with 31—0 victory over serbia. fans go wild in germany and at home after thatjude bellingham goal. labour's green investment pledge — promising hundreds of thousands of new jobs. and rishi sunak is back on the campaign trail — tories conceding they're election underdogs. the reform party is to unveil what it's calling a �*contract with the people�* — as one of their candidates resigns over blog posts described as �*unacceptable�*. the greek coastguard is accused of causing the deaths of migrants, as witnesses tell the bbc of nine who were deliberately thrown into the water. welcome to bbc news. england fans are celebrating a successful start to their team's euro 2024 campaign after a 1—0 win over serbia.

tens of thousands of supporters descended on the german city of gelsenkirshen to watch the three lions�* opening match. dan roan reports. commentator: england's golden boy! he�*d been billed as england�*s main man, and jude bellingham duly delivered, his goal proving the difference as his side managed a nervy opening win against serbia in gelsenkirchen. i think a win in the first game is massive. that�*s all that matters. exactly. we've got the three points, no injuries, nothing. - jude's got his goal. it doesn�*t matter about how you play so long as you win, get out the group and then see what happens from there. among england�*s stars, none shines brighter than bellingham. and after a dream season with real madrid, he carried on where he�*d left off, timing his run to perfection to give his team a flying start, the manager unable to contain his excitement. england seemed in control, but

serbia have threats of their own. alexander mitrovic proved a handful during his time in the premier league, and the striker almost got the better of the english defence. the favourites were struggling for momentum. the manager turned to jarrod bowen, who quickly made an impression, crossing perfectly for harry kane. commentator: and it's off the bar. but the captain, who�*d had a subdued performance, was denied brilliantly by predrag rajkovic. serbia may be ranked 33rd in the world, but here they were matching a lacklustre england side. commentator: 0h, great save, jordan pickford. - dusan vlahovic�*s fierce shot, forcing jordan pickford into action. but england held on, a winning start. but here in germany�*s industrial heartland, the side had made heavy work of it. and this was far from the convincing performance many fans will have hoped for. we knew it was going to be a tight game. i know there�*s been a lot of goals in the other games, but i think we try and keep it to our own standards and try and play

the opposition that�*s in front of us and not kind of the theme of the tournament, if you like. so, important that we got off to a start. yeah, so positive inside the camp, but onto the next one. england now top group c, and they know that they�*ll qualify for the knockout stage if they can beat denmark in frankfurt on thursday. but this was not a vintage performance, and they�*ll realise they�*ll need to improve if they�*re to make a real impact on this tournament. dan roan, bbc news, gelsenkirchen. let�*s speak to brian wright. —— nigel whittle. you were at last night. tell me what it was like. it was amazing. the atmosphere building out of the game, at the fans, was just incredible. it was great to mix with other countries represent england and it was super atmosphere. talk me through how you think england performed. for talk me through how you think england performed.— talk me through how you think england performed. for me it was as

exected. england performed. for me it was as exnected- we _ england performed. for me it was as expected. we know _ england performed. for me it was as expected. we know the _ england performed. for me it was as expected. we know the way - england performed. for me it was as expected. we know the way gareth l expected. we know the way gareth sets the team up is to qualify from the group first before focusing on later rounds. i expected it to be a tough game. i thought serbia were very physical. they tried to aggravate some of the england players, especiallyjude. he took a few hits during the game so we were really disciplined and focused. it is always good to get away with at least a point at three points puts us in a very strong position, so i thinkjob done. it wasn�*t fantastic but it was what was needed and we are ready for the next game against denmark. , �* ., are ready for the next game against denmark. , �* . ., ., denmark. jude bellingham, what a coal and denmark. jude bellingham, what a goal and what _ denmark. jude bellingham, what a goal and what a — denmark. jude bellingham, what a goal and what a performance - denmark. jude bellingham, what a goal and what a performance for i denmark. jude bellingham, what a goal and what a performance for a | goal and what a performance for a 20—year—old. he has been under a lot of pressure not only from the outside but also the inside during the match. he was targeted. he was differently targeted. _ the match. he was targeted. he was differently targeted. i _ the match. he was targeted. he was differently targeted. i think - the match. he was targeted. he was differently targeted. i think the - differently targeted. i think the referee was quite lenient in the first—half. there were probably four or five occasions when i think he could have branded the yellow card to that serbian players but kind of

picked onjude and differently targeted him. he is so disciplined. he is an incredible young lad. to think of what he has done a chromatid is quite phenomenal and hopefully he can be protected and hopefully he can be protected and hopefully the fans won�*t put too much pressure on him and the future isjust incredible. great much pressure on him and the future is just incredible. great credit to him and he almost carried the team at times last night but it sets us up at times last night but it sets us up nicely for denmark on thursday. are you going to that much? i up nicely for denmark on thursday. are you going to that much?- up nicely for denmark on thursday. are you going to that much? i am. i will be there — are you going to that much? i am. i will be there with _ are you going to that much? i am. i will be there with my _ are you going to that much? i am. i will be there with my lad. _ are you going to that much? i am. i will be there with my lad. just - will be there with my lad. just making plans now to head down to frankfurt tomorrow. we met lots of 999 frankfurt tomorrow. we met lots of egg implants yesterday from all over the country. egg implants yesterday from all over the count . ., ., ., egg implants yesterday from all over the country-— the country. how are england fans seeinu the the country. how are england fans seeing the euros, _ the country. how are england fans seeing the euros, do _ the country. how are england fans seeing the euros, do they - the country. how are england fans seeing the euros, do they think i the country. how are england fans seeing the euros, do they think it| seeing the euros, do they think it will come home this time? we always do. this is will come home this time? we always d0- this is the — will come home this time? we always do. this is the problem. _ will come home this time? we always do. this is the problem. there - will come home this time? we always do. this is the problem. there is - do. this is the problem. there is always the hope and expectation but

personally i like to be as realistic as possible. i think we have every chance. we are in with a shout, probably four teams can win it. tournament football you need luck and refereeing decisions and everything to go your way but right now i think we are building. yesterday was a good opportunity to get some players back on the pitch who have been missing recently so i think as we go into the denmark game we will probably see luke shaw at left back, and as the players build their fitness we can only get stronger in the knockout stages. were you happy with gareth southgate was my choices last night? i think it was the obvious _ was my choices last night? i think it was the obvious starting - was my choices last night? i think it was the obvious starting 11. - it was the obvious starting 11. probably looking at the squad and injuries at the moment, in particular harry maguire, it is our strongest ii at the moment. there will be opportunities for others. i thought conor gallagher did well and

jarrod bowen did well. they did what was needed at the time of the match. i think getting the three points early will allow carers to make some changes in the second and third game which gives players opportunities to soak up the atmosphere and experience of playing in the euros because some of our lads are very young so it will set us up nicely for the knockout stages and hopefully some players have been on the pitch for a couple of minutes and will be ready for the knockout stages. and will be ready for the knockout staues. ., , , and will be ready for the knockout staues. .,, , ., ~ ., i. and will be ready for the knockout staues. , ., ~ ., ., ., stages. hopefully talk to you again after the denmark _ stages. hopefully talk to you again after the denmark match, - stages. hopefully talk to you again after the denmark match, another| after the denmark match, another victory. the election campaign continues today. the conservatives are claiming that labour�*s energy policy — and its proposed ban on new licences on oil and gas in the north sea — will cost billions in lost tax. labour said its plans to close loopholes in the windfall tax on energy companies

would raise billions more. the liberal democrats are calling for an expansion of fuel duty relief for rural motorists. leader sir ed davey said it would help rescue communities struggling with pump prices. a reform party candidate has quit the party after it emerged he previously urged people to vote for the extreme right pressures such as national party. branson claire armstrong reportedly showed support for the bnp on a blog post in 2010. he has since walked back on those comments. he labelled the bnp disgusting. he will still appear on the ballot for north west essex but will still stand as independent if elected. a full list of candidates are of course as those available on the bbc website. let�*s speak to our chief political correspondent. let�*s talk about reform. this isn�*t

what they needed on the day they are watching their contract as they like to call it. it watching their contract as they like to call it. . , . , watching their contract as they like tocallit. . , , ., , to call it. it was a very serious story and _ to call it. it was a very serious story and one _ to call it. it was a very serious story and one that _ to call it. it was a very serious story and one that will- to call it. it was a very serious story and one that will raise . to call it. it was a very serious story and one that will raise i | story and one that will raise i think broader questions and more scrutiny of who their candidates are across the country because this is a party which at the start of this election campaign and i don�*t think many people expected to perform that well although they have been bowling fairly strongly but nigel farage�*s decision to return as a leader and stand in the constituency himself has thrust them to the centre of this general election debate. they have big and bold claims and ambitions for their role in this election. nigel farage is claiming they could overtake the conservative party. 0ne poll has put them ahead of the conservative party at least in vote share. it probably imposes a higher degree of scrutiny firstly other candidates and i imagine the rival parties will be coming through

their candidates to see if there are others like mr sinclair armstrong but also of their policies and today we will find out more about reform uk's we will find out more about reform uk�*s policies on immigration, not just on that, but more generally across the piece, what they think and what they were to do and that is quite important given how much of a part of this election campaign they have become. part of this election campaign they have become-— part of this election campaign they have become. �*, ., ~ ., ., have become. let's talk about labour because they — have become. let's talk about labour because they have _ have become. let's talk about labour because they have put _ have become. let's talk about labour because they have put forward - have become. let's talk about labour because they have put forward to - because they have put forward to pledge based around taxpayers�* money that they say with an unlocked private investment, green investment of. , , . . private investment, green investment of. , _ of. this is a labour policy called the national _ of. this is a labour policy called the national wealth _ of. this is a labour policy called the national wealth fund, - of. this is a labour policy called | the nationalwealth fund, around of. this is a labour policy called - the nationalwealth fund, around 1.5 the national wealth fund, around 1.5 - £i.8 the national wealth fund, around 1.5 — £1.8 billion a year would be invested in things like ports and an hydrogen and infrastructure were generally designed to make the economy more green, prepare it for thejobs of the economy more green, prepare it for the jobs of the future. that money comes partly from an extended went full tax on oil and gas companies

but also partly from government borrowing. laboursay but also partly from government borrowing. labour say that is worth it because their projection is that every pound of public government investment will yield three more pounds of private sector investment. they have been advised on this policy by people including mark carney the former governor of the micro—payment essentially endorsed labour now. the conservatives question that antay are using is twofold into the general critique of the labour platform which as they believe the various things labour promise are not possible without more spending than labour admit and therefore they say more taxes. what therefore they say more taxes. what are the conservatives _ therefore they say more taxes. what are the conservatives doing today? mostly talking about the labour party, which i think it is increasingly a theme of this campaign, that the conservatives are using their campaigning energy to try to box labour in and get them to deny their planning certain things. generally taxes. they are talking today about new analysis was i have

conducted about labour�*s policy to stop granting new licences for the exploration of all and gas in the new seat so system projects are continuing their rc but they. granting licences or new projects and the conservative senate would mean £45 billion of lost tax revenue for the government over a decade. but of course is another side to that letter labour would site which is yes they want to stop new oil and gas exploration but they also want to invest and this comes back to the national wealth. in green energy and green jobs as they would put it to replace those which they hoped would ultimately yield more money for the exchequer and a more money for the exchequer and a more robust economy and the thing which both parties say is at the heart of their programmes for government which is a way to finally boost economic growth in this country. boost economic growth in this count . . ~ boost economic growth in this count . ., ~ the snp leaderjohn swinney will say his party is the only major

party with a truly left of centre manifesto. ahead of its launch later this week, he will add that the snp�*s plans are a stark contrast to the thatcherite economic policies of the tories and labour. we will carry full coverage of all the lunches throughout the day. the greek coastguard has caused the death of nine people. the bbc analysis has found. the bbc population correspondent stephanie hegarty has more. chase...

these are audio recordings of the moment ibrahim�*s boat reached the greek island of samos after crossing from turkey. he is now a refugee. ibrahim says he was beaten and strip—searched and that the greek coastguard took him and two other men out to sea. he swam to safety, but the other two men died. we�*ve heard allegations of a total of five separate incidents in which people were thrown into the sea by the greek coastguard.

in all, nine of them died. in a statement, the greek coastguard strongly rejected all allegations of illegal activities and questioned the veracity of the testimonies we�*ve gathered. but last year another incident was caught on camera by this activist. it could appear any second, any minute. it showed men in masks forcing 12 people, including women and young children onto a greek coastguard vessel. they�*re then set adrift in a motorless raft, abandoned just outside greek waters. they were found later by a turkish patrol boat and an official investigation by greece is ongoing. the greek authorities didn�*t agree to be interviewed for this report but we showed this video to a former head of special operations at the greek coastguard. i can see people getting

on board the vessel. doesn�*t seem like it�*s forceful. can you see any small children? hmm...yes, now i can. that�*s something that happens, migrants travelling the aegean sea, very often they abandon the children. they don�*t seem to have the same, um, affection that we have for children. do you have any questions about that video? i don�*t. a few moments later he spoke to someone who was off—camera in greek. his mic was still recording.

in a statement the greek coastguard said they worked tirelessly with the utmost professionalism, a strong sense of responsibility and respect for human life and fundamental rights. stephanie hegarty, bbc news. you can watch the full bbc documentary. and if you�*d like more on that story, yu can watch the full bbc documentary called dead calm: killing in the med? it�*s now on bbc iplayer. let�*s take you back to the euros now and england�*s opening match and opening victory against serbia last night. let�*s speak to rick edwards, 5 live�*s breakfast presenter. what do you make of england�*s performance? i

what do you make of england's performance?— what do you make of england's erformance? ~ , ., ., . performance? i think the performance was a patient- — performance? i think the performance was a patient- i— performance? i think the performance was a patient. i think _ performance? i think the performance was a patient. i think the _ performance? i think the performance was a patient. i think the first - was a patient. i think the first five minutes england were very dominant, serbia couldn�*t get close to them. we scored quite early on and jude bellingham was fantastic in the first half, dominated. then slowly serbia kind of crept back into the game and started to press england quite high up. england struggled a bit and started to sit deeper and it was quite nervy in the second half. harry kane didn�*t get into the game, barely have a touch. his first and only chance came after 77 minutes. not to convincing performance but in tournament football it is just about getting three points on the board and england are top of their group and thatis england are top of their group and that is that matters. aha, england are top of their group and that is that matters.— that is that matters. a win is a win, but what _ that is that matters. a win is a win, but what do _ that is that matters. a win is a win, but what do you - that is that matters. a win is a win, but what do you think- that is that matters. a win is a win, but what do you think is l that is that matters. a win is a - win, but what do you think is going to change, should or could change for the match against denmark? i think there are a few questions that a lot of the fans i have been speaking to at this camping site just outside essen have been asking,

all similar, just outside essen have been asking, allsimilar, did just outside essen have been asking, all similar, did the trent alexander arnold experience work and the jury is out on that, could you start someone like kobbie mainoo or adam morton instead. phil foden was largely anonymous, couldn�*t get into the game. all the threat from england came down the right with the kyo socket particularly in the first—half. really on the left and that has been going on quite a while. 0ne that has been going on quite a while. one thing a few cans have said this morning is it feels like the old steven gerrard and frank lampard problem we had a few years ago where you try to get to your best players in team and you can�*t work out how to accommodate them both to play to their best. you have jude bellingham who has to start and phil foden who you feel like has to start and plate but somehow we haven�*t quite worked out the alchemy between those two to bring phil

foden into the game. those are two big questions i would think and then why was harry kane so isolated up front, could we get more support around him? he toiled away and it was pretty thankless.— was pretty thankless. thank you. good to talk _ was pretty thankless. thank you. good to talk to _ was pretty thankless. thank you. good to talk to you. _ was pretty thankless. thank you. good to talk to you. experts - was pretty thankless. thank you. good to talk to you. experts are l good to talk to you. experts are warning where people could become infected with e. coli. health experts are warning that more people could become infected with e—coli after a possible contamination of supermarket sandwiches and salads. it comes after a third manufacturer recalled a product over the weekend. 0ur correspondent vincent mcaviney has the latest. wh smith has become the latest retailer to be caught up in this e.coli outbreak, with the food standards agency announcing on sunday the recall of one of its wraps. manufactured by a company called this, the contaminated wraps are their chicken and bacon vegan meat substitute range.

it follows the announcement over the weekend that almost all the major supermarket chains are recalling and removing dozens of products from their shelves, as the hunt for the source of this outbreak continues. e.coli is a bacterial infection which can cause stomach cramps, sickness and fever. genetic tests show that more than 200 confirmed cases across the uk are all linked in some way. at least 67 people have needed hospital treatment. you know, if you have really painful stomach ache, or bloody diarrhoea, those are the things that really should ring the alarm bells, seek medical advice. the food standards agency says it�*s a complex investigation. but they have narrowed down the cause of the infection to a type of lettuce leaf, and are now working to identify the supplier or farm involved. two food manufacturers have already withdrawn products which may contain the same leaf. products named so far include 60 different types of premade sandwiches,

wraps and salads. most are own label products, sold by chains such as tesco, sainsbury�*s, asda and morrisons, as well as boots and aldi. a full list is available on the bbc website. a product recall of this scale is rare. stores are asking shoppers who have bought any of the infected products not to eat them, but to return them for a full refund. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. ukraine is facing one of its most perilous chapters since the start of russia�*s invasion — with moscow ramping up its offensive in recent weeks. the ukrainian army desperately needs to enlist more troops, but more than two years into the war, it�*s struggling to find willing volunteers. 0ur correspondent jean mackenzie reports. at sergey�*s wedding it wasn�*t just the weather that didn�*t go to plan. half of the guests didn�*t show up. going out in public is now too risky for men who don�*t want to enlist.

but the bride, tanya, understands why her friends and family don�*t want to fight. her father was killed on the front line. are you afraid that you might be caught and sent? yes, i�*m afraid. i also afraid. of course, i afraid too and don't want it. it happened twice in my family. public transport has become a no—go for those trying to avoid the draft. conscription officers have a fearsome reputation for dragging people off buses and taking them to conscription centres. these officers are on the hunt for draft dodgers. it�*s hard to find willing soldiers these days, so now it�*s the law for men to register so they can be called up. are you part of the problem? because people are hiding from you —

they�*re scared of you? translation: look, some people react aggressively towards us. _ 0thers run away from us. this happens often. i don�*t think these people have been well brought up. these guys are having a pretty difficult time finding people who are eligible to serve, and they do accept that some people are hiding from them. but they are urging men to come forward because, they say, everybody has to play their part in defending this country. behind these walls, men are hiding at the very moment the ukrainian army needs them the most. russia, with its superior manpower, is on the offensive. this is vova. he won�*t leave the house without checking these social media groups, which tell him where the officers are. translation: idon'tl

walk outside at all now, unless i�*m with my daughter, because they don�*t take people with their children. the ukrainian army says that it needs people like you to fight if it is to win this war. translation: i'm not a military person. - i�*ve never held a weapon. i don�*t think i�*d be useful on the front line, but i know if i get drafted, this is where i�*ll be sent. translation: these men who are hiding, i don't consider them men. j what are they waiting for? vlad was badly injured, serving on the front line. translation: if we run out of men, the enemy will come to their homes. they will rape their women and kill their children. recruitment posters line the streets of 0desa. the message, �*together to victory�*. but ukraine is now divided between those who are prepared to fight, and those who would rather run or hide.

jean mackenzie, bbc news, 0desa. plenty more election to coverage in a few minutes�* time. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. this week�*s looking a little bit drier and also a little bit warmer than it was last week. also worth mentioning today�*s pollen levels. they�*re very high across southern england, but generally moderate or high for much of the uk. and we�*re talking especially grass pollen. low pressure is still driving our weather. it has been all weekend. this weather front continuing to sink slowly southwards and weaken. but we�*re keeping an eye on the weather front on the near continent. it could affect us in the next couple of days. so for the northern half of the country as we go into the afternoon, it�*s a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers. a bit more cloud with some drizzle in western scotland and northern ireland. we could see some showers develop in wales, in the south—west and the midlands as we go through the afternoon. but generally the far south—east staying drier and here we�*ll have highs up to 22 celsius. even into this evening and overnight

we�*ll hang onto some showers in the northern half of the country. some clear skies, a little bit of mistiness forming. and our weather front in the near continent looks like it�*s going to bring some rain into the channel islands. now, temperatures tonight falling away between nine and about 12 degrees. so not a particularly cold start to the day tomorrow. but this is the weather front that could well take a swipe at the far south—east of england. we also have a ridge of high pressure building in from the west, which will help settle things down. but we could well see some rain for a time in the far south—east as well as the channel islands. elsewhere variable amounts of cloud, but some showers and some sunshine and some of the showers could well be heavy and thundery. temperatures ii to about 21 degrees. cooler with the wind coming in from the north or north—west along the north sea coastline. then as we head on into wednesday, we�*ve got high pressure overhead. so that means we�*re going to see more settled conditions. but there will be quite a bit of cloud around at times. and then a new weather front comes

in across the north—west. that is going to introduce some rain. temperatures 12 in the north to about 21 in the south. as we move towards the end of the week, well, it�*s still a bit unsettled. this weather front could take a swipe at southern areas, but it may pull away altogether. still a little bit of uncertainty about that. so, first of all, on thursday, we�*ve got a front in the north bringing some rain. that front in the south could do the same. and then we�*ll have sunshine and showers for the rest of the week.

