what the private sector can spend as well. lh spends, it's about what the private sector can spend as well.— sector can spend as well. in last niahts sector can spend as well. in last nights questions _ sector can spend as well. in last nights questions from _ sector can spend as well. in last nights questions from the - sector can spend as well. in lastl nights questions from the public, sir keir starmer almost seem to struggle most with a question about his personality and if i can pray see it, it was saying to keir starmer, the less robotic. and he seemed to struggle a bit with how can you prove you're going to be a bit less of a robot.— bit less of a robot. somebody said the response _ bit less of a robot. somebody said the response was _ bit less of a robot. somebody said the response was the _ bit less of a robot. somebody said the response was the most - bit less of a robot. somebody said | the response was the most human thing they'd seen for a long time, which is quite a good answer. i thought he did really well in the debate last night. i thought he took the questions from the audience head on and one of those snapshot polls after, which they do, i'm not sure

it shows everything, but it showed that the watching public thought he had come out on top by a margin of roughly two to one. l had come out on top by a margin of roughly two to one.— roughly two to one. i will become a force -- full— roughly two to one. i will become a force -- full circle _ roughly two to one. i will become a force -- full circle because - roughly two to one. i will become a force -- full circle because we - force —— full circle because we began with nick eardley explaining issues surrounding policy proposals and the manifesto being launched today. you have ruled out increasing rates of income tax, national insurance and vat and corporation tax. capital gains tax, there's been no clarity there as to whether or not the labour party would raise capital gains tax. can you clarify that now? l capital gains tax. can you clarify that now? .., , ., capital gains tax. can you clarify that now?— that now? i can tell you there is nothin: that now? i can tell you there is nothing in _ that now? i can tell you there is nothing in our _ that now? i can tell you there is nothing in our manifesto - that now? i can tell you there is nothing in our manifesto that i nothing in our manifesto that requires further increases in tax. capital gains tax?— requires further increases in tax. capital gains tax? there could be a hundred taxes _ capital gains tax? there could be a hundred taxes you _ capital gains tax? there could be a hundred taxes you go _ capital gains tax? there could be a hundred taxes you go through. - capital gains tax? there could be a hundred taxes you go through. can ou sa in hundred taxes you go through. can you say in a — hundred taxes you go through. can you say in a sentence to make, capital gains tax will not rise under a labour government. l can under a labour government. i can tell ou under a labour government. i can tell you there _ under a labour government. i can tell you there is _ under a labour government. i can tell you there is nothing - under a labour government. i can tell you there is nothing in - undera labour government. l can tell you there is nothing in our manifesto. tell you there is nothing in our manifesto-— tell you there is nothing in our manifesto. ., ., manifesto. you cannot say it. do you see how this — manifesto. you cannot say it. do you see how this comes _ manifesto. you cannot say it. do you see how this comes across _ manifesto. you cannot say it. do you see how this comes across to - manifesto. you cannot say it. do you see how this comes across to voters | see how this comes across to voters if they are not getting this

clarification which was another criticism to sir keir starmer yesterday in the debate. there is nothin: in yesterday in the debate. there is nothing in our — yesterday in the debate. there is nothing in our plans _ yesterday in the debate. there is nothing in our plans that - yesterday in the debate. there is| nothing in our plans that requires further increases in tax and that is what the manifesto is will see. thank you forjoining us on the sofa. and the manifesto launch for the labour party is at 11am this morning. carolalways the labour party is at 11am this morning. carol always brings a sunshine and sometime she lets us down. today is one of those days. too kind. lovely to see you, always. you as well. it is mixed fortunes today— you as well. it is mixed fortunes today and — you as well. it is mixed fortunes today and if you are in the highlands you won't see the rain for most _ highlands you won't see the rain for most of— highlands you won't see the rain for most of the day as it will arrive much _ most of the day as it will arrive much later— most of the day as it will arrive much later with a fine start to the day in _ much later with a fine start to the day in cromarty, but if you're in northern— day in cromarty, but if you're in northern ireland you've already got the rain _ northern ireland you've already got the rain on — northern ireland you've already got the rain on this rain is continuing to push— the rain on this rain is continuing to push steadily north and east with the cloud _ to push steadily north and east with the cloud building ahead of it all the cloud building ahead of it all the time, — the cloud building ahead of it all the time, so for some of us we are starting _