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england make a winning start to the euros with a 1—0 victory over serbia. fans go wild in germany and at home after thatjude bellingham goal. labour�*s green investment pledge, promising hundreds of thousands of newjobs. the conservatives say it is a plan that will cost billions in lost tax. the reform party unveils what it�*s calling a "contract with the people" as one of their candidates resigns over blog posts described as "unacceptable". labour will be campaigning on a promise to create 650,000 newjobs over the next five years through a new national wealth fund. the shadow chancellor,

rachel reeves, will also pledge to invest more than £7 billion to unlock more money from the private sector. to unlock more money let�*s speak to our political correspondent helen catt, who is on the labour campaign bus on the way to hampshire. talk me through this plan because it�*s about spending taxpayers money to then get private investment. yeah, you�*re right. this is what labour is calling its national wealth fund. the plan as it would spend £7.3 billion over the course of the next parliament, around 1.5 billion a year in their costings to spendin billion a year in their costings to spend in particular industries. things like green hydrogen, introducing green hydrogen. talk about upgrading ports and investing in gigafactories. the idea is that would then be matched by private sector investment and they reckon they could get for every £1 spent, they could get for every £1 spent, they could get £3 investment from

they could get £3 investment from the private sector and that they say would help create 650,000 jobs they are promising over the course of the parliament although it is not yet clear whether they would be additional jobs, clear whether they would be additionaljobs, orwhetherthat would also take into accountjobs that might be lost in the transition away from things like oil and gas. there is something a little bit wrong with your sound, i wonder if you can fiddle with your technology to try to improve it a bit. hang on. as if by magic _ to try to improve it a bit. hang on. as if by magic. you _ to try to improve it a bit. hang on. as if by magic. you have _ to try to improve it a bit. hang on. as if by magic. you have the - to try to improve it a bit. hang on. as if by magic. you have the big i as if by magic. you have the big furry thing! _ as if by magic. you have the big furry thing! technical _ as if by magic. you have the big furry thing! technicalterm. - as if by magic. you have the big furry thing! technical term. as i as if by magic. you have the big| furry thing! technical term. as if by magic. _ furry thing! technical term. as if by magic. that — furry thing! technical term. as if by magic, that is _ furry thing! technical term. as if by magic, that is it, _ furry thing! technical term. as if by magic, that is it, the - furry thing! technical term. is f by magic, that is it, the big furry thing, that�*s what we call it, the bft. thing, that's what we call it, the bft. ,, ., ., thing, that's what we call it, the bft. ., ., , ., , thing, that's what we call it, the bft. ., ., , . bft. somehow i doubt that very much will stop you — bft. somehow i doubt that very much will stop you explained _ bft. somehow i doubt that very much will stop you explained what - bft. somehow i doubt that very much will stop you explained what the - will stop you explained what the labour plan is, what has been the reaction from the conservative party because they have their worries. they do. the conservative party is suggesting this is another part of

what they call labour�*s black hole. they suggest the labour spending will require tax rises, denied by labour. they say the point is to put money into the economy so that it grows. an interesting reaction from the green party, looking at it from a different perspective, saying it is about green investment and they think this falls massively short. a wide range of reactions to this this morning. wide range of reactions to this this morninu. , ~ , , . ., morning. this week is very much a labour focusing _ morning. this week is very much a labour focusing on _ morning. this week is very much a labour focusing on the _ morning. this week is very much a labour focusing on the economy . morning. this week is very much a l labour focusing on the economy and rachel reeves above all proving to people who are thinking about where to cast their vote that she is the person to get a handle on what is happening with the uk economy. yeah. happening with the uk economy. yeah, this is economy — happening with the uk economy. yeah, this is economy week _ happening with the uk economy. yeah, this is economy week for _ happening with the uk economy. yeah, this is economy week for labour - happening with the uk economy. ie—i this is economy week for labour but i�*m told that will cover quite a lot of things, taking on things like housing, and their broader plans for investing in the economy. but rachel reeves�* pitch on this, the phrase

she uses is that stability is change, she wants to stabilise the economy and grow it. she is making sure she does that in a way that is reassuring, if you like, that she will keep a tight grip on the public finances. they keep using the phrase sound money. keir starmer is saying wealth creation is the number one priority for labour but they are very keen to do that with this reassuring message. it is change, but reassuring change. i reassuring message. it is change, but reassuring change.— reassuring message. it is change, but reassuring change. i guess some ofthe but reassuring change. i guess some of the questions _ but reassuring change. i guess some of the questions being _ but reassuring change. i guess some of the questions being asked - but reassuring change. i guess some of the questions being asked now- but reassuring change. i guess some of the questions being asked now is| of the questions being asked now is how labour will get the money for all this. they are talking about oil and gas, windfall taxes and getting money out of that area.— and gas, windfall taxes and getting money out of that area. that's where we understand _ money out of that area. that's where we understand the _ money out of that area. that's where we understand the investment - money out of that area. that's where we understand the investment will i we understand the investment will come from, they were put in the 7.3 billion over the parliament that will come from sources like the windfall tax they will levy throughout the parliament on oil and gas companies. they will put that into invest and the plan is that

generates more money grows the economy and gives more money to spend because they have been questions in the election raised by the institute for fiscal studies, a think tank who says there are spending restrictions pencilled in after 2027 so how will the various parties deal with that? will they restrict spending or raise taxes? the labour answer at the moment is they will grow the economy but that takes time, it doesn�*t happen overnight. it�*s not always a given. labour is arguing it has a plan, it will do it, but we can�*t know exactly for sure at what point that would work. exactly for sure at what point that would work-— exactly for sure at what point that would work. ., ., , ., ., .,' would work. you have been on and off the labour campaign _ would work. you have been on and off the labour campaign bus. _ would work. you have been on and off the labour campaign bus. what's - would work. you have been on and off| the labour campaign bus. what's been the labour campaign bus. what�*s been the labour campaign bus. what�*s been the mood in the beginning of this campaign week? this the mood in the beginning of this campaign week?— the mood in the beginning of this camaian week? , , , , campaign week? this is my first time on the labour— campaign week? this is my first time on the labour campaign _ campaign week? this is my first time on the labour campaign bus. - campaign week? this is my first time on the labour campaign bus. i - campaign week? this is my first time on the labour campaign bus. i had i campaign week? this is my first time on the labour campaign bus. i had a | on the labour campaign bus. i had a vision of you — on the labour campaign bus. i had a vision of you are _ on the labour campaign bus. i had a vision of you are on _ on the labour campaign bus. i had a vision of you are on a _ on the labour campaign bus. i had a vision of you are on a bus _ on the labour campaign bus. i had a vision of you are on a bus before - vision of you are on a bus before and i thought it was labour. by all the same, these buses, they have four wheels and they drive.

apologies. what is the mood like and what are the differences between the labour boss and conservative boss, which one is souped up? thea;c labour boss and conservative boss, which one is souped up?— which one is souped up? they are uuite which one is souped up? they are quite different _ which one is souped up? they are quite different things. _ which one is souped up? they are quite different things. the - which one is souped up? they are quite different things. the labourj quite different things. the labour bus is a press bus, just journalists, but the conservative one is a battle bus. but most of the time are just as journalists on so they are both much of a muchness. i suppose they both have air conditioning.— suppose they both have air conditioning. suppose they both have air conditionina. , ., ., ., conditioning. they do, and a coffee machine, conditioning. they do, and a coffee machine. it — conditioning. they do, and a coffee machine. it is _ conditioning. they do, and a coffee machine, it is all— conditioning. they do, and a coffee machine, it is all mod _ conditioning. they do, and a coffee machine, it is all mod cons. - conditioning. they do, and a coffee machine, it is all mod cons. that's| machine, it is all mod cons. that's all we need _ machine, it is all mod cons. that's all we need in _ machine, it is all mod cons. that's all we need in life, _ machine, it is all mod cons. that's all we need in life, the _ machine, it is all mod cons. that's all we need in life, the coffee - all we need in life, the coffee machine. helen catt, lovely to talk to you. let�*s look at another angle on the election, less than three weeks until election day. campaigning is showing no signs of easing.

throughout the election, we�*re keeping a close eye on key constituencies. today, our reporters are in two battleground seats. 0ur political editor for the southeast, charlotte wright, is in rochester castle gardens in the constituency of rochester and strood. and further north, our political reporter claire hamilton is in the constituency of liverpool riverside this morning. thank you both of you forjoining us. starting with charlotte, what are the key issues for rochester this time? , are the key issues for rochester this time?— this time? rochester is a really interesting _ this time? rochester is a really interesting constituency, - this time? rochester is a really - interesting constituency, rochester and strood is one of three constituencies in medway, an area that the political parties are targeting. i have been out and about speaking to people across medway in the last few days to find out the big issues that matter to them. the one that comes up time and time again, and we have heard it across the country, it is the cost of

living. parts of medway have really deprived wards. when you speak to people they say it is a real challenge, the cost of food shopping has gone up and people in many places across medway are struggling to make ends meet. that�*s by far and away the biggest issue. another really key issue here in rochester and strood and across medway in north kent is housing. the council is working on setting a local plan at the moment, that�*s the document setting out how many houses will be built in an area and where. it is a controversial process. there are people, much like across the southeast, who are really struggling to get on the housing ladder, where the cost of housing is very high, the cost of housing is very high, the cost of renting is very high and housing stock is under pressure. there are also people very concerned about new houses being built not just in green spaces like a peninsular in this constituency but also in towns as well. people say they are worried about things like blocks of flats going up because of the pressure it brings on infrastructure. we have seen people

move out from london into medway and people are worried about the pressure on services, gp appointments, and roads and potholes come up a lot when you speak to people here. there are other issues, crime is a key issue in some parts of the region. i was talking to a woman on friday who said her son had been stabbed last year. she is really worried. he did survive and it�*s really worried. he did survive and it's ok really worried. he did survive and it�*s ok now but she is worried about theissue it�*s ok now but she is worried about the issue of crime. the cost of living comes out on top when you speak to people about the issues here. �* , ., speak to people about the issues here. �*, ., ,, .,~ speak to people about the issues here. �*, ., ,, ., ., here. let's now speak to claire hamilton _ here. let's now speak to claire hamilton at — here. let's now speak to claire hamilton at liverpool - here. let's now speak to claire | hamilton at liverpool riverside. here. let's now speak to claire - hamilton at liverpool riverside. an interesting mix in terms of their make—up, political make—up of the area, and that plays into this being an interesting election for liverpool stop . when it comes to the red wall it does not get _ . when it comes to the red wall it does not get much _ . when it comes to the red wall it does not get much more - . when it comes to the red wall it does not get much more red - . when it comes to the red wall it does not get much more red than | does not get much more red than merseyside, some of the biggest

labour majorities in the liverpool city region. in 2019, labour�*s biggest majorities, and all the top five were here. when it comes to the political make—up on this part of the world, it has been pretty decisive in favour of labour for a long time. apart from southport, which is to the north of this patch and that is the only constituency in the liverpool city region on merseyside that is not held by labour, it has been held by the conservatives since 2017. it is a seat that has been a three—way marginal, it was a liberal democrat heartland for much of the 2000s, and it has been a three—way marginal with labour, the conservatives and the lib dems all thinking they can win it, so it�*ll be an interesting battleground in this part of the world on the 4th ofjuly. when it comes to this constituency, where i am standing now, one of the most famous waterfronts in the world, the life of a building behind me, the famous three graces and the statue

of the beatles, celebrating everything liverpool is famous for in this place and a huge focus for the cultural life of liverpool, it�*s where eurovision was, taylor swift has been in the arena just down the road. in terms of the issues on people�*s mines in liverpool riverside when they think about who to vote for on the 4th ofjuly, it is very much what we heard from the south of the country, the cost of living. while this place has had huge investment in terms of culture, the museum of liverpool is just in front of me here, there is a big divide between people who have maximised that and benefited from it, the tourism industry is vital to this city�*s economy. but there are also some of the most deprived wards in the whole country right here in this constituency. because of boundary changes liverpool riverside now takes on more of the north—west of the city of liverpool, like

anfield and everton, home to the football teams but also home to some of the poorest families in the country. people say they are worried about the economy, that is a huge thing for people, but also the nhs. trying to get an nhs dentist in liverpool is very difficult. 0ne trying to get an nhs dentist in liverpool is very difficult. one of the stories we have covered over the last few months is about people who have taken dentistry into their own hands. they are struggling to find an nhs dentist and are ending up in emergency care because they have done emergency surgery on themselves effectively. those kinds of issues, and waiting times for gps, and environmental issues, all of those are very important to people here and will impact how they will vote. claire hamilton, thank you, and thank you to charlotte right for joining us in talking through the issues where you are. here are the candidates that will be

running in the constituency of rochester and strood. a full list is available on the bbc�*s website. and here are the candidates that will be running in the constitency of liverpool riverside. a full list is available on the bbc�*s website. less then three weeks from election day and campaigning is no showing no signs of slowing up. carmarthen in wales is a key battleground — with labour, conservatives and plaid cymru all hoping to make gains there. let�*s go live to carmarthen, lewis vaughanjones is there for us. good morning and welcome to rather

than. the sun isjust good morning and welcome to rather than. the sun is just about trying to come out here. —— welcome to carmarthen to stop there are some university of wales buildings behind me. this is a well speaking part of the country, the headquarters of 54c. and the country, the headquarters of s4c. and standing by as tomos morgan, ourwales s4c. and standing by as tomos morgan, our wales correspondent. great to see you. had to stop posing for a selfie, someone was coming up, sadly we didn�*t get at on camera! starting with a broad overview of the situation in wales, talk us through it. i the situation in wales, talk us through it— the situation in wales, talk us throu~h it. ., ., a ., through it. i will do it as quick as i can. historically _ through it. i will do it as quick as i can. historically labour- through it. i will do it as quick as i can. historically labour have i through it. i will do it as quick as i i can. historically labour have done very well_ i can. historically labour have done very well in— i can. historically labour have done very well in wales and that seems to be the _ very well in wales and that seems to be the case — very well in wales and that seems to be the case and what polling showing us. be the case and what polling showing us what's _ be the case and what polling showing us. what's interesting is this time around, _ us. what's interesting is this time around, having done very well in 2019. _ around, having done very well in 2019, some polls are showing the tories _ 2019, some polls are showing the tories could get completely wiped out in _ tories could get completely wiped out in wales so it's interesting to see if— out in wales so it's interesting to see if that — out in wales so it's interesting to see if that transpires next month. they— see if that transpires next month. they are — see if that transpires next month. they are keen to hold onto as many seats _ they are keen to hold onto as many

seats as _ they are keen to hold onto as many seats as they can, the tories, but that is— seats as they can, the tories, but that is becoming more of an increasing chance of it happening now than— increasing chance of it happening now than it was a couple of weeks a-o now than it was a couple of weeks ago as— now than it was a couple of weeks ago as the — now than it was a couple of weeks ago as the election campaign goes on. ago as the election campaign goes on the _ ago as the election campaign goes on. the other big thing is the boundary— on. the other big thing is the boundary changes, that's been a big thin- boundary changes, that's been a big thing everywhere across the uk with every _ thing everywhere across the uk with every seat _ thing everywhere across the uk with every seat in wales changing bar one, _ every seat in wales changing bar one. up— every seat in wales changing bar one. up in— every seat in wales changing bar one, up in anglesey. that plays into labour's _ one, up in anglesey. that plays into labour's happens more than the other party so _ labour's happens more than the other party so it— labour's happens more than the other party so it might strengthen them next month. party so it might strengthen them next month-— next month. talk about the separation _ next month. talk about the separation here, _ next month. talk about the separation here, we - next month. talk about the separation here, we talk. next month. talk about the i separation here, we talk about devolved issues, tell us what that phrase means and what the invitation means. i phrase means and what the invitation means. ., �* ., ., ., means. i don't have enough time for all that! itut — means. i don't have enough time for all that! but briefly, _ means. i don't have enough time for all that! but briefly, that _ means. i don't have enough time for all that! but briefly, that is - means. i don't have enough time for all that! but briefly, that is very i all that! but briefly, that is very interesting when you look at the polling _ interesting when you look at the polling because the nhs is entirely devolved, when it comes to the nhs and how— devolved, when it comes to the nhs and how it _ devolved, when it comes to the nhs and how it works in wales. but when you look— and how it works in wales. but when you look at— and how it works in wales. but when you look at the polling, that is the top issue — you look at the polling, that is the top issue people are voting on in this general election and when you look at _ this general election and when you look at what the parties are saying in wales, — look at what the parties are saying in wales, even plaid cymru, the only

party— in wales, even plaid cymru, the only party standing for an independent wales, _ party standing for an independent wales, they are muddying the waters a little _ wales, they are muddying the waters a little bit _ wales, they are muddying the waters a little bit with that. are they pushing — a little bit with that. are they pushing the electorate to voting on england _ pushing the electorate to voting on england only topics? the nhs is devolved — england only topics? the nhs is devolved to the elected government here, _ devolved to the elected government here, as _ devolved to the elected government here, as is _ devolved to the elected government here, as is education. it is interesting but you see a degree of separation — interesting but you see a degree of separation because many people realise _ separation because many people realise labour in power in cardiff bay, _ realise labour in power in cardiff bay, and — realise labour in power in cardiff bay, and they are voting on some separate — bay, and they are voting on some separate issues to different parties in westminster.— separate issues to different parties in westminster. agriculture, is that devolved, in westminster. agriculture, is that devolved. to _ in westminster. agriculture, is that devolved, to put _ in westminster. agriculture, is that devolved, to put you _ in westminster. agriculture, is that devolved, to put you on _ in westminster. agriculture, is that devolved, to put you on the - in westminster. agriculture, is that devolved, to put you on the spot? l devolved, to put you on the spot? most of it is. devolved, to put you on the spot? most of it is— most of it is. that's what we will talk about _ most of it is. that's what we will talk about next. _ most of it is. that's what we will talk about next. if— most of it is. that's what we will talk about next. if you _ most of it is. that's what we will talk about next. if you are i most of it is. that's what we will i talk about next. if you are watching bbc breakfast this morning, tomos morgan and the gang were broadcasting from in there, in headquarters of s4c. agriculture is very important here and we have two people to talk to it. great to see you. thank you for being with us. fiona phillips from the young farmers club and a local farmer as

well. it�*s a confusing picture are some times with different parts of whatever area of life you are in, organised and run by the government here in wales but others from westminster. let�*s focus on agriculture first. you are front line, talk us through some of the challenges you have faced in farming right now. it challenges you have faced in farming riaht now. ., , challenges you have faced in farming riaht now. . , , ., challenges you have faced in farming riaht now. ., , ., ., ., right now. it has been going on for ears, right now. it has been going on for years. the — right now. it has been going on for years, the bovine _ right now. it has been going on for years, the bovine tb _ right now. it has been going on for years, the bovine tb situation i years, the bovine tb situation arises — years, the bovine tb situation arises and _ years, the bovine tb situation arises and it— years, the bovine tb situation arises and it is _ years, the bovine tb situation arises and it is getting - years, the bovine tb situation arises and it is getting worse i years, the bovine tb situation i arises and it is getting worse and worse _ arises and it is getting worse and worse that's _ arises and it is getting worse and worse. that's the _ arises and it is getting worse and worse. that's the main _ arises and it is getting worse and l worse. that's the main challenge. there _ worse. that's the main challenge. there are — worse. that's the main challenge. there are nitrates, _ worse. that's the main challenge. there are nitrates, it— worse. that's the main challenge. there are nitrates, it costs - worse. that's the main challenge. l there are nitrates, it costs farmers a fortune _ there are nitrates, it costs farmers a fortune to — there are nitrates, it costs farmers a fortune to get _ there are nitrates, it costs farmers a fortune to get up _ there are nitrates, it costs farmers a fortune to get up to— there are nitrates, it costs farmers a fortune to get up to standards i there are nitrates, it costs farmersj a fortune to get up to standards for regulations — a fortune to get up to standards for regulations. and _ a fortune to get up to standards for regulations. and the _ a fortune to get up to standards for regulations. and the sustainable i regulations. and the sustainable farming — regulations. and the sustainable farming scheme, _ regulations. and the sustainable farming scheme, hundreds- regulations. and the sustainable farming scheme, hundreds of. regulations. and the sustainable i farming scheme, hundreds of farmers are losing _ farming scheme, hundreds of farmers are losing jobs — farming scheme, hundreds of farmers are losing jobs potentially— farming scheme, hundreds of farmers are losing jobs potentially and - farming scheme, hundreds of farmers are losing jobs potentially and it- are losing jobs potentially and it will be _ are losing jobs potentially and it will be a — are losing jobs potentially and it will be a massive _ are losing jobs potentially and it will be a massive hit _ are losing jobs potentially and it will be a massive hit to - are losing jobs potentially and it will be a massive hit to farmersl are losing jobs potentially and it. will be a massive hit to farmers in wales _ will be a massive hit to farmers in wales. ., ., wales. the next government, what would ou wales. the next government, what would you like _ wales. the next government, what would you like to _ wales. the next government, what would you like to see _ wales. the next government, what would you like to see and - wales. the next government, what would you like to see and what i wales. the next government, what| would you like to see and what kind of thing do you want people in power

to do? , ., ., , ., ., ,, ., to do? listen to farmers and talk to the unions — to do? listen to farmers and talk to the unions more _ to do? listen to farmers and talk to the unions more and _ to do? listen to farmers and talk to the unions more and get _ to do? listen to farmers and talk to the unions more and get more i to do? listen to farmers and talk to i the unions more and get more farmers on the _ the unions more and get more farmers on the ground — the unions more and get more farmers on the ground involved _ the unions more and get more farmers on the ground involved in _ on the ground involved in discussions _ on the ground involved in discussions and - on the ground involved in discussions and move i on the ground involved in - discussions and move agriculture forward — discussions and move agriculture forward as— discussions and move agriculture forward as a _ discussions and move agriculture forward. as a young _ discussions and move agriculture forward. as a young farmer, i i discussions and move agriculture | forward. as a young farmer, i am discussions and move agriculture i forward. as a young farmer, i am a member_ forward. as a young farmer, i am a memberof— forward. as a young farmer, i am a member of the _ forward. as a young farmer, i am a member of the young _ forward. as a young farmer, i am a member of the young farmers i forward. as a young farmer, i am a member of the young farmers clubj forward. as a young farmer, i am a i member of the young farmers club as well and _ member of the young farmers club as well and all— member of the young farmers club as well and all of — member of the young farmers club as well and all of us _ member of the young farmers club as well and all of us are _ member of the young farmers club as well and all of us are keen, _ member of the young farmers club as well and all of us are keen, we - member of the young farmers club as well and all of us are keen, we know. well and all of us are keen, we know what _ well and all of us are keen, we know what we _ well and all of us are keen, we know what we need — well and all of us are keen, we know what we need to— well and all of us are keen, we know what we need to change _ well and all of us are keen, we know what we need to change and - well and all of us are keen, we know what we need to change and we i well and all of us are keen, we know what we need to change and we are i what we need to change and we are keen to _ what we need to change and we are keen to develop _ what we need to change and we are keen to develop farm _ what we need to change and we are keen to develop farm practices i what we need to change and we are keen to develop farm practices thatj keen to develop farm practices that are more _ keen to develop farm practices that are more environmentally- keen to develop farm practices that are more environmentally friendly i are more environmentally friendly and keep— are more environmentally friendly and keep moving _ are more environmentally friendly and keep moving with— are more environmentally friendly and keep moving with the - are more environmentally friendly and keep moving with the times i are more environmentally friendly i and keep moving with the times but we need _ and keep moving with the times but we need the — and keep moving with the times but we need the funding _ and keep moving with the times but we need the funding and _ and keep moving with the times but we need the funding and support i and keep moving with the times but we need the funding and support as| we need the funding and support as well. we need the funding and support as welt then — we need the funding and support as well. then food _ we need the funding and support as well. then food can _ we need the funding and support as well. then food can be _ we need the funding and support as well. then food can be cheap. - we need the funding and support as well. then food can be cheap. fiona, youn: well. then food can be cheap. fiona, young farmers _ well. then food can be cheap. fiona, young farmers are _ well. then food can be cheap. fiona, young farmers are crucial _ well. then food can be cheap. fiona, young farmers are crucial for - well. then food can be cheap. fiona, young farmers are crucial for the i young farmers are crucial for the industry, that it is still an attractive career. definitely. it's imortant attractive career. definitely. it's importantfor— attractive career. definitely. it's important for young _ attractive career. definitely. it's important for young people i attractive career. definitely. it's important for young people to l attractive career. definitely. it's. important for young people to use our vote _ important for young people to use our vote to — important for young people to use our vote to make sure we vote for what _ our vote to make sure we vote for what we _ our vote to make sure we vote for what we want because at the end of the day— what we want because at the end of the day it— what we want because at the end of the day it will impact our future and it— the day it will impact our future and it is— the day it will impact our future and it is important we make farming still attractive for young people going _ still attractive for young people going forward to make sure the

industry— going forward to make sure the industry survives and successfully as welt _ industry survives and successfully as well. do industry survives and successfully as well. ,, industry survives and successfully as well. , ., ~ ., ., as well. do you think that whoever the next government _ as well. do you think that whoever the next government is _ as well. do you think that whoever the next government is has - as well. do you think that whoever the next government is has a i as well. do you think that whoever the next government is has a role| as well. do you think that whoever l the next government is has a role to play? absolutely, at the end of the da there play? absolutely, at the end of the day there seems _ play? absolutely, at the end of the day there seems to _ play? absolutely, at the end of the day there seems to be _ play? absolutely, at the end of the day there seems to be a _ play? absolutely, at the end of the j day there seems to be a separation between _ day there seems to be a separation between the industry and politics so we need _ between the industry and politics so we need to— between the industry and politics so we need to make sure that they are listening _ we need to make sure that they are listening to — we need to make sure that they are listening to our voices.— listening to our voices. fantastic, thank ou listening to our voices. fantastic, thank you very — listening to our voices. fantastic, thank you very much _ listening to our voices. fantastic, thank you very much for - listening to our voices. fantastic, thank you very much for that. i listening to our voices. fantastic, thank you very much for that. a l thank you very much for that. a little flavour of one of the big issues around here, agriculture, but there is plenty more including the cost of living and we will chat to different people across the day on bbc news. and here are the candidates that will be running in the constituency of carmarthen. a full list is available on the bbc news website. the israeli prime minster benjamin netanyahu, who has criticised plans for tactical pauses in military activity in parts of southern gaza.

the daily pauses were announced by the israeli army to allow more aid to reach the strip but military leaders have reassured mr netanyahu fighting will continue in the city of rafah. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell is in jerusalem and sent this report. although there has been a political storm with the israeli military announcing this new arrangement, what they are calling a tactical pause to allow more aid deliveries into gaza, that arrangement is still in place. we believe it is in effect right now. we have had far right israeli ministers describing this decision, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu criticising military, saying, we have a country with an army, not an army with a country, but there are israeli commentators who say this step would have had political approval. what it�*s designed to do is to allow lorries to reach the crossing from the gaza side, pick up aid,

and take it at least as far as the main north to south road so it can be distributed inside gaza with more safety. really that is necessary. since the israeli incursion of rafah in the south of the gaza strip last month a lot of aid has got stuck at this main entry point. now with a full ceasefire in gaza still looking a long way off, the israeli military is now warning about a wider war being possible with the lebanese armed group hezbollah. that follows recent intensification in violence across the border. we are expecting a key us diplomat, amos hoxstein, to come here today to try to reduce tensions along the israel—lebanon border. campaigning for the french general elections begins today with voters heading to the polls in just under two weeks�* time. president macron announced the snap vote after the hard right national rally won a convincing victory in european elections. a professor of french

studies at stanford university says voter dissatisfaction will have an impact on results. it is voter dissatisfaction will have an impact on results.— impact on results. it is very difficult to _ impact on results. it is very difficult to predict - impact on results. it is very difficult to predict because | impact on results. it is very i difficult to predict because as you said it is a two round system and everything will be decided in the second round. it will be decided by the voters whose candidate did not make it to the second round and they will have to decide what is the least difficult choice for me to make. there are several possibilities for stop one is that the far right, marine le pen and jordan bardella, the head of a future possible government will have enough seats to form a government and this will be an unseen outcome in france if a far right government is in power. the last time was during world war ii. another possibility, and it depends on localised elections because we have 577 congresspeople being elected,

this left coalition managers to outperform, because of a fear that the far right will take power. unless —— a less possible outcome is that the centre and macron�*s party will win a majority but right now there is a lot of dissatisfaction for macron and it has shown already in the european elections. there has been fresh concern over widespread thefts from churches and other historic buildings. historic england has worked with police chiefs to identify the areas most at risk from criminals. the latest research showed £3.2 million worth of cultural property was stolen over the year between 2021 and 2022, much of it by organised crime groups. gangs have targeted art galleries, museums, stately homes and also churches where artwork and antiques were among the most stolen items. and it�*s notjust artwork and antiques with a study showing the

theft of historic stone was up by almost 10%. theft of historic stone was up by almost10%. historic theft of historic stone was up by almost 10%. historic england has warned the theft of valuable heritage materials and cultural objects is likely to increase during the cost of living crisis. in a recent case in birmingham a vicar was left shocked after a victorian brass eagle was stolen from an antique collector and at his church. 0ur reporter giles lach has more. monday morning at st augustine�*s in edgbaston, a thief picks a quiet moment to slip in and head straight for the 150—year—old brass lectern. bold as brass, he covers it with a blanket he�*s brought with him for the purpose, and makes good his escape. the vicar is struggling with the hurt of losing an artifact that stood at the heart of countless services for so many generations. it�*s a horrible feeling, you know? you feel bereft somehow, you know? it�*s difficult to describe it. it�*s been here all that time. something you take for granted, really. but you certainly

notice its absence. it looks like a sort of amputated stump sitting there. no, it�*s a horrible feeling. it really shook me up. the distinctive eagle design is the work of birmingham—based john hardman, a victorian company which specialised in ecclesiastical fittings. it�*s worth about £6,000. i think it's almost seen as a victimless crime, but it isn't a victimless crime. there are 100 victims in this church, and everyone is outraged by it. not just people who worship at st augustine's. everybody locallyjust also feel that violation of something that's very important to the neighborhood. last summer, a similar lectern was stolen from a church in shenston in staffordshire, but later recovered in a scrap yard. earlier this year, silverware was stolen from st nicholas�* at king�*s norton. a man was later convicted. a report from the public body

historic england puts the value of artwork and antiques stolen from historic buildings like this one, over the period 2021 to 22, at more than £3 million. the police say inquiries are ongoing. regardless of the theft, the vicar is determined the church will remain open and unlocked as a place for prayer and reflection. the 77th annual tony awards celebrating the best on broadway has taken place in new york was that one of the big winners of the night was british actor daniel radcliffe who took home best actor in a musical for his role in a revival of stephen sondheim�*s merrily we roll along. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. this week�*s looking a little bit drier and also a little bit warmer

than it was last week. also worth mentioning today�*s pollen levels. they�*re very high across southern england, but generally moderate or high for much of the uk. and we�*re talking especially grass pollen. low pressure is still driving our weather. it has been all weekend. this weather front continuing to sink slowly southwards and weaken. but we�*re keeping an eye on the weather front on the near continent. it could affect us in the next couple of days. so for the northern half of the country as we go into the afternoon, it�*s a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers. a bit more cloud with some drizzle in western scotland and northern ireland. we could see some showers develop in wales, in the south—west and the midlands as we go through the afternoon. but generally the far south—east staying drier and here we�*ll have highs up to 22 celsius. even into this evening and overnight we�*ll hang onto some showers in the northern half of the country. some clear skies, a little bit of mistiness forming. and our weather front in the near continent looks like it�*s going to bring some rain into the channel islands. now, temperatures tonight falling away between nine and about 12 degrees. so not a particularly cold start to the day tomorrow. but this is the weather front that could well take a swipe at the far south—east of england. we also have a ridge of high pressure building in from the west,

which will help settle things down. but we could well see some rain for a time in the far south—east as well as the channel islands. elsewhere variable amounts of cloud, but some showers and some sunshine and some of the showers could well be heavy and thundery. temperatures ii to about 21 degrees. cooler with the wind coming in from the north or north—west along the north sea coastline. then as we head on into wednesday, we�*ve got high pressure overhead. so that means we�*re going to see more settled conditions. but there will be quite a bit of cloud around at times. and then a new weather front comes in across the north—west. that is going to introduce some rain. temperatures 12 in the north to about 21 in the south. as we move towards the end of the week, well, it�*s still a bit unsettled. this weather front could take a swipe at southern areas, but it may pull away altogether. still a little bit of uncertainty about that. so, first of all, on thursday, we�*ve got a front in the north bringing some rain.

that front in the south could do the same. and then we�*ll have sunshine and showers for the rest of the week. live from london. this is bbc news.

england make a winning start to the euros with a 1—0 victory over serbia. labour�*s green investment pledge promising hundreds of thousands of newjobs but the conservatives say the labour energy plan will cost billions in lost tax. the reform party is to unveil what it is calling a contract with the people with one of the candidates resigning over blog posts described as unacceptable. i am anna foster, on redcar seafront this morning where we will be talking about that and the other issues really enthusing people here or not ahead of the election. the greek coastguard is accused of causing the deaths of migrants put that witnesses tell the bbc they torn nine people deliberately being thrown into the water.

hello and welcome to bbc news. england fans are celebrating a successful start to 13�*s euro 2024 campaign. i wonder when over serbia. tens of thousands of supporters descended on the german city of gelsenkirchen to watch the three lions opening match it wasn�*t an entirely convincing performance but one england player was particularly impressive. dan roan reports. commentator: england's golden boy! he�*d been billed as england�*s main man, and jude bellingham duly delivered, his goal proving the difference as his side managed a nervy opening win against serbia in gelsenkirchen. i think a win in the first game is massive. that�*s all that matters. exactly. we've got the three points, no injuries, nothing. - jude's got his goal. it doesn�*t matter about how you play so long as you win, get out the group and then see what happens from there. among england�*s stars, none shines brighter than bellingham. and after a dream season

with real madrid, he carried on where he�*d left off, timing his run to perfection to give his team a flying start, the manager unable to contain his excitement. england seemed in control, but serbia have threats of their own. alexander mitrovic proved a handful during his time in the premier league, and the striker almost got the better of the english defence. the favourites were struggling for momentum. the manager turned to jarrod bowen, who quickly made an impression, crossing perfectly for harry kane. commentator: and it's off the bar. but the captain, who�*d had a subdued performance, was denied brilliantly by predrag rajkovic. serbia may be ranked 33rd in the world, but here they were matching a lacklustre england side. commentator: 0h, great save, jordan pickford. i dusan vlahovic�*s fierce shot, forcing jordan pickford into action. but england held on, a winning start. but here in germany�*s industrial heartland, the side had made heavy work of it. and this was far from the convincing

performance many fans will have hoped for. we knew it was going to be a tight game. i know there�*s been a lot of goals in the other games, but i think we try and keep it to our own standards and try and play the opposition that�*s in front of us and not kind of the theme of the tournament, if you like. so, important that we got off to a start. yeah, so positive inside the camp, but onto the next one. england now top group c, and they know that they�*ll qualify for the knockout stage if they can beat denmark in frankfurt on thursday. but this was not a vintage performance, and they�*ll realize they�*ll need to improve if they�*re to make a real impact on this tournament. dan roan, bbc news, gelsenkirchen. let�*s get the latest on the election campaign. labour�*s team today is jobs, lots ofjobs. it will campaign on its promise to create 650,000 jobs over the next five years through a new national wealth fund. the shadow chancellor rachel reeves will also pledge to invest more than

£7 billion to unlock more money from the private sector. meanwhile the conservatives site labour�*s energy policy and proposed ban on new licences on oil and gas in the north sea will cost billions in lost tax. labour says its plans to close loopholes in the windfall tax on energy companies would raise billions more. the lib dems are also talking energy but on a much more personal level, calling for an expansion of fuel duty relief for rural motorists. leader sir ed davey said it would help rescue communities are struggling with pump prices. meanwhile the snp leader john swinney will say his party is the only major party with a truly left of centre manifesto. it has its launch this week and mr swinney says the snp plans are a stark contrast to what it described as the thatcherite economic policies of the conservatives and labour. meanwhile a reform candidate has quit the party after it emerged he previously urged people to vote for the extreme right british national party. grant

stclair—armstrong reportedly shared support with the bnp on a blog post backin support with the bnp on a blog post back in 2010. he has since walked back in 2010. he has since walked backin back in 2010. he has since walked back in those comments, labelling the party disgusting. he will still appear on the ballot for north west essex but will stand as an independent if elected. a full list of candidates is on the bbc website. nigel farage will today unveil reformed uk�*s collection manifesto which the party is calling a contract with voters. reform is promising a freeze on nonessential immigration and cuts to income tax. with me to discuss all this is daniel sandford. before we talk about what reform say is wrong with their aggression what do they say they will do to make what is wrong right? they will do to make what is wrong ri . ht? , ., ., they will do to make what is wrong riuht? , ., ., ,, ., right? they have two essential men lans, one right? they have two essential men plans. one to _ right? they have two essential men plans, one to reduce _ right? they have two essential men plans, one to reduce net— right? they have two essential men plans, one to reduce net migration | plans, one to reduce net migration to zero, one of their ambitions. they do concede still there will be a need for britain to bring

essential highly skilled workers in to help run the nhs, and the other is to have a more radical proposal than the conservatives to stop the boats which means no one would be able to claim asylum who has come over into the country in an unofficial way and there would be processed offshore and perhaps the most difficult of their proposals, when they pick up migrants out of the channel, they would then take them straight back to france. these are received very strong, assertive policies. i think the question will be to what extent they are practical. it is all very easy to say they would pick up migrants out of the channel and taken back to france but you need to have an agreement with france to do that. i think it will be about the practicalities of whether you can actually achieve net zero migration and at the same time key sectors of the british, running and whether or not it is possible to have the super hard—line policy on stopping the boats they are proposing.