the time, so for some of us we are starting with — the time, so for some of us we are starting with sunshine, but the sunshine — starting with sunshine, but the sunshine will build through the day on the _ sunshine will build through the day on the rain — sunshine will build through the day on the rain arrives in the rain is likely— on the rain arrives in the rain is likely to — on the rain arrives in the rain is likely to be _ on the rain arrives in the rain is likely to be heavy and persistent. strong _ likely to be heavy and persistent. strong winds through the irish sea, coastal— strong winds through the irish sea, coastal gaels and around the coast of devon _ coastal gaels and around the coast of devon and cornwall. 17 in the south — of devon and cornwall. 17 in the south. through the evening and overnight— south. through the evening and overnight we get into the and parts eastern _ overnight we get into the and parts eastern england and pushes north across— eastern england and pushes north across scotland. behind it you will find clear— across scotland. behind it you will find clear skies but also showers knocking — find clear skies but also showers knocking around under breezy night but a _ knocking around under breezy night but a mild — knocking around under breezy night but a mild night than we have been used to _ but a mild night than we have been used to. temperatures mostly staying in double _ used to. temperatures mostly staying in double figures. into tomorrow and the rain _ in double figures. into tomorrow and the rain continues to advance across scotland _ the rain continues to advance across scotland and will linger for much of the day— scotland and will linger for much of the day across shetland and for the rest of _ the day across shetland and for the rest of the — the day across shetland and for the rest of the uk it's a mixture of bright — rest of the uk it's a mixture of bright spells, sunny spells and showers — bright spells, sunny spells and showers and some of the showers will merge _ showers and some of the showers will merge to _ showers and some of the showers will merge to give longer spells of rain and you _ merge to give longer spells of rain and you might hear the odd rumble of thunder— and you might hear the odd rumble of thunder and _ and you might hear the odd rumble of thunder and tomorrow will be a blustery— thunder and tomorrow will be a blustery day with temperatures widely — blustery day with temperatures widely between 12 and 18 degrees. as we head _

widely between 12 and 18 degrees. as we head into saturday, windy across the south _ we head into saturday, windy across the south and south—east, more rain coming _ the south and south—east, more rain coming into— the south and south—east, more rain coming into the far north and it's another— coming into the far north and it's another day of bright spells of sunshine _ another day of bright spells of sunshine and showers and some of those _ sunshine and showers and some of those merging to give longer spells of rain _ those merging to give longer spells of rain and — those merging to give longer spells of rain and temperatures, we are looking _ of rain and temperatures, we are looking at— of rain and temperatures, we are looking at 13, to about 70 degrees and beyond that it does remain unsettled. i carol, thank you very much. with nine grammys and 50 million album's sold worldwide — it's no wonder sheryl crow was honoured with a spot in the rock and roll hall of fame last year. she said her album in 2019 would be her last one ever — but fans will be delighted to know she back with a new tour and a new album too. we'll ask her about that in just a minute, but first let's have a listen to some of her incredible greatest hits. # 'cause all i wanna do is have some fun # i got a feeling i'm not the only one # all i wanna do is have some fun

# i'm gonna soak up the sun # i'm gonna tell everyone to lighten up # the first cut is the deepest # baby, i know # the first cut is the deepest # every day is a winding road # every day is a faded sign... # i get a little bit closer # if it makes you happy # it can't be that bad # if it makes you happy...# sheryl crow joins us now. good morning to you. nice to see you all. good morning to you. nice to see you all l'm _ good morning to you. nice to see you all l'm good, — good morning to you. nice to see you all. i'm good, i'm great and i'm so excited— all. i'm good, i'm great and i'm so excited to— all. i'm good, i'm great and i'm so excited to be— all. i'm good, i'm great and i'm so excited to be here.— excited to be here. when did you literally get _