hard-line policy on stopping the boats they are proposing. reform is a miaration boats they are proposing. reform is a migration has— boats they are proposing. reform is a migration has increased _ boats they are proposing. reform is a migration has increased and i boats they are proposing. reform is| a migration has increased and blame the conservatives. it is what they say pair? the conservatives. it is what they sa air? . , say pair? certainly the conservatives - say pair? certainly the conservatives had - say pair? certainly the - conservatives had promised to say pair? certainly the _ conservatives had promised to read their iii years that they have been in power either in government or coalition to reduce net migration, initially to the tens of thousands and then obviously through brexit it was promised net migration would come down. the truth is it really hasn't come down and infect the last two years are some of the net migration figures have ever been, nigel farage uses this, migrants arriving every minute race which when you fact check it is broadly right. if you look at net migration for the last couple of years certainly there is a little bit more than a migrant arriving in the uk every minute. you could argue it is more to do with global trends and the fact that there is a huge amount of global mobility at the moment and pretends to be a lot of migration towards western countries certainly the conservatives don't seem to have been able to buck that trend. what

been able to buck that trend. what have labour— been able to buck that trend. what have labour said _ been able to buck that trend. what have labour said they _ been able to buck that trend. what have labour said they would do about immigration? the? have labour said they would do about immigration?— immigration? they are focused more on t in: immigration? they are focused more on trying to — immigration? they are focused more on trying to reduce _ immigration? they are focused more on trying to reduce the _ immigration? they are focused more on trying to reduce the need - immigration? they are focused more on trying to reduce the need for- immigration? they are focused more on trying to reduce the need for the l on trying to reduce the need for the health sector and other sectors to use migrants and saying focusing on trying to increase the amount of people having the right skills here. they are saying they don't want people to languish endlessly on this list of job people to languish endlessly on this list ofjob professions where they need to bring migrants in, under the migration advisory committee they say they will perform that and make it so that essentially any sectors that for a long time need skills, that for a long time need skills, that the british government is trying to get the skills going so it is a slightly different approach but with the same aim of trying to reduce net migration.- with the same aim of trying to reduce net migration. thank you. labour is today _ reduce net migration. thank you. labour is today campaigning - reduce net migration. thank you. labour is today campaigning on l reduce net migration. thank you. | labour is today campaigning on its promise to create 650,000 jobs over the next five years through a new national wealth fund. let's talk a little bit more in—depth about this with helen catt who is in front of the bus she was on earlier. you are

on the south coast with the labour campaign team. what exactly are labour saying they will do and how they will do it?— they will do it? labour are talking about creating _ they will do it? labour are talking about creating this _ they will do it? labour are talking about creating this national - they will do it? labour are talking | about creating this national wealth fund as they put it, all to do with boosting the green economy in order to boost economic growth, that is their argument. this national wealth fund would provide £7.3 billion over the course of the next parliament and their costings rather more than 1.5 point pounds a year, put into specific sectors and industries. for example things like investing in gigerfactories to example things like investing in giger factories to help with the electronic vehicle industry, investing in clean steel as it is known in hydrogen generation. what labour are saying is that for every £1 they put in a public money that would lead to £3 of private sector investment. but they say would create a 650,000 jobs that you have heard being talked about and when they talk about those jobs what they are saying, those are things like

numbers, technicians, engineers, those kind ofjobs they say would be created through investment but what isn't clear at the moment is whether thatis isn't clear at the moment is whether that is six and 50,000 additional jobs, that wouldn't have been created any other way, or whether some of those at least would be replacementjobs are jobs which may be lost from the oil and gas industry as they transition away from that and away from fossil fuels, the shadow paymaster general jon ashworth was asked this a few times this morning and he wouldn't put a number on the percentage of those. , , , ~ put a number on the percentage of those. , , , . . put a number on the percentage of those. ,, , . ., .,, those. this is very much an economy week for labour, _ those. this is very much an economy week for labour, rachel _ those. this is very much an economy week for labour, rachel reeves - week for labour, rachel reeves setting out what she would do if she got her hands on the economy. this is the got her hands on the economy. ti 3 is the beginning of a week of economic announcements although i understand that is quite broad. it takes in quite a lot of different things but first, today is all about this green prosperity plan, the national wealth fund and creation of these jobs because as we have seen labour is putting wealth creation as they put it at the centre of their

pitch to voters. keir starmer said it was labour's number one priority and it is also their answerfor labour's number one priority and it is also their answer for how they are going to fund everything going forward. there's been a lot of talk this election about taxes, the conservative suggesting labour will need to put up taxes, that it is not acknowledging at the moment to pay for the spending plans and labour say that is not true. they also say that when it comes to investing in public services down the road, this will come from economic growth. and that these lands and sort of things are setting out our how they will boost economic growth to enable them to do that. of course are questions about how quickly economic growth could be made to happen if it happens at all so therefore some questions from financial experts about economic, how long that could take and whether it is a guaranteed source of income. it is not a given that you can grow the economy but labour says it is putting in place

this plan and it is confident it can do it. . ~ i. let's take you to the country's north—east now, and the constituency of redcar. 0ur correspondent anna foster is there on the ground for us. don't us through exactly what it is the redcar constituents want from this election. the redcar constituents want from this election-— this election. welcome to the seafront- _ this election. welcome to the seafront- i — this election. welcome to the seafront. i feel _ this election. welcome to the seafront. i feel a _ this election. welcome to the seafront. i feel a bit- this election. welcome to the seafront. i feel a bit sorry - this election. welcome to the seafront. i feel a bit sorry for| this election. welcome to the . seafront. i feel a bit sorry for our political correspondence who stay on buses all the time because i get to come out and expenses. this is why use live around the area and were used to bring mckay's relationship allow i would still quite nostalgic i get my care. chris lloyd is with me, chief features writer for the northern echo. my go to it when was i guess because i would just weary around and explain how the things you see actually translate into politics. rachel, if you swing around to the right me, this is the

oldest lifeboat in the world. 1802. oldest lifeboat in the world. 1802, and submerge _ oldest lifeboat in the world. 1802, and submerge a _ oldest lifeboat in the world. 1802, and submerge a bill _ oldest lifeboat in the world. 1802, and submerge a bill because - oldest lifeboat in the world. 1802, and submerge a bill because it - oldest lifeboat in the world. 1802, and submerge a bill because it was covered _ and submerge a bill because it was covered in— and submerge a bill because it was covered in courts. perhaps rishi sunak— covered in courts. perhaps rishi sunak should have launched his campaign — sunak should have launched his campaign there rather than the titanic — campaign there rather than the titanic. he campaign there rather than the titanic. ., ~ , campaign there rather than the titanic. . . , , , titanic. he launched his battle bus close to here. _ titanic. he launched his battle bus close to here. you _ titanic. he launched his battle bus close to here. you are _ titanic. he launched his battle bus close to here. you are showing - titanic. he launched his battle bus close to here. you are showing us| titanic. he launched his battle bus l close to here. you are showing us as you move around to the left, things like the fishing boats and attractors because there is still a big fishing industry here but if you sweep all the way around to the left and you see out there it is a beautiful morning but also things like the renewable energy, the wind turbines which are important here now, the broad mouth of the tees, hartlepool where we will be going later today, and this translates to the politics because this particular constituency is or has been conservative most recently, it labour before that, lived in before that, so this is an interesting place. that, so this is an interesting lace. ., , , ., place. really it is where the great tectonic plates — place. really it is where the great tectonic plates of _ place. really it is where the great tectonic plates of the _ place. really it is where the great tectonic plates of the north - place. really it is where the great tectonic plates of the north of - place. really it is where the great| tectonic plates of the north of bing and prop— tectonic plates of the north of bing and prop up against each other because — and prop up against each other because just down there you have north_ because just down there you have north yorkshire which is where they wave the _ north yorkshire which is where they wave the conservative vote, william

hague _ wave the conservative vote, william hague and _ wave the conservative vote, william hague and british unit, over the river_ hague and british unit, over the river tees— hague and british unit, over the river tees we have hartlepool and coalfield _ river tees we have hartlepool and coalfield of country down, so that was very — coalfield of country down, so that was very much the heart of new lahour— was very much the heart of new labour in — was very much the heart of new labour in particular, traditional lahour— labour in particular, traditional labour communities. redcar was part of that— labour communities. redcar was part of that new_ labour communities. redcar was part of that new labour phenomenon with mo mowlam being the mp here. then it began _ mo mowlam being the mp here. then it began to— mo mowlam being the mp here. then it began to break down, particularly as the old _ began to break down, particularly as the old industry, the steelworks 'ust the old industry, the steelworks just up— the old industry, the steelworks just up there, closed, and the people — just up there, closed, and the people then managed to break generations of voting labour and one for the _ generations of voting labour and one for the lib_ generations of voting labour and one for the lib dems in 2010. that is a bil for the lib dems in 2010. that is a big step _ for the lib dems in 2010. that is a big step. that is part of what we are seeing — big step. that is part of what we are seeing in the last decade. that old traditional allegiant breaking down _ old traditional allegiant breaking down it— old traditional allegiant breaking down. it began here at.- old traditional allegiant breaking down. it began here at. things like 'obs and down. it began here at. things like jobs and the _ down. it began here at. things like jobs and the cost _ down. it began here at. things like jobs and the cost of _ down. it began here at. things like jobs and the cost of living, - down. it began here at. things like jobs and the cost of living, the - jobs and the cost of living, the nhs, brexit of course was a big thing here as well. we were hearing about the reform uk contract which is being launched later today. this

is being launched later today. this is one of the big parts of the country they focus on. broaden out for as some of those issues that really lead how people hear about. brexit, this was a very brexit part of the _ brexit, this was a very brexit part of the world, 66% in redcar, 68% in hartlepool— of the world, 66% in redcar, 68% in hartlepool voted leave, richard tice stood _ hartlepool voted leave, richard tice stood up _ hartlepool voted leave, richard tice stood up there in hartlepool. the former leader _ stood up there in hartlepool. the: former leader of stood up there in hartlepool. tt;e: former leader of reform. stood up there in hartlepool. the former leader of reform. 2015 i stood up there in hartlepool. the l former leader of reform. 2015 ukip here in redcar— former leader of reform. 2015 ukip here in redcar won _ former leader of reform. 2015 ukip here in redcar won more _ former leader of reform. 2015 ukip here in redcar won more than - former leader of reform. 2015 ukip here in redcar won more than 18%| former leader of reform. 2015 ukip i here in redcar won more than 1896 of here in redcar won more than 18% of the vote, _ here in redcar won more than 18% of the vote, so— here in redcar won more than 18% of the vote, so that is a real decisive amount— the vote, so that is a real decisive amount of— the vote, so that is a real decisive amount of votes and could again be very important when you have conservative and reform candidate, and they— conservative and reform candidate, and they will come close, combined votes _ and they will come close, combined votes will_ and they will come close, combined votes will come close to what labour expects _ votes will come close to what labour expects to _ votes will come close to what labour expects to win here, this is labour's _ expects to win here, this is labour's 51st target seat, they need a swing _ labour's 51st target seat, they need a swing of— labour's 51st target seat, they need a swing of 5.5%. this is a place they— a swing of 5.5%. this is a place they should be looking to win if they should be looking to win if they are — they should be looking to win if they are going to go and form the next government.— they are going to go and form the next government. when we widen it

out as ou next government. when we widen it out as you are _ next government. when we widen it out as you are doing _ next government. when we widen it out as you are doing to _ next government. when we widen it out as you are doing to different - out as you are doing to different parts of teesside and further along the river, there were seats here that really shocked people when they turned conservative in 2019. people responded to those big promises that were made then, do you think people feel those promises have been kept and have been delivered on? there was a tory — and have been delivered on? there was a tory soon — and have been delivered on? there was a tory soon army _ and have been delivered on? there was a tory soon army in _ and have been delivered on? there was a tory soon army in 2019 - and have been delivered on? there was a tory soon army in 2019 that. was a tory soon army in 2019 that swept _ was a tory soon army in 2019 that swept down the tees valley turning all those _ swept down the tees valley turning all those labour seats blue. boris johnson _ all those labour seats blue. boris johnson had a magical ability to reach _ johnson had a magical ability to reach out — johnson had a magical ability to reach out to some of these communities and part of his promise was the _ communities and part of his promise was the levelling up a promise and that is— was the levelling up a promise and that is really uppermost on people's minds _ that is really uppermost on people's minds l _ that is really uppermost on people's minds i think, passing judgment on that _ minds i think, passing judgment on that and _ minds i think, passing judgment on that. and there is a sliver of hope ithink— that. and there is a sliver of hope i think for— that. and there is a sliver of hope i think for the conservatives here in that— i think for the conservatives here in that the — i think for the conservatives here in that the local elections a month ago. _ in that the local elections a month ago. ben— in that the local elections a month ago, ben haut—rhin at the tees valley— ago, ben haut—rhin at the tees valley mirror was the conservatives' only success and that was partly because — only success and that was partly because he has been able to deliver things— because he has been able to deliver things like _ because he has been able to deliver things like new stations, decamping

the treasury, nationalising an airport. — the treasury, nationalising an airport, beginning to transform the steelworks, very controversial locally — steelworks, very controversial locally but something is happening up locally but something is happening up there _ locally but something is happening up there and it is becoming the new green _ up there and it is becoming the new green industry. he, alone in the country— green industry. he, alone in the country almost, was able to hold on for the _ country almost, was able to hold on for the conservatives as a mayor. they— for the conservatives as a mayor. they will— for the conservatives as a mayor. they will he — for the conservatives as a mayor. they will be hoping that the levelling up delivery will be on people's— levelling up delivery will be on people's minds but there are lots of other— people's minds but there are lots of other issues as well. it people's minds but there are lots of other issues as well.— other issues as well. it will be interesting — other issues as well. it will be interesting to _ other issues as well. it will be interesting to see _ other issues as well. it will be interesting to see how- other issues as well. it will be interesting to see how it - interesting to see how it translates. thank you. just to show you, the candidates who are standing in this redcar constituency. you can see a list of them on your screen. if you go on the bbc news website you can see a list of candidates who are standing where you are and we will spend the day moving around here and join you beautiful views like this one, i like the sound of seagulls when i'm at broadcasting. lots of different people to speak to as a day goes on. i different people to speak to as a day goes om— day goes on. i could hear the searulls day goes on. i could hear the seagulls but _ day goes on. i could hear the seagulls but she _

day goes on. i could hear the seagulls but she talked - day goes on. i could hear the | seagulls but she talked about getting fish and chips there in days gone by, the chip shops will be open in a couple of hours, will you indulge today?— in a couple of hours, will you indulge today? in a couple of hours, will you indulue toda ? ., ~ ., indulge today? you know me well enou:h to indulge today? you know me well enough to know _ indulge today? you know me well enough to know the _ indulge today? you know me well enough to know the answer - indulge today? you know me well enough to know the answer to - indulge today? you know me well| enough to know the answer to that question is a firm yes. i will be first in the gate when they open, fear not. ., ~ , ., let's focus now on a key battleground seat. labour, the conservatives and plaid cymru are all hoping to gain the constituency of carmarthen in wales. let's go live to carmarthen — lewis vaughanjones is there for us. talk us through what the issues are for those in carmarthen.— talk us through what the issues are for those in carmarthen. welcome to carmarthen- — for those in carmarthen. welcome to carmarthen. this _ for those in carmarthen. welcome to carmarthen. this is _ for those in carmarthen. welcome to carmarthen. this is the _ for those in carmarthen. welcome to carmarthen. this is the cafe - for those in carmarthen. welcome to carmarthen. this is the cafe area - carmarthen. this is the cafe area inside the headquarters of s four c, the welsh language broadcaster. all the welsh language broadcaster. all the big issues here, cost of living,

health, education. we will pick through some of them now and spend the next couple of minutes talking to people here with a range of feelings about important issues they want political parties to address. we have some people standing by here and i willjoin this table. hello and i willjoin this table. hello and thank you standing by for us. libby, debs and george. libby, your mum and carer, debs, took us through what is important to you at this election. science getting the support that we need. there is no back—up. your daughter has a social worker, _ back—up. your daughter has a social worker, the — back—up. your daughter has a social worker, the next minute they haven't _ worker, the next minute they haven't. they say you are in a loophole _ haven't. they say you are in a loophole. there is a lack of respite _ loophole. there is a lack of respite a— loophole. there is a lack of respite. a few years ago i was in hospital~ — respite. a few years ago i was in hospital~ i— respite. a few years ago i was in hospital. i was in seven days having maior _ hospital. i was in seven days having major surgery and my daughter was in respite _ major surgery and my daughter was in respite i_ major surgery and my daughter was in respite. i came out on day seven and

my daughter— respite. i came out on day seven and my daughter came home on day eight off. i my daughter came home on day eight off i am _ my daughter came home on day eight off. i am still recovering from surgery— off. i am still recovering from surgery and caring for her at the same _ surgery and caring for her at the same time, _ surgery and caring for her at the same time, managing but not easy. the carer's— same time, managing but not easy. the carer's allowance is not very good _ the carer's allowance is not very good if — the carer's allowance is not very good if my— the carer's allowance is not very good. if my husband wasn't working i don't _ good. if my husband wasn't working i don't know— good. if my husband wasn't working i don't know how we would manage. it don't know how we would manage. [11 is that don't know how we would manage. is that kind don't know how we would manage. tt is that kind of challenge, and the interesting thing is the carer's allowance is a uk issue, health is devolved, so you are battling this bureaucracy and the different systems and knowing which government is responsible for which area, how optimistic are you now as you come to this election? i optimistic are you now as you come to this election?— to this election? i am not, not at all, very undecided. _ to this election? i am not, not at all, very undecided. it _ to this election? i am not, not at all, very undecided. it is - to this election? i am not, not at all, very undecided. it is a - all, very undecided. it is a confusing _ all, very undecided. it is a confusing time.— all, very undecided. it is a confusin: time. ~ . , ., ,, . ., confusing time. we really appreciate our time, confusing time. we really appreciate your time. libby _ confusing time. we really appreciate your time, libby and _ confusing time. we really appreciate your time, libby and debs. - confusing time. we really appreciate your time, libby and debs. we - confusing time. we really appreciate your time, libby and debs. we will. your time, libby and debs. we will speak to george now. you are a business owner, but the environment is something that is close to your

heart. ~ ., , is something that is close to your heart. , ,, ,. ., , is something that is close to your heart. , ,, ., , ., heart. many issues close to my heart but i am involved _ heart. many issues close to my heart but i am involved in _ heart. many issues close to my heart but i am involved in tourism - heart. many issues close to my heart but i am involved in tourism so - heart. many issues close to my heart but i am involved in tourism so the i but i am involved in tourism so the environment — but i am involved in tourism so the environment is _ but i am involved in tourism so the environment is very— but i am involved in tourism so the environment is very important. - but i am involved in tourism so the l environment is very important. what about the things _ environment is very important. what about the things that _ environment is very important. about the things that will be really influencing you when you cast your vote? . ., ., , , influencing you when you cast your vote? ., , ., _ influencing you when you cast your vote? ., , vote? the economy is obviously still a big thing- — vote? the economy is obviously still a big thing- i— vote? the economy is obviously still a big thing. i empathise _ vote? the economy is obviously still a big thing. i empathise with - vote? the economy is obviously still a big thing. i empathise with what . a big thing. iempathise with what libby— a big thing. iempathise with what libby was— a big thing. i empathise with what libby was saying _ a big thing. i empathise with what libby was saying about _ a big thing. i empathise with what libby was saying about social - a big thing. i empathise with what| libby was saying about social care. the government _ libby was saying about social care. the government have _ libby was saying about social care. the government have had - libby was saying about social care. the government have had years. libby was saying about social care. the government have had years toj the government have had years to sort this— the government have had years to sort this out, — the government have had years to sort this out, hospital _ the government have had years to sort this out, hospital beds - the government have had years to sort this out, hospital beds are - sort this out, hospital beds are full of— sort this out, hospital beds are full of people _ sort this out, hospital beds are full of people who _ sort this out, hospital beds are full of people who really - sort this out, hospital beds are| full of people who really should sort this out, hospital beds are - full of people who really should be in the _ full of people who really should be in the social— full of people who really should be in the social care _ full of people who really should be in the social care system - full of people who really should be in the social care system instead. i in the social care system instead. these _ in the social care system instead. these sort — in the social care system instead. these sort of _ in the social care system instead. these sort of thing _ in the social care system instead. these sort of thing seem - in the social care system instead. these sort of thing seem as - in the social care system instead. these sort of thing seem as if- in the social care system instead. i these sort of thing seem as if they should _ these sort of thing seem as if they should be — these sort of thing seem as if they should be simple _ these sort of thing seem as if they should be simple enough- these sort of thing seem as if they should be simple enough to - these sort of thing seem as if they should be simple enough to sort . these sort of thing seem as if they. should be simple enough to sort out but nobody — should be simple enough to sort out but nobody seems _ should be simple enough to sort out but nobody seems to _ should be simple enough to sort out but nobody seems to want _ should be simple enough to sort out but nobody seems to want to - should be simple enough to sort out but nobody seems to want to sort i but nobody seems to want to sort them _ but nobody seems to want to sort them out — but nobody seems to want to sort them out lt— but nobody seems to want to sort them out. , ., ., but nobody seems to want to sort them out. , . ., . ., them out. it is a real challenge. massive challenge _ them out. it is a real challenge. massive challenge and - them out. it is a real challenge. massive challenge and possibly| them out. it is a real challenge. l massive challenge and possibly a massive — massive challenge and possibly a massive waste _ massive challenge and possibly a massive waste of _ massive challenge and possibly a massive waste of resources. - massive challenge and possibly a massive waste of resources. thank ou so massive waste of resources. thank you so much _ massive waste of resources. thank you so much to _ massive waste of resources. thank you so much to all _ massive waste of resources. thank you so much to all of _ massive waste of resources. thank you so much to all of you. - massive waste of resources. thank you so much to all of you. i - massive waste of resources. thank you so much to all of you. i will. you so much to all of you. i will artfully swing around onto the seat over there, artfully swing around onto the seat overthere, hello, gentlemen. spencer, a local pub owner, justin john from the chamber of commerce, thank you so much was up spencer, you have been in charge here for a year at the pub, how has it been? it

is a struggle, the cost of living crisis _ is a struggle, the cost of living crisis has — is a struggle, the cost of living crisis has hit. 180 pubs have closed or is britain— crisis has hit. 180 pubs have closed or is britain because of the cost of electric— or is britain because of the cost of electric and — or is britain because of the cost of electric and people are not coming in because — electric and people are not coming in because they can't afford it. it is an— in because they can't afford it. it is an endless cycle. you in because they can't afford it. it is an endless cycle.— is an endless cycle. you were talkin: is an endless cycle. you were talking about _ is an endless cycle. you were talking about the _ is an endless cycle. you were talking about the challenge i is an endless cycle. you were| talking about the challenge of punters coming in and not having enough spare cash. what about your bills to keep the pub going? thea;r bills to keep the pub going? they are auoin bills to keep the pub going? they are going up. _ bills to keep the pub going? they are going up, nothing is coming down _ are going up, nothing is coming down it— are going up, nothing is coming down it is— are going up, nothing is coming down. it is corporate greed if you like, _ down. it is corporate greed if you like. £20. — down. it is corporate greed if you like, £20, 40 down. it is corporate greed if you like, £20,110 quid, it is not sustainable. a like, £20, 40 quid, it is not sustainable.— like, £20, 40 quid, it is not sustainable. �* . . ., ., sustainable. a real challenge for ou. it is sustainable. a real challenge for you- it is only — sustainable. a real challenge for you- it is only a _ sustainable. a real challenge for you. it is only a year— sustainable. a real challenge for you. it is only a year but - sustainable. a real challenge for you. it is only a year but good i you. it is only a year but good luck. justin, stories like spencer's, small business owners, putting the hours in and of her ten but the challenge is there. what putting the hours in and of her ten but the challenge is there. what is frustratin: but the challenge is there. what is frustrating for _ but the challenge is there. what is frustrating for a _ but the challenge is there. what is frustrating for a lot _ but the challenge is there. what is frustrating for a lot of _ but the challenge is there. what is frustrating for a lot of business - frustrating for a lot of business owners — frustrating for a lot of business owners is— frustrating for a lot of business owners is a _ frustrating for a lot of business owners is a lot _ frustrating for a lot of business owners is a lot of _ frustrating for a lot of business owners is a lot of money - frustrating for a lot of business i owners is a lot of money available so there _ owners is a lot of money available so there are — owners is a lot of money available so there are grants— owners is a lot of money available so there are grants and _ owners is a lot of money available so there are grants and schemes. so there are grants and schemes available — so there are grants and schemes available that— so there are grants and schemes available that are _ so there are grants and schemes available that are put _ so there are grants and schemes available that are put on -

so there are grants and schemes available that are put on by - so there are grants and schemes available that are put on by the i available that are put on by the welsh — available that are put on by the welsh government— available that are put on by the welsh government or- available that are put on by the welsh government or central l welsh government or central government— welsh government or central government but— welsh government or central government but it _ welsh government or central government but it is - welsh government or centrall government but it is unpicking welsh government or central - government but it is unpicking the criteria _ government but it is unpicking the criteria and — government but it is unpicking the criteria and the _ government but it is unpicking the criteria and the loopholes - government but it is unpicking the criteria and the loopholes and - criteria and the loopholes and trying — criteria and the loopholes and trying to — criteria and the loopholes and trying to actually— criteria and the loopholes and trying to actually get - criteria and the loopholes and trying to actually get your - criteria and the loopholes and . trying to actually get your hands criteria and the loopholes and - trying to actually get your hands on that money— trying to actually get your hands on that money is — trying to actually get your hands on that money is a _ trying to actually get your hands on that money is a step _ trying to actually get your hands on that money is a step too _ trying to actually get your hands on that money is a step too far- trying to actually get your hands on that money is a step too far for- trying to actually get your hands on that money is a step too far for a l that money is a step too far for a lot of— that money is a step too far for a lot of business _ that money is a step too far for a lot of business owners. - that money is a step too far for a lot of business owners. it - that money is a step too far for a lot of business owners. it is - that money is a step too far for a lot of business owners. it is not. lot of business owners. it is not filtering — lot of business owners. it is not filtering down _ lot of business owners. it is not filtering down to _ lot of business owners. it is not filtering down to where - lot of business owners. it is not filtering down to where it - lot of business owners. it is not filtering down to where it is - lot of business owners. it is not . filtering down to where it is really needed _ filtering down to where it is really needed so— filtering down to where it is really needed. , , ,, ., , ., needed. so business owners are sa inc needed. so business owners are sa in: to needed. so business owners are saying to you. — needed. so business owners are saying to you. we _ needed. so business owners are saying to you, we want - needed. so business owners are saying to you, we want to - needed. so business owners are saying to you, we want to make| needed. so business owners are . saying to you, we want to make the regulations easier?— regulations easier? certainly, we have had representatives - regulations easier? certainly, we have had representatives from i regulations easier? certainly, we i have had representatives from local council— have had representatives from local council and — have had representatives from local council and these _ have had representatives from local council and these schemes - have had representatives from local council and these schemes come i have had representatives from local. council and these schemes come into the chamber— council and these schemes come into the chamber meeting _ council and these schemes come into the chamber meeting is _ council and these schemes come into the chamber meeting is to— council and these schemes come into the chamber meeting is to say- council and these schemes come into the chamber meeting is to say the i the chamber meeting is to say the monies— the chamber meeting is to say the monies available _ the chamber meeting is to say the monies available and _ the chamber meeting is to say the monies available and you - the chamber meeting is to say the monies available and you just - the chamber meeting is to say the| monies available and you just need to apply— monies available and you just need to apply for— monies available and you just need to apply for it — monies available and you just need to apply for it but _ monies available and you just need to apply for it but when _ monies available and you just need to apply for it but when you - monies available and you just need to apply for it but when you look i monies available and you just need to apply for it but when you look at the criteria — to apply for it but when you look at the criteria a — to apply for it but when you look at the criteria a lot _ to apply for it but when you look at the criteria a lot of _ to apply for it but when you look at the criteria a lot of businesses - the criteria a lot of businesses don't — the criteria a lot of businesses don't meet _ the criteria a lot of businesses don't meet the _ the criteria a lot of businesses don't meet the criteria - the criteria a lot of businesses don't meet the criteria or- the criteria a lot of businesses don't meet the criteria or theyj don't meet the criteria or they don't — don't meet the criteria or they don't have _ don't meet the criteria or they don't have the _ don't meet the criteria or they don't have the resources- don't meet the criteria or they don't have the resources in. don't meet the criteria or they. don't have the resources in place don't meet the criteria or they- don't have the resources in place to actually _ don't have the resources in place to actually get — don't have the resources in place to actually get over— don't have the resources in place to actually get over the _ don't have the resources in place to actually get over the line. _ don't have the resources in place to actually get over the line. they - actually get over the line. they need _ actually get over the line. they need to— actually get over the line. they need to employ— actually get over the line. they need to employ a _ actually get over the line. they need to employ a consultant i actually get over the line. they need to employ a consultant to actually get over the line. they - need to employ a consultant to find out what _ need to employ a consultant to find out what money _ need to employ a consultant to find out what money is _ need to employ a consultant to find out what money is available. - need to employ a consultant to find out what money is available. they i out what money is available. they don't _ out what money is available. they don't have — out what money is available. they don't have it _ out what money is available. they don't have it. everyone _ out what money is available. they don't have it. everyone is - don't have it. everyone is tightening _ don't have it. everyone is tightening their— don't have it. everyone is tightening their belts, . don't have it. everyone is - tightening their belts, spencer said. _ tightening their belts, spencer said. utility— tightening their belts, spencer said, utility bills, _ tightening their belts, spencer said, utility bills, rights, - tightening their belts, spenceri said, utility bills, rights, people don't— said, utility bills, rights, people don't have— said, utility bills, rights, people don't have the _ said, utility bills, rights, people don't have the spare _ said, utility bills, rights, people don't have the spare income - said, utility bills, rights, people don't have the spare income tol don't have the spare income to invest — don't have the spare income to invest. ., , don't have the spare income to invest. . , ., ,, . ., don't have the spare income to invest. . , . ,, . . invest. really appreciate your time, thank ou invest. really appreciate your time, thank you both _ invest. really appreciate your time, thank you both very _ invest. really appreciate your time, thank you both very much. - invest. really appreciate your time, thank you both very much. view - invest. really appreciate your time, i thank you both very much. view from small business owners. we will get a broader overview of the situation in

wales. thomas morgan are standing by. we heard some of the individual challenges people are facing now, let's zoom out a bit and look at the picture across wales. what is the backdrop to this election? imilieu picture across wales. what is the backdrop to this election? when all the arties backdrop to this election? when all the parties were _ backdrop to this election? when all the parties were launching - backdrop to this election? when all the parties were launching their - the parties were launching their manifestos and all the parties were talking _ manifestos and all the parties were talking in— manifestos and all the parties were talking in wales i think you see from _ talking in wales i think you see from every single party they are mixing — from every single party they are mixing devolved topics with topics that are just relating to those in england _ are just relating to those in england. you have heard all of them talk about— england. you have heard all of them talk about education and the nhs in wales _ talk about education and the nhs in wales. that will only come down to the welsh — wales. that will only come down to the welsh government so it is muddying the waters a little bit and when _ muddying the waters a little bit and when we _ muddying the waters a little bit and when we look at the polling as well it suggests the number one topic for people _ it suggests the number one topic for people voting in wales of the nhs and that— people voting in wales of the nhs and that is devolved. that is interesting here when politicians talk about that. the other key factor, — talk about that. the other key factor, boundary changes we mention so many times, in wales, not always the case _ so many times, in wales, not always the case and — so many times, in wales, not always the case and in scotland, but in wales— the case and in scotland, but in wales it — the case and in scotland, but in wales it seems though that will benefit — wales it seems though that will benefit labour more here than the

other— benefit labour more here than the other parties. also polling is suggesting that this may be an election— suggesting that this may be an election where the tories could possibly— election where the tories could possibly get wiped out in wales and labour— possibly get wiped out in wales and labour might not sweep the board, not all— labour might not sweep the board, not all the — labour might not sweep the board, not all the seats but an overall majority — not all the seats but an overall majority as one might expect in wales— majority as one might expect in wales anyway but it has been quite some _ wales anyway but it has been quite some time — wales anyway but it has been quite some time since we have seen a tory wipe-out _ some time since we have seen a tory wipe—out. those are the key issues and factors— wipe—out. those are the key issues and factors for everyone here but it will certainly be a different election if we see those results plan _ election if we see those results plan out — election if we see those results lan out. . ., ., plan out. the electoral map, briefl , plan out. the electoral map, briefly, labour— plan out. the electoral map, briefly, labour historically i plan out. the electoral map, - briefly, labour historically hugely strong across wales but south wales in particular. that strong across wales but south wales in particular-— in particular. that has always been the case. in particular. that has always been the case- due _ in particular. that has always been the case. due to _ in particular. that has always been the case. due to the _ in particular. that has always been the case. due to the boundary - the case. due to the boundary changes— the case. due to the boundary changes we had 40 seats in 2019, down _ changes we had 40 seats in 2019, down to— changes we had 40 seats in 2019, down to 32— changes we had 40 seats in 2019, down to 32 now, far more key battles taking _ down to 32 now, far more key battles taking place _ down to 32 now, far more key battles taking place and i mentioned about the potential tory wipe—out, you are in a position— the potential tory wipe—out, you are in a position now where the current welsh _ in a position now where the current welsh secretary, his seat is on the line _ welsh secretary, his seat is on the line it _ welsh secretary, his seat is on the line it is _ welsh secretary, his seat is on the line it is a — welsh secretary, his seat is on the line. it is a really important site. all the _ line. it is a really important site. all the former welsh secretaries all have key— all the former welsh secretaries all have key battles, the chief whip

standing — have key battles, the chief whip standing here in carmarthen as well. it will— standing here in carmarthen as well. it will be _ standing here in carmarthen as well. it will be really interesting what happens — it will be really interesting what happens injuly. it will be really interesting what happens in july-— it will be really interesting what hauensinjul. ., ~ ., ., happens in july. thank you for that. fascinating — happens in july. thank you for that. fascinating days _ happens in july. thank you for that. fascinating days ahead _ happens in july. thank you for that. fascinating days ahead in _ happens in july. thank you for that. fascinating days ahead in the - fascinating days ahead in the campaign. as for us, we will leave the headquarters of s4c where we have been coming into the centre of carmarthen. i will speak to you later on. details of the candidate standing here on the website. let’s standing here on the website. let's show ou standing here on the website. let's show you the _ standing here on the website. let's show you the candidates right now. these are all candidates you can expect on that list in carmarthen. as always and as lewis mentioned, the full list is on the bbc website. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. this week's looking a little bit drier and also a little bit warmer than it was last week. also worth mentioning today's pollen levels. they're very high across southern england, but generally moderate or high for much of the uk. and we're talking especially grass pollen. low pressure is still driving our weather. it has been all weekend. this weather front continuing to sink slowly southwards and weaken. but we're keeping an eye on the weather front on the near continent.

it could affect us in the next couple of days. so for the northern half of the country as we go into the afternoon, it's a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers. a bit more cloud with some drizzle in western scotland and northern ireland. we could see some showers develop in wales, in the south—west and the midlands as we go through the afternoon. but generally the far south—east staying drier and here we'll have highs up to 22 celsius. even into this evening and overnight we'll hang onto some showers in the northern half of the country. some clear skies, a little bit of mistiness forming. and our weather front in the near continent looks like it's going to bring some rain into the channel islands. now, temperatures tonight falling away between nine and about 12 degrees. so not a particularly cold start to the day tomorrow. but this is the weather front that could well take a swipe at the far south—east of england. we also have a ridge of high pressure building in from the west, which will help settle things down. but we could well see some rain for a time in the far south—east as well as the channel islands. elsewhere variable amounts of cloud, but some showers and some sunshine

and some of the showers could well be heavy and thundery. temperatures 11 to about 21 degrees. cooler with the wind coming in from the north or north—west along the north sea coastline. then as we head on into wednesday, we've got high pressure overhead. so that means we're going to see more settled conditions. but there will be quite a bit of cloud around at times. and then a new weather front comes in across the north—west. that is going to introduce some rain. temperatures 12 in the north to about 21 in the south. as we move towards the end of the week, well, it's still a bit unsettled. this weather front could take a swipe at southern areas, but it may pull away altogether. still a little bit of uncertainty about that. so, first of all, on thursday, we've got a front in the north bringing some rain. that front in the south could do the same. and then we'll have sunshine and showers for the rest of the week.

this is bbc news, the headlines... commentator: saka does get it across and it's - headed in by bellingham. england make a winning start to the euros with a 1—0 victory over serbia. labour's green investment pledge, promising hundreds of thousands of newjobs. but the conservatives say labour's energy plan will cost billions in lost tax. the reform party unveils what it's calling a "contract with the people", as one of their candidates resigns over blog posts described as "unacceptable". the greek coastguard is accused of causing the deaths of migrants. witnesses tell the bbc they saw nine people deliberately thrown into the water. the greek coastguard has

allegedly caused the death of dozens of migrants in the mediterranean over a three—year period, witnesses say, including nine people who were deliberately thrown into the water. more than 40 people are alleged to have died as a result of being forced out of greek territorial waters, or taken back out to sea after reaching greek islands bbc analysis has found. the bbc�*s population correspondent stephanie hegarty has more. the greek coastguard told the bbc it strongly rejects all allegations of illegal activity. gunshot. these are audio recordings of the moment ibrahim's boat reached the greek island of samos after crossing from turkey. he is now a refugee. ibrahim says he was beaten and strip—searched and that the greek

coastguard took him and two other men out to sea. he swam to safety, but the other two men died. we've heard allegations of a total of five separate incidents in which people were thrown into the sea by the greek coastguard. in all, nine of them died. in a statement, the greek coastguard strongly rejected all allegations of illegal activities and questioned the veracity of the testimonies we've gathered. but last year another incident was caught on camera by this activist. it could appear any

second, any minute. it showed men in masks forcing 12 people, including women and young children onto a greek coastguard vessel. they're then set adrift in a motorless raft, abandoned just outside greek waters. they were found later by a turkish patrol boat and an official investigation by greece is ongoing. the greek authorities didn't agree to be interviewed for this report but we showed this video to a former head of special operations at the greek coastguard. i can see people getting on board the vessel. doesn't seem like it's forceful. can you see any small children? hmm...yes, now i can. that's something that happens, migrants travelling the aegean sea, very often they abandon the children. they don't seem to have

the same, um, affection that we have for children. do you have any questions about that video? i don't. a few moments later he spoke to someone who was off—camera in greek. his mic was still recording. in a statement the greek coastguard said they worked tirelessly with the utmost professionalism, a strong sense of responsibility and respect for human life and fundamental rights. stephanie hegarty, bbc news.