excited to be here. when did you literally get in? _ excited to be here. when did you literally get in? we _ excited to be here. when did you literally get in? we got _ excited to be here. when did you literally get in? we got in - excited to be here. when did you literally get in? we got in last i literally get in? we got in last nioht m literally get in? we got in last night my time- _ literally get in? we got in last night my time. and _ literally get in? we got in last night my time. and you - literally get in? we got in last night my time. and you go i literally get in? we got in last - night my time. and you go straight out, ou night my time. and you go straight out. you are _ night my time. and you go straight out, you are performing _ night my time. and you go straight out, you are performing tonight. i out, you are performing tonight. yes, in sheffield. halifax. igo where — yes, in sheffield. halifax. igo where they tell me. yes, in sheffield. halifax. i go where they tell me.— yes, in sheffield. halifax. i go where they tell me. after all of this time. _ where they tell me. after all of this time, are _ where they tell me. after all of this time, are you _ where they tell me. after all of this time, are you good - where they tell me. after all of this time, are you good with i where they tell me. after all of| this time, are you good with jet lag? l this time, are you good with 'et la. 7 , , ~' ., this time, are you good with 'et 13.7 , , ~ . _ this time, are you good with 'et lag? i sleep like a baby. when i get on a bus or— lag? i sleep like a baby. when i get on a bus or on _ lag? i sleep like a baby. when i get on a bus or on an _ lag? i sleep like a baby. when i get on a bus or on an aeroplane - lag? i sleep like a baby. when i get on a bus or on an aeroplane seat, i | on a bus or on an aeroplane seat, i am out _ on a bus or on an aeroplane seat, i am outand— on a bus or on an aeroplane seat, i am outand i— on a bus or on an aeroplane seat, i am out and i wake up and think, where— am out and i wake up and think, where are— am out and i wake up and think, where are we going, i am ready. we are obsessed with sleep on this programme for obvious reasons. why did ou programme for obvious reasons. did you change programme for obvious reasons. ligryy did you change your programme for obvious reasons. l'a"y;x did you change your mind? programme for obvious reasons. lia"y;x did you change your mind? you said it was the last album and fans cried and they were devastated. l it was the last album and fans cried and they were devastated.— and they were devastated. i don't know why i _ and they were devastated. i don't know why i even _ and they were devastated. i don't know why i even opened - and they were devastated. i don't know why i even opened my - and they were devastated. i don't i know why i even opened my mouth. and they were devastated. i don't - know why i even opened my mouth. my feeling _ know why i even opened my mouth. my feeling about albums is and i still stand _ feeling about albums is and i still stand by— feeling about albums is and i still stand by it, albums as an art form, people _ stand by it, albums as an art form, people don't— stand by it, albums as an art form, people don't listen like that any more _ people don't listen like that any

more and — people don't listen like that any more and it'sjust very random. if you are _ more and it'sjust very random. if you are someone like me who grew up with albums. — you are someone like me who grew up with albums, poring over the notes and producing myself so i am sequencing and building a story and a travelogue, you know no one will listen _ a travelogue, you know no one will listen to _ a travelogue, you know no one will listen to it — a travelogue, you know no one will listen to it like that, but this record. _ listen to it like that, but this record, because i was writing about things— record, because i was writing about things that — record, because i was writing about things that were so in my consciousness and on my heart, as a mother, _ consciousness and on my heart, as a mother, i_ consciousness and on my heart, as a mother, i came out with all the songs— mother, i came out with all the songs that _ mother, i came out with all the songs that were from a moment and i called _ songs that were from a moment and i called my— songs that were from a moment and i called my friend who is a fantastic producer— called my friend who is a fantastic producer and said and i have these screenplays. will you produce them. i screenplays. will you produce them. ldon't _ screenplays. will you produce them. ldon't want — screenplays. will you produce them. i don't want to hear what i would do with them _ i don't want to hear what i would do with them and i gave myself the gift of letting _ with them and i gave myself the gift of letting somebody take them and make _ of letting somebody take them and make them into incredible scenarios. paint _ make them into incredible scenarios. paint is _ make them into incredible scenarios. paint is a _ make them into incredible scenarios. paint is a picture of you writing this stuff. you live on a ranch. l this stuff. you live on a ranch. i live on a ranch and farm ten minutes