and if you'd like more on that story you can watch the full bbc documentary called dead calm: killing in the med? it's now on bbc iplayer. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said he is dissolving the country's war cabinet and it is thought he will now make decisions about the war in small ad hoc meetings. benjamin netanyahu has criticised plans for "tactical pauses" in military activity in parts of southern gaza. the daily pauses were announced by the israeli army to allow more aid to reach the strip, but military leaders are said to have reassured mr netanyahu that fighting will continue in the city of rafah. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. although there has been a political storm with the israeli military announcing this new arrangement, what they are calling a tactical pause to allow more aid

deliveries into gaza, that arrangement is still in place. we believe it is in effect right now. we have had far right israeli ministers describing this decision, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu criticising military, saying, we have a country with an army, not an army with a country, but there are israeli commentators who say this step would have had political approval. what it's designed to do is to allow lorries to reach the kerem shalom crossing from the gaza side, pick up aid, and take it as least as far as the main north to south road so it can be distributed inside gaza with more safety. really that is necessary. since the israeli incursion of rafah in the south of the gaza strip last month a lot of aid has got stuck at this main entry point. now with a full ceasefire in gaza still looking a long way off, the israeli military is now warning about a wider war being possible with the lebanese

armed group hezbollah. that follows recent intensification in violence across the border. we are expecting a key us diplomat, amos hoxstein, to come here today to try to reduce tensions along the israel—lebanon border. the state and future of the nhs is consistently a key issue among voters. with the election manifestos from the three largest parties in england now published, you might want to know how the parties compare on funding the nhs. each of the largest parties have published costings documents alongside their manifestos, which they say set out planned extra funding for health and social care by 2028/29. butjust how do these commitments stack up and what would they mean in practice for the nhs budget in the comings years, if they were to happen? let's speak to sally gainsbury, senior policy analyst at the nuffield trust. she has published an article that looks into how much spending

on the nhs major parties have committed to in their election manifestos. can you talk us through what the three major parties have committed to in terms of nhs spending. just to be clear, to in terms of nhs spending. just to be clear. we — to in terms of nhs spending. just to be clear, we are _ to in terms of nhs spending. just to be clear, we are talking _ to in terms of nhs spending. just to be clear, we are talking about - to in terms of nhs spending. just to be clear, we are talking about the l be clear, we are talking about the commitments they appear to have made with regard to the nhs in england. health care in scotland is a devolved matter. although they have put some large figures and supposed it spending increase figures in their costed manifesto is, all three main parties have been very unclear about what the baseline for the extra is. they are putting extra in but we don't know extra on top of what. in our analysis we have made assumptions about what they mean by the baseline and generously, possibly, we assume they mean the obr assumption that over the next parliament they were more or less increase departmental spending by around 0.8% in real terms. we looked at the pledges they made and we assessed what that would mean on top of the obr assumption. just to be clear, there is not a lot of clarity

from the parties, so that's what we have had to work on. what this translates as, for all three of the main parties, the liberal democrats, conservatives and labour party, the spending would be substantially less than what analysts have assessed would be needed in the nhs and we are actually looking at a tighter funding period than under the austerity period from 2014 until the end of the tax year of 2016. this is an incredibly unrealistic set of spending plans and what we look to for the parties is more clarity about what they plan to do in terms of the nhs's resourcing. they all have some very ambitious and startling amounts of consensus around what they think needs to happen in the nhs, the prevention is better than cure, but what we don't have at the moment is the money to pay for that. have at the moment is the money to pay for that-— pay for that. looking at what you have said. _ pay for that. looking at what you have said, after _ pay for that. looking at what you

have said, after considering - have said, after considering additional commitments we have seen that the manifestos apply increases of 1.5% each year for the that the manifestos apply increases of 1.5% each yearfor the lib dems, 0.9% for the conservatives and 1.1% from labour will stop not a big difference between the three of them. and as you mention, it would be an unprecedented slowdown for the nhs. in practical measures what would it mean? just nhs. in practical measures what would it mean?— would it mean? just to put it in context, would it mean? just to put it in context. it _ would it mean? just to put it in context, it also _ would it mean? just to put it in context, it also follows - would it mean? just to put it in context, it also follows three i would it mean? just to put it in - context, it also follows three years in which the nhs has had next to flat increases in its funding. so looking over a six—year period from 22-23, all looking over a six—year period from 22—23, all of these spending proposals look like they would be tighter budgets for the nhs than under the period under margaret thatcher. so these are extremely tight spending plans. what it would mean for the nhs they are unrealistic, the nhs would not be able to pay its existing workforce, let alone recruit and retain new

staff members. it means the nhs will be stuck in this loop that it has beenin be stuck in this loop that it has been in for the last few years of constantly having to go back to the government in the middle of the year asking for more money. that's a recipe for the nhs not being able to plan to do the good thing is that the party is kind of agree the nhs needs to do, which is to invest more in prevention, invest more in helping people stay out of hospital and helping people with long—term conditions such as diabetes and asthma access care in their gp or community clinics to stop them getting to a situation where they need emergency admission to hospital, which is terrible for everybody which then clogs up hospitals and means people can't get their waiting list procedures done. the good news is the parties kind of agree on what needs to happen. but at the moment they are certainly not committing the funding, or do not appear to be committing the funds to actually pay for the vision that they kind of allshare.-

actually pay for the vision that they kind of allshare. good to to ou. the battle between labour and the snp for votes in scotland is at its fiercest in glasgow. for half a century, labour routinely won dozens of scottish seats in the mainly working—class, industrial central belt. but that all changed a decade ago with a surge in support for the snp. now though, polls suggest a labour revival may be on the cards. in the first of several reports across the country during this campaign, our scotland editorjames cook has been speaking to voters in glasgow. come with me on a journey through a changing city. glasgow was a labour stronghold for more than half a century but a decade ago there was a dramatic shift. the scottish national party surged and so did support for independence. this was a labour city for years, glasgow. 0h, staunch. and you would have been a labour man? obviously.

my dad was a labour man and his dad was a labour man but what they've done is, they've changed their values. and just now, if you're voting for labour, or you're voting for tory, there no difference. as far as i'm concerned. so you're going to vote snp? without a doubt because i'm scottish and i think it's the only way forward. and i want the best future for my kids. but are those views typical at this election? labour hopes not as it tries to win back all six seats in the city. i've had to pick who i think is the most honest one out of the lot. but i get the impression keir starmer is more genuine. but i would vote labour anyway. but again, they're saying they might put taxes up and all that but i think the country's got the problems regardless of who's in government. it's always been bad. i there's still a lot of things that i are expensive but now it's got ten times worse and you look i on the shelves and you see. these food banks, i never been. to so many food banks in my life. what are you thinking about this election? it's a bit of a riot, so it is.

i think the conservatives don't really care much about scotland. neither does labour. don't think the snp has scotland's best interests at heart but it's the best out of a bad bunch, right now. so you're going to stick with the snp? yeah, unfortunately. but i'd better go. is this your stop? yeah. thank you so much. have a nice day. i've been on the number 61 for a good couple of hours, now, and all along the route, the same concerns are coming up, about the cost of living, about the health service, about immigration and also about the state of the city. if i had to sum up the mood, i'd say that people are pretty frustrated and unhappy about the way things are going locally and nationally. you can sense that frustration all over glasgow, including here in the cosmopolitan cafes of the south side. what are you thinking? are you excited about this general election? i'm definitely excited to see the back of the tories. still debate on who to vote for but yeah, excited that hopefully

it goes the right way. i decided to change my allegiance to snp for a short time. i really like nicola sturgeon, a very good leader. but with all that's gone on recently, i'm not very happy with the snp so i'm now reverting to labour. i think the snp are a wee bit. of a disaster, just now, sadly. i don't think it's time - for independence just yet. we've got so much, too many other things to solve. - but do you think scotland should be independent eventually? yes, i do. i i'd like that. polls suggest plenty of scots share that view. whether or not labour wins this city, the debate back about independence isn't over. james cook, bbc news, glasgow. and you can see a full list of candidates for all the glasgow constituencies on the bbc news website. the liberal democrats are talking about energy today but on a more personal level than labour. thea;r

about energy today but on a more personal level than labour. they are callin: for personal level than labour. they are calling for an — personal level than labour. they are calling for an expansion _ personal level than labour. they are calling for an expansion of— personal level than labour. they are calling for an expansion of fuel - calling for an expansion of fuel duty relief for rural motorists. leader sir ed davey said it would help rescue communities struggling with prices at the pumps. we can cross live to speak to correspond a jessica parker who is on a beach in south devon. and behind you, if i'm not wrong, ed davies building sand castles. talk me through why we are building sand castles today.— building sand castles today. you're not building sand castles today. you're rrot wrong. — building sand castles today. you're rrot wrong. well — building sand castles today. you're not wrong, well spotted. _ building sand castles today. you're not wrong, well spotted. -- - building sand castles today. you're not wrong, well spotted. -- ed - building sand castles today. you're i not wrong, well spotted. -- ed davey is buildin: not wrong, well spotted. -- ed davey is building sand _ not wrong, well spotted. -- ed davey is building sand castles. _ not wrong, well spotted. -- ed davey is building sand castles. to _ not wrong, well spotted. -- ed davey is building sand castles. to show- is building sand castles. to show ou what is building sand castles. to show you what the _ is building sand castles. to show you what the liberal— is building sand castles. to show you what the liberal democrat i is building sand castles. to show- you what the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey is up to today. the liberal democrats have been trying to champion creative photo opportunities during this campaign. as you can see, ed davey, the liberal democrat leader, is building a sand castle. he has had a few goes already with mixed success. they have been constructing a variety. i think he needs a bit more water to

make it more solid.— make it more solid. let's see. i think he is _ make it more solid. let's see. i think he is going _ make it more solid. let's see. i think he is going to _ make it more solid. let's see. i think he is going to perhaps - make it more solid. let's see. i think he is going to perhaps try| make it more solid. let's see. i - think he is going to perhaps try and show us the final product in a second. but the liberal democrats today are saying they want to expand rural fuel duty relief to new areas. i asked how that policy would be paid for and there isn't a specific costing at the moment but they insist their manifesto is fully costed. it seems may be slightly incongruous to talk about that as we watch sir ed davey build a sand castle live. here he goes, pops it out, going to give it a little tap. all talk at once amazing.- all talk at once amazing. all talk at once amazinu. , ., , ., all talk at once amazinu. , . , ., ., all talk at once amazinu. , ., , ., ., ., amazing. there is a small round of a- lause. amazing. there is a small round of applause- l — amazing. there is a small round of applause. i would _ amazing. there is a small round of applause. i would say _ amazing. there is a small round of applause. i would say the - amazing. there is a small round of applause. i would say the turrets i applause. i would say the turrets are not that pronounced. but a for

effort. there is a bit of a media circus around here but looking at the rest of the beach, not many other people building sand castles at the moment apart from the crowd around ed davey. across the other side, they have a windbreaker, although it is not very windy. the liberal democrats have been trying to use lots of ways to try and grab your attention, the attention of voters in this election as they fear being squeezed out by the big narratives of the labour party and conservatives. sir ed davey has been challenged on a number of occasions on whether doing photo opportunities like this, orfalling in on whether doing photo opportunities like this, or falling in the water in lake windermere, or whizzing down a water slide, whether he is taking this election seriously and whether voters will take him seriously. he has hit back by saying they are trying to link photo opportunities to particular policies they are highlighting and he doesn't necessarily take himself too seriously but certainly takes this election seriously. this is the

latest offering from the lib dems in terms of their photo opportunities. we'll see what the rest of the day brings. i we'll see what the rest of the day brin . s. ~' ., ., we'll see what the rest of the day brinus. ~' ., ., ' ' brings. i feel like we have a 99 flake and _ brings. i feel like we have a 99 flake and fish _ brings. i feel like we have a 99 flake and fish and _ brings. i feel like we have a 99 flake and fish and chips - brings. i feel like we have a 99 | flake and fish and chips missing from this scenario. what do you reckon? ~ . ., from this scenario. what do you reckon? ~ .., , from this scenario. what do you reckon? ~ , ., .y ., from this scenario. what do you reckon? , ., .y ., , ., reckon? we can try, i fancy a bit of fish and chips _ reckon? we can try, i fancy a bit of fish and chips so _ reckon? we can try, i fancy a bit of fish and chips so i _ reckon? we can try, i fancy a bit of fish and chips so i will _ reckon? we can try, i fancy a bit of fish and chips so i will certainly - fish and chips so i will certainly go for that later. i'm sure there will be plenty of opportunity around here. a full list of candidates for the south devon constituency are available on the bbc website. jess parker, available on the bbc website. jess parker. enjoying — available on the bbc website. jess parker, enjoying a day at the beach, thank you for speaking to us. we can take you back to a health story making headlines today. health experts are warning that more people could become infected with e—coli after a possible contamination of supermarket sandwiches and salads. it comes after a third manufacturer recalled a product over the weekend. 0ur correspondent vincent mcaviney has the latest. wh smith has become the latest retailer to be caught up in this e.coli outbreak, with the food standards agency

announcing on sunday the recall of one of its wraps. manufactured by a company called this, the contaminated wraps are their chicken and bacon vegan meat substitute range. it follows the announcement over the weekend that almost all the major supermarket chains are recalling and removing dozens of products from their shelves, as the hunt for the source of this outbreak continues. e.coli is a bacterial infection which can cause stomach cramps, sickness and fever. genetic tests show that more than 200 confirmed cases across the uk are all linked in some way. at least 67 people have needed hospital treatment. you know, if you have really painful stomach ache, or bloody diarrhoea, those are the things that really should ring the alarm bells, seek medical advice. the food standards agency says it's a complex investigation. but they have narrowed down the cause of the infection to a type of lettuce leaf, and are now working to identify the supplier or farm involved.

two food manufacturers have already withdrawn products which may contain the same leaf. products named so far include 60 different types of premade sandwiches, wraps and salads. most are own label products, sold by chains such as tesco, sainsbury�*s, asda and morrisons, as well as boots and aldi. a full list is available on the bbc website. a product recall of this scale is rare. stores are asking shoppers who have bought any of the infected products not to eat them, but to return them for a full refund. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. coinciding with the euro is beginning in germany 12 euros have been unveiled across the uk to remember young football fans who have died suddenly from cardiac problems. it is all part of a british heart foundation campaign to highlight the issue in younger

people. jayne mccubbin met some of theirfamilies and the people. jayne mccubbin met some of their families and the scientist giving hope for the future. so this is myjoshie. he was fourth in line of my five little downies. and now he's grown his angel wings. josh was brother to olympic gymnasts ellie and becky downie, and in his home town of nottingham he has been immortalised, part of a british heart foundation campaign which features young football fans lost to sudden cardiac death. he wanted to be a footballer, obviously, like all little boys. yeah, every body wants to be a footballer! he was a dead happy, bubbly person. always wanted to crackjokes - in the room and make people laugh. that's his girlfriend, emily. that's such a cute pic. that's his cricket team. on may 9th, 2021, the girls had been at olympic trials in cardiff. their brother had been playing cricket at home in birkenhead when he suddenly collapsed and died. when i went see him he just looked asleep.

police in the room because it had been sudden. sat with him for a few hours. it sounds silly, i didn't want to leave him on his own. but the actual worst thing was telling your family. it's changed the dynamic so much, it's still quite hard to believe at times that it's actually happened and it was real. he was how old? 24. it's thought that here in the uk, 12 young lives are lost in this way every single week. with the euros coming up, she would be fully in flight, really getting into that. that'sjen in all her glory. you know, you're the spitting image of her, don't you? i know. i know! she loved jack grealish. he was her favourite player. she'd watch every single game as well. even if it's not england. just lived for his football. he was a great lad.

so this was taken the saturday before he passed away. we should have been here collectively. we're going to hold a euro party at home with the family, because it's what miles would have wanted. all of these families hope that science can provide them with answers. miles was fit, he was healthy, he ate well. why would a 21—year—old woman who's completely fit and healthy, who plays football every week, why would she collapse? it was nonsensical. we couldn't get our heads around it. it was horrendous. devastating. yeah. because, you know, there was no inkling that tom was in any way unwell. but these families also hope that science is close to finding a cure. they believe it's come down through my paternal bloodline. so to pass that onto your children is just overwhelming. but, when we said our final goodbye to claire,

i promised her that she would not die in vain. and there is hope, right here in this lab in oxford. so when you hear about a young person, fit and well, collapsing and dying suddenly, and we often hear about it in the context of an athlete who collapses in front of a crowd or a television, most of the time that's a genetic disorder. usuallyjust one single spelling mistake affecting the heart muscle, or maybe the wiring of the heart. this team are working on pioneering gene therapy to find a way to stop the deaths, a jab in the arm which could either silence, or completely rewrite, faulty genes. it is within reach in our lifetime? we think it's a really — it's ambitious, but a realistic goal to get to the point that you might be enrolling the first patients in trials in a minimum of five years,

we would think, possibly more, to show that that's effective and safe. but if you could get to that point, that's a cure. and that cure would be a world first. danny died after playing football. he was 27. chris collapsed and died at work. he was 22. taylor was 14. jamie died when he was just 13. 12 young people a week. yeah. it's a big number. it's a lot. yeah, it is a lot. but you do feel hope that, yes, there will be good news around the corner for otherfamilies? yeah, definitely. and the funding is needed to look into that, isn't it? so, yeah. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. this week's looking a little bit drier and also a little bit warmer than it was last week. also worth mentioning today's pollen levels. they're very high across southern england, but generally moderate

or high for much of the uk. and we're talking especially grass pollen. low pressure is still driving our weather. it has been all weekend. this weather front continuing to sink slowly southwards and weaken. but we're keeping an eye on the weather front on the near continent. it could affect us in the next couple of days. so for the northern half of the country as we go into the afternoon, it's a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers. a bit more cloud with some drizzle in western scotland and northern ireland. we could see some showers develop in wales, in the south—west and the midlands as we go through the afternoon. but generally the far south—east staying drier and here we'll have highs up to 22 celsius. even into this evening and overnight we'll hang onto some showers in the northern half of the country. some clear skies, a little bit of mistiness forming. and our weather front in the near continent looks like it's going to bring some rain into the channel islands. now, temperatures tonight falling away between nine and about 12 degrees. so not a particularly cold start to the day tomorrow. but this is the weather front that could well take a swipe at the far south—east of england. we also have a ridge of high pressure building in from the west,

which will help settle things down. but we could well see some rain for a time in the far south—east as well as the channel islands. elsewhere variable amounts of cloud, but some showers and some sunshine and some of the showers could well be heavy and thundery. temperatures 11 to about 21 degrees. cooler with the wind coming in from the north or north—west along the north sea coastline. then as we head on into wednesday, we've got high pressure overhead. so that means we're going to see more settled conditions. but there will be quite a bit of cloud around at times. and then a new weather front comes in across the north—west. that is going to introduce some rain. temperatures 12 in the north to about 21 in the south. as we move towards the end of the week, well, it's still a bit unsettled. this weather front could take a swipe at southern areas, but it may pull away altogether. still a little bit of uncertainty about that. so, first of all, on thursday, we've got a front in the north bringing some rain. that front in the south could do the same. and then we'll have sunshine and showers

for the rest of the week. live from london, this is bbc news.

labour green energy pledge, consensus it will cost billions and was tax was live and red caramel discussing that and the various particle promises being made. in other news the click course card is accused of causing the deaths of migrants, witnesses say they saw name people thrown into the water. anger make a winning start in the euros with a 1—0 when over serbia.

let's start with the election campaign and the labour theme as jobs, promised to clean 650,000 new jobs, promised to clean 650,000 new jobs overfive years jobs, promised to clean 650,000 new jobs over five years through a new national wealth fund. the shadow chancellor will also pledge to invest more than £7 billion to unlock more money from the private sector. the conservatives say they illiberal energy policy and its proposed ban on new licences on oil and gas in the north sea will cost billions and was tax. labour says it plans to close loopholes which would raise billions more. reformed uk releases at selection manifesto which the party calling a contract with voters. more on that any the lib dems and talking energy as it did rebuild sand castles the lib dems call for an expansion of feel duty relief for rural motorists. you

said it would help risk you communities struggling with pump prices. he has been on a beach in south devon. the reform party candid has quit after it has an entity urged people to vote for the bnp. grant armstrong reportedly showed support for the bnp on the blog post in 2010, he has since walked back on the comments, labelling the party disgusting. he will still appear on the ballot for north west essex but will stand as an independent elected. if the list of candidates is on the bbc website. reform is promising a freeze on nonessential emigration and catch to income tax. daniel sanford to be more about the pledges to reduce my

condition. they have two essential main plans, one to reduce net migration to zero, and the others to have a more radical proposal than the conceptus to stop the boats. no one will be able to claim asylum who has come over and a nonofficial way and there will be protests offshore and perhaps the most difficult proposal when the pick—up migrants out of the channel they would take on straight back to france. very strong assertive policies, the question as to what extent they are practical, it is easy to say pick—up migrants out of the channel are taken back to france produce an agreement with france produce an agreement with france to do that. it will be about

the practicalities of whether you can actually achieve zero migration and keep the british economy running and keep the british economy running and was not as possible to have the super hard—line policies stopping the boats they are proposing. the pharmacy migration has increased, they blame the conceptus, is that fair? the conservatives have promised the route they are 14 years they have been in power to reduce net migration, initially to tens of thousands and through brexit promised it migration would come down and the truth as it has not come down and the last two years some of the highest debt migration figures have ever been, nigel farage uses the migrants arriving every minute phrase wench you fact check as public the leg broadly correct, there is more than a migrant arriving in the uk every minute so you could argue it is more to do

with global trends and the fact that as global mobility and migration towards western countries but the consent of them seem to have been able to buck that trend. whatever labour said about what they would do on emigration? they have focused more on trying to reduce the need for the health sector to use migrants and focus on trying to increase the amount of people having the right skills here, they say they do not want people to languish endlessly on the list ofjob professions where they need to bring migrants in, they agreed to reform that and make it so essentially any sectors that fully long—time it is a circa different approach of trying to reduce net migration. the

constituency of redcar is let's take you to the country's north east now and the constituency of redcar. its voting history makes it a particularly interesting seat. our correspondent anna foster is there for us. anna tell us about that history. they voted labour at the election before and led them before that, unusual to see the three main parties all hold a seat, one of theseis parties all hold a seat, one of these is the industrial has to be because redcar and the huge swathes of the area was built on steel and when you see the parties change the tally with the end of the steel industry was always a safe labour seat, advise mobile 's seats, she was the northern ireland secretary and as a solidly labour seat and said tell the steelworks went and things that are to change, it went conservatives in 2019, it will be

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since then, what impact did it have. it didn't have a massive impact as an organisation, but i think as a tone used to be able to get a job for life and that doesn't happen any more, that has an impact on the n security and people getting 00 over contract on one—year so it has been quite hard. contract on one-year so it has been quite hard-— quite hard. thank you. you can see on the screen _ quite hard. thank you. you can see on the screen a _ quite hard. thank you. you can see on the screen a list _ quite hard. thank you. you can see on the screen a list of _ quite hard. thank you. you can see on the screen a list of all _ quite hard. thank you. you can see on the screen a list of all the - on the screen a list of all the candidates standing in this constituency in redcar, if you look at the bbc news website you can pull up at the bbc news website you can pull up a similar list which shows you the candidates you can vote for and your area. we are spending the day moving arrow and the area, we will go to hartlepool later that brexit

has been a big issue, will talk about health care and go to just outside the hospital i had my children which should have been demolished years ago but still standing and health care as a huge issue, the cost of living so we will dig into some of that in this part of the country through the day. let's focus now on a seat that is facing a three—way fight. the battle between labour and the snp for votes in scotland is at its fiercest in glasgow. for half a century labour routinely won dozens of scottish seats in the mainly working—class, industrial central belt,

but that all changed a decade ago with a surge in support for the snp. now though, polls suggest a labour revival may be on the cards. in the first of several reports across the country during this campaign, our scotland editor, james cook, has been speaking to voters in glasgow. come with me on a journey through a changing city. glasgow was a labour stronghold for more than half a century but a decade ago there was a dramatic shift. the scottish national party surged and so did support for independence. this was a labour city for years, glasgow. oh, staunch. and you would have been a labour man? obviously. my dad was a labour man and his dad was a labour man but what they've done is, they've changed their values. and just now, if you're voting for labour, or you're voting for tory, there no difference. as far as i'm concerned. so you're going to vote snp? without a doubt because i'm scottish and i think it's the only way forward. and i want the best future for my kids. but are those views typical at this election? labour hopes not as it tries to win back all six seats in the city. i've had to pick who i think is the most honest one out of the lot. but i get the impression keir starmer is more genuine. but i would vote labour anyway. but again, they're saying they might

put taxes up and all that but i think the country's got the problems regardless of who's in government. it's always been bad. i there's still a lot of things that i are expensive but now it's got ten times worse and you look i on the shelves and you see. these food banks, i never been. to so many food banks in my life. what are you thinking about this election? it's a bit of a riot, so it is. i think the conservatives don't really care much about scotland. neither does labour. snp best interests at heart but it's the best out of a bad bunch, right now. so you're going to stick with the snp? yeah, unfortunately. but i'd better go. is this your stop? yeah. thank you so much. have a nice day. i've been on the number 61 for a good couple of hours, now, and all along the route, the same concerns are coming up, about the cost of living, about the health service, about immigration and also about the state of the city. if i had to sum up the mood, i'd say that people are pretty frustrated and unhappy about the way

things are going locally and nationally. you can sense that frustration all over glasgow, including here in the cosmopolitan cafe is of the south side. what are you thinking? are you excited about this general election? i'm definitely excited to see the back of the tories. still debate on who to vote for but yeah, excited that hopefully it goes the right way. i decided to change my allegiance to snp for a short time. i really like nicola sturgeon, a very good leader. but with all that's gone on recently, i'm not very happy with the snp so i'm now reverting to labour. i think the snp are a wee bit. of a disaster, just now, sadly. i don't think it's time - for independence just yet. we've got so much, too many other things to solve. - but do you think scotland should be independent eventually? yes, i do. i'd like that. polls suggest plenty of scots share that view. whether or not labour wins this city, the debate about independence isn't over.

james cook, bbc news, glasgow. you can see a full list of candidates for all the glasgow constituencies on the bbc news website. let's focus now on a seat that is facing a three—way fight. labour, the conservatives and plaid cymru are all hoping to gain the constituency of carmarthen in wales.here's tomos morgan. the iconic menai strait is all that separates wales' mainland on the island above ynys mon. but these days, the isle of anglesey seems increasingly split itself. along the streets is the town of beaumaris, where the morning pickleball session is in full swing. i'll give you two to try. this is based on the actual grip size, and see which is your most comfortable with. this one, i think. now retired, jan moved here with her husband three years ago. for us now at this stage in life, we've made it ourforever home.

what's important to me is that, it's choosing the right party with their policies that will impact on myself and my wider family. that's what's important to me. unlike many of the others serving up winners in this session, this man was born and bred in this town. job prospects have changed dramatically from when i started work many years ago. there was a lot more industry and work on the island for local people and for young people coming through. well, the nuclear power plant, l along with anglesea aluminium as well and other traditional industries on the island, - they employed a lot of people, but they also paid very well, i and so there's a huge gap afterthem. i unfortunately, given the economic i situation we're in now, and this i i global picture, we're not likely. to see those traditional industries coming back to anglesey.

areas like beaumaris on the islands have become a magnet for retirees, most having come from outside the local area, and many from outside wales. that's meant that the average age on anglesey is increasing. however, the population on the whole is in decline. and more specifically, it's the working age population which has become more of a concern in certain other parts of the island. the north east, not far from the now defunct nuclear power station wylfa, which ceased operating almost a decade ago, is the town of amlwch. its high street seems a shadow of its former self, in stark contrast to that of beaumaris'. despite its envious location, looking out on the irish sea, the town's sports days are no smaller than they once were. over the past 20 years, the local primary has seen pupil numbers drop

from around 400 to 260. you've obviously lived in the area all your life. talk to me about how amlwch has changed over the years and the area has changed over the years? yeah, it's just a shame that the town is maybe dying. businesses are closing and it's just a shame to see it happen, really. there's nothing actually open for the youngsters — obviously you're here at the primary school - _ i don't know what the future holds for these kids. for some living on anglesey, the horizon may not be as clear as they may like. but they'll be hoping for brighter times ahead following next month's vote. over the past three and a half decades, this area has been held by mps from three different parties. and the poll suggests that a changing political tide could be on the way once more this year. but no doubt that three way battle between plaid cymru, labour and the tories will continue on this sparsely populated but beautiful island. tomos morgan, bbc news, ynys mon.

let's go live to carmarthen. lewis vaughanjones is there for us. talk is the people have been telling you. we have come to another three—way fight, i'd come the, labour and conservative looking to take the seat. just like in anglesey. thomas was up there and he is over here so we will get a few more details about what this constituency is about. what the political fight is about. sorry to interrupt, you talk about the three—way split in anglesey, it is similar here. three-way split in anglesey, it is similar here-— three-way split in anglesey, it is similar here. one of the reasons is because of— similar here. one of the reasons is because of the _ similar here. one of the reasons is because of the boundary _ similar here. one of the reasons is because of the boundary changes, | because of the boundary changes, there are more boundary changes in

anglesey and it has always historically been a three—way battle but because of changes she that has become that, what you have is half, the majority of the carmarthen east seat one by plaid cymru, the carmarthen west one by tories have come together but historically labour have had a presence so that this fight as combined to be a three—way battle. we are in the centre of carmarthen which is a lovely market town doing better than some of the other towns across wales although small business closures is still a big issue but another key thing in carmarthen and other parts of wales as agricultural issues, a big part of how people are voting. talk us through the expectation for the different parties coming into the different parties coming into the selection.—

the selection. looking at played comed , the selection. looking at played comedy. they — the selection. looking at played comedy, they won _ the selection. looking at played comedy, they won four - the selection. looking at played comedy, they won four seats i the selection. looking at played comedy, they won four seats in | the selection. looking at played i comedy, they won four seats in 2019 but there were 46 so they are looking to get between two and four seats, it sends small to get to but because of the changes that is about equal. labourthe because of the changes that is about equal. labour the polls are showing they will do very well, the boundary changes what can their favour so they will potentially do well, polling well even though the welsh labour party and the cardiff and having difficult times, the public can see the difference between a uk labour party and welsh labour party and when it comes to the tories, recent polls are showing they could get wiped out potentially so that is one to watch over you can never tell and when it comes to the smaller parties lib dems and green, it could be quite difficult for them. fin parties lib dems and green, it could be quite difficult for them.— be quite difficult for them. on the se aration be quite difficult for them. on the separation iust — be quite difficult for them. on the separation just because _ be quite difficult for them. on the separation just because we're i separation just because we're talking about a uk election it is always important the main people the

separation of powers. how doesn't what? how does it work?- separation of powers. how doesn't what? how does it work? keeping it simle, what? how does it work? keeping it simple. the — what? how does it work? keeping it simple, the main _ what? how does it work? keeping it simple, the main areas _ what? how does it work? keeping it simple, the main areas like - what? how does it work? keeping it| simple, the main areas like scotland and northern ireland, when it comes to the nhs and education they are devolved so when it comes to policy decisions regarding those things they are made in cardiff but everything else in terms of benefits and emigration and bigger taxes all come from the uk treasury so when you look at the polls the number one thing people are voting on as the nhs although that is devolved but the money does still come from the uk government and at that as an increase in westminster that the filter to the budgets here so the art into plain but also not at the same time. art into plain but also not at the same time-— art into plain but also not at the same time. . . , ., ~ , ., same time. clear as ever. thank you. that is a flavour—

same time. clear as ever. thank you. that is a flavour of _ same time. clear as ever. thank you. that is a flavour of the _ same time. clear as ever. thank you. that is a flavour of the picture i same time. clear as ever. thank you. that is a flavour of the picture of i that is a flavour of the picture of wales and the issues in this constituency and the list of candidates on the bbc website. here are the candidates that will be running in the constitency of carmarthen. there is also a full list available on the bbc news website. england fans are celebrating a successful start to their team's euro 2024 campaign — a 1—0 win over serbia. tens of thousands of supporters descended on the german city of gelsenkirchen to watch the three lions�* opening match. it wasn't an entirely convincing performance, but one england player was particularly impressive. dan roan reports. commentator: england's golden boy! he'd been billed as england's main man, and jude bellingham duly delivered, his goal proving the difference as his side managed a nervy opening win against serbia in gelsenkirchen.

i think a win in the first game is massive. that's all that matters. exactly. we've got the three points, no injuries, nothing. - jude's got his goal. it doesn't matter about how you play so long as you win, get out the group and then see what happens from there. among england's stars, none shines brighter than bellingham. and after a dream season with real madrid, he carried on where he'd left off, timing his run to perfection to give his team a flying start, the manager unable to contain his excitement. england seemed in control, but serbia have threats of their own. aleksandar mitrovic proved a handful during his time in the premier league, and the striker almost got the better of the english defence. the favourites were struggling for momentum. the manager turned to jarrod bowen, who quickly made an impression, crossing perfectly for harry kane. commentator: and it's off the bar. but the captain, who'd had a subdued performance, was denied brilliantly by predrag rajkovic. serbia may be ranked 33rd in the world, but here

they were matching a lacklustre england side. commentator: 0h, great save, jordan pickford. i dusan vlahovic�*s fierce shot, forcing jordan pickford into action. but england held on, a winning start. but here in germany's industrial heartland, the side had made heavy work of it. and this was far from the convincing performance many fans will have hoped for. we knew it was going to be a tight game. i know there's been a lot of goals in the other games, but i think we try and keep it to our own standards and try and play the opposition that's in front of us and not kind of the theme of the tournament, if you like. so, important that we got off to a start. yeah, so positive inside the camp, but onto the next one. england now top group c, and they know that they'll qualify for the knockout stage if they can beat denmark in frankfurt on thursday. but this was not a vintage performance, and they'll realize they'll need to improve if they're to make a real impact on this tournament. dan roan, bbc news, gelsenkirchen. now it's time for a look

at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. this week's looking a little bit drier and also a little bit warmer than it was last week. also worth mentioning today's pollen levels. they're very high across southern england, but generally moderate or high for much of the uk. and we're talking especially grass pollen. low pressure is still driving our weather. it has been all weekend. this weather front continuing to sink slowly southwards and weaken. but we're keeping an eye on the weather front on the near continent. it could affect us in the next couple of days. so for the northern half of the country as we go into the afternoon, it's a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers. a bit more cloud with some drizzle in western scotland and northern ireland. we could see some showers develop in wales, in the south—west and the midlands as we go through the afternoon. but generally the far south—east staying drier and here we'll have highs up to 22 celsius. even into this evening and overnight we'll hang onto some showers in the northern half of the country. some clear skies, a little bit of mistiness forming. and our weather front in the near continent looks

like it's going to bring some rain into the channel islands. now, temperatures tonight falling away between nine and about 12 degrees. so not a particularly cold start to the day tomorrow. but this is the weather front that could well take a swipe at the far south—east of england. we also have a ridge of high pressure building in from the west, which will help settle things down. but we could well see some rain for a time in the far south—east as well as the channel islands. elsewhere variable amounts of cloud, but some showers and some sunshine and some of the showers could well be heavy and thundery. temperatures 11 to about 21 degrees. cooler with the wind coming in from the north or north—west along the north sea coastline. then as we head on into wednesday, we've got high pressure overhead. so that means we're going to see more settled conditions. but there will be quite a bit of cloud around at times. and then a new weather front comes in across the north—west. that is going to introduce some rain. temperatures 12 in the north to about 21 in the south.

as we move towards the end of the week, well, it's still a bit unsettled. this weather front could take a swipe at southern areas, but it may pull away altogether. still a little bit of uncertainty about that. so, first of all, on thursday, we've got a front in the north bringing some rain. that front in the south could do the same. and then we'll have sunshine and showers for the rest of the week.

this is bbc news. the headlines: labour's green investment pledge — promising hundreds of thousands of new jobs. and rishi sunak is back on the campaign trail — tories conceding they're election underdogs. the reform party is to unveil what it's calling a 'contract with the people' — as one of their candidates resigns over blog posts described as 'unacceptable'. the greek coastguard is accused of causing the deaths of migrants. witnesses tell the bbc they saw nine people deliberately thrown into the water. the greek coastguard has caused the death of dozens of migrants in the mediterranean over

a three—year period witnesses say, including nine people who were deliberately thrown into the water. more than 40 people are alleged to have died as a result of being forced out of greek territorial waters, or taken back out to sea after reaching greek islands — a bbc analysis has found. the greek coastguard told our investigation it strongly rejects all accusations of illegal activities. the bbc�*s population correspondent stephanie hegarty has more. these are audio recordings of the moment ibrahim's boat reached the greek island of samos after crossing from turkey. he is now a refugee. ibrahim says he was beaten and strip—searched and that the greek coastguard took him and two other men out to sea.

he swam to safety, but the other two men died. we've heard allegations of a total of five separate incidents in which people were thrown into the sea by the greek coastguard. in all, nine of them died. in a statement, the greek coastguard strongly rejected all allegations of illegal activities and questioned the veracity of the testimonies we've gathered. but last year another incident was caught on camera by this activist. it could appear any second, any minute.

it showed men in masks forcing 12 people, including women and young children onto a greek coastguard vessel. they're then set adrift in a motorless raft, abandoned just outside greek waters. they were found later by a turkish patrol boat and an official investigation by greece is ongoing. the greek authorities didn't agree to be interviewed for this report but we showed this video to a former head of special operations at the greek coastguard. i can see people getting on board the vessel. doesn't seem like it's forceful. can you see any small children? hmm...yes, now i can. that's something that happens, migrants travelling the aegean sea, very often they abandon the children. they don't seem to have the same, um, affection

that we have for children. do you have any questions about that video? i don't. a few moments later he spoke to someone who was off—camera in greek. his mic was still recording. in a statement the greek coastguard said they worked tirelessly with the utmost professionalism, a strong sense of responsibility and respect for human life and fundamental rights. stephanie hegarty, bbc news.

and if you'd like more on that story you can watch the full bbc documentary called 'dead calm: killing in the med?'. it's now on bbc iplayer. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says he is dissolving the country's war cabinet. it is thought that mr netanyahu will now make crucial decisions about the war in small, ad hoc meetings. he has also criticised plans for "tactical pauses" in military activity in parts of southern gaza. the daily pauses were announced by the israeli army to allow more aid to reach the strip, but military leaders are said to have reassured the prime minister that fighting will continue in the city of rafah. our middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem and sent this report. although there has been a political storm with the israeli military announcing this new arrangement, what they are calling a tactical pause to allow more aid deliveries into gaza, that arrangement is still in place.

we believe it is in effect right now. we have had far right israeli ministers describing this decision, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu criticising military, saying, we have a country with an army, not an army with a country, but there are israeli commentators who say this step would have had political approval. what it's designed to do is to allow lorries to reach the kerem shalom crossing from the gaza side, pick up aid, and take it as least as far as the main north to south road so it can be distributed inside gaza with more safety. really that is necessary. since the israeli incursion of rafah in the south of the gaza strip last month a lot of aid has got stuck at this main entry point. now with a full ceasefire in gaza still looking a long way off, the israeli military is now warning about a wider war being possible with the lebanese armed group hezbollah. that follows recent intensification

in violence across the border. we are expecting a key us diplomat, amos hochstein, to come here today to try to reduce tensions along the israel—lebanon border. at sergey�*s wedding it wasn't just the weather that didn't go to plan. half of the guests didn't show up. going out in public is now too risky for men who don't want to enlist.

but the bride, tanya, understands why her friends and family don't want to fight. her father was killed on the front line. are you afraid that you might be caught and sent? yes, i'm afraid. i also afraid. of course, i afraid too and don't want it. it happened twice in my family. public transport has become a no—go for those trying to avoid the draft. conscription officers have a fearsome reputation for dragging people off buses and taking them to conscription centres. these officers are on the hunt for draft dodgers. it's hard to find willing soldiers these days, so now it's the law for men to register so they can be called up. are you part of the problem? because people are hiding from you — they're scared of you? translation: look, some people react aggressively towards us. _ others run away from us. this happens often.

i don't think these people have been well brought up. these guys are having a pretty difficult time finding people who are eligible to serve, and they do accept that some people are hiding from them. but they are urging men to come forward because, they say, everybody has to play their part in defending this country. behind these walls, men are hiding at the very moment the ukrainian army needs them the most. russia, with its superior manpower, is on the offensive. this is vova. he won't leave the house without checking these social media groups, which tell him where the officers are. translation: idon't. walk outside at all now, unless i'm with my daughter, because they don't take people with their children. the ukrainian army says that it needs people like you to fight

if it is to win this war. translation: i'm not a military person. i i've never held a weapon. i don't think i'd be useful on the front line, but i know if i get drafted, this is where i'll be sent. translation: these men who are hiding, i don't consider them men. i what are they waiting for? vlad was badly injured, serving on the front line. translation: if we run out of men, the enemy will come to their homes. they will rape their women and kill their children. recruitment posters line the streets of 0desa. the message, 'together to victory�*. but ukraine is now divided between those who are prepared to fight, and those who would rather run or hide. jean mackenzie, bbc news, 0desa.

at 24—year—old man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries in port talbot. the dog, which is believed to be either a pit bull or a staffordshire terrier, belong to a family member of the man who was attacked. police said that investigations are currently ongoing and the dog has been sedated. we will bring you more on that story as we get it. we knew that one person has been taken by road to hospital. nearby residents sank they saw seven or eight police cars arriving at the scene at the time. so a 24—year—old man taken to hospital with critical injuries following this dog attack. we will have more of the story

later. the liberal democrats are calling for an expansion forfuel the liberal democrats are calling for an expansion for fuel duty relief for rural motorists, saying it would help rural communities suffering due to prices at the pumps. ed davey visited the beach in south devon. you build sand castles on the beach with children and their parents. the liberal democrats have been trying to champion creative photo opportunities during this campaign. as you can see, sir ed davey building a sand castle. he has had a few goes already with mixed success, but they have been constructing a