from _ live on a ranch and farm ten minutes from starbucks and you can only have that in _ from starbucks and you can only have that in nashville. i would watch my kids go— that in nashville. i would watch my kids go to — that in nashville. i would watch my kids go to school and i would take my coffee — kids go to school and i would take my coffee to the back porch and i would _ my coffee to the back porch and i would write and you know, i don't know _ would write and you know, i don't know about — would write and you know, i don't know about you guys, i am an older mum _ know about you guys, i am an older mum and— know about you guys, i am an older mum and i— know about you guys, i am an older mum and i remember life before cell phones _ mum and i remember life before cell phones and _ mum and i remember life before cell phones and life before competing for your kids _ phones and life before competing for your kids attention and now we have ai your kids attention and now we have aland _ your kids attention and now we have aland i_ your kids attention and now we have aland i started worrying about what they were _ aland i started worrying about what they were inheriting and what it would _ they were inheriting and what it would mean to artists to be able to type in_ would mean to artists to be able to type in i_ would mean to artists to be able to type in i want to write a song that sounds _ type in i want to write a song that sounds like — type in i want to write a song that sounds like bruce springsteen and have these metaphors and have it cough _ have these metaphors and have it cough it— have these metaphors and have it cough it out to you.— have these metaphors and have it cough it out to you. what did they sa to cough it out to you. what did they say to you — cough it out to you. what did they say to you about _ cough it out to you. what did they say to you about your _ cough it out to you. what did they say to you about your fears. - cough it out to you. what did they say to you about your fears. they| say to you about your fears. they say, you were born in the 18705. . say, you were born in the 1870s. . they don't know anything different. when _ they don't know anything different. when you _ they don't know anything different. when you sign up to be a parent you want to— when you sign up to be a parent you want to guard their innocence and it puts you _ want to guard their innocence and it puts you in — want to guard their innocence and it puts you in a — want to guard their innocence and it puts you in a position of being the

police _ puts you in a position of being the police where you are going on and seeing _ police where you are going on and seeing what they are looking at and i seeing what they are looking at and i don't _ seeing what they are looking at and i don't want to go to anything for music _ i don't want to go to anything for music. ~ ., , i don't want to go to anything for music. . ., , , ., i don't want to go to anything for music. . ., , _ i don't want to go to anything for music. ~ ., , ,, , , ., music. what is your style guide on this? lots of— music. what is your style guide on this? lots of parents _ music. what is your style guide on this? lots of parents watch - music. what is your style guide on this? lots of parents watch this i this? lots of parents watch this programme and will know what you are talking about. so how do you go about it? l talking about. so how do you go about it? ., ., ., . ., ., about it? i am not a tech wizard and i told my kids _ about it? i am not a tech wizard and i told my kids that _ about it? i am not a tech wizard and i told my kids that the _ about it? i am not a tech wizard and i told my kids that the reason - about it? i am not a tech wizard and i told my kids that the reason i - i told my kids that the reason i adopted — i told my kids that the reason i adopted due to is so you could explain — adopted due to is so you could explain my telephone to me. they have all— explain my telephone to me. they have all kinds of parameters and did not get _ have all kinds of parameters and did not get phones until they were 13 and did _ not get phones until they were 13 and did not get social media until 15 and did not get social media until i5 so _ and did not get social media until i5 so my— and did not get social media until 15 so my 14—year—old is like, why can't _ 15 so my 14—year—old is like, why can't we — 15 so my 14—year—old is like, why can't we have social media? and i tell them — can't we have social media? and i tell them i— can't we have social media? and i tell them i get my feelings hurt. i don't _ tell them i get my feelings hurt. i don't like — tell them i get my feelings hurt. i don't like going on and seeing what people _ don't like going on and seeing what people say— don't like going on and seeing what people say that is mean. do don't like going on and seeing what people say that is mean.— don't like going on and seeing what people say that is mean. do you read stuff? it people say that is mean. do you read stuff? i try not _ people say that is mean. do you read stuff? i try not to. _ people say that is mean. do you read stuff? | try not to. |_ people say that is mean. do you read stuff? i try not to. i don't _ people say that is mean. do you read stuff? i try not to. i don't read - stuff? i try not to. i don't read reviews- _ stuff? i try not to. i don't read reviews. that's _ stuff? i try not to. i don't read

reviews. that's been - stuff? i try not to. i don't read reviews. that's been like - stuff? i try not to. i don't read reviews. that's been like 20 i stuff? i try not to. i don't read - reviews. that's been like 20 years a-o reviews. that's been like 20 years ago i _ reviews. that's been like 20 years ago i started to take it personally and i_ ago i started to take it personally and i explained that we are humans and i explained that we are humans and we _ and i explained that we are humans and we have feelings and sometimes people _ and we have feelings and sometimes people go— and we have feelings and sometimes people go on and right mean things and there _ people go on and right mean things and there can be people who don't know— and there can be people who don't know you. — and there can be people who don't know you, and do you want to go on there _ know you, and do you want to go on there and _ know you, and do you want to go on there and see what people think is cool and _ there and see what people think is cool and compare yourself to that. or in_ cool and compare yourself to that. or in their— cool and compare yourself to that. or in their case read about your mum, which is an added dimension. ye5, mum, which is an added dimension. yes, it is. �* , mum, which is an added dimension. yes, it is. v , mum, which is an added dimension. yes, it is. �*, , ., ., , ., yes, it is. let's listen to a bit of our yes, it is. let's listen to a bit of your new _ yes, it is. let's listen to a bit of your new stuff. _ # i love this life # dont want to let this moment slip away. # i love this life i read that you are in such a good

place with your music that you don't care about what anybody thinks i'm just putting out there. l care about what anybody thinks i'm just putting out there.— just putting out there. i haven't cared what _ just putting out there. i haven't cared what people _ just putting out there. i haven't cared what people have - just putting out there. i haven't| cared what people have thought just putting out there. i haven't - cared what people have thought for a while _ cared what people have thought for a while and _ cared what people have thought for a while. and i think there's a certain point _ while. and i think there's a certain point where — while. and i think there's a certain point where you age out of being appealing to their demographic of 16 to 32 or— appealing to their demographic of 16 to 32 or even younger and at that point _ to 32 or even younger and at that point you — to 32 or even younger and at that point you start to think, do i have a single. — point you start to think, do i have a single, does it sound current, all of those _ a single, does it sound current, all of those things that run through your mind, and for me writing is a necessity— your mind, and for me writing is a necessity and it's where i work things— necessity and it's where i work things out— necessity and it's where i work things out and if nobody ever heard the record — things out and if nobody ever heard the record i— things out and if nobody ever heard the record i would still be proud i .ot the record i would still be proud i got it— the record i would still be proud i got it out— the record i would still be proud i got it out of my system.- the record i would still be proud i got it out of my system. some artist oets sni got it out of my system. some artist gets sniffy about _ got it out of my system. some artist gets sniffy about their— got it out of my system. some artist gets sniffy about their early - got it out of my system. some artist gets sniffy about their early work. i get5 sniffy about their early work. there was a song playing in make up this morning and it instantly get5 people into a good place. is it one

of those songs that you still love? i have an immense amount of gratitude _ i have an immense amount of gratitude for that song because there _ gratitude for that song because there was a time it would be annoying _ there was a time it would be annoying to have to play it, but that song — annoying to have to play it, but that song took me to israel, saint petersburg and bogota and it took me all over— petersburg and bogota and it took me all over asia and i watched people who do— all over asia and i watched people who do not — all over asia and i watched people who do not even have english as a first language try to work out the lyrics _ first language try to work out the lyrics and — first language try to work out the lyrics and there is a lot of words in that— lyrics and there is a lot of words in that song. i am grateful. i have a whole _ in that song. i am grateful. i have a whole body of work that people .rew a whole body of work that people grew up — a whole body of work that people grew up with and it is a gift. and ou are a grew up with and it is a gift. and you are a iioond _ grew up with and it is a gift. jifyc you are a bond theme writer. grew up with and it is a gift. qtyc you are a bond theme writer. i think there is no bigger accolade. that was an amazing _ there is no bigger accolade. that was an amazing thing. that - there is no bigger accolade. that was an amazing thing. that is i there is no bigger accolade. that was an amazing thing. that is in | was an amazing thing. that is in perpetuity- _ was an amazing thing. that is in perpetuity- once _ was an amazing thing. that is in perpetuity. once you _ was an amazing thing. that is in perpetuity. once you are - was an amazing thing. that is in perpetuity. once you are part i was an amazing thing. that is in perpetuity. once you are part of that franchise, it's fantastic and we were playing them all in make up this morning. lt’s we were playing them all in make up this morning-— this morning. it's an amazing thing to net to this morning. it's an amazing thing to get to do _ this morning. it's an amazing thing to get to do the — this morning. it's an amazing thing to get to do the thing _ this morning. it's an amazing thing to get to do the thing that - this morning. it's an amazing thing to get to do the thing that you - this morning. it's an amazing thingj to get to do the thing that you love and actually have it taken off, you know _ and actually have it taken off, you know what — and actually have it taken off, you know what i mean? and i look at what