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carrots aren't that pronounced, but top marks for effort. there is a bit of a media circus around here, but looking at the rest of the beach there is no one else truly building sand castles at the moment. they have built up a gathering here. the liberal democrats have been trying to use lots of ways to grab your attention. the attention of the voters in the selection as they fear being squeezed out by the big narratives of the labour party and the conservative party. sir ed davey has been challenged on a number of occasions on whether doing photo opportunities like this are falling on the water in lake windermere, whether he is taking this election seriously, whether voters will take them seriously. he has setback saying they are trying to link these photo opportunities to policies they are highlighting and he doesn't

necessarily take himself too seriously but he does take this election seriously. this is the latest offering from the lib dems in terms of their football photo opportunities. i terms of their football photo opportunities.— terms of their football photo o- ortunities. ~ ., ., opportunities. i feel like we have a 99 flake and _ opportunities. i feel like we have a 99 flake and fish _ opportunities. i feel like we have a 99 flake and fish and _ opportunities. i feel like we have a 99 flake and fish and chips - opportunities. i feel like we have a| 99 flake and fish and chips missing from this scenario, what do you reckon? i from this scenario, what do you reckon? ., . , ., from this scenario, what do you reckon? ., , ., , from this scenario, what do you reckon? . .y ., , ., , ., reckon? i fancy a bit of fish and chi s, reckon? i fancy a bit of fish and chips. so _ reckon? i fancy a bit of fish and chips. so i _ reckon? i fancy a bit of fish and chips, so i will— reckon? i fancy a bit of fish and chips, so i will definitely i reckon? i fancy a bit of fish and chips, so i will definitely go i reckon? i fancy a bit of fish and chips, so i will definitely go for| chips, so i will definitely go for that later! i'm sure there will be plenty of opportunities around here. a full list of the candidates for south devon is available on the bbc website. i south devon is available on the bbc website. ., , , ., , website. i hope she does get her hands on some _ website. i hope she does get her hands on some fish _ website. i hope she does get her hands on some fish and - website. i hope she does get her hands on some fish and chips i website. i hope she does get her i hands on some fish and chips later. wilco not to rochester and strood, and further north we will go to

liverpool riverside. let's have a listen to water colleagues have said. , , ., , said. rochester is an interesting constituency- — said. rochester is an interesting constituency. it _ said. rochester is an interesting constituency. it is _ said. rochester is an interesting constituency. it is one _ said. rochester is an interesting constituency. it is one of i said. rochester is an interesting constituency. it is one of three i constituency. it is one of three constituencies in medway which is an area that the political parties are targeting. i have been speaking to people across medway over the last few days and finding out what are the big issues that matter to them and the one that comes up time and time again is the cost of living. arts and medway have got some really deprived wards and when you speak to people they say it is a real challenge, the cost of the food shop has gone up. people across medway are struggling to make ends meet. i think another really key issue here across medway in north kent is housing. the council is working on setting its local plan at the moment, the document saying how many houses will be built in an area and where, and it is a controversial

process. there are people who are really struggling to get on the housing ladder where the cost of housing ladder where the cost of housing is very high, the cost of renting is high and the housing stock is under pressure. there are people who are very concerned about new houses being built, notjust in green spaces, but also in towns as well. people said they are worried about blocks of flats going up because of the pressure it brings on infrastructure. we have seen people move out from london into medway. people are worried about gp appointments, roads, potholes. there are other issues, too. crime is the keyissue are other issues, too. crime is the key issue in some parts of the region. i was talking to a woman on friday he said that her son had been stabbed last year and she is really worried. there are a range of issues. i would set the cost of

living is one that comes out on top and you speak to people. let’s living is one that comes out on top and you speak to people. let's cross to claire hamilton _ and you speak to people. let's cross to claire hamilton he _ and you speak to people. let's cross to claire hamilton he is _ and you speak to people. let's cross to claire hamilton he is at _ to claire hamilton he is at liverpool riverside. it is an interesting mix in terms of the political make—up of the area. that does play into this being an interesting election for liverpool. when it comes to the red wall it doesn't — when it comes to the red wall it doesn't get much redder than merseyside. you have some of the biggest _ merseyside. you have some of the biggest majority for and the liverpool region. the top five biggest — liverpool region. the top five biggest labour majorities in 2019 were _ biggest labour majorities in 2019 were here. the political make—up of this part _ were here. the political make—up of this part of— were here. the political make—up of this part of the world that has been pretty— this part of the world that has been pretty decisive in favour of labour for a _ pretty decisive in favour of labour for a long — pretty decisive in favour of labour for a long time, apart from southport which is due to north of the patch. — southport which is due to north of the patch, that is the only constituency in the liverpool city region _ constituency in the liverpool city region which isn't held by labour, it is has— region which isn't held by labour,

it is has been held... labour, the liberal— it is has been held... labour, the liberal democrats and the conservatives all thought they could win that _ conservatives all thought they could win that seat. when it comes to this constituency, where i am standing now, _ constituency, where i am standing now, probably one of the most famous waterfront _ now, probably one of the most famous waterfront in the world with the life building behind me, it celebrates everything that liverpool is famous _ celebrates everything that liverpool is famous for. a huge focus for the cultural— is famous for. a huge focus for the cultural life — is famous for. a huge focus for the cultural life of liverpool. this is where _ eurovision was held. in terms of the issues _ eurovision was held. in terms of the issues on _ eurovision was held. in terms of the issues on the — eurovision was held. in terms of the issues on the minds of people here, it is very— issues on the minds of people here, it is very much the cost of living. whilst _ it is very much the cost of living. whilst this— it is very much the cost of living. whilst this place has had huge investment in terms of culture, the

museum _ investment in terms of culture, the museum of— investment in terms of culture, the museum of liverpool is just investment in terms of culture, the museum of liverpool isjust in investment in terms of culture, the museum of liverpool is just in front of me. _ museum of liverpool is just in front of me, there is a big divide between people _ of me, there is a big divide between people who — of me, there is a big divide between people who have maximise that, he benefited _ people who have maximise that, he benefited from that. the tourism industry — benefited from that. the tourism industry is — benefited from that. the tourism industry is vital to the economy of this city — industry is vital to the economy of this city. there are also some of the most — this city. there are also some of the most deprived wards in the whole country— the most deprived wards in the whole country in _ the most deprived wards in the whole country in this constituency. liverpool— country in this constituency. liverpool riverside takes in more of the north—west of the city of liverpool, wards like everton and fields, _ liverpool, wards like everton and fields, they are home to some of the poorest— fields, they are home to some of the poorest families in the country. people — poorest families in the country. people are telling me that they are worried _ people are telling me that they are worried about the economy, that is a hu-e worried about the economy, that is a huge thing _ worried about the economy, that is a huge thing for people, but also the nhs and _ huge thing for people, but also the nhs and trying to get an nhs dentist in liverpool is very difficult. people _ in liverpool is very difficult. people who have taken dentistry into their own _

people who have taken dentistry into their own hands, then end up in emergency— their own hands, then end up in emergency care. those kind of issues — emergency care. those kind of issues. waiting times for gps. environmental issues. all of those are very— environmental issues. all of those are very important to people here and will— are very important to people here and will certainly be impacting how they are _ and will certainly be impacting how they are going to vote. there _ they are going to vote. there is— they are going to vote. there is a full list of candidates who will be standing in rochester and strood, and here are the candidates for liverpool riverside. there's been fresh concern over widespread thefts from churches and other historic buildings. historic england has worked with police chiefs to identify the areas most at risk from criminals. their latest research showed that £3.2 million' worth of cultural property was stolen over the year between 2021 and 2022, much of it by organised crime groups. the gangs targeted art galleries, museums, stately homes and churches, where artwork and antiques

were among the most stolen items. it's not just artworks and antiques, either. the study showed that theft of historic stone was up by almost 10%. historic england warned that theft of valuable heritage materials and cultural objects is likely to increase during the cost of living crisis. well, in a recent case in birmingham, a vicar was left shocked after a victorian brass eagle was stolen from an antique lectern at his church. our reporter giles latcham has more. monday morning at st augustine's in edgbaston, a thief picks a quiet moment to slip in and head straight for the 150—year—old brass lectern. bold as brass, he covers it with a blanket he's brought with him for the purpose, and makes good his escape. the vicar is struggling with the hurt of losing an artifact that stood at the heart of countless services for so many generations. it's a horrible feeling, you know.

you feel bereft somehow, you know? it's difficult to describe it. it's been here all that time. something you take for granted, really. but you certainly notice its absence. it looks like a sort of amputated stump sitting there. no, it's a horrible feeling. it really shook me up. the distinctive eagle design is the work of birmingham—based john hardman, a victorian company which specialised in ecclesiastical fittings. it's worth about £6,000. i think it's almost seen as a victimless crime, but it isn't a victimless crime. there are 100 victims in this church, and everyone is outraged by it. not just people who worship at st augustine's. everybody locallyjust also feel that violation of something that's very important to the neighborhood. last summer, a similar lectern was stolen from a church in shenston in staffordshire, but later recovered in a scrap yard.

earlier this year, silverware was stolen from st nicholas�* at king�*s norton. a man was later convicted. a report from the public body historic england puts the value of artwork and antiques stolen from historic buildings like this one, over the period 2021 to 22, at more than £3 million. the police say inquiries are ongoing. regardless of the theft, the vicar is determined the church will remain open and unlocked as a place for prayer and reflection. giles latcham, bbc news. sir paul mccartney has announced his first uk tour dates since 2018. there he is. the 81—year—old star will play four nights in london and

manchester this september. he has told fans that playing on home soil would be brilliant. hello again. this week�*s looking a little bit drier and also a little bit warmer than it was last week. also worth mentioning today�*s pollen levels. they�*re very high across southern england, but generally moderate or high for much of the uk. and we�*re talking especially grass pollen. low pressure is still driving our weather. it has been all weekend. this weather front continuing to sink slowly southwards and weaken. but we�*re keeping an eye on the weather front on the near continent. it could affect us in the next couple of days. so for the northern half of the country as we go into the afternoon, it�*s a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers. a bit more cloud with some drizzle in western scotland and northern ireland. we could see some showers develop in wales, in the south—west

and the midlands as we go through the afternoon. but generally the far south—east staying drier and here we�*ll have highs up to 22 celsius. even into this evening and overnight we�*ll hang onto some showers in the northern half of the country. some clear skies, a little bit of mistiness forming. and our weather front in the near continent looks like it�*s going to bring some rain into the channel islands. now, temperatures tonight falling away between nine and about 12 degrees. so not a particularly cold start to the day tomorrow. but this is the weather front that could well take a swipe at the far south—east of england. we also have a ridge of high pressure building in from the west, which will help settle things down. but we could well see some rain for a time in the far south—east as well as the channel islands. elsewhere variable amounts of cloud, but some showers and some sunshine and some of the showers could well be heavy and thundery. temperatures 11 to about 21 degrees. cooler with the wind coming in from the north or north—west along the north sea coastline. then as we head on into wednesday, we�*ve got high pressure overhead. so that means we�*re going to see more settled conditions. but there will be quite a bit of cloud around at times. and then a new weather front comes in across the north—west. that is going to

introduce some rain. temperatures 12 in the north to about 21 in the south. as we move towards the end of the week, well, it�*s still a bit unsettled. this weather front could take a swipe at southern areas, but it may pull away altogether. still a little bit of uncertainty about that. so, first of all, on thursday, we�*ve got a front in the north bringing some rain. that front in the south could do the same. and then we�*ll have sunshine and showers for the rest of the week.

live from london. this is bbc news labour outlines its green investment pledge — promising hundreds of thousands of newjobs. but the conservatives say labour�*s

energy plan will cost billions in lost tax — as rishi sunak returns to the campaign trail injust over an hour the reform party will unveil what it�*s calling a �*contract with the people�* — as one of their candidates resigns over blog posts described as �*unacceptable�*. in carmarthen we have come in out of the rain and will speak to people about what they want they are politicians to actually do. hello. let�*s start with the election campaign. and labour�*s theme today is jobs — it�*s campaigning on a promise to create 650—thousand jobs over the next five years — by investing in a new "national wealth fund".the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, is pledging to invest more than seven billion pounds, to try to unlock further funding

from the private sector. meanwhile, the conservatives say labour�*s proposed ban on new licences for oil and gas in the north sea will cost billions in lost tax. labour says its plans to close loopholes in the windfall tax on energy companies would raise billions.|n about an hour, reform uk will release its election manifesto — which the party is calling a "contract" with voters. we�*ll have more on that in a moment.the liberal democrats are having a day at the beach... while calling for an expansion of fuel duty relief for rural motorists. leader sir ed davey visited a south devon beach — taking off his shoes and socks and building sand castles with children and their parents. let�*s focus now on a seat that is facing a three—way fight.labour, the conservatives and plaid cymru are all hoping to gain the constituency of carmarthen in

wales. let�*s go live to carmarthen — lewis vaughanjones is there for us. plenty lewis vaughanjones is there for us. of things on ti people plenty of things on the minds of people here, we will get to those and a moment, to explain we have come inside this busy cafe about because everyone watching earlier, glorious sunshine, now not so much. still continue to broadcast. follow me through this cafe, fantastic old building here, we have some voters with a lot on their minds, we will talk through the things important to them. this constituency specifically a three—way fight between the conservatives, labour and played company, some of the big issues affecting people across wales. we have brian and laura. thank you.

agriculturally big issue in this constituency and lots of parts of wales, what important to you? most decisions are — wales, what important to you? most decisions are devolved _ wales, what important to you? icifisii decisions are devolved to cardiff, the important decisions and exports are coming in and the government has agreed with exports from australia. tim means... agreed with exports from australia. tim means---_ tim means... apologies, the sound levels and visuals _ tim means... apologies, the sound levels and visuals on _ tim means... apologies, the sound levels and visuals on the _ tim means... apologies, the sound levels and visuals on the report i levels and visuals on the report were perfect when he was in the lobby then as he moved deeper into it we lost him a bit. we believe that for now, we will try and get him as soon you can be can make it look a bit better because important to cover that three—way fight in

carmarthen but let�*s move on. as we said, nigel farage will launch reform uk�*s election manifesto in the next hour — which the party is calling a "contract" with voters. reform is promising a freeze on nonessential immigration and cuts to income tax. the launch will be in south wales — mr farage says he wants to highlight what he described as labour�*s poor record there. a reform candidate has quit the party after it emerged he�*d previously urged people to vote for the extreme—right british national party. grant st—clair armstrong reportedly shared support for the bnp on a blogpost in 2010. he has since walked back the comments, labelling the party �*disgusting�*. mr st—clair armstrong will still appear on the ballot for north west essex, but will stand as an independent if elected. a full list of candidates is on the bbc website. let�*s speak to our correspondent,

damian grammaticas, in south wales. before we talk about the contract this is a embarrassing thing to happen on the day of the manifesto once. it is, he would say all parties have been having issues with candidates but he did say something interesting which was the reform party had paid for surfaces to help spread candidates and that had not happened. petty embarrassing, he said these comments were unacceptable from grant armstrong, who has told the bbc this was 15 years ago or so, he was an angry place at the time, he made his comments about saying people should vote for the bnp, enoch powell would be turning in his grave somewhat comments, looking at the state of the countries of the party says candidates has resigned, no longer

representing the party but does stay on the ballot paper because it is too late to come off it. it does street and issue reform has had more than some other parties having candidates across the country, the past of them being delved into is throwing things up. talking about policy, we are clear about what reform think of emigration but what is there proposal on how to sort out the emigration problem they themselves see as the conservative party�*s fault. taste themselves see as the conservative party's fault-— party's fault. we will hear more about this _ party's fault. we will hear more about this shortly, _ party's fault. we will hear more about this shortly, nigel i party's fault. we will hear more about this shortly, nigel farage party's fault. we will hear more i about this shortly, nigel farage and his appearances and debates and other forums has been trying to put this at the centre and already last week he was talking about this being

at the heart of the country�*s problems. we have the manifesto, the contract we cannot show you at all until it is properly washed. and there they will talk about emigration and net zero emigration and the would only allow anoth visas for people to come in a convoy to the number of people who are leaving the number of people who are leaving the country. many questions about how that could operate, they say on essential surfaces and businesses, health staff and the like visas would be a load. it seems that may be above the cap and the same thing for business people, those who could have jobs where they earned above the national average salary but the question will come largely from the health service and business community who cry out for staff and

rely on people coming in or take a lot of workforce that way, how it will what can practice so these will be questions nigel farage will have to answer. on the question of asylum and book crossings what they say is people should be taken back and dropped in france and the uk has a legal rate to do that. you can position as the uk does not legally and internationally it is hard to see how the uk could do that. whether france would take asylum seekers being brought back as well with obvious would be a big question, they do not at the minute, no indication they would change that policy. on asylum seekers those who make asylum applications what the reform party say as they should be dealt with outside the uk and be

processed on british overseas territories, again not clear whether that would be and how it would happen but that is another part of what they see their approach would be. ., ~' , ., what they see their approach would be. . ~' , ., ., what they see their approach would be. . ~ i. ., ., , ., be. thank you. reform party and watchin: be. thank you. reform party and watching the _ be. thank you. reform party and watching the contract _ be. thank you. reform party and watching the contract and i be. thank you. reform party and watching the contract and about | be. thank you. reform party and i watching the contract and about and i were, we will carry that alive on bbc news. let�*s get the latest now from our political correspondent hannah miller — she�*s on the conservative campaign bus. where are you and what is it the tory party are talking about. we are on our way — tory party are talking about. we are on our way out _ tory party are talking about. we are on our way out of _ tory party are talking about. we are on our way out of london _ tory party are talking about. we are on our way out of london on i tory party are talking about. we are on our way out of london on the i on our way out of london on the party campaign bus heading towards lincolnshire where the prime minister is going to be talking a bit about energy security. it is noticeable that the conservatives rather than highlighting any of their own plans have been talking

more about the labour plans and continuing their attack on those, they have been highlighting their plan to not grant any more oil and gas licenses if they come to power and the conservatives say that would result in billions of pounds of lost revenue from taxes. they put out some figures, we have not been able to verify them ourselves, the labour party described the whole thing as desperate nonsense. they say they will be investing in cleaner forms of energy rather than the oil and gas licences that have been granted by the government so far. i think thatis by the government so far. i think that is an interesting shift in the sense of rather than necessarily talking at the moment about what they would do the conservatives as they would do the conservatives as they have for several weeks in some ways talking more about the kind of

fear they would say of what labour would do rather than talking about their own plans front and centre in quite the same way.— their own plans front and centre in quite the same way. what is the mid lake on the conservative _ quite the same way. what is the mid lake on the conservative campaign i lake on the conservative campaign bus? —— what is the mood like? there bus? -- what is the mood like? there are not bus? -- what is the mood like? there are rrot many — bus? -- what is the mood like? there are not many senior _ bus? -- what is the mood like? there are not many senior party _ bus? —— what is the mood like? ttee are not many senior party people on the bus, but it is fair to say the party has faced difficult questions about the extent to which it is even possible for them to win this general election, clearly and reality there are a small number of votes that have been cast and we should not be talking about things as fdr a foregone conclusion, that is up for viewers to decide about the defence secretary this morning told one broadcaster he believes it is unlikely the party will win, there have been briefings about this

being about damage limitation for the conservative party and there is a sense of a shift in terms of expecting to some extent the way the polls are looking it seems unlikely for them to when and talking about not giving keir starmer on such a huge majority rather than at the likelihood of them forming the next government. likelihood of them forming the next government-— let�*s show you some pictures from earlier, ed davey loving the photo opportunities throughout the campaign, django and watersports and tennis, today he is building sand castles, talking about expanding fuel duty relief to more areas and particularly rural areas he says

have suffered because of the high levels of fuel duty at the pumps. he also asked about how this would be paid for but officials say they are not specifying how they will cost this particular policy but overall the incest of the manifesto is fully costed. that sand castle ended up being pretty good, and correspondencejust being pretty good, and correspondence just particle was the. you can go to the bbc website for a full list of candidates around the country, it has been updated minute by minute by correspondence on the campaign trail. stay with us, lewis is an mother,

the mic in carmarthen, hopefully we will have amazing pictures and sound, an interesting three—way battle, took us through it. iam under i am under strict instructions to stay where i am, these old buildings built steadily, this seat is a three—way split, so the biggest party is eyeing this seat keenly. we are in this cafe in the heart of carmarthen to get a sense of the issues that matter to people and what people actually want their

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