is happening _ know what i mean? and i look at what is happening with kids and then getting — is happening with kids and then getting popular on social media and the branding thing, and i think i would _ the branding thing, and i think i would not — the branding thing, and i think i would not be able to do that. it�*s a would not be able to do that. it's a lot of work- _ would not be able to do that. it's a lot of work. it's _ would not be able to do that. it's a lot of work. it's a _ would not be able to do that. it's a lot of work. it's a lot _ would not be able to do that. it's a lot of work. it's a lot of _ would not be able to do that. it's a lot of work. it's a lot of work - would not be able to do that. it's a lot of work. it's a lot of work and i lot of work. it's a lot of work and it's very personal— lot of work. it's a lot of work and it's very personal and _ lot of work. it's a lot of work and it's very personal and i _ lot of work. it's a lot of work and it's very personal and i wouldn'tl lot of work. it's a lot of work and i it's very personal and i wouldn't be able to— it's very personal and i wouldn't be able to deal with that now. do it's very personal and i wouldn't be able to deal with that now.- able to deal with that now. do you have younger _ able to deal with that now. do you have younger artists, _ able to deal with that now. do you have younger artists, may - able to deal with that now. do you have younger artists, may be - able to deal with that now. do you i have younger artists, may be female have younger arti5t5, may be female artist, who come to you as the wise old head and i use that very loosely. old head and i use that very loosel . . , ., ., ., loosely. as the grandmother of rock and roll. have _ loosely. as the grandmother of rock and roll. have you _ loosely. as the grandmother of rock and roll. have you had _ loosely. as the grandmother of rock and roll. have you had it _ loosely. as the grandmother of rock and roll. have you had it happen? i| and roll. have you had it happen? i do and i don't _ and roll. have you had it happen? i do and i don't take _ and roll. have you had it happen? i do and i don't take it _ and roll. have you had it happen? i do and i don't take it lightly. - do and i don't take it lightly. without— do and i don't take it lightly. without a doubt i can say that there shoulders— without a doubt i can say that there shoulders of women who i have stood upon from _ shoulders of women who i have stood upon from stevie nicks to linda ronstadt — upon from stevie nicks to linda ronstadt and bonnie rate and i've relied _ ronstadt and bonnie rate and i've relied on — ronstadt and bonnie rate and i've relied on them to hang that down. and that _ relied on them to hang that down. and that is — relied on them to hang that down. and that is a gift beyond. and i find myself sounding like a mother or granddaughter, don't listen to what _ or granddaughter, don't listen to what other people say, stick to your

guns _ what other people say, stick to your guns. demand your self—worth. and i hope _ guns. demand your self—worth. and i hope you _ guns. demand your self—worth. and i hope you look at taylor and she is bringing _ hope you look at taylor and she is bringing the economy up in liverpool. she caused an earthquake. it's liverpool. she caused an earthquake. it's really _ liverpool. she caused an earthquake. it's really a _ liverpool. she caused an earthquake. it's really a beautiful thing to watch young females saying this is my work, i know how to run a company, i know how to write great material and be a great role model, so, yeah it's wonderful. wisdom i5 material and be a great role model, so, yeah it's wonderful. wisdom is a good thing. thanks for getting up early for us this morning. this good thing. thanks for getting up early for us this morning.- early for us this morning. this is late for me- _ sheryl�*5 new album, 'evolution' is out now. stay with us, headlines coming up.

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